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Kid Rock is an artist.
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"docid": "Kid_Rock",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert James Ritchie ( born January 17 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Kid Rock , is an American singer , rapper , songwriter , musician , record producer , and actor . His 1998 album Devil Without a Cause sold 14 million copies worldwide . He is a five-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold 25 million albums in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan . The RIAA certified him selling 23.5 million albums . He has sold over 35 million records worldwide and he was Soundscan 's number-one selling male solo musician of the 2000s , selling 17.6 million albums ; he was 17th overall for the decade . Rock performed rap and hip hop with five releases between 1990 and 1997 , including a reissue and an EP . After signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1998 , he gained commercial success in the rap rock genre behind the singles `` Bawitdaba '' , `` Cowboy '' and `` Only God Knows Why '' ( the latter foreshadowing his move into country rock ) . After the success of Devil Without a Cause in 2000 , he released The History of Rock , a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit rock single , `` American Bad Ass '' . Rock 's follow-up records became more rock - , country - , and blues-oriented , starting with 2001 's Cocky . His collaboration with Sheryl Crow on the song `` Picture '' was his first country hit and biggest pop hit in the US to date charting at No. 4 on the Hot 100 . After 2003 's Kid Rock and 2006 's Live Trucker sales declined from the previous releases , he then released Rock n Roll Jesus in 2007 . The album featured the song `` All Summer Long '' , which charted at No. 1 in eight countries across Europe and Australia . In 2010 , he released Born Free , which featured an eponymous song that became the political campaign theme of Mitt Romney , the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election . Rock released Rebel Soul on November 19 , 2012 behind the rock hit `` Let 's Ride '' . The album was certified gold in April 2013 . Kid Rock released First Kiss on February 24 , 2015 behind the hit title track ."
}
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"docid": "Born_Free_(Kid_Rock_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Born Free is American artist Kid Rock 's eighth studio album . It released on November 16 , 2010 with the title track being its lead single . The album is a rock and roll collaboration produced by Rick Rubin featuring several high profile artists such as T.I. , Sheryl Crow , and Bob Seger . This is Kid Rock 's first album not to feature a Parental Advisory sticker and his first all-country album . Kid Rock described it as `` very organic blues-based rock and roll '' . Cable network TBS used the title track , `` Born Free '' , for its coverage of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason . It was announced on June 16 , 2011 that Born Free was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million copies . This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification in the US . A Michigan only promotion was released with the album . It was a 4-song EP called `` Racing Father Time '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Picture_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Picture '' is a song by American singer Kid Rock , recorded with Sheryl Crow . It is the ninth track on Kid Rock 's album Cocky . It was released as a single by Kid Rock featuring Allison Moorer on November 12 , 2002 . It was the first song for the artists to be nominated for Vocal Event of The Year at the 2003 Country Music Association awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Kid_Rock_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Kid Rock has released ten studio albums , one compilation album , two extended plays and one live album . His debut album , Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast , was released by Jive Records in 1990 . Following its release , Kid Rock was dropped by Jive and became an independent artist . In 1992 , he signed to a small Brooklyn based imprint called Continuum . He was released from Continuum after two years and started his own Top Dog record label . In 1997 , he was signed to Atlantic Records . He released his mainstream debut album , Devil Without a Cause , on August 18 , 1998 . The album would be certified diamond by the RIAA and go on to sell 11 million copies in the United States . In 2000 , he released The History of Rock , a compilation of tracks from 1993 's The Polyfuze Method and 1996 's Early Mornin Stoned Pimp . Cocky was released in 2001 as the official follow up to Devil Without a Cause and sold five million copies . That was followed by 2003 's Kid Rock and 2006 's Live Trucker . Live Trucker was Kid Rock 's first live release selling over 600,000 copies , making it a gold album . In 2007 , Kid Rock made his comeback with Rock n Roll Jesus , which was certified triple platinum . Born Free was released in 2010 and went platinum . Rebel Soul went gold in April 2013 . He has sold 25 million albums in the US as of December 2013 , and over 35 million worldwide . He released First Kiss in 2015 , has of January 2016 it has sold 356,000 copies . Devil still proved a strong catalog seller in 2015 selling over 100,000 copies . Kid Rock has released thirty-nine singles and five others singles as a guest artist . In 1999 , he produced three major hits in `` Bawitdaba '' , `` Cowboy '' and `` Only God Knows Why '' . In 2000 , he produced the rock hit `` American Bad Ass '' . He crossed over to the country charts in 2003 with `` Picture '' , a duet with Sheryl Crow . In 2008 , Kid Rock had his biggest hit to date with `` All Summer Long '' . It reached number 1 in eight countries and , despite not being available on iTunes , peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 strictly from radio airplay . The song was also a success on the country and adult contemporary charts , where it peaked at numbers 4 and 2 respectively . Kid Rock had another crossover hit with `` Born Free '' in 2010 . `` Collide '' and `` Care '' charted on the AC and Country charts as well in 2011 . `` Let 's Ride '' off of 2012 's Rebel Soul charted at No 105 on the Hot 100 and charted No 8 on the digital rock tracks . `` First Kiss '' the title track off his 2015 album was another cross format hit ."
},
{
"docid": "Guitarists_4_the_Kids",
"title": "",
"text": "Artists for Charity - Guitarists 4 the Kids is a compilation album which was produced and arranged by Slang Productions in 2006 . Over 18 international artists contributed to the recording project to assist World Vision Canada and their philanthropic efforts . At over 79 minutes in length , the album featured a plethora of musical styles including hard rock , punk rock , progressive fusion , nouveau flamenco , blues , folk and experimental ."
},
{
"docid": "For_the_Kids_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "For the Kids is the second Extended Play ( or `` Six Pak , '' as referred to on the album cover ) by American country music artist John Rich , one half of the duo Big & Rich . Rich contributed to the writing of three of the six total tracks . The EP was released on May 17 , 2011 , coinciding with the release of John Rich 's other EP , Rich Rocks . Reprise Records released both For the Kids and Rich Rocks ."
},
{
"docid": "Kid_Cudi_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of American recording artist Kid Cudi consists of six studio albums , one mixtape , 29 singles ( including 15 as a featured artist ) , two promotional singles and 27 music videos . Aside from his solo career , Cudi is a member of WZRD , a rock band and production team he formed with longtime friend and collaborator , Dot da Genius . As of January 2016 , Kid Cudi has sold a combined 10.5 million records according to Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Sir_Michael_Rocks",
"title": "",
"text": "Antoine Reed ( born December 24 , 1987 ) , is an American rapper better known by his stage name Sir Michael Rocks or Mikey Rocks . He started his music career in 2005 as a member of the hip hop duo The Cool Kids , and later joined the groups All City Chess Club , the `` super group '' P.O.C. ( Pulled Over by the Cops ) , and The Toothpick Clique . The Cool Kids released their debut album When Fish Ride Bicycles in 2011 , which features production by The Neptunes and artists such as Ghostface Killah . The album peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard 200 , and No. 9 on Top Rap Albums . Starting in 2011 Rocks began releasing a number of free mixtapes , also contributing as a guest artist to tracks by Dom Kennedy , Ski Beatz , Sean O'Connell , Curren $ y , Rapsody , Dizzy Wright , and Freddie Gibbs . In April 2014 he contributed to the Chuck Inglish album Convertibles . His first commercial solo album , Banco , was released on July 29 , 2014 and features guest appearances by artists such as Too $ hort , Mac Miller , Twista , and Iamsu ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_Kills_Kid",
"title": "",
"text": "Rock Kills Kid was an American art punk/alternative rock band from Los Angeles , California that consists of Jeff Tucker ( guitar and vocals ) , Shawn Dailey ( bass ) , Sean Stopnik ( guitar ) , Reed Calhoun ( keyboards/vocals ) , and Mike Balboa ( drums ) . Their music often draws comparison to The Cure , Echo & the Bunnymen , Duran Duran and U2 , as well as new bands such as The Killers and Franz Ferdinand . They were named one of Rolling Stone magazine 's `` 10 Artists to Watch in 2006 '' . The band split up in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kindie_rock",
"title": "",
"text": "Kindie rock is a style of children 's music that `` melds the sensibility of the singer-songwriter with themes aimed at kids under 10 . '' Many popular kindie rock artists first gained fame as adult performers , including Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants . Other well-known kindie rock artists started directly in the genre or did not achieve commercial success until moving in that direction , such as Laurie Berkner , Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights , Recess Monkey , Sugar Free Allstars and Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets . Children 's music veterans Greg & Steve and Bobby Susser introduced various forms of kindie rock to the school supply industry in the mid 1970s , and they continue to do so within their repertoire . Justin Roberts has been making children 's music since 1997 . Secret Agent 23 Skidoo built an audience for kid-hop by blending hip-hop rhymes with imaginative storytelling . <p> The Okee Dokee Brothers have released both CDs and DVDs of kindie music in their signature bluegrass style , garnering critical acclaim and Grammy awards . The genre continues to grow as more artists contribute their music . With two albums released in the past two years , Lisa Loeb established herself in the kindie scene . Frances England has been involved with the genre for even longer , releasing her first album of folk-style tunes in 2006 and her latest in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cowboy_(Kid_Rock_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Cowboy '' is a single by Kid Rock from his album Devil Without a Cause . The song 's rapping style has been adapted by country artists like Toby Keith , Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton . Many musicians have been influenced and inspired by this song , who include Jason Aldean , Big & Rich , Eric Church , Colt Ford , Florida Georgia Line , Brantley Gilbert and Luke Bryan . Originally referred to as the genre `` Hick Hop '' , it has gone on to be labeled as `` Bro Country '' . His 2008 single `` All Summer Long '' helped push along the bro country genre more so then `` Cowboy '' . Both have themes of partying , drinking , boats , cars , and girls . The song also helped influence a more prominent hip hop from the south , drawling on country music in Bubba Sparks , Rehab , The Lacs and Moonshine Bandits . Kid Rock actually did this first on the song `` Desperate-Rado '' on his independent release The Polyfuze Method in 1993 , but `` Cowboy '' broke into the mainstream . Kid Rock describes the song as `` Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Run-D.M.C . '' . The song uses dobro , slide , banjo and a ragtime piano , which was actually a sample of The Doors ' song `` L.A. Woman '' . The song `` Cowboy '' was originally rejected by Atlantic Records , after Kid Rock told them it was the best song he had written to that point . The song is about how Kid Rock had foreseen his move to Hollywood to become a star . `` Cowboy '' peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 , 34 on The Top 40 , 5 on Mainstream Rock Chart , and 10 on the Modern Rock charts . The song is used as the walk-in music for UFC fighter Donald Cerrone . This song was used in the first promotional commercial for WrestleMania XXV . An instrumental remake of this song was used by Jeff Jarrett in WCW . `` Cowboy '' appeared in the movies Shanghai Noon , Ready To Rumble , Serving Sara , Matchstick Men and Coyote Ugly . In 2000 , Kid Rock and The Neptunes made a rap single version of the song . There was also a live version released on the `` American Bad Ass '' single in 2000 . The song was performed during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 . A live version was released on 2006 's Live Trucker with a bluesy into given to it . Porn star Ron Jeremy and actor Gary Coleman made cameos in the music video , which was a spoof on Smokey and the Bandit . Joe C and Gary Coleman dueled while Ron Jeremy pretended to do the piano solo ."
},
{
"docid": "Fast_Stories..._from_Kid_Coma",
"title": "",
"text": "Fast Stories ... from Kid Coma is the 1995 debut album of the American rock band Truly . `` Hot Summer 1991 '' was featured in the 1997 compilation album Subject to Change : Artists for a Hate-Free America ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Impossible_Kid_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Impossible Kid is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock . It was released on April 29 , 2016 through Rhymesayers Entertainment . The production is handled by Aesop Rock himself . The cover art is created by Alex Pardee . Music videos were created for `` Rings '' , `` Kirby '' , `` Blood Sandwich '' , and `` Lazy Eye '' . Rob Shaw directed a 48-minute video for the entire album , which is a shot-for-shot remake of Stanley Kubrick 's The Shining , using small figurines ."
},
{
"docid": "Billy_the_Kid_(Charlton_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Billy the Kid is a Western comic book series published by Charlton Comics , with stories of a fictional character based on the historical Billy the Kid . Taking over the numbering of a previous Western comic , Masked Raider , Billy the Kid was published from issues # 9-153 ( Nov. 1957 - March 1983 ) . The Billy the Kid character made his first appearance in Masked Raider # 6 . Regular backup features in the book included Bounty Hunter Shawn O'Meara , Tenderfoot Sheriff John Lind , Mr. Young Of The Boothill Gazette , and Apache Red . Regular contributors to the title included writer Joe Gill , and artists Pat Boyette , José Delbo , Jack Keller , Sanho Kim , Rocke Mastroserio , Charles Nicholas , Warren Sattler , and Carl Wessler ."
},
{
"docid": "Rich_Rocks",
"title": "",
"text": "Rich Rocks is the first extended play ( or `` Six Pak , '' as referred to on the album cover ) by American country music artist John Rich , one half of the duo Big & Rich . Rich co-wrote all of the songs on the EP with the exception of `` Let Somebody Else Drive '' , which is a John Anderson cover . On four of the six tracks , Rich is introduced by a friend that is also in the music industry . Originally slated for a late 2010 release , it was pushed back to May 17 , 2011 to coincide with the release of John Rich 's other EP , For the Kids . Reprise Records released both Rich Rocks and For the Kids . The album includes the single `` Country Done Come to Town '' , which charted at number 34 on Hot Country Songs ."
},
{
"docid": "Travis_Barker",
"title": "",
"text": "Travis Landon Barker ( born November 14 , 1975 ) is an American musician and producer , and the drummer for the rock band Blink-182 . Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip-hop artists , and with the alternative rock band +44 , the rap rock group the Transplants , the alternative rock band Box Car Racer , and most recently with Antemasque . He was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM , and together they formed TRV$ DJAM . After the split of his first band , Feeble , Barker began playing for the Aquabats in 1996 as the Baron Von Tito . He recorded one album with them , The Fury of The Aquabats ! , in 1997 . His career rose when he joined Blink-182 in 1998 . Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer , producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop , alternative rock , pop and country . He has gained significant acceptance within the hip-hop community in particular and often collaborates with artists to compose rock-tinged remixes to their songs . Barker collaborated with artists ( including Game , Yelawolf , Tom Morello , Corey Taylor , Slaughterhouse , Raekwon , Busta Rhymes , RZA , Slash , and other musicians ) for his solo debut album , Give the Drummer Some , which was released on March 15 , 2011 . In 2011 , he worked with Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi in Aoki 's hit single Cudi the Kid , as part of his album Wonderland , with Barker as lead drummer . Aside from drumming , he founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004 . Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name . Rolling Stone referred to him as `` punk 's first superstar drummer . ''"
},
{
"docid": "See_You_on_the_Moon!:_Songs_for_Kids_of_All_Ages",
"title": "",
"text": "See You on the Moon ! : Songs for Kids of All Ages is a compilation album , released in 2006 on Paper Bag Records . The album features a number of indie rock artists , mostly but not exclusively from Canada , performing songs written in the style of children 's songs . Most tracks are original songs written by the artists themselves , although Sufjan Stevens and Broken Social Scene contributed covers of famous children 's songs . The album 's title track , by Great Lake Swimmers , was named one of the best Canadian songs of 2006 on the CBC Radio 3 podcast ."
},
{
"docid": "Carlos_Rodríguez_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Carlos Damián Rodríguez ( 13 January 1972 ) is an Argentinean musician , artist and songwriter , famous as part of the alternative rock band Fun People and who is currently in the band Boom Boom Kid . Also known by various aliases as : Nekro , Boom Boom Kid , and Il Carlo . He has released several CDs , DVDs , records and books ."
},
{
"docid": "Volume_3:_The_Kids_Have_Eyes",
"title": "",
"text": "Volume 3 : The Kids Have Eyes is an officially unreleased DVD by the Sheffield , UK , instrumental math rock band 65daysofstatic . It contains 3 music videos , two bootleg cut-ups ( with 65daysofstatic tracks backing them ) , a tour documentary , and a live version of Aod . The DVD is a collaboration between 65daysofstatic and AV artists the Media lounge ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Rock_Heroes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rock Heroes are one of the artist collectives operating under the Big Eye Music banner specializing in modern and classic rock . As of early 2004 , they have released over 50 albums both compact disc and digitally . The group achieved their biggest success when their version of Kid Rock 's `` All Summer Long '' debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and then rose to No. 29 the next week . In Canada , it debuted at No. 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cool_Kids",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cool Kids is an American alternative hip hop duo composed of rappers Antoine `` Sir Michael Rocks '' Reed ( originally from Matteson , Illinois ) and Evan `` Chuck Inglish '' Ingersoll ( originally from Mount Clemens , Michigan ) . The Cool Kids ' music had been released primarily to the independent Chocolate Industries via their own label C.A.K.E. Recordings , but as of 2010 are no longer with Chocolate Industries . Reed and Ingersoll have made appearances in numerous forms of media , as well as in collaborations with other artists such as Chip tha Ripper , Asher Roth , Yelawolf , Kenna , Ivan Ives , The Bloody Beetroots , Drake , Travis Barker , Lil Wayne , Pac Div , Ludacris , Mac Miller , Maroon 5 , Curren $ y , and The O'My 's . Cool Kids are also members of the hip-hop collective All City Chess Club founded in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sunny_Days",
"title": "",
"text": "Sunny Days can refer to : In the Heat of the Sun , a Chinese film whose title may be literally rendered `` Sunny Days '' `` Sunny Days '' ( Jars of Clay song ) , a song by the American Christian rock band Jars of Clay `` Sunny Days '' ( Kid British song ) , a song by the British ska band Kid British `` Sunny Days '' , a song by Canadian rock band Lighthouse Sunny Days ( film ) , a 2011 film Sunny Days ( book ) written by cricketer Sunil Gavaskar Sunny Days ( band ) , a South Korean girl group Sunny Days ( Dou Wei album ) , a 1995 album by Chinese artist Dou Wei Sunny Days ( Allure album ) , a 2001 album by American band Allure"
},
{
"docid": "Messed_Up_Kids",
"title": "",
"text": "Messed Up Kids is a song featured on English indie rock artist Jake Bugg 's second studio album Shangri La. . The song is also the title track to an EP from that album , released on 12 May 2014 , with three additional tracks recorded during the sessions for Shangri La. . The song was also released as Digital Single and it has peaked at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart and number 67 in Belgium ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Am_(Kid_Rock_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Am '' is a song from Kid Rock 's self-titled release Kid Rock . It was the fourth single from the album and with no music video it peaked at # 28 on the Mainstream Rock charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Flicker_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Flicker Records is a Christian music record label based in Franklin , Tennessee . It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline . The label mainly focuses on rock/pop rock artists , though it also created a subsidiary , Big House Kids , for Christian children 's music . The label was distributed by EMI starting in 1999 . Since March 24 , 2006 , Flicker has been a member of Provident Label Group , a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Aesop_Rock_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Aesop Rock is an American hip hop artist currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment . His discography consists of seven studio albums , and three EPs , as well as ten singles , four collaborations , one compilation , nine music videos , and many appearances on other artists ' tracks and on compilations . Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed records , Music for Earthworms in 1997 and the Appleseed EP in 1999 . After being signed to the Mush label , Aesop Rock released his first major album , Float in 2000 . Shortly thereafter , Aesop Rock signed to Manhattan-based hip hop label Definitive Jux , where he has since released Labor Days in 2001 , Bazooka Tooth in 2003 , and None Shall Pass in 2007 . Skelethon , was released by Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2012 . The Impossible Kid was released by Rhymesayers Entertainment in April 2016 . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "If_the_Kids_Are_United",
"title": "",
"text": "`` If the Kids Are United '' is a song by Sham 69 . The single , backed by the B-side `` Sunday Morning Nightmare '' , was a success and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart on July 1978 . The song was also featured on their 1980 compilation album , The First , the Best and the Last . The song was covered by the German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen in 1991 for their cover album Learning English , Lesson One . Released as a single in 1992 , it features Jimmy Pursey as a guest musician . Both the B-sides are Sham 69 covers . The CD single is designed to resemble a sawtooth . `` If the Kids Are United '' also features on many other compilation and live albums , and it has been covered by many artists and bands such as Wat Tyler , Rancid , 7 Seconds , Oi Polloi , DJ Paul , Angelic Upstarts , Red Alert , Bérurier Noir , Sham Pistols , The Kids , Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs , Mamma 's Boys , Atari Teenage Riot , The Duke Spirit , Jarvis Cocker , Le Bal des Enragés and Pluramon ."
},
{
"docid": "Rebel_Soul_(Kid_Rock_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rebel Soul is Kid Rock 's ninth studio album and final studio album with Atlantic Records . The album was released on November 19 , 2012 . Kid Rock is the producer on the album and the Twisted Brown Truckers return after Rick Rubin placed in an all-star band for 2010 's Born Free . `` Redneck Paradise '' was written by The Young Brothers in 2007 ; they sent it to Kid Rock 's representatives hoping he would use the song . The album was described as a mixture of Southern rock , soul , blues , gospel and Motown Sound . It has sold 592,000 copies in the US as of February 2015 . During NASCAR 's 2012 Race To The Chase , Kid Rock introed to the last 10 races with an array of songs of the album including `` Let 's Ride '' , `` Rebel Soul , `` The Mirror '' , `` Celebrate '' and `` Mr. Rock N Roll '' . `` Let 's Ride '' was used as one of the official theme songs to WWE 's 2012 Tribute to the Troops event , while `` Celebrate '' is the official theme song to WrestleMania XXX . `` Let 's Ride '' was also used in the 2014 film , Into The Storm ."
},
{
"docid": "Coal_Miner's_Daughter:_A_Tribute_to_Loretta_Lynn",
"title": "",
"text": "Coal Miner 's Daughter : A Tribute to Loretta Lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music icon Loretta Lynn . It was released in the United States on November 9 , 2010 through Columbia Records . The release celebrates Lynn 's 50th anniversary in the music industry . The album features cover songs from Lynn 's back catalogue by various artists , including a duet on `` Louisiana Woman , Mississippi Man '' by Alan Jackson and Martina McBride , and Gretchen Wilson 's cover of `` Do n't Come Home A ' Drinkin ' ( With Lovin ' on Your Mind ) . '' Non-country artists on the release include the rock band Paramore who covered `` You Ai n't Woman Enough ( To Take My Man ) , '' and Kid Rock who covered `` I Know How . ''"
},
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"docid": "First_Kiss_(Kid_Rock_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` First Kiss '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Kid Rock from his tenth studio album , First Kiss ( 2015 ) . Written by Kid Rock and Marlon Young , and produced by Kid Rock and Dann Huff , the song was first released to digital retailers on January 6 , 2015 as the lead single from the album of the same name . The song recalls a man 's first kiss with his high school sweetheart , who remains by his side to this day . Critics noted the song 's inspiration from Bryan Adams ' 1985 hit , `` Summer of ' 69 '' . Though both '' First Kiss '' and '' Summer Of 69 '' use the same chord structure of .38 Specials `` Hold On Loosely '' . The song achieved moderate commercial success , being Kid Rock 's first Billboard Hot 100 hit since `` All Summer Long '' in 2008 and so far reaching a peak position of 66 on that chart . A crossover success , `` First Kiss '' has impacted multiple pop and rock charts , and was later sent to country radio . The songs B Side country gospel track Jesus And Bochepus chart at Number 42 on billboards hot Rock songs , his only b side to chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Ethan_Farmer",
"title": "",
"text": "Ethan Farmer , also known as `` EBASSMAN '' , is an American bassist , and played on the releases of Grammy Award-winning artists including Aretha Franklin ( Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics ) , Sean Combs ( Press Play ) and Janet Jackson ( Live in Hawaii ) , among other artists , in addition to touring with The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block . He 's also worked with Babyface , Destiny 's Child , Janet Jackson , Justin Timberlake , Lionel Richie , Nicole Scherzinger , Patti LaBelle and Rock N Roll Hall inductee Chip Shearin in the Avengers , in addition to others , on numerous studio sessions and tour dates . In addition , he has released a solo album , Wine & Strings and Wine & Strings 2.0 , a followup to the original album and includes elements of jazz , rock , funk , and soul . He was also a member of the house band of Rock the Cradle , an MTV reality show that featured the children of pop , rock and R&B stars ."
}
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Hillary Clinton was employed in the Obama administration.
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[
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"docid": "Hillary_Clinton",
"title": "",
"text": "Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( -LSB- ˈhɪləri_daɪˈæn_ˈrɒdəm_ˈklɪntən -RSB- born October 26 , 1947 ) is an American politician who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 , U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 , First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 , and the Democratic Party 's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election . Born in Chicago , Illinois , and raised in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge , Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 , and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973 . After serving as a congressional legal counsel , she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975 . In 1977 , she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families . She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first female partner at Rose Law Firm the following year . As First Lady of Arkansas , she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas 's public schools . As First Lady of the United States , Clinton was an advocate for gender equality and healthcare reform . Her relationship with her husband came under public speculation during the Lewinsky scandal , forcing her to issue a statement reaffirming her commitment to the marriage . Clinton was elected in 2000 as the first female senator from New York . She was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 . Running for president in 2008 , she won far more delegates than any previous female candidate , but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama . As Secretary of State in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013 , Clinton responded to the Arab Spring , during which she advocated the U.S. military intervention in Libya . She helped organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against Iran , in an effort to force curtailment of that country 's nuclear program ; this would eventually lead to the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement in 2015 . Leaving office after Obama 's first term , she wrote her fifth book and undertook speaking engagements . Clinton made a second presidential run in 2016 . She received the most votes and primary delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries , and formally accepted her party 's nomination for President of the United States on July 28 , 2016 with vice presidential running mate Senator Tim Kaine . She became the first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party . Despite winning a plurality of the national popular vote , Clinton lost the Electoral College and the presidency to her Republican opponent Donald Trump . Following her loss , in 2017 she decided to focus on being a self-described `` activist citizen '' ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Jake_Sullivan",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan ( born November 28 , 1976 ) is an American policymaker and a senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton 's 2016 election campaign , with expertise in foreign policy . He was widely rumored to be a front-runner for the position of U.S. National Security Advisor under a Hillary Clinton administration , before she lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election . Sullivan is also a senior advisor to the U.S. government for the Iran nuclear negotiations and a visiting professor at Yale Law School . Prior to teaching at Yale , Sullivan was Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden . He also served as the Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State , and as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . He was deputy policy director on Hillary Clinton 's 2008 presidential primary campaign , and a member of the debate preparation team for Barack Obama 's general election campaign ."
},
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"docid": "United_States_Senate_career_of_Hillary_Clinton",
"title": "",
"text": "Hillary Rodham Clinton served as a United States Senator from New York from January 3 , 2001 to January 21 , 2009 . She won the United States Senate election in New York , 2000 and the United States Senate election in New York , 2006 . Clinton resigned from the Senate on January 21 , 2009 to become United States Secretary of State for the Obama Administration ."
},
{
"docid": "Center_for_American_Progress",
"title": "",
"text": "The Center for American Progress ( CAP ) is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization . According to CAP , the center is `` dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans , through bold , progressive ideas , as well as strong leadership and concerted action . '' The Center presents a liberal viewpoint on economic and social issues . It has its headquarters in Washington , D.C. The president and chief executive officer of CAP is Neera Tanden , who worked for the Obama and Clinton administrations and for Hillary Clinton 's campaigns . The first president and CEO was John Podesta , who has served as White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President Bill Clinton and as the chairman of the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton . Podesta remained with the organization as chairman of the board until he joined the Obama White House staff in December 2013 . Tom Daschle is the current chairman . The Center for American Progress runs a campus outreach group , Generation Progress , and a sister advocacy organization , the Center for American Progress Action Fund ( CAPAF ) . Citing Podesta 's influence in the formation of the Obama Administration , a November 2008 article in Time stated that `` not since the Heritage Foundation helped guide Ronald Reagan 's transition in 1981 has a single outside group held so much sway '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton was announced in a YouTube video , on April 12 , 2015 . Hillary Clinton was the 67th United States Secretary of State and served during the first term of the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013 . She was previously the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton . This campaign marked her second bid for the presidency after losing in her first attempt to Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary . Clinton 's main competitor in the 2016 Democratic primary election was Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders . She received the most support from middle aged and older voters and from black , Latino and female voters . She focused her platform on several issues , including expanding racial and women 's rights , raising wages and ensuring equal pay for women , and improving healthcare . The Associated Press declared Clinton the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party after she reached the required number of delegates , including both pledged delegates and superdelegates on June 6 , 2016 . Sanders endorsed Clinton 's campaign for president on July 12 . For her running mate , Clinton chose Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . Clinton and Kaine were officially nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26 . Clinton conceded the 2016 presidential election to Republican Donald Trump on November 9 after media outlets declared Trump had exceeded the 270 electoral college vote threshold needed to win the election and ending the campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Statewide_opinion_polling_for_Hillary_Clinton_for_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "Many scientific , state-wide public opinion polls have been conducted relating to the United States of America ( U.S. ) presidential election , 2008 , matching up Hillary Clinton against John McCain . One survey group concluded that Hillary Clinton lost some support because of her gender , pointing out that in `` head-to-head match-ups , Clinton bests Senator John McCain 48 % -43 % and Obama wins by the same five-point margin , 47 % -42 % '' but that `` given a choice between all three candidates , Obama gets 35 % and McCain 37 % , both running well ahead of Clinton ( 28 % ) '' and that `` three-way results ... reflect an enormous gender gap : Clinton is narrowly the top choice of women with 36 % , but only 18 % of men pick her first . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Hillary_1984",
"title": "",
"text": "Hillary 1984 is the title of the viral video that combines the footage of the 2008 presidential campaign web announcement by Hillary Clinton with the 1984 Super Bowl commercial by Apple Inc. for the launch of Macintosh . The video shows the same blond female athlete from the 1984 Super Bowl commercial updated with an iPod . The Big Brother image that she throws the sledgehammer at is replaced with Hillary Clinton announcing that she is running for president . It ends with the original text replaced with , `` On Jan. 14 , the Democratic primary will begin . And you 'll see why 2008 wo n't be like 1984 . '' The Apple symbol is a morphed into an `` O '' , which is followed by a logo for Barack Obama 's presidential campaign website . Barack Obama 's presidential spokesman Bill Burton has said `` Hillary 1984 '' was not created by the Obama campaign . `` It 's somebody else 's creation , '' he said . Phillip de Vellis later admitted to creating the video and resigned from his position at Blue State Digital ."
},
{
"docid": "Lobbying_by_the_administration_in_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Lobbying in the United States is not restricted to commercial or private interests . The executive branch of the government also lobbies Congress ( the federal government 's legislative branch ) to influence the passing of treaties . As an example , in 2010 , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lobbied Congress in an attempt to `` save one of President Obama 's few foreign policy victories : an arms-control treaty with Russia '' . Clinton is expected to maintain her role as a lobbyist , due to Republican hesitance to pass any of the treaties proposed by President Barack Obama ."
},
{
"docid": "Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton , then junior United States Senator from New York , was announced on her website on January 20 , 2007 . Hillary Clinton was previously the First Lady of the United States and First Lady of Arkansas prior to her election as U.S. Senator from New York . She is also the wife of former President Bill Clinton . Clinton was the source of much media speculation since having expressed interest in being a candidate in the 2008 presidential election since at least October 2002 . Following her announcement of an exploratory committee and candidacy filing on January 20 , 2007 with the FEC , she began fundraising and campaigning activities . For several months Clinton led opinion polls among Democratic candidates by substantial margins until Senator Barack Obama pulled close to or even with her . Clinton then regained her polling lead , winning many polls by double digits ; by autumn 2007 she was leading all other Democratic candidates by wide margins in national polls . She placed third in the Iowa caucus to Barack Obama and John Edwards , and trailed considerably in polls shortly thereafter in New Hampshire before staging a comeback and finishing first in the primary there . She went on to win a plurality of votes in Nevada , but won fewer delegates in Nevada than Obama , then lost by a large margin in South Carolina . On Super Tuesday , Clinton won the most populous states such as California and New York , while Obama won more states total . The two gained a nearly equal number of delegates and a nearly equal share of the total popular vote . Clinton then lost the next eleven caucuses and primaries to Obama , and lost the overall delegate lead to him for the first time . On March 4 , his consecutive wins increased to twelve when Vermont went his way . After an increasingly aggressive round of campaigning , Clinton broke the string of losses with wins in the Rhode Island , Ohio , and Texas primaries . Clinton subsequently lost in Wyoming , Mississippi , Montana , North Carolina and Oregon , and won in Pennsylvania , Indiana , West Virginia , Kentucky , Puerto Rico and South Dakota . On the final day of primaries on June 3 , 2008 , Obama had gained enough pledged - and super-delegates to become the presumptive nominee ; she then suspended her campaign on June 7 , 2008 and endorsed Barack Obama . While losing the delegate count , and thus the nomination , she earned more popular votes than Barack Obama . In the general election , Barack Obama defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona , and nominated Clinton as the 67th Secretary of State , an office in which she served until February 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hillary_Clinton's_tenure_as_Secretary_of_State",
"title": "",
"text": "Hillary Clinton served as the 67th United States Secretary of State , under President Barack Obama , from 2009 to 2013 , overseeing the department that conducted the Foreign policy of Barack Obama . She was preceded in office by Condoleezza Rice , and succeeded by John Kerry . She is also the only former First Lady of the United States to become a member of the United States Cabinet ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarah_Hurwitz",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarah Hurwitz is an American speechwriter . She has been the head speechwriter for Michelle Obama since 2008 . Hurwitz is from Wayland , Massachusetts . She attended Harvard University and Harvard Law School , and began her career as a speechwriter for Al Gore . She was a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton 's 2008 campaign and Deputy Chief Speechwriter for the Presidential campaigns of Senator John Kerry and General Wesley Clark . The Forward included Hurwitz in their Forward 50 list as one of 2016 's fifty most influential Jewish-Americans . Hurwitz wrote Hillary Clinton 's 2008 concession speech , which included Clinton 's remarks about `` 18 million cracks '' in the `` highest , hardest glass ceiling . '' She was offered a job as a member of Obama 's presidential campaign team two days after Clinton delivered the speech . Her first assignment for Michelle Obama was at the 2008 Democratic National Convention ."
},
{
"docid": "Patti_Solis_Doyle",
"title": "",
"text": "Patti Solis Doyle ( born August 23 , 1965 ) is an American political operative and was in 2008 a senior adviser to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama , where she was the campaign chief of staff to Joe Biden , Obama 's vice presidential choice . Previously Solis Doyle was a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton , having started her association with the former First Lady as Clinton 's assistant during Bill Clinton 's 1992 presidential campaign . She eventually became campaign manager for Hillary Clinton 's 2000 Senate campaign , Clinton 's 2006 re-election campaign and Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign from its inception until she was replaced by Maggie Williams in February 2008 . She currently does public speaking at events throughout the country ."
},
{
"docid": "Hillary_Clinton_presidential_primary_campaign,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "Hillary Clinton won many primaries , but lost the Democratic Party nomination to Barack Obama during the United States presidential election , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Edward_Klein",
"title": "",
"text": "Edward J. Klein ( born 1937 ) is an American author , tabloid writer and gossip columnist who has written about the Kennedys , Bill Clinton , Hillary Clinton , Barack Obama and Michelle Obama ."
},
{
"docid": "Obama:_From_Promise_to_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "Obama : From Promise to Power is a 2007 political biography , written by David Mendell , of Barack Obama from his childhood to the announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States . The book focuses on Obama 's fast rise from obscurity to the national stage , portraying it not as an unplanned phenomenon but rather as the result of a carefully crafted and calculated plan by an ambitious man . Mendell , a Chicago Tribune reporter , had covered Obama since the beginning of his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Illinois . The book utilizes both first-hand research ( from Mendell 's original reporting ) and a wide range of interviews with Obama 's aides , mentors , political adversaries , and family . Obama : From Promise to Power was one of the first biographies of the 2008 presidential campaign season , but upon its publication it did not receive the same attention as books about Hillary Clinton , who was initially considered a stronger contender for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination . As a result , Mendell and Obama : From Promise To Power did not receive the same large-scale book tours and press attention as did such Clinton biographies as A Woman in Charge : The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton , by Carl Bernstein , and Her Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton , by Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta , Jr. . John J. Pitney , Jr. , of National Review Online termed Obama : From Promise to Power `` the single best source of background information on our new president . '' Calling the book `` generally sympathetic to its subject , but ... not a hagiography , '' Pitney praised Mendell for taking note of Obama 's faults and `` considerable ego , '' citing in particular the opening of the book , in which Obama confidently states , `` I 'm LeBron , baby . I can play on this level . I got some game , '' shortly before speaking at the 2004 Democratic National Convention . Tim Russert , host of NBC 's Meet the Press , was particularly impressed with Mendell 's frank assessments of Obama 's flaws and ambition , such as : `` What the public has yet to see clearly is his hidden side , his imperious , mercurial , self-righteous , and sometimes prickly nature , each quality exacerbated by the enormous career pressures that he has inflicted upon himself . '' A WLS-TV review of Obama : From Promise to Power said the book `` carries with it a certain oral history-style wholeness , '' due to the variety of people profiled from Obama 's life . The review said Mendell 's long history of first-hand news coverage of Obama lent the book `` both an insider 's perspective and a journalist 's shrewd critical eye , and the portrait that he paints of Obama is more comprehensive than any previous treatment of this remarkable man '' . In February 2008 , Obama : From Promise to Power won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Biography/Autobiography category ."
},
{
"docid": "Judicial_Watch",
"title": "",
"text": "Judicial Watch is an American conservative non-partisan watchdog group that files Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) lawsuits to investigate alleged misconduct by government officials . Founded in 1994 , it has sued the administrations of Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , and Barack Obama . Most of its lawsuits have been dismissed . As of October 2016 it was the plaintiff in more than 20 ongoing lawsuits involving Hillary Clinton ."
},
{
"docid": "Texas_Democratic_primary_and_caucuses,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Texas Democratic primary and caucuses were a series of events to determine the delegates that the Texas Democratic Party sent to the 2008 Democratic National Convention . Delegates were selected using results from two sources : the Texas Presidential Primary held on March 4 by the Secretary of State of Texas 's office , and a series of caucus events held between March 4 and June 7 by the Texas Democratic Party . The indecisive results of Super Tuesday , and the fact that Texas had the largest number of delegates among the states remaining on the Democratic primary calendar , resulted in the Texas primary receiving significant attention from both the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns . Of 12,752,417 registered voters , 22.49 % turned out . The contest between the two candidates was very close : Senator Hillary Clinton won the primary , while her opponent , Senator Barack Obama , received more support in the caucuses . In the end , Obama secured 99 pledged delegates to Clinton 's 94 ."
},
{
"docid": "White_House_Vegetable_Garden",
"title": "",
"text": "The White House has had multiple vegetable gardens since its completion in 1800 . Eleanor Roosevelt , Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama all have had their own versions of vegetable gardens . Roosevelt planted the White House victory garden during World War II to promote the use of victory gardens by American citizens in a time of possible food scarcity . Hillary Clinton had a vegetable garden constructed on the roof of the White House . On March 20 , 2009 Michelle Obama broke ground on the largest and most expansive vegetable garden to date on the White House lawn ."
},
{
"docid": "Eleanor_Roosevelt_Award_for_Human_Rights",
"title": "",
"text": "The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights was established in 1998 by the President of the United States Bill Clinton , honoring outstanding American promoters of rights in the United States . The award was first awarded on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , honoring Eleanor Roosevelt 's role as the `` driving force '' in the development of the UN 's Universal Declaration of Human Rights . The award was presented from 1998 to the end of the Clinton Administration in 2001 . In 2010 , Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton revived the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights and presented the award on behalf of President Obama ."
},
{
"docid": "NGP_VAN",
"title": "",
"text": "NGP VAN is a privately owned American company specializing in helping progressive campaigns and organizations leverage technology to meet their goals . In 2009 , the company was the largest partisan provider of campaign compliance software , used by most Democratic members of Congress . The company 's services are utilized by clients such as the Obama 2012 presidential campaign , the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign , the British Liberal Democrats , and the Liberal Party of Canada . Its current president and CEO , Stuart Trevelyan , was a veteran of the 1992 Clinton-Gore War Room , providing research , analysis , and whip counts to the Clinton Administration as a member of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs ."
},
{
"docid": "Vast_right-wing_conspiracy",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Vast right-wing conspiracy '' is a conspiracy theory first described in a 1995 memo by political opposition researcher Chris Lehane and then referenced in 1998 by the then First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton , in defense of her husband , President Bill Clinton , characterizing the continued allegations of scandal against her and her husband , including the Lewinsky scandal , as part of a long campaign by Clinton 's political enemies . The term has been used since , including in a question posed to Bill Clinton in 2009 to describe verbal attacks on Barack Obama during his early presidency . Hillary Clinton mentioned it again during her 2016 presidential campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Geoff_Garin",
"title": "",
"text": "Geoff Garin ( born 1953 ) is an American pollster , who served as co-chief strategist for the latter part of Senator Hillary Clinton 's 2008 Presidential campaign . He was a pollster and strategist in 2011-2012 for Priorities USA Action , the superPAC that supported Barack Obama 's reelection , and currently serves in those same roles for Priorities USA in support of Hillary Clinton 's election as president ."
},
{
"docid": "Senior_Dialogue",
"title": "",
"text": "The U.S.-China Senior Dialogue ( also known as the China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue ) was a regular , high-level strategic dialogue between the United States and the People 's Republic of China . The Senior Dialogue has been upgraded to the strategic track of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue in the Obama administration and will be headed by Hillary Clinton and Dai Bingguo ."
},
{
"docid": "Shefali_Razdan_Duggal",
"title": "",
"text": "Shefali Razdan Duggal ( born November 22 , 1971 ) is an Indian-born American Democratic political activist in San Francisco who is a Presidential Appointee to President Barack Obama to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council , which supervises the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum , for a term expiring in January 2018 . She was an active fundraiser for the Barack Obama election campaign in 2008 where she was a Trustee for the DNC South Asian American Leadership Council . She focused on South Asian and Young Professional outreach , co-hosting a number of fundraising events for both the Senator and his surrogates . She was a member of President Barack Obama 's National Finance Committee for his reelection campaign in 2012 , a co-chair for Obama Victory Trustees , and the Northern California Finance Committee . She worked on the Massachusetts Democratic Party , New Hampshire Democratic Party , and Senators Ted Kennedy and Dianne Feinstein . She also worked on the Al Gore presidential campaign in 2000 , and Hillary Clinton 's presidential campaign in 2008 . The National Diversity Council named her to the list of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of 2012 in California . She is active on the Human Rights Watch , California Committee North . She was also named by the Silicon India News as one of the `` Five Most Influential Indian Women in U.S. '' She currently works on diverse U.S. Senate and Congressional campaigns throughout the country . She is on the National Finance Committee for Hillary for America , the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign , 2016 . She is a Democratic political activist ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_B._Shapiro",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel B. `` Dan '' Shapiro ( born August 1 , 1969 ) is a diplomat and former Ambassador of the United States of America to the State of Israel . He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29 , 2011 , and confirmed by the Senate on May 29 . He was sworn in as ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8 , 2011 . Previously , he was the senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the United States National Security Council . As an Obama administration political appointee , Shapiro was ordered on January 5 , 2017 , to resign upon the inauguration of President Donald Trump ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Mosteller",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Mosteller ( born December 6 , 1975 ) was a Special Assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama and the Director of Oval Office Operations ( January 20 , 2009 - January 20 , 2017 ) . Mosteller was born in Akron , Ohio , and graduated from Revere High School . He attended DePaul University in Chicago , Illinois , and the Ohio State University in Columbus , Ohio , where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in international business . He joined the Clinton administration in 1998 . There , he traveled consistently for two and a half years advancing President Clinton and then-First Lady Hillary Clinton around the world and domestically . In 2001 , he joined the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , organizing the bobsled , luge and ski jumping competitions in Park City . His Olympic experiences continued as Operations and Logistics Manager for a private entity at the Athens 2004 and Torino 2006 Olympic Games . Residing in Chicago , Mosteller was asked to assist with the Obama presidential campaign at its inception in February 2007 . Working in Iowa , New Hampshire , and other pivotal states , he developed many of the policies and procedures used by the teams organizing the candidate 's travels and events . He was involved in the on-site organization of the 2008 primary debates and executed the senator 's role at the Democratic National Convention in Denver . Following Obama 's election , Mosteller moved to Washington , D.C. and started in the Oval Office hours after the inaugural . Mosteller was one of the longest serving staff members in the administration . Anonymous colleagues noted that `` if you -LSB- want a meeting -RSB- at two in the morning , you go through him . '' In a 2017 interview , Obama said of Mosteller , `` He 's a tireless manager and leader with a knack for sweating the small stuff . '' Mosteller is openly gay . On August 1 , 2016 , at his official residence , Vice President Joe Biden officiated at the wedding of Mosteller and Joe Mahshie , another White House staff member . Following his time in the Obama administration , Mosteller became an assistant to former Vice President Joe Biden ."
},
{
"docid": "Lucas_Baiano",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucas R. Baiano ( born July 20 , 1988 ) is an American political filmmaker . Baiano has been employed as a director by the Republican Governors Association and presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton , John McCain , Tim Pawlenty , and Rick Perry . Baiano received attention following a brief 2007 film pitch to former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his production of a campaign film promoting the 2008 presidential campaign of U.S. senator Hillary Clinton . Baiano 's film was then picked up by Hillblazers , Hillary Clinton 's official youth program . Once Clinton conceded , Baiano went to work with the John McCain presidential campaign . He is currently working with Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry 's 2012 presidential campaign after previously working for former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ."
},
{
"docid": "Hard_Choices",
"title": "",
"text": "Hard Choices is a memoir of former United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , published by Simon & Schuster in 2014 , giving her account of her tenure in that position from 2009 to 2013 . It also discusses some personal aspects of her life and career , including her feelings towards President Barack Obama following her 2008 presidential campaign loss to him . It is generally supportive of decisions made by the Obama administration . The book was promoted partly in light of the possibility of a Clinton bid in the 2016 presidential election -- where she would later go on to win the Democratic nomination then lose to Donald Trump in the general election . Excerpts from the book were released in advance of its publication . Clinton staged an extensive promotional tour for the book , which had the air of a political campaign with groups both for and against her appearing at book-signing events . Hard Choices became number one on the New York Times Best Seller List , but sold considerably less than her 2003 memoir , Living History . Interpreting what sales of the book meant for her possible political future became a subject for discussion among interested parties ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Podesta",
"title": "",
"text": "John David Podesta ( born January 8 , 1949 ) is a columnist and former chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign . He previously served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama . He is the former president , and now Chair and Counselor , of the Center for American Progress ( CAP ) , a liberal think tank in Washington , D.C. , as well as a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center . Additionally , he was a co-chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition Project ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas,_2016",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 United States presidential election in Kansas '' ' was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated . Kansas voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party 's nominee , businessman Donald Trump , and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate , Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . On March 5 , 2016 , in the presidential primaries , voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties ' respective nominees for President . Donald Trump won the election in Kansas with 56.6 % of the vote . Hillary Clinton received 36.0 % of the vote . Kansas was among the eleven states in which Hillary Clinton outperformed Barack Obama 's margin in 2012. , largely due to a significant shift towards Democrats in Johnson County ."
},
{
"docid": "Wisconsin_Democratic_primary,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Wisconsin Democratic primary took place on February 19 , 2008 . 74 pledged delegates were at stake . The Hawaii Democratic caucuses , 2008 took place the same day . The Wisconsin primary came after Senator Barack Obama had won the majority of delegates and votes in 8 straight primaries and caucuses ; his wins in Wisconsin , and Hawaii extended his winning streak to 10 and reinforced his front runner status . In the days leading up to the primary the Hillary Clinton campaign ran television ads criticizing Obama on healthcare and for not agreeing to more candidate debates . This caused the Obama campaign to launch a response ad that mentioned the 18 debates already held and 2 more scheduled . The Clinton campaign also charged Obama using lines in a speech similar to words spoken by Massachusetts Governor and Obama friend Deval Patrick ; Patrick responded by saying he and Obama often swap ideas , and that he had willingly shared lines without asking for credit to be given . Barack Obama was the winner ."
}
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The Ten Commandments (1956 film) is a 1956 American movie.
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[
{
"docid": "The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced , directed , and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille , shot in VistaVision ( color by Technicolor ) , and released by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson , Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham , On Eagle 's Wings by A.E. Southon , and the Book of Exodus . The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses , an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren , the enslaved Hebrews , and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai , where he receives , from God , the Ten Commandments . The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role , Yul Brynner as Rameses , Anne Baxter as Nefretiri , Edward G. Robinson as Dathan , Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora , Debra Paget as Lilia , and John Derek as Joshua ; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi , Nina Foch as Bithiah , Martha Scott as Yoshebel , Judith Anderson as Memnet , and Vincent Price as Baka , among others . Filmed on location in Egypt , Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula , the film was DeMille 's last and most successful work . It is a partial remake of his 1923 silent film of the same title , and features one of the largest sets ever created for a film . The film was released to cinemas in the USA on 5 October 1956 and , at the time of its release , was the most expensive film ever made . In 1957 , the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture , winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ( John P. Fulton , A.S.C. ) . Charlton Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ( Drama ) for his role as Moses . Yul Brynner won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Rameses and his other roles in Anastasia and The King and I . It is also one of the most financially successful films ever made , grossing approximately $ 122.7 million at the box office during its initial release ; it was the most successful film of 1956 and the second-highest-grossing film of the decade . According to Guinness World Records , in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh most successful film of all-time when the box office gross is adjusted for inflation . In 1999 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . The film was listed as the tenth best film in the epic genre . Network television has aired the film in prime time during the Passover/Easter season every year since 1973 . The last credited actor in the movie still alive is Joanna Merlin ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Debra_Paget",
"title": "",
"text": "Debra Paget ( born Debralee Griffin ; August 19 , 1933 ) is an American actress and entertainer . She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille 's epic movie , The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , as well as Love Me Tender ( 1956 ) , the film debut of Elvis Presley and also the ( for the time ) risque `` snake dance scene '' in The Indian Tomb ( 1959 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Dorothy_Clarke_Wilson",
"title": "",
"text": "Dorothy Clarke Wilson ( May 9 , 1904 -- March 26 , 2003 ) was an American writer , perhaps best known for her novel Prince of Egypt ( 1949 ) , which was a primary source for the Cecil B. DeMille film , The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Eduard_Franz",
"title": "",
"text": "Eduard Franz ( born Eduard Franz Schmidt ; October 31 , 1902 -- February 10 , 1987 ) was an American actor of theatre , film and television . Franz portrayed King Ahab in the 1953 biblical low-budget film Sins of Jezebel , Jethro in Cecil B. DeMille 's The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , and Jehoam in Henry Koster 's The Story of Ruth ( 1960 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Aeneas_MacKenzie",
"title": "",
"text": "Aeneas MacKenzie , or Æneas MacKenzie , ( August 15 , 1889 in Stornoway , Scotland -- June 2 , 1962 in Los Angeles ) was a Scottish-American screenwriter . MacKenzie wrote many notable Hollywood films , including : The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ( 1939 ) , They Died with Their Boots On ( 1941 ) , Ivanhoe ( 1952 ) , and The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Martha_Scott",
"title": "",
"text": "Martha Ellen Scott ( September 22 , 1912 -- May 28 , 2003 ) was an American actress . She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille 's The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , and William Wyler 's Ben-Hur ( 1959 ) , playing Charlton Heston 's mother in both films . She originated the role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder 's Our Town on Broadway in 1938 and later recreated the role in the 1940 film version for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Lisa_Mitchell_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lisa Bell Mitchell ( born March 31 , 1940 ) is an American actress . She is best known as Jethro 's daughter Lulua in Cecil B. DeMille 's The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) . She appeared as an interviewee in Laurent Bouzereau 's Making Miracles ( 2011 ) , a feature-length documentary about The Ten Commandments ."
},
{
"docid": "John_P._Fulton",
"title": "",
"text": "John P. Fulton , A.S.C. ( November 1902 , Nebraska -- July 1966 , London , England ) was an American special effects supervisor and cinematographer . Decades before companies like Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM ) were even imagined , John P. Fulton was writing the book on movie special effects , creating visuals that still dazzle viewers several decades later . Among other remarkable feats in the course of a career that spanned almost 40 years , he allowed Moses to part the Red Sea in The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) and made millions of filmgoers believe that they had `` seen '' an invisible man ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Gordon_(writer-producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Gordon ( 8 September 1922 -- 24 June 2003 ) was a British film producer and screenwriter . He produced eighteen films , including the American International Pictures films Day the World Ended ( 1955 ) and The She Creature ( 1956 ) . He wrote screenplays for three films , two of them with B-movie director Ed Wood , Jail Bait ( 1954 ) and Bride of the Monster ( 1956 ) . Gordon 's brother Richard Gordon was also a film producer ."
},
{
"docid": "Poul_Pedersen_(cinematographer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Poul Pedersen ( 16 May 1925 - 14 May 2003 ) was an American cinematographer who co-founded the Danish Cinematographers Guild ( Dansk Filmfotograf Forbund ) in 1954 . Pedersen worked on 18 Danish feature films for the Nordisk Film studio from 1944 to 1962 . His films included Kispus ( 1956 ) , the first Danish feature movie to be filmed in color , and Qivitoq ( 1956 ) which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme D'Or ."
},
{
"docid": "Kathy_Garver",
"title": "",
"text": "Kathleen Marie `` Kathy '' Garver ( born December 13 , 1945 ) is an American stage , film , television , and voice-over actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenage niece , Catherine `` Cissy '' Davis , to series character Uncle Bill Davis , played by Brian Keith , on the popular 1960s CBS sitcom , Family Affair . Before that , she was cast as a slave in the film The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) . Garver authored The Family Affair Cookbook ( 2009 ) and since 2008 has co-hosted the Comcast television talk show Backstage ! With Barry & Kathy ."
},
{
"docid": "Lasse_Braun",
"title": "",
"text": "Lasse Braun ( born Alberto Ferro ; 1936 -- 16 February 2015 ) was an Italian pornographer , film director , producer , screenwriter , novelist and researcher . Braun earned a law degree from the University of Milan ( 1956 -- 63 ) . He initially accumulated the funds for his lavish productions from the profit gained with so-called loops , ten-minute hardcore movies sold to Reuben Sturman , who distributed them to 60,000 American peep show booths ."
},
{
"docid": "1956_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1956 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations to the All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season ."
},
{
"docid": "Friendly_Persuasion",
"title": "",
"text": "Friendly Persuasion may refer to : The Friendly Persuasion , a 1945 novel by Jessamyn West Friendly Persuasion ( 1956 film ) , a 1956 movie based on the book `` Friendly Persuasion '' ( song ) , a popular song from the movie Friendly Persuasion ( 1975 film ) , a 1975 made-for-TV movie based on the book and its sequel"
},
{
"docid": "Bandido",
"title": "",
"text": "Bandido may refer to : `` Bandido '' ( song ) , Spain 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 , performed by Azúcar Moreno Bandido ( 1956 film ) , a 1956 Western movie starring Robert Mitchum Bandido ( supergroup ) , an American supergroup with Al Hurricane as the lead singer Bandido ( 2004 film ) , a 2004 action film directed by Roger Christian Bandido ( Azúcar Moreno album ) , 1990 Bandido ( Miguel Bosé album ) , 1984"
},
{
"docid": "Rambaiyin_Kaadhal_(1956_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rambaiyin Kaadhal is a Tamil movie starring P. Bhanumathi , K. A. Thangavelu & M. N. Rajam . The movie is a remake of a 1936 movie by Central Studios , was released in 1956 ."
},
{
"docid": "Omar_Khayyam_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Omar Khayyam ( also released as The Life , Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam and The Loves of Omar Khayyam ) is an American movie directed by William Dieterle , filmed in 1956 ( mostly on the Paramount lot ) and released in 1957 . It starred Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyám , the eponymous Persian poet , Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah , and famous exotica singer Yma Sumac as Karina . It was the final film to be scored by Victor Young ( 1899-1956 ) and was released posthumously ."
},
{
"docid": "Albert_Nozaki",
"title": "",
"text": "Albert Nozaki ( 1 January 1912 -- 16 November 2003 ) was a Japanese American art director who worked on various films for Paramount Pictures . He is perhaps best known for his memorable design of the Martian war machines from the 1953 film The War of the Worlds and for his Academy Award-nominated art direction on the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille epic , The Ten Commandments . He retired in 1969 due to retinitis pigmentosa , which ultimately cost him his sight . Starting out at Paramount as a draftsman in the Paramount set-design department in 1934 , he retired in 1969 as the studio 's supervising art director for feature films ."
},
{
"docid": "Arthur_Eustace_Southon",
"title": "",
"text": "The Reverend Arthur Eustace Southon ( 16 February 1887 - 30 December 1964 ) , usually known as A. E. Southon , was an English minister in the Methodist Church , and author . He was best known as the writer of On Eagle 's Wings , one of the books used as the basis for the 1956 movie The Ten Commandments , one of the most commercially successful films ever released . Southon was born in London , the son of Walter Southon and Alice Lansdell . In 1915 he became minister at the Methodist Church in Froyle , Hampshire , a post he left in 1919 . He married Joyce Mossop around 1916 . He is also believed to have worked for a while as a missionary in West Africa and China . He wrote at least 15 books , both fiction and non-fiction , including On Eagle 's Wings , which was first published in 1937 . He died in Bristol in 1964 at the age of 77 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mukh_O_Mukhosh",
"title": "",
"text": "Mukh O Mukhosh ( The Face and the Mask ) ( 1956 ) was the first Bengali language feature film to be made in East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh ) . It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan . The movie was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956 . It was released in Dhaka , Chittagong , Narayanganj , and Khulna . The movie was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first movie to be made in the region . It earned a total of Rs . 48,000 during its initial run ."
},
{
"docid": "Pardner",
"title": "",
"text": "Pardner or pardners may refer to : Pardners , a 1956 American comedy movie Pardners ( 1917 film ) , a lost 1917 American silent film Pardner shotgun , manufactured by H&R Firearms"
},
{
"docid": "Yul_Brynner",
"title": "",
"text": "Yul Brynner ( born Yuliy Borisovich Briner , Юлий Борисович Бринер July 11 , 1920 -- October 10 , 1985 ) was a Russian-born Swiss film and stage actor . Brynner was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I , for which he won two Tony Awards and an Academy Award for the film version . He played the role 4,625 times on stage . He also starred as Ramesses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille blockbuster The Ten Commandments , and played General Bounine in the 1956 film Anastasia , and the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven . Brynner was noted for his distinctive voice and for his shaved head , which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it in 1951 for his role in The King and I. Earlier , he was a model and television director , and later a photographer and the author of two books ."
},
{
"docid": "Yvonne_De_Carlo",
"title": "",
"text": "Yvonne De Carlo ( born Margaret Yvonne Middleton ; September 1 , 1922 -- January 8 , 2007 ) was a Canadian-American actress , dancer , and singer . A beautiful brunette with blue-gray eyes , she became an internationally famous Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s , made several recordings , and later acted on television and stage . Born in Vancouver , British Columbia , De Carlo was raised in the home of her Presbyterian maternal grandparents . Her mother enrolled her in a local dance school when she was three . By the early 1940s , she and her mother had moved to Hollywood , where De Carlo participated in beauty contests and worked as a dancer in nightclubs . In 1942 , she signed a three-year contract with Paramount Pictures , where she was given uncredited bit parts in important films and was intended to replace Dorothy Lamour . Paramount loaned her out to Republic Pictures for her first credited role in a feature film , Wah-Tah in the independent production Deerslayer ( 1943 ) . She obtained her breakthrough role in Salome , Where She Danced ( 1945 ) , a Universal-International release produced by Walter Wanger , who described her as `` the most beautiful girl in the world . '' The film 's publicity and success turned her into a star , and she signed a five-year contract with Universal . From then on , Universal starred her in B movies , usually westerns , adventures , or musicals in Technicolor . Cameramen voted her `` Queen of Technicolor '' three years in a row . Tired of being typecast as exotic women , her first efforts to become a serious dramatic actress came with her performances in two film noirs , Brute Force ( 1947 ) and Criss Cross ( 1949 ) . She received further recognition as an actress when she starred in the British comedies Hotel Sahara ( 1951 ) and The Captain 's Paradise ( 1953 ) . Her film career reached its peak when eminent producer-director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Moses ' Midianite wife , Sephora , her most prominent role , in his biblical epic The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , which was immensely successful at the box office . Her last notable leading roles were Rosalind Dee in Flame of the Islands ( 1956 ) , Bridget Kelly in Death of a Scoundrel ( 1956 ) , Amantha Starr in Band of Angels ( 1957 ) , and Mary Magdalene in the Italian biblical epic The Sword and the Cross ( 1958 ) . As her film career went into decline , she accepted supporting roles in McLintock ! ( 1963 ) , with John Wayne , and A Global Affair ( 1964 ) , with Bob Hope . She played Lily Munster , the wife of Herman Munster , in the CBS sitcom The Munsters ( 1964 -- 1966 ) and reprised the role in a Technicolor feature film , Munster , Go Home ! , and a television film , The Munsters ' Revenge ( 1981 ) . De Carlo died of heart failure in 2007 . For her contributions to motion pictures and television , she was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "Tenali_Raman_(1956_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tenali Raman is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film , based on the life of Tenali Rama Krishna famous jester poet of 15th century , produced and directed by B. S. Ranga on Vikram Productions banner . Starring N. T. Rama Rao , Sivaji Ganesan , Bhanumathi Ramakrishna , Jamuna in the lead roles and music composed by Viswanathan -- Ramamoorthy . The film is was adapted from the stage play Tenali Ramakrishna written by Ch . Venkataramaiah.The film is remake as Telugu Movie Tenali Ramakrishna ( 1956 ) where Akkineni Nageswara Rao played the title role ; both the movies are made simultaneously by same banner & director and some of the scenes & artists are same in both versions . Both versions were commercially successful . Tenali Ramakrishna was remade in Kannada as Hasyaratna Ramakrishna by Ranga ; however , that version was a commercial failure ."
},
{
"docid": "Afternoon_Film_Festival",
"title": "",
"text": "Afternoon Film Festival was a series of British theatrical feature-films aired by the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) television network from January 1956 to the summer of 1957 each weekday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm ( EST ) . This anthology was the first ( and probably the only ) instance of a major over-the-air ( non-cable ) American television network broadcasting a package of theatrical movies as part of its Monday-through-Friday daytime television programming . Consisting mostly of films from the 1940s and early 1950s , Afternoon Film Festival was actually an offshoot from ABC 's prime-time movie series Famous Film Festival , which began in the fall of 1955 on Sunday evenings and featured a package of 35 British titles leased from J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors in England at a cost of $ 45,700 each . ABC signed Allyn Edwards -- and later , the veteran actor Donald Woods -- to host each Afternoon feature , and on Monday , January 16 , 1956 , the anthology premiered with Alfred Hitchcock 's espionage thriller The Lady Vanishes ( 1938 ) . The next afternoon , the internationally successful war drama The Cruel Sea ( 1953 ) was telecast . In the case of these two classics , as with the rest of the series , this would be the first time these films were ever aired on American television ."
},
{
"docid": "Prema_Pasam",
"title": "",
"text": "Prema Pasam is a 1956 Tamil , drama film , produced by V. L. Narasu on Narasu Studios banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah . Starring Gemini Ganesan , Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao . The film is a remake of Telugu Movie Bhale Ramudu ( 1956 ) ; both the movies are made simultaneously by same banner & director and some of the scenes & artists are same in both versions ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Witney",
"title": "",
"text": "William Nuelsen Witney ( May 15 , 1915 -- 17 March , 2002 ) was an American film and television director . He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle , Zorro 's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu . He directed many Westerns during his career , and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots , which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley . Prolific and pugnacious , Witney began directing while still in his 20s , and continued until 1982 . Quentin Tarantino has singled out Witney as one of his favorite directors and a `` lost master '' , and considers four films as Witney 's best work : The Golden Stallion ( 1949 ) , a Roy Rogers vehicle , Stranger at My Door ( 1956 ) , The Bonnie Parker Story ( 1958 ) , and Paratroop Command ( 1959 ) . Witney also directed Master of the World ( 1961 ) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson . Whitney was also a director for Jim Davis ' syndicated adventure television series , Rescue 8 , which aired from 1958 to 1960 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sailaab",
"title": "",
"text": "Sailaab is a Hindi movie directed by Indian film director Guru Dutt in 1956 . Released in April 1956 , it stars Geeta Bali , as Kanchan and Abhi Bhattacharya as Gautam . Smriti Biswas , Helen and Bipin Gupta also costar . The film was produced by Guru Dutt 's wife , Geeta Dutt 's brother , Mukul Roy . The movie bombed at the box-office and as a result , Geeta Dutt had to declare personal bankruptcy ."
},
{
"docid": "1956_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1956 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season . In their first year under head coach Ara Parseghian , the Wildcats compiled a 4-4-1 record ( 3-3-1 against Big Ten Conference opponents ) , finished in sixth place in the Big Ten , and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 112 to 107 ."
},
{
"docid": "Famous_Film_Festival",
"title": "",
"text": "Famous Film Festival was American television 's first prime-time movie series . It was aired Sunday nights 7:30 -9:00 pm ( EST ) by ABC during the 1955-56 television season , switching to Saturday nights ( 7:30 -9 pm ) during its second and final season , 1956-57 . In 1955 , ABC obtained the rights to broadcast 35 British movie titles . These included The Man in Grey ( 1943 ) , The Lavender Hill Mob ( 1951 ) , Odd Man Out ( 1947 ) , Caesar and Cleopatra ( 1945 ) , The Red Shoes ( 1948 ) , and Hamlet ( 1948 ) . However , many of these , such as Hamlet , ran two full hours or longer , and were either drastically cut to fit a ninety-minute time slot or shown in two installments a week apart . It was not until November 3 , 1956 , with CBS 's first presentation of MGM 's The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) , that an uncut film lasting more than ninety minutes was telecast in one evening on a television network . Unfortunately , all films in this series were broadcast in black-and-white , despite the fact that several of them had been originally photographed and exhibited theatrically in color . Thus , such films as Stairway to Heaven ( 1946 ) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( 1943 ) would not be seen by American viewers in color until years later when they were released for rental and exhibition by local and independent television stations . Other British films from J. Arthur Rank Productions obtained at the same time were shown as part of ABC 's daytime Afternoon Film Festival , which aired weekdays from 3:00 -5:00 pm ( ET ) . This show premiered January 16 , 1956 and ended August 2 , 1957 , replaced by American Bandstand , which introduced Dick Clark to network television audiences and went on to become one of daytime 's most popular programs , especially with teenagers ."
},
{
"docid": "Invitation_to_the_Dance_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Invitation to the Dance is a 1956 anthology film consisting of three distinct stories , all starring and directed by Gene Kelly . The film is unusual in that it has no spoken dialogue , with the characters performing their roles entirely through dance and mime . Kelly appears in all three stories , which feature leading dancers of the era including Tommy Rall , Igor Youskevitch , Tamara Toumanova and Carol Haney . The movie was filmed in 1952 , but its release was delayed until 1956 because of doubts at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about its commercial viability . The movie was a failure at the box office , but is regarded today as a landmark all-dance film ."
}
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{
"docid": "Fashion_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fashion is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar . The film 's screenplay was co-written by Ajay Monga , Bhandarkar and Anuraadha Tewari , and principal photography occurred in Mumbai and Chandigarh . Its music was composed by Salim-Sulaiman and the songs ' lyrics were written by Irfan Siddiqui and Sandeep Nath . The film features Priyanka Chopra in the lead role as Meghna Mathur , an aspiring fashion model ; it follows her transformation from small-town girl to supermodel , the Indian fashion industry and the careers of several other models . Fashion also explores feminism and female power in Indian fashion . The film also stars Kangana Ranaut , Mugdha Godse , Arjan Bajwa and Arbaaz Khan in supporting roles . The cast also features several professional fashion models playing themselves . Development of the film began in 2006 . The film 's budget was ; it opened on 29 October 2008 to positive reviews . Critics praised its screenplay , cinematography , music , direction and performances . It collected at the box office and was commercially successful despite being a women-centric film with no male lead . Fashion was nominated for several awards . At the 54th Filmfare Awards , the film received seven nominations including Best Director and won two awards ; Best Actress award for Chopra and Best Supporting Actress award for Ranaut . It also won Best Actress award for Chopra and Best Supporting Actress award for Ranaut at the 56th National Film Awards . Several publications listed Fashion as one of the `` best women-centric films in Bollywood '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Kangana_Ranaut",
"title": "",
"text": "Kangana Ranaut ( -LSB- kəŋɡənaː raːɳoːʈʰ -RSB- ; born 23 March 1986 ) is an Indian film actress . She has established a career in Bollywood and is one of the highest-paid actresses in India . Ranaut is particularly known in the media for expressing her honest opinions in public and is frequently credited as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities . She is the recipient of several awards , including three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in four categories . Born in Bhambla , a small town in Himachal Pradesh , Ranaut initially aspired to become a doctor at the insistence of her parents . Determined to build her own career path , she relocated to Delhi at age sixteen , where she briefly became a model . After training under the theatre director Arvind Gaur , Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster , for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut . She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe ( 2006 ) , Life in a. . . Metro ( 2007 ) and Fashion ( 2008 ) . For the last of these , she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category . Ranaut featured in the commercially successful films Raaz : The Mystery Continues ( 2009 ) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai ( 2010 ) , though she was criticised for being typecast in neurotic roles . A comic role opposite R. Madhavan in the 2011 box office hit Tanu Weds Manu was well-received , though this was followed by a series of brief , glamorous roles in films that failed to propel her career forward . She then played a mutant opposite Hrithik Roshan in the science fiction film Krrish 3 ( 2013 ) , one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films , and won the Filmfare and National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the comedy-drama Queen ( 2014 ) . In 2015 , Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns , the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist , for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Gangster_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gangster is a 2006 Indian romantic crime film that premiered on 28 April . It stars Shiney Ahuja , Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut . The plot is that of a bar girl who falls in love with two people , one a layman and the other a gangster . The music is composed by Pritam . The film was rumoured to be based on the life of mobster Abu Salem and former actress Monica Bedi , but the director Anurag Basu said that it is not based upon any real characters or incidents . Gangster was a hit at the box office . The movie is debut of actress Kangana Ranaut ."
},
{
"docid": "Woh_Lamhe",
"title": "",
"text": "Woh Lamhe ... ( Those Moments ... ) is a 2006 film starring Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja and directed by Mohit Suri . The film is supposedly based on Parveen Babi 's life , her battle with schizophrenia and her relationship with Mahesh Bhatt to whom she was a lover as well as a mentor in his struggling days . Bhatt said that it is his tribute to the actress and time he spent with her , hence the name Woh Lamhe ( `` Those Moments '' ) . Parveen Babi 's character is played by Kangana Ranaut who is named Sana Azim in the film to avoid direct reference to the actress . Woh Lamhe was critically acclaimed for its screenplay , direction , and a noteworthy performance by Kangna . The film was an average commercial success , recovering most of its cost from DVD and satellite television circuit ."
},
{
"docid": "Kangana_Ranaut,_roles_and_awards",
"title": "",
"text": "Kangana Ranaut ( also credited as Kangna Ranaut ) is an Indian actress who , as of 2017 , has appeared in 30 Hindi films , one Tamil film , and one Telugu film . She has received 31 awards , including three National Film Awards , four Filmfare Awards , three International Indian Film Academy Awards , and one award each from the Screen , Zee Cine and Producers Guild award ceremonies . Ranaut made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in the thriller Gangster , for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut , among other debut awards . Her portrayals of a character based on actress Parveen Babi in Woh Lamhe ( 2006 ) and a shrewd socialite in Life in a. . . Metro ( 2007 ) were lauded , with the latter earning her a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance -- Female . Ranaut won numerous awards , including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category for her role as a substance abusing supermodel in the drama Fashion ( 2008 ) . Also in 2008 , she featured as a village girl in Dhaam Dhoom , her first Tamil film . Ranaut subsequently featured in several commercially successful films , including the supernatural thriller Raaz : The Mystery Continues ( 2009 ) , the crime film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai ( 2010 ) , the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu ( 2011 ) , and the comedy Double Dhamaal ( 2011 ) . For her role in Tanu Weds Manu , she received nominations for the Screen Award for Best Actress and the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor -- Female , among others . She followed this by playing brief roles in a series of box office flops that failed to propel her career forward . She said that she did some of these films due to a dearth of good roles . In 2013 Ranaut played Kaya , a shapeshifting mutant , in the science fiction film Krrish 3 , which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time . She received an IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for the film . Ranaut garnered critical acclaim for portraying the protagonist in the coming-of-age film Queen ( 2014 ) , for which she also co-wrote the dialogues with Anvita Dutt Guptan . She won several awards for Queen , including the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actress . Ranaut played dual roles in a sequel to Tanu Weds Manu , entitled Tanu Weds Manu Returns ( 2015 ) , which became the first Bollywood film with a female protagonist to earn over in India . She received a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her role ."
},
{
"docid": "Reza_Shariffi",
"title": "",
"text": "Reza Shariffi is a costume designer from India . He has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood . He was nominated as ` best costume designer ' for Kangana Ranaut 's costumes in the movie Tanu Weds Manu . He has designed costumes for many actors in the Indian film industry , both Hindi and regional . He has won awards including an IIFA and Zee Cine Award for his designs in Devdas . His designs in Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon were nominated for an award . He is known for designing the costumes of stars including Madhuri Dixit , Kareena Kapoor , Priyanka Chopra , Kangana Ranaut , Malaika Arora Khan , Sushmita Sen , Jacqueline Fernandez , Shraddha Kapoor , Huma Qureshi , Padma Priya , Hansika Motwani and many others . His work ranges from the opulent and glamorous Devdas to the realistic and unglamorous Shabri . He has over 70 films to his credit . Shariffi has also designed for dance reality shows like Nach Baliye ( four seasons ) , Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ( seasons 3 , 4 and 5 ) , and many others ."
},
{
"docid": "Tanu_Weds_Manu:_Returns",
"title": "",
"text": "Tanu Weds Manu Returns is a 2015 Indian romantic drama film directed by Anand L. Rai which serves as a sequel to the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu . Kangana Ranaut , R. Madhavan , Jimmy Shergill , Deepak Dobriyal , Swara Bhaskar and Eijaz Khan reprise their roles from the original film . Ranaut also portrays the additional role of a Haryanvi athlete in it . The story , screenplay and the dialogues were written by Himanshu Sharma . The soundtrack and film score were composed by Krsna Solo and the lyrics were penned by Rajshekhar . Saroj Khan and Bosco -- Caesar were the film ′ s choreographers while the editing was done by Hemal Kothari . The principal photography began in October 2014 and the film was released on 22 May 2015 . The film carries the story forward showing the next chapter of the couple 's life . Tanu Weds Manu Returns received acclaim from critics and Ranaut 's performance was particularly praised . Made on a budget of , the film earned worldwide and became one of the highest grossing Bollywood films . The film received three awards at the 63rd National Film Awards , including a best actress award for Ranaut ."
},
{
"docid": "Raaz:_The_Mystery_Continues",
"title": "",
"text": "Raaz : The Mystery Continues , shortened as RTMC , ( राज़ , English : Secret : The Mystery Continues ) is 2009 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri and starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut . The film is the second film in the Raaz series , but story-wise , it is not a direct sequel to the 2002 film Raaz . The film deals with issues of the `` evil within '' the human psyche and how it manifests itself . It is based on the myths and superstitions that are still widely existent in the contemporary Indian society . The film attempts to challenge one 's beliefs about paranormal phenomena . Emraan Hashmi plays a painter , named Prithvi , who has an extraordinary gift , the ability to paint the future . His paintings tell Nandita 's ( Kangana Ranaut ) future . The film opened to theaters on 23 January 2009 . It received generally mixed reviews and became a `` semi hit '' at the box office . A third installment in the Raaz series was released in 2013 with Emraan Hashmi in the lead . Some of the scenes of the movie were similar to those of the Hollywood movies The Ring 2 and Gothika . It was first in a series of quasi-sequels released under the Bhatt Banner including Murder 2 , Jannat 2 , Jism 2 , Raaz 3D and 1920 : Evil Returns , each of which had nothing to do with their respective prequels , but somehow fell in the same genre following a similar story ."
},
{
"docid": "Vaada_Raha",
"title": "",
"text": "Vaada Raha ( I Promise ) is a Hindi film , released on 11 September 2009 . It stars Bobby Deol in the lead role and Kangana Ranaut and Atul Agnihotri in special appearances . It is directed by Samir Karnik . Some part of the film was shot in Ephesus , Turkey ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns",
"title": "",
"text": "Tanu Weds Manu Returns is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Anand L. Rai and produced by Sunil Lulla and Krishika Lulla . A sequel to the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu , the film stars R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles . Jimmy Shergill , Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal portray supporting roles . The film was written by Himanshu Sharma and the musical score was composed by Krsna Solo and TanishkVayu . Tanu Weds Manu Returns tells the story of a feuding couple ( Ranaut and Madhavan ) who suffer from a series of misadventures when the husband is attracted to a younger , aspiring athlete ( also Ranaut ) . Made on a budget of , Tanu Weds Manu Returns was released on 22 May 2015 , and grossed worldwide . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its writing , music , and the performances of Ranaut and Dobriyal . As of June 2016 , the film has won 15 awards . At the 63rd National Film Awards , Tanu Weds Manu Returns won the awards for Best Actress ( Ranaut ) , Best Original Screenplay and Best Dialogues . At the 61st Filmfare Awards ceremony , the film won two awards : Best Actress -- Critics ( Ranaut ) and Best Dialogue . The film also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the ceremony . In addition , Tanu Weds Manu Returns received 13 nominations at the Producers Guild Film Awards ceremony , more than any other film , and won the award for Best Actor in a Comic Role ( Dobriyal ) . Among other wins , the film garnered two awards each from the International Indian Film Academy , BIG Star Entertainment and the Times of India award ceremonies ."
},
{
"docid": "Simran_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Simran is an upcoming Indian Bollywood drama film directed by Hansal Mehta which features Kangana Ranaut in the lead role . Production began in March 2016 and principal photography commenced in October 2016 at Atlanta , United States . The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 15 September 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Manikarnika—The_Queen_of_Jhansi",
"title": "",
"text": "ManikarnikaThe Queen of Jhansi is an upcoming Indian biographical film , directed by Krish and produced by Zee Studios in association with Kamal jain & Co-Produced by Nishant Pitti of EaseMyTrip.com Kangana Ranaut plays the title role of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai . Principal photography on the film began in May 2017 and the film is scheduled for release on 27 April 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Queen_(2014_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Queen is a 2014 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap , Vikramaditya Motwane , and Madhu Mantena . The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role , with Lisa Haydon and Rajkummar Rao playing supporting roles . Rani , an under-confident Punjabi girl from New Delhi embarks on her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam by herself after her fiancé calls off their wedding . Bahl co-wrote the script of Queen with Chaitally Parmar and Parveez Shaikh . Anvita Dutt Guptan wrote the dialogues for the film . Ranaut , who was encouraged by Bahl to improvise her lines during filming , is credited as an additional dialogue writer . Amit Trivedi provided the musical score and Guptan also wrote the lyrics . Principal photography of the film began in 2012 and took 45 days to complete . Queen premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and released theatrically on 7 March 2014 . The film garnered critical acclaim , with praise directed to the direction , writing , and Ranaut 's performance . It is widely considered by critics to be one of the best films of 2014 . Made on a budget of , the film earned over at the global box-office , emerging as a commercial success . Queen won several awards . At the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony , the film won a leading six awards , including Best Film , Best Director , and Best Actress for Ranaut . At the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony , the film won the Best Hindi Film and Best Actress awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Anand_L_Rai",
"title": "",
"text": "Anand L. Rai ( born 28 June 1971 ) is a Hindi film director and producer known for romantic-comedy movies Tanu Weds Manu ( 2011 ) and Raanjhanaa ( 2013 ) . His latest film is Tanu Weds Manu : Returns starring Kangana Ranaut ( Double Role ) , R. Madhavan , Deepak Dobriyal , Swara Bhaskar , and Jimmy Shergill ."
},
{
"docid": "Revolver_Rani",
"title": "",
"text": "Revolver Rani is a 2014 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Sai Kabir . The film is presented by Wave Cinemas . It features Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das in lead roles and Piyush Mishra , Zakir Hussain and Pankaj Saraswat in supporting roles . The film is a satirical and unusual love story set against the backdrop of politics and released on 25 April 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Katti_Batti",
"title": "",
"text": "Katti Batti is an Indian romantic drama film directed by Nikhil Advani and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures . The film stars Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan in the lead roles . The first look of the movie was revealed on 12 June 2015 , and the trailer of the movie was released on 14 June 2015 . The film was released on 18 September 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Problem_(2010_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "No Problem is a 2010 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Anil Kapoor who also stars as the main character . It stars Sanjay Dutt , Akshaye Khanna , Sushmita Sen , Paresh Rawal , Kangana Ranaut , Neetu Chandra and Sunil Shetty . Shooting began in July 2010 . It was shot in South Africa and Mumbai . No Problem was released on 10 December 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Queen_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Queen is a 2014 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane . The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role , and features Rajkummar Rao and Lisa Haydon in supporting roles . The film was edited by Abhijit Kokate and Kashyap , and the cinematography was provided by Bobby Singh . Amit Trivedi composed the musical score for the film . Queen tells the story of Rani , an under-confident woman , who embarks on her honeymoon alone after her fiancé calls off their wedding . Made on a budget of , Queen was released on 7 March 2014 , and grossed worldwide . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , performance of Ranaut , cinematography , and editing . As of June 2015 , the film has won 32 awards . At the 62nd National Film Awards , Queen won the awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actress ( Ranaut ) . At the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony , Queen won six awards , more than any other film , including Best Film , Best Director ( Bahl ) , and Best Actress . Haydon and Tridevi also garnered nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Music Director , respectively . Queen received the most nominations at the 2015 Screen Awards ceremony , and won the awards for Best Film , Best Director , and Best Cinematography ( Singh ) . Ranaut , Rao and Haydon were nominated for Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . The film also won five awards at the 16th ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy Awards , including Best Movie and Best Actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Ungli",
"title": "",
"text": "Ungli ( English : Finger ) is a 2014 Indian vigilante crime drama film directed by Rensil D'Silva and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions . The film stars Emraan Hashmi , Randeep Hooda , Kangana Ranaut , Neha Dhupia , Angad Bedi , Neil Bhoopalam and Sanjay Dutt . The film was released on 28 November 2014 . Mid-day gave the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the direction and performances ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Fashion_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fashion is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and produced by UTV Motion Pictures . The film features Priyanka Chopra in the lead role , with Kangana Ranaut , Mugdha Godse , Arbaaz Khan and Arjan Bajwa in supporting roles as well as several professional fashion models playing themselves . Bhandarkar co-wrote the film with Ajay Monga and Anuraadha Tewari . Deven Murdeshwar edited the film while the cinematography was provided by Mahesh Limaye . Salim-Sulaiman composed the musical score , with lyrics written by Irfan Siddiqui and Sandeep Nath . The film focuses on the transformation of Meghna Mathur , an aspiring fashion model played by Chopra , from a small-town girl to a supermodel in the Indian fashion industry . Produced on a budget of , Fashion was released on 29 October 2008 to critical acclaim and box-office success . It grossed and was noted for being commercially successful despite being a women-centric film with no male lead . Fashion received various awards and nominations , with praise for its direction , the performance of the cast , screenplay , editing , musical score , and costume design . At the 56th National Film Awards , Chopra and Ranaut won the awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively . The film received seven nominations at the 54th Filmfare Awards , including Best Director for Bhandarkar and Best Screenplay for Bhandarkar , Monga , and Tewari . Chopra and Ranaut also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively . Chopra won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Screen Awards , while Ranaut and Godse were nominated for Best Supporting Actress . At the 2009 Star Guild Awards , Chopra , Ranaut and Godse won the Best Actress in a Leading Role , Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Female Debut respectively . The film garnered six nominations at the 2009 Stardust Awards , including Best Film and Best Director for Bhandarkar ."
},
{
"docid": "Knock_Out_(2010_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Knock Out is a Bollywood thriller film directed by Mani Shankar . Released on 15 October 2010 , the film stars Sanjay Dutt , Irfan Khan and Kangana Ranaut . Knock Out is an unauthorized remake of Phone Booth . In October 2010 , the Bombay High Court ordered the film 's producers to pay a portion of their revenues to 20th Century Fox who own the rights to Phone Booth . The film was a flop the Indian boxoffice ."
},
{
"docid": "Rajjo",
"title": "",
"text": "Rajjo is a 2013 Indian romantic musical produced by Four Pillars Entertainment and directed by Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer Vishwas Patil . It stars Kangana Ranaut and newcomer Paras Arora in the lead roles and its supporting cast includes Prakash Raj , Mahesh Manjrekar and Jaya Prada . The film released in theatres on 15 November 2013 . The film that earned 2 crores at the domestic box office bore a loss of 10 crores on the venture ."
},
{
"docid": "Rascals_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rascals is an Bollywood action black comedy film directed by David Dhawan . The film stars Arjun Rampal in a special guest appearance . Sanjay Dutt , Ajay Devgn , Kangana Ranaut and Lisa Haydon are featured in lead roles . It was presented by Bharat Shah . The film released on 6 October 2011 , and received mixed to negative response from critics . Despite opening strongly , it was a huge box office flop . Storyline of the movie is similar to the 1988 movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Naa_Miley_Hum",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Naa Miley Hum is a 2011 Bollywood film directed by Tanveer Khan , and marking the debut of Chirag Paswan , son of Ram Vilas Paswan . The film stars Kangana Ranaut , Neeru Bajwa and Sagarika Ghatge . The film released on 4 November 2011 . . The film has an item number by Shweta Tiwari . The film went unnoticed and considered a box office flop . Subsequently , Paswan turned to politics and in the 2014 elections elected to the Lok Sabha from Jamui seat in Bihar ."
},
{
"docid": "Mr._Pellikoduku",
"title": "",
"text": "Mr. Pellikoduku ( Mr. Bride Groom ) is a 2013 Telugu film directed by Devi Prasad starring Sunil and Isha Chawla in the lead roles . This movie is produced by N. V. Prasad and Paras Jain on Megaa Super Good Films Banner while S. A. Rajkumar scored the Music . This film is an official remake of 2011 Hindi film Tanu Weds Manu directed by Anand L. Rai starring R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in the Lead Roles . The film released on 1 March 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Anuraadha_Tewari",
"title": "",
"text": "Anuraadha Tewari also known as Anuradha Tiwari ( born 11 August 1971 ) is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director , working for the last 18 years in the Hindi film industry and most known for co-writing screenplay of films like , Fashion ( 2008 ) , Jail ( 2010 ) , and Heroine ( 2012 ) . Fashion won her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Screenplay as well nominations in the Screen and IIFA awards that year . The Film went on to win 2 National Awards for its leading ladies ie Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Love_NY_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "I Love NY , also known as I Love New Year , is an Indian romantic comedy film directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru starring Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles . The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. . The film was extensively shot in Mumbai , New York City and Bangkok . The main plot was taken from the Russian romantic comedy The Irony of Fate ( 1976 ) . After numerous delays , the film released on 10 July 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Maahi",
"title": "",
"text": "Maahi is a Blockbuster Hit song from the 2009 Hindi blockbuster movie Raaz -- The Mystery Continues . The song is sung By Toshi Sabri and is composed by Toshi 's brother Sharib Sabri . The song is picturized on Emraan Hashmi And Kangana Ranaut . Maahi became international blockbuster song right from its release . On YouTube Maahi got billions of likes by YouTube users . The song was praised and appreciated by the audience . The song marks the debut of Bollywood singers Toshi-Sharib in Bollywood . The song also made the duo famous all over India . The lyrics of the song are penned by Sayeed Quadri ."
},
{
"docid": "Double_Dhamaal",
"title": "",
"text": "Double Dhamaal ( also known as Dhamaal 2 ) ( meaning ` Double Trouble ' ) is a Bollywood comedy film and a sequel to the 2007 hit film Dhamaal , and the second installment of Dhamaal film series . . The film is directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria . It features the lead roles from the original , with Kangana Ranaut and Mallika Sherawat as new additions . The theatrical trailer of the film was revealed on 20 May 2011 along with the film Haunted . The film released on 24 June 2011 . Upon release , the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics , unlike its prequel , however was a moderate success at the box office ."
},
{
"docid": "Ek_Niranjan",
"title": "",
"text": "Ek Niranjan is a 2009 Telugu film starring Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles . The film is directed by Puri Jagannadh . The film was shot on a specially erected set in Hyderabad and shot in Bangkok and the songs were shot in Switzerland . The film revolves around Chotu ( Prabhas ) , who is a bounty hunter getting criminals to the police in exchange for money and how he reunites with his parents he never got to meet because he was kidnapped . The film released on 30 October 2009 . The film was dubbed in Hindi as Ek Hi Raasta , dubbed in Malayalam as Game , and dubbed in Tamil as Police dada ."
},
{
"docid": "Rangoon_(2017_Hindi_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rangoon is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language drama film , directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures . The project is a period film set during World War II ( 1939 -- 1945 ) with the leading actress supposedly playing a character based on the life and times of Mary Ann Evans aka Fearless Nadia , Bollywood 's first original stunt-woman still remembered for her fiery role in the movie Hunterwali . It stars Saif Ali Khan , Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles . The film was released on 24 February 2017 on the Mahashivratri weekend ."
},
{
"docid": "Krrish_3",
"title": "",
"text": "Krrish 3 ( -LSB- - hnsˈkrɪʃ 3 -RSB- ) is a 2013 Bollywood superhero science fiction film produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan . It is the third film in the Krrish series following Koi ... Mil Gaya ( 2003 ) and Krrish ( 2006 ) . The film stars Hrithik Roshan , Vivek Oberoi , Priyanka Chopra , and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles . The story follows the life of Rohit Mehra , a scientist , and Krishna Mehra a.k.a. Krrish , his superhero son , who face an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by the evil genius Kaal and his female henchman Kaya . In the process , Krishna 's pregnant wife Priya is kidnapped by Kaal and the form-changing Kaya takes her place at the Mehra home and eventually falls in love with Krishna . Krrish 3 was initially scheduled to release as a 3D film . However , due to lack of time to convert the film to 3D , director Rakesh Roshan mentioned that the film will be released only in the 2D format . Krrish 3 released worldwide on 1 November 2013 . It has since received mixed reviews from film critics with praise directed towards Roshan and Ranaut 's performances , the visual effects , and the cinematography ; criticism has been directed to the music provided by composer and the director 's brother Rajesh Roshan , the story and screenplay ."
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"docid": "James_A._Michener",
"title": "",
"text": "James Albert Michener ( -LSB- ˈmɪtʃnər -RSB- February 3 , 1907 -- October 16 , 1997 ) was an American author of more than 40 books , most of which were fictional , lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history . Michener was known for the popularity of his works ; he had numerous bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club . He was also known for his meticulous research behind the books . Michener 's novels include Tales of the South Pacific for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948 , Hawaii , The Drifters , Centennial , The Source , The Fires of Spring , Chesapeake , Caribbean , Caravans , Alaska , Texas , and Poland . His non-fiction works include Iberia , about his travels in Spain and Portugal ; his memoir titled The World Is My Home ; and Sports in America . Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener 's factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place . His first book was adapted as the popular Broadway musical South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein , and later as eponymous feature films in 1958 and 2001 , adding to his financial success . He also wrote an analysis of the United States ' Electoral College system in a book which condemned it , entitled Presidential Lottery : The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System . It was published in 1969 , and republished in 2014 and 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Marlon_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Marlon Brando , Jr. ( April 3 , 1924 -- July 1 , 2004 ) was an American actor , film director and political activist . He is credited with bringing realism to film acting . He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting , studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s . Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather ( 1972 ) , as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , The Wild One ( 1953 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , Reflections in a Golden Eye ( 1967 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ) , and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) . Brando was also an activist for many causes , notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements . He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway . He received further praise for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront , and his portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One proved to be a lasting image in popular culture . Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata ! ; Mark Antony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar ; and Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver in Sayonara ( 1957 ) , an adaption of James Michener 's 1954 novel . Brando was included in a list of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s , coming in at number 10 in 1954 , number 6 in 1955 , and number 4 in 1958 . The 1960s proved to be a fallow decade for Brando . He directed and starred in the cult western film One-Eyed Jacks , a critical and commercial flop , after which he delivered a series of box-office failures , beginning with the 1962 film adaptation of the novel Mutiny on the Bounty . After 10 years , during which he did not appear in a successful film , he won his second Academy Award for playing Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather , a role critics consider among his greatest . The Godfather was then one of the most commercially successful films of all time . With that and his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris , Brando re-established himself in the ranks of top box-office stars , placing sixth and tenth in the Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973 , respectively . Brando took a four-year hiatus before appearing in The Missouri Breaks ( 1976 ) . After this , he was content with being a highly paid character actor in cameo roles , such as in Superman ( 1978 ) and The Formula ( 1980 ) , before taking a nine-year break from motion pictures . According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Brando was paid a record $ 3.7 million ( $ million in inflation-adjusted dollars ) and 11.75 % of the gross profits for 13 days ' work on Superman . He finished out the 1970s with his controversial performance as Colonel Kurtz in another Coppola film , Apocalypse Now , a box-office hit for which he was highly paid and which helped finance his career layoff during the 1980s . Brando was ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars whose screen debuts occurred in or before 1950 . He was one of only three professional actors , along with Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe , named in 1999 by Time magazine as one of its 100 Most Important People of the Century . He died of respiratory failure on July 1 , 2004 , at age 80 ."
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"docid": "Songs_My_Mother_Taught_Me_(Marlon_Brando_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Songs My Mother Taught Me an autobiography by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey as co-author in 1995 . Brando writes of his memories as a struggling actor and of his various relationships with other actors , producers and directors . The book has been translated into several languages , including a Persian version translated by Niki Karimi in 1999 . The book is not so much a collection of described chronological events as it is a medium for Brando 's thoughts and beliefs , all voiced through a diverse array of topics . Particularly later on in the book , he intersperses stories from both his youth and his older years . Brando does n't delve into himself more than he needs to , rather the people who shaped his life ; notably , little to no mention is made of his wives or children . Specific mention is made of figures such as Marilyn Monroe , Laurence Olivier , John F. Kennedy , David Niven , Richard Burton , Elizabeth Taylor , John Huston , amongst many others . His actual coverage of his films tends to be succinct , characterised more by anecdotes than step-by-step descriptions of production ."
},
{
"docid": "Tony_Thomas_(film_historian)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tony Thomas ( July 31 , 1927 -- July 08 , 1997 ) was a British-American film historian , author , writer , producer , and radio and television broadcaster . Considered one of Hollywood 's preeminent film historians , he authored over thirty books , produced more than fifty albums of film music , and produced film documentaries for radio and television . Among his works are biographies of Errol Flynn , Burt Lancaster , Joel McCrea , Gregory Peck , and Dick Powell , and entries in Citadel Press 's Films of series , including chronicles of the careers of Marlon Brando , Henry Fonda , Olivia de Havilland , Gene Kelly , Ronald Reagan , and James Stewart ."
},
{
"docid": "Elliott_Kastner",
"title": "",
"text": "Elliott Kastner ( January 7 , 1930 -- June 30 , 2010 ) was an American film producer , whose best known credits include Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 ) , The Long Goodbye ( 1973 ) , The Missouri Breaks ( 1976 ) and Angel Heart ( 1987 ) . According to one obituary he : Was noted for his skill in bringing together writers , directors and stars for generally commercial ( though sometimes surprisingly cerebral ) films . He excelled in literary adaptations , from popular works such as those of Raymond Chandler and Alistair MacLean to the more esoteric output of such writers as Iris Murdoch , Vladimir Nabokov and Edna O'Brien . He also favoured tales with strong , single-minded heroes and produced films featuring such actors as Marlon Brando , Paul Newman , Jack Nicholson , Robert Mitchum , Burt Reynolds and Richard Burton ."
},
{
"docid": "Senso_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Senso is a 1954 melodrama film , an adaptation of Camillo Boito 's Italian novella Senso by the Italian director Luchino Visconti , with Alida Valli as Livia Serpieri and Farley Granger as Lieutenant Franz Mahler . Originally , Visconti had hoped to cast Ingrid Bergman and Marlon Brando in the lead roles , but Bergman was not interested in the part , and Brando was nixed by the producers who considered Granger a bigger star at the time . Both Franco Zeffirelli and Francesco Rosi , later accomplished film and theater directors in their own right , worked as Visconti 's assistants on the picture ."
},
{
"docid": "Truckline_Cafe",
"title": "",
"text": "Truckline Cafe was the title of a 1946 Broadway play written by Maxwell Anderson , directed by Harold Clurman , produced by Elia Kazan , and starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden . The short-lived play ran only 13 performances and is best remembered today for the fact that each night Brando would run up and down a flight of stairs prior to an entrance to induce an effectively frenzied demeanor for one of the scenes . The cast also included David Manners , to whom Brando has attributed much of his subsequent success , and Kevin McCarthy . The play is noted for Brando 's first major appearance on Broadway , during which he garnered attention for an unusually intense performance which presaged his later work on A Streetcar Named Desire . Truckline Cafe is also notable for being the first collaboration between Brando and Kazan , who later made A Streetcar Named Desire , Viva Zapata , and On the Waterfront together . The play also remains notable for being the first time Brando and Malden worked together , prior to co-starring in A Streetcar Named Desire , On the Waterfront , and One Eyed Jacks . From the May 1 , 2007 issue of Slate Magazine , Troy Patterson notes in a review of a Turner Classic Movies documentary about Brando : The film spends a happily ample sum of time on Truckline Café , which was Brando 's Broadway breakthrough , and contextualizes the triumph of Streetcar better than Brando 's own autobiography . From the July 7 -- 13 , 2004 edition of The Villager : In `` Broadway : The Golden Age , '' a stirring documentary film by Rick McKay , that fine actor Charles Durning says of his first sight of Brando ( in `` Truckline Cafe '' ) : `` I thought -LSB- he was a -RSB- guy they pulled in off the street . Too good to be an actor . '' Time Magazine reported that the reviews were so lacerating ( the New York Daily News '' ' John Chapman called it `` the worst play I have seen since I have been in the reviewing business '' ) that Clurman and Kazan took out and ad in the New York Times stating in part : `` Our theater is strangled in a bottleneck ... made up of a group of men who are hired to report the events of our stage and who more and more are acquiring powers which , as a group , they are not qualified to exercise -- either by their training or their taste ... . No opposition point of view is ever expressed . There is a blackout of all taste except the taste of these men . '' Meanwhile , playwright Anderson mounted an ad in the New York Herald Tribune '' : `` It is an insult to our theater that there should be so many incompetents and irresponsibles among -LSB- the reviewers -RSB- . ... Of late years all plays are passed on largely by a sort of Jukes family of journalism . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Fugitive_Kind",
"title": "",
"text": "For the 1937 Tennessee Williams play , see Fugitive Kind . The Fugitive Kind is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani , and directed by Sidney Lumet . The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter 's 1957 play Orpheus Descending , itself a revision of his unproduced 1940 work Battle of Angels . Despite being set in the Deep South , the United Artists release was filmed in Milton , New York . At the 1960 San Sebastián International Film Festival , it won the Silver Seashell for Sidney Lumet and the Zulueta Prize for Best Actress for Joanne Woodward . The film is available on videotape and DVD . A two-disc DVD edition by The Criterion Collection was released in April 2010 . A stage production also took place in 2010 at the Arclight Theatre starring Michael Brando , grandson of Marlon Brando , in the lead role . This particular production used the edited film version of the text as opposed to the original play ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(1951_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 American drama film , adapted from Tennessee Williams 's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name . It tells the story of a southern belle , Blanche Dubois , who , after encountering a series of personal losses , leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a dilapidated New Orleans tenement . The Broadway production and cast was converted to film with only minor changes . True to the play , the film is both lyrical and gritty , with complex and contradictory characters . Chief among these was Blanche Dubois , who has become a legendary and iconic figure in film history . Tennessee Williams collaborated with Oscar Saul and Elia Kazan on the screenplay . Kazan , who directed the Broadway stage production , also directed the black and white film . Marlon Brando , Kim Hunter , and Karl Malden were all cast in their original Broadway roles . Although Jessica Tandy originated the role of Blanche DuBois on Broadway , Vivien Leigh , who had appeared in the London theatre production , was cast in the film adaptation for her star power . Upon release of the film , Marlon Brando , virtually unknown at the time of the play 's casting , rose to prominence as a major Hollywood movie star . The film marked the first of Marlon Brando 's four consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and earned an estimated $ 4,250,000 at the US and Canadian box office in 1951 , making it the fifth biggest hit of the year . In 1999 , A Streetcar Named Desire was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Lionel_White",
"title": "",
"text": "Lionel White ( 9 July 1905 -- 26 December 1985 ) was an American journalist and crime novelist , several of whose dark , noirish stories were made into films . His books include The Snatchers ( made into a film as The Night of the Following Day by Hubert Cornfield starring Marlon Brando ) , The Money Trap ( made into a movie by Burt Kennedy starring Glenn Ford and Elke Sommer ) , The Big Caper ( made into a film by Robert Stevens starring Rory Calhoun ) , Death Takes the Bus , Clean Break ( adapted by Stanley Kubrick as the basis for his 1956 film , The Killing ) , and Obsession ( adapted by Jean-Luc Godard as the basis for his 1965 film , Pierrot le fou ) and by the Finnish director Seppo Huunonen for the 1974 film The Hair ( Karvat ) and Rafferty , adapted by 1980 Soviet Lenfilm production of the same title . White ( also known as L.W. Blanco ) had been a crime reporter and began writing suspense novels in the 1950s . He wrote more than 35 books , all translated into a number of different languages . His earlier novels were published as Gold Medal pulp hard-boiled crime fiction , but when Duttons began a line of mystery and suspense books , he also wrote for them . He was most well known as what a New York Times review described as `` the master of the big caper . '' Seven years after White 's death , director Quentin Tarantino credited him , among others , as an inspiration in his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs ,"
},
{
"docid": "Listen_to_Me_Marlon",
"title": "",
"text": "Listen to Me Marlon is a 2015 documentary film written , directed and edited by Stevan Riley about the movie star and iconic actor Marlon Brando . The Village Voice calls it `` a masterpiece '' and David Edelstein lists it as `` the greatest , most searching documentary of an actor ever put on film . '' According to Vanity Fair , it `` is a compelling documentary about Marlon Brando compiled entirely from private audio tapes the actor recorded at home , in business meetings , during hypnosis , in therapy , and during press interviews . '' In July 2015 , Listen to Me Marlon was released theatrically in the United States ; screening in over 140 cities during a ten-week run . The film has also recently been nominated for a Gotham Award . Variety writes Brando 's `` complexity is limned as well as a documentary possibly could manage ... Made with the full cooperation of the Brando estate , the pic is a superbly crafted collage whose soundtrack is as complexly textured as the curation and editing of visual elements . '' As Rolling Stone magazine summed it up , `` You want Brando Confidential ? Fine , you 've got it . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Joseph_Brutsman",
"title": "",
"text": "Joseph Brutsman is an actor , director , producer and writer . He is currently the post producer of the reality series Guntucky ( 2013 ) and currently the Story Producer on the TLC reality series My 600-lb Life . Brutsman has also been a professional artist for 30 years . Brutsman 's October Three , a social drama about the O.J. Simpson trial , received numerous awards , including Best Film awards at The South Beach Film Festival and Houston Worldfest . Brutsman completed many projects with Marlon Brando , included editing Brando 's final personal project : Lying for a Living - Brando 's video examination of acting . He also co-wrote with both his wife and Marlon Brando the TV-film Saint Jimmy , for CBS ."
},
{
"docid": "Brando_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brando is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Marlon Brando ( 1924 -- 2004 ) , American actor Christian Brando , Marlon 's eldest son Cheyenne Brando , Marlon 's daughter Miko Brando , Marlon 's son Jocelyn Brando , Marlon 's older sister Frédéric Brando , French footballer Tim Brando , CBS Sports reporter and announcer Tuki Brando , model , Marlon 's grandson by Cheyenne Marlon Brando ( rapper ) ( 1979 -- 2001 ) , American rapper"
},
{
"docid": "A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(1995_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1995 television drama film directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Alec Baldwin , Jessica Lange , John Goodman and Diane Lane that first aired on CBS Television . Based on the 1947 play by Tennessee Williams , it follows a 1951 adaptation starring Marlon Brando and a 1984 television adaptation . The film was adapted from a 1992 Broadway revival of the play , also starring Baldwin and Lange ."
},
{
"docid": "Guys_and_Dolls",
"title": "",
"text": "Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows . It is based on `` The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown '' and `` Blood Pressure `` two short stories by Damon Runyonand also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon storiesmost notably `` Pick the Winner '' . The premiere on Broadway was in 1950 . It ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical . The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals , as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine . Guys and Dolls was selected as the winner of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Drama . However , because of writer Abe Burrows ' troubles with the House Un-American Activities Committee ( HUAC ) , the Trustees of Columbia University vetoed the selection , and no Pulitzer for Drama was awarded that year ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Teahouse_of_the_August_Moon_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film that satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945 . The film starred Marlon Brando and was directed by Daniel Mann . John Patrick adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer Prize -- and Tony Award -- winning Broadway play of 1953 . The play was , in turn , adapted from a 1951 novel by Vern J. Sneider . The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Annemarie_Selinko",
"title": "",
"text": "Annemarie Selinko ( 1 September 1914 -- 28 July 1986 ) was an Austrian novelist who wrote a number of best-selling books in German from the 1930s through the 1950s . Although she had been based in Germany , in 1939 at the start of World War II she took refuge in Denmark with her Danish husband , but then in 1943 , they again became refugees , this time to Sweden . Many of her novels have been adapted into movies and all have been translated into numerous languages . Her last work Désirée ( 1951 ) was about Désirée Clary , the one-time fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte and later Queen of Sweden and Norway . It is dedicated to her sister Liselotte , who was murdered by the Nazis . Translated into 25 languages , in 1954 it was turned into a major Hollywood movie starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Island_of_Doctor_Moreau_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells . The Island of Doctor Moreau may also refer to : The Island of Dr. Moreau ( 1977 film ) , a film adaptation of the novel with Burt Lancaster and Michael York The Island of Dr. Moreau ( 1996 film ) , a later film adaptation with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer"
},
{
"docid": "The_Godfather",
"title": "",
"text": "The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy , based on Mario Puzo 's best-selling novel of the same name . It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family . The story , spanning 1945 to 1955 , chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone , focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone ( Pacino ) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss . Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $ 80,000 , before it gained popularity . Studio executives had trouble finding a director ; their first few candidates turned down the position . They and Coppola disagreed over who would play several characters , in particular , Vito and Michael . Filming was done on location and completed earlier than scheduled . The musical score was composed primarily by Nino Rota with additional pieces by Carmine Coppola . The film was the highest-grossing film of 1972 and was for a time the highest-grossing film ever made . It won the Oscars for Best Picture , Best Actor ( Brando ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( for Puzo and Coppola ) . Its seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino , James Caan , and Robert Duvall for Best Supporting Actor and Coppola for Best Director . It was followed by sequels The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) and The Godfather Part III ( 1990 ) . The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and one of the most influential , especially in the gangster genre . It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990 , being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' and is ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema ( behind Citizen Kane ) by the American Film Institute ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Bug_Man",
"title": "",
"text": "Big Bug Man is an American animated movie starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando . The movie is a Studio-Free Studios Production , and it was originally supposed to be released in between 2006 and 2008 , but there is now no news on its release or distribution . The movie is Marlon Brando 's last known film work . The movie is written by Bob Bendetson who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons . It is directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Brave",
"title": "",
"text": "The Brave is a 1997 film adapted from the Gregory McDonald novel of the same title directed by , co-written by and starring Johnny Depp alongside Marlon Brando . This film was Depp 's directorial debut . He co-wrote the screenplay with his brother , directed and acted in it . The film was first shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it received mixed reviews . The film was released in theaters and on DVD internationally , but not in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Marlon_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "This list includes the awards and nominations of film actor Marlon Brando ."
},
{
"docid": "Fredo_Corleone",
"title": "",
"text": "Fredo ( Frederico ) Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather . Fredo is portrayed by American actor John Cazale in the Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation and in the sequel , The Godfather Part II . He is the second son of the mafia don Vito Corleone ( Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro ) . Fredo is the younger brother of Sonny ( James Caan ) and the elder brother to Michael ( Al Pacino ) and sister , Connie ( Talia Shire ) . In both Puzo 's novel and the film adaptations , Fredo is characterized as weaker and less intelligent than his brothers ; he therefore has little real power or status within the Corleone crime family . The infant Fredo had pneumonia . In the novel , Fredo 's primary weakness is his womanizing , a habit he develops after moving to Las Vegas and which earns his father 's disfavor . In the films , Fredo 's feelings of personal inadequacy and his inability to act effectively on his own behalf are character flaws leading to greater consequences ."
},
{
"docid": "Movita_Castaneda",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Luisa `` Movita '' Castaneda ( April 12 , 1916 -- February 12 , 2015 ) was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando . She was eight years older than Brando . In films , she played exotic women/singers , such as in Flying Down to Rio ( 1933 ) and Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 ) , of which she was the last surviving cast member . She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando ( b. 1961 ) and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky ( b. 1966 ) . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Always_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Always Brando is a 2011 film directed by Tunisian director Ridha Behi . Originally titled Brando and Brando , it was set to star Marlon Brando and Christian Erickson until Brando 's death . The film premiered at 2011 Toronto International Film Festival then Abu Dhabi Film Festival where producers Ziad Hamzeh and Ridha Behi received the Black Pearl award for best producers ."
},
{
"docid": "Gillo_Pontecorvo",
"title": "",
"text": "Gillo Pontecorvo ( -LSB- ˈdʒillo ponteˈkɔrvo -RSB- ; 19 November 1919 -- 12 October 2006 ) was an Italian filmmaker . He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri ( The Battle of Algiers , 1966 ) was released . It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1966 . His other films include Kapò ( 1960 ) , which takes place in a World War II concentration camp , and Burn ! ( Queimada , 1969 ) , starring Marlon Brando and loosely based on the failed slave revolution in Guadeloupe . In 2000 , he received the Pietro Bianchi Award at the Venice Film Festival . He was also a screenwriter and composer of film scores , and a close friend of the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano ."
},
{
"docid": "Heart_of_Darkness_(1993_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Heart of Darkness is a 1993 television adaptation of Joseph Conrad 's famous novella written by Benedict Fitzgerald , directed by Nicolas Roeg , and starring Tim Roth , John Malkovich , Isaach De Bankolé and James Fox . The show is the third screen adaptation of the novella , following a 1958 television adaptation for the anthology series Playhouse 90 starring Boris Karloff , and 1979 's Apocalypse Now with Marlon Brando , which loosely adapted it and updated it to the Vietnam War . The film was filmed as a co-production with Ted Turner 's Turner Pictures , and then aired by his TNT network ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Nightcomers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nightcomers is a 1971 British horror film directed by Michael Winner and starring Marlon Brando , Stephanie Beacham , Thora Hird , Harry Andrews and Anna Palk . It is a prequel to Henry James ' The Turn of the Screw , which had already been adapted into the 1961 film The Innocents . The manor house in the film is Sawston Hall , a 16th-century Tudor manor house in Sawston , Cambridgeshire ."
},
{
"docid": "Morituri",
"title": "",
"text": "Morituri -- Latin for `` those who are about to die '' -- can refer to : Morituri ( 1948 film ) , a German film , featuring Klaus Kinski 's onscreen debut . Morituri ( 1965 film ) , starring Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner . Morituri ( 2007 film ) , a 2007 French-Algerian film by Okacha Touita , from the homonymous book by Yasmina Khadra Strikeforce : Morituri , a Marvel Comics comic book series A branch of the Weather Underground Organization Morituri , an Open Source CD ripper that aims for accuracy over speed"
},
{
"docid": "Helen_Hall",
"title": "",
"text": "Helen Hall is a rock memorabilia and film memorabilia expert , an appraiser and auctioneer . A former Vice-President at Christie 's , Helen now works with private collectors , musicians , film actors , directors , auction houses and museums all over the world to research , appraise , authenticate and value iconic objects , manuscripts , clothing and instruments . Helen Hall was Head of Entertainment Memorabilia at Christie 's , New York . During her time at Christie 's , Helen was involved in bringing to auction some iconic collections and celebrity estates , including The Personal Property Of Marlon Brando ( 2004 ) ; 40 Years Of Star Trek ( 2006 ) ; The Estate Of Clark Gable ( 2006 ) ; The Estate Of Stan Laurel ( 2007 ) ; The John Lennon Collection of `` Magic '' Alex Mardas ( 2004 ) ; The Star Wars Collection Of John Mollo ( 2003 ) ; Eric Clapton 's Guitars in aid of the Crossroads Centre ( 1999 and 2004 ) . As a Christie 's auctioneer , Helen has been involved with world record breaking artifacts such as Marlon Brando 's script for `` The Godfather '' , John Lennon 's hand-written lyrics for `` Give Peace A Chance '' and the drum from the cover of the Beatles LP `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' . In 2008 , Helen launched DIG to work with musicians , actors , film directors , models , politicians and other personalities to research , preserve and archive their career-related assets and help protect their future legacy . DIG provides Appraisals , Archival and Collection Management services to iconic people and legendary brands . Privately , Helen has also brokered important sales of rock memorabilia , including Kurt Cobain 's Fender Mustang guitar and Sid Vicious ' Swastika t-shirt . Helen has also consulted for Christie 's and Phillips auction houses and works closely with museums and institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum , London ; the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame , Cleveland and the Experience Music Project , Seattle ."
},
{
"docid": "Jay_Kanter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jay Ira Kanter ( born December 12 , 1926 ) is an American film producer . He is best known for his long association with Alan Ladd , Jr. . He was a talent agent at MCA for a number of years . He is known for his biographical works such as Grace Kelly : The American Princess ( 1987 ) and Brando ( 2007 ) . His most recent work is Marlon Brando : An Actor Named Desire ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Michel_Duchaussoy",
"title": "",
"text": "Michel Duchaussoy ( 29 November 1938 -- 13 March 2012 ) was a French film actor , who appeared in more than 130 films between 1962 and 2012 . He was born Michel René Jacques Duchaussoy in Valenciennes , France on 29 November 1938 . At first a theater actor , he worked for many years in the Comédie Française , where he started his career in 1964 . Duchaussoy performed in many French classic plays including those by Molière , Marivaux , Corneille and Ionesco . He received the prestigious Molière award for best supporting actor in 2003 . The deep-voiced actor dubbed Marlon Brando in the French version of Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather . In 2010 he co-starred with Sophie Marceau in Yann Samuell 's L'age de raison ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Starkey , ( born 7 July 1940 ) , known professionally as Ringo Starr , is an English drummer , singer , songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles . He occasionally sang lead vocals , usually for one song on an album , including `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' , `` Yellow Submarine '' and their cover of `` Act Naturally '' . He also wrote the Beatles ' songs `` Do n't Pass Me By '' and `` Octopus 's Garden '' , and is credited as a co-writer of others , including `` What Goes On '' and `` Flying '' . Starr was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood , and as a result of prolonged hospitalisations fell behind in school . In 1955 , he entered the workforce and briefly held a position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship at a Liverpool equipment manufacturer . Soon afterwards , he became interested in the UK skiffle craze , developing a fervent admiration for the genre . In 1957 , he cofounded his first band , the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group , which earned several prestigious local bookings before the fad succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958 . When the Beatles formed in 1960 , Starr was a member of another Liverpool group , Rory Storm and the Hurricanes . After achieving moderate success with that band in the UK and Hamburg , he quit the Hurricanes and joined the Beatles in August 1962 , replacing Pete Best . Starr played key roles in the Beatles ' films and appeared in numerous others . After the band 's break-up in 1970 , he released several successful singles including the US number four hit `` It Do n't Come Easy '' , and number ones `` Photograph '' and `` You 're Sixteen '' . In 1972 , he released his most successful UK single , `` Back Off Boogaloo '' , which peaked at number two . He achieved commercial and critical success with his 1973 album Ringo , which was a top ten release in both the UK and the US . He has been featured in a number of documentaries and hosted television shows . He also narrated the first two series of the children 's television programme Thomas & Friends and portrayed `` Mr Conductor '' during the first season of the PBS children 's television series Shining Time Station . Since 1989 , he has toured with twelve variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band . Starr 's creative contribution to music has received praise from other drummers such as Phil Collins , who described him as `` a great musician '' , and Steve Smith , who commented : `` Before Ringo , drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity . Ringo 's popularity brought forth a new paradigm ... we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect ... His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music and still identify the song . '' He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1998 . In 2011 , Rolling Stone readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer of all time . Starr , who was previously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988 , was inducted for his solo career in 2015 , making him one of 21 performers inducted more than once ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Starr_Struck:_Best_of_Ringo_Starr,_Vol._2",
"title": "",
"text": "Starr Struck : Best of Ringo Starr , Vol . 2 is Ringo Starr 's second official compilation album , released on Rhino ."
},
{
"docid": "Photograph:_The_Very_Best_of_Ringo_Starr",
"title": "",
"text": "Photograph : The Very Best of Ringo Starr ( the last word visually rendered as ) is a career-spanning best-of compilation album by Ringo Starr and is the first such album since the releases of 1975 's Blast from Your Past and 1989 's Starr Struck : Best of Ringo Starr , Vol . 2 . The release of the new collection coincided with the reissue of Starr 's first four solo albums for EMI , in digital format , on 28 August 2007 . The compilation debuted at number 26 on the UK album chart on 2 September 2007 . This achievement represents Starr 's highest UK album chart peak since 1974 , when Goodnight Vienna debuted and peaked at number 30 . Photograph : The Very Best of Ringo Starr stayed in the UK top 100 for three weeks . The album also had a two-week chart run in the United States , where it debuted at number 130 with 5,426 copies sold during the first week of release ."
},
{
"docid": "Pete_Best",
"title": "",
"text": "Randolph Peter `` Pete '' Best ( born Randolph Peter Scanland , 24 November 1941 ) is an English musician , principally known as an original member and first drummer of the Beatles , from 1960 to 1962 . Best was born in the city of Madras , then part of British India . After Best 's mother , Mona Best ( 1924 -- 1988 ) , moved to Liverpool in 1945 , she opened the Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests ' house in Liverpool . The Beatles ( at the time known as the Quarrymen ) played some of their first concerts at the club . The Beatles invited Best to join on 12 August 1960 , on the eve of the group 's first Hamburg season of club dates . Ringo Starr eventually replaced Best on 16 August 1962 when the group 's manager , Brian Epstein , dismissed Best under the direction of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , and George Harrison , following their first recording session at Abbey Road Studios in London . After working in a number of commercially unsuccessful groups , Best gave up the music industry to work as a civil servant for 20 years , before starting the Pete Best Band . He has been married for over 50 years to Kathy Best ; they have two daughters , Beba and Bonita , and four grandchildren ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr:_Live_at_Soundstage",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr : Live at Soundstage is a 2007 live album by rock musician and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr . It was recorded at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan , Illinois on 24 June 2005 as part of the PBS concert series Soundstage . The Roundheads for this performance were : Steve Dudas ( lead guitar ) , Gary Burr ( guitar ) , Mark Hudson ( guitar ) , Matt Bissonette ( bass guitar ) , Mark Hart ( keyboards ) , and Gregg Bissonette ( drums ) . Colin Hay and his wife Cecilia Noel joined in on the `` With A Little Help From My Friends '' finale . Ringo Starr : Live at Soundstage features many of Starr 's best-known songs , both as a solo artist and as a Beatle , including : `` Yellow Submarine '' , `` Octopus ' Garden '' , `` Photograph '' , and songs from his two previous studio albums , Choose Love and Ringo Rama ."
},
{
"docid": "4150_Starr",
"title": "",
"text": "4150 Starr , provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered by American astronomer Brian A. Skiff at Lowell 's Anderson Mesa Station on 31 August 1984 . The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family , one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt . It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9 -- 2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months ( 1,219 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic . The first observation was made at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory in 1957 , extending the asteroid 's observation arc by 27 years prior to its discovery . According to the space-based survey by the NEOWISE mission of NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer , the asteroid measures 6.6 and 6.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.258 and 0.277 , respectively , while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link ( CALL ) assumes an albedo of 0.24 -- derived from 8 Flora , the family 's largest member and namesake -- and calculates a diameter of 7.5 kilometers , based on an absolute magnitude of 12.8 . Several rotational light-curves were obtained for this asteroid from photometric observations . An unpublished light-curve by Kryszczynska from November 2011 , has been rated best by CALL . It gave a rotation period of hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 in magnitude . The minor planet was named in after Richard Starkey ( b. 1940 ) , better known as Ringo Starr , the drummer of The Beatles . He joined the English rock band in 1962 , replacing its former drummer Pete Best . Ringo has released various albums in his solo career and also acted in several movies . Naming citation was published on 10 April 1990 . The minor planets 8749 Beatles , 4147 Lennon , 4148 McCartney and 4149 Harrison were named after the band and its three other members ."
},
{
"docid": "Sneaky_Pete_Kleinow",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter E. `` Sneaky Pete '' Kleinow ( August 20 , 1934 -- January 6 , 2007 ) was an American country-rock musician , songwriter , and a motion picture special effects artist . He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez , Jackson Browne , The Byrds , Joe Cocker , Rita Coolidge , Eagles , The Everly Brothers , George Harrison , The Steve Miller Band , Joni Mitchell , The Rolling Stones , Ringo Starr , Stevie Wonder , Spencer Davis , Linda Ronstadt and many others ."
},
{
"docid": "Angel_in_Disguise_(McCartney–Starr_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Angel in Disguise '' is a song co-written by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr that has never been released . The song was intended for Ringo 's 1992 Time Takes Time album ; however , it did not make it onto the album , and therefore remains an intriguing , publicly unheard song . Had it been released in 1992 it would have been the first McCartney-Starkey composition on record , although there were Beatles songs that were credited to Lennon -- McCartney -- Starkey and Lennon -- McCartney -- Harrison -- Starkey . McCartney sent Starr an unfinished demo of the song , to which Starr added an extra verse . Backing tracks for the song were recorded on 9 September 1991 at Conway Studios , in Los Angeles , produced by Peter Asher . There have been several documented mentions of the song . From Rolling Stone , 1992 : `` Working with ( Peter ) Asher , Starr recorded a cover of The Posies ' `` Golden Blunders '' and a version of a previously unfinished Paul McCartney composition , `` Angel In Disguise '' , to which Starr added a new verse . '' From Alan Clayson 's biography of Ringo Starr titled `` Ringo Starr : Straight Man Or Joker ? '' : Among tracks short-listed were a ( Jeff ) Lynne original ( `` Call Me '' ) , Rick Suchow 's `` What Goes Around '' - picked as the singalong finale -- a version of Elvis Presley 's `` Do n't Be Cruel '' , and songs written by Ringo either alone , with Paul McCartney ( the remaindered `` Angel In Disguise '' ) , or with Johnny Warman . '' It appears that the song written by Rick Suchow ( `` What Goes Around '' ) was the last song picked for the album , and as a result the McCartney -- Starkey song was shelved , and not subsequently released . From the Ringo Starr interview in Beatlefan , 1992 : `` You see , they expected that because it 's McCartney and Starr , anyone in their right mind would put that on . It just did n't fit the space we needed on the album ... this is my best shot , in my opinion , of my album . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_and_Friends",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr and Friends is a 2006 live album by rock musician and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr , following his 2005-2006 successful tour . The album features the tracks from the All-Starr Band 's 2001 tour . ( Tracks from the 2001 edition of the All-Starr Band also appeared on the album , King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band , released in 2002 . Ringo 's friends included on the album are Ian Hunter , Howard Jones , Roger Hodgson , Sheila E , Greg Lake and Mark Rivera ."
},
{
"docid": "Photograph_(Ringo_Starr_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Photograph '' is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album Ringo . Starr co-wrote the song with George Harrison , his former bandmate from the Beatles . Although the two of them collaborated on other compositions , it is the only song officially credited to the pair . A signature tune for Starr as a solo artist , `` Photograph '' became an international hit , topping singles charts in the United States , Canada and Australia , and receiving gold disc certification for US sales of 1 million . Music critics have similarly received the song favourably ; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considers it to be `` among the very best post-Beatles songs by any of the Fab Four '' . The lyrics are a reflection on lost love , whereby a photograph is the only reminder of the protagonists ' shared past . Starr and Harrison began writing the song in the South of France in 1971 , during a period when Starr was focused on developing his acting career . They first recorded `` Photograph '' late the following year , along with the single 's B-side , `` Down and Out '' , during sessions for Harrison 's Living in the Material World album ( 1973 ) . The officially released version was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Richard Perry , and it incorporates aspects of Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound through the presence of multiple drums and acoustic guitars , as well as an orchestra and a choir . Aside from Starr and Harrison , the musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins , Bobby Keys , Jim Keltner , and Spector 's musical arranger , Jack Nitzsche . Starr made a promotional film for the single , shot at his and wife Maureen Starkey 's home , Tittenhurst Park . `` Photograph '' has appeared on Starr 's compilation albums Blast from Your Past ( 1975 ) and Photograph : The Very Best of Ringo Starr ( 2007 ) , and live versions have featured on releases recorded with his All-Starr Band and with the Roundheads . In November 2002 , a year after Harrison 's death , Starr sang `` Photograph '' at the Concert for George -- a performance that was an emotional highpoint of the event . Engelbert Humperdinck , Camper Van Beethoven , Cilla Black and Adam Sandler are among the artists who have covered the song ."
},
{
"docid": "Beaucoups_of_Blues_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Beaucoups of Blues '' is the title song from Ringo Starr 's 1970 country album . It was released as a single , on 5 October 1970 on Apple , in several countries , but not the UK , and entered the charts in both the US and Germany where it reached number 87 and number 43 respectively . The song was included on Starr 's greatest hits albums , Blast from Your Past and Photograph : The Very Best of Ringo Starr ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles_at_The_Cavern_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street , in Liverpool was the venue where the Beatles ' ( formerly known as the Quarrymen ) UK popularity started . John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Pete Best were first seen by Brian Epstein at the club . Epstein eventually became their manager , going on to secure them a record contract . Best was replaced by Ringo Starr on 16 August 1962 , which upset many Beatles fans . After taunts of , `` Pete forever , Ringo never ! '' , one agitated fan headbutted Harrison in the club . The Cavern Club was the third club managed by Alan Synter , which originally opened as a jazz-only club on 16 January 1957 , being styled after the Paris venue , Le Caveau . The Quarrymen made their first appearance at the club on 21 February 1957 , but by 9 February 1961 , when the group first performed there under their new name of the Beatles , the club was under the ownership of Ray McFall . The Cavern Club 's popularity grew , rapidly becoming the most famous club in Britain . According to the club 's resident DJ , Bob Wooler , the Beatles made 292 appearances at the club in 1961 , 1962 and 1963 , culminating in a final appearance there on 3 August 1963 -- one month after the group recorded `` She Loves You '' , and six months before their first trip to the United States . The club changed hands several more times before eventually being demolished to allow construction of an underground railway ventilation duct , before being used as a car park . A replica of the club was built on `` 75 per cent of the original site '' in 1984 , built with 15,000 bricks retrieved from the original club site . On 16 January 1997 , a sculpture of Lennon was unveiled outside The New Cavern Club , and on 14 December 1999 , McCartney performed there , playing his last concert of the 20th century and publicising his album , Run Devil Run ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_and_His_All-Starr_Band",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band is Ringo Starr 's first official live album , and the first album recorded with his All-Starr Band , recorded in 1989 during his successful comeback tour and released in 1990 . It was also Starr 's first release of unheard material in seven years ."
},
{
"docid": "Wings_(Ringo_Starr_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wings '' is a song by Ringo Starr , originally recorded for and released as a single from the album Ringo the 4th . It was co-written with Vini Poncia in 1977 . Starr later re-recorded it , produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar , and released it as a single from his 2012 studio album , Ringo 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_and_His_All_Starr_Band_Volume_2:_Live_from_Montreux",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2 : Live from Montreux is Ringo Starr 's second official live album and was released in September 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_and_His_Third_All-Starr_Band-Volume_1",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band-Volume 1 was a limited edition live album by Ringo Starr , and his All Starr band , recorded at the Nippon Budokan , Tokyo , Japan . The album was released on 12 August 1997 by Blockbuster videos for only $ 5.99 . The All-Starr Band included the return of the keyboardist Billy Preston and Starr 's son Zak ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_5.1:_The_Surround_Sound_Collection",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo 5.1 : The Surround Sound Collection is a DVD-Audio compilation by Ringo Starr . The tracks featured are from his albums Ringo Rama and Choose Love . The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Surround Sound ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_&_His_All_Starr_Band_Live_2006",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006 is a 2008 live album by rock supergroup Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band . It was recorded during his 2006 All-Starr Tour in Uncasville , Connecticut . In addition to Starr , his co-stars are Billy Squier , Edgar Winter , Hamish Stuart , Richard Marx , Rod Argent and Sheila E. This particular All-Starr tour was notable for Starr 's personal and professional break with longtime collaborator , Mark Hudson , who declined to participate , inciting the split ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_&_His_All-Starr_Band",
"title": "",
"text": "Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band is a live rock supergroup with shifting personnel led by former Beatles drummer and vocalist Ringo Starr . Since 1989 , Starr has toured with twelve variations of the band , where `` everybody on stage is a star in their own right . '' Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band is a concept that was created by producer David Fishof . The band has consistently toured for over two decades , and rotates its line-up depending on the musicians ' projects and availability at any given time . Typically at an All-Starr Band concert , Starr will perform some songs from both his solo career and his years with the Beatles , then each band member will take turns performing two to three hits from their own career as well as the occasional acoustic/solo spot . The All-Starrs do not generally release original music , but every few years a live album from the band is released , generally as part of a new All Starr Band ."
},
{
"docid": "Extended_Versions_(Ringo_Starr_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Extended Versions is a live album by Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band released by BMG on 1 April 2003 . The album features the tracks from the All-Starr Band 's 2001 tour . ( Tracks from the 2001 edition of the All-Starr Band also appeared on the album , King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band , released in 2002 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Anthology..._So_Far",
"title": "",
"text": "The Anthology ... So Far is a triple live compilation album by Ringo Starr released on 5 February 2001 by Eagle in the UK , while the US release occurred on 24 July by Koch . Rounding up the bulk of the material on 1990s Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band , 1993 's Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2 : Live From Montreux and 1997 's Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band-Volume 1 -- in addition to previously unheard material recorded live in 1995 , 1997 and 2000 , The Anthology ... So Far stands as an exhaustive collection of Starr 's concert highlights spanning a decade . Over the course of the collection Starr is joined by Randy Bachman , Gary Brooker , Jack Bruce , Tim Cappello , Eric Carmen , Felix Cavaliere , Clarence Clemons , Burton Cummings , Rick Danko , Dr. John , Dave Edmunds , John Entwistle , Mark Farner , Peter Frampton , Levon Helm , Jim Keltner , Simon Kirke , Nils Lofgren , Billy Preston , Mark Rivera , Todd Rundgren , Timothy B. Schmit , Zak Starkey and Joe Walsh . Despite receiving some favourable reviews , The Anthology ... So Far failed to chart upon its release ."
},
{
"docid": "Ringo_Starr_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "This article presents the discography of Ringo Starr , former drummer and occasional singer and songwriter of British rock band the Beatles . When the band broke up in the spring of 1970 , Ringo Starr embarked on a solo career . Like the other Beatles , he spent the first half of the seventies on Apple Records , the label created by the band for themselves . Starr moved to Atlantic Records after his contract with EMI expired and his career diminished in commercial impact , even though he continued to record and eventually tour with his All-Starr Band in 1989 and continues to do so today ."
},
{
"docid": "King_Biscuit_Flower_Hour_Presents_Ringo_&_His_New_All-Starr_Band",
"title": "",
"text": "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band is a live album by Ringo Starr released on 6 August 2002 . Starr 's All-Starr Band was always evolving , although the change in personnel evidenced on this recording is the most dramatic yet . While Mark Rivera remains as Starr 's bandleader , the new players for the 2001 US tour here include Emerson , Lake & Palmer 's Greg Lake , Mott the Hoople 's Ian Hunter and - bringing a more updated sound to the precedings - Supertramp 's Roger Hodgson , Howard Jones and former Prince bandmember Sheila E. . Starr naturally has the biggest share of the songs , performing his classic hits from the 1960s and 1970s - with the relatively recent `` Do n't Go Where the Road Do n't Go '' from 1992 's Time Takes Time , with all his celebrity guests each having their moment in the spotlight . King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band was fairly well received by the critics upon its August 2002 release , though again , it failed to reach the charts ."
},
{
"docid": "You_and_Me_(Babe)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You and Me ( Babe ) '' is a song by English musician Ringo Starr , released as the final track on his 1973 album Ringo . Starr 's fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison wrote the song along with Mal Evans , the Beatles ' longtime aide and a personal assistant to Starr during the making of Ringo . The track serves as a farewell from Starr to his audience in the manner of a show-closing finale , by lyrically referring to the completion of the album . During the extended fadeout , Starr delivers a spoken message in which he thanks the musicians and studio personnel who helped with the recording of Ringo -- among them , Harrison , John Lennon and Paul McCartney , and his producer , Richard Perry . The recording of `` You and Me ( Babe ) '' features a series of well-regarded guitar solos from Harrison , and backing from musicians such as Nicky Hopkins and Klaus Voormann . Jack Nitzsche and Tom Scott contributed the song 's musical arrangements ."
},
{
"docid": "Octopus's_Garden",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Octopus 's Garden '' is a song by the Beatles written and sung by Ringo Starr ( credited to his real name Richard Starkey ) from the Beatles ' 1969 album Abbey Road . George Harrison , who assisted Starr with the song , commented : '' ` Octopus 's Garden ' is Ringo 's song . It 's only the second song Ringo has ever written , mind you , and it 's lovely . '' He added that the song gets very deep into your consciousness '' ... because it 's so peaceful . I suppose Ringo is writing cosmic songs these days without even realising it . '' It was the last song released by the Beatles featuring Starr on lead vocals ."
},
{
"docid": "I'm_the_Greatest",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I 'm the Greatest '' is a song written by English musician John Lennon that was released as the opening track of the 1973 album Ringo by Ringo Starr . With Starr , Lennon and George Harrison appearing on the track , it marks the only time that three former Beatles recorded together between the band 's break-up in 1970 and Lennon 's death in 1980 . Lennon wrote the song in December 1970 as a wry comment on his rise to fame , and later tailored the composition for Starr to sing . Named after one of Muhammad Ali 's catchphrases , the song partly evokes the stage-show concept of the Beatles ' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Recording for `` I 'm the Greatest '' took place in Los Angeles in March 1973 , during a period when tensions among all the former Beatles had eased . News of Starr , Lennon and Harrison working together led to heightened speculation in the press that the band might re-form . The presence on the recording of bassist Klaus Voormann , as a supposed stand-in for Paul McCartney , created a line-up that the press had dubbed the Ladders since 1971 . The song was produced by Richard Perry and also includes musical contributions from Billy Preston , a keyboard player whose close links to the Beatles led to him being recognised as a Fifth Beatle . Some commentators consider `` I 'm the Greatest '' to be one of Starr 's signature tunes . In his contemporary review for Rolling Stone , Ben Gerson praised it as a song on which `` a stunning alchemy occurs '' ; author Peter Doggett likens the track to a `` lost gem '' from the Beatles ' Abbey Road album . `` I 'm the Greatest '' was later included on Starr 's compilations Blast from Your Past ( 1975 ) and Photograph : The Very Best of Ringo Starr ( 2007 ) . Starr has often performed it in concert with his All-Starr Band , whose second album , Live from Montreux ( 1993 ) , opens with the song . A version from the 1973 recording session with Lennon on lead vocals appeared on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_at_the_Greek_Theatre_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "Live at the Greek Theatre 2008 is a live album released by musician Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 2010 . It is one of few current albums that Ringo Starr has released on a major label , this one being released on Universal Music Group , as well as his 2008 studio album Liverpool 8 , which was released under Capitol Records . One of the reasons that this particular live album might have been released on a more popular label is because the Greek Theatre ( located in Los Angeles ) is more of a bigger venue then some of Ringo 's other concert locations . The album oddly removes many of the songs that were sung at the concert . On the filmed concert , also included with the CD , there are several more songs . Such examples are Edgar Winter 's `` Frankenstein '' and what would have been an obvious choice for the album , a live version of Ringo Starr 's `` Liverpool 8 '' song . Also , there is a sing-along version of John Lennon 's `` Give Peace a Chance '' . News of the album was originally revealed on the Beatles ' official website as well as Ringo 's official website ."
},
{
"docid": "Icon_(Ringo_Starr_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Icon is a compilation album by Ringo Starr , released in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Glass_Onion",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Glass Onion '' is a song by the Beatles from their 1968 double-album The Beatles ( also known as the `` White Album '' ) primarily written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon -- McCartney . This is the first track on the album to feature Ringo Starr on drums . Starr briefly left the group during recording sessions for the album and was replaced on drums by Paul McCartney on both `` Back in the U.S.S.R. '' and `` Dear Prudence '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Bad_Boy_(Ringo_Starr_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bad Boy is the seventh studio album by Ringo Starr , released in 1978 during a period where his musical career was sliding into freefall after several years of solo success . Although Bad Boy was meant to reverse this trend , Starr 's fortunes dwindled further ."
},
{
"docid": "VH1_Storytellers_(Ringo_Starr_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Ringo Starr recorded and released for the popular music program in 1998 . Unlike his previous live recordings , this release places Starr in an intimate environment where , as per the show 's requirement , he tells the genesis of the songs being performed ."
}
] |
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Oscar Robertson is American.
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[
{
"docid": "Oscar_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Oscar Palmer Robertson ( born November 24 , 1938 ) , nicknamed `` The Big O '' , is an American former National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks . The 6 ft , 205 lb Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star , 11-time member of the All-NBA Team , and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 professional seasons . In 1962 , he became the first of only two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season . In the 1970 -- 71 NBA season , he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their only NBA title . His playing career , especially during high school and college , was plagued by racism . Robertson is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee , having been inducted in 1980 for his individual career , and in 2010 as a member of the 1960 United States men 's Olympic basketball team and president of the National Basketball Players Association . He also was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 . The United States Basketball Writers Association renamed their College Player of the Year Award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in his honor in 1998 , and he was one of five people chosen to represent the inaugural National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class in 2006 . He was ranked as the 36th best American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN . Robertson was also an integral part of Robertson v. National Basketball Ass 'n of 1970 . The landmark NBA antitrust suit , named after the then-president of the NBA Players ' Association , led to an extensive reform of the league 's strict free agency and draft rules and , subsequently , to higher salaries for all players ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Robertson_v._National_Basketball_Ass'n",
"title": "",
"text": "Robertson v. National Basketball Association , 556 F. 2d 682 ( 2d Cir . 1977 ) , was an antitrust lawsuit filed by American basketball player Oscar Robertson against the National Basketball Association . Filed in 1970 , the lawsuit was settled in 1976 and resulted in the free agency rules now used in the NBA ."
},
{
"docid": "Oscar_Robertson_Trophy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the outstanding men 's college basketball player by the United States Basketball Writers Association ( USBWA ) . The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959 ."
},
{
"docid": "Robertson_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Robertson is a patronymic surname , originating in northern England and Scotland . It means `` son of Robert '' . Notable people with the surname include : A. Willis Robertson ( 1887-1971 ) , former U.S. Senator from Virginia , father of Pat Robertson Alec Robertson , New Zealand lawn bowler Alfred J. Robertson , American college sports coach Alvin Robertson ( born 1962 ) , former professional basketball player Angus Roberston ( born 1969 ) Scottish politician and Deputy Leader of SNP Archibald Robertson ( disambiguation ) Arthur Scott Robertson , Scottish Fiddler B. A. Robertson ( born 1956 ) , Scottish musician songwriter Bob Robertson ( born 1946 ) , former Major League Baseball player Bobby Robertson , American football player Brian Robertson ( born 1956 ) , British rock guitarist Brian Hubert Robertson ( 1896 -- 1974 ) , a British Army General and politician Britt Robertson ( born 1990 ) , American actress Bruce Robertson ( disambiguation ) Cliff Robertson ( 1923 -- 2011 ) , American actor David Robertson ( disambiguation ) Denise Robertson ( 1932 -- 2016 ) , British writer and television broadcaster Dennis Robertson ( disambiguation ) Donald Struan Robertson Dougal Robertson , Scottish author and sailor ; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson ( 1837 -- 1909 ) , Scottish ophthalmologist Ed Robertson ( born 1970 ) , lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies Edith Anne Robertson ( 1883 -- 1973 ) , Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson , early settler in Texas , signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861 Gavin Robertson ( born 1966 ) , Australian cricketer Geoffrey Robertson ( born 1946 ) , Australian-born lawyer , author , and broadcaster George Robertson ( disambiguation ) George S. Robertson ( 1872 -- 1967 ) , British athlete Gordon Robertson ( disambiguation ) Gregor Robertson ( disambiguation ) R. G. Hamish Robertson ( born 1943 ) , Canadian physicist Harry Robertson ( disambiguation ) Hezekiah D. Robertson ( 1826 -- 1870 ) , New York politician Horace Robertson ( 1894 -- 1960 ) , Australian Lieutenant General Howard P. Robertson ( 1903 -- 1961 ) , mathematical physicist Hugh Robertson ( disambiguation ) Ian Robertson , Lord Robertson ( 1912 -- 2005 ) , High Court of Justiciary judge who contributed greatly to Scottish law Ian Duncan Robertson , British engineer J. M. Robertson ( 1856 -- 1933 ) , British journalist , secularist and Liberal MP J. R. Robertson ( 1867 -- 1928 ) , educator and Freemason in South Australia Jackie Robertson ( 1928 -- 2014 ) , Scottish professional footballer James Robertson ( disambiguation ) James Wilson Robertson ( 1899 -- 1983 ) , former Governor-General of Nigeria Jerry Robertson ( disambiguation ) John Robertson ( disambiguation ) Julian Robertson ( born 1932 ) , American investor and philanthropist Kaine Robertson ( born 1980 ) , Italian rugby player Kathleen Robertson ( born 1973 ) , Canadian actress Leroy Robertson ( 1896 -- 1971 ) , American composer and music educator Lloyd Robertson ( born 1934 ) , Canadian journalist Margaret Murray Robertson ( 1823 -- 1897 ) , Canadian teacher and writer Max Robertson ( 1915-2009 ) , English sports commentator Michael Robertson ( discus thrower ) ( born 1983 ) , American discus thrower Nancy Robertson , Canadian actress ( Corner Gas ) Nate Robertson ( born 1977 ) , Major League Baseball player Neil Robertson ( disambiguation ) Nic Robertson ( born 1962 ) , prominent CNN war reporter Oscar Robertson ( born 1938 ) , former professional basketball player P. L. Robertson ( 1879 -- 1951 ) , inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw Percy Robertson ( 1868 -- 1934 ) , English watercolour landscape painter and etcher Phil Robertson , founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty Pat Robertson ( born 1930 ) , American Christian televangelist Pauline Robertson ( born 1968 ) , Scottish field hockey player Robbie Robertson ( born 1943 ) , Canadian musician and songwriter , former member of The Band Robert Gordon Robertson ( born 1917 ) , Canadian politician Roland Robertson , British sociologist and theorist of globalization Sterling C. Robertson Empresario under Mexican Texas , settled Robertson 's Colony Steven Robertson , British actor Stuart Robertson ( disambiguation ) Thomas Robertson ( disambiguation ) Thomas William Robertson ( 1829 -- 1871 ) , Victorian playwright Tommy Robertson ( footballer , born 1873 ) ( 1873 -- 1939 ) , Scottish international footballer Vernon Robertson ( 1890 -- 1971 ) , British civil engineer William Robertson ( disambiguation ) Wyndham Robertson ( 1803 -- 1888 ) , Governor of Virginia Robertson brothers ( pastoralists ) John Holland Robertson ( died 1909 ) , William Robertson ( died 1914 ) and Robert Robertson ( 1846 -- 1928 ) , cattle , horse and sheep breeders of South Australia"
},
{
"docid": "Norman_Forbes-Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Norman Forbes-Robertson ( September 24 , 1858 -- September 25 , 1932 ) was the son of John Forbes-Robertson ( 1822 -- 1903 ) and one of the 11 siblings of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson . He was also a notable actor and a friend of Ellen Terry , Oscar Wilde , Edward Elgar and Henry Irving . Together with Bram Stoker , he helped to organize Irving 's funeral ; a large body of letters connected with this event still exist . Forbes-Robertson was a prominent member of London 's exclusive Garrick Club . According to `` The History of the Tie '' , one afternoon in the 1920s , he wore a salmon-and-cucumber tie to lunch at the Garrick Club , joking that it was the official club tie . Thereafter it was adopted as such . In the early 20th century , he owned and restored Stocks Mill in Wittersham , Kent . Forbes-Robertson was knocked down by a motor car in September 1932 and died in Exeter , Devon . He was an early motorist , employing his own chauffeur . He was the father of the actor Frank Forbes-Robertson and grandfather of Meriel Forbes ."
},
{
"docid": "Kevin_Mack_(visual_effects_artist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kevin Mack ( born July 23 , 1959 ) is an American visual effects artist . He won at the 71st Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on What Dreams May Come . He shared his Oscar with Nicholas Brooks , Joel Hynek and Stuart Robertson ."
},
{
"docid": "1961–62_Cincinnati_Royals_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1961/62 season was the Royals 14th season in the NBA and its 5th in Cincinnati . Oscar Robertson had a career season as he averaged a triple double on the season . All 5 starters on the Royals averaged double digits points per games as the team ended a 4-year playoff drought . The Royals had a record of 43 -- 37 and the improving team finished in 2nd place . Despite that , the NBA team had real local competition for fans in The Queen City due to remarkably successful college teams there . The starting five of the team had improved , with Bob Boozer improving to join solid holdovers Oscar Robertson , Jack Twyman , Wayne Embry , Bucky Bockhorn . In the playoffs , the Royals dealt with injuries and would be defeated by the Detroit Pistons in 4 games ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_Brooker_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian Brooker is a character actor , with experience of theatre , television and film . However , it is in the medium of radio and audio drama that he is best known . Ian Anthony Brooker is the ninth generation of a theatrical family that first went on stage in the mid eighteenth century . Relatives have included leading theatrical and literary figures such as Dame Madge Kendal ( Mrs Kendal in The Elephant Man ) ( 1848 -- 1935 ) , dramatists such as Thomas William Robertson ( 1829 -- 1871 ) - author of the play Caste , the screenwriter Philip MacDonald ( 1900 -- 80 ) - author of the Boris Karloff film The Body Snatcher , and several Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto films ; Harry Duff ( 1895-1984 ) - the boy actor who played both Michael and John Darling in the original production and revival of the play Peter Pan ; the French actress , Rachel Berendt who studied with Sarah Bernhardt and who married the film , stage and television actor Pierre Fresnay ; and Carol Robertson - producer of the BBC 's Tales of Beatrix Potter and Oscar ( starring Michael Gambon as Oscar Wilde ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Don_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Don Robertson may refer to : Don Robertson ( author ) ( 1929 -- 1999 ) , American novelist Don Robertson ( baseball ) ( born 1930 ) , former Major League Baseball player Don Robertson ( composer ) ( born 1942 ) , American composer Don Robertson ( golfer ) See Northern Texas PGA Championship Don Robertson ( songwriter ) ( 1922 -- 2015 ) , American songwriter and pianist Don Robertson ( television announcer ) ( born 1926 ) , retired American television announcer Don Robertson ( referee ) , Scottish association football referee"
},
{
"docid": "W._Graham_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Walford Graham Robertson ( 1866 -- 1948 ) was a British painter , illustrator and author . He donated over 20 works of art to the Tate Gallery , London . `` In the London of Beardsley and Beerbohm , Shaw and Henry James , Robertson was a promising presence in the art and theater worlds . Today the museums of England owe a debt to his taste and judgment '' , according to The New York Times . He was an important collector of art , especially William Blake . He wrote plays , novels and a memoir , Time Was . He painted and illustrated books . He designed costumes for Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry . He was twice portrayed by John Singer Sargent . He was sociable , and knew many notable people including Oscar Wilde and artists . He was a source of witty quotes and anecdotes . The New York Times printed a biographical article about him in 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hugh_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Hugh Robertson may refer to : Hugh Robertson ( basketball ) ( born 1989 ) , American basketball player Hugh Robertson ( instrument maker ) ( 1730 -- 1822 ) , Scottish instrument maker Hugh Robertson ( 1890s footballer ) , Scottish footballer for Burnley , Lincoln City , Leicester Fosse Hugh Robertson ( footballer , born 1939 ) ( 1939 -- 2010 ) , Scottish footballer Hugh Robertson ( footballer , born 1975 ) , Scottish footballer Hugh Robertson ( politician ) ( born 1962 ) , British politician Hugh A. Robertson ( 1932 -- 1988 ) , American film director and editor Hugh C. Robertson ( 1845 -- 1908 ) , American studio potter"
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Mason_III",
"title": "",
"text": "Frank Leo Mason III ( born April 3 , 1994 ) is an American basketball player . He played college basketball for the University of Kansas , where he was the starting point guard for the Jayhawks . For the 2016 -- 17 season , he was named National Player of the Year by all of the major national player awards , making him consensus national player of the year . The awards are the John R. Wooden Award , CBS Sports National Player of the Year , the USA Today , the Sporting News Player of the Year , Associated Press Player of the Year , Naismith College Player of the Year , Oscar Robertson Trophy , and NABC Player of the Year . He was also a consensus All-American selection for his senior season at Kansas ."
},
{
"docid": "Sam_Robertson_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sam Robertson ( born 1985 ) is a Scottish actor . Sam or Samuel Robertson may also refer to : Sam Robertson ( American football ) , American football coach with Southwestern Louisiana , 1980 -- 1985 Sam Robertson ( skier ) , Australian alpine ski racer Samuel Matthews Robertson ( 1852 -- 1911 ) , American politician"
},
{
"docid": "Mickey_Davis",
"title": "",
"text": "Edward J. `` Mickey '' Davis ( born June 16 , 1950 ) is an American former player in the National Basketball Association . Davis first played professionally for the Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association . He was later drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the seventh round of the 1972 NBA Draft and played with the team until 1976 . Davis ' professional career was mostly unheralded , but he did garner some national attention during the 1974 NBA Finals with the Bucks . With starting guard Lucius Allen hurt and the rest of the Bucks ' guards unable to handle the defensive pressure of the Boston Celtics , Davis , an adept ballhandler , was called upon to play point guard ( unusual at the time at 6 ' 7 '' ) alongside Oscar Robertson for much of the series and helped the Bucks extend the Celtics to seven games ."
},
{
"docid": "Alexander_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexander Robertson may refer to : Alexander Robertson ( artist ) ( 1772 -- 1841 ) , Scottish-American artist and co-founder of Columbian Academy of Painting Alexander Robertson ( Canadian politician ) ( 1838 -- 1888 ) , lawyer and politician from Ontario , Canada Alexander Rocke Robertson ( 1841 -- 1881 ) , Canadian politician Alexander Black Robertson ( 1847 -- ? ) , politician from Ontario , Canada Alexander D. Robertson ( 1849 -- 1921 ) , politician from Prince Edward Island , Canada Eck Robertson ( Alexander Robertson , 1887 -- 1975 ) , American fiddle player Alex Robertson ( Scottish footballer ) ( fl . 1902 -- 1903 ) , Scottish footballer Alex Robertson ( Australian rules footballer ) ( 1887 -- 1915 ) , Australian rules footballer for University Sir Alexander Robertson ( police officer ) ( died 1970 ) , British police officer , Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis , 1958 -- 1961 Alexander Robertson ( MP ) ( 1779 -- 1856 ) , British Member of Parliament for Grampound Alexander Robertson ( chemist ) ( 1896 -- 1970 ) , British chemist Alexander Robertson , the name of several chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh"
},
{
"docid": "Scott_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Scott Robertson may refer to : Scotty Robertson ( 1930 -- 2011 ) , American basketball coach Scott Robertson ( concept artist ) ( born 1966 ) , American concept artist Scott Robertson ( rugby union ) ( born 1974 ) , New Zealand rugby coach Scott Robertson ( footballer , born 1985 ) , Scottish football player ( Dundee United , Hibernian ) Scott Robertson ( footballer , born 1987 ) , Scottish football player ( Partick Thistle , Arbroath , Stranraer ) Scott Robertson ( diver ) ( born 1987 ) , Australian diver"
},
{
"docid": "Charlesbreen",
"title": "",
"text": "Charlesbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It is located between Gunnar Knudsenfjella and Vegardfjella , and debouches into St. Jonsfjorden from the south side . The length of the glacier is ten kilometers . The glacier is named after Charles Robertson ."
},
{
"docid": "O_Train",
"title": "",
"text": "O Train could refer to : Unused New York City Subway service labels The O-Train , a light-rail transit ( LRT ) service in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada The O scale for model railroads Oscar Robertson"
},
{
"docid": "Craig_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Craig Robertson may refer to : Craig Robertson ( footballer ) ( born 1963 ) , Scottish former football player and coach Craig Robertson ( American football ) ( born 1988 ) , American football linebacker Craig Robertson ( badminton ) for Scottish National Badminton Championships Craig Robertson ( footballer born 1991 ) from 2012 -- 13 Berwick Rangers F.C. season Craig Robertson ( rugby union ) from 2012 -- 13 British and Irish Cup"
},
{
"docid": "Howard_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Howard Robertson may refer to : Howard Robertson ( architect ) ( 1888 -- 1963 ) , architect of the Shell Centre Howard P. Robertson ( 1903 -- 1961 ) , American mathematician Howard W. Robertson ( born 1947 ) , American poet"
},
{
"docid": "Music_for_The_Native_Americans",
"title": "",
"text": "Music for The Native Americans is a 1994 album by Robbie Robertson , compiling music written by Robertson and other colleagues ( billed as the Red Road Ensemble ) for the television documentary film The Native Americans . The album was Robertson 's first foray into writing music specifically inspired by his Mohawk heritage . Robertson brought in his son Sebastian Robertson to handle the drums on `` Golden Feather '' , `` Skinwalker '' , `` It Is a Good Day to Die '' and `` Words of Fire , Deeds of Blood '' . His daughter Delphine Robertson sings backing vocals on `` Coyote Dance '' ."
},
{
"docid": "1964–65_Cincinnati_Royals_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1964 -- 65 season was the Royals ' 19th season in the NBA and eighth in Cincinnati . By the end of the season , Oscar Robertson 's career statistics for the first five years of his career averaged out to a triple double : 30.3 points per game , 10.4 rebounds per game , and 10.6 assists per game . The season began with high hopes as the Royals had played well the previous season against Boston and were improving as a team . In addition to Robertson , second-year big man Jerry Lucas rose to superstar status this season . He averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds over 66 games played . He joined Robertson on the All-NBA First Team named at the season 's conclusion . Injuries , though , were a big factor this season . Key guard Bucky Bockhorn was lost to a career-ending injury in November . The other four opening-day starters , Robertson , Lucas , Jack Twyman and Wayne Embry , were each lost for several games or more also . Lucas was named MVP of the 1965 NBA All-Star Game . But the same day 's events saw superstar Wilt Chamberlain traded to the rival Philadelphia 76ers . Now Cincinnati had two strong title contenders to deal with in their own division . Philadelphia would later defeat the Royals in the 1965 playoffs ."
},
{
"docid": "Dick_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Dick Robertson may refer to : Dick Robertson ( songwriter ) ( 1903 -- 1979 ) , American big band singer of the 1920s Dick Robertson ( baseball ) ( 1891 -- 1944 ) , American baseball pitcher Dick Robertson ( footballer ) ( 1878 -- 1936 ) , Australian rules footballer"
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Robertson_(American_football)",
"title": "",
"text": "For other people named Jimmy Robertson , see James Robertson . James A. `` Jimmy '' Robertson ( March 8 , 1901 -- 1974 ) was an American football player and coach ."
},
{
"docid": "1960–61_Cincinnati_Royals_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1960 -- 61 season was the Royals 13th season in the NBA and its 4th in Cincinnati . The season was defined by the debut of Oscar Robertson . He would win the Rookie of the Year by nearly averaging a triple double for the entire season . The Big O averaged 30.5 points per game , 10.1 rebounds per game and 9.7 assists per game . He was also MVP of the 1961 NBA All-Star Game . Robertson 's arrival drew considerable publicity to a team on the verge of folding after the last two brutal seasons . Even a year ago , with the Royals playing before sparse crowds , the mantra was ' Robertson will be here next year ' . The Royals actually had four key rookies that year arrive . Along with Robertson , previous # 1 pick Bob Boozer , guard Ralph Davis , and college scorer Jay Arnette all arrived to boost the roster . Tom Marshall had served as coach the previous two difficult years . While many thought a bigger NBA name like Red Rocha should now take over , kindly small-college coach Charlie Wolf was inexpensively brought on to aid the young roster . Wolf moved Robertson to lead guard , and the team immediately improved . Jack Twyman , Wayne Embry and Bucky Bockhorn were solid starters in support of the new superstar . Robertson brought a brash leadership to the team , helping to organize the team 's attack . The infusion of talented youth overall gave the team a real lift . No ordinary rookie , Robertson scored 30.5 points per game , led the NBA in assists by a clear margin , sank the third-highest number of free throws in the league , and was even second on the Royals in rebounding . He was a 6 ' 5 player unlike any seen before in the NBA . Robertson 's debut was against the now-Los Angeles Lakers in their first game since moving from Minneapolis on October 19 . It was also the rookie debut of the Lakers ' Jerry West . Robertson triple-doubled in his first NBA game and led the Royals to the highest point total since moving to Cincinnati in the 140 -- 123 win before a large Gardens crowd . Robertson produced large turnouts for the Royals all through November . But the team went 4 -- 13 that month , ending their star 's honeymoon . Injuries to the hard-worked Embry saw the team go 6 -- 12 in January , souring the team 's playoff chances . Star forward Twyman was the chief target of Robertson passes . Twyman 's deadly jumper found the net at 25.3 points per game . The Royals would fall 1 game short of a playoff appearance as they finished in last place with a record of 33 wins and 46 losses ."
},
{
"docid": "Karma_(American_band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Karma was a soul/funk/jazz band which recorded two albums for the A&M Records imprint Horizon Records in the 1970s . Its members included Ernie Watts , trombonist George Bohanon , trumpeter Oscar Brashear , keyboardist Reggie Andrews , bassist Curtis Robertson Jr and drummer Joe Blocker . After recording two albums , the group disbanded in 1978 . Group members Reggie Andrews and George Bohanon became record producers - the former becoming successful in overseeing albums by Patrice Rushen and The Dazz Band . Ernie Watts would later tour with The Rolling Stones , while Vander `` Stars '' Lockett would appear on Donald Fagen 's 1982 solo debut , The Nightfly ."
},
{
"docid": "Alfred_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Alfred Robertson may refer to : Alfred M. Robertson ( 1911 -- 1975 ) , horse racing jockey in American Thoroughbred Alfred J. Robertson ( died 1948 ) , American sportsman , coach , and college athletics administrator"
},
{
"docid": "Patrick_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrick Robertson may refer to : Patrick Robertson , Lord Robertson ( 1794 -- 1855 ) , Scottish judge Patrick Robertson ( soccer ) ( born 1986 ) , American soccer player Patrick Robertson ( musician ) ( born 1977 ) , Australian musician and songwriter Patrick Francis Robertson ( 1807 -- 1885 ) , British Member of Parliament for Hastings Pat Robertson ( footballer ) ( 1895 -- 1947 ) , Australian rules footballer for Essendon"
},
{
"docid": "Thomas_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas , Tom or Tommy Robertson may refer to : Thomas Robertson ( priest ) ( fl . 1532 -- 1559 ) , Anglican Archdeacon of Leicester and Dean of Durham Thomas Alexander Robertson ( 1909 -- 1973 ) , better known by his pen name of `` Vagaland '' , Shetland poet Thomas Bolling Robertson ( born 1950 ) , American diplomat , ambassador to Slovenia 2004 -- 2008 Thomas Campbell Robertson ( 1789 -- 1863 ) , British civil servant in India Thomas Chalmers Robertson ( 1907 -- 1989 ) , author , ecologist and conservationist from South Africa Thomas William Robertson ( 1829 -- 1871 ) , Anglo-Irish dramatist and stage director Hamza Robertson ( Tom Robertson , born 1982 ) , English singer T. A. Robertson ( Thomas Argyll Robertson , 1909 -- 1994 ) , Scottish MI5 intelligence officer Thomas Dolby ( Thomas Morgan Robertson , born 1958 ) , musician"
},
{
"docid": "1969_NBA_All-Star_Game",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1969 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 14 , 1969 , at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore . Coaches : East : Gene Shue , West : Richie Guerin . Officials : Joe Gushue and Norm Drucker MVP : Oscar Robertson Network : ABC Attendance : 12,348"
},
{
"docid": "Oceana_Nunatak",
"title": "",
"text": "Oceana Nunatak is one of the Seal Nunataks , lying at the northwest corner of Robertson Island , off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula . Discovered by a Norwegian whaling expedition under C.A. Larsen in December 1893 , and named after the Oceana Co. of Hamburg , a sponsor of the expedition . Category : Nunataks of Graham Land Category : Oscar II Coast"
}
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Wyoming is the least populous state in the United States.
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[
{
"docid": "Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyoming -LSB- waɪˈoʊmɪŋ -RSB- is a state in the mountain region of the western United States . The state is the tenth largest by area , the least populous and the second least densely populated state in the country . Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana , on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska , on the south by Colorado , on the southwest by Utah , and on the west by Idaho . Cheyenne is the capital and the most populous city in Wyoming , with a population estimate of 63,335 in 2015 . The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015 , which is less than the population of 31 of the largest U.S. cities . The western two-thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the Rocky Mountains , while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains . Almost half of the land in Wyoming is owned by the U.S. government , leading Wyoming to rank sixth in the United States in total acres and fifth in percentage of a state 's land owned by the federal government . The federal lands include two national parksGrand Teton and Yellowstonetwo national recreation areas and two national monuments , as well as several national forests , historic sites , fish hatcheries , and wildlife refuges . The Crow , Arapaho , Lakota , and Shoshone were some of the original inhabitants of the region . Southwestern Wyoming was included in the Spanish Empire and then Mexican territory until it was ceded to the United States in 1848 at the end of the Mexican -- American War . The region acquired the name Wyoming when a bill was introduced to Congress in 1865 to provide a `` temporary government for the territory of Wyoming . '' The territory was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania , with the name ultimately being derived from the Munsee word xwé : wamənk , meaning `` at the big river flat . '' The mineral-extraction industryespecially coal , oil , natural gas , and tronaalong with the travel and tourism sector , are the main drivers behind Wyoming 's economy . Agriculture has historically been an important component of the state economy with the main commodities being livestock ( beef ) , hay , sugar beets , grain ( wheat and barley ) , and wool . The climate is generally semi-arid and continental , being drier and windier in comparison to the rest of the United States , with greater temperature extremes . Except for the 1964 election , Wyoming has been a politically conservative state since the 1950s , with the Republican party winning every presidential election ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "List_of_cemeteries_in_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "There are at least 161 named cemeteries in Wyoming . Wyoming -LSB- waɪˈoʊmɪŋ -RSB- is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States . Wyoming is the 10th most extensive , but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States . The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains , while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains ."
},
{
"docid": "Van_Tassell,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Van Tassell is a town in Niobrara County , Wyoming , United States . The population was 15 at the 2010 census . It holds the distinction of being the least populous town in the least populous county of the least populous state in the U.S."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_Rule",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wyoming Rule is a proposal to increase the size of the United States House of Representatives so that the standard representative-to-population ratio would be that of the smallest entitled unit , which is currently Wyoming . Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution , each U.S. state is guaranteed at least one representative . If the disparity between the population of the most and least populous states continues to grow , the disproportionality of the House will continue to increase unless the House ( whose size has been fixed at 435 since 1913 ) is expanded . There are two ways of determining the Wyoming Rule size of the House . One is by dividing the total population of the United States by the population of the smallest unit , which is then rounded to the nearest whole number , and this number of seats will be divided proportionally between states . The other method is dividing the populations of individual states by the population of the smallest one and then rounding those numbers to the nearest whole number . In this article , the latter method will be used unless otherwise specified . A total of 568 House seats would have been required to implement the Wyoming Rule based on the 2000 Census results . However , the decade leading up to the 2010 United States Census saw Wyoming 's population increase at a greater rate than that of the U.S. as a whole ; as a result , the required House size to implement the Wyoming Rule was reduced to 546 . The wide disparity in population among the states combines with the cap on House membership to lessen the effective representation for people who live in more populated states . The most glaring example is California , which , according to the 2010 Census , had a population ( 37,253,956 ) , approximately 66.1 times that of Wyoming ( 563,626 ) . Yet , because of the cap on House membership , California has only 53 representatives to Wyoming 's one . Therefore , under the Wyoming Rule , California would have 13 more House members than it currently has . Another example of the dilution of voting power can be seen by comparing the most populous state with only one representative , Montana , to Wyoming . A vote by one of the 989,415 residents of Montana is worth only 0.5697 of the vote of a resident of neighboring Wyoming . While a larger House size will generally result in the smallest and largest districts being proportionally closer in size , this is not always the case . Therefore , in some cases , the Wyoming Rule may actually result in an increase in the ratio of the sizes of the largest and smallest districts . For instance , after the 1990 Census and with a House size of 435 , the largest district ( Montana 's at-large district ) had 799,065 residents , 76 % larger than the smallest district ( Wyoming 's at-large district with 453,588 residents ) . The Wyoming Rule would have given a House size of 547 in 1990 if the former method of seat apportionment been used . With that size , the largest district ( North Dakota 's at-large district ) would have had 638,800 residents , 92 % larger than the smallest districts ( Delaware 's two districts , at approximately 333,084 residents each ) ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_municipalities_in_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyoming is a state located in the Western United States . According to the 2010 United States Census , Wyoming is the least populous state with inhabitants but the 9th largest by land area spanning 97093.14 sqmi of land . Wyoming is divided into 23 counties and contains 99 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities and towns . Wyoming 's incorporated municipalities cover only of the state 's land mass but are home to of its population . The largest municipality by population in Wyoming is the capital city Cheyenne with 59,466 residents , and the largest municipality by land area is Casper , which spans 26.9 mi2 , while the smallest municipality in both categories is Lost Springs with 4 residents and an area of 0.09 mi2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Outline_of_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Wyoming : Wyoming -- U.S. state in the mountain region of the Western United States . The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains , while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains . Wyoming is the least populous U.S. state , with a U.S. Census population of 563,626 in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Laramie_County,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Laramie County is a county in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wyoming . As of the 2010 census , the population was 91,738 , making it most populous county in the state , but also the least populous county in the country to bear this designation The county seat is Cheyenne , the state capital . The county lies west of the Nebraska state line and north of the Colorado state line . Laramie county comprises the Cheyenne , WY Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is the least populous county that is the most populous in a state . The city of Laramie , Wyoming , is in neighboring Albany County , Wyoming ."
},
{
"docid": "Lusk,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Lusk is a high-plains town in the eastern part of the state of Wyoming . The town is the seat of Niobrara County . The town was founded in July 1886 , by Frank S. Lusk , a renowned Wyoming rancher , partner in the Western Live Stock Company , and stockholder in the Wyoming Central Railway . Cattle ranching remains the primary industry in the town of Lusk . The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census . The town of Lusk is known for being the county seat of the least populated county in the least populated state in the US . In comparison , the county is approximately twice the size of the state of Rhode Island , with only 1/500 of the population ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_glaciers_in_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "There are at least 37 named glaciers in Wyoming.Wyoming '' ' -LSB- waɪˈoʊmɪŋ -RSB- is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States . Wyoming is the 10th most extensive , but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States . The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains , while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains . Baby Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11696 ft Bull Lake Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12306 ft Connie Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 12021 ft Continental Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12424 ft Dinwoody Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11585 ft Downs Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11995 ft Dry Creek Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12320 ft DuNoir Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11142 ft East Torrey Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12600 ft Falling Ice Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10991 ft Fishhawk Glacier , Park County , Wyoming , , el . 10646 ft Gannett Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11817 ft Gooseneck Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12375 ft Grasshopper Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12257 ft Harrower Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 12014 ft Heap Steep Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11785 ft Helen Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11909 ft Hooker Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11197 ft J Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11876 ft Klondike Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12600 ft Knife Point Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11552 ft Lander Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11800 ft Lizard Head Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12000 ft Lower Fremont Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12090 ft Mammoth Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11886 ft Middle Teton Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10869 ft Minor Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 12047 ft Petersen Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 9813 ft Sacagawea Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11985 ft Schoolroom Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10203 ft Skillet Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10006 ft Sourdough Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11794 ft Sphinx Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 13000 ft Stroud Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11663 ft Teepe Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 11480 ft Teton Glacier , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10600 ft Tiny Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11591 ft Triple Glaciers , Teton County , Wyoming , , el . 10518 ft Twins Glacier , Sublette County , Wyoming , , el . 11539 ft Upper Fremont Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 13028 ft Washakie Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 11335 ft Wind River Glacier , Fremont County , Wyoming , , el . 12600 ft"
},
{
"docid": "Niobrara_County,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Niobrara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming . As of the 2010 census , the population was 2,484 , making it the least populous county in Wyoming . Its county seat is Lusk . It is west from the Nebraska-South Dakota state line ."
},
{
"docid": "Hot_Springs_County,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Hot Springs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming . As of the 2010 census , the population was 4,812 , making it the second-least populous county in Wyoming . Its county seat is Thermopolis . The county is named for the hot springs located in Hot Springs State Park ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_Senate",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature . There are 30 Senators in the Senate , representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming , each with a population of at least 17,000 . The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne . Members of the Senate serve four year terms without term limits . Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004 , overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Senators to three terms ( twelve years ) . Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate , the Wyoming Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet , commissions , boards , or justices to the Wyoming Supreme Court ."
},
{
"docid": "Crook_County,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Crook County is a county located in the northeastern section of the U.S. state of Wyoming . As of the 2010 census , the population was 7,083 , making it the third-least populous county in Wyoming . Its county seat is Sundance ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_House_of_Representatives",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature . There are 60 Representatives in the House , representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state , each with a population of at least 9,000 . The House convenes at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne . Members of the House serve two year terms without term limits . Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004 , overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Representatives to six terms ( twelve years ) . The current Speaker of the House is Steve Harshman of District 37 ( Casper ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_Republican_caucuses,_2016",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Wyoming Republican caucuses took place from February 16 until March 1 in the U.S. state of Wyoming as one of the Republican Party 's nomination contests ahead of the 2016 presidential election . While Wyoming is the least populous U.S. states , it is at the same time one of the most Republican-leaning states , and is therefore represented by a total of 29 delegates . Twelve of these delegates , one for each of Wyoming 's counties were directly awarded to the counties ' winners at the county conventions on March 12 . Starting as one of the first nomination contests , the last caucuses were held on March 1 , this year 's `` Super Tuesday . '' The remaining 17 delegates were chosen by the State Convention held on April 14-16 . The Democratic Party was scheduled to hold their own Wyoming caucuses on April 9 . Ted Cruz was able to win the Wyoming caucus by a landslide margin , thanks in part to support from Mormon voters who seem to break for Cruz over Trump , Wyoming being the third most heavily Mormon population in the country after Idaho and Utah ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_1992",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1992 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 3 , 1992 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_1996",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 5 , 1996 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_1998",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 3 , 1998 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_2000",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2000 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 7 , 2000 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_2002",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 5 , 2002 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_2004",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 2 , 2004 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_2006",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 4 , 2006 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming,_1994",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1994 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 8 , 1994 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives . Wyoming has one , at large district in the House , apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census , due to its low population . Representatives are elected for two-year terms . This election was for an open seat because incumbent Craig L. Thomas retired to run for U.S. Senator for Wyoming ."
},
{
"docid": "Utah",
"title": "",
"text": "Utah ( -LSB- ˈjuːtɔː -RSB- or -LSB- ˈjuːtɑː -RSB- ) is a state in the western United States . It became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4 , 1896 . Utah is the 13th-largest by area , 31st-most-populous , and 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States . Utah has a population of more than 3 million ( Census estimate for July 1 , 2016 ) , approximately 80 % of whom live along the Wasatch Front , centering on the state capital Salt Lake City . Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east , Wyoming to the northeast , Idaho to the north , Arizona to the south , and Nevada to the west . It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast . Approximately 62 % of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS ( Mormons ) , which greatly influences Utahn culture and daily life ( although only 41.6 % are active members of the faith ) . The LDS Church 's world headquarters is located in Salt Lake City . Utah is the only state with a majority population belonging to a single church . The state is a center of transportation , education , information technology and research , government services , mining , and a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation . In 2013 , the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Utah had the second fastest-growing population of any state . St. George was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States from 2000 to 2005 . Utah also has the 14th highest median average income and the least income inequality of any U.S. state . A 2012 Gallup national survey found Utah overall to be the `` best state to live in '' based on 13 forward-looking measurements including various economic , lifestyle , and health-related outlook metrics ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_largest_reservoirs_in_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "What follows is a list of the fourteen reservoirs in the state of Wyoming , the United States , that contain at least 40,000 acre feet when at full capacity . In addition to in-stream reservoirs , the list includes enhanced natural lakes , such as Jackson Lake . With five of the fourteen largest reservoirs in the state , the North Platte River holds the distinction of being the most dammed river in the state , as well as providing much of the water storage for the state . The fourteen reservoirs on this list provide 10,221,672 acre feet of storage , though not all is allocated for the state of Wyoming ."
},
{
"docid": "Cheyenne,_Wyoming",
"title": "",
"text": "Cheyenne ( -LSB- ʃaɪˈæn -RSB- or -LSB- ʃaɪˈɛn -RSB- ) is the capital and most populous city of the US state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County . It is the principal city of the Cheyenne , Wyoming , Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County . The population was 59,466 at the 2010 census . Cheyenne is the northern terminus of the extensive and fast-growing Front Range Urban Corridor that stretches from Cheyenne to Pueblo , Colorado , and has a population of 4,333,742 according to the 2010 United States Census . Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek . The Cheyenne , Wyoming Metropolitan Area had a 2010 population of 91,738 , making it the 354th most populous metropolitan area in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_Supreme_Court",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Wyoming . The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices . Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Wyoming from a list of three nominees submitted by the judicial nominating commission , for an eight-year term . One year after being appointed , a new justice stands for retention in office on a statewide ballot at the next general election . If a majority votes for retention , the justice serves the remainder of the term and may stand for retention for succeeding eight-year terms by means of a nonpartisan retention ballot every eight years . A justice must be a lawyer with at least nine years ' experience in the law , be at least 30 years old , and must also be a United States citizen who has resided in Wyoming for at least three years . Justices must retire when they reach 70 years of age . The five Justices select the Chief Justice from amongst themselves . The person chosen serves as Chief Justice for four years . However , Richard V. Thomas of Cheyenne , a justice from 1974 -- 2001 , was chief justice only for two years , 1985 -- 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "Vermont",
"title": "",
"text": "Vermont ( -LSB- vərˈmɒnt , _ vɜr - -RSB- ) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , New York to the west , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont 's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state . Vermont is the 2nd-least populous of the U.S. states , ahead of Wyoming in population . The capital is Montpelier , the least populous state capital in the U.S. . The most populous municipality , Burlington , is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous within a state . As of 2015 , Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S. . It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016 . For thousands of years indigenous peoples , including the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Mohawk , occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France 's colony of New France . France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years ' War . For many years , the nearby colonies , especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York , disputed control of the area ( then called the New Hampshire Grants ) . Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia , which supported the many settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire . Ultimately , those settlers prevailed in creating an independent state , the Vermont Republic . Founded in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War , the republic lasted for 14 years . Aside from the original 13 states that were formerly colonies , Vermont is one of only four U.S. states that were previously sovereign states ( along with California , Hawaii , and Texas ) . Vermont was also the first state to join the U.S. as its 14th member state after the original 13 . While still an independent republic , Vermont was the first of any future U.S. state to partially abolish slavery ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyoming_statistical_areas",
"title": "",
"text": "The statistical areas of the United States of America comprise the metropolitan statistical areas ( MSAs ) , the micropolitan statistical areas ( μSAs ) , and the combined statistical areas ( CSAs ) currently defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) . Most recently on December 1 , 2009 , the Office of Management and Budget defined 1067 statistical areas for the United States , including two metropolitan statistical areas and seven micropolitan statistical areas in the State of Wyoming . The table below shows the recent population of these statistical areas and the 23 counties of Wyoming . thumb | 564px | right | An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of the State of Wyoming __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Casper,_WY_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area",
"title": "",
"text": "The Casper , WY Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) with the principal city being Casper in central State of Wyoming . The Casper Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Natrona County , Wyoming . Many consider the Casper Metro Area to be the economic hub of central Wyoming . The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 73,129 in 2008 , ranking as the 375th most populous metropolitan area in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_geysers",
"title": "",
"text": "This is an alphabetical list of notable geysers , a type of erupting hot spring : Beehive Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Beowawe ( Nevada , United States ) Bolshoi ( Greater ) Geyser ( Kamchatka , Russia ) - see Valley of Geysers Castle Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Daisy Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Diamond Geyser ( Orakei Korako , New Zealand ) El Tatio , Northern Chile Excelsior Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Fan & Mortar Geysers ( Wyoming , United States ) Floriano de Lemos Geyser ( Minas Gerais , Brazil ) Fly Geyser ( Black Rock Desert , Nevada ) Geysir ( Haukadalur , Iceland ) Giant Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Giantess Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Grand Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Great Fountain Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Ledge Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Kereru Geyser ( Whakarewarewa , New Zealand ) Lady Knox Geyser ( Waiotapu , New Zealand ) Maly ( Lesser ) Geyser ( Kamchatka , Russia ) - see Valley of Geysers Minguini Geyser ( Orakei Korako , New Zealand ) Monarch Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Morning Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Old Faithful Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Pohutu Geyser ( Whakarewarewa , New Zealand ) Prince of Wales Feathers Geyser ( Whakarewarewa , New Zealand ) Riverside Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Sakharny ( Sugar ) Geyser ( Kamchatka , Russia ) - see Valley of Geysers Sapareva Geyser ( Sapareva Banya , Bulgaria ) Sijarinska Geyser ( Sijarinska Banja ) , Serbia ) Splendid Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Steamboat Geyser ( Wyoming , United States ) Steamboat Springs , ( Nevada , United States ) Strokkur ( Haukadalur , Iceland ) Velikan ( Giant ) Geyser ( Kamchatka , Russia ) - see Valley of Geysers Waimangu Geyser ( Rotorua , New Zealand ) Zhemchuzhny ( Pearl ) Geyser ( Kamchatka , Russia ) - see Valley of Geysers"
}
] |
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Heartland has no nationality.
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[
{
"docid": "Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland is a Canadian family drama television series which debuted on CBC on October 14 , 2007 . The series is based on the Heartland book series by Lauren Brooke . Heartland follows sisters Amy and Lou Fleming , their grandfather Jack Bartlett , and Ty Borden , through the highs and lows of life at the ranch . As of the episode shown on March 29 , 2015 , Heartland surpassed Street Legal as the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in the history of Canadian television . It celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2016 , and Season 10 began airing October 2 , 2016 . It was announced on March 22 , 2017 that Heartland was renewed for Season 11 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Heartland_Emmy_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The Highlands Ranch , Colorado division was founded in 1986 . In addition to granting the Heartlands Emmy Awards , this division awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Bank",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Bank ( formerly Heartland Building Society ) is a New Zealand-based bank that was created in 2011 through the merger of four financial organisations to obtain national coverage and obtained its banking licence in 2012 . It provides retail banking services , lending , livestock and seasonal financing , home and vehicle loans and insurance services , and has a strong focus on the rural farming sector . Heartland Building Society became a registered bank on 17 December 2012 but its component parts had a long history in New Zealand with roots stretching back to 1875 ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartlands_Cornwall",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartlands Cornwall , often known simply as Heartlands , is a World Heritage Site Gateway and visitor attraction in Pool , Cornwall , England , UK . It has been dubbed as Cornwall 's first free cultural playground . It was developed at South Crofty 's Robinson Shaft and spread over 19 acres in the former mining heart of Cornwall . The project was funded by the National Lottery and was opened on 20 April 2012 after 14 years of planning . In 2014 the project came close to closure and was forced to reorganise its business plan and reduce its paid staff as a consequence of low visitor numbers and income . Also a gypsy site located in Heartlands caused the local playground to close ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Zealand_Heartland_XV",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland XV rugby team is one of several New Zealand national representative rugby union teams , although it is at a lower level than the All Blacks ( the full national side ) , the second-level Junior All Blacks and the New Zealand Māori ( an all-Māori side that frequently plays full international sides from other countries ) . The side is drawn exclusively from players for provincial unions that compete in the Heartland Championship , a nominally amateur domestic competition below the fully professional Air New Zealand Cup . Founded in 1988 and originally known as the New Zealand Divisional XV , it was designed to expose players from Divisions Two and Three in the Air New Zealand National Provincial Championship ( NPC ) to rugby at a higher level . Upon the 2006 reorganisation of the NPC into the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship , the side was revamped into a Heartland-only side and received its current name ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Blood_Centers",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Blood Centers ( HBC ) is an independent non-for-profit blood donation center that serves the Northern Illinois Region and Northwest Indiana . Centers are located in Aurora , Bloomingdale , Crystal Lake , DeKalb , Elgin , Geneva , Joliet , Naperville , Bloomingdale , Tinley Park , Westmont , Winfield , and Yorkville in Illinois , and Highland in Indiana . Donors with scheduled appointments and walk-in donors alike are welcome to donate at any of the available facilities , and are also encouraged to give blood at any of Heartland 's mobile blood drives . Heartland Blood Centers partners with schools , churches , businesses , and community groups to host blood drives 7 days a week . Heartland Blood Centers provides over 172,500 units of blood annually to 12 counties and 50 plus hospitals . It operates under a volunteer donor system and returns 100 % of the blood donated to communities served by Heartland . HBC is also a partner of the nationwide resource sharing program which directs blood donations to relief efforts after natural disasters , national emergencies , and demands by the armed forces . As a result of this partnership Heartland Blood Centers is ready to assist all areas of the United States during national blood shortages ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Jensen",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Allan Jensen ( born April 14 , 1955 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a former professional ice hockey player and Owner and Director of Heartland Hockey Camps . Jensen was an offensive player who appeared in 438 games in the National Hockey League from 1976 -- 82 . For the past 27 years , Jensen has served as founding owner & director of the Heartland Hockey Camp located in Deerwood , Minnesota and is now a full-time teaching professional with over 30 years of instruction experience , including 12 years of experience playing International and NHL hockey , 5 U.S. National Teams , and the 1976 Canada Cup ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Town_Centre",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Town Centre is an outdoor Outlet mall located in the city of Mississauga , Ontario , Canada . The shopping centre has over 2 million square feet of retail space and hosts 180 stores and restaurants . With surrounding cities including Brampton , Toronto and Mississauga , the Heartland Town Centre is among the largest power centres in Canada . Heartland Town Centre is owned and managed by Canadian-based Orlando Corporation . The Orlando Corporation has taken part in the making of this shopping centre 's slogan , `` Everything you need is here '' . The Heartland Town Centre also features sections of land that have been left undeveloped . The sections of land that are currently undeveloped will be used for future expansion . These expansions will likely include retail , business , or industrial land uses ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Hendrickson",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Hendrickson ( born April 29 , 1944 ) is an American author , journalist , and professor . He is a senior lecturer and member of the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania . He is a former member of the writing staff at the Washington Post . He has been honored with two writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts , as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation , Lyndhurst Foundation , and Alicia Patterson Foundation . In 2003 , he was the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Chicago Tribune 's Heartland Prize for Sons of Mississippi : A Story of Race and Its Legacy . In 2012 , he was honored with a second Heartland Prize for Hemingway 's Boat : Everything He Loved in Life , and Lost , 1934-1961 . It was also a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award . , he is writing a book about Frank Lloyd Wright , supported through a fellowship with the National Endowment for the Arts ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Tournament",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament is the annual men 's conference basketball championship tournament for the Heartland Conference . The tournament has been held annually since 2003 . It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records . The winner , declared conference champion , receives the Heartland 's automatic bid to the NCAA Men 's Division II Basketball Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Cafe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Cafe is a restaurant in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago . Originally opened in 1976 by two activists as the `` Sweet Home Chicago Heartland Café , '' it has become a cultural icon for the diverse neighborhood , known as much for its hippie ambience and left-leaning politics as for its largely ( but not exclusively ) vegetarian food . Part of a complex of buildings that also contains a theatre studio , an adjoining music venue , and a newsstand and general store within the restaurant itself , the restaurant is routinely referred to as an `` institution '' and a social and political center of the neighborhood . Politicians ranging from local candidates to Barack Obama have held rallies and events at the Heartland . On Saturdays , radio station WLUW broadcasts a show called `` Live from the Heartland '' ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Heartland",
"title": "",
"text": "America 's Heartland is a television program in the United States airing on public television since 2005 . Produced by KVIE Sacramento , America 's Heartland reporters and crews have brought in stories from all across the United States as well as faraway places like Taiwan , China , Egypt and Morocco . The program features profiles of farming and ranching families and explores trends in food production from farm-to-table . America 's Heartland also features a `` Farm to Fork '' segment hosted by well-known CNet personality and blogger Sharon Profis . Profis joins farmers in their own kitchens , preparing recipes with ingredients grown on that farm . Other recurring segments include `` Harvesting Knowledge '' , highlighting the history of familiar food production , `` Off the Shelf '' featuring information about items found right in the grocery store , and `` Agriculture 101 '' , where agriculture experts answer questions posed by consumers . The program has featured several `` themed '' episodes . In 2008 Jason Shoultz explored overseas grain trade in China and Taiwan in a special entitled `` Journey of the Corn . '' In 2009 the program took viewers to Egypt and Morocco to explore overseas programs designed to grow export markets for Corn and Wheat . Other themed episodes include `` Dawn to Dusk , '' following a North Dakota farming family throughout a busy day , `` The Miracle Bean , '' exploring the many uses of soybeans grown in the US , `` Cowboy Cattle Drive '' taking viewers on a three-day cattle drive in the Utah mountains . The program has also featured state-themed shows in Hawaii , Alaska and Texas . Sponsors are the United Soybean Board , Farm Credit , and the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture . In 2011 the `` Fund for Agriculture Education '' was created , providing businesses and organizations an opportunity to contribute to show production funding . The series is a national evolution of California Heartland , a popular and critically acclaimed series produced by KVIE Public Television in Sacramento , California . The show airs weekly on public television stations across the US and on the cable/satellite channel RFD-TV . Shows and segments can also be viewed on the program 's website and the YouTube channel . America 's Heartland also maintains a strong social media presence on Facebook and Twitter . The show 's theme song `` Close to the Land '' was written by Michael Martin Murphey and Rob Quist and performed by Michael Martin Murphey . Current Hosts : Jason Shoultz Rob Stewart Sarah Gardner Paul Robbins Sharon Vaknin Former Hosts : Paul Ryan Pat McConahay Yolanda Vazquez Jon Lobertini Amy Henry Dave Lieberman Akiba Howard Kristen Simoes"
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Village,_Staten_Island",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Village is a residential development located close to the geographic center of Staten Island , one of the five boroughs of New York City , USA . The name is also often used to denote the immediately surrounding area . Heartland Village is located within the New Springville neighborhood of Staten Island . The development itself occupies a square-shaped area bounded by Richmond Avenue , Rockland Avenue , Richmond Hill Road , and Forest Hill Road , exclusive of the various shopping centers also located therein . The Staten Island Mall is located south of Richmond Hill Road . Heartland Village 's proximity to the Staten Island Mall and many other smaller shopping centers nearby has made it one of the island 's most attractive residential communities ; indeed , the region has emerged as the island 's second largest commercial and administrative hub , after St. George ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Championship competition , known for sponsorship reasons as the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship , is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand . It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country 's former domestic competition , the National Provincial Championship ( NPC ) . The country 's 27 provincial teams were split into two separate competitions . Thirteen of the original teams , plus one merged side created from two other teams , entered the new top-level professional competition , the Air New Zealand Cup ( now known as the Mitre 10 Cup ) . The remaining 12 sides entered the new Heartland Championship , whose teams contest two distinct trophies , both named after legendary New Zealand players : The Meads Cup , the more prestigious trophy , named after Colin Meads . The Lochore Cup , named after Brian Lochore ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Park_Topeka",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Park Topeka is a multi-purpose motorsports facility located 5 mi in Topeka , Kansas . When it opened in 1989 , it was the first brand-new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years . Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations ( ranging from 1.8 mi to 2.5 mi in length ) , a ⅜ mile clay oval , off-road course and a 1/4 mile drag strip . After several years of neglect , owing to continual financial difficulties , the track surface and other facilities had deteriorated badly and the very survival of the track was in doubt . In 2003 , it was bought by Raymond Irwin , former owner ( 2007 ) of Blackhawk Farms Raceway , who has instituted a program of major renovations to the facility . In January 2016 , the track was purchased by Chris Payne and Todd Crossley of Shelby Development , LLC . The drag-strip is used by local clubs and the National Hot Rod Association . The road-course is mainly used by the SCCA , the National Auto Sport Association and marque-clubs . The track was the home of both the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships from 2006 to 2008 . In the past , it has hosted ARCA , ASA , IMSA , AMA and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ' O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 . The full 2.5 mile road course ( and pit road ) was completely repaved with a high-tech , polymer-enhanced asphalt in the fall of 2016 and will host a full schedule of car , motorcycle and kart events in 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Conference",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) 's Division II level , which was founded in 1999 . The majority of members are in Texas , with additional members in Arkansas , Kansas , and Oklahoma . The conference office is located in Waco , Texas ."
},
{
"docid": "Florida_Heartland",
"title": "",
"text": "The Florida Heartland is a region of Florida located to the north and west of Lake Okeechobee , composed of six inland , non-metropolitan counties -- DeSoto , Glades , Hardee , Hendry , Highlands , and Okeechobee . In 2000 , The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the region at 229,509 . In 2010 , The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the region at 253,399 , a growth rate of 11.0 % . The most populous county in the region is Highlands County , and the region 's largest city is Sebring . Unlike the coastal areas to the east and west , the rural nature of the Florida Heartland is culturally closer to the Deep South than the rest of peninsular Florida and has traditionally been inhabited by Americans of predominately English ancestry . While located in Palm Beach County , the nearby rural cities of Belle Glade and Pahokee , located on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee , are more associated with the Florida Heartland than South Florida ."
},
{
"docid": "Centennial_Park,_Oamaru",
"title": "",
"text": "Centennial Park ( known for sponsorship purposes as : Whitestone Contracting Stadium ) is a sports facility which is located on Taward Street in Oamaru . The main sports that are played at Centennial Park are rugby union , cricket and hockey . It is the home ground for the Heartland Championship team North Otago . It has hosted NPC finals and semi-finals . One of the more notable finals was in 2002 , when North Otago finished their successful season by winning 43-19 . The last final held at Centennial Park was the 2007 Heartland Championship Meads Cup against Wanganui , with North Otago winning . Centennial Park is also one of the home grounds for Super Rugby franchise , the Highlanders , although most of the matches are only pre-season matches . The other major sport played at the venue is cricket . It is one of the home venues of the Otago Volts . The stadium also hosts international hockey matches , and is a venue for the national team , the Black Sticks . In 2007 the main ground was renamed Whitestone Contracting Stadium , after naming rights were granted to Whitestone Contracting Limited . In 2011 Whitestone Contracting stadium hosted the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and France , which New Zealand won due to a match winning intercept try in the final minute to fly-half Hayden ( Quasi ) Parker . In 2012 Whitestone Contracting stadium hosted the ITM cup premiership final between North Otago and Canterbury . North Otago won the match 87-3 , however due to financial pressure the team was demoted to the heartland championship the following year , ending their 10 year supremacy of the ITM cup premiership . In October 2014 , 24 extra seats were installed in preparation for the Heartland Championship Lochore cup final . Category : Rugby union stadiums in New Zealand Category : Cricket grounds in New Zealand"
},
{
"docid": "2008_Heartland_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Heartland Championship was a provincial rugby union competition involving 12 teams from New Zealand split into two pools . Matches started on Saturday 23 August 2008 and ended with the final on 25 October . The 2008 season was to be the last in its current format . On 11 August 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union announced that Tasman and Northland would be the two teams relegated from the Air New Zealand Cup after the completion of the 2008 season . Both teams failed to meet criteria which included financial stability , population , player training and development , playing history , and administration . This might have meant that the Tasman union would have been split into its constituent Nelson Bays and Marlborough unions , and that the Heartland Championship would have needed to accommodate three further teams . On 26 September 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union rescinded this decision . Wanganui won the Meads Cup and Poverty Bay won the Lochore Cup . Each team has reached the respective cup final in all three years of the Heartland Championship . Poverty Bay has won each Lochore Cup , while 2008 was Wanganui 's first Meads Cup championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Communications_Group",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland Communications Group , LLC is a radio broadcasting company focused on operating groups of local radio stations in small midwestern markets . Currently , it owns six FM stations and four AM stations in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . It has has put together geographically adjacent clusters of market-leading radio stations . In May 2010 , former Armada Media CEO Jim Coursolle and his wife Diane , closed a purchase of a two-thirds interest in owner Heartland Communications , from Granite Equity Partners . The current station portfolio includes : Ashland , Wisconsin WATW AM 1400 , Freedom Talk WBSZ FM 93.3 , Country WJJH FM 96.7 & 102.3 , Classic Rock WNXR FM 107.3 , Oldies Eagle River , Wisconsin WERL ( AM ) 950 , Freedon Talk WRJO FM 94.5 , Oldies Park Falls , Wisconsin WPFP AM 980 , Freedom Talk WCQM FM 98.3 , Country Iron River , Michigan WFER AM 1230 , Freedom Talk WIKB-FM 99.1 , AC Present headquarters for Heartland is located at 4650 West Spencer Street , Appleton , Wisconsin , 54914 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rugby_League_Conference",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rugby League Conference ( RLC ) ( also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group ) , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England , Scotland and Wales . The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997 , with teams from the southern midlands and the south east , but has subsequently , rebranded and expanded both geographically and numerically to include around 90 teams stretched across almost the whole of Great Britain from Aberdeen in northern Scotland down to Plymouth on the south coast of England . The aim of the RLC was initially to provide regular fixtures for new clubs based outside the ` heartland ' of rugby league , although as the playing standards increased , it also accepted teams from the ` heartlands ' . The hope is that , at least some of these clubs , would eventually progress to become semi-professional clubs that could one day join the ` traditional ' clubs in Championship 1 ; to date , London Skolars have done so with both Hemel Stags and Oxford Rugby League joining in 2013 , Coventry Bears in 2014 and Nottingham Outlaws will join Championship 1 in the 2016 season . With the top heartlands amateur league , the National Conference League voting to move to a summer season , the 2012 season saw a re-alignment of the amateur game and the Rugby League Conference was replaced with a series of regional leagues ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Heartland_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Heartland Championship , the tenth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction of the National Provincial Championship , was a rugby union competition involving the twelve semi-professional rugby unions in New Zealand . The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals , while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals . In both of these knockout stages the top seeds ( first and fifth ) played at home against the lowest seeds ( fourth and eighth ) , the second highest seeds ( second and sixth ) played at home against the third highest seeds ( third and seventh ) and the final had the higher seed playing at home against the lower seed ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_Model",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Model ( or `` Heartland Theory '' ) of Book of Mormon geography postulates that the events described in the Book of Mormon took place , primarily , in the heartland of North America . Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands Among its proposals are that Mound Builders , including the Hopewell and the Adena , were among those peoples described in accounts of events in Book of Mormon books such as Alma and Helaman . The Mississippi River is identified as the River Sidon , and Big Spring ( in Carter County , Missouri ) is identified as being the Waters of Mormon . The Niagara Falls region has been described as the `` narrow neck of land '' mentioned in Alma . In addition , the Appalachian region of Tennessee is claimed by some to be the Land of Nephi . In this model the Hill Cumorah is in upstate New York and is the same hill referenced in the Book of Mormon as the location of the destruction of both the Jaredite ( Adena ) and Nephite ( Hopewell ) peoples and the same hill in which the prophet Mormon hides the sacred records and from which his resurrected son , Moroni , delivers the records to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1827 . In recent years , this theory , which challenges the traditional paradigm of Central America as a primary location for Book of Mormon geography , has become a `` movement '' among some Latter Day Saints . Proponents see this new model as a way of better supporting the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_66_Office_Tower",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland 66 Office Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Wuhan , Hubei , China . It will be 339 meters tall . It has been under construction since 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2020 ."
},
{
"docid": "2011_Heartland_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2011 Heartland Championship is the 6th provincial rugby union competition , since the 2006 reconstruction , involving the 12 amateur rugby unions in New Zealand . For 2011 , the competition has done away with the two round system of previous years . The tournaments ' round robin stage will see the 12 teams play 8 games . 1st to 4th on the ladder at the end of the 8 weeks will play off for the Meads Cup , while 5th to 8th will play off for the Lochore Cup . The winner of the Meads Cup will receive automatic promotion to the Championship replacing the 7th placed team in the Championship which will be relegated to the Heartland Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartland_(Shiau_novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Heartland is a novel by Daren Shiau , and is the first and best known of his five books . An existential work , Heartland deals with the paradox of rootedness and rootlessness of Singaporeans born after the Japanese Occupation . The book received the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award in 1998 , together with Alfian Sa'at 's Corridor . Heartland was named by Singapore 's English daily The Straits Times in December 1999 , along with J.M. Coetzee 's Disgrace , as one of the 10 Best Books of the Year . In 2007 , an academic edition of Heartland was adopted into a textbook for Singapore secondary schools offering English literature in their GCE O-Level curriculum . In 2015 , Heartland was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965 to 2015 , alongside titles by Arthur Yap , Goh Poh Seng , Philip Jeyaretnam and Amanda Lee Koe . In the same year , MediaCorp commissioned the adaptation of Heartland into a telemovie directed by K Rajagopal . Heartland , the telemovie , was broadcast in August 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Heartland_Series",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartland Series is a series of television programs about the culture of Appalachia , produced by WBIR-TV of Knoxville , Tennessee , over the 25-year period 1984 through 2009 . The series has been produced on a limited basis since 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rugby_union_in_New_Zealand",
"title": "",
"text": "Rugby union is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand . The national team , the All Blacks , ranks as the top international team in the world . The sport has been known in New Zealand from 1870 . The top domestic competitions are the semi-professional ITM Cup and amateur Heartland Championship , and above them Super Rugby , in which New Zealand has five franchises . The country co-hosted and won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987 , and hosted and won the 2011 Rugby World Cup . They are the current world champions for men ."
},
{
"docid": "Betty_Jane_Gorin-Smith",
"title": "",
"text": "Betty Jane Mitchell Gorin-Smith , known as Betty Jane Gorin-Smith ( born 1940 ) , is an independent historian from Campbellsville in Taylor County in central Kentucky , best known for her book Morgan Is Coming ! : Confederate Raiders in the Heartland of Kentucky , a study of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan 's raids in 1863 during the height of the American Civil War . A historic preservationist , Gorin-Smith worked to establish the Heartland Civil War Trails project . She has been a primary leader of the preservation effort at the Tebbs Bend Civil War battlefield , having published the Green River Bridge Battlefield Driving Tour . In 2004 , U.S. Representative Ron Lewis honored Gorin-Smith on the House floor and proclaimed her the `` historian laureate '' for the Kentucky Heartland ."
},
{
"docid": "St._Edward's_Hilltoppers",
"title": "",
"text": "The St. Edward 's Hilltoppers are the athletic teams that represent St. Edward 's University , located in Austin , Texas , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions . The Hilltoppers compete as members of the Heartland Conference for all 13 varsity sports . St. Edward 's has been a member of the Heartland since 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "West_North_Central_States",
"title": "",
"text": "The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau . Seven states compose the division : Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , North Dakota and South Dakota , and it makes up the western half of the United States Census Bureau 's larger region of the Midwest , the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central States of Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio and Wisconsin . The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions . Where the East North Central States are seen as being synonymous ( though not absolutely coterminous ) with the Rust Belt by the vast majority of Americans , the West North Central States are regarded as constituting the core of the nation 's `` Farm Belt . '' Another name popularly applied to the division is the `` Agricultural Heartland , '' or simply the `` Heartland . '' Since the early 1990s , the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States ( especially in its many college towns ) , and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing . As of 2010 , the West North Central States had a combined population of 20,505,437 . This number is a 6.6 % increase from 19,237,739 in 2000 . The West North Central region covers 507913 sqmi of land , and has an average population density of 40.37 people per square mile ."
}
] |
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|
Following was only directed by Martin Scorsese.
|
[
{
"docid": "Following",
"title": "",
"text": "Following is a 1998 British neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan . It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance . As Christopher Nolan 's debut feature , it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make . Scenes were heavily rehearsed so that just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16mm film stock , the production 's greatest expense ; and for which Nolan was paying from his salary . Unable to afford expensive professional lighting equipment , Nolan mostly used available light . Along with writing , directing , and photographing the film , Nolan also helped in editing and production ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "A_Letter_to_Elia",
"title": "",
"text": "A Letter to Elia is a 2010 documentary film directed by Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese that follows the life and career of film director Elia Kazan and how he influenced Scorsese . Made from clips from films , stills , readings from Kazan 's autobiography , a speech he wrote on directing read by Elias Koteas , a videotaped interview done late in Kazan 's life , and Scorsese 's commentary on and off screen ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_Presents_the_Blues:_Piano_Blues",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues : Piano Blues is the soundtrack to the documentary film directed by Clint Eastwood . This is the seventh part of the critically acclaimed television documentary series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues shown on PBS in September 2003 . This collection of music represents what Clint said '' ... in my film Piano Blues I 'm trying to investigate who influenced everyone , and who the great players were . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Scorsese ( born November 17 , 1942 ) is an American director , producer , screenwriter , actor , and film historian whose career spans more than fifty years . Scorsese has directed twenty-four narrative films to date . His movies Taxi Driver , Raging Bull , and Goodfellas are often cited among the greatest films ever made ."
},
{
"docid": "Vinyl_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Vinyl is an American period drama television series created by Mick Jagger , Martin Scorsese , Rich Cohen and Terence Winter . The series stars Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra , a record executive in the 1970s . It premiered on HBO on February 14 , 2016 , and concluded on April 17 , 2016 . From a teleplay by Winter and George Mastras , and story by Cohen , Jagger , Scorsese and Winter , the pilot episode is directed by Scorsese . The first season consisted of ten episodes . Scorsese had hoped to direct further episodes of the series . Winter left his position as showrunner at the end of the first season due to creative differences , leaving the position to Scott Z. Burns . HBO announced the renewal of Vinyl for a second season on February 18 , 2016 , soon after the pilot episode premiered . However , on June 22 , 2016 , HBO reversed that decision and cancelled the series . HBO head of programming Casey Bloys said of the decision , `` It did n't land . With limited resources , we did n't think the retooling was worth the producers ' time if it would only move the needle a little bit . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Made_in_Milan",
"title": "",
"text": "Made in Milan is a 1990 short documentary film about fashion designer Giorgio Armani ; it shows him preparing for a show and discusses his ideas about fashion , his family history and the city of Milan . It was directed by Martin Scorsese . It was Scorsese 's first short film since the 1967 The Big Shave , his first documentary since the 1978 The Last Waltz , and his first ( and so far only ) documentary short ."
},
{
"docid": "Silence_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Silence is a 2016 historical period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks and Scorsese , based upon the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō . Set in Nagasaki , Japan , the film was shot entirely in Taiwan around Taipei . The film stars Andrew Garfield , Adam Driver , Liam Neeson , Tadanobu Asano and Ciarán Hinds . The plot follows two 17th century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Japan to locate their missing mentor and spread Catholic Christianity . The story is set in the time of Kakure Kirishitan ( `` Hidden Christians '' ) , following the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion ( 1637 -- 1638 ) of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Tokugawa shogunate . A long-time passion project for Scorsese , which he developed for over 25 years , the film premiered in Rome on November 29 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on December 23 , 2016 . The American Film Institute selected Silence as one of its ten Movies of the Year . The film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 89th Academy Awards . Silence is the last of Scorsese 's trilogy of film epics about religious figures struggling with challenges to faith , following The Last Temptation of Christ and Kundun ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Age_of_Innocence_(1993_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Age of Innocence is a 1993 American romantic period piece directed by Martin Scorsese . It is a film adaptation of Edith Wharton 's 1920 novel of the same name . The story takes place during the Gilded Age , portraying New York 's high society . The film was released by Columbia Pictures and stars Daniel Day-Lewis , Michelle Pfeiffer , Winona Ryder and Miriam Margolyes The Age of Innocence won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design , and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Winona Ryder ) , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Score and Best Art Direction . The film was dedicated to Martin Scorsese 's father , Luciano Charles Scorsese , who died before it was completed ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_bibliography",
"title": "",
"text": "A list of books and essays about Martin Scorsese : Scorsese , Martin"
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Director",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Director has been presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , an organization composed of journalists who cover the United States film industry for publications based outside North America , since 1943 . Having won all four of his nominations , Elia Kazan has been honored most often in this category . Martin Scorsese , Clint Eastwood , David Lean , Miloš Forman , and Oliver Stone tie for second place with three wins each . Steven Spielberg has had the most nominations ( eleven ) and has received the award twice . Barbra Streisand is the only woman to have won the award . In the following lists , the first names , listed in bold type against a blue background , are the winners , and the following names are the remaining nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which takes place in January of the following year . Notes : '' † '' indicates Academy Award-winning direction . '' § '' indicates Golden Globe Award-winning direction that was not nominated for an Academy Award . '' ‡ '' indicates Academy Award-nominated direction ."
},
{
"docid": "Street_Dreams_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Street Dreams '' is a 1996 single by American rapper Nas . The song was It Was Written 's second hit , following the success of `` If I Ruled the World ( Imagine That ) '' . `` Street Dreams '' contains an interpolation from the Eurythmics song `` Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) '' and a sample from Linda Clifford 's `` Never Gon na Stop '' . A remix , including an appearance by R. Kelly , was released shortly after the original . It featured samples from the Isley Brothers ' `` Choosey Lover '' . The remix version was performed live on an episode of the Nickelodeon series All That in February 1997 . The song 's big-budget video , directed by Hype Williams , was an allusion to the Martin Scorsese film Casino . It was filmed in Las Vegas around the time Tupac Shakur was murdered and featured a cameo appearance by Frank Vincent . Perhaps as a show of appreciation , Scorsese later used Nas ' `` Thief 's Theme '' in a scene from his 2006 gangster/cop drama The Departed . The song was Nas ' first to enter the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 , reaching number 22 . It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1997 , his only single to achieve this feat ."
},
{
"docid": "Italianamerican",
"title": "",
"text": "For Italians and their descendents living in the United States , see Italian American . Italianamerican is a 1974 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Scorsese 's parents , Catherine and Charles . The Scorseses talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York City among other things , while having dinner at their flat on Elizabeth Street . Scorsese 's mother also instructs how to cook her meatballs , a recipe later featured in the credits of the film . Among the subjects discussed in the film are family , religion , their origins , Italian ancestors , life in Italy after the war and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants in America striving to make money ."
},
{
"docid": "Catherine_Scorsese",
"title": "",
"text": "Catherine Scorsese ( née Cappa ; April 16 , 1912 -- January 6 , 1997 ) was an American actress , and the mother of director Martin Scorsese . Of Italian descent , she began acting when her son Martin Scorsese cast her in his film It 's Not Just You , Murray ! . She frequently played the role of an Italian mother , and is perhaps most well known for her appearance in her son 's film Goodfellas . She acted in films other than her son 's . She was married to Charles Scorsese . Her father , Martin Cappa , was a stage co-ordinator and her mother , Domenica , was a shop owner . She published a recipe book , Italianamerican : The Scorsese Family Cookbook ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_Presents_the_Blues:_Keb'_Mo'",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues : Keb ' Mo ' is a blues album by Keb ' Mo ' , it was released in 2003 as part of Martin Scorsese 's The Blues documentary series ."
},
{
"docid": "Mean_Streets",
"title": "",
"text": "Mean Streets is a 1973 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin . The film stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro . It was released by Warner Bros. on October 2 , 1973 . De Niro won the National Society of Film Critics award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as John `` Johnny Boy '' Civello . In 1997 , Mean Streets was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Boxcar_Bertha",
"title": "",
"text": "Boxcar Bertha is a 1972 Crime Drama Romance American film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road , a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character Bertha Thompson , written by Ben L. Reitman . It was Scorsese 's second feature film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Audition_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Audition is a 2015 short film directed by Martin Scorsese . It stars Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio , playing fictionalized versions of themselves , who travel through Asia and compete against each other for a potential role in Scorsese 's next film . The short film was created as a promotional piece for the Studio City Macau Resort and Casino . It is Scorsese 's first film to feature both De Niro and DiCaprio . Both actors had individually worked with Scorsese several times in the past ( De Niro with eight films , DiCaprio with five ) , but the three had never collaborated together . Brad Pitt , also playing a fictionalized version of himself , makes a cameo appearance ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Road_to_Memphis",
"title": "",
"text": "The Road To Memphis is a documentary directed by Richard Pearce . The film follows the career of Blues musician B.B. King . It features performances by B.B. King , Bobby Rush , Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner , as well as historical footage of Howlin ' Wolf and Rufus Thomas . The film is part of The Blues , a seven part series , with Martin Scorsese acting as executive producer ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Scorsese",
"title": "",
"text": "Luciano Charles `` Charlie '' Scorsese ( May 8 , 1913 -- August 23 , 1993 ) was an American film actor and the father of film director Martin Scorsese . Scorsese was born in New York City , the son of Teresa and Francesco Scorsese , Sicilian immigrants from Polizzi Generosa , a small town near Palermo . He married film actress Catherine Scorsese in 1933 . He was the father of Academy Award-winning film director Martin Scorsese . In 1980 he made his first film appearance in Raging Bull , playing `` Charlie '' . He featured in the gangster film Goodfellas in 1990 , portraying `` Vinnie '' who was based on the real-life gangster , Thomas Agro ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_(book)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wolf of Wall Street is a non-fiction memoir book by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort . The text was initially published on September 25 , 2007 by Bantam Books . This is his debut book followed by Catching the Wolf of Wall Street , published in 2009 . It was adapted into the 2013 film of the same name , directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort ."
},
{
"docid": "Raging_Bull",
"title": "",
"text": "Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical black-and-white sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese , produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta 's memoir Raging Bull : My Story . It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta , an Italian American middleweight boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage , sexual jealousy , and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family . Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey , LaMotta 's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons , and Cathy Moriarty as his wife . The film features supporting roles from Nicholas Colasanto , Theresa Saldana and Frank Vincent . Scorsese was initially reluctant to develop the project , though he eventually came to relate to LaMotta 's story . Schrader re-wrote Martin 's first screenplay , and Scorsese and De Niro together made uncredited contributions thereafter . Pesci was an unknown actor prior to the film , as was Moriarty , who was suggested for her role by Pesci . During principal photography , each of the boxing scenes was choreographed for a specific visual style and De Niro gained approximately 60 lb to portray LaMotta in his later post-boxing years . Scorsese was exacting in the process of editing and mixing the film , expecting it to be his last major feature . Despite receiving mixed initial reviews ( and criticism due to its violent content ) , it went on to garner a high critical reputation , and is now often regarded as among Scorsese 's best works and the greatest films ever made . In 1990 , it became the first film to be selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in its first year of eligibility ."
},
{
"docid": "Goodfellas_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Scorsese chose the songs for Goodfellas only if they commented on the scene or the characters `` in an oblique way '' . The only rule he adhered to with the soundtrack was to only use music which could have been heard at that time . For example , if a scene took place in 1973 , he could use any song that was current or older . According to Scorsese , a lot of non-dialogue scenes were shot to playback . For example , he had `` Layla '' playing on the set while shooting the scene where the dead bodies are discovered in the car and the meat-truck . Sometimes , the lyrics of songs were put between lines of dialogue to comment on the action . Some of the music Scorsese had written into the script while other songs he discovered during the editing phase . There is no music once Henry is arrested in his driveway by the DEA , until the end credits ."
},
{
"docid": "Hardcore_(1979_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hardcore is a 1979 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring George C. Scott , Peter Boyle and Season Hubley . The story concerns a father searching for his daughter , who has vanished only to appear in a pornographic film . Writer-director Schrader had previously written the screenplay for Martin Scorsese 's Taxi Driver , and both films share a theme of exploring an unseen subculture ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_Presents_the_Blues:_A_Musical_Journey",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues : A Musical Journey is a 2003 box set released on Hip-O Records . It is the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese PBS documentary series The Blues . The box set attempts to present a history of the blues from the dawning of recorded music to the present day . It offers a survey of many different blues subgenres and tangential music styles , as well as a survey of almost all the most notable blues performers over time . In 2004 , the box set won two Grammy Awards for Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes . The previous year it was number 2 on the Billboards Top Blues Albums chart . Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues : A Musical Journey is also the title of a 2003 companion book to the series . Writers/editors include Peter Guralnick , Robert Santelli , Holly George-Warren and Christopher John Farley ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Direction_Home",
"title": "",
"text": "No Direction Home : Bob Dylan is a 2005 documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan , and his impact on 20th-century American popular music and culture . The film focuses on the period between Dylan 's arrival in New York in January 1961 and his `` retirement '' from touring following his motorcycle accident in July 1966 . This period encapsulates Dylan 's rise to fame as a folk singer and songwriter , and the controversy surrounding his move to a rock style of music . The title is taken from a lyric of Dylan 's 1965 hit single , `` Like a Rolling Stone '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Scorsese_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Scorsese is an Italian surname . Notable people with the surname include : Catherine Scorsese ( 1912 -- 1997 ) , American actress Charles Scorsese ( 1913 -- 1993 ) , American actor Martin Scorsese ( b. 1942 ) , American film director , writer , and producer Category : Italian-language surnames"
},
{
"docid": "The_Bootleg_Series_Vol._7:_No_Direction_Home:_The_Soundtrack",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bootleg Series Vol . 7 : No Direction Home : The Soundtrack is the fifth installment in the Bob Dylan `` Bootleg Series '' of rare and/or officially unissued recordings . It was released in 2005 in conjunction with the Martin Scorsese PBS television documentary on Dylan No Direction Home , and was compiled with Scorsese 's input . It features mostly previously unreleased material from Dylan 's formative years to his rise as an international figure , spanning 1959 to his legendary 1966 world tour . The Bootleg Series Vol . 7 : No Direction Home : The Soundtrack fared well commercially , debuting on the Billboard 200 album chart on September 17 , 2005 at number 16 , with sales of 50,987 copies . It remained on the chart for 11 weeks . It was certified a gold record on October 21 , 2005 by the RIAA . It also reached # 21 in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "No_direction_home",
"title": "",
"text": "No direction home may refer to : No Direction Home , a 2005 Martin Scorsese documentary on the life of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan . The Bootleg Series Vol . 7 : No Direction Home : The Soundtrack , a 2005 rarities compilation album that accompanies the film No Direction Home , a 1983 album by North Carolina hard rock band Nantucket ."
},
{
"docid": "It's_Not_Just_You,_Murray!",
"title": "",
"text": "It 's Not Just You , Murray ! ( 1964 ) is a short film directed by Martin Scorsese ."
},
{
"docid": "Jon_S._Baird",
"title": "",
"text": "Jon S. Baird was born and raised in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . He began his career at BBC television and quickly progressed through the ranks to become one of Britain 's most exciting directorial talents . Baird has worked with producers including ; Martin Scorsese , Danny Boyle , Jim Carrey , Mick Jagger , Terrence Winter , and a host of award winning actors . Baird 's highly acclaimed feature Filth ( 2013 ) , which he also wrote , directed and produced , was based on the best selling novel by Irvine Welsh and starred James McAvoy . Filth won numerous awards and played at several international film festivals . Filth is in the top ten highest grossing UK 18 certificates of all time . In 2014 , Baird directed the television drama Babylon for Channel 4 , which was produced by Academy Award Winner , Danny Boyle . Baird was approached by HBO in 2015 to direct an episode of their Martin Scorsese / Mick Jagger produced show Vinyl , created by Terence Winter . In 2016 he directed the second episode of I 'm Dying Up Here for Showtime , produced by Jim Carrey . Baird is currently directing Stan and Ollie ; a feature film about comedy legends Laurel and Hardy , starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly for eOne and BBC Films ."
},
{
"docid": "After_Hours_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese , written by Joseph Minion , and starring Griffin Dunne with an ensemble cast . The film follows Paul Hackett , portrayed by Dunne , as he experiences a series of misadventures while making his way home from New York City 's SoHo district during the night . Warner Home Video released the film on VHS in 1991 for both widescreen and pan-and-scan NTSC laserdiscs . It has also been released on DVD ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Jacinda_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacinda Barrett ( born August 2 , 1972 ) , an Australian-American actress and former model , first became known to audiences as a cast member on The Real World : London ( 1995 ) before appearing in films such as The Human Stain ( 2003 ) , Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ( 2004 ) , Ladder 49 ( 2004 ) , The Namesake ( 2006 ) , Poseidon ( 2006 ) , and The Last Kiss ( 2006 ) . She appeared in the series The Following in 2013 and joined the main cast of the Netflix series Bloodline , which launched in 2015 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "So_B._It_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "So B . It is a 2016 American drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by Garry Williams , based on the 2004 novel of same name by Sarah Weeks . The film stars Talitha Bateman , Jessie Collins , Alfre Woodard , John Heard , Jacinda Barrett , Dash Mihok , and Cloris Leachman . It was released in April 2017 by Good Deed Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Overland_(magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "Overland is an Australian literary and cultural magazine . It was established in 1954 , under the auspices of the Realist Writers Group in Melbourne , Australia , with Stephen Murray-Smith as the first editor-in-chief . It has been edited by : • Barrett Reid , 1988-1993 • John McLaren , Spring 1993 -- Autumn 1997 • Ian Syson , Winter 1997 -- Summer 2002 • Nathan Hollier and Katherine Wilson , Autumn 2002 -- Spring 2004 • Nathan Hollier , 2005 -- 2006 • Jeff Sparrow , 2007 -- 2014 The current editor is Jacinda Woodhead . The magazine has a left-wing orientation ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_Kiss_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last Kiss is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film which is based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio , directed by Gabriele Muccino . The plot revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment . The film stars Zach Braff , Jacinda Barrett , Casey Affleck and Rachel Bilson . The screenplay was written by Braff and Paul Haggis , and directed by Tony Goldwyn . Much of The Last Kiss was filmed in and around Madison , Wisconsin . As with Garden State , Braff was involved with the film 's soundtrack . The first teaser trailer was released on Braff 's official website in mid-June 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "D.C._(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "D.C. is an American television series that premiered and ended in April 2000 on The WB Network . Mason Scott ( Gabriel Olds ) , a young man fresh out of college who has dreamed his entire life of coming to Washington , D.C. . He truly believes that he can make a difference in this world of questionable morality . His best friend is Pete Komisky ( Mark-Paul Gosselaar ) , a lobbyist who sees the filth in D.C. for what it is , and does n't think it will be cleaned up anytime soon . They are joined in their rowhouse by Mason 's sister , Finley Scott ( Jacinda Barrett ) , who ditched graduate school for the adventure of Washington . Rounding out the happy home is Lewis Freeman ( Daniel Sunjata ) , a Supreme Court clerk , and his girlfriend Sarah Logan ( Kristanna Loken ) , a junior field producer for a cable news station ."
},
{
"docid": "Collateral_Damage_(Millennium)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Collateral Damage '' is the eleventh episode of the third season of the crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on January 22 , 1999 . The episode was written by Michael R. Perry , and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` Collateral Damage '' featured guest appearances by O'Quinn , Jacinda Barrett , James Marsters , and radio host Art Bell as himself . Bell 's radio show Coast to Coast AM was among Perry 's inspirations for the script . In this episode , Federal Bureau of Investigation agents Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) and Emma Hollis ( Klea Scott ) investigate the kidnapping of the daughter of Millennium Group member Peter Watts ( Terry O'Quinn ) , which may be connected to the testing of a pathogen during the Gulf War . The episode was well-received critically , with the guest acting seen as particularly strong , and was viewed by approximately 5.6 million households during its initial broadcast ."
},
{
"docid": "Jacinda_Ardern",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( born 26 July 1980 ) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party 's shadow cabinet . She was first elected to parliament as a list MP at the 2008 general election . She is currently the MP for Mt Albert , and the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party ."
},
{
"docid": "Jacinda_Barclay",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacinda Barclay ( born 18 February 1991 ) is an Australian sportswoman who has played baseball , Australian football , and American football at high levels . She has represented the Australian national team in five Women 's Baseball World Cups , and played professional football for the Chicago Bliss in the Legends Football League and in the AFL Women 's competition . For her success across multiple sports , one writer has called Barclay `` the Sonny Bill Williams of women 's sport '' ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_about_or_referencing_Syd_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Syd Barrett was known to be reclusive . Reclusiveness may coincide with mental disorders and some persons may have speculative diagnoses of schizophrenia ( see List of people with schizophrenia ) , but this does n't mean that Barrett 's songs , and the songs about him , concern reclusion : for example , the instrumental `` Interstellar Overdrive '' exemplify Pink Floyd 's early psychedelic period . Barrett left Pink Floyd less than a year after the release of their first single , `` Arnold Layne '' . He played with the band only on their first album ( The Piper at the Gates of Dawn ) , recording two albums in 1970 ( The Madcap Laughs and Barrett ) which failed to chart . In 1975 the Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here became a popular screed against music business with its theme the loss of Barrett . With the decline of the record industry and changes in the music business , Barrett 's alienation remains relevant . The following list is indicative of Barrett 's legacy ."
},
{
"docid": "Dan_Barrett_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "C. Daniel `` Dan '' Barrett is an attorney , legal author , and North Carolina political figure . Barrett unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in the 2004 election . His gubernatorial campaign was noted for its grassroots efforts , including Barrett personally walking across the length of the state from Murphy in the mountains to Manteo on the Outer Banks . Prior to that campaign , he served as Chairman of the Davie County Board of Commissioners . In the 2008 general election , he ran for the North Carolina Court of Appeals , but was defeated by incumbent Judge Linda Stephens . He stated that he had a `` conservative judicial philosophy . '' Dan Barrett 's 2008 candidacy was endorsed by several leading North Carolina political figures , including former Governor James G. Martin and former Governor James Holshouser . Barrett was again elected to the Davie County Commission in 2014 . He is a candidate for the open 13th district US Congressional seat in 2016 . Barrett is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Wake Forest University School of Law . Barrett is the author of a book on labor and employment law ."
},
{
"docid": "Barrett_Firearms_Manufacturing",
"title": "",
"text": "Barrett Firearms Manufacturing is an American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition located in the unincorporated town of Christiana , Tennessee . It was founded in 1982 by Ronnie G. Barrett for the single purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the powerful .50 BMG ( 12.7 × 99mm NATO ) ammunition , originally developed for and used in M2 Browning machine guns . Barrett began his work in the early 1980s and the first working rifles were available in 1982 , hence the designation M82 . Barrett designed every single part of the weapon personally and then went on to market the weapon and mass-produce it out of his own pocket . He continued to develop his rifle through the 1980s , and developed the improved M82A1 rifle by 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Barrett_(author)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Barrett ( born 7 March 1945 ) , is a British author who writes about leadership , leadership development , values , consciousness as well as cultural evolution in business and society . He is responsible for developing the theory of the Universal Stages of Evolution , the concepts of personal and cultural entropy , and creating assessment instruments ( based on Maslow 's hierarchy of human needs and models of higher consciousness ) to map the values of individuals , organisations , communities and , nations to the Seven Levels of Consciousness Model . He founded the Barrett Values Centre in 1997 ."
},
{
"docid": "George_W._Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "George W. Barrett ( c. 1881 -- March 24 , 1936 ) , also called Diamond King , was the first person sentenced to death by hanging under a congressional act that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent . On December 7 , 1935 he was convicted of first degree murder in the death of special agent Nelson B. Klein by a Federal court jury . He was 55 years old at the time of death . Barrett had worked as a streetcar conductor in Cincinnati before the murder . He came to the attention of the FBI because he was wanted for car theft and interstate transportation of vehicles . FBI agents Nelson B. Klein and Donald McGovern had tracked Barrett to West College Corner , Indiana when Barrett barricaded himself in a garage and began to shoot , injuring Klein . The mortally wounded Klein fired back , hitting Barrett in both legs . Shortly thereafter , the local police arrived , and Barrett was taken to a local hospital and treated for his wounds . After several days he was released , and then taken to Indianapolis where he was tried and convicted of the murder of a federal agent . The state of Indiana had adopted the electric chair as a method of execution in 1913 , and was unprepared to carry out Barret 's preference for hanging as the method of execution . A farmer , Phil Hanna , who had taken up the study of hanging executions as a hobby , was called upon to perform the execution by the method required by the sentence . Before the trap was sprung at 12:02 pm , Barrett was asked if he had any last words , but did not respond . Barrett was still crippled from his wounds at the time of his execution , and had to be carried to the gallows on a stretcher and supported by deputy marshals . Barrett 's last request was to see his brother , John , but no response was received to a telegram sent before his execution . There were approximately 50 official witnesses at the time of his death ."
},
{
"docid": "Alexandre_Barrette",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexandre Barrette is a French Canadian comedian and TV personality . He hosts several TV game shows seen on the V television network . They include `` Taxi Payant , '' the French Canadian version of `` Cash Cab '' and `` Atomes Crochus '' ( Missing Links ) , the French Canadian version of `` The Match Game ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Pregnant_Man_and_Other_Cases_From_a_Hypnotherapist's_Couch",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pregnant Man And Other Cases From A Hypnotherapist 's Couch is a book by Deirdre Barrett published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2010 . Barrett is a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School . The book describes seven real patients , disguised for anonymity , who Dr. Barrett treated with hypnotherapy . They are presented in chronological order , beginning when the author was a trainee , so that much information about hypnosis is woven into the stories as Barrett herself is learning . The title character is a transgender man who develops pseudocyesis , or false-pregnancy , after the death of his boyfriend . Other patients include an asthmatic with a heavy smoking habit , a wealthy aristocrat with a fear of flying , a writer who suddenly ca n't read , and two very different cases of multiple personality . The book concludes with a section on how interested readers can locate a reputable hypnotherapist ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Barrett_(diplomat)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Barrett ( November 28 , 1866 -- October 17 , 1938 ) was a United States diplomat and one of the most influential early directors general of the Pan American Union . On his death , the New York Times commented that he had `` done more than any other person of his generation to promote closer relations among the American republics '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Deirdre_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Deirdre Barrett , Ph.D. is an author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School . She is known for her research on dreams , hypnosis and imagery and has written on evolutionary psychology . Barrett is a Past President of The International Association for the Study of Dreams and of the American Psychological Association 's Div . 30 , The Society for Psychological Hypnosis . She has written four books for the general public : The Pregnant Man and Other Cases From a Hypnotherapist 's Couch ( 1998 ) , The Committee of Sleep ( 2001 ) , Waistland ( 2007 ) , and Supernormal Stimuli ( 2010 ) . She is the editor of four academic books : Trauma and Dreams ( 1996 ) , The New Science of Dreaming ( 2007 ) , `` Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy '' ( 2010 ) , and `` The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams . '' ( 2012 ) . She is Editor in Chief of the journal Dreaming : The Journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams and a Consulting Editor for Imagination , Cognition , and Personality and The International Journal for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis ."
},
{
"docid": "Kimberly_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Kimberly ( `` Kim '' ) Barrett ( born November 18 , 1981 in Montego Bay , Saint James Parish ) is a Puerto Rican shot putter . Her personal best throw is 18.28 metres , achieved in May 2004 in Gainesville . She originally represented Jamaica . She changed nationality to Puerto Rico in 2006 . For Jamaica she won the bronze medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships , and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final ."
},
{
"docid": "Brydges_baronets",
"title": "",
"text": "There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brydges , one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . Both creations are extinct . The Brydges Baronetcy , of Wilton in the County of Hereford , was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 May 1627 . For more information on this creation , see Duke of Chandos . The Brydges , later Egerton-Barrett-Brydges Baronetcy , of Denton Court in the County of Kent , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 May 1815 . For more information on this creation , see Egerton-Barrett-Brydges baronets ."
},
{
"docid": "Cinnibar_Flats",
"title": "",
"text": "Cinnibar Flats is a region in Dark Horse Comics now-defunct Superhero line of Comics Greatest World . Positioned in Nevada , it consists of Hoyo Grande , a sort of Las Vegas and the smaller areas surrounding the military base which houses The Vortex , the origins of which appeared in the Comics Greatest World 16-week introductory series released in 1993 . Of the four locations introduced in the summer of 1993 , Cinnibar Flats saw the least amount of regular titles released in connection to it , as only one , Division 13 , ever saw print and lasted but four issues . Out Of the Vortex was a limited series set to last only twelve issues . Titles Out of the Vortex Creative Staff Information 1-3 : John Ostrander , writer/Damon Willis , pencils/Joe Rubenstein , inks . 4 : Neal Barrett , Jr. , writer/Willis , pencils/Bob Downs , inks . 5 : Barrett Jr , writer/Pete McDonnell , pencils/Rick Magyar , inks . 6 : Barrett Jr , writer/Willis , pencils/Magyar & Monty Shledon , inks . 7 : Barrett Jr , writer/Willis , pencils/Magyar , inks . 8 : Barrett Jr , writer/Willis , pencils/Sheldon , inks . 9 : Barrett Jr , writer/McDonnell , pencils/Magyar , inks . 10 : Barrett Jr , writer/Willis , pencils/Magyar , inks 11 : Barrett Jr , writer/Randy Green , pencils/Mike Barreiro , inks 12 : Michael Eury , writer/Green , pencils/Barreiro , inks . Cover art was provided by a new person each month 1 : Doug Mankhe 2 : Mike Mignola 3 : Walter Simonson 4 : Dave Dorman & Rubenstein 5 : Jason Pearson . 6 : Eric Shanower . 7 : Art Adams 8 : Michael Golden 9 : Vince Giarrano 10 : Mike Zeck 11 : Chris Warner 12 : Lee Weeks Division 13 Creative Staff Information 1 : Keith Giffen , writer/Alexander Morrisey , pencils/Keith Aiken & Bruce Patterson , inks/Art Adams , cover . 2 : Giffen , writer/Chris Alexander , pencils/Mike Sellers & Tom Simmons , inks . 3 : Giffen , writer/Alexander & Max Elam , pencils/Sellers , inks . 4 : Giffen , writer/Richard Case & Dean Zachary , pencils/Sellers & Andrew Pepoy , inks . Category : Comics ' Greatest World"
},
{
"docid": "John_Cridlan_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Colonel John Cridlan Barrett VC , TD ( 10 August 1897 -- 7 March 1977 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Barrett was 21 years old , and a lieutenant in the 1/5th Battalion , The Leicestershire Regiment , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 24 September 1918 at Pontruet , France , during an attack , owing to the darkness and smoke barrage , Lieutenant Barrett found himself advancing towards a trench containing numerous machine-guns . He at once collected all available men and charged the nearest group of guns and in spite of being wounded , gained the trench , personally disposing of two machine-guns and inflicting many casualties . Notwithstanding a second wound he then climbed out of the trench to fix his position and locate the enemy , then ordered his men to cut their way back to the battalion , which they did . He was again wounded , very seriously . He later became a surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary and achieved the rank of colonel after serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War II ."
},
{
"docid": "Ardern",
"title": "",
"text": "Ardern is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Lawrence Ardren ( 1523 -- 1570 ) , English politician Barry Ardern ( born 1946 ) , Canadian footballer Jacinda Ardern ( born 1980 ) , New Zealand politician Shane Ardern ( born 1960 ) , New Zealand politician"
},
{
"docid": "William_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "William Barrett may refer to : William Barrett ( antiquarian ) ( 1733 -- 1789 ) , English surgeon and antiquary William Barrett ( consul ) ( died 1584 ) , English consul at Aleppo William Barrett ( philosopher ) ( 1913 -- 1992 ) , American philosopher and critic William Barrett ( priest ) ( 1880 -- 1956 ) , British-Australian Anglican Dean of Brisbane William A. Barrett ( 1896 -- 1976 ) , American politician and a member of the Democratic Party Bill Barrett ( William E. Barrett , 1929 -- 2016 ) , former US Representative from Nebraska William Edmund Barrett ( 1900 -- 1986 ) , writer William Emerson Barrett ( 1858 -- 1906 ) , Representative from Massachusetts William F. Barrett ( 1844 -- 1925 ) , English physicist William Hale Barrett ( 1866 -- 1941 ) , American federal judge William Lewis Barrett ( 1847 -- 1927 ) , professional flautist and music teacher William N. Barrett ( 1855 -- 1916 ) , American politician William Daniel Barrett ( 1878 -- 1953 ) , New Zealand tribal leader , land court agent and trust board secretary"
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Barrett may refer to : Charles Golding Barrett ( 1836 -- 1904 ) , English entomologist ( lepidopterist ) Charles Leslie Barrett ( 1879 -- 1959 ) , Australian naturalist , journalist , author and ornithologist Charles D. Barrett ( 1885 -- 1943 ) , U.S. Marines officer Red Barrett ( Charles Henry Barrett , 1915 -- 1990 ) , American baseball player C. K. Barrett ( Charles Kingsley Barrett , 1917 -- 2011 ) , British biblical scholar Charles Barrett ( racing driver ) , former NASCAR Cup Series driver in 1973 Atlanta 500 Charles W. Barrett ( 1869 -- 1947 ) , architect with Barrett & Thomson"
},
{
"docid": "Barrett_House",
"title": "",
"text": "Barrett House may refer to : in the United States ( by state then city ) William G. Barrett House , Sausalito , California , listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) in Marin County Barrett-Blakeman House , Greensburg , Kentucky , listed on the NRHP in Green County Dr. Lewis Barrett House , Munfordville , Kentucky , listed on the NRHP in Hart County P. J. Barrett Block , Adams , Massachusetts , listed on the NRHP in Berkshire County Col. James Barrett Farm , Concord , Massachusetts , listed on the NRHP in Middlesex County Randolph Columbus Barrett House , Doniphan , Missouri , National Register of Historic Places in Ripley County Martin Barrett House , Dillon , Montana , listed on the NRHP in Beaverhead County Barrett House ( New Ipswich , New Hampshire ) Oliver Barrett House , Millerton , New York , listed on the NRHP in Dutchess County Barrett House ( Poughkeepsie , New York ) , listed on the NRHP in Dutchess County Barrett-Faulkner House , Peachland , North Carolina , listed on the NRHP in Anson County George Barrett Concrete House , Spring Valley , Ohio , listed on the NRHP in Greene County Rufus Barrett Stone House , Bradford , Pennsylvania , listed on the NRHP in McKean County William & Elizabeth Barrett Farmstead , Mendon , Utah , listed on the NRHP in Cache County Richard Barrett House , Park City , Utah , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Summit County Barrett-Chumney House , Amelia Courthouse , Virginia , listed on the NRHP in Amelia County Everett P. Barrett House , Waukesha , Wisconsin , listed on the NRHP in Waukesha County"
},
{
"docid": "David_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "David Barrett may refer to : Dave Barrett ( born 1930 ) , former Premier of British Columbia , Canada David Barrett ( American football ) ( born 1977 ) , American football cornerback David Barrett ( director ) , American television director and producer David Barrett ( prosecutor ) David Barrett ( musician ) ( born 1973 ) , American blues harmonica player , composer , and instructor David D. Barrett ( 1892 -- 1977 ) , American soldier and diplomat David L. Barrett ( 1931 -- 1999 ) , American politician David M. Barrett ( born 1951 ) , American political science professor David V. Barrett , British sociologist of religion David E. Barrett , professor of mathematics David Michael Barrett ( born 1970 ) , screenwriter and film producer"
},
{
"docid": "James_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "James , Jimmy or Jim Barrett may refer to : J. Gresham Barrett ( born 1961 ) , South Carolina politician James Emmett Barrett ( 1922 -- 2011 ) , United States federal judge James Lee Barrett ( 1929 -- 1989 ) , American producer , screenwriter and writer James Barrett , member of the UK band Senser James Barrett ( Civil War ) ( 1827 -- 1865 ) , Union commander at the Battle of Picacho Pass James Barrett ( rugby union ) , New Zealand national rugby union footballer , debuted 1913 Col. James Barrett Farm , home of Concord , Massachusetts militia leader which was searched by the British during the April 19 , 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord James Barrett ( died 1994 ) , abortion clinic escort murdered by Paul Jennings Hill Jim Barrett ( winemaker ) ( 1926 -- 2013 ) , owner of Chateau Montelena which won the Chardonnay competition of the Judgment of Paris wine tasting Jim Barrett , Sr. ( 1907 -- 1970 ) , English footballer who played for West Ham United Jim Barrett , Jr. ( 1930 -- 2014 ) , English footballer who played for West Ham United Jimmy Barrett ( baseball ) ( 1875 -- 1921 ) , American Major League Baseball center fielder Jimmy Barrett ( Gaelic footballer ) ( born 1949 ) Jimmy Barrett , a character on the TV series Mad Men , portrayed by Patrick Fischler James Barrett ( Vermont ) ( 1814 -- 1900 ) , Vermont lawyer , politician and judge James Barrett ( academic ) ( 1862 -- 1945 ) , Australian ophthalmologist and academic administrator"
},
{
"docid": "Inside_Out:_A_Personal_History_of_Pink_Floyd",
"title": "",
"text": "Inside Out : A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason 's personal memoir of Pink Floyd , published on 7 October 2004 in the United Kingdom . Initially a hardback release , it has since appeared in at least two different paperback editions . The book marks the first time that a group member has written a recollection of his experiences of life in the band . Mason -- the only member of the band to have been a part of it in all incarnations and line-ups -- covers the Floyd 's entire career , from the initial coming together and the Syd Barrett -- led psychedelic era of the late 1960s through their success in the 1970s to the present day , via the acrimonious splits of the 1980s . As of 2005 , a new paperback version was available , now including an updated section on the band 's reunion at Live 8 . A second paperback edition was released , mentioning the death of Barrett , in 2006 . A third paperback edition was released in 2011 , mentioning the death of keyboardist Rick Wright . There is also an abridged , three-CD audio version , read by Mason . Inside Out was featured in a Top Gear episode where Mason agreed to lend his Enzo Ferrari to the programme-makers in return for Inside Out 's promotion . Jeremy Clarkson -- well known as a big fan of Pink Floyd -- gleefully took the plugging of the book to ludicrous heights ."
},
{
"docid": "Edward_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Edward Barrett may refer to : Edward Barrett ( Irish sportsman ) ( 1877 -- ? ) , track and field athlete , wrestler and hurler Edward Barrett ( English sportsman ) ( 1879 -- 1950 ) , English cricketer and rugby union international , soldier and Commissioner of Shanghai Municipal Police Edward Barrett ( cricketer , born 1846 ) ( 1846 -- 1923 ) , English cricketer Edward Barrett , 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh ( 1581 -- 1645 ) , English politician Edward J. Barrett , United States Coast Guard admiral Edward J. Barrett ( Illinois politician ) ( 1900-1977 ) , American politician Edward W. Barrett ( 1910 -- 1989 ) , dean of Columbia School of Journalism Edward Barrett ( Medal of Honor ) ( 1855 -- ? ) , second class fireman serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery Ted Barrett ( born 1965 ) , baseball umpire"
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Barrett may refer to : Richard Barrett ( author ) ( born 1945 ) , British author Richard Barrett ( composer ) ( born 1959 ) , Welsh composer Richard Barrett ( counter-terrorism expert ) ( born 1949 ) , coordinator of the United Nations 1267 Monitoring Team Richard Barret ( divine ) ( died 1599 ) , English Catholic divine Richard Barrett ( Irish republican ) ( 1889 -- 1922 ) , executed during Irish Civil War Richard Barrett ( lawyer ) ( 1943 -- 2010 ) , American lawyer and white nationalist Richard Barrett ( musician ) ( 1933 -- 2006 ) , American musician and record producer Richard Barrett ( Medal of Honor ) ( 1838 -- 1898 ) , American soldier and Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor recipient Richard Barrett ( poet ) , 18th-century poet and schoolmaster from County Mayo , Ireland Richard Barrett , a character in the 1960s British television series The Champions Richard Baret ( died 1401 ) , MP for Gloucester Richard Barrett ( abolitionist ) , see World Anti-Slavery Convention Richard Barrett ( FRS ) on List of Fellows of the Royal Society A , B , C Richard Barrett ( playwright ) , see Griffin Theatre Company"
},
{
"docid": "Personal_life_of_Gene_Roddenberry",
"title": "",
"text": "thumb | right | Gene Roddenberry appearing in an advertisement for Mutual of New York in 1961 Eugene Wesley `` Gene '' Roddenberry ( August 19 , 1921 -- October 24 , 1991 ) was an American television screenwriter , producer and futurist best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series . While at Los Angeles City College , he entered into a relationship with Eileen-Anita Rexoat , who he went on to marry on June 20 , 1942 , before his deployment in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . The couple had two daughters together , Darleen Anita and Dawn Allison . He joined the Los Angeles Police Department , and during this time he was known to have had affairs with secretarial staff , thus endangering his marriage . Moving to California to pursue his writing career , he went on to become a television producer and became well known for being a womanizer . During the production of his series The Lieutenant , he entered into relationships with Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett , seeking to have an open relationship with both women . Nichols has since said that they broke up after this , but she was later found more than once in Roddenberry 's office on Star Trek either nude or partly clothed . By the time he worked on that series , his relationship with Barrett was well known , and they openly shared an apartment near Desilu Studios where it was filmed . He paid his secretary extra to provide an alibi for when he was with other women , both to Eileen and Barrett . His frequent relationships with female actresses were well known , and he would boast of late night casting sessions . He sought to divorce Eileen in 1968 , but afterwards felt that he did n't get his fair share of assets . Barrett and Roddenberry were married in Japan on August 6 , 1969 , in a shinto ceremony . His divorce was not yet finalised , so he and Barrett had a second ceremony at their home in California on December 29 . However , Roddenberry continued to have relationships with other women . The couple had a son , Eugene Jr. , who was born on February 5 , 1974 . Roddenberry and Barrett remained married until his death in 1991 ."
}
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Ubisoft created Assassin's Creed.
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[
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed is a franchise centered on an action-adventure video-game series developed by Ubisoft . It depicts in the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . Featuring historical fiction and characters , mixed with real-world historical events , and figures . The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol , while building upon concepts from the Prince of Persia series . The franchise began in 2007 with the release of Assassin 's Creed . The main videogame series consists of nine games , developed by Ubisoft Montreal ( single player ) and Ubisoft Annecy ( multiplayer ) , released on PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , Wii U , Microsoft Windows , and OS X platforms . Many spin-off games have been made for Nintendo DS , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , iOS , HP webOS , Android , Nokia Symbian Windows Phone platforms , the handheld games are developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios , with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal . The series has been well received by the public and critics , and has sold over 100 million copies , becoming Ubisoft 's best selling franchise and one of the highest selling video game franchises of all time . Additionally from the video-games the series has been expanded into a film , comics and novels ; all of which take place within the same continuity as the main video-games series ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Darby_McDevitt",
"title": "",
"text": "Darby Christopher McDevitt is a creative scriptwriter and lead writer of Assassin 's Creed at Ubisoft Montreal . He was educated in Bellingham and Dublin and lived in Seattle , Washington briefly . With a diverse professional profile spanning more than a decade , he has worked as a writer , film maker , musician , and game designer . As an employee of Ubisoft , McDevitt has been the script writer for both the story and dialogue in Assassin 's Creed : Bloodlines , Assassin 's Creed II : Discovery , Assassin 's Creed : Embers and Assassin 's Creed Unity , as well as was the lead writer for Assassin 's Creed : Revelations and Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag . In 2014 , Darby was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work in Black Flag . Darby is also recognized as a spokesperson for Ubisoft in regards to the Assassin 's Creed franchise ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Bloodlines",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed : Bloodlines is an action-adventure video game for the PlayStation Portable , part of the Assassin 's Creed franchise , taking place in between the events of Assassin 's Creed and Assassin 's Creed II . The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal in conjunction with Griptonite Games and published by Ubisoft , it was released on November 17 , 2009 in North America and November 20 , 2009 in Europe , concurrently with Assassin 's Creed II and Assassin 's Creed II : Discovery ."
},
{
"docid": "Patrice_Désilets",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrice Désilets ( born 9 May 1974 ) is a French Canadian game designer best known for creating the Assassin 's Creed series . Désilets served as creative director on Assassin 's Creed , Assassin 's Creed II , and Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood . He is also known for being involved with Ubisoft 's Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Ubisoft_Quebec",
"title": "",
"text": "Ubisoft Quebec is an Ubisoft-owned video game developer located in Quebec City , Quebec . Founded as a subsidiary of Ubisoft in June 2005 , initially developing low-profile projects , the studio now has over 300 employees . Ubisoft Quebec has since developed the Wii version of Prince of Persia : The Forgotten Sands and contributed to Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood . They were also the lead studio for the 2015 Assassin 's Creed title named Assassin 's Creed Syndicate ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Amancio",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexandre Amancio is Chief Creative Officer of Lune Rouge and Co-Founder of Reflector Entertainment Ltd. , formerly a Creative Director of Assassin 's Creed at Ubisoft Montreal . Amancio joined the Ubisoft Montreal team in 2005 as Art Director . On Far Cry 2 , he led the art team and spearheaded an innovative shader system that became the foundations of the Dunia engine graphical pipeline . This innovative technique was soon turned into an Autodesk Master Class , for which Amancio delivered several conferences across the globe . In 2009 , Amancio was offered a position as the Creative Director of Assassin 's Creed : Revelations , a game that was reportedly completed in less than a year . Amancio left Ubisoft in 2012 for a short foray as Chief Creative Officer of Cossette , a Montreal-based advertising agency , but was soon back at Ubisoft to help complete Assassin 's Creed Unity , which had already been in the works for two years . Following Assassin 's Creed Unity , Amancio left Ubisoft and is now Chief Creative Officer of Lune Rouge , a holding and investment firm held by Cirque du Soleil founder , Guy Laliberté , as well as Co-Founder of Reflector Entertainment Ltd. , an enterprise that focuses on the creation of original transmedia content . He has been nominated twice for Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing at the Writer 's Guild Awards , for Assassin 's Creed : Revelations in 2012 and Assassin 's Creed Unity in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_II:_Discovery",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed II : Discovery is a video game for the Nintendo DS and iOS , part of the Assassin 's Creed series of video games . Ubisoft 's producer Ben Mattes officially revealed the development of the game in Apple Inc. 's keynote speech on September 9 , 2009 , for a November 17 release . The iOS version was delayed , but Ubisoft did not comment with a reason for the delay . In contrast to Altaïr 's Chronicles , the previous title in the Assassin 's Creed series to be on these devices , Discovery is a 2.5 D side-scroller . Both iPhone and DSi users are able to use their devices ' camera function to display portraits as wanted posters in-game . Discovery was released concurrently with Assassin 's Creed II and Assassin 's Creed : Bloodlines . The game takes place within Assassin 's Creed II between The Battle of Forli DLC in Sequence 12 and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC in Sequence 13 . The iOS version was later removed from the App Store sometime in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Lineage",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed : Lineage is a series of three short films based on the Assassin 's Creed II video game . The films are made by Ubisoft and the first episode was released on 26 October 2009 on YouTube . The films have a promotional goal for the game as well as an attempt for Ubisoft to make its first step in the film industry . The films are directed by Canadian film director Yves Simoneau ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_Rogue",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Rogue is a 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft . It is the seventh major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , and acts as a sequel to 2013 's Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag and a prequel to 2012 's Assassin 's Creed III with its final mission being the prologue to 2014 's Assassin 's Creed Unity . It is the last of the Assassin 's Creed games to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , Ubisoft announcing that the company will no longer release games for them , except for its casual rhythm series Just Dance . The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November and December 2014 , and released on Microsoft Windows on March 10 , 2015 . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The story is set in the mid-18th century during the Seven Years ' War , and follows Shay Patrick Cormac , an Assassin-turned-Templar who hunts down former members of his Brotherhood after being betrayed by them . Gameplay in Rogue is very similar to that of Black Flag with a mixture of ship-based naval exploration and third-person land-based exploration with some new features . Upon release , Rogue received a mixed reception ; most critics praised the game 's twist on the traditional formula by playing as a Templar , the mature story-line , the complex protagonist , the sophisticated depiction of the fight between Templars and Assassins , as well as the additions to the franchise 's lore and the naval warfare gameplay . Other reviewers criticized it for failing to innovate the series ' formula and its similarities to Black Flag ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_Unity",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Unity is a 2014 action-adventure open-world video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . It is the eighth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , and the successor to 2013 's Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag . It also has ties to Assassin 's Creed Rogue which was released for the previous generation consoles the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The story is set in Paris during the French Revolution ; the single-player story follows Arno Dorian in his efforts to expose the true powers behind the Revolution . The game retains the series ' third-person open world exploration as well as introducing a revamped combat , parkour and stealth system . The game also introduces cooperative multiplayer to the Assassin 's Creed series , letting up to four players engage in narrative-driven missions and explore the open-world map . Assassin 's Creed Unity received mixed reviews upon its release . Praise was aimed towards its visual upgrades , improved free-running and combat , customization options , realization of the setting , multiplayer-oriented format , complex protagonists and the design of the main missions . The overarching narrative received a positive response overall . The characters ' development as well as the emotional heft and the moral intricacy of the story were praised . The largest part of criticism was drawn towards the game 's lack of gameplay-innovation , unrefined controls , and numerous graphics issues and other bugs upon release . Because of the high amount of initial bugs , Ubisoft issued an apology , and compensation was offered . Assassin 's Creed Unity was followed by Assassin 's Creed Syndicate , which takes place in Victorian era London , and was released in October 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Brotherhood",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Brotherhood is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the third major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , a direct sequel to 2009 's Assassin 's Creed II , and the second chapter in the ` Ezio trilogy ' . The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November and December 2010 , and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March and June 2011 . The plot follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist Desmond Miles who , with the aid of a machine known as the Animus , relives the memories of his ancestors to find a way to avert the 2012 apocalypse . The main story takes place immediately after the plot of Assassin 's Creed II , featuring Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze in 16th century Italy and his quest to restore the Assassin order , and destroy his enemies : the Borgia family . Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood is set in an open world and presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using Desmond and Ezio 's combat and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment . Ezio is able to freely explore 16th-century Rome to complete side missions away from the primary storyline . The game introduced a multiplayer component to the series , portrayed as a Templar training program . The game received critical acclaim with critics praising its setting of Rome , content , gameplay improvements over its predecessor and the addition of a multiplayer mode ; the story received a mostly positive response , although several critics found it to be inferior to Assassin 's Creed II '' 's . It also won multiple awards including a BAFTA award for Best Action Game . It was followed in November 2011 by Assassin 's Creed : Revelations , a direct sequel that served as a conclusion to Ezio 's story and continued the story of Desmond Miles . A remastered version , along with Assassin 's Creed II and Assassin 's Creed : Revelations , was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15 , 2016 as part of The Ezio Collection '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Ubisoft_Toronto",
"title": "",
"text": "Ubisoft Toronto Inc. is a subsidiary of French video game developer Ubisoft located in Toronto , Ontario . Founded in 2010 , Ubisoft Toronto was officially announced on 6 July 2009 , with the studio location being officially confirmed on 4 December 2009 . Led by Assassin 's Creed producer Jade Raymond , the studio developed Tom Clancy 's Splinter Cell : Blacklist , the most recent installment of the Splinter Cell series , in conjunction with Ubisoft Montreal . In November 2011 it was revealed that the studio would be supporting the development of the new Rainbow Six game . PC gamers and PC gaming communities around the world praised them by saying that the PC version was one of the most optimized AAA games recently , while other recently released games from Ubisoft , namely Assassin 's Creed Unity and Ghost Recon : Future Soldier , reportedly faced severe performance issues and bugs . In July 2015 , Ubisoft Toronto announced that the studio is developing a new AAA intellectual property ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Trial_by_Fire",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed : Trial by Fire is a five-part miniseries set in the fictional Assassin 's Creed universe . Trial by Fire is written by Kill Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini writers , Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery , and published by Ubisoft and Titan Comics ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed is a 2007 action-adventure stealth video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the first major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series . The game was first released on the Xbox 360 and later released to the PlayStation 3 in November 2007 , and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in April 2008 . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191 , with the plot revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins , based upon the Hashshashin sect . The player is in reality playing as a modern-day man named Desmond Miles , who , through the use of a machine named the `` Animus , '' is allowed the viewing and controlling of the protagonist 's genetic memories of his ancestors , in this case , Altaïr Ibn-La ` Ahad , a member of the Assassins . Through this plot device , details emerge of a struggle between two factions : the Knights Templar and the Assassins , over an artifact known as the `` Apple of Eden '' , an ancient artifact used to control minds . The game received generally positive reviews , with critics praising its storytelling , visuals , art design and originality , although the game was also criticized for the repetitive nature of its gameplay . Assassin 's Creed won several awards at E3 in 2006 , as well as several end-year awards after its release . The game spawned a sequel , Assassin 's Creed II , which was released in November 2009 . Since the release and success of Assassin 's Creed II , subsequent releases were yearly until 2016 - with various other Assassins and time periods ."
},
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"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_III",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed III is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii U , and Microsoft Windows . It is the fifth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , and a direct sequel to 2011 's Assassin 's Creed : Revelations . The game was released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , beginning in North America on October 30 , 2012 , with a Wii U and Microsoft Windows release following in November 2012 . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist Desmond Miles who , with the aid of a machine known as the Animus , relives the memories of his ancestors to find a way to avert the 2012 apocalypse . The story is set in the 18th century , before , during and after the American Revolution from 1754 to 1783 , and follows Desmond 's half-English , half-Mohawk ancestor , Ratonhnhaké : ton ( -LSB- ˈrəduːn ` həgeɪduːn -RSB- ) , also known as Connor , as he fights the Templars ' attempts to gain control in the colonies . Assassin 's Creed III is set in an open world and presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using Desmond and Connor 's combat and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment . Connor is able to freely explore 18th-century Boston , New York City , and the American frontier to complete side missions away from the primary storyline . The game also features a multiplayer component , allowing players to compete online to complete solo and team based objectives including assassinations and evading pursuers . Ubisoft developed a new game engine , Anvil Next , for the game . The game received positive reviews from critics , who praised it for its gameplay , narrative , diverse cast of characters , visuals and grand , ambitious scale , while criticism was directed at the unevenly developed gameplay mechanics and the glitches within the game . It was a massive commercial success , selling more than 12 million copies worldwide . Its sequel , Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag , was released in October 2013 , and follows Ratonhnhaké : ton 's grandfather -- Edward Kenway -- a pirate and Assassin operating in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Revelations",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed : Revelations is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the fourth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , a direct sequel to 2010 's Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood , and the third and final chapter in the ` Ezio trilogy ' . The game was released on PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and Microsoft Windows in November and December 2011 . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and features the series protagonist Desmond Miles who , with the aid of a machine known as the Animus , relives the memories of his ancestors to find a way to avert the 2012 apocalypse . Revelations features two returning protagonists ; Altaïr Ibn-La ` Ahad in 12th and 13th century Masyaf , and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in 16th century Constantinople . The main story follows the Assassin Ezio 's journey to unlock the secret of Altaïr 's vault in Masyaf using disc-like artifacts containing Altaïr 's memories . Assassin 's Creed : Revelations is set in an open world and presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using Ezio 's , Desmond 's , and Altaïr 's combat and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment . One of the protagonists ( Ezio ) is free to explore the Assassin Base in the city of Constantinople and the city itself to complete side missions away from the primary storyline . Critical response towards the game was positive , with praise directed at the narrative , the detailed environments , well-written protagonists , pacing of the plot and the satisfying ending of the game , although some reviewers noted that the gameplay of the series was getting overly familiar and the newly introduced features felt lacking in comparison to the ones introduced in previous titles of the series . The game was a large commercial success , out performing the sales of its predecessors . The game was followed by Assassin 's Creed III in October 2012 , a direct sequel that continued the story of Desmond Miles and introduced a new 18th century playable character . A remastered version , along with its predecessors Assassin 's Creed II and Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood , released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15 , 2016 as part of The Ezio Collection ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed:_Altaïr's_Chronicles",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed : Altaïr 's Chronicles is a video game released for the Nintendo DS , Android , iOS , webOS , Symbian , Java ME and Windows Phone . It is a prequel to the 2007 video game Assassin 's Creed , developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft . It was released in the United States on February 5 , 2008 . It features two new cities , Tyre and Aleppo ; and the three original cities , Jerusalem , Acre , and Damascus ; but does not include Masyaf . Unlike the original Assassin 's Creed , the game is not told through the perspective of Desmond Miles , but rather the perspective of Altaïr Ibn-La ` Ahad , although the menu screens do take place in the Animus ."
},
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"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_Identity",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Identity is an action-adventure video game developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft . It is the second mobile-exclusive game in the Assassin 's Creed series to be released after Assassin 's Creed Pirates , and the first on mobile to incorporate the third-person urban traversal-style gameplay as seen in the main console titles . It was initially soft-launched in 2014 as a free-to-play game for New Zealand and Australian App Stores . The game was released worldwide for on iOS on 25 February 2016 . The Android version released on 18 May 2016 along with a new DLC worth which is now available for both platforms ."
},
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"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_Syndicate",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Syndicate is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft . It was released on October 23 , 2015 , for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , and on November 19 , 2015 , for Microsoft Windows . It is the ninth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , and the successor to 2014 's Assassin 's Creed Unity . The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with liberty , and the Templars , who desire peace through order . The story is set in Victorian era London and follows twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye as they navigate the corridors of organized crime , and take back the city from Templar control . The open world design lets players freely roam London . The game is played from a third-person view and its world is navigated on foot or by carriage . The game introduces new traveling systems and refined combat and stealth mechanics . Players control the two lead protagonists -- twins Jacob and Evie Frye -- throughout the game 's story , switching between them both during and outside of missions . Unlike its direct predecessors , Syndicate does not feature any multiplayer gameplay . Assassin 's Creed Syndicate received positive reviews . Critics praised the visuals , the likability of the major characters , especially the Frye twins and the antagonist , the interwoven structure of the sidequests and main objectives , creative mission design , as well as the lightheartedness of the game and the entertaining story . Criticism was directed at the lackluster ending as well as the aging and repetitive gameplay and the lack of diverse character-models , yet overall critics agreed that it was a major improvement over Unity . Assassin 's Creed Syndicate was nominated for multiple awards in 2015 , including action-adventure of the year 2015 at The Game Awards . A currently-untitled sequel is set for release before March 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the second major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series , a sequel to 2007 's Assassin 's Creed , and the first chapter in the Ezio trilogy . The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009 , and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010 . Several minor game related features could be redeemed on Uplay and three downloadable expansion packs were released on Xbox Live . The plot is set in a fictional history setting and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Knights Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and follows Desmond Miles as he relives the genetic memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze . The main narrative takes place at the height of the Renaissance in Italy during the 15th and early 16th century . Players can explore Florence , Venice , Tuscany and Forlì as they guide Ezio on a quest for vengeance against those responsible for betraying his family . The primary focus is to utilize the player 's combat and stealth abilities , as Desmond begins to uncover the mysteries left behind by an ancient race known as the First Civilization in the hope of ending the conflict between the Assassins and Templars . Using a newly updated Anvil game engine , Assassin 's Creed II began development shortly after the release of Assassin 's Creed . The game received critical acclaim from video game publications , with praise directed towards its Renaissance setting , narrative , characters , map design and visuals , as well as improvements from its predecessor . It was the biggest selling game of 2009-2010 and has sold more than 9 million copies . The PC version was met with some criticism in relation to the digital rights management system and , thus had the always-online DRM permanently removed . The game spawned a follow-up , Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood and its direct sequel , Assassin 's Creed : Revelations . Remastered versions of all three games were released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15 , 2016 as part of The Ezio Collection ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_III:_Liberation",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed III : Liberation is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft , initially as an exclusive title for PlayStation Vita . Sony announced the game at its press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 , few days after first leaks about the game presented in Game Informer . It was released on October 30 , 2012 alongside Assassin 's Creed III , with which it can be linked . The game was re-released as Assassin 's Creed : Liberation HD for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows via the PlayStation Network , Xbox Live Arcade and Steam , respectively . It was later packed as part of `` Assassin 's Creed The Americas Collection '' for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , along with Assassin 's Creed III and Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The game is set between 1765 and 1777 , and primarily features the series ' first female protagonist , Aveline de Grandpré , an African-French Assassin around the end of the French and Indian War , in 18th century New Orleans ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_Chronicles",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed Chronicles is a series of video games in the Assassin 's Creed franchise . The series consists of three games developed by Climax Studios and published by Ubisoft . The games feature new protagonists and a design that is new to the franchise , a 2.5 D world inspired by traditional brush paintings . The first entry is China released on April 21 , 2015 , on Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . The second entry , India , was released on January 12 , 2016 on the same platforms . The last game , Russia , was released on February 9 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ubisoft_Bucharest",
"title": "",
"text": "Ubisoft SRL ( formerly Ubi Soft SRL ) , doing business as Ubisoft Bucharest ( formerly Ubi Soft Bucharest ) , is a Romanian video game developer owned by French developer and publisher Ubisoft . Founded in 1992 , it is the first Ubisoft studio outside France . From 2009 , Ubisoft Bucharest has mainly provided help to other Ubisoft teams in the development of major video game franchises ' episodes such as Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag and Watch Dogs ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeffrey_Yohalem",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffrey Yohalem ( born ) is an American director and writer . After graduating cum laude from Yale University with a degree in English literature , he joined the Ubisoft Montreal studio , working on the games Tom Clancy 's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Assassin 's Creed II , before writing Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood , Far Cry 3 and Child of Light . His most recent published project is Assassin 's Creed Syndicate , released in October 2015 . In the past , he filmed and directed the documentary Human Eaters , and was an intern at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . Jeffrey has won a Writers Guild of America Award for his work as lead writer of Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood . He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award and a BAFTA Games Award for his work on Assassin 's Creed II . He has been nominated for a BAFTA Games Award for the story of Far Cry 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the sixth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series . Its historical timeframe precedes that of Assassin 's Creed III ( 2012 ) , though its modern-day sequences succeed III own . Black Flag was first released on the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and Nintendo Wii U in October 2013 and a month later on the PlayStation 4 , Microsoft Windows , and Xbox One . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and describes the player as an Abstergo agent . The main story is set in the 18th century Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy , and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway , grandfather and father of Assassin 's Creed III protagonist and antagonist Ratonhnhaké : ton and Haytham Kenway respectively , who stumbles upon the Assassin/Templar conflict . The attempted establishment of a Republic of Pirates utopia ( free from either British or Spanish rule ) is a significant plot element . Unlike previous games , gameplay elements focus more on ship-based exploration of the seamless open world map , while also retaining the series ' third-person land-based exploration , melee combat , and stealth system . Multiplayer also returns , albeit with only land-based modes and settings . The game spans across the Caribbean with the three main cities of Havana , Nassau and Kingston along with numerous islands , sunken ships , and forts . Players have the option to harpoon large sea animals and hunt land animals . For the first time in the series , naval exploration is a major part of an Assassin 's Creed game , where Edward Kenway captains the Jackdaw , a brig he captures from a Spanish fleet . Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag was positively received upon release , and was one of the best selling games of 2013 . It has sold more than 11 million copies to date . Critics praised the massive open world gameplay , numerous side-quests , graphics and improved naval combat . The light-hearted pirate theme and engaging story were well received by critics . The modern day story however , received a slightly more mixed response , while criticism fell on aspects of the historical story missions which were considered repetitive . The game received several awards and nominations , including winning the Spike VGX 2013 award for Best Action Adventure Game . It was followed by Assassin 's Creed Unity and Assassin 's Creed Rogue , set during the French Revolution and Seven Years ' War respectively , with both released in November 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Corey_May",
"title": "",
"text": "Corey May is an American video game writer . He is currently the Narrative Director for Austin video game developer , Certain Affinity . May is also the co-founder and President of Sekretagent Productions , a production company based in Los Angeles , California working in the film , video game , and internet industries . May is the main writer of the Assassin 's Creed series . May worked as the lead writer on Assassin 's Creed , Assassin 's Creed II , and Assassin 's Creed III . Corey May also helped Jeffrey Yohalem as a writer on Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood , and Darby McDevitt on Assassin 's Creed : Revelations . May helped Jeffrey Yohalem once again on Assassin 's Creed Syndicate , making it the last game he worked on before departing from Ubisoft . May also helps in the production of most other entries into the Assassin 's Creed franchise to make sure everything flows together into one coherent narrative . May graduated from Harvard University in 1999 and founded Sekretagent with Dooma Wendschuh upon their graduation from the University of Southern California 's Peter Stark Producing Program in 2001 . Along with Dooma Wendschuh , May has co-written for video games such as Prince of Persia : Warrior Within , Prince of Persia : The Two Thrones , Army of Two and Terminator Salvation . He also was an executive producer on the 2006 horror film The Plague , was a producer on the 2002 film Yo , Tyrone . He and Wendschuh wrote the recently released Batman video game developed by WB Games Montréal , Batman : Arkham Origins , a prequel to Rocksteady Studios Batman video games : Batman : Arkham Asylum , Batman : Arkham City and Batman Arkham Knight ."
},
{
"docid": "Ubisoft",
"title": "",
"text": "Ubisoft Entertainment SA ( formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment Software ) , doing business as Ubisoft ( formerly Ubi Soft ) , is a French multinational video game publisher , headquartered in Rennes , France . It is known for developing games for several acclaimed video game franchises including Assassin 's Creed , Far Cry , Just Dance , Prince of Persia , Rayman , and Tom Clancy 's ."
},
{
"docid": "Ubisoft_Montreal",
"title": "",
"text": "Ubisoft Divertissements Inc. ( formerly Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc. ) , doing business as Ubisoft Montreal ( formerly Ubi Soft Montreal ) , is a Canadian subsidiary of the French video game developer Ubisoft , located in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Founded in 1997 , initially developing low-profile projects , the studio is now one of the largest in the world , with over 2,700 employees . It is responsible for founding and developing , among others , games in the Prince of Persia , Far Cry and Assassin 's Creed series , as well as those in the Tom Clancy franchise and Watch Dogs ."
},
{
"docid": "Philip_Shahbaz",
"title": "",
"text": "Philip Shahbaz ( born July 1 , 1974 ) is an American actor who is known as the voice of Altaïr in the Ubisoft video game Assassin 's Creed ."
},
{
"docid": "Ezio",
"title": "",
"text": "Ezio is an Italian masculine name , originating from the Latin name Aetius . It may refer to : Flavius Aetius ( c. 396 -- 454 ) , Roman general , after whom Metastasio 's libretto and all the operas below are named . Ezio ( libretto ) , opera libretto by Metastasio . Notable setting are : Ezio ( Handel ) , King 's Theatre , London 1732 Ezio ( Mysliveček ) ( 1775 ) , Naples Ezio ( Mysliveček ) ( 1777 ) , Munich -- completely new music Ezio ( Gluck ) , Prague 1750 , revised Vienna 1763 Ezio ( Traetta ) by Tommaso Traetta , Teatro delle Dame , Rome , 1757 Ezio ( Latilla ) , Naples 1758 Ezio ( band ) , a band from Cambridge , England Ezio Gamba ( born 1958 ) , an Italian judoka Ezio Mauro ( born 1948 ) , an Italian journalist Ezio Auditore da Firenze , the protagonist of Ubisoft 's Assassin 's Creed II , Assassin 's Creed Brotherhood and Assassin 's Creed Revelations Ezio ( security ) , a security solution range for online banking and shopping from Gemalto EZ-IO , an intraosseous infusion drill by Vidacare Ezio ( Flavius Aetius ) , character from Verdi 's Attila ( opera )"
},
{
"docid": "Mualim",
"title": "",
"text": "Mualim is an Arabic word for teacher . It can refer to : Al-Mualim , a character in the Ubisoft videogame Assassin 's Creed Al-Mu ` allim , a compilation album by Sami Yusuf Mualim ( District ) , the eleventh district in Perak , Malaysia"
}
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Edgar Award honors the best in TV.
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[
{
"docid": "Edgar_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards ( popularly called the Edgars ) , named after Edgar Allan Poe , are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America , based in New York City . They honor the best in mystery fiction , non-fiction , television , film , and theater published or produced in the previous year ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Episode_in_a_TV_Series_winners",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of winners of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series :"
},
{
"docid": "One_Came_Home",
"title": "",
"text": "One Came Home is a children 's historical novel set in Wisconsin during 1871 , written by Amy Timberlake and published by Knopf in 2013 . One Came Home is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and a Newbery Honor award in 2014 . This book was published by Random House Children 's Books on January 7 , 2014 . Along with the Edgar Award and a Newbery Honor , One Came Home , was named best book of the year by the Washington Post , Kirkus Reviews , Bookpage , Bank Street , and National Public Radio . It was also a part of the Scholastic Book Club selection ."
},
{
"docid": "Levinson_&_Link",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Levinson and William Link were television producers and writers who collaborated for 43 years , until Levinson 's death . They created classic television detective series such as Columbo , Mannix , Ellery Queen , Murder , She Wrote and Scene of the Crime , as well as made-for-TV movies including The Gun , My Sweet Charlie , That Certain Summer , The Judge and Jake Wyler , The Execution of Private Slovik , Charlie Cobb : A Nice Night for a Hanging , Rehearsal for Murder , and Blacke 's Magic . They also collaborated on two feature films : The Hindenburg ( 1975 ) and Rollercoaster ( 1977 ) . Levinson and Link occasionally used the pseudonym `` Ted Leighton '' , most notably on the telefilm Ellery Queen : Do n't Look Behind You , where their work was substantially re-written by other hands , and Columbo when they came up with stories to be scripted by their collaborators . In 1979 , Levinson and Link received a Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for their work on Ellery Queen and Columbo . During the 1980s , they were three-time winners of the Edgar for Best TV Feature or MiniSeries Teleplay , and in 1989 they were given the Mystery Writers of America 's Ellery Queen Award , which honors outstanding mystery-writing teams . In November 1995 , they were jointly elected to the Television Academy Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "Edgar_A._Poe_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award is a prize for journalistic excellence that is awarded by the White House Correspondents Association ( WHCA ) . The prize , which paid $ 2500 in 2011 , is funded by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in honor of its distinguished correspondent Edgar Allan Poe ( 1906 -- 1998 ) , a former WHCA president unrelated to the American fiction writer of the same name . The Edgar A. Poe Award is presented at the annual dinner of the WHCA . The award honors excellence in news coverage of subjects and events of significant national or regional importance to the American people . A list of recipients can be found in the article on the WHCA ."
},
{
"docid": "Mystery_Writers_of_America",
"title": "",
"text": "Mystery Writers of America ( MWA ) is an organization of mystery and crime writers , based in New York City . The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson , Anthony Boucher , Lawrence Treat , and Brett Halliday . It presents the Edgar Award , a small bust of Edgar Allan Poe , to mystery or crime writers every year . It presents the Raven Award to non-writers , who contribute to the mystery genre . The category of Best Juvenile Mystery is also part of the Edgar Award , with such notable recipients as Barbara Brooks Wallace having won the honor twice , for The Twin in the Tavern in 1994 and Sparrows in the Scullery in 1998 , and Tony Abbott for his novel The Postcard , which received critical accolades in 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_–_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Musical or Comedy is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year . It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5 , 1962 under the title Best TV Star -- Male to John Charles Daly and Bob Newhart . The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963 . The award initially honored actors in both comedy and drama genres until 1969 , when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately . It was presented under the new title Best TV Actor -- Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title . Since its inception , the award has been given to 45 actors . Donald Glover is the current recipient of the award for his role as Earnest `` Earn '' Marks on Atlanta . Alan Alda has won the most awards in this category with six wins and received the most nominations at 11 ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) . It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year . It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5 , 1962 under the title Best TV Star - Female to Pauline Fredericks . The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963 . The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969 , when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately . It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress -- Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title . Since its inception , the award has been given to 42 actress . Tracee Ellis Ross is the current recipient of the award for her role of Dr. Rainbow `` Bow '' Johnson on Black-ish . Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12 ."
},
{
"docid": "Edogawa_Rampo_Prize",
"title": "",
"text": "The , named after Edogawa Rampo , is a Japanese literary award which has been presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan since 1955 . Though its name is similar to the Edgar Allan Poe Awards , which has been presented by Mystery Writers of America , the Edogawa Rampo Prize is not a counterpart of the Edgar Awards . The Japanese counterparts of the Edgar awards are the Mystery Writers of Japan Awards , which honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year . The Edogawa Rampo Prize is an award for unpublished mystery novels . It is sponsored by Kodansha and Fuji Television . Not only is the novel of the winner , which is selected from more than 300 entries , published by Kodansha , but the winner also receives a prize of 10,000,000 yen . The members of the 2014 selection committee are Natsuo Kirino , Natsuhiko Kyogoku , Ira Ishida , Alice Arisugawa ( ja ) and Bin Konno ( ja ) , who is the current president of the Mystery Writers of Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "34th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "34thGolden Globe Awards 29 January 1977 Best Picture - Drama : Rocky Best Picture - Musical or Comedy : A Star Is Born Best TV Series - Drama : Rich Man , Poor Man Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy : Barney Miller TV Movie : The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case The 34th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1976 , were held on January 29 , 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "WatsUp_TV_Africa_Music_Video_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards ( commonly abbreviated as a WAMVA ) is an award presented by the TV channel WatsUp TV to honor the best in the African music videos scene . The award was launched in Accra , Ghana in September 2016 coupled with the announcement of Nominees across 20 categories . WAMVA will be honoring Anglophone and the Francophone artists from the Africa music video medium . On 28 December , winners of the maiden edition were announced in Accra ahead of a Made in Africa concert to be hosted in 2017 which will feature all winners ."
},
{
"docid": "Gemini_Award_for_Best_TV_Movie_or_Mini-Series",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gemini Awards for Best TV Movie or Mini-series were Gemini Award categories that honored English language television productions . After 2011 , the Canadian Screen Awards succeeded this category ."
},
{
"docid": "37th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "37thGolden Globe Awards January 26 , 1980 Best Film - Drama : Kramer vs. Kramer Best Film - Musical or Comedy : Breaking Away Best TV Series - Drama : Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy : The 37th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1979 , were held on 26 January 1980 ."
},
{
"docid": "49th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "49thGolden Globe Awards January 18 , 1992 Best Picture - Drama : Bugsy Best Picture - Musical or Comedy : Beauty and the Beast Best TV Series - Drama : Northern Exposure Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy : Brooklyn Bridge The 49th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1991 , were held on January 18 , 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_Screenplay_winners",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture , one of the Edgar Awards awarded to authors and others by the Mystery Writers of America . The `` Best Motion Picture '' award has been presented since 1946 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Young_Adult_Novel_winners",
"title": "",
"text": "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards ( popularly called the Edgars ) , named after Edgar Allan Poe , are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America . They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre . The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen , and grades eight through twelve . Prior to the establishment of this award , the Mystery Writers of America awarded a special Edgar to Katherine Paterson for The Master Puppeteer in 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "43rd_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "43rdGolden Globe Awards January 24 , 1986 Picture - Drama : Out of Africa Picture - Musical or Comedy : Prizzi 's Honor TV Series - Drama : Murder , She Wrote TV Series - Musical or Comedy : The Golden Girls The 43rd Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1985 , were held on January 24 , 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "Donald_E._Westlake",
"title": "",
"text": "Donald Edwin Westlake ( July 12 , 1933 -- December 31 , 2008 ) was an American writer , with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit . He specialized in crime fiction , especially comic capers , with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres . He was a three-time Edgar Award winner , one of only three writers ( the others are Joe Gores and William L. DeAndrea ) to win Edgars in three different categories ( 1968 , Best Novel , God Save the Mark ; 1990 , Best Short Story , `` Too Many Crooks '' ; 1991 , Best Motion Picture Screenplay , The Grifters ) . In 1993 , the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master , the highest honor bestowed by the society ."
},
{
"docid": "Ed_Whitmore",
"title": "",
"text": "Ed Whitmore is a British screenwriter . He has written for a number of successful British TV series such as Waking the Dead . In 2003 he wrote the Waking The Dead episode `` Multistory '' , directed by Robert Bierman , which won the show an Emmy for Best International Drama Series . He adapted the book Hallam Foe into a successful film , for which he was subsequently nominated at the Moët et Chandon British Independent Film Awards ( BIFAs ) for Best Screenplay , ( losing to Patrick Marber 's Notes on a Scandal ) , as well as the BAFTA-winning Sea of Souls , for which he won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series . Most recently , he created and wrote ITV drama Identity , which was aired on British TV in the summer of 2010 ; the remake rights were then sold to the ABC Network in America . Ed Whitmore is an alumnus of Westfield College ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Juvenile_winners",
"title": "",
"text": "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards ( popularly called the Edgars ) , named after Edgar Allan Poe , are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America . They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre . Since 1961 they have presented an award in the category of Best Juvenile Mystery Fiction ."
},
{
"docid": "Ross_Thomas_(author)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ross Thomas ( February 19 , 1926 in Oklahoma City -- December 18 , 1995 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American writer of crime fiction . He is best known for his witty thrillers that expose the mechanisms of professional politics . He also wrote several novels under the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck about professional go-between Philip St. Ives . Thomas served with the infantry in the Philippines during World War II . He worked as a public relations specialist , correspondent with the Armed Forces Network , union spokesman , and political strategist in the USA , Bonn ( Germany ) , and Nigeria before becoming a writer . His debut novel , The Cold War Swap , was written in only six weeks and won a 1967 Edgar Award for Best First Novel . Briarpatch earned the 1985 Edgar for Best Novel . In 2002 he was honored with the inaugural Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award , one of only two authors to earn the award posthumously ( the other was 87th Precinct author Ed McBain in 2006 ) . He died of lung cancer in Santa Monica , California two months before his 70th birthday ."
},
{
"docid": "Edgar_A._Bras",
"title": "",
"text": "Edgar A. Bras ( October 6 , 1841 to June 24 , 1923 ) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War . Bras received the country 's highest award for bravery during combat , the Medal of Honor , for his action during the Battle of Spanish Fort in Alabama on 8 April 1865 . He was honored with the award on 8 June 1865 ."
},
{
"docid": "VPRO/Boy_Edgar_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The VPRO/Boy Edgar Award , is an annual award given to a Dutch jazz musician , composer , or bandleader . The individual must have made significant contributions to the Dutch jazz scene over a significant period of time . The award is a sculpture by Dutch fine artist Jan Wolkers , and a cash prize of 12,500 euros . It is widely regarded as the Netherlands ' most prestigious and honorable jazz award . The award is given under the auspicies of the VPRO and Music Center the Netherlands . The prize was inaugurated in 1963 as the Wessel Ilcken Prijs , named after drummer Wessel Ilcken ; in 1980 it was renamed the Boy Edgar Prijs , after Boy Edgar . VPRO linked its name to the prize in 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "Grammy_Award_for_Best_Score_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media",
"title": "",
"text": "The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media ( and its many previous names ) is an honor presented to a composer or composers for an original score created for a film , TV show or series , video games or other visual media at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . It has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 . Until 2001 , the award was presented to the composer of the music alone . From 2001 to 2006 , the producer and engineers shared in this award . In 2007 , the award reverted to a composer-only award ."
},
{
"docid": "Marc_Olden",
"title": "",
"text": "Marc Olden ( 1933 -- 2003 ) was an American author of mystery and suspense . He is perhaps best remembered for his haunting mystery Poe Must Die in which 19th century American author Edgar Allan Poe appears as a protagonist . He was a prolific author of forty books , two non-fiction and thirty-eight fiction . He was recognized from the beginning of his career as a masterful crime writer and was nominated for the coveted Edgar Award for `` They 've Killed Anna '' , from his popular `` Harker File '' series about an investigative reporter . In 2000 , the Black Caucus of the American Library Association presented Olden with the Literary Fiction Honor Award for his New York crime novel `` The Ghost '' ."
},
{
"docid": "16th_Lux_Style_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "16th Lux Style Awards Date : April 19 , 2017 Host : Atif Aslam Director : Hassan Sheheryar Yasin Venue : Expo Center , Karachi , Sindh Best Film : Actor in Law Best TV series : Dil Lagi Most nominations ( film ) : Actor in Law ( 7 ) Most wins ( film ) : Actor in Law ( 4 ) Most nominations ( TV series ) : Dil Lagi ( 5 ) Most wins ( TV series ) Udaari ( 3 ) ← 15th Lux Style Awards TBA → The 16th Lux Style Awards ceremony , presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion , music , films and Pakistani television of 2016 , took place on April 19 , 2017 at Expo Center , Karachi , Sindh . During the ceremony , LUX presented the Lux Style Awards ( commonly referred as LSA ) in four segments including Film , Fashion , Television , and Music . Actor in Law remained most awards winning film with 4 awards while Udaari remained most awards winning TV series by winning 3 awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Television_Series_Drama",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) . The award honors the best performance by an actress in a drama television series . It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5 , 1962 under the title Best TV Star - Female , encompassing performances in comedy and drama television series , to Pauline Frederick . The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963 . In 1969 , the award was split into the drama and comedy categories , presented under the new title Best TV Actress - Drama and in 1980 under its current title . Since its inception , the award has been given to 50 actresses . Angela Lansbury has won the most awards in this category , winning four times , and received ten nominations for the awards , the most in the category ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_–_Television_Series_Drama",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) . The award honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series . It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5 , 1962 under the title Best TV Star -- Male to John Charles Daly and Bob Newhart . The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963 . In 1969 , the award was presented under the new title Best TV Actor -- Drama and in 1980 under its current title . Billy Bob Thornton is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Billy McBride on Goliath . Ed Asner , John Forsythe , Jon Hamm , Hugh Laurie and Telly Savalas have won the most awards in this category , winning twice . Peter Falk and Tom Selleck were both nominated seven times , each for their respective roles on Columbo and Magnum , P.I. ."
},
{
"docid": "35th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "35thGolden Globe Awards January 28 , 1978 Picture - Drama : The Turning Point Picture - Musical or Comedy : The Goodbye Girl TV Series - Drama : Roots TV Series - Musical or Comedy : All in the Family TV Movie : Raid on Entebbe The 35th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1977 , were held on January 28 , 1978 ."
},
{
"docid": "50th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "50thGolden Globe Awards January 23 , 1993 Picture - Drama : Scent of a Woman Picture - Musical or Comedy : The Player TV Series - Drama : Northern Exposure TV Series - Musical or Comedy : Roseanne Miniseries or TV Movie : Sinatra The 50th Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best in film and television for 1992 , were held on Saturday January 23 , 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "70th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "70thGolden Globe Awards January 13 , 2013 Picture -- Drama : Argo Picture -- Musical or Comedy : Les Misérables TV Series -- Drama : Homeland TV Series -- Musical or Comedy : Girls Mini-Series or TV Movie : Game Change The 70th Golden Globe Awards honoring the best in film and television of 2012 , was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills , California on January 13 , 2013 , by NBC . Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosted . Nominations were announced on December 13 by Jessica Alba , Megan Fox and Ed Helms . The Cecil B. DeMille Award , honoring the lifetime achievements of actors and filmmakers , was announced on November 1 , 2012 , with Jodie Foster being the latest recipient of that trophy . The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ."
}
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Lewis Hamilton is a race car driver.
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{
"docid": "2008_Formula_One_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Formula One season was the 62nd season of Formula One motor racing , recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) -- the governing body of motorsport -- as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . It featured the 2008 Formula One World Championship . The season was contested over eighteen rounds , which started in Australia on 16 March and ended in Brazil on 2 November . The 2008 season saw the debut of the Singapore Grand Prix , which was held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit , in Marina Bay , Singapore and was the first Formula One race held at night . The European Grand Prix moved to a new venue at the Valencia Street Circuit , in Valencia , Spain Lewis Hamilton won the Drivers ' title by a point -- by overtaking Toyota 's Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final grand prix of the season to claim the required 5th-place finish -- from Brazilian Felipe Massa while Massa 's teammate , the 2007 world champion , Kimi Räikkönen was ranked third , with two wins . Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the Constructors ' title . In winning the title , Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to win the title ( a record since supplanted by Sebastian Vettel 's winning of the 2010 Drivers ' title ) and the first black driver to do so . He was also the first British champion since Damon Hill in 1996 . Eleven teams competed in the championship , although Super Aguri withdrew on 6 May from the 2008 Formula One season due to financial troubles , completing four races . New technical rules for 2008 included the banning of traction control after it was re-introduced in . Fernando Alonso won the first race held in Singapore ; however , only after teammate Piquet deliberately crashed to cause a Safety Car period which helped Alonso 's strategy . When Piquet admitted this to the press in Renault team-principal Briatore resigned . Some journalists dubbed this `` Crashgate '' . This was the last season for the Honda team before they pulled out of F1 later in December due to the global economic crisis . Then , Ross Brawn bought the team and renamed it to Brawn GP in February using the Mercedes-Benz engines . This was also the last Formula One season to race with grooved tyres , used since , before slick tyres returned to Formula One in . It was the first time in the history of Formula One that all teams used the same two drivers throughout the season and it was the first time that all the race cars drove without traction control since the beginning of ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Brazilian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix ( formally known as the Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo , Brazil . The race was the 20th round of the 2016 season and marked the forty-fifth running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the forty-fourth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in . At 3h 1m 1.335 s , the race was the longest Brazilian race in history . Defending race winner Nico Rosberg entered the round with a nineteen-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers ' Championship . Their team , Mercedes , had already clinched the World Constructors ' Championship , holding a lead of two hundred and fifty-two points over Red Bull Racing , with third place Scuderia Ferrari another sixty-two points behind ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Formula_One_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Formula One season was the 68th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 2014 Formula One World Championship , a motor racing championship for Formula One cars , recognised by the sport 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . The season started in Australia on 16 March and concluded in Abu Dhabi on 23 November . In the nineteen Grands Prix of the season , a total of eleven teams and twenty-four drivers competed for the World Drivers ' and World Constructors ' championships . It was the first Formula One season since to see an accident with ultimately fatal consequences as Jules Bianchi succumbed to the injuries he sustained during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix . He died on 17 July 2015 after spending nine months in a coma following the accident . In 2014 , the championship saw the introduction of a revised engine formula , in which the 2.4 litre V8 engine configuration -- previously used between 2006 and 2013 -- was replaced with a new formula specifying a 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 engine that incorporated an energy recovery system into its build . The 2014 calendar featured substantial revisions from the 2013 season ; the Russian Grand Prix ( held the first time in a century ) was held at the Sochi Autodrom , and the Austrian Grand Prix was revived with the race held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg . The Indian Grand Prix was put on hiatus , whilst the Korean Grand Prix was removed from the schedule entirely . Sebastian Vettel started the season as defending World Drivers ' Champion having secured his fourth consecutive Drivers ' title the previous season at the 2013 Indian Grand Prix . His team , Infiniti Red Bull Racing , also started the season as defending World Constructors ' Champion having secured its fourth consecutive Constructors ' title last season at the same Grand Prix in which its lead driver secured his title . Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won his second World Drivers ' Championship with 384 points and 11 victories having previously won his first Drivers ' title in 2008 , ahead of his teammate , Nico Rosberg with 317 points and 5 victories . Rosberg also won the inaugural FIA Pole Trophy having amassed a total of 11 pole positions over the course of the season . Mercedes secured their first World Constructors ' Championship in Russia , and finished the season with 701 points , 296 points ahead of Red Bull Racing . The season also saw the first three wins of Daniel Ricciardo , who finished third in the championship for Red Bull Racing ."
},
{
"docid": "Lewis_Hamilton",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton , MBE ( born 7 January 1985 ) is a British Formula One racing driver from England , currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team . A three-time Formula One World Champion , he is regarded by fellow and former drivers as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport . He won his first title with McLaren in 2008 before moving to Mercedes , where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 . In December 1995 , at the age of ten , he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him , `` I want to race for you one day ... I want to race for McLaren . '' Less than three years later McLaren and Mercedes-Benz signed him to their Young Driver Support Programme . After winning the British Formula Renault , Formula Three Euroseries , and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder , he drove for McLaren in 2007 , making his Formula One debut 12 years after his initial encounter with Dennis . Hamilton 's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in a Formula One drive . Coming from a mixed background , with a black father and white mother , Hamilton is the first black driver to race in Formula One . Hamilton commented on this , saying `` The way I see it , my colour is an advantage in that it 's something people talk about '' , `` Being the first black man does n't matter much to me personally , but for the sport itself it probably means quite a lot . '' In his first season in Formula One , Hamilton set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship , just one point behind Kimi Räikkönen . He won the World Championship the following season in dramatic fashion , becoming the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history before Sebastian Vettel broke the record two years later . Following his second world title in 2014 , he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year . In 2015 , he became the first British driver in history to win consecutive F1 titles , and the second British driver to win three titles after Jackie Stewart . He also became the first English driver to reach that milestone . He is the first driver in the history of F1 to have made the podium after starting 20th place or lower at least 3 times . He is the only driver in the history of the sport to have won at least one race in each season he has competed to date , with McLaren from 2007 until 2012 , and with Mercedes since 2013 . He has more race victories than any other British driver in the history of Formula One . His Grand Prix victories is the second highest of all-time having surpassed Alain Prost 's total of 51 at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix , behind only Michael Schumacher at 91 . Hamilton also holds the record for most wins in the season without winning the World Championship , after winning 10 times in the 2016 season where he finished runner-up to teammate Nico Rosberg ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Lewis_Hamilton_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Hamilton ( born 1985 ) is a British Formula One racing driver . Lewis Hamilton may also refer to : Lewis Hamilton ( footballer ) ( born 1984 ) , English footballer Lewis Hamilton ( Cars ) , fictional character SS Lewis Hamilton , cargo ship Lewis Hamilton : Secret Life , alternate reality game"
},
{
"docid": "McLaren_MP4-26",
"title": "",
"text": "The McLaren MP4-26 was a Formula One racing car designed by McLaren for the 2011 Formula One season . It was driven by Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button , the and World Drivers ' Champions , respectively . The car was launched on 4 February at Potsdamer Platz located in Berlin , Germany , shortly after the first test session of the season in Valencia . McLaren test driver Gary Paffett , Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button drove an interim version of the car 's predecessor , the MP4-25 at the first tests to get experience with the final tyre compounds provided by new tyre supplier Pirelli . Right before the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix , McLaren signed a new sponsor : Lucozade and the logo replaced the Johnnie Walker logo on the sides of the rear wing , thus shifting the Johnnie Walker logo to the back of the rear wing , which changed from red to silver in colour ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Monaco_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix , formally known as the Grand Prix de Monaco 2015 , was a Formula One motor race that was held on 24 May 2015 at the Circuit de Monaco , a street circuit that runs through the principality of Monaco . It was the sixty-second running of the race as a World Championship event , and seventy-third running overall . Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the race with a twenty-point lead over teammate and defending race winner Nico Rosberg in the Drivers ' Championship , with Mercedes having a seventy-point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors ' Championship . World Champion Lewis Hamilton secured his first ever Monaco pole position during Saturday 's qualifying . In the race , Nico Rosberg took his third consecutive win at Monaco , second win of the season , and the tenth of his career , while Sebastian Vettel finished second . Championship leader Hamilton , who had led for most of the race , moved from first into third place following a `` pit stop misjudgement '' during a late safety car period , for which his team , Mercedes , later apologised . The renewed McLaren-Honda partnership scored its first points since Honda 's return to the sport . With Rosberg 's victory , he was able to reduce his deficit in the World Drivers ' Championship to ten points ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Hungarian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2015 ) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 July 2015 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród , Hungary . It was the tenth round of the 2015 Formula One season and the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix . Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull was the defending race winner , while Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came into the race with a 17-point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg . During Saturday 's qualifying , Hamilton took his ninth pole position of the season in only the tenth race , ahead of Rosberg . At the start of the race the two Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen took first and second respectively from the Mercedes ; the first win for Ferrari in Hungary since 2004 . An eventful race saw a safety car period and several mistakes from both Mercedes drivers , leading to Hamilton and Rosberg finishing sixth and eighth , while the two Red Bull drivers scored the team 's first podium positions of the season . As a result , Hamilton extended his lead over Rosberg to 21 points , while Vettel moved closer to the pair , another 21 points behind Rosberg ."
},
{
"docid": "Bobby_Hamilton",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Robert `` Bobby '' Hamilton , Sr. ( May 29 , 1957 -- January 7 , 2007 ) was an American stock car racing driver . A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ( now Camping World Truck Series ) championship , Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing . Hamilton 's son , Bobby Hamilton , Jr. , was also a NASCAR driver . Hamilton may be best remembered for two of his Winston Cup wins . His first career victory at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix was the first win for the No. 43 Petty car since Richard Petty 's last win in 1984 . He also had a memorable win at the Talladega 500 in April 2001 driving the No. 55 car for owner Andy Petree . The entire 500-mile race was run caution-free and was under intense scrutiny from both NASCAR and the media at large , being the first superspeedway race run since the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 two months earlier . A physically and mentally exhausted Hamilton slumped to the ground after exiting his car and was given oxygen from a tank before giving the standard post-race Victory Lane interview while sitting on the ground , leaning against the drivers door ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Hungarian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2008 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 August 2008 , at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród , near Budapest , Hungary . It was the 11th race of the 2008 Formula One season . Contested over 70 laps , the race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team , from a second position start . Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car , with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari . It was Kovalainen 's first Formula One victory , which made him the sport 's 100th driver to win a World Championship race , and it was Glock 's first podium finish . The majority of the race consisted of a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa , who drove for McLaren and Ferrari , respectively . Hamilton started from pole position but was beaten at the first corner by Massa , who passed him around the outside . The two championship rivals began a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton sustained a punctured tyre just over halfway through the race , giving Massa a lead of more than 20 seconds over Kovalainen . The Ferrari 's engine , however , failed with three laps remaining , allowing the McLaren driver to win . Räikkönen set the race 's fastest lap in the other Ferrari , but was hampered by a poor qualifying performance and was stuck behind Fernando Alonso ( Renault ) and Glock in turn for almost all of the race . As a consequence of the race , Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers ' Championship to five points over Räikkönen , with Massa a further three behind . Robert Kubica , who finished eighth after finding his BMW Sauber car uncompetitive at the Hungaroring , slipped to 13 points behind Hamilton , ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld and Kovalainen . In the World Constructors ' Championship , McLaren passed BMW Sauber for second position , 11 points behind Ferrari ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Turkish_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Turkish Grand Prix ( formally the IV Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 May 2008 at the Istanbul Racing Circuit , Istanbul , Turkey . It was the fifth race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 58-lap race was won by Felipe Massa for the Ferrari team after starting from pole position . Lewis Hamilton finished second in a McLaren , with Kimi Räikkönen third in the second Ferrari . Massa claimed pole , with teammate Räikkönen fourth , the two Ferrari cars sandwiching the McLarens of Heikki Kovalainen and Hamilton . At the first corner Räikkönen clipped Kovalainen 's rear tyre and gave him a puncture . The safety car was deployed on the first lap , after a collision , but only remained out for one lap . During the course of the race , Hamilton , intending to make one more pit stop than both Ferrari drivers , was faster than Massa due to carrying a lighter fuel load and overtook him on lap 24 . After Hamilton had made his third pit stop , he rejoined in second behind Massa but in front of the Championship leader , Räikkönen . Massa won the race , with Hamilton 3.779 seconds behind , and Räikkönen a further half-second behind . The two BMW Sauber cars of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld took fourth and fifth . In the week running up to the grand prix , the Super Aguri team had withdrawn from Formula One , due to financial problems , leaving the sport with only ten teams . Massa 's victory was his third consecutive pole position and victory in Turkey , having also won the race from pole in 2006 and 2007 . Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 257th Grand Prix start , breaking Riccardo Patrese 's previous record of 256 . Due to the race result , Räikkönen 's lead in the Drivers ' Championship was lowered to seven points . Massa rose to second from fourth , whilst Hamilton dropped to third , both drivers tying on 28 points but separated by Massa 's two wins thus far to Hamilton 's one . In the Constructors ' Championship , Ferrari increased their lead to 22 points ahead of BMW Sauber , with McLaren a further two points behind in third ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Japanese_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix ( formally the XXXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2008 , at the Fuji Speedway , Oyama , Japan . It was the 16th race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 67-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from fourth position on the starting grid . Robert Kubica finished second for BMW Sauber , and Kimi Räikkönen third for Ferrari . Lewis Hamilton , the eventual Drivers ' Champion , led the Championship going into the race , and started from pole position alongside Räikkönen . Hamilton 's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen began from third , next to Alonso . At the first corner Hamilton braked late , forcing Räikkönen wide . Hamilton was later given a penalty , and was criticised by the British racing press for overaggressive driving . Ferrari driver Felipe Massa , Hamilton 's principal Championship rival , was penalised after an incident on lap two in which he touched Hamilton 's car , causing it to spin . The incident dropped Hamilton to the back of the field , from where he was unable to regain a points scoring position . Massa later collided with Sébastien Bourdais of Toro Rosso . Bourdais was penalised after the race , and demoted from sixth to tenth position . The penalty prompted widespread criticism from the racing media and ex-drivers . The victory was Alonso 's second consecutive win ; he started from 15th on the grid to win the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks prior . Kubica held off a determined attack from Räikkönen in the closing laps to take second place . Massa 's seventh place narrowed his gap to Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship to five points . Ferrari established a seven-point lead over the McLaren team in the Constructors ' Championship , with two races of the season remaining ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_German_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 German Grand Prix ( formally the LXIX Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland ) was a Formula One motor race held on 20 July 2008 at the Hockenheimring , Hockenheim , Germany . It was the 10th race of the 2008 Formula One season and was contested over 67 laps . It was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from pole position . Nelson Piquet Jr. finished second for Renault , with Felipe Massa third for Ferrari . Hamilton maintained his startline advantage and led until he made his first pit stop on lap 18 . As other cars made their pit stops , Hamilton regained the lead on lap 22 . On lap 36 , Timo Glock crashed , and the race was neutralized by the deployment of the safety car . Hamilton , on a two-stop strategy , did not stop to get more fuel during this period , while all the cars around him did . Thus , when he did eventually stop on lap 50 , he rejoined the race in fifth position . In the closing stages of the race , Hamilton first overtook his teammate Heikki Kovalainen , then Massa , and finally Piquet , whilst also gaining a position due to Nick Heidfeld 's late pit stop . This allowed him to take the lead again on lap 60 , which he maintained to win the race . The victory was Hamilton 's second consecutive win , having won the preceding British Grand Prix at Silverstone . The win also put him ahead of his two main rivals in the Drivers ' Championship , Kimi Räikkönen ( who finished sixth ) and Massa , who were on equal points with him before the race . After the race he was four points ahead of Massa , and seven ahead of Räikkönen . In the Constructors ' Championship , McLaren drew closer to the two teams ahead of them , BMW Sauber and Ferrari . Ferrari still led by 15 points from McLaren , and 12 from BMW , whose drivers -- Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica -- finished fourth and seventh respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Bahrain_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix ( formally the 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2014 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir , Bahrain . It was the third round of the 2014 Formula One season , the 900th Formula One World Championship event , and the eleventh running of the race . The 57-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who started from second position . His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Force India driver Sergio Pérez came in third . It was Hamilton 's second victory of the season , his first in Bahrain , and the 24th of his Formula One career . Hamilton accelerated faster than Rosberg off the line and overtook him at the first corner . Both Mercedes drivers pulled away from the rest of the field and Rosberg conserved fuel which allowed him to attack Hamilton before the first round of pit stops on lap 19 with his teammate successfully defending the lead . He extended his advantage over Rosberg over the next 22 laps before an incident between Pastor Maldonado and Esteban Gutiérrez caused the safety car to be deployed and his lead was reduced to nothing . Following instructions to bring the cars safely to the finish , Rosberg immediately battled Hamilton for first place , but was unable to get ahead of him and Hamilton maintained a steady advantage when his teammate 's soft compound tyres were worn out to win the race . The result meant Rosberg 's lead over Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship was reduced to 11 points . Nico Hülkenberg moved from sixth to third after finishing in fifth place , while Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button fell one place each to round out the top five . Mercedes increased their advantage in the Constructors ' Championship to be 68 points ahead of second-placed Force India who moved from fifth to second because of their strong result . McLaren were third with Red Bull and Ferrari in positions fourth and fifth with 16 races left in the season ."
},
{
"docid": "2017_Formula_One_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2017 Formula One season is the 71st season of Formula One motor racing . It features the 68th Formula One World Championship , a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . Teams and drivers are competing in twenty Grands Prix -- starting in Australia on 26 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 26 November -- for the World Drivers ' and World Constructors ' championships . As the reigning Drivers ' Champion Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from the sport in December 2016 , the 2017 season is the first since in which the reigning champion did not compete . Mercedes started the season as the defending Constructors ' Champion , having secured their third consecutive title at the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix . After six races , Sebastian Vettel leads the World Drivers ' Championship with 129 points , with Lewis Hamilton second with 104 points , and Valtteri Bottas third with 75 points . In the World Constructors ' Championship Ferrari leads ahead of Mercedes , while Red Bull Racing is third ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_Canadian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 June 2007 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . It was the sixth race of the 2007 Formula One season . The race was won by Lewis Hamilton , starting from pole position , in his first season in the top formula . It was Hamilton 's first win in Formula One and the first Formula One race won by a black driver . Nick Heidfeld finished second and Alexander Wurz was third , making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than Ferrari and McLaren achieved podium positions . The safety car was deployed an unprecedented four times during the course of the race . One of these periods was due to Robert Kubica 's crash , which resulted in him suffering a sprained ankle and concussion . During the race Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were disqualified for failing to stop at the end of the pit lane when the exit was closed ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Japanese_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix ( formally the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 October at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka , Mie . It was the fifteenth round of the 2014 Formula One season and the 30th Japanese Grand Prix held as part of the Formula One World Championship . The 44-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton , who started from second position . His teammate , Nico Rosberg , finished second and Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel came in third . It was Hamilton 's eighth victory of the season , his first at Suzuka and the 30th of his Formula One career . Heavy rain from Typhoon Phanfone made the track surface wet and reduced visibility . Starting from behind the safety car , the race was stopped after two laps and resumed 20 minutes later . Rosberg immediately fended off a passing manoeuvre by Hamilton heading into the first corner . His car then experienced oversteer , and Hamilton reduced the time deficit between them . Hamilton challenged Rosberg for the lead over the next four laps , overtook him on the 29th lap and pulled away . Jules Bianchi made contact with the rear of a tractor crane at Dunlop Curve on the 43rd lap that was tending to Adrian Sutil 's car ( which had crashed one lap earlier ) and the event was prematurely ended three laps later . The race result was counted back two laps , and Hamilton was declared the winner . Bianchi was transported to hospital with severe head injuries , and was moved to his native France in November . He remained there until his death more than 9 months later on 17 July 2015 , when he was mourned by the motor sport community . Bianchi 's accident prompted Formula One 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , to investigate the incident with a ten-person panel in which it was determined there was no single cause that prompted the crash . The victory allowed Hamilton to increase his lead in the World Drivers ' Championship to ten points over Rosberg , who was 63 points in front of Daniel Ricciardo . Mercedes extended their advantage over Red Bull in the Constructors ' Championship , and Williams remained ahead of Ferrari in the battle for third place with four races left in the season ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_Australian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 Australian Grand Prix ( formally the LXXII ING Australian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 March 2007 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit , Melbourne , Australia . It was the first race of the 2007 Formula One season . The 58 lap race was won by Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team after starting from pole position . Fernando Alonso finished second in a McLaren car , with team-mate Lewis Hamilton third in the other McLaren on his Grand Prix debut . Räikkönen started the race alongside Alonso , but in the start Alonso was passed by BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld and Hamilton , who started third and fourth . Räikkönen controlled the race from the front of the field , with Alonso regaining second place after overtaking Hamilton during the second round of pit stops ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_James_Lewis",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael James Lewis is an American race car driver born on December 24 , 1990 in Laguna Beach , California to parents Steve Lewis ( Owner of the famed Nine Racing Midget Team & former owner of Performance Racing Industry ) and Loretta Lewis . As a young , up-and-coming Race Car Driver , Michael has competed in a diverse number of racing vehicles including Formula 3 , Formula BMW , Ford Focus Midgets , Touring Cars , Late Model Stock Cars , Quarter Midgets , & Go-Karts . Michael also officially tested a Formula One car for Scuderia Ferrari F1 in the F60 chassis on November 15 , 2011 ( as a result from his accomplishments in Formula 3 Italia ) . Michael 's passion for racing is paramount and he enjoys every aspect of his racing career . The Laguna Beach , California native is known for his professionalism , work ethic , and he lives every day for motorsport ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Canadian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix ( formally the XLV Grand Prix du Canada ) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 June 2008 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montreal , Quebec , Canada . It was the 7th race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 70-lap race was won by Robert Kubica for the BMW Sauber team after starting from second position . Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car , with David Coulthard third in a Red Bull . Lewis Hamilton , who started from pole position , failed to finish the race , retiring on lap 19 after crashing into the back of Kimi Räikkönen 's Ferrari car in the pit lane . Kubica 's win promoted him into the lead of the Drivers ' Championship for the first time in his career , overtaking Hamilton , Räikkönen and Massa . Massa and Hamilton tied for second place , four points behind Kubica , while Räikkönen was fourth . In the Constructors Championship , BMW passed McLaren for second position , three points behind Ferrari ."
},
{
"docid": "McLaren_MP4-24",
"title": "",
"text": "The McLaren MP4-24 was McLaren-Mercedes ' Formula One car for the 2009 Formula One season . It was revealed at McLaren 's headquarters in Woking , United Kingdom on 16 January 2009 . The following day , team test driver Pedro de la Rosa gave the MP4-24 its first test run at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve . In testing , the MP4-24 was proven slower than its rivals due to aerodynamic problems , with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen repeatedly at the bottom of the timesheets . The car came under much scrutiny from team members and other critics alike . Martin Whitmarsh , McLaren team principal , said the team `` had not done a good enough job '' . He also went on to say `` We have an underdeveloped car , we do not have sufficient aerodynamic downforce and we would like to focus on rectifying that as quickly as we can . '' The car was originally designed with a conventional diffuser . The MP4-24 was fitted with a modified diffuser based on similar principles to the double-decker designs at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix after the FIA confirmed that such components were legal , after several teams had asked the FIA to clarify the matter . After the British Grand Prix , the midpoint of the 2009 season , McLaren had scored just 13 Constructor 's World Championship points with Hamilton scoring 9 and Kovalainen 4 . By the same point in 2008 they had scored 72 points and Hamilton was jointly leading the Driver 's World Championship with Felipe Massa on 48 points . Hamilton had made public calls to scrap the car and a former team owner turned commentator Eddie Jordan had proclaimed it as `` possibly the worst car McLaren have ever designed '' . The impact of upgrades to Hamilton 's car for the next race at the Nürburgring for the German Grand Prix were positive and saw him qualify in 5th , with Kovalainen in 6th place . However , a collision with Mark Webber 's Red Bull at the first corner punctured a tyre and damaged the undertray of the car which effectively ended any chance of competing for a points scoring position , and Hamilton finished the race in 18th and last place with Kovalainen scraping into the points in 8th . There was a 3-week break between Germany and the next round at Hungary by which time both cars had been upgraded to the new specification . Again , the weekend started well with both cars showing good pace and Hamilton qualified 4th and Kovalainen 6th . This time Hamilton was able to demonstrate the true effectiveness of the upgraded car by winning the race in convincing style . Acknowledging his previous remarks live on the BBC after the race , Eddie Jordan expressed his amazement at how McLaren had managed to turn the car into a race winner . Despite disappointing results at Spa and Monza , Hamilton claimed his second win of the year under the lights of Singapore 's Marina Bay from pole position , and a pair of third places in Suzuka and São Paulo helped McLaren clinch third place in the Constructors championship with 71 points , pipping rivals Ferrari by 1 point . The MP4-24 was succeeded by the MP4-25 ."
},
{
"docid": "2010_European_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 European Grand Prix ( formally the 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe ) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia , Spain . It was the ninth round of the 2010 Formula One season . The 57-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position . Lewis Hamilton finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Jenson Button came in third . It was Vettel 's second win of the season , and the seventh of his Formula One career . Vettel maintained his leading heading into the first corner and resisted Hamilton 's attempts at passing him . The safety car was deployed following a large accident involving Vettel 's teammate Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen on the ninth lap . Hamilton passed the safety car and was later issued with a drive-through penalty for which he served on lap 27 . Vettel remained the leader at the restart despite running deep in the track 's final corner . Hamilton closed the gap between himself and Vettel but was unable to get close and Vettel maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to secure the victory . As a consequence of the race , Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers ' Championship to be seven points ahead of Button . This ensured the pair would enter the next , and their home race - the British Grand Prix - as first and second in the championship . Vettel 's victory moved him up to third in standings ; he became six points behind Button after surpassing the totals of teammate Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso . By gaining the most points from the race , McLaren extended their lead in the World Constructors ' Championship to thirty over Red Bull ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_British_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 British Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone , England . It was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 60-lap race was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from fourth position on the grid . Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car , with Rubens Barrichello third in a Honda . Heikki Kovalainen started from pole position alongside Mark Webber and Kimi Räikkönen . Webber and Räikkönen were passed by Hamilton going into the first corner . Hamilton shadowed Kovalainen in the early stages of the race and passed him for the lead on lap five . Hamilton 's win tied him for the lead of the Drivers ' Championship , alongside Massa and Räikkönen . In the Constructors Championship , BMW reduced the lead of Ferrari to 14 points , with McLaren a further 10 behind ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Formula_One_polesitters",
"title": "",
"text": "Formula One , abbreviated to F1 , is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , motorsport 's world governing body . The `` formula '' in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform . The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races , known as Grands Prix , held usually on purpose-built circuits , and in a few cases on closed city streets . The polesitter is the driver that has qualified for a Grand Prix in pole position , at the front of the starting grid . Drivers are awarded points based on their position at the end of each race , and the driver who accumulates the most points over each calendar year is crowned that year 's World Champion . Out of 962 completed Grands Prix ( as of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix ) , the driver that has qualified on pole position has gone on to win the race 401 times . Qualifying is traditionally contested on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend to determine the drivers ' positions on the starting grid . Historically , there have been a number of different qualifying systems ; previously , each driver was only allowed a single lap to set his qualifying time . Drivers currently have to compete in three rounds before pole position is determined . The first round known as Q1 is contested by twenty drivers in an 18-minute session , at the end of which the five slowest cars are eliminated . This is followed by Q2 , a 15-minute session , where the slowest five are again eliminated . The remaining ten cars contest Q3 , the final 12-minute session to determine their places on the grid and who will sit on pole-position . Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most pole positions , having qualified first on 68 occasions . Ayrton Senna is second with 65 poles and Lewis Hamilton is third with poles . Senna holds the record for the most consecutive poles ; he qualified in first place eight Grands Prix in a row from the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix to the 1989 United States Grand Prix . Vettel is the youngest polesitter , he was 21 years , 72 days old when he qualified in first place for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix . The oldest person to qualify in pole position was Nino Farina , who was 47 years , 79 days old when he was polesitter for the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix . As of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix , 98 drivers have been on pole position in the 962 Grands Prix since the first World Championship race , the 1950 British Grand Prix . From 2014 onwards the driver who achieves the most pole positions in a season is awarded the Pole Trophy . The Inaugural Pole Trophy was won by Nico Rosberg ; the 2015 and 2016 Trophy was won by Lewis Hamilton ."
},
{
"docid": "2010_Korean_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 Korean Grand Prix ( formally the 2010 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 2010 at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam , South Jeolla , South Korea . It was the seventeenth round of the 2010 Formula One season and the first Korean Grand Prix . The 55-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso , who started from third position . Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren and Alonso 's teammate Felipe Massa was third . The race began behind the safety car but was stopped after three laps because of a large amount of standing water on the circuit . After a 45-minute delay , the race was restarted and the safety car pulled into the pit lane after thirteen laps . Pole sitter Sebastian Vettel maintained his lead going into the first corner . A second safety car deployment caused by the collision of Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg on lap nineteen closed up the field but Vettel retained the lead . Alonso maintained second position until a botched pit stop during a third safety-car period caused him to drop to third . At the restart on lap thirty-five , Hamilton ran wide at the first corner , allowing Alonso back into second place . Vettel 's engine failed eleven laps later , allowing Alonso to move into the lead , which he maintained to win the race . The victory was Alonso 's fifth of the season ; the result put him into the lead of the Drivers ' Championship , eleven points ahead of Webber , who had dropped to second after failing to finish the race . Hamilton moved into third and Vettel 's retirement meant he slipped to fourth . Jenson Button remained in fifth position . In the World Constructors ' Championship , McLaren reduced the points deficit to Red Bull to be twenty-seven points behind . With two races of the season remaining , Ferrari was a further twenty-five points adrift ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Formula_One_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Formula One season was the 69th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 2015 Formula One World Championship , a motor racing championship for Formula One cars , recognised by the sport 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . Twenty-two drivers representing ten teams contested nineteen Grands Prix , starting in Australia on 15 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 29 November as they competed for the World Drivers ' and World Constructors ' championships . Lewis Hamilton was the defending Drivers ' Champion after securing his second title at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . His team , Mercedes , began the season as the defending Constructors ' Champion , having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix . The calendar featured two significant changes from the 2014 season . The first was the return of the Mexican Grand Prix , held for the first time since . The other change was the cancellation of the German Grand Prix after a venue could not be agreed upon , leaving the nation without a World Championship event for the first time in fifty-five years . Hamilton secured his third Drivers ' Championship with three races left in the season . The runner-up was his teammate Nico Rosberg , 59 points behind , with Ferrari 's Sebastian Vettel third , another 44 points adrift . Mercedes clinched the 2015 Constructors ' title at the Russian Grand Prix , ahead of Ferrari and Williams , and ended the season with a record 703 points . Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award . Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Spanish_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Spanish Grand Prix ( formally the L Gran Premio de España Telefónica ) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya , Barcelona , Spain . It was the fourth race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 66-lap race was won by Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team after starting from pole position . Felipe Massa finished second in the other Ferrari , and Lewis Hamilton was third in a McLaren . Räikkönen began the race from pole position alongside Renault driver Fernando Alonso . Massa began from third , alongside BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica . Hamilton , the eventual Drivers ' Champion , began from fifth and passed Kubica into the first corner , as Massa passed Alonso . Räikkönen maintained his lead through most of the race , leading to Ferrari 's one-two finish . The safety car was deployed several times throughout the race , including for a serious crash involving McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen , though the Finn escaped with only a minor concussion . Prior to the race weekend , the event was put on probation by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , the sport 's governing body , for racist taunting during pre-season testing at the circuit . Subsequently , no such racism was reported during the race weekend . The event was Super Aguri 's final Grand Prix , withdrawing afterwards due to financial pressures , leaving the sport with ten teams ; this was also the last race for both of the team 's drivers , Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson . The result promoted Ferrari to the lead in the Constructors ' Championship , 12 points ahead of BMW Sauber and 13 points ahead of McLaren . Räikkönen extended his lead in the Drivers ' Championship to 29 points , nine points ahead of Hamilton and ten points ahead of Kubica . Massa moved into fourth place on 18 points , with 14 races remaining in the season ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_United_States_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 United States Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 25 October 2015 . The race was contested over fifty-six laps and held at the Circuit of the Americas . It was the sixteenth round of the 2015 season and marked the thirty-seventh time that the United States Grand Prix was run as a round of the World Championship since its inception in , and the fourth time that the event was hosted at this circuit . Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and entered with a 66-point lead in the Drivers ' Championship over Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari , with Hamilton 's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg a further seven points behind . The three-day event was run in torrential conditions ; as a result , the second practice session and the final qualifying session were cancelled , while the whole of qualifying was delayed until the morning of the race day . Hamilton won the race , passing Nico Rosberg in the later stages , and thereby secured his third Drivers ' Championship , as Sebastian Vettel finished third . An incident-packed race saw only twelve cars reach the finish line , with Max Verstappen repeating his best result of the season in fourth and Jenson Button finishing a season-best sixth . After starting in damp conditions , both Red Bull drivers were initially able to challenge the Mercedes for the lead , but later dropped back as the track dried , with Daniil Kvyat retiring after a crash and Daniel Ricciardo eventually finishing tenth ."
},
{
"docid": "2009_Italian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2009 Italian Grand Prix ( formally the LXXX Gran Premio Santander d'Italia ) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 September 2009 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza , Monza , Italy . It was the 13th race of the 2009 Formula One season . It was contested over 53 laps . It was the last win for Brawn GP and for team driver Rubens Barrichello . Team-mate and Championship Leader Jenson Button came in second , completing Brawn 's fourth ( and last ) one-two finish of the season , while the Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen came third after reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton crashed on the final lap . Hamilton 's crash meant the race officially finished behind the safety car , despite the safety car not picking up the leader . Adrian Sutil , who finished in fourth place , recorded the first fastest lap of his career , and the first for the Force India team ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Monaco_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May 2014 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo . It was the sixth race of the 2014 Formula One season and the 61st running of the event as part of the Formula One World Championship . The 78-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg after starting from pole position . His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo came in third . It was Rosberg 's second victory of the season , his second consecutive win at Monaco , and the fifth of his career . Rosberg won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying under controversial circumstances and maintained his advantage going into the first corner . The race was neutralised on the first lap with the deployment of the safety car following an accident between Sergio Pérez and Jenson Button , and when the race , restarted Rosberg remained the leader . Adrian Sutil further caused disruption when he crashed his Sauber on lap 24th lap and Rosberg kept the lead after the field made pit stops . He maintained an varying advantage over Hamilton as the two drivers pulled away from the rest of the field . Rosberg was instructed to conserve fuel while Hamilton was told he was not required to do so . Hamilton later got dirt in his eye in the race 's closing stages , allowing Rosberg to pull way and held the lead for the remainder of the race to secure the victory . The result meant Rosberg regained the lead of the Drivers ' Championship with a four-point advantage over Hamilton . Fernando Alonso remained in third while Ricciardo 's third-place finish enabled him to move ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel . Mercedes further increased their advantage in the Constructors ' Championship to be 141 points ahead of Red Bull while Ferrari maintained third position . Force India kept fourth while McLaren overtook Williams for fifth with thirteen races left in the season ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_Hungarian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2007 Formula One season and was held on 5 August 2007 at the Hungaroring racing track in Budapest . It was also memorable for an incident in the Saturday qualifying session , between McLaren teammates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso . Hamilton went into the race with a 2-point advantage in World Championship points over Alonso and was 11 points ahead of 3rd place man Felipe Massa after a chaotic European Grand Prix , whilst McLaren held a 27-point lead in the Constructors ' Championship over their main rivals Ferrari . Ralf Schumacher scored his last ever World Championship points at this race . Japanese former Super Aguri driver Sakon Yamamoto filled the second Spyker car , replacing European GP leader , German Markus Winkelhock . Sebastian Vettel , the youngest Grand Prix point scorer made his second Grand Prix start replacing Scott Speed at Scuderia Toro Rosso . Controversy hit the qualifying sessions when Alonso held Hamilton up in the pit lane , denying Hamilton a chance to record a final lap time . Stewards later dropped Alonso five places down the starting grid of the race , putting him in sixth while Hamilton started in pole position . McLaren were also told they would not score any Constructor 's Championship points in the race and would n't be presented with a winning constructor 's trophy on the podium if one of their drivers were to win the race . The team stated Hamilton 's hold-up was not Alonso 's fault ( although Alonso gave the stewards a different explanation , that he was inquiring about his tyres ) , and that Hamilton had disobeyed team orders to let Alonso pass him , which put the two drivers out of sequence for their pit stops . McLaren had initially expressed their intent to appeal the Constructor 's points penalty but ultimately withdrew their appeal after subsequently losing all their Constructor 's points as penalty for the espionage scandal ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_British_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 British Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone , United Kingdom . This race was the seventy-first running of the British Grand Prix , the first having been held in 1926 , and was the tenth round of the 2016 Formula One season and the fifty-second time that the race was held at the Silverstone Circuit since the Formula One series inception in . Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with an eleven-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship . Mercedes held a 103-points advantage over Ferrari in the Constructors ' Championship . During Saturday 's qualifying session , Hamilton achieved the 55th pole position of his career to start from the front of the grid , ahead of Rosberg and Max Verstappen . The race began behind the safety car due to rain shortly before the start . Hamilton was able to convert his pole position into a third straight victory at the British Grand Prix , leading home Rosberg and Verstappen in changing conditions . Rosberg came under investigation by the race stewards after he received detailed instructions by his team how to work around a gearbox problem in the closing laps of the race , a practice forbidden under Formula One regulations . He was later handed a ten-second time penalty , demoting him to third place . The result saw Rosberg 's championship lead reduced to just a single point over Hamilton ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonathan_Lewis_(motorsport)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonathan Lewis resides in Attleborough , Norfolk . Well known for his long career in motorsport management where during the 1980s he was the championship winning works Van Diemen FF1600 Formula Ford team boss , Lewis has made regular appearances on television throughout his career including a spot on BBC2 Top Gear motoring programme where he ran presenter Richard Hammond in a Comtec Racing Formula Renault racing car then later a Renault R25 Formula One racing car . Jonathan 's early career on the Yorkshire grass tracks set him on course to winning the National Mini Se7en Championship at the age of 19 , as well as stints with the Monoposto Racing Club . After climbing out of the cockpit and into team management he headed the all-conquering works Van Diemen Formula Ford team before forming Comtec Racing . In 2006 headed by Lewis Comtec Racing won the World Series by Renault Championship , with driver Alx Danielsson . Since the works Van Diemen FF1600 racing team dissolved , as new team owner Lewis took responsibility for the newly christened Comtec Racing operation with partner Pierre Moncheur and had ex Formula One driver Martin Donnelly as Driver Development Manager amongst his other staff . Lewis also had stints entering single seater racing drivers in Formula Vauxhall Lotus , Vauxhall Junior and in the early 1990s Formula Three with Jim Lee Racing based at the Yorkshire teams then headquarters in Batley near Harrogate , North Yorkshire , where the Lewis family made home at the time . In 2006 Comtec Racing competed in the World Series by Renault , while also still remaining in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and returning to the British Formula Renault Championship after an absence of one year . Comtec Racing went on to win the Drivers Championship at their first attempt . Jonathan diversified into Formula 2 Power Boat Racing and he himself debuted in the No. 9 boat for the Red Devil Honda Formula 4-Stroke Power Boat racing team on 24 May 2008 as the driver of a 225 hp racing boat in the Formula 4-Stroke Association event . Now semiretired , Jonathan is still involved in motorsport with Formula One stock cars . Jonathan now runs Snetterton Speed Shop , winning the Master Championship in the Mini classic class in 2015"
},
{
"docid": "2008_Australian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Australian Grand Prix ( formally the LXXIII ING Australian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit , Melbourne , Australia . It was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 58 lap race was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from pole position . Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car , with Nico Rosberg third in a Williams , his first ever F1 podium . The race saw a very high rate of attrition , with only seven cars out of the 22-car grid running at the chequered flag -- which reduced from seven to six after Rubens Barrichello 's disqualification -- with two other drivers being classified as they had completed at least 90 % of the 307.574 km race distance in order for classification ."
}
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Girls' Generation features Taeyeon.
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[
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation , also known as SNSD , is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment . The group is composed of eight members : Taeyeon , Sunny , Tiffany , Hyoyeon , Yuri , Sooyoung , Yoona , and Seohyun . Originally a nine-piece group ( with Jessica , who later departed from the group in September 2014 ) , Girls ' Generation debuted in 2007 with their Korean eponymous debut album . Though the album gained some attention , it was not until 2009 that the group rose to fame with the single `` Gee '' , which claimed the top spot on KBS 's Music Bank for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks and was named the most popular song of the 2000s in South Korea by Melon . Girls ' Generation further consolidated their popularity on the South Korean music scene with follow-up singles `` Tell Me Your Wish ( Genie ) '' , `` Oh ! '' , and `` Run Devil Run '' , which were released in mid-2009 and early 2010 . In mid-2010 , Girls ' Generation signed with Nayutawave Records ( present-day EMI Records Japan ) to venture into the Japanese music scene . Their June 2011 self-titled Japanese debut album peaked atop the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart and became the first album by a non-Japanese girl group to be certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan . The group 's third Korean studio album The Boys was released in October 2011 and became the best-selling album of 2011 in South Korea with sales of over 380,000 copies . An English version of the single `` The Boys '' was released by Interscope Records in an attempt to expand the group 's endeavor to the global music scene . The group 's 2013 fourth Korean studio album I Got a Boy was supported by the single `` I Got a Boy '' , which was subjected to major attention from Western media following its winning the Video of the Year award at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards . Their fifth Korean studio album , Lion Heart , was released in 2015 . Girls ' Generation 's signature musical styles are characterized as electropop and bubblegum pop , though their sounds have varied widely , incorporating various genres including hip hop , R&B , and EDM . They have sold over 4.4 million albums and 30 million digital singles as of 2012 . The group 's immense popularity in their native country South Korea has earned them numerous accolades and the titles `` The Nation 's Singers '' and `` The Nation 's Girl Group '' . Girls ' Generation is also deemed one of the prominent figures of the Korean Wave and one of the most popular K-pop acts internationally . They are the first Asian girl group to achieve five music videos with over 100 million views on YouTube : `` Gee '' , `` I Got a Boy '' , `` The Boys '' , `` Mr. Taxi '' , and `` Oh ! '' . In Japan , they became the first non-Japanese girl group to have three number-one albums on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart , and their three Japanese concert tours attracted a record-breaking 550,000 spectators , more than any other Korean girl groups ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Why_(Taeyeon_EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Why is the second extended play ( EP ) by South Korean singer Taeyeon , released by S.M. Entertainment on June 28 , 2016 . Lee Soo-man , founder of S.M. Entertainment , served as the producer of the album . The EP saw the contributions of alternative R&B singer Dean and Taeyeon 's fellow Girls ' Generation member Hyoyeon . Musically , Why incorporates various genres including EDM , R&B , and pop . To promote the EP , Taeyeon performed on three music programs , Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo from July 1 -- 3 , 2016 . She further embarked on her first concert tour Butterfly Kiss , which visited Seoul and Busan in July and August 2016 . Upon its release , Why received generally positive reviews from media outlets , who were favorable towards the EP 's diverse musical styles and Taeyeon 's vocals . The EP was a commercial success in South Korea , peaking atop the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 110,000 physical copies in the country . It also fared well in Taiwan , charting at number two on the G-Music chart and became the second best-selling release by a South Korean artist of 2016 in the country . The EP additionally charted at numbers thirty and two on the Japanese Oricon chart and the US Billboard World Albums , respectively . Two singles from Why , `` Starlight '' featuring Dean and `` Why '' also fared well commercially , entering the top ten of South Korea 's Gaon Digital Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation-TTS",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation-TTS ( , also known as TTS , TaeTiSeo , or Girls ' Generation-TaeTiSeo ) is a subgroup of South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation , formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2012 . It is composed of three Girls ' Generation members : Taeyeon , Tiffany , and Seohyun . The group has released three EPs : Twinkle ( 2012 ) , Holler ( 2014 ) , and Dear Santa ( 2015 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Love_You_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Love You '' ( Korean : 사랑해요 ) is a ballad song performed by South Korean idol singer Kim Taeyeon , leader and member of the girl group Girls ' Generation . The song was the main theme for the 2010 action-drama television series Athena : Goddess of War and the main title track for its sound track album . It was released as a digital single on December 13 , 2010 under the record label of S.M. Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "This is the videography of the South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . Girls ' Generation have been in the music business ever since debuting in August 2007 . The group is composed of eight members : Taeyeon , Sunny , Tiffany , Hyoyeon , Yuri , Sooyoung , Yoona and Seohyun . Former member Jessica was dismissed from the group in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kim_Tae-yeon",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Tae-yeon , better known by the mononym Taeyeon , is a South Korean singer . She debuted in 2007 as a member of girl group Girls ' Generation and initially achieved several awards and nominations for her early solo endeavors . In 2008 , she won a Golden Disc Award in the Popularity category and a Cyworld Digital Music Award for Song of the Month with the song `` If '' , which she recorded for the South Korean television series Hong Gil-dong . She also earned two MBC Drama Awards and a Mnet 20 's Choice Award for her radio show Taeyeon 's Chin Chin Radio in 2009 . Taeyeon 's debut extended play I was released in 2015 to commercial success , peaking at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 145,000 copies in South Korea . The title track `` I '' peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and has sold over 1.8 million units . I earned multiple awards and nominations , including a Gaon Chart Music Award for Song of the Year -- October and a Golden Disc Award in the Digital category . Taeyeon herself achieved Best Female Artist at both the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2015 and Golden Disc Awards in 2016 . The title track `` I '' raked in a total of eleven trophies on five music programs including Inkigayo , M Countdown , Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Show Champion . In 2016 , Taeyeon released her second extended play Why and two digital singles , `` Rain '' and `` 11:11 '' . Why peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and yielded two singles , `` Starlight '' and `` Why '' , which were both nominated for Song of the Year -- June at the 2016 Gaon Chart Music Awards . The singles `` Rain '' and `` 11:11 '' were also nominated for Song of the Year -- February and November , respectively , at the same ceremony . `` Rain '' also achieved multiple awards and nominations , including a Golden Disc Award in the Digital category at two Mnet Asian Music Award nominations for Song of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance . Taeyeon herself won another Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Artist and a Melon Music Award for Top 10 Artists in 2016 . She additionally earned three trophies on music programs for three songs -- `` Rain '' , `` Starlight '' , and `` Why '' . Taeyeon 's first studio album titled My Voice was released in February 2017 and produced a lead single titled `` Fine '' . Overall , Taeyeon has accumulated 20 awards , 48 nominations , and 16 music program awards as of March 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rain_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rain '' is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon , a member of the South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . It was released digitally by S.M. Entertainment on February 3 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Twinkle_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Twinkle is the debut EP by the South Korean girl group , Girls ' Generation-TTS , composed of Taeyeon , Tiffany , and Seohyun . It was released digitally on April 29 , 2012 and physically on May 2 , 2012 by S. M. Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Kim_Tae-yeon",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Tae-yeon ( born March 9 , 1989 ) , referred to monomously as Taeyeon , is a South Korean singer . She had been a trainee at S.M. Entertainment 's Starlight Academy during her middle school years before debuting as a member of the agency 's girl group Girls ' Generation in 2007 . Since then , she has risen to prominence due to the group 's success in the Asian music scene and further participated in the agency 's projects Girls ' Generation-TTS and SM the Ballad . Aside from group activities , she has also recorded songs for various television dramas and movies . Taeyeon began a solo career in 2015 with her first extended play , I . It peaked at number two on South Korea 's Gaon Album Chart and its title track sold over one million digital copies . Her second extended play , Why ( 2016 ) , charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and yielded two Gaon Digital Chart top-ten singles `` Starlight '' and `` Why '' . Her debut studio album My Voice ( 2017 ) and its two singles `` Fine '' and `` Make Me Love You '' achieved similar success . Following her debut , she was awarded Best Female Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards . In 2016 , Gallup Korea ranked her as the most popular idol of 2016 ; the year before she was ranked third . Also in 2016 , Forbes Korea listed her among their Top 40 Power Celebrities of the year . Taeyeon is renowned for her vocal abilities : she was voted in a survey by 40 music industry officials as the best K-pop vocalist in October 2015 , and as the best female vocalist by twenty music companies in April 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "I_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I '' is a Korean song recorded by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon ( better known by her mononym Taeyeon ) featuring Verbal Jint , taken from Taeyeon 's debut EP of the same name . It was written by herself , Mafly , and Verbal Jint , and produced by Myah Marie Langston , Bennett Armstrong , Justin T. Armstrong , Cosmopolitan Douglas , David Quinones , Jon Asher , and Ryan S. Jhun . It was released digitally on October 7 , 2015 in conjunction with the release of the EP , and was released on Korean Broadcasting System 's `` K-Pop Connection '' radio on October 9 . Musically , `` I '' is a pop rock song that , according to Jeff Benjamin from Billboard magazine , bears resemblance to songs by American singer Taylor Swift . Upon its release , `` I '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who praised its musical styles and Taeyeon 's vocals . The single peaked atop the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and has since sold over 1.46 million digital copies . To promote the song and the EP , Taeyeon made several appearances on music programs including Inkigayo , Music Bank , and M Countdown ."
},
{
"docid": "Kim_Tae-yeon_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Tae-yeon , better known by the mononym Taeyeon , is a South Korean singer . Her discography consists of one studio album , two extended plays ( EPs ) , twenty singles ( including four as featured artist ) , and three promotional singles . She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation in August 2007 and initially gained some popularity as a singer upon recording soundtrack songs `` If '' for Hong Gil Dong and `` Can You Hear Me '' for Beethoven Virus ( 2008 ) . She subsequently established herself as one of the most renowned vocalist on the South Korean music scene with further soundtrack recordings , notably `` I Love You '' for Athena : Goddess of War ( 2010 ) , `` Missing You like Crazy '' for The King 2 Hearts , `` Closer '' for To the Beautiful You ( 2012 ) , and `` And One '' for That Winter , the Wind Blows ( 2013 ) , all of which managed to enter the top ten of South Korea 's fGaon Digital Chart . Apart from soundtrack recordings , Taeyeon has also recorded duets with other artists , most notably `` Like a Star '' with The One and `` Different '' with Kim Bum-soo , which peaked at numbers one and two on the Gaon Digital Chart , respectively . Her career as a soloist began in 2015 with the release of her debut extended play I . The EP was a commercial success in South Korea , where it peaked at number two on the country 's Gaon Album Chart and has since sold over 140,000 physical copies . The title track of the same name peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and has sold over 1.8 million digital units . In February 2016 , Taeyeon released `` Rain '' as the opening single for S.M. Entertainment 's digital music project SM Station . The single peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and charted at number three on the Billboard World Digital Songs . Her second EP Why was released in June 2016 to similar success , peaking atop the Gaon Album Chart and having sold over 110,000 physical copies . It produced two Gaon Digital Chart top-ten singles -- `` Starlight '' and `` Why '' . She subsequently released a digital single titled `` 11:11 '' in November , which charted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart . Taeyeon released her first studio album , My Voice , in February 2017 . The album peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 109,000 physical copies within its first month of release . It yielded a single titled `` Fine '' , which was a number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at number seven on the World Digital Songs ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation-TTS_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation-TTS ( also known as TaeTiSeo ) is a subunit of South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation , consisting of members Taeyeon , Tiffanny and Seohyun . The subunit debuted in 2012 with the extended play Twinkle , which peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 155,000 physical units . The EP yielded a single of the same title , which peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 2.5 million digital units in 2012 . Girls ' Generation-TTS subsequently released a second EP titled Holler in 2014 , which produced two singles -- `` Whisper '' and `` Holler '' . The EP peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 87,500 physical copies in South Korea . The subunit 's third EP , Dear Santa , was released in celebration of the Christmas holiday session of 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Starlight_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Starlight '' is a song recorded by South Korean singers Taeyeon and Dean for the former 's second extended play Why ( 2016 ) . The song was released on June 25 , 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as the EP 's lead single . The song 's lyrics were penned by Jam Factory 's Lee Seu-ran , while its music was composed by Jamil `` Digi '' Chammas , Taylor Mckall , Tay Jasper , Adrian McKinnon , Leven Kali , Sara Forsberg , and MZMC . `` Starlight '' is a pop and R&B song that features synthesizers in its instrumentation . Its lyrics detail a romantic relationship . The single received generally positive reviews from music critics , who were favorable towards its musical styles and Dean 's appearance . It peaked at number five on South Korea 's Gaon Digital Chart and charted at number six on the US Billboard World Digital Songs . A music video for the song was directed by Im Seong-gwan and was released simultaneously with the release of the song . Filmed in Los Angeles , California , the visual depicts Taeyeon and Dean as a loving couple . Although Taeyeon never performed the song live on music shows , `` Starlight '' achieved the number-one spot on KBS2 's Music Bank on July 8 , 2016 . The track was included on the setlist of Taeyeon 's concert series Butterfly Kiss , taking place in Seoul and Busan in July and August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Matthew_Tishler",
"title": "",
"text": "Matthew Tishler is a Canadian multi-platinum songwriter and music producer who has written and produced songs for teen pop artists like Ashley Tisdale , China Anne McClain , Ross Lynch and Lemonade Mouth , often for film and television productions . Tishler has also written and produced music for Asian artists and bands like EXILE Atsushi , Kumi Koda , TVXQ , and BoA . Tishler is responsible for producing and co-writing the theme song to Girl Meets World , `` Take On The World '' , performed by Sabrina Carpenter and Rowan Blanchard . In early 2016 , Tishler was responsible for producing and co-writing a wave of successful K-Pop singles for S.M. Entertainment , including `` Sing for You '' by EXO , `` Rain '' by Taeyeon from Girls ' Generation , and `` Call You Bae '' by Ji-min of AOA from FNC Entertainment ( featuring Xiumin of EXO ) , charting combined sales in excess of 1.4 million units ."
},
{
"docid": "Why_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Why '' is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her second extended play of the same name . It was released as the EP 's second single on June 28 , 2016 by S.M. Entertainment . The song 's lyrics were penned by Jo Yoon-kyung , while its music was composed by LDN Noise , Lauren Dyson , and Rodnae `` Chikk '' Bell . Musically , as opposed to Taeyeon 's signature balladic styles , `` Why '' is described as a hybrid of EDM and R&B with elements of tropical house . The track 's lyrics address a desire to escape a suffocating life . The single received positive reviews from music critics , who were favorable towards the song 's refreshing musical styles as well as Taeyeon 's vocal performance . Commercially , `` Why '' peaked at number seven on South Korea 's Gaon Digital Chart and reached number six on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart . As of December 2016 , the song has sold 689,209 digital units in South Korea . Two music videos for the song were released ; the first one was directed by Im Seong-gwan and was premiered simultaneously with the release of the single . Filmed in California , the video depicts Taeyeon going on a trip to re-energize herself . The second one -- a dance version featuring Taeyeon performing the choreography to the song was released on July 4 , 2016 . To promote `` Why '' , Taeyeon held an event called `` Countdown Night '' prior to the song 's release on Naver 's V app . She also appeared and performed on music shows including Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo . The song was also included on the setlist of Taeyeon 's concert Butterfly Kiss in South Korea in July and August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "11:11_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` 11:11 '' is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon . It was released as a digital single on November 1 , 2016 by S.M. Entertainment . The song 's lyrics were penned by Kim Eana while its music was composed by Christian Vinten and Chelcee Grimes . The song was later featured in the Deluxe edition of Taeyeon 's first studio album My Voice which was released on April 6 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fine_(Taeyeon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fine '' is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her first studio album My Voice ( 2017 ) . It was released on February 28 , 2017 as the album 's single by S.M. Entertainment . The song 's lyrics were penned by Jin Ri , while its music was composed by Michael Woods , Kevin White , Andrew Bazzi , Shaylen Carroll , and MZMC . Musically , `` Fine '' is an alternative pop song that highlights Taeyeon 's vocals . The single received positive reviews from music critics , who praised Taeyeon 's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of American singer Taylor Swift . It debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart and remained on the top position for a further week . The song additionally charted at number seven on the Billboard World Digital Songs . To promote `` Fine '' and My Voice , Taeyeon performed the song on three music programs : Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo . A music video for the song was also released ; it depicts Taeyeon reminiscing about a past relationship ."
},
{
"docid": "She'z",
"title": "",
"text": "She ' z ( Hangul : 쉬즈 ) is a South Korean girl group formed by Line Entertainment in 2012 . The group consists of Jinah , Taeyeon , Seyeon and Jiyoung . They made their official debut on May 17 , 2012 with the song `` My Way '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Persona_(concert_tour)",
"title": "",
"text": "Persona is the second concert tour overall and first Asia tour by South Korean singer Taeyeon . It was announced on April 7 , 2017 , and began on May 12 , 2017 at Olympic Hall , Seoul . Persona is also the first Asia tour by a South Korean singer who is concurrently an active member of a girl group ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Voice",
"title": "",
"text": "My Voice is the first studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon . It was released on February 28 , 2017 , by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music . There are two physical editions of the album with similar tracklist but separate covers and booklets . Musically , songs on My Voice are based on Taeyeon 's vocals and incorporate various genres including pop , pop rock , and PBR&B . Prior to the release of the album , a music video for `` I Got Love '' was released on February 18 , 2017 as a promotional tool . The title track and lead single `` Fine '' was released simultaneously with the album on February 28 . To promote My Voice , Taeyeon performed `` Fine '' on three music programs -- Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo from March 3 to 5 . The album was well received commercially , peaking atop South Korea 's Gaon Album Chart with first-week sales of 109,275 physical copies . On April 5 , 2017 , a Deluxe edition of My Voice was released . Apart from the original tracks , this edition adds Taeyeon 's past hit single `` 11:11 '' , and three new songs including the single `` Make Me Love You '' ."
},
{
"docid": "I_(Taeyeon_EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "I is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Taeyeon , released on October 7 , 2015 by S.M. Entertainment . The EP was recorded at S.M. Studios in Seoul , South Korea and was produced by Lee Soo-man ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Best_(Girls'_Generation_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Best is the first greatest hits album by the South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . The album was released on July 23 , 2014 in Japan . Aside from the previous hits , the album also contains four original new tracks `` Indestructible '' , `` Divine '' , `` Chain Reaction '' , and `` Show Girls '' . This is the Japanese final album featuring member Jessica ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation's_Romantic_Fantasy",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation 's Romantic Fantasy was a 2013 New Year 's Day comeback special broadcast on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC ) at 23:15 on 1 January 2013 , starring South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . The special follows the group in preparation of their fourth Korean-language album I Got A Boy , released on the same day , along with an accompanying live concert featuring songs from the album , the group 's previous hits , and solo performances from members ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Got_Love_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Got Love '' is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her first studio album My Voice ( 2017 ) . The song 's lyrics were written by Kenzie , who also composed its music with Thomas Troelsen and Eyelar . `` I Got Love '' was described as a pop and R&B song with elements of trap . A music video for the song was released on February 18 , 2017 as a promotional tool for My Voice , while the song itself was released digitally in conjunction with the release of the album on February 28 . `` I Got Love '' received positive reviews from music critics , who noted its styles for being experimental and showcasing Taeyeon 's unique vocals . The song peaked at number 20 on South Korea 's Gaon Digital Chart and accumulated over one million streams within its first week of release . It additionally charted at number 9 on the Billboard World Digital Songs ."
},
{
"docid": "Frankenstein_Girls_Will_Seem_Strangely_Sexy",
"title": "",
"text": "Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy ( often abbreviated FGWSSS or just Frankenstein Girls ) is the second album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released in 2000 . The album is the follow-up to the album Tight . The original album name , according to the few promo discs released , is Frankenstein Girls That Seem Strangely Sexy . It is the last studio album to feature Vanessa YT as their bass player , and the last album by them to feature a message from their answering machine ( `` M '' , in which the caller accuses them of homosexuality ) as one of the tracks . The track listing on the back cover has all the vowels replaced with asterisks , even in those words that would not generally be considered offensive . The tracks of this album are also in alphabetical order . The cover of the album was drawn by Jamie Hewlett , the artist known for Tank Girl , and Gorillaz . Hewlett offered to make a music video for a song on the album but was rejected by Elektra . Promo/Advance copies of the album featured slightly different `` skit '' tracks from those featured on the final version ."
},
{
"docid": "Oh!_(Girls'_Generation_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Oh ! is the second studio album by the South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . It was released on January 28 , 2010 in Korea . It features the lead single `` Oh ! '' . A repackaged version , Run Devil Run was released in March 2010 , with new track `` Run Devil Run '' as the lead track . The album is listed by Gaon Albums Chart as the second best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea , with 197,934 copies sold , and the repackaged version at fourth with 136,851 copies ."
},
{
"docid": "PYL_Younique_Volume_1",
"title": "",
"text": "PYL Younique Volume 1 is a single album released in October 2012 featuring various SM Town artists . It is the first collaboration project between the auto-mobile manufacturing company Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment , both headquartered in Seoul , South Korea . The single album contains three previously released digital singles `` Lookin ' '' by BoA featuring The Quiett , `` My Lifestyle '' by Girls ' Generation 's Jessica Jung featuring Dok2 , and the `` Maxstep '' by Younique Unit which includes Super Junior 's Eunhyuk , Girls ' Generation 's Hyoyeon , SHINee 's Taemin , Super Junior-M 's Henry , EXO-K 's Kai and EXO-M 's Lu Han ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls_&_Peace",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation II ~ Girls & Peace ~ is the second Japanese album ( fifth overall ) by South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation . It was released on November 28 , 2012 through Nayutawave Records . Girls & Peace is the first release by all the members since their third Korean studio album `` The Boys '' ( 2011 ) , after the group entered a semi-hiatus to pursue solo activities in South Korea , in which time Girls ' Generation-TTS , the group 's first subunit , was created . Continuing the electro-influenced sound from their first Japanese album , Girls & Peace features a wide range of contribution from producers , including long-time collaborator , Kenzie , as well as multiple new producers such as Miles Walker , Deekay and Dapo Torimiro . The album sold over 116,000 copies in its first week , reaching the third spot on the Oricon Album chart , and has since received a Platinum certification from the RIAJ . Three singles were released prior to the release of the album : `` Paparazzi '' reached the top of the Japan Hot 100 , with `` Oh ! '' also peaking at the same spot as well as number-one on the Oricon chart . `` Flower Power '' peaked at number six on the Hot 100 and number five on the Oricon chart . The group promoted the album and its singles through various Japanese music and variety shows including Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ and Music Lovers , as well as promoting through their Second Japanese Tour throughout February and April 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naked_Happy_Girls",
"title": "",
"text": "Naked Happy Girls was an adult-oriented reality series that aired on Playboy TV in 2006 and 2007 , featuring the work of New York-based nude photographer Andrew Einhorn . The concept was originally based on Einhorn 's photography book , Naked Happy Girls , featuring real women from the city undressed and in intimate moments . The show expanded on that concept by following him with cameras as he solicited `` new '' models for his next book . Season 1 was shot on location in various parts of New York City and generally featured two female profiles per episode . In 2007 , the show returned for a second season and followed Einhorn as he traveled to northern California in search of new nude models . Based primarily in San Francisco and produced by Sexcetera alum Kira Reed , the episodes expanded to include counties like Napa Valley ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls'_Generation_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls ' Generation is a South Korean idol girl group . Girls ' Generation may also refer to : `` Girls ' Generation '' ( song ) , a Korean song originally sung by Lee Seung-Cheol Girls ' Generation ( 2007 album ) , the debut album of Girls ' Generation Girls ' Generation ( 2011 album ) , the debut Japanese language album of Girls ' Generation"
},
{
"docid": "Shogakukan_Manga_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The is one of Japan 's major manga awards , sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing . It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers . The current award categories are : Initially , there was only one general award . In 1976 , the General category was introduced . The Boy 's / Girl 's category was introduced in 1980 , then split in 1984 into separate Boy 's and Girl 's awards . The Children 's category was introduced in 1982 . From 1976 to 1989 , the General category was called the . Special awards are also occasionally given out for outstanding work , lifetime achievement , and so forth ."
}
] |
29511
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Pirates of the Caribbean is set in a fictional future setting.
|
[
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of fantasy swashbuckler films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney 's theme park ride of the same name . Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski ( 1 -- 3 ) , Rob Marshall ( 4 ) , and Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg ( 5 ) . The series is primarily written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio ( 1 -- 4 ) ; other writers include Stuart Beattie ( 1 ) , Jay Wolpert ( 1 ) , and Jeff Nathanson ( 5 ) . The stories follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp ) , Will Turner ( Orlando Bloom ) , and Elizabeth Swann ( Keira Knightley ) . Characters such as Hector Barbossa ( Geoffrey Rush ) and Joshamee Gibbs ( Kevin McNally ) follow Jack , Will , and Elizabeth in the course of the films . The fourth film features Blackbeard ( Ian McShane ) and Angelica ( Penélope Cruz ) , while the fifth film features Armando Salazar ( Javier Bardem ) , Henry Turner ( Brenton Thwaites ) and Carina Smyth ( Kaya Scodelario ) . The films take place in a fictional historical setting ; a world ruled by the British Empire , the East India Trading Company ( based on the real East India Company ) , and the Spanish Empire , with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers . The film series started in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl , which received positive reviews from the critics and grossed US$ 654 million worldwide . After the first film 's success , Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works . The franchise 's second film , subtitled Dead Man 's Chest , was released three years later in 2006 ; the sequel proved successful , breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere . Dead Man 's Chest ended up being the number one film of the year upon earning almost $ 1.1 billion at the worldwide box office . The third film in the series , subtitled At World 's End , followed in 2007 , and Disney released a fourth film , subtitled On Stranger Tides , in 2011 in conventional 2D , Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D . On Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $ 1 billion , becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this . So far , the film franchise has grossed $ 4 billion worldwide ; it is the ninth highest-grossing film series of all-time and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $ 1 billion worldwide ."
}
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{
"docid": "Rob_Kidd",
"title": "",
"text": "Rob Kidd is the house pseudonym used by Disney Press for prose prequels to the Pirates of the Caribbean Disney films . Thirteen Pirates of the Caribbean : Jack Sparrow books were published from 2006 to 2009 , and several Pirates of the Caribbean : Legends of the Brethren Court books have been published from 2008 . They are set thirteen years before Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl ( 2003 ) , the first film in the series . As of May 2015 the Internet Speculative Fiction Database catalogues twelve books as Jack Sparrow titles , of which it credits Liz Braswell as the writer of five and notes the others `` unknown '' . It catalogues four Brethren Court stories , all published 2008 and 2009 and all credited to Tui T. Sutherland as writer . ( Both Braswell and Sutherland are also credited as users of other pseudonyms as well as their own names . )"
},
{
"docid": "Kraken_(Pirates_of_the_Caribbean)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kraken is a fictional sea monster in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series . The monster made its first appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest as an antagonist portrayed through computer-generated imagery ( CGI ) . Although a creation of Industrial Light & Magic for Dead Man 's Chest and designed by the film 's producers , this Kraken derives from the eponymous mythical creature . Walt Disney Pictures also became the first studio to produce this creature using CGI . The Kraken makes a small , symbolic appearance in the third film in the series , Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End . In the films , the Kraken is a sea creature of monstrous proportions , controlled by Davy Jones , often to destroy ships that threaten him . Various pronunciations are made of the name : Kevin McNally ( Mr. Gibbs ) pronounced it -LSB- ˈkrækən -RSB- , so that pronunciation was adopted on the set . In Dead Man 's Chest and At World 's End , Jack refers to the Kraken as ` beastie ' ."
},
{
"docid": "True_Caribbean_Pirates",
"title": "",
"text": "True Caribbean Pirates is a documentary which aired on The History Channel in 2006 . The documentary tells about pirates of the Caribbean such as Blackbeard , Henry Morgan , Anne Bonny and Black Bart Roberts . Larger than life , more dangerous than legend - pirates and buccaneers set sail for plunder . True Caribbean Pirates recreates the rise of piracy in the Caribbean and its climactic , inevitable downfall ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Jack_Sparrow",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean : Jack Sparrow is a series for young readers of nine to twelve years written by Rob Kidd . The series is published by Disney Press and was written as a literary companion to the Pirates of the Caribbean films . The events in the series take place before the events in the movies . The books are about Jack Sparrow 's teen years before he becomes a pirate . It is followed by the series Pirates of the Caribbean : Legends of the Brethren Court , set thirteen years before Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_video_games",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean is a Walt Disney Company franchise that originated with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme ride attraction , the last such attraction that Walt Disney himself oversaw the building of . Although the franchise originated from ride attractions , it gained mainstream popularity with the release of the film series starring Johnny Depp , which was followed by the release of several video games attached to both the films and the franchise . The first two games , The Curse of the Black Pearl and Pirates of the Caribbean , released by TDK Mediactive and Bethesda Softworks respectively , are based on the first film in the franchise , The Curse of the Black Pearl ( 2003 ) . The games are set in the same universe and storyline as the film , but the former is a prequel involving Captain Jack Sparrow and the latter had no relation to the characters featured in the film . The Legend of Jack Sparrow , released in 2006 , featured several adventures of Sparrow after the events of the second film , Dead Man 's Chest ( 2006 ) . The video game , At World 's End , followed in 2007 . The game , released as a tie-in to the film of the same name , follows the same story explored in both the second and third films , and includes new characters and missions . That same year , Pirates of the Caribbean Online was released . It was scheduled to be released alongside the second film , but suffered several delays during development . Armada of the Damned was announced in 2009 as an open world action-adventure role-playing game set for a 2011 release . The game was canceled in 2010 , and Lego Pirates of the Caribbean launched with the release of the fourth film , On Stranger Tides ( 2011 ) ; the game 's storyline covers all four films ."
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a Lego theme that is based on the film series of the same name . There are a total of 9 sets that are known . The first wave was released on May 2011 with the second wave coming out on November 2011 . In November 2010 , it was officially announced by Lego that the video game Lego Pirates of the Caribbean : The Video Game was in production . It was released on May 10 , 2011 in North America . The series acts as a thematic replacement for the popular Lego Pirates theme , featuring many of the same elements ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Soundtrack_Treasures_Collection",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean : Soundtrack Treasures Collection is a collection of soundtrack albums from Walt Disney 's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy along with some exclusive extra features including several suites of never-before-released music and a bonus DVD containing videos from behind the scenes , making of the music and interviews with composer Hans Zimmer . The set was released on December 4 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Armada_of_the_Damned",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean : Armada of the Damned is a cancelled action-adventure role-playing video game that was being developed by Propaganda Games for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and Microsoft Windows platforms . Originally set to be published by Disney Interactive Studios , it was the first attempt to create an open world game based on the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise . The project was cancelled in October 2010 , soon before the closure of Propaganda Games . Set before events of The Curse of the Black Pearl , the game was to follow James Sterling , a pirate captain whose main mission was to travel across the Caribbean Sea to make a reputation for himself . Although little was unveiled about the story , it was intended to be independent from the films ' main arc and include new characters . Gameplay was to have emphasized role-playing elements , including real-time combat and weapon customization . After its announcement at 2009 's Electronic Entertainment Expo , the game received positive responses from most video game journalists . Daemon Hatfield from IGN thought it `` a promising action RPG '' , while GamesRadar praised the gameplay , comparing it to Assassin 's Creed . Journalists were disappointed when Disney cancelled the game several months before its planned release date ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Crimson_Pirate",
"title": "",
"text": "The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 American Technicolor tongue-in-cheek comedy-adventure film from Warner Bros. , produced by Norman Deming and Harold Hecht , directed by Robert Siodmak , that stars Burt Lancaster , who also co-produced with Deming and Hecht . Co-starring in the film is Nick Cravat , Eva Bartok , Leslie Bradley , Torin Thatcher , and James Hayter . The Crimson Pirate is set late in the 18th century , on the fictional Caribbean islands of San Pero and Cobra , where a rebellion on Cobra is underway by the mysterious `` El Libre '' . Pirate Captain Vallo captures the King 's ship carrying His Majesty 's envoy . Baron Gruda plans on crushing the rebellion on Cobra and toward that end makes Vallo a surprising offer . If accepted , it would make a sizeable profit for the Captain and his buccaneer crew ."
},
{
"docid": "Isla_Muerta",
"title": "",
"text": "Isla Muerta may refer to : Isla de Muerta , a setting from the Pirates of the Caribbean series Isla De Muerta , the album by the British Melodic Hard Rock band Ten . Isla Muerta , a fictional island off the coast of Costa Rica in Michael Crichton 's The Lost World La isla de la muerte ( Island of the Doomed ) , the alternate title of Maneater of Hydra"
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Pirates",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates is a Lego theme launched in 1989 featuring pirates , soldiers , islanders and sailing ships . The theme has been seen in minifigure scale , Duplo and the 4 + theme . The original Pirates sets included the first Lego minifigures without the traditional head with simply two eyes and a smile ; they had a variety of different printed features including hair , eyepatches and facial hair . Alongside the Pirates released for 1989 were Governor Broadside 's blue-coated troops who were to fight the Pirates . These forces were based upon the French navy and marines of the colonial era , being known as `` Imperial Soldiers '' by fans , though explicitly identified as `` Governors '' on page 16 of the 1990 American catalog . A comic book entitled `` The Gold Medallion '' was also released in that year , as well as a Ladybird Book series . From 1992-93 , the Governors were gradually replaced by the red-coated Imperial Guards , while existing Governors sets that continued in production were considered part of the Guards . Both the Governors and the Imperial Guards used two crossed cannons under a crown as their emblem . A sub-theme loosely based on a Polynesian concept , the Islanders , was released for 1994 . For 1996 Lego changed the entire `` feel '' of the Pirates line and made it Spanish-influenced . This meant the Imperial Guards were replaced by the Imperial Armada , heavily based on the Spanish Armada . Along with this change , the pirates were also given new faces . For 1997 Lego discontinued the Pirates theme ; the theme 's end at this time came as a shock to fans , because the Pirates line had always been a big seller . Two 1996 Pirate sets , `` Red Beard Runner '' and `` Armada Flagship '' , and one 1994 Islanders set , `` Enchanted Island '' , were re-released for 2001 . The 1989 Pirates set `` Black Seas Barracuda '' was updated and re-released for 2002 for the Lego Legends series . The Pirates theme was brought to 4 + for 2004 and Duplo for 2006 . Lego reintroduced Pirates in minifigure scale for 2009 , just in time for the theme 's 20th anniversary . However , the series was only continued with a single set the following year to make room for a series of licensed products , Lego Pirates of the Caribbean , based on the series of films of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassin's_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the sixth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series . Its historical timeframe precedes that of Assassin 's Creed III ( 2012 ) , though its modern-day sequences succeed III own . Black Flag was first released on the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and Nintendo Wii U in October 2013 and a month later on the PlayStation 4 , Microsoft Windows , and Xbox One . The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . The framing story is set in the 21st century and describes the player as an Abstergo agent . The main story is set in the 18th century Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy , and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway , grandfather and father of Assassin 's Creed III protagonist and antagonist Ratonhnhaké : ton and Haytham Kenway respectively , who stumbles upon the Assassin/Templar conflict . The attempted establishment of a Republic of Pirates utopia ( free from either British or Spanish rule ) is a significant plot element . Unlike previous games , gameplay elements focus more on ship-based exploration of the seamless open world map , while also retaining the series ' third-person land-based exploration , melee combat , and stealth system . Multiplayer also returns , albeit with only land-based modes and settings . The game spans across the Caribbean with the three main cities of Havana , Nassau and Kingston along with numerous islands , sunken ships , and forts . Players have the option to harpoon large sea animals and hunt land animals . For the first time in the series , naval exploration is a major part of an Assassin 's Creed game , where Edward Kenway captains the Jackdaw , a brig he captures from a Spanish fleet . Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag was positively received upon release , and was one of the best selling games of 2013 . It has sold more than 11 million copies to date . Critics praised the massive open world gameplay , numerous side-quests , graphics and improved naval combat . The light-hearted pirate theme and engaging story were well received by critics . The modern day story however , received a slightly more mixed response , while criticism fell on aspects of the historical story missions which were considered repetitive . The game received several awards and nominations , including winning the Spike VGX 2013 award for Best Action Adventure Game . It was followed by Assassin 's Creed Unity and Assassin 's Creed Rogue , set during the French Revolution and Seven Years ' War respectively , with both released in November 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Vulmea's_Vengeance",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Vulmea 's vengeance & Other Tales of Pirates is a collection of adventure short stories about pirates by Robert E. Howard . It was first published in 1976 by Donald M. Grant , Publisher , Inc. in an edition of 2,750 copies . The title story first appeared in the magazine Golden Fleece in 1938 . `` Swords of the Red Brotherhood '' , set in a historical framework , is a recognizable variant of `` The Black Stranger '' , taking place in fictional fantasy world of Conan The Barbarian . The title story features Terence Vulmea , aka Black Vulmea , who was born a 17th-century Irish peasant , and carried his vendetta with the English oppressors of his country to the waters of the Caribbean . He is one of Robert E. Howard 's lesser known characters ; more of his exploits were later added by David C. Smith ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Burning_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG ) developed by Flying Lab Software . The game is set in the Caribbean in an anachronistic 1720 and combines tactical ship battles and swashbuckling combat with a player-driven economy and open-ended gameplay . In the game , players can choose from 4 nations , Great Britain , Spain , France and the Pirates ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man's_Chest",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest is a 2006 American fantasy swashbuckler film and the second installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl ( 2003 ) . It was directed by Gore Verbinski , written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio , and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . In the film , the wedding of Will Turner ( Orlando Bloom ) and Elizabeth Swann ( Keira Knightley ) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett ( Tom Hollander ) , who wants Turner to acquire the compass of Captain Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp ) in a bid to find the Dead Man 's Chest . Sparrow discovers his debt to Davy Jones ( Bill Nighy ) is due . Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004 , with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films . Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Dominica , and The Bahamas , as well as on sets constructed at Walt Disney Studios . It was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series , At World 's End . Dead Man 's Chest was released in the United States on July 7 , 2006 , and received mixed reviews , with praise for its special effects and criticism for its plot and running time . The film set several records in its first three days , with an opening weekend of $ 136 million in the United States , and it was , at the time , the fastest film ever to gross over $ 1 billion in the worldwide box office . It currently ranks as the twentieth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and held the record as the highest-grossing film released by the Walt Disney Studios for nearly six years until it was surpassed by The Avengers ( 2012 ) . The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction , Sound Editing , Sound Mixing , and won the Academy Award for Visual Effects . It 's sequel At World 's End was released the following year 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sid_Meier's_Pirates!",
"title": "",
"text": "Sid Meier 's Pirates ! is a video game created by Sid Meier and developed and published by MicroProse in 1987 . It was the first game to include the name `` Sid Meier '' in its title as an effort by MicroProse to attract fans of Meier 's earlier games , most of which were combat vehicle simulation video games . The game is a simulation of the life of a pirate , a privateer , or a pirate hunter in the 16th , 17th and 18th centuries . Pirates ! is set in the Caribbean . The Pirates ! playing field includes the Spanish Main ( namely the northern coast of South America ) , Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula , the entire Gulf of Mexico , Florida , and all Caribbean islands , plus Bermuda . The player is free to sail to any part of the above-mentioned lands , stopped by an invisible barrier southeast of Trinidad , all the way north to just northeast of Bermuda . The game was widely ported from the original Commodore 64 version to numerous other systems . The Pirates ! Gold remake , with minor improvements and better graphics , was released in 1993 . An enhanced remake also named Sid Meier 's Pirates ! was released in 2004 . In addition mobile ports also exist ."
},
{
"docid": "Trinity_Universe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trinity Universe ( also called the Æon Continuum or the Æonverse ) is the shared science fiction setting created by White Wolf Publishing . Its component game lines include : Adventure ! , a pulp-action game set in 1924 . Aberrant , a superpowers game set in the near-future ( from 2008 to 2015 ) . Trinity , a science fiction game where players take on the role of psions in the far future ( from 2120 to 2122 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Other_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "No Other Life is a novel by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore , published in 1993 . The novel is set in the future , on the fictional Caribbean island of Ganae ( based loosely on Haiti ) . The story is told by Father Paul Michel , a Canadian missionary to Ganae , as a letter to himself about the life he has led . Father Paul supports a young priest , Jeannot , in his rebellion against Ganae 's despotic ruler Uncle D."
},
{
"docid": "Cyberpunk",
"title": "",
"text": "Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a future setting that tends to focus on society as `` high tech low life '' featuring advanced technological and scientific achievements , such as information technology and cybernetics , juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order . Cyberpunk plots often center on conflict among artificial intelligences , hackers , and megacorporations , and tend to be set in a near-future Earth , rather than in the far-future settings or galactic vistas found in novels such as Isaac Asimov 's Foundation or Frank Herbert 's Dune . The settings are usually post-industrial dystopias but tend to feature extraordinary cultural ferment and the use of technology in ways never anticipated by its original inventors ( `` the street finds its own uses for things '' ) . Much of the genre 's atmosphere echoes film noir , and written works in the genre often use techniques from detective fiction ."
},
{
"docid": "Flying_Dutchman_(Pirates_of_the_Caribbean)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flying Dutchman , or simply referred to as the Dutchman , is a fictional ship in Disney 's Pirates of the Caribbean . The ship made its first appearance in Dead Man 's Chest under the command of the fictional captain , Davy Jones . The story and attributes of the ship were inspired by the actual Flying Dutchman of nautical lore ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirate_Isles",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pirate Isles is a location on Faerûn , a fictional continent , the primary setting of the Forgotten Realms , for Dungeons & Dragons ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_past",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of fictional stories that , when written , were set in the future , but the future they predicted has now passed . The list excludes works that were alternate histories , which were composed after the dates they depict . The list also excludes contemporary or near future works ( e.g. set within a year or two ) , unless it deals with some notable futuristic event as with the 2012 phenomenon . It also excludes works where the future is passively mentioned and not really depicting anything notable about the society as with an epilogue that just focuses on the fate of the main characters ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Popkes",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Popkes is an American science fiction writer living in the Boston area , known primarily for his short fiction . His first story , `` A Capella Blues '' , was published in Isaac Asimov 's Science Fiction Magazine in May 1982 . In the late 1980s , he was involved in the Future Boston collaboration , a project where a number of Boston area science fiction writers contributed stories set in a common future , where the city of Boston is slowly sinking underwater . One of his more acclaimed stories , `` The Egg '' , ( Asimov 's , January 1989 ) is set in the future Boston history , and was later incorporated into his short novel Slow Lightning ( 1991 ) . His other novel is Caliban Landing ( 1987 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "El_Cazador_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "El Cazador was a CrossGen comic book title set in the Sigilverse , CrossGen 's shared universe . However , whereas most Sigilverse titles were set in the far future , El Cazador took place on Earth during the Golden Age of Piracy of the 17th century . It contains none of the magical , science-fiction , or fantastical elements of the other Sigilverse titles . El Cazador began in 2003 and ran for six issues before CrossGen 's bankruptcy brought the series to a halt . The company also published a prequel one-shot , El Cazador : The Bloody Ballad of Blackjack Tom , which revealed the history of the title 's main villain . El Cazador was one of the few pirate-themed comic book series in the Modern Age of comic books , and perhaps the only recent ongoing series of the genre to feature a female lead . El Cazador was written by Chuck Dixon and pencilled by Steve Epting ."
},
{
"docid": "Under_the_Black_Ensign",
"title": "",
"text": "Under the Black Ensign is a Caribbean pirate adventure story written by L. Ron Hubbard and set in 1680 AD . It was first published in the August 1935 issue of Five Novels Monthly magazine . The story recounts the adventures of sailor Tom Bristol , who is press-ganged into joining the crew of the HMS Terror , only to face 100 lashes by the British Navy . When the ship is overtaken by pirates , Bristol is maroon #Verb on an island , where he begins his quest for revenge and starts his career as a Caribbean pirate . Under the Black Ensign is republished in the Galaxy Press Golden Age series , started in 2008 . The book has been re-released as a trade paperback , with French flaps , glossaries , and author biography . It is also available as a full-cast audiobook featuring Lori Jablons , R.F. Daley , Shane Johnson , Jim Meskimen and Tait Ruppert , and directed by Jim Meskimen ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Fallen_Stars",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Fallen Stars is an accessory for the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game ."
},
{
"docid": "Timelines_of_the_future",
"title": "",
"text": "For a timeline of predicted near-future events , up to the year 2299 , see : Timeline of the near future For predictions of events up to the year 3000 see : 3rd millennium For predictions of events from the years 3001 to 10,000 see : List of millennia For predictions of events beyond the year 10,000 , see : Timeline of the far future Fictional timelines List of stories set in a future now past 21st century in fiction 22nd century in fiction 4th millennium in fiction Far future in science fiction and popular culture Timeline7"
},
{
"docid": "Tia_Dalma",
"title": "",
"text": "Tia Dalma , played by Naomie Harris , is a fictional character from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End . It is revealed in At World 's End that she is the sea goddess Calypso ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates:_Tides_of_Fortune",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates : Tides of Fortune is a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed and published by Plarium . The game was released for web browser in 2012 . The game is set in on fictional desert island where players build their own pirate bay , ships and fight against each other in sea-based battles ."
},
{
"docid": "Planet_Pirates",
"title": "",
"text": "Planet Pirates is a science fiction trilogy written by Anne McCaffrey and two co-authors separately , Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye . The three novels were published as paperback originals by Baen Books in 1990 and 1991 , although the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club ( SFBC ) issued hardcover editions of each within several months . Baen published an 890-page omnibus trade paperback edition in 1993 entitled The Planet Pirates . The trilogy is set in a fictional universe , and partly on its fictional planet Ireta , that McCaffrey created in the 1978 novel Dinosaur Planet , published by Orbit Books and Del Rey Books . A sequel Dinosaur Planet Survivors followed in 1984 and Doubleday SFBC issued a 376-page omnibus edition of the two as The Ireta Adventure in 1985 . The Internet Speculative Fiction Database ( ISFDB ) catalogs all five novels as constituting the Ireta series ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Ad-Rock",
"title": "",
"text": "Adam Keefe Horovitz ( born October 31 , 1966 ) , better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock , is an American musician , guitarist , rapper , producer , and actor . He is best known as a member of the hip hop group the Beastie Boys . He is married to musician and feminist activist Kathleen Hanna ."
}
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"docid": "Bad_Girlfriend",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Bad Girlfriend '' is the second single released by Theory of a Deadman from their album Scars & Souvenirs . It was released to radio and for downloads on May 14 , 2008 . In the U.S. , `` Bad Girlfriend '' was the most added song on rock radio and grew quickly in plays and downloads , therefore making a debut on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart . It debuted at # 89 on the Canadian Hot 100 , and quickly arose to peak at # 1 . It is currently their most successful single in the U.S , with `` So Happy '' , the single before it , being their previous most successful , making Scars & Souvenirs their most successful album as well . The song was co-written by Christine Connolly . The song is Theory 's second big breakthrough from this album , carrying the band to the top of the Mainstream Rock Charts within 14 weeks . It is also the band 's second song to reach the top 20 of the Modern Rock Chart , so far peaking at # 8 . So far , it been their fourth top 10 hit on the Mainstream Rock Charts . Almost a year and a half after the release of `` Bad Girlfriend '' to rock radio , it is being released to mainstream radio in December , as Sirius Hits 1 added the song in November 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Million_Miles_an_Hour",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Million Miles an Hour '' is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback for their eighth studio album , No Fixed Address ( 2014 ) . Written by band members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake , the song was issued to American active rock radio November 25 , 2014 as the album 's second rock single and third overall single . It was well received at radio , being the most-added song on the format in its release week and debuting at No. 36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Levitate_(Hollywood_Undead_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Levitate ( Digital Dog club mix ) '' is a song by American rock group Hollywood Undead and was released as the lead single from their first remix album , American Tragedy Redux . It is the first song on the official track list and was added to rock radio formats on October 18 , 2011 . The song `` Levitate '' was originally featured on Hollywood Undead 's latest studio album American Tragedy ( album ) but was not featured as a single . The remix of the song ( the first version to actually be released as a single ) was heavily promoted over the band 's Facebook page , where its official video debuted . A rock version of `` Levitate '' was also released onto iTunes as a single on December 6 , 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Diary_of_Jane",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Diary of Jane '' is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin . It was released in June 2006 as the lead single from their third album , Phobia . The song , one of their most notable and successful , is the fastest added single ever in the history of Hollywood Records . It gained a massive amount of radio play throughout the United States and reached number-one under three rock charts . The single was certified double platinum in the United States on November 24 , 2015 , and is their most successful single in terms of sales based on this in their home country ."
},
{
"docid": "Skinny_Little_Bitch",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Skinny Little Bitch '' is a song by the American alternative rock band Hole . It is the second track and lead single from the band 's fourth studio album , Nobody 's Daughter , and was released on March 12 , 2010 on Mercury Records . Written by vocalist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Micko Larkin , `` Skinny Little Bitch '' was Hole 's first single in a decade and first release not to feature founding member Eric Erlandson . The song premiered on the New York radio station WRXP on March 3 , 2010 and was released to American radio on March 9 . During the first week of its radio release , the song became the most added on alternative radio and the second most added on active rock in the United States . A digital download of the single was officially made available on March 12 and a limited edition colored 10 '' was released as part of Record Store Day 2010 on April 17 . Two official music videos for `` Skinny Little Bitch '' have been released on Hole 's official YouTube channel -- a multi-camera version of the band 's performance at SXSW in March 2010 and a shortened video of Love performing the song while getting a tattoo . Other plans for a music video , including an animation by Michael Mouris and a video featuring model Sasha Pivovarova , were considered but never received a greenlight from Mercury Records . `` Skinny Little Bitch '' was added to the US Active Rock Charts at # 32 making it the first song with lead vocals from a female to ever make the chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Cut_You_In",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Cut You In '' is a song by American rock musician Jerry Cantrell . It was the lead single from his 1998 debut album Boggy Depot . The song reached # 5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts and remained arguably the album 's best known track . In its first five days , `` Cut You In '' was the # 1 most added track at Rock and Alternative radio with more than 1,000 spins and an audience of more than nine million . The song received airplay on major New York City and Los Angeles radio stations who , in anxious anticipation , jumped the record 's official release date . On Billboard 's list of Top Mainstream Rock Songs of the Decade , the song ranked at # 16 for the year of 1998 . The song was only released as a promotional single for radio play and no retail single was released ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_'n'_Roll_Damnation",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' is a single by the Australian rock band AC/DC , and the first track on their Powerage album , released in 1978 . The single version is an abbreviated version of the album track , with a time of 3:05 , as opposed to the album track 's length of 3:37 . The album track `` Sin City '' was the B-side in the UK , Germany , Belgium , and Japan . In the US , Canada , and the Netherlands , it was `` Kicked in the Teeth , '' also from the album . In Australia , however , the B-side was `` Cold Hearted Man , '' which appeared on initial UK and European pressings of the album , and was eventually removed when `` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' was added ( see below ) . Written by Angus Young , Malcolm Young and Bon Scott , it was played live by the band during the Powerage tour , and was also played live during the 2003 world tour , sung by Brian Johnson , Scott 's replacement . It also appeared on the 1978 live album If You Want Blood You 've Got It . The song also featured on the soundtrack album for Iron Man 2 . `` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' was the final track recorded during the Powerage sessions , after the record company persuaded the band to go back into the studio and come up with a radio-friendly single that could garner some airplay . The move found some success , giving the band its first charting single in the UK where it peaked at # 24 . The song features handclaps and maracas and does not have a traditional guitar solo , unlike most other AC/DC songs . On the first pressing of the UK version of Powerage , `` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' does not appear ; side 1 opens with `` Gim me a Bullet '' . Some later UK and European pressings tacked the single version of `` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' on as the opening track of the album . Eventually the full version of the song became the standard . `` Cold Hearted Man , '' which had appeared on initial UK and European pressings , was removed from the album around the time that `` Rock 'n' Roll Damnation '' was added . However , a 10-track LP including both songs does exist in ( at least ) the UK ( catalog number K 50483 ( SD19180 ) , which is identical to the 9-track version ) , Germany ( ATL 50 483 ) , and Portugal ( ATL 50483 SD 19180 ) . )"
},
{
"docid": "Rock_Me_Gently_(Erasure_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock Me Gently '' is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure . Written by group members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell , the track appeared on their album Erasure . It was released as a single by Mute Records in selected European countries , including Germany and Czech Republic . `` Rock Me Gently '' was not released in the UK or the U.S. In its album form , the song is an extended , ten-plus minutes mid-tempo synth ballad with ambient elements and a free-form vocal performance by Diamanda Galás during the song 's breakdown . Bell 's lead vocals were accentuated by the London Community Gospel Choir , who sang background ( as they did on previous Erasure single `` Stay with Me '' ) . `` Rock Me Gently '' was drastically remixed for its single release -- adding a radio-friendly drum track to the mix and editing out most of the Galás interlude . An extended version of this mix was included on the CD single , retaining the Galás section while keeping the new instrumentation ."
},
{
"docid": "Finger_Eleven",
"title": "",
"text": "Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington , Ontario , formed in 1990 . They have released seven total studio albums ( six as Finger Eleven and one as Rainbow Butt Monkeys ) , with their album The Greyest of Blue Skies bringing them into the mainstream . The 2003 self-titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada , largely from the success of the single `` One Thing '' , which marked the band 's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16 . Their 2007 album , Them vs. You vs. Me , launched the single `` Paralyzer '' , which went on to top numerous charts including the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts , as well as reaching No. 6 on the US Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Australian Singles Chart . They won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2008 . It was later certified gold status in the US and multi platinum in Canada . They released their sixth studio album , Life Turns Electric , on October 5 , 2010 ; it was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Rock Album of the Year . They released their first single , `` Living in a Dream '' , adding a little bit of more of funk rock and dance rock , just like their hit song `` Paralyzer '' . Five Crooked Lines , their 7th studio album , was released July 31 , 2015 , with `` Wolves and Doors '' as the lead single ."
},
{
"docid": "Reptilia_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Reptilia '' is a song by indie rock band The Strokes , and the second single from their second album Room on Fire . The single 's B-side contains `` Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men '' , where lead singer Julian Casablancas duets with Regina Spektor . The official release date was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as `` The Strokes and Regina Spektor '' , claiming that it should read `` Regina Spektor and The Strokes '' . In October 2011 , NME placed it at number 129 on its list `` 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years '' . Although it is not one of the band 's highest charting singles since the song peaked at # 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart , it is still one of the band 's most popular singles . The song appeared in the video games Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock and Rock Band as well as the 2014 Volkswagen Golf Family ad . Progressive bluegrass band Punch Brothers performed a version of the song in May 2015 for The A.V. Club A.V. Undercover series . The single cover depicts an alien from the video game Centipede ."
},
{
"docid": "Pacific_Coast_Highway_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "There is also a song from Kavinsky , called Pacific Coast Highway , from album Nightcall . `` Pacific Coast Highway '' is the fifteenth single from alternative rock group Hole . It is the second single from the band 's fourth studio album Nobody 's Daughter . It was released as a digital download on April 6 , 2010 , and was added on Modern Rock radio in the United States on May 5 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Free_Ride_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Free Ride '' is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by The Edgar Winter Group . The single , engineered by Jim Reeves , was a top 20 US hit in 1973 , hitting number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The single 45 version is distinctly different from the LP version . The 45 version contains a significantly brighter guitar track ( that opens the song only on the left channel ) , added harmonics , a fuzz bass added to the bridge , and other changes that contrast sharply with the `` dry '' LP mix . Most classic rock radio stations play the LP version , and the original 45 mix is much less commonly available online . Both versions clock in at virtually the same length because each was based on the same core `` take '' and re-mixed with different tracks to the fore as well as added enhancements to the single ."
},
{
"docid": "Train_(3_Doors_Down_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Train '' is the second rock single from 3 Doors Down 's , self titled fourth studio album . The song was released as a rock radio only promo on May 19 , 2008 , and was one of the most added tracks . No music video was made for the track , since it was a radio-only single . The demo version appears on the deluxe edition of the band 's 2011 album `` Time of My Life '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Badass_(Saliva_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Badass '' is a song by the American rock band Saliva , the second single from their seventh studio album Under Your Skin ( 2011 ) . While the single was released to radio and digital download on March 8 , 2011 , the song was first introduced in the successful horror blockbuster Saw 3D ( 2010 ) and it was also featured in TV ads for the film Bullet to the Head . `` Badass '' would become the most successful single from Under Your Skin , reaching # 26 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart . A music video was made for `` Badass . '' It debuted online on April 12 , 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_Hard",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock Hard '' is a single by the Beastie Boys , released by Def Jam Records on 12 '' in 1984 . The song , and the accompanying songs on the 12 '' , feature the band 's first major label rap effort . The track contains samples from the AC/DC song `` Back in Black '' , which was used without obtaining legal permission - thereby causing the record to be promptly withdrawn . Later , when the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation , Beastie Boys Anthology : The Sounds of Science , AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used . Mike D spoke to AC/DC 's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample , and later said that `` AC/DC could not get with the sample concept . They were just like , ` Nothing against you guys , but we just do n't endorse sampling . ' '' Ad-Rock then added `` So we told them that we do n't endorse people playing guitars . '' The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases ; to this day , vinyl singles released by Def Jam have this design . Long removed from print , it was considered a rare collector 's item until Def Jam reissued the single in Europe in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ones_and_Zeros_(Young_Guns_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ones and Zeros is the third studio album by British rock band Young Guns . The album went through an extensive development period between 2013 and 2015 as the band worked across a multitude studios , countries , and music producers before being released on 8 June 2015 through Virgin EMI Records and Wind-Up Records . The album marked an evolution of sound for the band , keeping with the full alternative rock sound while adding elements of electronic rock as well . The album debuted at no. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart , higher than their prior album , Bones , , which peaked at no. 35 , though none of the album 's six singles were able to match the success of the single `` Bones '' , with only the first single , `` I Want Out '' , managing to chart at all ."
},
{
"docid": "Isolation_(Alter_Bridge_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Isolation '' is a song written and performed by Alter Bridge , released as the first single from its third album , AB III . The song was made available as a digital download on September 26 , 2010 , in the United Kingdom by Roadrunner Records and October 25 , 2010 , in the United States by the band 's own vanity label . Musically , `` Isolation '' is heavy and aggressive , featuring the band 's style while retaining a melodic chorus and incorporating elements of alternative metal and speed metal . The lyrics explore metaphorically isolating oneself from faith and belief , a common theme throughout the record . A music video for the song was released on December 6 , 2010 . The song impressed music critics , who praised the band members ' musical skills displayed in the song , and debuted at No. 34 on Billboard 's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks in October , though the single was originally only released in Britain . Several active rock radio stations in the United States put the song in regular rotation several weeks before its U.S. release . In the U.S. , it initially became the most-added song on active rock radio and the 21st most-played active rock radio single , with the fastest increase in rotations out of any rock song at the time . In January 2011 , the song reached No. 1 on active rock radio , where it remained for five consecutive weeks , and spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , making it the band 's first and to date No. 1 single ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_and_Roll_Madonna",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock and Roll Madonna '' is a rock and roll song by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin . The song was released as a single in Britain in 1970 , where it never charted . It appeared on several bootlegs and rarities compilations before it appeared on the 1995 remaster of his self-titled album . The song structure is , as the title says , a rock and roll song . Live-effects has been added , with an audience cheering throughout most of the song , anticipating similar usage in Bennie and the Jets ."
},
{
"docid": "Cement_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Cement '' was the second single from British rock band Feeder 's critically acclaimed 1997 album Polythene . It was their first radio single in the USA during 1998 . Amongst the singles b-sides , are re-recordings of the two tracks from their debut release `` Two Colours '' , while `` Rush '' was at first a studio demo before the released version is a `` live '' take , which was recorded in a studio with the crowd effects added afterwards . It was originally recorded for a compilation called Home Truths . This was also their first coloured vinyl release . The song refers to a situation of Grant seeing a girl he has feelings for , but feels she will not be interested . In addition to reaching # 53 on the UK Singles Chart , it also charted at # 31 on the US Mainstream Rock chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Chelsea_Dagger",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Chelsea Dagger '' is a song by Scottish rock band The Fratellis . It was released as the second single from their debut studio album , Costello Music ( 2006 ) , on 28 August 2006 . It is named after Jon Fratelli 's wife Heather , a burlesque dancer whose stage name -- a play on Britney Spears -- he borrowed for the song . Fratelli described the tune as `` a rock 'n' roll gig in an old speakeasy or something like that . '' This song was number 77 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007 . `` Chelsea Dagger '' has become notable for its usage in sports . It has also been featured in an Amstel Light ad , the movie Run Fatboy Run , an episode of The Inbetweeners and the video game Rock Band 2 . The song peaked at number 2 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Underdog_(You_Me_at_Six_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Underdog '' is the second single by English rock band You Me At Six written by Sam Moss , to be released from their second album : Hold Me Down . `` Underdog '' was released on 8 February 2010 and charted at a peak of # 49 on the UK Singles Chart , marking the band 's sixth most successful single to date . The single was added to BBC Radio 1 's A Playlist during January 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Stars_(Switchfoot_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Stars '' is the first single released from Switchfoot 's fifth album Nothing Is Sound . `` Stars '' was released to radio on June 28 , 2005 and again on July 5 . It was the most-added song on Modern Rock Radio in its first week of release and peaked at number sixteen on the US Modern Rock chart . The song was certified gold as a digital single on December 13 , 2005 . It is the band 's third most successful song , behind previous hits `` Meant to Live '' and `` Dare You to Move '' . On iTunes , an acoustic mix of the track is available ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_Your_Baby",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock Your Baby '' is the debut single by George McCrae . Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band , `` Rock Your Baby '' was one of the landmark recordings of early disco music . A massive international hit , the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States , spending two weeks at the top in July 1974 , number one on the R&B singles chart , and repeating the feat on the UK Singles Chart , spending three weeks at the top of the chart in July 1974 . Having sold 11 million copies , it is one of the fewer than 40 all-time singles to have sold 10 million ( or more ) physical copies worldwide . The backing track for the record was recorded in 45 minutes as a demo and featured guitarist Jerome Smith of KC and the Sunshine Band , with Casey on keyboards and Finch on bass and drums . It was also one of the first records to use a drum machine , an early Roland rhythm machine . The track was not originally intended for McCrae but he happened to be in the studio , added a vocal and the resulting combination of infectious rhythm and falsetto vocals made it a hit . The chord progression of John Lennon 's number one single `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' , released a few months later , bears a great resemblance to the one found in `` Rock Your Baby '' . Lennon later admitted to using the song as an inspiration . ABBA 's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have also cited the song as an inspiration for the backing track of their 1976 smash hit `` Dancing Queen '' . The song was covered by indie rock band The House of Love for the 1992 compilation album Ruby Trax ."
},
{
"docid": "Do_You_Believe_in_Miracles",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Do You Believe in Miracles '' is a UK and German only single from rock band Slade . It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea . The single was released in 1985 and peaked at # 54 in the UK , spending 6 weeks on the chart . The single 's earning went to charity . The track was added to Slade 's Christmas Party album Crackers which was released on the same date as the single , 18 November ."
},
{
"docid": "Give_Us_a_Goal",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Give Us a Goal '' is a single from English rock band Slade . It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea . The single was released in 1978 and failed to chart in the UK . The single was based on football . At the time Slade were still unpopular and were not having any commercial success . Holder suggested that the band write and release a football track to try to get some commercial success . The single was also promoted through UK TV , Slade appearing on shows such as Cheggers Plays Pop . The track was used in the TV ad for the popular football video game Fifa 09 . The track has since become increasingly popular , gathering approx 85,000 views on YouTube . English writer Chris Ingham described the track as `` a fair effort at a rock 'n' roll football anthem although the b-side Daddio was a better bet all around . '' The single was released on 12 '' vinyl in Italy during 1978 , being Slade 's only 12 '' single at that time ."
},
{
"docid": "Drunk_Girls",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Drunk Girls '' is the second single from LCD Soundsystem 's third album This Is Happening after the limited release single `` Pow Pow '' . It was released on May 3 , 2010 . James Murphy has described the song as `` dumb '' but added `` I like dumb , short stuff . '' The 7 '' single features a cover of the song by San Francisco psychedelic rock band Wooden Shjips ."
},
{
"docid": "Never_Miss_a_Beat",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Never Miss a Beat '' is a song by the British indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs that was released as the lead single from the band 's third album Off with Their Heads on 6 October 2008 . The song was produced by Mark Ronson and features backing vocals from Lily Allen and members of the rock group New Young Pony Club . It was premiered on 27 August 2008 on the Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 . On 17 September 2008 , the song was added to BBC Radio 1 's A-List . On 12 October , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at # 5 , therefore marking the band 's second UK Top 5 single as well as their fifth to enter the UK Top 10 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_King_of_Rock_'n'_Roll",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The King of Rock 'n' Roll '' is a single by the English pop band Prefab Sprout , released in 1988 . It was the second single taken from their album of that year , From Langley Park to Memphis , and makes reference to a washed-up 1950s star who is only remembered for his one-hit novelty song , which is sung in the chorus . It remains as the band 's biggest success in their native UK , where it reached # 7 on the UK Singles Chart , and spent 10 weeks in the listings . Producer Thomas Dolby added a synth bass in the verses to mimic the sound of a bullfrog , tying them into the chorus . The song was featured in the 2nd episode of the 1st season of Spaced as well as an advert for Boots that premiered in October 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Innocence_&_Instinct",
"title": "",
"text": "Innocence & Instinct is the second full-length album from American Christian metal band Red . The album was released on February 10 , 2009 through Essential Records . The standard edition of the album contains 10 tracks . The first single `` Fight Inside '' was released on October 26 , 2008 . The single debuted at No. 1 on the R&R Christian Rock chart . The album 's second single , `` Never Be the Same '' , was released to Christian CHR soon thereafter . On December 12 , the third single from the album , `` Death of Me '' , was released to Active , Mainstream , and Alternative Rock stations . The album was produced by Rob Graves . The band also released a deluxe edition which features four bonus tracks and a DVD . Some copies of the album contain the song `` Forever '' as track nine instead of `` Out From Under '' . The track `` Shadows '' was co-written by Breaking Benjamin guitarist/vocalist Ben Burnley . The album debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , selling 39,000 copies in its first week . The Deluxe Edition of Innocence & Instinct went as high as No. 2 on iTunes Top Selling Rock Albums Chart and No. 5 on Top-Selling Albums overall . For the album , an alternate reality game was orchestrated by the band members . Red fans went through hidden web pages and passwords until around the time the album itself was released , when the final page was revealed , which contained a video message from the band itself , nine `` treasures '' ( including posters , videos , and an unreleased track ) , and a message telling the puzzle participants not to post the contents on the internet or share them . Drums on the album were played by Joe Rickard , the band 's touring drummer . Rickard was not an official member of Red when the album was released , but was made a permanent member later in 2009 . Rickard departed from the band in late January 2014 . In an interview on The Daily Rock , Jasen Rauch talks about the band not wanting `` Ordinary World '' added to the album . He states that Red originally arranged it just for something to do live . He goes on to say that the label pushed for it to be added to the album . The album was nominated for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album in the 2010 Grammy Awards . It won for Best Rock Album at the 41st GMA Dove Awards in 2010 . As of 2011 , the album has sold over 260,000 copies ."
},
{
"docid": "Liquid_Confidence_(Nothing_to_Lose)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Liquid Confidence '' ( written `` Liquid Confidence ( Nothing to Lose ) '' on the album ) is the third single by British rock band You Me at Six , taken from their second studio album , Hold Me Down . The single was added to BBC Radio 1 's A Playlist during April 2010 . It entered the UK Singles Chart at # 86 upon release on 19 April 2010 . On 29 July 2010 , `` Liquid Confidence '' won Best Single at the Kerrang ! Awards 2010 ."
}
] |
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Gianluigi Buffon has been named Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year.
|
[
{
"docid": "Gianluigi_Buffon",
"title": "",
"text": "Gianluigi `` Gigi '' Buffon ( -LSB- ˈdʒiːdʒi bufˈfɔn -RSB- , Ufficiale OMRI ; born 28 January 1978 ) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper . He captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team . He is widely regarded by players , pundits and managers to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time , and , by some , to be the greatest ever . Buffon is one of only eighteen players to have made at least 1,000 professional career appearances ; with 168 international caps , Buffon is also the most capped player in the history of the Italian national team , the joint fifth-most capped male international footballer of all time , alongside Iván Hurtado , and the most capped European international player ever . Buffon is known for his `` outstanding shot-stopping '' and for being `` a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality '' . He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper in history , following his $ 53 million transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001 . Buffon holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A , and with the Italy national team ; he also holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history : over 12 league matches , he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015 -- 16 season , as well as having achieved the most consecutive clean sheets ( 10 ) in Serie A in that same season . At club level , Buffon 's professional career began with Parma in 1995 , where he made his Serie A debut , and was soon promoted to the role of starting goalkeeper , earning a reputation as one of the most promising young goalkeepers in Italy ; during his time with the club , he won the Coppa Italia , the UEFA Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana , all in 1999 . After joining Juventus in 2001 , Buffon immediately won Serie A titles in both of his first two seasons at the club , and established himself as one of the best players in the world in his position . After winning two more consecutive league titles in 2005 and 2006 , the club were later stripped of these titles and relegated due to their involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal . Despite rumours of his departure , Buffon remained with Juventus , contributing to the club 's Serie B title and promotion back to Serie A in 2007 . Following several trophyless seasons , Buffon later played a key role in Juventus ' resurgence , which saw the club win an Italian record of six consecutive league titles between 2011 and 2017 ; he also inherited the captain 's armband following the departure of Alessandro Del Piero in 2012 . In total , he has won eight Serie A titles , three Coppa Italia titles , and five Supercoppa Italiana titles with Juventus . With the Italy national team , Buffon has been called up for an international record of five FIFA World Cup tournaments ( 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 ) since making his debut in 1997 , featuring in four of them as Italy 's starting goalkeeper ( he was an unused substitute in 1998 ) . He was the starting goalkeeper of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup , which saw him keep a record five clean sheets , and concede only two goals , neither of which were in open play . He has also represented Italy at four European Championships , at the 1996 Olympics , and at two FIFA Confederations Cups , winning a bronze medal in the 2013 edition of the tournament . Buffon has also won numerous , prestigious individual and team awards . He was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players in 2004 . He has been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record eleven times . Buffon was the winner of the 2006 Yashin Award following Italy 's World Cup victory , in which he was also elected to be part of the Team of the Tournament ; an honour which he also received after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Championships , and the final of the 2012 European Championships . Buffon is the only goalkeeper to have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Award , which he won in 2003 after reaching the Champions League final ; he also won the award for best Goalkeeper that year , and was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year in 2003 , 2004 , 2006 and 2016 . In 2006 , Buffon was runner-up for the Ballon d'Or and was elected to be part of the FIFPro World XI , an honour which he also achieved in 2007 . After reaching the 2015 Champions League final , he was named to the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season , and placed fourth in the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award . He has been named the IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper four times ( second only to Iker Casillas , with five awards ) and was also named the best goalkeeper of the 21st century , of the past 25 years , and of the decade , by the same organisation . In 2016 , he became the first goalkeeper ever to win the Golden Foot Award , which pertains to both personality and playing ability ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Buffon",
"title": "",
"text": "Buffon may refer to : Georges-Louis Leclerc , Comte de Buffon ( 1707 -- 1788 ) , French naturalist Gianluigi Buffon ( born 1978 ) , Italian football goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon ( born 1929 ) , former Italian football goalkeeper , cousin of the grandfather of Gianluigi Buffon Buffon , Côte-d'Or , a town in the French département of Côte-d'Or Buffon ( crater ) , a lunar crater"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Italy_national_football_team_captains",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of all the captains who played for the Italy national football team . Francesco Calì was the first captain of the Italian national football team . The only players who were captains in all matches they have played in the national team were Giuseppe Milano ( 11 appearances ) , Francesco Calì ( 2 caps ) and Giulio Cappelli ( 2 caps ) . Fabio Cannavaro is the player who has worn the captain band the most times : 79 . Gianluigi Buffon is the goalkeeper who has worn the captain band the most times : 72 . Valentino Mazzola and Sandro Mazzola as well as Cesare Maldini and Paolo Maldini are the only cases of father and son who have worn the captain band during their respective times on the national team . Goalkeepers , Gianluigi Buffon and Lorenzo Buffon are distant cousins . Attilio Ferraris and Pietro Ferraris , despite the same surname , are not relatives . Gianluigi Buffon is the current captain of the national team ."
},
{
"docid": "Marco_Storari",
"title": "",
"text": "Marco Storari ( born 7 January 1977 ) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan as a goalkeeper . After a lengthy spell in Italy 's lower leagues , he arrived in Serie A aged 27 . Steady performances for Messina prompted his signing by A.C. Milan in 2007 , and he joined Juventus three years later where he mainly served as a back-up to Gianluigi Buffon , winning four consecutive Serie A titles with the club as well as the Coppa Italia ."
},
{
"docid": "Gianluigi",
"title": "",
"text": "Gianluigi is an Italian masculine given name meaning `` John Louis '' . It is often an abbreviation of `` Giovanni Luigi '' . Famous people with this given name include : Gianluigi Braschi - Italian film producer Gianluigi Buffon - Italian footballer Gianluigi Gelmetti - Italian conductor Gianluigi Lentini - Italian footballer , once the most expensive player Gianluigi Scalvini - Italian motorcycle road racer Gianluigi Trovesi - Italian jazz saxophonist Gianluigi Zuddas - Italian author"
},
{
"docid": "Joe_Hart",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Joseph John `` Joe '' Hart ( born 19 April 1987 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Torino , on loan from Premier League club Manchester City , and the England national team . With over 100 Premier League clean sheets , Hart holds the record for the most Premier League Golden Glove awards ( four ) and has amassed 70 international caps since his debut in 2008 . He began his career at his hometown club Shrewsbury Town in the Football Conference and League Two . In 2006 , he moved to top-flight Manchester City , having attracted the attention of several Premier League teams . He spent time on loan at Tranmere Rovers and Blackpool in his first season , before spending the 2009 -- 10 season at Birmingham City . Hart was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year and was voted as the Premier League goalkeeper of the 2009 -- 10 season in recognition of his performances at Birmingham . He returned to Manchester City for the 2010 -- 11 season and won the Golden Glove for keeping the most clean sheets throughout the Premier League season . Hart replicated this feat in the 2011 -- 12 season and was a key player during City 's title-winning campaign . He won the Golden Glove for the third year in a row in the following season , and earned a second Premier League title in 2014 . In 2015 , Hart once again won the Golden Glove award for the fourth time in five years . In 2015 , Hart was praised by Gianluigi Buffon who described him as the best goalkeeper in the world . A former regular for England at Under-21 level , Hart made his senior international debut in June 2008 , and has been recognised as England 's first-choice goalkeeper since 2010 . He has gained 70 caps and was selected in England 's squads for two FIFA World Cups and as many UEFA European Championships ."
},
{
"docid": "1995–96_Parma_A.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "Parma Associazione Calcio played its sixth consecutive Serie A season , which was the last under legendary coach Nevio Scala , who stepped down at the end of the season . Defensive stalwarts Alberto Di Chiara and Lorenzo Minotti also left the club following the season 's conclusion . Despite being only one point behind third-placed Lazio , Parma finished 6th in the standings . In contrast to the previous four seasons , Parma did not win any cups either . The most significant moment of Parma 's season was the debut of the club 's new superstar , 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon , who saved a penalty on his debut against A.C. Milan ."
},
{
"docid": "Neto_(football_goalkeeper,_born_1989)",
"title": "",
"text": "Norberto Murara , commonly known as Neto ( born 19 July 1989 ) , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Italian club Juventus . Prior to joining Juventus in 2015 , he also played for Brazilian side Atlético Paranaense and Italian side Fiorentina . He won the domestic double in his first season with Juventus , serving as a back-up to starter Gianluigi Buffon in the league , but appearing in all of the club 's games in the victorious Coppa Italia ."
},
{
"docid": "Gianluigi_Donnarumma",
"title": "",
"text": "Gianluigi `` Gigio '' Donnarumma ( born 25 February 1999 ) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan and the Italy national team . He began his career with Milan in 2015 , becoming the second youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in Serie A , aged 16 years and 242 days ; he immediately broke into the starting line-up , earning a reputation as one of the most promising young goalkeepers in the world . He also broke the record as the youngest Italy under-21 player ever to play , aged 17 years and 28 days in March 2016 . Six months later , he made his senior international debut , becoming the youngest goalkeeper ever to appear for Italy , aged 17 years and 189 days ."
},
{
"docid": "Giampiero_Boniperti",
"title": "",
"text": "Giampiero Boniperti ( born 4 July 1928 in Barengo , Piedmont ) is an Italian former football player who played his entire 15 season career at Juventus between 1946 and 1961 , winning five Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia titles . He also played for the Italian national football team at international level , and took part at the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cup finals , as well as the 1952 Summer Olympics with Italy . After retirement from professional football , Boniperti has been a president of Juventus and a deputy to the European Parliament . A talented , creative , and prolific forward , with good technique , Boniperti is regarded as one of Italy 's and Juventus 's greatest ever players , and is considered by some to be Italy 's greatest player of all time ; with 182 goals in all competitions , Boniperti was the highest goalscorer in Juventus history for more than 40 years , until his record was bested by Alessandro Del Piero on 10 January 2006 . Del Piero also broke his club record of 443 Serie A appearances on 14 February 2010 , when he played his 444th Serie A game in a 3 -- 2 win against Genoa ; with 443 Serie A appearances for Juventus , Boniperti is currently third in the club 's rankings , behind only Del Piero and Gianluigi Buffon . Boniperti also held the record for most minutes played in Serie A by a Juventus player ( 39,680 ) , until his record was surpassed by Buffon on 19 March 2017 , in the 66th minute of a 1 -- 0 away win over Sampdoria . Notably , Boniperti is the eleventh-highest goalscorer of all-time in Serie A . In March 2004 , he was named by Pelé as one of the world 's top 125 greatest living footballers ."
},
{
"docid": "Luca_Marchegiani",
"title": "",
"text": "Luca Marchegiani ( -LSB- ˈluka markeˈdʒani -RSB- ; born 22 February 1966 ) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper . He represented several Italian clubs throughout his career , in particular Torino F.C. and S.S. Lazio , where he won several titles . At international level , he represented the Italian national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup , where they reached the final . He currently holds the joint seventh-highest unbeaten streak in Serie A , alongside Morgan De Sanctis and Gianluigi Buffon , having gone 745 consecutive minutes with out conceding a goal in the Italian top division ."
},
{
"docid": "Iker_Casillas",
"title": "",
"text": "Iker Casillas Fernández ( -LSB- ˈiker kaˈsiʎas ferˈnandeθ -RSB- ; born 20 May 1981 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Porto and the Spain national team as a goalkeeper . Casillas began his youth career with Real Madrid in 1990 . After gaining promotion to the senior team in 1999 , he remained with the club for 16 seasons , later serving as the club 's captain . During his highly successful time at the Madrid club , he won five La Liga titles , two Copa del Rey titles , four Supercopa de España titles , three UEFA Champions League titles , two UEFA Super Cups , two Intercontinental Cups , and the FIFA Club World Cup . With 725 appearances for the club , Casillas is Madrid 's second most capped player of all-time after Raúl . Casillas debuted for the Spain national team in June 2000 at the age of 19 . To date , he has made a national record 167 appearances , making him the joint sixth-most capped male footballer in history , alongside Vitālijs Astafjevs , and the joint second-most capped European player of all time , behind only Gianluigi Buffon . He became the nation 's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and went on to play at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup . In 2008 , he was made captain of the Spanish team , leading them to their first European Championship in 44 years by winning Euro 2008 . Under Casillas 's captaincy , Spain went on to win its first ever World Cup in 2010 and retain the European Championship in 2012 . At the 2014 World Cup , Casillas and teammate Xavi joined Andoni Zubizarreta and Fernando Hierro in representing Spain at four World Cups . Having won the IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper Award for a record five consecutive years , Casillas is considered as one of the greatest and most successful goalkeepers of all time , placing second behind Gianluigi Buffon in both the IFFHS Best Goalkeeper of the past decade and quarter-century awards in 2010 . Nicknamed `` San Iker '' ( `` Saint Iker '' ) for his ability to produce spectacular saves , in his prime he was an athletic goalkeeper , known for his quick reactions and outstanding shot-stopping ability . Casillas was nominated for the European Footballer of the Year award in 2008 , ranking fourth overall . At the end of 2012 , he was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year for a record sixth consecutive time ; he also holds the record for most appearances by a goalkeeper in the FIFPro World XI . As of 2011 , Casillas is one of a very select group of players who have won all major club and national championship titles . On 19 October 2010 , he became the goalkeeper with most appearances of all time in the Champions League and in November 2011 , he became the most capped player of all time for the Spain national team . In September 2015 , he became the player with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League . With 167 caps for the national team , Casillas is the third captain in football history to lift the World Cup trophy , the Champions League trophy and the European Championship trophy , after Franz Beckenbauer and Didier Deschamps ."
},
{
"docid": "2001–02_Juventus_F.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2001 -- 02 season was Juventus Football Club 's 104th in existence and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football . The sale of Zinédine Zidane to Real Madrid of Spain from Juventus , was the world football transfer record at the time , costing the Spanish club around $ 75 million . The intake of Gianluigi Buffon from Parma cost Juventus $ 45 million , making it the most expensive transfer for a goalkeeper of all-time ."
},
{
"docid": "Lorenzo_Buffon",
"title": "",
"text": "Lorenzo Buffon ( born 19 December 1929 in Majano , Friuli ) is an Italian former football goalkeeper . Throughout his career , he played 277 times for Italian club A.C. Milan , and also later played for their city rivals Internazionale , as well as other Italian clubs , winning five Serie A titles . At international he was capped for the Italian international side on 15 occasions , representing his country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup . Buffon is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation , and as one of Italy 's greatest ever goalkeepers . Alongside the legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin , he was notably chosen to represent the FIFA All-Star squad during the 1960s ."
},
{
"docid": "2001–02_Parma_A.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "Parma Associazione Calcio suffered a major setback in the 2001 -- 02 season , after selling two of its three key ingredients in defence prior to the season . Goalkeeper and former youth-team product Gianluigi Buffon , and France international Lilian Thuram both departed for Juventus . Parma narrowly avoided relegation following a strong end to the season , and also won the Coppa Italia , beating Juventus 1 -- 0 at home , before losing 2 -- 1 away from home , but winning on the away goals rule ."
},
{
"docid": "Ferry_Rotinsulu",
"title": "",
"text": "Ferry Rotinsulu ( born 28 December 1982 in Palu , Central Sulawesi , Indonesia ) is a retired Indonesian footballer . He plays as goalkeeper and he stands 182 cm . He was a goalkeeper for the Indonesia national football team . In the Asian Cup 2007 Rotinsulu was the third goalkeeper after Yandri Pitoy and Markus Horison . He was also a former member of Indonesia U-23 Team at Sea Games 2005 Manila , Philippines , where he was the second choice goalkeeper after Syamsidar . `` I want to be the son of Palu with good contribution for nation by playing football . I would n't reach only halfway in my career . I want to be number one goalkeeper . '' Ferry said . He is a spider on the web that 's difficult to be perforated by enemies , said Arjuna Rinaldi , Sriwijaya 's goalkeeping coach . Trying to be consistent and determined , Ferry wants to bring his club to the top achievement . His efforts came to be paid when Sriwijaya won double titles as the champion of Liga Indonesia 2007 and Piala Indonesia 2007 . He became one of the key players to the success of the team 's double winners . Rotinsulu reportedly became a goalkeeper because he is a big fan of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon . Rotinsulu is a devout Muslim who observes the Islamic month of Ramadan ."
},
{
"docid": "Silvano_Martina",
"title": "",
"text": "Silvano Martina ( born March 20 , 1953 ) is a retired Italian professional football player . He now works as an agent , notably for Nemanja Vidić and Gianluigi Buffon . Martina was born in Sarajevo , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina . Martina made his Serie A debut for Internazionale in a match against Palermo on 6 May 1973 ."
},
{
"docid": "2006–07_Juventus_F.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 -- 07 season was Juventus Football Club 's 109th season in existence and first season in its history in Serie B following the 2006 Italian football scandal , leaving Internazionale as the only Italian club never to have been relegated . Juventus were docked nine points this season ( repealed from the original 17 point deduction ) . Juventus finished the Serie B season in first place and promoted back up to Serie A. Following the enforced relegation , Juventus lost Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson to Real Madrid , Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona , Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina , and Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimović to Internazionale . The remainder of the squad did however stay including Alessandro Del Piero , Gianluigi Buffon , Pavel Nedvěd , David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi , for the following 2006 -- 07 Serie B season ."
},
{
"docid": "1999–2000_Parma_A.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "Parma Associazione Calcio did not manage to compete for a much-vaunted first Serie A title , which still proved elusive . In the summer following the end of the season , star striker Hernán Crespo ran out of patience , and signed with champions Lazio for a then-world record transfer fee , in a deal that saw Matías Almeyda and Sérgio Conçeicão join Parma . Parma did manage to hold on to Lazio targets Gianluigi Buffon and Lilian Thuram , maintaining hope that the club could break its duck in 2000 -- 01 ."
},
{
"docid": "2000–01_Parma_A.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "Parma Associazione Calcio had a moderately strong season in 2000 -- 01 , managing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League , but also losing the final of Coppa Italia and dropping out of the UEFA Cup too early for the board 's liking , ultimately leading to coach Alberto Malesani being let go at the end of the season . 2000 -- 01 also marked the first time in four years that Parma had to make do without star striker Hernán Crespo , who left for 2000 champions Lazio in the early summer . Sérgio Conçeicão and Matías Almeyda arrived from the Rome club as part of the transfer , but as they were midfielders Parma was staring at a potential striking crisis . Marco Di Vaio hit the back of the net 15 times , but Márcio Amoroso continued his miserable display in the Parma shirt , which saw him offloaded to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2001 . Still young , superstar goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon played out his final season with the club , along with defender Lilian Thuram . Both were sold to Juventus in the summer , and their absence was clearly felt in the 2001 -- 02 season . 2001 remains the last time Parma qualified for the Champions League ."
},
{
"docid": "2005–06_Juventus_F.C._season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 -- 06 season was Juventus Football Club 's 108th in existence and 104th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football before the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal stripped the club its previous league title as well as this season 's league title , later awarded to Internazionale , and relegated to Serie B , as well as suspending club directors Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo permanently . Following the enforced relegation , Juventus lost Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson to Real Madrid , Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona , Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina , and Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimović to Internazionale . The remainder of the squad did however stay including Alessandro Del Piero , Gianluigi Buffon , Pavel Nedvěd , David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi , for the following 2006 -- 07 Serie B season ."
},
{
"docid": "Iván_Hurtado",
"title": "",
"text": "Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo ( born 16 August 1974 in Esmeraldas ) is a retired Ecuadorian football centre back . With 168 international appearances for Ecuador between 1992 and 2014 , he is the most capped South American male footballer of all time , and the joint fifth-most capped male international footballer in history , alongside Gianluigi Buffon ."
},
{
"docid": "UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The UEFA European Under-21 Championship ( also known as the UEFA Euro U-21s ) is a football competition organised by the sport 's European governing body , UEFA . It is held every two years . The competition has existed in its current form since 1978 . It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970 . A true Under 23 championship was then formed , starting in 1972 . The age limit was reduced to 21 for the 1978 championship and it has remained so since . To be eligible for the campaign ending in 2017 , players need to be born in or after 1994 . Many can be actually 23 years old by the time the finals tournament takes place ; however , when the qualification process began ( 2015 ) all players would have been 21 or under . Under-21 matches are typically played on the day before senior internationals and where possible , the same qualifying groups and fixtures were played out . This was not true for the shortened 2006-2007 Championship . This tournament serves as qualifier for the Summer Olympics . It has been considered a stepping stone toward the senior team . Players such as 2014 World Cup winner Mesut Özil , Klaas-Jan Huntelaar , Luís Figo , Petr Čech , 2010 World Cup winner Iker Casillas , 2006 World Cup winners Francesco Totti , Fabio Cannavaro , Gianluigi Buffon , Alberto Gilardino and Andrea Pirlo , and Euro 2004 winner Georgios Karagounis began their international careers in the youth teams . Sweden are the reigning champions , defeating Portugal in the 2015 final , on penalties . The finals of the 2015 competition were hosted by Czech Republic ."
},
{
"docid": "Javier_Zanetti",
"title": "",
"text": "Javier Adelmar Zanetti ( -LSB- xaˈβjeɾ saˈneti -RSB- ; born 10 August 1973 ) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder . He started his career in Argentina , first with Talleres , and then Banfield . From 1995 to 2014 he played for Italian club Internazionale , and served as captain from 2001 . With 1114 official games played , he is fifth player in history with the most career appearances . He is also the foreign player with the most appearances in Serie A ( 615 ) , and holds the fourth-most appearances in the league , behind only Paolo Maldini , Gianluigi Buffon and Francesco Totti . He is the most capped player in the history of Inter ( 858 ) , and won 16 trophies with the club : five Scudetti , four Coppa Italia , four Supercoppa Italiana , one UEFA Cup , one Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup . He is also the most capped player as captain in the Champions League ( 82 ) . With the Argentina national team he played in 145 games , a figure that makes him the player with the most appearances in the history of La Albiceleste . With Argentina he reached the final of the Copa América in 2004 and 2007 , and Confederations Cup in 1995 and 2005 . Known for his versatility , he was adept on both the left and right wing , having played on both flanks as a full-back , as well as a winger . He could also play as a defensive midfielder . On retiring , the club retired his number 4 jersey and named him as its vice president . He has been named an ambassador for the SOS Children 's Villages project in Argentina by FIFA , and in 2005 he received the Ambrogino d'Oro award from the city of Milan for his social initiatives . Zanetti is also a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics ."
},
{
"docid": "Serie_A_Goalkeeper_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "The Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year ( Migliore portiere ) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers ' Association ( AIC ) since 1997 to 2010 as part of the Oscar del Calcio awards , given to the goalkeeper who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season . Since 2011 , a goalkeeper is chosen as part of the Serie A Team of the Year award within the Gran Galà del Calcio awards event ."
},
{
"docid": "Ballon_d'Or_2003",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2003 Ballon d'Or , given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries , was awarded to the Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd on 22 December 2003 . On 11 November 2003 , was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football . There were 52 voters , from Albania , Andorra , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , England , Estonia , Faroe Islands , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Israel , Italy , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Macedonia , Malta , Moldova , Netherlands , Northern Ireland , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Republic of Ireland , Romania , Russia , San Marino , Scotland , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , Wales and Yugoslavia . Each picked a first ( 5pts ) , second ( 4pts ) , third ( 3pts ) , fourth ( 2pts ) and fifth choice ( 1pt ) . Nedvěd was the second Czech player to win the award after Josef Masopust ( 1962 ) . Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy ) was the top ranked goalkeeper in the list , at ninth place . Paolo Maldini ( Italy ) was the best ranked defender in third place , while Thierry Henry ( France ) was the top forward , at second place ."
},
{
"docid": "Ballon_d'Or_2006",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 Ballon d'Or , given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries , was awarded to the Italy Defender Fabio Cannavaro on 27 November 2006 . On 16 October 2006 , was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football . There were 52 voters , from Albania , Andorra , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , England , Estonia , Faroe Islands , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Israel , Italy , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Macedonia , Malta , Moldova , Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Republic of Ireland , Romania , Russia , San Marino , Scotland , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine and Wales . Each picked a first ( 5pts ) , second ( 4pts ) , third ( 3pts ) , fourth ( 2pts ) and fifth choice ( 1pt ) . Cannavaro was the fifth Italian player to win the award after Omar Sívori ( 1961 ) , Gianni Rivera ( 1969 ) , Paolo Rossi ( 1982 ) and Roberto Baggio ( 1993 ) . Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy ) was the top ranked goalkeeper in the list , at second place . Ronaldinho ( Brazil ) was the top ranked midfielder , at fourth place , while Thierry Henry ( France ) was the top-ranked forward , at third place ."
},
{
"docid": "Montbard",
"title": "",
"text": "Montbard ( -LSB- mɔ̃.baʁ -RSB- ) is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region in eastern France . Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne . The Forges de Buffon , ironworks established by Buffon , are located in the nearby village of Buffon . There has been a cricket team in the town since 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "Anders_Svensson_(footballer,_born_1976)",
"title": "",
"text": "Anders Gunnar Svensson ( -LSB- ˈandɛʂ ˈsvɛnsɔn -RSB- ; born 17 July 1976 ) is a Swedish former footballer . He was a playmaker and a central midfielder , known for his passing , free kicks , and set piece abilities . He was capped 148 times for the Swedish national football team , many times as a captain , before he retired from international football in 2013 . He is the most capped male player for Sweden , beating Thomas Ravelli 's previous record of 143 caps . As well as being named captain of Sweden on several occasions , Svensson also captained Southampton and Elfsborg . He played important roles in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups , in which he proved his leadership skills , resulting in him being named captain of Sweden in 2009 . He is the sixth most capped player in Europe after Iker Casillas , Lothar Matthäus , Vitālijs Astafjevs , Martin Reim , and Gianluigi Buffon . Svensson also represented the Swedish national football team for three consecutive European Championships in 2004 , 2008 , and 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon",
"title": "",
"text": "Georges-Louis Leclerc , Comte de Buffon ( -LSB- ʒɔʁʒ lwi ləklɛʁ kɔ̃t də byfɔ̃ -RSB- ; 7 September 1707 -- 16 April 1788 ) was a French naturalist , mathematician , cosmologist , and encyclopédiste . His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists , including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier . Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his Histoire Naturelle during his lifetime ; with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death . It has been said that `` Truly , Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century '' . Buffon held the position of intendant ( director ) at the Jardin du Roi , now called the Jardin des Plantes ."
},
{
"docid": "Buffon's_noodle",
"title": "",
"text": "In geometric probability , the problem of Buffon 's noodle is a variation on the well-known problem of Buffon 's needle , named after Georges-Louis Leclerc , Comte de Buffon who lived in the 18th century . That problem solved by Buffon was the earliest geometric probability problem to be solved ."
}
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{
"docid": "Rhona_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona Natasha Mitra ( born 9 August 1976 ) is an English actress , model , singer , and songwriter . Mitra began her career as a model . She came to prominence as the Lara Croft model between 1997 and 1998 . After completing her stint as Lara Croft , she concentrated on acting and is known for her roles as Holly Marie Begins on the sixth season of Party of Five ( 1999 -- 2000 ) ; as Tara Wilson on the final season of The Practice ( 2003 -- 2004 ) and the first and second seasons of Boston Legal ( 2004 -- 2005 ) ; as Detective Kit McGraw on the third season of Nip/Tuck ( 2005 ) ; in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday as Major Eden Sinclair ( 2008 ) ; as Sonja in Underworld : Rise of the Lycans ( 2009 ) ; and as Major Rachel Dalton on the third and fourth seasons of Strike Back ( 2012 -- 2013 ) ; and as Dr. Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of The Last Ship ( 2014 -- 2015 ) ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Rhona",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona is the name of : Rhona Adair ( 1878 -- 1961 ) , British golf champion Rhona Bennett ( born 1976 ) , American singer , actress and model Rhona Brankin ( born 1950 ) , Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament Rhona Brown ( 1922 -- 2014 ) , South African botanical artist and housewife Rhona Cameron ( born 1965 ) , Scottish comedian Rhona ( TV series ) , short-lived Scottish sitcom starring Cameron Rhona Goskirk , fictional character on ITV 's Emmerdale Rhona Haszard ( 1901 -- 1931 ) , New Zealand artist Rhona Martin ( born 1966 ) , Scottish curler and skip of the Great Britain team Rhona McLeod , Scottish broadcaster Rhona Mitra ( born 1975 ) , British actress , model and singer Rhona Robertson ( born 1970 ) , New Zealand former badminton player Rhona Simpson ( born 1972 ) , Scottish field hockey player Category : Scottish feminine given names"
},
{
"docid": "Good_Thing_(Fine_Young_Cannibals_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Good Thing '' is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals , the second single from their album from 1989 , The Raw & the Cooked . The song was their second U.S. # 1 , topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989 . It also peaked at # 7 on the UK Singles Chart . The song made its first appearance in Tin Men ( 1987 ) . Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie , performing this song and three others ( including the single 's b-side `` Social Security '' ) . The film is set in Baltimore in 1963 , and the song 's retro soul style is consistent with that setting . The song appears in Doomsday ( 2008 ) , starring Rhona Mitra , in an surreal scene involving the film 's main antagonist . Jools Holland played piano on the track , noting that it was `` one of the biggest selling records I 've ever played on '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Stolen_(2009_drama_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stolen is a 2009 American drama mystery thriller film , directed by Anders Anderson and starring Josh Lucas , Jon Hamm and Rhona Mitra ."
},
{
"docid": "Highwaymen_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Highwaymen is a 2004 Canadian-American thriller film directed by Robert Harmon . It stars Jim Caviezel , Rhona Mitra , Frankie Faison , and Colm Feore . The score was composed by Mark Isham ."
},
{
"docid": "Reuniting_the_Rubins",
"title": "",
"text": "Reuniting the Rubins is a 2010 film directed by Yoav Factor and starring Timothy Spall , Rhona Mitra , and James Callis . The majority of the film was shot in Radlett , Hertfordshire , England and South Africa ."
},
{
"docid": "Separation_City",
"title": "",
"text": "Separation City is a 2009 New Zealand film starring Joel Edgerton , Rhona Mitra , Danielle Cormack , and Les Hill . It is directed by Paul Middleditch . Filming concluded in June , 2009 , after 5 weeks of shooting . It is a comedy-drama , following the collapse of two marriages , set in Wellington ."
},
{
"docid": "Hard_Target_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Hard Target 2 is a 2016 American action film directed by Roel Reiné . It is a direct-to-video sequel of the 1993 American action film , Hard Target , which stars Scott Adkins , Robert Knepper , Ann Truong , Rhona Mitra , and Temuera Morrison . It continues the human hunt theme in the jungles of Myanmar and Thailand . It is available on DVD , Blu-Ray and Digital HD ."
},
{
"docid": "Vanessa_Demouy",
"title": "",
"text": "Vanessa Demouy ( born 5 April 1973 in Moulins , France ) is an actress and model . She began modeling at age seventeen and later crossed over into film and television . She is primarily known for her role as Linda in a French sitcom Models in Paradise ( Coeurs caraïbes ) . She was also the third model for Lara Croft coming after Rhona Mitra and before Nell McAndrew ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Boston_Legal_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Boston Legal is an American legal-comedy-drama created by David E. Kelley . The series , starring James Spader , with Candice Bergen , and William Shatner , was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC . Boston Legal aired from October 3 , 2004 to December 8 , 2008 . The series is a spin-off of the Kelley series The Practice , and features Practice actors including Spader , Rhona Mitra , Lake Bell , and Shatner . It is set at the legal firm of Crane , Poole & Schmidt ."
},
{
"docid": "Strike_Back:_Shadow_Warfare",
"title": "",
"text": "Strike Back : Shadow Warfare , as it is known in the United Kingdom is a ten-part British-American action television serial and is the fourth series of Strike Back . It was commissioned by BSkyB and Cinemax on 3 October 2012 and first broadcast on 9 August 2013 on Cinemax and 28 October 2013 on Sky1 . Philip Winchester , Sullivan Stapleton , Rhona Mitra , and Michelle Lukes returned as the main cast for the series . In the series , focus is on Section 20 's pursuit of elusive terrorist al-Zuhari , and his cartel partners , across several global locales including Colombia , Beirut , and Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Carter_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Carter is a 2000 American thriller film , a remake of the classic Michael Caine 1971 film of the same name , directed by Stephen Kay , and stars Sylvester Stallone , Miranda Richardson , Rachael Leigh Cook , Alan Cumming , Mickey Rourke , John C. McGinley , Michael Caine and Rhona Mitra . The film was released in the United States on October 6 , 2000 and was released by Warner Bros. , which had recently acquired the distribution rights via Turner Entertainment to the original . Critical reaction was negative . Nor did it do well at the box office , with worldwide takings of approximately $ 19 million , less than the production budget of nearly $ 64 million ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Anglo-Indians",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of Anglo-Indians Michael Bates Emily Benn Denzil Smith Roger Binny Stuart BinnySon of Roger Binny Stuart Clark Henry Gidney Rory Girvan Jamie Gunns Rudyard Kipling Rhona Mitra Philip Meadows Taylor Frank Anthony Ruskin Bond Shelley Conn Patience Cooper Engelbert Humperdinck Douglas Jardine Andrea Jeremiah Boris Karloff Sara Karloff Anna Leonowens Louis T. Leonowens Alistair McGowan Merle Oberon George Orwell Russell Peters Diana Quick Melanie Sykes Frederick Roberts , 1st Earl Roberts Cliff Richard Derek O'Brien ( quizmaster ) Rupert Penry-Jones"
},
{
"docid": "Mitra_Phukan",
"title": "",
"text": "Mitra Phukan ( Assamese : মিত্ৰা ফুকন ) is an Indian author who writes in English . She is also a translator and columnist ."
},
{
"docid": "Khagendranath_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Khagendranath Mitra ( Bengali : খগেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র ) ( 1896 -- 1978 ) was a writer for children of Bengal . Even today his writings continue to be popular among children and preteens ."
},
{
"docid": "Skinwalkers_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Skinwalkers is a 2006 horror-action film . It was released in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films , and focuses on werewolves . Directed by James Isaac , it stars Jason Behr , Elias Koteas , Rhona Mitra , and Tom Jackson . The film was originally announced for theatrical release on December 1 , 2006 , but was delayed until August 10 , 2007 . Skinwalkers marks Lions Gate Entertainment 's first collaboration with Constantin Film , which produced such other science fiction/horror films as Resident Evil and Wrong Turn . The visual effects are by effects house Mr. X , and the creature effects by Stan Winston Studio . The film was shot at Century Manor in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . To achieve PG-13 rating , the production cuts several scenes containing graphic violence like Alien vs. Predator -- the home media release is the uncut version of the title ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhona_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona is a Scottish television sitcom starring Rhona Cameron . It was the first British LGBT sitcom . The show was critically panned ."
},
{
"docid": "Suchitra_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Suchitra Mitra ( 19 September 1924 -- 3 January 2011 ) was an Indian singer , composer , exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal 's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore , professor , and sheriff of Kolkata , India . As an academic , she remained a professor and the Head of Rabindra Sangeet Department at the Rabindra Bharati University for many years . Mitra was a playback singer , acted in a Bengali films as well , and was many years associated with IPTA . Mitra studied at the Scottish Church College , the University of Calcutta and at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal , India . She was also the Sheriff of Kolkata ( 2001 ) . After prolonged illness Mitra died of a cardiac ailment on 3 January 2011 , in Kolkata ."
},
{
"docid": "Lopamudra_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Lopamudra Mitra is a Kolkata-based prominent singer of Rabindra Sangeet , modern Bengali songs and Folk songs . She has been married to Kolkata-based Bengali music director/composer and well known guitarist Joy Sarkar since 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "Deja_vu_song",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Deja Vu '' is a song by American R&B group En Vogue . It was written by Denzil Foster , Thomas McElroy , Terry Ellis , Cindy Herron and Rhona Bennett ; produced by Foster & McElroy and released on April 4 , 2016 . The song is the group 's first official single since its 2004 album , Soul Flower ."
},
{
"docid": "Bimal_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Bimal Mitra ( 1912 -- 1991 ) was a prominent Bengali writer . Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi , and wrote more than one hundred novels and short stories . Many of Bimal Mitra 's novels have been made into successful films . One of his most popular works , Shaheb Bibi Golam ( January 1953 ) which was adapted into a hugely popular movie . He also earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Story for the film . Set in the last years of the nineteenth century , the novel tells the story of the sumptuous lifestyle and the decay of a feudal family . It is the story of Pateshwari , aka Chhoto Bou , a woman who wants to experience romance , to be a real wife , to invent for herself and live a new kind of conjugality . The book also tells the story of Calcutta , now Kolkata , and of all the people who lived there . Asami Hazir is another popular work of Bimal Mitra . The novel is based on the true story of a man who wants to repent for the sins of his father and grandfather . The novel was adapted into a TV series for Doordarshan - Mujrim Hazir . He had served in railways in Bilaspur for long years . He was working in the Chakradharpur Division in the 1940s in the Control Organisation . One of his novelettes Char Chokher Khela is based on the lives of the Anglo-Indian population of Chakradharpur railway colony . He resigned from Indian Railway Services in 1950 at the age of 38 only to become a devoted full-time writer . Mitra died on December 2 , 1991 at his residence in South Calcutta ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhona_Martin",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona Howie MBE ( born 12 October 1966 , Ayrshire ) , better known under her married name , Rhona Martin , is a British curler most famous for skipping the British women 's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics , where the team claimed the gold medal . She has also skipped for Scotland at both the World and European Championships ."
},
{
"docid": "Rajendralal_Mitra",
"title": "",
"text": "Raja Rajendralal Mitra ( 15 February 1824 -- 26 July 1891 ) was the first modern Indologist of Indian origin , and was a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance . He was pioneer in scientific study of history and contributed substantially in the field of archaeology . Eminent Historian Professor R.S. Sharma writes that he was : `` A great lover of ancient heritage , he took a rational view of ancient society and produced a forceful tract to show that in ancient times people ate beef . '' He was the author of Antiquities of Orissa ( 1872 ) . In 1846 he was appointed librarian of the Asiatic Society , and to that society the remainder of his life was devoted -- as philological secretary , as vice-president , and as the first Indian president in 1885 . In 1876 the University of Calcutta honoured Mitra with a honorary doctorate degree ."
},
{
"docid": "Doomsday_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Doomsday is a 2008 English-language science fiction action film written and directed by Neil Marshall . The film takes place in the future in Scotland , which has been quarantined because of a deadly virus . When the virus is found in London , political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair ( Rhona Mitra ) to Scotland to find a possible cure . Sinclair 's team runs into two types of survivors : marauders and medieval knights . Doomsday was conceived by Marshall based on the idea of futuristic soldiers facing medieval knights . In producing the film , he drew inspiration from various movies , including Mad Max , Escape from New York and 28 Days Later . Marshall had a budget three times the size of his previous two films , The Descent and Dog Soldiers , and the director filmed the larger-scale Doomsday in Scotland and South Africa . The film was released on 14 March 2008 in the United States and Canada and in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2008 . Doomsday did not perform well at the box office , and critics gave the film mixed reviews ."
},
{
"docid": "Spartacus_(miniseries)",
"title": "",
"text": "Spartacus is a 2004 North American miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan . It aired over two nights on the USA Network , and stars Goran Visnjic , Alan Bates , Angus Macfadyen , Rhona Mitra , Ian McNeice , Ross Kemp and Ben Cross . It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast . The plot , setting , and costumes are nearly identical to those of the Stanley Kubrick 1960 version ; however , this adaptation follows Howard Fast 's novel more closely than does Kubrick 's film . ( Two of the more noticeable omissions from the new adaptation are the `` I am Spartacus ! '' scene and Spartacus ' and his wife 's reunion after the battle . ) The miniseries is shown as a story a woman narrates to her son , who are later revealed to be Spartacus ' wife and son . A notable piece of dramatic license has Spartacus ' son born exactly at the moment Spartacus dies in battle . As Marcus Crassus and Pompey Magnus are being proclaimed co-consuls , the announcer calls Rome an Empire , when it was still a Republic at the time ."
},
{
"docid": "Eileen-Marie_Duell_Buchanan",
"title": "",
"text": "Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan ( 1922 -- 2010 ) was a British author who specialized in writing literature belonging to the mystery , suspense , or detective genre . She wrote over forty novels under a number of various pseudonyms , including Clare Curzon , Marie Duell and Rhona Petrie . She studied French and psychology at King 's College in London ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhona_Clarke",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona Clarke ( born 21 January 1958 ) is an Irish composer and pedagogue ."
},
{
"docid": "Monk_Dawson",
"title": "",
"text": "Monk Dawson is a film that was released in 1998 , directed and produced by Tom Waller and starring John Michie , Benedict Taylor , Martin Kemp , Rhona Mitra and Paula Hamilton . It was based on the novel of the same name written by Piers Paul Read . The film is about Eddie Dawson , a monk who has led a sheltered existence at a Benedictine monastery , but when he is expelled from his order he has to learn to deal with the harsh realities of everyday life in 1970s London , finding work as a journalist . He falls in love with a beautiful widow then discovers she has been having an affair with his best friend . Eddie later marries a young girl who he first met whilst a priest in the parish , however he decides to return to live as a monk on a remote island . Despite being well received by film critics , the lack of a well-known cast led to a short box office run in the United Kingdom , and a straight to video release for the United States market . The film was chosen as the closer for the Leeds International Film Festival , and in 1999 it was also nominated for Best Film at the UK Creative Freedom Awards . In Canada and the United States the film was re-released in 2004 as Passion of the Priest ."
},
{
"docid": "Strike_Back:_Vengeance",
"title": "",
"text": "Strike Back : Vengeance , as it is known in the United Kingdom is a ten-part British-American action television serial and is the third installment of Strike Back . The main cast for the series includes Philip Winchester , Sullivan Stapleton , Rhona Mitra , Michelle Lukes , Rhashan Stone , Liam Garrigan , Charles Dance and Vincent Regan . In the series , Section 20 are on the hunt for four nuclear triggers , which are in the hands of billionaire and philanthropist Conrad Knox ( Dance ) , across continental Africa . In the meantime , Michael Stonebridge ( Winchester ) wants to avenge his wife 's murder , and Damian Scott ( Stapleton ) contends with a past acquaintance . Vengeance was commissioned by Sky and Cinemax ( the second year since Cinemax was brought on board to co-produce the show ) in October 2011 . The series began filming in January 2012 and took place across South Africa . It premiered in the United States on 17 August 2012 , and later in the United Kingdom on 2 September . Viewership averaged 310,000 for Cinemax and 770,000 for Sky1 . Critical reactions of Strike Back : Vengeance were generally positive . Vengeance was released on DVD in Region 2 on 5 November 2012 and in Region 1 on 6 August 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhona_Torney",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona Torney is a camogie player , winner of a Soaring Star award in 2010 and an All Ireland Intermediate championship medal in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhona_Bennett",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhona Lynn Bennett ( born May 10 , 1976 ) , also known as Miss R&B , is an American singer , actress and model , best known for her recurring role as Nicole on The Jamie Foxx Show . She is currently a member of American contemporary R&B group En Vogue . Bennett started out doing voice overs and industrial films , before moving into professional theatre and television . Before joining the cast of The Jamie Foxx Show , Rhona was a cast member of the Disney Channel 's variety show The All-New Mickey Mouse Club . She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority ."
}
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{
"docid": "Steven_Soderbergh",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Andrew Soderbergh ( -LSB- ˈsoʊdərbɜrɡ -RSB- born January 14 , 1963 ) is an American film producer , director , screenwriter , cinematographer and editor . His indie drama Sex , Lies , and Videotape ( 1989 ) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival , and became a worldwide commercial success , making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh the youngest director to win the festival 's top award . Film critic Roger Ebert dubbed Soderbergh the `` poster boy of the Sundance generation '' . He is best known for directing critically acclaimed commercial Hollywood films including the crime comedy Out of Sight ( 1998 ) , the biographical film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , the crime drama film Traffic ( 2000 ) ( for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director ) , the 2001 remake of the comedy heist film Ocean 's 11 and its two sequels -- known collectively as the Ocean 's Trilogy , the medical thriller Contagion ( 2011 ) and the comedy-drama Magic Mike ( 2012 ) . He has also directed smaller , less conventional works , such as the mystery thriller Kafka ( 1991 ) ; the experimental comedy film Schizopolis ( 1996 ) , which has a non-linear narrative ; Bubble ( 2005 ) , which uses no script and non-professional actors ; the experimental drama film The Girlfriend Experience ( 2009 ) , which starred the then-active pornographic actress Sasha Grey ; and the biopic about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto `` Che '' Guevara , Che ( 2008 ) . Soderbergh also directed , photographed and edited all episodes of the television drama The Knick . In addition , he has produced numerous film and television programs , and provided cinematography and editing on various projects ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Erin_Brockovich_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant . The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich , portrayed by Julia Roberts , who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company ( PG&E ) . The film was a box office success , and critical reaction was positive . Roberts won the Academy Award , BAFTA , Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , and various critics awards for Best Actress . The film itself was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 73rd Academy Awards . He won that year , but for directing the film Traffic . Early in the film the real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Informant!",
"title": "",
"text": "The Informant ! is a 2009 American biographical-comedy-crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh . Written by Scott Z. Burns , the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre , as well as Scott Bakula , Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey . It depicts Whitacre 's involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant , by journalist Kurt Eichenwald . Released on September 18 , 2009 , The Informant ! received generally positive reviews from critics , with praise directed towards Matt Damon 's performance and the film 's comedic yet ironic tone , although the latter has also been a point of derision by other critics ."
},
{
"docid": "Citizenfour",
"title": "",
"text": "Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras , concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal . The film had its US premiere on October 10 , 2014 , at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17 , 2014 , at the BFI London Film Festival . The film features Snowden and Glenn Greenwald , and was co-produced by Poitras , Mathilde Bonnefoy , and Dirk Wilutzky , with Steven Soderbergh and others serving as executive producers . Citizenfour received critical acclaim upon release , and was the recipient of numerous accolades , including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 Oscars ."
},
{
"docid": "Traffic_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan . It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives : users , enforcers , politicians , and traffickers . Their stories are edited together throughout the film , although some of the characters do not meet each other . The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series Traffik . 20th Century Fox , the original financiers of the film , demanded that Harrison Ford play a leading role and that significant changes to the screenplay be made . Soderbergh refused and proposed the script to other major Hollywood studios , but it was rejected because of the three-hour running time and the subject matter -- Traffic is more of a political film than most Hollywood productions . USA Films , however , liked the project from the start and offered the filmmakers more money than Fox . Soderbergh operated the camera himself and adopted a distinctive color grade for each story so that audiences could tell them apart . Traffic was critically acclaimed and earned numerous awards , including four Oscars : Best Director for Steven Soderbergh , Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro , Best Adapted Screenplay for Stephen Gaghan and Best Film Editing for Stephen Mirrione . It was also a commercial success with a worldwide box-office revenue total of $ 207.5 million , well above its estimated $ 46 million budget . In 2004 , USA Network ran a miniseries -- also called Traffic -- based on this film and the 1989 British television series ."
},
{
"docid": "Behind_the_Candelabra",
"title": "",
"text": "Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh . It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the relationship he had with Scott Thorson . It is based on Thorson 's memoir , Behind the Candelabra : My Life with Liberace ( 1988 ) . Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay . Jerry Weintraub was the executive producer . It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 21 , 2013 and competed for the Palme d'Or . It aired on HBO on May 26 , 2013 and was given a cinematic release in the United Kingdom on June 7 , 2013 . The film received general acclaim from television critics including praise for the performances of Michael Douglas and Matt Damon ."
},
{
"docid": "Solaris_(2002_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Solaris is a 2002 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh , produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau , and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone . It is based on the 1961 science fiction novel of the same name by Polish writer Stanisław Lem . Reflecting on Andrei Tarkovsky 's critically acclaimed 1972 film Solaris ( which was itself preceded by a 1968 Soviet TV film ) , Soderbergh promised to be closer in spirit to Lem 's novel . The film is a meditative psychodrama set almost entirely on a space station orbiting the planet Solaris , adding flashbacks to the previous experiences of its main characters on Earth . Clooney 's character struggles with the questions of Solaris ' motivation , his beliefs and memories , and reconciling what was lost with an opportunity for a second chance ."
},
{
"docid": "Kafka_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kafka is a 1991 mystery thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh . Ostensibly a biopic , based on the life of Franz Kafka , the film blurs the lines between fact and Kafka 's fiction ( most notably The Castle and The Trial ) , creating a Kafkaesque atmosphere . It was written by Lem Dobbs , and stars Jeremy Irons in the title role , with Theresa Russell , Ian Holm , Jeroen Krabbé , Joel Grey , Armin Mueller-Stahl , and Alec Guinness . Released after Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed debut Sex , Lies , and Videotape it was the first of what would be a series of low-budget box-office disappointments . It has since become a cult film , being compared to Terry Gilliam 's Brazil and David Cronenberg 's Naked Lunch ( all of which star Ian Holm ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Schizopolis",
"title": "",
"text": "Schizopolis ( also known as Steven Soderbergh 's Schizopolis ) is a 1996 experimental comedy film with a non-linear narrative directed by Steven Soderbergh ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Seimetz",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Lynne Seimetz ( born November 25 , 1981 ) is an American actress , writer , producer , director , and editor . She has appeared in several productions , including AMC 's The Killing , HBO 's Family Tree and Shane Carruth 's critically acclaimed Upstream Color . In 2015 , she co-wrote , co-directed and executive produced the Starz series The Girlfriend Experience , based on the Steven Soderbergh film of the same name , which was released to positive reviews and critical acclaim ."
},
{
"docid": "And_Everything_Is_Going_Fine",
"title": "",
"text": "And Everything Is Going Fine is a 2010 documentary film directed by Steven Soderbergh about the life of monologist Spalding Gray . It premiered on January 23 , 2010 at the Slamdance Film Festival and was screened at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival and the 2010 Maryland Film Festival . Soderbergh had earlier directed Gray 's filmed monologue , Gray 's Anatomy . Soderbergh decided against recording narration and new interviews . The film instead consists entirely of archival footage , principally numerous excerpts from monologues by and interviews with Gray , spanning some 20 years , as well as home movies of Gray as an infant . Music for the film was composed by Gray 's son Forrest ."
},
{
"docid": "Bubble_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bubble is a 2005 film directed by Steven Soderbergh . It was shot on high-definition video . It featured some unusual production aspects . In traditional terms , the movie has no script . All lines were improvised according to an outline written by screenwriter Coleman Hough , who previously teamed with Soderbergh on Full Frontal . Bubble was shot and edited by Soderbergh under the pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard ( taken from his father 's given names and his mother 's maiden name , respectively ) . The film uses non-professional actors recruited from the Parkersburg , West Virginia / Belpre , Ohio area , where the film was shot . For example , the lead , Debbie Doebereiner , was found working the drive-through window in a Parkersburg KFC . Bubble was released simultaneously in movie theaters and on the cable/satellite TV network HDNet Movies on January 27 , 2006 . The DVD was released a few days later on January 31 . It was nominated for Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards . Bubble is the first of six films Soderbergh planned to shoot and release in the same manner . The score for the movie was composed by Robert Pollard , who lives in Ohio ."
},
{
"docid": "Out_of_Sight",
"title": "",
"text": "Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Frank , adapted from Elmore Leonard 's novel of the same name . The first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and actor George Clooney , it was released on June 26 , 1998 . The film stars Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and co-stars Ving Rhames , Don Cheadle , Dennis Farina , Nancy Allen , Steve Zahn , Catherine Keener , and Albert Brooks . There are also special appearances by Michael Keaton , briefly reprising his role as Ray Nicolette in Quentin Tarantino 's Jackie Brown the previous year , and Samuel L. Jackson . The film received Academy Award nominations for Adapted Screenplay and Editing and won the Edgar Award for best screenplay and the National Society of Film Critics awards for best film , screenplay , and director . The film led to a spinoff TV series in 2003 , Karen Sisco ."
},
{
"docid": "Ocean's_Eleven",
"title": "",
"text": "Ocean 's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy heist film and a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name . The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Don Cheadle , Andy García , and Julia Roberts . The film was a success at the box office and with critics , and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2001 . Soderbergh directed two sequels , Ocean 's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean 's Thirteen in 2007 , which make up the Ocean 's Trilogy . A spin-off is currently in production with an all-female cast . It will be released on June 8 , 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Contagion_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Contagion is a 2011 American medical thriller-disaster film directed by Steven Soderbergh . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Marion Cotillard , Bryan Cranston , Matt Damon , Laurence Fishburne , Jude Law , Gwyneth Paltrow , Kate Winslet , and Jennifer Ehle . The plot of Contagion documents the spread of a virus transmitted by fomites , attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to identify and contain the disease , the loss of social order in a pandemic , and finally the introduction of a vaccine to halt its spread . To follow several interacting plot lines , the film makes use of the multi-narrative `` hyperlink cinema '' style , popularized in several of Soderbergh 's films . Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns had collaborated on The Informant ! ( 2009 ) . Following that film 's release , Burns brought up the idea of producing a medical thriller film depicting the rapid spread of a virus , which was inspired by various pandemics such as the 2003 SARS epidemic and the 2009 flu pandemic . To devise an accurate perception of a pandemic event , Burns consulted with representatives of the World Health Organization as well as noted medical experts such as W. Ian Lipkin and Lawrence `` Larry '' Brilliant . Principal photography started in Hong Kong in September 2010 , and continued in Chicago , Atlanta , London , Geneva , and San Francisco until February 2011 . Contagion premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice , Italy on September 3 , 2011 , and went on general release on September 9 . The film was well received by critics , who praised the narratives and the performances of various actors and actresses . It was also well received by scientists , who praised its accuracy . Commercially , the film was a box office success . Budgeted at $ 60 million , Contagion attained $ 135 million in box office revenue during its theatrical run ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Girlfriend_Experience",
"title": "",
"text": "The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American experimental drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring then-active adult film actress Sasha Grey . It was shot in New York City , and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009 . The film has also been made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental . Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni 's Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman 's Cries and Whispers as influences . The film is also notable because it was produced for $ 1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera ."
},
{
"docid": "Matthew_McConaughey_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Matthew McConaughey is an American actor who made his breakthrough by starring in the Richard Linklater-directed coming of age comedy Dazed and Confused in 1993 . His first lead role was in the 1996 film adaptation of the John Grisham novel A Time to Kill . The following year , McConaughey played the lawyer Roger Sherman Baldwin opposite Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins in the Steven Spielberg-directed historical drama Amistad , and also starred opposite Jodie Foster in the Robert Zemeckis-directed science fiction drama Contact . In 1998 , he appeared in the Linklater-directed comedy-drama The Newton Boys . During the 2000s , McConaughey was typecast as a romantic comedy lead in the films The Wedding Planner ( 2001 ) , How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( 2003 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ( 2009 ) . In the early 2010s , McConaughey became better known for his dramatic roles . This reinvention was cited in the media as the `` McConaissance '' and started when he played Mickey Haller in the adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel of the same name The Lincoln Lawyer , and reunited with Linklater on the black comedy Bernie ( both 2011 ) . In the same year he played the title role in the Southern Gothic crime film Killer Joe , for which he received the Saturn Award for Best Actor . The following year he starred in the coming-of-age drama Mud ( 2012 ) , and also played a supporting role in the Steven Soderbergh-directed comedy-drama Magic Mike ( 2012 ) . McConaughey 's next role was as Ron Woodroof in the 2013 biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club . His performance garnered him the Academy Award for Best Actor , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ( Drama ) , and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role . He also appeared in the Martin Scorsese-directed The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013 . In 2014 , McConaughey played detective Rust Cohle in the television crime drama series True Detective and starred in the Christopher Nolan-directed science fiction film Interstellar . The former earned McConaughey a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series ."
},
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"docid": "Spalding_Gray",
"title": "",
"text": "Spalding Rockwell Gray ( June 5 , 1941 -- January 11 , 2004 ) was an American actor and writer . He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s , as well as for his film adaptations of these works , beginning in 1987 . He wrote and starred in several , working with different directors . Theater critics John Willis and Ben Hodges described his monologue work as `` trenchant , personal narratives delivered on sparse , unadorned sets with a dry , WASP , quiet mania . '' Gray achieved renown for his monologue Swimming to Cambodia , which he adapted as a 1987 film in which he starred ; it was directed by Jonathan Demme . Other of his monologues which Gray adapted for film were Monster in a Box ( 1991 ) , directed by Nick Broomfield , and Gray 's Anatomy ( 1996 ) , directed by Steven Soderbergh . Gray is believed to have committed suicide in New York City in January 2004 , after struggling with depression and severe injuries following a car accident . Steven Soderbergh made a documentary film about Gray 's life entitled And Everything Is Going Fine ( 2010 ) . An unfinished monologue and a selection from his journals were published in 2005 and 2011 , respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Theresa_Russell",
"title": "",
"text": "Theresa Lynn Russell ( born March 20 , 1957 ) is an American actress . Russell made her film debut in The Last Tycoon ( 1976 ) directed by Elia Kazan , followed by a lead role opposite Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time ( 1978 ) . She was then cast in Nicolas Roeg 's controversial thriller Bad Timing ( 1980 ) , which earned her critical praise . After marrying Roeg in 1982 , she appeared in multiple films directed by him , mainly arthouse and experimental films , including Eureka ( 1983 ) , Insignificance ( 1985 ) , and Cold Heaven ( 1991 ) . Following lead roles in Ken Russell 's controversial film Whore , Russell starred in Steven Soderbergh 's Kafka , both films having been released in 1991 . Russell was cast in the box-office hit thriller Wild Things ( 1998 ) , starred in the critically acclaimed drama The Believer ( 2001 ) and in the later 2000s , she appeared in HBO miniseries Empire Falls ( 2005 ) , and had a minor role in Spider-Man 3 ( 2007 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "King_of_the_Hill_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "King of the Hill is a 1993 drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh . It is the second he directed from his own screenplay following his 1989 Palme d'Or-winning film sex , lies , and videotape . It too was nominated for the Palme d'Or , at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Nightwatch_(1997_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Ewan McGregor , Patricia Arquette , Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte . It was written by Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh . It is a remake of the Danish film Nattevagten ( 1994 ) , which was also directed by Bornedal ."
},
{
"docid": "Section_Eight_Productions",
"title": "",
"text": "Section Eight Productions , or just Section Eight , was a production company founded in 2000 by film director Steven Soderbergh and actor and director George Clooney . It produced the critical hits Far From Heaven , Insomnia , Syriana , A Scanner Darkly and Michael Clayton , as well as Clooney-directed films Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Good Night , and Good Luck . In 2005 , Syriana and Good Night , and Good Luck picked up eight Oscars nominations between them . With Soderbergh citing a desire to focus on directing , and Clooney forming production company Smoke House Pictures with Grant Heslov , the two decided to shut down Section Eight at the end of 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Julia_Roberts_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Julia Roberts is an American actress and producer who made her debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature Firehouse . Roberts made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ) . For her supporting role in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) , she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress . Roberts ' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman ( 1990 ) . The film is estimated to have sold over 42 million tickets in North America -- the most for a romantic comedy in the United States as of 2014 . For her performance , Roberts won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress ( Musical or Comedy ) . In 1991 , she appeared in the psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy , and played Tinker Bell in the Steven Spielberg-directed fantasy adventure Hook . Two years later , Roberts starred in the legal thriller The Pelican Brief , an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name . During the late 1990s , she played the lead in the romantic comedies My Best Friend 's Wedding ( 1997 ) , Notting Hill ( 1999 ) , and Runaway Bride ( 1999 ) . In 2000 , Roberts played the eponymous environmental activist in the Steven Soderbergh-directed biographical film Erin Brockovich . She became the first actress to earn $ 20 million for a film . Roberts ' performance garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress ( Drama ) . The following year , she starred in the romantic comedy America 's Sweethearts ( 2001 ) , and also reteamed with Soderbergh on the comedy heist remake Ocean 's Eleven ( 2001 ) . Roberts appeared in the 2003 drama , Mona Lisa Smile , which earned her a then record $ 25 million salary for a film actress . The following year , she starred in the romantic drama Closer ( 2004 ) , and also reprised her role in Ocean 's Eleven in its sequel , Ocean 's Twelve ( 2004 ) . In 2006 , she lent her voice to two animated films : The Ant Bully , and Charlotte 's Web . Roberts appeared in the black comedy drama August : Osage County ( 2013 ) , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Roberts made her television debut in the drama series Crime Story in 1987 . She appeared in the crime drama series Miami Vice , and the television film Baja Oklahoma ( both in 1988 ) . In 1996 , Roberts guest starred on the television sitcom Friends . Her guest star appearance on the police procedural/legal drama Law & Order in 1999 , earned Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series . She has , as of 2014 , served as an executive producer on four films in the American Girl film series . The first three were television films while the fourth , Kit Kittredge : An American Girl , had a theatrical release in 2008 . In 2014 , Roberts provided narration for an episode of the documentary series Makers : Women Who Make America , and appeared in the television film The Normal Heart . Her role in the latter garnered Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarah_Flack",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarah Flack is an American film editor . She is notable for collaborating extensively with American independent film directors Steven Soderbergh ( Schizopolis , The Limey , Full Frontal ) and Sofia Coppola ( Lost in Translation , Marie Antoinette and Somewhere ) . Flack 's work on Lost in Translation won her the BAFTA Award for Best Editing . The film went on to win numerous other awards , including a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film . Flack began her career working as a production assistant on the film Kafka where she first met film director Steven Soderbergh . After assistant editing on a handful of other independent films , Flack was hired by Soderbergh to co-edit his self-financed experimental film , Schizopolis . She is represented by the Skouras Agency ."
},
{
"docid": "Ocean's_Thirteen",
"title": "",
"text": "Ocean 's Thirteen is a 2007 American comedy heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast . It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh-directed Ocean 's Trilogy , following the 2004 sequel Ocean 's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean 's Eleven , which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean 's 11 . All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments , but neither Julia Roberts nor Catherine Zeta-Jones returns . Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin joined the cast as their new targets . Filming began in July 2006 in Las Vegas and Los Angeles , based on a script by Brian Koppelman and David Levien . The film was screened for the Out of Competition presentation at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival . It was released on June 8 , 2007 , in the United States and in several countries in the Middle East on June 6 . It was the 16th highest-grossing film of 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "1989_Cannes_Film_Festival",
"title": "",
"text": "The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 11-23 , 1989 . The Palme d'Or went to the Sex , Lies , and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh . The festival opened with New York Stories , anthology film directed by Woody Allen , Francis Ford Coppola , Martin Scorsese and closed with Old Gringo , directed by Luis Puenzo ."
},
{
"docid": "Che_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Che is a two-part 2008 biopic about Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto `` Che '' Guevara , directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Benicio del Toro . Rather than follow a standard chronological order , the films offer an oblique series of interspersed moments along the overall timeline . Part One is entitled The Argentine and focuses on the Cuban Revolution from the landing of Fidel Castro , Guevara , and other revolutionaries in Cuba to their successful toppling of Fulgencio Batista 's dictatorship two years later . Part Two is entitled Guerrilla and focuses on Guevara 's attempt to bring revolution to Bolivia and his demise . Both parts are shot in a cinéma vérité style , but each has different approaches to linear narrative , camerawork and the visual look . Filmmaker Terrence Malick originally worked on a screenplay limited to Guevara 's attempts to start a revolution in Bolivia . When financing fell through , Malick left the project , and Soderbergh subsequently agreed to direct the film . He realized that there was no context for Guevara 's actions in Bolivia and decided that his participation in the Cuban Revolution and his appearance at the United Nations in 1964 should also be depicted . Peter Buchman was hired to write the screenplay : the script was so long that Soderbergh decided to divide the film into two parts , one chronicling Cuba and other depicting Bolivia . Soderbergh shot the installments back-to-back starting at the beginning of July 2007 , with Guerrilla first in Spain for 39 days , and The Argentine shot in Puerto Rico and Mexico for 39 days . Che was screened as a single film at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival . Del Toro won the Best Actor Award , and the film received mostly positive reviews . IFC Films , which holds all North American rights , initially released the combined film for one week on 12 December 2008 in New York City and Los Angeles to qualify for the year 's Academy Awards . Strong box office performance led to the `` special roadshow edition '' being extended in NYC and LA , and later expanded into additional markets . The film was released as two separate films , titled Che Part 1 : The Argentine and Che Part 2 : Guerrilla , and distribution expanded further after that . The Independent Film Channel released the films via video on demand and on Region 1 DVD exclusively from Blockbuster . Che Parts I and II have grossed nearly USD$ 41 million , against a budget of USD$ 58 million ."
},
{
"docid": "Aligarh_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Aligarh is a 2016 Indian biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani . It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles . The film had its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival , receiving a standing ovation . The film was released worldwide on 26 February 2016 to unanimous critical acclaim . Bajpayee won huge critical acclaim and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ramchandra Siras ."
},
{
"docid": "Criminal_(2004_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Criminal is a 2004 US film based upon the Argentine film Nine Queens . Directed by Gregory Jacobs , it stars John C. Reilly , Diego Luna , Maggie Gyllenhaal , and Maeve Quinlan and is a production of Section Eight , the production company of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Underneath_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Underneath is a 1995 American film directed by Steven Soderbergh , starring Peter Gallagher and Alison Elliott . The film is based on the novel Criss Cross by Don Tracy , and is a remake of the original 1949 film adaptation . The plot revolves around many themes common to film noir , including romantic intrigue , a botched robbery , and a surprise ending ."
},
{
"docid": "Eros_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eros is a 2004 anthology film consisting of three short segments : The Hand directed by Wong Kar-wai in Mandarin , Equilibrium by Steven Soderbergh in English , and The Dangerous Thread of Things by Michelangelo Antonioni in Italian . Each of the three segments addresses the themes of love and sex ."
}
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Dragon is taken from a linguistic system indigenous to sections of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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[
{
"docid": "Greek_language",
"title": "",
"text": "Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary ."
},
{
"docid": "Dragon",
"title": "",
"text": "A dragon is a legendary creature , typically scaled or fire-spewing and with serpentine , reptilian or avian traits , that features in the myths of many cultures around world . The two most well-known cultural traditions of dragon are The European dragon , derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Balkans and Western Asian mythologies . Most are depicted as reptilian creatures with animal-level intelligence , and are uniquely six-limbed ( four legs and a separate set of wings ) . The Chinese dragon , with counterparts in Japan ( namely the Japanese dragon ) , Korea and other East Asian and South Asian countries . Most are depicted as serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence , and are quadrupeds ( four legs and wingless ) . The two traditions may have evolved separately , but have influenced each other to a certain extent , particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries . The English word dragon and Latin word draco derives from Greek δράκων ( drákōn ) , `` dragon , serpent of huge size , water-snake '' ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Mediterranean-Mjosa_Zone",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mediterranean-Mjosa Zone is a Rift in the continental Crust crossing Europe from the Mediterranean Sea via Marseille , the Rhine rift until Mjøsa in the south of Norway at a length of 2000 km . The term Mediterranean-Mjosa Zone ( Mittelmeer-Mjösen-Zone ) was coined by the German geologist Hans Stille about 1930 . The rift is composed of the following sections : Valley of Rhône in France and its northern continuation the Bresse Rift , the Rhine Rift Valley and the Mainz Basin . Here the rift system splits up into a north-eastern and a north-western branch . Part of the nort-western branch is the Lower Rhine Bay and the Lower Rhine Rift as a central Netherlands rift system . The north-eastern branch continues with the Wetterau , the Giessen Basin , das Amöneburg Basin , the Upper Hessian Ridge near Neustadt , the West Hesse Depression , the Leine Rift , part of the Salt dome region in northern Germany , the Kattegat , the Oslo Rift and eventually Mjøsa with Lillehammer at its northern end . In the surrounding of the Mediterranean-Mjosa Zone partially vulcanism occurred , e.g. Kaiserstuhl or Hoher Habichtswald west of Kassel , which primarily consist of Basalt ."
},
{
"docid": "Eastern_Romance_substratum",
"title": "",
"text": "The Eastern Romance languages developed from the Proto-Romanian language , which in turn developed from the Vulgar Latin spoken in a region of the Balkans which has not yet been exactly determined , but is generally agreed to have been a region north of the Jireček Line . That there was language-contact between Latin/Vulgar Latin speakers and speakers of indigenous Paleo-Balkan languages in the area is a certainty , however it is not known which Paleo-Balkan language or languages comprise the substratal influence in the Eastern Romance languages . The substratal elements in the languages are mostly lexical items . Around 300 words are considered by many linguists to be of substratum origin . Including place-names and river-names , and most of the forms labelled as being of unknown etymology , the number of the substratum elements in Eastern Romance may surpass 500 basic roots . Linguistic research in recent years has increased the body of Eastern Romance words that may be considered indigenous . In addition to vocabulary items , some other features of Eastern Romance , such as phonological features and elements of grammar ( see Balkan sprachbund ) may also be from Paleo-Balkan languages ."
},
{
"docid": "Igboland",
"title": "",
"text": "Igboland ( Standard ) , also known as Southeastern Nigeria , is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people . It is a non-governmental cultural and common linguistic region in southern Nigeria . Geographically , it is divided by the lower Niger River into two unequal sections -- an eastern ( which is the larger of the two ) and a western section . It is characterised by the diverse Igbo culture and the equally diverse Igbo language . Politically , Igboland is divided into several southern Nigerian states . Culturally , it is divided into several subgroupings , including the Anioma , Ngwa , Edda Egbebu , Ezaa , Ibeku , Ohuhu , Omuma and the Ekpeye . William Balfour Baikie remarked that `` in Igbo -LSB- land -RSB- each person hails , as a sailor would say , from the particular district where he was born , but when away from home all are Igbos . And yet considerable differences exist between different parts of this extensive country , and the dialects spoken also vary greatly . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Margaret_Florey",
"title": "",
"text": "Margaret Florey is an Australian linguist whose work focuses on the revitalization and maintenance of Indigenous Australian languages . She has documented changes in contemporary speech , such as the expression Yeah , no which is becoming more prevalent in Australia . Florey received her PhD in 1990 from the University of Hawaii . Her linguistic fieldwork experience focuses on endangered Austronesian languages of Central Maluku , eastern Indonesia , and Australian languages of the Pilbara region of Western Australia . She is a co-founder of the Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity and is the creator and Director of the Documenting and Revitalising Indigenous Languages Training Program , which has reached over 50 Australian communities . She contributed to international training workshops , including InField : Institute on Field Linguistics and Language Documentation ( 2008 , 2010 ) , CoLang : Institute on Collaborative Language Research ( 2014 , 2016 ) , and the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Institute ( 2009 , 2010 ) . She was the founding co-director ( 2009-1012 ) of the Consortium for Training in Language Documentation and Conservation and has served on its steering committee since 2012 . She is the immediate past chair of the International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics steering committee , the Pacific region delegate for Linguapax , Barcelona , and served on the Board of Governors of Terralingua ."
},
{
"docid": "Y-DNA_haplogroups_in_indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ Listed here are notable Indigenous peoples of the Americas by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies . The samples are taken from individuals identified with the ethnic and linguistic designations in the first two columns , the fourth column ( n ) is the sample size studied , and the other columns give the percentage of the particular haplogroup ."
},
{
"docid": "Siraya_people",
"title": "",
"text": "The Siraya people are an indigenous people in Taiwan . The Siraya settled flat coastal plains in the southwest part of the island of Taiwan and corresponding sections of the east coast ; the area is identified today with Tainan City and Taitung County . At least four communities make up the group : Mattauw , Soelangh , Baccloangh , and Sinckan . The first four communities correspond to the modern-day districts of Madou , Jiali , Shanhua , and Xinshi , respectively . The Siraya are Taiwanese Plains Aborigines ( Pingpu ) -- that is , occupants of flat coastal regions rather than mountain areas . Like other indigenous peoples of Taiwan they are ethnically and linguistically Austronesian . The name `` Taiwan '' ( historically Taiouwang , and other variants ) originated from the Siraya language . The Austronesian language family to which Sirayan belongs includes most of the languages spoken in the western Pacific , including Polynesian , Indonesian , Filipino and Malaysian . Taivoan and Makatao used to be considered two communities of the Siraya but are now classified as independent indigenous peoples , based on the latest linguistic discoveries , cultural features , and the indigenous people 's self-identification ."
},
{
"docid": "Maore_dialect",
"title": "",
"text": "Maore Comorian , or Shimaore ( French Mahorais ) , is one of the two indigenous languages spoken in the French-ruled Comorian islands of Mayotte ; Shimaore being a dialect of the Comorian language , while ShiBushi is an unrelated Malayo-Polynesian language originally from Madagascar . Historically , Shimaore - and ShiBushi-speaking villages on Mayotte have been clearly identified , but Shimaore tends to be the de facto indigenous lingua franca in everyday life , because of the larger Shimaore-speaking population . Only Shimaore is represented on the local television news program by RFO . The 2002 census references 80,140 speakers of Shimaore in Mayotte itself , to which one would have to add people living outside the island , mostly in metropolitan France . There are also 20,000 speakers of Comorian in Madagascar , of which 3,000 are Shimaore speakers . The same 2002 census indicates that 37,840 persons responded as knowing how to read or write Shimaore . However this number has to be taken with caution , since it was a few years after this census was taken that a standard writing system was introduced . From a sociolinguistic perspective , French tends to be regarded by many Shimaore speakers as the language of higher education and prestige , and there is a temptation by native Mahorans to provide an all-French education to their children . This puts a lot of pressure on Shimaore and the language may become endangered in the near future if nothing is done . Although French remains the official language in Mayotte , Shimaore will probably be taught in Mahoran schools starting in the next few years , and a pilot project began in fall 2004 . As in many parts of France where local languages are introduced in the school system , this has led to tensions between partisans of a French-centered education system and administrations , versus those promoting a more diversified approach . Shimaore 's position in this regard is however different from other French regions ( such as Brittany ) , since the language is locally spoken by a majority of the population . The project in Mayotte has been inspired by similar projects involving Swahili in eastern Africa countries . Mayotte is a geographically small territory , but frequent exchanges between villages have not started until the last quarter of the twentieth century . As of 2004 , linguistic differences between the east and west part of the island , and between the main city of Mamoudzou and the remote villages , are still noticeable , especially when it comes to phonological differences . One typical example is the word u-la ( to eat ) , notably pronounced this way in the city due to the influence of a brand of yogurt bearing the same name , but pronounced u-dja in other parts of the island ."
},
{
"docid": "Bay_Miwok",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bay Miwok were a cultural and linguistic group of Miwok , a Native American people in Northern California who lived in Contra Costa County . They joined the Franciscan mission system during the early nineteenth century , suffered a devastating population decline , and lost their language as they intermarried with other native California ethnic groups and learned the Spanish language . The Bay Miwok were not recognized by modern anthropologists or linguists until the mid-twentieth century . In fact , Alfred L. Kroeber , father of California anthropology , who knew of one of their constituent local groups , the Saklan ( Saclan ) , from nineteenth-century manuscript sources , presumed that they spoke an Ohlone ( Costanoan ) language . In 1955 linguist Madison Beeler recognized an 1821 vocabulary taken from a Saclan man at Mission San Francisco as representative of a Miwok language . The language was named `` Bay Miwok '' and its territorial extent was rediscovered during the 1960s ( see Landholding Groups or Local Tribes '' section below ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Palawan_people",
"title": "",
"text": "The Palawan tribal people , also known as the Palawano or the Pala ` wan , are an indigenous ethnic group of the Palawan group of islands . They are divided into four ethno-linguistic subgroupings based on Lewis ( 2009 ) , Ethnologue : Languages of the World . These are the Quezon Palawano which is also known as the Central Palawano ; the Bugsuk Palawano or South Palawano ; Brooke 's Point Palawano ; and Southwest Palawano . Palawanos are more popularly known as Palawans , which is pronounced faster than the name of the province . The Quezon Palawano subgroup are found in Southern Palawan , particularly on the western section of the municipality of Quezon , Palawan including the eastern part of Abo-abo of the municipality of Sofronio Espanola , going southward down to the northern section of the municipality of Rizal . A large group of Palawans can also be found in Sitios Gugnan , Kambing , Tugpa , and Kalatabog of Barangay Panitian . The Taw ' t Bato of the municipality of Rizal at the foot of Mt. Matalingahan also belongs to this same Palawan tribal group although their language is 15 percent different from the Quezon Palawanos ."
},
{
"docid": "Babau_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A babau is the eastern Mediterranean equivalent of a bogeyman . Babau may also refer to : Babau ( Dungeons & Dragons ) , creature in Dungeons & Dragons Bau-bau , city in Indonesia"
},
{
"docid": "Systemic_functional_linguistics",
"title": "",
"text": "Systemic functional linguistics ( SFL ) is an approach to linguistics that considers language as a social semiotic system . It was developed by Michael Halliday , who took the notion of a system from his teacher , J. R. Firth . Whereas Firth thought systems referred to possibilities subordinated to structure , Halliday , in a sense , `` liberated '' the dimension of choice from structure and made it the central organising dimension of this theory . In other words , where many approaches to linguistic description place structure and the syntagmatic axis in the foreground , Hallidean systemic functional theory adopts the paradigmatic axis as its point of departure . The term systemic accordingly foregrounds Saussure 's `` paradigmatic axis '' in understanding how language works . For Halliday , a central theoretical principle is then that any act of communication involves choices . Language is a system , and the choices available in any language variety are mapped using the representation tool of the `` system network '' . Systemic functional linguistics is also `` functional '' because it considers language to have evolved under the pressure of the particular functions that the language system has to serve . Functions are therefore taken to have left their mark on the structure and organisation of language at all levels , which is said to be achieved via metafunctions . The term metafunction is particular to systemic functional linguistics . The organisation of the functional framework around systems , i.e. , choices , is a significant difference from other `` functional '' approaches , such as , for example , Dik 's functional grammar ( FG , or as now often termed , functional discourse grammar ) and lexical functional grammar . Thus , it is important to use the full designation -- systemic functional linguistics -- rather than just functional grammar or functional linguistics . For Halliday , all languages involve three generalised functions , or metafunctions : one construes experience ( meanings about the outer and inner worlds ) ; one enacts social relations ( meanings concerned with interpersonal relations ) , and one weaves together these two functions to create text ( the wording ) . Because these functions are considered to come into being simultaneously -- viz. , one can not mean about the world without having either a real or virtual audience -- language must also be able to bring these meanings together : this is the role of structural organisation , be that grammatical , semantic or contextual . These three generalised functions are termed `` metafunctions '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Jirrawun_Arts",
"title": "",
"text": "Jirrawun Arts was a company and art centre owned by Indigenous Australians , founded in 1998 and operating from Wyndham , Western Australia . It was notable as the base for contemporary Indigenous Australian artists of the eastern Kimberley region , including Paddy Bedford and Freddie Timms . It was also touted as a model for the administration of Indigenous art in Australia . A decision was taken by the owners in 2010 to close the centre and sell its property ."
},
{
"docid": "Rachel_Nordlinger",
"title": "",
"text": "Rachel Nordlinger is an Australian linguist and an associate professor at The University of Melbourne . After completing a master 's degree at The University of Melbourne , she received her PhD in linguistics in 1997 from Stanford University . Her research focuses on Indigenous Australian languages , and is based on fieldwork undertaken with Bilinarra , Wambaya , Gudanji , Murrinhpatha and Marri Ngarr communities . Her theoretical interests include syntactic and morphological theory , particularly Lexical Functional Grammar and its application to the complex grammatical structures of Australian Indigenous Languages . She has published widely on these topics in international journals , in addition to authoring four books . In other writing and interviews , she has discussed the importance of supporting the use and transmission of Indigenous Languages in Australia . Nordlinger is currently an associate professor in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne , and is Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council ( ARC ) Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language , and Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language . Nordlinger was Vice-President of the Australian Linguistic Society in 2003-2004 and President from 2005-2007 , as well as a member of the Nominating Committee of the Association of Linguistic Typology and Chair of the International Lexical Functional Grammar Association in 2011-12 ."
},
{
"docid": "Genetic_history_of_indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas",
"title": "",
"text": "The genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas primarily focuses on Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups and Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups . Autosomal `` atDNA '' markers are also used , but differ from mtDNA or Y-DNA in that they overlap significantly . The genetic pattern indicates Indigenous Amerindians experienced two very distinctive genetic episodes ; first with the initial peopling of the Americas , and secondly with European colonization of the Americas . The former is the determinant factor for the number of gene lineages , zygosity mutations and founding haplotypes present in today 's Indigenous Amerindian populations . Analyses of genetics among Amerindian and Siberian populations have been used to argue for early isolation of founding populations on Beringia and for later , more rapid migration from Siberia through Beringia into the New World . The microsatellite diversity and distributions of the Y lineage specific to South America indicates that certain Amerindian populations have been isolated since the initial colonization of the region . The Na-Dené , Inuit and Indigenous Alaskan populations exhibit Haplogroup Q-M242 ; however , they are distinct from other indigenous Amerindians with various mtDNA and atDNA mutations . This suggests that the peoples who first settled the northern extremes of North America and Greenland derived from later migrant populations than those who penetrated farther south in the Americas . Linguists and biologists have reached a similar conclusion based on analysis of Amerindian language groups and ABO blood group system distributions . There is general agreement among anthropologists that the source populations for the migration into the Americas originated from an area somewhere east of the Yenisei River . The common occurrence of the mtDNA Haplogroups A , B , C , and D among eastern Asian and Amerindian populations has long been recognized , along with the presence of Haplogroup X . As a whole , the greatest frequency of the four Amerindian associated haplogroups occurs in the Altai-Baikal region of southern Siberia . Some subclades of C and D closer to the Amerindian subclades occur among Mongolian , Amur , Japanese , Korean , and Ainu populations ."
},
{
"docid": "Political_views_on_the_Macedonian_language",
"title": "",
"text": "The existence and distinctiveness of the Macedonian language is disputed among the politicians , linguists and common people from the neighboring countries . The Eastern South Slavic varieties indigenous to the current Republic of Macedonia are part of dialectal continuum which stretches from Croatian , Bosnian and Serbian Shtokavian dialect through Torlakian on the northwest , to western and eastern Bulgarian dialects on the East , and the Macedonian language , like Bulgarian , Serbian , Croatian and Bosnian , is a standardized form of ( some of ) these dialects ."
},
{
"docid": "Genetic_studies_on_Bulgarians",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bulgarians are part of the Slavic ethnolinguistic group as a result of migrations of Slavic tribes to the region since the 6th century AD and the subsequent linguistic assimilation of other populations . Genetic admixture analyses based on data of several individuals of modern populations , estimate that the genes of the Bulgarians have two sources and a main admixture event between 1000 and 1600 YBP . The genes that are provisionally or indicatively to be associated with the Balto-Slavic donor group constitute up to over 40 % of the total , i.e. Belarusian-like , of which a Lithuanian-like admixture is estimated at 23.2 % and a Polish-like admixture at 19.3 % . In DNA.Land , an ancestral category named `` North Slavic '' ancestry ( which includes Baltic ) comprises an average of 25-30 % in Bulgarians . Early gene flows between southeastern and northeastern Europe make it difficult to obtain a correct estimate , although young enough identical by descent segments confirmed such connection and that the East and West Slavs share more identical by descent segments with South Slavs than with Greeks , inter-Slavic populations ( a group of Romanians , Gagauz ) and Balts . Genetically and linguistically the Slavic ancestors of the modern South Slavs had divided mainly into two groups , each of which took a migration stream either through the west or the east of the Carpathian Mountains . The western Balkans was settled with Sclaveni , the east with Antes . Haplogroup R1a , the major haplogroup among Slavic tribes , reveals that the haplogroup of the Serbo-Croat group is mainly constituted by R1a-L1280 or R1a-CTS3402 , while the Bulgaro-Macedonian is exclusively made up of the R1a-L1029 . Linguistic evidence backs similar division of Western and Eastern South Slavic , further showing that the Eastern South Slavic group demonstrates closer affinity and some irreplaceable key features present only in the Lechitic dialects . The modern Bulgarians and all other South Slavs ( excl . Slovenians ) are characterized by a prevailing genetic substrate that is different than that of East and West Slavs . The two groups are today separated , sharing a modest gene flow . This phenomena of three genetically distinct groups of Slavic peoples is explained by the assimilation of more numerous previous indigenous populations by the medieval Slavic settlers in the Balkans . Over 50 % from Bulgarian genetic legacy is Mediterranean , about the half of which resembles the Caucasian , Middle Eastern and to a lesser extent the North African genetics . Around 4 % of Bulgarian genes are derived outside of Europe and the Middle East or are of undetermined origin ( by 858 CE ) , of which 2.3 % are from Northeast Asia and correspond to Asian tribes such as Bulgars , a consistent very low frequency for Eastern Europe as far as Uralic-speaking Hungarians . The percentage , however , may vary by regions as the less numerous Bulgars were concentrated around the northeast failing to settle throughout the country numerous tribes as the significant donor tribes ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_dragons_in_Dragon_Booster",
"title": "",
"text": "The following section will explain each of the fictional dragons featured in the Canadian animated series Dragon Booster . This also includes dragons from which are not common within the show , as you may see them only in a few episodes . This section will provide a general overview of each particular dragon , as well as get into more specifics later on . Along with the information concerning the various dragons in Dragon Booster , it will also discuss various types of gears from which the various dragons can use ( if applicable to that particular dragon ) . Also this section explains each dragon 's personality traits and bonds with their riders ."
},
{
"docid": "Radical_translation",
"title": "",
"text": "Radical translation is a thought experiment in Word and Object , a major philosophical work from American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine . It is used as an introduction to his theory of the indeterminacy of translation , and specifically to prove the point of inscrutability of reference . Using this concept of radical translation , Quine paints a setting where a linguist discovers a native linguistic community whose linguistic system is completely unrelated to any language familiar to the linguist . Quine then describes the steps taken by the linguist in his attempt to fully translate this unfamiliar language based on the only data he has ; the events happening around him combined with the verbal and non-verbal behaviour of natives ."
},
{
"docid": "Pacific_Movement_of_the_Eastern_World",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pacific Movement of the Eastern World ( PMEW ) was a 1930s North American based pro-Japanese movement of African Americans which promoted the idea that Japan was the champion of all non-white peoples . The Japanese ultra-nationalist Black Dragon Society was an influence upon the PMEW . The Black Dragon Society was a paramilitary organization , with close ties to Japan , which viewed the United States as Japan 's enemy in World War II . The organization was frequently taken advantage of by one of its founders , Ashima Takis , who ultimately was arrested for embezzling funds from the group ."
},
{
"docid": "Enduring_Voices",
"title": "",
"text": "Enduring Voices is a project for documenting world 's endangered languages and trying to prevent language extinction by identifying the most crucial areas where languages are endangered and embarking on expeditions to record these languages . Launched in 2007 by the joint effort of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and the National Geographic Society , it has organized expeditions to language `` hotspots '' around the world , e.g. to Australia , Bolivia , East India . Enduring Voices tries to understand the geographic dimensions of language distribution , determine how linguistic diversity is linked to biodiversity and bring wider attention to the issue of language loss . The Enduring Voices Project assists indigenous communities in their efforts to revitalize and maintain their threatened languages . The Language Hotspots model for prioritizing language research was conceived and developed by Dr. Greg Anderson and K. David Harrison at the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages to identify most endangered and least studied languages . It is a new way to view the distribution of global linguistic diversity , to assess the threat of language extinction , and to . Hotspots are those regions of the world having the greatest linguistic diversity , the greatest language endangerment , and the least-studied languages . For the project , Doctors Anderson and Harrison are accompanied by Chris Rainier , a National Geographic Fellow and ethnographic photographer and filmmaker for helping in documenting various linguistic expedition on camera and film . Identified hotspots with degrees of threat of language extinction include : Severe : North West Pacific Plateau ( USA ) , Central South America , Central Siberia , Eastern Siberia and Northern Australia High : Oklahoma Southwest , Southern South America , Medium : Northern South America , Western Melanesia Low : MesoAmerica , Western Africa , Eastern Africa , Southern Africa , Caucasus , Eastern India and Malaysia , SouthEast Asia , Eastern Melanesia and Taiwan-Philippines . In each of these area , Enduring Voices has identified languages as priorities for research before it is too late . Through the efforts of the Enduring Voices Project , the Koro language was discovered in India in 2008 . During a three-week trip in 2009 , the Enduring Voices team recorded interviews with speakers of eleven indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea ."
},
{
"docid": "Vitaly_Shevoroshkin",
"title": "",
"text": "Vitaly Victorovich Shevoroshkin is an American linguist of Russian origin , specializing in the study of ancient Mediterranean languages . Shevoroshkin was born in 1932 in Georgia ( USSR ) . Vitaly Shevoroshkin 2008 . On The Origin of Salish , Wakashnan , and North Caucasian Languages . Int . J. Mod . Anthrop . 1 : 1-121 ( 2008 ) In the 1960s he tried to decipher Carian inscriptions and proved that their language belonged to Anatolian languages . In the 1970s he emigrated to the United States . He is now a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Linguistics at the University of Michigan . Shevoroshkin is also a leader in the study of language in prehistory ( paleolinguistics ) , and in publicizing the recent work of paleolinguists , especially Russians . In 1988 he and Benjamin Stolz organized the First International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Language and Prehistory , at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus . Forty-six scholars participated as presenters and discussants , sixteen of which were from Russia and other eastern European countries ( or recently emigrated therefrom ) . This symposium led to renewed cooperation among historical linguists , archeologists , and physical anthropologists from East and West . Some of his work on remote linguistic relationship relationships and the hypothetical Proto-World language is controversial ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeannie_Bell",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeannie Bell is an Australian linguist , educator , language activist and language custodian . She is an Indigenous Research Collaborations Fellow in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education . She is known for her substantial contributions to the development of Aboriginal tertiary education , and to the preservation of Indigenous Australian languages . Jeanie Bell is a Jagera and Dulingbara woman born in 1949 in south-east Queensland , and grew up in Brisbane . After leaving school , she moved to Melbourne , Victoria , and attended Monash University . After graduating from Monash , she spent three years teaching linguistics at the Yipirnya school in Alice Springs , Northern Territory , training Aboriginal interpreters for the Institute of Aboriginal Development , and editing two books for the Aboriginal Languages Association . She also she taught Indigenous Australian language studies at the North Queensland Institute of TAFE in Cairns . In 1984 she was appointed Lecturer in Aboriginal Studies at the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education in New South Wales , and in 1985 she became the first coordinator of the Aboriginal and Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland . After this role , she returned to Alice Springs and worked at the Institute for Aboriginal Development as acting assistant director . In 1988 , Bell was a member of the National Aboriginal and Islander Education Policy Task Force , and in 1990 she undertook research for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody . She has also been part of the Research Committee at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies , and between 2004 and 2005 , she worked as a linguist and researcher for the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages , based in Melbourne . She received a master 's degree in Linguistics from The University of Melbourne for her 2003 sketch grammar of the Badjala language , a variety of Gabi-Gabi spoken on Fraser Island ( K'gari ) on the southern coast of Queensland . She has since been closely involved in language revitalisation work focusing on Badjala and Yagara languages , and is currently involved in research on kinship and marriage in Aboriginal communities as part of a PhD at the Australian National University . Her contributions to Indigenous language maintenance and revitalisation were recognised , along with those of other founding members of the Aboriginal Languages Association , at a 2012 NAIDOC event hosted by Governor General Quentin Bryce . In 1993 , she was one of six Indigenous Australians who jointly presented the Boyer lecture for the International Year of the World 's Indigenous People ( IYWIP ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Resource_Network_for_Linguistic_Diversity",
"title": "",
"text": "The Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity ( RNLD ) is an international non-profit organisation which was established to advance the sustainability of the world 's Indigenous languages . RNLD was founded in 2004 by linguists Margaret Florey and Nicholas Thieberger as a resource organisation aiming to support linguistic diversity by offering a range of training programs , facilitating networking between language maintenance practitioners , and maintaining a website with various practical resources . RNLD ( Inc. ) is incorporated in Victoria , Australia , and is registered as a tax-exempt organisation . Funded activities by RNLD are primarily supported by the Indigenous Languages Support ( ILS ) grant scheme from the Government of Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Kulitan_alphabet",
"title": "",
"text": "Kulitan is one of various indigenous writing systems in the Philippines . It is used for writing the Kapampangan language spoken in the provinces of Pampanga , Tarlac , Bataan and Nueva Ecija . Kulitan is an abugida or alphasyllabary writing system , where the consonantal characters possess a default vowel sound that can be altered with use of diacritical marks . Kulitan , like other scripts in Southeast Asia , is an Indian-inspired script . There is a proposal to encode the script in Unicode by Anshuman Pandey , from the Department of Linguistics at UC Berkeley ."
},
{
"docid": "Sephardi_Jews",
"title": "",
"text": "Sephardi Jews , also known as Sephardic Jews or simply Sephardim ( , Modern Hebrew : Sfaraddim , Tiberian : Səp̄āraddîm ; also Y' hudey Spharad , lit . `` The Jews of Spain '' ) , are a Jewish ethnic division whose ethnogenesis and emergence as a distinct community of Jews coalesced in North Africa and on the Iberian Peninsula around the start of the 2nd millennium ( i.e. , about the year 1000 ) . They established communities throughout Spain and Portugal , where they traditionally resided , evolving what would become their distinctive characteristics and diasporic identity . Their millennial residence as an open and organised Jewish community in Iberia was brought to an end starting with the Alhambra Decree by Spain 's Catholic Monarchs in the late 15th century , which resulted in a combination of internal and external migrations , mass conversions and executions . Historically , the vernacular languages of Sephardim and their descendants have been : Judaeo-Spanish , sometimes called `` Ladino Oriental '' ( Eastern Ladino ) , a Romance language derived from Old Spanish , incorporating elements from all the old Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula , Hebrew and Aramaic . Spoken by Sephardim in the Eastern Mediterranean . Taken with them in the 15th century after the expulsion from Spain in 1492 , this dialect was further influenced by Ottoman Turkish , Levantine Arabic , Greek , Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian vocabulary in the differing lands of their exile . Haketia ( also known as `` Tetouani '' in Algeria ) , an Arabic-influenced Judaeo-Spanish variety also derived from Old Spanish , with numerous Hebrew and Aramaic terms . Spoken by North African Sephardim ; taken with them in the 15th century after the expulsion from Spain in 1492 . The main feature of this dialect is the heavy influence of the Jebli Arabic dialect of northern Morocco . Early Modern Spanish and Early Modern Portuguese , including in a mixture of the two . Traditionally spoken or used liturgically by the ex-converso Western Sephardim . Taken with them during their later migration out of Iberia in the 16th to 18th centuries as conversos , after which they reverted to Judaism . Modern Spanish and Modern Portuguese varieties , traditionally spoken by the Sephardic Bnei Anusim of Iberia and Ibero-America , including some recent returnees to Judaism in the late 20th and early 21st centuries ( Neo-Western Sephardim ) . In most cases these varieties have incorporated loanwords from the indigenous languages of the Americas introduced following the Spanish conquest . More broadly , the term Sephardim has today also come to refer to traditionally Eastern Jewish communities of West Asia and beyond who , although not having genealogical roots in the Jewish communities of Iberia , have adopted a Sephardic style of liturgy and Sephardic law and customs imparted to them by the Iberian Jewish exiles over the course of the last few centuries . This article deals with Sephardim within the narrower ethnic definition ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Simpson_(linguist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Simpson is an Australian linguist . Simpson completed both a B.A. ( Hons ) and M.A. at The Australian National University ( ANU ) . Her B.A. included majors in Chinese and English literature , with Honours in Middle English . Jane 's Ph.D. was received from MIT in 1983 , and her dissertation was a detailed study of Warlpiri in the Lexical-Functional Grammar framework . Simpson 's research focuses on the Indigenous languages of Australia . She has worked extensively with the Warumungu language , and in this work assisted in setting up a language centre in Tennant Creek . She also helped to create the a digital archive of Aboriginal language material , which became ASEDA . This was during her time as a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies . In 2005 , Simpson shared the Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute Inaugural Ken Hale Chair with Mary Laughren and David Nash . She is now Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language at ANU . From 1989-2010 Jane taught at The University of Sydney in their linguistics department . From 2011-2014 she was the inaugural chair of Indigenous linguistics and head of the School of Literature , Languages and Linguistics at ANU ."
},
{
"docid": "Quercus_calliprinos",
"title": "",
"text": "Quercus calliprinos , the Palestine oak , is an oak classified as part of the Cerris section of the species . It is native to eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia , and grows all across the Middle East from northern Algeria to Turkey and further eastwards . In Israel it is called the common oak ( alon matsuy - אלון מצוי ) . It grows in the Mediterranean climate zone , mainly on limestone , in mid-elevations , often dominating the flora , alongside Pistacia palaestina ."
},
{
"docid": "Ojibwe_language",
"title": "",
"text": "Ojibwe -LSB- oʊˈdʒɪbweɪ -RSB- ( Ojibwa , Ojibway ) , also known as Chippewa or Otchipwe , is an Indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian language family . Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems . There is no single dialect that is considered the most prestigious or most prominent , and no standard writing system that covers all dialects . The relative autonomy of the regional dialects of Ojibwe is associated with an absence of linguistic or political unity among Ojibwe-speaking groups . Dialects of Ojibwe are spoken in Canada , from southwestern Quebec , through Ontario , Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan , with outlying communities in Alberta ; and in the United States , from Michigan through Wisconsin and Minnesota , with a number of communities in North Dakota and Montana , as well as groups that removed to Kansas and Oklahoma during the Indian Removal period . While there is some variation in the classification of Ojibwe dialects , at a minimum the following are recognized , proceeding east to west : Algonquin , Eastern Ojibwe , Ottawa ( Odawa ) , Western Ojibwe ( Saulteaux ) , Oji-Cree ( Severn Ojibwe ) , Northwestern Ojibwe , and Southwestern Ojibwe ( Chippewa ) . Based upon contemporary field research , J. R. Valentine also recognizes several other dialects : Berens Ojibwe in northwestern Ontario , which he distinguishes from Northwestern Ojibwe ; North of ( Lake ) Superior ; and Nipissing . The latter two cover approximately the same territory as Central Ojibwa , which he does not recognize . The aggregated dialects of Ojibwe comprise the second most commonly spoken First Nations language in Canada ( after Cree ) , and the fourth most widely spoken in the United States or Canada behind Navajo , the Inuit languages and Cree . Ojibwe is a relatively healthy indigenous language . The Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School teaches all classes to children in Ojibwe only ."
},
{
"docid": "Tach_Sharakat",
"title": "",
"text": "Tach Sharakat Kalash ( born Taj Kalas ) belongs to an endangered Indigenous culture and language community Kalasha ( Kafirs of Hindu Kush ) living in the wilderness of Hindu Kush Mountains in the Chitral district of Pakistan . Kalasha are the last remaining pagan tribe numbering 4000 people speaking the ancient Indo-Aryan language Kalasha-mondr besides practicing a polytheistic ancestral belief system and Pre-Islamic culture dating back to 3000 B.C. Tach is one of the first literates among Kalasha People to have received BA in Political science & Law at Edwardes College Peshawar Pakistan , a 2nd BA in English Literature & Linguistics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and MA Human Rights from Central European University Budapest , Hungary . Tach has made first Kalasha indigenous documentary film Kalasha about his people as part of anthropological documentation and advocacy for Kalasha people 's linguistic rights in education and cultural autonomy . He is also writer of first hand report on `` Kalasha Mythology , herbs & Shamanic practices '' . Tach has been a spokesman for Kalasha with his exceptional linguistic skills speaking four Asiatic and three European languages besides his mother tongue . Working in close collaboration with various international researchers and linguists Taj organized first Kalasha Orthography Conference 2000 in Islamabad , Pakistan . In 2004 he was able to raise funds to publish first alphabet book of Kalasha language based on Roman script designed by an Australian linguist Gregory R. Cooper . Tach 's struggles for survival & development of Kalasha language are featured in a recent documentary film called The Alphabet Book produced by Pattern films . He is currently working on developing Kalasha Literacy Project that involves documentation of Kalash language and Oral historical data by compilation of textbooks and literacy materials in Kalasha language ."
},
{
"docid": "Gillian_Wigglesworth",
"title": "",
"text": "Gillian Wigglesworth is an Australian linguist . Holding a Ph.D. in Linguistics in Linguistics from La Trobe University ( Melbourne , Australia ) , Professor Wigglesworth is a member of the School of Languages and Linguistics , where she was founding Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language and is currently Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council ( ARC ) Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language . Professor Wigglesworth is also Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne . In 2011 Professor Wigglesworth was the Vice President of the International Language Testing Association . Her research interests focus on language acquisition , particularly first language acquisition and bilingualism , particularly the home and school languages of Indigenous Australian children living in remote communities ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Lauren_Bacall",
"title": "",
"text": "Lauren Bacall ( -LSB- ˌlɔːrən_bəˈkɔːl -RSB- , born Betty Joan Perske ; September 16 , 1924 -- August 12 , 2014 ) was an American actress and singer known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks . She was named the 20th greatest female star of Classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute , and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009 , `` in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures . '' Bacall began her career as a model , before making her debut as a leading lady with Humphrey Bogart in the film To Have and Have Not in 1944 . She continued in the film noir genre with appearances with Bogart in The Big Sleep ( 1946 ) , Dark Passage ( 1947 ) , and Key Largo ( 1948 ) , and starred in the romantic comedies How to Marry a Millionaire ( 1953 ) with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman ( 1957 ) with Gregory Peck . She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film , The Shootist ( 1976 ) . Bacall also worked on Broadway in musicals , earning Tony Awards for Applause ( 1970 ) and Woman of the Year ( 1981 ) . Her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996 ) earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination . A month before her 90th birthday , Bacall died in New York City after a stroke ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Mom's_the_Word",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Mom 's the Word '' is the twelfth episode of the twelfth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy and the 222nd episode overall . It aired on Fox in the United States on March 9 , 2014 , and is directed by John Holmquist and written by Ted Jessup . In the episode Peter 's mother , Thelma Griffin , dies of a stroke . After the funeral , Thelma 's friend Evelyn arrives to support Peter , but ends up kissing him . This episode was Lauren Bacall 's final acting role before her death on August 12 , 2014 from a stroke ."
},
{
"docid": "Bacall_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bacall is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Aaron Bacall ( born 1940 ) , cartoonist of newspaper comic strips Lauren Bacall ( 1924 -- 2014 ) , American film and stage actress and model , known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks Michael Bacall ( born 1973 ) , American screenwriter and actor"
},
{
"docid": "And_Her_Tears_Flowed_Like_Wine",
"title": "",
"text": "`` And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine '' is a popular song and jazz standard first published in 1944 . The lyrics were written by Joe Greene , with music composition by Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence . Probably the best-known version of the song was recorded in 1944 by Anita O'Day along with Kenton 's orchestra . A version was also recorded by Ella Fitzgerald the following year . It was also performed in part by Lauren Bacall in the 1946 movie The Big Sleep . The lyrics used by Anita O'Day and Lauren Bacall differs substantially ( more tough ) from the lyrics used by Ella Fitzgerald . Category :1944 songs Category : Ella Fitzgerald songs Category :1940 s jazz standards"
},
{
"docid": "Lauren_Bacall_on_screen_and_stage",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress Lauren Bacall ( 1924 -- 2014 ) had an extensive career in films , television shows , and plays . She was one of the leading ladies during the Golden Age of Hollywood along with actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth . Bacall started her career as a teenage fashion model when she appeared on the cover of Harper 's Bazaar and was discovered by Howard Hawks ' wife Nancy . As she naturally had a high-pitched and nasal voice , she received lessons to help deepen it and was required to shout verses by Shakespeare for hours every day as part of her training . Bacall 's first film appearance was with Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not . The following year she married Bogart and went on to appear with him in The Big Sleep ( 1946 ) , Dark Passage ( 1947 ) , and Key Largo ( 1948 ) . She also starred in comedies such as How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe , Designing Woman in 1957 with Gregory Peck , and Sex and the Single Girl in 1964 with Natalie Wood . Bacall also appeared in Murder on the Orient Express ( 1976 ) and The Shootist ( 1976 ) . In Bacall 's later years , she appeared in the films All I Want for Christmas ( 1991 ) , Prêt-à-Porter ( 1994 ) , The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996 ) , My Fellow Americans ( 1996 ) , Diamonds ( 1999 ) , Dogville ( 2003 ) , Eve ( 2008 ) and The Forger ( 2012 ) . For her role as Hannah Morgan in The Mirror Has Two Faces , Bacall won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture and was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award . Her television work included appearances on Mr. Broadway ( 1964 ) , Chicago Hope ( 1998 ) , and The Rockford Files ( 1979 ) , as well as providing the voice of Evelyn on the animated series Family Guy ( 2014 ) . Bacall also performed on Broadway in the plays Cactus Flower in 1965 and The Visit in 1995 and musicals such as Applause in 1970 , Woman of the Year in 1981 and The Visit in 1995 . For her roles in Applause and Woman of the Year , she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical ."
},
{
"docid": "Bacall_to_Arms",
"title": "",
"text": "Bacall to Arms is a 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series , directed by Bob Clampett , in his second-to-last cartoon at Warner Bros. ( The Big Snooze would be the last ) . Neither Clampett ( he was left uncredited because he had left the studio before the cartoon was released ) nor voice characterizations are credited . Mel Blanc 's voice is recognizable as a fat theater patron , a husband in a newsreel , and the wolf 's vocal effects . Impressionist Dave Barry portrays the voice of Humphrey Bogart while June Foray voices Lauren Bacall . The title refers both to Hemingway 's A Farewell to Arms and actress Lauren Bacall , whose acclaimed film debut was in To Have and Have Not , based on another Hemingway novel , as well as a play on the term `` A Call to Arms '' ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fan_(1981_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Fan is a 1981 American horror film directed by Edward Bianchi , and starring Lauren Bacall , Michael Biehn , James Garner and Maureen Stapleton . It was written by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell , based on a novel of the same name by Bob Randall . The plot follows a famous stage and film actress named Sally Ross ( Bacall ) who is stalked by a violent , deranged fan ( Biehn ) , who begins killing those around her ."
},
{
"docid": "How_Little_We_Know",
"title": "",
"text": "`` How Little We Know '' is a song written by written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer for the 1944 film To Have and Have Not , where it is performed by the character `` Slim '' played by Lauren Bacall . A young Andy Williams recorded the song for the film as a possible alternative track to dub Bacall 's low voice . Bacall said they used her singing . After the film 's release it was a hit recording sung by Judy Johnson . It has been covered periodically , most recently in 1999 by Michael Feinstein with the Maynard Ferguson Big Band ."
},
{
"docid": "Storm_Warning_(1951_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Storm Warning is a 1951 American Film Noir thriller , directed by Stuart Heisler , and featuring Ginger Rogers , Ronald Reagan , Doris Day and Steve Cochran . Lauren Bacall was originally cast in the part eventually played by Rogers . Bacall turned it down and was put on suspension by Warners for her defiance ."
},
{
"docid": "Dark_Passage_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dark Passage ( 1947 ) is a Warner Bros. film noir directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall . The film is based on the novel of the same name by David Goodis . It was the third of four films real-life couple Bacall and Bogart made together . The film is notable for employing cinematography that avoided showing the face of Bogart 's character , Vincent Parry , prior to the point in the story at which Vincent undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance . The majority of the pre-surgery scenes are shot from Vincent 's point of view . In those scenes shot from other perspectives , the camera is always positioned so that its field of view does not include his face . The story follows Vincent 's attempts to hide from the law and clear his name of murder ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Shootist",
"title": "",
"text": "The Shootist is a 1976 American western film directed by Don Siegel and starring John Wayne in his final film role . The film is based on a 1975 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout with a screenplay by Miles Hood Swarthout ( the son of the author ) and Scott Hale . The supporting cast includes Lauren Bacall , Ron Howard , James Stewart , Richard Boone , Hugh O'Brian , Harry Morgan , John Carradine , Sheree North , and Scatman Crothers . In 1977 , The Shootist received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction ( Robert F. Boyle , Arthur Jeph Parker ) , a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actress ( Lauren Bacall ) , and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ( Ron Howard ) , as well as the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Ten Films of 1976 . The movie also received widespread critical acclaim , garnering a 95 % positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes ."
},
{
"docid": "Mr._Broadway",
"title": "",
"text": "Mr. Broadway is an American 13-episode CBS adventure and drama television series starring Craig Stevens as New York City public relations specialist Mike Bell . The program aired at 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturdays from September 26 to December 26 , 1964 . Also featured were Bell 's assistant , Toki , portrayed by Lani Miyazaki , and his police contact , Hank McClure , played by Horace McMahon . Mr. Broadway , a Talent Associates Production , was created by Garson Kanin and produced by David Susskind and Daniel Melnick . Dave Brubeck supplied the music and theme . It was shot on location in New York City . Although ` Mr. Broadway ' was only aired 13 episodes , it featured some notable guest stars , including Jason Robards , Lauren Bacall , Tuesday Weld , Jill St. John , Art Carney and Liza Minnelli in her first dramatic TV role . Notable episodes include guest appearances by Liza Minnelli as Minnie in `` Nightingale for Sale '' ; Sandy Dennis in `` Do n't Mention My Name in Sheboygan '' , and Lauren Bacall as Barbara Lake , with Martin Balsam as Nate Bannerman , in `` Something to Sing About '' . Other episodes are `` Keep an Eye on Emily '' ( the series ' pilot ) with Tuesday Weld as Emily and Oleg Cassini as himself , `` Take a Walk Through a Cemetery '' with Lauren Bacall , again , but also with Jason Robards , Jr. , and Jill St. John , `` Try to Find a Spy '' with Barbara Feldon and Simon Oakland , `` Between the Rats and the Finks '' with Larry Hagman , Dyan Cannon , Bruce Gordon , and Patrick McVey , `` The He-She Chemistry '' with Tammy Grimes , `` Maggie , Queen of the Jungle '' , with Nina Foch in the title role , `` Smelling Like a Rose '' with Art Carney , Hal Roach , and Tina Louise , `` Bad Little Rich Girl '' with Diana Van der Vlis as Mary Beth Warren and Larry Pennell as John Chambers , `` Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones '' with Philip Abbott as Geoffrey Karr and Lola Albright as Duff Daniels . Albright had been Stevens 's co-star on Peter Gunn , and `` Pay Now , Die Later '' , the series finale , with David Wayne as John Zeck and John Ireland as Jimmy King . In the latter episode the wealthy Zeck hires Mike Bell to write his obituary ahead of his death . Mr. Broadway aired following the new sitcom Gilligan 's Island and preceding the durable Western , Gunsmoke . Its competition was the Saturday Night Movie on NBC , and the second half of The Lawrence Welk Show and the first half of The Hollywood Palace on ABC ."
},
{
"docid": "North_West_Frontier_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "North West Frontier ( also known as Flame Over India in the United States and Empress of India in Australia ) is a 1959 British CinemaScope adventure film , produced by Marcel Hellman and directed by J. Lee Thompson . It stars Kenneth More , Lauren Bacall , Herbert Lom , and also featured Wilfrid Hyde-White and I. S. Johar . The film is set in the North West Frontier Province of British India , which now lies within modern Pakistan . The film explores tensions between Hindu and Muslim Indians as Muslim rebels attack a fortress to kill a Hindu maharajah . The success of North West Frontier led to J. Lee Thompson beginning his American career as a director . He went on to make the The Guns of Navarone in 1961 , which was also noted for Geoffrey Unsworth 's cinematography . Lauren Bacall called it a `` good little movie ... with a stupid title '' ( referring to the US title Flame Over India . )"
},
{
"docid": "Slim_Keith",
"title": "",
"text": "Nancy `` Slim '' Keith , Lady Keith ( July 15 , 1917 -- April 6 , 1990 ) was an American New York socialite and fashion icon during the 1950s and 1960s , exemplifying the American jet set . She and her friend Babe Paley were the thinly veiled inspiration for characters in Truman Capote 's novel Answered Prayers . She is also credited with bringing Lauren Bacall to Hollywood 's attention by showing her then-husband , producer Howard Hawks , a magazine cover with Bacall 's picture on it ."
},
{
"docid": "Day_and_Night_(1997_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Day and Night ( Le Jour et la Nuit ) is a 1997 French drama film directed by philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy and starring Alain Delon , Lauren Bacall , Arielle Dombasle and Francisco Rabal . The film follows a French author who fled to Mexico for a quiet life and an actress who is willing to seduce him to get a part in a film adapted from one of his books . It is considered by some to be one of the worst films of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Bogart–Bacall_syndrome",
"title": "",
"text": "Bogart -- Bacall syndrome ( BBS ) is a voice disorder that is caused by abuse or overuse of the vocal cords . People who speak or sing outside their normal vocal range can develop BBS ; symptoms are chiefly an unnaturally deep or rough voice , or dysphonia , and vocal fatigue . The people most commonly afflicted are those who speak in a low-pitched voice , particularly if they have poor breath and vocal control . The syndrome can affect both men and women . In 1988 an article was published , describing a discrete type of vocal dysfunction which results in men sounding like Humphrey Bogart and women sounding like Lauren Bacall . BBS is now the medical term for an ongoing hoarseness that often afflicts actors , singers or TV/radio voice workers who routinely speak in a very low pitch . Treatment usually involves voice therapy by a speech language pathologist ."
},
{
"docid": "Appointment_with_Death_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Appointment with Death is a 1988 British mystery film made by Golan-Globus Productions and produced and directed by Michael Winner . It is an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Appointment with Death featuring the detective Hercule Poirot . The screenplay was by Peter Buckman , Anthony Shaffer and Michael Winner . The film stars Peter Ustinov as Poirot , along with Lauren Bacall , Carrie Fisher , John Gielgud , Piper Laurie , Hayley Mills , Jenny Seagrove and David Soul . Gielgud and Bacall had previously co-starred in another big-screen Poirot adaptation , 1974 's Murder on the Orient Express ."
},
{
"docid": "Designing_Woman",
"title": "",
"text": "Designing Woman is a 1957 romantic comedy about fashion . Vincente Minnelli directed stars Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck . George Wells won an Academy Award for the screenplay ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Venice_Project",
"title": "",
"text": "The Venice Project is a 1999 American-Austrian comedy film directed by Robert Dornhelm , starring Lauren Bacall and Dennis Hopper , and included a cameo appearance from Steve Martin ."
},
{
"docid": "Too_Rich:_The_Secret_Life_of_Doris_Duke",
"title": "",
"text": "Too Rich : The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a 1999 American four-part television miniseries starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain which was first broadcast on CBS on February 21 and 24 , 1999 . It was based primarily on the book The Richest Girl In The World : by Stephanie Mansfield ( Pinnacle Books issued a special movie tie-in edition of the book in February 1999 ) as well as Bob Colacello 's two in-depth articles about Ms. Duke in Vanity Fair . Colacello was the magazine 's authority on Doris Duke . The title of the series was derived from the book Too Rich : The Family Secrets of Doris Duke by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas . Manfield 's book was the first to be obtained by CBS , which optioned it for a planned miniseries in early 1995 . The Duke-Thomas book , which was `` being peddled as a miniseries '' by the authors months before publication ( it was not published until December 1995 ) , was originally optioned earlier that year by the producer Doris Keating , who planned a miniseries of her own . Too Rich : The Secret Life of Doris Duke presents a dramatized account of the life of the heiress , philanthropist , and once richest woman in the world , Doris Duke . It has since been re-broadcast on The Hallmark Channel , and on Lifetime combined together and presented as a 192-minute movie . The film stars Hayden Panettiere as young Doris Duke , Lindsay Frost as 20 - to 50-year-old Doris Duke , and Lauren Bacall as an elderly Doris Duke . Bacall , who had met Doris Duke a few times , was pleased to have been able to appear in a TV miniseries , devoting a few paragraphs to the experience in her autobiography . While Bacall , Chamberlain and Frost were highly praised for their roles , most reviews of the miniseries were generally unfavorable . The Orlando Sentinel went so far as to say : `` If the real Duke were talking , a curse on the filmmakers would be likely . '' Another film about the relationship between Duke and her butler , Bernard Lafferty , Bernard and Doris , directed by Bob Balaban and starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes , was released in 2007 to much greater critical acclaim , receiving three Golden Globe and ten Emmy nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Blood_Alley",
"title": "",
"text": "Blood Alley is a 1955 Warner Bros. seafaring cold war adventure film in CinemaScope and Warnercolor , produced by and starring John Wayne , directed by William A. Wellman , that also stars Lauren Bacall ."
},
{
"docid": "Sentimental_Journey_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sentimental Journey is a 1946 film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Payne and Maureen O'Hara . Sentimental Journey was remade in 1958 as The Gift of Love , with Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack ."
},
{
"docid": "Perske",
"title": "",
"text": "Perske is a surname . Notable persons with that name include : Betty Joan Perske ( 1924 -- 2014 ) , birth name of Lauren Bacall , American actress and model Wayne Perske ( born 1974 ) Australian professional golfer"
},
{
"docid": "Shock_Treatment_(1964_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Shock Treatment is a 1964 American drama film directed by Denis Sanders that takes place in a mental institution , starring Stuart Whitman , Carol Lynley , Roddy McDowall and Lauren Bacall ."
},
{
"docid": "Bold_Venture",
"title": "",
"text": "Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired from 1951 to 1952 . Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart 's Santana Productions ."
},
{
"docid": "Applause_(Bonnie_Franklin_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Applause '' is the title song from the 1970 Broadway musical Applause , with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams , originally performed by Bonnie Franklin , who originated the role of Bonnie in the musical , and recorded as a single with orchestra and chorus conducted by Donald Pippin . The single was released with a B-side featuring the star of the production , Lauren Bacall , making her musical theatre debut , performing `` Something Greater '' together with Len Cariou . The single 's popularity led to Franklin 's being invited to perform it on the 24th Tony Awards broadcast on television , where the show gained Best Musical , Bacall Best Leading Actress in a Musical , but Bonnie Franklin missed out on the best supporting actress to Melba Moore ."
},
{
"docid": "Key_Largo_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Key Largo is a 1948 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart , Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall . The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor . The movie was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell Anderson 's 1939 play of the same name , which played on Broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 . Key Largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors Bogart and Bacall , after To Have and Have Not ( 1944 ) , The Big Sleep ( 1946 ) , and Dark Passage ( 1947 ) . Claire Trevor won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer , the moll of Robinson 's character ."
},
{
"docid": "Griffin-Bacal_Advertising",
"title": "",
"text": "Griffin-Bacal Advertising was a global advertising agency founded in 1978 by Tom Griffin and Joe Bacal . One of their first clients was Hasbro , whom employed their services for coming up with advertising campaigns for several of their toy lines such as `` G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero '' and Transformers . At the company 's peak it was the 67th largest advertising company in the world . In 1994 , Griffin Bacal was bought by DDB Worldwide , but by 2000 Hasbro ceased employing their services . This resulted in Griffin-Bacal laying off two thirds of staff Following these events and the retirement of Tom Griffin and Joe Bacal , DDB 's parent company Omnicom decided to merge Griffin Bacal with Moss Dragoti in 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "Gone_Dark",
"title": "",
"text": "Gone Dark ( also known as The Limit ) is a 2003 Canadian-British crime drama mystery film directed and produced by Lewin Webb , written by Matt Holland and starring Lauren Bacall , Claire Forlani , Henry Czerny and Pete Postlethwaite ."
},
{
"docid": "25th_Tony_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 25th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 28 , 1971 , at the Palace Theatre in New York City . The ceremony was broadcast by ABC television . Hosts were Lauren Bacall , Angela Lansbury , Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn ."
},
{
"docid": "Tree_of_Hands",
"title": "",
"text": "Tree of Hands ( also known as Innocent Victim ) is a 1989 British psychological drama film directed by Giles Foster and starring Helen Shaver , Lauren Bacall , Malcolm Stoddard and Peter Firth . It is based on the novel The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin II is the eponymous second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969 . The album 's production was credited to the band 's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page , and it also served as Led Zeppelin 's first album to utilise the recording techniques of the engineer Eddie Kramer . Incorporating several elements of blues and folk music , Led Zeppelin II exhibited the band 's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound . It has been described as the band 's heaviest album . Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success , and was the band 's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US . In 1970 , the album 's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package . On 15 November 1999 , the album was certified 12 × Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales passing 12 million copies . Since its release , various writers and music critics have regularly cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums of all time ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_European_Tour_Autumn_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's Autumn 1969 European Tour was a concert tour of Europe by the English rock band , commencing on 3 October and concluding on 12 October 1969 . The tour consisted of four concerts held on the European mainland , but also included a single performance at the Lyceum Ballroom in London , England . This brief tour was organised to promote the imminent release of the band 's second album , Led Zeppelin II . The album was released in late October 1969 , just following the conclusion of this tour . For the concert in London , the English press announced that Led Zeppelin will receive `` the highest fee ever paid to a British group for a one-nighter in this country '' , although the actual fee was never publicly divulged . Support for this concert was provided by The Frosty Noses and Audience . The night in Paris on 10 October 1969 was released as Led Zeppelin ( Deluxe Edition ) on 3 June 2014 , with `` Good Times Bad Times/Communication Breakdown '' released on 15 April 2014 on iTunes only ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_Deluxe_Edition",
"title": "",
"text": "The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Girl_I_Love_She_Got_Long_Black_Wavy_Hair",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair '' ( also known as `` The Girl I Love '' ) is a song performed by English rock band Led Zeppelin . It was recorded by the BBC on 16 June 1969 for Chris Grant 's Tasty Pop Sundae show during the band 's UK Tour of Summer 1969 , being broadcast on 22 June 1969 . The song eventually found its way onto the live Led Zeppelin album BBC Sessions , released in 1997 . This is the only known performance of the song by the band , as no other audio document has been unearthed of it being performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts . The guitar riff played by Jimmy Page that drives this song is similar to that played by Page on the later Led Zeppelin track `` Moby Dick '' , released in October 1969 on the album Led Zeppelin II . The lyrics in the first verse are an adaptation of the 1929 blues recording `` The Girl I Love She Got Long Curley Hair '' by Sleepy John Estes . Snippets of the song appeared in the `` Whole Lotta Love '' medley until 1971 ."
},
{
"docid": "Whole_Lotta_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Whole Lotta Love '' is a song by English hard rock band Led Zeppelin . It is the opening track on the band 's second album , Led Zeppelin II , and was released in the United States , several countries in Europe , and Japan as a single ; as with other Led Zeppelin songs , no single was released in the United Kingdom . The US release became their first hit single , being certified Gold on 13 April 1970 , having sold one million copies . It reached number one in Germany , and number four in the Netherlands . Parts of the song were adapted from Willie Dixon 's `` You Need Love '' , recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962 ; originally uncredited to Dixon , a lawsuit in 1985 was settled with a payment to Dixon and credit on subsequent releases . In 2004 , the song was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , and in March 2005 , Q magazine placed `` Whole Lotta Love '' at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . It was placed 11 on a similar list by Rolling Stone . In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 . Already part of their live repertoire , `` Whole Lotta Love '' saw its first official release on the LP Led Zeppelin II on 22 October 1969 ( Atlantic LP # 8236 ) . In 2014 , listeners to BBC Radio 2 voted `` Whole Lotta Love '' as containing the greatest guitar riff of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_North_American_Tour_Spring_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's Spring 1969 North American Tour was the second concert tour of North America by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 18 April and concluded on 31 May 1969 . By this point in time , Led Zeppelin 's skyrocketing popularity was such that the group had reached top billing , sharing that honour for some of their gigs with established acts such as Julie Driscoll , Delaney & Bonnie and Three Dog Night . They were now receiving four times the money that they had previously commanded on their first tour of America just a few months earlier . Indeed , the band was also one of the first groups to be a single act without any opening group for some of their performances . However , for the band 's concert at Columbia , Maryland , on 25 May , manager Peter Grant agreed for Led Zeppelin to receive second billing in support of The Who . This was the only time that these two English bands ever performed on the same bill . During this tour the band took time out at various recording studios to record tracks for their forthcoming album , Led Zeppelin II . Many of the tracks were later mixed down by Eddie Kramer at A&R Studios , New York City . It was during this period that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page switched from using his Telecaster to his signature Gibson Les Paul , whilst also incorporating the use of Marshall amplifiers ."
},
{
"docid": "Living_Loving_Maid_(She's_Just_a_Woman)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Living Loving Maid ( She 's Just a Woman ) '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their album Led Zeppelin II , released in 1969 . It was also released as the b-side of the single `` Whole Lotta Love '' . The song is about a groupie who stalked the band early in their career . A misprint by Atlantic Records resulted in the original UK pressings of Led Zeppelin II being titled `` Livin ' Lovin ' Wreck ( She 's a Woman ) '' , with the `` Wreck '' corrected to `` Maid '' and the subtitle changed on the US and later releases . It is guitarist Jimmy Page 's least favourite Led Zeppelin song , and was thus never performed in concert . It was also one of the few Led Zeppelin songs on which Jones sang backing vocals . Conversely , singer Robert Plant took a liking to the song , and played it on his 1990 solo tour promoting his album Manic Nirvana . For the recording of this track , Page played on a Vox 12-string guitar . When played on the radio it was often played immediately after their song `` Heartbreaker '' ."
},
{
"docid": "BBC_Sessions_(Led_Zeppelin_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "BBC Sessions is a compilation album featuring studio sessions and a live concert recorded by English rock group Led Zeppelin for the BBC . It was released on 11 November 1997 , by Atlantic Records . This was the first release of new Led Zeppelin material in seven years . Disc one consists of material from four different 1969 BBC sessions . Disc two contains most of the 1 April 1971 concert from the Paris Theatre in London . Disc three was only included in a limited run of album releases and features rare interviews from 1969 , 1976/1977 , and 1990 . Countless bootlegs of these recordings circulated for years before the official release . This release was widely welcomed by Led Zeppelin fans as it was the first live release since The Song Remains the Same in 1976 . Others have criticized the decision to edit some of the songs and drop others that were recorded for the BBC . Most notable are one session from 1969 which included the unreleased song `` Sunshine Woman '' , and about seven minutes of the `` Whole Lotta Love '' medley from 1971 . The album was re-released in September 2016 as The Complete BBC Sessions with further BBC recordings , including the `` Sunshine Woman '' session ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_North_American_Tour_Summer_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's Summer 1969 North American Tour was the third concert tour of North America by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 5 July and concluded on 31 August 1969 . By this point in the band 's career , Led Zeppelin were earning $ 30,000 a night for each of the concerts they performed . According to music journalist Chris Welch : This concert tour is notable for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin . On 21 July Led Zeppelin were the headliners of the Schaefer Music Festival at New York City 's Wollman Rink , along with B.B. King . The band also appeared at the Atlanta International Pop Festival on 5 July , the Newport Jazz Festival on 6 July , the Laurel Pop Festival on 11 July , the Summer Pop Festival on 12 July , the Midwest Rock Festival on 25 July , the Seattle Pop Festival on 27 July , the Singer Bowl Music Festival on 30 August and the Texas International Pop Festival on 31 August . It was during this tour that the infamous shark episode is alleged to have taken place , when Led Zeppelin visited Seattle for their appearance at the Seattle Pop Festival . Also of note , at the conclusion of the tour , John Paul Jones declared himself the `` Anti-Scrooge '' and burned all the money he made from the tour in a spectacular bonfire ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_North_American_Tour_Autumn_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's Autumn 1969 North American Tour was the fourth concert tour of North America by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 17 October and concluded on 8 November 1969 . This tour is notable for the fact that Led Zeppelin were the first pop act to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City since the Rolling Stones in the mid-1960s , and also for their three performances at Bill Graham 's Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco ( the alternate venue offered to those bands which pulled crowds too large for the smaller Fillmore West venue ) . Another significant concert which took place during this tour took place at the Boston Garden on 25 October . For this gig , the band performed to an audience of 15,000 and grossed $ 45,000 . It was a precursor to the scale of concerts the band would perform on future tours , where they regularly filled large auditoriums and stadiums . The band 's manager , Peter Grant , later commented : The band released their hugely popular second album on 22 October 1969 , part-way though this tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_United_Kingdom_and_Scandinavian_Tour_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's 1969 tour of the United Kingdom and Scandinavia was a concert tour of the United Kingdom and Scandinavia by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 1 March and concluded on 17 April 1969 . During this tour , Led Zeppelin made a number of live television appearances , including one date in Denmark on 17 March , a session at BBC TV studios on March 21 and a session at Staines on March 25 , the last for the filming of the Supershow . Some of these early filmed sessions were later released on the Led Zeppelin DVD ( 2003 ) . They were part of manager Peter Grant 's early strategy to build public awareness of the group . However , his dissatisfaction with the medium ( particularly its inferior audio quality ) , would soon lead him to make the band unavailable for television again . Led Zeppelin 's debut album was belatedly released in the United Kingdom part-way through this tour , in late March 1969 ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_Remasters",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin Remasters is a three-LP ( or two-cassette or two-CD ) compilation album of digitally remastered material by English rock band Led Zeppelin . Containing songs from eight of the band 's nine studio albums , it was initially released in the UK and Japan by Atlantic Records on 15 October 1990 . The album is essentially a scaled-down version of the four-CD Led Zeppelin Boxed Set . This compilation set came about as a result of the initially rushed conversion of Led Zeppelin 's album to the compact disc format in the late 1980s . Led Zeppelin were among the first rock bands to be re-issued on CD , but such was the haste to capitalise on the new format that the new CDs were derived not from re-equalised master tapes , but from sound-generation tapes that had been equalised for the original vinyl platters . For this 1990 reissue , Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page himself supervised the mastering process , which was based on Led Zeppelin 's archive of master tapes ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_Boxed_Set",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on ."
},
{
"docid": "Thank_You_(Led_Zeppelin_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Thank You '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II , written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page ."
},
{
"docid": "Train_Does_Led_Zeppelin_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Song_Remains_the_Same_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_Definitive_Collection",
"title": "",
"text": "The Definitive Collection of Mini-LP Replica CDs boxed set is a twelve compact disc collection of albums by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records in conjunction with Rhino Entertainment on 4 November 2008 . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums digitally remastered and compressed , with the inclusion of previously unreleased tracks that had surfaced on the 1990 Boxed Set , on disc 12 , as well as the two disc remastered edition of the film soundtrack The Song Remains the Same , which also includes bonus tracks . The albums are placed in chronological order all with miniature replica sleeves of the original vinyl releases . Previous to this boxed set , these replica CDs were only available as individual releases from Japan . A Japanese deluxe boxed set was made available initially from 10 September 2008 , limited to 5,000 copies on SHM-CD format . The miniature replica sleeves have made all efforts possible to preserve the original artwork and functionality of the original vinyl releases . As such , the sleeves and CD labels only list what songs were originally released , omitting the bonus tracks from the packaging ."
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_III",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin III is the eponymous third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 5 October 1970 by Atlantic Records in the United States and on 23 October 1970 in the United Kingdom . Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur and recorded between May and August 1970 , the album represented a maturing of the band 's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds . This surprised many fans and critics , and upon its release the album received rather indifferent reviews . Although it is not one of the highest sellers in Led Zeppelin 's catalogue , Led Zeppelin III is now generally praised and acknowledged as representing an important milestone in their history . Although acoustic songs are featured on its predecessors , this album showed that Led Zeppelin were more than just a conventional rock band , and that they could branch out into wider musical territory ."
},
{
"docid": "Your_Time_Is_Gonna_Come",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Your Time Is Gon na Come '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin . Guitarist Jimmy Page played an out-of-tune Fender 10-string steel guitar on this track . Page stated that he learned how to play the steel guitar only during the sessions for the first album . Bassist John Paul Jones played an organ , using a pedal to create the bass . The lyrics concern an unfaithful girl who will pay the price for her deceitful ways . The only known performance of this song at Led Zeppelin concerts is a short snippet during a show at Tokyo on 24 September 1971 during the `` Whole Lotta Love '' medley , of which a bootleg recording exists . The name of the bootleg is Light and Shade . Jimmy Page performed `` Your Time Is Gon na Come '' on his tour with The Black Crowes in 1999 . A version of the song performed by Page and The Black Crowes is on the album Live at the Greek . Slash , the lead guitarist of Guns N ' Roses , has said that `` Your Time Is Gon na Come '' is his favourite Led Zeppelin song . Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked , `` It 's like the drums are playing a big rock song and the guitars are playing a gentle folk song . And it 's got one of the most upbeat choruses of any Zeppelin song , even though the words are so dark . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Led_Zeppelin_United_Kingdom_Tour_Summer_1969",
"title": "",
"text": "Led Zeppelin 's Summer 1969 United Kingdom Tour was a concert tour of the United Kingdom by the English rock band . The tour commenced on 8 June and concluded on 29 June 1969 . It included a single show in Paris , France , performed for French television . This was the band 's final ever television appearance , portions of which were later released on the Led Zeppelin DVD . The band 's tour was supported by Blodwyn Pig and The Liverpool Scene , and was promoted by the booking agency , Chrysalis . On this tour , three of Led Zeppelin 's performances were recorded and later broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation . The performance on 16 June was broadcast on Chris Grant 's `` Tasty Pop Sundae '' , the recording on 24 June was broadcast on John Peel 's `` Top Gear '' , and the 27 June show was broadcast on the `` Radio One In Concert '' series . Selected songs from all of these recordings were subsequently made available on the 1997 album BBC Sessions ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lemon_Song",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Lemon Song '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , featured on their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II . It was recorded in Los Angeles when the band were on their second concert tour of North America ."
},
{
"docid": "Ramble_On",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ramble On '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II . It was co-written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant , and was recorded in 1969 at Juggy Sound Studio , New York , during the band 's second concert tour of North America . In 2010 , the song was ranked # 440 on list of Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "What_Is_and_What_Should_Never_Be",
"title": "",
"text": "`` What Is and What Should Never Be '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin on their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II . It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant . This song is the album 's second track ."
},
{
"docid": "Tarantura",
"title": "",
"text": "Tarantura is a record label based in Canada but due to legal reasons they say they are from Japan which releases bootleg recordings . Since 1993 it has been specialising in Led Zeppelin and Page and Plant releases . Tarantura is known for its release of high quality recordings and elaborate packaging which , according to Led Zeppelin archivists Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett , often employs a `` finesse and style unmatched even by official standards . '' For example , in 1994 the label released Monsters of Rock , an elaborate 3-CD set containing the soundboard recordings from Seattle and Detroit from Led Zeppelin 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . This release contained concertina-style fold-out packaging , with each disc in individual heavy stock and card sleeves . The front of the pack was designed in the style of a 1950s B-movie poster of a giant spider , `` Tarantura ! '' Initial copies even included a jigsaw puzzle of the cover art . However , the main criticism levelled at Tarantura is that the prices charged are outside the reach of many collectors . Each title is extremely limited ( usually only 300-500 sets ) , sometimes individually numbered , and sold through one outlet in Japan with no mail order . They are therefore difficult to obtain overseas and command extremely high prices when they do appear for sale . By way of example , the estimated value of Monsters of Rock currently stands at over ₤ 400 . The Tarantura label can claim responsibility for some notable Led Zeppelin releases , including the 19-CD box set A Week For Badgeholders which captures the six shows performed by the band at the Los Angeles Forum during its 1977 concert tour of the United States . It has also released sets from the band 's two performances at Knebworth in 1979 , their entire 1972 Japanese tour , and every show from their 1980 tour of Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "Moby_Dick_(instrumental)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Moby Dick '' is an instrumental tune and drum solo by English rock band Led Zeppelin , featured on their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II . Named after the whale in the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville , it was also known by the alternate titles `` Pat 's Delight '' ( early 1968 -- 1969 version with completely different guitar riff ) and `` Over the Top '' ( with `` Out on the Tiles '' intro section and original closing reprise ) during various points of the band 's career ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Mountain_Side",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Black Mountain Side '' is an instrumental by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , featured on the band 's 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin . It was recorded at Olympic Studios , London in October 1968 ."
},
{
"docid": "How_the_West_Was_Won_(Led_Zeppelin_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "How the West Was Won is a triple live album by the English rock group Led Zeppelin , released by Atlantic Records on compact disc on 27 May 2003 , and DVD-Audio on 7 October 2003 . These original performances are from the band 's 1972 concert tour of the United States , recorded at the L.A. Forum on 25 June 1972 and Long Beach Arena on 27 June 1972 . Guitarist Jimmy Page considers Led Zeppelin at this point to have been at their artistic peak , as is mentioned in the album 's liner notes . In an interview he gave to The Times newspaper in 2010 , when asked which performances from Led Zeppelin 's career stand out to him now , he made reference to these gigs : For many years , live recordings of these two shows only circulated in the form of bootlegs , and even then only certain audience recordings were available to fans and collectors ( for example , Burn Like a Candle ) . Though several soundboard recordings of Led Zeppelin concerts were circulated amongst fans after having been stolen from Page 's personal archive some time in the mid − 1980s , no soundboards of the 1972 Long Beach or LA Forum shows were taken , meaning the release of How the West Was Won was the first chance fans had of hearing the soundboard versions of these concerts . The songs from the two shows underwent some extensive editing and audio engineering by Page at Sarm West Studios in London before being released on the album . Some songs which were played at the concerts , such as `` Communication Breakdown '' , `` Tangerine '' , `` Thank You '' and a rare version of `` Louie Louie '' from the 25 June show , were left off the album ."
},
{
"docid": "Profiled",
"title": "",
"text": "Profiled is an interview album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released by Atlantic Records on 21 September 1990 . Profiled was a promo-only interview album made to accompany the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set . In 1992 , it was commercially released as part of the special edition Led Zeppelin Remasters boxed set ."
},
{
"docid": "Heartbreaker_(Led_Zeppelin_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Heartbreaker '' is a song from English rock band Led Zeppelin 's 1969 album , Led Zeppelin II . It was credited to all four members of the band , having been recorded at A&R Studios , New York City , during the band 's second concert tour of North America , and was engineered by Eddie Kramer . `` Heartbreaker '' opens the second side of the album and features a guitar riff by Jimmy Page . It also includes a spontaneous unaccompanied solo , using a pull-off technique . It was voted as the 16th-greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitar World magazine . `` Heartbreaker '' was ranked number 328 in 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine , in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ."
}
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{
"docid": "Brian_Helgeland",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Thomas Helgeland ( born January 17 , 1961 ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director . He is most known for writing the screenplays for L.A. Confidential ( for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ) , Mystic River , and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 : The Dream Master . Helgeland also wrote and directed 42 ( 2013 ) , a biopic of Jackie Robinson , and Legend ( 2015 ) , about the rise and fall of the Kray twins ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "18th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 18th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 22 , 1998 , at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1997 . This year , the film with the most nominations was Batman & Robin with 11 , followed by Speed 2 : Cruise Control with 8 nominations , Anaconda with 6 nominations , The Postman with 5 nominations ( winning all of the awards it was nominated for ) , and Fire Down Below with 4 nominations . The film that won the most awards was The Postman , winning in all five categories the movie was nominated for . The list of nominees follows , with recipients denoted in bold . The Postman screenwriter Brian Helgeland also won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for L.A. Confidential in 1998 . Only Helgeland , composer Alan Menken and actress Sandra Bullock won Razzies and Oscars at the same year ."
},
{
"docid": "Helgeland_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Helgeland is a Norwegian surname . Notable people with the surname include : Asbjørn Helgeland ( born 1966 ) , Norwegian footballer and manager Brian Helgeland ( born 1961 ) , American screenwriter , film producer and director Sjur Helgeland ( 1858 -- 1924 ) , Norwegian musician and composer Category : Norwegian-language surnames"
},
{
"docid": "Curtis_Hanson",
"title": "",
"text": "Curtis Lee Hanson ( March 24 , 1945 -- September 20 , 2016 ) was an American film director , producer , and screenwriter . His directing work included the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle ( 1992 ) , the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , the comedy Wonder Boys ( 2000 ) , the hip hop drama 8 Mile ( 2002 ) , and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes ( 2005 ) . Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998 , for co-writing L.A. Confidential with Brian Helgeland ."
},
{
"docid": "Mystic_River_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mystic River is a 2003 American mystery drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood . It stars Sean Penn , Tim Robbins , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , Marcia Gay Harden , and Laura Linney . The screenplay by Brian Helgeland was based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane . The film was produced by Robert Lorenz , Judie G. Hoyt and Eastwood . It is the first film on which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score . The film opened to widespread critical acclaim . It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Supporting Actress , and Best Supporting Actor . Sean Penn won Best Actor and Tim Robbins won Best Supporting Actor , making Mystic River the first film to win both awards since Ben-Hur in 1959 ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassins_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Assassins is a 1995 American action thriller film directed and produced by Richard Donner , written by Andy and Larry Wachowski and Brian Helgeland . The film stars Sylvester Stallone , Antonio Banderas and Julianne Moore . The Wachowskis stated that their script was `` totally rewritten '' by Helgeland , and that they tried to remove their names from the film but failed ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Order_(2003_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Order , also known as The Sin Eater , is a 2003 mystery horror film written and directed by Brian Helgeland , starring Heath Ledger , Benno Fürmann , Mark Addy , and Shannyn Sossamon . Helgeland directed Ledger , Addy and Sossamon in the 2001 film A Knight 's Tale . The film revolves around the investigation of the suspicious death of an excommunicated priest and the discovery of a Sin Eater headquartered in Rome ."
},
{
"docid": "Payback_(1999_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut , and starring Mel Gibson , Gregg Henry , Maria Bello and David Paymer . It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark , which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank , directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin . In 2006 Helgeland issued a director 's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio ."
},
{
"docid": "Legend_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Legend is a 2015 French-British crime thriller film written and directed by Brian Helgeland . It is adapted from John Pearson 's book The Profession of Violence : The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins , which deals with the rise and fall of the Kray twins ; the relationship that bound them together , and charts their gruesome career to their downfall and imprisonment for life in 1969 . This is Helgeland 's fifth feature film . Tom Hardy , Emily Browning , David Thewlis , and Christopher Eccleston star with Chazz Palminteri , Paul Bettany , Colin Morgan , Tara Fitzgerald , and Taron Egerton as well as singer Duffy featured in supporting roles ."
},
{
"docid": "L.A._Confidential_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed , produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson . The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is loosely based on James Ellroy 's 1990 novel of the same name , the third book in his L.A. Quartet series . Like the book , the film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953 , and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity . The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential , portrayed in the film as Hush-Hush . At the time , Australian actor Guy Pearce and New Zealand actor Russell Crowe were relatively unknown in North America , and one of the film 's backers , Peter Dennett , was worried about the lack of established stars in the lead roles . However , he supported Hanson 's casting decisions and this gave the director the confidence to approach Kevin Spacey , Kim Basinger , and Danny DeVito . The film grossed $ 126 million worldwide and was critically acclaimed , holding a 99 % rating at Rotten Tomatoes and an aggregated score of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic . It was nominated for nine Academy Awards , winning two : Basinger for Best Supporting Actress and Hanson and Helgeland for Best Adapted Screenplay ; it lost every other category to Titanic . In 2015 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Helgeland_Kammerkor",
"title": "",
"text": "Helgeland Kammerkor is a mixed choir from the region of Helgeland in Northern Norway . The choir was founded in Sandnessjøen i 1992 , and currently has around 30 members . The members of Helgeland Kammerkor meet once a month for rehearsals , and give concerts 4-5 times a year . The choir has a broad repertoire that includes church music , madrigals , Nordic folk music and large concert works such as Carmina Burana by Carl Orff . Since 2009 the choir has been conducted by Christopher Eva . Helgeland Kammerkor have recorded two CDs : Folketoner fra Helgeland ( Folk music from Helgeland ) in 2005 , and Mennesket og skaperverket ( Man and Creation ) in 2012 . In the autumn of 2012 Helgeland Kammerkor celebrated their 20th anniversary with concerts on the Hurtigruten ( Norwegian coastal ship ) and in Lurøy Church . In March 2013 Helgeland Kammerkor were artist of the week on the Norwegian radio station NRK Nordland , with music from the CD Mennesket og skaperverket . In 2016 Helgeland Kammerkor were featured in the Norwegian classical music magazine Klassisk Musikkmagasin ."
},
{
"docid": "30th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 30th Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were held on March 6 , 2010 in Hollywood to honor the worst films of 2009 . The nominations were announced on February 1 . Per Razzies tradition , both the nominee announcements and ceremony preceded the corresponding Academy Awards functions by one day . Additional awards for Worst Picture , Actor , and Actress of the Decade dishonored the worst achievements in film from 2000 to 2009 . After the hosts presented Sandra Bullock as the Worst Actress , one of the presenters parodied Kanye West 's controversial protest against Taylor Swift . Then , Bullock appeared to accept her Worst Actress and Worst Couple awards for All About Steve , and even handed out DVD copies of the film to the audience , saying the Razzie voters cast ballots for her just to see if she would appear at the ceremony , in comparison to her Academy Award for Best Actress . Bullock was later asked to return her statue , as she was inadvertently given the original , 30-year-old Razzie Statue , as opposed to the replicas handed out to winners . She went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Blind Side the following night , making her the first actress to win both a Razzie and an Academy Award in the same year , and third person overall , after composer Alan Menken and screenwriter Brian Helgeland . Also appearing in person to accept an award was screenwriter J.D. Shapiro , who co-wrote Battlefield Earth , chosen as Worst Picture of the Decade ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_R._James",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian R. James ( born 1974 ) is an award winning game designer and patent holding software engineer . As a writer , Brian is best known for his online and print works for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast . In game design circles , Brian is highly regarded for his deep knowledge of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and its extensive history . In 2012 Brian won a Silver ENnie Award for Monster Vault : Threats to the Nentir Vale and he has been nominated for other ENnie Awards and Origins Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Christine_Blundell",
"title": "",
"text": "Christine Blundell ( born October , 1961 ) is a British make-up artist who won an Academy Award in the category of Best Makeup during the 72nd Academy Awards . She won for the film Topsy-Turvy . Her win was shared with Trefor Proud . She has over 50 credits since her start in 1990 as well as a world renowned make-up academy based in Camden , the Christine Blundell Make-Up Academy ( CBMA ) . Christine opened her Makeup Academy to its first course in the Spring of 2007 , with her business partner Petar Agbaba . She decided to open the Academy as she felt graduates coming out of the other private makeup schools were not sufficiently trained in certain skills . At Christine Blundell Makeup Academy , www.cbmacademy.com , students are taught all the necessary skills to become excellent makeup Trainees . With Christine 's extensive relationships within the film , TV and theatre world , all the tutors are industry led . Christine earned Academy and BAFTA Awards for her work on Mike Leigh 's Topsy Turvy and BAFTA nominations for Mr Turner , Vera Drake and Mark Forster 's Finding Neverland . Her first feature with Mike Leigh was Life is Sweet , which marked the beginning of a long and successful working relationship that has spanned more than 20 years and produced numerous features including Secrets and Lies , Happy-Go-Lucky and Another Year . Among Christine 's other credits are Brian Helgeland 's Legend , Matthew Vaughn 's Kingsman : The Secret Service , Bill Condon 's The Fifth Estate , Richard Curtis 's About Time and Fernando Meirelles 's The Constant Gardener . More recently , Christine has worked on Knights of the Round Table : King Arthur , marking her third collaboration with director Guy Ritchie following Sherlock Holmes , and Wonder Woman with director Patty Jenkins , due for release this summer . At the start of 2017 , Christine was working on Paul King 's Paddington 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "976-EVIL",
"title": "",
"text": "976-EVIL is a 1988 horror film directed by Robert Englund , and co-written by Brian Helgeland . The film 's title refers to the 976 telephone exchange , a now mostly defunct premium-rate telephone number system that was popular in the late 1980s , but has since been superseded by area code 900 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nordlandsbuss",
"title": "",
"text": "Nordlandsbuss AS , trading as SB Nordlandsbuss , is a Norwegian bus company that operates in Nordland . The company was created in 2002 when Nettbuss Helgeland merged with the bus division of Saltens Bilruter . The company is owned 34 % by Nettbuss and 66 % by Saltens Bilruter AS . The company operates bus routes in Northern Helgeland and in Salten on contract with the Nordland County Council . In 2006 , Nordlandsbuss won the first public service obligation contract for bus transport in Nordland , around Sandnessjøen . In 2008 , it won a tender contract with Nordland County Municipality for the first tender operations in Bodø and Steigen . The company has headquarters in Bodø and offices in Mo i Rana , Mosjøen and Sandnessjøen . SB Nordlandsbuss has 200 buses and 330 employees ."
},
{
"docid": "38th_GMA_Dove_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25 , 2007 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2006 . The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville , Tennessee , and was hosted by Brian Littrell , Natalie Grant , and Donnie McClurkin . This was the first year in which the awards were called the `` GMA Dove Awards '' since the 2006 edition was called the `` GMA Music Awards '' . Nominations were announced earlier on February 20 , 2007 by Juanita Bynum , Brian Littrell and Thor Ramsey at the Hilton Nashville Downtown in Music City , Tennessee . Following the success from the previous year , Chris Tomlin won six awards , including Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year . Aaron Shust won three awards , including New Artist of the Year . Casting Crowns , Jars of Clay , KJ-52 , Gaither Vocal Band , and The Lewis Family each won two awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Conspiracy_Theory_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed by Richard Donner . The original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver ( Mel Gibson ) who believes many world events are triggered by government conspiracies , and the Justice Department attorney ( Julia Roberts ) who becomes involved in his life . The movie was a financial success , but critical reviews were mixed ."
},
{
"docid": "Alstahaug_Church",
"title": "",
"text": "Alstahaug Church ( Alstahaug kirke ) is a parish church in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county , Norway . It is one of seven surviving medieval era churches in northern Norway . The church is associated with Petter Dass who was appointed vicar in 1689 . The church is located in the village of Alstahaug on the southern end of the island of Alsta . The church is part of the Alstahaug parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The stone church was built in the 12th century and it seats about 270 people . Helgeland Kammerkor , a mixed choir from the district of Helgeland , used Alstahaug Church as the venue for a recording of folk music from Helgeland ( Folketoner fra Helgeland , 2005 ) . The album contains 27 folk tunes from Helgeland , recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from the area ."
},
{
"docid": "Helgeland_Township,_Polk_County,_Minnesota",
"title": "",
"text": "Helgeland Township is a township in Polk County , Minnesota , United States . It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 52 at the 2000 census . Helgeland Township was named after Helgeland , in Norway ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Kilrea_Coach_of_the_Year_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award is given out annually to the coach of the year in the Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) . Originally called the CHL Coach of the Year Award , the trophy was renamed in 2003 to honour Brian Kilrea when he won his 1,000 th game as the coach of the Ottawa 67 's . Kilrea has won more games than any other coach in Canadian junior hockey history , two Memorial Cup championships and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 . He was named the OHL 's top coach five times in his 32-year coaching career , and won the CHL Coach of the Year Award once , in 1996 -- 97 . The winner is named from one of the recipients of the Coach of the Year Award in the CHL 's three constituent leagues : the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) and Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . Bob Boughner is the current holder of the award , having been named the CHL 's coach of the year each of the past two seasons . He coached the Windsor Spitfires to a 72-point improvement over two seasons and their first OHL championship in over 20 years . Boughner and Bob Lowes are the only two coaches to capture the award twice ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_MacDevitt",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian MacDevitt is a lighting designer for theatrical productions . He has worked extensively on Broadway and Off Broadway , as well as touring , Regional theatre , and Industrial productions . A Long Island , New York , native , Brian graduated from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Lighting Design from the Department of Design/Technology of the Division of Theatre Arts & Film . After graduation Brian spent a decade honing his craft with Off Broadway and other productions , and also developed a reputation as a teacher of design . He began teaching at Purchase as a visiting professor in 1986 . He continued to balance his teaching career while breaking into Broadway in 1994 with What 's Wrong With This Picture ? Brian started to achieve notice with the Terrence McNally play Love ! Valour ! Compassion ! in 1995 . His success continued through the 1990s , and eventually culminated with a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in 2002 for the revival of Into the Woods . He won again in 2005 for The Pillowman , in 2007 for The Coast of Utopia , sharing the award with Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz ( The three also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Utopia . ) Brian won the Tony in 2009 for his lighting of the play `` Joe Turner 's Come and Gone '' and again in 2011 , for the musical `` Book of Mormon '' . In fall of 2009 season , Brian is designed the revival of Neil Simon 's Brighton Beach Memoirs , Broadway Bound and David Mamet 's new play Race . In the 2010 season he designed A Behanding in Spokane , Fences , Armida at The Metropolitan Opera , and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown . In 2011 he has designed The Book of Mormon , Le Compte Ory at The Metropolitan Opera and The House of Blue Leaves . He is proud to have four former students designing on Broadway this season , Kenneth Posner , Jeff Croiter , Jason Lyons , and Jennifer Schriever . Brian is currently an Associate Professor of lighting design at the University of Maryland , College Park , starting in the fall of 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Moonshine_(Brian_Cadd_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Moonshine is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Brian Cadd . It was released in Australia in August 1974 by Bootleg Records and internationally on Chelsea Records . Parabrahm peaked at number 11 in the Australian Kent Music Report album charts . At the Federation of Australia Commercial Broadcasters awards of 1974 , the album won ` best male vocal album ' . This is the third time in three years he won this awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Niemeier",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Niemeier is an American writer of science fiction horror . In 2016 , he was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_David_Price",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Price is an American screenwriter and screenwriting teacher as well as an independent film and commercial director . He sold his first screenplay , `` The Many Lives of Bobby Ivers '' to Universal Pictures ( Hal Lieberman , producer ) while still a student at UCLA . His film `` Bottomfeeders '' won the Audience Award and Frank Capra Award at the DC Independent Film Festival , the Indie Spirit Award at the Planet Indie Film Festival in Toronto , and was a featured selection at the Philadelphia , Palm Beach , and Sarasota Film Festivals . His screenplay `` Whale Farts '' won the 10th annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition . Brian received his BA from Yale University in 1988 and his MFA in Screenwriting from the UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television in 1998 . He currently teaches screenwriting in the Master 's Program and Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA , as well as the BFA and MFA programs at the Brooks Institute in Ventura ."
},
{
"docid": "Helgeland",
"title": "",
"text": "Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway . Generally speaking , Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle . It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier , which form a natural border with the Salten district . In the south , Helgeland borders Nord-Trøndelag county . The district covers an area of about 18832 km2 , with nearly 79,000 inhabitants . There are four towns in the district : from south to north these are Brønnøysund , Mosjøen , Sandnessjøen , and Mo i Rana ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Hodge",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Hodge is a prolific writer in a number of genres and subgenres , as well as an avid connoisseur of music . He currently lives in Boulder , Colorado , where he is working on his latest novel . Brian Hodge 's novels are often dark in nature , containing themes such as self-sacrifice . He often explores unique belief systems in his stories . He has been nominated for numerous awards , and won the International Horror Guild Award for best short fiction ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Soko",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Soko ( born 1991 ) is a Grammy award winning Zimbabwean songwriter and record producer who is based in the United States of America ( USA ) . He won three awards at the 2014 edition of the Broadcast Music Inc ( BMI ) R&B / Hip-Hop Awards for composing Beyonce 's song Drunk in love in 2014 and a Grammy for his production efforts in the same project ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Hill_(swimmer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian David Hill ( born 29 December 1982 ) is a S13 Canadian para-swimmer who has competed in the 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2007 Parapan American Games . He had won five gold medals , three silver medals and 3 bronze medals in his international career . Hill started swimming as a child and competitive swimming at the age of nine . He has won the Blind Sports Award and also the Athlete of the Year Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Leung_(author)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Leung is an American fiction writer , whose short story collection World Famous Love Acts won the 2005 Asian American Literary Award for fiction and the Mary McCarthy Award in Short Fiction . He has also written two novels ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Flemming",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Flemming is an American film director , playwright and activist . His films include Hang Your Dog in the Wind , Nothing So Strange , and The God Who Was n't There . His musicals include Bat Boy : The Musical , which won the LA Weekly Theater Award , Lucille Lortel Award , and Outer Critics Circle Award . He advocates for the Free culture movement and is an outspoken atheist ."
}
] |
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De Profundis was written during an imprisonment.
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[
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_(letter)",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis ( Latin : `` from the depths '' ) is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol , to `` Bosie '' ( Lord Alfred Douglas ) . In its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde 's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency . He indicts both Lord Alfred 's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes . In the second half , Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ , whom he characterises as a romantic , individualist artist . The letter began `` Dear Bosie '' and ended `` Your Affectionate Friend '' . Wilde wrote the letter between January and March 1897 , close to the end of his imprisonment . Contact had lapsed between Douglas and Wilde and the latter had suffered from his close supervision , physical labour and emotional isolation . Nelson , the new prison governor , thought that writing might be more cathartic than prison labour . He was not allowed to send the long letter which he was allowed to write `` for medicinal purposes '' ; each page was taken away when completed , and only at the end could he read it over and make revisions . Nelson gave the long letter to him on his release on 18 May 1897 . Wilde entrusted the manuscript to the journalist Robert Ross ( another former lover , loyal friend and rival to `` Bosie '' ) . Ross published the letter in 1905 , five years after Wilde 's death , giving it the title `` De Profundis '' from Psalm 130 . It was an incomplete version , excised of its autobiographical elements and references to the Queensberry family ; various editions gave more text until in 1962 the complete and correct version appeared in a volume of Wilde 's letters ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "De_Profundis",
"title": "",
"text": "De profundis refers to Psalm 130 ( 129 in the Vulgate ) , traditionally known as the De profundis ( `` Out of the depths '' ) from its opening words in Latin . It may also refer to : De profundis ( Pärt ) , a composition by Arvo Pärt for men 's voices , percussion ( ad lib . ) and organ , 1980 De Profundis ( ballet ) , a ballet by J. Lang ( 2007 ) to Arvo Pärt 's composition De Profundis ( letter ) , an 1897 work written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment , in the form of a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas De Profundis ( role-playing game ) , a tabletop role-playing game De Profundis ( Vader album ) , 1995 De Profundis ( After Crying album ) , 1996 De Profundis ( PMM album ) , 2005 De Profundis ( film ) , an animated film by Miguelanxo Prado De Profundis , a 1990 Italian film directed by Luigi Cozzi , whose title was later changed to The Black Cat De Profundis ( record label ) , a record label De Profundis ( Pizzetti ) , a musical work by Ildebrando Pizzetti De Profundis , a composition for male voice choir by Leevi Madetoja , 1925 De Profundis , a piano sonata by Boris Arapov De Profundis , a composition by Frederic Rzewski for solo piano `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Christina Rossetti `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Gyula Juhász `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Dámaso Alonso `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav `` De profundis clamavi '' , a poem by Charles Baudelaire `` De Profundis '' , a song by Dead Can Dance `` De Profundis '' , a poem by Federico García Lorca , set to music in the first movement of Symphony No. 14 ( Shostakovich ) `` De Profundis '' , a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle written in 1892 `` De Profundis '' , a song from The Wild Hunt ( Watain album ) ( 2013 ) De Profundis Stone , a recumbent stone in County Westmeath , Ireland at which funeral processions halted to recite the psalm `` De Profundis '' , an album by the Cracow Klezmer Band"
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_(Vader_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis is the second album by the Polish death metal band Vader . The album was originally released in Poland by Croon Records and in the US by Pavement Music , but with no lyrics and a normal inner CD layout . It was re-released with a bonus track by Metal Mind Productions in 2003 with a Depeche Mode cover of the song `` I Feel You '' . It was also re-released for Japan in 1997 by Avalon Records/Marquee Records with two bonus tracks . De Profundis was recorded in May 1995 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia , Poland , and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek and Adam Toczko . The album was mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski . A live music video was shot for the song `` Incarnation '' during the Marlboro Sopot Rock Festival in Poland . The album sold approximately 17,000 units in two weeks in Poland ."
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_Clamavi_Ad_Te_Domine",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine ( Latin for `` From the Depths , I Have Cried Out to You , O Lord '' ) is the first live album by black metal band Dark Funeral . It was recorded during the South American tour in September 2003 , and was released by Regain Records on April 19 , 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_Stone",
"title": "",
"text": "The De Profundis Stone is a recumbent stone located in the townland of Kilbride , County Westmeath , Ireland , near the town of Mullingar . The stone was possibly used to mark an ancient graveyard , as was sometimes customary in Ireland . The monument takes its name from a local tradition of stopping a funerary procession at the stone , and reciting the `` De Profundis '' ( a colloquial name for Psalm 130 of the Old Testament ) . The Kilbride stone is the only known remaining example in Ireland at which this `` De Profundis '' tradition was performed . The stone is made from limestone , and was shaped into a `` coffin-like '' shape with a crude cross carved into the top . The stone is approximately 0.94 m in length and may have originally stood on a much larger pedestal . Today the stone has an information board alongside it ."
},
{
"docid": "Suspiria_de_Profundis",
"title": "",
"text": "Suspiria de profundis ( a Latin phrase meaning `` sighs from the depths '' ) is one of the best-known and most distinctive literary works of the English essayist Thomas De Quincey ."
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_(After_Crying_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis '' is the fourth album from the Hungarian music group After Crying , released in 1996 ."
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_(PMM_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis is Professional Murder Music 's third album , released in 2005 . It includes no new material from the band , but instead acoustic versions of previous songs as well as a few song covers ."
},
{
"docid": "De_Profundis_(role-playing_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "De Profundis is a role-playing game by Polish designer Michal Oracz . Players create the game 's narrative by writing each other letters in the style of horror author H. P. Lovecraft . The game has practically no game mechanics . Rather , it emphasizes character and atmosphere , and attempts to blur the line between play and real life . There is also an option for solo play ."
},
{
"docid": "De_profundis_(Pärt)",
"title": "",
"text": "De profundis ( Out of the deep ) is a choral composition by Arvo Pärt . He wrote the work in 1980 , a setting of Psalm 130 in Latin for a four-part men 's choir , percussion ( ad . lib . ) and organ . It was first performed at the Martinskirche , Kassel on 25 April 1981 , conducted by Klaus Martin Ziegler . Pärt dedicated the work of around 7 minutes to Gottfried von Einem . It was published by Universal Edition . Pärt arranged it for chamber orchestra in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Letters_of_Oscar_Wilde",
"title": "",
"text": "The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde is a book that contains over a thousand pages of letters written by Oscar Wilde . Wilde 's letters were first published as The Letters of Oscar Wilde in 1962 , edited by Rupert Hart-Davis and published by his publishing firm . Merlin Holland revised the book and included new discoveries in a new edition : The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland & Rupert Hart-Davis . It was published in 2000 by Henry Holt and Company LLC , New York ( ISBN 0-8050-5915-6 ) and Fourth Estate , London ( ISBN 978-1-85702-781-5 ) . Merlin Holland , Oscar Wilde 's grandson , provides an introduction to the work which describes the purpose of publishing Oscar Wilde 's letters . The book contains a timeline of Oscar Wilde 's life , includes some of his drawings and his famous letter to his lover , Lord Alfred Douglas , known as De Profundis . Expurgated editions of De Profundis had been published by Wilde 's literary executor Robbie Ross from 1905 , but the 1962 edition published by Rupert Hart-Davis was the first full and correct version , made from the original manuscript in the British Museum ."
},
{
"docid": "Suspiria_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film . Suspiria may also refer to : Suspiria ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the 1977 film Suspiria ( 2017 film ) Suspiria ( Miranda Sex Garden album ) , a 1993 album by Miranda Sex Garden Suspiria ( Darkwell album ) , a 2000 album by Darkwell Suspiria ( band ) , an English Gothic band from Bristol Susperia , a Norwegian blackened thrash metal band Suspiria de Profundis , a prose poem by English essayist Thomas De Quincey Suspiria , devotional literature popular in Europe during the fourteenth century Suspiria , a character in Star Trek : Voyager ; the female Caretaker , who appears in the episode Cold Fire ."
},
{
"docid": "Children_of_the_Sun_(play)",
"title": "",
"text": "Children of the Sun ( Дети солнца , Deti solntsa/Deti solnca ) is a 1905 play by Maxim Gorky , written while he was briefly imprisoned in Saint Petersburg 's Peter and Paul Fortress during the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905 . Gorky appears to have written the play chiefly during the last eight days of his imprisonment , before his February 2 , 1905 release , in response to the international protests over the imprisonment of such a prominent writer . It was nominally set during an 1862 cholera epidemic , but was universally understood to relate to contemporary events ."
},
{
"docid": "Psalm_130",
"title": "",
"text": "Psalm 130 ( Septuagint numbering : Psalm 129 ) , traditionally `` De profundis '' from its Latin incipit , is one of the Penitential psalms ."
},
{
"docid": "Youssef_Fadel",
"title": "",
"text": "Youssef Fadel ( born 1949 ) is a Moroccan novelist and playwright . He was born in Casablanca . He was imprisoned by the government in the infamous Moulay al-Sheriff prison during the 1970s . He has written several plays and novels . His debut play The Barber in the Poor District was turned into a film by Mohamed Reggab . He has written nine novels , including Hashish ( winner of the Grand Atlas Prize ) and A Rare Blue Bird that Flies with Me ( shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize ) . Jorge Aguadé studied the diglossic language used in his works `` Des romans diglossiques : le cas de Youssef Fadel '' ( Cadiz University , Cadiz , Spain ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Astyris_profundi",
"title": "",
"text": "Astyris profundi is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae , the dove snails ."
},
{
"docid": "Profundisepta_profundi",
"title": "",
"text": "Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae , the keyhole limpets ."
},
{
"docid": "Bathytoma_profundis",
"title": "",
"text": "Bathytoma profundis is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae , the cone snails and their allies ."
},
{
"docid": "Methanolobus_profundi",
"title": "",
"text": "Methanolobus profundi is a mesophilic , methylotrophic methanogen archaeon . The type strain is MobMT ( = DSM 21213T = NBRC 104158T ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Los_Angeles_Science_Fantasy_Society",
"title": "",
"text": "The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society , Inc. , or LASFS , is a science fiction society that meets in the Los Angelesarea . The current meeting place can be found on the -LSB- LASFS website | www.lasfs.org -RSB- . LASFS is the oldest continuously operating science fiction club in the world , helped considerably in that record by being one of the few to own a clubhouse . The organization continues to hold regular weekly meetings on Thursdays . The club maintains a private lending library of books , videos , and other genre-related materials , for use by members . Members of the club have run the World Science Fiction Convention several times , initiated the regional science-fiction convention Westercon , and hosts a yearly science fiction convention called Loscon . It maintains a web site and discussion forum , publishes ( at irregular intervals ) an amateur magazine called Shangri L'Affaires , and hosts the collations of a weekly amateur press association , APA-L . The LASFS monthly newsletter , De Profundis , is named for the club motto , De Profundis ad Astra ( `` From the Depths to the Stars '' ) . DeProf is available ( in PDF format ) for reading at the LASFS web site , and can be obtained by writing its editor/publisher , Marty Cantor ."
},
{
"docid": "Microbacterium_profundi",
"title": "",
"text": "Microbacterium profundi is a Gram-positive , neutrophilic , aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of Microbacterium which has been isolated from deep-sea sediments from the Pacific Ocean ."
},
{
"docid": "Sothis_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sothis is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader . It was released in 1994 by Baron Records . Tracks 2 and 4 appear on their next release , De Profundis , and track 7 appears on Vader 's tribute album Future of the Past ."
},
{
"docid": "Folkfuck_Folie",
"title": "",
"text": "Folkfuck folie is the second album by French black metal band Peste Noire . A limited vinyl version co-produced by Northern Heritage and De profundis éditions was released in April 2010 . It includes a long 2007 interview answered by Famine ."
},
{
"docid": "Plan_of_San_Luis_Potosí",
"title": "",
"text": "thumb | right | 230px | Francisco I. Madero , future President of Mexico The Plan of San Luis de Potosí ( Plan de San Luis , in Spanish ) was a political document written by Francisco Madero which was published in 1910 . This document was triggered when Diaz stole the presidential election from Madero by getting him arrested and imprisoned . Madero escaped his imprisonment and stayed in San Antonio , Texas . The plan was published in San Luis Potosí , Mexico in 1910 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bosie",
"title": "",
"text": "Bosie may mean : Scottish slang for a hug . an alternate name for New London Hall , Connecticut College 's new science center . a googly , a type of delivery in the game of cricket . a nickname for Lord Alfred Douglas , the lover of Oscar Wilde , addressed as such in Wilde 's letter from prison , De Profundis . a nickname for the Bösendorfer piano ."
},
{
"docid": "Luis_de_Rosas",
"title": "",
"text": "Luis de Rosas ( died January 25 , 1642 ) was a soldier who served as the ninth Governor of New Mexico from 1637 until 1641 , when he was then imprisoned and assassinated . During his administration , de Rosas clashed with the Franciscans , mainly because of his handling of the indigenous Americans , whom he forced to work as slaves . The Franciscans promoted a revolt of the citizens of New Mexico against him . de Rosas was imprisoned after an investigation relating to his position as governor . He was killed by soldiers while in prison ."
},
{
"docid": "Les_Paradis_artificiels",
"title": "",
"text": "Les Paradis Artificiels ( Artificial Paradises ) is a book by French poet Charles Baudelaire , first published in 1860 , about the state of being under the influence of opium and hashish . Baudelaire describes the effects of the drugs and discusses the way in which they could theoretically aid mankind in reaching an `` ideal '' world . The text was influenced by Thomas de Quincey 's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Suspiria de Profundis . Baudelaire analyzes the motivation of the addict , and the individual psychedelic experience of the user . His descriptions have foreshadowed other such work that emerged later in the 1960s regarding LSD ."
},
{
"docid": "Inferno_(1980_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film , written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Irene Miracle , Leigh McCloskey , Eleonora Giorgi , Daria Nicolodi and Alida Valli . The cinematography was by Romano Albani and Keith Emerson composed the film 's musical score . The story concerns a young man 's investigation into the disappearance of his sister , who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful , centuries-old alchemist . A thematic sequel to Suspiria ( 1977 ) , the film is the second part of Argento 's Three Mothers trilogy . The long-delayed concluding entry , The Mother of Tears , was released in 2007 . All three films are partially derived from the concept of `` Our Ladies of Sorrow '' ( Mater Lachrymarum , Mater Suspiriorum and Mater Tenebrarum ) originally devised by Thomas de Quincey in his book Suspiria de Profundis ( 1845 ) . Unlike Suspiria , Inferno received a very limited theatrical release and the film was unable to match the box office success of its predecessor . While the initial critical response to the film was mostly negative , its reputation has improved considerably over the years . Kim Newman has called it `` perhaps the most underrated horror movie of the 1980s . '' In 2005 , the magazine Total Film named Inferno one of the 50 greatest horror films of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Geneviève_de_Brunelle",
"title": "",
"text": "Geneviève de Brunelle , Marquise de Combray ( 1742 -- 1823 ) , was a French counter-revolutionary and royalist during the French Revolution and the first empire . Alongside D'Ache , she was the leader of the royalist Chouannerie in Normandy , both during the French revolution and during the reign of Napoleon I . In 1808 , she was sentenced to pillory and 25 years imprisonment . She was freed by the Bourbon Restoration in 1814 . She has been pointed out as the role model of Madame de La Chanterie in dans L'Envers de l'histoire contemporaine by Honoré de Balzac ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustave_Henry_Mosler",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustave Henry Mosler ( June 16 , 1875 -- August 17 , 1906 ) , was a United States painter . He was a pupil of his father , Henry Mosler , and of Léon Bonnat , exhibited at the Salon in Paris , receiving a medal for his `` De Profundis '' in 1891 ; his portrait of Governor J. W. Stewart is in the State House , Montpelier , Vermont , and his `` Empty Cradle '' is in the Toledo Art Club . He died in Margaretville , New York ."
},
{
"docid": "Petter_Moen",
"title": "",
"text": "Petter Moen ( 14 February 1901 -- 8 September 1944 ) was a Norwegian resistance member later known for his diaries . During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he edited the underground newspaper London-Nytt . He was arrested in February 1944 when the German occupiers discovered several undercover newspapers . Moen spent time imprisoned at Møllergata 19 , and he perished during transport to Germany with the ship SS Westfalen in September 1944 . He is particularly known for his diary written with a pin on toilet paper during imprisonment . The manuscript was found after the war and published in 1949 as Petter Moens dagbok ; it has been translated into several languages ."
}
] |
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Planet of the Apes' director was Franklin J. Schaffner.
|
[
{
"docid": "Planet_of_the_Apes_(1968_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly and Linda Harrison . The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle . Jerry Goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avant-garde score . It was the first in a series of five films made between 1968 and 1973 , all produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and released by 20th Century Fox . The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash-land on a strange planet in the distant future . Although the planet appears desolate at first , the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech . The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins . The script was originally written by Rod Serling , but underwent many rewrites before filming eventually began . Directors J. Lee Thompson and Blake Edwards were approached , but the film 's producer Arthur P. Jacobs , upon the recommendation of Charlton Heston , chose Franklin J. Schaffner to direct the film . Schaffner 's changes included an ape society less advanced -- and therefore less expensive to depict -- than that of the original novel . Filming took place between May 21 and August 10 , 1967 , in California , Utah and Arizona , with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell , Glen Canyon National Recreation Area . The film 's final `` closed '' cost was $ 5.8 million . The film was released on February 8 , 1968 , in the United States and was a commercial success , earning a lifetime domestic gross of $ 32.6 million . The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and was well received by critics and audiences , launching a film franchise , including four sequels , as well as a short-lived television show , animated series , comic books , and various merchandising . In particular , Roddy McDowall had a long-running relationship with the Apes series , appearing in four of the original five films ( absent , apart from a brief voiceover , from the second film of the series , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , in which he was replaced by David Watson in the role of Cornelius ) , and also in the television series . The original series was followed by Tim Burton 's remake Planet of the Apes in 2001 and the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 . Also in 2001 , Planet of the Apes was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Franklin_J._Schaffner",
"title": "",
"text": "Franklin James Schaffner ( May 30 , 1920July 2 , 1989 ) was an American film director best known for the films Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) , Patton ( 1970 ) , Nicholas and Alexandra ( 1971 ) , Papillon ( 1973 ) , and The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Stripper_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Stripper ( 1963 ) is a drama film about a struggling , aging actress-turned-stripper , played by Joanne Woodward , and the people she knows . It is based on the play A Loss of Roses by William Inge . This was the feature film debut of director Franklin J. Schaffner , and co-starred Carol Lynley , Robert Webber , and Richard Beymer . Also appearing as Madame Olga was real-life stripper Gypsy Rose Lee . It was the first Schaffner film to feature a score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith , who would later work with Schaffner on such films as Planet of the Apes , Patton , Papillon , and The Boys from Brazil . William Travilla was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design , Black-and-White . The film was first designed to be a vehicle for two Fox contract stars , Marilyn Monroe and Pat Boone , with Monroe dying in 1962 and Boone turning down the film on moral grounds ."
},
{
"docid": "The_War_Lord",
"title": "",
"text": "See Warlord ( comics ) for the comic book . The War Lord is a 1965 American film about Medieval warfare in 11th century Normandy , starring Charlton Heston and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It is an adaptation of the play , The Lovers , by Leslie Stevens . The film also features Richard Boone , Rosemary Forsyth , Guy Stockwell , Maurice Evans , Niall MacGinnis , Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino , with Jon Alderson , Allen Jaffe , Sammy Ross , and Woodrow Parfrey . Schaffner would later reteam with Heston and Evans in 1968 for Planet of the Apes . Until this film , most Hollywood representations of feudal life were glamorized . The War Lord attempts to portray the 11th Century in a more accurate fashion as dirty , violent and ruled by brute force . The social stratification imposed by feudalism governed every human relationship , with power devolving from the duke , to the knight , to the men at arms , the church and the peasantry at the very bottom ."
},
{
"docid": "Jerry_Goldsmith",
"title": "",
"text": "Jerrald King `` Jerry '' Goldsmith ( February 10 , 1929July 21 , 2004 ) was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring . He composed scores for such noteworthy films as Star Trek : The Motion Picture ( Which he personally considered his best work ) , The Sand Pebbles , Logan 's Run , Planet of the Apes , Patton , Papillon , Chinatown , The Wind and the Lion , The Omen , The Boys from Brazil , Capricorn One , Alien , Poltergeist , The Secret of NIMH , Gremlins , Hoosiers , Total Recall , Basic Instinct , Rudy , Air Force One , L.A. Confidential , Mulan , The Mummy , three Rambo films , Explorers and four other Star Trek films . He collaborated with some of film history 's most accomplished directors , including Robert Wise , Howard Hawks , Otto Preminger , Joe Dante , Richard Donner , Roman Polanski , Ridley Scott , Michael Winner , Steven Spielberg , Paul Verhoeven , and Franklin J. Schaffner . Goldsmith was nominated for six Grammy Awards , five Primetime Emmy Awards , nine Golden Globe Awards , four British Academy Film Awards , and eighteen Academy Awards ( he won only one , in 1976 , for The Omen ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Schaffner",
"title": "",
"text": "Schaffner is a surname , and may refer to : Dwite H. Schaffner , American Medal of Honor recipient Franklin Schaffner , American film director Hans Schaffner , Swiss liberal politician Jakob Schaffner , Swiss novelist John Henry Schaffner ( 1866 -- 1939 ) , American botanist Kenneth F. Schaffner , American philosopher Nicholas Schaffner , American writer on popular music"
},
{
"docid": "World_Security_Workshop",
"title": "",
"text": "World Security Workshop was an anthology series on the ABC radio network , presented by United World Federalists , and its predecessor Americans United for World Government . Twenty-six half-hour episodes were broadcast between 14 November 1946 and 8 May 1947 . ABC Radio Vice President Robert Saudek produced the series . The most notable writers for World Security Workshop were Ray Bradbury , whose script for the episode The Meadow was published in the book The Best One-Act Plays of 1947-1948 and later adapted into a short story ; Franklin Schaffner , a spokesperson and copywriter for Americans United for World Government , who would later direct the films Planet of the Apes and Patton ; and Broadway composer Irving Caesar , whose musical episode `` Sing a Song of Friendship '' promoted world unity and peace ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Heckerling",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Heckerling ( born May 7 , 1954 ) is an American film director . She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute . She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High , European Vacation , Look Who 's Talking , and Clueless . Heckerling is a recipient of AFI 's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal celebrating her creative talents and artistic achievements ."
},
{
"docid": "Battle_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson . It is the fifth and final entry in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs , following Conquest of the Planet of the Apes . It stars Roddy McDowall , Claude Akins , Natalie Trundy , Severn Darden , Lew Ayres , Paul Williams and John Huston . The two sequels in the 2010s reboot series , Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes , have a similar premise to Battle , but they are not officially remakes ."
},
{
"docid": "Conquest_of_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn . It is the fourth of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs . The film stars Roddy McDowall , Don Murray and Ricardo Montalbán . It explores how the apes rebelled from humanity 's ill treatment following Escape from the Planet of the Apes ( 1971 ) . It was followed by Battle for the Planet of the Apes ( 1973 ) . The series reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( 2011 ) has a similar premise to Conquest , but is not officially a remake ."
},
{
"docid": "Hugh_S._Fowler",
"title": "",
"text": "Hugh S. Fowler ( July 24 , 1912 in Missouri -- August 2 , 1975 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film editor with about 38 feature film credits from 1952 -- 1972 . Fowler spent his virtually his entire editing career at Twentieth Century-Fox . After spending years helping other film editors , including Louis Loeffler , Barbara McLean , William H. Reynolds and Robert Simpson , Fowler was promoted to film editor full-time in 1952 ; his first movie as a film editor was Phone Call from a Stranger , released that year and directed by Jean Negulesco . Although he edited only 38 movies in a 20-year career , all of them Twentieth releases , he edited some of the greatest scenes in the studio 's history . Two of them involved the same actress , Marilyn Monroe : her performance of the song `` Diamonds are a Girl 's Best Friend '' from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( directed by Howard Hawks - 1953 ) and her blown-skirt scene in The Seven Year Itch ( directed by Billy Wilder-1955 ) . It was n't until eight years after Monroe 's death that Fowler won his Oscar , for the movie Patton ( 1970 ) . His final movie , The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ( 1972 ) , was directed by John Huston . Fowler died in California three years later . Fowler is remembered for editing primarily Twentieth theatrical releases directed by freelancers , including Howard Hawks ( Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ) , Franklin J. Schaffner ( Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) , Patton ) , Frank Tashlin ( Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ? ( 1957 ) ) and Billy Wilder ( The Seven Year Itch ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Sphinx_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook ."
},
{
"docid": "Islands_in_the_Stream_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Islands in the Stream is a 1977 American drama film , an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway 's novel of the same name . The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred George C. Scott , Hart Bochner , Claire Bloom , Gilbert Roland , and David Hemmings ."
},
{
"docid": "Rise_of_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco , Freida Pinto , John Lithgow , Brian Cox , Tom Felton , David Oyelowo , and Andy Serkis . Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver , it is 20th Century Fox 's reboot of the Planet of the Apes series , intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films . Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series , Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ( 1972 ) , but it is not a direct remake of that film . Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released on August 5 , 2011 , to critical and commercial success . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects . It was also nominated for five Saturn Awards including Best Director for Wyatt and Best Writing for Jaffa and Silver , winning Best Science Fiction Film , Best Supporting Actor for Serkis and Best Special Effects . Serkis ' performance as Caesar was widely acclaimed , earning him many nominations from many associations which do not usually recognize performance capture as traditional acting . A sequel to the film , Dawn of the Planet of the Apes , was released on July 11 , 2014 , and a third film , War for the Planet of the Apes , is planned for a July 14 , 2017 release ."
},
{
"docid": "Planet_of_the_Apes_(2001_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg , Tim Roth , Helena Bonham Carter , Michael Clarke Duncan , Paul Giamatti , and Estella Warren . The sixth film produced in the Planet of the Apes franchise , it was loosely adapted from Pierre Boulle 's 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version . It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson crash-landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes . The apes treat humans as slaves , but with the help of an ape named Ari , Leo starts a rebellion . Development for a Planet of the Apes remake started as far back as 1988 with Adam Rifkin . His project nearly reached the pre-production stage before being canceled . Terry Hayes 's script , titled Return of the Apes , would have starred Arnold Schwarzenegger , under the direction of Phillip Noyce . Oliver Stone , Don Murphy , and Jane Hamsher were set to produce . Creative differences ensued between Hayes and financier/distributor 20th Century Fox . Chris Columbus , Sam Hamm , James Cameron , Peter Jackson , and the Hughes brothers later became involved . With William Broyles , Jr. 's script , Burton was hired as director , and the film was put into active development . Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal rewrote the script , and filming took place from November 2000 to April 2001 . Planet of the Apes was released to mixed reviews , but was a financial success . Much criticism focused on the confusing plot and ending , although Rick Baker 's prosthetic makeup designs were praised . Despite its financial success , 20th Century Fox chose not to produce a sequel , and later rebooted the franchise in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Boys_from_Brazil_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British-American science fiction thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier and features James Mason , Lilli Palmer , Uta Hagen , Denholm Elliott , and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles . The film is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Ira Levin , and was nominated for three Academy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Rosenblum",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Rosenblum ( born 1954 ) is an American film editor with about twenty feature film credits dating from 1987 . He has had an extended , notable collaboration with the director Edward Zwick , and has edited all of his films since Glory ( 1989 ) . Rosenblum is a 1976 graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory . His collaborator Edward Zwick was a 1975 graduate . Among the films edited by Rosenblum are Dangerous Beauty ( 1996 ) , X-Men ( 2000 ) , and Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) . Rosenblum has won two American Cinema Editors `` Eddie Awards '' for Glory and for Braveheart ( 1995 ) . He has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing ( for Glory , Braveheart , and Blood Diamond ) . Rosenblum has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors , and is the 2011 recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal of the American Film Institute Conservatory ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Warlord",
"title": "",
"text": "The Warlord may refer to : The Warlord ( comics ) , a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics Terry Szopinski , a professional wrestler known as `` The Warlord '' The War Lord , a 1965 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner or the film 's theme music , composed by Jerome Moross `` The War Lord '' ( instrumental ) , a 1965 instrumental single by the British band The Shadows , based on the theme music of the film of the same name The Warlord ( board game ) , a game self-published by Mike Hayes in 1966"
},
{
"docid": "Yes,_Giorgio",
"title": "",
"text": "Yes , Giorgio is a 1982 musical -- comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti , his only venture into film acting . The film is based on the novel by Anne Piper . Yes , Giorgio also stars Kathryn Harrold , Eddie Albert , Paola Borboni , James Hong , Joseph Mascolo , Leona Mitchell , Kurt Adler , Emerson Buckley , and Alexander Courage . The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner , written by Anne Piper & Norman Steinberg , and produced by Peter Fetterman ."
},
{
"docid": "Papillon_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Papillon is a 1973 American crime drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner , based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière . The film stars Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière ( `` Papillon '' ) , and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega . Because it was filmed at remote locations , the film was quite expensive for the time ( $ 12 million ) , but it readily earned more than twice that in the first year of public distribution . The film 's title is French for `` Butterfly , '' referring to Charrière 's tattoo and nickname ."
},
{
"docid": "Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films , books , television series , comics , and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control . The series began with French author Pierre Boulle 's 1963 novel La Planète des Singes , translated into English as Planet of the Apes or Monkey Planet . The 1968 film adaptation , Planet of the Apes , was a critical and commercial hit , initiating a series of sequels , tie-ins , and derivative works . Arthur P. Jacobs produced the series under APJAC Productions until his death in 1973 ; since then 20th Century Fox has owned the franchise . Four sequels followed the original film between 1970 and 1973 : Beneath the Planet of the Apes , Escape from the Planet of the Apes , Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , and Battle for the Planet of the Apes . They did not approach the critical acclaim of the original , but were commercially successful . The series also spawned two television series in 1974 and 1975 . Plans for a film remake stalled in `` development hell '' for over ten years before Tim Burton 's Planet of the Apes was released in 2001 . A new reboot film series commenced in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which was followed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014 ; another sequel , titled War for the Planet of the Apes , is planned for a 2017 release . Other media and merchandising tie-ins include books , comics , video games , and toys . Planet of the Apes has received particular attention for its treatment of race , which critics consider its primary theme . Critics have also written on its Cold War and animal rights themes . The series has had a wide influence on subsequent films , media , and art , as well as popular culture and political discourse ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Best_Man_(1964_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Best Man is a 1964 political drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner with a screenplay by Gore Vidal based on his play of the same title . Starring Henry Fonda , Cliff Robertson , and Lee Tracy , the film details the seamy political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate . The supporting cast features Edie Adams , Margaret Leighton , Ann Sothern , Shelley Berman , Gene Raymond , and Kevin McCarthy . Lee Tracy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this , his final film ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Wall_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Earl `` Jimmy '' Wall ( December 12 , 1917October 27 , 2010 ) was an American stage manager and actor . Having performed on radio , theater , and in the Army during World War II , Wall worked as a stage manager on Broadway before being hired as the stage manager for the children 's television series Captain Kangaroo by CBS in 1962 . In an interview clip that aired on the October 28 , 2010 , CBS Evening News , Wall recalled how he made the case to Kangaroos producers for an African-American character . However , he still had to audition for the role which became Mr. Baxter ' , a teacher and Captain Kangaroo 's neighbor . Wall joined the cast in 1968 , remaining with the show until 1979 ; he made a guest appearance in 1981 . He was also the stage manager for 41 consecutive years on the US Open Tennis Championships telecasts . Wall was presented with the Directors Guild of America 's Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award in 1994 . He continued to work for CBS in semi-retirement until 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Twelve_Angry_Men_(Westinghouse_Studio_One)",
"title": "",
"text": "Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series . Initially staged as a CBS live production on September 20 , 1954 , the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film , 12 Angry Men ( 1957 ) . The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose , director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Swink",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Swink ( June 3 , 1918 -- August 15 , 2000 ) was an American film editor who edited nearly sixty feature films during a career that spanned forty-six years . Born in Rocky Ford , Colorado , Swink and his family moved to Hollywood in 1927 . After graduating from North Hollywood High School in 1936 , he joined RKO Pictures as an editing apprentice . During World War II , he edited training films for the Army Special Services . His first screen credit was the 1943 comedy short Double Up . For the next five years , Swink edited mostly B movies until George Stevens hired him for I Remember Mama ( 1948 ) . He edited several Westerns in 1950 , and the following year was hired by William Wyler to work on Detective Story . It was the first of eleven projects on which the two men collaborated . Swink left RKO to join Wyler at Paramount in 1952 , and his credits while working at the studio include Carrie ( 1952 ) , Roman Holiday ( 1953 ) , and The Desperate Hours ( 1955 ) . Among his assistants in this era was Hal Ashby , who became a distinguished editor and director in his own right . In 1964 , Swink edited The Best Man for Franklin J. Schaffner . They worked together on four additional films , including Papillon ( 1973 ) , Islands in the Stream ( 1977 ) , The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ) , and Sphinx ( 1981 ) . Swink came out of retirement to edit the 1989 film Welcome Home when Schaffner died right after completing principal photography on the project . Swink worked as a second unit director on The Big Country ( 1958 ) , The Collector ( 1965 ) , How to Steal a Million ( 1968 ) , The Only Game in Town ( 1970 ) , and The Liberation of L.B. Jones ( 1970 ) . Swink was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Roman Holiday ( 1953 ) , Funny Girl ( 1968 ) , and The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ) . He received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1993 . Swink died of a heart attack in Santa Maria , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Planet_of_the_Apes_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "La Planète des Singes , known in English as Planet of the Apes and Monkey Planet , is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle . It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes , launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise . The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse , in which great apes are the dominant intelligent and civilized species , whereas humans are reduced to a savage animal-like state ."
},
{
"docid": "Return_to_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Return to the Planet of the Apes is an animated series , by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television , based upon Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle . Boulle 's novel had previously inspired five films and a TV series , beginning with the 1968 film Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston . Unlike the film , its sequels , and the 1974 live action TV series , which involved a primitive ape civilization , Return to the Planet of the Apes depicted a technologically advanced society , complete with automobiles , film , and television ; as such it more closely resembled both Boulle 's original novel and early concepts for the first Apes movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s . Produced following the last of the big-screen features and a short-lived live-action television series , this series was among the last Planet of the Apes projects for several years following a number of comic books from Marvel Comics ( August 1974 -- February 1977 ) and a series of audio adventures from Power Records in 1974 . Aside from a number of comic book series published by Malibu Comics in the early 1990s , the next project based upon Boulle 's concepts would be Tim Burton 's reimagining in 2001 . Along with the second film Beneath the Planet of the Apes , this is one of only two original Planet of the Apes productions in which Roddy McDowall was not involved ."
},
{
"docid": "Escape_from_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn . It stars Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán . It is the third of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs , the second being Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( 1970 ) . Its plot centers on many social issues of the day including scientific experimentation on animals , nuclear war and government intrusion . The film was well received by critics , getting the best reviews of the four Planet of the Apes sequels . It was followed by Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_Dega",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis Dega ( born 1890 , Marseilles , France -- died 1945 , French Guiana ) was a prisoner in the French Guiana penitentiary of Devil 's Island . He was convicted of fraud and counterfeiting and sentenced to fifteen years ' imprisonment by France , where he became a companion of Henri Charrière ( also known as Papillon ) for thirteen years . The two were first sent to a prison in Caen , France , until they embarked for South America in 1932 . He had a younger brother named Joseph who tried to help Charrière escape from Barranquilla prison in Colombia . Dega and Papillon had previously met before embarking to South America , and made a deal in which Dega paid Papillon for protection . The two became best friends during their sentence . Over thirty years after his escape , Charrière included Dega in his autobiography . Director Franklin J. Schaffner adapted the book to a movie in 1973 , with Steve McQueen playing Papillon , and Dustin Hoffman playing Dega . Their exploits together were greatly dramatized in the film . In 2016 , it was announced that a remake of the movie was to be produced , with actor Rami Malek portraying Dega ."
},
{
"docid": "Beneath_the_Planet_of_the_Apes",
"title": "",
"text": "Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn . It is the second of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs . The film stars James Franciscus , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , and Linda Harrison , and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role . In this sequel , another spacecraft crashes on the planet ruled by apes , carrying astronaut Brent who searches for Taylor and discovers an underground city inhabited by mutated humans with psychic powers . Beneath the Planet of the Apes was a success at the box office but met with mixed reviews from critics . It was followed by Escape from the Planet of the Apes ."
},
{
"docid": "Welcome_Home_(1989_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Welcome Home is a 1989 drama film directed by Franklin Schaffner . It stars Kris Kristofferson as a Vietnam War veteran who returns to his family after many years and who tries to readjust to life nearly 20 years later . The film also stars JoBeth Williams , Brian Keith , and Sam Waterston , with the song `` Welcome Home '' performed by Willie Nelson . It was Oscar winner Schaffner 's final film . It was released almost three months after his death ."
}
] |
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Radioactive has won a Grammy.
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[
{
"docid": "Radioactive_(Imagine_Dragons_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Radioactive '' is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album , Night Visions ( 2012 ) , as the opening track . `` Radioactive '' was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29 , 2012 , and released to contemporary radio on April 9 , 2013 . Musically , `` Radioactive '' is an electronic rock and alternative rock song with elements of dubstep and contains cryptic lyrics about apocalyptic and revolutionist themes . The song received positive reviews from critics , who praised the production , lyrics , and vocals , calling it a highlight on the album . Due to heavy rotation on various commercials and trailers , the song became a sleeper hit , peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the band 's first top 10 single as well as being the third best selling song in that country . It also broke the record for slowest ascension to the top 5 in chart history and currently holds the record for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 at 87 weeks . The song has also reached number one in Sweden and in the top 20 in several countries including Australia , Canada , New Zealand and the United Kingdom , becoming Imagine Dragons ' most successful single to date . It has since been certified ten times platinum in the USA , making it the one of the best selling singles of all time . `` Radioactive '' received two Grammy Awards nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance , winning the latter . This was Imagine Dragons ' first time being nominated . During the broadcast , they presented a remix of the song with their Interscope label-mate , rapper Kendrick Lamar . The remix was later released for purchase on iTunes ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Imagine_Dragons",
"title": "",
"text": "These are the awards and nominations received by the American rock band , Imagine Dragons . Imagine Dragons won twenty-one awards from seventy-three nominations , with two nominations pending . They have been nominated for two Grammys , including Record of the Year ( `` Radioactive '' ) , and won Best Rock Performance ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Mallinson",
"title": "",
"text": "James Mallinson is a record producer . He was the first winner of the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical category , and has won a total of 15 Grammy Awards in his career , his most recent Grammy nominations - and wins - having come in 2008 for Best Opera Recording . He won his first three Grammy awards in 1979 , when he was named Classical Producer of the Year , and won another four in 1982 . He spent twelve years with the Decca Record Company and became a freelance classical producer in 1984 . He has worked with all the major record labels and with most leading classical artists . In 2000 he was closely involved in the creation of LSO Live , the London Symphony Orchestra 's in house record label and has produced all their releases to date - currently 65 CDs . By 2001 , he was noted to have `` won more Grammys than any other classical record producer except for Thomas Z. Shepard '' , with whom he was tied . His most recent venture is a record label for the Mariinsky Theatre and their music director Valery Gergiev in St Petersburg . The first projects on the Mariinsky label were released in 2009 and have been nominated for the 2010 Grammys to be presented on January 31 in Los Angeles . He is also closely involved with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 's ` Resound ' label winning their first Grammy in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Markus_Dravs",
"title": "",
"text": "Markus Dravs is a music producer , songwriter , programmer , engineer and mixer . His credits includes Arcade Fire , Coldplay , Björk , Brian Eno , Sheep on Drugs , Mumford & Sons , Florence + the Machine , The Maccabees and Kings of Leon . He has won three Grammy Awards , four Billboard Music Awards and three Brit Awards for his production work . At the 53rd Grammy Awards he won Album of the Year for Arcade Fire 's The Suburbs . At the 55th Grammy Awards , he won the Album of the Year for Mumford & Sons Babel . In 2009 at the 51st Grammy Awards , Dravs won Best Rock Album for Coldplay 's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends . Dravs won Producer of the Year at the 2011 Brit Awards . He was also nominated for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical at the 55th annual session of the Grammy Awards in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Kanengiser",
"title": "",
"text": "William Kanengiser ( born July 22 , 1959 ) is a Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist . He is one of the founding members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet ( LAGQ ) . Kanengiser was born in Orange , New Jersey . He holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California , where he also serves as a faculty member . Kanengiser has won Grammy Awards with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet , which received the award for best classical crossover album at the 47th Grammy Awards for Guitar Heroes ; he has also won for his contribution to Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 's performance of Golijov 's Ainadamar : Fountain Of Tears , which won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Radioactive_(Kings_of_Leon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Radioactive '' is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon , and was the first single released from their 2010 album Come Around Sundown . The song , along with its accompanying music video , premiered on September 8 on the Kings ' website . The following day , it received its official radio premiere on Australian radio , and debuted on US Alternative Radio on September 13 . The song was released on US iTunes on September 14 , and released at a later date in remaining countries . The song was nominated for the 53rd Grammy Awards in two categories : Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Rock Song . The song is used in the films I Am Number Four and Boyhood ."
},
{
"docid": "Induced_radioactivity",
"title": "",
"text": "Induced radioactivity occurs when a previously stable material has been made radioactive by exposure to specific radiation . Most radioactivity does not induce other material to become radioactive . This Induced radioactivity was discovered by Irène Curie and F. Joliot in 1934 and received the Nobel Prize in 1935 for this discovery . This is also known as man-made radioactivity . The phenomenon by which even light elements are made radioactive by artificial or induced methods is called artificial radioactivity . Curie began her research with her parents Marie Curie and Pierre Curie studying natural radioactivity found in radioactive isotopes . Irene and her husband branched off from the Curie 's to further research with turning stable isotopes into radioactive isotopes via alpha particles . Curie and Joliot showed that when lighter elements such as boron and aluminium were bombarded with α-particles , there was a continuous emission of radioactive radiations , even after the α − source had been removed . They showed that the radiation was due to the emission of a particle carrying one unit positive charge with mass equal to that of an electron ( beta particle ) . Neutron activation is the main form of induced radioactivity , which happens when free neutrons are captured by nuclei . This new heavier isotope can be stable or unstable ( radioactive ) depending on the chemical element involved . Because free neutrons disintegrate within minutes outside of an atomic nucleus , neutron radiation can be obtained only from nuclear disintegrations , nuclear reactions , and high-energy reactions ( such as in cosmic radiation showers or particle accelerator collisions ) . Neutrons that have been slowed down through a neutron moderator ( thermal neutrons ) are more likely to be captured by nuclei than fast neutrons . A less common form involves removing a neutron via photodisintegration . In this reaction , a high energy photon ( gamma ray ) strikes a nucleus with an energy greater than the binding energy of the atom , releasing a neutron . This reaction has a minimum cutoff of 2 MeV ( for deuterium ) and around 10 MeV for most heavy nuclei . Many radionuclides do not produce gamma rays with energy high enough to induce this reaction . The isotopes used in food irradiation ( cobalt-60 , caesium-137 ) both have energy peaks below this cutoff and thus can not induce radioactivity in the food . Some induced radioactivity is produced by background radiation , which is mostly natural . However , since natural radiation is not very intense in most places on Earth , the amount of induced radioactivity in a single location is usually very small . The conditions inside certain types of nuclear reactors with high neutron flux can cause induced radioactivity . The components in those reactors may become highly radioactive from the radiation to which they are exposed . Induced radioactivity increases the amount of nuclear waste that must eventually be disposed , but it is not referred to as radioactive contamination unless it is uncontrolled . Further research originally done by Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie has led to modern techniques to treat various types of cancers ."
},
{
"docid": "Alison_Krauss_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of American country and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss consists of twelve studio albums -- four solo , six with her group Union Station , and two collaboration albums ( one with The Cox Family , the other with former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant ) . She has also released four compilation albums , one live album ( with Union Station ) , and over 30 singles . Her most successful album , Live , has been certified 2 × Platinum . In addition , she has appeared on numerous soundtracks , and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States . Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity , including the O Brother , Where Art Thou ? soundtrack , which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002 and is also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass , and the Cold Mountain soundtrack , which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards . During her career she has won 28 Grammy Awards , making her the most awarded female artist ( and the second most awarded artist overall ) in Grammy history . Her collaboration album with Plant , Raising Sand , debuted at number 2 on both the Top Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200 , giving Krauss her highest entry on both charts . The album has been certified Platinum in the United States . It became a world-wide hit , charting within the Top 10 of several countries , including a number-one peak in Norway . It also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2009 ; in addition , its single `` Please Read the Letter '' won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year that same year ."
},
{
"docid": "Radioactivity_Fixatives",
"title": "",
"text": "Radioactivity or radionuclide fixatives are specialized polymer coatings used to `` fix '' radioactive isotopes or radioactive material to surfaces . These fixatives have been used for many decades in facilities processing radioactive material to control radioactive contamination . There has been increased interest in these coatings recently due to the growing concern of contamination from a radioactivity dispersal device ( RDDs also known as a dirty bomb ) and because radioactivity fixatives in use today lose the ability to contain the radioactivity to the surface during a fire . Strippable coatings are also used on surfaces contaminated with radioactive material but are very different polymer coatings that use chemicals to mobilize the radioactivity in order to move it to the surface and into the coating material as it solidifies . These coatings are then pulled or stripped off the surface , thereby removing the radioactive contaminants that were mobilized into the coating . Radioactivity fixatives reduce or eliminate the movement of radionuclides from surfaces thereby lowering the health risk of inhalation or other exposure to radioactive isotopes . There are many articles on the use of radioactive fixatives with a review article from 1983 often used as a reference . A more recent review article looks at the use of these radioactive fixatives for use after the detonation of a RDD . Recent research on the effectiveness of radioactivity fixatives for maintaining effectiveness during and after fires is being investigated by the Department of Energy and the ASTM International E10 .02 Subcommittee on Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Components ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lupe_Fiasco",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations won by Lupe Fiasco , an American hip-hop artist . He has thus far in his career , won one Grammy , and has been nominated for eleven others , altogether 12 Grammy nominations . He 's also won a USA 's Character Approved Award , which had started that year . In total , he has been nominated for thirty-three awards ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Depeche_Mode",
"title": "",
"text": "Depeche Mode has received five Grammy nominations . The band 's first Grammy nomination occurred when Devotional was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1995 . Depeche Mode has also received Grammy nominations for Best Dance Recording for `` I Feel Loved '' , `` Suffer Well '' and `` Wrong '' . On 2 November 2006 , Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Group category , the band won the first-ever Q Magazine `` Innovation Award '' on 22 October 2002 . `` Enjoy the Silence '' won ` Best British single ' at the 1991 Brit Awards . The band was ranked No. 144 on Acclaimed Music 's list of The Top 1000 Artists of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Radioactive_waste",
"title": "",
"text": "Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive material . Radioactive waste is usually a by-product of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology , such as research and medicine . Radioactive waste is hazardous to most forms of life and the environment , and is regulated by government agencies in order to protect human health and the environment . Radioactivity naturally decays over time , so radioactive waste has to be isolated and confined in appropriate disposal facilities for a sufficient period until it no longer poses a threat . The time radioactive waste must be stored for depends on the type of waste and radioactive isotopes . Current approaches to managing radioactive waste have been segregation and storage for short-lived waste , near-surface disposal for low and some intermediate level waste , and deep burial or partitioning / transmutation for the high-level waste . A summary of the amounts of radioactive waste and management approaches for most developed countries are presented and reviewed periodically as part of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management ."
},
{
"docid": "Bomab",
"title": "",
"text": "The BOttle MAnnikin ABsorber phantom was developed by Bush in 1949 ( Bush 1949 ) and has since been accepted in North America as the industry standard ( ANSI 1995 ) for calibrating whole body counting systems . The phantom consists of 10 polyethylene bottles , either cylinders or elliptical cylinders , that represent the head , neck chest , abdomen , thighs , calves , and arms . Each section is filled with a radioactive solution , in water , that has the amount of radioactivity proportional to the volume of each section . This simulates a homogeneous distribution of material throughout the body . The solution will also be acidified and contain stable element carrier so that the radioactivity does not plate out on the container walls . The phantom , which contains a known amount of radioactivity can be used to calibrate the whole body counter by relating the observed response to the known amount of radioactivity . As different radioactive materials emit different energies of gamma photons , the calibration has to be repeated to cover the expected energy range : usually 120 to 2,000 keV . Examples of radioactive isotopes that are used for efficiency calibration include 57Co , 60Co , 88Y , 137Cs and 152Eu . Although the phantom was designed to be used lying down , it is used in any orientation ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Scott_Rudin",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American producer Scott Rudin . Among his numerous accolades as a film and theatrical producer , Rudin has won fourteen Tony Awards , an Academy Award , an Emmy , a Grammy , three Golden Globes and twelve Drama Desk Awards . Additionally , he has been nominated for ten BAFTA Awards . With his Grammy win for The Book of Mormon in 2012 , he became one of only twelve people who have won an Emmy , Grammy , Oscar and Tony Award , and the first producer to do so ."
},
{
"docid": "Grammy_Award_for_Best_Southern,_Country_or_Bluegrass_Gospel_Album",
"title": "",
"text": "The Grammy Award for Best Southern , Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to artists , producers , and engineers for quality gospel music albums . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ( NARAS ) of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Southern Gospel Album , Bruce Carroll first won the award at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991 for the album The Great Exchange . Three years later , the category 's name was changed to the Best Southern Gospel , Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album . The category 's name was changed to Best Southern , Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album in 1998 . After 2011 it was merged with the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album and the Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album , forming the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album . The NARAS made this change in order to `` tighten the number of categories '' at the Grammy Awards . Bill Gaither has the most wins in the category , with a total of four : two from his work in the Gaither Vocal Band , and another two in combination with his wife , Gloria . Randy Travis has won one less Grammy than Gaither in this category , with three . Bill Gaither has the most nominations in the category , with eleven ; the Light Crust Doughboys have eight , trailing Gaither by three nominations . Kyle Lehning holds the record for most wins as a producer or engineer , with a total of three . Nominated bands include Karen Peck and New River , who were selected in three of the final four years of the Grammy , and the Cathedral Quartet ."
},
{
"docid": "Dru_Castro",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrew Luis `` Dru '' Castro is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer , producer and songwriter in Atlanta , Georgia . He has produced or engineered songs for artists such as Ciara , Keyshia Cole , Usher , R. Kelly , T-Pain , Trina , Jamie Foxx and India.Arie . Recently , Castro produced and wrote songs with the Grammy award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie on her recently released album Testimony : Vol . 2 , Love & Politics . Her 2006 album , Testimony : Vol . 1 , Life & Relationship , for which Castro recorded and/or produced seven songs , debuted and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and was nominated for three Grammy Awards , including `` Best R&B Album '' . To date Castro has worked on 12 Grammy nominated projects ( 4 have won the award ) See Below . In 2010 Castro won a Grammy with India.Arie as a Producer/Engineer for Best Urban Alternative Performance on the song `` Pearls '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Radioactive,_LLC",
"title": "",
"text": "Radioactive , LLC is an Ohio limited liability company with extensive business interests in the commercial radio broadcasting industry . It holds many FCC frequency allocation licenses won in FCC spectrum auctions . The sole owner of Radioactive , LLC is Randy Michaels , former CEO of Clear Channel Communications and The Tribune Company . The business office of record is located in Fort Wright , Kentucky ."
},
{
"docid": "Grammy_Awards_and_nominations_for_Whitney_Houston",
"title": "",
"text": "Whitney Houston is one of the most successful female singers of all time . Her accomplishments have been recognized with six competitive Grammy Awards , and one Grammy Hall of Fame Award , giving her a total of 7 Grammy Awards . Though she has been nominated twenty-six times and for two times songs performed by her were nominated for Song of the Year . She earned her first Grammy , Best Pop Vocal Performance , Female in 1986 , and was honored with two general field Grammys : Album of the Year for The Bodyguard Soundtrack and Record of the Year for `` I Will Always Love You '' at its 36th ceremonies in 1994 . Below is a list of awards for which she has been nominated and those that she won ( the winner in each category has ★ mark ) ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Frost_(producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Frost is a record producer and pianist . He has won 14 Grammy Awards for his work , most recently in January 2014 for Producer of the Year , Classical , Best Engineered Album , Classical for Maria Schneider 's `` Winter Morning Walks '' and for Best Classical Vocal Performance for Dawn Upshaw in `` Winter Morning Walks '' . In 2012 his production of Steven Mackey 's `` Lonely Motel '' with eighth blackbird and Rinde Eckert won a Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance . In 2011 he won four awards including Producer of the Year , Classical . He had won this category in 2005 and 2009 as well . In 2009 he also won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album , Classical , for `` Traditions and Transformations : Sounds of Silk Road Chicago '' , with Yo-Yo Ma , the Silk Road Ensemble and the Chicago Symphony . He has worked with numerous labels , including RCA Red Seal , Sony Classical , London/Decca , Deutsche Grammophon and EMI Classics . As a staff producer at BMG Classics ( RCA Red Seal ) for nearly a decade , he collaborated with many of their most important artists such as André Previn , Sir Colin Davis , Leonard Slatkin , Anne Akiko Meyers , The Tokyo String Quartet , János Starker , Luciano Berio and the pianists Alicia de Larrocha , Evgeny Kissin , Rudolf Firkusny and Van Cliburn . He has also been a guest faculty member of The Banff Centre . He is the son of Thomas Frost , who won the 1986 Grammy for Classical Producer of the Year . He was producer for the Grammy Award winning `` Verismo '' and Grammy nominated `` Homage '' with soprano Renée Fleming , Kathleen Battle 's Sony Classical release `` Grace '' , and Decca 's `` Star Crossed Lovers '' with Renée Fleming , Plácido Domingo and Daniel Barenboim . He has produced operatic tracks for several film soundtracks , including A Midsummer Night 's Dream with soprano Renée Fleming , and The Man Who Cried with tenor Salvatore Licitra . He has collaborated with director , Baz Luhrmann , producing the Broadway Cast Album of Puccini 's La Boheme for Dreamworks Records . He recently has produced recordings with the Chicago Symphony and conductors Riccardo Muti and Pierre Boulez , the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel , pianist Jonathan Biss and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra , Anne Akiko Meyers , the Eroica Trio , guitarist Sharon Isbin , violinist and composer Mark O'Connor , the Kansas City Symphony , and The Five Browns . Serving as audio producer for PBS Great Performances he has collaborated with Andrea Bocelli , Tony Bennett , Celine Dion , Chris Botti , Audra MacDonald , Yo-Yo Ma , Gil Shaham , Emanuel Ax , and conductor Alan Gilbert leading the New York Philharmonic ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Shakira",
"title": "",
"text": "Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter . She began her career in 1990 with Sony Music and has been the most popular Latin acts in the world since the mid-1990s . Shakira has sold more than 70 million records worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling latin artists . and has won 225 awards from 445 nominations including 2 Grammy Awards and 12 Latin Grammy Awards . In 2002 , Shakira won `` Best Music Video for `` Suerte '' at the Latin Grammy Awards . In 2003 , Shakira won four awards from eleven nominations , including Echo Award for Best International Female Artist and World Music Awards for Best Selling Latin Female Artist . In 2005 , Shakira won sixteen awards from twenty two nominations , including American Music Awards for Best Latin Artist , Best Female at 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards and three Billboard Music Awards . In 2006 , Shakira won thirty two awards from fifty nominations , including Grammy Awards for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album , American Music Awards for Favorite Latin Artist , Six Latin Billboard Music Awards for `` La Tortura '' for Latin Ringtone of the Year , Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - Duo or Group , Hot Latin Song of the Year , Hot Latin Song of the Year-Vocal Duet or Collaboration , Spirit of the Hope and Latin Pop Album-Female , four Latin Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for `` La Tortura '' , Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for `` Fijación Oral Vol . 1 '' . Shakira released her sixth studio album `` She Wolf '' , in October 2009 , featuring the first single `` She Wolf '' . In 2009 , Shakira won Best International Pop Artist of the Year at 51st Bambi Awards . Also Shakira 2005 Album `` Fijación Oral Vol . 1 '' won the Billboard Music Award of Latin Pop Album Of the Decade 00 's . In 2010 , Shakira has won two Billboard Music Awards from five nominations and six Billboard Latin Music Awards from thirteen nominations and World best Selling Latin American artist of the year at 2010 World Music Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "High-level_radioactive_waste_management",
"title": "",
"text": "High-level radioactive waste management concerns how radioactive materials created during production of nuclear power and nuclear weapons are dealt with . Radioactive waste contains a mixture of short-lived and long-lived nuclides , as well as non-radioactive nuclides . There was reported some 47,000 tonnes of high-level nuclear waste stored in the USA in 2002 . The most troublesome transuranic elements in spent fuel are neptunium-237 ( half-life two million years ) and plutonium-239 ( half-life 24,000 years ) . Consequently , high-level radioactive waste requires sophisticated treatment and management to successfully isolate it from the biosphere . This usually necessitates treatment , followed by a long-term management strategy involving permanent storage , disposal or transformation of the waste into a non-toxic form . Radioactive decay follows the half-life rule , which means that the rate of decay is inversely proportional to the duration of decay . In other words , the radiation from a long-lived isotope like iodine-129 will be much less intense than that of short-lived isotope like iodine-131 . Governments around the world are considering a range of waste management and disposal options , usually involving deep-geologic placement , although there has been limited progress toward implementing long-term waste management solutions . This is partly because the timeframes in question when dealing with radioactive waste range from 10,000 to millions of years , according to studies based on the effect of estimated radiation doses . Thus , Alfvén identified two fundamental prerequisites for effective management of high-level radioactive waste : ( 1 ) stable geological formations , and ( 2 ) stable human institutions over hundreds of thousands of years . As Alfvén suggests , no known human civilization has ever endured for so long , and no geologic formation of adequate size for a permanent radioactive waste repository has yet been discovered that has been stable for so long a period . Nevertheless , avoiding confronting the risks associated with managing radioactive wastes may create countervailing risks of greater magnitude . Radioactive waste management is an example of policy analysis that requires special attention to ethical concerns , examined in the light of uncertainty and futurity : consideration of ` the impacts of practices and technologies on future generations ' . There is a debate over what should constitute an acceptable scientific and engineering foundation for proceeding with radioactive waste disposal strategies . There are those who have argued , on the basis of complex geochemical simulation models , that relinquishing control over radioactive materials to geohydrologic processes at repository closure is an acceptable risk . They maintain that so-called `` natural analogues '' inhibit subterranean movement of radionuclides , making disposal of radioactive wastes in stable geologic formations unnecessary . However , existing models of these processes are empirically underdetermined : due to the subterranean nature of such processes in solid geologic formations , the accuracy of computer simulation models has not been verified by empirical observation , certainly not over periods of time equivalent to the lethal half-lives of high-level radioactive waste . On the other hand , some insist deep geologic repositories in stable geologic formations are necessary . National management plans of various countries display a variety of approaches to resolving this debate . Researchers suggest that forecasts of health detriment for such long periods should be examined critically . Practical studies only consider up to 100 years as far as effective planning and cost evaluations are concerned . Long term behaviour of radioactive wastes remains a subject for ongoing research . Management strategies and implementation plans of several representative national governments are described below ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Adele",
"title": "",
"text": "English singer-songwriter Adele has received various awards and nominations . She is the recipient of nine Brit Awards , an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , fifteen Grammy Awards , eighteen Billboard Music Awards , five American Music Awards , and two Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year . Adele signed a contract with the record label XL Recordings in September 2006 . She won the BBC Sound of 2008 , an annual poll awarded to recognise newcomers in the music industry . Later in the same year , she released her debut album 19 , and won the Brit Awards for Critics ' Choice . Several singles were released from the album , including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance-winning song `` Chasing Pavements '' , which also garnered an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography nomination . Her 2007 song `` Hometown Glory '' was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category . At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards , she earned the Best New Artist award , with two additional nominations . Adele 's second studio album 21 was released in January 2011 and held the top position for 24 weeks in the United States . Three of its singles `` Rolling in the Deep '' , `` Someone like You '' , and `` Set Fire to the Rain `` reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The former won three Grammy Awards -- Song of the Year , Record of the Year , and Best Short Form Music Video . `` Someone like You '' and `` Set Fire to the Rain '' won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th and 55th Annual Grammy Awards , respectively . Adele was awarded several other accolades , including the Echo Music Award and Grammy Award for Album of the Year , and won in 12 Billboard Music Award categories . In 2012 , she released `` Skyfall '' , a song of the 2012 James Bond film of the same name . The song won the Brit Award for Single of the Year ; the Academy Award , Critics ' Choice Award , and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ; and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media . Adele received five awards at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards , including one for her third studio album 25 . She also won the British Album of the Year at the 2016 Brit Awards , in addition to winning three other awards . The album also won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album , and the single `` Hello received Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Age_of_Days",
"title": "",
"text": "Age of Days ( formerly Age of Daze ) is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Fredericton , New Brunswick , in 2005 . The band released their debut self-titled independent EP under the name Age of Daze that year . They released their second album Hollywood Ending in 2007 , which was distributed through Fontana North/Universal Music Canada and iTunes worldwide . In July 2012 Age of Days signed with Canadian indie label Cordova Bay Records and released their third album , radioactivity , in Canada on April 9 , 2013 . The band has provided direct support on tours with Papa Roach , Hinder , Buckcherry , Pop Evil and Grammy-winners Halestorm , amongst others ."
},
{
"docid": "Grammy_Award_for_Best_R&B_Song",
"title": "",
"text": "The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ( sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter 's Award ) has been awarded since 1969 . From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented , for music released in the previous year . Beyoncé has won it a record four times , while Babyface , Stevie Wonder , Bill Withers and Alicia Keys have three wins each . The Grammy is awarded to the songwriter ( s ) of the winning song , not to the performing artist ( s ) ( except if the songwriter is also the performing artist ) ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Australian_Grammy_Award_winners",
"title": "",
"text": "This list details Australian musicians , performers , producers and composers that have been successful in winning a Grammy Award . Many on the list have also been inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Hall of Fame . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ) -- or Grammy -- is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry . The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4 , 1959 , and it was set up to honour musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958 . Australian musicians and performers have produced a wide variety of popular music which has been commercially successful on the international scene . However , success at the Grammy Awards has been quite rare for Australian musicians . The first Australian to win a Grammy was Joan Sutherland in 1961 . The most successful Australians are The Bee Gees , Olivia Newton-John and Keith Urban who have won 4 Grammy Awards each ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Churchyard",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve Churchyard is an English record producer , recording engineer and mixer who began his career at Sir George Martin 's AIR Studios in London . He currently resides in the United States . He has been nominated for 15 Grammy awards . In 2008 he won a Latin Grammy for Juanes ' album `` La Vida ... Es Un Ratico . '' In 2010 he won a Latin Grammy for the album `` Paraíso Express '' by Alejandro Sanz . In 2011 Steve Churchyard received a Grammy nomination for Katy Perry 's album Teenage Dream and again in 2012 for Jason Mraz 's album `` Love is a Four Letter Word '' . He has multiple previous nominations . He has worked on recordings by INXS , The Eagles , Billy Joel , The Sex Pistols , Meat Loaf , Keith Urban , Shakira , George Michael , Hanson , Faith Hill , The Darkness , The Scorpions , Avril Lavigne , Kelly Clarkson , Joni Mitchell , Blinker the Star , Siouxsie and the Banshees , Dalis Car , The Pretenders and The Stranglers . Steve Churchyard was featured in the book Behind the Glass by Howard Massey ."
},
{
"docid": "Final_repository_for_short-lived_radioactive_waste",
"title": "",
"text": "The final repository for short-lived radioactive waste ( SFR ) in Forsmark , Sweden , is a facility for the storage of low and intermediate level radioactive waste produced by all of Sweden 's nuclear power plants , and has been active since April 1988 . SFR has four separate rock vaults and one silo ; reaching a capacity to store 60,000 m ³ of radioactive waste . SFR currently receives approximately 600 m ³ of waste per year ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Epworth",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Richard Epworth ( born 25 July 1974 in Bishop 's Stortford , Hertfordshire ) is an English music producer , musician , and songwriter . His production and writing credits include Adele , Rihanna , Florence and the Machine , Coldplay , Cee Lo Green , Foster the People , U2 , John Legend , Lianne La Havas , Paul McCartney , Bruno Mars , Glass Animals , London Grammar , Plan B , Crystal Castles , Friendly Fires , Bloc Party , Annie , Chapel Club , Primal Scream , The Rapture , Jack Peñate , Kate Nash , and Maxïmo Park amongst many others . On 12 February 2012 at the 54th Grammy Awards , he won four Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year , Album of the Year ( Adele 's 21 ) , and Song of the Year and Record of the Year ( for `` Rolling in the Deep '' ) . He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song alongside Adele , for `` Skyfall '' . His sister Mary Epworth is a singer and songwriter . He is a member of the Music Producers Guild . He also has a record label , Wolf Tone , whose artists include Glass Animals , Rosie Lowe and Plaitum . He has won ` Producer of the Year ' at the BRIT Awards three times , the most recent in 2015 . And at the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017 he won a Grammy for Album of the Year for his work on Adele 's record breaking 25 '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Juan_Luis_Guerra",
"title": "",
"text": "Juan Luis Guerra Seijas ( born June 7 , 1957 ) , known professionally as Juan Luis Guerra , is a Dominican singer , songwriter , composer , and producer . He has sold over 30 million records , and has won numerous awards including 18 Latin Grammy Awards , two Grammy Awards , and two Latin Billboard Music Awards . Guerra won 3 Latin Grammy Awards in 2010 , including Album of the Year . In 2012 , he won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year . Guerra is one of the most internationally recognized Latin artists of recent decades . His popular style of merengue and Afro-Latin fusion has garnered him considerable success throughout Latin America . He is also credited for popularizing bachata music on a global level and is often associated with the genre , although his distinct style of bachata features a more traditional bolero rhythm and aesthetic mixed with bossa-nova influenced melodies and harmony in some of his songs . He does not limit himself to one style of music ; instead , he incorporates diverse rhythms like merengue , bachata-fusion , balada , salsa , rock and roll , and even gospel . `` Ojalá Que Llueva Café '' ( `` I Hope it Rains Coffee '' ) is one of his most critically acclaimed pieces ."
},
{
"docid": "François_Tétaz",
"title": "",
"text": "François `` Franc '' Tétaz ( born December 22 , 1970 ) is an Australian film composer , music producer and mixer , who won the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) / Australian Guild of Screen Composers ( AGSC ) 2006 ` Feature Film Score of the Year ' Award for Wolf Creek ( 2005 ) . As a producer he has worked with Gotye , Kimbra , Architecture in Helsinki , Sally Seltmann , Lior and Bertie Blackman . He won an ARIA for his work on Gotye 's Making Mirrors album in 2011 . He wrote , produced or mixed 7 songs in the triple j Hottest 100 for 2011 . Franc won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 55th annual Grammy Awards for `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( Gotye , featuring Kimbra ) in 2013 . The record was produced by Wally De Backer ( Gotye ) and engineered and mixed by Wally and Franc . The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance as performed by Gotye and Kimbra , and the Making Mirrors album took home the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Colina",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Dalmau Colina ( born November 16 , 1948 ) is a GRAMMY-winning American musician , composer , producer and engineer . He has written music for television , film , theatre , dance and live performances on concert stages throughout the United States , Europe and Japan . Colina is best known as producer and writer on recordings for musicians Bob James , David Sanborn , Michael Brecker , Marcus Miller , Bill Evans and Michael Franks . He has won three gold albums , has received four Grammy Award nominations , and won three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Album . In 2006 , Colina dramatically shifted his music career to focus on writing classical , jazz and Latin music compositions -- distinctive mashups that reflect his deep musical roots in his father 's homeland of Cuba ."
}
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The hero of the Odyssey is Harry Potter.
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{
"docid": "Odyssey",
"title": "",
"text": "The Odyssey '' ' ( -LSB- ˈɒdəsi -RSB- Ὀδύσσεια Odýsseia , -LSB- o.dýs.sej.ja -RSB- in Classical Attic ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer . It is , in part , a sequel to the Iliad , the other work ascribed to Homer . The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western canon , and is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature ; the Iliad is the oldest . Scholars believe the Odyssey was composed near the end of the 8th century BC , somewhere in Ionia , the Greek coastal region of Anatolia . The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus ( known as Ulysses in Roman myths ) , king of Ithaca , and his journey home after the fall of Troy . It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War . In his absence , it is assumed Odysseus has died , and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors , the Mnesteres ( Greek : Μνηστῆρες ) or Proci , who compete for Penelope 's hand in marriage . The Odyssey continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world . Many scholars believe the original poem was composed in an oral tradition by an aoidos ( epic poet/singer ) , perhaps a rhapsode ( professional performer ) , and was more likely intended to be heard than read . The details of the ancient oral performance and the story 's conversion to a written work inspire continual debate among scholars . The Odyssey was written in a poetic dialect of Greek -- a literary amalgam of Aeolic Greek , Ionic Greek , and other Ancient Greek dialects -- and comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter . Among the most noteworthy elements of the text are its non-linear plot , and the influence on events of choices made by women and slaves , besides the actions of fighting men . In the English language as well as many others , the word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage . The Odyssey has a lost sequel , the Telegony , which was not written by Homer . It was usually attributed in antiquity to Cinaethon of Sparta . In one source , the Telegony '' was said to have been stolen from Musaeus by either Eugamon or Eugammon of Cyrene ( see Cyclic poets ) ."
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{
"docid": "Hero_Fiennes-Tiffin",
"title": "",
"text": "Hero Beauregard Fiennes-Tiffin ( born 6 November 1997 ) is an English actor best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle , the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort ( played in the films by his uncle , Ralph Fiennes ) , in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince , the sixth installment of the Harry Potter films . He also played the role of `` younger Charlie '' in the war based film Private Peaceful ."
},
{
"docid": "Loch_Eilt",
"title": "",
"text": "Loch Eilt is a freshwater loch in Lochaber , in the West Highlands of Scotland . It is between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort , 30 km west of Fort William . The A830 road runs along the north shore , while the West Highland Line railway follows the south shore . Loch Eilt separates the traditional districts of Morar , to the north , and Moidart , to the south . The loch has a number of small islands , including Eilean Mòr , Eilean an Tighe , Eilean Gaineamhach , Eilean nan Corra-ghriodhach and Eilean na Mòine . Loch Eilt has been used as a location in several films . These include Local Hero ( 1980 ) , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( 2010 ) . The famous island used for Harry Potter in Loch Eilt , is called Eilean na Moine . It is used as Dumbledore 's grave , which was later , digitally placed on Loch Arkaig ."
},
{
"docid": "Etrian_Odyssey_II:_Heroes_of_Lagaard",
"title": "",
"text": "Etrian Odyssey II : Heroes of Lagaard , released in Japan as , is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game by Atlus for the Nintendo DS . Heroes of Lagaard is the sequel to Etrian Odyssey and is followed by Etrian Odyssey III : The Drowned City ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter is a series of novels by J. K. Rowling . Harry Potter may also refer to : Harry Potter ( character ) , the main character in Harry Potter media Harry Potter ( film series ) , the film series based on the novels Harry Potter and the Cursed Child a theatrical play following up on the character Harry Potter ( journalist ) ( 1941 -- 2014 ) , Australian television journalist and crime reporter Harry Potter , the name of two characters in the 1986 film Troll"
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Harry_Potter:_Years_1–4",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Harry Potter : Years 1 -- 4 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales and published by Warner Bros. . The game is based on the Lego Harry Potter line and its storyline covers the first four films in the Harry Potter series : Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . The game is available on the Wii , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Nintendo DS , PlayStation Portable , Microsoft Windows , OS X , iOS and Android . The OS X version of the game was released on 22 February 2011 by Feral Interactive . The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on October 21 , 2016 , as part of the Lego Harry Potter Collection , which bundles the game with its sequel , Lego Harry Potter : Years 5 -- 7 ."
},
{
"docid": "Controversy_over_the_Harry_Potter_series",
"title": "",
"text": "The Harry Potter book series by JK Rowling has resulted in numerous controversies over its publication and content , primarily in the realms of law and religion . For further information see : Religious debates over the Harry Potter series Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series Politics of Harry Potter Harry Potter influences and analogues"
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Harry_Potter:_Years_5–7",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Harry Potter : Years 5 -- 7 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . Released on 11 November 2011 in North America and 18 November in Europe , the game is based on the Lego Harry Potter line and is based on the final three books and four films in the Harry Potter series : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 . The game was released for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , Wii , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , Microsoft Windows , iOS and Android . The first trailer of three trailers was released 6 October 2011 , and the demo was released on 1 November . The game was released on Steam on 5 January 2012 . The OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on 7 March 2012 . The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on October 21 , 2016 , as part of the Lego Harry Potter Collection , which bundles the game with its predecessor , Lego Harry Potter : Years 1 -- 4 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a novel by J. K. Rowling . Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire may also refer to : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( film ) , the novel 's film adaptation , directed by Mike Newell Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack based on the film , composed by Patrick Doyle Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( video game ) , a video game based on the film"
},
{
"docid": "Deathly_Hallows_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deathly Hallows or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a novel by J. K. Rowling . Deathly Hallows may also refer to : Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , a 2010 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( video game ) , a game based on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , a 2011 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( video game ) , a game based on the film Deathly Hallows ( objects ) , fictional magical objects in the novel"
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Harry_Potter",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Harry Potter is a Lego theme based on the films of the Harry Potter series . Lego models of important scenes , vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released . The first sets appeared in 2001 , to coincide with the release of the first film Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone in the United States ) . Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films , until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . The line then went dormant for three years . It is unknown if the theme will again be revived to coincide with future installations in the Harry Potter franchise , such as the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone is a novel by J. K. Rowling . Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone may also refer to : Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( film ) , the novel 's film adaptation , directed by Chris Columbus Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack based on the film , composed by John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( video game ) , a video game based on the film"
},
{
"docid": "Order_of_the_Phoenix",
"title": "",
"text": "Order of the Phoenix may refer to : Order of the Phoenix ( Greece ) , a medal conferred on Greek or foreign citizens Order of the Phoenix ( Tonga ) , a knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga , founded in 2010 Various uses related to the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( film ) , a film based on the novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( video game ) , the video game based on the film and novel Order of the Phoenix ( fictional organisation ) , a fictional organisation in the Harry Potter series A secret organization of psychic rebels in Rebels of the Red Planet ( 1961 ) by Charles L. Fontenay"
},
{
"docid": "HP7",
"title": "",
"text": "HP7 or variant , may refer to : HP7 , the postcode for Amersham , see HP postcode area hP7 , a Pearson symbol Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh Harry Potter novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , the seventh Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the second part of the seventh Harry Potter film Schreder HP-7 , a glider Handley Page Type G a.k.a. H.P. 7 , an airplane Historic name for AA battery in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "A_Very_Potter_Sequel",
"title": "",
"text": "A Very Potter Sequel ( often shortened to AVPS ) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and a book by Matt Lang , Nick Lang , and Brian Holden . The story is a parody based on several of the Harry Potter novels , particularly Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , by J. K. Rowling as well as their film counterparts . A Very Potter Sequel picks up where A Very Potter Musical left off with Lord Voldemort destroyed . Lucius Malfoy then decides to go back in time to Harry Potter 's first year at Hogwarts to destroy him before he becomes a bigger threat than he already is . The musical was performed May 14-16 , 2010 , on the University of Michigan campus . It was produced by StarKid Productions and directed by Matt Lang . The musical starred Darren Criss as Harry Potter , Joey Richter as Ron Weasley , Bonnie Gruesen as Hermione Granger , Lauren Lopez as Draco Malfoy , and Joe Walker as Dolores Umbridge . The video version of the musical premiered in its entirety at Infinitus , a Harry Potter convention . The video premiered on YouTube July 22 , 2010 , and within two days had gotten over 160,000 views , making the StarKid Productions page the most viewed of the day . A Very Potter Sequel is followed by A Very Potter Senior Year ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is an action-adventure video game based on the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , which in turn is based on J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure platformer video game that was released concurrently with the film release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban . The game was based on the film of the same name and on J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , the third novel in the Harry Potter series ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling . The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films , beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( 2001 ) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( 2011 ) . A spin-off prequel series will consist of five films , starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) . The Fantastic Beasts films mark the beginning of a shared media franchise known as J. K. Rowling 's Wizarding World . The series was mainly produced by David Heyman , and stars Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , and Emma Watson as the three leading characters : Harry Potter , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger . Four directors worked on the series : Chris Columbus , Alfonso Cuarón , Mike Newell , and David Yates . The screenplays were written by Steve Kloves , with the exception of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( 2007 ) , which was written by Michael Goldenberg . Production took over ten years to complete , with the main story arc following Harry Potter 's quest to overcome his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh and final novel in the series , was adapted into two feature-length parts . Part 1 was released in November 2010 , and Part 2 was released in July 2011 . Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time , with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 30 films to gross over $ 1 billion , ranking at number 8 . Without inflation adjustment , it is the second highest-grossing film series with $ 8.5 billion in worldwide receipts ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_Radcliffe",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Jacob Radcliffe ( born 23 July 1989 ) is an English actor best known for his role as Harry Potter in the film series of the same name . He made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One 's 1999 television film David Copperfield , followed by his cinematic debut in 2001 's The Tailor of Panama . At age 11 , he was cast as Harry Potter in the first Harry Potter film , and starred in the series for 10 years until the release of the eighth and final film in 2011 . Radcliffe began to branch out to stage acting in 2007 , starring in the London and New York productions of Equus , and in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . His recent films include the horror film The Woman in Black ( 2012 ) , playing beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the independent film Kill Your Darlings ( 2013 ) , science fiction fantasy Victor Frankenstein ( 2015 ) and comedy-drama Swiss Army Man , heist thriller film Now You See Me 2 and thriller Imperium ( all 2016 ) . He has contributed to many charities , including Demelza Hospice Care for Children , and The Trevor Project for suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth , which gave him its Hero Award in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . The story follows Harry Potter 's second year at Hogwarts as the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets , unleashing a monster that petrifies the school 's denizens . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . The film is also the last film to feature Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore , due to his death that same year . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone and is followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban . The film was released on 15 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and North America . It was very well received critically and commercially , making US$ 879 million worldwide . It is the seventh-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series and the 45th-highest-grossing film of all time . It was nominated for three BAFTA Film Awards in 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Stuart_Craig",
"title": "",
"text": "Norman Stuart Craig ( born 14 April 1942 ) is a noted British production designer . He has also designed the sets , together with his frequent collaborator set decorator , the late Stephenie McMillan , on all of the Harry Potter films to date . At Potter author J. K. Rowling 's request , he worked with Universal Creative team to design the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal 's Islands of Adventure theme park . Rowling said in a December 2007 interview on the Potter podcast PotterCast , `` The key thing for me was that , if there was to be a theme park , that Stuart Craig ... would be involved . ... More than involved , that he would pretty much design it . Because I love the look of the films ; they really mirror what 's been in my imagination for all these years '' . He has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards , and has won three : in 1982 for Gandhi , in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisons , and in 1996 for The English Patient . He has been nominated for a BAFTA award fourteen times , including for first six and last Potter film , and has won twice : in 1980 for The Elephant Man and in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . Stuart Craig has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for consecutive six films in a row , viz . for consecutive first six Harry Potter films . For his work on The English Patient , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2 , Craig was nominated for an Art Directors Guild award and won the same for The English Patient and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 . The Guild has also honored Craig with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony on 16 February 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 British-American fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . The story follows Harry Potter 's fourth year at Hogwarts as he is chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and is followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Filming began in early 2004 . The Hogwarts scenes were shot at the Leavesden Film Studios . Five days after its release , the film had grossed over US$ 102 million at the North American box office , which is the third-highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 and Part 2 . Goblet of Fire enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office , earning $ 896 million worldwide , which made it the highest-grossing film of 2005 and the eighth-highest-grossing film of all-time at that time . , it is the 44th highest-grossing film worldwide and the sixth-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction , and won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design . Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be released in IMAX . The film is one of the best reviewed instalments within the series , being praised for the higher level of maturity and sophistication of its characters , plotline , writing , and performances of the lead actors ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 British-American fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the third instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus ( director of the first two instalments ) , David Heyman , and Mark Radcliffe . The story follows Harry Potter 's third year at Hogwarts as he is informed that a prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban intending to kill him . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It also features well-known actors in supporting roles , including Gary Oldman , David Thewlis , Michael Gambon ( in his debut in the role of Albus Dumbledore ) , Emma Thompson and Timothy Spall . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and is followed by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . The film was released on 31 May 2004 in the United Kingdom and on 4 June 2004 in North America , as the first Harry Potter film released into IMAX theatres and to be using IMAX Technology . It is also the last Harry Potter film to be released on VHS . The film was nominated for two Academy Awards , Best Original Music Score and Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 . Prisoner of Azkaban grossed a total of $ 796.7 million worldwide , making it the second highest grossing film of 2004 and received widespread critical acclaim , with particular praise to Cuarón 's directing and the performances of the leads . It marked a notable change in the film series ' tone and direction and is widely considered to be the best Harry Potter film by many critics and fans ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality , often abbreviated HPMOR , is a Harry Potter fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky . It adapts the story of Harry Potter by applying the scientific method to the fictional universe of author J. K. Rowling . It was published in chapters online from 2010 through 2015 . Unlike Rowling 's original books , where the orphaned Harry Potter is raised by the abusive Dursley family , the Harry Potter character in HPMOR is raised by an Oxford scientist , and is trained by his parents in science and rational thinking before learning about magic and traveling to the wizarding school Hogwarts . The book takes place during a single year , covering the same time period as the first volume of Rowling 's own series ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Magical_Worlds_of_Harry_Potter",
"title": "",
"text": "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter : A Treasury of Myths , Legends , and Fascinating Facts is a guide to the fictional Harry Potter universe , written by David Colbert . It explores the references to history , legends , and literature in J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter novels . Colbert conceived the idea for The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter while quizzing his nephew and nieces about the mythological references in the novels . He later wrote the book while teaching a seminar on self-publishing to graduate students at the University of North Carolina . The book was published in March 2001 , without approval from Rowling , and has since received positive reviews from critics . An updated version of The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter was published in 2004 by Berkley Books ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wizarding_World_of_Harry_Potter_(Universal_Studios_Hollywood)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles , California . The area is themed to the Harry Potter media franchise , adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling . The attraction -- the second Harry Potter-themed area to exist at a Universal resort -- was designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. . Entertainment . After the successful debut of a similarly-themed area at Universal Orlando Resort , Universal Parks & Resorts announced the construction of a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter on December 6 , 2011 . The Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially began operation on April 7 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wizarding_World_of_Harry_Potter_(Universal_Studios_Japan)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area based on the Harry Potter series built at Universal Parks & Resorts ' Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka , Japan . Not to be confused with Warner Bros. . Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden Studios , it is a collaboration of Universal Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros. . Entertainment . It opened to the public on July 15 , 2014 . It contains the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction and the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster that debuted at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010 . The village of Hogsmeade is also recreated . Two features in the Japanese park not found in Orlando are Hogwarts 's Black Lake and live owls ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_and_the_Potters_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry and the Potters is the eponymous debut studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters , released in June 2003 . The album was inspired by the first four novels in the Harry Potter book series ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Very_Potter_Musical",
"title": "",
"text": "A Very Potter Musical ( originally titled Harry Potter : The Musical and often shortened to AVPM '' ' ) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes and a book by Matt Lang , Nick Lang and Brian Holden . The story is a parody based on several of the Harry Potter novels , particularly Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling , as well as their film counterparts.A Very Potter Musical tells the story of Harry Potter 's return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , his participation in the House Cup Championship , the trials and tribulations of adolescence , and the return of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort and the Golden Trio 's attempts to destroy the Horcruxes . The musical was performed in April 9 -- 11 , 2009 on the University of Michigan campus and is currently available to watch online . It was produced by StarKid Productions and directed by Matt Lang . The musical starred Darren Criss as Harry Potter , Joey Richter as Ron Weasley , Bonnie Gruesen as Hermione Granger , Jaime Lyn Beatty as Ginny Weasley , Lauren Lopez as Draco Malfoy , Brian Rosenthal as Quirinus Quirrell and Joe Walker as Lord Voldemort . In late June 2009 , the group put the entire musical up on YouTube and it became a viral video , obtaining millions of views . The musical allowed StarKid to create subsequent musicals , as Me and My Dick ( 2009 ) , A Very Potter Sequel ( 2010 ) , Starship ( 2011 ) , Holy Musical B@man! ( 2012 ) and Twisted : The Untold Story of a Royal Visier ( 2013 ) . A third installment called A Very Potter Senior Year '' premiered at LeakyCon on August 11 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Chamber_of_Secrets_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Chamber of Secrets may refer to : Great Pyramid of Giza , the Chamber of Secrets inside The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt , approx . 2500 BCE newscientist.com/first-images-from-great-pyramids-chamber-of-secrets Solomon 's Temple , Chamber of Secrets in Solomon 's Temple , built 953 BCE Chamber of Secrets may also refer to the location at Hogwarts , a fictional school in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , the second novel in the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( film ) , a film adaptation of the novel directed by Chris Columbus Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film composed by John Williams Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( video game ) , the game based on the film"
},
{
"docid": "Harry_and_the_Potters_and_the_Power_of_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love , or Power of Love , is the third studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters , released on July 4 , 2006 . The album was primarily inspired by the sixth novel in the Harry Potter book series ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Houston",
"title": "",
"text": "Houston ( -LSB- ˈhjuːstən -RSB- ) is the most populous city in the state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States . With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County . Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico , it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area , which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States . Houston was founded on August 28 , 1836 , near the banks of Buffalo Bayou ( now known as Allen 's Landing ) and incorporated as a city on June 5 , 1837 . The city was named after former General Sam Houston , who was president of the Republic of Texas and had commanded and won at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 mi east of where the city was established . The burgeoning port and railroad industry , combined with oil discovery in 1901 , has induced continual surges in the city 's population . In the mid-20th century , Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center -- the world 's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions -- and NASA 's Johnson Space Center , where the Mission Control Center is located . Houston 's economy has a broad industrial base in energy , manufacturing , aeronautics , and transportation . Leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment , outside of New York City , Houston has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other U.S. municipality within its city limits . The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled . Nicknamed the `` Space City '' , Houston is a global city , with strengths in business , international trade , entertainment , culture , media , fashion , science , sports , technology , education , medicine , and research . The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community . Houston is the most diverse city in Texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis in the U.S. . It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits , which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District . Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Economy_of_Houston",
"title": "",
"text": "The economy of Houston is based primarily on the energy industry , particularly oil . However , health care , biomedical research , and aerospace also constitute large sectors . In 2012 , the gross domestic product ( GDP ) of the Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) was $ 449 billion , the fourth-largest of any metro area in the United States . The Houston metropolitan area comprises the largest concentration of petrochemical manufacturing in the world , including for synthetic rubber , insecticides , and fertilizers . It is the world 's leading center for oilfield equipment construction , with the city of Houston home to more than 3,000 energy-related businesses , including many of the top oil and gas exploration and production firms and petroleum pipeline operators . As of 2011 , 23 companies on the Fortune 500 list have their headquarters in or around Houston . The Houston -- Sugar Land -- Baytown metropolitan area ranked 33rd among the nation 's 361 MSAs on per capita personal income at US$ 36,852 - 11.5 percent higher than the national figure of US$ 33,050 . In 2012 , Houston was ranked # 1 by Forbes for paycheck worth , and , in late May 2013 , it was identified as America 's top city for job creation ."
},
{
"docid": "Lithium_economy",
"title": "",
"text": "The lithium economy is a concept analogous to other element-based economies , such as the hydrogen economy , methanol economy , ethanol economy , electron economy , vegetable oil economy , or liquid nitrogen economy but where the energy storage medium is lithium . Analogous `` economies '' are the `` aluminium economy '' where the energy storage medium ( fuel ) is aluminium ( typically aluminium-gallium ) . The hydrogen economy as a low-carbon solution to land transport has problems in generation , distribution ( infrastructure ) , on-board storage and cost of power converter ( fuel cell ) . The lithium economy has analogous problems in all four areas , but considered separately , the routes to their solution have different absolute limits and different timescales for their solutions . The lithium economy concept is used primarily as a political argument to prevent over-domination of the post-carbon energy future by oil companies ; and as a post-carbon economy on which action can be taken now instead of deferred to some future date ( see FreedomCAR project ) . The lithium economy differs from the other proposed future fuel economies in that the transition roadmap begins with conventional rechargeable batteries using conventional Li-ion or Lithium polymer cell batteries and progressing to chemistries ( such as Li-S and Li-iron-phosphate ) and cell types with higher energy densities . Eventually , anode replacement Li-air or Li-water cells are envisaged where only anodes ( lithium metal ) are replaced . The energy is stored in unoxidised lithium atoms , which release energy when oxidised . A lithium atom is seven times as heavy as a hydrogen atom , and at room temperature , hydrogen is a gas , while lithium is solid . This means energy per mass is much worse , but since lithium is much more compact , it has more energy per volume . In fact , storing hydrogen requires so much ancillary equipment or material that lithium is also competitive in energy per mass when the whole system is considered ."
},
{
"docid": "Devon_Energy_Tower_(Houston)",
"title": "",
"text": "Two Allen Center , also known as Devon Energy Tower , is a 521 ft ( 159 m ) tall skyscraper in Houston , Texas . It was completed in 1978 and has 36 floors . It is the 24th tallest building in the city . The tower houses offices for Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation . The building has travertine flooring and is Energy Star labelled . It is owned by Brookfield Properties . It was known as the Citicorp Building in 1989 . During that year Exxon had office space there . Greater Houston Partnership has its offices in Suite 700 , on the seventh floor . Devon Energy had its Houston office there . In October 2012 Devon Energy announced that it was closing its office there , affecting 500 jobs . Two Allen Center also hosts the headquarters of Houston-based national tax law firm Chamberlain Hrdlicka . Previously Trizec Properties had its Houston offices in Suite 1100 ."
},
{
"docid": "Miles_per_gallon_gasoline_equivalent",
"title": "",
"text": "Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent ( MPGe or MPGge ) is a measure of the average distance traveled per unit of energy consumed . MPGe is used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) to compare energy consumption of alternative fuel vehicles , plug-in electric vehicles and other advanced technology vehicles with the fuel economy of conventional internal combustion vehicles expressed as miles per US gallon . The MPGe metric was introduced in November 2010 by EPA in the Monroney sticker of the Nissan Leaf electric car and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid . The ratings are based on EPA 's formula , in which 33.7 kWh of electricity is equivalent to one gallon of gasoline , and the energy consumption of each vehicle during EPA 's five standard drive cycle tests simulating varying driving conditions . All new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the U.S. are required to have this label showing the EPA 's estimate of fuel economy of the vehicle . In a joint ruling issued in May 2011 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) and EPA established the new requirements for a fuel economy and environment label that is mandatory for all new passenger cars and trucks starting with model year 2013 . This ruling uses miles per gallon gasoline equivalent for all fuel and advanced technology vehicles available in the U.S. market including plug-in hybrids , electric vehicles , flexible-fuel vehicles , hydrogen fuel cell vehicle , natural gas vehicles , diesel-powered vehicles , and gasoline-powered vehicles . In addition to being displayed on new vehicles , fuel economy ratings are used by the U.S. Department of Energy ( DOE ) to publish the annual Fuel Economy Guide ; the U.S. Department of Transportation ( DOT ) to administer the Corporate Average Fuel Economy ( CAFE ) program ; and the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) to collect gas guzzler taxes . Fuel economy estimates for window stickers and CAFE standard compliance are different . The EPA MPGe rating shown in the Monroney label is based on the consumption of the on-board energy content stored in the fuel tank or in the vehicle 's battery , or any other energy source , and only represents the tank-to-wheel energy consumption . CAFE estimates are based on a well-to-wheel basis and in the case of liquid fuels and electric drive vehicles also account for the energy consumed upstream to produce the fuel or electricity and deliver it to the vehicle . Fuel economy for CAFE purposes include an incentive adjustment for alternative fuel vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles which results in higher MPGe than those estimated for window stickers ."
},
{
"docid": "Pearland_Stadium",
"title": "",
"text": "Pearland Stadium ( nicknamed The Rig ) is an American multi-use stadium in Pearland , Texas ( near Houston ) . The 9,200-capacity stadium is on the campus of Pearland High School and serves as home to the school 's football , soccer , and track and field teams . In addition , it is home to the Houston Energy , a team in the Independent Women 's Football League , who used to play at Houston 's Astrodome stadium . The stadium is nicknamed The Rig after oil rigs as oil is a large part of the Texas economy ."
},
{
"docid": "Houston_Energy_Corridor",
"title": "",
"text": "The Energy Corridor is a business district in Greater Houston , Texas , located on the west side of the metropolitan area between Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway . The district straddles a 7 mi stretch of Interstate 10 ( the Katy Freeway ) from Kirkwood Road westward to Barker Cypress Road and extends south along Eldridge Parkway to Briar Forest Drive . Parts of the district overlap with the Memorial area of Houston . The district is located north of Westchase , another major business district of Houston , and east of Greater Katy . Many energy sector companies have major operations in the Energy Corridor , including BP America , Citgo , ConocoPhillips , and Shell Oil Company . Non-energy firms also have a presence ; Sysco and Gulf States Toyota Distributors are both headquartered in the district . The Energy Corridor contains over 26 e6ft2 of office space , with an employment capacity of over 105,000 . Over 26,000 acres of urban park area borders the Energy Corridor , including George Bush Park and Bear Creek Pioneers Park . These parks are located within Barker Reservoir and Addicks Reservoir , respectively , which comprise a major flood control system for Buffalo Bayou ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Canadian_natural_gas_companies",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of Canadian natural gas companies : ATCO Gas - based in Edmonton , Alberta AltaGas - based in Calgary , Alberta Anderson Canadian Natural Resources Limited - based in Calgary Dejour Energy - based in British Columbia Direct Energy - formerly based in Toronto and now based in Houston , Texas Enbridge - based in Calgary : acquired Consumers ' Gas Company from British Gas EnCana Corporation - based in Calgary Fortis BC Natural Gas - based in Kelowna , British Columbia Gaz Métro - based in Québec Manitoba Hydro - provided by Centra Gas - based in Winnipeg , Manitoba Pengrowth - based in Calgary Progress Energy Resources - based in Calgary SaskEnergy - based in Regina , Saskatchewan SemCams Natural Gas - based in Calgary Union Gas - now based in Houston Union Gas - based in Pakistan"
},
{
"docid": "Break_Through_(book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Break Through : From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility , first published in October 2007 , is a book written by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger , both long-time environmental strategists . Break Through is an argument for a positive , `` post-environmental '' politics that abandons the traditional environmentalist focus on nature protection for a focus on creating a new sustainable economy . The book is based on a controversial October 2004 essay by the same authors , `` The Death of Environmentalism : Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World . '' The essay argues that environmentalism is conceptually and institutionally incapable of dealing with climate change and should `` die '' so that a new politics can be born . The essay was widely discussed among liberals and greens at Salon , Grist , and The New York Times . After the failure of climate legislation in the U.S. Senate for the third time in June 2008 , Time Magazine named Nordhaus and Shellenberger `` Heroes of the Environment , '' calling Break Through `` prescient '' for its prediction that climate policy should focus not on making fossil fuels expensive through regulation but rather on making clean energy cheap . The book 's authors reiterated this argument in a September 2008 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times , arguing for $ 30 -- $ 50bn in annual research subsidies for clean energy . In early 2008 Break Through won the Center for Science Writing 's Green Book Award , which comes with a $ 5000 prize for the author ( s ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Blue_Economy",
"title": "",
"text": "See also the article in French on the blue economy as a concept The Blue Economy : 10 years -- 100 innovations -- 100 million jobs is a book by Gunter Pauli . The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance `` with what is locally available '' , by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new ways . The book highlights potential benefits in connecting and combining seemingly disparate environmental problems with open-source scientific solutions based upon physical processes common in the natural world , to create solutions that are both environmentally beneficial and which have financial and wider social benefits . The book suggests that we can alter the way in which we run our industrial processes and tackle resultant environmental problems , refocusing from the use of rare and high-energy cost resources to instead seek solutions based upon simpler and cleaner technologies . The book proposes to focus on the generation of more value , instead of blindly cutting costs . The book aims to inspire entrepreneurs to adopt its insights , by demonstrating ways in which this can create economic benefits via job creation , reduced energy use , and more revenue streams from each step of the process , at the same time benefiting the communities involved . The Blue Economy is presented in 14 chapters , each of which investigates an aspect of the world 's economies and offers a series of innovations capable of making aspects of those economies sustainable . By 2014 , the book has been translated into 35 languages worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Texas_Natural_Resources,_LLC",
"title": "",
"text": "Texas Natural Resources , LLC ( TNR ) is an American wave energy company based in Houston , Texas . It is the initial licensee of the SEADOG pump technology . The company 's technology has been showcased in multiple energy conferences including the Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase and the Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum . It also has had features in The Star Tribune , The Houston Business Journal , The Houston Chronicle , and Popular Mechanics ."
},
{
"docid": "Independent_Natural_Resources,_Inc",
"title": "",
"text": "Independent Natural Resources , Inc. or INRI is an American IP holding company based in Eden Prairie , Minnesota . `` It formed Renew Blue in Dallas as a wholly owned subsidiary charged with licensing the SEADOG pump . '' The SEADOG Pump is an ocean-wave energy technology patented by Independent Natural Resources Inc. ( INRI ) and invented by Kenneth W. Welch , Jr. . The SEADOG Pump rises and falls with ocean swells , effectively capturing the energy in the ocean waves , to pump seawater to a land-based elevated holding tank . Once in the tank , the potential energy of the water can be used to drive hydroelectric generators to generate electricity or desalinated water . The technology was tested in the Gulf of Mexico with results validated by Texas A&M University at Galveston . The SEADOG Pump 's manufacturer estimates that `` a square-mile field of pumps could generate 50 to 1,500 megawatts of electricity -- enough to power thousands of homes -- depending on the size and frequency of waves . '' The company 's technology has been showcased in multiple energy conferences including the Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase and the Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum . It also has had features in The Star Tribune , The Houston Business Journal , The Houston Chronicle , and Popular Mechanics . INRI ceased operations in 2010 and have since gone through bankruptcy and liquidation ."
},
{
"docid": "Prisma_Energy_International",
"title": "",
"text": "Prisma Energy International Inc. , was a former subsidiary of Enron Corporation , formed in 2003 to own and manage the majority of Enron 's overseas assets , formerly known as `` Enron International '' . Prior to its official organization , Prisma was referred to within Enron as `` InternationalCo '' . Enron 's original bankruptcy reorganization plan , presented in early 2002 , would have created a company broadly similar to Prisma ( known under the working name `` OpCo Energy '' ) , but including Portland General Electric and the energy trading business , both later divested separately . As one of the final steps in Enron 's liquidation , following their 2001 bankruptcy , Prisma was sold to Ashmore Energy International Ltd. , a unit of Ashmore Group Plc. , in 2006 . Prisma was structured as an ` offshore ' United States corporation incorporated in the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands , but with its headquarters in Houston , Texas . It served as a holding company for 15 gas and electricity businesses . Its subsidiary , Prisma Energy International Services LLC , employed approximately 125 individuals , most at its headquarters based in Houston , Texas . Assets in which Prisma Energy managed an interest employed an additional 6,500 employees worldwide . Following its 2006 sale to Ashmore Energy International Limited , Prisma Energy International Inc. was merged/amalgamated with Ashmore Energy International Limited with Prisma Energy being the survivor company . In December 2006 , Prisma Energy International Inc. changed its name to Ashmore Energy International and , subsequently , in May 2007 to AEI ."
},
{
"docid": "Hart_Energy",
"title": "",
"text": "Hart Energy is an energy industry publisher based in Houston . It produces magazines , online information services , and industry newsletters , and provides upstream , midstream and downstream energy research and downstream consulting services . Hart Energy ( formerly Hart Publications , Inc. ) was founded in Denver in 1973 . The company changed its name to Hart Energy Publishing , LP in March 2004 . It has operations in Houston , New York City , Washington D.C. , Brussels , Dubai , and Singapore . On October , 2010 , Hart Energy acquired Rextag Strategies Mapping & Data Services . On May 2 , 2013 , Hart Energy acquired Subsea Engineering News ."
},
{
"docid": "National_Appliance_Energy_Conservation_Act",
"title": "",
"text": "The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 ( NAjECA ; ) is a United States Act of Congress that regulates energy consumption of specific household appliances . Though minimum Energy Efficiency Standards were first established by the United States Congress in Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( EPCA ) , those standards were then amended by the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 , the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 . All of these laws and regulations have to do with creating mandatory standards that deal with the energy efficiency of certain household appliances . These standards were put in place to ensure that manufacturers were building products that are at the maximum energy efficiency levels are that are technically feasible and economically justified . Since these standards have gone into effect they have positively affected both the American economy and the environment . Americans who have purchased these appliances have been saving money on their electricity bills every year . It is estimated that these savings have been greater than $ 300 billion over time . This money is then reinvested into the economy where is estimated to support over 300,000 American jobs . The majority of American electricity production is from fossil fuels , so by reducing electricity loads less fossil fuels have to be burned . This results in fewer pollutants from being emitted in the process , such as carbon dioxide ."
},
{
"docid": "GenOn_Energy",
"title": "",
"text": "GenOn Energy , Inc. , based in Houston , Texas , United States , was an energy company that provided electricity to wholesale customers in the United States . The company was one of the largest independent power producers in the nation with more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation capacity across the United States using natural gas , fuel oil and coal . GenOn Energy is headquartered in the Reliant Energy Plaza in Downtown Houston . The company , formerly known as RRI Energy , acquired Mirant on December 3 , 2010 . The corporate names and logos of both RRI Energy and Mirant were retired . NRG Energy completed its acquisition of GenOn Energy in December 2012 for $ 1.7 billion . GenOn 's stock ceased trading and was exchanged for NRG stock ."
},
{
"docid": "Greater_Houston_Partnership",
"title": "",
"text": "The Greater Houston Partnership ( GHP ) is an economic development organization serving the Greater Houston area , including the counties of Austin , Brazoria , Chambers , Fort Bend , Galveston , Harris , Liberty , Montgomery , San Jacinto , and Waller . Its headquarters are in Suite 900 in the Partnership Tower in Downtown Houston . The organization was established in 1989 , when the Houston Chamber of Commerce , the Houston Economic Development Council , and the Houston World Trade Association merged . GHP 's roots extend to the original Houston Chamber of Commerce 's creation in 1840 . GHP 's mission is to be the primary voice of Houston 's business community and build regional economic prosperity . It does so in a number of ways , including : Advocating on behalf of members : The partnership promotes business-friendly policies . Establishing connections with international businesses : Houston is an undisputed leader in international business , with economic and cultural ties reaching across the globe . GHP holds business development missions outside the U.S. and receives foreign trade delegations locally . Hosting networking events : GHP hosts dozens of events every year that are exclusive to its Members . Providing access to research : Members have access to critical data on issues that impact business in Houston . Assisting with business ' expansion or relocation to the Houston area : This includes facilitating access to the region 's business and capital investment opportunities to aiding in the permitting process . Building regional consensus on key issues : GHP facilitates the strategic planning process . The opinions and interests of its Members play a critical role in the direction of this process . The organization comprises more than 2,100 member companies , 15,000 individual members , and a 147-member Board of Directors ( including Honorary and Emeritus Board Members ) . GHP routinely hosts events that bring national and international figures together to discuss key economic and policy issues , such as `` State of '' discussions with local officials , The Power Hour Series , and Coffee with the Consuls . In addition , the organization 's research department releases a multitude of reports that cover the region 's economy and key demographic trends . The key reports are Economy At A Glance , Key Economic Indicators , Houston Briefs , and the well regarded Annual Forecast . In 2009 , GHP was given the distinction of being named an Accredited Economic Development Organization from the International Economic Development Council ( IEDC ) . One of GHP 's major initiatives is Opportunity Houston . Opportunity Houston is an aggressive marketing program that generates leads for economic development organizations throughout Houston 's 10-county region . Opportunity Houston 1.0 was initiated in 2005 . It raised $ 32 million in cash and in-kind investments , all of which was used to benefit the businesses and people of Houston . The overall impact to the Houston economy was $ 12.3 billion . Opportunity Houston 2.0 is a six-year program commencing in 2014 . The program will continue to act as an aggressive marketing initiative that will generate leads for economic development organizations throughout the Houston 10-county region . Specifically , the initiative will focus on the following areas : Proactive and targeted marketing and public relations ' campaigns Identification and pursuit of foreign direct investment Further refinement of marketing and industries Focus on long-term Economic Development Objectives ( Ports , NASA , Texas Medical Center , Universities , Energy Sector ) Staffing to handle increase in project leads Improvement of broader business community 's perception of Houston In 1992 , GHP founded The Center for Houston 's Future as a non-profit research organization . The Center for Houston 's Future became an independent affiliate of GHP in 2000 . In addition to continuing its mission of research to benefit the Houston region , today it also cultivates regional leadership and community engagement . In 2009 , GHP founded Houston Young Professionals Endeavor , a sub-organization whose mission is to provide young professionals in the Houston region professional and personal development opportunities . GHP 's current Chairman is David McClanahan and its current President and CEO is Bob Harvey ."
},
{
"docid": "Fuel_economy_in_automobiles",
"title": "",
"text": "The fuel economy of an automobile is the fuel efficiency relationship between the distance traveled and the amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle . Consumption can be expressed in terms of volume of fuel to travel a distance , or the distance travelled per unit volume of fuel consumed . Since fuel consumption of vehicles is a significant factor in air pollution , and since importation of motor fuel can be a large part of a nation 's foreign trade , many countries impose requirements for fuel economy . Different measurement cycles are used to approximate the actual performance of the vehicle . The energy in fuel is required to overcome various losses ( wind resistance , tire drag , and others ) in propelling the vehicle , and in providing power to vehicle systems such as ignition or air conditioning . Various measures can be taken to reduce losses at each of the conversions between chemical energy in fuel and kinetic energy of the vehicle . Driver behavior can affect fuel economy ; maneuvers such as sudden acceleration and heavy braking waste energy . Electric cars do not directly burn fuel , and so do not have fuel economy per se , but equivalence measures , such as miles per gallon gasoline equivalent have been created to attempt to compare them ."
},
{
"docid": "Houston_Technology_Center",
"title": "",
"text": "The Houston Technology Center ( HTC ) is a Technology Accelerator and Incubator located in the Heart of midtown Houston . The HTC creates economic wealth in the region by supporting technology businesses in the sectors of Energy , Information Technology ( Hardware & Software ) , Life Sciences , and NASA based space technologies with Coaching , Capital , Connections , Community , and Customers . Category : Companies based in Houston"
},
{
"docid": "Santa_Fe_Snyder",
"title": "",
"text": "Santa Fe Snyder Corporation was an independent oil & gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston , Texas . The company was formed by the 1999 merger of Houston-based Santa Fe Energy Resources and Fort Worth based Snyder Oil Corporation . Santa Fe Snyder merged with Devon Energy in August 2000 . Santa Fe Snyder was a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SFS ."
},
{
"docid": "Ministry_of_Economy,_Energy_and_Tourism_(Bulgaria)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ministry of Economy and Energy ( Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката , Ministerstvo na ikonomikata i energetikata ) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the economy and energy policy of the country . The Ministry of Economy was founded in December 1999 through the merger of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism . In August 2005 was formed the current Ministry of Economy and Energy through the merger of the former Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources . In August 2005 , the Minister of Economy and Energy was Rumen Ovcharov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party , with Deputy Ministers Lachezar Borisov , Valentin Ivanov , Yordan Dimov , Nina Radeva , Korneliya Ninova , Galina Tosheva and Anna Yaneva . In March 2012 , the Minister of Economy , Energy , and Tourism switched to Delyan Dobrev ."
},
{
"docid": "Green_economy_policies_in_Canada",
"title": "",
"text": "Green economy policies in Canada are policies that contribute to transitioning the Canadian economy to a more environmentally sustainable one . The green economy can be defined as an economy , `` that results in improved human well-being and social equity , while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities . '' Aspects of a green economy would include stable growth in income and employment that is driven by private and public investment into policies and actions that reduce carbon emissions , pollution and prevent the loss of biodiversity.Green economy policies can be defined as legislation or actions put forth by public institutions with the main intent of furthering establishing an environmentally sustainable system . Some of these policies would include investments into green energy sectors aimed at reducing carbon emissions , and aiding the growth of renewable energy resources . Green economy policies can also be considered on an international scale , with agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement . Policies on a national level include , agreements such as the Western Climate Initiative , and the Boreal Forest Agreement among many others . More recently , green economy policies have become popular across various public jurisdictions in Canada . There has been an implementation of policies and initiatives across various levels of government . Due to the rise in frequency of these green economy policies in Canada , the socio-technical landscape is changing . More Canadians are supportive of green energy policies and a transition into a green economy ."
},
{
"docid": "Harrie_Vredenburg",
"title": "",
"text": "Harrie Vredenburg ( born 1952 ) is Professor of Strategy at the University of Calgary 's Haskayne School of Business and is the Suncor Energy Chair in Competitive Strategy and Sustainable Development , a research chair affiliated with the University 's Institute for Sustainable Energy , Environment and Economy . He also holds an appointment as an International Research Fellow at Oxford University 's Said Business School : In 2010 he co-founded and as of July assumed the position of Academic Director of the new Haskayne/IHS CERA Global Energy Executive MBA , a program targeted to the global energy industry with classroom sessions in Calgary , Houston , London and the Middle East . He has authored or co-authored more than 40 scholarly journal articles , including important papers in Strategic Management Journal , Organization Science , Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review . A leading authority on corporate strategy , governance , innovation and the management of environmental issues in energy and resource industries , Vredenburg 's work is recognized in academic circles , corporations , governments and non-profits . A popular teacher , he lectures in MBA , Executive MBA , MSc , doctoral , executive director , and directors programs . He is also a non-executive director of the TSX-listed energy and technology company Petrobank Energy and Resources ( TSX : PBG ) , where he is a member of the audit and compensation committees , and serves on the boards of several non-profits . He holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors as a certified corporate director . He is married to Dr Jennifer Maguire , a dentist with a private practice , Calgary Fine Dentistry . They have three children ."
},
{
"docid": "Cuisine_of_Houston",
"title": "",
"text": "By 2005 USA Today referred to Houston , Texas as `` the dining-out capital of -LSB- the United States -RSB- . '' Houstonians ate out at restaurants more often than residents of other American cities , and Houston restaurants have the second lowest average prices of restaurants of major cities . Tory Gattis , who published op-eds in the Houston Chronicle , said in 2005 that Houston has `` a great restaurant scene . '' Gattis said that one factor contributing to the status is Houston 's ethnic diversity , related to Houston 's role as a major city of the energy industry , Houston 's role as a port city , and Houston 's proximity to Latin America and the Cajun areas of Louisiana . Gattis cited Houston 's lack of zoning , which makes it easy for a business owner to start a restaurant as land is less expensive and there are fewer regulations and permitting rules . Gattis also cited Houston 's freeway network , which , according to Gattis , puts restaurants within a 15-20 minute drive within the residences of most Houstonians during non-rush hour times . Gattis explained that the size of Greater Houston 's population allows the city to support niche ethnic restaurants and provides a large customer base for area restaurants . Also he stated that the competition in Houston 's restaurant industry forces restaurants of lower quality to go out of business , leaving high quality restaurants open . The journalist explained that Houston 's relatively low cost of living reduces labor costs for restaurants and allows its residents more leftover income that could be spent at restaurants . Jobs in Houston have relatively high salaries , Gattis explains that the wages help support Houston 's restaurant market . As of 2010 many food truck vendors are frequently forced to close by city regulations , and Katharine Shilcutt of the Houston Press stated that food truck vendors have difficulties obtaining licenses . A nonprofit organization called `` Save Our Food Trucks '' started to assist food truck vendors in navigating the municipal bureaucracy ."
},
{
"docid": "Copper_in_renewable_energy",
"title": "",
"text": "Renewable energy sources such as solar , wind , tidal , hydro , biomass , and geothermal have become significant sectors of the energy market . The rapid growth of these sources in the 21st century has been prompted by increasing costs of fossil fuels as well as their negative environmental impacts . While the average capacity of renewable energy sources was only 7 % globally in 2010 , most installation of new capacity has been with renewables . Few new installations were from fossil fuel-based power plants . The trend towards new power capacity by renewables is expected to continue through 2020 . Since renewable energy supplies offset the amount of fossil fuels that need to be combusted in power plants , the use of renewables indirectly helps to reduce CO2 emissions . Hence , renewable energy supplies enable societies to progress towards lower-carbon-based economies . Copper plays an important role in renewable energy systems . Since copper is an excellent thermal and electrical conductor among the engineering metals ( second only to silver ) , power systems that utilize copper generate and transmit energy with high efficiency and with minimum environmental impacts . By using copper instead of other lower electrical energy-efficient metal conductors , less electricity needs to be generated to satisfy a given power demand . This article discusses the role of copper in various renewable energy generation systems ."
},
{
"docid": "Gexa_Energy",
"title": "",
"text": "Gexa Energy , headquartered in Houston , Texas , is a retail electricity provider which sells electricity service to residential and commercial customers in all deregulated markets in Texas . The company is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources . Based in Juno Beach , Florida , NextEra Energy Resources is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy , Inc. ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2000 km off the southeast coast of the African continent . The country includes the island of Mauritius , Rodrigues -LSB- 560 km east -RSB- , and the outer islands ( Agaléga , St. Brandon and two disputed territories ) . The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues ( 172 km southwest ) form part of the Mascarene Islands , along with nearby Réunion , a French overseas department . The area of the country is 2,040 km2 . The capital and largest city is Port Louis . Since independence in 1968 , Mauritius has developed from a low-income , agriculture-based economy to a middle-income diversified economy . The economy is based on tourism , textiles , sugar , and financial services . In recent years , information and communication technology , seafood , hospitality and property development , healthcare , renewable energy , and education and training have emerged as important sectors , attracting substantial investment from both local and foreign investors ."
},
{
"docid": "University_of_Houston",
"title": "",
"text": "For other uses , see University of Houston ( disambiguation ) . The University of Houston ( UH ) is a Carnegie Tier One state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System . Founded in 1927 , UH is the university in Texas with nearly 43,000 students . Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston , and was known as University of Houston -- University Park from 1983 to 1991 . The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree-granting institution with `` highest research activity . '' The U.S. News & World Report ranks the university No. 194 in its National University Rankings , and No. 103 among top public universities . The university offers more than 280 degree programs through its 14 academic colleges on campus -- including programs leading to professional degrees in architecture , law , optometry , and pharmacy . The institution conducts $ 150 million annually in research , and operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus . Interdisciplinary research includes superconductivity , space commercialization and exploration , biomedical sciences and engineering , energy and natural resources , and artificial intelligence . Awarding more than 9,000 degrees annually , UH 's alumni base exceeds 260,000 . The economic impact of the university contributes over $ 3 billion annually to the Texas economy , while generating about 24,000 jobs . The University of Houston hosts a variety of theatrical performances , concerts , lectures , and events . It has more than 400 student organizations and 17 intercollegiate sports teams . Annual UH events and traditions include The Cat 's Back , Homecoming , and Frontier Fiesta . The university 's varsity athletic teams , known as the Houston Cougars , are members of the American Athletic Conference and compete in the NCAA Division I in all sports . The football team regularly makes bowl game appearances , and the men 's basketball team has made 19 appearances in the NCAA Division I Tournament -- including five Final Four appearances . The men 's golf team has won 16 national championships -- the most in NCAA history ."
},
{
"docid": "H-Town_Texas_Cyclones",
"title": "",
"text": "The H-Town Texas Cyclones were a team of the Independent Women 's Football League . Based in Houston , the Cyclones played their home games at Reggie Grob Stadium on the campus of the Spring Branch Independent School District . The Cyclones were the second IWFL team based in Houston , after the Houston Energy . However , while the Energy competes in Tier I , the Cyclones were expected to compete in Tier II . Both teams were to compete for talent and fans with the Women 's Football Alliance 's Houston Power . In their inaugural season , when they played in the National Women 's Football Association the Cyclones defeated the West Michigan Mayhem 39-10 to win the NWFA Championship , the league 's last before folding . Their sophomore season ( in which they were members of the WFA ) was not as successful , as they were only credited two wins that season ( both by default when the East Texas Saberkats folded ) . In their final season of the IWFL , they went winless are 0-8 without going to playoffs . Afterwards , the team folded ."
},
{
"docid": "John_A._Laitner",
"title": "",
"text": "John A. `` Skip '' Laitner ( born August 23 , 1947 ) is an American-born economist , author and lecturer . He focuses on developing a more robust technology and behavioral characterization of energy efficiency resources for use in energy and climate economic policy models . Laitner currently serves as a Senior Fellow ( formerly Director of Economic and Social Analysis ) for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ( ACEEE ) . He now leads a team of consultants , the Economic and Human Dimensions Research Associates based in Tucson , Arizona . Author of more than 280 reports , journal articles , and book chapters , Laitner has more than 40 years of involvement in the environmental , energy and economic policy arenas . His expertise includes benefit-cost assessments , behavioral assessments , resource costs and constraints , and the net employment and macroeconomic impacts of energy and climate policy scenarios . His most immediate research , building on the work of Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr , is to examine the links between energy inefficiency and a productive economy . In a new book chapter , Laitner provides a time series dataset that suggests the United States may be only 14 percent energy efficient , and that it is this level of inefficiency which may constrain the future development of a more robust economy ."
},
{
"docid": "CenterPoint_Energy_Plaza",
"title": "",
"text": "CenterPoint Energy Plaza ( formerly Houston Industries Plaza ) is a 741 ft tall building in downtown Houston . The original building , finished in 1974 , stood at 651 ft , but a 90 ft extension was added as part of a 1996 renovation . Designed by Richard Keating , this renovation dramatically changed the building , the Houston Skyline and the downtown . Keating was also the designer of the nearby Wells Fargo Tower . It has the headquarters of CenterPoint Energy . Historically the building housed the headquarters of Houston Industries ( HI ) and subsidiary Houston Lighting & Power ( HL&P ) . In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy . When Reliant Energy moved out of the building and moved into the new Reliant Energy Plaza in 2003 , the company left over 400000 sqft of space vacant . Around 1995 the building owners added a circle-shaped canopy that is five stories tall . Clifford Pugh of the Houston Chronicle wrote that `` It was meant to resemble a lantern , but at night the lit open space looks more like a hovering spaceship . ''"
}
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Nice & Slow was released after 1990.
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[
{
"docid": "Nice_&_Slow",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Nice & Slow '' is a 1998 single from Usher 's second album My Way . It became his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1998 . The song was written by Usher , Brian and Brandon Casey of the R&B group Jagged Edge , Manuel Seal Jr. and Jermaine Dupri ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Nice_'N'_Slow",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Nice 'N' Slow '' is a 1988 single recorded by Freddie Jackson and written by Barry J. Eastmond and Jolyon Skinner . As the lead single from his third album , Do n't Let Love Slip Away , it was Jackson 's seventh number one on the Hot Black Singles chart , staying at the top spot for three weeks . `` Nice 'N' Slow '' was the last of Jackson 's releases to chart on the Hot 100 , peaking at number sixty-one ."
},
{
"docid": "Nice_and_Smooth_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nice & Smooth is the debut album of the hip-hop duo Nice & Smooth . The album is notable for its sense of humor and comedy rhymes . Although the album contains explicit lyrics on it , it is also at its best with Greg Nice 's crazy rhyming with humor and Smooth B 's slow lover rhymes . The release singles of the album are `` Early to Rise '' and `` Funky for You . '' This was the duo 's only release on Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records before it signed with Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL Records . It was included in The Source 's 100 Best Rap Albums . It was one of three titles acquired by Priority Records when Sleeping Bag went out of business in 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wouldn't_It_Be_Nice",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Would n't It Be Nice '' is a song written by Brian Wilson , Tony Asher , and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys , released as the opening track on their 1966 album Pet Sounds . The song was also released as a single two months after the album 's release with `` God Only Knows '' as its B-side . In other countries , the sides were flipped , with `` Would n't It Be Nice '' as the single 's B-side . Its lyrics describe a couple in love lamenting about being too young to run off to get married , fantasizing about how nice it would be if they were adults . Like other tracks for Pet Sounds , Wilson constructed the song 's symphonic Wall of Sound arrangement using a variety of instruments not normally associated with popular music of its time , including accordions and a detuned twelve-string guitar . The music contains classical music devices that are unusual for a rock song , such as bitonality and ritardando . After recording the instrumental track , the Beach Boys overdubbed their voices to Wilson 's exact specifications . Love was not originally listed as co-writer , and only received his credit after a 1990s court case . In 2006 , Pitchfork Media placed `` Would n't It Be Nice '' at number 7 on its list of `` The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Call_Me_D-Nice",
"title": "",
"text": "Call Me D-Nice is the debut album by rapper , D-Nice . The album was released in 1990 for Jive Records and was produced entirely by D-Nice . Call Me D-Nice was a success , making it to # 75 on the Billboard 200 and # 12 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums ."
},
{
"docid": "Nice_(programming_language)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nice is an object-oriented programming language released under the GNU General Public License . It features a powerful type system which can help eliminate many common bugs , such as null pointer dereferences and invalid casts , by detecting potential runtime errors at compile-time ; the goal of the designers was to provide safety features comparable to those found in languages such as ML and Haskell , but using a more conventional syntax . Nice aims to be feature-rich , and as such , in addition to the common features of modern object-oriented programming languages , it implements contracts in the style of Eiffel , class extensibility through multimethods , and many concepts drawn from functional programming such as anonymous functions , tuples , pattern matching ( `` value dispatch '' ) , and parametric polymorphism . Source programs are compiled to Java bytecode , and can therefore interact with libraries written in Java and other programming languages targeting the Java Virtual Machine . Work on the Nice language appears to have slowed since early 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Have_a_Nice_Day,_Volume_11",
"title": "",
"text": "Also known as Super Hits of the '70s : Have a Nice Day , Volume 11 or Super Hits of the '70s , Volume 11 , Have a Nice Day , Vol . 11 , released in 1990 , is the eleventh title in Rhino Records ' 1970s ' American popular music minor hit compilation series , and the first of the third group of releases . It was released on cassette with ten tracks , and on CD with twelve . The disc 's twelve tracks were released , and achieved their highest chart position , in 1972 and 1973 . It includes one # 1 Top 40 hits and three # 2 hits . Unlike most other discs in the series , this particular volume retails , used , at $ 40 and upwards ."
},
{
"docid": "Business_as_Usual_(EPMD_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Business as Usual is the third album from Hip Hop duo EPMD , released December 18 , 1990 and their first on leading rap label Def Jam as a result of being signed over ( along with Nice & Smooth ) from their former label , Fresh Records . This album was also the first release by Def Jam as an imprint under its new Rush Associated Labels subsidiary , which allowed founder Russell Simmons more control and more ownership over its material , as the masters for proper Def Jam releases at that time were primarily owned by Sony Music 's Columbia Records . Business as Usual was not as acclaimed as their first two albums , but was not considered to be a failure either . One notable aspect here was the debut of future Hip Hop star Redman , who appears on the tracks `` Hardcore '' and `` Brothers on My Jock '' . Three singles were released from the album , `` Gold Digger '' , `` Rampage ( Slow Down , Baby ) '' featuring LL Cool J and `` Give the People '' . In 1998 , the album was selected as one of The Source 's 100 Best Rap Albums . The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 7 , 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "This_Is_What_I_Do_(Boy_George_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "This Is What I Do is a 2013 album by Boy George , produced by Richie Stevens . With this release , it was the first time since the mid-1990s that a sober George had taken the time to complete a full-length album . It gained good to very good reviews , with The Guardian calling it `` the best comeback of the year '' . It was Boy George 's first solo album to reach the UK Top 40 since his 1987 debut Sold . Three songs , with videos , were selected as promotional tracks for the album ; `` King of Everything '' , `` My God '' and `` Nice and Slow '' . To promote the album , George undertook a UK tour in November 2013 featuring support from self-styled `` Flock Rock '' band The Featherz , whose lead singer/guitarist Danie Cox appeared in the videos for `` King of Everything '' , `` My God '' and non-album single `` I 'm Coming Home '' . A further tour took place in April 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Celso_Fonseca",
"title": "",
"text": "Celso Fonseca ( born November 15 , 1956 ) is a Brazilian composer , producer , guitarist and singer . He is noted as part of the Música popular brasileira since the 1980s , initially as accompanist and composer , then producer , and since the mid -- 1990s as an artist in his own right . Celso Fonseca was born in Rio de Janeiro . He began on guitar at age 12 and by 19 dedicated himself to music as a profession . He counts Baden Powell de Aquino as an influence . In the beginning of the 1980s he worked as guitarist for Gilberto Gil . In 1983 his collaboration with composer Ronaldo Bastos began . Their song `` Sorte '' was recorded by Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso and later gave the title for Fonsecas second album in 1994 . In 1986 he had released a first recording Minha Cara the same year he began to work as a producer for other musicians , debuting with an album by Vinícius Cantuária followed by productions for Gilberto Gil , Gal Costa , Virgínia Rodrigues , Daniela Mercury , Daúde and others . He also worked with Milton Nascimento , Djavan , Adriana Calcanhoto , Bebel Gilberto and many more . His third collaborative album with Ronaldo Bastos Juventude / Slow Motion Bossa Nova was nominated for two Latin Grammys as Best MPB Album and the song `` A Voz do Coração '' as Best Brazilian Song . His best-known international releases so far are the two albums he has recorded for Crammed Discs ' sublabel Ziriguiboom : Natural ( 2003 ) and Rive Gauche Rio ( 2005 ) . Fonseca was nominated again in 2016 , earning three nominations for the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards . The nominations were Song of the Year for `` Céu '' , Best MPB Album for Like Nice and Best Engineered Album , also for Like Nice ."
},
{
"docid": "Elegy_(The_Nice_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Elegy was the final official album release by the Nice , Keith Emerson having moved on to Emerson , Lake & Palmer , Lee Jackson to Jackson Heights and Brian Davison to Every Which Way . It consists of live versions of songs from earlier releases and a cover of `` My Back Pages '' . Released after the Nice had disbanded , the album achieved number 5 in the UK album chart . `` Hang on to a Dream '' and `` America '' were recorded live at Fillmore East , New York during the group 's 1969 tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Slow_Down_(Brand_Nubian_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Slow Down '' is a song by the band Brand Nubian . The song was recorded in 1990 and was released as a single on their 1990 debut album , One for All . `` Slow Down '' was later featured on the band 's compilation album , The Very Best of Brand Nubian . The song notably samples the guitar riff and part of the chorus from `` What I Am '' by Edie Brickell . The song also samples `` Let 's Take It to the Stage '' by Funkadelic , as well as `` Kool It ( Here Come the Fuzz ) '' and `` N.T. '' by Kool & the Gang ."
},
{
"docid": "Nice_(The_Nice_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nice was the third album by the Nice ; it was titled Everything As Nice As Mother Makes It in the US after Immediate 's distribution changed from Columbia to Capitol . Nice had been initially released in the US with a slightly longer version of Rondo 69 not available on the UK or on the Capitol distributed US versions . The first US version of Nice was briefly reissued in 1973 by Columbia Special Products . Continuing the Nice 's fusion of jazz , blues , and rock , this album consists of studio ( 1 -- 4 ) and live ( 5 -- 6 ) tracks , the latter having become firm favourites in the band 's live performances . The album reached number 3 in the UK Album charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Loudblast",
"title": "",
"text": "Loudblast is a Death/Thrash band that pioneered the genres in France , and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s . The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille . Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice-based band Agressor . They have released eight albums on the record labels Semetary/fnac and Metal13 . They began playing thrash metal influenced by the classic American bands such as Slayer . In 1991 they recorded the album `` Disincarnate '' in Morrisound Recording studios in Tampa , Florida , and the result was a pure death metal album . In the late 1990s they incorporated more melody and groove in their music while maintaining a thrash/death aesthetic . The band announced that they were splitting in 1999 , but after a support concert to Death 's Chuck Schuldiner in 2002 , the band reformed with Agressor 's Alex Colin-Tocquaine and released Planet Pandemonium in 2004 . After a few year hiatus , Stéphane and Hervé announced in November 2009 a new line-up including Alex Lenormand ( Locust ) and Drakhian ( Fornication , Black Dementia , Griffar ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Autumn_'67_–_Spring_'68",
"title": "",
"text": "Autumn '67 -- Spring '68 is a 1972 compilation by the English psychedelic rock and progressive rock group the Nice . It was released in 1973 in US as Autumn to Spring . The album consists of outtakes and alternate versions recorded in Autumn '67 -- Spring ' 68 . The album has been reissued on vinyl as The Nice Featuring America . The album was remastered and reissued on Japanese SHM-CD in 2009 . All of these tracks were also included as bonus tracks on 1990 reissues of the Nice 's Five Bridges and Elegy albums . The cover for the UK issue was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis ."
},
{
"docid": "Here_Come_the_Nice",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Here Come the Nice '' is a song released by English rhythm and blues group Small Faces . It peaked at number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1967 . It was their first release on new label Immediate after moving from Decca ."
},
{
"docid": "Dust_to_Dust_(Pete_Nice_and_DJ_Richie_Rich_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dust to Dust is an album by former 3rd Bass members , Pete Nice ( Prime Minister Pete Nice ) and DJ Richie Rich ( Daddy Rich ) . The album was released on July 13 , 1993 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Pete Nice , DJ Richie Rich , KMD and Psycho Les . Dust to Dust was released a year after the breakup of 3rd Bass and featured many disses toward their former bandmate MC Serch . Dust to Dust found limited success , peaking at # 171 on the Billboard 200 , # 50 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and # 3 on the Top Heatseekers . Two singles were released : `` Rat Bastard '' and `` Kick The Bobo , '' both apparent disses against former bandmate MC Serch . The video for `` Rat Bastard '' starts out as a recreation of a scene from the 1987 film The Untouchables , with Pete Nice beating an MC Serch lookalike to death with a baseball bat . The video for `` Kick the Bobo '' starts out as a recreation of a scene from the 1983 film Scarface , with Pete Nice talking to a Tony Montana lookalike . This album also marks the professional debut of Indie Rap artist , Cage Kennylz . The album is now out of print ."
},
{
"docid": "Howard_Marks",
"title": "",
"text": "Dennis Howard Marks ( 13 August 1945 -- 10 April 2016 ) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases . At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignments of the drug as large as 30 tons , and was connected with groups as diverse as the CIA , the IRA , MI6 , and the Mafia . He was eventually convicted by the American Drug Enforcement Administration and handed a 25-year sentence to be served at Terre Haute ; he was released in April 1995 after serving seven years . Though he had up to 43 different aliases , he became known as `` Mr Nice '' after he bought a passport from convicted murderer Donald Nice . After his release from prison , he published a best-selling autobiography , Mr Nice , and campaigned publicly for changes in drugs legislation ."
},
{
"docid": "Codeine_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Codeine was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in New York City and later based in Chicago . They released two full-length albums -- Frigid Stars LP in 1990 and The White Birch in 1994 . The band broke up in 1994 shortly after the release of The White Birch , but made a small reunion in 2012 . Due to the band 's slow and depressing musical style , they are credited as a pioneering act of what is known as `` slowcore '' or `` sadcore '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Don't_Let_Love_Slip_Away",
"title": "",
"text": "Do n't Let Love Slip Away is the third studio album by American R&B / Soul singer Freddie Jackson . Released on July 29 , 1988 by Capitol Records , the album reached number one on the U.S. R&B albums chart and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 . It was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1989 . The singles , `` Nice 'N' Slow '' and `` Hey Lover '' , reached number one on the R&B singles chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Have_a_Nice_Day_(album_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Super Hits of the '70s : Have a Nice Day is a series of music compilations containing chiefly one-hit wonders and lesser-known pop and rock music songs from the 1970s . The first fifteen volumes were released on cassette and ( with bonus tracks ) on CD , in 1990 by Rhino Records , covering the years 1969 -- 1976 . Compiled by Gary Stewart , David McLees , and Bill Inglot , each CD comes with an eight-page booklet which includes five pages of liner notes by Paul Grein . Follow-up volumes appeared in 1993 and 1996 , extending the time period to 1979 and with additional songs from the 1972-76 period , available on cassette or CD ( ALL 25 volumes were issued in both formats ) . Each volume has twelve songs . Despite the greater capacity of compact discs , the running time of each of the volumes is no longer than the limit of vinyl records in the 1970s , from 38 to 45 minutes long . For most cuts , the ( 45 RPM ) single version was included where differing from that found on the artist 's original album . Many ( not all ) tracks were dubbed from the original stereo ( or mono ) master tapes , and therefore represent the best available version on CD . To avoid using lesser-quality tapes , single versions were recreated through Bill Inglot 's digital editing of album-version tapes . The original stereo masters were not available in every case ( CBS tracks in particular ) ; Rhino 's publicity forthrightly admitted those instances where other compilations ' versions were superior . The songs `` Jackie Blue '' , `` Fooled Around And Fell In Love '' , `` Sometimes When We Touch '' and `` Amie '' , which appear on volumes 14 , 18 , 21 and 23 respectively , have the 45 RPM single edits appear on the cassette tape versions , but feature the full-length album versions on the compact disc releases . Taking its inspiration from , among others , K-Tel Records , the Have a Nice Day series was among the first of many decade - and genre-delimited collections of lower-charting hits to appear with the arrival of the CD age . Some of the songs provided in this series appear on dozens of other compilations . None of them ( including this one ) are comprehensive , leaving out best-selling artists and songs unavailable for licensing or other reasons . For example , `` You Light Up My Life '' , the song that held the # 1 spot on the Billboard Pop Singles chart for the longest continuous stretch during the 1970s , is neither on this series nor any other . Despite the explosive proliferation of 70s collections on compact disc pouring out on other record labels since 1990 , this series remains or has remained in print more than a decade after its initial releases in 1990 -- 96 . In a review of the Volume 1 CD for Allmusic , Bruce Eder started out his review as follows : `` The inaugural volume of what is now a 30-CD series moves from strength to strength in several different categories , and buying it is not only a no-brainer but also essential to one 's education in pop music ( assuming one needs it ) . '' In spite of his presumption about 30 volumes being made , only 25 were ever produced . In 1998 , Rhino released Have A Nice Decade : The 70s Pop Culture Box , a seven-disc compilation with 160 songs , many of which could be found on the Have a Nice Day series . Some songs contain sound snippets of the decade at the end of the song . In addition , more soul , rhythm and blues and disco are added . Some well-known artists ( for example , David Bowie , Carly Simon , Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens ) have songs on this compilation as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Fire_Records_(UK)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fire Records is a British independent record label , based in London , England . The label was founded by music journalist Johnny Waller and Clive Solomon in 1985 and released early records from Pulp , Teenage Fanclub ( on subsidiary label Paperhouse ) , Spacemen 3 ( formerly on Glass Records ) , Blue Aeroplanes , Lives of Angels and others . In the early 1990s , the label was home to Neutral Milk Hotel , The Lemonheads , Built to Spill , Urge Overkill and others . After slowing down , the label was taken over in the late 1990s by current label head James Nicholls , and has gone on to release albums by Guided By Voices , Giant Sand , Pere Ubu , Scott & Charlene 's Wedding , Jane Weaver , Josephine Foster and The Lemonheads"
},
{
"docid": "Lead_into_Gold",
"title": "",
"text": "Lead into Gold was a side project of American industrial musician Paul Barker , best known as the bassist for Ministry and the Hermes Pan half of the Luxa/Pan production team . Primarily a solo project by Barker , Lead into Gold featured occasional guest performances by his Ministry bandmates Al Jourgensen and Bill Rieflin . Lead into Gold only released two 12 inch singles and one full-length studio LP . Idiot was the first release in 1988 , followed by the Chicks & Speed : Futurism single and Age of Reason album , both released in 1990 . The CD release of Chicks & Speed included the Idiot single in its entirety . Additionally , a limited edition 12 '' EP titled `` Low and Slow '' was released in 2015 , roughly 25 years after its recording , on Wax Trax ! Records . The tracks are `` The Sweetest Kiss '' , `` Cry Baby '' , `` Low & Slow '' , and a remix of the track `` Lunatic/Genius '' with additional percussion by Bill Rieflin . . In the video for `` Faster Than Light '' , Trent Reznor ( Nine Inch Nails ) can be seen playing the guitar . He was rumored to have been in the area for the `` Head Like a Hole '' video shoot when he made his cameo ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Nice!_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Nice ! is the ninth studio album released by American punk rock band Zebrahead . It is the band 's first album to feature original material since the release of their seventh studio album Phoenix in 2008 . It is the last album to feature Greg Bergdorf as lead guitarist after his departure in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Like_a_Version_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Like A Version is a 1990 EP from Two Nice Girls , the group 's second release ."
},
{
"docid": "Everclear_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Everclear is an American rock band formed in Portland , Oregon in 1991 . The band was formed by Art Alexakis , the band 's lead songwriter , vocalist , and guitarist ; and for most of the band 's height of popularity , consisted of Craig Montoya on bass guitar and Greg Eklund on drums . After the limited release of their independently released debut album , World of Noise , the band found success with their first three albums on Capitol Records : Sparkle and Fade , So Much for the Afterglow , and Songs from an American Movie Vol . One : Learning How to Smile , which were all certified platinum in sales . However , the following two albums Songs from an American Movie Vol . Two : Good Time for a Bad Attitude and Slow Motion Daydream , were not as well received , and as sales suffered , Montoya and Eklund left the band shortly after in 2003 . After a brief stint of solo performances , Alexakis decided to push forward with the Everclear name , finding new musicians to perform with and releasing two more albums , Welcome to the Drama Club and Invisible Stars . Starting in 2012 , Alexakis has also started up a 1990s nostalgia tour , called the Summerland Tour , that occurs every summer with Everclear and other 1990s alternative rock bands . In April 2015 , the band released a ninth studio album entitled Black is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "Slow_Dance_(Anthony_Phillips_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Slow Dance is an instrumental studio album by Anthony Phillips released in September 1990 on Virgin Records . It has two parts , `` Slow Dance ( Part 1 ) '' and `` Slow Dance ( Part 2 ) '' , that are each roughly the length of a vinyl LP side . The music was composed and performed by Anthony Phillips , with additional musicians ' performances listed below . It was produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips and Simon Heyworth , with additional engineering by John Gibbons . It was recorded at Vic 's Place from June 1988 to March 1989 ; strings were recorded at CBS studios in February 1989 . On June 16 , 2017 , Esoteric Recordings ( a Cherry Red Records label ) will release a 3-disc deluxe edition of the album . Disc 1 contains a new ( 2017 ) remaster of the original stereo mix of the album . Disc 2 contains Slow Dance Vignettes , which is previously unreleased bonus material . Disc 3 contains a 2017 5.1 surround sound mix of the album on a DVD . The deluxe edition also includes a booklet with photos and extensive liner notes ."
},
{
"docid": "Palais_de_la_Méditerranée",
"title": "",
"text": "Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée is a nine-floor luxury hotel complex located on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice , France . It was built in 1929 by architects Charles and Marcel Dalmas , and partly rebuilt and modernized in 1990 , a year after two of its facades were classified as historical monuments . It contains 187 rooms and twelve suites , and is owned by Constellation Hotels Holding ."
},
{
"docid": "Tony!_Toni!_Toné!",
"title": "",
"text": "Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! is an American soul/R & B group from Oakland , California , popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s . During the band 's heyday , it was composed of Dwayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar , his brother Raphael Saadiq ( born Charles Ray Wiggins ) on lead vocals and bass , and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums and keyboards . Other members were Elijah Baker , Carl Wheeler , Randall Wiggins , and Amar Khalil , who is the current lead singer of the group , and Antron Haile . Originally , the band went by `` Tony , Toni , Toné '' as a joke , until they realized it had a nice ring to it . After their debut album Who ? in 1988 followed by The Revival in 1990 , the group achieved their greatest commercial success with the double platinum certified Sons of Soul in 1993 . Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! disbanded after the release of their fourth album House of Music ( 1996 ) , which critics cite as their greatest work ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lost_Album_(Lewis_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lost Album is the sixth and final ( to date , excluding rereleases ) album by the British neo-soul composer and multi-instrumentalist Lewis Taylor , released in 2005 . Taylor recorded this album in the late 1990s , in reaction to British press naming him `` new British blue-eyed soulster '' , and cites Fleetwood Mac and Beach Boys as his main influences . He intended it to be released as a follow-up to his 1996 self-titled debut , but Island Records rejected it , after which he returned with the album Lewis II . The Lost Album was finally released in 2005 through Taylor 's own label Slow Reality ."
},
{
"docid": "Nice_Women",
"title": "",
"text": "Nice Women is a 1931 American romance film written and directed by Edwin H. Knopf . The film stars Sidney Fox , Frances Dee , Alan Mowbray , Lucile Gleason , Russell Gleason and James Durkin . The film was released on November 28 , 1931 , by Universal Pictures . The film was based on the Broadway play Nice Women by William A. Grew , which opened at the Longacre Theatre on June 10 , 1929 and closed in August 1929 after 64 performances ."
}
] |
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Lewis Hamilton is a racecar driver in F1.
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[
{
"docid": "Lewis_Hamilton",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton , MBE ( born 7 January 1985 ) is a British Formula One racing driver from England , currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team . A three-time Formula One World Champion , he is regarded by fellow and former drivers as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport . He won his first title with McLaren in 2008 before moving to Mercedes , where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 . In December 1995 , at the age of ten , he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him , `` I want to race for you one day ... I want to race for McLaren . '' Less than three years later McLaren and Mercedes-Benz signed him to their Young Driver Support Programme . After winning the British Formula Renault , Formula Three Euroseries , and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder , he drove for McLaren in 2007 , making his Formula One debut 12 years after his initial encounter with Dennis . Hamilton 's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in a Formula One drive . Coming from a mixed background , with a black father and white mother , Hamilton is the first black driver to race in Formula One . Hamilton commented on this , saying `` The way I see it , my colour is an advantage in that it 's something people talk about '' , `` Being the first black man does n't matter much to me personally , but for the sport itself it probably means quite a lot . '' In his first season in Formula One , Hamilton set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship , just one point behind Kimi Räikkönen . He won the World Championship the following season in dramatic fashion , becoming the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history before Sebastian Vettel broke the record two years later . Following his second world title in 2014 , he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year . In 2015 , he became the first British driver in history to win consecutive F1 titles , and the second British driver to win three titles after Jackie Stewart . He also became the first English driver to reach that milestone . He is the first driver in the history of F1 to have made the podium after starting 20th place or lower at least 3 times . He is the only driver in the history of the sport to have won at least one race in each season he has competed to date , with McLaren from 2007 until 2012 , and with Mercedes since 2013 . He has more race victories than any other British driver in the history of Formula One . His Grand Prix victories is the second highest of all-time having surpassed Alain Prost 's total of 51 at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix , behind only Michael Schumacher at 91 . Hamilton also holds the record for most wins in the season without winning the World Championship , after winning 10 times in the 2016 season where he finished runner-up to teammate Nico Rosberg ."
}
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{
"docid": "McLaren_young_driver_programme",
"title": "",
"text": "The McLaren young driver programme , formerly known as McLaren Driver Development Programme and McLaren Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme , is a program created by McLaren . It has been designed to offer year-by-year guidance , assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers -- regardless of nationality -- to climb the motorsport ladder . The highlight of the programme is Lewis Hamilton , who is the part of the programme since his karting days and graduated to the F1 team and subsequently winning the driver championship in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tooned",
"title": "",
"text": "Tooned is an animated cartoon by McLaren starring Jenson Button , Fernando Alonso and comedian Alexander Armstrong ; and formerly , Lewis Hamilton , Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Pérez . It was aired on Sky Sports F1 before the start of each Formula One race . The first season , which starred former McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton aired from the 2012 British Grand Prix onwards . The second season aired from the 2013 British Grand Prix onwards . All episodes can be watched on McLaren 's YouTube channel and the Sky Sports F1 website any time after the premiere . The episodes are a little more than 3 minutes long . On 16 May 2014 it was announced on McLaren 's YouTube channel that a season 3 was in progress . It was announced when Jenson Button was shown a picture of his 2014 team mate Kevin Magnussen 's character on Tooned and also added that ` the production of Season 3 was going well ' . It was announced by McLaren on 19 October 2016 that Tooned would be making a return , featuring Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne ( and possibly Button ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Heikki_Kovalainen",
"title": "",
"text": "Heikki Johannes Kovalainen ( -LSB- ˈheikki ˈkoʋɑlɑinen -RSB- ; born 19 October 1981 ) is a Finnish racing driver . He raced in Formula 1 between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault , McLaren , Team Lotus and Lotus F1 teams . He was supported by the Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career , during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series . Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for , and then promoted him to a race seat for . He gained his first podium by finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix that year . He moved to McLaren for the season , where he partnered Lewis Hamilton . His second season saw him achieve his first pole position at Silverstone and his first victory at Hungaroring , becoming the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix . He remained with the team for the season . In , he moved to the newly created Team Lotus where he also remained for and , with the team renamed Caterham F1 for 2012 . 2012 was his last full season in Formula One . Kovalainen competed in the last two races of the season for Lotus F1 as a short-notice stand-in for regular driver Kimi Räikkönen . In 2015 , Kovalainen moved to Japan to compete in Super GT in the GT500 class ."
},
{
"docid": "Direxiv",
"title": "",
"text": "Direxiv was a company with motorsport links to the GP2 Series , a series which is closely linked to Formula One and future drivers in F1 are likely to have raced in GP2 . Direxiv had submitted an entry to run a Formula 1 team in 2008 onwards , although they faced tough competition from other companies as Carlin Motorsport , Eddie Jordan , Paul Stoddart and current GP2 team Racing Engineering . Direxiv lost out on the chance to gain entry to the 2008 season when the FIA chose to give the entries to the current 11 teams and David Richards ' Prodrive taking the final spot . The team was also involved in Super GT and Formula Nippon , and sponsor McLaren in F1 as well as former McLaren and former WilliamsF1 driver Alexander Wurz . Direxiv were linked with creating a `` McLaren B Team '' which , in could have given the then-GP2 racer Lewis Hamilton ( who has now been promoted to the McLaren team itself ) and possibly either Pedro de la Rosa or Gary Paffett a race drive in F1 . Former F1 driver Jean Alesi was also working with the Direxiv squad in their attempts . However , after the 2006 French GP , Dave Richards who had his entry to the 2008 F1 season accepted , announced that he was looking to bring his Prodrive team into F1 as the McLaren B Team . This brought an end to the dream of a Direxiv McLaren B Team , but due to a change in FIA rules , it seems that the Prodrive Mclaren B team will now not happen . Therefore , even if the Direxiv entry had been accepted , and Direxiv were to still exist , their F1 dream would not have materialised . In August 2006 , Direxiv announced that they will pull out of the Super GT due to the loss of their primary backer , Akiyama Holdings . The Suzuka 1000km was their last race in the series ."
},
{
"docid": "Barry_Maessen",
"title": "",
"text": "Barry Maessen ( born November 12 , 1976 in Ysselsteyn ) is a Dutch racecar driver . Maessen is the son of BriSCA F1 racer , circuit developer and entrepreneur Harry Maessen . The Dutch driver will be the first Dutch racing driver in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes_F1_W07_Hybrid",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid was a highly successful Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa , Geoff Willis and Paddy Lowe , to compete in the 2016 Formula One season . The cars were driven by , and World Drivers ' Champion Lewis Hamilton , and Nico Rosberg , both of whom remained with the team for a fourth and a seventh season , respectively . In addition , it was the last Formula One car driven by Rosberg , following his announcement on his retirement from the sport after clinching his first World Drivers ' Championship title . The chassis was named `` F1 W07 Hybrid '' to represent the seventh Formula One car that Mercedes had constructed since , while the hybrid was marked to recognize the utilization of fully integrated hybrid power units . The car made its competitive debut at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix , the opening round of the 2016 season . After participating 20 rounds of grand prix racing , the car made its final competition appearance at the season finale race -- 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , before retirement . With a total of 19 wins , 20 pole positions , 33 podium finishes and a total of 765 constructors championship points in a single season , the F1 W07 Hybrid is statistically the most dominant Formula One car in the history of the sport ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes_F1_W05_Hybrid",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid , originally known as the Mercedes F1 W05 , was a highly successful Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa , Geoff Willis and Paddy Lowe , to compete in the 2014 Formula One season . The cars were driven by World Drivers ' Champion Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg , both of whom remained with the team for a second and fifth season , respectively . The F1 W05 was designed to use Mercedes 's new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine , the PU106A Hybrid . The chassis was named `` F1 W05 Hybrid '' to represent the fifth Formula One car that Mercedes had constructed since , while the hybrid was marked to recognize the utilization of fully integrated hybrid power units . The car made its competitive debut at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix , the opening round of the 2014 season . After participating in 18 rounds of Grand Prix racing , the car made its final competition appearance at the season finale race -- the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , before retirement ."
},
{
"docid": "F1_Race_Stars",
"title": "",
"text": "F1 Race Stars is a video game developed by Codemasters , released in November 2012 . It is a kart racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season , with circuits redesigned to feature loops , jumps and short-cuts . It is a spin-off from the traditional Formula One video games , and is the first kart-racing game developed by Codemasters . The player is able to choose cartoonish versions of Formula One racing drivers , such as Sebastian Vettel , Lewis Hamilton , Kimi Räikkönen , Nico Rosberg , Mark Webber , Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso . It was announced on 13 July 2012 at the San Diego Comic-Con International . Codemasters have described the game as being designed to emphasise entertainment rather than simulation . On 6 December 2012 it was confirmed to be ported to Wii U under the title F1 Race Stars : Powered Up Edition , where it was released on 16 January 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes-AMG_Project_One",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes-AMG Project One ( stylized as ONE ) is an upcoming production sports car that will be powered by Formula 1 technology . It will be launched at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show . As it does have a F1 powertrain , it will become the first to do so . Although looking like a F1-inspired sports car with a strong character , Mercedes-AMG boss , Tobias Moers , says the car 's main character is to be a sports car with full comfort on the road . The Project One 's is currently being evaluated by its performance , durability , and ability in Mercedes-Benz 's proving grounds and on racing circuits . Tobias Moers also says when `` the time is right '' , Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 driver Lewis Hamilton will be testing the prototypes . In April 16 , 2017 , the Project One became sold out for the United States . The Project One will be competing alongside the Aston Martin Valkyrie , and unnamed sports cars by Audi and BMW ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes_AMG_F1_W08_EQ_Power+",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power + is a Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa , Geoff Willis and James Allison , to compete during the 2017 Formula One season . The car is driven by , and World Drivers ' Champion Lewis Hamilton , who remained with the team for a fifth season , and Valtteri Bottas , who joined the team after World Champion Nico Rosberg 's retirement from the sport . The chassis was originally named the `` Mercedes F1 W08 '' to represent the eighth Formula One car that Mercedes had constructed since . The `` EQ Power + '' was added to increase exposure of Mercedes ' electric road car models , whilst AMG was included to reflect the relationship between Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Benz . The car made its competitive début at the , the opening round of the 2017 season ."
},
{
"docid": "GP2_Series",
"title": "",
"text": "The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series , Formula 3000 . The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore , while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1 . In 2010 , the GP3 Series class was launched , as a feeder class for the GP2 series . In 2017 , the series was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship . Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for life in Formula One , GP2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis , engine and tyre supplier so that true driver ability is reflected . All but three races had taken place as support races at Formula One race weekends to boost the series ' profile , to give drivers experience of the Grand Prix environment , and to take advantage of the infrastructure ( marshals , medical facilities etc. ) in place for a Formula One event . GP2 mainly races on European circuits , but has appearances on other international race tracks as well with their most recent races in the 2012 season at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore . Many drivers have used GP2 as a stepping stone into Formula One . The 2005 Champion Nico Rosberg was hired by the Williams team for the 2006 F1 campaign , 2006 GP2 winner Lewis Hamilton made the transition to F1 the following year with McLaren and the 2007 Champion Timo Glock to Toyota for the 2008 F1 season . 2009 GP2 champion Nico Hülkenberg moved up to a Williams F1 race driver in the 2010 Formula 1 season . In addition , Heikki Kovalainen ( 2005 ) , Nelson Piquet Jr. ( 2006 ) and Lucas di Grassi ( 2007 ) -- all runners up -- became Renault test drivers the following year . All three earned F1 seats , but have since been replaced . Karun Chandhok , Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov were also granted an F1 seat in 2010 . For 2011 Pastor Maldonado was granted the hot seat at Williams . This meant that Nico Hülkenberg was deposed by Williams . Sergio Pérez was given the drive alongside Kamui Kobayashi , another former GP2 driver and GP2 Asia Series winner , at Sauber . Jérôme d'Ambrosio got his Virgin Racing drive for the 2011 season . However , some drivers have reached Formula One without competing in GP2 , for example Paul di Resta , Daniel Ricciardo , Jean-Éric Vergne , Valtteri Bottas , and Kevin Magnussen . During 2011 , it was announced that in 2012 the GP2 and GP2 Asia Series would combine to make a single , longer GP2 series ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_Belgian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 Belgian Grand Prix was the fourteenth race of the 2007 Formula One season , returning to the F1 calendar after a year 's absence . It was held on 16 September at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Spa , Belgium . Going into the race , McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers ' Championship by three points from team-mate Fernando Alonso and Ferrari led the Constructors ' Championship by 57 points from BMW Sauber after the exclusion of McLaren from the Constructors ' Championship following the Ferrari/McLaren spy saga . Otherwise McLaren would have been leading the Championship . The race also marked the 100th race start for Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes_F1_W06_Hybrid",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid was a highly successful Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa , Geoff Willis and Paddy Lowe , to compete in the 2015 Formula One season . The cars were driven by and World Drivers ' Champion Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg , both of whom remained with the team for a third and sixth season , respectively . The chassis was named `` F1 W06 Hybrid '' to represent the sixth Formula One car that Mercedes had constructed since , while the hybrid was marked to recognize the utilization of fully integrated hybrid power units . The car made its competitive debut at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix , the opening round of the 2015 season . After participating in 18 rounds of Grand Prix racing , the car made its final competition appearance at the season finale race -- the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , before retirement . This was the last Mercedes car to feature sponsorship from BlackBerry ."
},
{
"docid": "Lewis_Hamilton_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Hamilton ( born 1985 ) is a British Formula One racing driver . Lewis Hamilton may also refer to : Lewis Hamilton ( footballer ) ( born 1984 ) , English footballer Lewis Hamilton ( Cars ) , fictional character SS Lewis Hamilton , cargo ship Lewis Hamilton : Secret Life , alternate reality game"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Formula_One_polesitters",
"title": "",
"text": "Formula One , abbreviated to F1 , is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , motorsport 's world governing body . The `` formula '' in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform . The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races , known as Grands Prix , held usually on purpose-built circuits , and in a few cases on closed city streets . The polesitter is the driver that has qualified for a Grand Prix in pole position , at the front of the starting grid . Drivers are awarded points based on their position at the end of each race , and the driver who accumulates the most points over each calendar year is crowned that year 's World Champion . Out of 962 completed Grands Prix ( as of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix ) , the driver that has qualified on pole position has gone on to win the race 401 times . Qualifying is traditionally contested on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend to determine the drivers ' positions on the starting grid . Historically , there have been a number of different qualifying systems ; previously , each driver was only allowed a single lap to set his qualifying time . Drivers currently have to compete in three rounds before pole position is determined . The first round known as Q1 is contested by twenty drivers in an 18-minute session , at the end of which the five slowest cars are eliminated . This is followed by Q2 , a 15-minute session , where the slowest five are again eliminated . The remaining ten cars contest Q3 , the final 12-minute session to determine their places on the grid and who will sit on pole-position . Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most pole positions , having qualified first on 68 occasions . Ayrton Senna is second with 65 poles and Lewis Hamilton is third with poles . Senna holds the record for the most consecutive poles ; he qualified in first place eight Grands Prix in a row from the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix to the 1989 United States Grand Prix . Vettel is the youngest polesitter , he was 21 years , 72 days old when he qualified in first place for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix . The oldest person to qualify in pole position was Nino Farina , who was 47 years , 79 days old when he was polesitter for the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix . As of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix , 98 drivers have been on pole position in the 962 Grands Prix since the first World Championship race , the 1950 British Grand Prix . From 2014 onwards the driver who achieves the most pole positions in a season is awarded the Pole Trophy . The Inaugural Pole Trophy was won by Nico Rosberg ; the 2015 and 2016 Trophy was won by Lewis Hamilton ."
},
{
"docid": "Adrian_Sutil",
"title": "",
"text": "Adrian Sutil ( -LSB- ˈadɾjan zuˈtil -RSB- ; born 11 January 1983 ) is a German racing driver who most recently drove for Sauber in Formula One for the 2014 season . He was the reserve driver for the Williams team in . Sutil started karting at the age of 14 and moved into single seater racing in 2002 in the Swiss Formula Ford series where he won the title . He moved up into Formula Masters Austria and started 1 race before stepping into Formula BMW ADAC in 2003 . Sutil then raced in the Formula 3 Euroseries where he was the runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in 2005 . He went to Japan in 2006 to race in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and also finished 3rd in the Macau Grand Prix . Having been involved in the Midland F1 test team , Sutil was promoted to a race seat for the new Spyker F1 team in 2007 . Sutil continued to race with the team under their new guise Force India in 2008 where he remained until 2011 . Having made his return to the sport in 2013 again with Force India , he competed in the 2014 season with Sauber ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Hughes_(journalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark P. Hughes is the Grand Prix editor for Motor Sport magazine , a position he has held since the start of 2014 . He is also an F1 correspondent for The Sunday Times and technical editor for the renowned motor racing annual , Autocourse . Hughes also provides analysis for British television coverage of Formula One , currently working in the role of technical analyst for Sky Sports following his previous role as commentary box producer for the BBC 's coverage , in case commentators David Coulthard and Martin Brundle miss anything on track . He worked in a similar role for ITV when they had the rights to F1 , assisting Brundle and James Allen . He has also written articles that have been published in The Daily Telegraph . When Hughes worked for Autosport his Formula One race reports were widely acclaimed for their combination of cockpit insight , technical understanding and vivid prose ; veteran motorsport author Eoin Young has described Hughes as `` a talent with an amazing ability '' , and has compared him to Ernest Hemingway . Hughes has had several F1-related books published . Speed Addicts ( published by Harper Collins ) was awarded ` Best Illustrated Book ' at the 2006 British Sports Book Awards . Mark Hughes is also the author of the 2008 book Lewis Hamilton , The Full Story . His co-authoured book with racing driver Tommy Byrne , Crashed And Byrned , won the 2008 William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year . His brother is the racing driver Warren Hughes , and he is married ."
},
{
"docid": "Lewis_Strang",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Strang ( 7 August 1884 -- 20 July 1911 ) was an American racecar driver ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 14th annual MTV European Music Awards were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich , Germany on November 1 , 2007 . The show received a total of 78 million votes , the most in MTV Europe Music Awards history . Foo Fighters opened the show , with frontman Dave Grohl hosting the VIP ` Glamour Pit ' area , interviewing celebrities live on air . Other performances on the night included Amy Winehouse with `` Back to Black '' , Tokio Hotel , will.i.am and Babyshambles . Presenters on the night included Joss Stone , model Lily Cole , R.E.M. 's Michael Stipe and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Australian_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Australian Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 20 March 2016 in Melbourne . The race was contested over fifty-seven laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship . The race marked the eightieth race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix -- which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 -- and the twenty-first time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit . Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner . Hamilton took the first pole position of the season and the fiftieth of his career in a qualifying session that saw the introduction of a new one-by-one elimination format that was widely criticised . His teammate Nico Rosberg took victory ahead of Hamilton and Ferrari 's Sebastian Vettel . The race was stopped on lap 18 following an accident involving Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutiérrez . Mercedes used the break for a change of tyres that allowed their drivers to take a 1 -- 2 finish after Vettel had initially led the race from the start . Romain Grosjean finished sixth , scoring points for the Haas F1 team on their début , the first completely new team to do so since . Mercedes equalled the record for most consecutive 1 -- 2 finishes , by achieving their fifth in a row ."
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Lewis_(racing_driver)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dave Lewis ( 11 May 1881 , in Syracuse , New York -- 13 May 1928 , in La Jolla Lodge , California ) was an American racecar driver . He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times , with a best finish of second in 1925 . His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller car was the first time that a front-wheel drive car had competed in the Indy 500 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nico_Hülkenberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicolas `` Nico '' Hülkenberg ( -LSB- ˈniːko ˈhʏlkənbɛɐ̯k -RSB- , born 19 August 1987 ) is a German professional racing driver currently racing for the Renault Sport F1 Team . In 2015 he also contested in two rounds of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season for Porsche , winning the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in his first attempt . He was the 2009 champion of the GP2 Series , and is a previous champion of both the Formula 3 Euro Series and A1 Grand Prix , as part of A1 Team Germany . He is one of three drivers since 2005 to win the GP2 series championship in his debut season , the others being Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg . Hülkenberg raced in Formula One in with the Williams team . Despite winning the first pole position for Williams in more than five years he was not retained for , and joined Force India as a test and reserve driver . He was promoted to a race seat with the team for the season , joining Paul di Resta . In he drove for the Sauber team , with Mexican driver Esteban Gutiérrez as his team-mate . Hülkenberg returned to Force India for the season . In October 2016 , it was confirmed that he will switch to Renault for the 2017 season with hopes of being more competitive ."
},
{
"docid": "CRG_(kart_manufacturer)",
"title": "",
"text": "CRG is a kart chassis manufacturer of recent years , with world champions from 2001-2003 . Famous alumni include Alex Zanardi and F1 racer Vitantonio Liuzzi and F1 GP Winner Max Verstappen . They were founded in the late 1970s by three Italian racers ( Carlo Vanaria , Roberto Vanaria and Giancarlo Tinini ) , and were originally known as Kali Karts . In the beginning the company was a laughing stock , with Zanardi being told by his original team DAP that if he did n't stop complaining they would `` send him to Kali '' . By the mid 1980s Kali had recovered from its inauspicious beginnings and was winning World Championships with drivers like Mike Wilson . The name change to CRG took place gradually in the early 1990s and ushered in an era of more World Championships from Danilo Rossi and Alessandro Manetti . CRG has also a straight relation with Dino Chiesa ( Chiesa Corse ) . The Italian chassis mechanic ( known as the best in the world of karting ) assisted the multiple world champions , Alessandro Piccini and Giorgio Pantano ; as well as many other drivers through CRG . CRG started to build engines in the mid-1990s but they were never widely used outside of the factory teams . In 2001 they were replaced by the Maxter brand which produces 100 cc and 125 cc gearbox engines . They also make the Maxter engine range and the Maranello , Vanspeed , and Zanardi chassis ranges . They have also recently signed a deal to produce the new Lewis Hamilton kart ."
},
{
"docid": "Matt_Bishop",
"title": "",
"text": "Matt Bishop , who was born in London in 1962 , is Group Director of Media , Content and Communications for McLaren , which Formula One team he joined in January 2008 , having been an automotive journalist and editor since 1991 , specialising in Formula One since 1996 . He works closely with the current two McLaren drivers , 2005 and 2006 Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso , and 2015 GP2 Series Champion Stoffel Vandoorne , as well as 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button , who remains contracted to the McLaren team albeit now in an ambassadorial role . Bishop also works closely with McLaren Technology Group Executive Director Zak Brown , as well as the team 's Racing Director and Chief Operating Officer , Eric Boullier and Jonathan Neale . Bishop used to work closely with the 2008 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton , before Hamilton left McLaren to join Mercedes-Benz at the end of the 2012 Formula One season . Previously , Bishop had been Editor in Chief of the Formula One magazine F1 Racing . He took on the editorship of F1 Racing in December 1996 and left it in December 2007 , by which time F1 Racing had become the world 's best-selling grand prix magazine , according to its own strap-line which appears on its front cover every month . Bishop introduced a series of celebrity columnists to F1 Racing , including Murray Walker , Damon Hill , Jenson Button and many more . in 2014 Bishop co-authored with the 1972 and 1974 Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi the autobiographical work 'Em mo : a Racer 's Soul ' , published by Haymarket Media Group . Bishop is known in Formula One circles as ` The Bish ' and is known for his larger-than-life wardrobe that includes a seemingly limitless number of very garish shirts . Bishop 's journalism was published in F1 Racing and Autosport.com , for which he used to write a famously trenchant fortnightly column entitled ` From the Pulpit ' . On 26 September 2007 it was announced that Bishop would leave Haymarket , publisher of F1 Racing and Autosport , to become Group Head of Communications and Public Relations for McLaren , effective January 2008 . Bishop 's father is the US-born concert pianist , Stephen Kovacevich . His mother is the late Bernardine Bishop , a noted British psychotherapist and novelist . Bishop attended the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Holland Park , London ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_Bahrain_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 2012 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir , Bahrain . It was the first time Formula One returned to Bahrain after the 2011 race was cancelled due to ongoing anti-government protests . The race , the eighth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix , was contested over 57 laps and was the fourth round of the 2012 Formula One season . Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position , leading into the first corner and for the majority of the race en route to victory . He was not without pressure though , as the Lotus of Kimi Räikkönen climbed the field , having started in eleventh place , and challenged for the lead before finishing second . Räikkönen 's teammate Romain Grosjean took the first podium finish of his career by finishing third , after having a strong start and quickly moving into second place by overtaking Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber . Räikkönen passed Grosjean for second place roughly halfway through the race , being on a better tyre strategy . Hamilton started on the front row , but pitstop errors and degrading tyres left him eighth ; his McLaren teammate , Jenson Button , retired with two laps remaining . As a consequence of the race , Sebastian Vettel took the lead in the Drivers ' Championship from Lewis Hamilton . He became the fourth driver to top the standings from four races , and also the fourth race winner . Hamilton remained second , four points behind Vettel , whilst Webber jumped in front of Button to move into third with his fourth consecutive fourth place . Webber was just one point behind Hamilton , and Button was only five points behind him ; Nico Rosberg was fifth . The Constructors ' Championship was now led by Red Bull , who also took the lead from McLaren ( who were now nine points behind them ) . Lotus F1 moved up from sixth to third in the standings after their first podium . Ferrari fell to fourth whilst Mercedes remained fifth . The decision to hold the race despite ongoing protests and violence has been described as `` controversial '' by Al Jazeera English , CNN , AFP and Sky News . The Independent named it `` one of the most controversial in the history of the sport '' ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_Singapore_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix , formally known as the 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix , was a Formula One race held on 28 September 2008 at 20:00 SST at the newly built Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay , Singapore . It was the fifteenth race of the 2008 Formula One season , the 800th Formula One World Championship race overall , the first ever Formula One race held at night and the ninth Singapore Grand Prix . This was also the first time Singapore hosted a Formula One race , as the last Singapore Grand Prix was a Formula Libre event in 1973 . The 61-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from 15th on the grid . Nico Rosberg claimed second in his Williams followed by McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton . Felipe Massa of Ferrari started from pole position . Drivers ' Championship leader Hamilton was second while reigning world champion Kimi Räikkönen qualified third . They continued in this order until Renault 's Nelson Piquet , Jr. spun out and crashed on lap 14 , bringing out the safety car . The leading drivers all pitted when the pit lane was opened . Massa prematurely left the pit box with his fuel hose still attached and dropped to last place . Alonso , who had pitted before the safety car was deployed , subsequently took the lead and won the race . Nico Rosberg managed to finish second despite incurring a stop-go penalty and Hamilton completed the podium in third . Red Bull Racing 's David Coulthard finished 7th , scoring the final points of his career . Kazuki Nakajima also scored his final points . The result saw Hamilton extend his lead in the Driver 's standings to 7 points over Massa , who failed to score . McLaren also took over the lead in the Constructors ' Championship by one point from Ferrari . In September 2009 , Renault F1 admitted to an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting that Piquet had deliberately crashed per instructions from Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds , in the hope of helping Alonso win . The Renault team were handed a disqualification from F1 , which was suspended for two years pending any further rule infringements . Briatore was banned from all FIA-sanctioned events for life , while Symonds was banned for five years . However , Briatore and Symonds sued the FIA in French courts , and on January 5 , 2010 , the Tribunal de Grande Instance overturned the ban which had been put in place on both men ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercedes_F1_W04",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mercedes F1 W04 ( originally known as the Mercedes AMG W04 ) is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Mercedes team for use in the 2013 season . It was driven by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton , who joined the team after Michael Schumacher 's retirement , and Nico Rosberg , who remained with the team for a fourth season . This was the first Mercedes car to feature sponsorship from BlackBerry ."
},
{
"docid": "Daytona_Motorsport",
"title": "",
"text": "Daytona Motorsport Ltd is a motorsports company that owns and runs karting circuits in Milton Keynes , Manchester , Sandown Park and Tamworth . ( with a location previously in Lydd ) . It caters for drivers aged 6 -- 80 years old and holds monthly `` Inkart '' championships . Graduates from the individual circuits include Formula First champion Alex Kapadia , Ginetta Junior driver William Tregurtha , Formula Renault race winner Ivan Taranov , as well as Robert Huff and Howard Fuller . British GT driver Jordan Albert also originated from this track , as well as several established Super One drivers ( mostly in the Cadet classes ) . It holds other events , including Daytona 's exclusive DMAX national championships and the Open Endurance Karting Championship , as well as corporate karting events . Famous drivers to complete Daytona 's race school include GP2 driver and Mercedes F1 team 's test/reserve driver , Sam Bird . Daytona Motorsport was founded in 1990 by Charles Graham , the CEO of the Daytona Group Along with a group of senior directors , his brother Jim Graham , helps running the company , and primarily the TW Steel DMAX Championship , as Marketing Director . The Daytona Group began with indoor karting circuits across London in the 1990s , with limited staff . The organisation was purchased by Brands Hatch Leisure Group in 1998 , which was in turn purchased by Octagon in 1999 . In June 2003 the founders of Daytona bought back the organisation . Notable people that have utilised the Daytona circuits include Sam Bird , Viktor Jensen and Duncan Tappy , as well as Formula 1 racers Lewis Hamilton , Martin Brundle , David Coulthard and Damon Hill ."
},
{
"docid": "McLaren_MP4-27",
"title": "",
"text": "The McLaren MP4-27 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for the 2012 Formula One season . The car was driven by former World Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton . It was launched on 1 February at the McLaren team base in Woking , Surrey , ahead of the first winter test sessions at Jerez de la Frontera . This was the last McLaren car that Lewis Hamilton drove for the team , as he moved to the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team in 2013 . , it is also the last car made by McLaren to achieve a race victory . The car achieved 7 wins , 8 poles and third place in the Constructors ' Championship in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_British_Grand_Prix",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 British Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2007 Formula One season . It was held on 8 July 2007 at the Silverstone Circuit . The race was won by Kimi Räikkönen after overtaking pole position driver Lewis Hamilton during the first round of pit stops . Second place was taken by Fernando Alonso and Hamilton was third . Following British driver Lewis Hamilton 's win at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix , circuit director Richard Phillips reported that ticket sales had `` gone through the roof '' . Phillips added , `` we have n't seen this level of interest since Mansell-mania in the late 80s and early 90s '' ."
}
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Ben Stiller did not direct or star in the film Zoolander.
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[
{
"docid": "Zoolander",
"title": "",
"text": "Zoolander is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Stiller , Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell . The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997 . The short films and the film itself feature a dimwitted , narcissistic male model named Derek Zoolander , played by Stiller . The film involves Zoolander becoming the pawn of corrupt fashion executives who are plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia . The name `` Derek Zoolander '' was invented by Bates while he was editing the first short film , and was inspired by the names of two male models who both worked for Calvin Klein : the Dutchman Mark Vanderloo and the American Johnny Zander . A satire on the fashion industry , the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success . A sequel , Zoolander 2 , was released on February 12 , 2016 , to negative reviews . An animated series , Zoolander : Super Model , was released on Netflix UK in August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ben_Stiller",
"title": "",
"text": "Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller ( born November 30 , 1965 ) is an American actor , comedian and filmmaker . He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara . After beginning his acting career with a play , Stiller wrote several mockumentaries , and was offered his own show entitled The Ben Stiller Show , which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run . Having previously acted in television , he began acting in films ; he made his directorial debut with Reality Bites . Throughout his career he has written , starred in , directed , or produced more than 50 films , including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty , Zoolander , The Cable Guy , There 's Something About Mary , the Meet the Parents trilogy , DodgeBall , Tropic Thunder , the Madagascar series , and the Night at the Museum trilogy . In addition , he has had multiple cameos in music videos , television shows , and films . Stiller is a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack . His films have grossed more than $ 2.6 billion in Canada and the United States , with an average of $ 79 million per film . Throughout his career , he has received multiple awards and honors , including an Emmy Award , multiple MTV Movie Awards and a Teen Choice Award ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Zoolander_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Zoolander 2 is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and written by John Hamburg , Justin Theroux , Stiller and Nicholas Stoller . It is the sequel to the 2001 film Zoolander and stars Stiller , Owen Wilson , Will Ferrell , Penélope Cruz and Kristen Wiig . Filming took place from April to July 2015 , in Rome , Italy . The film was released on February 12 , 2016 , by Paramount Pictures to generally negative reviews from critics and earned $ 56 million against a $ 50 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Zoolander:_Super_Model",
"title": "",
"text": "Zoolander : Super Model is an American animated comedy series directed by Aaron Augenblick and starring Ben Stiller , Owen Wilson , Tim Gunn and Nick Kroll . The series is based on the Zoolander characters created by Ben Stiller and Drake Sather ."
},
{
"docid": "Jerry_Stiller",
"title": "",
"text": "Gerald Isaac `` Jerry '' Stiller ( born June 8 , 1927 ) is an American comedian and actor . He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife , Anne Meara . He later played Frank Costanza on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens . Stiller and Meara are the parents of actor Ben Stiller , with whom Stiller co-starred in the films Zoolander , Heavyweights , Hot Pursuit , The Heartbreak Kid and Zoolander 2 . Stiller is known for his angry , yelling acting style ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ben_Stiller_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ben Stiller Show is the name of two sketch comedy television shows that aired on MTV from 1989 to 1990 , and then on Fox from September 27 , 1992 to January 17 , 1993 . The Fox show stars Ben Stiller , Andy Dick , Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk . Character actor John F. O'Donohue also appeared in every episode . The series featured numerous filmed comedy segments , many of which parodied mid-1980s to early 1990s pop-culture . Despite mostly positive reviews , Fox canceled the series after only 13 episodes due to low ratings . Unlike most sketch comedy shows , The Ben Stiller Show did not use a studio audience or a laugh track , and was the only Fox sketch comedy program not to use a laugh track . The semi-spinoff , The Andy Dick Show , used the same format . After cancellation , the series won the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Independent_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Independent is a mockumentary comedy film made in 2000 , directed by Stephen Kessler and starring Jerry Stiller and Janeane Garofalo . Stiller portrays an independent film maker who makes little-known B movies with titles like Twelve Angry Men and a Baby . The film spoofs independent directors and independent film . The movie features Max Perlich and cameos by Anne Meara , Ron Howard , Roger Corman , Peter Bogdanovich , John Lydon , Ben Stiller , Andy Dick , Fred Dryer , Jonathan Katz , Fred Williamson , Karen Black , Nick Cassavetes , Julie Strain and adult film actress Ginger Lynn . The fictional career of Morty Fineman ( Stiller ) includes having made 427 films , although it is not specified as to whether he directed them all or if it refers to films produced or written by the Fineman character . The theme song The Love Song For ` The Independent ' is performed by Nancy Sinatra ."
},
{
"docid": "Ben_Stiller_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Ben Stiller is an American actor , comedian , director , producer and screenwriter . The following is his complete filmography . He has mostly appeared in comedy films . Stiller is an Emmy Award winner for his directed , produced and written television show The Ben Stiller Show ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cable_Guy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller , starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick . It was released in the United States on June 14 , 1996 . The film co-stars Leslie Mann , Jack Black , George Segal , Diane Baker , Eric Roberts , Owen Wilson , Janeane Garofalo , David Cross , Andy Dick , Amy Stiller , and Bob Odenkirk ."
},
{
"docid": "While_We're_Young_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "While We 're Young is a 2014 American comedy film written , produced , and directed by Noah Baumbach . The film stars Ben Stiller , Naomi Watts , Adam Driver , and Amanda Seyfried . It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film centers on a New York-based documentary filmmaker and his wife ( Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts , respectively ) , who begin hanging out with a couple in their 20s ( Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried ) . A24 Films released the film on March 27 , 2015 and the film went on to gross more than all of Baumbach 's previous films in the United States box office ."
},
{
"docid": "Highway_to_Hell_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Highway to Hell is a 1992 American B horror comedy film directed by Ate de Jong and starring Chad Lowe , Kristy Swanson and Patrick Bergin . It was written by Brian Helgeland . The film tells the story of Charlie Sykes ( Lowe ) and his girlfriend Rachel Clark ( Swanson ) , who is kidnapped by a demon and taken to Hell to become one of Satan 's brides , while Charlie must travel to the other dimension to rescue her . The film features actor Ben Stiller , his sister Amy Stiller and their parents , Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara ."
},
{
"docid": "Envy_(2004_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Envy is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson . It stars Ben Stiller and Jack Black ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Heartbreak_Kid_(2007_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers . Starring Ben Stiller , it is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name . The film was originally titled The Seven Day Itch , but Peter Farrelly revealed the filmmakers lost a lawsuit over the name ; after attempts to find another title and suggestions of several other possible titles , the studio had them use the title The Heartbreak Kid . Also starring are Michelle Monaghan , Malin Åkerman , Jerry Stiller , Rob Corddry , Carlos Mencia , Scott Wilson and Danny McBride . The screenplay for the 2007 film was written by Leslie Dixon , Scot Armstrong , the Farrelly brothers and Kevin Barnett ."
},
{
"docid": "Duplex_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Duplex is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Danny DeVito , and starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore . The film was called Our House for its release in the United Kingdom and Ireland ."
},
{
"docid": "Night_at_the_Museum_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Night at the Museum is a trilogy of fantasy-comedy films beginning in 2006 and ending in 2014 . All three films , based on the children 's book The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc , are directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon . Starring Ben Stiller as a museum night security guard named Larry , the films also star an ensemble cast featuring Owen Wilson , Robin Williams , Ricky Gervais , Steve Coogan , Patrick Gallagher , Rami Malek , Mizuo Peck , Mickey Rooney , Bill Cobbs and Dick Van Dyke ."
},
{
"docid": "Along_Came_Polly",
"title": "",
"text": "Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg , starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Brad's_Status",
"title": "",
"text": "Brad 's Status is an upcoming American comedy film directed and written by Mike White . The film stars Ben Stiller , Michael Sheen , Jenna Fischer , Luke Wilson , and Austin Abrams . The film is scheduled to be released on September 15 , 2017 , by Amazon Studios and Annapurna Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Meyerowitz_Stories",
"title": "",
"text": "The Meyerowitz Stories ( New and Selected ) is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Noah Baumbach . The film stars Adam Sandler , Ben Stiller , Emma Thompson , and Dustin Hoffman . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Heat_Vision_and_Jack",
"title": "",
"text": "Heat Vision and Jack is a 1999 comedy/sci-fi television short directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jack Black , Owen Wilson , and Ron Silver . Christine Taylor and Vincent Schiavelli guest starred in the pilot episode , the only episode filmed . While the Fox Network did not pick up the show , the pilot gained a cult status and an online following . The show was written and executive produced by Dan Harmon ( Community , Rick and Morty ) and Rob Schrab ( Scud : The Disposable Assassin ) . The pair also worked together on Channel 101 and The Sarah Silverman Program . Heat Vision was featured as a part of the mockumentary Tropic Thunder : Rain of Madness , only stating that the character of `` Jeff Portnoy '' played the role of Jack Austin . Its premise -- that of an astronaut who acquires increased intelligence when looking into direct sunlight -- is very similar to the 1986 Warner Bros.TV movie Northstar , starring Greg Evigan . In a March 27 , 2007 interview , Rob Schrab stated that a script for the Heat Vision and Jack feature film was in the works . However , as of 2015 , no film had been released ."
},
{
"docid": "Your_Friends_&_Neighbors",
"title": "",
"text": "Your Friends & Neighbors is a 1998 black comedy film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Amy Brenneman , Aaron Eckhart , Catherine Keener , Nastassja Kinski , Jason Patric , and Ben Stiller in an ensemble cast . This film was the first to be reviewed on the website Rotten Tomatoes . The film 's credit sequences feature music by Apocalyptica ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Marc_Pease_Experience",
"title": "",
"text": "The Marc Pease Experience is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff . Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County , North Carolina in early 2007 , the film is centered on Marc Pease , a man living in the past , when he was the star of his high school 's musicals . The film stars Jason Schwartzman as Pease , Ben Stiller as Marc 's former mentor , and Anna Kendrick as his love interest ."
},
{
"docid": "If_Lucy_Fell",
"title": "",
"text": "If Lucy Fell is a 1996 romantic comedy film written and directed by Eric Schaeffer , who also co-stars in the film alongside Sarah Jessica Parker , Ben Stiller and Elle Macpherson . It was released on DVD January 30 , 2001 . A young Scarlett Johansson plays a neighbor / art student of the main couple ."
},
{
"docid": "Meet_the_Fockers",
"title": "",
"text": "Meet the Fockers , sometimes referred to as Meet The Parents 2 , is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and the sequel to Meet the Parents . The film stars Robert De Niro ( who was also one of the film 's producers ) , Ben Stiller , Dustin Hoffman , Barbra Streisand , Blythe Danner and Teri Polo . It was followed by a sequel , Little Fockers , in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Next_of_Kin_(1989_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Next of Kin is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson , with Adam Baldwin , Helen Hunt , Bill Paxton and Ben Stiller in one of his earliest roles . The screenplay was based on a story of the same title , both written by Michael Jenning ."
},
{
"docid": "Tropic_Thunder",
"title": "",
"text": "Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film co-written , produced , and directed by Ben Stiller . Stiller , Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black star as a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional Vietnam War film . When their frustrated director drops them in the middle of a jungle , they are forced to rely on their acting skills to survive the real action and danger . It was written by Stiller , Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen . The film was an international co-production between Germany , the United Kingdom , and the United States . DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Films produced it . Stiller 's idea for the film originated while playing a minor role in Empire of the Sun , and he later enlisted Theroux and Cohen to help complete the script . After the film was green-lit in 2006 , filming took place in 2007 on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i over thirteen weeks and was later deemed the largest film production in the island 's history . The film had an extensive marketing promotion , including faux websites for the three main characters and their fictional films , airing a fictional television special , and selling the energy drink advertised in the film , `` Booty Sweat '' , directed by Dr. Hemlock . The film received generally positive reviews , with critics praising the film 's characters , story , faux trailers , and the performances of Stiller , Downey , and Tom Cruise , though the depiction of the mentally handicapped proved controversial . The film 's soundtrack and score debuted on August 5 , 2008 , before the film 's theatrical release . Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released the film in the US on August 13 , 2008 . In its North American opening weekend , the film earned $ 26 million and retained the number one position for the first three weekends of release . Downey received Academy Award , BAFTA Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance , with both him and Cruise receiving nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture . The film grossed more than $ 188 million worldwide before its release on home video on November 18 , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Permanent_Midnight",
"title": "",
"text": "Permanent Midnight is a 1998 independent drama film directed by David Veloz and starring Ben Stiller . The supporting cast features Maria Bello , Elizabeth Hurley , Owen Wilson , Cheryl Ladd and Janeane Garofalo . The film is based on Jerry Stahl 's autobiographical book of the same name and tells the story of Stahl 's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer making up to $ 5,000 a week writing for 1980s series like thirtysomething , Moonlighting , and ALF ( changed in the film to Mr. Chompers ) . Maria Bello stars as Kitty , a fellow detox survivor to whom Stahl relates his rise and fall . The film also stars Owen Wilson as Stahl 's friend and fellow addict , Nicky ; Elizabeth Hurley as his wife , Sandra ; and Janeane Garofalo as a Hollywood agent , Jana . Fred Willard also appears as the producer of Mr. Chompers . The real Stahl makes a cameo appearance as a doctor at a methadone clinic . Stiller 's performance in the film was critically acclaimed , but the film failed at the box office and never saw widespread release . It has been released on DVD in the USA and the UK . A soundtrack CD was also released with most of the music heard in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Greenberg_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greenberg is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach . The film stars Ben Stiller , Greta Gerwig , Rhys Ifans and Jennifer Jason Leigh . Greenberg was produced by Scott Rudin Productions and distributed by Focus Features . The film 's soundtrack features the first film score by James Murphy . Although the film received positive reviews , it was a box office bomb , grossing $ 7 million against a $ 25 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Watch_(2012_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Watch ( previously known as Neighborhood Watch ) is a 2012 American science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Jared Stern , Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg . It stars Ben Stiller , Vince Vaughn , Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade . The film follows Evan ( Stiller ) , Bob ( Vaughn ) , Franklin ( Hill ) , and Jamarcus ( Ayoade ) , a group of neighbors who form a suburban neighborhood watch group . When they uncover an alien plot threatening the world , they are forced into action . The film began its development in 2008 under producer Shawn Levy as a teen-targeted project written by Jared Stern . Between 2009 and late 2010 it saw different directors and stars join the project until November 2010 , when it moved in a new direction under Rogen and Goldberg ( who rewrote the script for an adult audience ) . Filming began in October 2011 in the state of Georgia , concluding in January 2012 . The film 's marketing campaign was affected by the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood-watch member . As a result , the campaign was refocused on the alien premise instead of the film leads and the film 's name was changed from Neighborhood Watch to The Watch . Released on July 27 , 2012 , the film received generally negative reviews , with critics focusing on the plot , frequent `` vulgar and offensive '' jokes and numerous product placements . However , the lead cast was more positively received ."
},
{
"docid": "Flirting_with_Disaster_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 American black comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell about a young father 's search for his biological parents . The film stars Ben Stiller , Patricia Arquette , Téa Leoni , Mary Tyler Moore , George Segal , Glenn Fitzgerald , Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin . It was screened out of competition in the Special Screenings section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Meet_the_Parents",
"title": "",
"text": "Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach . Starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller , the film chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless man while visiting his girlfriend 's parents . Teri Polo , Blythe Danner , and Owen Wilson also star . Meet the Parents is a remake of a 1992 film of the same name directed by Greg Glienna and produced by Jim Vincent . Glienna -- who also played the original film 's main protagonist -- and Mary Ruth Clarke co-wrote the screenplay . Universal Studios purchased the rights to Glienna 's film with the intent of creating a new version . Jim Herzfeld expanded the original script but development was halted for some time . Jay Roach read the expanded script and expressed his desire to direct the film but Universal declined him . At that time , Steven Spielberg was interested in directing the film while Jim Carrey was interested in playing the lead role . The studio only offered the film to Roach once Spielberg and Carrey left the project . Released in the United States and Canada on October 6 , 2000 and distributed by Universal Studios , the film earned back its initial budget of $ 55 million in only eleven days . It went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of 2000 , earning over $ 160 million in North America and over $ 330 million worldwide . Meet the Parents was well received by film critics and viewers alike , winning several awards and earning additional nominations . Ben Stiller won two comedy awards for his performance and the film was chosen as the Favorite Comedy Motion Picture at the 2001 People 's Choice Awards . The success of Meet the Parents inspired two film sequels , namely Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers released in 2004 and 2010 respectively . Meet the Parents also inspired a reality television show titled Meet My Folks and a situation comedy titled In-Laws , both of them debuting on NBC in 2002 ."
},
{
"docid": "Zero_Effect",
"title": "",
"text": "Zero Effect is a 1998 mystery film written and directed by Jake Kasdan . It stars Bill Pullman as `` the world 's most private detective '' , Daryl Zero , and Ben Stiller as his assistant Steve Arlo . The plot of the film is loosely based on the Arthur Conan Doyle short story `` A Scandal in Bohemia '' . The film was shot in Portland , Oregon . It was scored by The Greyboy Allstars . It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Walter_Mitty",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber 's short story `` The Secret Life of Walter Mitty '' , first published in The New Yorker on March 18 , 1939 , and in book form in My World and Welcome to It in 1942 . Thurber loosely based the character , a daydreamer , on his friend Walter Mithoff . It was made into a film in 1947 starring Danny Kaye , with a remake directed by and starring Ben Stiller released in 2013 ."
}
] |
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Nicole Scherzinger made progress towards the eventual creation of a clothing brand.
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[
{
"docid": "Nicole_Scherzinger",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicole Scherzinger ( -LSB- niˈkoʊl_ˈʃɜːzɪŋər -RSB- born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente ; June 29 , 1978 ) is an American recording artist , actress and television personality born in Honolulu , Hawaii and raised in Louisville , Kentucky . She performed initially in high school plays , and studied at Wright State University before dropping out to pursue a musical career alongside the American rock band Days of the New and later auditioned for Popstars , becoming a member of the short-lived girl group Eden 's Crush . She rose to fame as the lead singer of the burlesque troupe-turned-recording act the Pussycat Dolls , who became one of the world 's best-selling girl groups . During their hiatus , Scherzinger planned to embark on her solo career with Her Name is Nicole , but it was later shelved after four singles failed to impact the charts significantly . Following the group 's disbandment , Scherzinger ventured into television winning the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars and became a judge on The Sing-Off and on US and UK versions of The X Factor . Her debut studio album Killer Love ( 2011 ) was released to moderate success and was preceded by the number-one single `` Do n't Hold Your Breath '' . In 2014 , Scherzinger released her second album Big Fat Lie to commercial disappointment and starred on the West End revival of the musical Cats for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical . Throughout her career , she has had a total of three UK number one singles , two of which coming from recording group The Pussycat Dolls and one as a solo artist . She has sold over 60 million records worldwide , as a solo artist and as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls . In accordance with multiple sources , Scherzinger has sold at least 37 million singles and has had in excess of 15 million total album sales . Since her first chart entry in 2005 , she has scored 20 top-20 hits on the UK Singles Chart . Outside her work in the entertainment industry , Scherzinger has advertised brands including Herbal Essences and Müller , and helped to create the clothing brand Missguided . She is also an ambassador for UNICEF and a global ambassador for the Special Olympics and is involved in charitable activities ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_Nicole_Scherzinger",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger has recorded songs for two studio albums and other projects , including collaborations with other artists . She came into prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the ill-fated girl-group Eden 's Crush . Under her Hawaiian name , Nicole Kea , she began distributing demo CD to different labels in hopes for a solo deal . In 2003 through auditioning , Scherzinger was cast as the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls , a burlesque troupe turned-recording music group . While recording the group 's debut album , PCD ( 2005 ) , Scherzinger began working on her own solo album titled , Her Name Is Nicole , which was due to release in 2007 . Over the course of two years , Scherzinger recorded around 100 songs while working with songwriter-producers Akon , Sean Garrett , Gary Lightbody , Ne-Yo , Polow da Don , T.I. , Timbaland and will.i.am . In September 2007 Scherzinger released her debut single , `` Baby Love '' featuring will.i.am , achieving moderate success . The lack of success of the other three singles : `` Whatever U Like '' , `` Supervillain '' and '' ` Puakenikeni '' , led Scherzinger to cancel the project and focus on The Pussycat Dolls second studio album . Doll Domination ( 2008 ) included songs like , `` Happily Never After '' , `` I Hate This Part '' , `` When I Grow Up '' and `` Who 's Gon na Love You '' which were originally recorded by Scherzinger for her solo effort . In 2009 Scherzinger was asked to re-write and make a pop version of `` Jai Ho '' . The song was entitled `` Jai Ho ! ( You Are My Destiny ) and Nicole Scherzinger was credited as a featured artist causing internal strife within and the eventual split of the group . Following the disbandment of the Pussycat Dolls , Scherzinger began recording sessions for long-awaited debut studio album , Killer Love , in 2010 . The album was released on March 11 , 2011 . The singer worked with Moroccan producer RedOne who produced almost half of the album . Together , along with various other co-writers , they wrote lead single `` Poison '' , `` Killer Love '' , `` Desperate '' and `` Everybody '' while `` AmenJena '' was co-written with Trina Harmon . Other contributions come from the likes of Jim Jonsin , StarGate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart and Boi-1da . The second single , `` Do n't Hold Your Breath '' was written by Josh Alexander , Billy Steinberg and Toby Gad ; reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and became Scherzinger 's highest-charting single in the country , while its third single `` Right There '' became the singer 's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 . Scherzinger began working on her new album with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream in the summer of 2013 . After signing a new deal with Sony Music Entertainment , Big Fat Lie was released in October 2014 and features the singles `` Your Love '' , `` Run '' and `` On the Rocks '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Baby_Love_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Baby Love '' is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger . The song was produced by and features will.i.am . The artists co-wrote the song with Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris . `` Baby Love '' was released from September 18 , 2007 by A&M and Interscope Records , as the mixed single from Scherzinger 's unreleased debut studio album , Her Name Is Nicole . The folk-inspired R&B ballad is about a person 's first premature love with someone . `` Baby Love '' received a mixed reception contemporary critics , with reviewers complementing Scherzinger 's vocal ability , but dismissing the song for not being the type of song to launch a career with . However , the song managed to peak in the top twenty in thirteen countries including Germany , Italy , Switzerland , United Kingdom and Ireland . An accompanying music video directed by Francis Lawrence and was filmed on Catalina Island in California . Scherzinger performed `` Baby Love '' in a series of live appearances such as a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Scherzinger",
"title": "",
"text": "Scherzinger is a German surname . It may refer to : Mara Scherzinger ( born 1989 ) , German actress Nicole Scherzinger ( born 1978 ) , American singer"
},
{
"docid": "Whatever_U_Like",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Whatever U Like '' is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger , featuring rapper T.I. . The duo , along with Sean Garrett and Polow da Don , composed the song for Scherzinger 's planned debut studio album Her Name Is Nicole . Interscope Records released `` Whatever U Like '' as Scherzinger 's solo debut single on July 30 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Boomerang_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Boomerang '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger . It was written by Danny Mercer , Jackson Lee Morgan , Anthony Preston , Sandy Wilhelm and Azengo , with production by Wilhelm and Preston . `` Boomerang '' is backed with synthesizers and a dance-pop beat . It debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart , in addition to peaking at number nine in Ireland . An accompanying music video directed by Nathalie Canguilhem was filmed in London , UK which portrays Scherzinger dancing and performing acrobatics throughout the video . Scherzinger performed `` Boomerang '' in a series of live appearances such as television shows Let 's Dance for Comic Relief and The Jonathan Ross Show . In 2014 , Scherzinger signed a new deal with RCA Records , making `` Boomerang '' her final release with Interscope Records and ending a ten-year partnership ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicole_Scherzinger_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Nicole Scherzinger has released two studio albums , and twenty-seven singles ( including thirteen as a featured artist ) . She came into prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the ill-fated girl-group Eden 's Crush and then was cast as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls , a burlesque troupe turned-recording group . She has sold over 60 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Pussycat Dolls . During the hiatus of the Pussycat Dolls , Scherzinger planned to release her debut album , Her Name is Nicole in 2007 . After two years of projected release dates and four singles -- `` Whatever U Like '' , Baby Love '' , `` Supervillain '' , and `` Puakenikeni '' -- failed to make any significant impact on the Billboard charts , led Scherzinger to cancel the project and shifted back her focus to the Pussycat Dolls . In 2009 , Scherzinger collaborated with A. R. Rahman on a pop version of `` Jai Ho '' entitled `` Jai Ho ! ( You Are My Destiny ) ; the song was a worldwide success , reaching number one in 17 countries including in Australia . Following the disbandment of the group in 2010 , Scherzinger released her long-awaited debut studio album , Killer Love ( 2011 ) . A moderate success , the album debuted at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and produced the singles `` Poison '' , `` Do n't Hold Your Breath '' , `` Right There '' , `` Wet '' and `` Try with Me '' which was included on the reissue . The second single `` Do n't Hold Your Breath '' topped the UK Singles Chart , while third single `` Right There '' became the singer 's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist . Scherzinger 's second studio album , Big Fat Lie was released through RCA Records in October 2014 . The album was preceded by the singles `` Your Love '' , `` Run '' and `` On the Rocks '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicole_Scherzinger_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "American entertainer Nicole Scherzinger has appeared in a number of music videos , motion pictures and television programs . Her videography includes twenty-one music videos , five guest appearances in other artists ' videos and four film appearances ."
},
{
"docid": "Killer_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "Killer Love is the debut studio album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger , former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls . It was released from March 18 , 2011 by Interscope Records , in association with its affiliated record labels . Scherzinger had been working on a solo album since 2005 , under the title Her Name Is Nicole and was originally due for release in 2007 . However , unsuccessful singles and poor timing led the project being pushed back numerous times into 2008 and 2009 . After releasing The Pussycat Dolls ' second album Doll Domination , Scherzinger shelved the project entirely citing bad timing and creative issues as the reasons for its cancellation . Many of its songs were reassigned to the Dolls or other artists . In 2010 , Moroccan producer RedOne was brought on board for a second attempt at launching her solo album . Completed in 2011 and titled Killer Love , Scherzinger 's debut album features a combination of up-tempo pop , dance-pop and R&B songs , as well as mid-tempo and down-tempo ballads . Songs contain influences of rock , soul and funk music , with the specific aim of selecting songs and productions which would lend themselves to being performed live . Amongst the fourteen-song set are two collaborations , one with Enrique Iglesias , and one with Sting , the latter of which was leftover from the Her Name is Nicole recording sessions . RedOne and his associates produced almost half of the album , while other contributions come from the likes of Jim Jonsin , StarGate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart and Boi-1da . It would be her first and only album with Interscope , after she ended her ten-year partnership in 2014 and moved to RCA Records ( Sony Music ) . Killer Love was preceded by the release of `` Poison '' , which respectively peaked at number three and number seven in the UK and Ireland . The album 's second single , `` Do n't Hold Your Breath '' , would go on to top the UK charts and reach top-five in Ireland . In an attempt to launch the album worldwide , a new version of `` Right There '' featuring 50 Cent was released , becoming one of Scherzinger 's highest charting solo singles . The song gave Scherzinger her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist . Another single was released from this version of the album , `` Wet '' , which became her fourth consecutive top-ten hit in Ireland . A re-packaged version of the album spawned a brand new mid-tempo single titled `` Try with Me '' . It gave Scherzinger her fifth consecutive top-twenty hit in the UK and helped the album to reach platinum status in the United Kingdom . Upon its release , Killer Love received mixed to positive response from critics . Some praised Scherzinger 's strong vocals and conviction to convey emotion , while others criticized her choice of allowing RedOne to produce the majority of the album , stating that some of the songs sounded too similar to each other . At times it was felt that Scherzinger lacked coherence across the record , often taking the sound that individual producers had created for her instead of showing originality . Critics compared many of the songs to those her fellow pop and R&B contemporaries : Beyoncé and Rihanna . Scherzinger recorded new songs with R. Kelly , Snoop Dogg and Ne-Yo for the American release of Killer Love ; however , she confirmed that recording for a second studio album due out in late 2013 had begun , signalling the end of the promotion for Killer Love ."
},
{
"docid": "Run_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Run '' is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger for her second studio album , Big Fat Lie ( 2014 ) . It was written by Justin Tranter , Julia Michaels and Felix Snow of which the latter produced it alongside Chris `` Tek '' O'Ryan . The song was released on September 30 , 2014 to contemporary hit radio by Epic Records in the United States as the lead single ; however the release was never materialized . A piano-ballad which also includes dramatic strings , `` Run '' offers advice to the next broken heart . The track garnered a positive response from music critics who praised Scherzinger 's strong and emotive vocal performance and highlighted it as an album stand-out . Its accompanying music video was premiered through Vevo on October 12 , 2014 and features Scherzinger in an opulent mansion . Commercially , `` Run '' failed to chart in the United States but charted on the Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart at number 63 and 46 respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Right_There_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Right There '' is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger for her debut studio album , Killer Love ( 2011 ) . Written by Ester Dean , Frank Romano , Daniel Morris and co-written and produced by Jim Jonsin , the Island-flavored midtempo pop song sees Scherzinger singing about her lover and telling other women to stay away . `` Right There '' first impacted radio as Scherzinger 's third international single on April 1 , 2011 , after previous singles met success in the United Kingdom . `` Right There '' was Scherzinger 's third consecutive top three single from her debut album . The song was then re-released on May 17 , 2011 in the United States , as Killer Loves lead single , and was remixed to feature two new verses from American rapper 50 Cent . It has reached over 125 million views on YouTube making it VEVO certified . The song became successful in many countries reaching the top ten in Australia , Ireland , New Zealand , Romania , Scotland and the United Kingdom . In the United States , `` Right There '' , reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Scherzinger 's most successful US single as solo artist to date . The song was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies of the single . `` Right There '' peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart , in addition to peaking at number seven in Ireland , where it also became one of her highest charting releases . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics for having a R&B - heavy sound on a pop record . Scherzinger performed `` Right There '' live for the first time on American Idol , to coincide with the song 's US release . The show 's judges and studio audiences gave her a standing ovation , with the media later praising Scherzinger 's vocal and dancing abilities . An accompanying music video , directed by Paul Hunter , sees Scherzinger dancing along the streets of downtown Los Angeles , California . The video became Scherzinger 's first Vevo certified solo music video"
},
{
"docid": "Poison_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Poison '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger for her debut solo studio album , Killer Love ( 2011 ) . Released on October 25 , 2010 , it is the first single from the album . It was produced by RedOne , BeatGeek and Jimmy Joker , and is distinctively different from Scherzinger 's previous attempts at releasing solo material . `` Poison '' is backed with powerful synthesizers and a pulsing dance-pop beat . The single was released as a two-track digital download and as a seven-track remixes extended play ( EP ) . `` Poison '' has received mostly positive reviews from most music critics who praised her new sound and the energy on the record but some criticized the song for being too generic . Scherzinger performed `` Poison '' live for the first time on seventh series of The X Factor on November 28 , 2010 , to coincide with the song 's UK release . Both the show 's judges and studio audiences gave her a standing ovation , with the media later praising her energy , choreography and live vocals . An accompanying music video , directed by Joseph Kahn , sees Scherzinger take on the role of a female superhero and switches between a good-girl and bad-girl persona . It was noted for its similarities to another Kahn-directed video , `` Toxic '' by Britney Spears . `` Poison '' peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart becoming Scherzinger 's second most successful single as a solo artist , in addition to peaking at number seven in Ireland , where it also became one of her highest charting releases . The single reached number one in Scotland , which was Scherzinger 's first solo number one worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Wet_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wet '' is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger , taken from her debut solo studio album Killer Love ( 2011 ) . The song was written by Ester Dean and Traci Hale , co-written and produced by Norwegian duo StarGate ( Tor E. Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen ) and Sandy Vee . The song was serviced as the fourth single from the album to British radio stations on August 28 , 2011 , by Polydor Records , while in Australia it was released in the following month . The dance-pop and R&B song speak of Scherzinger singing that `` her body is aching for a man 's touch '' . It received generally positive reviews from music critics . The song received moderate commercial success where it peaked at number twenty-one on the UK Singles Chart , in addition to peaking at number ten on the Irish Singles Chart , where it also became one of her highest charting releases . The accompanying music video for `` Wet '' was directed by Justin Francis . It was generally received by critics which favored Scherzinger 's intricate choreography ."
},
{
"docid": "Hush_Hush;_Hush_Hush",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hush Hush ; Hush Hush '' is a song by American female group The Pussycat Dolls from their second and final studio album , Doll Domination ( 2008 ) . Written by Nicole Scherzinger , Andreas Romdhane , Josef Larossi , Ina Wroldsen , Dino Fekaris , Frederik Perren and produced by Quiz & LaRossi and Dave Audé for the remixed version , it was released as the album 's sixth and final single on May 12 , 2009 . Lead and background vocals for both versions of the song are performed solely by lead singer Nicole Scherzinger . The release caused controversy as the single was credited as `` Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger '' which caused tension within the group and rumored that Scherzinger would be going solo . The song was originally a slow ballad , but was remade into an uptempo , disco-inspired dance song sampling parts of Gloria Gaynor 's 1978 hit `` I Will Survive '' . Lyrically , the song is about a strong woman who laments of the death of her relationship and never asks help from her lover . The `` post-breakup anthem '' , received mixed reviews by critics who noted that it lacked the R&B edge of `` Do n't Cha '' and `` When I Grow Up '' while others noted it 's better than the original version . Commercially the song has had moderate success managing to peak top-ten in Australia , Belgium ( Wallonia ) , Finland and France . In The United States it charted at seventy-three on the Billboard Hot 100 , and topped the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . An accompanying music video for the song , directed by Ray Kay , premiered on May 27 , 2009 . The video was met with mixed reviews , criticizing the over-emphasis on Scherzinger but noted for being `` the most revealing Pussycat Dolls video yet '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Doll_Domination",
"title": "",
"text": "Doll Domination is the second and final studio album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls , released on September 19 , 2008 by Interscope Records . Following the success of their debut studio album , PCD ( 2005 ) , Nicole Scherzinger attempted to launch her solo career with Her Name is Nicole ; however after four unsuccessful singles and a number of push-backs , Scherzinger decided to focus on the group 's second album . The album 's release was preceded by the departure of the group 's longest-standing member Carmit Bachar . Development began in February 2008 where the group worked with previous collaborators Sean Garrett , Polow da Don and Timbaland and new ones such as Darkchild , J-Roc and Ne-Yo . Additionally four songs recorded for Her Name is Nicole were given by Scherzinger as she felt that the songs were better suited for the group . Doll Domination generally received mixed to negative reviews from music critics , who criticized its anonymity , longevity and material that does n't live up to its predecessor . It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 becoming the group 's highest charting album ; however the album is considered a commercial disappointment . It experienced similar peaks on the charts , debuting at number three in Canada and number four in Australia and the United Kingdom . Seven singles were released from the album which included the international hits `` When I Grow Up '' , `` I Hate This Part '' and `` Jai Ho ! ( You Are My Destiny ) '' -- which credited Scherzinger as featured artist -- charted in the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 . To support the album , the group embarked on their second headlining concert tour , entitled the Doll Domination Tour . Throughout 2009 the album was reissued in several different forms ."
},
{
"docid": "French_Connection_(clothing)",
"title": "",
"text": "French Connection ( also branded as FCUK ) is a UK-based global retailer and wholesaler of fashion clothing , accessories and homeware . Founded in the early 1970s by Stephen Marks , who remains chief executive , it is based in London and its parent French Connection Group PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange . French Connection distributes its clothing and accessories through its own stores in the UK , US and Canada and through franchise and wholesale arrangements globally . The company became notorious for the use of the `` fcuk '' initialism in its advertising campaigns in the early 2000s . Other brands currently within the group include Great Plains , Toast and YMC . Former brands include Nicole Farhi ."
},
{
"docid": "Bobby_Jack_Brand",
"title": "",
"text": "Bobby Jack is a clothing brand featuring a monkey character of the same name . Bobby Jack was created by the illustrator , Han Lim Lee in 2001 . The clothing brand clothing was sold in clothing retailers such as JCPenney , Sears , and Macy ` sThe clothing and character became popular among children and teenagers because of its `` snarky messages . '' The characters portrayed on the clothing are Bobby Jack , a monkey with an attitude , Cooper , the best friend monkey , and Moose , his pet mouse . Bobby Jack merchandise is targeted primarily towards school-age ( tween ) girls . By 2006 Bobby Jack clothing became one of the most popular character brand among children and teens ."
},
{
"docid": "Try_with_Me",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Try with Me '' is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger , taken from the re-release of her debut studio album , Killer Love ( 2011 ) . The song was written by Carsten Schack , Sean Hurley , Olivia Nervo , Miriam Nervo and was produced by Soulshock . `` Try with Me '' was released as the first single from the re-release and the fifth and final single overall both releases . The song starts as a slow power ballad before erupting into an upbeat dance track . Lyrically the song is about heartache and heartbreak . `` Try with Me '' received mainly positive reviews from critics who praised the song 's production and Scherzinger 's vocals . An accompanying music video directed by Aaron Platt & Joseph Toman was filmed in Xilitla , Mexico which portrays Scherzinger dancing , singing and emoting throughout the video . Scherzinger performed `` Try with Me '' in a series of live appearances such as television shows The X Factor and This Morning . In addition Scherzinger performed `` Try with Me '' at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance , in the presence of Princess Anne ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Hate_This_Part",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Hate This Part '' is a song by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls from their second album , Doll Domination ( 2008 ) . The song was written by Wayne Hector , Lucas Secon , Jonas Jeberg and Mich Hansen and produced by the latter two along with Ron Fair and Nicole Scherzinger . It was first recorded for Nicole Scherzinger 's planned solo project , Her Name Is Nicole , but after its cancellation the song was given to the group . `` I Hate This Part '' was released on October 14 , 2008 as the second international single and impacted contemporary hit radio stations on October 20 , 2008 as the fourth single in the United States by Interscope Records . `` I Hate this Part '' is a dance/R & B-influenced pop song which ditches the Doll 's usual sexual image in favor of a more `` introspective , sad , lonely girl approach . '' Lyrically the song is about the conversation before the breakup . Contemporary music critics wrote generally positive reviews , commending the song 's production and Scherzinger 's vocals . `` I Hate this Part '' became a moderate success and peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart . It also reached the top ten in Australia , France , and New Zealand . A music video for the song directed by Joseph Kahn was filmed in late September 2008 . It features the group at a desert with each member on separate sets exploring different emotional sides while choreographed routines were performed at the chorus . `` I Hate this Part '' was performed on various occasions including the 2008 American Music Awards and throughout their Doll Domination Tour ( 2009 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_to_Me_(Diddy_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Come to Me '' is a song by American rapper and producer Diddy from his fourth studio album Press Play ( 2006 ) . It features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger . The song was written by Sean Combs , Mike Winans , Scherzinger , Jacoby White , Shay Winans , Shannon `` Slam '' Lawrence , Roger Greene Jr. , Richard Frierson and Yakubu Izuagbe with production held by Jai and Younglord ."
},
{
"docid": "Mixed_martial_arts_clothing",
"title": "",
"text": "MMA clothing refers to the sportswear worn in mixed martial arts ( MMA ) competition and training , and branded fashion clothing related to the mixed martial arts scene . As MMA becomes a mature sport , brands dedicated to it have worked toward specializing clothing that improve an MMA athlete 's training and competition ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Pussycat_Dolls",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble , founded in Los Angeles , California , by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe . After attracting media attention , Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger , Carmit Bachar , Ashley Roberts , Jessica Sutta , Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt . Overseen by Antin , Interscope and various partners , the group was transformed into a global image and commercial brand . The Pussycat Dolls achieved worldwide success with hit singles `` Do n't Cha '' , `` Buttons '' , `` Stickwitu '' , and their first album PCD . However , despite their commercial success , the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger , the group 's lead vocalist , and the subordinate treatment of the other members . Bachar 's departure from the group preceded the release of their second and final studio album Doll Domination , which contains singles `` When I Grow Up '' , `` I Hate This Part '' and `` Jai Ho ! ( You Are My Destiny ) '' . In 2009 , they announced a minor hiatus that was later revealed to be an official break-up . The Dolls brand diversified into merchandise , reality television programs , a Las Vegas act , product endorsements , spin-off recording groups ( Girlicious , Paradiso Girls , G.R.L. ) and other ventures . Billboard ranked the Pussycat Dolls as the 80th most successful musical act of the 2000s . The group has sold 54 million records worldwide , making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time . In 2012 , The Pussycat Dolls ranked 100th on VH1 's 100 Greatest Women in Music , and as the tenth all-girl group ."
},
{
"docid": "Vanity_sizing",
"title": "",
"text": "Vanity sizing , or size inflation , is the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time . This has been documented primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom . Vanity sizing tends to occur where clothing sizes are not standardized , such as the U.S. market . In the United States , although clothing size standards exist ( i.e. , ASTM ) , most companies do not use them any longer . Size inconsistency has existed since at least 1937 . In Sears 's 1937 catalog , a size 14 dress had a bust size of 32 in . In 1967 , the same bust size was a size 8 . In 2011 , it was a size 0 . Some argue that vanity sizing is designed to satisfy wearers ' wishes to appear thin and feel better about themselves . Designer Nicole Miller introduced size 0 because of its strong California presence and to satisfy the request of many Asian customers . It introduced subzero sizes for naturally petite women . However , the increasing size of clothing with the same nominal size caused Nicole Miller to introduce size 0 , 00 , or subzero sizes . The UK 's Chief Medical Officer has suggested that vanity sizing has contributed to the normalisation of obesity in society . In 2003 , a study that measured over 1,000 pairs of women 's pants found that pants from more expensive brands tended to be smaller than those from cheaper brands with the same nominal size ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaz_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jaz , also known as Jazmine Graham , is an American urban pop singer , based in Los Angeles , U.S. . She has made herself known to the music community with the release of the official music video `` Bout That '' in 2014 . The young artist got her start by working with producer Remo the Hit Maker , who has previously worked with artists like 50 Cent 's signees Kid Kid and Jeremiah , Chrisette Michele , Lloyd Banks , Joe Budden , Nicole Scherzinger , Meek Mill , Swizz Beatz and on fourth studio album by American hip hop artist DJ Drama Quality Street Music . Throughout her career Jaz has also worked with new wave artist and writer Taybell . After the success of `` Bout That '' music video , Jaz has partnered with a Grammy nominated producer and pianist Kevin Randolph and young writer Lynniah Herron . In addition , Jaz is working with Executive Talent TV scout Big Mike Rob . Besides , musical career Jaz has interest in community work . Recently she became one of a brand ambassadors of Monster ."
},
{
"docid": "Puakenikeni",
"title": "",
"text": "Puakenikeni is the name of Fagraea berteriana , a tree a song by Nicole Scherzinger"
},
{
"docid": "Diagram_of_the_Heart",
"title": "",
"text": "Diagram of the Heart were an electronic-pop duo which consisted of members Anthony Gorry and Kye Sones from London , England . The group 's first single `` Dead Famous '' led Q Magazine to brand them one of the `` hottest new bands this year '' , as well as Popjustice , and Clash magazine naming the single `` Song of the Day '' . Diagram of the Heart 's debut album `` Vital Signs '' is still yet to be released on Sony Records and the band 's second single `` If I Were You '' was released on 11 March 2011 getting over 400,000 hits on YouTube . They also released the song `` Did I ? '' on 17 October 2010 . Throughout September and October , Diagram of the Heart accompanied BBC Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley on her freshers tour , throughout which they previewed a cover of British band The xx 's `` Islands '' . The duo played at the 2010 iTunes festival at Camden 's Roundhouse on 29 July 2010 as well as playing Ibiza Rocks with Calvin Harris and Example and supporting the Scissor Sisters in Manchester . They also played the following festivals in 2010 : V , Wireless , T in the Park , T4 on the Beach and Bestival . Diagram of the Heart eventually broke up in October 2011 . After the band , Anthony Gorry continues to write , produce and remix and has currently just finished working alongside Mark ` Spike ' Stent on the new No Doubt album Push and Shove with Gwen Stefani which debuted at number 3 in the U.S. Billboard 200 on 3 October 2012 . Kye Sones auditioned for The X Factor in 2012 , and made it to the live shows in the Over 28s category , mentored by Gary Barlow , but was eliminated in Week 5 of the competition in favour of Rylan Clark , mentored by Nicole Scherzinger . In 2014 Kye Sones became signed to Blue Fang Records and is due to release a solo album in 2015"
},
{
"docid": "Your_Love_(Nicole_Scherzinger_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Your Love '' is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger for her second studio album Big Fat Lie ( 2014 ) . It was written by Terius `` The-Dream '' Nash and C. `` Tricky '' Stewart and produced by the duo alongside Godz of Analog , with vocal production provided by Bart Schoudel . The song was released on May 30 , 2014 by RCA Records as the lead single marking its first release since signing a deal with Sony Music Entertainment . `` Your Love '' is a house-influenced , dance and pop song which is built on a 1990s-inspired rave piano-driven beat . It received positive reviews from music critics , many of whom highlighted the chorus as its main appeal . However several critics dismissed the song 's lyrics . In the United Kingdom , although BBC Radio 1 decided not to play it , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number six and reached the top-forty of the charts in France and Ireland ."
},
{
"docid": "Right_There",
"title": "",
"text": "Right There may refer to : `` Right There '' ( Nicole Scherzinger song ) , 2011 `` Right There '' ( Ariana Grande song ) , 2013 Right There ( film ) , 2013"
},
{
"docid": "The_Sing-Off_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of The Sing-Off began on December 6 , 2010 . The number of a cappella groups was increased from eight to ten , with all acts coming from the United States . Nick Lachey remained as host and the three judges , Ben Folds , Shawn Stockman and Nicole Scherzinger , also returned . The program was broadcast for five nights in December with the finale on December 20 . The season premiere averaged 8.5 million viewers . On the finale , the group Committed became the second champion of the show , beating Street Corner Symphony , The Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town . This was Scherzinger 's last season as a judge ."
},
{
"docid": "Undrest",
"title": "",
"text": "Undrest . is an American clothing brand owned by WEARUNDER , Inc. based in the Garment District of Downtown Los Angeles , California . The company represents a growing group of clothing companies that embrace the idea of progressive labor policies that include production , development , and manufacturing all within the United States . Its main garment line consists of high end intimate apparels made of 100 % U.S. grown Supima cotton , knit and manufactured in `` sweatshop free '' garment contract facilities in Los Angeles , California . The main line includes babydolls , bedjackets , boy shorts , camisoles , chemises , nightshirts , panties , and bralettes ."
},
{
"docid": "Trespass_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Trespass is the legal term for a direct violation of another person 's property , usually land . Trespass may also refer to : Trespass ( 1992 film ) , starring Bill Paxton , Ice Cube , Ice-T , and William Sadler Trespass ( soundtrack ) Trespass ( film score ) Trespass ( 2011 film ) , starring Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage Trespass ( clothing ) , a brand of outdoor clothing in the UK Trespass ( album ) , by Genesis Trespass ( band ) Trespassing ( album ) , by Adam Lambert"
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Turkey ended accession negotiations with the European Union.
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{
"docid": "Turkey",
"title": "",
"text": "Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti -LSB- ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti -RSB- ) , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Turkey is bordered by eight countries : Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; Iraq and Syria to the south . The country is encircled by seas on three sides : the Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Approximately 70-80 % of the country 's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks . Other ethnic groups include legally recognised ( Armenians , Greeks , Jews ) and unrecognised ( Kurds , Arabs , Circassians , Albanians , Bosniaks , Georgians , etc. ) minorities . Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group , making up approximately 20 % of the population . The area of Turkey has been inhabited since the Paleolithic by various ancient Anatolian civilisations , as well as Assyrians , Greeks , Thracians , Phrygians , Urartians and Armenians . After Alexander the Great 's conquest , the area was Hellenized , a process which continued under the Roman Empire and its transition into the Byzantine Empire . The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century , starting the process of Turkification , which was accelerated by the Seljuk victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 . The Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243 , when it disintegrated into small Turkish beyliks . In the mid-14th century the Ottomans started uniting Anatolia and created an empire encompassing much of Southeast Europe , West Asia and North Africa , becoming a major power in Eurasia and Africa during the early modern period . The empire reached the peak of its power in the 16th century , especially during the reign ( 1520 -- 1566 ) of Suleiman the Magnificent . It remained powerful and influential for two more centuries , until important setbacks in the 17th and 18th century forced it to cede strategic territories in Europe , signalling the loss of its former military strength and wealth . After the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état which effectively put the country under the control of the Three Pashas the Ottoman Empire decided to join the Central Powers during World War I which were ultimately defeated by the Allied Powers . During the war , the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian , Assyrian and Pontic Greek citizens . Following the war , the conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was partitioned into several new states . The Turkish War of Independence ( 1919 -- 1922 ) , initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues against the occupying Allies , resulted in the abolition of monarchy in 1922 and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 , with Atatürk as its first president . Atatürk enacted numerous reforms , many of which incorporated various aspects of Western thought , philosophy , and customs into the new form of Turkish government . Turkey is a charter member of the UN , an early member of NATO , and a founding member of the OECD , OSCE , OIC and G-20 . After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949 , Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963 , joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005 . Turkey 's growing economy and diplomatic initiatives have led to its recognition as a regional power while its location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Turkey 's current administration headed by president Tayyip Erdoğan has reversed many of the country 's earlier reforms which had been in place since the founding of the modern republic of Turkey , such as Freedom of the Press , a Legislative System of Checks and Balances , and a set of standards for secularism in government , as first enacted by Atatürk ."
}
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"docid": "Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "Turkey 's application to accede to the European Economic Community , the predecessor of the European Union ( EU ) , was made on 14 April 1987 . After the ten founding members , Turkey was one of the first countries to become a member of the Council of Europe in 1949 . The country has also been an associate member of the Western European Union from 1992 to its end in 2011 . Turkey signed a Customs Union agreement with the EU in 1995 and was officially recognised as a candidate for full membership on 12 December 1999 , at the Helsinki summit of the European Council . Negotiations for full membership were started on 3 October 2005 . Progress was slow , and out of the 35 Chapters necessary to complete the accession process only 16 had been opened and one had been closed by May 2016 . The early 2016 refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union was intended to accelerate negotiations after previous stagnation and as allow visa-free travel through Europe for Turks . Turkish accession talks came to a halt as a result of the 2016 -- 17 Turkish purges . On 24 November 2016 the European Parliament voted to suspend accession negotiations with Turkey over human rights and rule of law concerns , though this decision was not binding . On 13 December , the European Council ( comprising the heads of state or government of the member states ) resolved that it would open no new areas in Turkey 's membership talks in the `` prevailing circumstances '' , as Turkey 's path toward autocratic rule made progress on EU accession impossible . As of 2017 , and especially following Erdogan 's victory in the constitutional referendum , Turkish accession talks have effectively stopped ."
},
{
"docid": "Chief_Negotiator_for_Turkish_Accession_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union ( Turkish : Avrupa Birliği Başmüzakerecisi ) is the most senior official representing the Republic of Turkey during the country 's accession negotiations to the European Union . The position was established on 17 January 2005 by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . Following the establishment of the Ministry of European Union Affairs on 29 June 2011 , the Minister of European Union Affairs is usually appointed concurrently to serve as the Chief Negotiator . The current Chief Negotiator is the EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik , in office since 24 May 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Minister_of_European_Union_Affairs_(Turkey)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey is the government minister responsible for Turkey 's membership negotiations with the European Union and is a member of the Cabinet of Turkey , leading the Ministry of European Union Affairs . The position was formed on 29 June 2011 after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a third term in the 2011 general election . So far , there have been three ministers of European Union Affairs . The Minister concurrently serves as the chief negotiator during accession talks with the EU ."
},
{
"docid": "Ministry_of_European_Union_Affairs",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ministry of European Union Affairs ( Turkish : Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı ) is a ministry of the Turkish government responsible for the accession process between the Republic of Turkey and the European Union . Formed on June 29 , 2011 , the ministry has been headed by six ministers in the past , namely Egemen Bağış ( 2011 -- 2013 ) , Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ( 2013 -- 2014 ) , Volkan Bozkır ( 2014-August 2015 and again from November 2015-2016 ) , Ali Haydar Konca ( August-September 2015 ) , Beril Dedeoğlu ( September-November 2015 ) and the incumbent Ömer Çelik , in office since 24 May 2016 . The Ministry is responsible for co-ordinating negotiations and accession projects throughout the 81 Provinces of Turkey in order to develop relations between Turkey and the European Union . The Minister responsible concurrently serves as the Chief Negotiator during the accession process ."
},
{
"docid": "European_Union–Turkey_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Relations between Turkey and the European Union ( EU ) were established in 1959 and the institutional framework is shaped formally since 1963 Ankara Agreement . Turkey is one of the EU 's main partners in the Middle East and both are members of the European Union -- Turkey Customs Union . Turkey has been an applicant to accede to the EU since 1987 , but since 2016 , accession negotiations have stalled and relations have deteriorated ."
},
{
"docid": "Accession_of_Montenegro_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro started the process of Accession to the European Union in November 2005 , when negotiations over a Stabilisation and Association Agreement began . In May 2006 , Montenegro voted for independence in a referendum and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved . Serbia continued with the existing negotiations , and separate negotiations were launched with Montenegro in September 2006 . The Agreement was initialled on 15 March 2007 and officially signed on 15 October 2007 . In 2010 , the Commission issued a favourable opinion on Montenegro 's application , identifying seven key priorities that would need to be addressed for negotiations to begin , and the Council granted it candidate status . In December 2011 , the Council launched the accession process with a view to opening negotiations in June 2012 . The accession negotiations with Montenegro started on 29 June 2012 . With more than two thirds of the accession chapters opened , the country enjoys a widespread support among EU members ' officials and is expected to conclude negotiations by 2021 . In its 2016 assessment of the accession progress , European Commission has identified Montenegro as having the highest level of preparation for membership among the negotiating states ."
},
{
"docid": "Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Turkey)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey is the government minister who heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of Turkey . The minister is responsible for overseeing the international relations of the government , though specific relations involving Turkey 's accession negotiations with the European Union are handled by the Ministry of European Union Affairs . The office was established in 1920 during the Turkish War of Independence , after which Bekir Sami Kunduh became the first Minister to hold the office . The incumbent officeholder is Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu , who took office on 24 November 2015 after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu formed his third government ."
},
{
"docid": "Enlargement_of_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The process of expanding the European Union ( EU ) through the accession of new member states began with the Inner Six , who founded the European Economic Community ( the EU 's predecessor ) in 1958 , when the Treaty of Rome came into force . Since then , the EU 's membership has grown to twenty-eight , with the latest member state being Croatia , which joined in July 2013 . The most recent territorial enlargement of the EU was the incorporation of Mayotte in 2014 . The most notable territorial reductions of the EU , and its predecessors , were the exit of Algeria upon independence in 1962 and the exit of Greenland in 1985 . On 23 June 2016 , a non-binding referendum on whether the UK should remain in or leave the European Union was held , with a majority voting in favour of leaving the EU . The formal withdrawal will not take place until negotiations on the terms of their withdrawal are finalized . As of 2017 , accession negotiations are under way with Serbia , Montenegro and Turkey . The process of enlargement is sometimes referred to as European integration . This term is also used to refer to the intensification of co-operation between EU member states as national governments allow for the gradual harmonisation of national laws . To join the European Union , a state needs to fulfill economic and political conditions called the Copenhagen criteria ( after the Copenhagen summit in June 1993 ) , which require a stable democratic government that respects the rule of law , and its corresponding freedoms and institutions . According to the Maastricht Treaty , each current member state and the European Parliament must agree to any enlargement ."
},
{
"docid": "Accession_of_Serbia_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The accession of Serbia to the European Union is the process of the Republic of Serbia being admitted into the framework of the European Union as a member state . On 7 November 2007 , Serbia initialed a Stabilisation and Association Agreement ( SAA ) with the European Union . This was a milestone in Serbia 's accession negotiations and was executed following the advice of chief war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte , who advised the EU that the country was complying adequately with the tribunal but Ratko Mladić must be in The Hague prior to any official signing being able to take place . Mladić was subsequently arrested on 26 May 2011 , and has since been extradited to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to stand trial . On 20 July 2011 , Goran Hadžić became the last indicted fugitive to be arrested . After setbacks in the political field , on 7 December 2009 the EU unfroze the trade agreement with Serbia and the Schengen countries dropped the visa requirement for Serbian citizens on 19 December 2009 . Serbia officially applied for European Union membership on 22 December 2009 , and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate on 12 October 2011 . After the Council 's recommendation of 28 February 2012 , Serbia received full candidate status on 1 March . On 28 June 2013 the European Council endorsed the Council of Ministers conclusions and recommendations to open accession negotiations with Serbia . In December 2013 the Council of the European Union approved opening negotiations on Serbia 's accession in January 2014 , and the first Intergovernmental Conference was held on 21 January at the European Council in Brussels ."
},
{
"docid": "Accession_of_Iceland_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "Accession of Iceland to the European Union is a contentious political issue in Iceland . Iceland applied to join the European Union on 16 July 2009 and formal negotiations began on 27 July 2010 . However , on 13 September 2013 the Government of Iceland dissolved its accession team and suspended its application to join the EU . On 12 March 2015 , Foreign Minister of Iceland Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson stated that he had sent a letter to the EU withdrawing the application for membership , without the approval of the Althing , though the European Union stated that Iceland had not formally withdrawn the application . If negotiations were to resume , Iceland would face contentious issues on fisheries which could potentially derail an agreement , despite already being a member of the European Economic Area ( which excludes fishery ) . If an agreement were to be concluded , the accession treaty would be subject to a national referendum in Iceland and require ratification by every EU state . In 2017 , Iceland 's newly elected government announced that it would hold a vote in parliament on whether to hold a referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations ."
},
{
"docid": "Beril_Dedeoğlu",
"title": "",
"text": "Hatice Beril Dedeoğlu ( born 1961 ) is a Turkish academic who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs in the interim election government led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 22 September and 17 November 2015 . Having taken over from the previous interim cabinet minister Ali Haydar Konca following his resignation , Dedeoğlu served until Davutoğlu formed a new government after the November 2015 snap general election . She was , as required by the Constitution , of no political affiliation and was one of two women to serve in the interim cabinet , the other being Family and Social Policy Minister Ayşen Gürcan . As the Minister of European Union Affairs , Dedeoğlu concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator representing Turkey during the EU accession negotiations ."
},
{
"docid": "Accession_of_Macedonia_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The Republic of Macedonia has been a candidate for accession to the European Union since 2005 but has not yet entered into accession negotiations . It submitted its membership application in 2004 , thirteen years after its independence from Yugoslavia . As of June 2014 , it is one of six candidate countries , together with Albania , Iceland , Montenegro , Serbia and Turkey , after the latest round of enlargement that brought membership to Croatia . Among current obstacles to full membership is the ongoing objection by Greece over the country 's name , which is also the reason why it is officially addressed by the European Union with the provisional appellation `` Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia '' , rather than its constitutional name , `` Republic of Macedonia '' . Another problem is the objections of Bulgaria which does not recognize Macedonian as distinct ethnic group . Accession to the EU has been defined as the highest strategic priority for the country 's government . The expected accession is currently described as a `` medium to long term '' prospect . The government 's motto for the candidacy is `` The Sun , too , is a star '' , referring to the sun from the flag of the Republic of Macedonia being displayed among the other stars in the Flag of Europe , in the official logo of the candidacy ."
},
{
"docid": "Egemen_Bağış",
"title": "",
"text": "Egemen Bağış ( -LSB- eɟeˌmen baːˈɯʃ -RSB- ) ( born 23 April 1970 ) is a former Turkish politician , former member of the Turkish parliament , and the former minister for EU Affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey in accession talks with the European Union ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_enlargement_of_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 enlargement of the European Union saw Croatia join the European Union as its 28th member state on 1 July 2013 . The country applied for EU membership in 2003 , and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004 . Candidate country status was granted to Croatia by the European Council in mid-2004 . The entry negotiations , while originally set for March 2005 , began in October that year together with the screening process . The accession process of Croatia was complicated by the insistence of Slovenia , an EU member state , that the two countries ' border issues be dealt with prior to Croatia 's accession to the EU . Croatian public opinion was generally supportive of the EU accession process , despite occasional spikes in euroscepticism . Croatia finished accession negotiations on 30 June 2011 , and on 9 December 2011 , signed the Treaty of Accession . A referendum on EU accession was held in Croatia on 22 January 2012 , with 66 % of participants voting in favour of joining the Union . The ratification process was concluded on 21 June 2013 , and entry into force and accession of Croatia to the EU took place on 1 July 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Accession_of_Albania_to_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The Republic of Albania is an official candidate for accession to the European Union since June 2014 . Officially recognised by the EU as a `` potential candidate country '' in 2000 , Albania started negotiations on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement ( SAA ) in 2003 . This was successfully agreed and signed on 12 June 2006 , thus completing the first major step toward Albania 's full membership in the EU . Albania applied for European Union membership on 28 April 2009 . Following the steps of countries joining the EU in 2004 , Albania has been extensively engaged with EU institutions , and joined NATO as a full member in 2009 . Following its application for EU membership , the Council of the European Union asked the European Commission on 16 November 2009 to prepare an assessment on the readiness of Albania to start accession negotiations , a step in the accession process that usually takes about a year . On 16 December 2009 , the European Commission submitted the Questionnaire on accession preparation to the Albanian government . Albania returned answers to them on 14 April 2010 . On 5 December 2013 , an MEP meeting recommended to the Council to grant Albania candidate status without undue delay . '' '' On 23 June 2014 , under the Greek EU Presidency , the Council of the European Union agreed to grant Albania candidate status , which was endorsed by the European Council a few days later ."
},
{
"docid": "Friends_of_Turkey_in_the_European_Parliament",
"title": "",
"text": "In March 2010 , members from the EPP , S&D , ALDE , Greens/EFA and ECR groups founded the `` Friends of Turkey '' group in the European Parliament . Seventy-seven MEPs joined and were active members during the 7th legislative term ( 2009-2014 ) . Mr Alojz Peterle ( EPP ) was elected as chairman of the group . In September 2014 , the group was successfully re-launched . Artis Pabriks ( EPP ) and Ismail Ertug ( S&D ) became the new co-chairs . The main objective of the informal group is to closely monitor EU accession negotiations with Turkey from a critical but constructive approach . Friends of Turkey is conceived as a platform for discussion where MEPs can contribute to the improvement of EU-Turkey relations . As a cross-party informal group , Friends of Turkey has successfully positioned itself at the core of the debate on EU-Turkey negotiations . The group organizes formal and informal meetings with European and Turkish officials and it has served as a platform for high-level discussions including all the different actors involved in EU-Turkey relations . Laura Batalla Adam is the current Secretary General of the group ."
},
{
"docid": "European_Union_Customs_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The European Union Customs Union ( EUCU ) is a customs union which consists of all the member states of the European Union ( EU ) , Monaco , and some territories of the United Kingdom which are not part of the EU ( Akrotiri and Dhekelia , Bailiwick of Guernsey , Bailiwick of Jersey , and the Isle of Man ) . Some territories within the EU do not participate in the customs union , usually as a result of their geographic circumstances . Besides the EUCU , the EU , through separate agreements , is in customs unions with Andorra , San Marino , and Turkey , with the exceptions of certain goods . The customs union is a principal component of the European Economic Community , established in 1958 , and now succeeded by the European Union . No customs duties are levied on goods travelling within the customs union and -- unlike a free trade area -- members of the customs union impose a common external tariff on all goods entering the union . A precondition of the customs union is that the European Commission negotiates for and on behalf of the Union as a whole in international trade deals such as the World Trade Organisation , rather than each member state negotiating individually ."
},
{
"docid": "Turkey's_membership_of_international_organizations",
"title": "",
"text": "Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations , the Organisation of the Islamic Conference ( now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ) , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe , a member state of the Council of Europe since 1949 , and of NATO since 1952 . Since 2005 , Turkey is in accession negotiations with the European Union , having been an associate member since 1963 . Turkey is also a member of the G20 industrial nations which brings together the 20 largest economies of the world . Turkey entered NATO in 1952 and serves as the organization 's vital eastern anchor , controlling the straits leading from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and sharing a border with Syria , Iraq , and Iran . A NATO headquarters is located in İzmir , and the United States has maintained air forces at a Turkish base called Incirlik that is located near the Mediterranean city of Adana . Due to the 2016 -- 17 Turkish purges and Turkey 's turn to authoritarianism some consider expelling Turkey from NATO . Turkey is also member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) . It has signed free trade agreements with the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) , Israel , and many other countries . In 1992 , Turkey and 10 other regional nations formed the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Business Council to expand regional trade and economic cooperation . In December 2000 Turkey became an observer state of the Association of Caribbean States ( ACS ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Leonard_Orban",
"title": "",
"text": "Leonard Orban ( born 28 June 1961 ) is a Romanian independent technocrat who served as the Commissioner for Multilingualism in the European Commission , the executive body of the European Union ( EU ) . He was responsible for the EU language policy and was the first Romanian Commissioner and the first member of the Commission whose portfolio is exclusively multilingualism . His term of office began on 1 January 2007 and ended on 9 February 2010 . With a background in engineering and economics , Orban has taken up various posts working for the accession of Romania to the European Union , most prominently as Deputy and later as Chief Negotiator for his country at the time of final negotiations with the European Union . Steering the multilingualism language policy of the EU , Orban focused on promoting foreign language learning through EU programmes such as the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007 -- 2013 . In addition , his remit also included the effective functioning of the EU 's extensive interpretation , translation and publication services in the 23 official languages . To support the remit of his portfolio , Orban oversaw a staff of 3,400 in total ( approximately 15 per cent of the Brussels executive 's workforce ) and approximately 1 per cent of the EU budget . Though unaffiliated to any political party , Orban adheres to liberalism . He supports Romania 's closer European integration and a strong European Union , and were in favour of the relaunch of the frozen Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe without modifications to the original text . As of 20 September 2011 , he is the Romanian Minister of European Affairs , a new ministry in the Emil Boc Cabinet ."
},
{
"docid": "Icelandic_European_Union_membership_referendum",
"title": "",
"text": "A referendum on the resumption of European Union membership negotiations has been proposed to be held in Iceland . The referendum was suggested after the Independence Party and the Progressive Party formed a coalition government following the April 2013 parliamentary elections . The previous Social Democratic Alliance led government had suspended opening of new chapters within the accession negotiations prior to the election ( the opened chapters are still negotiated about ) , and the incoming government vowed not to resume them unless they were first given a mandate to do so by a referendum ."
},
{
"docid": "Signing_of_the_Treaty_of_Lisbon",
"title": "",
"text": "The signing of the Treaty of Lisbon took place in Lisbon , Portugal , on 13 December 2007 . The Government of Portugal , by virtue of holding Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the time , arranged a ceremony inside the 15th century Jerónimos Monastery , the same place Portugal 's treaty of accession to the European Union ( EU ) had been signed in 1985 . Representatives from the 27 EU member states were present , and signed the Treaty as plenipotentiaries , marking the end of negotiations that began in 2001 . In addition , for the first time an EU treaty was also signed by the presidents of the three main EU institutions . After the main ceremony , the heads of state and government took a ride on a decorated Lisbon tram together , symbolising the brotherhood of European countries on the path of European integration ."
},
{
"docid": "Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership",
"title": "",
"text": "The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ( TTIP ) is a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States , with the aim of promoting trade and multilateral economic growth . TTIP is considered a companion agreement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) . The agreement is under ongoing negotiations . Its main three broad areas are market access , specific regulation , and broader rules and principles and modes of co-operation . The negotiations were planned to be finalized by the end of 2014 , but will not be finished until 2019 or 2020 , according to economist Hosuk Lee-Makiyama . The reports on the ongoing negotiations and the contents of the negotiated TTIP proposals are classified from the public , and can be accessed only by authorised persons . Multiple leaks of proposed TTIP contents into the public caused controversy . The European Commission says that the TTIP would boost the EU 's economy by $ 120 billion , the US economy by $ 90 billion and the rest of the world by $ 100 billion . According to Anu Bradford , law professor at Columbia Law School , and Thomas J. Bollyky of the Council on Foreign Relations , TTIP aims to `` liberalise one-third of global trade '' and could create millions of new jobs . A Guardian article by Dean Baker of the US thinktank Center for Economic and Policy Research argued that the economic benefits per household would be relatively small , and according to a European Parliament report , the effects range from net job gains to net job losses , depending on the economic models and assumptions used for predictions . The agreement has been criticized and opposed by some unions , charities , NGOs and environmentalists , particularly in Europe . The Independent describes common criticisms of TTIP as `` reducing the regulatory barriers to trade for big business , things like food safety law , environmental legislation , banking regulations and the sovereign powers of individual nations '' , or more critically as an `` assault on European and US societies by transnational corporations '' . The Guardian noted the criticism of TTIP 's `` undemocratic nature of the closed-door talks '' , `` influence of powerful lobbyists '' , TTIP 's potential ability to `` undermine the democratic authority of local government '' , and described it as `` the most controversial trade deal the EU has ever negotiated '' . An EU direct democracy mechanism , the European Citizens ' Initiative , which enables EU citizens to call directly on the European Commission to propose a legal act , acquired over 3.2 million signatures against TTIP and CETA within a year ."
},
{
"docid": "Access_to_public_information_in_Turkey",
"title": "",
"text": "Access to public information and freedom of information ( FOI ) refer to the right of access to information held by public bodies also known as `` right to know '' . Access to public information is considered of fundamental importance for the effective functioning of democratic systems , as it enhances governments ' and public officials ' accountability , boosting people participation and allowing their informed participation into public life . The fundamental premise of the right of access to public information is that the information held by governmental institutions is in principle public and may be concealed only on the basis of legitimate reasons which should be detailed in the law . No specific right of access to information was enshrined in the 1982 Turkish Constitution that in Article 26 instead refers to the right of free expression , including the `` right to receive information '' . In the 2001 amended Constitution , Article 74 specifically refers to the right to information establishing that everyone has the right to obtain information . Following the 2010 Constitutional amendments , the right to appeal to the Ombudsperson is also provided . Access to public information is regulated by the Law on the Right to Information , Law No : 4982 of 2004 . The law was introduced in the framework of the negotiations for accession to the European Union . On September 21 , 2016 , the Open Government Partnership ( OGP ) Steering Committee designated the inactive status of Turkey with regard to the OGP action plan which included , among other objectives , an improvement of the possibility to access public information for Turkish citizens . The Steering Committee found that the Turkish government acted contrary to OGP process for two consecutive action plan cycles ."
},
{
"docid": "Future_enlargement_of_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "There are five recognised candidates for future membership of the European Union : Turkey ( applied in 1987 ) , Macedonia ( applied in 2004 ) , Montenegro ( applied in 2008 ) , Albania ( applied in 2009 ) and Serbia ( applied in 2009 ) . All except Albania and Macedonia have started accession negotiations . Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo , whose independence is not recognised by five EU member states , are recognised as potential candidates for membership by the EU . Bosnia-Herzegovina has formally submitted an application for membership , while Kosovo has a Stabilisation and Association Agreement ( SAA ) with the EU , which generally precedes the lodging of membership application . In July 2014 , Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the EU has no plans to expand in the next five years . The accession criteria are included in the Copenhagen criteria , agreed in 1993 , and the Treaty of Maastricht ( Article 49 ) . Article 49 of the Maastricht Treaty ( as amended ) says that any `` European state '' that respects the `` principles of liberty , democracy , respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms , and the rule of law '' , may apply to join the EU . Whether a country is European or not is subject to political assessment by the EU institutions . Past enlargement has brought membership to twenty-eight members since the foundation of the European Union ( EU ) as the European Economic Community by the Inner Six states in 1958 . The three major western European countries that are not EU members , Iceland , Norway and Switzerland , have all submitted membership applications in the past , but subsequently froze them . They do however , along with Liechtenstein , participate in the EU Single Market as well as the Schengen Area , which makes them closely aligned with the EU . According to an Eastern Partnership strategy , the EU is unlikely to invite any more of its post-Soviet neighbours to join the bloc before 2020 . However , in 2014 the EU signed Association Agreements with Georgia , Moldova , and Ukraine , and the European Parliament passed a resolution recognising the `` European perspective '' of all three post-Soviet countries ."
},
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"docid": "Antti_Kuosmanen",
"title": "",
"text": "Antti Juhana Kuosmanen ( born 1950 , in Juva ) is a Finnish diplomat . He headed the Finnish Embassy in Singapore for six months in 2015 . In 2013 -- 2015 he was Finland 's Senior Official for ASEM ( Asia-Europe Meeting ) . In 2009 -- 2013 he was Finland 's Permanent Representative to the OECD and UNESCO . Until then he was Finland 's Ambassador to the People 's Republic of China and Mongolia ( 2005 -- 2009 ) . Kuosmanen joined the Finnish Diplomatic Service in 1976 and has , before the assignments cited above , served in various functions , including as Director General for External Economic Relations , Deputy Director General of the EU Secretariat , Director for Western European Economic Integration , and member of the team that negotiated Finland 's accession to the European Union . He served as director at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU in 1996 -- 2002 and has written a book on Finland 's accession negotiations to the EU entitled Finland 's Journey to the European Union ( EIPA 2001 ) . Kuosmanen is married to Satu Kuosmanen and has two adult daughters ."
},
{
"docid": "Iraq–European_Union_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Iraq -- European Union ( EU ) relations refers to the international relations between the Republic of Iraq and the EU . Relations have been strained from the early 1990s but are now gradually progressing . Should Turkey 's accession to the EU take place , Iraq will border the European Union ."
},
{
"docid": "European_Union_Prize_for_Literature",
"title": "",
"text": "European Union Prize for Literature ( established in 2009 ) is a European Union literary award . The award is funded and founded by the Culture Programme of the European Union , and is coordinated by a Consortium , selected by a Commission . The Consortium is composed of the European Booksellers Federation , the European Writers ' Council and the Federation of European Publishers . The Consortium sets up the national juries and organizes the awards . Each year 11 or 12 countries are selected to be part of the award , national juries are selected for each country , and each country 's jury then selects a winner . After three years of rotation , all countries will have been included . Countries eligible for inclusion include : The 28 Member States of the European Union ( as of 2013 ) The 3 EEA countries : Norway , Iceland and Liechtenstein The candidate countries for accession to the EU : Albania , Turkey , Montenegro , the Republic of Macedonia , Serbia Potential candidate country for accession to the EU : Bosnia and Herzegovina Each winner receives $ 5,000 and their books are given support for translation funding , as well as promotion ."
},
{
"docid": "Ömer_Çelik",
"title": "",
"text": "Ömer Çelik ( born June 15 , 1968 in Adana ) is a Turkish journalist and politician . Between January 24 , 2013 and August 28 , 2015 , he served as Minister of Culture and Tourism . He currently serves as the Minister of European Union Affairs and as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union since 24 May 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Brexit_negotiations",
"title": "",
"text": "The Brexit negotiations cover the negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union leading up to Brexit , being the United Kingdom 's exit from the European Union , following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum in June 2016 . The Brexit negotiating period began on 29 March 2017 when the United Kingdom served the withdrawal notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union . The period for negotiation stated in Article 50 is two years from notification , unless an extension is agreed ."
},
{
"docid": "Ertuğrul_Özkök",
"title": "",
"text": "Ertuğrul Özkök is a Turkish journalist and a daily columnist . Between 1990 and 2010 , he was the editor-in-chief for Hürriyet , a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries . Özkök is known for advocating modernization of Turkey , globalization , women 's rights and Turkey 's European Union accession . He is also known for his strong relationships with Turkey 's and Europe 's top politicians , journalists and business people ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Selena_Gomez",
"title": "",
"text": "Selena Marie Gomez ( -LSB- səˈliːnə_məˈɹiː_ˈɡoʊmɛz -RSB- ; -LSB- seˈlena ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born July 22 , 1992 ) is an American actress and singer . Having appeared in the children 's television series Barney & Friends while growing up , she rose to fame playing the role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place ( 2007 -- 2012 ) . In 2008 , she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records and formed her band Selena Gomez & the Scene . The band released three studio albums and produced four top 30 singles by 2011 . Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008 , July Moon Productions ; she serves as an executive producer on the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why , which released in March 2017 . Between 2009 and 2011 , Gomez starred in films such as Princess Protection Program , Ramona and Beezus , and Monte Carlo , and took on a more mature role in Spring Breakers ( 2013 ) . Gomez also took her singing career in a different direction , with the release of her first solo album Stars Dance ( 2013 ) ; the album debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the United States and included the top ten single `` Come & Get It . '' Gomez released a compilation album in 2014 as her fifth and final release through Hollywood Records , which was preceded by her second top ten single `` The Heart Wants What It Wants '' , and signed a new recording contract with Interscope Records . In 2015 , she released her second solo album , Revival , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , while the first three singles , `` Good for You , '' `` Same Old Love , '' and `` Hands to Myself , '' all topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States . Gomez has also starred in the films The Fundamentals of Caring ( 2016 ) , In Dubious Battle ( 2016 ) , and in the Hotel Transylvania films . Since the start of her singing career , she has gone on to sell over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide , according to Billboard . Gomez has earned a number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer , and has won a Billboard Women in Music award , an MTV Video Music Award , an American Music Award , and fifteen Teen Choice Awards . As of November 2016 , Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Spring_Breakers",
"title": "",
"text": "Spring Breakers is a 2012 American film written and directed by Harmony Korine . It stars James Franco , Vanessa Hudgens , Selena Gomez , Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine and follows four college-aged girls on their spring break in Florida where they meet an eccentric local drug dealer named Alien who helps them in a time of desperation , and their eventual descent into a world of drugs , crime , and violence . Korine had devised the concept for Spring Breakers over several years prior to production , with fleeting ideas about the plot and what should transpire . His initial desire was to create a `` sensory film '' that was more about feeling than action and placed little importance on narrative or plot , the idea for which came later . Once Korine developed the backbone of the story , which takes place around the American spring break period , he travelled to Florida to write the screenplay . Production began in 2012 , on an estimated budget of $ 5 million -- a relatively small amount in today 's film industry , albeit Korine 's second most expensive film to date . The film is also one of Korine 's first theatrical works to receive a wide release . Spring Breakers was released on March 22 , 2013 in the United States by A24 and grossed $ 31 million worldwide , making it a resounding success considering the small budget . It received generally positive reviews from film critics , with some calling it a potential cult classic . The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival . Critics and scholars have read deeper meaning in the film 's plot , commenting on its reflection of modern-day superficiality and the younger generation 's obsession with highly stylised pop culture media ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Division_Films",
"title": "",
"text": "Division Films is a Los Angeles-based film finance and production company established by Wicks Walker in 2012 . The company 's first film was Spring Breakers starring James Franco , Selena Gomez , Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson . Walker and another producer greenlit the production after Benoît Debie was recruited as cinematographer to work alongside director Harmony Korine and with Selena Gomez added to the cast . Spring Breakers was selected for competition in the 69th Venice Film Festival and released worldwide in 2013 . The company co-produced the two-film project , The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby , which stars Jessica Chastain , James McAvoy and William Hurt . The film was premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival , showed in the Cannes Film Festival and was released in 2014 by The Weinstein Company . Division also produced Last Days in the Desert , which stars Ewan McGregor in the role of Jesus Christ , along with Ayelet Zurer , Ciarán Hinds , and Tye Sheridan . The film was written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia , the son of Nobel Prize winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez , and photographed by Emmanuel Lubezki in the California desert . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released worldwide in 2016 , with USA distribution handled by Broad Green Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Stars_Dance_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Stars Dance Tour was the first concert tour by American recording solo artist Selena Gomez to promote her first solo studio album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . Gomez performed songs from her solo debut album , as well as her releases with Selena Gomez & the Scene . The tour launched on August 14 , 2013 and continued until November 26 , 2013 . It serves as the first tour of Gomez 's career , visiting Europe and Dubai ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Selena_Gomez",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress and singer Selena Gomez has won more than seventy awards during her career . Gomez won three Teen Choice Awards for her lead role in the fantasy teen sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place . She won the Kids ' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress , five times in a row . At the 30th Young Artist Awards , she won a Young Artist Awards for her role in the direct to video film Another Cinderella Story . At the 11th ALMA Awards , she won the Year in TV Comedy -- Actress award . She also won a Gracie Award ( 2010 ) , an Imagen Award ( 2011 ) and two Shorty Awards ( 2012/13 ) for her acting . At the 2013 Young Hollywood Awards , Gomez won two awards , including Fan Favorite Album for her debut solo album Stars Dance . The lead single `` Come & Get It '' won the Choice Break-Up Song at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards , and the Best Pop Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . In 2015 , Gomez received the Chart-Topper award at the Billboard Women in Music event . At the 2016 People 's Choice Awards , Gomez won Favorite Animated Movie Voice for Hotel Transylvania 2 . At the 3rd iHeartRadio Music Awards , she won an award for Biggest Triple Threat . That same year , she won the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_&_Get_It_(Selena_Gomez_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Come & Get It '' is a song recorded by American singer Selena Gomez for her first solo studio album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was released on April 7 , 2013 through Hollywood Records as the lead single from the album . It serves as her first official release outside of her former band , Selena Gomez & the Scene . The song was written by Norwegian production team Stargate , consisting of Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen , along with Ester Dean . Eriksen and Hermansen handled the tracks production , while Dean served as the vocal producer . The song was one of the last songs to be recorded for the album in early 2013 . `` Come & Get It '' features a change in style from Gomez 's previous releases , and features elements of electropop and Indian music . Music critics mostly praised the song for its tabla beat and its Bollywood themes . In the United States , the single became her first top ten entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Additionally , it peaked at number two on the Mainstream Top 40 chart . It became her second top ten single in both Canada and the United Kingdom , and was certified multi-platinum in the former . The music video for `` Come & Get It '' was released on May 7 . The song and its video received several awards and nominations , including at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . Gomez performed `` Come & Get It '' at a number of awards shows and televised events , with its first performance being at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards . She opted to incorporate choreography into performances of the song , inspired by artists such as Britney Spears . During its initial promotional run , Gomez came under fire from religious groups for donning a bindi during performances of the song . The single was performed during the encore of her worldwide Stars Dance Tour ( 2013 -- 14 ) . Gomez performed the song on numerous occasions while promoting her second studio album , Revival ( 2015 ) . The song is featured on Gomez 's first compilation album , For You ( 2014 ) , which served as her final release through Hollywood Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Getaway_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Getaway is a 2013 American action thriller film starring Ethan Hawke , Selena Gomez and Jon Voight . Directed by Courtney Solomon and written by Gregg Maxwell Parker and Sean Finegan , the film is distributed by Warner Bros. , the last Dark Castle Entertainment film to be released by Warner Bros. , as Universal Studios took Dark Castle over in 2013 . Though originally reported to be a remake of the 1972 film The Getaway , the film is actually an original story . This is the first film directed by Solomon in eight years , with his last being 2005 's An American Haunting ."
},
{
"docid": "Stars_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "Stars Dance is the solo debut studio album by American singer Selena Gomez . It was released on July 19 , 2013 , by Hollywood Records . Gomez began planning the project in 2012 , at which time she announced that her band Selena Gomez & the Scene would be taking an indefinite hiatus , and continued work into 2013 . She has cited artists such as Britney Spears and Skrillex as influences on the record , which stylistically features EDM and electropop music . Elements of dubstep , techno , disco and worldbeat have been noted on the album . Gomez worked with producers such as Rock Mafia and The Cataracs on the album . Upon its release , Stars Dance received generally mixed reviews from music critics . While some complimented both Gomez 's maturing image and the album 's content both lyrically and vocally , the album was criticized for its electronic-heavy and somewhat `` generic '' production . It is her first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 . The album sold 97,000 copies in its first week of release in the country , making it her highest selling debut at the time . This was later surpassed by her second studio effort , Revival ( 2015 ) , which sold 117,000 units in its first week . It became her fourth top twenty entry in the United Kingdom , peaking at number fourteen . As of May 2017 , the album has sold an estimated 407,000 copies in the United States , making it her lowest selling studio album to date in the country . The album 's lead single , `` Come & Get It '' featured heavy electronic and worldbeat themes , became Gomez 's first top 10 entry in the United States , and entered the top ten in countries such as the United Kingdom , Ireland , and Canada , among others . It was also successful on pop radio , reaching number-two on the Mainstream Top 40 chart . The second single , `` Slow Down '' , failed to match the success of its predecessor , though did peak inside the Top 30 in the United States . It was met with success on pop radio , reaching the top ten of the Mainstream Top 40 chart . Gomez promoted the album through a number of high-profile performances , such as the 2013 Billboard Music Awards . Gomez embarked on the Stars Dance Tour ( 2013 ) to further promote the release ."
},
{
"docid": "Slow_Down_(Selena_Gomez_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Slow Down '' is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her debut solo studio album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was made available for instant digital download along with the pre-order of the album on June 3 , 2013 . Hollywood Records later sent the song to mainstream radio as the second and final single from the album on August 13 . The dance-pop song was produced by The Cataracs and David Kuncio , and infuses EDM elements in its instrumentation . Lyrically , the song speaks of slowing down time and living in one , magical moment on the dance floor . Music critics gave a mixed reception to the song , with some praising its catchiness and fun production , while others criticized the EDM influence . `` Slow Down '' has achieved moderate success , reaching number 2 in Belgium ( Flanders ) , while peaking inside the top 20 in Belgium ( Wallonia ) , Russia , and South Korea . In the United States , the song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 , reached number-one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs chart , and it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for selling over 1,000,000 units of the single in the country . On the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart , it reached the position of number 7 . The accompanying music video for `` Slow Down '' was directed by Philip Andelman and filmed in Paris , France . It features Gomez singing along to the track inside of a car , partying in a nightclub , and strutting down the streets of the city . Gomez has performed `` Slow Down '' in a number of live appearances , including on Good Morning America , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Show with David Letterman , and UK TV show Surprise , Surprise . It was also performed as the encore of her Stars Dance Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Monte_Carlo_(2011_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Monte Carlo is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Headhunters by Jules Bass . It was directed by Thomas Bezucha . Denise Di Novi , Alison Greenspan , Nicole Kidman , and Arnon Milchan produced the film for Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises . It began production in Harghita , Romania on May 5 , 2010 . Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez , Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy as three friends posing as wealthy socialites in Monte Carlo , Monaco . The film was released on July 1 , 2011 . It features the song `` Who Says '' by Selena Gomez & the Scene and numerous songs by British singer Mika . Monte Carlo received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $ 39,667,665 on a $ 20 million budget . Fox Home Entertainment released Monte Carlo on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 18 , 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Selena_Gomez_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Selena Gomez has released two studio albums , one compilation album , one extended play , ten singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , six promotional singles and eight music videos . In 2008 , Gomez first signed to Hollywood Records . Gomez 's first EP , Another Cinderella Story , was released on June 16 , 2009 , by Razor & Tie . She released her first solo album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) , which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart , and also reached number one in Canada . It was preceded by the release of its lead single , `` Come & Get It '' , which reached the top ten in the United States , Canada and the United Kingdom . Having spent six years with Hollywood Records , Gomez signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in 2014 . To officially end her contract with Hollywood Records , Gomez released the compilation album For You ( 2014 ) . Her second studio album , Revival , was released on October 9 , 2015 , and went on to become her second consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 . The album peaked within the top ten in several countries , including Australia , Canada and New Zealand . Three of its singles -- `` Good for You '' , `` Same Old Love '' and `` Hands to Myself '' -- peaked within the top ten in the United States and Canada . As of May 2017 , Gomez has sold 24.3 million songs and 3.4 million albums in the United States , including her releases with The Scene ."
},
{
"docid": "Mike_Gomez",
"title": "",
"text": "Mike Gomez ( born April 18 , 1951 ) is an American actor . Best known for his performances in such cult classics as The Big Lebowski and Star Trek : The Next Generation , Gomez has costarred in numerous films including Heartbreak Ridge and Milagro Beanfield War , Zoot Suit , The Border and El Norte , to name a few . His TV credits include Bones , The Shield , Desperate Housewives , and a series regular role as ` Capt. Gallardo ' on the NBC series , Hunter , among others . On stage , Gomez ' numerous theater credits include Zoot Suit at the Winter Garden on Broadway and the Pre-Broadway run of Selena ."
},
{
"docid": "Birthday_(Selena_Gomez_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Birthday '' is a song by American recording artist Selena Gomez for her solo debut album Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was written and produced by Mike Del Rio , with additional writing by Crista Russo and Jacob Kasher Hindlin . Matt Beckley also provided additional vocal production for the song . Musically , `` Birthday '' combines deep electronic dance beats and police sirens with elements of trap music . The song 's instrumentation is created by blending purring , synthesized bass , snappy beats , handclaps , `` oxygen-sucking '' sub-bass , and trap snares with sexual moans and elements of hip hop music . Sparse drum beats and vocal chants are woven throughout the song 's composition , which has been described by critics as a mixture of electropunk and EDM , with trap and dubstep elements . The song was originally announced as a single , but was never officially released from the album . Thematically , `` Birthday '' is a party song which discusses topics such as sexual appeal , self-entitlement , and girl power , while its risqué lyrics speak of a night of hard partying . The song has received comparisons to the music of several artists , including Dev , M.I.A. , and Icona Pop . Upon release , `` Birthday '' received favorable reviews from music critics , who praised the song for its unique sound and production . Upon the release of Stars Dance , the song charted at number 12 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles . `` Birthday '' has charted at number 191 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart due to high digital downloads . An accompanying music video for the song was released on July 22 , 2013 , to coincide with Gomez 's 21st birthday , and features Gomez and her friends partying and singing the song in different locations , including an underground nightclub and a dark room ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene",
"title": "",
"text": "A completed list of songs by the American pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene . Selena Gomez and The Scene"
},
{
"docid": "Another_Cinderella_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Another Cinderella Story is a 2008 teen romantic comedy musical dance film directed by Damon Santostefano , starring Selena Gomez , Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch and a sequel to the 2004 film A Cinderella Story . The film was released on DVD on September 16 , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rudderless",
"title": "",
"text": "Rudderless is a 2014 American musical drama film which was the directorial debut of William H. Macy , and stars Billy Crudup , Anton Yelchin , Felicity Huffman , Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , 2014 . The film was released in theaters and through video-on-demand beginning October 17 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Revival_(Selena_Gomez_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Revival is the second studio album by American singer Selena Gomez . It was released on October 9 , 2015 , by Interscope and Polydor Records . Gomez began planning the project in 2014 , at which time she left her previous label Hollywood Records and subsequently joined Interscope and Polydor , and continued work into 2015 . The record was inspired by the work of a range of artists , especially Christina Aguilera 's second studio album Stripped ( 2002 ) , and Gomez 's trip to Mexico , where she defined the album 's sound . Working with a handful of songwriters , Gomez co-wrote twelve out of the sixteen tracks that made the album 's track lists . The album reflects her journey since 2013 , including the media scrutiny on her personal life . As executive producers , Gomez , Danny D , and Tim Blacksmith collaborated with producers including Hit-Boy , Rock Mafia , and Stargate to achieve her desired new sound . Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop record , being the genre showcased in form of dance-pop and midtempo electropop , connected by a tropical beach sound and lyrics that discuss love and confidence . Revival was included on several year-end lists of best albums . The record debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week earnings of 117,000 units , of which 85,000 were pure album sales . In doing so , it became Gomez 's second consecutive number-one album , after Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting one million album-equivalent units ( including albums sales , streaming and track-equivalent units ) sold in the United States . With its singles `` Good for You '' ( featuring rapper A$ AP Rocky ) and `` Same Old Love '' both reaching number five and `` Hands to Myself '' charting at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , Revival is further distinguished as Gomez 's first record to house multiple top 10 singles in the United States ; all of which became her first three number-one singles on the Mainstream Top 40 chart . Gomez promoted the album with several televised performances and embarked on her Revival Tour in May 2016 , which visited North America , Asia and Oceania . However , for health reasons , it was canceled in August ."
},
{
"docid": "Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene:_Live_in_Concert",
"title": "",
"text": "The Selena Gomez & the Scene : Live in Concert was the debut concert tour by American pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene . Beginning in the fall of 2009 , the trek supported the band 's first studio album , Kiss & Tell . The tour primarily reached the United States and England ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fundamentals_of_Caring",
"title": "",
"text": "The Fundamentals of Caring is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Rob Burnett , based on the 2012 novel The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison and stars Paul Rudd , Craig Roberts and Selena Gomez . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 29 , 2016 and was released by Netflix on June 24 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Behaving_Badly_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Behaving Badly is a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Tim Garrick , which is the film adaptation of the 2000 Ric Browde autobiographical novel While I 'm Dead Feed the Dog . It stars Nat Wolff and Selena Gomez alongside Mary-Louise Parker . The movie was released on video-on-demand on July 1 , 2014 , before a theatrical release on August 1 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kiss_&_Tell_(Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kiss & Tell is the debut studio album by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene . The album was released on September 29 , 2009 through Hollywood Records . The album is composed mainly of pop rock and electronic rock , with Gomez citing bands such as Forever the Sickest Kids as influences on the album . Ted Bruner worked extensively on the record with Gomez , producing multiple tracks . Gomez worked with Gina Schock on several songs for the album , while Rock Mafia produced two of the album 's tracks . Upon its release , Kiss & Tell received a mixed to positive reception from music critics . Some critics praised the album for its `` fun '' nature , while others criticized Gomez for her vocal performance . Gina Schock 's work on the album received praise from multiple critics . The album was a commercial success , entering the top-ten of the Billboard 200 in the United States . It went on to sell over 900,000 copies in the country , making it the band 's highest selling album to date . It was later certified Gold by the RIAA . Kiss & Tell entered the top-twenty in the United Kingdom , and was Gomez 's highest peaking album in the country until Revival ( 2015 ) . Kiss & Tell was preceded by the lead single `` Falling Down '' , which was released in August 2009 . The album became a moderate hit , and was heavily promoted through the Disney Channel . `` Naturally '' was released as the second single , and is often regarded as the band 's breakout hit . It sold over two million copies in the United States , and peaked inside the top-ten of countries such as the United Kingdom . Kiss & Tell was promoted mainly through televised performances , with the band appearing on shows such as Dancing with the Stars to perform songs from the album . The group toured on their Selena Gomez & the Scene : Live in Concert tour throughout the United States in 2009 and 2010 , performing both new and old songs ."
},
{
"docid": "April_Blair",
"title": "",
"text": "April Blair is an American writer and producer of film and television . Blair has written scripts for the films , Christmas Caper , Private Valentine : Blonde & Dangerous , Lemonade Mouth . She also co-wrote with director Tom Bezucha , the film Monte Carlo starring Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester . Blair is also the creator and executive producer of the ABC Family series Jane by Design which premiered in January 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Falling_Down_(Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Falling Down '' is a song recorded by American pop rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene for their debut studio album , Kiss & Tell ( 2009 ) . It was released on August 25 , 2009 through Hollywood Records as the lead single from the album . The song was written by Ted Bruner and Trey Vittetoe , both of whom produced the track ; Gina Schock of The Go-Go 's also receives writing credit . Musically , `` Falling Down '' is an uptempo rock track that contains heavy usage of synths . Its lyrics see Gomez ridiculing life in Hollywood and fame , though can also be interpreted to speak of a romantic relationship . The song was released in select territories , receiving no official release in European territories . Upon its release , `` Falling Down '' received mixed to positive reviews from critics , receiving praise for being `` catchy '' and for Gomez 's `` sassy '' vocal delivery . The song became the band 's first chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , where it peaked at number 82 . It became a top twenty hit in Japan , becoming the group 's highest charting effort to date in the country . `` Falling Down '' went on to sell over 500,000 copies in the United States alone . The accompanying music video premiered on August 28 , 2009 through Disney Channel . The video featured Gomez and her band performing the song on a round black stage , and features various shots of Gomez in a photo shoot and singing the song without the band . `` Falling Down '' was promoted through a number of live performances , including the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars . The performance received a mixed reaction , with Gomez receiving criticism for her vocal ability . It was featured on the set list of all three of the band 's tours , including Selena Gomez & the Scene : Live in Concert ( 2009-10 ) , the A Year Without Rain Tour ( 2010-11 ) , and the We Own the Night Tour ( 2011-12 ) . It appears on Gomez 's solo compilation album , For You ( 2014 ) , along with other songs performed by the band ."
},
{
"docid": "Tell_Me_Something_I_Don't_Know_(Selena_Gomez_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Tell Me Something I Do n't Know '' is a song performed by Selena Gomez . The song was released as the lead single from Another Cinderella Story soundtrack on August 5 , 2008 . and a Radio Disney version ( which removes the Hurricane Katrina reference ) was released on September 9 , 2008 , on iTunes . A different version was featured from the album Kiss & Tell ( 2009 ) by Selena Gomez & the Scene ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_Selena_Gomez",
"title": "",
"text": "Selena Gomez is an American singer and actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Princess_Protection_Program",
"title": "",
"text": "Princess Protection Program is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie , directed by Allison Liddi-Brown and starring Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez . The script was written by Annie DeYoung from a story by Annie DeYoung and David Morgasen . The film premiered on June 26 , 2009 in the United States and was released on DVD on June 30 , 2009 . The film won the 2009 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Summer Movie ."
},
{
"docid": "Harmony_Korine",
"title": "",
"text": "Harmony Korine ( born January 4 , 1973 ) is an American film director and screenwriter . He is best known for writing Kids and for writing and directing Spring Breakers , Gummo , Julien Donkey-Boy and Mister Lonely . His film Trash Humpers premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and won the main prize , the DOX Award , at CPH : DOX in November 2009 . His most recent film , Spring Breakers , was released in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Whiplash_(Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Whiplash '' is a song by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene , from their third studio album When the Sun Goes Down ( 2011 ) . The song was originally written by Britney Spears ; after she started working on her sixth studio album Circus ( 2008 ) , Spears contacted Nicole Morier to write songs with her . Together , they wrote `` Mmm Papi '' , `` Rock Me In '' and `` Whiplash '' . The latter , which was produced by co-writer Greg Kurstin , failed to make the album . In 2011 , Selena Gomez recorded the song with her band for When the Sun Goes Down . `` Whiplash '' is a dance song with influences of electro , relying heavily on the usage of synthesizers . The pre-chorus has a sing-rap section in which Gomez delivers the lyrics in a thick British accent . `` Whiplash '' is musically different and much more aggressive than the rest of the album , and its lyrics speak of a blossoming romance ; it has been compared to the work of Spears . `` Whiplash '' received mixed to positive reviews . While some critics called it one of the standout tracks of When the Sun Goes Down , others dismissed its rap sections and lyrics . Selena Gomez & the Scene performed the song at shows while on the We Own the Night Tour ( 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "With_Love_(Christina_Grimmie_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "With Love is the only studio album released by American recording artist Christina Grimmie . The album was released on August 6 , 2013 . It was announced through her YouTube channel . To support the album , Grimmie embarked as one of the opening acts on Selena Gomez 's Stars Dance Tour on USA and Canadian dates . While the album was made independently , Maker Music handles the internet sales worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Who_Says_(Selena_Gomez_&_the_Scene_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Who Says '' is a song performed by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene . Priscilla Renea wrote the song with Emanuel Kiriakou , who produced the track . The song was released in March 2011 , as the lead single from the band 's third album , When the Sun Goes Down ( 2011 ) . According to Gomez , the song was intended to inspire people , and fire back at the `` haters '' , particularly those involved in cyberbullying . `` Who Says '' marks a distinct departure in sound for the band , as it has an acoustic and organic feel , compared to their dance-pop and club-oriented previous singles . `` Who Says '' received generally positive reviews from critics , who appreciated its message and the change of pace for the band . The song charted in the top thirty in the United States , Canada and New Zealand , and it became their highest charting single on these charts at the time . It also reached the lower regions of European charts . `` Who Says '' was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . It also became the act 's third No. 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs . The song 's accompanying music video features Gomez frolicking around a city , removing makeup , and performing with the band on a beach . Gomez performed the song on a variety occasions including at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards , on Dancing with the Stars , and So Random ! ."
},
{
"docid": "Shake_It_Up:_I_Love_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "Shake It Up : I Love Dance ( stylized as Shake It Up : I < 3 Dance , also known as Shake It Up : I ♥ Dance ) is the third and final soundtrack for the Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up . It was released on March 5 , 2013 . The soundtrack is based on songs featuring on the show 's third ( and final ) season ( 2012-2013 ) . The album features musical artists associated with or popularized by Disney Channel stars Bella Thorne , Zendaya , Bridgit Mendler , McClain Sisters , Caroline Sunshine , Roshon Fegan , Selena Gomez , Coco Jones , Olivia Holt and Dove Cameron , as well as non-Disney Channel stars Young L.A. ( BG5 ) , Drew Seeley , TKO , SOS and Nevermind ."
},
{
"docid": "S._Gomez",
"title": "",
"text": "S. Gomez may refer to : Scott Gomez Selena Gomez"
}
] |
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One of the leads in Transformers: Age of Extinction is an American rapper.
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[
{
"docid": "Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers : Age of Extinction is a 2014 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers franchise . It is the fourth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and a stand-alone sequel to 2011 's Transformers : Dark of the Moon , taking place five years after its events . Like its predecessors , it was directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger , with Steven Spielberg and Bay as executive producers . It stars Mark Wahlberg , with Peter Cullen reprising his role as the voice of Optimus Prime , as the lead roles . It is the first film in the series to not feature the original human characters from the first three films , but features a new cast of human characters and many new Transformers including : the Dinobots , Lockdown , Stinger , Junkheap , Hound , Crosshairs and Drift . Returning Transformers include : Optimus Prime , Bumblebee , Ratchet , Leadfoot , Brains and Megatron ( now known as Galvatron ) . The film was released on June 27 , 2014 , in IMAX and 3D . Transformers : Age of Extinction was panned by critics , many of whom considered it poorly directed , badly acted , and terribly written . According to Rotten Tomatoes , it is the worst reviewed film in the series , holding an 18 % approval rating . It also received seven nominations at the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards , including Worst Picture and Worst Prequel , Remake , Rip-off or Sequel , with Bay and Kelsey Grammer winning the awards for Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor respectively . The film grossed over $ 1.104 billion worldwide , making it the highest-grossing film of 2014 , the second highest-grossing film in the Transformers series , the 19th film to gross over $ 1 billion , and the 16th highest-grossing film of all time . It was the only film to gross over $ 1 billion in 2014 . A sequel , Transformers : The Last Knight , is set to be released on June 21 , 2017 , with Cullen , Tucci , and Wahlberg returning , and Bay directing ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Wahlberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg ( born June 5 , 1971 ) is an American actor , producer , businessman , former model , and rapper . Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark in his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , releasing the albums Music for the People and You Got ta Believe . Wahlberg later transitioned to acting , appearing in films such as the drama Boogie Nights and the satirical war comedy-drama Three Kings during the 1990s . In the 2000s , he starred in the biographical disaster drama The Perfect Storm , the science fiction film Planet of the Apes , the heist film The Italian Job , and the Martin Scorsese-directed neo-noir crime drama The Departed , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . In the 2010s , he starred in the action comedy The Other Guys alongside Will Ferrell , the biographical sports drama The Fighter ( for which he earned an Academy Award nomination as a producer for Best Picture ) , the comedy Ted , the war film Lone Survivor , the crime comedy Pain & Gain , the science fiction action film Transformers : Age of Extinction , the disaster film Deepwater Horizon , and the thriller Patriots Day . Wahlberg has also served as executive producer of four HBO series : the comedy-drama Entourage ( 2004 -- 11 ) , the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire ( 2009 -- 14 ) , the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America ( 2010 -- 11 ) and Ballers ( 2015 -- present ) . He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-stars in the reality TV series about it . Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 29 , 2010 . He is known for his `` tough guy '' action persona , frequently portraying police officers , military personnel , or criminals in his films . He is also known for his collaborations with directors David O. Russell , Michael Bay , and Peter Berg ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Transformers:_The_Last_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers : The Last Knight is an upcoming American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . It is the fifth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and a direct sequel to 2014 's Transformers : Age of Extinction . The film was directed by Michael Bay , with Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles from Age of Extinction alongside Josh Duhamel , Tyrese Gibson , and John Turturro from the first three movies . Bay has stated this film marks his final picture in the franchise . The film is set to be released on June 21 , 2017 by Paramount Pictures in 2D , 3D , and IMAX 3D ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Reynor",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Reynor ( born January 23 , 1992 ) is an Irish and American actor . His notable roles include the lead in Lenny Abrahamson 's film What Richard Did ( 2012 ) , for which he won an IFTA Award for Best Film Actor ; the blockbuster Transformers : Age of Extinction ; Glassland , for which he won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival ; Macbeth ; and Sing Street ."
},
{
"docid": "Age_of_Feminine",
"title": "",
"text": "Age of Feminine is the first album released by American rapper , Kellee Maize . It was recorded and released independently . The leading sound engineer was DJ Huggy , who was involved with the mixing and recording of each track for the album . To date , it has been downloaded over one hundred thousand times ."
},
{
"docid": "Transformers:_Dark_of_the_Moon_–_The_Score",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers : Dark of the Moon -- The Score is a soundtrack that features the musical score by composer Steve Jablonsky for the 2011 live-action film Transformers : Dark of the Moon . It was released on June 24 , 2011 , five days before the actual release of the film . The song `` Heed Our Warning '' features in the Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen score but was featured in the film when Sentinel Prime , the Decepticons and spaceships attacked Chicago . The score was once available on iTunes , but was later removed , along with its sequel , Transformers : Age of Extinction - The Score , once it reached a limit of having sold 15000 units before re-use fees would have to be paid , much to the disappointment of Steve Jablonsky and fans alike . Jablonsky hopes to eventually re-release the score along with the score for Age of Extinction ( which shared a similar fate regarding reaching aforementioned limit ) at some point in the future ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicola_Peltz",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicola Anne Peltz ( born January 9 , 1995 ) is an American actress . Her breakthrough role came when she played Katara in the 2010 film The Last Airbender . Since then , she has played Bradley Martin in the A&E series Bates Motel ( 2013 -- 2015 ) and starred as Tessa Yeager in the fourth Transformers film , Transformers : Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction_–_The_Score",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers : Age of Extinction -- The Score is a two-part soundtrack album for the 2014 film of the same name . The score was written by Steve Jablonsky , with help from fellow composer Hans Zimmer and additional music by alternative rock band Imagine Dragons . An EP was released on June 30 , 2014 , that served as a teaser for the score , which was released on July 3 , 2014 . Both albums were released through the film 's distributor Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Battle_Cry_(Imagine_Dragons_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Battle Cry '' is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons . It was released on June 2 , 2014 as a single promoting Transformers : Age of Extinction a 2014 science fiction action film based on the Transformers franchise . It is notable for being the first theme song in the Transformers film franchise not to be performed by Linkin Park , though the latter 's `` Until It 's Gone '' is included on the accompanying video game . The song was later included on the Super Deluxe Edition of the band 's second studio album , Smoke + Mirrors ( 2015 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Transformers:_Rise_of_the_Dark_Spark",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers : Rise of the Dark Spark is an action-adventure video game based on the Transformers toy franchise . It was developed primarily by Edge of Reality , with the Nintendo 3DS version developed by WayForward Technologies . It was published by Activision and released worldwide on June 24 , 2014 . It is the third installment in the War for Cybertron series and the fourth installment in the movie game series . The game was released on June 24 , 2014 for Microsoft Windows , Nintendo 3DS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Wii U , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One , to negative reviews from critics , many criticized the bland story , inconsistent difficulty and unfulfilling combat . The game serves as a prequel to both Transformers : Fall of Cybertron and the film Transformers : Age of Extinction ."
},
{
"docid": "Bonecrusher",
"title": "",
"text": "Bonecrusher may refer to : Bone crusher , a machine used to crush animal bones Bonecrusher ( horse ) , a New Zealand racehorse Bonecrusher ( Transformers ) , a fictional character in Transformers universes Bone Crusher ( rapper ) ( born 1971 ) , American rapper/singer James Smith ( boxer ) ( born 1953 ) , American boxer nicknamed Bonecrusher `` Bonecrusher '' , a song by American rock band Soulhat"
},
{
"docid": "Kevin_Covais",
"title": "",
"text": "Kevin Patrick Covais ( -LSB- koʊˈveɪəz -RSB- born May 30 , 1989 ) is an American actor , singer and songwriter . He was finalist on the fifth season of American Idol . Covais appeared in the films College and Transformers : Age of Extinction , and television shows Good Luck Charlie and State of Georgia ."
},
{
"docid": "Kiralee_Hayashi",
"title": "",
"text": "Kiralee Hayashi is an American stunt woman , actress , and gymnast . She is known for her work on The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 , Transformers : Age of Extinction , and The Book of Eli . She was born and raised in Hawaii ."
},
{
"docid": "Amir_Mokri",
"title": "",
"text": "Amir M. Mokri ( امیر مکری born June 11 , 1956 ) is an Iranian born American cinematographer known for his work on such films as Man of Steel and Transformers : Age of Extinction . Mokri was born in Iran and emigrated to the United States in 1977 . He graduated from Emerson College and the American Film Institute ."
},
{
"docid": "Ehren_Kruger",
"title": "",
"text": "Ehren Kruger ( born October 5 , 1972 ) is an American screenwriter and film producer . He is best known for writing three of the five films in the Transformers film series which are Revenge of the Fallen , Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonathan_Buckhouse",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonathan Buckhouse ( born June 16 , 1993 ) is an American actor , producer , and writer best known for his roles in films and television shows including : Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) , Transformers : Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) , Pandemic ( 2016 ) , Underground ( 2016 ) , The Walking Dead ( 2015 ) , Lucifer ( 2016 ) , The Huntsman : Winter 's War ( 2016 ) , Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) , Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) , Independence Day : Resurgence ( 2016 ) , Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) , and Roots ( 2016 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Iggy_Azalea",
"title": "",
"text": "Amethyst Amelia Kelly , known professionally as Iggy Azalea ( -LSB- ə ` zeɪliːə -RSB- born 7 June 1990 ) , is an Australian rapper . Born in Sydney and raised in Mullumbimby , Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in hip hop music , residing in the southern part of the country . She earned public recognition after releasing music videos for her songs `` Pu $ $ y '' and `` Two Times '' on YouTube . She signed a recording contract with American rapper T.I. 's Grand Hustle Records imprint in 2012 , after gaining attention from her first full-length project , a mixtape titled Ignorant Art . Azalea 's debut studio album , The New Classic ( 2014 ) , peaked among the top five of several charts worldwide and received generally mixed reviews . It topped the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums making Azalea the first non-American female rapper to reach the summit of the chart . The album was preceded by her debut single `` Work '' , and generated the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single `` Fancy '' , which made Azalea the fourth female rapper in the history of the chart to reach number one , claiming the longest-leading reign with seven consecutive weeks . Additionally , she was featured on Ariana Grande 's single `` Problem '' , which peaked at number two while `` Fancy '' was number one ; Azalea joined The Beatles as the only acts to rank at numbers one and two simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 entries . She also went on to achieve three top ten hits simultaneously on the Hot 100 with the aforementioned songs along with the fifth single from the album , `` Black Widow '' , later that year . Azalea 's second studio album Digital Distortion is due in early 2017 . Its lead single , `` Team '' , was released on 18 March 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Transformers_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Transformers is a series of American science fiction action films based on the toys created by Hasbro and Tomy . Michael Bay has directed Transformers ( 2007 ) , Revenge of the Fallen ( 2009 ) , Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) and Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) . Bay is directing a fifth film , The Last Knight to be released in 2017 , as his last . A Bumblebee spin-off , directed by Travis Knight , is scheduled for 2018 , and a sixth film is to be released in 2019 . The series has been distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks . The series has received a mixed critical reception ; critics expressed criticism on the plots , crude humor , overuse of product placements and the lengths of the films . However , many praised the visual effects , action sequences and music . It is the 10th highest-grossing film series , with a total of $ 3.7 billion ; two films in the series have individually grossed over $ 1 billion ."
},
{
"docid": "Isabelle_Cornish",
"title": "",
"text": "Isabelle Cornish ( born 22 July 1994 ) is an Australian actress known for her television roles , particularly in Puberty Blues , Home and Away and Dance Academy . She 's been in the running for lead roles in films , such as Transformers : Age of Extinction , and Disney 's Kenneth Branagh-directed Cinderella ( 2015 ) . In early 2014 , the actress filmed a drama pilot called ` Sea of Fire ' in Vancouver , Canada . The actress was crowned Australia 's Sexiest Vegetarian 2013 by PETA Australia . In March 2017 , it was announced that Cornish would be starring as Crystal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Inhumans ."
},
{
"docid": "Kellee_Maize",
"title": "",
"text": "Kellee Maize ( born January 18 , 1980 ) is an American rapper , singer , and songwriter . Her first album , Age of Feminine , was released in 2007 . Maize has now been involved in the music business for just over a decade and has recorded and released six full albums leading to a handful of singles . As of 2011 , her YouTube videos had combined for over four million views , and she had over 180,000 Twitter and Facebook fans . Her albums had been downloaded over 400,000 times , and she has been mentioned in various media outlets over 200 times . According to a news report in 2011 , a Google search for `` female rapper '' displayed her website as the number one search result ."
},
{
"docid": "Marine_regression",
"title": "",
"text": "Marine regression is a geological process occurring when areas of submerged seafloor are exposed above the sea level . The opposite event , marine transgression , occurs when flooding from the sea covers previously exposed land . Evidence of marine regressions and transgressions occurs throughout the fossil record , and these fluctuations are thought to have caused or contributed to several mass extinctions , among them the Permian-Triassic extinction event ( 250 million years ago ) and Cretaceous -- Paleogene extinction event ( 66 Ma ) . At the time of the Permian-Triassic extinction , the largest extinction event in the Earth 's history , global sea level fell 250 m ( 820 ft ) . A major regression could itself cause marine organisms in shallow seas to go extinct , but mass extinctions tend to involve both terrestrial and aquatic species , and it is harder to see how a marine regression could cause widespread extinctions of land animals . Regressions are , therefore , seen as correlates or symptoms of major extinctions , rather than primary causes . The Permian regression might have been related to the formation of Pangaea : the accumulation of all the major landmasses into one body could have facilitated a regression , by providing `` a slight enlargement of the ocean basins as the great continents coalesced . '' However , that cause could not have applied in all , or even many , other cases . During the ice ages of the Pleistocene , a clear correlation existed between marine regressions and episodes of glaciation ; as the balance shifts between the global cryosphere and hydrosphere , more of the planet 's water in ice sheets means less in the oceans . At the height of the last ice age , at around 18,000 years before the present , the global sea level was 120 to 130 m ( 390-425 ft ) lower than today . A cold spell around 6 million years ago was linked to an advance in glaciation , a marine regression , and the start of the Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean basin . Some major regressions of the past , however , seem unrelated to glaciation episodes -- the regression that accompanied the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period being one example . A clear and certain understanding of major marine regressions has not yet been achieved ; according to one hypothesis , regressions may be linked to a `` slowdown in sea-floor spreading , leading to a generalized drop in sea level ( as the mid-ocean ridges would take up less space ) ... '' In that view , major marine regressions are one aspect of a normal variation in rates of plate tectonic activity , which lead to major episodes of global volcanism like the Siberian Traps and the Deccan Traps , which in turn cause large extinction events ."
},
{
"docid": "Ken_Watanabe",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese actor . To English-speaking audiences , he is known for playing tragic hero characters , such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Among other awards , he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice , in 2007 for Memories of Tomorrow and in 2010 for Shizumanu Taiyō . He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan 's Hollywood films Batman Begins and Inception . In 2014 , he starred in the reboot of Godzilla , and lent his voice to the fourth installment of the Transformers franchise , Transformers : Age of Extinction and Transformers : The Last Knight as Decepticon turned Autobot Drift . He even starred in the criticaly acclaimed movie Cirque Du Freak as the owner of the place the freaks live . His name was Mr. Tall . He made his Broadway debut in April 2015 in Lincoln Center Theater 's revival production of The King and I in the title role ( opposite Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens ) . In 2015 , Watanabe received his first Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical at the 69th Tony Awards for his role as The King . He is the first Japanese actor to be nominated in this category ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Bachman",
"title": "",
"text": "James Hamilton Bachman ( born 24 February 1972 ) is an English comedian , actor and writer . He has written for and acted in many British television and radio programmes , including That Mitchell and Webb Look , Saxondale , Bleak Expectations and Sorry , I 've Got No Head . In 2014 he co-starred in the film Transformers : Age of Extinction . He is the grandson of the best-selling author M. M. Kaye , and holds both British and American citizenship ."
},
{
"docid": "Dollar_Bill_(rapper)",
"title": "",
"text": "Not to be confused with rapper Dolla , for whom see Dolla ( rapper ) Anthony Levy ( 1979 -- 2 March 2009 ) better known by his stage name Dollar Bill was an American rapper and producer . He was shot dead by Miami-Dade County police in Miami Gardens , Florida after reportedly barricading himself in the attic of a house with a bulletproof vest and ammunition . When a special response team was called in , he allegedly attempted to stab one of the officers and was shot . He was wanted on several charges including aggravated kidnapping , aggravated assault , and possession of a firearm on school property . The up-and-coming rapper was working on music in his studio preparing for an album release . He was the son of Marie Ascencio and had two children at the time of death , aged seven and one ."
},
{
"docid": "Freightliner_Argosy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Freightliner Argosy is a heavy-duty semi-trailer truck produced by Daimler Trucks North America . This commercial vehicle is currently available as a complete truck with right hand drive in South Africa , Australia , and New Zealand . Although formerly available in the North American market as a complete truck , it is now sold only as a glider kit which consists of a truck body without a powertrain . The 2014 Argosy was featured in Transformers : Age of Extinction as a KSI Vehicon Galvatron ."
},
{
"docid": "Brisco",
"title": "",
"text": "Brisco may refer to : Brisco , Cumbria , a community in Cumbria , England Brisco , Indiana , an extinct town in Warren County , Indiana Biblical Research Institute Science Council ( BRISCO ) , a Seventh-day Adventist group Brisco , lead character in The Adventures of Brisco County , Jr. , a 1993 American TV show Brisco ( rapper ) , real name British Alexander Mitchell The Brisco Brothers , a professional wrestling tag-team composed of brothers Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco Robert Brisco , Canadian politician Brisco baronets"
},
{
"docid": "Clubland_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Clubland was a House music act assembled by Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel as the production duo Quartz , with Jan Ekholm 's label B-tech . The British musician Morgan King joined them as a writer . Lead vocals were variously performed by the American hip-house rappers 2 in a Room , British rapper Stepz , and , increasingly , the Jamaican-Swedish singer Zemya Hamilton . In the early 1990s , five songs charted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart , with three of those hitting number-one : `` Let 's Get Busy '' ( credited to Clubland featuring Quartz ) ( 1990 ) , `` Hold On ( Tighter to Love ) '' ( 1992 ) and `` Hypnotized '' ( 1992 ) . Another single , `` Set Me Free '' , hit number-one on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart . In 1993 they won a Swedish Grammy for best album with their second album , Adventures Beyond Clubland . Zemya Hamilton ( Zemya Sylveta Larsson Auna ) died on 24 December 2015 from multiple sclerosis , aged 50 ."
},
{
"docid": "E.L.E._(Extinction_Level_Event):_The_Final_World_Front",
"title": "",
"text": "E.L.E. ( Extinction Level Event ) : The Final World Front is the third studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes . The album was released on December 15 , 1998 by Flipmode and Elektra Records in North America . The album follows the apocalypse theme that was explored by Rhymes in his first two studio albums , The Coming ( 1996 ) and When Disaster Strikes ( 1997 ) . Musically , the album is composed of East Coast , West Coast , horrorcore , and hardcore hip hop music . Based on the `` end of the world '' motif and apocalypse themes that was displayed in Rhymes earlier albums The Coming ( 1996 ) and When Disaster Strikes ( 1997 ) , the album was widely praised by critics and received three Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album , Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards . E.L.E. also spawned three singles that attained Billboard chart success , including the Janet Jackson-featuring `` What 's It Gon na Be ?! '' , which became Rhymes ' highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist , reaching number three . In early 1999 , E.L.E. was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for selling over one million copies ."
},
{
"docid": "CineStar_IMAX_Lahore",
"title": "",
"text": "CineStar ( or Cinestar IMAX Cinema ) is the first IMAX and one of the top 3D movie theatres in Pakistan . It is based in Township , Lahore , Punjab . In March 2012 it was reported that CineStar had signed on an agreement with IMAX Corporation to open up IMAX theatres in Pakistan . In March 2014 , it was announced that Pepsi Pakistan and CineStar had signed on to be partners and acquired the rights for IMAX theatres across Pakistan . The IMAX was launched on June 26 , 2014 with the release of Transformers : Age of Extinction in Pakistan . Good cinema"
},
{
"docid": "Calm_Down_(Busta_Rhymes_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Calm Down '' is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes , released as the third single from his upcoming tenth studio album , E.L.E. 2 ( Extinction Level Event 2 ) . The song features American rapper Eminem and was produced by Scoop DeVille . It was released for digital download on July 1 , 2014 by The Conglomerate Entertainment and Empire Distribution ."
},
{
"docid": "Rapper's_Ball",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rapper 's Ball '' is a song by American rap artist E-40 , featuring rapper Too $ hort and Jodeci lead singer Cedric `` K-Ci '' Hailey . It is a single from the lead rapper 's 1996 album Tha Hall of Game , and is a B-side for E-40 's song `` Things 'll Never Change '' , featuring The Dove Shack rapper Bo-Rock . The song peaked at # 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart along with `` Things 'll Never Change '' , becoming E-40 's most successful song as a lead artist until `` U and Dat '' featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl peaked at # 13 on the Hot 100 in 2006 . This song is considered a classic by west coast rap fans , especially in E-40 's home of the San Francisco Bay Area . This song is also notable for featuring a diss to Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in which E-40 says , '' Do n't by an $ 85,000 car before you buy a house '' , making reference to Biggie owning expensive cars but still not having purchased his own home . In the video , Tupac Shakur , who makes a cameo appearance , winks at the camera when this line is said , further initiating Tupac 's beef with Biggie at the time . This song is also one of Too Short 's most successful songs . The music video also features Ice-T , even though he does n't perform ."
},
{
"docid": "Twerk_It",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Twerk It '' ( stylized as '' #Twerkit '' ) is a song by American hip hop recording artist Busta Rhymes featuring Trinidadian born rapper Nicki Minaj . The song , produced by Pharrell Williams , is the lead single from Busta Rhymes ' tenth studio album , E.L.E. ( Extinction Level Event ) : The Final World Front ( 2015 ) . The album is his first under Cash Money Records , which is distributed by Republic Records , a flagship recording label of Universal Music Group . The song has been said to be Jamaican-inspired and is influenced by dancehall music . A music video for the song was shot in Flatbush , New York on June 3 , 2013 ."
}
] |
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Emilio Estevez acts.
|
[
{
"docid": "Emilio_Estevez",
"title": "",
"text": "Emilio Estevez ( -LSB- ɛˈmiljoʊ_ɛstˈɛbɛs -RSB- born May 12 , 1962 ) is an American actor , director , and writer . He started his career as an actor and is well known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s , starring in The Breakfast Club , St. Elmo 's Fire , and also acting in the 1983 hit movie The Outsiders . He is also known for Repo Man , The Mighty Ducks and its sequels , Stakeout , Maximum Overdrive , Bobby ( which he also wrote and directed ) , and his performances in Western films such as Young Guns and its sequel ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Estevez_family",
"title": "",
"text": "The Estevez family ( also known by the stage surname Sheen ) is an American acting family of Galician and Irish descent . Members include : Joe Estevez ( b. 1946 ) Martin Sheen ( b. Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , 1940 ) , who married Janet Templeton ( b. 1944 ) Emilio Estevez ( b. 1962 ; son of Martin ) Ramon Estevez ( b. 1963 ; son of Martin ) Charlie Sheen ( b. Carlos Irwin Estévez , 1965 ; son of Martin ) Renée Estevez ( b. 1967 ; daughter of Martin )"
},
{
"docid": "Joe_Estevez",
"title": "",
"text": "Joseph `` Joe '' Estevez ( born February 13 , 1946 ) is an American actor , director and producer . He is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez , Charlie Sheen , Renée Estevez and Ramon Estevez ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Way_(2010_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Way is a 2010 American drama film directed , produced and written by Emilio Estevez , starring his father Martin Sheen , Deborah Kara Unger , James Nesbitt , Yorick van Wageningen , and Renée Estevez . The film honors the Camino de Santiago and promotes the traditional pilgrimage . Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic , Emilio Estevez called the film `` pro-people , pro-life , not anti-anything '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Dollar_for_the_Dead",
"title": "",
"text": "Dollar for the Dead is a 1998 TNT western television film . Film directed and written by Gene Quintano and starring Emilio Estevez . It is the third western film which Estevez stars . Film also stars William Forsythe , Joaquim de Almeida , Jonathan Banks , Ed Lauter and Howie Long . Actor Jordi Mollà nominated for Fotogramas de Plata award . Dollar for the Dead is often perceived as a tribute to the 1960s spaghetti westerns , with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in . Emilio Estevez portrays a `` man with no name '' role , stylistically akin to Clint Eastwood 's 1960s westerns . The film also portrays an atmosphere similar to those of the 60s , with numerous visual and character references to Sergio Leone 's Clint Eastwood films Per un pugno di dollari , The Good , The Bad And The Ugly , as well as non-Eastwood movies like Once Upon a Time in the West , The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , and so on ."
},
{
"docid": "Wisdom_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wisdom is a 1986 American romantic crime film written and directed by its star Emilio Estevez in his filmmaking debut . The film also stars Demi Moore , along with Tom Skeritt and Veronica Cartwright ( both of Alien fame ) as Estevez 's parents . The end credits song is `` Home Again '' by Oingo Boingo and the score by Danny Elfman . The movie is dedicated to the memory of Henry Proach , who was a good friend of Estevez , and who appears briefly in the picture ."
},
{
"docid": "Gene_Quintano",
"title": "",
"text": "Gene Quintano ( born 1946 ) is an American film actor , producer , writer and director best known for writing sequels to the hit film Police Academy and directing films such as Dollar for the Dead and Loaded Weapon 1 , both starring Emilio Estevez . Quintano acted in two 3-D films during the early 1980s ; Comin ' at Ya ! ( 1981 ) and Treasure of the Four Crowns ( 1983 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Estevez",
"title": "",
"text": "Estévez , or Estevez in English , is a Galician family name . It is a patronymic , meaning son of Stephen , in Galician Estevo . In Portuguese the equivalent is Esteves , the Italian equivalent is DeStefano and the Spanish equivalent is Estébanez , from the Spanish name Esteban . The name refers to : People Antonio Estévez ( 1916-1988 ) , Venezuelan composer Don Francisco Estévez source of name for Estevez Palace , since 1880 office of the President of Uruguay . Camilo Estévez ( d. 1999 ) , Spanish bishop of the Palmarian Catholic Church Carlos Irwin Estevez ( b. 1965 ) , American actor known professionally as Charlie Sheen Carmen Fraga Estévez ( b. 1948 ) , Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament Emilio Estevez ( b. 1962 ) , American actor and director , son of Martin Sheen Felipe de Jesús Estévez ( b. 1946 ) , American Roman Catholic bishop Horacio Estevez ( 1940-1996 ) , Venezuelan sprinter João Rodrigues Esteves ( b. 1700 ) Portuguese composer Joaquín Estévez ( b. 1984 ) , Argentinian professional golfer ( b. 1923 ) , military personnel spy from Melilla Joe Estevez ( b. 1950 ) , American actor , brother of Martin Sheen Jorge Medina Estévez ( b. 1926 ) , Chilean bishop and cardinal Maximiliano Estévez ( b. 1977 ) , Argentine footballer Ramon Estévez ( b. 1940 ) , American actor known professionally as Martin Sheen Ramon Estevez ( b. 1963 ) , American actor , son of Martin Sheen Renée Estevez ( b. 1967 ) , American actress , daughter of Martin Sheen Reyes Estévez ( b. 1976 ) , Spanish European championship runner Roberto Estévez ( b. 1957 ) , Argentine soldier , awarded posthumously with the Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross Fictional people Sheen Estevez , character from the television series and film Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius"
},
{
"docid": "Los_Reyes_Magos_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Los Reyes Magos ( The 3 Wise Men in the United States ) is a 2003 Spanish animated film . It tells the story of the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus and the wrath of Herod . The film was directed by Antonio Navarro who was nominated for a Goya Award for this film . The film contains the voice talents of José Coronado , Juan Echanove , Imanol Arias and Imanol Arias in the original version and the voice acting of father-son actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez in the English dub ."
},
{
"docid": "Culture_Clash_in_AmeriCCa",
"title": "",
"text": "Culture Clash in AmeriCCa is a 2005 documentary film directed by Emilio Estevez . It is an anthology of fun and thought-provoking skits and monologues portraying diverse American immigrants . Emlio Estevez does n't appear in this documentary film . Inspiration came from thousands of interviews conducted nationwide during a period of 20 years , by Culture Clash . In the title , AmeriCCa 's two big letter CC means `` Culture Clash '' . Richard Montoya , Ricardo Salinas and Herbert Siguenze appeared as various roles ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Outsiders_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton . The film was released on March 25 , 1983 . Jo Ellen Misakian , a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno , California , and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film . The film is noted for its cast of up-and-coming stars , including C. Thomas Howell ( who garnered a Young Artist Award ) , Rob Lowe , Emilio Estevez , Matt Dillon , Tom Cruise , Patrick Swayze , Ralph Macchio , and Diane Lane . The film helped spark the Brat Pack genre of the 1980s . Both Lane and Dillon went on to appear in Coppola 's related film Rumble Fish . Emilio Estevez went on to be in That Was Then ... This Is Now , the only S. E. Hinton film adaptation not to star Matt Dillon . The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics , and performed well at the box office , grossing $ 33 million on a $ 10 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_Guns_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Young Guns II : Blaze of Glory is a 1990 American western film and a sequel to Young Guns ( 1988 ) . The second installment in the Young Guns film series . It stars Emilio Estevez , Kiefer Sutherland , Lou Diamond Phillips , Christian Slater , and features William Petersen as Pat Garrett . It was written and produced by John Fusco and directed by Geoff Murphy . It follows the life of Billy the Kid ( played by Emilio Estevez ) , in the years following the Lincoln County War in which Billy was part of `` The Regulators '' -- a group of around six highly skilled gunmen avenging the death of John Tunstall -- and the years leading up to Billy 's documented death . The film , however , is told by Brushy Bill Roberts , a man who in the 1940s appeared claiming to be the real Billy the Kid . While the film takes some creative license , it does show some of the main events leading up to Billy 's documented death , including his talks with Governor Lew Wallace , his capture by friend-turned-foe Pat Garrett , his trial and his subsequent escape in which he killed two deputies ."
},
{
"docid": "Nightbreaker_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nightbreaker ( also known as Advance to Ground Zero in the United Kingdom ) is a 1989 television film starring Martin Sheen , Emilio Estevez , Joe Pantoliano and Lea Thompson ."
},
{
"docid": "Bobby_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bobby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez , and starring an ensemble cast featuring Harry Belafonte , Joy Bryant , Nick Cannon , Laurence Fishburne , Spencer Garrett , Helen Hunt , Anthony Hopkins , Ashton Kutcher , Shia LaBeouf , Lindsay Lohan , William H. Macy , Demi Moore , Martin Sheen , Christian Slater , Sharon Stone , Elijah Wood and Estevez himself . The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5 , 1968 , shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win of the 1968 Democratic Party presidential primary in California ."
},
{
"docid": "Another_Stakeout",
"title": "",
"text": "Another Stakeout is a 1993 action comedy film starring Richard Dreyfuss , Emilio Estevez and Rosie O'Donnell . It is a sequel to the 1987 film , Stakeout . Unlike its predecessor , the film was neither a critical nor a commercial success ."
},
{
"docid": "Late_Last_Night_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Late Last Night is a 1999 television film directed and written by Steven Brill . The film stars Emilio Estevez and Steven Weber and also features cameo appearances by Allen Covert and Kelly Monaco ."
},
{
"docid": "Sand_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sand is a 2000 thriller comedy film , directed and written by Matt Palmieri . It stars Michael Vartan , Norman Reedus , Kari Wührer , Harry Dean Stanton , Emilio Estevez , Denis Leary , Jon Lovitz and Julie Delpy ."
},
{
"docid": "The_War_at_Home_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The War at Home is a 1996 Vietnam War drama film starring , directed , and co-produced by Emilio Estevez . The film also stars Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen . Writer James Duff adapted his 1984 play Home Front ."
},
{
"docid": "Freejack",
"title": "",
"text": "Freejack is a 1992 science fiction action film directed by Geoff Murphy , starring Emilio Estevez , Mick Jagger , Rene Russo , and Anthony Hopkins . Upon its release in the United States , the film received mostly negative reviews . The screenplay was cowritten by Ronald Shusett ."
},
{
"docid": "That_Was_Then,_This_Is_Now",
"title": "",
"text": "That Was Then , This Is Now ( Published in and set in 1971 ) is a coming-of-age young adult novel by S. E. Hinton . It follows the relationship between two friends , Mark and Bryon , who are like brothers but find their relationship rapidly changing . It was later made into a film starring Emilio Estevez and Craig Sheffer ."
},
{
"docid": "Men_at_Work_(1990_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Men at Work is a 1990 American black comedy film written and directed by Emilio Estevez , who also starred in the lead role . The film co-stars Charlie Sheen , Leslie Hope and Keith David . The film was released in the United States on August 24 , 1990 ."
},
{
"docid": "That_Was_Then..._This_Is_Now",
"title": "",
"text": "That Was Then ... This Is Now is a 1985 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton and a sequel to The Outsiders . The film was directed by Christopher Cain , distributed by Paramount Pictures , and stars Emilio Estevez ( who also wrote the screenplay ) and Craig Sheffer . This is the only S.E. Hinton adaptation not to feature Matt Dillon ."
},
{
"docid": "Carolyn_Stotesbery",
"title": "",
"text": "Carolyn Stotesbery is an American actress . She made her screen debut in 2003 with a role in the film Stuck On You . Stotesbery has worked on the television shows Glory Daze from director Walt Becker on TBS , Cold Case on CBS , and Cracking Up on FOX as well as in films such as Emilio Estevez 's Bobby ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_Guns_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Young Guns is a series of western films detailing the adventures of Billy the Kid and his men . The series stars a string of ( at the time ) young actors who portrayed historical cowboy and gunfighter figures . The series stars Emilio Estevez as the notorious outlaw , Billy the Kid . The series grossed nearly $ 90 million worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Judgment_Night_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Judgment Night is a 1993 American action thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Emilio Estevez , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff as a group of friends on the run from a gang of drug dealers ( led by Denis Leary ) after they witness a murder . The film was released on DVD on January 20 , 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_L.A._Riot_Spectacular",
"title": "",
"text": "The L.A. Riot Spectacular is a 2005 satire film about the 1992 Los Angeles riots . Written and directed by music video director Marc Klasfeld , the film stars Emilio Estevez , Snoop Dogg , Charles S. Dutton , Charles Durning , Christopher McDonald , Michael Buffer , Ted Levine , Jonathan Lipnicki and Ron Jeremy ."
},
{
"docid": "In_the_Custody_of_Strangers",
"title": "",
"text": "In the Custody of Strangers is a 1982 ABC made-for-TV drama film . It was directed by Robert Greenwald and written by Jennifer Miller . The film stars Martin Sheen , Jane Alexander and Emilio Estevez , the latter in his feature film debut . The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television but lost to Brideshead Revisited ."
},
{
"docid": "Repo_Man_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Alex Cox . It was produced by Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy , with executive producer Michael Nesmith , and stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez . Repo Man received widespread acclaim , was considered one of the best films of 1984 , and has since achieved cult film status ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Monster_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "A Monster Christmas or Abominable Christmas is a 2012 animated children 's film , made for television . Directed by Chad Van De Keere for Kickstart Productions , it features the voices of Isabella Acres , Drake Bell , Emilio Estevez and Ray Liotta . The film is about two young abominable snow children who escape the capture of an evil scientist and take up residence with a family . The film was screened at the 2013 Foyle Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Beatrice_Boepple",
"title": "",
"text": "Beatrice Boepple ( born February 7 , 1962 ) is an American actress , perhaps best known for her role as Amanda Krueger in the 1989 horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 : The Dream Child . She also played the role of wife to Emilio Estevez 's character in the 1987 film Stakeout . Boepple made a guest appearance on 21 Jump Street , The Black Stallion Returns , Danger Bay , Neon Rider and The Beachcombers ."
},
{
"docid": "Burning_Sensations",
"title": "",
"text": "Burning Sensations was a short-lived Los Angeles area rock band . The group is best known for its MTV hit `` Belly of the Whale '' , the music for which blends a rather unusual fusion of rock and calypso styles , and for covering the Jonathan Richman song `` Pablo Picasso '' , which was included in both the 1984 film and soundtrack of director Alex Cox 's Repo Man starring Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez ."
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The Gheg of southern Austria form the oldest continuous ethnic Albanian diaspora.
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[
{
"docid": "Albanians",
"title": "",
"text": "Albanians ( Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group , native to Albania , Kosovo and neighboring countries . The term is also used to refer to the citizens of the Republic of Albania . Ethnic Albanians speak the Albanian language and more than half of ethnic Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo . A large Albanian population lives in the Republic of Macedonia and Italy , with smaller Albanian populations located in Serbia and Montenegro . The majority of Albanians are nominally Muslims ( mainly Sunni , with a smaller Shia , Sufi and Bektashi component ) , and a minority are nominally Christians ( Catholic and Orthodox ) . Albanians produced many prominent figures such as Skanderbeg , leader of the medieval Albanian resistance to the Ottoman conquest and others during the Albanian National Awakening seeking self-determination . During the 17th and 18th century Albanians in large numbers converted to Islam , often to escape higher taxes levied on Christian subjects . As Muslims , some Albanians attained important political and military positions within the Ottoman Empire and culturally contributed to the wider Muslim world . Albania gained its independence in 1912 and between 1945 -- 1992 , Albanians lived under a repressive communist regime . Albanians within Yugoslavia underwent periods of discrimination and eventual self-determination that concluded with the breakup of that state in the early 1990s culminating with Albanians living in new countries and Kosovo . Outside the southwestern Balkans of where Albanians have traditionally been located , Albanian populations through the course of history have formed new communities contributing to the cultural , economic , social and political life of their host populations and countries while also at times assimilating too . Between the 11th and 18th centuries , sizable numbers of Albanians migrated from the area of contemporary Albania to escape either various socio-political difficulties or the Ottoman conquest . One population which became the Arvanites settled down in southern Greece who starting from the 16th century though mainly during the 19th century onwards assimilated and today self identify as Greeks . Another population , who became the Arbëreshë settled in southern Italy and form the oldest continuous Albanian diaspora producing influential and many prominent figures . Smaller populations dating to migrations during the 18th century are located on Croatia 's Dalmatian coast and scattered communities across southern Ukraine . The Albanian diaspora also exists in a number of other countries . One of these is located in Turkey . It was formed during the Ottoman era through economic migration and early years of the Turkish republic through migration for economic reasons and later sociopolitical circumstances of discrimination and violence experienced by Albanians in Balkan countries . Due to the Ottoman legacy , smaller populations of Albanians also exist in Egypt and the Levant , in particular Syria . In Western countries , a large and influential Albanian population exists in the United States formed from continuous emigration dating back to the 19th century . Other Albanians populations due to emigration between the 19th and 21th centuries are located in Australia , Argentina , New Zealand , Canada , Germany , Belgium , United Kingdom , France , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovenia , Croatia , Italy , Finland , Denmark , Norway , Austria , Netherlands , Bulgaria , Greece and Romania ."
}
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{
"docid": "Kosovo_Albanians",
"title": "",
"text": "Albanians are the largest ethnic group in Kosovo , commonly called Kosovar Albanians , Kosovan Albanians or Kosovo Albanians and simply Kosovars . According to the 1991 Yugoslav census , boycotted by Albanians , there were 1,596,072 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo or 81.6 % of population . By the estimation in year 2000 , there were between 1,584,000 and 1,733,600 Albanians in Kosovo or 88 % of population ; as of today their population is 92,93 % . Albanians of Kosovo are Ghegs . They speak Gheg Albanian , more specifically the Northwestern and Northeastern Gheg variants . Kosovar Albanians are ethnic Albanians with ancestry or descent in the region , regardless of whether they live in Kosovo ."
},
{
"docid": "Gheg_Albanian",
"title": "",
"text": "Gheg ( or Geg ) ( Gegë ) is one of the two major varieties of Albanian . The other is Tosk on which Standard Albanian is based . The geographic dividing line between the two varieties is the Shkumbin River , which winds its way through central Albania . Gheg is spoken in Northern Albania , Kosovo , northwestern Republic of Macedonia , southeastern Montenegro and southern Serbia , by the ethnographic group known as Ghegs . Gheg does not have any official status as a written language in any country . Publications in Kosovo and Macedonia are in Standard Albanian , which is based on Tosk . However , some authors continue to write in Gheg ."
},
{
"docid": "Languages_of_Albania",
"title": "",
"text": "Albania is an ethnically homogeneous country , where the overwhelming majority of the population speaks Albanian , which is also the official language . It has two distinct dialects : Tosk , spoken in the south , and Gheg , spoken in the north . However many Albanians speak Italian , Greek , French , German , English amongst other languages too , due to the high numbers of Albanian diaspora and Albanian communities throughout the Balkans . Albania is one of the most polyglot nations in Europe . Many Albanians at home , in the region and around the world speak more than two languages . Italian is widely spoken throughout Albania . Greek , the language of the Greek minority of the south , is also very widespread in that region . Nowadays , knowledge of English is growing very rapidly , especially among the youth . Various languages are spoken by ethnic minorities : Greek , Macedonian , etc. ."
},
{
"docid": "Ghegs",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ghegs or Gegs ( Gegët ) are one of two major ethnic subgroups of Albanians ( the other being the Tosks ) differentiated by their cultural , linguistic , social and religious characteristics . The Ghegs live in Albania ( north of the Shkumbin river ) , Kosovo , Macedonia and Montenegro . The name Gheg is derived from the term initially used by Orthodox population of pre-Ottoman Albania for confessional denotation when referring to their Catholic neighbors who converted to Catholicism to better resist the Orthodox Serbs . The Ghegs speak Gheg Albanian , one of the two main dialects of Albanian language . The social organization of the Ghegs was traditionally tribal , with several distinct tribal groups of Ghegs . The Ottoman Empire annexed and ruled the Tosk-inhabited south at the beginning of the 15th century , while territory populated by Ghegs remained out of the reach of the regular Ottoman civil administration until the beginning of the 20th century . As a consequence , the Ghegs evolved isolated from the Tosks . Similarly , the Islamization of the Ghegs was incomplete , with a large area of northwestern Albania remaining Catholic . The Ottomans never completely subdued the northern Albanian tribes of Ghegs because they were more useful to them as a stable source of mercenaries . Instead , they implemented the bayraktar system , and granted some privileges to the bayraktars ( banner chiefs ) in exchange for their obligation to mobilize local fighters to support military actions of the Ottoman forces . After establishment the state of Albania in the 20th century its politics has been centered on the constant rivalry for superiority between the Tosks and the Ghegs ."
},
{
"docid": "Arbanasi_dialect",
"title": "",
"text": "The Arbanasi dialect is a dialect of Gheg Albanian that is spoken in long-standing diaspora communities of Albanians in Croatia . Its speakers originated from the region around Bar , Montenegro ( Tivari in Albanian ) as well as the nearby Kraja region , and moved to Croatia in the early 18th century . In the former , Albanian is no longer spoken by large numbers of inhabitants . It is notable for a number of divergent developments as well as preservations of certain archaic features of Medieval Gheg Albanian . Slavic Croatian influences are present , as are Romance influences from Italian and Venetian . The dialect may also be called the `` Dalmatian dialect '' of Albanian in some older publications ."
},
{
"docid": "Shqiptar",
"title": "",
"text": "Shqip tar ( plural : Shqiptarët ; Shqyptar ) , is an Albanian language ethnonym ( endonym ) , by which Albanians call themselves . They call their country Shqipëria ( Shqipnia ) . During the Middle Ages , the Albanians called their country Arbëria ( Gheg : Arbënia ) and referred to themselves as Arbëresh ( Gheg : Arbënesh ) while known through derivative terms by neighbouring peoples as Arbanasi , Arbanenses / Albaneses , Arvanites ( Arbanites ) , Arnaut , Arbineş and so on . At the end of 17th and beginning of the early 18th centuries , the placename Shqipëria and the ethnic demonym Shqiptarë gradually replaced Arbëria and Arbëreshë amongst Albanian speakers . This was due to socio-political , cultural , economic and religious complexities that Albanians experienced during the Ottoman era ."
},
{
"docid": "Sali_Butka",
"title": "",
"text": "Sali Butka ( 1852 -- 1938 ) was an Albanian nationalist figure , kachak , poet , and one of the delegates of the city of Korçë to the Albanian National Congress of Lushnjë . Butka was born in village Butkë of Kolonjë District . He became the commander of various Albanian irregular bands and initiated armed guerrilla operations in 1906 in regions of modern southern Albania , which were under Ottoman control that time . His guerrilla activities continued the next years and especially in the Balkan Wars ( 1912 -- 1913 ) and World War I ( 1914 -- 1918 ) . During the Balkan Campaign of World War I , several bands of Albanian Tosks and Ghegs supported with their activity the armed operations of the Central Powers in the region . Butka 's band invaded in 1916 the town of Moscopole , once a prosperous metropolis in the 18th century , and lead to its destruction . In 1920 he became one of the delegates of the city of Korçë to the Congress of Lushnjë . Sali Butka during his guerrilla campaigns composed revolutionary poems that combined of naturalistic texts with nationalistic themes in a form of folk poetry ."
},
{
"docid": "Tosks",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tosks are one of two major ethnic subgroups of Albanians ( the other being the Ghegs ) differentiated by their cultural , linguistic , social and religious characteristics ."
},
{
"docid": "Meshari",
"title": "",
"text": "Meshari ( Albanian for `` Missal '' ) is the oldest published book in Albanian . The book was written by Gjon Buzuku , a Catholic cleric in 1555 . The book contains 188 pages and is written in two columns . Meshari is the translation of the main parts of the Catholic Liturgy into Albanian . It contains the liturgies of the main religious holidays of the year , comments from the book of prayers , excerpts from the Bible as well as excerpts from the ritual and catechism . It was written to help Christians pray daily religious services . The only original known copy of this book currently is in the Library of the Vatican . Meshari is written in the Gheg Albanian dialect and uses Latin alphabet , one letter from Cyrillic , with some modified letters . The book has a rich vocabulary and its orthography and grammatical forms seem to be well established , which is indicative of an earlier tradition in the writing of the Albanian language . The dialect used in Meshari was one of the main subjects of Selman Riza 's works ."
},
{
"docid": "Upper_Reka_dialect",
"title": "",
"text": "The Upper Reka Albanian dialect is a member of the wider northern Albanian Gheg dialect subgroup of the Albanian language spoken by northern Albanians . Speakers of the dialect are mainly located within the territory of the sub-region of Upper Reka in north-western Macedonia . Due to the geographical isolation of the Upper Reka region , the Upper Reka dialect also developed linguistic peculiarities that differentiate it from other varieties of Albanian . Within the Gheg dialects , the Upper Reka dialect is classified as a Central Gheg dialect , along with the dialects of the Kruja , Mati and Dibra regions ."
},
{
"docid": "Tosk_Albanian",
"title": "",
"text": "Tosk is the southern dialect group of the Albanian language , spoken by the ethnographic group known as Tosks . The line of demarcation between Tosk and Gheg ( the northern dialect ) is the Shkumbin River . Tosk is the basis of the standard Albanian language ."
},
{
"docid": "Agim_Morina",
"title": "",
"text": "Agim Morina is a Kosovar Albanian linguist , artist , and poet . He is known for his criticism of the official Albanian orthography , support of a spelling reform , and studies of verb and noun classes . Morina views the standard Albanian language as a political project that marginalized the Gheg dialect and its speakers . He is also critical of language planners for inconsistent rules and for failing to logically resolve whether and where to omit the reduced vowel ' ë ' . Wary of radical changes in orthography , Morina urges the free development of written Albanian and believes that Albanian speakers rather than linguists are in a better position to dictate the course of the language . He believes that a reformed orthography will eventually emerge and that many Gheg features that were previously alienated will become part of an enriched standard tongue . Personally , Morina has written in all three literary traditions of the Albanian language -- Gheg , Tosk , and Arbëreshë ."
},
{
"docid": "Dren_(name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dren is a given name . It is used as a masculine given name in Albanian culture . The origin of this name comes from the Albanian word dren ( Gheg Albanian ) ; dre ( Standard Albanian ) , which means deer . The feminine form is Drenusha ( female deer ) . The word `` Dren '' means dogwood or specifically European Cornel ( Cornus mas ) in Serbian ."
},
{
"docid": "Albanian_Kingdom_(1939–43)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Albanian Kingdom ( Gheg Albanian : Mbretnija Shqiptare , Standard Albanian : Mbretëria Shqiptare , Regno albanese ) , also known as Greater Albania , existed as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy . It was practically a union between Italy and Albania , officially led by Italy 's King Victor Emmanuel III and its government : Albania was led by Italian governors , after being militarily occupied by Italy , from 1939 until 1943 . During this time , Albania ceased to exist as an independent country and remained as an autonomous part of the Italian Empire led by Italian government officials , who intended to make Albania part of a Greater Italy by assimilating Albanians as Italians and colonizing Albania with Italian settlers from the Italian Peninsula to transform it gradually into an Italian land . In the Treaty of London during World War I , the Triple Entente had promised Italy central and southern Albania as a possession as a reward for fighting alongside the Entente . In June 1917 , after Italian soldiers seized control of substantial areas of Albania , Italy formally declared a protectorate over central and southern Albania ; however this was overturned in September 1920 when Italy was pressured to remove its army from Albania . Italy was enraged with the minimal gains that she received from peace negotiations , which she regarded as having violated the Treaty of London . Italian Fascists claimed that Albanians were ethnically linked to Italians through links with the prehistoric Italiotes , Illyrian and Roman populations , and that the major influence exerted by the Roman and Venetian empires over Albania justified Italy 's right to possess it . Italy also justified the annexation of Albania on the basis that because several hundred thousand people of Albanian descent had been absorbed into society in southern Italy already , that the incorporation of Albania was a reasonable measure that would unite people of Albanian descent into one state . Italy supported Albanian irredentism , directed against the predominantly Albanian-populated Kosovo in Yugoslavia and Epirus in Greece , particularly the border area of Chameria , inhabited by the Cham Albanian minority ."
},
{
"docid": "Music_of_Albania",
"title": "",
"text": "Albanian music ( Albanian : Muzikë popullore or Muzikë shqiptare ) displays a variety of influences . Albanian folk music traditions differ by region , with major stylistic differences between the traditional music of the Ghegs in the North and Tosks in the South . Since the 1920s , some composers such as Fan S. Noli have also produced works of Albanian classical music . One of the most important venues exhibiting traditional Albanian music is the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival held every five years in Gjirokastër , southern Albania ."
},
{
"docid": "Women_in_Albania",
"title": "",
"text": "Women in Albania are European women who live in or are from Albania . The first women 's association in Albania was founded in 1909 . Albanian women from the northern Gheg region reside within a conservative and patriarchal society . In such a traditional society , the women have subordinate roles in Gheg communities that believe in `` male predominance '' . This is despite the arrival of democracy and the adoption of a free market economy in Albania , after the period under the communist Party of Labour . Gheg Albanian culture is based on the 500-year-old Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini , a traditional Gheg code of conduct , where the main role of women is to take care of the children and to take care of the home ."
},
{
"docid": "Getoar",
"title": "",
"text": "Getoar is an Albanian given name for males . It is composed of the first two letters of Albanian subethnic divisions . GE stands for Gheg living in the north of Albanian lands ( Northern Albania ) and speaking the Gheg Dialect , TO for Tosk living in the south and speaking the Tosk Dialect , and AR for Arbëresh , Albanians living in Italy , Greece etc. and speaking varieties of Albanian like Arbëresh and Arvanitika . Notable people bearing this name include : Getoar Selimi , member of the rap group `` Tingulli 3nt '' and head of `` Baba Records '' Category : Albanian masculine given names"
},
{
"docid": "Haxhi_Ymer_Kashari",
"title": "",
"text": "Haxhi Ymer Kashari known also as Ymer Mustafa Kashari was an Albanian poet of the Bejtexhinj movement of the 18th century . Haxhi Ymer was born in Tirana in early 18th century . Back then part of the Sanjak of Scutari of the Ottoman Empire , Tirana was already flourishing as an oriental-style town . Haxhi Ymer was a sheikh ( Sufi leader ) of the Qadiri order of Sufism , a less spread order going towards extinction in Albania . Most of his work is lost because of earlier lack of interest in him . His name Haxhi indicates that he had completed his hajj in Mecca . He used the pen name Suzi . The outer facade of the portal of Et ` hem Bey Mosque in Tirana has an inscription written by him with his pen-name as signature . Haxhi Ymer was a bejte poet who wrote in two languages : Albanian and Turkish . From a few odes that are saved to date , one is of special interest . It is named Alif and it is one of a kind due to the specific structure it introduced to Albanian poetry of those times . The poem is based on the letters of the Arabic alphabet and thus has 28 verses , each verse starts with a unique letter in alphabetic order . The first starts with alif and the last with yā ' . This type of verse introduced by Haxhi Ymer became a tradition in Albanian poetry and had many followers . Though heavily laden with Oriental vocabulary , his work has linguistic significance due to the specific Tirana area Gheg dialect of the Albanian language ( part of the Central Gheg branch ) , being the oldest written piece in this dialect ."
},
{
"docid": "Albanian_dialects",
"title": "",
"text": "The Albanian language is composed of many dialects , divided into two major groups : Gheg and Tosk . The Shkumbin river is roughly the geographical dividing line , with Gheg spoken north of the Shkumbin and Tosk south of it ."
},
{
"docid": "Albanian_diaspora",
"title": "",
"text": "The Albanian diaspora encompasses Albanians outside of Albania , Kosovo , Republic of Macedonia , Montenegro , and Serbia . The greatest concentrations are found in Italy , Greece , Germany , Switzerland and Turkey . There are also growing communities in Argentina , Austria , Canada , France , Romania , Belgium , Russia , Scandinavia , Ukraine , UK , and the USA . The Albanian diaspora is present throughout the world and is large in numbers . The Albanian exodus , caused by the collapse of the communist regime in 1991 and the ensuing economic crisis , has been the largest emigration movement in Europe since the population movements after World War II . Between 1989 and 2001 , roughly 800,000 people have migrated out of Albania , about 440,000 of them settling in Greece , where Albanians make up 60 % of immigrants . This number has grown and Greek and Albanian estimates the number of immigrants to be as high as 700,000 . 350,000 Albanians have migrated to Italy over the 1990s to 2000s , however the number has increased substantially . The situation in Kosovo is similar . More than a million Albanians have left Kosovo since the late 1980s permanently , not counting those fleeing the Kosovo War who have subsequently returned . Important destinations for emigrating Albanians from Kosovo have been Switzerland and Germany ."
},
{
"docid": "Luca_Matranga",
"title": "",
"text": "Luca Matranga ( Albanian : Lekë Matrënga ; 1567 -- 1619 ) was an Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest of Byzantine rite in the Albanian community of Sicily . He is regarded as one of the authors of the era of early Albanian literature , as it has the oldest written text of Albanian in the diaspora ."
},
{
"docid": "If_I_Were_a_Boy_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "If I Were a Boy ( Sikur t ` isha djalë ) is an Albanian Epistolary novel written by Haki Stërmilli in 1936 . Written mostly in a form of diary entries it documents the struggle of the young female protagonist Dija to adjust in an Albanian patriarchal society , which was common during the time the novel was written in . Originally the novel was written in Gheg dialect ."
},
{
"docid": "Albanian_nationalism",
"title": "",
"text": "Albanian nationalism is a general grouping of nationalist ideas and concepts generated by ethnic Albanians that were first formed in the 19th century during the Albanian National Awakening ( Rilindja ) . Albanian nationalism is also associated with similar concepts , such as Albanianism ( Shqiptaria or Shqiptarizmi ) and Pan-Albanianism , ( Panshqiptarizmi ) that includes ideas on the creation of a geographically expanded Albanian state or a Greater Albania encompassing adjacent Balkan lands with substantial Albanian populations . During the late Ottoman period Albanians were mainly Muslims with close ties to the Ottoman Empire . The lack of previous Albanian statehood to draw upon resulted in Albanian nationalism developing later unlike neighbouring nationalisms of the Serbs and Greeks . The onset of the Eastern crisis ( 1870s ) that threatened partition of Balkan Albanian inhabited lands by neighbouring Orthodox Christian states stimulated the emergence of the Rilindja period and nationalist movement . During the 19th century , some Western scholarly influences , Albanian diasporas such as the Arbëresh and Albanian National Awakening figures contributed greatly to spreading influences and ideas among Balkan Albanians within the context of Albanian self determination . Among those were ideas of an Illyrian contribution to Albanian ethnogenesis which still dominate Albanian nationalism in contemporary times and other ancient peoples claimed as ancestors , in particular the Pelasgians which have been claimed again in recent times . Due to overlapping and competing territorial claims with other Balkan nationalisms and states over land dating from the late Ottoman period , these ideas comprise a national myth that aim to establish precedence over neighboring peoples ( Slavs and Greeks ) and allow movements for independence and self-determination , as well as irredentist claims against neighboring countries . Pan-Albanian sentiments are also present and historically have been achieved only once when part of Kosovo and western Macedonia was united by Axis Italian forces to their protectorate of Albania during the Second World War . Albanian nationalism contains a series of myths relating to Albanian origins , cultural purity and national homogeneity , religious indifference as the basis of Albanian national identity , and continuing national struggles . The figure of Skanderbeg is one of the main constitutive myths of Albanian nationalism that is based on a person , as other myths are based on ideas , abstract concepts , and collectivism ."
},
{
"docid": "Gjon_Buzuku",
"title": "",
"text": "Gjon Buzuku ( 16th century ) was an Albanian Catholic priest who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian . Gjon Buzuku was born in the village of Ljare ( Krajina , Krajë ) in the Bar district , close to Northern Albania ( Krajë is located on the shores of Skadar Lake ) , then Ottoman Empire . He probably lived in or near Venice , Italy . There are claims that he was the bishop of two dioceses in north Albania or that he was a monk . From March 20 , 1554 to January 5 , 1555 he wrote a translation of the Catholic missal into the Gheg dialect of Albanian . He published it as a book of 188 pages . The Apostolic Library in the Vatican holds the only known copy of the book . It is missing the frontispiece and the first 16 pages , which explains why the title and year of publication of the work are not known . The book was discovered in 1740 by Gjon Nikollë Kazazi , the Albanian archbishop of Skopje . In other libraries there are three photocopies from the original , one of them in Tirana . In 1996 , the librarians were not able to locate the book , which had been used in 1984 for the last time . Eqrem Çabej wrote a monograph on the book in 1968 . The dialect used in Mëshari was one of the main subjects of Selman Riza 's works . The place the book was printed is thought to be either Venice or Shkodër . The book contains the liturgies of the main holidays . There are also texts of prayers and rituals and catechetical texts . Every page contains two columns . The initials are decorated . The grammar and the vocabulary are more archaic than in the Gheg text from the 17th century . The text is very valuable from the viewpoint of the history of language . The vocabulary is quite rich . The archaic text is easily read due to the circumstance that it is mainly a translation of known texts , in particular the Bible . Most of the Gospels of Matthew , Luke and John were translated in the book . It also contains passages from the Psalms , the Book of Isaiah , the Book of Jeremiah , the Letters to the Corinthians , and many illustrations . The orthography is peculiar . The Latin alphabet with some additional letters is used . The consequent character of orthography and grammar seems to indicate an earlier tradition of writing . In Albanian , the book is known as Meshari ( The Missal ) . All we know about the author is from the book 's colophon written by Buzuku himself in Albanian . Language used is a pre-runner to the Official Gheg Albanian Language . However , it is clear that the Gheg dialect was used . Even today one can hear words and expressions from older Malësians that sound as if jumping from the pages of the missal ."
},
{
"docid": "Piana_degli_Albanesi",
"title": "",
"text": "Piana degli Albanesi ( Albanian : Hora e Arbëreshëvet ) is a comune with 6.429 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo , Sicily . Situated on a mountainous plateau and encircled by high mountains , on the eastern side of the imposing Mount Pizzuta , the city , which is mirrored on a large lake , is 24 km from the provincial capital . The town is the most important center of the Albanians of Sicily , as well as the largest and most populous colony of Arbëreshë ( Italo-Albanian or Albanians of Italy ) and it is the episcopal see of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi , constituency of the Italo-Albanian Church whose jurisdiction covers all Albanians of Sicily who practice the Byzantine rite . The community , after five centuries from its foundation , has maintained many ethnic elements of Albanian culture like language , religious ritual , traditional costumes , music and folklore . The inhabitants are the descendants of Albanian families , including nobles and relatives of Skanderbeg , that settled in Southern Italy during the Ottoman Turkish conquest of the Balkans . In the modern age it had a significant role in the revolutionary uprisings for the national unification of Italy , for the Albanian National Awakening movement in the struggle for liberation from the Turkish-Ottoman rule and for regional movements of the Fasci Siciliani , furthermore it is also infamous for the Portella della Ginestra massacre ( 1947 ) . Between 1944 and 1945 , which lasted fifty days , Piana degli Albanesi became an Independent People 's Republic . Driven mainly by the romantic principles , Piana degli Albanesi contributed greatly to the advancement of culture and Albanian literature with a large group of intellectuals , decisive process of literary history of Albania . It is considered the place of origin of Arbëreshe literature , the birthplace of the first work of the Albanian diaspora ( 1592 ) , and initiator -- in the early 17th century -- of the first European school in which he taught in the Albanian language . From the town come the university founders of `` Albanian Language and Literature '' in Naples and Palermo and is headquartered , since 1945 , the `` Italo-Albanian Seminary '' , already in Palermo ( 1734 ) . Its ancient tradition musics and songs Byzantine is part of the '' `` Registro Eredità Immateriali della Sicilia '' ( Intangible Heritage Registry of Sicily ) recognized by UNESCO . The municipal government uses bilingual documents and road signs in Albanian and Italian under existing Italian legislation on protecting ethnic and linguistic minorities ."
},
{
"docid": "Preševo",
"title": "",
"text": "Preševo ( Прешево , -LSB- prêʃeʋo -RSB- ; Preshevë , Presheva ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of the southern Serbia . It is the southernmost city in Serbia , the largest town in the geographical region of Preševo Valley , and the cultural center of Albanians in Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the town of Preševo had a population of 13,426 people , while the municipality had 34,904 inhabitants . Albanians form the ethnic majority of the municipality , followed by Serbs , Roma and other ethnic groups ."
},
{
"docid": "Arbanasi_people",
"title": "",
"text": "Arbanasi ( Arbanasi dialect : Arbëneshë ) is a community in the Zadar region , Croatia , of Albanian origin , who traditionally speak the Arbanasi dialect of Gheg Albanian . Their name means Albanians in Croatian and is the toponymy of the first Arbanasi settlement in the region , which today is a suburb of Zadar . In Albanian literature , they are known as `` Albanians of Zadar '' ( Arbëreshët e Zarës ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Second_League_of_Prizren",
"title": "",
"text": "The Second League of Prizren was an organisation founded by Albanian officials in Kosovo in September 1943 to campaign for the ethnic unification of Albanians in Albania . From 1918 , Kosovo was integrated into the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo faced forced evacuation by the Yugoslav government to Albania or Turkey . As a result , the Italian occupation of Albania in 1939 encouraged many leading Albanians to lobby the Italians to incorporate areas with sizeable Albanian populations like Kosovo into Albania and were encouraged by Mussolini 's support of the Greater Albania ideology . However , the Italian surrender on 3 September 1943 stymied these dreams temporarily and attention was turned to the Germans who had occupied Debar and western Macedonia . Bedri Pejani , a political leader who supported an expanded Albanian state that included all Albanian people , wrote to Reichsfuehrer SS Heinrich Himmler to request his assistance in establishing a Greater Albania . In return he offered to help raise an Albanian fighting force to work with the German Wehrmacht to achieve this aim . Himmler agreed to the request and ordered the formation of two ethnic Albanian Waffen SS Divisions and sponsored the foundation of the Albanian nationalist organisation which became the Second League of Prizren . Named in honour of the original League of Prizren , founded in 1878 to fight for Albania 's independence , the aim of the Second League of Prizren was to ensure the continuation of Greater Albania . Pejani was appointed President of the League and Albanian Prime Minister Rexhep Mitrovica as chairman of the central committee . Aćif Hadžiahmetović and Cafo Beg Ulqini were appointed as members of the central committee . The Albanian Quisling government campaigned unsuccessfully for the transfer of the northern tip of Kosovo to Albania which remained under direct German governance , but raised volunteers to fight against the army and police forces of Yugoslavia . The Second of League of Prizren maintained the Albanian Ljuboten battalion initially formed by the Italian occupation forces . In conjunction with the Waffen SS , the Second League of Prizren also formed the Albanian Skanderbeg SS Division to maintain the military occupation of the Macedonian and Serbian Orthodox Slavic populations . As a result , 6,491 ethnic Albanians were drafted into the Waffen SS , as well as an additional 300 ethnic Albanians who were serving with the Bosnian Muslim 13th Waffen Gebirgs Division who were transferred to the Skanderbeg Division . The SS Skanderbeg was heavily fought by Albanian and Yugoslav partisans , including Kosovo partisans of Fadil Hoxha . The strength of the partisans in Kosovo had somehow increased after 1943 Italian surrender , but the pro-German units were an opponent especially when it came to recruiting people . SS Skanderbeg had a propagandist advantage which caused the partisan units to much trouble in recruiting , especially after summer of 1944 when the partisans of Enver Hoxha agreed to Yugoslav claims of recognizing the borders of before World War II , which automatically left Kosovo and western Macedonia out of Albania . The Skanderbeg Division was poorly trained and ill suited to warfare and performed poorly . On 30 August 1944 , the Skanderbeg Division was forced to retreat from Debar and the League began to lose any influence it had with Germany . The retreat of German forces from Albania ensured the end of the League , although Communist officials were methodical in their retribution against League members ."
},
{
"docid": "Foreign_relations_of_Albania",
"title": "",
"text": "The Foreign relations of Albania are its relations with other governments and peoples . Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tirana . The current minister is Ditmir Bushati . Albania is a sovereign country in Southern Europe , and the Mediterranean that declared its independence on November 28 , 1912 . Its foreign policy , has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have friendly relations with all countries . Since the collapse of Communism in 1990 , Albania has extended its responsibilities and position in European and international affairs , supporting and establishing friendly relations with other nations around the world . The main factors defining Albanian foreign policy consist of geopolitical location , population , economic crisis , and ties with Albanian diaspora throughout the world . Albania entertains diplomatic relations with 115 countries in the world . It also maintains strong diplomatic relations with the Balkan countries , Canada , China , France , Germany , Italy , Portugal , United Kingdom and the United States . The main objectives of the Albanian foreign policy are , the Accession of Albania to the European Union , the International recognition of Kosovo , the recognition of Expulsion of Cham Albanians , helping and protecting of the rights the Albanians in Montenegro , Macedonia , Greece , southern Serbia , Italy and the Albanian diaspora ."
},
{
"docid": "Dakhini_Muslims",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dakhini Muslims , or Deccani Muslims , are a community of diverse peoples from various ethnic backgrounds who inhabit the Deccan region of Southern India , and speak the Dakhini language , a form of Urdu . The community now has their own separate ethnic identity , but the Dakhini Muslims come from various native and foreign ethnic backgrounds . Notable communities include the Hyderabadi Muslims of the erstwhile Hyderabad State . Their history can be traced to the Bahmani Sultanate , which was the first Independent Muslim kingdom in southern India , and the Deccan Sultanates which followed its demise . Dakhini Muslims can have Arab , Persian , and Turkish ancestries in addition to having the local Dravidian and Indo Aryan heritage . Dakhini Muslims , are found in many places throughout South India , extending from southern Maharashtra , to northern Tamil Nadu , and Kerala where Dakhini Muslims from the north migrated , and formed a community there . There are also large diaspora communities , especially in Pakistan , where they settled after Indian independence , forming a portion of the Urdu speaking minority of Pakistan , the Muhajirs ."
}
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Mauritius has high political freedom.
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[
{
"docid": "Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "Mauritius ( -LSB- məˈrɪʃəs -RSB- or -LSB- məˈrɪʃiːəs -RSB- Maurice ) , officially the Republic of Mauritius ( République de Maurice ) , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2000 km off the southeast coast of the African continent . The country includes the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues -LSB- 560 km east of Mauritius -RSB- , and the outer islands ( Agaléga , St. Brandon and two disputed territories ) . The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues form part of the Mascarene Islands , along with nearby Réunion , a French overseas department . The area of the country is 2,040 km2 . The capital and largest city is Port Louis . Formerly a Dutch colony ( 1638 -- 1710 ) and a French colony ( 1715 -- 1810 ) , Mauritius became a British colonial possession in 1810 and remained so until 1968 , the year in which it attained independence . The government uses English as its main language . The sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom ( UK ) . The UK excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory in 1965 , three years prior to Mauritian independence . The UK gradually depopulated the archipelago 's indigenous population and leased its biggest island , Diego Garcia , to the United States . Access to the archipelago is prohibited to casual tourists , the media , and its former inhabitants . Mauritius also claims sovereignty over Tromelin Island from France . The people of Mauritius are multiethnic , multi-religious , multicultural and multilingual . The island 's government is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system , and Mauritius is highly ranked for democracy and for economic and political freedom . Along with the other Mascarene Islands , Mauritius is known for its varied flora and fauna , with many species endemic to the island . The island is widely known as the only known home of the dodo , which , along with several other avian species , was made extinct by human activities relatively shortly after the island 's settlement . Mauritius is the only country in Africa where Hinduism is the largest religion ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Constitution_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius ( La Constitution de Maurice ) is the supreme law of Mauritius , according to Chapter I , Section 2 of the constitution , if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution , that other law shall , to the extent of the inconsistency , be void . The current Constitution was adopted in 1968 . It defines Mauritius as a sovereign democratic State which shall be known as the Republic of Mauritius . The Constitution guarantees to the citizen his fundamental rights : right to liberty and protection of the law , freedom of conscience , freedom of association , of movement and of opinion , freedom of expression , freedom of creed and of religious belief as well as the right to private property . The individual rights protected in the Constitution are mainly negatively rights , as opposed to positive rights . The Constitution establishes clearly the separation of powers between the legislative , the executive and the judiciary . The Constitution establishes a Supreme Court with unlimited jurisdiction to hear all cases , as well as two courts of appeal , divisions of the Supreme Court , to hear intermediate civil and criminal cases ."
},
{
"docid": "Politics_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "Politics of Mauritius takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy . The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius , namely the legislative , the executive and the Judiciary , is embedded in the Constitution of Mauritius . Being a Westminster system of government , Mauritius 's unicameral house of parliament officially , the National Assembly , is supreme . It elects the President and the Prime Minister . While the President is voted by a single majority of votes in the house , the Prime Minister is the MP who supports a majority in the house . The President is the Head of State while the Prime Minister has full executive power and is the Head of Government who is assisted by a council of Ministers . Mauritius has a multi-party system . Historically , Mauritius 's government has been led by the Labour Party or the MSM for the exception of short periods from 1982-1983 and 2003-2005 where the MMM was at the head of the country . L'Alliance Lepep , a coalition of several political parties including MSM , Muvmen Liberater and PMSD , won the 2014 elections . Two years into the political term , the PMSD announced their resignation from the coalition government on 19 December 2016 , and joined the ranks of the opposition . On January 23 , 2017 , the then Prime Minister , 86 year old Sir Aneerood Jugnauth , a key political figure in Mauritian politics who has previously served several political terms spanning over many decades , announced that he was stepping down as Prime Minister . Following the Westminster tradition , the leader of the governing party ( MSM party ) in the coalition government , Pravind Jugnauth who is Sir Aneerood Jugnauth 's son and then Minister of Finance , was sworn in as Prime Minister . Although Sir Aneerood Jugnauth resigned as Prime Minister , he is still serving as Minister Mentor , Minister of Defence , Minister for Rodrigues ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_political_parties_in_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "This article lists Mauritius political parties in alphabetical order . Mauritius has a multi-party system with numerous political parties , in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone , and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments ."
},
{
"docid": "Mauritius–Pakistan_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Mauritius -- Pakistan relations refer to bilateral relations between Mauritius and Pakistan . Pakistan has a high commission in Port Louis , whilst Mauritius has a high commission in Islamabad ."
},
{
"docid": "Judiciary_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "The Judiciary of Mauritius is responsible for the administration of justice in Mauritius and has as mission to maintain an independent and competent judicial system which upholds the rule of law , safeguards the rights and freedom of the individual and commands domestic and international confidence . The Constitution provides for the institution of an independent judiciary which is based on the concept of separation of powers . Mauritius has a single-structured judicial system consisting of two parts , the Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts . The Subordinate Courts consist of the Court of Rodrigues , the Intermediate Court , the Industrial Court , the District Courts , the Bail and Remand Court , the Criminal and Mediation Court and the Commercial Court . The Chief Justice is head of the judiciary . The Constitution of Mauritius is the supreme legal document of the country . The final appeal from decisions of the Court of Appeal of Mauritius to the Judicial Committee of the Privy council in London as provided for under the Constitution of Mauritius . As of 2014 , a total of 8,594 cases were pending before the Supreme Court of Mauritius . The number of cases before the case decreased by 1 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013 , while the number of cases disposed increased by 32 per cent . As much of 42 per cent of cases in district courts were from urban areas , while the Division III of District Court of Port Louis disposed most number of cases in 2014 among all district courts ."
},
{
"docid": "Mauritius_national_cricket_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mauritian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Mauritius in international cricket competitions . They are not an official member of the International Cricket Council , hence they are not entitled to participate in the official ICC events . It is administered by the Mauritius Cricket Association . Despite that they are members of the African Cricket Association , which should see them being granted ICC membership in the near future . Cricket in Mauritius is a sporadic affair , with occasional games arranged by enthusiastic zealots replacing any sort of national association or organised competition structure . Four clubs keep the game alive in Mauritius , Maurindia , Star , Spartan and United Cricket Clubs . Maurindia is arguably the leading club and twice yearly plays the Seychelle Islands representative team in reciprocal visits . Later this year it will travel to Zimbabwe to play the Hindu Gymkhana Club . Although recently , club cricket is expanding rapidly with new members joining it from time to time . All members are very much excited about their first tournament and are very much confident about their winning . In September 2000 , there was a proposal to include cricket into the Olympic Games to help the game spread in minor countries like Mauritius , but that idea did not materialise . In October 2000 , the Beyond The Test World blog in Cricinfo produced its first ever listing about the independent countries and recognised political units where cricket has a presence . Mauritius were listed in the Africa region because there were four cricket clubs there and a cricket tourney , which was one of the criteria for the document . But they did not make the cut 2006 was a memorable year for Mauritian cricket . The year 2006 has witnessed a transformation in the structure under which the sport is practised in Mauritius . The Maurindia Cricket Club organised the first Day-Night Cricket match at Anjaley Stadium between Indian High Commission -- XI Vs Commonwealth XI that was telecasted live on MBC 3 for 4 hours . Maurindia Cricket Club and Riviere du Rempart Star Knitwear Sports Club have joined hands for the promotion of cricket in Mauritius and Federation of Cricket Clubs has been constituted under the patronage of Indian High Commission . The sport has received tremendous support from the Ministry of Youth & Sports , whereby a plot of 13 acres of land near Anjaley Stadium is being allotted to the Federation for the construction of a cricket stadium . In April 2011 , Tommy Hammond , of Tommy Hammond Sports , took South African first-class side Kwazulu-Natal Inland Under-15 side to Mauritius in what promised to be a most important and promising tour and proved to a ground-breaking tour in Mauritian cricket . In June 2013 , an action cricket style 6-a-side tournament was organised by Dolphins Cricket Club in Tamarin attracting 12 kids and adult teams from around the island ."
},
{
"docid": "Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute",
"title": "",
"text": "Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom . Mauritius has repeatedly asserted that the Chagos Archipelago is part of its territory and that the United Kingdom ( UK ) claim is a violation of United Nations resolutions banning the dismemberment of colonial territories before independence . The UK has stated that it has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Chagos , and has also said that the Chagos will be returned to Mauritius once the islands are no longer required for defence purposes . Given the absence of any progress with the UK , Mauritius has decided to `` internationalise '' the dispute and take up the matter at all appropriate legal and political forums . The African Union and the Non-Aligned Movement have expressed unanimous support for Mauritius on the Chagos issue . The Constitution of Mauritius states that the Outer islands of Mauritius includes the islands of Mauritius , Rodrigues , Agaléga , Cargados Carajos and the Chagos Archipelago , including Diego Garcia and any other island comprised in the State of Mauritius . The Government of the Republic of Mauritius has stated that it does not recognise the British Indian Ocean Territory which the United Kingdom created by excising the Chagos Archipelago from the territory of Mauritius prior to its independence , and claims that the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia forms an integral part of the territory of Mauritius under both Mauritian law and international law . In 1965 , the United Kingdom split the Chagos Archipelago away from Mauritius , and the islands of Aldabra , Farquhar , and Desroches from the Seychelles , to form the British Indian Ocean Territory . The islands were formally established as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom on 8 November 1965 . However , with effect from 23 June 1976 Aldabra , Farquhar , and Desroches were returned to the Seychelles on their attaining independence . On 18 March 2015 , the Permanent Court of Arbitration unanimously held that the marine protected area ( MPA ) which the United Kingdom declared around the Chagos Archipelago in April 2010 was created in violation of international law . The Prime Minister of Mauritius has stated that this is the first time that the country 's conduct with regard to the Chagos Archipelago has been considered and condemned by any international court or tribunal . He described the ruling as an important milestone in the relentless struggle , at the political , diplomatic , and other levels , of successive Governments over the years for the effective exercise by Mauritius of the sovereignty it claims over the Chagos Archipelago . The tribunal considered in detail the undertakings given by the United Kingdom to the Mauritian Ministers at the Lancaster House talks in September 1965 . The UK had argued that those undertakings were not binding and had no status in international law . The Tribunal firmly rejected that argument , holding that those undertakings became a binding international agreement upon the independence of Mauritius , and have bound the UK ever since . It found that the UK 's commitments towards Mauritius in relation to fishing rights and oil and mineral rights in the Chagos Archipelago are legally binding ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_Joseph_Coralie",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis Joseph Coralie ( 1912 -- 1967 ) was the first Mauritian to be involved in the Mauritian politics . He was born in 1912 in Mauritius . He participated in the 1953 Mauritius Legislative Council elections and , in 1954 , Louis Joseph Coralie founded the political newspaper L'Epee . The newspaper bought its support to a prolonged anti-Hindu campaign in Mauritius between 1954 and 1962 . Joseph Coralie has brought his contribution in the Mauritius politics and was an ally of the Mauritian Party led by Jules Koenig . On 25 April 1956 , Coralie was found guilty of slander and was ordered to pay a considerable fine to Teeluckparsad Callychurn , director of the Mauritius Post Office . In 1958 , Louis Joseph Coralie invented an ` electric ' riding crop . Coralie , a member of the Mauritius Turf Club , was later arrested and imprisoned for using the electric riding crop in order to win races . Coralie was also wanted for conspiracy , but managed to evade prosecution . He was married to Marie Eliane Choyen with whom he had five children . Louis Joseph Coralie died in the United Kingdom in 1967 ."
},
{
"docid": "France–Mauritius_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "France -- Mauritius ( or Franco-Mauritian relations ) refers to the historical , political , economic , social and cultural connections between the Republic of France and the Republic of Mauritius . Mauritius also shares close ties with its nearest neighbour , the French island of Réunion . Connections between France and Mauritius date back to 1710 when Mauritius became a French colony and was renamed Isle de France . The only dispute between the two countries is the sovereignty of Tromelin ; the island is claimed by Mauritius . The French embassy is located at Port Louis , while Mauritius has an embassy in Paris ."
},
{
"docid": "Malaysia–Mauritius_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Malaysia -- Mauritius relations refers to the bilateral foreign relations between the Republic of Mauritius and Malaysia . Both nations share major similarities in terms of multiculturalism . Mauritius has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur , while Malaysia embassy in Zimbabwe is also accredited to Mauritius ."
},
{
"docid": "Rabindrah_Ghurburrun",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Rabindrah Ghurburrun ( 1928 -- 2008 ) was the Vice President of Mauritius from 1992 to 1997 . He started his political career as a member of the Mauritius Labour Party . However , he was appointed by the Mauritian Militant Movement-Militant Socialist Movement coalition government as Vice President while the Labour Party was in the opposition . A lawyer by profession , he did a diploma at the University of Oxford . He was also the first High Commissioner of Mauritius to India . Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi described him as behaving like the last Maharaja of India He died at the age of 79 in Paris ."
},
{
"docid": "India–Mauritius_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "India -- Mauritius ( or Indo-Mauritian relations ) refers to the historical , political , economic , military , social and cultural connections between the Republic of India and the Republic of Mauritius . Connexions between India and Mauritius date back to 1730 , diplomatic relations were established in 1948 , before Mauritius became independent state . The cultural affinities and long historical ties between the two nations have contributed to strong and cordial relations between the two nations . More than 68 % of the Mauritian population are of Indian origin , most commonly known as Indo-Mauritians . India and Mauritius co-operate in combating piracy , which has emerged as a major threat in the Indian Ocean region and Mauritius supports India 's stance against terrorism ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_High_Commissioners_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mauritius is the United Kingdom 's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Mauritius , and in charge of the UK 's diplomatic mission in Mauritius . The High Commissioner to Mauritius is also non-resident ambassador to the Union of the Comoros ."
},
{
"docid": "Republican_Movement_(Mauritius)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Republican Movement is a political party in Mauritius . At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000 , the party was part of a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement and the Mauritian Militant Movement , that won 51.7 % and 58 out of 70 seats . In the 2005 elections , 3 July 2005 , the party was part of the Alliance Sociale , that won 42 out of 70 seats . Category : Political parties in Mauritius Category : Communist parties in Mauritius Category : Socialist parties in Mauritius"
},
{
"docid": "Nita_Deerpalsing",
"title": "",
"text": "Kumaree Rajeshree Deerpalsing , MP , ( born नीता दीरपालसिंग on 27 January 1965 ) , also known as Nita Deerpalsing , is the 3rd Member of Parliament elected serving for constituency No 18 , Belle Rose & Quatre Bornes since 2005 . She is also Deputy Chairman of Committees in parliament and the Director of Communications of the Mauritius Labour Party as well as the Chairman of the Committee of the Economic Democratization of the Prime Minister 's office . She has over the years become a leading figure of the Labour Party and came into active politics in 2003 after she returned to Mauritius after having been an Actuarial Consultant in Canada . In 2001 , her intervention against dislodging a street vendor caused a controversy Category :1965 births Category : Living people Category : Mauritian women in politics Category : Labour Party ( Mauritius ) politicians Category : Members of the National Assembly ( Mauritius ) Category : Mauritian Hindus Category : People from Plaines Wilhems District Category :21 st-century women politicians"
},
{
"docid": "Sarojini_Jugnauth",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarojini Ballah , The Right Honorable Lady Jugnauth ( commonly known as Lady Sarojini Jugnauth ) , a former Spouse of the Prime Minister of Mauritius is the wife of Sir Anerood Jugnauth . She previously held the position from 1982 to 1995 and from 2000 to 2003 , most recent from 2014 to 2017 . She was the First Lady of Mauritius from 2003 to 2012 when her husband served as President of the country . She is a primary school teacher by profession and is the mother of Shalini Malhotra and Pravind Jugnauth . She took an active role in social activities being the patron of various charitable organizations and also participates in various political activities in support of her family and party . Over the years , she generally retained a high approval rate as wife of the prime minister . She became a subject of controversy in 1992 when the bank of Mauritius issued a Rs . 20 note with her effigy on it . The inauguration of the note was done by her husband and other members of the government . While members of the opposition fiercely attacked the prime minister and his government of conducting dictatorial politics . It was later discovered to be a birthday gift of Sir Anerood to her . Due to various pressure from other political parties and impopularity of then government , the note was subsequently removed from circulation while prime minister Jugnauth apologized in parliament stating that it was a mistake for which he was terribly sorry . The government collapsed in 1995 after losing the general electionsl ."
},
{
"docid": "Theophanous_v_Herald_&_Weekly_Times_Ltd",
"title": "",
"text": "Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd is a landmark Australian judgment of the High Court . The matter related to implied freedom of political communication that the High Court has inferred , rests in the Australian constitution ."
},
{
"docid": "Human_rights_in_Australia",
"title": "",
"text": "Human rights in Australia have largely been developed under Australian Parliamentary democracy through laws in specific contexts ( rather than a stand-alone , abstract bill of rights ) and safeguarded by such institutions as an independent judiciary and High Court which implement the Common Law , the Australian Constitution and various other laws of Australia and its states and territories . Australia also has an independent statutory human rights body , the Australian Human Rights Commission , which investigates and conciliates complaints , and more generally promotes human rights through education , discussion and reporting . Universal voting rights and rights to freedom of speech , freedom of association , freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination are protected in Australia . The Australian colonies were among the first political entities in the world to grant male ( 1850s ) and female suffrage ( 1890s ) . Contemporary Australia is a liberal democracy and heir to a large post-World War II multicultural program of immigration in which forms of racial discrimination have been prohibited . As a founding member of the United Nations , Australia assisted in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and it is signatory to various other international treaties on the subject of human rights . Australia is the only democratic country in the world without a national bill of rights of some kind . Racism in Australia traces both historical and contemporary racist community attitudes , as well as political non-compliance and governmental negligence on United Nations human rights standard and incidents in Australia . An ongoing human rights issue in Australia is the legacy of mistreatment of indigenous Australians , who are disproportionately of disadvantaged socioeconomic and political standing , have shorter life spans , and make up a disproportionately high number of imprisoned persons ."
},
{
"docid": "Mauritian_Party_of_Xavier-Luc_Duval",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval was a political party in Mauritius and has now been dissolved . The Leader of the party was Xavier Luc Duval . At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000 , the party was part of a coalition with the Mauritian Labour Party that won 36.6 % of the vote and 8 out of 70 seats . In the 2005 elections , 3 July 2005 , the party was part of the Alliance Sociale that won 42 out of 70 seats . Category : Political parties in Mauritius"
},
{
"docid": "High_Commission_of_Mauritius,_London",
"title": "",
"text": "The High Commission of Mauritius in London is the diplomatic mission of Mauritius in the United Kingdom ."
},
{
"docid": "Militant_Socialist_Movement",
"title": "",
"text": "The Militant Socialist Movement ( Mouvement Socialiste Militant abbreviated MSM ) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius that adheres to the philosophies of socialism and political democracy . It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius , winning 34 of the 69 seats in the 2014 general elections . With political development , 6 MPs from the opposition joined officially the party making the current majority at 40 . It also holds the largest number of seats in all city/town councils through the country with 60 councilors out of 120 . The MSM is one of the three biggest political parties in the country , the others being the Labour Party ( PTR ) and Mouvement Militant Mauricien ( MMM ) . The MSM has won , either alone or as part of a coalition , five of the eleven elections in Mauritius since independence ( in 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 2000 , and 2014 . It draws most of its support from the country 's Hindu majority . The MSM was founded in 1983 by Sir Anerood Jugnauth , who has been Prime Minister three times , for a total of sixteen years ( 1982-1995 , 2000-2003 , and again since 2014 ) . He was also President from 2003 to 2012 . He led the MSM from 1983 to 2003 , when his son Pravind Jugnauth , officially assumed the leadership . Pravind Jugnauth serves as Vice Prime Minister in his father 's cabinet . Other members of the Jugnauth family have also been politically active , including Lall Jugnauth ( a former Attorney General ) , Ashok Jugnauth ( former Minister of Health ) and Maya Hanoomanjee ( also former Minister of Health ) . As of 2011 , the front bench of the MSM is composed of four members , namely Pravind Jugnauth ( Leader ) , Nando Bodha ( Secretary General ) , Showkatally Soodhun ( President ) , and Leela Devi Dookhun ( Vice President ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Barlen_Vyapoory",
"title": "",
"text": "Paramasivum Pillay `` Barlen '' Vyapoory is a Mauritian politician who has served as vice president of Mauritius since 2016 . Vyapoory previously served as High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius to South Africa . Vyapoory has been a member of the Tamil League since 1969 , and has served as President of that organization on several occasions . He is a member of the Militant Socialist Movement ."
},
{
"docid": "Freedom_for_the_Brave",
"title": "",
"text": "Freedom for the Brave is a civil society organization and action campaign designed to advocate and advance the rights of Egyptian prisoners and detainees . Freedom for the Brave was established in response to a drastic diminishment of the human rights situation that has been ongoing in Egypt since late 2013 . Reports of widespread state sanctioned torture , rape , murder , abduction , molestation , unlawful detentions , the existence of unsupervised , clandestine `` black site '' prisons , and usage of illegal judicial procedures in violation of the law have been cited by the founders of Freedom for the Brave as key motivations for their work . The campaign espouses governmental adherence to human rights and constitutional standards and seeks to ameliorate the conditions of prisoners without regard to their political predilections . Freedom for the Brave has provided services to assist political prisoners , prisoners of conscience , hunger strikers , and victims of torture . The movement has cooperated with other Egyptian social and political forces in advancing the movement 's objectives , including the Constitution Party , No To Military Trials , the Egyptian Social Democratic Party , the April 6 movement , the Dignity Party , the Socialist Popular Alliance Party , the Freedom Egypt Party , the Bread and Freedom Party , and the Egyptian Popular Current ."
},
{
"docid": "Human_rights_in_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "Human rights in Germany are protected extensively by the Grundgesetz . The country has ratified most international human rights treaties . Reports from independent organizations such as Amnesty International certify a high level of compliance with human rights , while still pointing out several issues , in particular police brutality and mistreatment of refugees . The 2008 Freedom in the World report by US-funded Freedom House gives Germany a score of `` 1 '' ( the best possible ) for both political rights and civil liberties ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Australian_High_Commissioners_to_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "The Australian High Commissioner to Mauritius is the Australian government 's foremost diplomatic representative in Mauritius . Resident diplomatic representation was first established in 1984 ."
},
{
"docid": "Freedom_High_School_(Orlando,_Florida)",
"title": "",
"text": "Freedom High School is located in Orlando , Florida . It is one of seventeen public high schools in Orange County . The school was established in 2003 in order to relieve crowding at nearby Cypress Creek High School ; like other relief high schools , they share a rivalry . It is a rivalry dubbed ( in sports ) as the South Orange Classic . Freedom 's feeder schools are Freedom Middle School , Hunter 's Creek Middle School and West Ridge Middle School in Oak Ridge . The current principal is Rolando R. Bailey . It has nearly identical campus layouts as Olympia High School and Timber Creek High School . Lake Brantley High School in neighboring Seminole County has similar colors and nickname . The school was to originally to be named after a deceased Marine , but after the September 11 attacks in 2001 the county decided to rename it to Freedom High School . FHS was classified as an `` A '' school in 201011 , 201314 and 201415"
},
{
"docid": "Wildlife_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "The wildlife of Mauritius is composed of its flora and fauna . Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar . Due to its isolation , it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife ; however , a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world . Many of these are now threatened with extinction because of human activities including habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species . Some have already become extinct , most famously the dodo which disappeared in the 17th century ."
},
{
"docid": "Foreign_relations_of_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West , as well as with South Asian countries and the countries of southern and eastern Africa . It is a member of the World Trade Organization , the Commonwealth of Nations , La Francophonie , the African Union , the Southern Africa Development Community , the Indian Ocean Commission , COMESA , and the recently formed Indian Ocean Rim Association . Trade , commitment to democracy , and the country 's small size are driving forces behind Mauritian foreign policy . The country 's political heritage and dependence on Western markets have led to close ties with the European Union and its member states , particularly the United Kingdom and France . Mauritius ' only immediate neighbour is Reunion Island , a overseas department of France that is also part of the European Union . Considered part of Africa geographically , Mauritius has friendly relations with other African states in the region , particularly South Africa , by far its largest continental trading partner . Mauritian investors are gradually entering African markets , notably Madagascar and Mozambique . Mauritius coordinates much of its foreign policy with the Southern Africa Development Community and the Organisation of African Unity . The country is also a member of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa ( PMAESA ) . Relations with France and India are strong for both historical and commercial reasons . Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia , South Korea the United Kingdom , People 's Republic of China , Egypt , France , India , Madagascar , Pakistan , Russian Federation , Bangladesh and the United States . Mauritius is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military ( as covered under Article 98 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Hip-Hop_in_Mauritius",
"title": "",
"text": "Hip-Hop has been around in Mauritius since its been on International media . Each generation has their own preference in terms of Rap Artists , but all artists who have been playing on the medias since TuPac have also been aired in Mauritius . Rap artists such as Dr Dre , Snoop Dogg , Eminem , 50 Cents are extremely popular among Hip-Hop fans in Mauritius . Hip-Hop culture has been widely spread and its sub cultures such as its Mc ` ing , BBoying , Graffiti , and DJ ` ing are widely practised . The general local Rap scene is quite active but due to the high musical piracy issue , Rap albums have become rare on the national music market . Some notable local Rap artists are Aeiki Latchoum of North Side Zoo band , Marki Evolution of WU Team and Panther Noire . Tikkenzo of the OSB crew is among the oldest most known rappers in Mauritius even though he is no more active . Among the most known dance groups , there is Flava Kid ` z , Street Elite Crew , La Squad and Da Movement . Some old dance groups who also was quite popular are Alliance Supreme ( no more active ) , Cyber Step Breakerz and HipHop Dancers . Eventually with the access to youtube , computer music and music stores by 2000 , many fans started into their own Hip Hop adventure in beautiful Mauritius Island . Nowadays there are numerous Home Studios around the Island and good beat makers and producers ."
},
{
"docid": "Top_FM_(Mauritius)",
"title": "",
"text": "TOP FM is a private radio station owned and broadcast by Top FM Ltd. . It starts operations on 31 December 2002 with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority - Mauritius . It is a radio station with mission to provide you with the best entertainment programs which is nearest to any radio listener 's expectations . Besides being a family entertainment radio with a Mix of Music Top FM strives to be an intelligent and informative radio . It is the radio station in Mauritius targeting 24 hours the Mauritian people at large . TOP FM has a well established audience in both urban and rural regions . Its core audience is situated between 15 -- 50 years . With a high loyalty audience and widely distributed among the different regions of the island and in the working population across different age group , TOP FM has been consistently providing its commercial partners with high returns on their investments . With an Audience Loyalty exceeding 65 % and an Opportunity to Hear ( OTH ) of over 1,800 , 000 every week , TOP Radio Station over 24 Hours , is the Ultimate Cost Effective Advertising Solution . The radio have launched its webtv namedly Top TV Mauritius , bringing major breaking news , exclusive report and special news coverage in visual format ."
}
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated series produced by Disney Television Animation.
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[
{
"docid": "Star_vs._the_Forces_of_Evil",
"title": "",
"text": "Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation . The first episode was shown on January 18 , 2015 , on Disney Channel as a special preview , and the series officially premiered on March 30 , 2015 , on Disney XD . The show was created by Daron Nefcy , who had worked on storyboards for Wander Over Yonder and Robot and Monster . Nefcy became the second woman to create an animated series for Disney Television Animation ( the first being Sue Rose , who created Pepper Ann ) , and the first woman to create a Disney XD series . On February 12 , 2015 , Disney renewed the series for a second season prior to its premiere on Disney XD . The second season premiered on July 11 , 2016 . On March 4 , 2016 , it was renewed for a third season , and on February 28 , 2017 , it was officially renewed for a fourth season ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "List_of_Star_vs._the_Forces_of_Evil_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated fantasy comedy adventure television series produced by Disney Television Animation . The first episode was shown on January 18 , 2015 , on Disney Channel as a special preview , and the series officially premiered on March 30 , 2015 , on Disney XD . The show was created by Daron Nefcy , who had worked on storyboards for Wander Over Yonder and Robot and Monster . Nefcy became the second woman to create an animated series for Disney Television Animation ( the first being Sue Rose , who created Pepper Ann ) , and the first woman to create a Disney XD series . On February 12 , 2015 , Disney renewed the series for a second season prior to its premiere on Disney XD . On March 4 , 2016 , it was renewed for a third season prior to its second-season premiere on July 11 , 2016 . The episode `` Bon Bon the Birthday Clown '' marked the mid-season finale for the second season , according to Nefcy . The second half of the season aired in February 2017 on weekdays , with either a new half-episode segment or a full episode each day and on February 28 , 2017 , Disney XD announced that the third season would premiere later in the year , and that it had ordered a fourth season for the show ."
},
{
"docid": "Pepper_Ann",
"title": "",
"text": "Pepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on ABC . It debuted on September 13 , 1997 , and ended on November 18 , 2000 . It also aired on Toon Disney until 2005 . Pepper Ann was the very first animated television series for Disney to be created by a woman , followed 15 years later by Star vs. the Forces of Evil ( created by Daron Nefcy ) . Tom Warburton , who later created Cartoon Network 's Codename : Kids Next Door , serves as the lead character designer for the series ."
},
{
"docid": "Eden_Sher",
"title": "",
"text": "Eden Rebecca Sher ( born December 26 , 1991 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Sue Heck on the ABC comedy series The Middle , which she won the 2013 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series , and as Star Butterfly on the Disney XD original animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil ."
},
{
"docid": "Giancarlo_Volpe",
"title": "",
"text": "Giancarlo Volpe ( born July 31 , 1974 in Tacoma , Washington ) is an Italian American animator , director , producer and comic creator . Volpe is currently directing , writing , and storyboarding on the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil . On February 14 , 2015 , Volpe launched his webcomic God of Love via his giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com . The comic is 100 % creator owned and feature two elven lovers on the run when the goddess of love is replaced by an evil demon . Graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 1997 , Volpe began his career at Humongous Entertainment , animating on the children 's computer games Pajama Sam 2 : Thunder and Lightning Are n't so Frightening and Putt-Putt Enters the Race . He moved to Fox ( Film Roman ) in 1998 to work on King of the Hill , where he was a character layout artist and assistant director . In 2004 , Volpe went on to direct 19 episodes of the Nickelodeon series Avatar : The Last Airbender . He won an Annie award for season 2 episode 13 , `` The Drill '' . In 2008 , Volpe moved to Lucasfilm Animation as an episodic director on Star Wars : The Clone Wars where he worked directly with famed filmmaker George Lucas . Volpe also produced the CG television show , Green Lantern : The Animated Series working with animation producer Bruce Timm . The series ran for 26 episodes and had a devout following , where its loyal fan base was dubbed `` Fanterns '' . In January 2014 , Warner Bros. released JLA Adventures : Trapped in Time which was produced and directed by Volpe . JLAATIT is a 52-minute direct-to-video movie featuring the Justice League and received critical praise for its fun factor and kid friendly tone . Volpe also spent 2014 working at Riot Games , where he helped create animated content based on wildly popular MOBA game League of Legends . The content was designed to expand upon the very fast world and character base of the game ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Animated!",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Animated is a program block on the Disney Channel in the United States , consisting of Saturday morning cartoons . Disney Channel Saturday Mornings debuted June 18 , 2011 , as `` Toonin ' Saturdays '' , and was rebranded as `` Disney Channel Saturday Mornings '' in 2012 . The block aired shows like Fish Hooks , Phineas and Ferb , Cars Toons : Mater 's Tall Tales , Have a Laugh ! and Gravity Falls . It occasionally shows new episodes of cartoons on Saturday mornings . The adoption of a block on Disney Channel coincided with the end of the ABC Kids block , which had aired an outdated loop of Disney Channel original series repeats for several years . ABC and Disney Channel are both owned by The Walt Disney Company ; beginning in September 2011 , ABC outsourced its educational programming responsibilities to Litton Entertainment , which produces the Weekend Adventure , a block that contains no animated programming . As of 2014 , the block is no longer airing in this timeslot . It does not currently air any animated series ; it now airs reruns of live-action series after the Disney Junior block on weekdays , Wander Over Yonder , Gravity Falls and Phineas and Ferb were transferred from that block to Disney XD on Disney Channel Friday Night animation block , while Fish Hooks was moved to the regular Disney XD schedule . The block returned in 2017 as `` Get Animated '' and features original series , Elena of Avalor and Gravity Falls , Disney XD series Star vs. the Forces of Evil and acquired series The ZhuZhus . Two and a half months later , The ZhuZhus and Gravity Falls were moved out for another Disney XD program , Milo Murphy 's Law and another Disney Channel Program , Tangled : The Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Bob_Schooley",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert `` Bob '' Schooley is an American screenwriter , television writer and television producer . He and Mark McCorkle are the creators of the 2002 animated television series Kim Possible , which aired on Disney Channel . He was also an executive producer of the series , as well as having written scripts for several episodes . He was working as a producer for The Penguins of Madagascar and Monsters vs. Aliens along with McCorkle . He also wrote a book called `` Liar of Kudzu '' with McCorkle . He comes from Levittown , Pennsylvania . As of 2016 , he and McCorkle are currently creating and executive producing a new tv series based on the 2014 Disney animated feature , Big Hero 6 for Disney XD . He has written screenplays for films like Aladdin : The Return of Jafar , Aladdin and the King of Thieves , The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride , Buzz Lightyear of Star Command : The Adventure Begins , Sky High and Hotel for Dogs ."
},
{
"docid": "Ego_Plum",
"title": "",
"text": "Ernesto Guerrero ( born February 27 , 1975 ) , better known by his pseudonym Ego Plum , is an American composer , musician , visual artist and record producer based out of Los Angeles . As a composer , Plum has worked in film , television and stage , most notably on several animated series for Nickelodeon and Disney Channel including the cult hits Making Fiends , Star vs. the Forces of Evil and the recent Harvey Beaks . A multi-instrumentalist , he has also performed and recorded in collaboration with numerous bands , musicians and composers including Danny Elfman , David J , Green Jellÿ , Black Francis , Gidget Gein , The Radioactive Chicken Heads and Genesis P. Orridge , as well has having released several albums worth of his own solo compositions under his label Ebola Music Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Duane_Capizzi",
"title": "",
"text": "Duane Capizzi is an American writer and television producer . He is known for his extensive work in animated series for television , including the Emmy Award-winning Transformers : Prime for which he was Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer , and co-developed its follow-up Transformers : Robots in Disguise . For Warner Bros Animation , he was writer/producer of the animated series The Batman as well as its spin-off feature , The Batman vs. Dracula . He wrote the first DC Universe animated feature , Superman : Doomsday ( based on The Death of Superman saga , and directed by Bruce Timm ) . Other animated series producing/writing credits include Jackie Chan Adventures , Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot , Men in Black : The Series , and series development on the CG animated Roughnecks : The Starship Troopers Chronicles for Sony TV Animation . He was Writer and Story Editor for both animated spin-offs of Jim Carrey movies , Ace Ventura Pet Detective and The Mask . He also wrote and story-edited for several ` Disney Afternoon ' TV series including Darkwing Duck , Aladdin , TaleSpin , and Bonkers . He began his career in animation writing scripts for Robotech II : The Sentinels for Harmony Gold.The series was never produced , but led to writing and story-editing on ALF : The Animated Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Buzz_Lightyear_of_Star_Command",
"title": "",
"text": "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American children 's animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in collaboration with Pixar . The series , which is a spin-off of the Toy Story film franchise , originally aired on UPN and ABC from August 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney 's One Saturday Morning programming block ."
},
{
"docid": "Lilo_&_Stitch",
"title": "",
"text": "Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The 42nd Disney animated feature film , Lilo & Stitch was written and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders , the latter also starring as Stitch , and features the voices of Daveigh Chase , Tia Carrere , David Ogden Stiers , Kevin McDonald , Ving Rhames , Jason Scott Lee , and Kevin Michael Richardson . It was the second of three Disney animated features produced primarily at the Florida animation studio located at Disney 's Hollywood Studios ( then known as Disney-MGM Studios during production ) in Walt Disney World near Orlando , Florida . Lilo & Stitch was released on June 21 , 2002 to positive reviews and was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , which ultimately went to Studio Ghibli 's film Spirited Away , which was also distributed in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures and also starred Daveigh Chase in the English version . The film 's story is about two highly eccentric and mischievous individuals : a Hawaiian human girl named Lilo Pelekai who lost her and her older sister 's parents in a car accident , and an extraterrestrial creature originally named Experiment 626 who gets adopted by Lilo as her `` dog '' called `` Stitch '' . Stitch , who is genetically engineered by his creator to cause chaos and destruction , initially uses her to avoid being captured by an intergalactic federation , but the two individuals develop a close bond through ohana , a Hawaiian concept of extended family . This bond causes him to reconsider and later defy his intended destructive purpose in order to keep his newfound family together . The success of the film eventually started a franchise : a direct-to-video sequel , Stitch ! The Movie , was released on August 26 , 2003 . This was followed by a television series , Lilo & Stitch : The Series , which ran from September 20 , 2003 to July 29 , 2006 . A second direct-to-video sequel , Lilo & Stitch 2 : Stitch Has a Glitch , was released on August 30 , 2005 . A third sequel , a television film titled Leroy & Stitch , was released on June 23 , 2006 , as the conclusion to the TV series . An anime that succeeded Lilo & Stitch : The Series , Stitch ! , ran in Japan from October 8 , 2008 to June 19 , 2011 , with TV specials broadcast in 2012 and 2015 . A Chinese animated series succeeding the Stitch ! anime , Stitch & Ai , debuted on March 27 , 2017 . Other animation studios produced the sequel films and series ; Stitch ! The Movie , Lilo & Stitch : The Series and Leroy & Stitch were produced by Walt Disney Television Animation , Stitch Has a Glitch was produced by DisneyToon Studios , Stitch ! was produced by Madhouse for its first two seasons and then Shin-Ei Animation for its third season and two post-series specials , and Stitch & Ai is produced by Anhui Xinhua Media and Panimation Hwakai Media ."
},
{
"docid": "Alan_Tudyk",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Wray Tudyk ( -LSB- ` tuːdɪk -RSB- ; born March 16 , 1971 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and character actor known for his roles as Hoban `` Wash '' Washburne in the space western television series Firefly and movie Serenity , Alpha in the science fiction TV series Dollhouse , Tucker McGee in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil , Steve the Pirate in DodgeBall : A True Underdog Story , and Wat in A Knight 's Tale . He also co-starred on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory . Tudyk had a supporting role in the film 42 as baseball manager Ben Chapman and voiced roles in every Walt Disney Animation Studios film to date starting with Wreck-It Ralph . He has also featured in the web series Con Man and the films Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials and Rogue One : A Star Wars Story ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey's_House_of_Villains",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey 's House of Villains is a 2002 direct-to-video animated movie produced by The Walt Disney Company ( Walt Disney Television Animation and Toon City Animation , and animation was coordination by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida . It is a film adaptation based on the Disney Channel animated television series Disney 's House of Mouse and a sequel to the direct-to-video animated film Mickey 's Magical Christmas : Snowed in at the House of Mouse , starring Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Minnie Mouse , Goofy , Daisy Duck and Disney Villains that have appeared in past Disney productions . It was released on both VHS and DVD by Walt Disney Home Video on September 3 , 2002 . It was followed by a 2004 direct-to-video animated film , Mickey , Donald , Goofy : The Three Musketeers , produced by DisneyToon Studios , on August 17 , 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Disney_animated_shorts",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present . This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now owned by The Walt Disney Company , previously called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio ( 1923 ) , The Walt Disney Studio ( 1926 ) , Walt Disney Productions ( 1929 ) , and Walt Disney Feature Animation ( 1986 ) . This list does not include : Segments of feature-length package films later released individually ( see List of Disney theatrical animated features ) Animated cartoon segments originally made for television ( e.g. Disney 's House of Mouse or the Mickey Mouse TV series ) Short films which contain animation but are primarily live-action ( see List of Disney live-action shorts ) Short films which contain no new animation ( i.e. re-edited versions ) Pixar short films A gold star indicates an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film , while a silver star indicates a nomination ."
},
{
"docid": "Disney's_House_of_Mouse",
"title": "",
"text": "Disney 's House of Mouse is an American animated television series , produced by Walt Disney Television Animation ( now Disney Television Animation ) , that originally aired from 2001 to 2003 . On September 2 , 2002 , an all night marathon of this show titled `` Night of 1000 Toons '' aired on Toon Disney . Disney 's House of Mouse is a spin-off of the popular short-lived Disney series Mickey Mouse Works , and featured many Mouse Works shorts as well as new shorts created specifically for the spin-off series ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Star_Wars_Rebels_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation . Beginning fourteen years after Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith and five years before the original Star Wars , Rebels takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy . Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form . The series was previewed throughout August 2014 with a set of shorts introducing the main characters before the television film pilot episode premiered on Disney Channel on October 3 , 2014 . The regular series premiered on Disney XD on October 13 , 2014 . The second season started on June 20 , 2015 , and the third season premiered on September 24 , 2016 . The two-part season three finale aired on March 25 , 2017 . On March 31 , it was announced that the show would return for a fourth season . On April 15 , Dave Filoni announced at Star Wars Celebration that the fourth season will be the final season ."
},
{
"docid": "Recess:_School's_Out",
"title": "",
"text": "Recess : School 's Out is a 2001 American animated comedy film based on the Disney television series Recess . It was produced by Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation Digital Production with animation done by Sunwoo Animation and Sunwoo Digital International . The film was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution , and released theatrically in the United States on February 16 , 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "Adam_McArthur",
"title": "",
"text": "Adam McArthur is an American actor and martial artist based in Los Angeles , California , United States . His best-known role is voicing Marco Diaz in the Disney XD cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil . He also voices characters on other animation shows , and on-screen on some nationally aired commercials . In martial arts , he specializes in kung fu , has been a champion at some tournaments , and has been the featured subject of several documentaries that have aired on PBS ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_\"Swampy\"_Marsh",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff `` Swampy '' Marsh ( born December 9 , 1960 ) is an American animator , writer , director , producer , and voice actor associated with several animated television series , most notably as the co-creator , executive producer , and voice of Major Monogram of Disney 's animated series Phineas and Ferb . Marsh was born in Santa Monica , California , where he grew up with a heavily blended family dynamic . Marsh has been and continues to be a driving force behind several animation projects , working for over six seasons on the animated television series The Simpsons . Marsh continued to work on other animated television series , including King of the Hill and Rocko 's Modern Life , before moving to England in 1996 . While in England , Marsh worked on several animated programs , including Postman Pat and Bounty Hamster , and worked for BKN New Media Ltd. to produce several feature films . After six years living in England , Marsh was asked by his longtime partner Dan Povenmire to help produce Phineas and Ferb in 2007 , a concept the two had while working together on Rocko 's Modern Life . Marsh accepted and moved back to the United States ; the series has since garnered Marsh two Emmy Awards nominations for songwriting . According to an original pitch extra of Phineas and Ferb , he prefers having `` Swampy '' in his name , because it made his name 15 letters long and longer than most other people 's names . As of 2015 , he and Povenmire are currently producing a new series for Disney XD titled Milo Murphy 's Law , which premiered on October 3 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Henry_Gilroy",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Gilroy is an American television screenwriter and producer . He is best known for co-writing the animated series Star Wars : The Clone Wars . From an early age , Gilroy loved comic books and animation . He studied film at several colleges in the greater Los Angeles area . His first job was working as an editor for Warner Bros. ' animation department . Working at the Skywalker and Big Rock Ranch facilities with George Lucas he co-wrote the animated series Star Wars : The Clone Wars . He served as head writer for season one , penning several episodes . He is also the author of several Star Wars comic books . He is co-creator of the first Bionicle trilogy . Gilroy has since written for numerous animated series , such as Taz-Mania , Batman : The Animated Series , Justice League , G.I. Joe : Renegade and several Disney television series and the direct-to-video title Atlantis : Milo 's Return . Along with Ronnie del Carmen , Gilroy co-wrote the four-issue Joker/Mask comic book which was collected by Dark Horse/DC in 2001 . He also wrote the film Mass Effect : Paragon Lost . As of 2016 , Henry Gilroy is the Co-Executive Producer of the Star Wars Rebels TV Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Disney_Television_Animation",
"title": "",
"text": "Disney Television Animation ( DTVA ) is the television animation production arm of the Disney Channels Worldwide dedicated to creating , developing and producing animated television series , films , specials and other projects . Established in 1984 during the reorganization and subsequent re-incorporation of The Walt Disney Company following the arrival of then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner , the entity was formerly known as The Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group , the name was then later changed , shortened to Walt Disney Television Animation starting in 1987 and was its name up until 2011 , when it has been shortened again to Disney Television Animation ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_Rebels",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation . With its story beginning fourteen years after Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith and five years before Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope , Rebels takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy . Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form . The visual style of Star Wars Rebels is inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie . The series premiered as a one-hour television film , Star Wars Rebels : Spark of Rebellion , on October 3 , 2014 on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD . The first season consisted of 16 episodes ( released as four shorts , a film , and 13 regular episodes ) and the series features new characters along with ones from the original trilogy . The second season of 22 episodes premiered on June 20 , 2015 . The third season of 22 episodes premiered on September 24 , 2016 , with another one-hour television film , Star Wars Rebels : Steps Into Shadow . On March 3 , 2017 , it was announced that the series has been renewed for a fourth season that is set to premiere in Fall 2017 . On April 15 , during Star Wars Celebration , it was announced the fourth season would be the final season , which will run for 15 episodes . Dave Filoni , Simon Kinberg and Greg Weisman served as executive producers of season one . Weisman left the show after season one . Filoni was also the Supervising Director for the first two seasons , a role he relinquished after accepting a promotion that expanded his creative role into overseeing all Lucasfilm Animation projects ; he chose Justin Ridge to succeed him for seasons three and four . The series has been generally well-received and has often received in excess of one million viewers per episode ."
},
{
"docid": "Motorcity_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Motorcity is an American animated television series created and directed by Chris Prynoski . It is produced by Titmouse , Inc. and Disney Television Animation . The series premiered on April 30 , 2012 , on Disney XD . On November 5 , 2012 , Disney XD announced that it would not renew Motorcity for a second season . The series ended on January 7 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey_and_the_Roadster_Racers",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey and the Roadster Racers is an American computer-animated children 's television series produced by Disney Television Animation . It is the successor to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . The series debuted on Disney Junior and Disney Channel in the United States on January 15 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sabrina:_The_Animated_Series",
"title": "",
"text": "Sabrina : The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the Archie Comics character Sabrina the Teenage Witch . It was produced by Savage Studios Ltd. and Hartbreak Films in association with DIC Entertainment , which was owned by Disney at the time . The cartoon is a non-canon spin-off of the live action series that ran on ABC ( also owned by Disney ) . In 2002 , a movie , Sabrina : Friends Forever , and a spin-off series , Sabrina 's Secret Life , were produced by DiC , this time without the ownership of Disney ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey's_Magical_Christmas:_Snowed_in_at_the_House_of_Mouse",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey 's Magical Christmas : Snowed in at the House of Mouse is a 2001 American direct-to-video animated film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Television Animation . It is the first of two direct-to-video films spun off from the Disney Channel animated television series Disney 's House of Mouse ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_expanded_universe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Star Wars expanded universe ( formerly branded as the Star Wars Expanded Universe or SWEU ) is a collective term for all Star Wars fictional material produced by Lucasfilm or officially licensed by it . This expanded universe includes an array of derivative Star Wars works produced in conjunction with , between , and after the original trilogy ( 1977 -- 1983 ) and prequel trilogy ( 1999 -- 2005 ) of films , and includes books , comic books , video games , and television series . Intended as an enhancement to and extension of the Star Wars theatrical films produced by George Lucas , the continuity of all Expanded Universe material was tracked by Lucasfilm , and Lucas reserved the right to both draw on it and contradict it in his own works . The Star Wars space opera media franchise began with Lucas 's 1977 film Star Wars , which is set `` a long time ago in a galaxy far , far away '' and chronicles the attempt by the characters Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia , Han Solo , and the Wookiee Chewbacca -- assisted by the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 -- to thwart the evil plans of Sith Lord Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire . Lucasfilm was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2012 , and with a sequel trilogy of films and other works in development , in April 2014 Lucasfilm announced that all previously released expanded universe content would be declared non-canon to the franchise and rebranded as Star Wars Legends . A new company division , Lucasfilm Story Group , would ensure from then on that all forthcoming comics , books , games and other media were non-contradictory to the films , other canon media , and each other . This restructuring left the Star Wars theatrical films , the Clone Wars animated film , and the 2008 Clone Wars animated TV series as the only material embodying the official Star Wars canon . A number of works have subsequently been produced , including the Rebels animated TV series , the 2015 film The Force Awakens , and multiple novels and comic book series ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Mickey_Mouse_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of episodes of Mickey Mouse , an American animated comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel . The series premiered on June 28 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Prep_&_Landing:_Naughty_vs._Nice",
"title": "",
"text": "Prep & Landing : Naughty vs. Nice is a 2011 computer animated 3-D television special , produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios , and directed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton . It aired on December 5 , 2011 , on the ABC TV channel . The special is the second half-hour Christmas special , and the fourth short film in the Prep & Landing series , after Prep & Landing , Tiny 's BIG Adventure , and Operation : Secret Santa ."
},
{
"docid": "Walt_Disney's_Mickey_and_Donald",
"title": "",
"text": "Walt Disney 's Mickey and Donald was a television series on CBS that first aired in 1981 . It featured classic Disney shorts . This was two years before Disney unveiled The Disney Channel . The opening and closing title sequences involved clips from Magician Mickey . Category : Animated duos Category : Television series by Disney Category :1980 s American animated television series Category :1981 American television series debuts Category : Animation anthology series Category : CBS network shows"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Motorcity_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Motorcity is an American animated television series created and directed by Chris Prynoski . It is produced by Titmouse , Inc. and Disney Television Animation . The series premiered on April 30 , 2012 on Disney XD ."
}
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Before the year 2000, The Ren & Stimpy Show was created.
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{
"docid": "The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ren & Stimpy Show , often simply called Ren & Stimpy , is an American children 's / adult animated television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon . The series follows the adventures of title characters Ren , an emotionally unstable chihuahua , and Stimpy , a good-natured , dimwitted cat . It premiered on August 11 , 1991 as one of the original three Nicktoons , along with Rugrats and Doug . Throughout its run , the show was controversial for its off-color humor , sexual innuendo , dark humor , adult jokes , and violence , similar to Rocko 's Modern Life . This controversy contributed to the production staff 's altercations with Nickelodeon 's Standards and Practices department . The show ended on December 16 , 1995 , with a total of five seasons and 52 episodes . Ren & Stimpy received mixed to very positive reviews during its original run then later widespread critical acclaim after its run , and has developed a cult following . The series is often cited as paving the way for animated shows like Beavis and Butt-Head and South Park . A spin-off for adult audiences , Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' , aired in 2003 on Spike , but was cancelled soon after its debut ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Kricfalusi",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael John Kricfalusi ( -LSB- , krIsf@'lu:si -RSB- born September 9 , 1955 ) , better known as John K. , is a Canadian animator , voice actor , producer , writer , and director best known for creating The Ren & Stimpy Show and founding the animation company Spümcø . After being fired from The Ren & Stimpy Show by Nickelodeon in 1992 , Kricfalusi went on to direct and produce animated television commercials for multiple products and music videos for entertainers such as the singer Björk and comedy rock duo Tenacious D . In the late 1990s he created the first cartoons made exclusively for the Internet : The Goddamn George Liquor Program and Weekend Pussy Hunt . He returned to television with The Ripping Friends and the adult animation spin-off Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Ren_and_Stimpy_(characters)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ren and Stimpy , created by John Kricfalusi , are the title characters in the American-Canadian animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show . Kricfalusi created the characters during his stay in Sheridan College and they first appeared on film in the pilot episode `` Big House Blues '' . Ren is a scrawny , violently psychotic Chihuahua , and Stimpy is a fat , stupid cat . They are often at odds with each other on the show , though they do share moments of closeness together ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show:_Fire_Dogs",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ren & Stimpy Show : Fire Dogs is a platform game developed by Argonaut Games , and published by THQ for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994 . The game derives from `` Fire Dogs '' ( 1991 ) , the eighth installment in the cartoon series The Ren & Stimpy Show , created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show:_Buckaroo$!",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ren & Stimpy Show : Buckeroo $ ! is a side-scrolling and vertically scrolling platform game developed by Imagineering for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES . Howard Phillips acted as executive producer . THQ published both versions of the game . It is one of three THQ titles adapted from the American cartoon series The Ren & Stimpy Show . It is accompanied by The Ren & Stimpy Show : Veediots ! and The Ren & Stimpy Show : Fire Dogs ."
},
{
"docid": "Quest_for_the_Shaven_Yak_Starring_Ren_Hoëk_and_Stimpy",
"title": "",
"text": "Quest for the Shaven Yak Starring Ren Hoëk and Stimpy is a 1993 video game for the Sega Game Gear developed by Realtime Associates for Sega of America . The game was based on the Nickelodeon cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show . While several games featuring Ren and Stimpy were made for multiple game platforms , this particular game was only created for the Game Gear , although Tectoy , Sega 's Brazilian publisher , ported the game to the Master System in 1993 exclusively for Brazil ."
},
{
"docid": "Ren_&_Stimpy:_Stimpy's_Invention",
"title": "",
"text": "Ren & Stimpy : Stimpy 's Invention is a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis video game based on the Nickelodeon cartoon for which the game is named . In Australia it was released as a part of the Sega Gold Collection . One or two players have to guide Ren and Stimpy as they retrieve parts to rebuild their newest and latest invention . Most of the game play is of the side view platform type . However , the game can be played both one or two player through the same stages . This game was preceded by The Ren & Stimpy Show : Veediots ! and followed by The Ren & Stimpy Show : Fire Dogs ."
},
{
"docid": "Ren_&_Stimpy_\"Adult_Party_Cartoon\"",
"title": "",
"text": "Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' ( a.k.a. `` Ren & Stimpy 's All New Adult Party Cartoon '' ) was an adult animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for the cable network Spike ( previously known as TNN ) . The series was an adults-only-revival , spin-off to the original animated series , The Ren & Stimpy Show , which had previously aired on the American children 's cable network Nickelodeon . It aired from June 26 , 2003 to July 24 , 2003 , when Spike 's entire animation block was discontinued . The last 3 episodes never aired on Spike and originally intended to end on August 14 , 2003 , but the 3 episodes are available on Ren & Stimpy `` The Lost Episodes '' DVD and 5 episodes were ultimately cancelled . The series is rated TV-MA for explicit sexual dialogue and sexual references and innuendos . The series was produced by Spümcø and Spike Animation Studios ."
},
{
"docid": "Man's_Best_Friend_(Ren_&_Stimpy)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Man 's Best Friend '' is a controversial episode of Nickelodeon 's The Ren & Stimpy Show that was produced for the 2nd season of the show , but it never aired in the original run of the series . It was aired later on Spike TV as the first episode of Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' . In this episode , Ren and Stimpy are adopted by George Liquor , who wants to make them champions . The episode was indeed the most controversial episode of the series ; it was infamous for the violent scene where Ren beats George with an oar and even tobacco references . In order to make the show `` family-oriented '' , Nickelodeon -- who did n't like the episode or the scene -- fired series creator John Kricfalusi and his production company Spümcø ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Liquor",
"title": "",
"text": "George Liquor ( often taking his epithet as George Liquor , American ) is a cartoon character created by John Kricfalusi . Liquor is most famous for his appearances on The Ren & Stimpy Show . He is a mascot for Kricfalusi 's defunct animation studio , Spümcø . Kricfalusi portrayed George Liquor as a patriotic , outspoken , politically conservative blowhard . Kricfalusi described Liquor as his favorite character to animate . George Liquor was voiced by Harris Peet in his first starring episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show . Liquor was voiced by Michael Pataki until 1997 . Kricfalusi has voiced the character subsequently . George Liquor appeared in episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show , the episodes of The Goddamn George Liquor Program , comic books , webcomics , internet cartoons , and advertisements . According to Kricfalusi 's blog , a new webtoon starring George was in development and to be sponsored by Pontiac Vibe , but the series remained unreleased when the Pontiac Vibe was discontinued in 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show:_Veediots!",
"title": "",
"text": "Ren and Stimpy Show : Veediots ! is a video game based on the Ren & Stimpy cartoon series on Nickelodeon . It was released by THQ for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy in 1993 . A definite plot is virtually nonexistent , because all four levels are separate stories based on episodes of the TV series . The second half of the first level and the last level took advantage of the show 's gross-out humor , and some have reported to be nauseated by -- even having thrown up because of -- these parts ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Spümcø_works",
"title": "",
"text": "Spümcø Inc. was an award-winning American animation production company based in Los Angeles , California . The studio produced three traditionally animated series , two Flash-animated cartoon series , two music videos , five animated shorts , and a comic book . The company also went on to produce content for a few animated spots and commercials . It has won several awards , including an Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject , for the Björk music video , `` I Miss You '' . On August 11 , 1991 , The Ren and Stimpy Show premiered on Nickelodeon , and the show would be produced and animated by Spümcø Inc. . After creator John Kricfalusi was fired in September 1992 , Games Animation took over production after season two had ended , and would continue production for the next three seasons . In 2001 , 10 years after The Ren and Stimpy Show had premiered , Kricfalusi then created an animated series for Fox Kids in the United States and Teletoon in Canada , The Ripping Friends . The series premiered on September 22 , 2001 , and would last for only one season . In 2002 , when Kricfalusi received a phone call from TNN ( now Spike ) , he decided to revive Ren & Stimpy in the more adult-oriented series , Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' . The series premiered on June 1 , 2003 , with the banned Nickelodeon series ' episode , `` Man 's Best Friend '' , and a total of three original episodes aired on TNN . The show was cancelled in July 2003 , one month after it premiered . During 1997 , John Kricfalusi and his staff at Spümcø launched their web site , which aimed to deliver cartoons to audiences without television networks ' censorship . Kricfalusi decided to use George Liquor , a cartoon character he created , to star in the Flash Internet cartoon series , The Goddamn George Liquor Program , which Kricfalusi created . The series premiered on October 15 , 1997 , and was the first cartoon series to be produced exclusively for the Internet . In 1999 , Spümcø created their second Internet-only cartoon series , Weekend Pussy Hunt . The series would last for 12 episodes , with 4 unfinished cartoons due to budget problems . In 1999 , Spümcø produced and animated a Yogi Bear TV special titled Boo Boo Runs Wild , which premiered on September 24 , 1999 , on Cartoon Network . The animated short focused on Yogi Bear 's sidekick , Boo Boo Bear , who becomes fed up with the rules of man and decides to return to his natural bear roots . Though it focused primarily on Yogi and Boo Boo , it was titled as a `` Ranger Smith cartoon . '' Alongside Boo Boo Runs Wild , a second `` Ranger Smith '' cartoon aired , titled A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith . Between 2001 and 2002 , two Flash-animated Jetsons cartoons were created exclusively for Cartoon Network 's official web site : The Jetsons : Father & Son Day and The Jetsons : The Best Son . A third Yogi Bear cartoon , titled Boo Boo and the Man , premiered in 2002 on Cartoon Network 's official web site . It was animated in Macromedia Flash . In 1997 , John Kricfalusi directed a music video for Björk titled `` I Miss You '' , a single that was released the same year . It was animated by the entire staff at Spümcø . It premiered on MTV , as well as Canada 's MuchMusic channel . In 2001 , Spümcø produced their second music video production for Tenacious D , `` Fuck Her Gently '' . The video was produced in Macromedia Flash , and was directed by Gabe Swarr , who was also a producer for The Goddamn George Liquor Program and Weekend Pussy Hunt . Spümcø has also created a cartoon short of Quisp cereal for Quaker Oats . Although the company originally closed down in 2005 due to a lawsuit with Carbunkle Cartoons ( one of the animators on Ren & Stimpy ) , it was revealed in 2016 on Tumblr that Kricfalusi and Cartoon Network storyboard artist Gabe Del Valle are reopening the company , under the name Spümtwø , to produce bigger projects and are now looking for employees . The new studio 's first project is a Ren and Stimpy short film slated to appear in front of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 3 , with the possibility of reviving the series ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of episodes of the animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show . The show premiered on Nickelodeon on August 11 , 1991 directly following the premieres of Doug and Rugrats , and it ran for five seasons until December 16 , 1995 , with the finale `` A Scooter for Yaksmas . '' The series initially had no consistent grouping of segments into episodes ; episodes and interstitial segments aired out of production order , some episodes and interstitials were produced for one season and aired in another , and two episodes , `` Man 's Best Friend '' and `` Sammy and Me / The Last Temptation , '' did not air in the series ' original run at all . Instead `` Man 's Best Friend '' aired on the Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon for Spike ( TV network ) in 2003 alongside the original show 's pilot , `` Big House Blues , '' uncut , and `` Sammy and Me / The Last Temptation '' aired on October 20 , 1996 on MTV . The first list is ordered according to the original television air date , and a second list provides the episode order according to the DVD releases , which groups the cartoons into 52 episodes . The list does not include episodes from the spin-off Ren & Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Over its five seasons , The Ren & Stimpy Show featured a varied cast of characters , some who appeared in as few as one episode , and some who were practically regulars ."
},
{
"docid": "Ren_&_Stimpy's_Crock_O'_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "Ren & Stimpy 's Crock O ' Christmas is the second studio album and only Christmas album featuring characters from the Nickelodeon animated series , The Ren and Stimpy Show . The album , originally released September 21 , 1993 through Nickelodeon , Sony Wonder and Columbia Records , is a concept album that follows the title characters as they prepare for the holidays ; in their case , the holiday is `` Yaksmas Eve , '' a reference to the second episode of the original 1991 season in which they prepare for Yak Shaving Day and a visit from the Gilded Yak via his flying `` enchanted canoe . '' Soiled diapers are hung from mantelpieces in lieu of Christmas stockings while another tradition calls for filling of one 's uncle 's boots with coleslaw . It is hoped that the Gilded Yak , who lives at the `` West Pole '' and who appears via the drain of the bathtub , will leave shaving cream scum in the bathroom sink . Ren & Stimpy 's Crock O ' Christmas was re-released on compact disc August 5 , 1997 on the Kid Rhino Entertainment record label . As in the case with later episodes of the television program , Billy West provided the speaking and singing voices of both Ren and Stimpy ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Smith_(animator)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jim Smith ( born James Carl Jobb October 8 , 1954 , Lubbock , Texas ) is an American animator and musician . He worked on Mighty Mouse : The New Adventures with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi . Smith later briefly worked on Tiny Toon Adventures , and then along with Kricfalusi , Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor he founded Spümcø , where he co-created The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Ripping Friends . He is also the one playing the guitar for the Ren & Stimpy theme in the intro . His performance name is Jelly-Roel , Jelly Roll ."
},
{
"docid": "Son_of_Stimpy",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Son of Stimpy '' ( originally titled `` Stimpy 's First Fart '' ) is an episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show . It originally aired as Episode 7 of Season 2 on January 13 , 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Pursel",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Pursel ( born Richard D. Pursel ; September 17 , 1964 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) is an American television writer and storyboard artist . He is known as a writer for the television series The Ren and Stimpy Show , Ren and Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' , and SpongeBob SquarePants ."
},
{
"docid": "Ron_Hughart",
"title": "",
"text": "Ron Hughart is an American animation director . He has worked on several shows , including The Ren & Stimpy Show , Family Dog , Futurama and American Dad ! . He also worked on Ren & Stimpy as a layout supervisor and timing director . Hughart currently works on American Dad ! as co-supervising director with Brent Woods . During his work on Futurama , supervising director Rich Moore said that Ron had directed some of the best scenes of violence on the show . This was noted on the audio commentary of Raging Bender ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Ballantine_(producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jim Ballantine ( born August 30 , 1955 in Waimea , Kauai , Hawaii ) is an American film producer who is credited on multiple animated features and TV series , and whose first animation job was on Disney 's The Little Mermaid . Ballantine 's credits at Nickelodeon and DisneyToon Studios include The Ren and Stimpy Show ( 1991 -- 95 ) , Disney Toon Studios ' Bambi II ( 2006 ) , Brother Bear 2 ( also 2006 ) , and the Rayman series . Ballantine contributed two years to The Wild Bunch , an animated feature made at Animation Lab studio in Jerusalem , Israel . He was nominated for an Emmy award in both 1992 and 1993 for his work on The Ren and Stimpy Show . He was head of production at Acme Filmworks in 2005 -- 06 . He is now head of Flying Bark Productions in Sydney ."
},
{
"docid": "Bob_Jaques",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Peter `` Bob '' Jaques ( born 1953 ) is a Canadian-American animation director . He is known for the television series The Ren and Stimpy Show , Ren and Stimpy `` Adult Party Cartoon '' , and SpongeBob SquarePants . He also co-founded the Canadian animation studio , Carbunckle Cartoons with his wife who he was married to since 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show_cast_and_crew_members",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ren & Stimpy Show is an American animated series that includes two main voice actors , and numerous regular cast and recurring guest stars . The principal cast consists of John Kricfalusi ( seasons 1 -- 2 ) and Billy West . Many others have appeared as supporting cast members . Guest cast members include Frank Zappa , Randy Quaid , Gilbert Gottfried , Rosie O'Donnell , Dom DeLuise , Phil Hartman , Mark Hamill , Alan Young , Frank Gorshin and Tommy Davidson ."
},
{
"docid": "You_Eediot!",
"title": "",
"text": "You Eediot ! is the debut studio album by Nickelodeon cartoon characters Ren and Stimpy that was released on August 31 , 1993 . The album featured several popular songs from the series , including the single `` Kilted Yaksmen Anthem '' ( from the episode `` The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen '' ) and `` Happy Happy Joy Joy '' ( from `` Stimpy 's Invention '' ) . A promotional CD single with the tracks `` Happy , Happy , Joy , Joy , '' `` Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen Anthem , '' `` Do n't Whiz On The Electric Fence , '' and `` I 'm Gon na Be A Monkey '' was sent out to radio stations across the country that September for play on the air . The album peaked at # 156 on the Billboard 200 in October 1993 . Because the album was released a year after the departure of creator John Kricfalusi , the Ren Höek vocals were re-recorded by Billy West . Bob Camp ( who replaced Kricfalusi as showrunner ) took his role of Stinky Wizzleteats in the album version of `` Happy , Happy , Joy , Joy . '' The album cover is a parody of The Beatles album Abbey Road , showing Mr. Horse in the place of John Lennon , Muddy Mudskipper in the place of Ringo Starr , Stimpy in place of Paul McCartney , and Ren in place of Geoge Harrison , walking across the street ."
},
{
"docid": "Demolition_Pumpkin_Squeeze_Musik",
"title": "",
"text": "Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik is a mixtape by DJ Q-bert . It was released in 1994 , one year before he invented the `` crab scratch . '' The samples on this album come from bands ( including Rush ) , cartoons ( Racketeer Rabbit , Ren & Stimpy , The Huckleberry Hound Show ) , comic books ( including Spider-Man ) , video games ( including Street Fighter 2 ) , and movies ( including The Warriors and Style Wars ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Avanzino",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Avanzino is an American animation director . He has directed several episodes of Futurama , and served as supervising director on the 7th season of the series . Peter works for `` Rough Draft Studios '' in Glendale/Burbank . He has also directed episodes of Drawn Together , Duckman , The Wild Thornberrys , Sit Down , Shut Up , and The Ren and Stimpy Show . He was also a storyboard artist on The Ren and Stimpy Show and The Simpsons . Also , he directed the Christmas movie `` How Murray Saved Christmas . '' He was born on May 26 , 1962 and now resides in Los Angeles , California with his wife and kids , his favorite being his daughter ."
},
{
"docid": "Ron_Hauge",
"title": "",
"text": "Ron Hauge is an American television writer and executive producer . Early in his career , Hauge was a contributor to National Lampoon . He then wrote for Seinfeld , In Living Color , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko 's Modern Life , The Mouse and the Monster , and a short lived reincarnation of The Carol Burnett Show . In 1994 , an episode of Ren and Stimpy that he co-wrote was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming One Hour Or Less ) . Hauge joined The Simpsons staff in its eighth season . He won an Emmy for writing the season eight episode `` Homer 's Phobia '' , which was his first episode . The Fox censor objected to the episode 's exploration of the theme of homosexuality and stated that it was `` unsuitable for broadcast '' . The censors were later fired and their replacements did not have any objections to the episode ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ripping_Friends",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ripping Friends : The World 's Most Manly Men ! ( also known as The Ripping Friends ) is a Canadian animated television series , created by John Kricfalusi , who was well known for creating The Ren & Stimpy Show on Nickelodeon . The show premiered September 22 , 2001 on Fox Kids , but was cancelled in September 2002 . Adult Swim later picked up the show . The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon . The series also aired briefly in the UK on the CNX channel and on ABC in Australia . The show was rated TV-Y7 on Fox Kids and TV-PG on -LSB- adult swim -RSB- in the United States , and C8 to 14 + on Teletoon in Canada ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Feiss",
"title": "",
"text": "David Feiss ( born April 16 , 1959 ) is an American animator . Feiss was born in Sacramento , California . He joined Hanna-Barbera around 1978 while still a teenager . He worked on the 1980s revival of The Jetsons , was a key animator on the Jetsons movie , co-animated the Ren and Stimpy pilot `` Big House Blues '' , was an animation director on The Ren & Stimpy Show during its first season and created the Cartoon Network original series Cow and Chicken and its spin-off , I Am Weasel . On his shows , David directed every episode and also worked as a writer , his writing credits usually collaborated with Michael Ryan . Feiss co-directed the animated segments of The Adventures of Hyperman , a computer game released in 1995 by IBM . In issues # 5 and # 30 of his cousin Sam Kieth 's comic book The Maxx , David showcased his work with The Crappon ( which looks like the Warner Brothers frog mascot ) , Fred Flower and Uncle Italian Moose , which had a very similar style to Cow and Chicken ( they are reprinted in WildStorm 's The Maxx Volumes 1 and 5 trades ) . Feiss also collaborated with Kieth on a story featured in Parody Press 's 1992 one-shot comic book Pummeler , spoofing Marvel Comics ' famous character The Punisher . In 2006 , he was the head of story for Sony 's first CG animated film , Open Season ."
},
{
"docid": "Sherm_Cohen",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Sherman `` Sherm '' Cohen is an American storyboard artist . During college , Cohen worked as a cartoonist for his local newspaper . He got his start in animation at Nickelodeon on The Ren and Stimpy Show as character layout artist , followed by a three-year stint on Hey Arnold ! as storyboard artist and director ."
},
{
"docid": "Man's_best_friend",
"title": "",
"text": "Man 's best friend may refer to : The domestic dog Man 's best friend ( phrase ) In film and television : Man 's Best Friend ( 1998 film ) , an award winning animated short film written , directed , and animated by Ben Gluck Man 's Best Friend ( 1935 film ) , a feature film about the adventures of a boy and his dog Man 's Best Friend ( 1952 film ) , a cartoon short starring Goofy Man 's Best Friend ( 1993 film ) , a black comedy horror movie `` Man 's Best Friend '' ( Ren & Stimpy ) , an unaired episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show In music and literature : Man 's Best Friend ( album ) , a 1980 album by Livingston Taylor Man 's Best Friend ( manga ) , a 2006 Japanese sex comic"
},
{
"docid": "Billy_West",
"title": "",
"text": "William Richard `` Billy '' West ( born April 16 , 1952 ) is an American voice actor , singer , comedian , musician , songwriter and former radio personality who is known for his voice-over work in a number of television series , films , video games , and commercials . He has done hundreds of voice-overs in his career such as Ren Höek ( season 3 to season 5 ) and Stimpson ( Stimpy ) J. Cat on The Ren & Stimpy Show ; Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz on Doug ; and Philip J. Fry , Professor Farnsworth , Dr. Zoidberg , Zapp Brannigan , and a number of others on Futurama . He does voices for commercials and is the current voice of the red M&M and was also the voice of Buzz , the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee until 2004 . In addition to his original voices , he has voiced Bugs Bunny , Elmer Fudd , Shaggy Rogers , Popeye , and Woody Woodpecker during later renditions of the respective characters . He was a cast member on The Howard Stern Show , noted for his impersonation of The Three Stooges ' Larry Fine ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of Marvel Universe fictional characters which were created for and are owned by Marvel Comics . Licensed or creator-owned characters ( G.I. Joe , Godzilla , Groo the Wanderer , Men in Black , Conan the Barbarian , Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , RoboCop , Star Trek , Rocko 's Modern Life , The Ren and Stimpy Show , etc. ) are not included . Marvel-Electronic Arts video game characters are also included with references . Characters from the Marvel Comics/DC Comics intercompany crossover series of one-shots and Amalgam Comics , created and published by Marvel Comics are included with reference ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Krysten_Ritter",
"title": "",
"text": "Krysten Alyce Ritter ( born December 16 , 1981 ) is an American actress and former model . Ritter is known for her roles as Jessica Jones on the Netflix series of the same name , Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series Breaking Bad , and Chloe on the ABC comedy series Do n't Trust the B -- in Apartment 23 . She has appeared in films such as What Happens in Vegas ( 2008 ) , 27 Dresses ( 2008 ) , Confessions of a Shopaholic ( 2009 ) , She 's Out of My League ( 2010 ) , Veronica Mars ( 2014 ) , and Big Eyes ( 2014 ) . She has also appeared in roles in the television series Gilmore Girls , Gossip Girl , Gravity , 'Til Death , Veronica Mars , and The Blacklist ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Life_Happens",
"title": "",
"text": "Life Happens ( stylized L!fe Happens ) is a 2011 comedy film directed by Kat Coiro and written by Coiro and Krysten Ritter . The film stars Ritter , Kate Bosworth , Kristen Johnston , Geoff Stults , Jason Biggs , and Rachel Bilson . Ritter plays the main character , Kim , who lives with her two roommates , Deena ( Bosworth ) and Laura ( Bilson ) , in Los Angeles . Kim becomes pregnant after a one-night stand so she turns to her friends for help . L!fe Happens opened in theaters on April 13 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Asthma_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Asthma is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Jake Hoffman and starring Benedict Samuel and Krysten Ritter . It is Hoffman 's directorial debut ."
},
{
"docid": "Vamps_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Vamps is a 2012 American comedy horror film directed by Amy Heckerling , starring Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter , which was released on November 2 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Refuge_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Refuge is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Jessica Goldberg , based on her play . It stars Krysten Ritter , Brian Geraghty , Logan Huffman , and Madeleine Martin ."
},
{
"docid": "Leslye_Headland",
"title": "",
"text": "Leslye Headland ( born 1981 ) is an American playwright , screenwriter , and director . She is best known for the play and 2012 film Bachelorette . Her 2012 play Assistance was sold to NBC as a television series to star Krysten Ritter ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hero_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hero is a 2017 American film directed by Brett Haley . It stars Sam Elliott , Laura Prepon , Krysten Ritter , Nick Offerman , and Katharine Ross . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21 , 2017 . It is scheduled to be released on June 9 , 2017 , by The Orchard ."
},
{
"docid": "How_to_Make_Love_to_a_Woman",
"title": "",
"text": "How to Make Love to a Woman is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Scott Culver and written by Dennis Kao , both making their respective debuts . Starring Josh Meyers , Krysten Ritter , Ian Somerhalder and Jenna Jameson , the films follows Andy ( Meyers ) and his miscommunications regarding sex ."
},
{
"docid": "Search_Party_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Search Party is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Scot Armstrong in his directorial debut , and co-written with Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller based on a story by Gagerman and Waller . The film stars T. J. Miller , Adam Pally , Thomas Middleditch , Alison Brie , Shannon Woodward , and Krysten Ritter . The film was released in 2014 internationally , but was not released in the United States until May 13 , 2016 , by Focus World ."
},
{
"docid": "Til_Death",
"title": "",
"text": "Til death is a portion of the English-language Christian marriage vows . It can also refer to : 'Til Death , an American sitcom on FOX Till Death ... , a British sitcom on ITV in 1981 Til Death ( The Undead album ) , 1998 'Til Death ( Capture the Crown album ) , 2012 Til Death , an album by Aesthetic Perfection Til Death ( Wynter Gordon song ) , 2011"
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_International_Playboy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last International Playboy ( also known as Frost ) is a 2008 American independent film directed by Steve Clark and written by Steve Clark and Thomas Moffett . The cast includes Jason Behr , Monet Mazur , Krysten Ritter , Mike Landry , India Ennenga , Lydia Hearst , Lucy Gordon , and Carlos Velazquez . Shooting began in May 2007 . The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2008 . The film was also screened and well received at the 2008 Genart Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Oxford International Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Jones_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of the American web television series Jessica Jones , which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise . The season will be produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Tall Girls Productions , with Melissa Rosenberg serving as showrunner . Krysten Ritter stars as Jones ; Rachael Taylor and Carrie-Anne Moss also return from the first season . The second season was ordered in January 2016 , with filming beginning in April 2017 , back-to-back with the miniseries Marvel 's The Defenders ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Jones_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marvel 's Jessica Jones , or simply Jessica Jones , is an American web television series created for Netflix by Melissa Rosenberg , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise , and is the second in a series of shows that will lead up to The Defenders crossover miniseries . The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Tall Girls Productions , with Rosenberg serving as showrunner . Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones , a former superhero who opens her own detective agency . Mike Colter , Rachael Taylor , Wil Traval , Erin Moriarty , Eka Darville , Carrie-Anne Moss , and David Tennant also star in season one . A version of the series was originally in development by Rosenberg for ABC in 2010 , which was eventually passed on . By late 2013 , Rosenberg reworked the series , when it reentered development for Netflix as A.K.A. Jessica Jones and Ritter was cast as Jones in December 2014 . Jessica Jones is filmed in New York City , in areas that still look like old Hell 's Kitchen . All episodes of the first season premiered on November 20 , 2015 . They were released to critical acclaim , with critics noting Ritter 's and Tennant 's performances as well as the series ' noir tone , approach to sexuality , and depiction of darker topics such as rape , assault and posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) . In January 2016 , Netflix renewed Jessica Jones for a second season ."
},
{
"docid": "Jill_Franklyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Jill Franklyn also known as Jillian Franklyn is a television and film writer . Born in Hollywood , she began as an actress . She has written greeting cards , articles in magazines like Glamour , and a novel . She has written and sold over thirty television pilots and four feature films with My First Mister with Albert Brooks being produced . Gravity was her series on the Starz network , starring Krysten Ritter . She has an Emmy nomination for her first writing job for the `` The Yada Yada '' episode of Seinfeld . Her first short story is being published in the collection titled 1970 and will be released in November 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Jessica_Jones_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Jessica Jones is an American web television series created for Netflix by Melissa Rosenberg , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise , and is the second in a series of shows that will lead up to a Defenders crossover miniseries . The series stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones , with Mike Colter , Rachael Taylor , Wil Traval , Erin Moriarty , Eka Darville , Carrie-Anne Moss , and David Tennant . In addition to original characters , several characters from other Marvel Cinematic Universe television series and/or based on various Marvel properties also appear throughout the series ."
},
{
"docid": "'Til_Death_Do_Us_Part_(U.S._TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "'Til Death Do Us Part ( also known in Canada and Australia as Love You To Death ) is a legal drama television series that debuted on Court TV on March 19 , 2007 ; not to be confused with the similarly named Fox sitcom 'Til Death . 'Til Death Do Us Part goes by the motto `` To Love , Honor , and Perish '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Look_Who's_Stalking",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Look Who 's Stalking '' is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars , and the forty-second episode overall . Written by John Enbom and directed by Michael Fields , the episode premiered on UPN on April 25 , 2006 . The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars ( Kristen Bell ) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective . In this episode , Gia ( Krysten Ritter ) asks Veronica for help in tracking someone who is stalking her . Meanwhile , Logan ( Jason Dohring ) and Dick ( Ryan Hansen ) organize an alternative prom when the traditional one is cancelled , and Veronica and Logan almost reignite their previous relationship ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_'Til_Death_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "'Til Death is an American sitcom . It aired on Fox from September 7 , 2006 to June 20 , 2010 . A total of 81 episodes of 'Til Death were produced over four seasons ."
},
{
"docid": "1½_Knights_–_In_Search_of_the_Ravishing_Princess_Herzelinde",
"title": "",
"text": "1 1/2 Knights -- In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde ( German : 1 1/2 Ritter -- Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde ) is a 2008 German film directed by Til Schweiger . It stars Til Schweiger , Rick Kavanian , Julia Dietze , Thomas Gottschalk and Udo Kier . The film centers on two knights , Lanze ( Schweiger ) and Erdal ( Kavanian ) who are trying to save kidnapped Princess Herzelinde ( Dietze ) from the Black Knight ( Tobias Moretti ) . Some characters from Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner , such as Siegfried ( Thierry van Werveke ) and Brünnhilde ( Stefanie Stappenbeck ) appear in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "'Til_Death_Do_Us_Part:_Carmen_and_Dave",
"title": "",
"text": "Til Death Do Us Part : Carmen and Dave ( often written Til Death Do Us Part : Carmen + Dave or Til Death Do Us Part : Carmen & Dave '' '' ' ) was a reality television show produced by Fernando Hernández for Music Television . It followed the lives of Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro through the events leading up to their anything-but-traditional wedding , culminating with the marriage ceremony and reception . The show first aired on MTV on January 21 , 2004 and ran for 7 episodes . The final episode aired on March 3 , 2004 . Electra and Navarro were married on November 22 , 2003 . The couple separated on July 18 , 2006 , and Electra filed for divorce on August 10 , 2006 . On February 20 , 2007 , their divorce was finalized ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Jones",
"title": "",
"text": "Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos , and she first appeared in Alias # 1 ( November 2001 ) , a Max imprint . Within the context of Marvel 's shared universe , Jones is a former superhero who becomes the owner and sole employee of Alias Private Investigations . Bendis originally envisioned the series centered on Jessica Drew and only decided to create Jones once he noticed that the main character had a distinct voice and background that differentiated her from Drew . Jones has since starred in three ongoing series , Alias , The Pulse and Jessica Jones . Alias ran for 28 issues before ending in 2004 , while The Pulse ran for 14 issues from April 2004 to May 2006 . Jessica Jones debuted in October 2016 . She became a member of the New Avengers , alongside her husband , Luke Cage , during Marvel 's 2010 Heroic Age campaign . She has used various aliases throughout her history , including Jewel , Knightress , and Power Woman . The character has been adapted into various forms of media outside of comic books ; in 2015 , she made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the Netflix television series Marvel 's Jessica Jones , portrayed by Krysten Ritter , and Ritter is set to reprise her role in The Defenders ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Jones_(season_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "The first season of the American web television series Jessica Jones , which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , follows a former superhero who opens her own detective agency after an end to her superhero career at the hands of Kilgrave . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise . The season was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Tall Girls Productions , with Melissa Rosenberg serving as showrunner . Krysten Ritter stars as Jones , while David Tennant plays Kilgrave . The two are joined by principal cast members Mike Colter , Rachael Taylor , Wil Traval , Erin Moriarty , Eka Darville , and Carrie-Anne Moss . Jessica Jones entered development in late 2013 , with Rosenberg reworking a series she had previously developed for ABC . Ritter was cast as Jones in December 2014 , and production took place in New York City from February to August 2015 . The season addresses issues of rape and assault , and was always intended to be far more `` adult '' than other Marvel projects , particularly in terms of sex . The show 's cinematography took inspiration from noir , while visual effects house Shade VFX focused on creating `` invisible '' effects that would support its realistic approach . The first two episodes of the season premiered in New York City on November 17 , 2015 , with the full season of 13 episodes released on Netflix on November 20 to an estimated high viewership and critical acclaim . Critics praised the performances of Ritter and Tennant , as well as the season 's noir tone , approach to sexuality , and coverage of darker topics such as rape , assault and posttraumatic stress disorder . The season was awarded a Peabody Award in the category of `` Entertainment and Children 's programs '' , and a Hugo Award for short form dramas . A second season of Jessica Jones was ordered on January 17 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Normal_Is_the_Watchword",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Normal Is the Watchword '' is the season premiere of the second season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars , and the twenty-third episode overall . Written by series creator Rob Thomas and directed by John Kretchmer , the episode premiered on UPN on September 28 , 2005 . The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars ( Kristen Bell ) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective . In this episode , Veronica reveals the events that transpired over the summer after the resolution of the murder of Lilly Kane ( Amanda Seyfried ) . Meanwhile , Veronica investigates a scam involving students ' forged drug tests , and a school bus mysteriously goes off a cliff . `` Normal Is the Watchword '' featured several casting changes to the show , including the introduction of Kendall ( Charisma Carpenter ) and Gia ( Krysten Ritter ) , as well as the promotion of three actors to series regular status . The episode received mostly positive reviews , and Thomas was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his writing ."
},
{
"docid": "Til_Death_(The_Undead_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Til Death is a full-length studio album by American punk band the Undead , and the band 's first release since their eponymous 1995 three-song cassette . Til Death was recorded in 1997 , in Bobby Steele 's bedroom in New York . It was released on June 25 , 1998 on Underworld Records/Post Mortem Records . A promo version was issued in April 1998 . The second and subsequent pressings feature different artwork than the original pressing due to the vast amount of bootlegs that arose around the time of the album 's initial release ."
},
{
"docid": "Til_Death_Do_Us_Part_(D.S.G.B._album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Til Death Do Us Part is the second album by the Down South Georgia Boyz ."
},
{
"docid": "'Til_Death_Do_Us_Part_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "'Til Death Do Us Part is an EP by noise rock band The Honeymoon Killers , released in 1990 by King Size Records ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Ritter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonathan Southworth `` John '' Ritter ( September 17 , 1948 -- September 11 , 2003 ) was an American actor and comedian , best known for his role of Jack Tripper in Three 's Company , for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award in 1984 ; also playing the same role in Three 's a Crowd , he was the son of the late singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter . Ritter appeared in hundreds of films and television shows/episodes combined ( and performed on Broadway ) , including It ( 1990 ) , Problem Child ( 1990 ) , Problem Child 2 ( 1991 ) , and Bad Santa in 2003 ( his final live action film which was dedicated to his memory ) . Prior to Clifford 's Really Big Movie ( posthumously released ) , Ritter received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his voice work on the children 's television series , Clifford the Big Red Dog , in addition to many other awards Ritter was nominated for or won . Don Knotts called Ritter the `` greatest physical comedian on the planet '' . Ritter died from an aortic dissection on September 11 , 2003 . His death occurred shortly after the production of an episode for the second season of 8 Simple Rules ."
},
{
"docid": "Krysten_Karwacki",
"title": "",
"text": "Krysten Karwacki ( born April 30 , 1991 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a Canadian curler . She currently curls out of the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg , and is the former lead for the Cathy Overton-Clapham team ."
},
{
"docid": "California_Dreamin'_(All_the_Cleves_Are_Brown)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` California Dreamin ' ( All the Cleves Are Brown ) '' is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the animated comedy series The Cleveland Show . The episode aired on March 17 , 2013 on Fox in the United States . In this episode , Cleveland and his family pack their bags and move to Los Angeles , California to get new lives after Donna pulls some strings so he can pursue his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball scout for the L.A. Dodgers . Donna launches a career as a children 's entertainer and the kids soon settle into the LA lifestyle , but Cleveland finds a new job is n't all it 's cracked up to be . When he befriends struggling actress Gina , she helps him to realize that Hollywood is n't that glamorous as it seems . The episode was written by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and directed by Oreste Canestrelli . It was viewed by approximately 4.0 million viewers in its original airing . The episode features guest performances by Andre Ethier , Matt Kemp , David Ortiz , Krysten Ritter , Jimmy Rollins and Joey Votto , along with several recurring guest voice actors and actresses for the series ."
},
{
"docid": "'Til_Death_Do_Us_Part_(Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine)",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ `` Til Death Do Us Part '' ( originally titled `` Umbra '' ) , is the 168th episode of the television series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine . It is the second of the series ' final 10-episode arc ."
},
{
"docid": "Til_Death_(Wynter_Gordon_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Til Death '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Wynter Gordon . It is the second single to be released from her debut album , With the Music I Die ( 2011 ) and her With the Music I Die EP ( 2011 ) exclusively released in the US . The song was remixed by Denzal Park and was released as the official single internationally ."
}
] |
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The Incredible Hulk is the second episode in a series.
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[
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures . It is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film was directed by Louis Leterrier , with a screenplay by Zak Penn. . It stars Edward Norton , Liv Tyler , Tim Roth , Tim Blake Nelson , Ty Burrell , and William Hurt . In The Incredible Hulk , a new backstory is established where Bruce Banner becomes the Hulk as an unwitting pawn in a military scheme to reinvigorate the supersoldier program through gamma radiation . On the run , he attempts to cure himself of the Hulk before he is captured by General Thaddeus Ross , but his worst fears are realized when power-hungry soldier Emil Blonsky becomes a similar , but more bestial creature . After the mixed reception to the 2003 film Hulk , Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character . Leterrier , who had expressed interest in directing Iron Man , was brought onboard and Penn began work on a loose sequel that would be much closer to the comics and the 1978 television series of the same name . In April 2007 , Norton was hired to portray Banner and to rewrite Penn 's screenplay in order to distance itself from the 2003 film and establish its own identity , although he would go uncredited for his writing . Filming mostly took place in Toronto , Ontario , from July to November 2007 . Over 700 visual effects shots were created in post-production using a combination of motion capture and computer-generated imagery to complete the film . The Incredible Hulk premiered on June 8 , 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City , California and was released in theaters on June 13 , 2008 , receiving generally favorable reviews by critics upon release . Critical praise went to the improved visuals , action sequences , and the portrayal of the title character . The film was number one at the box office , grossing over $ 263 million worldwide . Norton was set to reprise the role of Banner in The Avengers and any other MCU installment featuring the character , but he was ultimately replaced by Mark Ruffalo , who has signed on to portray the character in all potential sequels ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(1982_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982 , part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ( as The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man ) . Compared to the live-action The Incredible Hulk television series from Universal , this series followed the Hulk comic books much more closely , particularly with regard to the Hulk 's origin , the supporting cast ( though Rio and his daughter Rita do not appear in the comics ) , and the heavy use of fantastical elements . This was the second Hulk animated series : in 1966 , the Hulk appeared in 39 seven-minute segments as part of TV 's The Marvel Super Heroes ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(1996_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is an American animated television series starring the Marvel Comics character the Hulk . It ran two seasons , for 21 episodes , on the television network UPN from 1996 to 1997 . Lou Ferrigno , who portrayed Universal 's version of the Hulk on the live-action TV series from 1978 to 1982 , provided the Hulk 's voice . The show often featured cameo appearances by characters from other Marvel cartoons of the period . In the second season , the show 's format , after UPN decided that season one was too dark , was changed , and to give `` female viewers a chance '' , the network ordered that She-Hulk be made a regular co-star . As a result , the series was officially renamed The Incredible Hulk and She-Hulk . The second season also featured the Grey Hulk ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character The Hulk . The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner , Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk , and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee . In the TV series , Dr. David Banner , a widowed physician and scientist , who is presumed dead , travels across America under assumed names ( his false surnames always begin with the letter `` B '' , but he keeps his first name ) , and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret : in times of extreme anger or stress , he transforms into a huge , incredibly strong green creature , who has been named `` The Hulk '' . In his travels , Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for a way to control or cure his condition . All the while , he is obsessively pursued by a tabloid newspaper reporter , Jack McGee , who is convinced that the Hulk is a deadly menace whose exposure would enhance his career . The series was originally broadcast by CBS from 1978 to 1982 , with 82 episodes over five seasons . The two-hour pilot movie , which established the Hulk 's origins , aired on November 4 , 1977 . It was developed and produced by Kenneth Johnson , who also wrote or directed some episodes . After the series ended , the fate of David Banner was a cliffhanger until 1988 . The filming rights were purchased from CBS by rival NBC . They produced three television films : The Incredible Hulk Returns ( directed by Nicholas J. Corea ) , The Trial of the Incredible Hulk and The Death of the Incredible Hulk ( both directed by Bill Bixby ) . Since its debut , The Incredible Hulk series has garnered a worldwide fan base ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of The Incredible Hulk episodes . The series began with two , two-hour made-for-TV movies on November 4 , 1977 and November 27 , 1977 . Regular one-hour episodes began on March 10 , 1978 and ended on May 12 , 1982 . It was created by Kenneth Johnson , produced by CBS , and ran for 82 episodes . The Incredible Hulk follows the story of David Banner ( played by Bill Bixby ) , a physician/scientist who , traumatized by the loss of his wife , douses himself with dangerously high levels of gamma radiation . He metamorphosizes into a giant , green hulk ( Lou Ferrigno ) whenever he becomes angry . The series chronicles Banner 's attempts to find a cure for himself , as he is pursued across the United States by investigative newspaper reporter Jack McGee ( Jack Colvin ) . The series was loosely based on the Marvel comic book of the same name . After the cancellation of the series , three television movies aired on NBC ( 1988 , 1989 and 1990 ) . On July 28 , 2006 , season one was officially released on DVD . Season two was released in the United States on July 17 , 2007 . Seasons three and four were released in June 2008 to coincide with the release of the 2008 Marvel Studios film The Incredible Hulk ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(comic_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk and his alter ego Dr. Bruce Banner . First published in May 1962 , the series ran for six issues before it was cancelled in March 1963 , and the Hulk character began appearing in Tales to Astonish . With issue # 102 , Tales to Astonish was renamed to The Incredible Hulk in April 1968 , becoming its second volume . The series continued to run until issue # 474 in March 1999 when it was replaced with the series Hulk which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to The Incredible Hulks third volume , running until March 2007 when it became The Incredible Hercules with a new title character . The Incredible Hulk returned in September 2009 beginning at issue # 600 , which became The Incredible Hulks in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family . The series returned to The Incredible Hulk in December 2011 and ran until January 2013 , when it was replaced with The Indestructible Hulk as part of Marvel 's Marvel NOW ! relaunch ."
},
{
"docid": "Innocent_Blood_(The_Incredible_Hulk)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Innocent Blood '' is an episode from Incredible Hulk Animated Series . It is a crossover featuring the Marvel comics character Ghost Rider . The episode was intended as a backdoor pilot for a Ghost Rider series airing on UPN , however the show never made it to production ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulks",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulks is a monthly comic book series published in the United Kingdom by Panini Comics as part of their Marvel ` Collector 's Edition ' line , featuring reprints of Marvel Comics from the United States . It began publication in April 2012 , replacing Panini 's defunct Fantastic Four Adventures series . The first volume ended in April 2014 after 27 issues , with a second volume beginning the following month . Volume 3 began in August 2016 , as the title began reprinting Marvel 's Totally Awesome Hulk series . Each issue typically features three stories , each of which revolves around characters such as The Incredible Hulk , She-Hulk , Red Hulk , Red She-Hulk , Lyra , Skaar and A-Bomb among others ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Trial_of_the_Incredible_Hulk",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk is a 1989 American made-for-television superhero film based on the 1978 -- 1982 television series The Incredible Hulk featuring both the Hulk and fellow Marvel Comics character Daredevil , who team up to defeat Wilson Fisk . As was the case with The Incredible Hulk Returns , this television movie also acted as a backdoor television pilot for a Daredevil series ( which was not produced ) . It was filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The Trial of the Incredible Hulk was directed by and starring Bill Bixby . Also starring are Lou Ferrigno , Rex Smith and John Rhys-Davies . Despite the film 's title , writer/executive producer Gerald Di Pego has stated that the idea of having the Hulk actually go on trial was never even discussed ."
},
{
"docid": "Marvel_Comics_Video_Library",
"title": "",
"text": "The Marvel Comics Video Library , released by Prism Entertainment , was a series of VHS/Betamax tapes that featured episodes from animated series based on Marvel Comics characters . A total of 24 tapes were released and included episodes from Spider-Man ( 1967 ) , Spider-Man ( 1981 ) , The Marvel Super Heroes , Fantastic Four ( 1978 ) , The Incredible Hulk ( 1982 ) and Spider-Woman . Each tape ran for approximately 60 minutes , and included 2 full episodes . The first episode could be from any of the series , but the second episode was always from the 1981 or 1967 Spider-Man series . The volumes were released in a numerical sequence , and each one featured a title and cover relating to a character that appears in one or both of the episodes on the tape . Most covers included the title of one of the episodes as well . The videos came in a slightly oversized case with artwork from Marvel Comics on the outside , complete with episode descriptions on the back . Characters featured included heroes such as Spider-Man , Hulk , Sub-Mariner , Captain America , Thor and Iron Man as well as villains such as Dr. Doom , the Vulture , Green Goblin , Magneto . The intent was to keep going with the series until every available episode of the various series were released on tape . However , Prism canceled the arrangement after two cycles were released , one with the hero 's names and one with a villain 's name ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Death_of_the_Incredible_Hulk",
"title": "",
"text": "The Death of the Incredible Hulk is a 1990 American made-for-television superhero film , the last of three revival films based on the 1978 -- 1982 television series The Incredible Hulk . Bill Bixby reprises his role as Dr. David Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno returns to play the Hulk . It was filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . Prior to Bill Bixby 's death in 1993 , there was talk of a movie The Rebirth of the Incredible Hulk television movie which would resurrect the character ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk:_Original_Soundtrack_Recording",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk : Original Soundtrack Recording is the licensed promotional soundtrack from the 1970s/1980s television series adaptation of The Incredible Hulk ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicholas_J._Corea",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas `` Nick '' J. Corea ( April 7 , 1943 -- January 17 , 1999 ) was an American author , television writer , director , producer and painter . Through best known for his work on The Incredible Hulk and the sequel 1988 telefilm The Incredible Hulk Returns , he was involved with many television series during the late 1970s and 1980s including The Oregon Trail , Airwolf , Street Hawk , Hard Time on Planet Earth and Booker . He was also the creator of the 1986 science fiction series Outlaws . Prior to his death in 1999 , Corea wrote episodes for Renegade , M.A.N.T.I.S. , Kung Fu : The Legend Continues and Star Trek-series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine and Star Trek : Voyager . He was also a one-time writer and creative consultant for Walker , Texas Ranger ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_Returns",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk Returns is a 1988 American made-for-television superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk which serves as a continuation of the 1978 -- 1982 television series The Incredible Hulk . In The Incredible Hulk Returns , Dr. David Banner , a scientist who transforms into a green-skinned superhuman monster when enraged , believes that he has found a potential cure for his condition , but he is sabotaged by the inexplicable arrival of the arrogant warrior-god Thor , who has been banished from Valhalla . The two then team-up to battle a rising criminal organisation . Bill Bixby returns as Banner and Lou Ferrigno reprises his role of the Hulk . Eric Kramer makes his first and only appearance as Thor and Steve Levitt stars as Donald Blake . This was also Jack Colvin 's last appearance as Jack McGee ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk:_The_Pantheon_Saga",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk : The Pantheon Saga is a video game that was developed by Attention To Detail and Silicon Dreams and published by Eidos Interactive for the Sony PlayStation , Sega Saturn and DOS in 1996 . The single player , side-scrolling action game is loosely based on storylines from the early 1990s issues of the Incredible Hulk comic book series ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hercules",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hercules was an ongoing comic book series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and published by Marvel Comics . The series starred the mythological superhero Hercules , his sidekick Amadeus Cho , the seventh-smartest person in the world , and half-sister Athena . The series began in the aftermath of World War Hulk with The Incredible Hulk receiving a title and focus change to Hercules . Though the title does not change until issue # 113 the first issue of the first story arc of The Incredible Hercules appears in issue # 112 . The ongoing series concluded with issue # 141 in February 2010 , with two succeeding miniseries announced . This was followed by Chaos War ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Incredible_Hulk_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is an overview of the characters depicted in The Incredible Hulk , a 1982 television series ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Incredible_Hulk_home_video_releases",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of home video releases for the 1970s -- 80s TV series The Incredible Hulk :"
},
{
"docid": "Fall_of_the_Hulks",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fall of the Hulks '' is a 2010 comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics . It ran throughout the ongoing Hulk and Incredible Hulk series , as well as a self-titled limited series ; featuring the Hulk and various members of his supporting cast ."
},
{
"docid": "Eric_Server",
"title": "",
"text": "Has a ref embedded in infobox Eric Server ( born December 4 , 1944 ) is an American television character actor , best known for providing the voice of computer brain Dr. Theopolis in the 1979 TV series , Buck Rogers in the 25th Century . He guest-starred in the Star Trek : Deep Space Nine episode `` The Circle '' and in the Battlestar Galactica episode `` The Magnificent Warriors '' . He also appeared as a Highway Patrol officer in the pilot episode of The Incredible Hulk ."
},
{
"docid": "Psychic_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A psychic is someone with claimed special perceptional abilities Psychic or The Psychic may also refer to Psychic ( album ) , by Darkside 2013 Psychic , 1991 film with Zach Galligan The Psychic ( Sette note in nero ) , 1977 Italian film The Psychic , 1967 from list of Mission : Impossible episodes The Psychic , 1977 from list of Starsky & Hutch episodes The Psychic , 1980 from list of The Incredible Hulk episodes The Psychic , 1981 from list of Barney Miller episodes The Psychic , 1985 from list of Cagney & Lacey episodes The Psychic , two-part 1986 episode of Amen ( TV series ) The Psychic , 1990 episode of Street Legal"
},
{
"docid": "Bodybuilders_(On_the_Inside)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Bodybuilders '' was originally shot and aired as an episode of the Discovery Channel documentary series called On the Inside . This particular episode went into the sport of bodybuilding at the turn of the millennium , bringing light to various depths of bodybuilding that the general public had little awareness of at the time -- particularly natural bodybuilding . This episode aired for 8 years on 4 different networks . It inspired countless of thousands of people to achieve healthier greater physiques . Of all the bodybuilding documentaries , in terms of popularity , it comes second only to Pumping Iron , which was the documentary that turned Arnold Schwarzenegger into a household name . It also featured the former Incredible Hulk actor , Lou Ferrigno . IMDB ( Internet Movie Data Base ) credited cast list : Arnold Schwarzenegger , Lesa Lewis , Lou Ferrigno , Frank Zane , Jay Cutler , Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls , Stan McQuay , Corinna Everson , Craig Titus , Joe Weider , Ben Weider , and Travis Wojcik ."
},
{
"docid": "Chaos_War",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Chaos War '' is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series : the five-issue miniseries Chaos War , written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente , supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-shot publications , and by three issues of Incredible Hulks , a temporary iteration of the long-running series The Incredible Hulk . It follows the `` Incredible Hercules '' storyline written by Pak and Van Lente . The plot concerns a group of mythological gods and others assembled by the Greek god superhero Hercules to battle the Chaos King , the embodiment of the chaos and nothingness that preceded creation , which wants to wipe out all existence ."
},
{
"docid": "Marlo_Chandler",
"title": "",
"text": "Marlo Chandler is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe . Created by writer Peter David , she first appeared in The Incredible Hulk # 347 ( September 1988 ) , and became an ongoing supporting character , first in that book , and later in the Captain Marvel series published between 1999 -- 2004 . She is the wife of Rick Jones , a perennial sidekick to the Incredible Hulk , and was a best friend to Betty Ross , the wife of Hulk 's alter ego Bruce Banner . In keeping with her introduction during a storyline in which the Hulk was involved with organized crime , Marlo 's name combines the surnames of fictional detective Philip Marlowe ( e.g. Marlo ) and his creator Raymond Chandler ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk : Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack for The Incredible Hulk , composed by Craig Armstrong ."
},
{
"docid": "Hulk:_The_Manga",
"title": "",
"text": "is an original Japanese manga story arc of The Incredible Hulk . It was originally published in Japan in 1970 and 1971 . It was alternately authored by Yukio Togawa and Kazuo Koike , with art by Kosei Saigo and Yoshihiro Morito with ripped art from Herb Trimpe Spider-Man also got this treatment , with the Spider-Man stories ( primarily by Ryoichi Ikegami ) proving quite popular , leading to many reprints over the years , other attempts were made at crossover properties in the 1990s with X-Men The Manga being created to follow the storyline of the anime . The Hulk stories were less fortunate , and have never been reprinted or translated since their initial outings . Consequently , very little is known about the series . Distinctively , these stories were just referred to as Hulk , rather than The Incredible Hulk as with Japanese Language International Editions of Marvel U.S. stories ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Death_in_the_Family_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Death in the Family is a 1957 novel by James Agee . A Death in the Family may also refer to : A Death in the Family ( audio play ) , a 2010 audio drama based on the TV series Doctor Who `` Batman : A Death in the Family '' , a 1980s Batman comic book story arc A Death in the Family , a 1983 opera by William Mayer based on Agee 's novel `` Bloody Kisses ( A Death in the Family ) '' , a 1993 song by Type O Negative from Bloody Kisses A Death in the Family , a 2009 novel by Karl Ove Knausgård In television : `` A Death in the Family '' ( Law & Order ) , an episode of Law & Order `` A Death in the Family '' , an episode of Always Greener `` A Death in the Family '' , an episode of Castle `` A Death in the Family '' , an episode of Dallas `` Death in the Family '' , an episode of The Incredible Hulk `` A Death in the Family '' , an episode of Night Gallery `` A Death in the Family '' , an episode of Touched by an Angel A Death in the Family , a 2002 TV movie version of the novel , starring Annabeth Gish"
},
{
"docid": "Ultimate_Wolverine_vs._Hulk",
"title": "",
"text": "Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk is a comic book miniseries , published by Marvel Comics . The series is set in one of Marvel 's shared universes , the Ultimate Universe . It was written by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof , and illustrated by artist Leinil Francis Yu and colorist Dave McCaig . The title characters square off after Wolverine is contracted by Nick Fury to assassinate the Hulk , who is known to be residing in Tibet . The series features cameos by other Ultimate characters , as well as the introduction of Ultimate She-Hulk . It was originally planned as a six-issue , bimonthly series . But after two issues , the remainder of the series was postponed until Lindelof finished all of the scripts , and the series began publication again with a new issue in March 2009 . The series takes place between Ultimate X-Men issues 69 and 71 and before Ultimates 2 issue 11 . The miniseries is a throwback to Wolverine 's comic debut in The Incredible Hulk # 180-182 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk , also simply known as Hulk ( which originated as a fictional character of Marvel Comics ) , may refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "The_Incredible_Hulk_(roller_coaster)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Incredible Hulk is a launched roller coaster located in the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando Resort . As the name suggests , the ride is themed after comic book superhero character , the Hulk . The ride was positively received when it opened on May 28 , 1999 . It is the first Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster to feature a launch design , primarily implemented by Universal Creative and MTS Systems Corporation . The launched lift hill accelerates the train to 40 mph in approximately two seconds and reaches a top speed of 67 mph . Riders experience seven inversions throughout the course of the 3800 ft ride . The roller coaster temporarily closed on September 8 , 2015 , for a major refurbishment , reopening to the public on August 4 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Olivia_Barash",
"title": "",
"text": "Olivia Barash ( born January 11 , 1965 , in Miami , Florida ) is an American actress . As an adult , she has appeared in films , including the cult film Repo Man , and on television as a child actress , including Little House on the Prairie , Charlie 's Angels , Soap , and as an adult in Fame , and St. Elsewhere . She appeared in the pilot episode of The Incredible Hulk ( as a little girl whom the Hulk saves from drowning in a lake ) ."
}
] |
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A Perfect Circle was formed in a year.
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[
{
"docid": "A_Perfect_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan . A Perfect Circle has released three albums : their debut Mer de Noms in 2000 , a follow up , Thirteenth Step in 2003 , and an album of cover songs titled Emotive in 2004 . Shortly after Emotives release , the band went into hiatus while Keenan returned to Tool and starting up solo work in the form of the band Puscifer , and Howerdel releasing a solo album , Keep Telling Myself It 's Alright , under the moniker Ashes Divide . Band activity was sporadic in the coming years ; the band reformed in 2010 , and played live shows on and off between 2010 and 2013 , but fell into inactivity after the release of their greatest hits album , Three Sixty , and a live album box set , A Perfect Circle Live : Featuring Stone and Echo in late 2013 . However , in 2017 , the band returned to touring and announced plans to record and release a fourth studio album under a new record label , BMG Rights Management , between late 2017 and early 2018 . Prone to downtime due to Keenan 's other musical commitments , the band has featured a variety of musicians in the rest of the band 's role throughout its alternating periods of activity and inactivity . The original incarnation of the band included Paz Lenchantin on bass , Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar , and Josh Freese on drums , though Primus drummer Tim Alexander had briefly stood in as a drummer prior to Freese in the band 's initial live shows prior to releasing any material . Band collaborator and producer Danny Lohner and Marilyn Manson bassist Jeordie White were also members for a short period in the early 2000s . The band 's current lineup features former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha , bassist Matt McJunkins , and drummer Jeff Friedl , the latter two also being contributors to the related Puscifer and Ashes Divide projects . Despite the varied cast and numerous lineup changes , the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with Howerdel as music composer , and Keenan penning the lyrics and vocal melodies . The band 's studio albums have been generally well received critically and commercially , with their three studio albums selling 4 million copies collectively as of 2005 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Perfect_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "Perfect Circle can refer to : The Perfect Circle , a 1997 movie by Bosnian director Ademir Kenovic . Perfect Circle ( novel ) , 2004 novel by Sean Stewart Perfect Circle ( song ) , song from R.E.M. 's debut album Murmur A Perfect Circle , rock band The Perfect Circle Co. , U.S. manufacturer of piston rings , now part of Mahle GmbH"
},
{
"docid": "Ashes_Divide",
"title": "",
"text": "Ashes Divide is the name used for the solo project of American rock musician Billy Howerdel , guitarist of the alternative rock band A Perfect Circle , where he is the primary songwriter , musician , producer , and vocalist . The project 's debut album , Keep Telling Myself It 's Alright , was released in 2008 . Howerdel formed a live band and toured in support of the album through the rest of the year , but the project fell to the wayside after A Perfect Circle reformed and toured in 2010 and 2011 . Howerdel would work on both projects for a while until late 2012 , where he announced his primary focus is completing the second album , of which he hoped to enter the mixing phase in January or February 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Keep_Telling_Myself_It's_Alright",
"title": "",
"text": "Keep Telling Myself It 's Alright is the debut studio album by American rock band Ashes Divide , the solo-project by A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel . While efforts towards a Howerdel solo album were started even back in his time in A Perfect Circle during touring in support of their 2003 album Thirteenth Step , commitments to A Perfect Circle and other projects , along with some difficult recording sessions , pushed the album 's release out to April 8 , 2008 . Its first single , `` The Stone , '' entered radio circulation in January of that year ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Perfect_Circle_Live:_Featuring_Stone_and_Echo",
"title": "",
"text": "A Perfect Circle Live : Featuring Stone and Echo is a live box set by American rock supergroup , A Perfect Circle . It was released via the band 's own label , A Perfect Circle Entertainment , on November 26 , 2013 , a week after the release of the band 's greatest hits album , Three Sixty ."
},
{
"docid": "Ensō",
"title": "",
"text": "In Zen , is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create . The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment , strength , elegance , the universe , and mu ( the void ) . It is characterised by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics . Drawing ensō is a disciplined-creative practice of Japanese ink painting -- . The tools and mechanics of drawing the ensō are the same as those used in traditional Japanese calligraphy : One uses a to apply ink to washi ( a thin Japanese paper ) . The circle may be open or closed . In the former case the circle is incomplete , allowing for movement and development as well as the perfection of all things . Zen practitioners relate the idea to wabi-sabi , the beauty of imperfection . When the circle is closed , it represents perfection , akin to Plato 's perfect form ( Plato ) , the reason why the circle was used for centuries in the construction of cosmological models , see Ptolemy . Usually a person draws the ensō in one fluid , expressive stroke . When drawn according to the style of Japanese calligraphy , the brushstroke is especially swift . Once the ensō is drawn , one does not change it . It evidences the character of its creator and the context of its creation in a brief , contiguous period of time . Drawing ensō is a spiritual practice that one might perform as often as once per day . This spiritual practice of drawing ensō or writing Japanese calligraphy for self-realization is called . Ensō exemplifies the various dimensions of the Japanese wabi-sabi perspective and aesthetic : Fukinsei ( asymmetry , irregularity ) , kanso ( simplicity ) , koko ( basic ; weathered ) , shizen ( without pretense ; natural ) , yugen ( subtly profound grace ) , datsuzoku ( freedom ) , and seijaku ( tranquility ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Perfect_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Perfect Circle ( Bosnian : Savršeni krug ) is a 1997 Bosnian film by Ademir Kenović set in Sarajevo during the siege of 1992-1996 . It was written by Kenović with Pjer Žalica and the famous Bosnian poet Abdulah Sidran . The set designer was Kemal Hrustanović . The title derives from the ability of `` Hamza '' ( played by Mustafa Nadarević ) to draw perfect circles on paper ."
},
{
"docid": "Generated_collection",
"title": "",
"text": "In diatonic set theory , a generated collection is a collection or scale formed by repeatedly adding a constant interval in integer notation , the generator , also known as an interval cycle , around the chromatic circle until a complete collection or scale is formed . All scales with the deep scale property can be generated by any interval coprime with ( in twelve-tone equal temperament ) twelve . ( Johnson , 2003 , p. 83 ) The C major diatonic collection can be generated by adding a cycle of perfect fifths ( C7 ) starting at F : F-C-G-D-A-E-B = C-D-E-F-G-A-B . Using integer notation and modulo 12 : 5 + 7 = 0 , 0 + 7 = 7 , 7 + 7 = 2 , 2 + 7 = 9 , 9 + 7 = 4 , 4 + 7 = 11 . The C major scale could also be generated using cycle of perfect fourths ( C5 ) , as 12 minus any coprime of twelve is also coprime with twelve : 12 − 7 = 5 . B-E-A-D-G-C-F . A generated collection for which a single generic interval corresponds to the single generator or interval cycle used is a MOS ( for `` moment of symmetry '' ) or well formed generated collection . For example , the diatonic collection is well formed , for the perfect fifth ( the generic interval 4 ) corresponds to the generator 7 . Though not all fifths in the diatonic collection are perfect ( B-F is a diminished fifth , tritone , or 6 ) , a well formed generated collection has only one specific interval between scale members ( in this case 6 ) -- which corresponds to the generic interval ( 4 , a fifth ) but to not the generator ( 7 ) and this one differing interval is always the generator ( 7 ) plus or minus one ( 7 − 1 = 6 ) if the total number of specific intervals ( 12 ) and the generic interval 's corresponding specific interval ( 7 ) are coprime ( 12 and 7 are ) . The pentatonic scale is also well formed . ( Johnson , 2003 , p. 83 ) The properties of generated and well-formedness were described by Norman Carey and David Clampitt in `` Aspects of Well-Formed Scales '' ( 1989 ) , ( Johnson , 2003 , p. 151 . ) In earlier ( 1975 ) work , non-academic theoretician Erv Wilson considered the idea , and called such a scale a MOS , an acronym for `` Moment of Symmetry '' . While unpublished , this terminology became widely known and used in the microtonal music community . A degenerate well-formed collection is a scale in which the generator and the interval required to complete the circle or return to the initial note are equivalent and include all scales with equal notes , such as the whole-tone scale . ( Johnson , 2003 , p. 158 , n. 14 ) A bisector is a weaker substitute used to create collections that can not be generated ."
},
{
"docid": "Perfect_Circle_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Perfect Circle '' is an R.E.M. song and is the 6th track from their 1983 debut album Murmur ."
},
{
"docid": "Bolognese_bell_ringing_art",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bolognese bell ringing system took shape during the Middle Ages , and was perfected in the 19th century . It is a form of full circle ringing ."
},
{
"docid": "Present_perfect",
"title": "",
"text": "The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and the perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences . The term is used particularly in the context of English grammar to refer to forms like `` I have left '' . The forms are present because they use the present tense of the auxiliary verb have , and perfect because they use that auxiliary in combination with the past participle of the main verb . ( Other perfect constructions also exist , such as the past perfect : `` I had eaten . '' ) Analogous forms are found in some other languages and may also be described as present perfects although they often have other names such as the German Perfekt , the French passé composé and the Italian passato prossimo . They may also have different ranges of usage : in all three of the languages just mentioned , the forms in question serve as a general past tense , at least for completed actions . In English , completed actions in many contexts are referred to using the simple past verb form rather than the present perfect . English also has a present perfect continuous ( or present perfect progressive ) form , which combines present tense with both perfect aspect and continuous ( progressive ) aspect : `` I have been eating '' . The action is not necessarily complete ; the same is true of certain uses of the basic present perfect when the verb expresses a state or a habitual action : `` I have lived here for five years . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Carthay_Circle_Theatre",
"title": "",
"text": "The Carthay Circle Theatre was one of the most famous movie palaces of Hollywood 's Golden Age . It opened at 6316 San Vicente Boulevard in 1926 and was considered developer J. Harvey McCarthy 's most successful monument , a stroke of shrewd thinking that made a famous name of the newly developed Carthay residential district in the Mid-City West district of Los Angeles , California . The Carthay Circle Theater provided the `` circle '' for which Carthay Circle has come to be named . The auditorium itself was shaped in the form of a perfect circle , extended vertically into a cylinder , set inside a square that fleshed out the remainder of the building . McCarthy 's development was called Carthay -- an anglicized version of his last name . The theater was called the Circle Theater for its unique floorplan . Initially developed by Fox , it was called the Fox Carthay Circle Theater . The theater became better known than the development in which it was located , and this has led to confusion in the name of the area . The theater 's name meant `` the Circle Theater , by Fox , located in Carthay '' , but became incorrectly interpreted as `` The Fox Theater , located in Carthay Circle . '' The misinterpretation has stuck , and now the region is more or less officially known as Carthay Circle , even as its theater namesake has been gone for half a century ."
},
{
"docid": "Cantabrian_circle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cantabrian circle ( Latin : circulus cantabricus ) was a military tactic employed by ancient and to a lesser extent medieval horse archers . As Flavius Arrianus and Hadrian relate , this was the most habitual form to appear in combat of the Cantabri tribes , and Rome adopted it after the Cantabrian Wars . A group of horse archers or mounted javelin throwers would form a single-file rotating circle . As the archers came around to face the enemy formation they would let their missile fly . The effect was a continual stream of arrows or javelins onto an enemy formation . The tactic was usually employed against infantry and bowmen . The constant movement of the horsemen gave them an advantage against the less mobile infantry and made them harder to target by the enemy 's missile troops . The maneuver was designed to harass and taunt the enemy forces , disrupt close formations and often draw part , or all , of the enemy forces into a disorganized or premature charge . This was commonly used against enemy infantry , especially heavily armed and armored slow moving forces such as the legions of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire . The advantages of the Cantabrian circle is that the mounted archers do not have to make a perfect circle , allowing them to keep their distance from the enemy . The slower moving infantry have little to no hope of catching the mounted archers , putting them at a distinct disadvantage . The Cantabrian circle is similar to other cavalry maneuvers such as the caracole and the Parthian shot ."
},
{
"docid": "Passive_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "Passive is a song from the 2004 album eMOTIVe by A Perfect Circle . It is a remake of the song `` Vacant '' by the now-defunct band Tapeworm.Vacant was notably first performed by A Perfect Circle without Trent Reznor 's agreement ."
},
{
"docid": "Perfect_Circle_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Perfect Circle is a 2004 novel by Sean Stewart . It was nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2004 and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2005 . It is a contemporary realistic fantasy about an exorcist in Texas ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Perfect_Circle_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of American alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle consists of three studio albums , two compilation albums , one extended play , one video album , nine singles , one promotional single and ten music videos . A Perfect Circle is the brainchild of Billy Howerdel . After hearing demos of Howerdel 's music , Maynard James Keenan , the lead singer of Tool , offered his services as vocalist . Howerdel agreed , and the band formed in 1999 . They were then joined by bassist/violinist Paz Lenchantin , guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen , formerly of Failure , and drummer Tim Alexander , formerly of Primus . Soon after entering the studio to record their first album , Alexander was replaced by Josh Freese of The Vandals . Mer de Noms was released in May 2000 , selling 188,000 copies its debut week . The band embarked on a number of headlining tours all over the world to promote the album which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) one month after its release , and platinum just four months later . While preparing for their second album , Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen left the band to pursue other projects . They were replaced by bassist Jeordie White ( Marilyn Manson ) and guitarist Danny Lohner , both of whom had been involved in the production of Mer de Noms and the later Emotive album . Lohner performed only one track on the album before he was replaced by James Iha , formerly of The Smashing Pumpkins . Thirteenth Step was released in September 2003 , selling 231,000 copies its debut week . The band followed the release by touring throughout North America , Europe and Japan for the remainder of the year . In 2004 , the band continued touring in Australia , Japan , New Zealand and Europe , concluding in the late-spring in the United States . The album was certified gold just six weeks after release , and platinum in March 2006 . The third album , Emotive , was released in November 2004 , selling 142,000 copies its debut week . Two weeks later , the band released the DVD-CD set entitled Amotion . The set contains music videos for all eight singles , previously unreleased videos , and nine remixes . Emotive was certified gold five weeks after its release , and Amotion a month after its release ."
},
{
"docid": "Darker_Circles",
"title": "",
"text": "Darker Circles is a 2010 album by Canadian alt-country group The Sadies . It was released on April 27 , 2010 , on Yep Roc Records . The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize . `` Darker Circles '' won the top prize in Exclaim ! Magazine 's 2010 Folk & Country Year in Review . The album was praised for its richly detailed storytelling , `` staying on top of the Sadies ' progress over the past decade has been a wild ride . Aside from an endless string of collaborations , each album has edged closer to psychedelic country-rock perfection . The biggest obstacle has always been raising their songwriting game to the same level as their instrumental prowess , and that has finally been accomplished on Darker Circles . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Epicyclic_gearing",
"title": "",
"text": "An epicyclic gear train consists of two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other . A carrier connects the centers of the two gears and rotates to carry one gear , called the planet gear , around the other , called the sun gear . The planet and sun gears mesh so that their pitch circles roll without slip . A point on the pitch circle of the planet gear traces an epicycloid curve . In this simplified case , the sun gear is fixed and the planetary gear ( s ) roll around the sun gear . An epicyclic gear train can be assembled so the planet gear rolls on the inside of the pitch circle of a fixed , outer gear ring , or ring gear , sometimes called an annular gear . In this case , the curve traced by a point on the pitch circle of the planet is a hypocycloid . The combination of epicycle gear trains with a planet engaging both a sun gear and a ring gear is called a planetary gear train . In this case , the ring gear is usually fixed and the sun gear is driven . Epicyclic gears get their name from their earliest application , which was the modeling of the movements of the planets in the heavens . Believing the planets , as everything in the heavens , to be perfect , they could only travel in perfect circles , but their motions as viewed from Earth could not be reconciled with circular motion . At around 500 BC , the Greeks invented the idea of epicycles , of circles traveling on the circular orbits . With this theory Claudius Ptolemy in the Almagest in 148 AD was able to predict planetary orbital paths . The Antikythera Mechanism , circa 80 BC , had gearing which was able to approximate the moon 's elliptical path through the heavens , and even to correct for the nine-year precession of that path . ( Of course , the Greeks would have seen it as not elliptical , but rather epicyclic , motion . )"
},
{
"docid": "How_to_Draw_a_Perfect_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "How to Draw a Perfect Circle ( Portuguese : Como Desenhar um Círculo Perfeito ) is a 2009 Portuguese drama film directed by Marco Martins and starring Rafael Morais , Daniel Duval , Joana Verona , Beatriz Batarda , and Albano Jeronimo . Its plot revolves around a young man who falls deeply in love with his sister ."
},
{
"docid": "Yellow_mY_skYcaptain",
"title": "",
"text": "Yellow mY skYcaptain is the debut solo album by A Perfect Circle strings and bass player Paz Lenchantin , released in year 2000 . The album was produced by Lenchantin herself ."
},
{
"docid": "Berneuchen_Movement",
"title": "",
"text": "Berneuchen Movement ( Berneuchener Bewegung ) is part of the Lutheran Liturgical movement in Germany . It originates from German Youth Movement . The movement was born in 1920s , after the radical changes caused by World War I . The founders felt , that it was necessary to give to the spiritual life a greater and more perfect concrete form , in order to throw off the influence of liberal theology . The group met annually in the Berneuchen Manor near Neudamm in the New March , which gave the name for the circle . In 1926 the circle published the Berneuchener Buch , written by Karl Bernhard Ritter , Wilhelm Stählin , and Wilhelm Thomas . Berneuchen societies today include Berneuchener Dienst , Evangelische Michaelsbruderschaft and Gemeinschaft Sankt Michael , and its centre is the Kirchberg convent , the `` Berneuchener Haus '' near Sulz am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg . The Berneuchen movement has put emphasis e.g. on Bible reading , daily office and celebration of Eucharist . The movement has been an important field of Christian ecumenism . The annual `` Das Gottesjahr '' was published 1921-1940 and since 1952 the journal `` Quatember '' has been edited four times a year by Berneuchen societies ."
},
{
"docid": "Miami_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Miami Circle , also known as The Miami River Circle , Brickell Point , or The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site , is an archaeological site in Downtown Miami , Florida . It consists of a perfect circle measuring 38 feet ( 11.5 m ) of 600 postmolds that contain 24 holes or basins cut into the limestone bedrock , on a coastal spit of land , surrounded by a large number of other ` minor ' holes . It is the only known evidence of a prehistoric permanent structure cut into the bedrock in the Eastern United States , and considerably predates other known permanent settlements on the East Coast . It is believed to have been the location of a structure , built by the Tequesta ( also Tekesta ) Indians , in what was possibly their capital . Discovered in 1998 , the site is believed to be somewhere between 1700 and 2000 years old . Some scholars have questioned both its age and its authenticity . HistoryMiami , then known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida , signed a 44-year lease of the site in March 2008 , with plans to offer tours beginning in Spring 2009 . On February 5 , 2002 , the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It was declared a National Historic Landmark on January 16 , 2009 . On February 3 , 2014 , the Miami Herald reported additional postholes had been excavated in Downtown Miami , further indicating presence of ancient habitation ."
},
{
"docid": "Vi–ii–V–I",
"title": "",
"text": "In music , the vi -- ii -- V -- I progression is a chord progression ( also called the circle progression for the circle of fifths , along which it travels ) . It is `` undoubtedly the most common and the strongest of all harmonic progressions '' and consists of `` adjacent roots in ascending fourth or descending fifth relationship '' , with movement by ascending perfect fourth being equivalent to movement by descending perfect fifth due to inversion . The circle progression is commonly a succession through the seven diatonic chords of a diatonic scale , by fifths , including one progression by diminished fifth , returning at the end to the starting chord ( in C : between F and B ) and one diminished chord ( in C major , B ) : Shorter common progressions may be derived by selecting certain specific chords from the series completing a circle from the tonic through all seven diatonic chords , such as the primary triads bookending the progression : The ii -- V -- I turnaround lies at the end of the circle progression , as does the vi -- ii -- V -- I progression of root movement by descending fifths , which establishes tonality and also strengthens the key through the contrast of minor and major . The circle progression may also contain dominant seventh chords ."
},
{
"docid": "700th_Anniversary_Stadium",
"title": "",
"text": "The 700th Anniversary Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chiang Mai , Thailand , built to host the 1995 Southeast Asian Games and to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai 's establishment at the same time . It was also used for the 1998 Asian Games . Football side Chiangmai F.C. returned to the stadium for the 2009 season having used a municipal stadium elsewhere in the city in recent years . Architecturally , the stadium is clearly a forebear of the 5th December Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima . A continuous single tier , almost a perfect circle , rises up on one side to form a large main stand which provides covered accommodation for 4,500 spectators . Only the main stand has plastic seats and cover . The rest of the tribunes are uncovered concrete steps painted white ."
},
{
"docid": "By_and_Down",
"title": "",
"text": "`` By and Down '' is a single by alternative rock band A Perfect Circle in 2013 . The track represented the first studio material from the band in almost a decade 's time . The studio version appears on the band 's greatest hits album , Three Sixty , while a live version appears on their live box-set A Perfect Circle Live : Featuring Stone and Echo , both released in 2013 . The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Matt_McJunkins",
"title": "",
"text": "Matt McJunkins is an American musician best known for touring and recording with the American rock band A Perfect Circle . He is currently the touring bassist for Eagles of Death Metal . He is one of the founding members of The Beta Machine , a rock band formed with Jeff Friedl . McJunkins has also worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars , Ashes Divide , Puscifer , and Socadia ."
},
{
"docid": "Zwan",
"title": "",
"text": "Zwan was an American alternative rock band that was formed by members of The Smashing Pumpkins , Slint , Tortoise , Chavez , and A Perfect Circle . Zwan was started in late 2001 by Billy Corgan , lead singer and guitarist of the Smashing Pumpkins , after the Pumpkins disbanded in December 2000 . The band released only one album , entitled Mary Star of the Sea , before disbanding acrimoniously after their 2003 world tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Kirnberger_temperament",
"title": "",
"text": "Kirnberger temperament is an irregular temperament developed in the second half of the 18th century by Johann Kirnberger . Kirnberger was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach , held great admiration for his teacher and was one of his principal proponents . The first Kirnberger temperament , `` Kirnberger I '' , had similarities to Pythagorean temperament , which stressed the importance of perfect fifths all throughout the circle of fifths . A complete circle of perfect fifths is not possible , because when the circle comes to an end at the tone it began , it will have overshot its original pitch . Thus , if one tunes C-G , G-D , D-A , A-E , E-B , B-F , F-C , C-G ( A ) , A-E , E-B , B-F , F-C ... the new `` C '' will not be the same frequency as the first . The two `` C `` s will have a discrepancy of about 23 cents ( a comma ) , which would be unacceptable . This difference between the initial `` c '' and final `` c '' that is derived from performing a series of perfect tunings is generally referred to as the Pythagorean comma . Many tuning systems have been developed to `` spread around '' that comma , that is , to divide that anomalous musical space among the other intervals of the scale ."
},
{
"docid": "Meridian_circle",
"title": "",
"text": "The meridian circle is an instrument for timing of the passage of stars across the local meridian , an event known as a transit , while at the same time measuring their angular distance from the nadir . These are special purpose telescopes mounted so as to allow pointing only in the meridian , the great circle through the north point of the horizon , the zenith , the south point of the horizon , and the nadir . Meridian telescopes rely on the rotation of the Earth to bring objects into their field of view and are mounted on a fixed , horizontal , east -- west axis . The similar transit instrument , transit circle or transit telescope is likewise mounted on a horizontal axis , but the axis need not be fixed in the east -- west direction . For instance , a surveyor 's theodolite can function as a transit instrument if its telescope is capable of a full revolution about the horizontal axis . Meridian circles are often called by these names , although they are less specific . For many years , transit timings were the most accurate method of measuring the positions of heavenly bodies , and meridian instruments were relied upon to perform this painstaking work . Before spectroscopy , photography , and the perfection of reflecting telescopes , the measuring of positions ( and the deriving of orbits and astronomical constants ) was the major work of observatories ."
},
{
"docid": "Three_Sixty",
"title": "",
"text": "Three Sixty is a greatest hits compilation released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 19 , 2013 . The set compiles songs from previous albums by the band and includes one new song , `` By and Down '' . The album was also released in a deluxe edition ( with dark blue cover art rather than white ) which includes additional studio songs from the band 's back catalog and live tracks from 2011 featured on the limited edition box set A Perfect Circle Live : Featuring Stone and Echo ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Critics'_Circle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Critics ' Circle was established in 1913 as an offshoot of the Society of Dramatic Critics , that was formed in 1906 this organization became inactive . It is the national Professional body of British critics for dance , drama , film , music , visual arts and architecture.The association is equivalent of the American Theatre Critics Association although much older . For many years the Circle refrained from granting awards , but in 1980 the critics from the Film section ( a.k.a. the London Film Critics Circle ) established the ALFS Awards to acknowledge special achievements in the cinema . In 1989 the Drama section organized the first of its Critics ' Circle Theatre Awards ceremonies , but it was not until 2002 that Dance awards were presented , followed from 2011 with annual awards by the Music and the Visual Arts and Architecture sections . In addition to these specific annual awards , since 1988 the Circle has presented the Critics ' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts , voted for by all members of the Circle . The award takes the form of an engraved crystal rose bowl presented at a celebratory luncheon which , in recent years , has been held at the Royal National Theatre ."
}
] |
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Farrah Fawcett forfeited four additional Golden Globe nominations for her 1980s work in TV movies.
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[
{
"docid": "Farrah_Fawcett",
"title": "",
"text": "Farrah Fawcett ( born Ferrah Leni Fawcett ; February 2 , 1947 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American actress and artist . A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee , Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster -- which became the best selling pin-up poster in history -- and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 1977 ) . In 1996 , she was ranked No. 26 on TV Guide `` 50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time '' . Fawcett began her career in 1968 in commercials and guest roles on television . During the 1970s , she appeared in numerous television series , including recurring roles on Harry O ( 1974 -- 1976 ) , and The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1974 -- 1978 ) with then husband , film and television star Lee Majors . Her breakthrough role came in 1976 , when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the ABC series Charlie 's Angels , alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith . The show propelled all three to stardom , but especially Fawcett ( then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) . After appearing in only the first season , Fawcett decided to leave the show which led to legal disputes . Eventually she signed a contract requiring her to make six guest appearances in the show 's third and fourth seasons ( 1978 -- 1980 ) . For her role in Charlie 's Angels she received her first Golden Globe nomination . In 1983 , Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities . She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination . She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies , as a battered wife in the 1984 film The Burning Bed and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film Small Sacrifices . Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations . In 1997 , she gained some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman , but also garnered strong reviews for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall . She continued in numerous TV series , including recurring roles in the sitcom Spin City ( 2001 ) and the drama The Guardian ( 2002 -- 2003 ) . For the latter , she received her third Emmy nomination . Her film roles include , Love Is a Funny Thing ( 1969 ) , Myra Breckinridge ( 1970 ) , Logan 's Run ( 1976 ) , Sunburn ( 1979 ) , Saturn 3 ( 1980 ) , The Cannonball Run ( 1981 ) , Extremities ( 1986 ) , The Apostle ( 1997 ) , and Dr. T & the Women ( 2000 ) . Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 ; the 2009 NBC documentary Farrah 's Story chronicled her battle with the disease . She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on the documentary ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Poor_Little_Rich_Girl:_The_Barbara_Hutton_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Poor Little Rich Girl : The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 television biographical drama starring Farrah Fawcett . The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton , a wealthy but troubled American socialite . Released as both a television movie and a mini series , the film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film . Fawcett earned her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination , for Best Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaclyn_Smith",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacquelyn Ellen `` Jaclyn '' Smith ( born October 26 , 1945 ) is an American actress and businesswoman . She is known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 81 ) , and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run . She reprised the role with a cameo appearance in the 2003 film Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle . Her other films include Nightkill ( 1980 ) and Déjà Vu ( 1985 ) . Beginning in the 1980s , she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume . Smith began her career in 1969 in television commercials . In 1976 , she was cast in Charlie 's Angels , alongside Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett ( then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) . The show propelled all three to stardom , including an appearance on the front cover of Time magazine . She was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film for the title role in the TV film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy ( 1981 ) , and went on to star in numerous TV films and miniseries over the next 20 years , including Rage of Angels ( 1983 ) , George Washington ( 1984 ) , Kaleidoscope ( 1990 ) and Nightmare in the Daylight ( 1992 ) . She had a recurring role from 2002 to 2004 in the drama series The District and appeared as Olivia Hodges in two episodes of CSI : Crime Scene Investigation in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kate_Jackson",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucy Kate Jackson ( born October 29 , 1948 ) is an American actress , director and producer , known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the 1970s series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 79 ) and Amanda King in the 1980s series Scarecrow and Mrs. King ( 1983 -- 87 ) . Her film roles include Making Love ( 1982 ) and Loverboy ( 1989 ) . She is a three-time Emmy Award nominee and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee . Jackson began her career in the late 1960s in summer stock , before landing her first major television roles in Dark Shadows ( 1970 -- 71 ) and The Rookies ( 1972 -- 76 ) . She also appeared in the film Night of Dark Shadows ( 1971 ) . The huge success of her role as Sabrina Duncan saw her appear on the front cover of Time magazine , alongside co-stars Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith , while her role as Mrs. King won her Germany 's Bravo Golden Otto Award for Best Female TV Star three times ( 1986 -- 88 ) . She went on to star in the short-lived television adaptation of the film Baby Boom ( 1988 -- 89 ) . She has continued to star in numerous TV movies , including Quiet Killer ( 1992 ) , Empty Cradle ( 1993 ) and Satan 's School for Girls ( 2000 ) , a remake of the 1973 TV movie of the same name in which she also starred ."
},
{
"docid": "Extremities_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Extremities is a 1986 American thriller film starring Farrah Fawcett , Alfre Woodard , Diana Scarwid and James Russo . It was adapted from the successful , yet controversial , 1982 off-Broadway play of the same name by William Mastrosimone , focusing on a woman who captures her stalker and rapist in her home and exacts revenge on him with her housemates . Both Fawcett and Russo had appeared in the stage play ( Fawcett taking over a role originated by Susan Sarandon ) , and Fawcett received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Lange_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "The filmography of Jessica Lange comprises both film and television roles . In a career spanning forty years , she has appeared in overall thirty-three feature films , having two currently in post-production , seven TV movies and two series . In addition to theater arts , her name was credited in other works of non-fiction , such as documentaries . According to Box Office Mojo , thirty-one of Lange 's feature films have grossed a total of approximately $ 1 billion worldwide with an average of $ 33.74 million per title . Lange 's acting debut in the monster movie King Kong ( 1976 ) , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award , was followed by a role in the musical All That Jazz ( 1979 ) ; her second output delivered in the 1970s . Throughout the 1980s , she starred in ten major motion pictures , five of which earned her Academy Award nominations and four at Golden Globes , respectively . Apart from the winner on both ceremonies Tootsie ( 1982 ) , her other notable roles featured the films Frances ( 1982 ) , Country ( 1984 ) , or so far also her only work co-produced by herself , Sweet Dreams ( 1985 ) , and Music Box ( 1989 ) . Simultaneously , the actress received her initial exposure on stage in the summer theater production Angel on My Shoulder ( 1980 ) , as well made her debut on TV , starring in a remake of the Tennessee Williams ' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1984 ) ; her only contribution to the medium over that period of time . The subsequent decade , Lange was assigned a line-up of additional leads of comparable quality , appearing in ten theatrical films and three television productions . Among others , her 1990s titles included Men Do n't Leave ( 1990 ) , O Pioneers ! ( 1992 ) , Blue Sky ( 1994 ) , A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1995 ) , A Thousand Acres ( 1997 ) , and Titus ( 1999 ) . This time around , the actress was nominated for one Oscar which she won , four Golden Globes , winning two , and an Emmy ; her first nomination ever . She would also receive additional nominations for some of then newly established accolades , such as were the Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award ; one per each . Beside gaining wider recognition on TV that featured her one-off voice role made for the medium , she reprised her role in another play by Williams for the Broadway 's stage Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1992 ; sealed by a Theater World Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award-nomination for Best Actress -- Play , respectively . As she reached fifties , her screen career began to decline . In exchange though , Lange found a rapport most notably on TV . As a result of starring in three productions , such as Normal ( 2003 ) , Sybil ( 2007 ) and Grey Gardens ( 2009 ) , she extended her accolades with next two Golden Globe nominations , and so did she for Emmy with winning one eventually . She would also earn additional two Satellite Awards nominations , and a SAG Award 's ; her second nomination . On screen however , the actress became a subject of secondary roles . Aside from Bonneville ( 2006 ) or her only lead part from the 2000s , she would mainly join supporting casts for another six major films following the millennium . Alongside , she thus continued to develop her stage credits on two separate occasions at least ; on Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 2000 ) at the London 's Lyric Theatre , recognized with a Laurence Olivier Award nomination , and on The Glass Menagerie ( 2005 ) , back again for the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York . In 2009 , she contributed to a soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman as a lead vocalist . In the most recent decade , Lange has revitalized her performing craft by starring in FX 's horror anthology , American Horror Story ( 2011 -- 2015 ) . The show has exposed her work to a whole new generation of TV viewers , earning her four Emmy nominations , of which she won two , four Golden Globe nominations , earning one win , three SAG award nominations , winning her first , and two Satellite Award nominations , having won a special achievement category . Among others , she has also received four nominations for the Critics ' Choice TV Awards , earning one trophy , as well four nominations for the Saturn Award 's , and one People 's Choice Awards nomination . On screen in the 2010s , she initially followed with three supporting roles ; in the romantic drama The Vow ( 2012 ) , the erotic thriller In Secret ( 2013 ) and a remake of the 1974 crime film The Gambler in 2014 . Her most recent productions include the dramedy web series Horace and Pete ( 2016 ) and the road trip comedy film Wild Oats ( 2016 ) . On stage , Lange revised her 2000 role in a Broadway adaptation of Eugene O'Neill 's Long Day 's Journey into Night , produced by Ryan Murphy for which she won a Tony Award . Currently , Lange stars in FX 's new series Feud : Bette and Joan as Joan Crawford ."
},
{
"docid": "Murder,_She_Wrote",
"title": "",
"text": "Murder , She Wrote is an American crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher . The series aired for 12 seasons with 264 episodes from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network . It was followed by four TV films and an unsuccessful spin-off series , which was produced in 1987 , The Law & Harry McGraw . It is one of the most successful and longest-running television shows in history , averaging close to 26 million viewers per week in its prime , and was a staple of the CBS Sunday night lineup for a decade . In syndication , the series is still highly successful throughout the world . Lansbury was nominated for ten Golden Globes and 12 Emmy Awards for her work on Murder , She Wrote . She holds the record for the most Golden Globe nominations and wins for Best Actress in a television drama series and the most Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Murder , She Wrote , with those nominations netting her four Golden Globe awards . The series received three nominations but no wins in the Outstanding Drama Series category at the Emmys . It was nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category six times and won twice . After the series finished in 1996 , four TV movies were released between 1997 and 2003 . In 2009 , a point-and-click video game was released for the PC platform , followed in 2012 by a sequel . A spin-off book series , written by Donald Bain , continues publication at present ."
},
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"docid": "The_Great_American_Beauty_Contest",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy-drama TV film , starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker , Robert Cummings , Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance . It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13 , 1973 . Allmovie characterizes the film as `` An unsubtle but effective TV-movie satire of the ` Miss America ' syndrome '' , and calls the belly dance performed by Farrah Fawcett `` endearingly ridiculous . ''"
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jennifer_Lawrence",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations , including one Academy Award , one BAFTA Award , three Golden Globe Awards , four Critics ' Choice Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , seven MTV Movie Awards , five People 's Choice Awards , and five Teen Choice Awards . After playing minor roles in several films and television shows , Lawrence starred in her first major role on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show ( 2007 -- 09 ) , which earned her a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series . In 2008 , she won the Premio Marcello Mastroianni at the 65th Venice International Film Festival for the drama The Burning Plain . For her breakout role in the 2010 acclaimed independent drama Winter 's Bone , she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . The film also garnered her Best Actress nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press , BAFTA , SAG and Critics ' Choice award ceremonies , and won a Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review . In 2011 , she received several nominations for her portrayal of Mystique in X-Men : First Class , including the People 's Choice and Teen Choice Awards ceremonies . Lawrence won several awards for both her 2012 releases . For her performance in the comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy , the SAG Award for Outstanding Lead Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress , becoming the second youngest winner in the category . The same year , she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress , the Empire Award for Best Actress , the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance and the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie for portraying the heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games . The following year , her performance in American Hustle ( 2013 ) won her the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress and garnered her a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . From 2013 -- 15 , she received several awards and nominations for her performances in the other three films in The Hunger Games series , including the MTV Best Female Performance Award for Catching Fire , and three Critics Choice nominations for each films . The role of Katniss Everdeen made Guinness World Records to recognise Lawrence as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time . Her reprisal of Mystique in X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) earned her two People 's Choice Awards for Favorite Actress and Favorite Action Movie Actress . In 2015 , she starred as the eponymous inventor in the biopic Joy , which won her third Golden Globe Award in the Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category and another Academy Award for Best Actress nomination , making her the youngest person to receive four Oscar nominations ."
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kim_Basinger",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kim Basinger , chronicling her achievements in the film industry . Amongst other , Basinger has won an Academy Award , a Golden Globe ( out of two nominations ) , a Screen Actors Guild Award ( out of two nominations ) , an award from the National Board of Review , as well from the Southeastern Film Critics Association . For her lifetime achievements in the cinematic arts , she is a recipient of the Athena Award at Kudzu Film Festival , while has been bestowed two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Her work , however , has earned her additional nominations , such as for the British Academy Film Awards , the People 's Choice Awards , the Saturn Awards ( overall three ) and/or the MTV Movie Awards ( four in total ) ."
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"docid": "Glenn_Close",
"title": "",
"text": "Glenn Close ( born March 19 , 1947 ) is an American actress , singer and film producer . With an acting career spanning over 40 years , she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation . She has won three Emmy Awards , three Tony Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , and has received six Academy Award nominations . Close began her professional stage career in 1974 in Love for Love , and was mostly a New York stage actress through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s , appearing in both plays and musicals , including the Broadway productions of Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983 , for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . Her film debut was in The World According to Garp ( 1982 ) , which she followed up with supporting roles in The Big Chill ( 1983 ) and The Natural ( 1984 ) ; all three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She would later receive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Fatal Attraction ( 1987 ) , Dangerous Liaisons ( 1988 ) and Albert Nobbs ( 2011 ) . She won two more Tony Awards in the 1990s , for Death and the Maiden in 1992 and Sunset Boulevard in 1995 , while she won her first Emmy Award for the 1995 TV film Serving in Silence : The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story . She starred as Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter , winning a Golden Globe Award . In 2005 , she starred in the drama series The Shield . Then , from 2007 to 2012 , she starred as Patty Hewes in the FX drama series Damages , a role that won her a Golden Globe and two Emmys . She has voiced the character of Mona Simpson in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1995 . She returned to Broadway in November 2014 , in a revival of Edward Albee 's A Delicate Balance . Her other films include Jagged Edge ( 1985 ) , Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Reversal of Fortune ( 1990 ) , 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) , Paradise Road ( 1997 ) , Air Force One ( 1997 ) , Cookie 's Fortune ( 1999 ) , Heights ( 2005 ) , Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and The Girl With All The Gifts ( 2016 ) . Close is a six-time Academy Award nominee , tying the record for being the actress with the most nominations never to have won ( along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter ) . As of 2016 , Close has more Oscar nominations without a win than any other living actor . In addition , she has been nominated for four Tonys ( three wins ) , fourteen Emmys ( three wins ) , thirteen Golden Globes ( two wins ) , two Drama Desk Awards ( one win ) and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards ( one win ) . She has also won an Obie award and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and a BAFTA . Close has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame ."
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Amy_Adams",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Adams is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations , including two Golden Globe Awards , four Critics ' Choice Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award . Additionally , she has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six BAFTA Awards . In 2017 , Adams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry . Adams ' breakthrough role in the 2005 acclaimed independent comedy-drama Junebug earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won her the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she starred in Walt Disney Pictures ' romantic musical Enchanted , for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , the Critics ' Choice Award for Best Actress and three MTV Movie Awards . Adams ' performances in the critically acclaimed dramas Doubt , ( 2008 ) , The Fighter ( 2010 ) and The Master ( 2012 ) garnered her several accolades , including nominations from the Oscar , Hollywood Foreign Press , BAFTA , SAG and Critics ' Choice award ceremonies . Since 2013 , Adams has received two People 's Choice and four Teen Choice Awards nominations for playing the DC Comics character Lois Lane in the DC Extended Universe . For her performance as a con artist in the 2013 crime comedy-drama American Hustle , Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy and received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination . The following year , she starred as Margaret Keane in the autobiographical drama Big Eyes , which won her a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , making her the fourth actress to achieve this feat . She also received her second nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal . In 2016 , Adams won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award , the SAG Award , the BAFTA Award and the Critic 's Choice Award for Best Actress for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Marlee_Matlin",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress Marlee Matlin won the Academy Award for Best Actress , as well as a Golden Globe Award , for her screen debut in the 1986 romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God . Since then , Matlin , who is deaf , has received a number of awards and nominations for her acting work , including two additional Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy Award nominations for her television appearances . In 2009 , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Matlin has also received honors for her public service on behalf of the deaf , including a national Jefferson Award in 1988 . Gallaudet University , a private university that focuses on educating deaf and hard of hearing persons , awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1987 ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Candice_Bergen",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Candice Bergen . Bergen is a five-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for her portrayal as the title character on the long-running comedy series Murphy Brown . She was nominated for a total of seven Primetime Emmy 's for this role , winning five . She was also the recipient of two Golden Globe Award wins for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy . Throughout the 1990s and 2000s , Bergen had guest starred as Murphy Brown on various television programs , though in 2005 , she began starring on the spin-off series to The Practice , portraying Shirley Schmidt on Boston Legal from 2005 to 2008 . It garnered her critical acclaim , receiving additional Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations ; as well as five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her individual role and for the main cast of Boston Legal . Bergen is widely known mainly for her television work . Though she has been nominated for one Academy Award , one BAFTA Award , and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in film ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Sharon_Stone",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress Sharon Stone has won 10 awards from 41 nominations , including one Emmy Award , one Golden Globe Award , and two MTV Movie Awards . She has also received several `` dishonors '' for poor performances in films , earning three Golden Raspberry Awards , and two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards . Stone 's breakout role as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct ( 1992 ) earned her a Chicago Film Critics Association Award , Golden Globe Award , and Saturn Award nominations . This was followed by two nominations for MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female for the films Sliver ( 1993 ) and The Specialist ( 1994 ) . For her role as Ginger McKenna in Casino ( 1995 ) , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and received her only Academy Award nomination for the same category . She guest starred as an attorney who believes she can communicate with God in The Practice ( 1997 -- 2004 ) , a role that earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series . In Basic Instinct 2 ( 2006 ) , her return to the character Tramell received mixed critical reviews , and garnered her both a Golden Raspberry Award . Stone has also received a number of non-performance honors . She was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her contribution to acting . The actress was nominated for Golden Apple Award for being easy to work with according to her co-stars . In 2005 , she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France . She received recognition at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR with their research on AIDS ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Emma_Stone",
"title": "",
"text": "As of 2017 , American actress Emma Stone has won 31 awards from 93 nominations and was named runner-up for five of those nominations . She has been nominated for an AACTA International Award , two Academy Awards , and three British Academy Film Awards , winning one from the last of these . She has also won a Golden Globe Award , two MTV Movie & TV Awards , a People 's Choice Award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , and three Teen Choice Awards . Stone began her acting career with a role in a theater production of The Wind in the Willows in 2000 . She won the Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face for her debut film -- the teen comedy Superbad ( 2007 ) , which had her play a high school student . For the role of a zombie apocalypse survivor and a con-artist in the horror comedy film Zombieland , she received a nomination for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Comedy . At the 2010 Scream Awards , she garnered Best Ensemble award and Best Horror Actress nomination . She had her breakthrough with her first leading role in Easy A ( 2010 ) , a teen comedy which saw her play a high school student perceived to be sexually promiscuous . She was nominated for BAFTA Rising Star Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy , and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance . Her role was also included in TIME list of `` Top 10 Everything of 2010 '' . Stone played a supporting role in the 2011 romantic comedy-drama Crazy , Stupid , Love , for which she was awarded the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Comedy . Further success came with the critically acclaimed drama The Help ( 2011 ) , in which she played an aspiring writer learning about the lives of the African-American maids . The film won Best Ensemble Cast from Women Film Critics Circle , Broadcast Film Critics Association and Screen Actors Guild Awards ; she was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress -- Drama . For portraying Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man ( 2012 ) , she was nominated for the People 's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Movie Star of the Summer . The role of a recovering drug addict in the black comedy-drama Birdman ( 2014 ) earned her nominations for the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress , and MTV Movie Award for Best Performance . She also won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film . Stone won the Academy Award for Best Actress , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award and Volpi Cup for Best Actress for playing an aspiring actress in the musical La La Land ( 2016 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Cathy_Cavadini",
"title": "",
"text": "Catherine Janet `` Cathy '' Cavadini ( born April 21 , 1961 ) is an American actress , voice actress and singer . Most well known as the voice of Blossom on Cartoon Network 's animated television series The Powerpuff Girls and Tanya Mousekewitz in An American Tail : Fievel Goes West and in the subsequent TV series , Fievel 's American Tails . In 2003 , Catherine was honored with a White House Project Epic Award ( which gives recognition to projects that promote women leadership ) for her work in The Powerpuff Girls Movie as Blossom . In 1998 , Cavadini was nominated for an Annie Award for `` Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production '' for performing the voice and singing for the role of Mary in the animated movie Babes in Toyland . She also sang Dreams to Dream as the character Tanya Mousekewitz in the animated movie An American Tail : Fievel Goes West , which was nominated for Best Song at the 1992 Golden Globe Awards . In addition , she has received 2 Emmy Award Certificates for contributing to Outstanding Sound on the TV series , The X-Files ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Barbara_Hershey",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Barbara Hershey . Throughout Hershey 's acting career , she has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1996 film The Portrait of a Lady , received three Golden Globe nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for the 1990 TV film A Killing in a Small Town . At the Cannes Film Festival , Hershey became the first actress to receive back-to-back Best Actress awards , winning for Shy People in 1987 and A World Apart in 1988 . In 2010 , a resurgence in her career took place when she co-starred as The Queen in Black Swan . Hershey was nominated for her second BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ; and along with the cast of the film , was nominated for her first Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Angelina_Jolie",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie . She received three Golden Globe Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of First Lady of Alabama Cornelia Wallace in George Wallace ( 1997 ) , troubled supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia ( 1998 ) , and a sociopathic mental patient in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her later performances as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Christine Collins in Changeling ( 2008 ) earned her additional nominations , including for an Academy Award for Best Actress . For her work in the action films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and The Tourist ( 2010 ) , Jolie received awards based on popular votes , including an MTV Movie Award , two People 's Choice Awards , and four Teen Choice Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Leelee_Sobieski",
"title": "",
"text": "Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta `` Leelee '' Sobieski ( born June 10 , 1983 ) is a poet and American film and television actress . Sobieski achieved recognition in her teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact and as the daughter of a costume store owner in Eyes Wide Shut ( 1999 ) . She received an Emmy nomination for the 1999 TV movie Joan of Arc , and two Golden Globe nominations for Joan of Arc and the 2001 TV movie Uprising ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Michaels",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Michaels ( born February 15 , 1936 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a retired American film and TV show director and producer whose career spanned five decades . His directing credits include the television series Bewitched , The Brady Bunch , Love , American Style and the TV movies Once an Eagle ( 1976 ) , Homeward Bound ( 1980 TV movie ) ' , The Children Nobody Wanted ( 1981 ) , Sadat ( 1983 ) , Silence of the Heart ( 1984 ) , Rockabye ( 1986 ) , I 'll Take Manhattan ( 1987 ) , Leona Helmsley : The Queen of Mean ( 1990 ) ( Suzanne Pleshette was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Leona Helmsley ) , Father and Scout ( 1994 ) . Full credits are listed at www.imdb.com"
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Netflix",
"title": "",
"text": "| - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | style = `` text-align : center ; '' colspan = `` 4 '' | Total number of wins , nominations and pending | - | | | | | - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | colspan = `` 4 '' style = `` font-size : smaller ; text-align : center ; '' | Footnotes | -RCB- Netflix is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider . Netflix original programming has earned 146 awards of 707 nominations . TV series and documentary films have been awarded with Emmy , Golden Globe , SAG , NAACP , Peabody and other major accolades in the industry . Original programming has received Academy , British Academy and Grammy awards nominations . In 2013 , House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards . The first episode , `` Chapter 1 '' , received four nominations becoming the first webisode ( online-only episode ) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Eigil Bryld won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series , meanwhile David Fincher won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series . Both , Bryld and Fincher won for the episode `` Chapter 1 '' , making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode . The series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series during the ceremonies of 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 . The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama . Initially , Orange is the New Black was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . The following year , the series was submitted and nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Master of None have been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards . For the 74th Golden Globe Awards , both The Crown and Stranger Things were nominated for Best Drama series . For her work in House of Cards , Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Drama Series . She was Netflix 's first awarded person in major acting categories . Wright 's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series . She also earned a Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th , 66th , 67th and 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . Wright co-star and producer of House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , was nominated for the Golden Globe in the 2014 and 2015 ceremony . During the 2015 , Spacey , won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama . He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times . Later this year , Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series . Orange is the new Black actress , Taylor Schilling , received Primetime Emmy , Golden globes , Satellite Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . Uzo Aduba became the first and only person from a Netflix original to win a major Primetime Emmy category , she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Orange is the New Black ."
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"docid": "Ellen_Burstyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Ellen Burstyn ( née Edna Rae Gillooly ; December 7 , 1932 ) is an American actress . Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s , and over the next decade included several films and television series . Burstyn 's performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama The Last Picture Show brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination , after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles . Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in The Exorcist ( 1973 ) , and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her work in Martin Scorsese 's Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore . In 1975 , she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of Same Time , Next Year , and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play . Burstyn has worked consistently in film , television , and theatre since , receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way , including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations , five Emmy Award nominations ( two wins ) , and two more Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in the films Resurrection ( 1980 ) and Requiem for a Dream ( 2000 ) . Burstyn is one of the few performers to have won the Triple Crown of Acting . In 2013 , she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame ."
},
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"docid": "68th_Golden_Globe_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "68thGolden Globe Awards January 16 , 2011 Picture -- Drama : The Social Network Picture -- Musical or Comedy : The Kids Are All Right TV Series -- Drama : Boardwalk Empire TV Series -- Musical / Comedy : Glee Mini-Series or TV Movie : Carlos The 68th Golden Globe Awards were broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills , California on January 16 , 2011 , by NBC . The host was Ricky Gervais . The nominations were announced on December 14 , 2010 , by Josh Duhamel , Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood . Robert De Niro was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures . The Social Network won four awards , the most of any film , including best drama . It beat British historical tale The King 's Speech , which had entered the awards ceremony with the most nominations but collected just one award ."
},
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"docid": "Christine_Lahti",
"title": "",
"text": "Christine Ann Lahti ( born April 4 , 1950 ) is an American actress . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift . Her other film roles include ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) , Housekeeping ( 1987 ) , Running on Empty ( 1988 ) , and Leaving Normal ( 1992 ) . For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love , she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film . Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends , and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter ( 1982 ) and The Heidi Chronicles ( 1989 ) . An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee , she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home , and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope ( 1995 -- 99 ) . She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage . She also had a recurring role as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( 2009 -- 11 ) , as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 ( 2012 -- 16 ) , and Laurel Hitchin in NBC 's The Blacklist ( 2015 -- 17 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jamie_Lee_Curtis",
"title": "",
"text": "Jamie Lee Curtis , Lady Haden-Guest ( born November 22 , 1958 ) is an American actress and author . She made her film debut in 1978 by starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter 's Halloween ( 1978 ) . A big hit , the film established her as a notable actress in horror , and she subsequently starred in Halloween II ( 1981 ) , The Fog ( 1980 ) , Prom Night ( 1980 ) , Terror Train ( 1980 ) , and Roadgames ( 1981 ) , gaining the status of `` scream queen '' to mainstream audiences . Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres , including the cult comedy films Trading Places ( 1983 ) , for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , A Fish Called Wanda ( 1988 ) , and True Lies ( 1994 ) , for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Musical or Comedy . Curtis ' other notable films include Blue Steel ( 1989 ) and Freaky Friday ( 2003 ) , for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy . For her role in the television series Anything But Love , Curtis received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy . Curtis received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress -- Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in the television film , Nicholas ' Gift ( 1998 ) . Curtis also starred in the comedy horror series Scream Queens on FOX . Curtis is the daughter of the actress Janet Leigh and actor Tony Curtis . She is married to actor , screenwriter , and director Christopher Guest , 5th Baron Haden-Guest . Her 1998 book Today I Feel Silly , and Other Moods That Make My Day made the best-seller list in The New York Times . She has appeared in advertisements and is a blogger for The Huffington Post ."
},
{
"docid": "Small_Sacrifices",
"title": "",
"text": "Small Sacrifices is a 1989 American made-for-TV movie written by Joyce Eliason and based on the best-selling true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name . The film is about Diane Downs and the murder and attempted murder of her three children . It stars Farrah Fawcett , Ryan O'Neal , Gordon Clapp , John Shea and Emily Perkins . The film premiered on ABC on 12 November 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "Yoko_Shimada",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese actress . She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of `` Mariko '' in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun . She was the only female member of Shōgun 's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English , for which she relied on a dialogue coach , as she was not fluent in the language at the time . Her English improved greatly during the production , however , allowing her to work in a few English language films during the 1980s and 1990s . In 1981 , she won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series-Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for her work on Shōgun"
},
{
"docid": "Andrea_Jaffe",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrea Jaffe ( died on August 24 , 2016 ) was a prominent Hollywood publicist in the 1980s and early 1990s . Jaffe initially worked as an assistant at marketing and public relations agency Rogers & Cowan before working for PMK and establishing her own publicity company , Andrea Jaffe and Associates . Her clients included Tom Cruise , Farrah Fawcett , Oliver Stone , and Dustin Hoffman ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarah_Paulson",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarah Catharine Paulson ( born December 17 , 1974 ) is an American actress . After beginning her acting career on stage , she starred in the 1990s television series American Gothic ( 1995 -- 96 ) and Jack & Jill ( 1999 -- 2001 ) . Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as What Women Want ( 2000 ) and Down with Love ( 2003 ) , and had dramatic roles in films such as Path to War ( 2002 ) and The Notorious Bettie Page ( 2005 ) . From 2006 to 2007 , Paulson played the role of Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination . In 2008 , she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film The Spirit . Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie ( 2005 ) and Collected Stories ( 2010 ) . She also starred in a number of independent films , and had a leading role on the ABC comedy series Cupid in 2009 . She later starred in the independent drama Martha Marcy May Marlene ( 2011 ) , and received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance as Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change ( 2012 ) . Paulson starred as Mary Epps in the 2013 historical drama film 12 Years a Slave and as Abby Gerhard in the 2015 drama film Carol . Both films received widespread critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple Academy Awards . In 2011 , Paulson began starring in the FX anthology series American Horror Story , playing different characters in each of the show 's six seasons . For her work throughout the series , she has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards ( 2013 -- 16 ) and won two Critics ' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries ( 2013 and 2015 ) . In 2016 , Paulson portrayed real life prosecutor Marcia Clark in the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story , subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson . For her work in the series , she has been awarded the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries , Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama , and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Miniseries or Television Film as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie . According to Time magazine , she is one of the 100 most influential people of the year 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Brenda_Blethyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Brenda Anne Blethyn , OBE ( née Bottle ; 20 February 1946 ) is an English actress who has worked in theatre , television and film , best known for her role in Mike Leigh 's 1996 drama Secrets & Lies , and , from 2011 , for the title role in the TV detective series Vera . Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations , two SAG Award nominations , two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations , winning one . In addition , she has won a BAFTA , an Empire Award and has earned a Theatre World Award and both a Critics ' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work . Born into a working class home , Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973 . She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida ( 1976 ) and Mysteries ( 1979 ) . In 1981 , Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming . In 1980 , Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh 's film Grown-Ups . After a modest number of guest spots in several productions , in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-run sitcoms Chance in a Million and The Labours of Erica . Having followed her big screen debut with smaller supporting roles in films such as The Witches ( 1990 ) and A River Runs Through It ( 1992 ) , she made a major cinema breakthrough with her role in the 1996 dramedy Secrets & Lies , for which she received rave reviews . Blethyn has since appeared in an eclectic range of films , including independent comedies such as Saving Grace ( 2000 ) , Plots with a View ( 2002 ) and Clubland ( 2007 ) , music-themed films like Little Voice ( 1998 ) and Beyond the Sea ( 2004 ) and big-budget dramas such as Pride & Prejudice ( 2005 ) and Atonement ( 2007 ) , the latter of which rank among the biggest commercial successes of her career . In addition , Blethyn has appeared in television productions including The Buddha of Suburbia ( 1993 ) , : Anne Frank : The Whole Story ( 2001 ) , Belonging ( 2004 ) and War and Peace ( 2007 ) . Her most recent leading role in TV drama is the title role in Vera ( 2011 ) , playing Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope ."
}
] |
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Judy Greer has not appeared in multiple films.
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[
{
"docid": "Judy_Greer",
"title": "",
"text": "Judy Greer ( born Judith Therese Evans ; July 20 , 1975 ) is an American actress , model and author , known for several television and film roles . On television , her best known roles include Kitty Sanchez on Arrested Development , Ingrid Nelson/Fatty Magoo on It 's Always Sunny In Philadelphia , Trixie on Californication , and Cheryl Tunt on the animated comedy series Archer . In film , Greer is known for several supporting roles in romantic comedies , with appearances in What Women Want ( 2000 ) , The Wedding Planner ( 2001 ) , 13 Going on 30 ( 2004 ) , 27 Dresses ( 2008 ) and Love and Other Drugs ( 2010 ) . Her other film appearances include roles in The Descendants ( 2011 ) , Carrie ( 2013 ) and Jurassic World ( 2015 ) . In 2011 , Greer began hosting an online series of workout videos called Reluctantly Healthy , which was adapted into a series by Litton Entertainment in 2014 as part of their Saturday morning One Magnificent Morning block for The CW . 2014 also saw the publication of her first book , I Do n't Know What You Know Me From : Confessions of a Co-Star ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "List_of_Judy_Garland_performances",
"title": "",
"text": "In a career that spanned more than forty years , Judy Garland performed on stage , screen and television . Garland appeared in over forty films . She was nominated for multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards , receiving an Academy Juvenile Award and one Golden Globe . Her film career was interrupted in 1951 after she was cast in a series of films she was unable to complete , but she returned to the screen in 1954 in A Star Is Born and continued to appear in films until 1963 . Although Garland appeared in concert as early as 1943 , it was only when her film career stalled that she began regular concert appearances , beginning with a critically acclaimed 1951 concert series at the London Palladium . Garland set a record when she appeared for 19 weeks at the Palace Theatre in New York City , also in 1951 , and her 1961 concert Judy at Carnegie Hall is often considered as one of the greatest nights in show business history . She continued to tour until just three months prior to her death in 1969 . Garland starred in a series of television specials beginning in 1955 , when she appeared in the first episode of Ford Star Jubilee . The success of these specials led CBS to offer Garland a regular series . The Judy Garland Show premiered in 1963 . Although the show was critically well-received , it suffered in the Nielsen ratings from being scheduled across from Bonanza , which was then the most popular show on the air . The Judy Garland Show was canceled after one season but Garland and the series were nominated for Emmy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Jawbreaker",
"title": "",
"text": "Jawbreaker may refer to : Gobstopper or jawbreaker , a hard candy with multiple layers Jawbreaker ( band ) , an American rock band Jawbreaker ( film ) , a 1999 American film starring Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , Judy Greer , and Rose McGowan . Jawbreaker ( Transformers ) , several fictional characters in the Transformers universes Jawbreaker ( TV series ) , a Canadian talk show hosted by Brad Fraser Jawbreaker ( video game ) , a 1981 Pac-Man clone Jawbreaker ( Windows Mobile game ) , a 2003 video game Jawbreaker : The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda , a book by Gary Berntsen `` Jawbreaker '' , a song by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards `` Jawbreaker '' , a song by Judas Priest from Defenders of the Faith Jawbreaker , a type of professional wrestling throw"
},
{
"docid": "Addicted_to_Fresno",
"title": "",
"text": "Addicted to Fresno ( original title Fresno ) is a 2015 dark comedy that was directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Karey Dornetto . The film had its world premiere March 14 , 2015 at South by Southwest and stars Natasha Lyonne and Judy Greer as two sisters that find themselves in trouble after Greer accidentally kills someone . The film was released in the United States on September 1 , 2015 through video on demand , and was released in a limited release on October 2 , 2015 , by Gravitas Ventures ."
},
{
"docid": "Pottersville_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pottersville is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Seth Henrikson and written by Daniel Meyer . The film stars Michael Shannon , Judy Greer , Ron Perlman , Thomas Lennon , Christina Hendricks and Ian McShane ."
},
{
"docid": "Visioneers",
"title": "",
"text": "Visioneers is a 2008 satirical dark comedy directed by Jared Drake and written by Brandon Drake . The film stars comedian Zach Galifianakis and actress Judy Greer . The film premiered on June 12 , 2008 . The film was shot in Snoqualmie , Washington and surrounding areas ."
},
{
"docid": "Measure_of_a_Man_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Measure of a Man is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Jim Loach , based on the 1977 novel One Fat Summer by the author Robert Lipsyte . The film stars Judy Greer , Luke Wilson , Blake Cooper and Donald Sutherland ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Big_Split",
"title": "",
"text": "The Big Split is a 1999 romantic comedy independent film written , directed and produced by Martin Hynes , and starring Hynes and Judy Greer . The film won a Golden Trailer award in 2001 in the category `` Best Trailer - No Budget '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Our_Souls_at_Night_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Our Souls at Night is an upcoming American drama film directed by Ritesh Batra and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber . It is based on the novel of same name by Kent Haruf . The film stars Robert Redford , Jane Fonda , Matthias Schoenaerts , and Judy Greer ."
},
{
"docid": "Playing_for_Keeps_(2012_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Playing for Keeps is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Gabriele Muccino , starring Gerard Butler with Jessica Biel , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Dennis Quaid , Uma Thurman and Judy Greer in supporting roles . The film was released on December 7 , 2012 , in the United States and Canada by FilmDistrict ."
},
{
"docid": "Greer_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greer is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Andrew Sean Greer , American novelist Billy Greer , bassist Bonnie Greer , American playwright and critic Breaux Greer , American javelin thrower Dabbs Greer , American actor David Hummell Greer , Episcopal Bishop of New York George Greer , American judge , presided over the Terri Schiavo case ) Germaine Greer , feminist writer , activist and academic Gordon Greer , Scottish footballer Hal Greer , American basketball player Herschel Lynn Greer , American businessman from Nashville , Tennessee Jabari Greer , American football player James A. Greer , American naval officer James Greer , American novelist and screenwriter Jane Greer , American actress Jim and Emily Greer , co-creators of Kongregate John Greer ( disambiguation ) Judy Greer , American actress Ken Greer , Canadian musician Lynn Greer , American basketball player Michael Greer , American actor and comedian Miyu Greer , fictional character in My-HiME Ricardo Greer , Dominican American basketball player Robin Greer , American actress Rusty Greer , baseball player Sonny Greer , American jazz drummer Steven M. Greer , physician and ufologist Stuart Greer , American actor William Greer , American presidential bodyguard"
},
{
"docid": "Judy_Ongg",
"title": "",
"text": "Judy Ongg ( , January 24 , 1950 -- ) is an actress , singer , author , and woodblock-print artist from Taiwan . Born in Taipei , she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo , Japan , and after that , she naturalized and became a Japanese citizen . Her career has spanned more than four decades . Judy made her film debut in the 1961 Japan-U.S. production The Big Wave , based on the Pearl S. Buck novel . She enjoyed great popularity in Chinese-speaking countries , and won the Best Actress honor at the ninth Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival . She later won the Special Prize at the 19th Asia Film Festival . She has recorded for Columbia Records , CBS Sony and Toshiba EMI . Her 1979 hit Miserarete sold two million copies . Ongg has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta , and has appeared on the New Year 's Eve spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen with songs `` Miserarete '' in 1979 and `` Reika no Yume '' in 1980 . One of her most popular songs is `` The Story of O-Shin '' , the Cantonese opening song for the hit drama , Oshin . This song pushed her popularity among many fans of the series in Hong Kong . Judy was n't fluent in Cantonese , therefore , her accented Cantonese made the song very catchy . In television , Judy took roles in contemporary dramas and jidaigeki , including Edo o Kiru . She has also appeared in several stage productions . Judy was offered the role of Mariko ( Lady Toda Buntaro ) in the television miniseries Shogun , but declined the part . It was eventually played by Yoko Shimada . In 1999 , Judy organized and produced the `` Heart Aid '' charity concert at the Tokyo International Forum to raise money for survivors of the Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan . Her film credits run to nine titles ; television dramas , 31 ; variety , 11 ; radio , 2 ; commercials , 7 . Her music credits include over 40 singles and albums . Judy has written five books . Her prints have received numerous awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Jawbreaker_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jawbreaker is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Darren Stein . The film stars Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school . Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a murdered prom queen . The film was inspired by the film Heathers , and is often compared to it , particularly the plot involving a popular female clique , and the ostensibly accidental killing of one of its members . Of his concept for the film , Stein has stated `` The jawbreaker just came to represent the duality of the poppy sweetness of the girls , of high school and of youth , versus the whole idea that this thing could break your jaw '' . The film was released on February 19 , 1999 and was a critical and financial failure , although it has come to gain a cult following . Similarities have been drawn between Jawbreaker and the 2004 film Mean Girls ."
},
{
"docid": "One_for_Sorrow_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "One for Sorrow is a coming-of-age novel by the American writer Christopher Barzak . In 2014 it was adapted into the feature film Jamie Marks is Dead and debuted at the Sundance Film Festival . Directed by Carter Smith , the film 's actors include Liv Tyler , Judy Greer , Cameron Monaghan , Morgan Saylor , Noah Silver , and Madisen Beaty ."
},
{
"docid": "Lemon_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lemon is an American comedy drama film directed by Janicza Bravo , from a screenplay by Bravo and Brett Gelman . It stars Gelman , Judy Greer , Michael Cera , Nia Long , Shiri Appleby , and Fred Melamed . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2017 . It is scheduled to be released on August 18 , 2017 , by Magnolia Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Wilson_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wilson is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson and written by Daniel Clowes , based on the graphic novel of the same name by Clowes . The film stars Woody Harrelson , Laura Dern , Isabella Amara , Judy Greer , and Cheryl Hines . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2017 , and released on March 24 , 2017 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Jamie_Marks_Is_Dead",
"title": "",
"text": "Jamie Marks Is Dead is a 2014 American supernatural horror drama film directed by Carter Smith and based on Christopher Barzak 's 2007 novel One for Sorrow . The film stars Cameron Monaghan , Liv Tyler , Judy Greer , Morgan Saylor , Noah Silver , and Madisen Beaty . The film premiered in-competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "All_We_Had",
"title": "",
"text": "All We Had is a 2016 American drama film directed by Katie Holmes and written by Josh Boone . It is based on the 2014 novel All We Had by Annie Weatherwax . The film stars Katie Holmes , Stefania LaVie Owen , Luke Wilson , Richard Kind , Mark Consuelos , Judy Greer and Eve Lindley . The film was released on December 9 , 2016 , by Gravitas Ventures ."
},
{
"docid": "In_Memory_of_My_Father",
"title": "",
"text": "In Memory of My Father is a 2005 film directed , written , and produced by Christopher Jaymes . It documents the interactions and reactions that take place among three brothers on the day that their father passes away , which one brother films at the final request of the father . The movie stars Jeremy Sisto , Christopher Jaymes , Matt Keeslar and Judy Greer ."
},
{
"docid": "Men,_Women_&_Children_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Men , Women & Children is a 2014 American drama film dealing with online addiction . It is directed by Jason Reitman , co-written with Erin Cressida Wilson , based on a novel of the same name written by Chad Kultgen , and starring Rosemarie DeWitt , Jennifer Garner , Judy Greer , Dean Norris , Adam Sandler , Ansel Elgort , and Kaitlyn Dever . The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 , 2014 . The film was released on October 1 , 2014 , by Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Bonnie_Greer",
"title": "",
"text": "Bonnie Greer , OBE ( born 16 November 1948 , Chicago ) , is an American-British playwright , novelist , critic and broadcaster , who has lived in the UK since 1986 . She has appeared as a panellist on television programmes such as Newsnight Review and Question Time and has served on the boards of several leading arts organisations , including the British Museum , the Royal Opera House and the London Film School . She is also the Chancellor of Kingston University in Kingston upon Thames , London ."
},
{
"docid": "Barry_Munday",
"title": "",
"text": "Barry Munday ( alternatively known as Family Jewels ) is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Chris D'Arienzo ; it is based on the novel Life is a Strange Place by Frank Turner Hollon . The film stars Patrick Wilson as the title character , as well as Judy Greer , Malcolm McDowell , Chloë Sevigny , Cybill Shepherd , Billy Dee Williams , Emily Procter , Colin Hanks , Jean Smart , Mae Whitman , and Kyle Gass . It premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2010 . The film was released on October 1 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff,_Who_Lives_at_Home",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff , Who Lives at Home is an American comedy-drama film starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms , written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon . The film premiered on September 14 , 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and then saw a limited release in USA and Canada on March 16 , 2012 , after having been pushed back from the original date of March 2 . The film received positive reviews from critics ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hebrew_Hammer",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hebrew Hammer is a 2003 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman . It stars Adam Goldberg , Judy Greer , Andy Dick , Mario Van Peebles , and Peter Coyote . The plot concerns a Jewish crime fighter known as the Hebrew Hammer who must save Hanukkah from the evil son of Santa Claus who wants to destroy Hanukkah and make everyone celebrate Christmas . The film parodies blaxploitation films , and features Melvin Van Peebles in a cameo as `` Sweetback '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Rita_Desjardin",
"title": "",
"text": "Miss Rita L. Desjardin is a fictional character created by Stephen King for his horror novel Carrie . In the film versions , the character was renamed Miss Collins and portrayed by Betty Buckley , Rena Sofer and Judy Greer . She was renamed Miss Gardner in the musical and portrayed by Darlene Love ."
},
{
"docid": "Judy_Gringer",
"title": "",
"text": "Judy Gringer ( born 23 January 1941 ) is a Danish film actress . She has appeared in 60 films since 1958 . She was born in Copenhagen , Denmark ."
},
{
"docid": "Ordinary_World_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ordinary World is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Kirk . The film stars Billie Joe Armstrong in his first leading role , as well as Judy Greer , Selma Blair , Dallas Roberts , Chris Messina , Fred Armisen , Brian Baumgartner , and Kevin Corrigan . Filming began late 2014 in New York City . The film was originally screened at the Tribeca as Geezer , before its title was changed to Ordinary World , named after a song heard in the film . It is also the closing track on Green Day 's 2016 album Revolution Radio ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Greer",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Greer ( born James Robert Malley ; April 20 , 1938 -- September 14 , 2002 ) was an American actor , comedian and cabaret performer . He is best known for his appearances in the films The Gay Deceivers and Fortune and Men 's Eyes , and for being one of the first openly gay actors to appear in major Hollywood films ."
},
{
"docid": "Douglas_Greer",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Douglas Greer ( May 21 , 1921 -- January 6 , 2016 ) was an American child actor . He was a semi-regular actor in Our Gang between 1930 and 1932 , but also appeared in some feature films besides the gang . He often appeared in roles as a tough kid . Born in Canada , he moved with his family to Glendale , California in 1924 . He began working in the movies at age seven after winning a freckle contest . His freckles earned him the name `` Turkey Egg '' by Our Gang director Robert F. McGowan . After his retirement from movie business in 1934 , Greer founded a successful company for laboratory furniture and supply company . During World War II , Greer was a member of the 10th Mountain Division . He was also a magician and member of the Magic Castle Club . In his later years , Greer was also interviewed in some documentaries about Our Gang . Douglas Greer was married with his wife Doris Greer for 40 years until her death . They had children , grandchildren and great-grandchildren ."
},
{
"docid": "Judi_Farr",
"title": "",
"text": "Judi Farr ( born 1942 in Queensland , Australia ) is a much awarded Australian actress of theatre , film and television best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television . Farr has also appeared in Australian films such as December Boys ."
},
{
"docid": "18th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards , honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2011 , were presented on January 29 , 2012 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles , California for the sixteenth consecutive year . It was broadcast simultaneously by TNT and TBS . The nominees were announced on December 14 , 2011 by actresses Regina King and Judy Greer at Los Angeles ' Pacific Design Center 's Silver Screen Theater ."
}
] |
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25 was released in November and was successful.
|
[
{
"docid": "25_(Adele_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "25 is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Adele . It was released on 20 November 2015 , through XL Recordings . Following the release and international success of her second studio album 21 . Titled as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at 25 years old , 25 is a `` make-up record '' . The album 's lyrical content features themes of Adele `` yearning for her old self , her nostalgia '' , and `` melancholia about the passage of time '' according to an interview with the singer by Rolling Stone , as well as themes of motherhood and regret . In contrast to Adele 's previous works , the production of 25 incorporated the use of electronic elements and creative rhythmic patterns , with elements of 1980s R&B and organs . Like 21 , Adele worked with producer and songwriter Paul Epworth and Ryan Tedder , along with new collaborations with Max Martin and Shellback , Greg Kurstin , Danger Mouse , the Smeezingtons , Samuel Dixon , and Tobias Jesso Jr. . 25 received generally positive reviews from music critics , who commended Adele 's vocal performance and the album 's production . The album was a massive commercial success , debuting at number one in more than 25 markets and broke first-week sales records in multiple countries , including the United Kingdom and United States ; in the US , the album sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of release , marking the largest single-week sales for an album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991 . 25 eventually became the world 's best-selling album of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold within the year , and has sold 20 million copies as of June 2016 , making it one of the best selling albums worldwide . Following 21 , it was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting shipments of ten million copies in the United States , making Adele the only artist of the 2010s to achieve this certification with two albums . Many journalists felt that the album impacted the music industry by encouraging the public to return to buying physical albums , instead of downloading or streaming . 25 received the BRIT Award for British Album of the Year , while the lead single `` Hello '' won British Single of the Year . The album then won the 2017 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year , and Best Pop Vocal Album . `` Hello '' also won Grammys for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Pop Solo Performance ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Guilty_(Blue_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Guilty is the third studio album by English boy band Blue . It was released on 3 November 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 25 November in the United States . It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after its release , and it was certified 2x Platinum in December 2003 . The album was particularly successful in the UK , Europe , Japan and New Zealand , and has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide . `` Guilty '' , `` Signed , Sealed , Delivered I 'm Yours '' , `` Breathe Easy '' and `` Bubblin ' '' were released as singles from the album . `` Guilty '' , co-written by Gary Barlow , was the most successful single from the album , peaking at number two in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "25_Year_Reunion_Celebration",
"title": "",
"text": "25 Year Reunion Celebration is a live album credited to Judith Durham and The Seekers . It celebrates the 25th anniversary of the bands final performance in 1968 . The concert was recorded and Melbourne Concert Hall and released in November 1993 and peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts in January 1994 . The success lead to a sell-out UK tour across 1994 and 1995 at London 's ` Royal Albert Hall ' and ` Wembley Arena ' . The album was released in Europe in 1995 and in the USA in 1999 . The album was re-released in Australia with Decca Records on CD , DVD and Digitally in March 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_in_the_Tragic_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "Live in the Tragic Kingdom is a video release by the American third wave ska band No Doubt , consisting of a filmed concert at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim , California on May 31 , and June 1 , 1997 . It supported their commercially successful third studio album , Tragic Kingdom . It was released on November 11 , 1997 on Interscope Records on VHS ; November 25 , 2003 on DVD as part of No Doubt 's box set album Boom Box ; and as a separate DVD on June 13 , 2006 . A laserdisc version was also released in Hong Kong ."
},
{
"docid": "To_tha_Rescue",
"title": "",
"text": "To tha Rescue is the second and final album by rapper , D-Nice . The album was released on November 26 , 1991 for Jive Records and was produced by D-Nice and Naughty By Nature . Though not as successful as his previous album , To tha Rescue managed to find some success , making it to # 137 on the Billboard 200 and # 27 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Three singles were released `` To tha Rescue '' , `` 25 Ta Life '' and `` Time to Flow '' , with the latter two making it to the billboard charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Autobahn_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Autobahn is the fourth studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk , released in November 1974 . The 22-minute title track `` Autobahn '' was edited to 3:27 for single release and reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , number 30 in the Australian chart , and performed even higher around Europe , reaching number 11 in the UK and number 12 in the Netherlands . This commercial success came after the band had released three experimental and purely instrumental albums ."
},
{
"docid": "Say_Wonderful_Things_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Say Wonderful Things was a 1963 LP album by Patti Page , released by Columbia Records as catalog numbers CL 2049 ( monaural ) and CS 8849 ( stereo ) . The album was Page 's first LP for Columbia after her long and successful tenure on Mercury Records . The title song only reached # 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 , but was more successful in international markets such as Australia , Hong Kong and Japan . The album reached a peak of # 83 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart . It was re-released in compact disc form , combined with Patti Page 's 1964 album , Love After Midnight , by Collectables Records , on November 25 , 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Right_Place_Right_Time_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Right Place Right Time is the third studio album by English recording artist Olly Murs . It was first released on 23 November 2012 , by Epic Records . The album received mostly mixed and positive reviews from critics , most of whom called it catchy but predictable and said that the songs were nothing memorable . The album was also criticised for sounding too similar to Murs 's previous album , In Case You Did n't Know ( 2011 ) . Right Place Right Time debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 127,000 units . The album has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry . The album reached the top-five in Austria and the Republic of Ireland while achieved top-twenty positions in Australia , Canada and in the United States becoming his most successful album to date . The album spawned five singles . The lead single from the album , `` Troublemaker '' , which features vocals from American rapper Flo Rida , debuted and spent two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart , becoming his most successful single to date . `` Army of Two '' , was released as the album 's second single achieving moderate success . `` Dear Darlin ' '' , became Murs ' first UK top 10 hit ( aside from his number ones ) since `` Thinking of Me '' in 2010 , peaking at number 5 . `` Dance with Me Tonight '' will be solicited to contemporary hit radio in the United States on 20 August . It will serve as the second single in the US . The title track was released on 23 August as album 's fifth single . A special edition version which featured a DVD of the tour was released on 25 November 2013 . Murs re-released the album under the title , Right Place Right Time : Special Edition on 24 November , preceded by the release of new single `` Hand on Heart '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Saule_(singer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Baptiste Lalieu better known as Saule sometimes stylized SAULE in all capital letters , ( born September 25 . 1977 ) is a Belgian singer-songwriter who has found recognition and chart success with his single `` Dusty Men '' ( featuring Charlie Winston ) followed by his album Géant , that includes French quality music with Anglo-Saxon rock sound and country music influences . He is signed to the `` 30 février '' record label . Saule started writing music releasing his first EP , Saule , of four tracks on `` 30 février '' in November 2005 , followed by his first album Vous êtes ici in March 2006 on the same label with distribution rights to the Bang label . The January 2009 album Western with eleven titles and four bonus tracks with heavy traditional country music influences was also marketed in France and Switzerland through Polydor in addition to Belgium . Géant , released in November 2012 , has had chart success in France ."
},
{
"docid": "Travie_McCoy_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American rapper Travie McCoy has released one studio album and sixteen singles , including twelve as a featured artist . In early May 2010 , McCoy released the hit single `` Billionaire '' with Bruno Mars , which has been successful in Europe and the US since its release . McCoy released his first solo album , Lazarus on June 8 , 2010 , after being in the works for a year and a half . The album debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart with sales of 15,000 copies . On 21 August 2010 Lazarus was released in Europe and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 69 . `` Need You '' was the second single from the album in the US , released in September 2010 . `` We 'll Be Alright '' was released on October 25 , 2010 as the second single in the United Kingdom . In November 2010 , McCoy collaborated with English R&B artist Taio Cruz on Cruz 's single `` Higher '' . In January 2012 , McCoy collaborated with English girl group Stooshe on their single `` Love Me '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Slowhand",
"title": "",
"text": "Slowhand is a 1977 album by Eric Clapton . Released on 25 November by RSO Records , and titled after Clapton 's nickname , it is one of his commercially and critically most successful studio albums . Slowhand produced the two hit singles `` Lay Down Sally '' and `` Wonderful Tonight '' , reached various international music charts and was honored with numerous awards and recording certifications . In 2012 , a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album 's 35th anniversary ."
},
{
"docid": "Les_Soul_Men",
"title": "",
"text": "Les Soul Men is a hugely successful 2013 cover album by French international R&B trio Vigon Bamy Jay composed of English and French classics and at times a bilingual combined English/French interpretations . The album released on 25 March 2013 reached number 7 on the French SNEP Albums Chart . The album was rereleased on 25 November 2013 with additional tracks including many participating vocals and a number of music video bonuses , interviews , `` making of ' and live concert recordings ."
},
{
"docid": "Escape_the_Fate_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Escape the Fate is the third studio album by American rock band Escape the Fate . It was released worldwide on November 2 , 2010 . It is the band 's first and only album released on DGC/Interscope following their departure from Epitaph Records . The album charted No. 25 on the Billboard 200 , No. 1 at Hard Rock Albums , No. 14 in a Rock Albums , No. 13 in Alternative and Independent charts and No. 118 in Digital Albums Chart . Upon release , the album has received generally positive reviews , and is Escape the Fate 's most successful album to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Gods_of_the_Earth",
"title": "",
"text": "Gods of the Earth is the second studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword , released in the United States on April 1 , 2008 . It gave the band their first experience of commercial success when it peaked at # 102 on the Billboard 200 chart . The single released from the album was `` Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians '' , which did not chart . Gods of the Earth was later re-released as part of a two-disc box set with Age of Winters on November 25 , 2008 . Their track `` The Black River '' was featured in the game Guitar Hero : Metallica , released in March 2009 . `` Maiden , Mother & Crone '' is featured in Guitar Hero 5 , released in September 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Llena_de_dulzura",
"title": "",
"text": "Llena de dulzura is the third album by Mexican iconic pop singer Yuri . It was released on November 25 , 1981 . It was instant success and the record label went overseas to expand the `` yurimania '' , this album hit Spain , earning the first Gold Album from Spain to a Mexican singer ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Kiss_for_the_Petals",
"title": "",
"text": ", is a Japanese adult yuri visual novel series created by the dōjin group Fuguriya . The series debuted on November 25 , 2006 with the visual novel of the same name for PC . Since then , a total of 23 titles have been released , with the most recent one being released on October 26 , 2016 . Following the success of the first game , it quickly expanded into a series of visual novels , light novels , drama CDs , artbooks , radio shows and even an anime adaptation ."
},
{
"docid": "Ear_to_the_Street",
"title": "",
"text": "Ear to the Street is the debut album released by hip hop duo The Conscious Daughters . It was released on November 30 , 1993 for Scarface Records , distributed by Priority Records and produced by rapper Paris . Ear to the Street was a success on the billboard charts , it made it to 126 on the Billboard 200 , 25 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart and 7 on the Top Heatseekers . Also two singles made it to the Billboard charts , `` Somethin' To Ride To ( Fonky Expedition ) '' and `` We Roll Deep '' ."
},
{
"docid": "To_the_Moon_and_Back_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` To the Moon and Back '' is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden . It was released in Australia on 4 November 1996 as the second single from their self titled 1997 album . It was the follow up to their hit `` I Want You '' . It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Song of the Year . The song became a Top 3 hit on the UK Singles Chart , and a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and was also the band 's first number one in its native country . While it did not have the success in America that `` I Want You '' did , the runaway success of its follow up `` Truly Madly Deeply '' inspired Savage Garden and Columbia Records to remix `` To the Moon and Back '' and release it again in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "Patricia_Kelly",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Patricia Kelly ( born 25 November March 1969 ) is an Irish-American singer and songwriter . Born in Gamonal , Spain , she came to prominence with her musical family The Kelly Family , a multi-generational pop group that achieved success in Europe in the 1990s . During their hiatus , Kelly released several solo albums ."
},
{
"docid": "In_tha_Beginning...There_Was_Rap",
"title": "",
"text": "In tha Beginning ... There Was Rap is a compilation album presented by Priority Records , released on November 25 , 1997 . The album featured cover versions of classic old school hip hop song done by some of hip hop 's most popular acts at the time . The album was a success , peaking at 15 on the Billboard 200 and 4 on the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Less than two months after its release on January 9 , 1998 , it was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies ."
},
{
"docid": "Měls_mě_vůbec_rád",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Měls mě vůbec rád '' ( Did You Like Me at All ) is the debut album by the pop singer Ewa Farna , released on the November 6 , 2006 . It was very successful in the Czech Republic , gaining platinum status within a year of release , with over 25 thousand copies sold . The album 's first single was `` Měls mě vůbec rád '' , followed by the hit `` Zapadlej krám '' , which both reached the Top 5 on the T-Music chart . Six songs on the album are covers with translated lyrics ."
},
{
"docid": "Alive_(Sia_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Alive '' is the lead single from Australian singer and songwriter Sia 's seventh studio album This Is Acting ( 2016 ) . It was co-written by Sia , Adele , and Tobias Jesso Jr. . The song was produced by Jesse Shatkin . `` Alive '' was released on 25 September 2015 . The song was originally intended for Adele 's third studio album , 25 , along with `` Bird Set Free '' . However , since Adele decided not to use the songs , she let Sia use them for her seventh studio album . Musically , it is a midtempo pop and synthpop song . On 22 September 2015 Sia posted a tweet on Twitter which hinted that the single would be released on September 25 . The next day she released a 15-second preview of the music video on her VEVO account . The song achieved moderate commercial success , reaching the top 40 in over 15 countries , including Spain , Belgium and France . In the UK , the song 30 on the UK Singles Chart . The song reached number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 , failing to reach the upper half of the chart . The music video for the song was released on 5 November 2015 . It has received over 100 million views . The song received generally positive reviews , with critics praising Sia 's powerful , electrifying vocals . Sia has performed the song multiple times on camera , including The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Saturday Night Live , and The X Factor ."
},
{
"docid": "Dingue,_dingue,_dingue",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Dingue , dingue , dingue '' is a 2009 song recorded by French singer Christophe Maé . It was the lead single from his third studio album On trace la route , and his eighth single overall . An official statement from his label Warner Music announced the single would be released to radio stations on 27 November 2009 after a CD promo was sent . It was later released digitally on 7 December and physically on 25 January 2010 . It achieved success in France , being Maé 's second number one hit single after `` On s ` attache '' in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "(Là)_Où_je_pars",
"title": "",
"text": "( Là ) où je pars is the first solo album recorded by French singer Emmanuel Moire . It was first released on 13 November 2006 , then on 21 May 2007 in its second version . Four tracks from the album were released as singles - `` Le Sourire '' , '' Ça me fait du bien '' , `` Là où je pars '' and `` Si c ' était ça la vie '' , but they were only available digitally and on airplay ( except `` Le Sourire '' , which was released as CD single and peak at number seven in France ) . The album achieved some success : it debuted at a peak of number eight on the French albums chart and totaled 70 weeks in the top 200 . In Belgium ( Wallonia ) , it started at number 71 on 25 November 2006 and reached number 34 seven weeks later , and fell off the top 100 after 18 weeks . The album passed almost unnoticed in Switzerland where it was ranked low for a sole week ."
},
{
"docid": "Bölzer",
"title": "",
"text": "Bölzer are a Swiss extreme metal band from Zurich , formed in 2008 . The band have said that the meaning behind the name is `` a powerful force or blow or strike that has no regard for the consequences or the repercussions . And in that sense it 's not directed either , it 's just a chaotic strike of energy ... . a force of chaos , and a force of life and death and anything . '' To date they have released three EPs , and their debut studio full-length album Hero was released on November 25 , 2016 on Iron Bonehead Productions . The band 's 2013 EP Aura generated substantial acclaim from music critics and metal fans . It has been frequently described as one of the best metal releases of 2013 by sites such as NPR Music and Stereogum , despite its brief length . NPR have described the band as `` one of 2014 's biggest extreme metal success stories . '' The success of the EP gained them slots at major music festivals including Maryland Deathfest 2014 and North of the Wall 2015 in Glasgow , and they have been described as `` Switzerland 's finest death metal duo of recent history '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Video_Retrospective",
"title": "",
"text": "Video Retrospective is the first video album by American rock singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz , released on November 25 , 1991 in VHS format by Virgin Records America due to the success of his second album Mama Said . The album contains all of Kravitz 's first music videos filmed from 1989 to 1991 from his first two albums , Let Love Rule and Mama Said ."
},
{
"docid": "Busted_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Busted are an English pop rock band from Southend-on-Sea , Essex , consisting of James Bourne , Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson . Formed in 2001 , the band had four UK number-one singles , released two studio albums , Busted ( 2002 ) and A Present for Everyone ( 2003 ) , one compilation album and one live album before breaking up in January 2005 following Simpson 's decision to pursue a career fronting post-hardcore band Fightstar . They have also won two Brit Awards and won The Record of the Year in 2004 with their single `` Thunderbirds '' , amongst other awards . Busted have sold over 5 million albums worldwide . In November 2013 , Willis and Bourne announced plans to tour together with McFly as the supergroup McBusted in 2014 , and this continued into 2015 . On 10 November 2015 , it was revealed that Simpson had rejoined Busted after successful secret writing sessions . The band then embarked on the Pigs Can Fly arena tour in May 2016 and released their third studio album , Night Driver , on 25 November 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Turnaround_(Westlife_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Turnaround is the fourth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife , released on 24 November 2003 by BMG . The first single released was the upbeat track , `` Hey Whatever '' . The next single was a cover of the Barry Manilow hit , `` Mandy '' . The band 's version earned them their 12th UK number one and an Irish record of the year award . `` Obvious '' , an original song , was the third and final single released from the album . Turnaround was the last album to feature member Brian McFadden . The album was the 23rd best selling album of 2003 in the UK . The album was re-released in a box set on 25 January 2005 with their debut album , Westlife . The album received favourable reviews from music critics , while it attained commercial success , topping the UK and Ireland charts , while reaching the top-ten in many countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Vic_Chesnutt",
"title": "",
"text": "James Victor `` Vic '' Chesnutt ( November 12 , 1964 -- December 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer-songwriter from Athens , Georgia . His first album , Little , was released in 1990 , but his breakthrough to commercial success did n't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II : Gravity of the Situation , a charity record of alternative artists covering his songs . Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career , including two produced by Michael Stipe , and a 1996 release on Capitol Records , About to Choke . His musical style has been described by Bryan Carroll of allmusic.com as a `` skewed , refracted version of Americana that is haunting , funny , poignant , and occasionally mystical , usually all at once '' . Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed ; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Don't_Wanna_Be_a_Star",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Do n't Wan na Be a Star '' is a song by the Italian band Corona . It was released in November 1995 as the fourth and last single from their 1995 debut album , The Rhythm of the Night . It was a nightclub hit in many European countries , but unlike the previous Corona singles , it had disco sonorities . `` I Do n't Wan na Be a Star '' was n't able to eclipse the success of `` The Rhythm of the Night '' or `` Baby Baby '' , but achieved moderate success as a fourth single from a year-old album . It managed to reach number 6 in Finland , hit the Top 25 in the UK ( during the busiest time of the year , around Christmas ) and topped at number 1 on charts in Spain . It is Corona 's last major hit ."
},
{
"docid": "Eiza_González_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Eiza González 's career as a recording artist began in 2007 with the release of the soundtrack for Lola , érase una vez . The soundtrack earned platinum certification in Mexico for sales of more than 100,000 units . Following the success of her telenovela , Eiza recorded and released her debut album , Contracorriente in Mexico in November 2009 . The album peaked on the Mexican charts at number 13 ; it was released in the US in January 2010 where it peaked at number 25 . In addition to working on telenovela soundtracks , Eiza has also participated in various productions for films and television shows . Eiza González 's discography consists of two studio albums as a solo artist , two telenovela soundtracks , one EP , three singles , and six music videos ."
}
] |
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There is an actress name Eliza Dushka.
|
[
{
"docid": "Eliza_Dushku",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Patricia Dushku ( -LSB- ˈdʊʃkuː -RSB- born December 30 , 1980 ) is an American actress and model known for her television roles , including starring as Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel . She starred in two Fox series , Tru Calling and Dollhouse . She is also known for her roles in films , including True Lies , The New Guy , Bring It On , Wrong Turn and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , as well as her voice work on video games ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Dushka_(village)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dushka is a village in Chernoochene Municipality , in Kardzhali Province , in southern-central Bulgaria . As of 2007 it had a population of 6 people ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Clark",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Clark may refer to : Eliza Clark ( actress ) , American actress and screenwriter Eliza Clark ( author ) , Canadian author"
},
{
"docid": "Emma_Eliza_Regan",
"title": "",
"text": "Emma Eliza Regan is an Irish actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Pineda",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Eliza Pineda Bautista ( born August 23 , 1995 in Angeles City , Pampanga , Philippines ) , or better known as Eliza Pineda , is a Filipino actress . Pineda 's appearances include Mga Anghel na Walang Langit and Maria Flordeluna and Kung Fu Kids ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Illiard",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Illiard ( 1905-1969 ) was a German singer and actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza may refer to : Eliza ( given name ) ( includes a list of people with this name ) ELIZA , 1966 computer program designed to simulate a therapist or psychoanalyst ELIZA effect , tendency to relate computer behavior to human behavior Eliza ( Arne ) , 1754 opera by Thomas Arne Eliza ( Cherubini ) , 1794 opera by Luigi Cherubini Eliza ( horse ) , an American Thoroughbred racehorse Eliza ( sculpture ) , a public artwork in the Swan River , Western Australia Eliza ( ship ) , several ships `` Eliza '' , song by Phish from their 1992 album A Picture of Nectar ''"
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Wren",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Wren ( born October 7 , 1980 ) is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Austin , Texas . She heads the band , ELiZA WREN , best known for their Return to Oz music score , and co-heads the band , Haun 's Mill ( novelty folk band ) with Nord Anderson ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Joenck",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Joenck Martins ( born January 1 , 1982 ) is a Brazilian model and actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Jane Taylor-Cotter ( born 24 October 1989 ) , known professionally as Eliza Taylor , is an Australian actress . She is best known for her role as Janae Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours ( 2005 -- 08 ) and for her main role as Clarke Griffin on The CW series The 100 ( 2014 -- present ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Power ( born 1986 ) , is a London born Irish film , theatre and television actress , and playwright ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Macauley",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Wright Macauley ( 1785 ? -- 1837 ) was an actress and socialist writer who campaigned on women 's issues and financial reform ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Newton",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Newton ( 1837 -- 7 February 1882 ) was a Scottish stage actress born in Dumfries , Scotland . She was personally attractive , intelligent , and vivacious ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Poe",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth `` Eliza '' Arnold Hopkins Poe ( 1787 -- December 8 , 1811 ) was an English-born American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Logan",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Logan Wood ( born Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , August 7 , 1827 ; died New York City , New York , January 15 , 1872 ) was an American stage actress and member of the Logan family of actors and writers . Probably the oldest of the eight talented children of Irish-American actor Cornelius Ambrosius Logan ( 1806-1853 ) , Eliza was educated at a girls ' school in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . She made her debut on the stage January 28 , 1841 as Young Norval in `` Douglas '' at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia . Her father had moved the family to Cincinnati to manage the National Theatre there , and she continued her career there . She later toured with her father , appearing with success in the American South and West in dramas such as Shiel 's Evadne . In June 1850 she made her first appearance in New York as Pauline in `` The Lady of Lyons '' at the Bowery Theatre . She remained a headlining actress through the 1850s , while supporting her mother and younger siblings after the death of her father in 1853 . The New York Times said she was `` a charming woman , a careful actress , and played parts like Juliet and Ophelia with much feeling . '' Theater critic and historian T. Allston Brown called her `` one of the finest female representatives of the legitimate drama known to the American stage '' She married George Wood , a theater owner and manager , in 1859 and retired from touring . She helped Wood manage his theatre properties . Eliza Logan was a member of a family notable in the American theatre and elsewhere . Her brother Thomas ( 1829-1906 ) was a prominent Cincinnati lawyer . Her younger brother Cornelius Ambrose Logan , ( 1832 -- 99 ) , was a physician , writer , and diplomat . Middle sisters Celia ( 1837-1904 ) and Olive ( 1839-1909 ) were notable actresses and writers . The younger sisters Alice , Grace , and Kate also appeared on the stage ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Island",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Island is located in the western part of Bellingham Bay in the U.S. state of Washington . It lies just east of the southern part of Lummi Island , in Whatcom County . Eliza Island has a land area of 0.571 km2 . There was a population of ten persons . The island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842 . One of the few names given by Wilkes that does not honor either members of his crew or American naval officers , Eliza refers to Francisco de Eliza , the Spanish commander of a 1791 expedition to the Pacific Northwest . It may be that Wilkes named the island for his daughter or his sister , both named Eliza . The south end of Eliza island is home to commercial and recreational crabbing . Eliza Island has a small airstrip that can only be used during daylight hours , and one dock which is used strictly for loading and unloading . It is a private island with only approximately 3 people that live there year-round . Private generators provide electricity , a water desalinization system is used to provide water to the residents . Only people who are 55 or older or disabled are allowed to use motor transportation such as a John Deere Gator or golf cart , everyone else can only go by foot or perhaps by bicycle . There is a designated swimming beach on the south side of the island where the beach is sandy and somewhat shallow ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Schneider",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Jane Schneider ( born February 3 , 1978 ) is an American actress , singer-songwriter , playwright , dialect coach and dialectologist , and voice artist . She has appeared on television and as a voiceover actor on video games and cartoons . She also performs various musical and stage shows ."
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_O'Neill_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth O'Neill ( 1791 -- 29 October 1872 ) , also Eliza , was an Irish actress , later baronetess ."
},
{
"docid": "Davina_Whitehouse",
"title": "",
"text": "Davina Whitehouse ( born Eileen Eliza Smith , 16 December 1912 -- 25 December 2002 ) , also known by the stage name Davina Craig before her marriage , was an English-born New Zealand stage , film and television actress acclaimed in both her native United Kingdom as well as Australasia ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Coupe",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Kate Coupe ( born April 6 , 1981 ) is an American actress and comedian , most widely known for starring as Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings , as Denise `` Jo '' Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama Scrubs and her recurring role as Hannah Wyland in Quantico ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Bennett",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Hope Bennett ( born 17 March 1992 ) is an English actress and singer . Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart , Tora in the film Nanny McPhee , Susan in From Time to Time and playing Holly Manson in the West End musical Loserville . Bennett currently stars on the MTV black comedy series Sweet/Vicious as Jules Thomas ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Warren",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Warren née Jervis ( 1810 -- 1900 ) was an English writer on needlework and household management , and editor of the Ladies ' Treasury magazine . She was best-known professionally by the pen-name Mrs. Warren , but after a second marriage was also known as Eliza Francis and Eliza Warren Francis ."
},
{
"docid": "Sam_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sam is a surname . Notable people with the name include : Chief Alfred Sam ( c. 1880 -- 1930s ) , Gold Coast trader and Back-to-Africa pioneer Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang ( born 1984 ) , Chinese-Canadian actress Leman Sam ( born 1951 ) , Turkish singer and songwriter Michael Sam ( born 1990 ) , American gridiron football player P. K. Sam ( born 1983 ) , American gridiron football player Şevval Sam ( born 1973 ) , Turkish singer and actress Tirésias Simon Sam ( 1835 -- 1916 ) , Haitian politician , President of Haiti 1896 -- 1902 Vilbrun Guillaume Sam ( 1859 -- 1915 ) , Haitian politician , President of Haiti 1915"
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_Lawrence",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth Lawrence may refer to : Elizabeth Bury ( 1644 -- 1720 ) , née Lawrence , English diarist Eliza Lawrence , former politician in the Northwest Territories Elizabeth Lawrence ( actress ) ( 1922 -- 2010 ) , American Broadway and film actress"
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Lewis",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Lewis ( Hindi : एलिजा लुईस ) is an Indian people voice actress , voice-dubbing artist and a director of Indian dubbed content and foreign dubbed content . She speaks English and Hindi as her mother tongue languages . She did her schooling from Bombay Scottish School and was a classmate and very good friend of the youngest Ashok Chokra awardee Neerja Bhanot Her career has first starting with the animation industry all the way back in 1986 where she worked with Jenny Pinto at ThinkBig Productions . Her first shooting was with animation veteran Ram Mohan . In 2000 , She has founded an dubbing studio by the name of Main Frame Software Communications , located at Sitadevi , Temple Road Mumbai . It is a division of UTV , set up during her tenure . Eliza and her crew members then begun to dub project works for Discovery , Walt Disney , Nickelodeon , Warner Bros. , 20th Century Fox and other studios that are associated with this studio are highly experienced personnel in their area of expertise . In addition , she and her crew were involved in original animation casting and voice directions of several productions created in India . For foreign content , they mostly dubbed for live action and animated programs and films . Not only did she and her crew dubbed them into the Indian national language which is Hindi but also its other regional languages such as Tamil , Telugu , Marathi , Gujarati , Punjabi and certain other languages . They even dubbed some content in English as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Haywood",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Haywood ( c. 1693 -- 25 February 1756 ) , born Elizabeth Fowler , was an English writer , actress and publisher . An increase in interest and recognition of Haywood 's literary works began in the 1980s . Described as `` prolific even by the standards of a prolific age , '' Haywood wrote and published over seventy works during her lifetime including fiction , drama , translations , poetry , conduct literature and periodicals . Haywood is a significant figure of the 18th century as one of the important founders of the novel in English . Today she is studied primarily as a novelist ."
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_Fowler",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth Fowler may refer to : Eliza Haywood ( c. 1693 -- 1756 ) , born Elizabeth Fowler , English writer , actress and publisher Lilian Fowler ( Elizabeth Lilian Maud Fowler ) , Australian politician Beth Fowler ( born 1940 ) , American actress and singer"
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_Courtney",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Courtney ( 20 February 1792 -- 2 May 1859 ) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey , 2nd Earl Grey and the society beauty Georgiana , Duchess of Devonshire , while Georgiana was married to William Cavendish , 5th Duke of Devonshire . The Duchess was forced by her husband to relinquish Eliza shortly after her birth , to be raised by Charles Grey 's parents , Charles Grey , 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey , Countess Grey . The Duchess came to visit Eliza in secret . Eliza named her firstborn daughter Georgiana . The name Courtney , extinct since the death of Charles Kelland Courtney in 1761 , was derived from her great-uncle , her maternal grandmother 's brother , William Poyntz ( d. 1809 ) , having married Isabella ( d. 1805 ) , sister and co-heiress of the aforementioned Charles Courtney , the last of the west country family of Courtney of Trethurfe and Courtney of Tremeer ."
},
{
"docid": "Virginia_Capers",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza Capers ( September 22 , 1925 -- September 11 , 2004 ) was an American actress She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1974 for her performance as Lena Younger in Raisin , a musical version of Lorraine Hansberry 's play A Raisin in the Sun ."
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_O'Flaherty",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza O'Flaherty ( 1818 -- 1882 ) née Winstanley , was an Australian writer and stage actress . O'Flaherty was born in England as the daughter of William Winstanley and Eliza Finch and emigrated to Australia with her family in 1833 . She debuted at the Theatre Royal , Sydney , on 31 October 1834 , where her father was a decorator . O'Flaherty married a theatre colleague , Henry Charles O'Flaherty ( d. 1854 ) , in 1841 . O'Flaherty left Australia to England in 1846 , where she enjoyed a successful career , performing privately for Queen Victoria on several occasions . She has been referred to as the first Australian actor to have an international career . In 1864 , O'Flaherty started a new career as a writer . Works Bitter-Sweet -- So is the World Red Hand ( 1866 ) Entrances and Exits ( 1868 ) The Mistress of Hawk 's Crag ( 1864 ) Twenty Straws ( London , 1864 ) What is To Be Will Be ( London , 1867 ) For Her Natural Life : A Tale of 1830 ( 1876 )"
},
{
"docid": "Eliza_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eliza is a female name in English , a shortened form of Elizabeth . It may also be used as or a variant of the Hebrew name Aliza , עַלִיזָה meaning `` joyful '' . Closely related variant names are Elissa , Elza , Elisa and the French form Élise ."
}
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Little Mix is a Ugandan girl group.
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[
{
"docid": "Little_Mix",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Mix are a British girl group formed in 2011 during the eighth series of the UK version of The X Factor . They are the first and , so far , only group to win the competition . Following their victory , they signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Music and released a cover of Damien Rice 's `` Cannonball '' as their winner 's single . The members are Jade Thirlwall , Perrie Edwards , Leigh-Anne Pinnock , and Jesy Nelson . Little Mix released their debut album DNA in 2012 , which peaked inside the top 10 in ten countries including the UK and US . This made Little Mix the first girl group since the Pussycat Dolls to reach the US top 5 with their debut album , as well as earning the highest debut US chart position by a British girl group , breaking the record previously held by the Spice Girls . In the UK , the album spawned the number-one single `` Wings '' . The group 's sophomore effort Salute , which was released in 2013 , became their second album to debut inside the top 10 in both the UK and US . The album produced two top 10 singles in their home country ; `` Move '' and `` Salute '' . Little Mix released their third studio album Get Weird in 2015 and it is their best-selling and longest charting album to date in the UK . The album 's lead single `` Black Magic '' reached number one in the UK and was also nominated for two Brit Awards in 2016 . The group 's 2016 fourth studio album Glory Days became their first number one album in the UK and was also the longest reigning girl group Number 1 since the Spice Girls ' debut album 20 years ago . The album 's lead single `` Shout Out to My Ex '' became the group 's fourth UK number one single , while the second single `` Touch '' became the group 's tenth top ten hit in the UK Singles Chart . The group won Best British Single for `` Shout Out to My Ex '' at the 2017 Brit Awards , they have also received several other awards during their career , including two MTV Europe Music Awards , two Teen Choice Awards and two Glamour Awards . As of October 2016 the group has achieved four platinum certified albums and eleven certified singles in the UK . With four UK number one singles and highest first week UK album sales for a girl band since the Spice Girls , Little Mix are one of the most successful female acts in contemporary British popular culture : they appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK . Little Mix currently holds the record for the most VEVO Certified Videos for a British female artist , pushing Adele into second place , and also the most certified videos for a girl group . The group has 10 certified videos in total ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "DNA_(Little_Mix_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "DNA is the debut studio album by British girl group Little Mix . It was released on 19 November 2012 in the United Kingdom via Syco Music . The group began work recording the album in December 2011 and concluded in September 2012 . Throughout the recording process , Little Mix worked with several producers , including TMS , Future Cut , Steve Mac , Jarrad Rogers , Richard `` Biff '' Stannard , Ash Howes , Jon Levine , Xenomania , Fred Ball and Pegasus . The album was co-written by Little Mix and they stated that they were involved in the development of the album as much as possible . Sonically , the album is primarily a mixture of pop and R&B records , with influences from dance-pop , pop rock and hip hop found on specific songs as well . The album 's lyrical content explores empowerment , relationships and heartbreak . Songs on the album were also co-written by members of other girl groups , including Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud , Shaznay Lewis of All Saints and T-Boz of TLC . DNA received mixed reviews from music critics . The album 's lead single , `` Wings '' , was released on 26 August 2012 , reaching number one in UK and Ireland as well as charting in Australia , New Zealand , Slovakia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Belgium , Canada and the US . The second single , `` DNA '' , was released on 11 November 2012 , peaking at number three in the UK . Two post-album singles were released : `` Change Your Life '' on 3 February 2013 , and a remix of `` How Ya Doin ' ? '' featuring American rapper Missy Elliott was released on 17 April 2013 ; both songs reached the top 20 in the UK . The album charted in the top 5 in eight countries , including number three in the UK , and at number four on the US Billboard 200 ; making Little Mix the first girl group since Danity Kane in 2006 to reach the top 5 with their debut album , as well as earning the highest debut Billboard chart position by a British girl group , breaking the record previously held by the Spice Girls ' debut album Spice ( 1996 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_Mix_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of British girl group Little Mix consists of four studio albums , sixteen singles and seventeen music videos . Having become the first ever group to win the show , winners of The X Factor Little Mix released their debut single `` Cannonball '' a cover of Damien Rice 's single in December 2011 . The single became the group 's first number-one single when it topped the UK Singles Chart . The lead single from their debut album `` Wings '' became their second number one single in the UK . It also reached number three in Australia and number 14 in the New Zealand . In November 2012 , Little Mix released their debut album DNA . The album peaked inside the top 10 in ten countries , including the UK where it debuted number three . The album has been certified Platinum in the UK where it has sold 391,447 copies there as of April 2016 . In May 2013 , the group released their debut album in the United States , where it debuted at number four , becoming the highest debut from a British girl group in the US , beating a record previously held by the Spice Girls , who debuted at number six with their debut album Spice in 1996 . DNA spawned three more singles ; the top three hit and title track `` DNA '' and the top 20 singles `` Change Your Life '' and `` How Ya Doin ' ? '' . Their second album , Salute , was released in November 2013 and became their second album to debut inside the top 10 in both the UK , Australia and the US . The album 's lead single `` Move '' reached number three in the UK . Salute has been certified Platinum in the UK , and has sold 324,607 copies there as of April 2016 . The album produced two more singles ; `` Little Me '' and the top 10 hit and title track `` Salute '' . The group released a cover version of the Cameo 's song `` Word Up ! '' as the official single for Sport Relief 2014 which reached the top 10 in the UK . In May 2015 , Little Mix released `` Black Magic '' as the lead single from their third album . The song debuted at number one in the UK and remained at the top of the chart for three weeks , becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since Sugababes 's `` About You Now '' in October 2007 . The song also reached number eight in Australia becoming their third top 10 hit there . The group 's third album Get Weird was released in November 2015 and debuted at number two in both the UK and Australia while reaching number one in Ireland . In the US the album peaked at number 13 , making Little Mix the only girl group from the UK to have their first three albums debut in the top fifteen of the Billboard 200 . Get Weird has been certified double Platinum in the UK and has sold over 600,000 copies there as of August 2016 , making it their best selling album yet . The albums second and fourth single `` Love Me Like You '' and `` Hair '' both peaked at number 11 in the UK , while the third single `` Secret Love Song '' reached number six in the UK . `` Hair '' became the group 's fourth top 10 single in Australia . In October 2016 Little Mix released the lead single `` Shout Out to My Ex '' from their fourth studio album Glory Days . The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming their fourth chart topping single there . It sold 95,000 copies in combined sales in its debut week with 67,000 being downloads , making it the biggest opening week download sales for a song in 2016 . `` Glory Days '' was released on 18 November 2016 and debuted at number one on the UK album chart , becoming the groups first UK number one album . `` Glory Days '' sold 96,000 copies in combined sales in the first week which is the highest first week sales for a UK girl group number one album since the Spice Girls in 1997 and spent five weeks at number one making the album the longest reigning number one by a girl group since the Spice Girls . The album 's second single , `` Touch '' , was released in December 2016 and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart , the song has been certified Platinum in the UK for 600,000 copies sold in the country . In March 2017 , No More Sad Songs was released as the album 's third official single , the song peaked at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified silver in the UK for 200,000 copies sold in the country ."
},
{
"docid": "Change_Your_Life_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Change Your Life '' is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix for their debut studio album , DNA ( 2012 ) . It was written by Richard `` Biff '' Stannard , Tim Powell , Ash Howes and Little Mix , while its production was handled by Stannard and Powell . `` Change Your Life '' was written while the group were on The X Factor Tour and it was the first song composed for the album . It was written based on the group 's experience on The X Factor and their fans . Syco serviced the song , the third single from DNA , to radio stations in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2013 . It was released for digital download on 15 February 2013 . The song has themes of girl power , perseverance and self-empowerment . A mid-tempo pop power ballad , `` Change Your Life '' exhibits the influence of soul and urban contemporary music . Instrumentation includes tumbling R&B piano lines and a pulsating , driving backbeat . The contemporary sound provided by its instrumentation has similarities to several songs produced by Coldplay and Ryan Tedder . `` Change Your Life '' attracted mixed to positive reviews from critics , most of whom considered it a highlight on DNA , commending the group 's harmonies and the song 's inspirational lyrics . Some reviewers , however , felt that it was weak and poor alternative to the album 's lead single , `` Wings '' ( 2012 ) . `` Change Your Life '' reached number 12 in Ireland and the United Kingdom , becoming Little Mix 's fourth consecutive top 20 hit in both countries . It also became their second top ten hit in Australia , peaking at number 8 . `` Change Your Life '' was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association . The accompanying music video was released on 31 January 2013 . Filmed backstage at the group 's DNA Tour and on their tour bus , it shows the group bonding with each other . Met with mixed reviews , critics likened it to Spice Girls ' 1997 music video , `` Mama '' . Little Mix have performed `` Change Your Life '' on television shows Dancing on Ice , The Graham Norton Show and This Morning and during their DNA Tour ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Hair_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hair '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It features guest vocals from Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul and was released as the fourth and final single from the group 's third studio album Get Weird ."
},
{
"docid": "Move_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Move '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It was released as the lead single from their second studio album , Salute ( 2013 ) . It was co-written by the group with Maegan Cottone and Nathan Duvall , and produced by the latter . An R&B song , that moves away from Little Mix 's previous melody-led ventures , featuring more quirky sounds with bass synth . The girl band stated that the song is about when a boy on the dance floor is `` acting too cool for school '' and they would like him to move . The single was made available for pre-ordering on iTunes on the same day as its radio impact without the official single artwork . The single received its first airplay in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2013 and was released for digital download on 3 November 2013 , a week before the release of Salute in that country . It debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Oops_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Oops '' is a song by English girl group Little Mix from their fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) . It features vocals from American recording artist Charlie Puth ."
},
{
"docid": "You_Gotta_Not_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You Got ta Not '' is a song by English girl group Little Mix from their fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) . It was co-written by American recording artist Meghan Trainor ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_Me_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Little Me '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It was released as the second single from their second studio album , Salute ( 2013 ) . It was co-written by the group with TMS and Iain James , and produced by TMS . The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart . It also samples part of Gabriel Fauré 's Pavane ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Get_Weird_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Get Weird Tour was the third concert tour by British girl group Little Mix , in support of their third studio album , Get Weird . The tour was announced in July 2015 . It began on 13 March 2016 in Cardiff and ended on 27 August 2016 in Cambridge . It took place in Europe , Oceania and Asia with a total of 60 shows . It also became the 5th highest grossing girl group tour of all time and this decade 's highest grossing girl group tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Power_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Power '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix , from their fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) . It was released as a single on 26 May 2017 , with additional vocals from British grime artist Stormzy . Lyrically , the song is about female empowerment and how women can be just as strong as men in relationships ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Little_Mix",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Mix is a British four-piece girl group formed in 2011 , consisting of members Perrie Edwards , Jesy Nelson , Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall . They were formed exclusively for the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition . Following their victory , they signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Records and released a cover of Damien Rice 's `` Cannonball '' as their winner 's single . During their career , Little Mix have won several awards , including two MTV Europe Music Award , one Brit Award , two Teen Choice Award and two Glamour Awards . They have also been nominated for five Brit Awards , eight Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards , and one MTV Video Music Awards Japan"
},
{
"docid": "Glory_Days_(Little_Mix_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Glory Days is the fourth studio album by British girl group Little Mix . It was released on 18 November 2016 , by Syco Music and Columbia Records . The album was preceded by the UK number-one single `` Shout Out to My Ex '' , which later won best single at 2017 BRIT Awards , released a month before ."
},
{
"docid": "Touch_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Touch '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It was released as the second single from their studio album Glory Days . `` Touch '' has since become a top 10 success in the United Kingdom , and Ireland . A remix version , featuring newly-recorded vocals from American rapper Kid Ink was released on 28 February 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fester_Skank",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fester Skank '' is a single by English grime rapper Lethal Bizzle , featuring Dutch electronic producer Diztortion . It was released on 12 April 2015 for digital download in the United Kingdom and is his first single to be released since signing to Virgin EMI Records . The song has peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart . A remix is also available featuring Stormzy , Chip , Fuse ODG and Wretch 32 . Girl Group Little Mix included this song in a medley in the British arena gigs of their worldwide Get Weird Tour which sold 300,000 tickets . Lethal Bizzle joined Little Mix in the performance at the Wembley arena , but the song was not included in Little Mix 's medley in non-UK gigs . Lethal Bizzle and Little Mix later duetted the song again at the V Festival on 21 August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Weird",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Weird is the third studio album by British girl group Little Mix . It was released on 6 November 2015 , through Syco Music and Columbia Records . The album was preceded by the release of the singles `` Black Magic '' and `` Love Me Like You '' . Two further singles were subsequently released from the album , `` Secret Love Song '' and `` Hair '' . Get Weird peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart with sales of 60,053 in its first week . It also charted at number one in Ireland , number two in Australia , and in the top twenty in twelve other charts , including Sweden , Italy , Netherlands , and the US . As of November 2015 , Little Mix are the only girl group from the UK to have their first three albums debut in the top fifteen of the Billboard 200 . As of August 2016 , the album has been certified double platinum in the UK for shipments of over 600,000 units ."
},
{
"docid": "Salute_(Little_Mix_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Salute is the second studio album by British girl group Little Mix . It was released in the UK on 11 November 2013 . The group began work recording the album in June 2013 and concluded in September 2013 . Throughout the recording process , Little Mix worked with several producers , including TMS , Future Cut , Fred Ball , Duvall and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . The album was largely co-written by Little Mix , who stated that they were more involved in the development of this album than with their debut . Sonically , the album retains the pop sound of their debut album DNA ( 2012 ) , while also delving deeper into a more mature R&B sound . The album debuted at number seven in the Irish Albums Chart and number four on the UK Albums Chart . It was released in the US on 4 February 2014 . The album became their second top ten in North America , debuting at number six on the US Billboard 200 and selling an estimated 40,414 copies in its first week . The album 's lead single , `` Move '' , made its radio premiere on 23 September 2013 and was released on 3 November 2013 . It charted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the Irish Singles Chart . Follow-up singles `` Little Me '' and `` Salute '' peaked at number 14 and 6 respectively in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Wings_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wings '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It was co-written by the group in collaboration with Iain James , Erika Nuri , Michelle Lewis , Mischke , Heidi Rojas and the song 's producers , TMS . It was released as their second single after winning the eighth series of the X Factor in 2011 , and the lead single from their debut studio album DNA ( 2012 ) . Syco serviced the single to BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2012 and it was released for digital download on 10 July 2012 . The uptempo song , which features modern beats , drums , horns and clapping , is a pop arrangement with elements of R&B and old school . Lyrically , the song has themes of girl power , maternal advice and individuality . `` Wings '' was well received by contemporary music critics , who praised its lyrical message , upbeat sound and vocals . `` Wings '' was the group 's most successful single to date , until they released `` Black Magic '' in 2015 . It topped the UK Singles Chart with sales of 107,000 copies in its first week . The single also reached number one in Ireland and Scotland and number three in Australia , where it was certified triple platinum . It charted in the top 40 in three other countries , peaking at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 26 on the US Billboard Pop Songs chart . The accompanying music video was filmed at an abandoned warehouse . The clip shows the group dancing and singing in front of colourful backdrops and a pink Union Jack flag , wearing urban-styled outfits corresponding to the backdrops . The video received favorable reviews from critics , who praised the group 's fashion sense , dancing and confidence . Little Mix promoted the song by performing it live on a number of television shows ( including Red or Black ? and The X Factor Australia ) and during their 2013 DNA Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "DNA_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The DNA Tour is the first headlining concert tour by British girl group Little Mix . The tour consisted of dates in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . The setlist included songs from the band 's debut studio album DNA , as well as covers and medleys . The tour gained positive reviews from critics , with some saying `` Little Mix may have been born out of a TV talent show but they are growing into a class act . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Popjustice_£20_Music_Prize",
"title": "",
"text": "The Popjustice # 20 Music Prize , also known as the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize , is an annual prize awarded by music website Popjustice to recognise the best British pop single of the previous year . The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder Peter Robinson in 2003 as a reaction to what he perceived as the pompous and elitist nature of the existing Mercury Prize , which recognises the best album of the previous year , and in particular its exclusion of pop music acts in favour of those from more esoteric genres . The shortlist for the Popjustice prize is announced in September of each year and the winner named the following month , to coincide with the presentation of the Mercury Prize . Popjustice gives a token prize of # 20 to the winner of its award , in contrast to the # 20,000 given to the winner of the Mercury Prize . The winning entry is chosen by a panel of Popjustice readers , who apply for the position via the website . The judges meet in a pub to debate the merits of the songs shortlisted by Robinson and eliminate them , often based on bizarre or arbitrary criteria , until a winner is chosen . In 2009 Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud attended the pub in person to collect the prize of a # 20 note in a plastic container . The first prize was awarded to Girls Aloud in 2003 for their single `` No Good Advice '' , and the act went on to win the award four more times over the next six years ; no other act had won more than once until Little Mix 's second win in 2015 . Girls Aloud have also received the most nominations , with eight . The next highest number of nominations for an act is four , shared by two acts , The Saturdays and Rachel Stevens . Both acts have received four nominations and won the prize once ; Stevens was also nominated once as a member of the group S Club . In 2015 , the winning song was `` Black Magic '' by Little Mix , the 8th time the award had been won by a British girl group , and the 7th by either Girls Aloud or Little Mix . However , the chain was broken when ex One Direction singer ZAYN won with his song Pillowtalk ."
},
{
"docid": "DNA_(Little_Mix_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` DNA '' is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix for their 2012 debut album of the same name . Released as the album 's second single , the song was solicited to contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2012 . Syco digitally released the single in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 9 November 2012 . It was written by TMS , Iain James and Little Mix , while the production was handled by TMS . `` DNA '' is an electropop and R&B ballad , which incorporates dubstep musical styles . Lyrically , the song contains multiple references to scientific vocabulary and is based on themes of love and obsession . `` DNA '' garnered positive reviews from music critics , who praised the group 's powerful vocals and the song 's darker sound . The song received comparisons to Katy Perry 's song `` E.T. '' ( 2011 ) , which was an inspirational factor in its development . `` DNA '' was commercially successful , debuting and peaking at number three the UK Singles Chart with sales of 72,044 copies , becoming the group 's third consecutive top three hit there . It also reached the top ten in Ireland , Hungary and Scotland , and was certified gold in Australia where it peaked at number 48 . The accompanying music video was directed by Sarah Chatfield and was released on 19 October 2012 . Filmed in comic book movie style , it portrays Little Mix as female assassins who stalk and then kidnap men who they are obsessed with . Critics noted the similarities from the video with that of comic series Sin City and fictional character Catwoman , and gave it positive reviews for it . Little Mix have performed `` DNA '' on television shows Loose Women and The X Factor . They also performed the song as a continuation of the music video 's storyline on their DNA Tour ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Wonderland_(Wonderland_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wonderland is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish girl group Wonderland . The album debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with sales of over 15,000 copies . While it peaked at number six on the Irish Album Chart . While it first entered at number ten on UK midweeks chart . The album was the highest charting debut album from a girl group in the UK since Girls Aloud in 2002 and tied with Pussycat Dolls ' debut album PCD in 2005 , until Little Mix 's DNA entered at number 3 in November 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_X_Factor_finalists_(UK_series_8)",
"title": "",
"text": "The eighth UK series of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV from 20 August 2011 , with the live shows starting on 8 October 2011 . Girl group Little Mix were the winners , and the runner-up was Marcus Collins . After The X Factor , several of the contestants went on to release singles , including Little Mix , Collins , Amelia Lily , Misha B , Frankie Cocozza , The Risk and 2 Shoes . On 25 July 2013 , three contestants from series 8 - Little Mix , Amelia Lily and Misha B - were included in the ( three-minute 41-second ) X Factor Ultimate Mash-Up , a video trailer for series 10 , a selection of 13 tracks and artists chosen to represent a decade of ` The X Factor ' artists impact on the UK national chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Co-ed_group",
"title": "",
"text": "A co-ed group , also known as a coed group , mixed-gender group or mixed-sex group , is a vocal group that includes both female and male singers , usually in their teenage years or in their twenties . Historically , co-ed groups have not been as common in pop music as girl groups and boy bands . Music industry pundits have pointed out that such groups are difficult to market to the typical target demographic of teen pop acts , namely pre-teen and teen girls . According to music writer Jake Austen , girl groups and boy bands appeal to young girls in distinct ways , with girl groups marketed as role models and boy bands marketed as objects of desire , and mixing the two is `` unnecessarily confusing '' . Slate 's Dann Halem echoed this sentiment , adding that `` it 's hard to croon convincingly about the pop world 's staple subject -- teen-age yearning and heartache -- if you 're harmonizing with the object of your affection . ''"
},
{
"docid": "How_Ya_Doin'?",
"title": "",
"text": "`` How Ya Doin ' ? '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix , featuring American rapper Missy Elliott . It was released on 17 April 2013 as the fourth and final single from Little Mix 's debut studio album , DNA ( 2012 ) . The song 's chorus is taken from Curiosity Killed the Cat 's 1989 single `` Name and Number '' ; The drums were sampled from `` Impeach the President '' by The Honey Drippers ; The bassline and beat are sampled from The Whatnauts 1981 single `` Help Is on the Way . '' ( all songs were sampled earlier on De La Soul 's 1991 song `` Ring Ring Ring ( Ha Ha Hey ) . '' )"
},
{
"docid": "Shout_Out_to_My_Ex",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Shout Out to My Ex '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix . It is the first single from their fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) and premiered on The X Factor live shows on 16 October 2016 , becoming the band 's fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom . The track was written by Edvard Førre Erfjord , Henrik Michelsen , Camille Purcell , Iain James and Little Mix , with production credits from Erfjord and Michelsen under their production monikers , Electric . The song musically is a dance-pop and power pop song that talks about not showing feelings of regret after breaking up with a boyfriend and wishing well to the new couple ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_Little_Mix",
"title": "",
"text": "The British girl group Little Mix have recorded material for four studio albums as well as non-album singles . They came to prominence after they won the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 , the first group to do so . Members Jade Thirlwall , Perrie Edwards , Leigh-Anne Pinnock , and Jesy Nelson originally entered the competition as solo acts , but were placed together to make a quartet during the initial stages of the auditions . A cover of `` Cannonball '' by Damien Rice was released as their winner 's single . After winning The X Factor , the group worked on their debut album , DNA , which was released on 19 November 2012 . Its track `` Wings '' is a bubblegum pop and R&B song with elements of 1990s music . Lyrically , it is about self-empowerment and following one 's dreams . The title track has a Gothic feel to it whereby Little Mix display a darker side to their personalities . The group worked with former Girls Aloud member , Nicola Roberts , on the Latin-inspired `` Going Nowhere '' and featured Missy Elliott on the single release version of pop-funk track `` How Ya Doin ' ? '' . The latter track contains two samples : `` Help Is On the Way '' composed by James Stanley Carter and `` Name and Number '' written by Curiosity Killed the Cat . Little Mix 's second studio album , Salute , was released on 8 November 2013 . The group previously stated in March that the project would be more influenced by R&B than their previous album . `` Move '' was released as the lead single , and described by Digital Spy writer Lewis Corner as setting up their new urban creative direction `` nicely . '' The title track makes use of a Blitzkrieg siren in its composition while lyrically it promotes female self-empowerment . `` Nothing Feels Like You '' adopts a Carnival feel while `` Good Enough '' is a piano ballad which deals with the process of being rejected by someone you have feelings for . The Guardian critic Harriet Gibsone described `` Boy '' as a revamped interpretation of N * SYNC 's 2001 track `` Gone '' . In March 2014 , the group released a cover of Cameo 's 1986 single `` Word Up ! '' as the official Sport Relief charity single . Get Weird , their third album , was released on 6 November 2015 . With the exception of the `` moody '' trap track `` Lightning '' , it saw the group return to a pop music style , though it was noted for its sexualised tone . The song `` A.D.I.D.A.S. '' is an acronym for `` All Day I Dream About Sex '' and alludes to the sexual act of cunnilingus and fellatio in its lyrics . It also samples the line `` hot love and emotion '' from `` Hold On , We 're Going Home '' performed by Drake ; he , along with the song 's other composers Noah `` 40 '' Shebib , Majid Al Maskati , Jordan Ullman and Anthony Jeffries , received songwriting credits as a result . `` Love Me Like You '' is a retro-Motown track reminiscent of Shadow Morton 's work . NME writer Nick Levine noted that the lyrics `` He was just a dick and I knew it '' on `` Hair '' and `` Your voice dropped and you thought you could handle me '' on `` Grown '' were two examples of many `` sassy '' tracks on Get Weird ."
},
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"docid": "Love_Me_Like_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love Me Like You '' is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix for their third studio album , Get Weird ( 2015 ) . The song was released on 25 September 2015 , as the second single from the album . Produced by Steve Mac , he co-wrote the song with Iain James , Camille Purcell and James Newman . Backed by an instrumental of pianos , bells , sax and percussion , the song is a down-tempo retro homage to doo-wop , with lyrics about puppy love . Its composition was compared by several critics to Motown artists of the 1950s and 1960s , namely The Ronettes , The Supremes and Shadow Morton . Critical response to `` Love Me Like You '' was positive : critics praised its vintage style and highlighted it as an album standout . It reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified gold by the BPI . The accompanying music video for the song was set at a high school dance . Unbeknownst to each member of the group , they had been invited to attend by the same date after previously meeting him in different situations . He arrives with another girl near the end of the night , and they realise that he had all been invited by the same guy , and end up dateless . Little Mix have performed the track on both the Australian and British versions of The X Factor and on Good Morning America in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "No_More_Sad_Songs",
"title": "",
"text": "`` No More Sad Songs '' is a song by British girl group Little Mix from the group 's fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) . The song was written by Emily Warren , Edvard Førre Erfjord , Henrik Michelsen and Tash Phillips ; produced by Electric and Joe Kearns . A remix version , featuring newly-recorded vocals from American rapper Machine Gun Kelly , was released as the third single from the album on 3 March 2017 , through Syco Music ."
},
{
"docid": "Messy_Little_Raindrops",
"title": "",
"text": "Messy Little Raindrops is the second studio album by British recording artist Cheryl Cole , released on 29 October 2010 by Fascination Records . The project is the follow-up to Cole 's multi-platinum debut solo album 3 Words ( 2009 ) , following seven successful years as a member of girl group Girls Aloud . Recorded in Los Angeles and London , Cole mainly worked with Wayne Wilkins , who previously produced Cole 's number one debut single `` Fight for This Love '' . The album utilises more of a dance-pop sound than Cole 's previous album . It received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . It was preceded by the lead single , `` Promise This '' , peaking at number one in Ireland and the UK . The album debuted at number one in the UK , and at number two in Ireland . On 19 August 2011 the album was certified Platinum by BPI , with shipments in the UK in the excess of 300,000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pretty_Girls_(Britney_Spears_and_Iggy_Azalea_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Pretty Girls '' is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea . Azalea co-wrote the song with Maegan Cottone , British girl group Little Mix , and the song 's producers , The Invisible Men . The single was released on May 4 , 2015 , by RCA Records . The music video for `` Pretty Girls '' premiered on May 13 , 2015 , and was directed by Azalea and Cameron Duddy . The visuals were inspired by the 1988 film Earth Girls Are Easy , starring Geena Davis . The song was performed live by Spears and Azalea for the first time on May 17 at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards . Later that year , it was added to the setlist for Spears ' Las Vegas residency show , Britney : Piece of Me . The collaboration peaked within the top 20 in the United Kingdom and Canada and the top 40 in the United States , France and Australia . The track also received two nominations at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards ."
}
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara has a director named Laila.
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{
"docid": "Zindagi_Na_Milegi_Dobara",
"title": "",
"text": "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( You wo n't get this life again ) is a 2011 Indian comedy-drama road film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment . The film features an ensemble cast including Hrithik Roshan as Arjun , Abhay Deol as Kabir and Farhan Akhtar as Imraan . It also stars Katrina Kaif as Laila , Kalki Koechlin as Natasha , and Ariadna Cabrol as Nuria along with Naseeruddin Shah making a special appearance . Made on a budget of , the film was shot in Spain , India , Egypt and the United Kingdom . The story follows three friends , Arjun , Kabir , and Imraan who have been inseparable since childhood . They set off to Spain on a bachelor trip and meet Laila , who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his problem of workaholism . Kabir and his fiancée experience significant misunderstanding in the meanwhile , which they soon overcome . As part of the trip , each friend chooses a dangerous sport for the group to partake . The music and score was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar . Initially expected to hit theatres on 27 May 2011 , the release of the film was pushed back to 24 June , and once again to 15 July due to technical glitches in post-production . The film had a worldwide release in 1800 screens and was a critical and commercial success . It grossed worldwide . After its theatrical run , the film was nominated for and won several awards in various categories , including two National Film Awards ."
}
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"docid": "Zindagi_Na_Milegi_Dobara_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is the soundtrack album to Zoya Akhtar 's 2011 Hindi film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara starring Hrithik Roshan , Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar . The film has seven songs and two remixes composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar . The album marks the second collaboration of the trio with Zoya Akhtar , and eighth with Excel Entertainment . The music was released on 3 June 2011 by T-Series ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Zindagi_Na_Milegi_Dobara",
"title": "",
"text": "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( English : You Live Only Once ) is a 2011 Indian coming-of-age film directed by Zoya Akhtar , who also co-wrote the film along with Reema Kagti . It is produced by Excel Entertainment . The film stars an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan , Farhan Akhtar , and Abhay Deol , with Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin in supporting roles . The musical score for the film was composed by the trio Shankar -- Ehsaan -- Loy . Its cinematography was provided by Carlos Catalan . The film narrates the story of three friends on a bachelor trip and how each of them discover themselves and overcome their problems and insecurities . Made on a budget of , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was released on 5 July 2011 and grossed over worldwide . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 7 reviews and judged 100 percent to be positive . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , screenplay , and the performances of its cast . As of 2015 , the film has won 33 awards from 66 nominations . At the 57th ceremony of the Filmfare Awards , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won awards in seven categories , including Best Film , Best Director ( Zoya Akhtar ) , and Best Supporting Actor ( Farhan Akhtar ) . The film garnered eleven nominations at the 18th Screen Awards ceremony , and received three awards , including Best Film . At the 13th Zee Cine Awards , it received four awards , including Best Supporting Actor . In the 13th iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards , the film was nominated for fourteen awards , going on to win nine , including Best Film , Best Director , and Best Supporting Actor . The film won two honours -- Best Choreography and a Best Audiography prize for Baylon Fonseca -- at the 59th ceremony of India 's National Film Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Señorita_(Zindagi_Na_Milegi_Dobara_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Señorita '' ( Hindi : सेन्योरीता ; Miss ) is a song from the 2011 film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara . It was composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy and performed by Farhan Akhtar , Hrithik Roshan , Abhay Deol and Spanish singer María del Mar Fernández . The lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar . The Latino-flavored Spanish flamenco song is about being yourself and having fun ."
},
{
"docid": "Zoya_Akhtar",
"title": "",
"text": "Zoya Akhtar is an Indian film director and screenwriter . She made her debut as director with the critically acclaimed Luck By Chance in 2009 . In 2011 , she directed the critically and commercially successful film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for it ."
},
{
"docid": "María_del_Mar_Fernández",
"title": "",
"text": "María del Mar Fernández ( Cádiz , 1 October 1978 ) is a Spanish flamenco singer best known for her rendering of the song `` Señorita '' from the 2011 hindi film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ."
},
{
"docid": "Alájar",
"title": "",
"text": "Alájar is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva , Spain . According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 771 inhabitants . The song `` Señorita '' of the Bollywood movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was shot in this town . Alájar had 8 villages in the 19th century . Currently , only 4 villages are inhabited : El Calabacino , El Collado , El Cabezuelo and Los Madroñeros ."
},
{
"docid": "Ik_Junoon_(Paint_It_Red)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ik Junoon ( Paint It Red ) '' ( Hindi : इक जूनून ; A Passion ) is a song by composer trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy for the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara . The song was performed by Clinton Cerejo , Vishal Dadlani and Alyssa Mendonsa while the lyrics was penned by Javed Akhtar ."
},
{
"docid": "57th_Filmfare_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 57th Filmfare Awards were held on January 29 , 2012 at Film City , Mumbai honoring the best film of 2011 from the Hindi-language film industry ( commonly known as Bollywood ) . The ceremony was jointly hosted by Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor . Incidentally , both of them have hosted the award ceremonies previously but with different co-hosts ( Khan with Saif Ali Khan , Kapoor with Imran Khan ) , hence making it the first time for this pair to host the show . The nominations for the awards were announced on January 11 , 2012 . Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was the most nominated , receiving 13 nominations . It was followed by Rockstar with nine nominations , and Delhi Belly with seven nominations . Consequently , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won seven awards , becoming the leading award winner for films in 2011 . The 2012 awards thus equaled 2011 ( Udaan ) for the maximum number of awards won by a single film , and this also marked the largest award tally for a single film since 2007 ( Omkara ) . 2012 also marked the first time after 2010 ( 3 Idiots ) that the film with the most number of nominations also won the most number of awards . The 57th Filmfare awards were televised on February 19 , 2012 to the public . Ranbir Kapoor won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award and second Filmfare Best Actor ( Critics ) Award for his role of Janardhan/Jordan in Rockstar , while Vidya Balan won her fourth Filmfare Award and second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Silk/Reshma in The Dirty Picture ."
},
{
"docid": "Vikas_Kumar",
"title": "",
"text": "Vikas Kumar ( born 18 May in Gaya , Bihar ) is an Indian actor and dialogue coach . Known mainly for his performance of an honest yet adamant cop in YRF TV 's Khotey Sikkey , and for his work as dialogue coach in Hindi films like Ishqiya , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Udaan . After a 3-month workshop with theater guru Barry John , Vikas participated in theatrical productions directed by John and later by Aamir Raza Husain and Virat Husain . Since then Vikas has worked as an actor and as dialogue coach ."
},
{
"docid": "Bosco–Caesar",
"title": "",
"text": "Bosco -- Caesar is an Indian choreographer duo who work in Bollywood . They are Bosco Martis and Caesar Gonsalves , who have together worked on 200 songs and about 75 films . They run the Bosco Caesar Dance Company in Brampton , Scarborough , Mumbai , Phoolbagan , and Salt Lake in Kolkata . They won the 2011 National Film Award for Best Choreography for the `` Senorita '' in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , for which they also won the 2011 57th Filmfare Award for Best Choreography ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_singing_actors_and_actresses_in_Indian_cinema",
"title": "",
"text": "Singing actors and actresses in Indian cinema are Indian film actors who do their own singing . Since the 1950s , most songs in films produced by the various regional Indian cinema industries have been sung by playback singers ; the actors and actresses who appear to be singing and dancing are only lip-synching the words . In the earliest years of Indian cinema , actors and actresses were more likely to be singers and to leave the dancing to specialists who appeared in what are called `` item numbers . '' Stars such as Kishore Kumar , K. L. Saigal , Suraiyya , and Noor Jehan were known as both singers and actors . However , in the 1950s and 1960s , producers and directors increasingly tended to hire actors and actresses who could dance and leave the singing to playback singers . Rajkumar , received a national award for singing the song `` Naadamaya Ee Lokavella '' in the movie Jeevana Chaitra . Vyjayanthimala , sang `` Bol Radha Bol '' in Sangam and `` Cheye Thaki Cheye Thaki '' in Hatey Bazarey . Abhay Deol , sang in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara . Ajay Devgan , sang in Bol Bachchan . Alia Bhatt , sang `` Samjhawan Unplugged '' in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and also sung `` Sooha Saaha '' in Highway . Amitabh Bachchan , sang `` Mere Angane Mein '' in Lawaaris and has also sung in Silsila , Mahaan , Toofan , Baghban , Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... , Bhootnath , Mr. Natwarlal , `` Bbuddah ... Hoga Terra Baap '' , `` Delhi-6 '' , `` Aladin '' , Bol Bachchan and Baabul . Aamir Khan sang Aati Kya Khandala in Ghulam , Bum Bum Bole in Taare Zameen Par and Dhaakad in Dangal . Amrish Puri sang `` Shom Shom Shom '' in 1992 film Tehelka Abhishek Bachchan sang a rap song in Rohan Sippy 's film Bluffmaster ! and Bol Bachchan . Farhan Akhtar , sang all the songs of movie Rock on and one song in movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara '' . Hrithik Roshan , sang in `` Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara '' . Hema Malini sang in `` Haath Ki Safai '' Priyanka Chopra , sang `` In My City '' , `` Exotic '' , `` Ca n't Make You Love Me '' , `` Dil Dhadakne Do '' title song , `` Erase '' , `` Meltdown '' Shahrukh Khan sang `` Apun Bola '' in Josh , `` Jab Tak Hai Jaan ( Poem '' in Jab Tak Hai Jaan and `` Happy New Year '' . Shraddha Kapoor sang `` Galliyan Unplugged '' in Ek Villain , `` Do Jahaan '' in Haider , `` Bezubaan Phir Se '' in ABCD 2 and `` Sab Tera '' in Baaghi . Salman Khan sang `` Bodyguard '' in Bodyguard , `` Hangover '' in Kick and `` Main hoon hero tera '' in Hero Sanjay Dutt , sang `` Aladin '' . Madhuri Dixit sang Kaahe Chedd in Devdas ( 2002 ) Juhi Chawla sang in Bhoothnath along with Amitabh Bachchan ( 2008 ) Mithun chakraborty sang ( Ilaka ) ( 1989 ) Sridevi sang O Meri Chandni in Chandni ( 1989 ) Kamal Haasan sang many numbers in his films . Lately , he has sung three songs in Vishwaroopam . Another famous hit song of his would be Kaasu Melae Kaasu Vanthu from Kaathala Kaathala in which he sang with Udit Narayan . Vijay sang Kandangi Kandangi from Jilla . He also lent his voice for Surya Sivakumar in the film Periyanna for a couple of songs . Tamil actors Silambarasan , Dhanush , Siddharth and Bharath have also sung songs from their own films . Mohanlal performed several songs in his films , including Neeyarinjo Melemanathu from Kandu Kandarinju ( 1985 ) , Kadumee Nadumellam from Chithram ( 1988 ) , AEIOU from Aye Auto ( 1990 ) , Kaithappoovin Kannikkurumbil from Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu ( 1998 ) , Theerchayilla from Ustad ( 1999 ) , Karukare Karuthoru from Balettan ( 2003 ) , Nathoone Nathoone from Oru Naal Varum ( 2010 ) and Attumanal Payayil from Run Babby Run ( 2012 ) . Suresh Gopi sang `` Doore Poopambaram '' from Pilots ( 2000 ) , `` Ambilipoopenninum '' from Satyameva Jayathe ( 2000 ) , and `` Chilamboliyude Kalapam '' from Kanyakumari Express ( 2010 ) . Raj Kapoor sang one song in Dil Ki Raani ( 1947 ) Dilip Kumar sang with Lata in Musafir ( 1957 ) Raja Mishra ( Filmmaker ) Nutan sang in Chhabili ( 1960 ) Danny Denzongpa sang in Yeh Gulistan Hamara in 1972 NTR Jr. ( Telugu Actor ) sang till now 5 songs in his own Telugu movies including Nannaku Prematho , Rabhasa , Adhurs , Kantri , Yamadonga and 1 song in Kannada language film which is Chakravyuha . Among them `` Follow Follow '' in Nannaku Prematho was mostly popular though others were also very nice . He got 2 special Mirchi Music Awards South 2015 also ."
},
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"docid": "Punar_Vivah_-_Ek_Nayi_Umeed",
"title": "",
"text": "Punar Vivah - Ek Nayi Umeed ( English : Remarriage - A New Ray Of Hope ) was an Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV . It replaced Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara and premiered on 20 May 2013 airing on weekdays . It went off air on 29 November 2013 ."
},
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"docid": "Alyssa_Mendonsa",
"title": "",
"text": "Alyssa Mendonsa ( born c. 1990 in Delhi ) is an Indian playback singer who has made her debut in the film Karthik Calling Karthik with the song `` Uff Teri Adaa '' . She is the daughter of composer Loy Mendonsa of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio who compose music for Bollywood films . She also sang `` Oh Girl '' and `` Papa Jag Jayega '' along with Neeraj Shridhar and Ritu Pathak for the Sajid Khan movie Housefull . Her vocal for the song `` Adhoore '' of Break Ke Baad was well received by the audiences . She also sang `` Baby When You Talk To Me '' for the film Patiala House . Her recent song was `` Khushfehmiyan '' for the film One by Two ( 2014 ) with Shankar Mahadevan . Her latest song is `` Khaabon Ke Parinday '' has taken the airwaves by storm , melodious , soft acoustic guitars , harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to , it 's from the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara . Filmed on Katrina Kaif , this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves and is set to bag many a Bollywood and global musical awards . She has rendered a song in the 2013 Malayalam film Amen . She recently sang a song `` Be You '' for a Gurgaon based fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal Jabong.com . The song is being featured on several TV channels in India ."
},
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"docid": "Farhan_Akhtar",
"title": "",
"text": "Farhan Akhtar ( born 9 January 1974 ) is an Indian film director , screenwriter , producer , actor , playback singer , lyricist and television host . Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani , he grew up under the influence of the Hindi film industry . He began his career in Bollywood by working as an assistant director in Lamhe ( 1991 ) and Himalay Putra ( 1997 ) . Akhtar , after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani , made his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai ( 2001 ) and received critical acclaim for portraying modern youth . The film also won a National award . Following it , he made Lakshya ( 2004 ) and had his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of Bride and Prejudice ( 2004 ) , for which he wrote the lyrics . He went on to make the commercially successful Don ( 2006 ) . He directed a short-film titled Positive ( 2007 ) to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS . Although he initially started his acting career with `` The Fakir of Venice '' , his official debut was with Rock On !! ( 2008 ) , for which he won a second National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as producer , and indulged in further experimentation before he acted in , produced and wrote the dialogues for the critical and commercial success Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) , which won him two Filmfare Awards , including Best Supporting Actor . In the same year , he directed a sequel to Don titled Don 2 ( 2011 ) , which remains as his highest-grossing film till date . He achieved further success by portraying Milkha Singh in the 2013 film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag , earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor . In 2016 , Akhtar received praise for starring in the crime thriller Wazir and the comedy drama Dil Dhadakne Do ."
},
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"docid": "Hrithik_Roshan",
"title": "",
"text": "Hrithik Roshan ( -LSB- langpron ` rɪtɪk _ ` rɒʃən -RSB- , born 10 January 1974 ) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films . The son of the filmmaker Rakesh Roshan , he has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for his dancing ability . He is one of the highest-paid actors in India and has won many awards , including six Filmfares . Roshan has frequently collaborated with his father . He made brief appearances as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s , and later worked as an assistant director on four of his father 's films . His first leading role was in the box-office success Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai ( 2000 ) , for which he received several awards . Performances in the 2000 terrorism drama Fiza and the 2001 ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... consolidated his reputation but were followed by several poorly received films . The 2003 science fiction film Koi ... Mil Gaya , for which Roshan won two Filmfare Awards ( Best Actor and Best Actor -- Critics ) , was a turning point in his career ; he also appeared in its highly successful sequels : Krrish ( 2006 ) and Krrish 3 ( 2013 ) . He earned widespread praise for his portrayal of a thief in the 2006 adventure film Dhoom 2 , Mughal emperor Akbar in the 2008 historical romance Jodhaa Akbar and a quadriplegic in the 2010 drama Guzaarish . Further success came with the 2011 drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , the 2012 revenge film Agneepath and the 2014 action comedy Bang Bang ! . Roshan has also performed on stage and debuted on television with Just Dance ( 2011 ) . As a judge on the latter , he became the highest-paid film star on Indian television . He is involved with a number of humanitarian causes , endorses several brands and products and has launched his own clothing line . Roshan was married for fourteen years to Sussanne Khan , with whom he has two children . He is among the most popular Indian celebrities ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Hrithik_Roshan",
"title": "",
"text": "Hrithik Roshan ( -LSB- - hnsˈrɪt̪ʰɪk ˈroːʃən -RSB- born on ) is an Indian film actor . Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s , Roshan made his film debut In leading role in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai in 2000 . His performance in the film earned him the Best Actor and Best Male Debut awards at Filmfare . He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir ( both released in 2000 ) and a supporting part in the blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... ( 2001 ) . Following through with several unnoticed performances from 2002 to 2003 , he starred in the blockbusters Koi ... Mil Gaya ( 2003 ) and its sequel Krrish ( 2006 ) , both of which won him numerous Best Actor awards . Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in the action film Dhoom 2 , and his fourth for Jodhaa Akbar for which he was also awarded at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival . He later received further acclaim for his work in Guzaarish ( 2010 ) , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) and Agneepath ( 2012 and Krrish 3 ( 2013 ) , his biggest commercial success so far . He thus established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Indian Cinema ."
},
{
"docid": "Abhay_Deol",
"title": "",
"text": "Abhay Deol ( also known as Abhay Singh Deol , born 15 March 1976 ) is an Indian film actor and producer of Hindi language films . Born in the influential Deol family of the Hindi cinema , he began acting at a young age in theater productions at his school . Deol made his on screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali 's romantic comedy Socha Na Tha . After the modest success of his debut , Deol garnered praise for his performances in films including Manorama Six Feet Under ( 2007 ) , which won him the Best Actor Award at the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival , and the commercially successful Oye Lucky ! Lucky Oye ! ( 2008 ) . His breakthrough role came in 2009 with the starring role as Dev in Anurag Kashyap 's critically and commercially successful Dev.D , a modern-day adaptation of the Bengali classic novel Devdas . With the success of the film , Deol gained wider recognition and further praise from film critics . Deol mainly appeared in independent films early in his career , but that changed in 2011 when he starred in Zoya Akhtar 's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , a road film that went to become one of the highest-grossing films in Bollywood . His performance in the film was well received , and earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor . Deol has since appeared in commercially successful films including the drama film Raanjhanaa ( 2013 ) , and the romantic comedy Happy Bhag Jayegi ( 2016 ) , while simultaneously working in independent films including the war film Chakravyuh ( 2012 ) , and the political thriller Shanghai ( 2012 ) . Deol continuously garners attention for his portrayal of complex characters on screen , and is vociferous in his support for parallel cinema in India . He has often been labelled as a nonconformist or an unconventional actor by Indian media . Deol owns a production company , Forbidden Films which was established in 2009 . In addition to his acting career , Deol is also an active philanthropist and supports various NGOs ."
},
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"docid": "Katrina_Kaif",
"title": "",
"text": "Katrina Kaif ( -LSB- kəˈʈriːnaː ˈkɛːf -RSB- , born Katrina Turquotte , 16 July 1983 ) is a British film actress and model known for her work in Indian films . She has appeared primarily in Hindi films , as well as Telugu and Malayalam films . In addition to being one of Bollywood 's highest-paid actresses , she is considered one of India 's most attractive celebrities by media . Born in Hong Kong , Kaif and her family lived in several countries before she moved to London . She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model . At a fashion show in London , filmmaker Kaizad Gustad spotted Kaif and decided to cast her in Boom ( 2003 ) , a critical and commercial failure . While filming in India , Kaif received modelling assignments and established a successful modelling career . However , filmmakers were hesitant to cast her due to her poor command of Hindi . After appearing in the Telugu film , Malliswari ( 2004 ) , Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ? ( 2005 ) and Namastey London ( 2007 ) . She followed with a series of box-office hits , but was criticised for her acting , repetitive roles and inclination to male-dominated films . Kaif 's performance in the 2009 terrorism drama New York was better received , earning her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination . After roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ( 2009 ) , Raajneeti ( 2010 ) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) , she received her second Filmfare nomination for her performance in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ( 2011 ) . Kaif featured in the thrillers Ek Tha Tiger ( 2012 ) and Dhoom 3 ( 2013 ) , both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time . Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess , she has established herself as a commercially successful actress of Hindi cinema . In addition to acting , Kaif is involved with her mother 's charity and participates in stage shows . She is guarded about her personal life , which is a subject of media scrutiny , as is her background ."
},
{
"docid": "Hrithik_Roshan_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films . As a child , he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather , J. Om Prakash , the first of which was in Aasha ( 1980 ) . In 1986 , Roshan played the adopted son of Rajinikanth 's character in Prakash 's crime drama Bhagwaan Dada . Roshan subsequently worked as an assistant director on four films , including Khudgarz ( 1987 ) and Karan Arjun ( 1995 ) , all of which were directed by his father , Rakesh . Roshan 's first leading role came opposite Ameesha Patel in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai ( 2000 ) , a highly successful romantic drama directed by his father , for which he won two Filmfare AwardsBest Male Debut and Best Actor . In 2001 , Roshan played a supporting role in Karan Johar 's lucrative ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... . This initial success was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures , including Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage ( 2002 ) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon ( 2003 ) , leading critics to believe that Roshan 's career was over . However , his career prospects improved in 2003 when he played the role of a mentally disabled teenager in his father 's science fiction film Koi ... Mil Gaya . The film emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year and earned Roshan the Best Actor -- Critics and the Best Actor awards at Filmfare . His next release , the war drama Lakshya ( 2004 ) , performed poorly at the box office despite earning positive reviews . In 2006 , Roshan starred in two top-grossing productions of the year . He portrayed the eponymous superhero in Krrish , a sequel to Koi ... Mil Gaya , and won a Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing a thief in the adventure film Dhoom 2 . Two years later , he gained a fourth Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing the Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker 's period romance Jodhaa Akbar ( 2008 ) . Roshan starred in two commercially unsuccessful films of 2010Kites and Guzaarishbut earned praise for portraying a quadriplegic magician in the latter . In 2011 , he featured as a talent judge for the television dance reality show Just Dance . Roshan also played one of the three leads alongside Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol in the Zoya Akhtar-directed comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) , following which he played Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath ( 2012 ) , a remake of the 1990 film of the same name . In 2013 , Roshan starred in the third installment of the Krrish franchise , and the following year , he starred in Bang Bang ! , a remake of the 2010 Hollywood film Knight and Day . Agneepath , Krrish 3 , and Bang Bang ! rank among Indian cinema 's biggest earners ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalki_Koechlin",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalki Koechlin ( -LSB- audio = Kalki_Koechlin_voice_intro_English . ogaˌkʌlkiˈkeɪklã -RSB- born 10 January 1984 ) is an Indian actress and writer of French descent . She is an acclaimed actress in Indian cinema , receiving a National Film Award , a Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards , along with numerous other nominations , within the first 10 years of her film career . Apart from acting in films , Koechlin is also a regular presence in theatre productions in India . Drawn to theatre at a young age , Koechlin studied drama at Goldsmiths , University of London , and worked simultaneously with a local theatre company . After returning to India , she made her screen debut with a supporting role in the drama Dev.D in 2009and won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress . Subsequently , she starred in two of the highest-grossing films of their respective release yearsthe comedy-dramas Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ( 2013 ) , both of which garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations at Filmfare . Koechlin then co-wrote the screenplay for the crime thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots ( 2011 ) , in which she also played the lead role . While she has worked mainly in independent films , including the drama Margarita with a Straw ( 2014 ) , which won her the National Film Award -- Special Jury Award , and the comedy drama Waiting ( 2015 ) , Koechlin also appeared in commercially successful films , including the political drama Shanghai ( 2012 ) and the supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan ( 2013 ) . She also uses YouTube as a platform or forum for issues for which she advocates , appearing in videos including AIB 's It 's Your Fault , Culture Machine 's Printing Machine and Y-Films 's web-series entitled Man 's World . In addition to her film career , Koechlin has written , produced , and acted in several stage plays in India . She co-wrote the dramas Skeleton Woman ( 2009 ) , which won her The MetroPlus Playwright Award , and Colour Blind ( 2014 ) , and made her directorial debut on stage with the tragicomedy Living Room ( 2015 ) . Koechlin hosted a travel show entitled Kalki 's Great Escape , which premiered on Fox Life in September 2016 . She is also an activist and promotes various causes ranging from health and education to women 's empowerment and gender equality . Koechlin was married to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap from 2011 to 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Katrina_Kaif_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Katrina Kaif is a British actress who predominantly appears in Bollywood films . She made her film debut in the 2003 erotic heist film Boom , a box office bomb . She then played the titular princess in the Telugu film Malliswari ( 2004 ) . Kaif had her first success in Bollywood when she appeared opposite Salman Khan in David Dhawan 's romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ? . The 2006 musical romance Humko Deewana Kar Gaye saw Kaif pair opposite Akshay Kumar for the first of many films , though the film was a critical and financial failure . Beginning with Namastey London , the year 2007 marked a turning point in her career when all four releases proved to be successful at the box-office . Among these were two of the highest grossing productions of the year the comedies Partner and Welcome . The following year , Kaif appeared in three films including the action comedy Singh Is Kinng and the drama Yuvvraaj , a major box-office disappointment . In 2009 , Kaif received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kabir Khan 's terrorism drama New York . Later that year , she starred opposite Ranbir Kapoor in the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani . In 2010 , Kaif portrayed the role of a politician in Prakash Jha 's political thriller Raajneeti and an aspiring actress in Tees Maar Khan . While the former was a box-office hit , the latter was a critical and commercial failure . Kaif starred alongside an ensemble cast in Zoya Akhtar 's comedy drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) . She received her second Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of a runaway bride in the romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ( 2011 ) . In 2012 , she played the role of a Pakistani ISI agent in the spy film Ek Tha Tiger , which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year . The same year , she starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Jab Tak Hai Jaan , a romance by Yash Chopra . Kaif played a circus performer opposite Aamir Khan in the 2013 action film Dhoom 3 . With a worldwide revenue of , Dhoom 3 went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time at the time of its release . Kaif played Hrithik Roshan 's love interest in the 2014 action comedy Bang Bang ! and starred alongside Saif Ali Khan in the 2015 thriller Phantom ."
},
{
"docid": "Kahin_Chand_Na_Sharma_Jaye",
"title": "",
"text": "Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye is a Pakistani comedy telefilm which is originally broadcast in Pakistan by Hum TV on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in 2013 . Sanam Saeed plays a double role in it . It was also telecast in India by Zindagi Channel on 11 January 2014 under the title Yeh Phool Sa Naazuk Chehra . It could not be broadcast in India with the same name due to copyright issues . Due to Sanam Saeed 's popularity in India , the telefilm aired again on Zee Zindagi under the title Teletime on 15 November 2015 , along with other hit telefilms like Behadd and Main Kukkoo Aur woh . Zindagi TV gave the film the title of Double Trouble ."
},
{
"docid": "Laila_Hirvisaari",
"title": "",
"text": "Laila Ellen Kaarina Hirvisaari ( until 2004 known as Laila Hietamies ; born June 7 , 1938 in Viipuri ) is a Finnish author and writer . By 2008 , over four million copies of her works had been sold . When Laila Hirvisaari was 3 years old , her father Aarne died in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union , so she has no memories of him . After the war , she and her family were evacuated first to Lappeenranta and later to the western part of Finland . In 1958 Laila Hirvisaari married Heikki Hietamies who has later also become a well-known Finnish author . He is also known for presenting in the Tangomarkkinat ( ` Tango fair ' ) , a respected tango competition 1985-1999 . By the marriage , Laila Hirvisaari became Laila Hietamies . Laila Hietamies 's first novel Lehmusten kaupunki ( ` City of the Lindens ' ) was published in 1972 and started a series of novels about Lappeenranta , of which the seventh part was published 2004 . Hietamies has written many other novel series , mostly telling about Karelia and the consequences of the wars of Finland in the 1940s . She has written also books about a Russian princess Sonja at the time of the Russian Revolution . December 9 , 2004 Laila Hietamies , along with her three cousins , changed her name back to the maiden name Hirvisaari , and from that on her books are being published under the name of Laila Hirvisaari . Laila Hirvisaari has been granted many respected literature awards but never the most respected , Finlandia Prize . Her novel about Russian empress ( `` Minä , Katariina '' ) was nominated for Finlandia Prize in 2011 . Laila Hirvisaari has written 34 novels and lots of short stories and plays . A movie has been filmed based on Hirvisaari 's novel Hylätyt talot , autiot pihat ( ` Abandoned houses , empty yards ' ) 2000 . Five of her books have been translated into other languages : Myrskypilvet ( Tormpilved ) , Estonian , Eesti Raamat 1996 Satakielimetsä ( Ööbikusali ) , Estonian , Eesti Raamat 1998 Sonja ( Sonja ) , Estonian , Eesti Raamat 1995 , translator Debora Vaarandi Valkoakaasiat ( Valged Akaatsiad ) , Eesti Raamat 1996 , translator Debora Vaarandi Vienan punainen kuu ( Red Moon over White Sea ) , English , Aspasia Books/Canada 2000 , translator Börje Vähämäki Viktoria ( Victoria ) , Estonian , Eesti Raamat 1999 , translator Anne Karu"
},
{
"docid": "Kaash_Main_Teri_Beti_Na_Hoti",
"title": "",
"text": "Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti ( -LSB- , English : I Wish I Was Not Your Daughter ) is a Pakistani teledrama which premiered on Geo TV in 2011 . Written by Kifayat rodani , the serial was directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and co-produced by Shahzad Naseeb and Samina Humayun Saeed . Kassh Main Teri Beti Na Hoti was also broadcast in India on the channel Zindagi retitled as Beti Ka Sauda . Its first episode was telecasted on 23 June 2014 ; the day the channel was launched . The show ended its run on 6 December 2014 . Zindagi ended the entire show within 159 episodes , while on Geo TV , it took 210 episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "Laila_Pakalniņa",
"title": "",
"text": "Laila Pakalnina ( born 4 June 1962 ) is a Latvian film director and screenwriter . She has directed more than 20 films since 1991 . Her film Kurpe was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Usha_Khanna",
"title": "",
"text": "Usha Khanna ( उषा खन्ना born 7 October 1941 ) is an Indian music director in Hindi cinema . She is the third female music director to enter the Indian film industry , after Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi and is one of the most commercially successful music directors in the male dominated music industry . She is most known for songs like `` Chodo kal ki baatein '' , `` Shaayad meri shaadi ka khayal '' , `` Zindagi pyaar ka geet hai '' and `` Aap to aise na the '' . She remained active for more than 3 decades from 1960s to 1980s . She is still active making some music for some movies and television-serials , more than 40 years after her debut as music director in Dil Deke Dekho ( 1959 ) . She received a Filmfare Award nomination for composing the songs for the huge hit film Souten ( 1983 ) . She was married to director , producer , lyricist , Sawan Kumar Tak , from whom she separated later on ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_and_God",
"title": "",
"text": "Love And God ( also known as `` Kais Aur Laila '' ) is a 1986 film which was the final film produced and directed by K. Asif , the film-director of Mughal-E-Azam . This film was his first and only directorial venture to be made completely in color . Through this film the director wanted to convey the legendary love story of Laila Majnu starring Nimmi as Laila and Sanjeev Kumar as Majnu . Starting production in 1963 , the film had a long and troubled history and released over 23 years later in 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "Laila_Kamilia",
"title": "",
"text": "Laila Kamilia is a novelist and blogger from Malaysia . Her real name is Haslina Kamaluddin , and she was born in Teluk Intan , Perak in 1977 . Her first appearance as a novelist was in 2006 under her real name . She wrote Asmara Asrama , under the publisher , Creative Enterprise Sdn Bhd. . In 2007 , she joined Alaf21 Sdn Bhd ( subsidiary company of Karangkraf Berhad ) . With Alaf 21 , she has written seven novels under the name Laila Kamilia . The first Lakaran Kasih , was published in 2007 . Her second , Saat kau hadir , was published in 2008 . Her third novel Cinta Pandang Ke-2 was a successful hit and sold more than 50,000 copies . The novel also has been adapted to a 13 episode drama with the same title produced by ZK Creative and screened by TV9 ."
},
{
"docid": "Zindagi_Gulzar_Hai",
"title": "",
"text": "Zindagi Gulzar Hai ( -LSB- ; English : Life is fruitful ) Pakistani drama , directed by Sultana Siddiqui and produced by Momina Duraid of Moomal Productions , which was broadcast on Hum TV . Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad , it was first telecast from 30 November 2012 to May 2013 in Pakistan . The story revolves around two persons , opposite in thought and financial status . This serial has a strong female lead protagonist and was very popular among the female audience . Zindagi Gulzar Hai also aired in various other countries including eleven Arab countries , several European countries and India . It premiered on the MBC Group on January 2014 in eleven Arab countries , Hum TV on March 2014 in Europe , and Zindagi on 23 June 2014 . It has aired 6 times in India ."
},
{
"docid": "Laila_Peak",
"title": "",
"text": "There are three peaks in Pakistan named Laila Peak . Laila Peak ( Hushe Valley ) ( 6096 or 6614m ) in Hushe Valley , Karakoram , Laila Peak ( Haramosh Valley ) ( 6985m ) in Haramosh Valley , Karakoram ( near Chogurunma Glacier ) , Laila Peak ( Rupal Valley ) ( 5971m ) in Rupal Valley , Himalaya . Other peak : Laila Peak ( Caucasus ) ( approx . 4000m ) in Svaneti , Georgia ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Baahubali:_The_Beginning",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali : The Beginning ( stylized as bãhubali ; The One with Strong Arms ) is a 2015 Indian epic historical fiction film directed by S. S. Rajamouli . The film was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni and was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil . The film stars Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah in the lead roles , with Ramya Krishnan , Sathyaraj , and Nassar in supporting roles . The first of two cinematic parts , The Beginning is a tale of the lost rightful heir of the fictional kingdom of Mahishmati , who learns about his true identity while falling in love with a rebellious warrior , who ( among with her group ) intends to rescue the former queen of Mahismati . The film was conceived by Rajamouli 's father K. V. Vijayendra Prasad , who randomly told him a story about Sivagami , a woman who carries a baby in her hand while crossing a river , and a few years later about Kattapa , which intrigued Rajamouli . His fascination with mythology and the tales of Amar Chitra Katha comics further fueled his interest in the story . However , it took the writers three months to finalise the final draft . The soundtrack and background score were composed by M. M. Keeravani while the cinematography , production design , and VFX were handled by K. K. Senthil Kumar , Sabu Cyril and V. Srinivas Mohan respectively . The film was made on a budget of 1.8 billion , making it the most expensive Indian film at its time of release . The film opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 , garnering critical acclaim and record breaking box office success . With the worldwide box office gross of 6.5 billion , it became the highest grossing film in India and the third-highest grossing Indian film worldwide , and the highest-grossing South Indian film at the time of its release . Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records by becoming the highest grossing dubbed film in India . Both budget and box office records since has been surpassed by its sequel , Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion . The Beginning is the highest grossing Indian film of 2015 and the fourth highest grossing Indian film of all time . It received several accolades . It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and Best Feature Film , becoming the first Telugu film to win the award . At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South , the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations , including Best Film , Best Director for Rajamouli and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan . The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards , receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah . The film 's second and final cinematic part was released on 28 April 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_Rise_of_Sivagami",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rise of Sivagami is a fantasy novel and the first book in the literary series Baahubali : Before the Beginning , authored by Anand Neelakantan and a prequel to the film Baahubali : The Beginning . It was originally released in English on 7 March 2017 , with its Hindi , Telugu and Tamil versions releasing in April 2017 . It is a part of the Baahubali franchise . The story revolves around Sivagami , a character in Baahubali : The Beginning and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion . The novel is intended to `` fill the blanks '' in the Baahubali films . Baahubali director S. S. Rajamouli has confirmed that a television miniseries will be released based on this novel . It also tells the readers the backstory of Kattappa , another important character ."
},
{
"docid": "Baahubali_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali may refer to : Bahubali , One of the Kevalis in Jainism Baahubali , a two-part Indian period film series released as : Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 )"
},
{
"docid": "Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion , also known by the initialism BB2 , is a 2017 Indian historical fiction film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli . The film was produced by Tollywood studio Arka Media Works . It is the continuation of Baahubali : The Beginning , taking place before and after the events of that film . It was originally made in both Telugu and Tamil and dubbed into Hindi , Malayalam , German , French , Japanese and English . The film stars major actors from Tollywood industry with Prabhas , Anushka Shetty , Rana Daggubati and Sathyaraj in lead roles . Initially , both parts were jointly produced on a budget of 250 crore ( 2.5 billion ) , however , the budget of the second part was increased later . Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion has made a record of highest pre-release business with 500 crore ( 5 billion ) . Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion was premiered at the British Film Institute , and was theatrically released over 9000 screens worldwide on 28 April 2017 . Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to be released in 4K High Definition format . It is estimated that close to 200 screens are being upgraded to 4K projectors before the release date of the movie . Baahubali 2 released to positive reviews from critics and surpassed the 2014 Hindi film PK , to briefly become the highest grossing Indian film of all time , collecting approximately worldwide within just six days of its release . It became the first ever Indian film to gross over in all languages , doing so in just ten days . It currently stands as the second highest grossing Indian film worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Baahubali_(franchise)",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali ( The One with Strong Arms ) is an Indian media franchise consisting of two bilingual epic fantasy film directed by S. S. Rajamouli , made in Telugu and Tamil languages , a graphic novel and a trilogy novel series in English . The films in the franchise were jointly produced on a budget . The first part , subtitled The Beginning was released on 10 July 2015 . The second part , subtitled The Conclusion , released on 28 April 2017 . The novel series , subtitled Before the Beginning , had its first novel The Rise of Sivagami releasing on 7 March 2017 . Efforts were taken to keep anachronistic sounds and visuals from appearing in the films . The shooting of the first film started at Rock Gardens in Kurnool , Andhra Pradesh from 6 July 2013 . During the filming in 2014 , Telugu Film Federation Employees were on strike . Manu Jagadh designed art for the first film . The films were filmed in different locations including Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad , Kerala and Bulgaria ."
},
{
"docid": "Baahubali:_The_Beginning_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali ( The One With Strong Arms ) is the soundtrack of the 2015 Indian bilingual film of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Baahubali_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of characters featured in the Baahubali franchise which consists of 2 films , a novel , a comic and an announced television series . They are all characters which have appeared in the The Beginning ( 2015 ) , The Conclusion ( 2017 ) and the novel The Rise of Sivagami ( 2017 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Shobu_Yarlagadda",
"title": "",
"text": "Shobu Yarlagadda ( born 27 August 1971 ) is an Indian American environmental engineer , turned film producer , and the son-in-law of veteran film maker K. Raghavendra Rao . He is the co-founder and CEO of Arka Mediaworks , a film production company known for its works exclusively in Telugu cinema . Shobhu has garnered the National Film Award , two state Nandi Awards , two Filmfare South Awards . In 2015 , Shobhu produced Baahubali : The Beginning , which recorded the highest grossing Indian film within India . Touted to be the most expensive Indian film , the film was featured in the BBC 's documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema . He produced the two part Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) premiered at the British Film Institute , while becoming the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise of all time globally with a cumulative box office earnings of approximately . The first part of the Telugu film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , and got nominated for Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films ."
},
{
"docid": "Immadi_Pulikeshi_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Immadi Pulikeshi is a 1967 Kannada biographical feature film written by G. V. Iyer and directed by N. C. Rajan . The cast includes Rajkumar , Udayakumar , Jayanthi , Kalpana and Balakrishna . The film had a soundtrack and original score by G. K. Venkatesh and cinematography by B. Dorairaj and Rajaram . Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty who was significantly involved in branching out the dynasty to extend over most parts of the Deccan . The movie was the 100th movie of actor Balakrishna . Music composer G. K. Venkatesh produced the movie under the banner Sri Venkatesh Chitra . Rajkumar plays the title character Immadi Pulikeshi while Udayakumar plays a hunchback Kubja Vishnuvardhana . K. V. Vijayendra Prasad , father of S. S. Rajamouli and the storywriter of Baahubali : The Beginning had revealed that he was inspired by the hero introduction sequence of this movie and hence incorporated a similar sequence in the movie Baahubali : The Beginning"
},
{
"docid": "Prashanti_Tipirneni",
"title": "",
"text": "Prashanti Tipirneni is a costume designer who is noted for her works on the Telugu movie Baahubali : The Beginning and the Conclusion . She made her debut in 2010 with the movie Vedam ."
},
{
"docid": "Vincent_Tabaillon",
"title": "",
"text": "Vincent Tabaillon ( born January 18 , 1975 ) is a French film editor . His credits include The Incredible Hulk , Clash of the Titans , Now You See Me and Baahubali : The Beginning ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Baahubali:_The_Beginning",
"title": "",
"text": "Baahubali : The Beginning is a 2015 Indian epic historical fiction film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Arka Media Works . A bilingual , made in Telugu and Tamil , the film stars Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty , and Tamannaah in lead roles , with Sathyaraj , Ramya Krishnan and Nassar appearing in supporting roles . The soundtrack and music score was composed by M. M. Keeravani while K. K. Senthil Kumar provided the cinematography . Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao , Sabu Cyril and V. Srinivas Mohan were in charge of the film 's editing , art direction and special effects respectively . The first of two cinematic parts , The Beginning opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 to critical acclaim and record-breaking box-office success , becoming the highest grossing film in India and the third-highest grossing Indian film worldwide , and the highest-grossing South Indian film . Grossing over 6.5 billion worldwide against a budget of 1.2 billion , the film became the first South Indian film , and the first non-Hindi film to gross over 1 billion in the dubbed Hindi version . The Beginning garnered several awards and nominations with praise for Rajamouli 's direction , cinematography , production design , costumes and performances of the cast members . At the 63rd National Film Awards , The Beginning won the Best Feature Film , becoming the first Telugu film to win the award , and Best Special Effects . At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South , the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations , including Best Film , Best Director for Rajamouli and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan . Both the Tamil and Telugu versions won several awards in their respective categories , including Best Film , Best Director for Rajamouli , and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan at the 1st IIFA Utsavam . The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards , receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah ."
},
{
"docid": "Pretham",
"title": "",
"text": "Pretham ( Ghost ) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam comedy horror film written , co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar . Starring Jayasurya , Aju Varghese and Sharafudheen in the lead roles . It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya . It is the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after Punyalan Agarbattis and Su . . Su ... Sudhi Vathmeekam . Principal photography began in Cherai , Ernakulam on 24 May 2016 . The film released on 12 August 2016 . Jayasurya was selected to play a Mentalist named John Don Bosco alongside Shruthi Ramakrishnan and Pearle Maaney . Justin Jose , known for his work in the Telugu film Baahubali : The Beginning and the Bollywood film Bajrangi Bhaijaan , was selected for the film 's sound design . The filming began on 24 May 2016 in the small town in Cherai in Ernakulam ."
},
{
"docid": "Tamannaah",
"title": "",
"text": "Tamannaah Bhatia ( born 21 December 1989 ) known as Tamannaah , is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil films . She has also appeared in Hindi films . In addition to acting , she also participates in stage shows and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products . In 2005 , she made her acting debut in the age of 15 in the Bollywood film , Chand Sa Roshan Chehra and appeared in Abhijeet Sawant album song `` Lafzon main '' from the album Aapka Abhijeet which was also released in the year 2005 , before working in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema . In the same year , Tamannaah made her Telugu film debut in Sri , and the next year she appeared in her first Tamil movie , Kedi . In 2007 , she starred in two college-life-based drama films , Happy Days in Telugu and Kalloori in Tamil . Her projects include the Tamil films Ayan ( 2009 ) , Paiyaa ( 2010 ) , Sura ( 2010 ) , Siruthai ( 2011 ) , Veeram ( 2014 ) and Telugu films include 100 % Love ( 2011 ) . Other films include Racha ( 2012 ) , Thadaka ( 2013 ) , Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) , Bengal Tiger ( 2015 ) and Oopiri ( 2016 ) , Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) . She thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema . She is one of the highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema . She has acted nearly 50 films in three different languages - Tamil , Telugu and Hindi . She is the first actress from India who was nominated at Saturn Awards for Best Supporting Actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Prabhas",
"title": "",
"text": "Prabhas ( born Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati on 23 October 1979 ) is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema . Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film Eshwar . His works include Varsham ( 2004 ) , Chatrapathi ( 2005 ) , Chakram ( 2005 ) , Billa ( 2009 ) , Darling ( 2010 ) , Mr. Perfect ( 2011 ) , and Mirchi ( 2013 ) . Prabhas won the state award , the Nandi Award for Best Actor , for his role in Mirchi . He appeared in a Bollywood item song , in Prabhudeva 's 2014 film Action Jackson . Prabhas played the title role in S. S. Rajamouli 's epic film Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) , which is the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film to date . Prabhas reprised his role in its sequel , Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) , which became the first ever Indian film to gross over 1000 crore ( US$ 155 million ) in all languages in just ten days , and it is the highest-grossing Indian film to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Prabhakar_(Telugu_actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Prabhakar is an Indian film actor , known for his role as Inkoshi , king of the Kalakeyas in Baahubali : The Beginning . He has starred in films like Maryada Ramanna '' , which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for 2010 , and Dongaata starring Lakshmi Manchu and Adivi Sesh ."
},
{
"docid": "Global_United_Media",
"title": "",
"text": "Global United Media Company Private Limited is a corporate entity in the Indian film markets formed in March 2014 . The company 's core engagement is film production , acquisition and distribution across languages , genres and territories . Global United Media has distributed films such as Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) and I ( 2015 ) across Kerala ."
},
{
"docid": "Janatha_Garage",
"title": "",
"text": "Janatha Garage ( English : People 's Garage ) is an 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Koratala Siva , produced by Naveen Yerneni , Y. Ravi Shankar , and C. V. Mohan under their banner Mythri Movie Makers , and distributed by Eros International . The film features Mohanlal and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the lead roles , with Nithya Menen , Samantha Ruth Prabhu , Devayani , Saikumar , Suresh etc in supporting roles . The film released worldwide on 1 September 2016 . The film registered the highest opening for a Telugu film in 2016 and is the third highest Telugu opening of all time , behind Baahubali : The Beginning . The film has garnered two National Film Awards ; Special Jury Award for Mohanlal , and Best Choreography for Raju Sundaram at the 64th National Film Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalyan_Koduri",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalyan Koduri a.k.a. Kalyani Malik is an Indian film music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema . Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti 's film Aithe , Kalyan has provided musical scores for many other films . His most recent works are composing for Oohalu Gusagusalade and sound supervisor for Baahubali : The Beginning ."
},
{
"docid": "Sardaar_Gabbar_Singh",
"title": "",
"text": "Sardaar Gabbar Singh is an Indian film directed by K. S. Ravindra . Produced by Pawan Kalyan and Sharrath Marar jointly under their banners Pawan Kalyan Creative Works and North Star Entertainment in association with Eros International , this film is a sequel to Kalyan earlier film Gabbar Singh ( 2012 ) . Besides penning the film 's story and screenplay , Kalyan stars in the film with Kajal Aggarwal and Sharad Kelkar in Kelkar 's Telugu debut . Devi Sri Prasad composed the score and Arthur A. Wilson was its cinematographer . Initially titled Gabbar Singh 2 , the film 's production began on 21 February 2014 in Hyderabad with Sampath Nandi directing the film . He was later replaced by Ravindra after which the principal photography began on 29 May 2015 at Malshej Ghat in Maharashtra . Sardaar Gabbar Singh was released worldwide on 8 April 2016 along with a Hindi dubbed version of the same name . The film received massive openings due to pre-release hype and had the second-highest opening to a Telugu Cinema at that time after Baahubali : The Beginning . After this film , Kalyan started shooting for Katamarayudu ."
},
{
"docid": "Dhoom_3",
"title": "",
"text": "Dhoom 3 ( -LSB- - hnsˈd̪ʱuːm 3 -RSB- , English : Blast 3 or Boom 3 , also abbreviated and known as D :3 and D3 ) is a 2013 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra . The third installment of the Dhoom series , it features Aamir Khan as the antagonist and Katrina Kaif , with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role reprising his role of ACP Jai Dixit and Uday Chopra reprising his role as Ali Akbar , as in the previous films of the franchise . Made on a budget of , it was the most expensive Indian film , until it was beaten by Baahubali : The Beginning . Dhoom 3 was released on 20 December 2013 , marking itself as the first Indian film to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format with Dolby Atmos surround sound . The film went on to gross worldwide in just ten days , to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in international markets at the time and as of May 2017 is the sixth highest-grossing Indian film of all time . It was the 77th highest grossing film of 2013 worldwide . The film was screened during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section ."
},
{
"docid": "Anushka_Shetty_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Anushka Shetty is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films . She made her acting debut in Puri Jagannadh 's 2005 Telugu film Super , and appeared in Mahanandi , released later the same year . The following year , she had four releases , the first being S. S. Rajamouli 's Vikramarkudu , which became a major commercial success , followed by Astram ( a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh ) , the Sundar C.-directed Rendu , ( which marked her debut in Tamil cinema ) , and a special appearance in AR Murugadoss ' Telugu film Stalin . She had two releases in 2007 : Lakshyam and Don . In 2008 she had appeared in six films , including Okka Magaadu , Swagatam and Souryam . In 2009 , Shetty played two roles in the fantasy Arundhati . She went on to win the Nandi Special Jury Award , and the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for this film . Her next release that year was Billa , a Telugu remake of the 2007 Tamil film of the same name . Her final release in 2009 was her second Tamil feature film , the action masala film Vettaikaaran , where she appeared as a medical student . Shetty had a string of releases in 2010 . She portrayed a prostitute in Krish 's anthology film Vedam , which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress . Despite critical acclaim , the film failed at the box office . None of her other releases in 2010 succeeded commercially , except for her sole Tamil release of the year , the action masala Singam . The following year , Anushka had two releases , both in Tamil . She reprised her Vedam role in its remake Vaanam , then appeared as an advocate in the A. L. Vijay-directed Deiva Thirumagal , a loose adaptation of the American film I Am Sam ( 2001 ) . The following year , she also had two releases : Vijay 's Thaandavam in Tamil , and Damarukam in Telugu . Her first release in 2013 was Suraj 's Tamil action masala Alex Pandian , a critical and commercial failure . This was followed by Mirchi in Telugu , Singam II ( where she reprised her role from Singam ) , and Selvaraghavan 's Tamil romantic fantasy Irandaam Ulagam where she played three distinct roles . Her sole release of 2014 was the K. S. Ravikumar-directed Lingaa . Shetty next appeared in Gautham Menon 's crime drama Yennai Arindhaal , which was followed by the Tamil-Telugu bilingual Baahubali : The Beginning , where she played Devasena , a queen . Her performance as Rudrama Devi , a monarch of the Kakatiya dynasty in the eponymous film won her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress . She then appeared in the Tamil-Telugu romantic comedy Size Zero / Inji Iduppazhagi in a role for which she gained 20 kilograms of weight . Her only releases in 2016 were Soggade Chinni Nayana , and the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Oopiri / Thozha ; all featured her in cameo roles . The following year she appeared in Si3 ( the third film in the Singam franchise ) , the semi-biographical Om Namo Venkatesaya , where she played a character inspired by Andal , and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion , where she reprised her role from its predecessor ."
},
{
"docid": "S._S._Rajamouli",
"title": "",
"text": "S. S. Rajamouli ( born Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ) is an Indian film director and screenwriter , known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema . Although working in the mainstream medium , his films are noted for their technical finesse , and craft . He is known for directing high fantasy celluloid works such as Magadheera ( 2009 ) , Eega ( 2012 ) , the two part Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) premiered at the British Film Institute , while becoming the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise of all time globally with a cumulative box office earnings of approximately . The first part of the Telugu film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , and got nominated for Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . His other works include the sports drama film Sye , the social problem film Vikramarkudu , which was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section . The melodrama films Maryada Ramanna , Vikramarkudu and Chhatrapati were remade in various Indian languages , with successful reviews . Rajamouli has garnered several awards including two National Film Awards , three Filmfare Awards , three state Nandi Awards , the IIFA Award , and the Star World India , `` Entertainer of The Year '' in 2012 . In 2016 , he was honoured with the Padma Shri , India 's fourth highest civilian honor for his contributions towards the field of Art ."
},
{
"docid": "K._K._Senthil_Kumar",
"title": "",
"text": "K. K. Senthil Kumar is an Indian cinematographer best known for his work in Telugu cinema . He graduated with a degree in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India , Pune . He made his film debut with Aithe ( 2003 ) directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti . He is mostly associated with S.S. Rajamouli 's films and has worked in box office hits such as Sye ( 2004 ) , Chatrapati ( 2005 ) , Yamadonga ( 2007 ) , Magadheera ( 2009 ) , Eega ( 2012 ) , and Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) . In 2012 , he won the SIIMA award for Best Cinematographer for Eega ."
},
{
"docid": "Prabhakar",
"title": "",
"text": "Prabhakar is a masculine Indian name . Prabhākara ( c. 7th century ) , Indian philosopher grammarian in the Mimamsa tradition Janardhan Sharma , known as Prabhakar in Nepal Manoj Prabhakar , a former Indian cricketer Ponnam Prabhakar , an Indian politician and a member of 15th Lok Sabha Prabhakar Reddy , an Indian Telugu film actor of Andhra Pradesh Prabhakar Panshikar , a stage actor in Maharashtra Vishnu Prabhakar , an Indian Hindi writer Tiger Prabhakar , an Indian Kannada actor Prabhakar , an Indian Telugu actor known for his role as Inkoshi , the king of the Kalakeyas in the film Baahubali : The Beginning ."
},
{
"docid": "Ramya_Krishnan",
"title": "",
"text": "Ramya Krishnan ( Telugu : రమ్య కృష్ణన్ , Tamil : ரம்யா கிருஷ்ணன் , born 15 September 1970 in Chennai ) is an Indian film actress . She has acted in over 200 films in five languages : Telugu , Tamil , Malayalam , Kannada and Hindi . Krishnan has won three Filmfare Awards , two Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award . She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Telugu for the 2009 dramedy Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam . Krishnan 's portrayal of Raj Mata Sivagami Devi in the Baahubali series ( 2015-17 ) received universal acclaim . While The Beginning ( 2015 ) is the fourth highest grossing Indian film , its sequel The Conclusion ( 2017 ) is the highest grossing Indian film of all time . Her performance in The Beginning also won her the Best Supporting Actress -- Telugu at the 2016 Filmfare Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "K._V._Vijayendra_Prasad",
"title": "",
"text": "K. V. Vijayendra Prasad ( born Koduri Vishwa Vijayendra Prasad ) is an Indian film screen writer , and director known for his works in Telugu cinema and Bollywood . In 2011 , he directed Telugu Cinema Rajanna which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film . Since 1988 , he was the screen writer for more than twenty five films , most of which turned out to be block busters . His recent works include Baahubali : The Beginning , and Bajrangi Bhaijaan which became biggest blockbusters of the year , for which Prasad won the Filmfare Award for Best Story.prasad writes songs"
},
{
"docid": "Anand_Neelakantan",
"title": "",
"text": "Anand Neelakantan ( born 5 December 1973 ) is an Indian author . He has authored three fiction books based on the Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata . The producers of Baahubali , the blockbuster film announced that Anand Neelakantan will be writing a 3 book Series based on their film Baahubali and the series will be a prequel to the film . His books have been translated to different languages such as Hindi , Malayalam , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Marathi , Gujarati , Assamese and Indonesian Bahasa ."
},
{
"docid": "Tamannaah_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Tamannaah is an Indian actress known for her work in Tamil and Telugu films . Her first lead role came in 2005 at the age of 15 with Chand Sa Roshan Chehra in Hindi . The same year she made her Telugu film debut with Sri , and the following year she made her Tamil debut with Kedi . None of these films were profitable ventures . In 2007 , Tamannaah achieved her first success in Telugu and Tamil cinema with Happy Days and Kalloori respectively . Her portrayal of a college student in both films received critical acclaim . Tamannaah 's performances in Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam and Kanden Kadhalai ( both released in 2009 ) earned her nominations in the Best Actress -- Telugu and Best Actress -- Tamil categories at the 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony . A series of commercially successful films helped her establish a career in Tamil cinema . In 2010 , Tamannaah played the female lead in three Tamil filmsPaiyaa , Sura , and Thillalangadi . Paiyaa was profitable at the box office and earned her a nomination for Best Actress -- Tamil at the 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony . The other two releases underperformed at the box office . She starred in five films in 2011 including 100 % Love , which marked her return to Telugu films , and the Tamil film Siruthai , a remake of S. S. Rajamouli Telugu directorial Vikramarkudu ( 2006 ) . The following year , Tamannaah played the female lead in four Telugu films : Racha , Endukante ... Premanta ! , Rebel , and Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu . Racha and Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu were commercially successful , and her performance in the former gained her a nomination for Best Actress -- Telugu at the 60th Filmfare Awards South ceremony . Tamannaah made her first appearance in a Hindi film since her debut role with Himmatwala ( 2013 ) , a remake of the 1983 Hindi film of the same name . She reprised the role played by Sridevi in the original . Himmatwala received a negative reception from the critics , and Tamannaah 's performance in the film was criticised . She appeared in four films the following year : Veeram , Humshakals , Aagadu , and Entertainment . Veeram was the only profitable venture among them . The remaining films underperformed at the box office . Tamannaah played a warrior princess in S. S. Rajamouli 's Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) , the first of two cinematic parts of the bilingual epic film Baahubali . It became one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time earning more than 6 billion ( Indian rupees ) , and gained her a nomination for Best Actress -- Telugu at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony . She later starred in commercially successful films such as Bengal Tiger ( 2015 ) and Oopiri ( 2016 ) ; the latter was an official adaptation of Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano French comedy-drama film The Intouchables ( 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Beginning_(Stephen_Gately_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "New Beginning was the debut and only solo studio album released by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone singer , Stephen Gately . The album was released by Universal on June 26 , 2000 . The release marked his last official studio release , solo or with Boyzone , due to his death in 2009 . The album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart . Three singles were released from the album : `` New Beginning '' , `` I Believe '' and `` Stay '' ."
},
{
"docid": "BB2_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "BB2 may refer to : Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion , an Indian film directed by S. S. Rajamouli USS Massachusetts ( BB-2 ) , a United States battleship from 1896 to 1919 Bad Boys II , a 2003 action comedy movie starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor ( GRPR ) , also known as BB2 Big Brother 2 , a television programme in various versions BB2 , a postcode district in the BB postcode area"
}
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"docid": "RCA_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment ( SME ) , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . It is one of SME 's three flagship record labels , alongside Columbia Records and Epic Records . The label has released multiple genres of music , including pop , rock , hip hop , R&B , blues , jazz , and country . The company 's name is derived from the initials of the label 's former parent company , the Radio Corporation of America ( RCA ) . It is the second oldest recording company in US history , after sister label Columbia Records . RCA 's Canadian unit ( formerly Berliner Gramophone Canada ) is Sony 's oldest label in Canada . It was one of only two Canadian record companies to survive the Great Depression . Artists currently signed to RCA Records include Britney Spears , Bryson Tiller , Shakira , Christina Aguilera , Aretha Franklin , Sia , Alicia Keys , Justin Timberlake , Chris Brown , Usher , Van Morrison , Charlie Wilson , Monica , R. Kelly , Enrique Iglesias , Foo Fighters , Kings of Leon , Kesha , Miley Cyrus , Giorgio Moroder , Jennifer Hudson , D'Angelo , Pink , Pitbull and Zayn ."
},
{
"docid": "RIAA_certification",
"title": "",
"text": "In the United States , the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets . Other countries have similar awards ( see music recording sales certification ) . Certification is not automatic ; for an award to be made , the record label must request certification . The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns ( most often an artist 's royalty statement is used ) , which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops , direct-to-consumer sales ( music clubs and mail order ) and other outlets ."
},
{
"docid": "Wrecking_Ball_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wrecking Ball '' is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album Bangerz ( 2013 ) . It was released on August 25 , 2013 , by RCA Records as the album 's second single . The song was written by MoZella , Stephan Moccio , Sacha Skarbek , Kiyanu Kim , Lukasz Gottwald , and Henry Russell Walter ; production was helmed by the last two . `` Wrecking Ball '' is a pop ballad which lyrically discusses the deterioration of a relationship . `` Wrecking Ball '' debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 50 , and later became Cyrus ' first number-one single in the United States after the release of its controversial music video ; it retained the peak position during the following week . Nine weeks later , the track returned to number one , and consequently had the largest gap between number-one sittings in Billboard Hot 100 history . As of January 2014 , `` Wrecking Ball '' has sold three million copies in the United States . Internationally , the song charted strongly ; it topped the charts in Canada , Spain and the United Kingdom , and charted in the top ten throughout much of Europe and Oceania . An accompanying music video for `` Wrecking Ball '' was released on September 9 , 2013 . It featured close-up scenes of Cyrus tearfully singing , reminiscent of the clip for `` Nothing Compares 2 U '' by Sinéad O'Connor , interspersed with footage of a nude Cyrus swinging on a wrecking ball . Critics were divided in their opinions of the music video , feeling that it was more provocative than the clip for her previous single `` We Ca n't Stop '' . `` Wrecking Ball '' previously held the Vevo record for the most views in the first 24 hours after its release with 19.3 million views . At the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards , Cyrus took home the award for Best Video and the award for Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . Adding to the video 's success , Cyrus won the award for World 's Best Video at the 2014 World Music Awards in Monte Carlo . Cyrus has performed `` Wrecking Ball '' during several live performances , including the iHeartRadio Music Festival and an episode of Saturday Night Live ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Cyrus",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Ray Cyrus ( born Destiny Hope Cyrus ; November 23 , 1992 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . After playing minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her childhood , she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006 . Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show . She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records , and her debut studio album Meet Miley Cyrus ( 2007 ) was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) having shipped over three million units . She released her second album Breakout and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film Bolt in 2008 . Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana : The Movie , and began cultivating a more mature image with her EP The Time of Our Lives in 2009 . In 2010 , she released her third album Ca n't Be Tamed , which stands as the lowest-selling record of her career , and starred in the coming-of-age film The Last Song . Cyrus focused on her acting career with several television and film appearances in 2011 and 2012 . Her sexually explicit behavior generated widespread controversy while promoting her fourth album Bangerz ( 2013 ) , her first under her recording contract with RCA Records . Cyrus ' independently-released fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ( 2015 ) deviated from her traditional pop style for more psychedelic experimentation . In 2016 , she was a coach for the eleventh season of the singing competition series The Voice . With Bangerz , Cyrus achieved her third number-one album on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and fifth overall including Hannah Montana soundtrack albums . She has logged eight top 10 entries on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with : `` See You Again '' , `` 7 Things '' , `` The Climb '' , `` Party in the U.S.A. '' , `` Ca n't Be Tamed '' , `` We Ca n't Stop '' , `` Malibu '' and the chart-topping `` Wrecking Ball '' . Cyrus has earned numerous awards and nominations , as Billboard ranked her as the fourth best-selling female artist of 2009 . She was ranked number thirteen on Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010 , and in 2013 was declared `` Artist of the Year '' by MTV . She has been included on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2008 and 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hannah_Montana_2:_Meet_Miley_Cyrus",
"title": "",
"text": "Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus is a double album . It was released on June 26 , 2007 , by Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records . The first disc serves as the soundtrack album from the second season of the television series Hannah Montana , while the second disc serves as the debut studio album by its primary by an actress Miley Cyrus . All twenty tracks are performed by Cyrus , although the first disc is credited to her character Hannah Montana . In the vein of the original soundtrack , Hannah Montana ( 2006 ) . The lyrical themes revolve largely around `` girl power '' , teen romance , and the double life that Cyrus ' character lives on the program . Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 325,000 copies , and has since became certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for exceeding shipments of four million units . The album charted well on national record charts throughout Europe and Oceania , appearing in the top-twenty in several countries . The album received a multi-platinum certification in Canada , single-platinum certifications in Australia and Sweden , and gold certifications in Mexico , Spain , and the United Kingdom . As of April 2016 , the album managed to sell 9.8 millions copies worldwide . `` Nobody 's Perfect '' was released as the only single from Hannah Montana 2 on May 15 , 2007 . The track peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . `` See You Again '' was later released as the lead single from Meet Miley Cyrus . It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Cyrus ' first single to enter the top ten on the chart . Its follow-up single `` Start All Over '' peaked at number 68 in the United States . The soundtrack was further promoted with Cyrus ' headlining Best of Both Worlds Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Malibu_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Malibu '' is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus as the lead single from Cyrus 's upcoming sixth studio album , which is set for release in October 2017 , and will be the first full-length project by Cyrus since her 2015 collaboration with psychedelic rock band , The Flaming Lips , Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz . It was written by Cyrus and Oren Yoel , and produced by Yoel . The song was released on May 11 , 2017 by RCA Records , premiering on Beats 1 on and subsequently becoming available for streaming on Apple Music . The song discusses Cyrus 's relationship with current fiancé and fellow The Last Song co-star , Liam Hemsworth . Critics viewed `` Malibu '' as indicative of Cyrus 's transition into becoming a more mellow artist , and more removed from her previously controversial image , while also drawing comparisons to Sheryl Crow . The song became Cyrus ' eighteenth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 , and her ninth top-ten entry , peaking at number 10 so far . An accompanying music video was released on the same day as the song . It features Cyrus in various all-white outfits as she is shown frolicking in various outdoor locations ."
},
{
"docid": "Bolt_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bolt is a 2008 American computer animated road-comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the 48th Disney animated feature film . Directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard , the film stars the voices of John Travolta , Miley Cyrus , Malcolm McDowell , Diedrich Bader , Nick Swardson , Greg Germann , Susie Essman and Mark Walton . The film 's plot centers on a small white dog named Bolt who , having spent his entire life on the set of a television series , thinks that he has super powers . When he believes that his human , Penny , has been kidnapped , he sets out on a cross-country journey to `` rescue '' her . Despite a relatively marginal box-office performance , Bolt received a strong positive critical reception and is renowned for playing an important role in instigating what is widely referred to as the Disney Revival , as well as setting the studio in a new creative direction that would lead to other critically acclaimed features such as Tangled ( 2010 ) and Frozen ( 2013 ) . Bolt was also Disney Animation 's first feature film to be produced under the complete creative guidance of John Lasseter , as well as the first computer-animated feature film to implement non-photorealistic rendering . The film was nominated for a series of awards , such as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Climb_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Climb '' is a song performed by American singer Miley Cyrus , for the 2009 film Hannah Montana : The Movie . The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe , and produced by John Shanks . It was released on March 5 , 2009 , as the lead single of the film 's soundtrack by Walt Disney Records . The song is a power ballad with lyrics that describe life as a difficult but rewarding journey . It is styled as a country pop ballad , and was Cyrus ' first solo song to be released to country radio . The instrumentation includes piano , guitar and violins . The song received a nomination for the Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media at the 52nd Grammy Awards . However , the song was withdrawn from consideration by Walt Disney Records because it had not been written specifically for a movie as the category 's eligibility rules required . The song became a top ten single on charts in Australia , Canada , Norway and the United States . In the United States , it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the eighth best selling digital single of 2009 . Five months after its release , the single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Rolston , and depicts scenes of Cyrus climbing a mountain or singing , intercut with clips of Hannah Montana : The Movie . Cyrus promoted the song with several live performances . The first , at the Kids Inaugural : `` We Are the Future '' event on January 19 , 2009 , was the first time the song had ever been publicly heard . Cyrus also performed the song as the closing number of her Wonder World Tour . The song was also performed during the Gypsy Heart Tour . `` The Climb '' has been covered by several artists and was the most popular choice of song among auditioners for the ninth season of the American singing contest , American Idol , with Hollie Cavanagh performing it in the top 6 of the eleventh season . Simon Cowell , creator of the British television talent show The X Factor , chose `` The Climb '' to be the debut single of the winner of the competition 's sixth series . Winner Joe McElderry 's cover , released on December 14 , 2009 by Syco Music , was produced by Quiz & Larossi and topped the Irish Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "7_Things",
"title": "",
"text": "`` 7 Things '' is a song by American singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus . The song was co-written by Cyrus , Antonina Armato and Tim James , and produced by John Fields . It was released on June 17 , 2008 by Hollywood Records as the lead single from the first studio album released by Cyrus with no ties to her character Hannah Montana from the Disney Channel comedy series of the same name . Also registered as `` Seven Things I Hate About You '' , Cyrus developed the song during the Best of Both Worlds Tour while feeling numerous emotions for an ex-boyfriend , mainly anger . The song 's release brought allegations that it was about Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers , which Cyrus neither confirmed nor denied . Musically , `` 7 Things '' bears aspects of both country and pop rock , while the lyrics in the song 's refrain list seven traits Cyrus hates about an ex-boyfriend . `` 7 Things '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and enjoyed worldwide commercial success , becoming a top ten hit on charts in Australia , Japan , Norway , and the United States . The single was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , while its appearance on the Japan Hot 100 made `` 7 Things '' Cyrus ' first song to chart in an Asian country . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Brett Ratner and features Cyrus performing the song with a back-up band as many teenage girls lipsync along . The girls clutch a variety of props , such as love letters and snow globes , inspired by personal items Cyrus ' ex had given her . The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award at both the 2008 and 2009 award shows . Cyrus promoted the song through several venues including her world tours , the Wonder World Tour and the Gypsy Heart Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Album",
"title": "",
"text": "An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD , record , audio tape or another medium . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st-century album sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . An album may be recorded in a recording studio ( fixed or mobile ) , in a concert venue , at home , in the field , or a mix of places . The time frame for completely recording an album varies between a few hours to several years . This process usually requires several takes with different parts recorded separately , and then brought or `` mixed '' together . Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed `` live '' , even when done in a studio . Studios are built to absorb sound , eliminating reverberation , so as to assist in mixing different takes ; other locations , such as concert venues and some `` live rooms '' , allow for reverberation , which creates a `` live '' sound . The majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing , sound effects , voice adjustments , etc. . With modern recording technology , musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones ; with each part recorded as a separate track . Album covers and liner notes are used , and sometimes additional information is provided , such as analysis of the recording , and lyrics or librettos . Historically , the term `` album '' was applied to a collection of various items housed in a book format . In musical usage the word was used for collections of short pieces of printed music from the early nineteenth century . Later , collections of related 78rpm records were bundled in book-like albums ( one side of a 78 rpm record could hold only about 3.5 minutes of sound ) . When long-playing records were introduced , a collection of pieces on a single record was called an album ; the word was extended to other recording media such as compact disc , MiniDisc , Compact audio cassette , and digital albums as they were introduced ."
},
{
"docid": "Hollywood_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Hollywood Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group , distributed by the Universal Music Group . The label focuses in pop , rock , alternative , hip hop , and country genres , as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records label . Founded in 1989 , its current roster includes artists such as Jordan Fisher , Zella Day , Demi Lovato , Queen , Zendaya , Ocean Park Standoff , Dreamers , Bea Miller , Martina Stoessel , Breaking Benjamin , Jorge Blanco , Sabrina Carpenter , R5 , The Young Wild , Olivia Holt , Sofia Carson , Forever in Your Mind , Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , Boy Epic , and Joywave . The label also releases Marvel Studios 's soundtrack and compilation albums in conjunction with Marvel Music ."
},
{
"docid": "See_You_Again_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` See You Again '' is the debut single by American recording artist Miley Cyrus . It was recorded for Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus ( 2007 ) , the second soundtrack album from the Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana and the debut studio album of Cyrus . It was written by Cyrus ( credited as Destiny Hope Cyrus ) with the song 's producers Antonina Armato and Tim James . It was released as the lead single from the album by Hollywood Records . Later , it was remixed by Rock Mafia and released on August 25 , 2008 by Hollywood Records , as the second single from Cyrus ' second studio album , Breakout ( 2008 ) . Musically , the track is a pop rock number that contains influences from various musical genres , including electronic music . Lyrically , the track speaks of teenage romance . `` See You Again '' was a critical success , with contemporary critics praising its musical composition and vocal delivery . To follow , it also became Cyrus ' first commercially successful single . The song introduced her to new audiences and new countries , paving the way for future hits . `` See You Again '' became Cyrus ' best-charting single at the time by peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 . Its highest peak internationally was at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 . Although an official music video for the song was never filmed , it was given a promotional music video , taken from a performance at the 2007 Disney Channel Games . The song was promoted through a multitude of live television performances . It was included on the set list of Cyrus ' headlining tours , the Best of Both Worlds Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) , the Wonder World Tour ( 2009 ) and the Gypsy Heart Tour ( 2011 ) . `` See You Again '' has been covered by various notable artists , including Little Boots and Breathe Carolina . Even without a music video , the song managed to peak at 10 in the US and sold 2.5 million copies ."
},
{
"docid": "Bangerz",
"title": "",
"text": "Bangerz is the fourth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus . It was released on October 4 , 2013 , by RCA Records . Opting to re-establish her music career instead of focusing on her film career as originally planned , Cyrus began planning the project in 2012 . Work continued into 2013 , at which time she left her previous label Hollywood Records and subsequently joined RCA Records . Described by Cyrus as `` dirty south hip-hop '' , Bangerz represents a musical departure from her earlier work , which she has grown to feel `` disconnected '' from . As executive producers , Cyrus and Mike Will Made It collaborated with hip hop producers including Cirkut , Pharrell Williams , and will.i.am to achieve Cyrus ' desired new sound . Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop record , with lyrical themes that revolve largely around romance . It features guest vocals from several new partners , including pop singer Britney Spears and rappers French Montana , Future , Ludacris , and Nelly . Bangerz received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics , who praised its overall production and originality , and complimented Cyrus ' public persona evolution . The record debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 270,000 copies . In doing so , it became Cyrus ' fifth non-consecutive number-one album , including earlier soundtracks in which she performed as her character Hannah Montana . It was the third-highest opening week for a female artist in 2013 , and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) after moving one million units , while globally it managed to sell around 3 million units . The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album , giving Cyrus her first Grammy nomination . `` We Ca n't Stop '' was released as the lead single from Bangerz on June 3 , 2013 , and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The second single `` Wrecking Ball '' was released on August 25 , 2013 , and became Cyrus ' first single to peak in the top position in the United States . Its accompanying music video held the record for the fastest video to reach 100 million views on Vevo being beaten by Adele 's `` Hello '' music video in 2015 , it also earned Cyrus the award for `` Video of The Year '' at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . `` Adore You '' was serviced as the third single from the record on December 17 , 2013 ; it has peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 . A remix of the track produced by Cedric Gervais was released on March 3 , 2014 . Promotional efforts for Bangerz continued to associate Cyrus with an increasingly provocative image , an effort first begun with her third record , Ca n't Be Tamed ( 2010 ) . She garnered widespread media attention through a controversial performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , and was later the host and musical guest during an episode of Saturday Night Live . Furthermore , Cyrus promoted the album with her international Bangerz Tour ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Miley:_The_Movement",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley : The Movement is a 2013 documentary television film about American entertainer Miley Cyrus , following her return to the music industry in the lead-up to her fourth studio album Bangerz ( 2013 ) . It premiered on October 2 , 2013 , on MTV , shortly before the release of her record , for which the documentary served as a promotional tool . The documentary depicts Cyrus finalizing details regarding its launch , making public appearances for additional promotion , and rehearsing for her controversial performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . Miley : The Movement received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics , who appreciated Cyrus ' seemingly genuine commentary , but were disappointed by its failure to fully discuss her recent controversies and public criticisms . According to Nielsen ratings , it was watched by approximately 1.6 million viewers in the United States . An extended version of the documentary was broadcast by MTV on October 6 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ready,_Set,_Don't_Go",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ready , Set , Do n't Go '' is a country song performed by American singers Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus . It was released as the lead single from Home at Last , Billy Ray Cyrus ' tenth studio album . The song is a soft country ballad with some use of pop and soft rock elements . The song has received different interpretations though , in actuality , Cyrus wrote the song several years before its release when his middle daughter , Miley , moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue an acting career with an audition for the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana . `` Ready , Set , Do n't Go '' received critical praise , with reviewers complimenting its lyrical content . It also reached positive commercial responses for Cyrus , compared to his downfall in previous years . Peaking at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it became Cyrus ' first entry on the chart since `` You Wo n't Be Lonely Now '' ( 2000 ) . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Elliot Lester and features some of Cyrus ' home videos ; it received a CMT Music Award nomination at the 2008 CMT Music Awards . The song eventually became re-released as a duet with Miley . At the time of the single 's release , she was 14 and enjoying the success of her debut album Meet Miley Cyrus . The duet version became Miley 's debut in country music and received better commercial outcomes . It reached its highest international peak in the Billboard Hot 100 at number 37 and became Cyrus ' first international chart entry since `` Could 've Been Me '' ( 1992 ) . Cyrus , with and without his daughter , performed the song at several venues , most notably Miley 's first headlining concert tour , the Best of Both Worlds Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Lighter_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Lighter '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ( 2015 ) . It was first premiered through SoundCloud on August 30 , 2015 alongside the parent record , and was supplemented with an accompanying music video on November 21 , 2015 . The song was written by Cyrus , and was produced by Mike Will Made It and A + . Cyrus performed the track during her Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December . `` Lighter '' is the fifteenth track on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Cyrus:_Tongue_Tied",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Cyrus : Tongue Tied ( alternatively titled Miley ) is an American short film directed by photographer Quentin Jones and starring recording artist Miley Cyrus . It was released on May 1 , 2014 by the lifestyle website Nowness , although it had been previously used for the introduction of her headlining Bangerz Tour . The black-and-white video displays a topless Cyrus engaging in several sadomasochistic behaviors . Contemporary critics compared Miley Cyrus : Tongue Tied to earlier music videos by recording artist Madonna and the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey ( 2011 ) , and agreed that it continued to solidify the sexually-explicit public image she had cultivated in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Cyrus_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress , singer , and songwriter Miley Cyrus has appeared in music videos , films , and television series . From 2006 to 2011 , Cyrus starred in the television series Hannah Montana as Miley Stewart and her alter ego , Hannah Montana . In 2009 , Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana : The Movie , whose soundtrack included her lead single `` The Climb '' . Her other films included voicing the role of Penny in the animated film Bolt ( 2008 ) , The Last Song with Liam Hemsworth ( 2010 ) , and LOL with Demi Moore ( 2012 ) . Her song `` When I Look at You '' was part of the The Last Song soundtrack with the music video directed by the film 's producer , Adam Shankman . In 2007 , Cyrus released her first official music video for the second single `` Start All Over '' of her debut album Meet Miley Cyrus , the second disc of the dual album Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus . Her second music video for `` 7 Things '' , was the lead single from her second studio album Breakout . She then released music videos for her songs `` Fly on the Wall '' ( 2008 ) , and `` Party in the U.S.A. '' ( 2009 ) , which won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video . In 2010 , to transition Cyrus away from the `` good-girl '' image she had developed through Hannah Montana , she released music videos for the singles `` Ca n't Be Tamed '' and `` Who Owns My Heart '' from her third studio album Ca n't Be Tamed . Both the videos were directed by Robert Hales . She went on to cover the song `` You 're Gon na Make Me Lonesome When You Go '' for the tribute album Chimes of Freedom and released a music video with Johnzo West . In 2013 , Cyrus released the music videos `` We Ca n't Stop '' , `` Wrecking Ball '' , and `` Adore You '' from her fourth studio album Bangerz . The music video for `` Wrecking Ball '' won the 2014 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year . Cyrus has been a featured artist for the songs `` Ashtrays and Heartbreaks '' by Snoop Dogg ( 2013 ) , and Mike Will Made It 's `` 23 '' ( 2013 ) . Both of which she appeared in the music video for . She also has made guest appearance in other artist 's music videos including Metro Station 's `` Seventeen Forever '' ( 2009 ) , Rock Mafia 's `` The Big Bang '' ( 2010 ) , Borgore 's `` Decisions '' ( 2012 ) , Future 's `` Real and True '' ( 2013 ) , and will.i.am 's `` Feelin ' Myself '' ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Cyrus_&_Her_Dead_Petz",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz is the fifth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus , which was independently released for free online streaming on SoundCloud on August 30 , 2015 . Opting for an album relying less on computerized elements than her previous release , Bangerz ( 2013 ) , Cyrus began planning the project in 2013 before Bangerz was released . Work continued into 2014 and 2015 , when she befriended and began collaborating with the Flaming Lips . In addition to the psychedelic rock band , Cyrus worked with producers Mike Will Made It and Oren Yoel ( with whom she had collaborated on Bangerz ) . The album features guest vocals by Big Sean ( who had appeared on Bangerz ) , Sarah Barthel of Phantogram and Ariel Pink . Without previous promotion , Cyrus announced that Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was available for free online streaming when she hosted the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , released independently . Critics were divided in their opinions of the album ; some applauded Cyrus ' ambition and experimentation , and others considered its production and overall finish lacking . Cyrus has promoted the album with music videos for `` Dooo It ! '' , `` Lighter '' and `` BB Talk '' , performances of `` Karen Do n't Be Sad '' and `` Twinkle Song '' when she hosted Saturday Night Live , and the Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December 2015 . On April 10 , 2017 , the album was released commercially on iTunes and other streaming platforms through RCA Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Start_All_Over",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Start All Over '' is a pop-rock song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus . It was released as the second and final single of Cyrus ' debut album Meet Miley Cyrus , the second disc of the dual album Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus . A live version is available on Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus : Best of Both Worlds Concert and as a karaoke in Cyrus 's karaoke series . The song was originally written by Fefe Dobson , who passed the song to Cyrus , as she did not desire to include it on Sunday Love . The up-tempo song has prominent pop rock characteristics and is lyrically about having a second chance in a romantic relationship . The song garnered low commercial outcomes for Cyrus in several countries , compared to those of her previous single from Meet Miley Cyrus , `` See You Again '' . Those countries include Australia , Canada , and the United States . The song reached its highest international peak in the Australian Singles Chart , at number 41 . A video to `` Start All Over '' premiered on the Disney Channel , which received a MuchMusic Video Award nomination . The music video features Cyrus performing the song in the streets , and also includes her in a carnivallike setting . Cyrus performed the song at several venues ; it was most notably performed in 2007 and 2008 the Best of Both Worlds Tour , as the opening number for her performances as herself . Cyrus again performed `` Start All Over '' once she embarked on the 2009 Wonder World Tour . The song , along with `` Fly on the Wall '' and `` Who Owns My Heart '' are the only singles released by Cyrus that have n't been certified at least platinum in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Best of Both Worlds '' is a pop rock song performed by American singer -- songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus , performing as Hannah Montana -- the alter ego of Miley Stewart -- a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana . It was released as the lead single from the Hannah Montana soundtrack album on March 18 , 2006 . `` The Best of Both Worlds '' is the theme song for the television series ; in the series ' third season , the 2009 Movie Mix is used as the theme . A live version is available on Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus : Best of Both Worlds Concert ( 2008 ) , a karaoke version is included in the soundtrack 's karaoke series ( 2008 ) , and the 2009 Movie Mix is featured on Hannah Montana : The Movie soundtrack ( 2009 ) . The song has elements of bubblegum pop and pop rock . Lyrically , it is a showcase of the double life lived by the series ' protagonist Miley Stewart . `` The Best of Both Worlds '' is considered to be one of Cyrus ' signature songs , introducing her to the music industry . The song received some critical praise , noting that the song was written well , but the concept was `` weird '' . `` The Best of Both Worlds '' reached number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot 100 , making the song only one of two television themes of the decade ( the other being Leave It All to Me by Miranda Cosgrove ) to chart on the Hot 100 , and achieved average commercial success internationally . The song reached its highest international chart peak position in the Irish Singles Chart , at number seventeen . A promotional music video for the song was taken from a recording of a concert performance . Cyrus promoted the song by performing it in several venues , including during the opening act for the Cheetah Girls ' The Party 's Just Begun Tour and as the closing number on her own first headlining concert tour of the same name . Cyrus ' performances of the song on the Best of Both Worlds Tour were as herself , but when she performed the song on television , she did so in character as Hannah Montana ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Miley_Cyrus",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Cyrus is an American singer and actress . Cyrus rose to prominence for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana . Cyrus has released four studio albums Meet Miley Cyrus ( 2007 ) , Breakout ( 2008 ) , Ca n't Be Tamed ( 2010 ) and Bangerz ( 2013 ) and she released the EP The Time of Our Lives ( 2009 ) . In 2008 , Cyrus was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song From A Movie with her song `` The Climb '' in 2009 . She received 16 nominations at the World Music Awards in 2014 and 43 Teen Choice Award nominations from 2006 to 2014 , making her the most nominated person in the history of the Teen Choice Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "BB_Talk",
"title": "",
"text": "`` BB Talk '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ( 2015 ) . It was first premiered through SoundCloud on August 30 , 2015 alongside the parent record . Its lyrics discuss Cyrus ' frustration with an overbearing romantic interest over primarily spoken verses . `` BB Talk '' was supplemented with an accompanying music video on December 11 , 2015 , featuring Cyrus as an adult baby . Cyrus performed the track during her Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December ."
},
{
"docid": "Dooo_It!",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ `` Dooo It ! '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus from her fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ( 2015 ) . It was premiered on August 30 , 2015 , with a live performance during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , which Cyrus hosted , and was made available free online without prior announcement alongside the parent album . It serves to promote the project ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Miss_You_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Miss You '' is a song by American recording artist , Miley Cyrus . It was co-written by Cyrus ( credited under her birth name Destiny Hope Cyrus ) , Brian Green , Wendy Foy Green , and produced by Brian Green . `` I Miss You '' is a homage to Cyrus ' late grandfather , Ron Cyrus , who died in February 28 , 2006 . He was diagnosed with mesothelioma , and , seeing her grandfather nearing death , Cyrus wanted to write him a song prior to his decease . It was released to Radio Disney mid-year 2007 as promotion for the dual disc Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus . The song is a ballad with rock and country influences . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics ; some commented on how it deviated from her usual material at the time and how effective the message was . `` I Miss You '' appeared on two United States charts : it peaked at number nine on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles , an extension of the Billboard Hot 100 chart , and at number ninety-two on the defunct Pop 100 . Cyrus performed the song on acoustic guitar as an encore at several stops on her first headlining concert tour , the Best of Both Worlds Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Someone_Else_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Someone Else '' is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album Bangerz ( 2013 ) . Cyrus collaborated with Mike Will Made It , MoZella , P-Nasty , and Rock City during the songwriting process , while production was handled by Mike Will Made It and P-Nasty . `` Someone Else '' is influenced by electronic dance music ( EDM ) , and additionally incorporates elements of synthpop ; its lyrics reference Cyrus ' evolving public image during production of the parent record . Contemporary music critics were divided in their opinions of `` Someone Else '' , feeling that its generic production overshadowed its lyrical meaning and Cyrus ' vocal performance . Despite not having been released as a single , it peaked at number 93 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Cyrus has also performed the track during her ongoing Bangerz Tour , where she was notably suspended mid-air on a large hot dog ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_Miley_Cyrus",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Miley Cyrus has recorded songs for five studio albums , four soundtrack albums , and guest features . She first came to prominence within the entertainment industry for her portrayal of Hannah Montana in the television series of the same name , which premiered in March 2006 . Cyrus is credited as Hannah Montana for eight of the thirteen tracks featured on its first soundtrack album Hannah Montana , which was released in October 2006 . Matthew Gerrard was responsible for much of its songwriting and production , and tended towards a `` sugary sweet '' sound . In 2006 , Cyrus additionally signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records . The following year , Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records jointly released the double album Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus ; the first disc served as the soundtrack album for the second season of Hannah Montana , while the second disc served as Cyrus ' debut studio album . Cyrus ' music incorporated prominent elements of pop and pop rock musical styles ; she shared writing credits with Antonina Armato and Tim James , who collectively form the production team Rock Mafia , on the tracks `` See You Again '' , `` Let 's Dance '' , `` Right Here '' , and `` Good and Broken '' . `` See You Again '' was serviced as the lead single from the record , and became Cyrus ' first top-ten entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Cyrus ' second studio album Breakout ( 2008 ) was her first record released separately from the Hannah Montana franchise . She again collaborated with Armato and James during its production ; together , they co-wrote `` 7 Things '' , `` Fly on the Wall '' , `` Bottom of the Ocean '' , `` Wake Up America '' , and `` Goodbye '' . In 2009 , Cyrus recorded and released the soundtrack albums Hannah Montana : The Movie and Hannah Montana 3 , which were credited to Montana . The lead single from the former record , `` The Climb '' , was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe . `` Party in the U.S.A. '' was written by Jessie J , Dr. Luke , and Claude Kelly for her first extended play The Time of Our Lives ( 2009 ) ; its songwriting was largely handled by Dr. Luke , Kelly , and John Shanks . Cyrus released her third studio album Ca n't Be Tamed in June 2010 ; Cyrus co-wrote much of its material with Armato , James , and Shanks , including the lead single `` Ca n't Be Tamed '' ; the song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 . The record was followed by the soundtrack Hannah Montana Forever in October 2010 . In 2013 , Cyrus left Hollywood Records and subsequently joined RCA Records ; her fourth studio album Bangerz was released through the label that October . Cyrus expressed intentions of incorporating elements of `` dirty south hip-hop '' into the record . Consequently , she co-wrote several of its tracks with hip hop producer Mike Will Made It , who handled most of its production ; Pharrell Williams also co-wrote four songs for the album . The lead single `` We Ca n't Stop '' reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , while its second single `` Wrecking Ball '' became Cyrus ' first track to peak at number one in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Drive_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Drive '' is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album Bangerz ( 2013 ) . It was written and produced by Mike Will Made It and P-Nasty , with additional songwriting provided by Samuel Jean and Cyrus . The song is a dubstep and EDM influenced track , and discusses the difficulties in ending a romantic relationship ; it has been widely speculated to have been inspired by Cyrus ' former fiancé Liam Hemsworth . `` Drive '' received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics , who complimented its overall production and Cyrus ' vocal delivery . Despite not having been released as a single , it peaked at number 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Cyrus first performed the song during her episode of MTV Unplugged in January 2014 , and has also performed it during her ongoing Bangerz Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Ron_Cyrus",
"title": "",
"text": "Ronald Ray `` Ron '' Cyrus ( July 10 , 1935 -- February 28 , 2006 ) was an American Democratic politician and public servant in Greenup County , Kentucky . He was the father of American country music singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and the paternal grandfather of Trace Cyrus , Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus ."
},
{
"docid": "Hannah_Montana:_The_Movie_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hannah Montana : The Movie is the soundtrack for the film of the same name . The film is an adaptation of the popular Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana , which first aired in 2006 . In the television series and film , American singer -- songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus portrays Miley Stewart , a girl with a secret double life as the popstar Hannah Montana . Cyrus performs twelve of the songs on the album , seven of which are credited to Hannah Montana . American recording artists Billy Ray Cyrus , Taylor Swift , and Rascal Flatts and English recording artist Steve Rushton also have songs on the soundtrack . This album was released on March 23 , 2009 by Walt Disney Records . All of the songs in the album were approved by the film 's director Peter Chelsom . He felt the film needed music that was tightly woven into the film 's plot and the character 's background . Several producers worked on the album , mainly John Shanks and Matthew Gerrard . Shanks was more involved with Cyrus than the other artists . Meanwhile , Gerrard produced Cyrus ' songs as Montana ; he previously wrote her hit song `` The Best of Both Worlds '' ( 2006 ) . A remix of `` The Best of Both Worlds '' is featured as the album 's closing track . Musically , the album merges heavy influences from pop and country . Songwriters include Cyrus , Gerrard and Swift , among others . The songs ' lyrics primarily discuss the film 's themes of fame , family , and love . Contemporary critics were pleased with the album . Cyrus was praised for being natural and reflected while performing as herself . They also complimented Swift 's performance and debated if she or Cyrus were more dominant . The soundtrack received a nomination for a 2009 American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack , but lost to the Twilight soundtrack . Hannah Montana : The Movie reached the top ten in many nations , and topped charts in countries such as Austria , Canada , and New Zealand . In the United States , it peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . By May 2009 , the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) certified the album platinum . The lead single released from the album was `` The Climb '' . It became Cyrus ' best-charting single in the United States at the time and topped Billboard 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks . Cyrus ' `` Hoedown Throwdown '' was released in March 10 , 2009 and reached the top ten on the Irish Singles Chart . The album was promoted through exclusive releases to Radio Disney and live performances at numerous venues . Cyrus performed four songs from the album on her first worldwide concert tour , the Wonder World Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Home_at_Last_(Billy_Ray_Cyrus_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Home at Last is the tenth studio album released by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus . It was released on July 24 , 2007 , and is follow-up album to Wan na Be Your Joe , which was released in 2006 . Home at Last is Cyrus ' debut and only album to date for Walt Disney Records . The album debuted and peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums , and number 20 on the Billboard 200 and on the Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums , setting a record for a father-daughter duo to have their own Top 20 album on the Billboard 200 . When Home at Last debuted , Miley 's album , Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus was at number 1 ."
},
{
"docid": "Breakout_(Miley_Cyrus_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Breakout '' is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus . It was released to Radio Disney as promotion for Cyrus ' second album of the same name . It was originally recorded by American pop singer Katy Perry as a demo track for her debut album One of the Boys but due to not being included in the album , the song was passed on to Cyrus . `` Breakout '' is a pop song whose instrumentation includes keyboard , guitar , and drums while lyrics discuss growing up and being carefree . Contemporary critics received `` Breakout '' very well , appreciating its lyrical content . Digital downloads began immediately after the Breakout 's release on July 22 , 2008 , and led to commercial success in Australia , Canada , and the United States ; its highest international peak was at number forty-five on the Canadian Hot 100 . Cyrus performed the song in several venues ; her first , in the 2008 Disney Channel Games was used as a promotional music video and on her first world tour , the Wonder World Tour , it was the opening number ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_Save_Fuzzy",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Save Fuzzy is a website in which an anonymous Miley Cyrus fan threatened to kill and eat their pet cat unless she returns to Twitter . Miley Cyrus is aware of the campaign , and commented about it in several interviews , in which she stated that she will not come back to Twitter ."
},
{
"docid": "Hannah_Montana",
"title": "",
"text": "Hannah Montana , also known as Hannah Montana Forever in its fourth and final season , is an American musical comedy television series created by Michael Poryes , Rich Correll , and Barry O'Brien . It focuses on Miley Stewart ( portrayed by Miley Cyrus ) , who is a teenager living a double life as an average schoolgirl by day and as the famous recording artist Hannah Montana by night . The story follows the daily life of Stewart , her brother , and her friends while also starring Cyrus 's country singer father Billy Ray Cyrus as her dad . The series , produced by It 's a Laugh Productions and Michael Poryes Productions , premiered on Disney Channel on March 24 , 2006 and concluded on January 16 , 2011 after having aired four seasons and ninety-eight episodes . The soundtrack albums Hannah Montana ( 2006 ) , Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus ( 2007 ) , Hannah Montana 3 ( 2009 ) , and Hannah Montana Forever ( 2010 ) were released to coincide with their respective seasons . In 2007 , the success of the series led to the Best of Both Worlds Tour , which visited North America . The following year , it was adapted into the 3D film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus : Best of Both Worlds Concert and its accompanying soundtrack . In 2009 , the first feature film of the series , titled Hannah Montana : The Movie was released to commercial success , and was additionally promoted through its accompanying soundtrack . All seasons of the show have been distributed on DVD . The series received generally favorable reviews from critics , and has been recognized as a `` guilty pleasure '' by several media outlets . The show 's instant success is widely credited with the launch of Cyrus 's career and her establishment as a teen idol . However , as she continued to develop an increasingly provocative image as the series progressed , the series has received criticism for appearing to be a negative influence on its younger audience ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Wolf",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Wolf ( aka Wolf ) is a drummer , programmer , songwriter and music producer . His discography includes numerous gold , platinum , and Grammy winning records . He has worked with a range of artists including Alicia Keys , Katy Perry , Beyoncé , Miley Cyrus , Pink , Aretha Franklin , Avril Lavigne , Britney Spears , Celine Dion , Bee Gees , and Grover Washington , Jr. . Notable songs include Katy Perry 's `` I Kissed a Girl , '' Avril Lavigne 's `` Girlfriend '' , Miley Cyrus 's `` Wrecking Ball '' . Modern Drummer Magazine calls Wolf a `` modern-day hit-making machine '' . Wolf attended Berklee College of Music"
},
{
"docid": "Let's_Get_Crazy_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Let 's Get Crazy '' is a song by American singer -- songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus , performing as Hannah Montana -- the alter ego of Miley Stewart -- a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana . It was released to Radio Disney on January 19 , 2009 as promotion for Hannah Montana : The Movie and its soundtrack . The song is also included on the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack . A karaoke version is available in Disney 's Karaoke Series : Hannah Montana 3 . The song is musically dance-rock based . Lyrically , the track speaks about having fun and cutting loose . The song received critical success and garnered average commercial outcomes for Cyrus in several countries , compared to those of her previous efforts as Montana . This includes Canada and the United States . The song reached its highest international peak in the Canadian Hot 100 , at number twenty-six . It therefore became Cyrus ' highest charting song in Canada , as Montana . The song never received an official music video , but three promotional music video were , of which two aired on Disney Channel . Cyrus promoted the song through several venues , including a performance on her second headlining tour , the Wonder World Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Twerk_It_Like_Miley",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Twerk It Like Miley '' ( officially on cover as #TwerkItLikeMiley ) is a 2014 song by American singer Brandon Beal featuring Danish singer Christopher . The song produced by Danish DJ Hedegaard was released on 5 May 2014 on Universal Music Denmark and Then We Take the World , reaching number one on Tracklisten , the official Danish Singles Chart on its first week of release staying there for just one week . The music video directed by Morten Winther also became popular with many references to Miley Cyrus ."
},
{
"docid": "Milky_Milky_Milk_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Milky Milky Milk Tour ( initially called the Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Tour ) was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Miley Cyrus , launched in support of her fifth studio album , Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ( 2015 ) . The limited-run tour visited eight cities across North America . She was joined by The Flaming Lips and Dan Deacon throughout the tour ."
},
{
"docid": "He_Could_Be_the_One",
"title": "",
"text": "`` He Could Be the One '' is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus , performing as Hannah Montana -- the alter ego of Miley Stewart -- a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana . The song was co-written and co-produced by Kara DioGuardi and Mitch Allan . `` He Could Be the One '' was released to Radio Disney on June 12 , 2009 as promotion for an episode of the same title and the series ' third soundtrack , Hannah Montana 3 . A karaoke version is available in Disney 's Karaoke Series : Hannah Montana 3 . The song contains country pop elements in its music . The song became Cyrus ' best-charting song as Montana , reaching the top twenty in Norway and the United States . `` He Could Be the One '' peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 , thus becoming Cyrus ' first top ten single as Montana . The song 's accompanying music video was arranged from clips from various Hannah Montana episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "Breakout_(Miley_Cyrus_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Breakout is the second studio album by American recording artist Miley Cyrus , released on July 22 , 2008 by Hollywood Records . It is her first record that is not affiliated with the television series Hannah Montana , in which Cyrus portrays the title character Hannah Montana . She co-wrote eight of its thirteen tracks , several of which with the assistance of Antonina Armato and Tim James . The majority of the record was composed as she traveled during her headlining Best of Both Worlds Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) . Overall , Breakout is dominant on pop rock but explores a variety of other musical genres . Lyrical themes addressed in the album relate to breakups and coming of age . Breakout was met with generally favorable reception from critics , though some believed the tracks were not a significant departure from the Hannah Montana franchise . The album encountered commercial success and introduced Cyrus in new countries . The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 for one week selling 370,000 copies . It is Cyrus ' third album to do so , and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Breakout has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States . Elsewhere , Breakout topped the Canadian Albums Chart for two consecutive weeks and the Australian Albums Chart for one week . The album also charted within the top ten in Italy , Japan , and New Zealand . Three singles were released from Breakout . `` 7 Things '' was released on June 17 , 2008 as the lead single from the album ; it was commercially successful , reaching the top ten on charts in various countries . It was followed by the Rock Mafia remix of `` See You Again '' , released on August 25 , 2008 in countries which the original version was not , expanding the success of the song by appearing on charts in several countries . The third single , `` Fly on the Wall '' was released on February 27 , 2009 as the final single , being unable to duplicate the success of the previous singles ."
},
{
"docid": "Miley_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Miley Cyrus ( born 1992 ) is an American actress , singer , and songwriter . Miley may also refer to : Miley ( given name ) Miley ( surname ) Fort Miley Military Reservation Miley , California Miley Memorial Field"
},
{
"docid": "Best_of_Both_Worlds_Concert_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Best of Both Worlds Concert is the accompanying live album for the concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus : Best of Both Worlds Concert , released on March 11 , 2008 by Walt Disney Records . It includes live performances of songs from the soundtrack albums Hannah Montana ( 2006 ) and Hannah Montana 2 : Meet Miley Cyrus ( 2007 ) , which respectively accompany the first and second seasons of the television series Hannah Montana . All fourteen tracks are performed by its primary actress Miley Cyrus , although the first half are credited to her title character Hannah Montana . The album was recorded in Salt Lake City , Utah in October 2007 , during Cyrus ' headlining Best of Both Worlds Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Pumpin'_Up_the_Party",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Pumpin ' Up the Party '' is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus . She is performing as Hannah Montana -- the alter ego of Miley Stewart , a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana . `` Pumpin ' Up the Party '' was written and produced by Jaime Houston . The song was released to Radio Disney as promotion for the series and its first soundtrack , Hannah Montana . The song has teen pop and dance-pop influences . In the United States , the song peaked at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top seventy on the Pop 100 . Its appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 made Cyrus the first act to have six songs debut on the chart in the same week . A music video for `` Pumpin ' Up the Party '' was taken from footage of a concert performance . Cyrus , dressed as Hannah Montana , performed the song during the Best of Both Worlds Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera",
"title": "",
"text": "Christina María Aguilera ( born December 18 , 1980 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and television personality . Born in Staten Island , New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford , Pennsylvania , she appeared on the television series Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club in her early years . After recording `` Reflection '' , the theme for Disney 's 1998 film Mulan , Aguilera signed with RCA Records . She rose to prominence with her 1999 self-titled debut album that spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Genie in a Bottle '' , `` What a Girl Wants '' , and `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' . The following year , Aguilera released two studio albums ; the Spanish-language album Mi Reflejo and the holiday album My Kind of Christmas . She assumed creative control for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) , which produced `` Dirrty '' , `` Beautiful '' , and `` Fighter '' . Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) , debuted at number one on the album charts of ten countries and spawned the tracks `` Ai n't No Other Man '' and `` Hurt '' . In 2010 , Aguilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film Burlesque . The following year , she debuted as a coach on the reality competition television series The Voice ; she has since appeared on six of its twelve seasons . Her seventh studio album , Lotus , was released in 2012 . Aguilera has also been featured on several successful collaborations during her career , including `` Lady Marmalade '' , `` Moves like Jagger '' , and `` Say Something '' . Aguilera has been recognized as a pop icon and earned the title `` Pop Princess '' in her early years . Her work has earned her five Grammy Awards , one Latin Grammy Award , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She has sold over 17.9 million albums in the United States as of 2014 and 50 million albums worldwide as of 2015 . In 2009 , she ranked at number 58 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time , thereby becoming the youngest and the only artist under 30 to be named . Billboard recognized her as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s , and Time listed Aguilera among the top 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2013 . Aside from her work in the entertainment industry , Aguilera is involved in charitable activities through human rights , world issues , and her work as a UN ambassador for the World Food Programme ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Christina Aguilera is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was released on August 24 , 1999 , by RCA Records . After recording `` Reflection '' , the theme song for Mulan , RCA laid the foundation for the album immediately and started presenting Aguilera with tracks for her debut album , which they later decided would have a January 1999 release . Its music incorporates dance-pop and teen pop genres , with a few songs featuring strong elements from soul and R&B . Contributions to the album 's production came from a wide range of producers , including David Frank , Ron Fair , Guy Roche , Robin Thicke , Diane Warren , Matthew Wilder , and Aaron Zigman . Christina Aguilera earned Aguilera the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy Awards . The release debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 253,000 copies . Christina Aguilera was certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold more than 9 million copies in the US . Globally , the project has sold over 17 million units , making in her best-selling album . The album was preceded by four singles . `` Genie in a Bottle '' was released as the lead single from the project and peaked atop the record charts of twenty one nations , including the US Billboard Hot 100 . Three subsequent singles additionally became top ten records : `` What a Girl Wants '' , `` I Turn to You '' , and `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' . To further promote the album , Aguilera performed on television shows and embarked on the tour Christina Aguilera in Concert in 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mi_Reflejo",
"title": "",
"text": "Mi Reflejo ( My Reflection ) is the second studio album and first Spanish album by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was released on September 12 , 2000 by BMG U.S. Latin . After the commercial success of her debut studio effort , Christina Aguilera ( 1999 ) , Aguilera recorded her follow-up project during 2000 . It includes five Spanish-language versions of tracks from her previous album , in addition to four original compositions and two cover songs . The tracks were adapted and composed by Rudy Pérez who also produced the album . In the United States , Mi Reflejo peaked at number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts where it spent 19 weeks at the top of both charts . The album was the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000 and was certified 6 × Platinum ( Latin field ) by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . It reached number two in Argentina and Uruguay , and has sold an estimated three million copies worldwide . Upon its release , Mi Reflejo received generally mixed reviews from music critics , who noted musical similarities to Christina Aguilera . The album led to Aguilera receiving a Latin Grammy award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album , as well as a Grammy nomination , two Billboard Latin Music Awards , and a Lo Nuestro nomination . Three singles were released from the album : `` Ven Conmigo ( Solamente Tú ) '' , `` Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti '' and `` Falsas Esperanzas '' . To promote the album , Aguilera extended her tour , Christina Aguilera in Concert , into 2001 for eight more dates and performed at the 2001 Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Hurt_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hurt '' is the second single from American singer Christina Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics . It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio stations on September 19 , 2006 and was released for purchase in November . Written by Aguilera , Linda Perry , and Mark Ronson , and produced by Perry , the song describes how the protagonist deals with the loss of a loved one and was inspired by the death of Perry 's father . `` Hurt '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics , who praised her vocals but were ambivalent towards its production . The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . According to Nielsen SoundScan , the single has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States . It was a top-ten hit in Europe and Oceania , entering the top ten of record charts in countries including Austria , Belgium , France , and Germany . A music video the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi and co-directed by Aguilera . It depicts Aguilera as a 1940s circus star who suffers from her father 's death . It won two MVPA Awards for Best Video and Best Direction of a Female Artist in 2007 , and was nominated for a Juno Award for Video of the Year . Aguilera has performed the song live on a number of occasions , including at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and on Saturday Night Live . The track was included on the setlist of Aguilera 's Back to Basics Tour in 2006 and 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Shotgun_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Shotgun '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was featured on episode `` The Storm Has Just Begun '' of the third season of Nashville . The song was released on April 21 , 2015 as a promotional single for Nashville . Aguilera sang the song at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards , accompanied by Rascal Flatts . Their performance segued into `` Riot , '' from the country trio 's Rewind album ."
},
{
"docid": "Candyman_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Candyman '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for the second disc of her fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) . She co-wrote the song with its producer Linda Perry . `` Candyman '' was planned to be released as the second single from Back to Basics ; however , RCA Records decided to release `` Hurt '' instead . Subsequently , the track was released in February 2007 as the third single from the album . `` Candyman '' is described as a pop and R&B song that imitates swing styles with lyrics about sexual intercourse . `` Candyman '' received praise for its musical style while some criticized its sexual content . Commercially , the single peaked within the top 10 in Australia , Canada , Hungary , and New Zealand as well as the top 20 in Austria , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , the Netherlands , and the United Kingdom . In the United States , it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America . As of September 2014 , the song had sold over 1.15 million copies in the United States . A music video for the song was co-directed by Matthew Rolston and Aguilera herself . The video received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction at the 2007 award ceremony . The single achieved a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2008 ceremony . The song was included on the setlist of Aguilera 's Back to Basics Tour ( 2006 -- 2008 ) and has been covered by Alexandra Burke and the Glee cast ."
},
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera_in_Concert",
"title": "",
"text": "Christina Aguilera in Concert was the debut concert tour by American recording artist Christina Aguilera . It supported her two studio albums , Christina Aguilera ( 1999 ) and Mi Reflejo ( 2000 ) . Beginning in May 2000 with appearances at radio festivals in the United States , the tour continued into Canada . Here , Aguilera headlined Pysko Blast , a pop music tour created by Canadian network , YTV . The singer returned to the US performing at state and county fairs before headlining shows in amphitheatres and arenas . The tour continued into 2001 , visiting Mexico , Puerto Rico , Panama , Venezuela and Japan . Sponsors of the tour included Sears , Levi 's , J-Wave and Pioneer ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Kind_of_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "My Kind of Christmas is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was released on October 24 , 2000 , by RCA Records . The album was recorded from late-1999 to late-2000 , while Aguilera was touring to promote her first two studio albums : Christina Aguilera ( 1999 ) and Mi Reflejo ( 2000 ) . My Kind of Christmas contains cover versions of Christmas standards , such as `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' and `` Angels We Have Heard on High '' , as well as several original recordings , which incorporate dance-pop elements . The album was produced by Ron Fair , The Matrix , Robbie Buchanan , Barry Harris and Chris Cox . My Kind of Christmas received generally mixed to negative reviews from music critics , who criticized its musical style , as well as Aguilera 's vocal delivery . The album peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , having sold 1,015,000 copies there . Aguilera appeared on several television shows , such as The Early Show and The David Letterman Show , to promote the album , and also performed a special concert for ABC , which was released on DVD in June 2001 , as My Reflection ."
},
{
"docid": "Fighter_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fighter '' is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . The song was written by Aguilera and Scott Storch , and produced by the latter . It was released by RCA Records as the third single from Stripped on March 13 , 2003 . Inspired by Guns N ' Roses ' song `` November Rain '' , `` Fighter '' was characterized as a hybrid of rock and R&B that incorporates elements of arena rock and rock and roll . The track sees Aguilera thanking a man who had done wrong to her for making her a `` fighter . '' `` Fighter '' received mostly positive reviews from music critics , who praised Aguilera 's vocals and the song 's empowering lyrics . The single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . As of September 2014 , `` Fighter '' has sold 1.184 million copies in the United States . Elsewhere , the song reached the top ten of several national music charts , including those in the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , and the Netherlands . A music video for `` Fighter '' was directed by Floria Sigismondi . Aguilera performed the track on three of her major concert tours : Justified and Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) , The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) , and Back to Basics Tour ( 2006 -- 08 ) . `` Fighter '' has been covered by several artists , including Jordin Sparks and Darren Criss ."
},
{
"docid": "Army_of_Me_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Army of Me '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera for her seventh studio album , Lotus ( 2012 ) . It was co-written by Aguilera with Jamie Hartman , David Glass and Phil Bentley , with production done by Tracklacers and Jamie Hartman . Described by Aguilera as part two to her 2002 single `` Fighter '' , she decided to record the song so that her newer , younger fans would have an empowering song to listen in case they were unfamiliar with her previous work . The song combines dance-pop and euro-dance genres ; its instrumentation incorporates drum beats and rock guitars . `` Army of Me '' garnered mixed reviews from music critics . Many praised Aguilera 's strong delivery of the song 's message and branded it a potential single , while others criticized it for being too similar to `` Fighter '' . Upon the release of Lotus , the song debuted on the South Korea international singles chart at number 103 with digital download sales of 2,689 . Aguilera has performed the song at the 40th American Music Awards in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Christina Aguilera has released five video albums and been featured in thirty-three music videos , five films , thirteen television programs , and seven commercials . Aguilera achieved early fame in 1993 and 1994 when she appeared in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club , which co-starred her contemporaries Britney Spears , Justin Timberlake , and Ryan Gosling . In 1999 , she rose to prominence with her eponymous debut album , whose singles `` Genie in a Bottle '' , `` What a Girl Wants '' , `` I Turn to You '' and `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' all received their music videos . The videos for the Spanish versions of the four singles were subsequently released in conjunction with the promotion of Aguilera 's 2000 Spanish album Mi Reflejo . In 2001 , Aguilera appeared in the music video for `` Lady Marmalade '' , a collaboration with Mýa , Lil ' Kim , and Pink , which earned two MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year and Best Video from a Film at the 2001 ceremony . Aguilera generated much attention in mid-2002 following the release of the music video for `` Dirrty '' -- her fourth studio album Strippeds lead single , which was found controversial owing to the depiction of overtly sexual activities . However , she later received praise in late 2002 for the visual for Stripped '' 's second single `` Beautiful '' , which received a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay people and `` message about self-respect and empowerment . '' In 2004 , Aguilera made an appearance on Nelly 's video `` Tilt Ya Head Back '' , which was noted for her imitation of Marilyn Monroe . In 2006 , Aguilera released her fifth studio album Back to Basics ; three music videos for the singles `` Ai n't No Other Man '' , `` Hurt '' and `` Candyman '' from the album were shot . The lead single 's video was directed by Bryan Barber and was highlighted for portraying Aguilera 's then newly established alter ego Baby Jane . Aguilera 's 2010 studio album Bionic was promoted by the video releases of `` Not Myself Tonight '' and `` You Lost Me '' , and her 2012 studio album Lotus received its promotion from the video for `` Your Body '' . In addition to her music videos , Aguilera has released five video albums . Four DVDs Genie Gets Her Wish , My Reflection , Stripped Live in the U.K. , and Back to Basics : Live and Down Under were filmed in accompaniment with Aguilera 's concert tours Christina Aguilera in Concert ( 2000 ) , The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) , and Back to Basics Tour ( 2006 -- 08 ) , and received certifications from the RIAA , ARIA , and BPI . Meanwhile the other video album Back to Basics and Beyond was released exclusively in North America in 2006 in conjunction with the promotion of the album Back to Basics . Aguilera 's first film appearance was in Shark Tale ( 2004 ) , in which she voiced a Rastafarian jellyfish and for whose soundtrack she recorded a song titled `` Car Wash '' with Missy Elliott . Her debut acting role was in the 2010 film Burlesque , in which she portrays Ali Rose , a dancer in a burlesque club . The film received lukewarm critical reception and garnered over US$ 89 million . She has additionally appeared in several television shows , notably the reality television series The Voice '' , of which six out of ten seasons saw her contribution as a coach and judge ."
},
{
"docid": "What_a_Girl_Wants_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` What a Girl Wants '' is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera , taken from her self-titled debut album ( 1999 ) . A re-recorded version was released on November 28 , 1999 by RCA Records as the second single from the album , following the commercial success of the lead single `` Genie in a Bottle '' . The song was written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche . The song was completed and pitched to RCA executive Ron Fair as `` What a Girl Needs '' and was renamed `` What a Girl Wants '' ; Fair later gave the track to Aguilera . A Spanish version of the song , titled `` Una Mujer , '' was included on Aguilera 's second studio album Mi Reflejo ( 2000 ) . The song was described as a pop and R&B track and had similarities to `` Genie in a Bottle '' . The song received positive reviews from music critics , who described it as a `` light '' song and compared Aguilera 's vocals on the track to those of Mariah Carey . Commercially , the song became her second consecutive US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , and topped the charts in Canada , New Zealand , and Spain . The single eventually earned gold certifications in countries including Australia , Belgium , Sweden and the US . A music video was released directed by Diane Martel who had also directed her previous video for `` Genie in a Bottle '' . The video presented Aguilera dancing in a room with female friends whilst being viewed by their boyfriends and saw a scene of her dressed as a medieval-style princess . In December 1999 , the video reached pole position on the US music video chart TRL . Aguilera has performed the song at events such as the US Jingle Ball and the MTV New Year 's Eve Special in 1999 , as well as her tours including the 2000 -- 01 Christina Aguilera : In Concert , the 2003 Stripped Live ... on Tour , and her 2006 -- 07 Back to Basics Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Focus...",
"title": "",
"text": "Bernard Edwards , Jr. , professionally known as Focus ... , is an American music producer from New York City , New York . He gained major recognition in the music industry when he signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment , in 2002 . Since then he has produced tracks for several prominent artists , including Dr. Dre , Eminem , Kendrick Lamar , Snoop Dogg , Rick Ross , John Legend , The Game , Ice Cube , Busta Rhymes , Fabolous , 50 Cent , Schoolboy Q , Joe , Christina Aguilera , Jennifer Lopez , Beyoncé , Lil Wayne , Ameriie , Christina Millian , Mac Dre , Marsha Ambrosius among others ."
},
{
"docid": "Stripped_(Christina_Aguilera_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stripped is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera . It was released on October 22 , 2002 by RCA Records . Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album ( 1999 ) , Aguilera took creative control over her next album project , both musically and lyrically . She also changed her public image and established her new alter ego , `` Xtina '' . Musically , its music incorporates pop and R&B with influences from many different genres , including soul , metal , rock , hip hop , gospel and Latin music . Lyrically , most of the songs from the album discuss the theme of self-respect , while a few other songs talk about sex and feminism . As executive producer , Aguilera enlisted many new collaborators for the album . Upon its release , Stripped received generally mixed reviews from music critics , most of them criticized its lack of musical focus , while some of them called it an album for grown-ups . However , the album received multiple Grammy Award nominations , including one win . Commercially , Stripped debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 330,000 copies . Consequently , it was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipping over four million copies in the region alone . The album also charted within the top five of charts in Canada , Europe , the Netherlands , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . It was Aguilera 's best-performing album in the United Kingdom , becoming the 29th and 40th best-selling album of the decade and millennium there respectively , with 1.9 million copies sold . As of 2015 , Stripped has sold over 13 million copies worldwide . Five singles were released from the album . The lead single `` Dirrty '' was met with criticism and controversy due to its sexual music video but was an international hit on the charts . The follow-up `` Beautiful '' was praised by critics and garnered chart success worldwide . The last three singles , `` Fighter '' , `` Ca n't Hold Us Down '' and `` The Voice Within '' , became top 10 hits in various countries . Aguilera performed several songs from Stripped live during a number of shows , notably during the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards , the American Music Awards of 2003 , and the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards . Two concert tours were held to promote the album , the Justified and Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) and The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Let_There_Be_Love_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Let There Be Love '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera for her seventh studio album , Lotus ( 2012 ) . It was written and produced by Max Martin and Shellback , with additional writing from Bonnie McKee , Oliver Goldstein , Oscar Holter and Jakke Erixson . Having originally collaborated with other producers in her earlier works , Aguilera stated that the `` full circle '' her career had taken became the right time to work with Martin . The song combines dance-pop , EDM and pop music genres , and is influenced by electronica and trance . Its instrumentation incorporates synths , drums and electronics . `` Let There Be Love '' garnered positive reviews from music critics . Many praised Aguilera for not over singing and delivering a solid vocal performance , while others complimented the musical structure and composition . The song peaked at number 132 on the South Korea international singles chart following the release of the album , and at number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart . On August 29 , 2013 , an accompanying music video for the song was released on Aguilera 's official channel . It features cameo appearances from Nicole Richie , Christina Milian , Chris Mann , Aguilera 's son Max Bratman and her current boyfriend Matthew Rutler . The video sees everybody makes the `` L '' sign for the word `` love '' , alongside positive messages , such as `` Racism sucks '' , `` Accept '' , and `` Amo a mi hijo gay '' ( `` I love my gay son '' ) . It was described as a `` soulful , and completely inexplicable , letter to her fans thanking them for their undying love '' . To promote Lotus and the song , Aguilera performed `` Let There Be Love '' at the 40th American Music Awards and on The Voice in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Circles_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Circles '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , taken from her seventh studio album , Lotus ( 2012 ) . It was written by Aguilera , Dwayne Abernathy , Candice Pillay and co-written and produced by Alex da Kid . Musically , the song is an uptempo alternative rock track . Lyrically , it finds Aguilera inviting her haters to `` spin around in circles on her middle finger '' . The track received favorable reviews from music critics , who praised its raunchy lyrics and its catchiness . Upon the release of Lotus , `` Circles '' debuted on the South Korean international singles chart at number 160 ."
},
{
"docid": "Genie_in_a_Bottle",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Genie in a Bottle '' is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her self-titled debut album released in 1999 . It was written and produced by Steve Kipner and David Frank , with additional writing from Pamela Sheyne . The song was released on June 22 , 1999 by RCA Records as the album 's lead single . `` Genie in a Bottle '' uses sexual references to talk about the theme of self-respect . `` Genie in a Bottle '' received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics , most of whom praised the song 's lyrics and Aguilera 's vocals on the track . The single achieved commercial success , peaking atop the record charts of 21 countries . In the United States , the song peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , having sold more than 1.4 million copies in the country . Globally the single sold over 7 million copies and is listed as one of the best selling singles of all time . A music video for `` Genie in a Bottle '' was directed by Diane Martel and shot in Malibu , California . The video was well received by media outlets and gained many plays on music channels including VH1 , BET and was featured heavily on the MTV program Total Request Live . `` Genie in a Bottle '' has been widely recognized as one of Aguilera 's signature songs , and was credited with establishing her name in the music industry . Aguilera recorded two remakes of `` Genie in a Bottle '' and included them on her albums : a Spanish version entitled `` Genio Atrapado '' was included on Mi Reflejo ( 2000 ) , and an electropop-oriented version entitled `` Genie 2.0 '' was included on Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits ( 2008 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Keeps_Gettin'_Better:_A_Decade_of_Hits",
"title": "",
"text": "Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer Christina Aguilera . Released on November 6 , 2008 by RCA Records , the compilation contains Aguilera 's hits from all of her studio albums released up to 2008 . It also featured four new additions : two remakes of her previous singles -- `` Genie in a Bottle '' ( 1999 ) and `` Beautiful '' ( 2002 ) , and two original songs , `` Keeps Gettin ' Better '' and `` Dynamite '' . The compilation was released exclusively through Target retailer in the United States . Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits was reviewed favorably by music critics , who praised her musical career over her first decade entering the music industry . The compilation debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and has sold over 530,000 copies in the US . Additionally , it entered the top ten record charts of multiple countries and achieved several certifications . Its only single `` Keeps Gettin ' Better '' debuted within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 . To promote the album , Aguilera performed at the American Music Awards of 2008 and the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Change_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Change '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was written by Aguilera , Fancy Hagood and Flo Reutter , while its production was done by Flo Reutter and Martin Terefe . RCA Records premiered the song on June 16 , 2016 , on On Air with Ryan Seacrest . The song was dedicated to the victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting , as well as Christina Grimmie , who was shot in Orlando the day before the Nightclub shooting . The proceedings are donated to the National Compassion Fund to benefit the victims ' families . Lyrically , the song talks about self-identity and acceptance . Characterized as a slow ballad , received mostly positive reviews from music critics , who praised Aguilera 's vocals and the song 's empowering lyrics ."
},
{
"docid": "Feel_This_Moment",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feel This Moment '' is a song by the American rapper Pitbull , the recording of which features the American singer Christina Aguilera . It is taken from Pitbull 's seventh studio album , Global Warming , which he released in 2012 . The song was released on February 22 , 2013 as the fourth single from the album by Mr. 305 , Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records . It is a dance-pop number that talks about stopping to take a moment to appreciate life . `` Feel This Moment '' was written by Nasri Atweh , Chantal Kreviazuk , Adam Messinger , Sir Nolan , DJ Buddha , Pitbull , and Aguilera , while production was handled by Adam Messinger , Sir Nolan , Nasri Atweh , and DJ Buddha . The song takes the main melody from `` Take on Me '' by A-ha , which , in turn , was written and composed by Morten Harket , Paul Waaktaar-Savoy , and Magne Furuholmen . `` Feel This Moment '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who praised Aguilera 's appearance and the sample used on the song , and some of whom compared the song 's theme to songs by Ludacris , David Guetta , Usher and Kesha . The single was a commercial success , reaching the top ten of the charts in many countries including Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . In the United States , it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was eventually certified platinum for shipments of one million units . It garnered multiple certifications in many regions , including by the Australian Recording Industry Association and the British Phonographic Industry . An accompanying music video for `` Feel This Moment '' was directed by David Rousseau and was released on March 15 , 2013 . The video was shot in a black and white scene , featuring several shots from Pitbull 's Planet Pit World Tour and Aguilera with big curly hair . The clip garnered positive feedback , who praised Aguilera 's new figure in it . At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , the video was nominated for Best Collaboration . The duo performed `` Feel This Moment '' on a number of occasions , including at the 2012 American Music Awards , 2013 Kids ' Choice Awards , and the 2013 Billboard Music Awards ; in this last , Morten Harket himself , the lead-singer of A-ha , was featured as a guest star ."
},
{
"docid": "Tiana_Brown",
"title": "",
"text": "Tiana Chanel Brown ( born July 13 , 1981 ) is an American dancer . Brown is known for dancing for Christina Aguilera and for being her good friend , and she can be seen in many of Aguilera 's videos . Brown has also toured with Aguilera on her Stripped World Tour and the Back to Basics Tour , and she says her favorite song to dance to is `` Dirrty '' . She has been dancing professionally for seven years and was inspired to pursue a dancing career by the Britney Spears video '' ( You Drive Me ) Crazy '' and Janet Jackson 's The Velvet Rope World Tour . Brown is from Cedar Rapids , Iowa . Tiana trained at Dance of Iowa and at Broadway Dance Center in New York . She has done two world tours with Christina Aguilera , and worked with Jennifer Lopez , Britney Spears , Christina Milian , Toni Braxton , The Pussycat Dolls , The Black Eyed Peas , Fergie , and Snoop Dogg . This beauty performed in the Olympics Closing Ceremonies in Utah and danced the stages on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , The Tonight Shows , Saturday Night Live several award shows . Tiana stars in ABC 's `` High School Musical : Get in the Picture '' as a faculty member , encouraging and helping contestants to make it to the finals . While on tour , Tiana taught dance to students from 10-20 and also taught with the Universal Dance Association , teaching high school dance teams and preparing them for national competitions . For the last several years , Tiana has returned to the Midwest , producing a workshop for high school dance teams called `` Get Down with Tiana Brown '' In her spare time , she likes to watch movies . Brown has completed touring with Britney Spears ' The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour . In 2011 , Brown was revealed to be a body double for Spears in the music video for `` Till the World Ends '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera_doll",
"title": "",
"text": "The Christina Aguilera doll was released in 2000 by Yaboom Toys . The celebrity doll featured the likeness of Christina Aguilera , with different outfits from her concerts , appearances , photoshoots , and music videos . Some dolls could `` sing '' when a button on their bellies was pressed . Yaboom planned `` talking dolls '' , but they were never developed . The other dolls were standard fashion dolls ( see Barbie ) made with help from Play Along Toys . They became a hit during the 2000 holiday season . Later on , the line was promoted less often , and was eventually discontinued before Christina released her 2002 album Stripped , with its more adult content . In a radio interview , Aguilera said that she thought the doll 's hair was too `` poofy , '' and that they looked nothing like her . In another interview , she talked about how the doll was created , `` I had to pose for it -- side views , back views , mug shots , '' she told Australia 's Daily Telegraph . `` Its weird looking like it . It 's like my Mini-Me '' . In Ecuador , there were Christina Dolls that had long hair . The dolls can still be found on eBay . There was also a very rare mini Christina Doll released ."
},
{
"docid": "Sing_for_Me_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Sing for Me '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Christina Aguilera for her seventh studio album , Lotus ( 2012 ) . It was written by Ginny Blackmore , Aguilera and producer Aeon `` Step '' Manahan . Described by Aguilera as being one of the more emotional tracks on Lotus , the song was inspired by the music of Whitney Houston , Mariah Carey , and Etta James , to which she had frequently listened while growing up . `` Sing for Me '' received positive reviews from music critics , many of whom praised Aguilera 's vocal performance . One critic described the song as a new version of `` Beautiful '' ( 2002 ) , while many felt that the song was produced in response to the commercial failure of her sixth studio album , Bionic ( 2010 ) . Upon the release of Lotus , the song debuted on the South Korea international singles chart at number 125 with digital download sales of 2,306 ."
},
{
"docid": "Heather_Holley",
"title": "",
"text": "Heather Holley is an American music producer , songwriter , vocalist , vocal producer , composer , pianist , and pro tools engineer , whose credits have yielded combined sales of over 29 million albums . She specializes in artist development and is known for her role in launching Christina Aguilera 's career . She and Elicit Productions partner Rob Hoffman ( Michael Jackson , Quincy Jones , Etta James ) , wrote and produced the recordings that led to Aguilera 's signing to RCA Records . Holley has also developed and/or worked with artists including Meredith O'Connor ; Holly Brook aka Skylar Grey ; Jackie Evancho ; Nikki Williams ; Katie Costello ; Bebe Rexha ; Martha Wash ; Rebekah del Rio ; Kat Perkins ; Itaal Shur ; and Dave Eggar . Her songs have been featured in prime time television series such as Grey 's Anatomy , 90210 , American Idol , The Office , Private Practice , So You Think You Can Dance , Ugly Betty , The Hills , Keeping Up With the Kardashians ; feature films and trailers including Pursuit of Happyness , Kiss of the Dragon , and David LaChappelle 's Rize ; and runway shows for New York Fashion Week and ad campaigns for global brands such as Mercedes Benz , Pepsi , and Microsoft . Heather has been interviewed for VH1 's Driven : Christina Aguilera and two E! Entertainment Christina Aguilera Specials ."
},
{
"docid": "Express_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Express '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for the accompanying soundtrack album to her film Burlesque ( 2010 ) . Written by Aguilera , C. `` Tricky '' Stewart and Claude Kelly and was produced by Stewart , `` Express '' is an uptempo electropop number . The track premiered on November 3 , 2010 on On Air with Ryan Seacrest to promote the soundtrack . It was also released to Australian radio as a single on December 6 , 2010 . `` Express '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who praised its both old-school -- and -- contemporary sound . It attained moderate chart success , peaking at number two on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and also charting in other territories . Aguilera performed the track at the American Music Awards of 2010 and on the seventh season of British television singing contest The X Factor ."
},
{
"docid": "Just_Be_Free",
"title": "",
"text": "Just Be Free is a demo album released by Warlock Records featuring music recorded by American recording artist Christina Aguilera . After finishing her run on The New Mickey Mouse Club , a then fifteen-year-old Aguilera began recording the album with New Jersey-based producers Roberts Alleca and Michael Brown . The pair gave Aguilera the opportunity to use a recording studio and presented her with demo music with the understanding that they could use the material for their own purpose , but also claiming they would not commercially release the recordings . Musically , the album consisted of dance style tracks as well as ballads , and saw Aguilera performing in Spanish language songs . The record was conceived to showcase Aguilera 's vocals in an effort to reach out to record labels , a venture which actually backfired after the recordings were not very well received among critics . Six years after the completion of the album and Aguilera had achieved mainstream success , Brown and Allecca released the record and Just Be Free has sold over 128,000 copies in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Christina_Aguilera_concert_tours",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Christina Aguilera has embarked on four concert tours , three of which have been worldwide . Her debut tour , Christina Aguilera in Concert was held in North America in 2000 , and later it was extended to South America and Asia in 2001 . During the promotion of her fourth studio album Stripped in 2003 , Aguilera toured with Justin Timberlake in North America with the Justified and Stripped Tour in 45 dates . The tour was the highest-grossing tour of the year , with $ 200 million grossed . In late 2003 , Aguilera continued to tour alone without Timberlakes ' act in Europe , Japan and Australia . Aguilera was expected to return to North America in the summer of 2004 , however , 29 dates were canceled due to Aguilera 's vocal cord injuries . In 2006 , Aguilera 's fourth concert tour Back to Basics Tour was held in support of her fifth studio album Back to Basics ( 2006 ) . The tour grossed over $ 108.2 million , with $ 48.1 million in 2007 alone , becoming the highest-grossing tour of the year by a female artist . In 2010 , Aguilera planned to tour in the summer to promote her sixth studio album Bionic , but her management team revealed that the tour was postponed due to Aguilera 's promotion for her first feature film , Burlesque ( 2010 ) . Aguilera reported that she would reschedule the tour in 2011 , although these plans never materialized ."
},
{
"docid": "Walk_Away_(Christina_Aguilera_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Walk Away '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , taken from her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . The song was written by Aguilera , Scott Storch and Matt Morris . Its production was handled by Storch , while Aguilera and E. Dawk served as vocal producers . The track is a piano-driven ballad which talks about an abusive relationship , where Aguilera uses a `` clever '' metaphor . Upon its release , `` Walk Away '' received mainly positive reviews from music critics , who praised its melody and deemed it as one of the stand-out tracks from Stripped . On March 14 , 2008 , the song peaked at number 35 on the Danish Tracklisten chart , becoming the only non-single entry from Stripped on the chart . Aguilera performed the track on two of her major concert tours : Justified & Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) and The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_On_Over_Baby_(All_I_Want_Is_You)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera , taken from her debut studio album Christina Aguilera . It was released on September 26 , 2000 by RCA Records as the fourth and final single from the album , and was the first where she was given significant creative control . The song was written by Johan Aberg , Paul Rein , Christina Aguilera , Ron Fair , C. Blackmon , R. Cham , E. Dawkins , Shelly Peiken , and Guy Roche ; a re-recorded version included a rapped verse written by Aguilera . Lyrically , it sees Aguilera eyeing a prospective boyfriend . Upon its release , `` Come on Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' achieved international commercial success . It became Aguilera 's third single to peak at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 , also reaching the top ten of countries including Australia and the United Kingdom . The song 's accompanying music video saw Aguilera experiment with her styling , beginning an evolution of image reinventions seen in the ensuing years of her career . Later in 2000 , a Spanish-language version of the song was adapted by Rudy Pérez titled `` Ven Conmigo ( Solamente Tú ) '' which was recorded for Aguilera 's second studio album Mi Reflejo . `` Ven Conmigo ( Solamente Tú ) '' was released on August 8 , 2000 to Latin radio stations in the United States . The song was featured in the videogame Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball ."
},
{
"docid": "Christina_Aguilera_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Christina Aguilera has released seven studio albums , one extended play ( EP ) , six compilation albums , one soundtrack album , forty-two singles ( including eight as featured artist ) , and ten promotional singles . To date , Aguilera has sold over 50 million albums . In the United States alone , she has sold 17.9 million albums as of 2014 , with 14.5 million units certified in the country . With such achievements , Billboard recognized Aguilera as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s . In the United Kingdom , Aguilera has sold over 3.3 million albums and 6.1 million singles . Aguilera made her musical debut in 1998 with a cover of `` Reflection '' , the theme song for Disney 's Mulan . Consequently , Aguilera signed a multi-album contract with RCA Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1999 . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and produced the singles `` Genie in a Bottle '' , `` What a Girl Wants '' , `` I Turn to You '' and `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' . The lead single , `` Genie in a Bottle '' , became a commercial success , peaking the top spot of the US Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks and became the biggest hit of the summer of 1999 . The album is among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA . Christina Aguilera has sold over 17 million copies worldwide . Aguilera 's two next studio albums , Mi Reflejo and My Kind of Christmas , were both released in 2000 . In 2001 , she recorded two singles : `` Nobody Wants to Be Lonely '' with Ricky Martin from the latter 's Sound Loaded , and `` Lady Marmalade '' with Mýa , Lil ' Kim and Pink for Moulin Rouge ! The latter was an international hit , peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks , becoming the most successful airplay-only single in history . Aguilera 's fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) , was intended to reflect her `` real '' personality . It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the successful singles `` Dirrty '' , `` Beautiful '' , `` Fighter '' , `` Ca n't Hold Us Down '' and `` The Voice Within '' . By 2006 , Stripped had sold over 13 million copies worldwide . Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) , is a dual disc album and was inspired by 1930s and 1940s jazz , blues and soul . It yielded the international top-ten hits `` Ai n't No Other Man '' , `` Hurt '' and `` Candyman '' . As of November 2013 , Back to Basics has sold over 5 million units . Aguilera 's first greatest hits album , Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits , was released in 2008 and featured one single , `` Keeps Gettin ' Better '' . `` Keeps Gettin ' Better '' became her biggest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 , entering the chart at number seven in 2008 . Aguilera 's sixth and seventh studio albums , Bionic ( 2010 ) and Lotus ( 2012 ) , both struggled to match the chart impact and sales of her previous albums . From 2011 to 2013 , Aguilera appeared on tracks including `` Moves like Jagger '' , `` Feel This Moment '' and `` Say Something '' , all of which are top-ten hits worldwide . With `` Moves like Jagger '' topping the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2011 , Aguilera became the fourth female artist to top the chart in three consecutive decades ( 1990s , 2000s , and 2010s ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Bionic_(Christina_Aguilera_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bionic is the sixth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was released on June 4 , 2010 by RCA Records . Inspired by Aguilera 's taste for electronic music , Bionic is characterized as an electropop , electro-R & B and futurepop record . Its first half consists of electronic tracks incorporating synthesizers and electronic beats , while the second half displays a balladic production . The album 's main themes are described as sex and post-feminism . Bionic received mixed reviews from music critics . Commercially the album did not match the chart impact and sales of her previous releases . It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 110,000 copies and has sold 330,000 units in the United States as of September 2012 . Internationally the album peaked inside the top 10 in most countries , including a number one debut on the UK Albums Chart . Bionic spawned two international singles ; `` Not Myself Tonight '' was released in April 2010 , and `` You Lost Me '' was released in June . `` Woohoo '' was released in the United States and some European countries , while `` I Hate Boys '' was exclusively released in Australia and New Zealand . Bionic was promoted in mid-2010 by television performances , such as Aguilera 's appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show , American Idol , and Today . A concert tour was initially planned to support the album ; nevertheless it never materialized ."
}
] |
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Bill Gates was a chairman of Microsoft.
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[
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "William Henry Gates III ( born October 28 , 1955 ) is the co-founder of Microsoft and is an American business magnate , investor , author and philanthropist . In 1975 , Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft , which became the world 's largest PC software company . During his career at Microsoft , Gates held the positions of chairman , CEO and chief software architect , while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014 . Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000 , but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself . In June 2006 , Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie . He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 , taking on a new post as technology adviser to support the then newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella . Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution . He has been criticized for his business tactics , which have been considered anti-competitive , an opinion that has in some cases been upheld by numerous court rulings . Later in his career , Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors , donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , established in 2000 . Since 1987 , Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world 's wealthiest people . Gates is the richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 88.5 billion . In 2009 , Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge , whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Channel_9_(Microsoft)",
"title": "",
"text": "Channel 9 is a Microsoft community site for Microsoft customers created in 2004 . It hosts video channels , discussions , podcasts , screencasts and interviews . Channel 9 , launched in 2004 when Microsoft 's corporate reputation was at a low , was the company 's first blog . It was named after the United Airlines audio channel that lets airplane passengers listen in on unfiltered conversation in the cockpit , to reflect its strategy of publishing conversations among Microsoft developers , rather than its chairman Bill Gates who had previously been the `` face '' of Microsoft . This made it an inexpensive alternative to Microsoft 's Professional Developers Conference , then the main public platform where customers and outside developers could speak to Microsoft employees without the intervention of the company 's PR department . The Channel 9 team have produced interviews with Bill Gates , Erik Meijer and Mark Russinovich . Channel 9 formerly featured a wiki based on Microsoft 's own FlexWiki . The wiki had been used to provide ad hoc feedback to various Microsoft teams such as the Internet Explorer team as well as for teams such as Patterns & Practices to promote discussion , although some teams have migrated to CodePlex ."
},
{
"docid": "Melinda_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "Melinda Ann Gates ( née French ; born August 15 , 1964 ) , DBE is an American philanthropist , former Microsoft employee , and wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . She is co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . She worked at Microsoft , where she was project manager for Microsoft Bob , Encarta and Expedia ."
},
{
"docid": "Microsoft_Venus",
"title": "",
"text": "Microsoft Venus was an aborted venture by Microsoft into the low-end personal computing market in the People 's Republic of China . The product , a set-top operating system designed to work with low-end televisions ( somewhat similar to MSN TV in the United States ) , was announced by then-Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on March 10 , 1999 in Shenzhen , and was to be made available by January 2000 ; it never made it out of Microsoft 's lab however , slowly dying less than a year after its announcement ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates_(frontiersman)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Swiftwater '' Bill Gates ( died 1935 ) was an American frontiersman and fortune hunter , and a fixture in stories of the Klondike Gold Rush . He made and lost several fortunes , and died in Peru in 1935 pursuing a silver strike . In one famous Klondike story he presented Dawson dance hall girl Gussie Lamore her weight in gold . Gates was married briefly to Grace Lamore in 1898 ; he later married Bera Beebe , with whom he fathered two sons , Fredrick and Clifford . Gates subsequently abandoned her for 15-year-old Kitty Brandon , his niece . His biography `` The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates '' ( c. 1908 ) was authored by Iola Beebe , his mother-in-law . Swiftwater Bill was known to be at the gold fields of Nome , Alaska at the same time as William H Gates I , grandfather of the Microsoft founder . However , despite the similarity in name and coincidences of gold , there is no apparent family relationship between `` Swiftwater Bill '' and Microsoft founder Bill Gates ."
},
{
"docid": "BgC3",
"title": "",
"text": "bgC3 LLC is an American research company established by Microsoft founder , Bill Gates in 2008 . The name is an acronym for Bill Gates Catalyst 3 , with the appended number pointing to a third endeavor beyond Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . According to the company 's federal trademark registration , it is a think-tank , covering : Scientific and technological services . Industrial analysis and research . Design and development of computer hardware and software to combat poverty . The company has been described as a cross between a think tank , incubator and venture capital firm . bgC3 is managed by Larry Cohen , a former Microsoft executive , who serves as its managing partner ."
},
{
"docid": "Lost_on_the_Grand_Banks",
"title": "",
"text": "Lost on the Grand Banks ( 1885 ) is one of several paintings by the American painter Winslow Homer ( 1836 -- 1910 ) on marine subjects . Together with The Herring Net and The Fog Warning , painted the same year , it depicts the hard lives of North Atlantic fishermen in Prouts Neck , Maine . The painting was bought in 1998 by Bill Gates , the then chairman of Microsoft . Gates reportedly paid $ 30 million for the seascape . At the time a record price for an American painting ."
},
{
"docid": "Xenix",
"title": "",
"text": "Xenix is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system for various microcomputer platforms , licensed by Microsoft from AT&T Corporation in the late 1970s . The Santa Cruz Operation ( SCO ) later acquired exclusive rights to the software , and eventually replaced it with SCO UNIX ( now known as SCO OpenServer ) . In the mid-to-late 1980s , Xenix was the most common Unix variant , measured according to the number of machines on which it was installed . Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in 1996 that for a long time that company had the highest-volume AT&T Unix license ."
},
{
"docid": "Alek_Hidell",
"title": "",
"text": "Alek Hidell may refer to : Alek Hidell , alias used by Lee Harvey Oswald , the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy Alek Hidell , name of a character in the mock documentary Nothing So Strange . In that film , Hidell is alleged to have killed Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates"
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bill Gates ( born 1955 ) is co-founder of Microsoft Corporation . Bill Gates or William Gates may also refer to : William H. Gates , Sr. ( born 1925 ) , philanthropist and father of Bill Gates III Bill Gates ( frontiersman ) ( 1860 -- 1935 ) , American frontiersman and fortune hunter of the Klondike Gold Rush William Jeremiah Gates ( born 1947 ) , American canoer Pop Gates ( William Gates , 1917 -- 1999 ) , basketball player William Gates ( basketball ) ( born 1971 ) , protagonist from the 1994 movie Hoop Dreams William Thomas George Gates ( 1905 -- 1990 ) , British banker William E. Gates ( 1863 -- 1940 ) , linguist and archaeologist William Gates ( soldier ) ( 1788 -- 1868 ) , U.S. Army officer William E. Gates , publisher of Midnight Engineering computer magazine William `` Bill '' Gates , a character in the video game Mafia : The City of Lost Heaven `` Bill Gates '' , a song by American rapper Lil Wayne from the 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being Bill Gates , a Brisbane DJ and early promoter , and co-namesake , of the Bee Gees"
},
{
"docid": "William_H._Gates_Sr.",
"title": "",
"text": "William Henry `` Bill '' Gates ( born William Henry Gates II ; November 30 , 1925 ) , also known publicly as Bill Gates Sr. is a retired American attorney and philanthropist and author of the book Showing Up for Life : Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime . He is the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates . One of a line of businessmen named William H. Gates , and sometimes called William Gates Jr. in his career , he is now generally known as William Henry Gates Sr. . due to the greater prominence of his son William H. Gates III ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Neukom",
"title": "",
"text": "William Horlick `` Bill '' Neukom ( born 1942 ) is a former managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team ownership group . He held this position from May 2008 to December 31 , 2011 and he was the managing partner when the Giants won the World Series in 2010 , the first World Series win since the team had moved to California in 1958 . Prior to holding this position , he was President of the American Bar Association in 2007 -- 08 . He was the principal legal counsel for Microsoft for almost 25 years . He was also the Chairman of the Gates law firm in Seattle , now part of K&L Gates . He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy and spends the majority of his time focused on his role as Founder & CEO of the World Justice Project ."
},
{
"docid": "Rowland_Hanson",
"title": "",
"text": "Rowland Hanson is the current chairman of CRH & Associates and the CEO of The HMC Company . He is most known for his time at Microsoft where he convinced the company to name their new graphical user interface ( GUI ) Windows over the original proposal , `` Interface Manager . '' Hanson received a BBA from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania , where he graduated on the Directors List of Distinction . Before his work with Microsoft , Hanson served as the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for the Neutrogena Corporation , a skin care and cosmetics company that was ultimately acquired by Johnson & Johnson for a `` significant premium . '' Johnson & Johnson 's acquisition of Neutrogena -- which was largely for the brand 's strength -- caught the attention of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer , who convinced Hanson to join them to take over branding efforts of what eventually became Windows . Rowland Hanson Since his work with Microsoft , Hanson has served as a consultant , CEO , president and board member at a number of start up and emerging companies , though the bulk of his work has been in and notoriety derived from consulting . Hanson served as a branding consultant for companies like Monsanto , IBM and Nautilus , which created BowFlex . Hanson is still involved with Microsoft , but now serves as the GM of Strategic Partnering for the Microsoft Alumni Foundation -- the complementary organization to the Gates Foundation , which focuses on enhancing global healthcare and reducing extreme poverty , and in the U.S. , to expand education and access to information technology . The Microsoft Alumni Foundation serves as a way to connect former Microsoft employees and encourage the further flow of information and ideas ."
},
{
"docid": "Nothing_So_Strange",
"title": "",
"text": "Nothing So Strange is a 2002 American mockumentary film written , produced and directed by Brian Flemming in the style of an `` independent documentary '' . It centers on the fictional assassination of former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on December 2 , 1999 . The film won the New York Times Claiborne Pell Award for Original Vision at the Newport Film Festival and received a positive reception from Variety ."
},
{
"docid": "Barbarians_Led_by_Bill_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "Barbarians Led by Bill Gates : Microsoft from the Inside is a book that was jointly written by Jennifer Edstrom and Marlin Eller , an American programmer who was a manager and a software developer at Microsoft Corporation from 1982 -- 95 , and development lead for the Graphics Device Interface ( GDI ) of Windows 1.0 and also for Pen Windows . Written as a third-person account of Eller 's experiences at Microsoft , it goes into detail about the early years of Microsoft and its emergence as a massive corporation . Two chapters of the book deal specifically with the business contacts between Microsoft and GO Corporation . In April 2008 , as part of a larger federal court case , the gesture features of the Windows/Tablet PC operating system and hardware were found to infringe on a patent by GO Corp. concerning gesture interfaces in operating systems for portable computers ."
},
{
"docid": "Napkin_PC",
"title": "",
"text": "The Napkin PC is a concept for a next-generation computer entered into the 2009 Next-Gen PC Design Competition by Avery Holleman . The concept won first prize , the Chairman 's Award . The award was personally presented to Holleman by Microsoft founder Bill Gates . Holleman received $ 20,000 in prize money for the accolade . There is currently no plan to build the device ; it remains a concept . The technology is based on current technologies , like e-paper and radio frequency ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Road_Ahead_(Bill_Gates_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Road Ahead is a book written by Bill Gates , co-founder and then-CEO of the Microsoft software company , together with Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold and journalist Peter Rinearson . Published in November 1995 , then substantially revised about a year later , The Road Ahead summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a future profoundly changed by the arrival of a global information superhighway . Gates received a $ 2.5 million advance for his book and money from subsidiary rights sales ; all his proceeds were donated to `` encourage the use of technology in education administered through the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education , '' a foundation created by the National Education Association ."
},
{
"docid": "Gates_Millennium_Scholars_Program",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gates Millennium Scholars ( GMS ) Program is an academic scholarship award and program for higher education , available to high-achieving ethnic minority students in the United States . It was established in 1999 and funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Gates Millennium Scholars are provided with a full financial scholarship to attend any U.S. college or university , and are provided with leadership development opportunities , mentoring , as well as academic , financial and social support ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_McGeady",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven McGeady is a former Intel executive best known as a witness in the Microsoft antitrust trial . His notes and testimony contained colorful quotes by Microsoft executives threatening to `` cut off Netscape 's air supply '' and Bill Gates ' guess that `` this anti-trust thing will blow over '' . Attorney David Boies said that McGeady 's testimony showed him to be `` an extremely conscientious , capable and honest witness , '' while Microsoft portrayed him as someone with an `` axe to grind . '' McGeady left Intel in 2000 , but later again gained notoriety for defending his former employee Mike Hawash after his arrest on federal terrorism charges . From its founding in 2002 until its sale in November 2013 , he was Chairman of Portland-based healthcare technology firm ShiftWise . He is a member of the Reed College Board of Trustees , the Portland Art Museum Board of Trustees , and the PNCA Board of Governors , and lives in Portland , Oregon ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Raikes",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffrey Scott `` Jeff '' Raikes ( born May 29 , 1958 ) was the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Until early 2008 , Raikes was the President of the Microsoft Business Division and oversaw the Information Worker , Server & Tools Business and Microsoft Business Solutions Groups . He joined Microsoft in 1981 as a product manager . He retired from Microsoft in September 2008 , after a transitional period , to join the Gates Foundation . Raikes is credited with driving much of Microsoft 's early work in business applications . He also held roles managing the company 's sales force and services groups ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Gates_Building,_Cambridge",
"title": "",
"text": "The William Gates Building , or WGB , is a square building that houses the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge , on the University 's West Cambridge site in JJ Thomson Avenue south of the Madingley Road in Cambridge , England . Construction on the building began in 1999 and was completed in 2001 at a cost of # 20 million . Opened by Maurice Wilkes , it was named after William H. Gates Sr. , the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided 50 % of the money for the building 's construction ."
},
{
"docid": "Idea_Man:_A_Memoir_by_the_Cofounder_of_Microsoft",
"title": "",
"text": "Idea Man : A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft ( 2011 ) is the New York Times bestselling memoir by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen . Published in 2011 by Portfolio , a Penguin Group imprint , the book recounts how Allen became enamored with computers at an early age , conceived the idea for Microsoft , recruited his friend Bill Gates to join him , and launched what would become the world 's most successful software company . The book , reveals the often conflicted partnership between Allen and Gates , and how -- when Allen was recovering from cancer -- Gates unsuccessfully conspired to dilute Allen 's 36 percent share of Microsoft . Idea Man also explores Allen 's business and creative ventures following his 1983 departure from Microsoft , including his involvement in SpaceShipOne , his purchase of the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks , his passion for music , and his ongoing support for scientific research . Described by critics as candid , profound and incendiary , Idea Man is a true story of ambition and ideas made real ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Mendlen",
"title": "",
"text": "David Mendlen is an American technologist and executive . Mendlen is a General Manager at Microsoft and is the Executive Producer of the Decoded Show . He earlier served as speechwriter for Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer and wrote Gates ' last speech and Ballmer 's first as CEO . Mendlen has keynoted conferences including DEVintersection ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_O'Rear",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles `` Chuck '' O'Rear ( born 1941 ) is an American photographer . His image , Bliss , is included in Windows XP . O'Rear started his career with the daily newspapers Emporia Gazette , The Kansas City Star , Los Angeles Times , worked for National Geographic magazine , and was part of Environmental Protection Agency 's DOCUMERICA project . He began photographing winemaking in 1978 . Since 1998 O'Rear has been associated with Corbis , a Seattle based stock photography company owned by co-founder and chairman of Microsoft , Bill Gates ."
},
{
"docid": "Preston_Gates_&_Ellis",
"title": "",
"text": "Preston Gates & Ellis , LLP , also known as Preston Gates , was a law firm with offices in the United States , China and Taiwan . Its main office was in the IDX Tower in Seattle , Washington . In 2007 the firm ceased to exist , merging with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham to form K&L Gates . The `` Gates '' in the firm 's name is William H. Gates , Sr. , father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . Gates retired from the firm in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "Marlin_Eller",
"title": "",
"text": "Marlin Eller is an American programmer who was a manager and a software developer at Microsoft Corporation from 1982 -- 1995 , and he was development lead for the Graphics Device Interface of Windows 1.0 and also for Pen Windows . He was also a co-founder and the CEO of Sunhawk Digital Music LLC . He was later chairman of the game development company Reflexive Entertainment . Eller also co-authored the book Barbarians Led by Bill Gates with Jennifer Edstrom . Eller received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Whitman College in 1974 . He then went on for his Master of Science in Mathematics from the University of Washington ."
},
{
"docid": "Gatesian",
"title": "",
"text": "Gatesian is an eponymous adjective and may refer to : Bill Gates ( born 1955 ) , American businessman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Henry Louis Gates ( born 1950 ) , American critic and scholar"
},
{
"docid": "Microshaft_Winblows_98",
"title": "",
"text": "Microshaft Winblows 98 is a video game developed and released by Parroty Interactive . It parodies the then-popular Windows 98 operating system , as well as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates . Though released during the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case , the game does not address Microsoft 's monopoly issues and scandals , and only exists for the sake of mocking Microsoft . Ironically it was released for Windows as well as the Classic Mac OS ."
},
{
"docid": "Roy_Levien",
"title": "",
"text": "Roy Levien is in the Top 60 all-time most prolific inventors in the world , with over 380 issued US patents and more than 1,260 US patent applications . He is also the recipient of the Microsoft Chairman 's Award from Bill Gates in 1990 for his work on applications architecture and the foundations of ActiveX . Levien co-authored the book The Keystone Advantage : What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy , Innovation , and Sustainability . Levien received an M.A. in Biology from Yale University , an A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College , and has attended the doctoral programs at the Harvard Business School and Cornell 's department of Neurobiology and Behavior ."
},
{
"docid": "Neil_Konzen",
"title": "",
"text": "Neil Konzen was one of Microsoft 's earliest employees . He was head of Microsoft 's Macintosh programs projects , including MultiPlan and Word for the Mac in 1984 . He was later tasked with leading the team that created the second version of Windows at Microsoft , after the failure of the original version . Konzen is also known for creating , with Bill Gates , the infamous DONKEY.BAS game for the IBM PC ."
},
{
"docid": "Cascade_Investment",
"title": "",
"text": "Cascade Investment , LLC is an American holding and investment company headquartered in Kirkland , Washington , United States . It is controlled by Bill Gates , and managed by Michael Larson . More than half of Gates ' fortune is held in assets outside his holding of Microsoft shares . Cascade is the successor company to Dominion Income Management , the former investment vehicle for Gates ' holdings , which was managed by Andrew Evans ."
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{
"docid": "Keanu_Reeves",
"title": "",
"text": "Keanu Charles Reeves ( -LSB- kiːˈɑːnuː -RSB- ; born September 2 , 1964 ) is a Canadian actor , director , producer , and musician . Reeves is best known for his acting career , beginning in 1985 and spanning more than three decades . He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise ( 1989 -- 1991 ) ; action thrillers Point Break ( 1991 ) , Speed ( 1994 ) , and the John Wick franchise ; psychological thriller The Devil 's Advocate ( 1997 ) ; supernatural thriller Constantine ( 2005 ) ; and science fiction/action series The Matrix ( 1999 -- 2003 ) . He has also appeared in dramatic films such as Dangerous Liaisons ( 1988 ) , My Own Private Idaho ( 1991 ) , and Little Buddha ( 1993 ) , as well as the romantic horror Bram Stoker 's Dracula ( 1992 ) . Since becoming active in the film industry , Reeves has earned critical acclaim . One New York Times critic praised Reeves ' versatility , saying that he `` displays considerable discipline and range ... he moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles '' . However , Reeves has spent much of his later career being typecast . A recurring character arc in many roles he has portrayed is one of saving the world , as can be seen in the characters of Ted Logan , Buddha , Neo , Johnny Mnemonic , John Constantine , and Klaatu . His acting has garnered several awards , including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . During his film career , Reeves has engaged in several forms of artistic expression . Active as a musician for over a decade , he played bass guitar for the bands Dogstar and Becky . Acting onstage , he performed as Prince Hamlet for the Manitoba Theatre Centre 's production of Hamlet . He wrote the text for a picture book , Ode to Happiness , illustrated by Alexandra Grant . He has also produced a documentary , Side by Side , and directed the martial arts film Man of Tai Chi ."
}
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{
"docid": "Little_Champions",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Champions is an indie rock band from Seattle , Washington , formed in 1996 . The band 's founding members are Becky Harbine ( bass , keyboards , vocals ) , Scott Harbine ( guitar , vocals ) , and Fred Stuben ( drums ) . Later Fred Stuben switched to guitar , and Chris Shymko was recruited to play drums . The band was signed to Barsuk Records and released its first full-length album entitled Pillow in 1999 . Drummer Chris Shymko left the band not long after and was replaced by Kate Kinney . The group subsequently released their second full album on Barsuk Records . Later line-up changes include the addition of Paul Mason on second guitar , later leaving the band to form his own group , Whiskey Ship Choir ; the departure of Kate Kinney and return of Chris Shymko on drums ; and Eric Wolfe replacing Fred Stuben on guitar . The group 's third album , Fire Let Me In , Lava Let Me Out , was a self-release that debuted in July , 2008 . The band was one of the first acts to sign to Barsuk Records ; their album Pillow was the 7th release on the label . They toured with Death Cab for Cutie in the Spring of 2001 , down to the South By Southwest music festival in Austin , Texas . Their third release will be directly distributed through their MySpace page . The band 's debut album was reviewed by Pitchfork Media and their second release by PopMatters . . A live review from Performer Magazine can be found at ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_Ornellas",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Ornellas ( born May 11 , 1972 ) is a South Africa-born musician and bassist for South African band Tree63 . Ornellas plays guitar and bass guitar , and writes songs . He fronted the band , `` Naked Lyric '' , which included his sister Beshara . Ornellas has recorded with Out of Eden and BarlowGirl and has played in Paul Colman 's band on the `` All God 's Children '' tour . He has toured with worship musician , Brenton Brown . He has played bass for Tenth Avenue North , Gungor , Tim Hughes , Paul Baloche , Vicky Beeching , Matt Maher , One Sonic Society , Don Poythress , Jason Mizelle , BarlowGirl , Out of Eden , Sarah Reeves , Sarah Macintosh , Paul Colman and The Hymnals ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Mavis's",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mavis 's were an Australian rock band formed in Ballarat , Victoria in 1987 . Founding mainstays are Becky Thomas ( a.k.a. Beki Thomas , Beki Colada ) on lead vocals and keyboards , her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals ( a.k.a. Matt Doll ) and Andrea Vendy on drums . They were joined by Nick Gill ( a.k.a. Nik Daniel ) on guitar , in 1990 , and Josh Alexander on bass guitar in 1994 . They released three studio albums , Venus Returning ( July 1996 ) , Pink Pills ( April 1998 ) -- which reached No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart -- and Rapture ( March 2003 ) . Their synth-driven single , `` Cry '' ( February 1998 ) , peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Charts and was listed on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998 . The band also performed the song on Hey Hey It 's Saturday . They disbanded in December 2001 after a farewell tour of Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Race_the_Fray",
"title": "",
"text": "Race the Fray ( originally seen as The Fray ) were an Australian independent four-piece alternative rock , pop punk band formed in 2003 . The line-up consisted of Alister `` Mac '' Murrell on drums ; Callum `` Cal '' Reeves on bass guitar ; Nicholas `` Astro '' Russo on vocals and guitar ; and Andrew `` Swifty '' Swift on guitar . In November 2004 they issued their debut self-titled extended play , The Fray , they followed with a second EP , This Art Will Play , under Race the Fray , in September 2005 . In 2007 Karl Russo replaced Swift on guitar and the group disbanded in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Tarquin",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Tarquin is an American multi-Emmy Award winning guitarist/composer and producer of the Guitar Masters Series featuring Jeff Beck , Steve Vai , Jimmy Page , Santana , BB King and Joe Satriani . Also known for his work as a smooth jazz artist and a music composer receiving 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series and also received Emmy nominations in 2001 , 2002 and 2004 . Tarquin has sold more than 150,000 albums through his career in the USA . He wrote the theme music for MTV 's Road Rules , as well as producing music for many other TV shows such as `` CSI : Crime Scene Investigation '' , `` TMZ on TV '' , America 's Next Top Model , ABC 's Making The Band , Extra , Alias and the Keanu Reeves film The Watcher . In 2014 , Tarquin produced , engineered and composed Guitars for Wounded Warriors , which showcases Tarquin 's guitar prowess alongside other guitarists such as , Steve Morse , Billy Sheehan , Gary Hoey , Bumblefoot ( Guns N ' Roses ) , Reb Beach ( Whitesnake ) , Hal Lindes ( Dire Straits ) , Chris Poland ( Megadeth ) and Chuck Loeb ( Fourplay ) . The album features exclusively released tracks inspired by those military soldiers who fought for our country and released by Cleopatra Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Furor_Gallico",
"title": "",
"text": "Furor Gallico is a Celtic metal and Folk metal band that had originated in Milan , Italy . The band was formed by a collaboration among Melissa ( past member , bass ) , Stefano ( guitar ) and Becky ( Celtic harp ) in 2007 . The band was formed upon the idea of playing new school Italian folk metal . They have released only one demo album and two full-length album so far . Pagan was later added for vocals and Marco played the drums . Furor Gallico have songs in both English and in Italian , the band members take alternating roles in who writes the lyrics and composes the music in either language . The song Curmisagios was even written in dialetto brianzolo , a lombard dialect spoken in the area of Brianza , in western Lombardy ."
},
{
"docid": "Heavy_metal_bass",
"title": "",
"text": "Heavy metal bass is the use of the bass guitar ( also called `` electric bass '' ) in the rock music genres of heavy metal and hard rock . The bassist is part of the rhythm section in a heavy metal band , along with the drummer , rhythm guitarist and , in some bands , a keyboard player . The prominent role of the bass is key to the metal sound , and the interplay of bass and distorted electric guitar is a central element of metal . The bass guitar provides the low-end sound crucial to making the music `` heavy '' . The bass plays a '' ... more important role in heavy metal than in any other genre of rock . '' Metal bassists play many different types of basslines , depending on the subgenre they are playing in and their personal playing style . Metal bass lines vary in complexity , from holding down a low pedal point as a foundation for the band 's sound to doubling complex riffs and licks along with the lead guitar and/or rhythm guitars . Some bands feature the bass as a lead instrument , an approach popularized by Metallica 's Cliff Burton with his emphasis on bass guitar solos and use of chords while playing bass in the early 1980s . Some metal bassists sing lead vocals while they play bass , such as Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead and Tom Araya of Slayer . Some metal bassists sing backup vocals while they play bass ."
},
{
"docid": "Ezio_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ezio is a folk music band from Cambridge , England formed in 1990 . Ezio have eight studio albums , one compilation album , four live albums and three videos / DVDs , built up a large fanbase without breaking into the mainstream of the British music scene . Ezio Lunedei is the lead singer and main composer , Mark `` Booga '' Fowell plays guitar , Lidia Cascarino plays bass , `` The Reverend '' Lee Russell plays percussion , steel guitar and a variety of other instruments , and Alex Reeves plays the drums . The band vary their touring routine depending on the venue - some gigs will feature all five members in the line-up , whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Booga . Cancel Today was chosen by Tony Blair for his Desert Island Discs selection , stating that he listened to this before Prime Minister 's Questions ."
},
{
"docid": "Charnett_Moffett",
"title": "",
"text": "Charnett Moffett ( born June 10 , 1967 ) is an American jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays piccolo bass , double bass , and bass guitar . He currently leads his band Nettwork . Moffett started playing bass in the family band , touring the Far East in 1975 at the age of eight . In the mid-1980s he played with Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis . In 1987 he recorded his debut album Netman for Blue Note Records . He has performed and recorded with Alex Bugnon , Art Blakey , Arturo Sandoval , Babatunde Lea , Courtney Pine , David Sanborn , David Sánchez , Dianne Reeves , Dizzy Gillespie , Ellis Marsalis , Frank Lowe , Harry Connick , Jr. , Herbie Hancock , Jana Herzen , Joe Henderson , Kenny Garrett , Kenny Kirkland , Kevin Eubanks , Lew Soloff , Manhattan Jazz Quintet , McCoy Tyner , Melody Gardot , Mulgrew Miller , Ornette Coleman , Pharoah Sanders , Sonny Sharrock , Stanley Jordan , and Wallace Roney ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Dead_Livers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dead Livers is the name of a country rock band formed in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , in April 1978 . Formative members were Marty Atchison ( vocals ) , Brendan Mitchell ( guitar and steel guitar ) , Michael Schack ( bass guitar ) , Edward Mitchell ( guitar ) and Tony Pizzi ( drums ) . Later members included Richard O'Keefe ( drums ) , Warren Keats ( guitar ) , Peter Thorne ( guitar ) , John Berto ( guitar ) , Randy Broughten ( pedal steel guitar ) ( before joining the Gear Daddies in the US ) , Bob Suffern ( pedal steel guitar ) , Rodger Delfos ( guitar ) , Ross Nicholson ( guitar and vocals ) , Craig Reeves ( piano ) , Les Gough ( bass guitar ) , Ron Mahony ( drums ) , Don Farrell ( guitar ) and Mark Meallin ( guitar ) . The band is listed in the `` Who 's who of Australian Rock '' and the `` Book of Australian Country Music '' speaks of the group 's distinctive blend of a country rock sound . The original quintet was a finalist at the 3UZ country music battle of the bands in Melbourne in 1978 , and a modified lineup achieved top ten status in the inaugural `` Starmaker Quest '' in Tamworth , New South Wales in 1979 . The band 's first single `` Grandpa '' / `` Ballad of a Dead Liver '' , was issued in 1979 , followed by a self-titled vinyl EP . In April 1980 , the band made its first television appearance in Sydney on the John Singleton Show , and in July 1980 was the support act for Leon Russell and the Amazing Rhythm Aces . The Australian Music Directory ( published in 1981 ) reported that `` their most extensive publicity and radio exposure came in February 1981 when they recorded a parody of Slim Dusty 's national number one hit Duncan . I 'd love to have a joint with Willie gained national front page headlines and a hearty endorsement from mentor Willie Nelson , who adopted it as his official theme song for the entire Australasian tour '' . In 1982 , another single `` Star of the West '' / `` A Stud Like Me '' was released , and `` Star of the West '' was among the final nominations in the best group category at the Tamworth Country Music Festival . In 1998 , previously recorded material was issued on a CD entitled Greatest Misses to coincide with the band 's 20th anniversary . In 2000 a new album , Reaching to the Western Sky was launched , and the band subsequently performed at the 2001 Port Fairy Folk Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Keanu_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Keanu primarily refers to Keanu Reeves ( born 1964 ) , a Canadian actor and director . Keanu may also refer to : Keanu ( film ) , a 2016 American comedy film Keanu Asing ( born 1993 ) , American surfer Keanu Marsh-Brown ( born 1992 ) , English-born Antiguan footballer Keanu Neal ( born 1995 ) , American football player"
},
{
"docid": "Degrassi_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Degrassi is a Scottish indie rock band . Degrassi are based in Edinburgh . The band formed in late 1999 , with the initial line-up consisting of Scott Smith ( guitar ) and Michael Branagh ( drums/vocals ) with Stephen McColl and Stuart Turner helping out on guitar and bass . They recorded a demo in 2001 which was aired on BBC Radio 1 's Evening Session , and were subsequently invited to perform a Peel session at Maida Vale . By this point , McColl had left the band as work commitments forced a move to New York and then London , however he played on two of the four tracks recorded at Maida Vale . Bass guitar on the remaining tracks was played by Chris Bathgate , formerly touring guitarist for Ganger , and latterly live bassist for Arab Strap and now frontman for Edinburgh outfit Sans Trauma . Soon after this Peel Session , Chris Bathgate took on guitar and additional vocal duties and Tom Nicol was recruited on bass to help the duo of Branagh and Smith . Shortly thereafter , Bathgate departed and the band welcomed Bob Fairfoull , formerly of Idlewild on bass guitar . The line up of Michael Branagh and Scott Smith with Tom Nicol and Chris Bathgate released the ` Terminal Ocean ' E.P. on SL Records in 2002 and were thereafter for a brief period accompanied by Paul `` fingers '' Phillips ( now also of Sans Trauma ) incorporating keyboards into the following tours and live shows . The line up of Scott Smith ( guitar/vocals ) , Michael Branagh ( drums/vocals ) and Bob Fairfoull ( bass ) with Tom Nicol ( guitar/vocals ) recorded an E.P for SL Records 2003 's ` The Form ' and the ` Tell Charles I 'm on my way ' 3 track single on the Adorno Records label in 2005 . Signing to SL Records , they played a second Peel Session for the BBC at Maida Vale as part of an SL Records showcase . Degrassi have also appeared at T in the Park three times and played with bands such as Seafood , The 80s Matchbox B-line Disaster , Colour of Fire , The Coral , Faust and Wayne Kramer of MC5 fame . The band took a break in 2005 to pursue other ventures and the classic line up of Bob Fairfoull , Michael Branagh and Scott Smith re-formed in May 2006 . Their initial recordings were supported by funding from the Scottish Arts Council , and were produced by Michael Brennan , who previously worked with Super Furry Animals and Mogwai ."
},
{
"docid": "Tin_Machine",
"title": "",
"text": "Tin Machine were an Anglo-American hard rock band formed in 1988 , notable for being fronted by English singer-songwriter David Bowie . The band consisted of Bowie on lead vocals and guitar , Reeves Gabrels on guitar , Tony Fox Sales on bass , and Hunt Sales on drums ( both Tony and Hunt are the sons of comedian Soupy Sales ) . Guitarist Kevin Armstrong was an unofficial fifth member of the band , playing on both the first studio album and first tour . The band recorded two studio albums before dissolving in 1992 , when Bowie returned to his solo career . Drummer Hunt Sales said that the band 's name `` reflects the sound of the band , '' and Bowie stated that he and his band members joined up `` to make the kind of music that we enjoyed listening to '' and to rejuvenate himself artistically . Over the course of their career , the band sold two million albums . Bowie would later credit his time with Tin Machine as instrumental in revitalising his career in the 1990s ."
},
{
"docid": "Sweet_November_(1968_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sweet November is a 1968 romantic comedy-drama Technicolor film written by Herman Raucher and starring Sandy Dennis , Anthony Newley and Theodore Bikel . The film had originally been written as a stage play by Raucher , but before it was even performed , Universal Pictures got wind of the project and paid Raucher $ 100,000 USD ( or the modern equivalent of $ 583,000 ) to stop work on the play and adapt it as a screenplay . A remake was released in 2001 under the same name , with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron playing the roles played by Newley and Dennis respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Dream_Disciples",
"title": "",
"text": "Dream Disciples were a Scottish band , formed in 1990 by Col Lowing ( vocals ) , Sid Bratley ( guitar and keyboard ) and Stephen McKean ( bass guitar ) . Soon joined by Scott Prentice on drums , they made their debut with the mini-album Veil of Tears . They were later joined by Gordon Young ( guitar and keyboards ) and Karl North ( ex Rosetta Stone ) ( bass guitar ) . Their musical style combined elements of goth , industrial , rock , and electronic . The band sold over 16,000 albums in their history , with their last studio album , Asphyxia , rated at 8/10 in Rock Sound magazine , 4K in Kerrang ! and 8.5 in Terrorizer . Mick Mercer 's Hex Files : The Goth Bible ( 1996 ) described the Dream Disciples as `` one of the hardest working bands around . '' This was partly due to the band 's extensive touring around Europe . In 2001 , they played at the Eurorock festival ( in Neerpelt , Belgium ) ; they also headlined the Whitby Gothic Weekend ( England ) , playing a total of four times , with a final performance in April 2004 . Dream Disciples split up later that year ."
},
{
"docid": "Beecher_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Beecher were a Mathcore band from Manchester , England . Formed in 2001 by Daniel Plant ( guitars ) , Ed Godby ( vocals ) , Mark Lyons ( guitars ) Will Shaw ( drums ) and David Hopkinson ( bass ) , they play a mix of metalcore , noise rock and progressive metal ."
},
{
"docid": "Glittertind_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Glittertind is a Norwegian indie folk-rock band which started up as a one-man project in 2001 featuring Torbjørn Sandvik as the driving force . In 2010 the band has a full line-up that consists of Sandvik doing vocals and rhythm-guitar , Geirmund Simonsen playing accordion , rhythm-guitars , programming , Stefan Theofilakis on flutes , Geir Holm on drums , Olav Aasbø on lead-guitar , and Bjørn Nordstoga on bass ."
},
{
"docid": "Misery_Index_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Misery Index is an American death metal band formed in 2001 in Baltimore , Maryland , United States , by Jason Netherton ( vocals and bass guitar ) , Mike Harrison ( vocals and guitar ) , and Kevin Talley ( drums ) . From 2006 -- 2010 , its line-up consisted of Netherton on vocals and bass guitar , Sparky Voyles on guitar , Mark Kloeppel on vocals and guitar , and Adam Jarvis on drums . In 2010 , Voyles left the band and was replaced by Darin Morris ."
},
{
"docid": "Adam_Hamilton_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles-based music producer , songwriter , and session musician . Hamilton was the bass guitarist of glam metal band L.A. Guns from 2001 through 2007 . He also played drums for 1990s alternative rock band Joe 90 , and worked as session drummer for alternative/neo-psychedelic band The Brian Jonestown Massacre . Hamilton is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar , bass guitar , keyboards , and drums . As a producer , Hamilton has produced albums for several well-known artists , the best known to date being William Shatner for the concept album Seeking Major Tom ( 2011 ) . He also works extensively producing and writing music for television and film ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Caton",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve Caton is a professional guitarist/singer , song writer , producer , and visual artist , whose career has spanned almost three decades . Catons first time in a band was in Tedd Armstrongs ' band `` PEGASUS '' in the late 1970s into the early 1980s . Even as a beginner , Caton 's talent as a lead guitarist was apparent . Songs like `` California Girl '' and `` At First Sight '' and the cover or J. Kidds `` Shakin All Over '' with Armstrong as lead vocal rhythm guitar and composer , Matt Rydell keyboards , Jim Bender bass and Van Harter drums . Can be heard at Teddarmstrong.com . Caton came to wider public attention while playing in a band called Y Kant Tori Read with then-unknown singer Tori Amos . He played with various bands and artists throughout the 80 's including Human Drama , The Boxboys , Al Kooper , Sandra Bernhard , Francis X and the Bushman , Mercury 5 , and Sphinx In Cairo . Eventually Caton worked on many of Amos 's subsequent albums , including Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink , and toured with her from 1996 to 1999 . His last collaboration with Amos was To Venus and Back . He was signed to a publishing agreement with Famous Music ( Paramount Pictures ) from the late 1980s through the 1990s and has written songs for movies and TV productions such as the big-screen hit Point Break starring Keanu Reeves , Patrick Swayze and the well-known TV series ' Beverly Hills , 90210 and 21 Jump Street featuring Johnny Depp . Called `` Caton '' by friends , he started the band Binge in 1997 with drummer Matt Sorum of Guns N ' Roses fame , and eventually parted ways with Amos at the end of 2000 . He continues to work on various musical projects including the Lisa Marie Presley CD released in 2002 and is deeply involved with print and video work , often collaborating with others such as David Letinsky on projects for various surf industry leaders including Sexwax , Matt Moore Surfboards and Surfclass.com . Caton spends much of his free time surfing and snow skiing . He married long time girlfriend Jennifer Osborne in December 2010 . They both reside in Studio City , CA ."
},
{
"docid": "The_O.D's",
"title": "",
"text": "The O.D 's is The O.D 's are a band of considerable repute , having already played live on the radio The O.D 's are an amalgamation of a number of groups . The players are : Michael Nicholson - Vocals Brian Reeves - Guitar Richard Barker - Bass & vocals Robin Cieslak - Guitar & vocals Brian Beever - keys / uke / banjo Karl Baron - Drummer The group draw their influences from the English blues bands who lived and worked in West London & south east during the 1960s . Following their live broadcast on FM radio the group are set to release their new album `` Grand Union Connection '' which covers modern blues through to a version of '' I wan na die easy '' previously performed by Josh White . The group have been advised by legendary producer Nick Tauber who on first listen said `` you 'd have to be stupid not to like it '' in the initial stages of their foray . Formed in 2010 by lead guitarist Brian Reeves and singer Michael Nicholson the group spent the first 12 months putting together a collection of songs which in early 2011 whilst performing a low key gig secured a live radio performance broadcast live to over 30,000 listeners"
},
{
"docid": "Klingonz",
"title": "",
"text": "This article is about the psychobilly band . For the fictional race , see Klingon . Klingonz are a psychobilly band formed in 1988 . Their original line-up had Titch doing lead vocals , Doyley on guitar , Strangy playing double bass and Mocker on drums . Strangy was replaced by Eddie after their second album , Blurb . Strangy joined Karloff , known then as Numbskulls , a band fronted by Strangy 's brother Ash . Mick of Phantom Rockers would later replace Doyley on Guitar . In 1998 this line-up recorded an EP entitled The Mad are Sane under the name Looper . Doyley and Strangy went on to form Celtic Bones . The band reformed with the original line-up in 2001 and continue to tour and record . In summer 2009 Doyley hacked it and left the band . Dave Deville joined on guitar in 2009 , also Ray joined on Double Bass mid 2014 and the present line-up are currently touring & gigging . New album to be released next year ."
},
{
"docid": "We_Start_Fires",
"title": "",
"text": "We Start Fires were a female-fronted punk-pop rock 'n' roll band formed in Darlington in 2002 . They consist of Becky Stefani ( vocals and guitar ) , Melissa Marx ( synths and vocals ) , Nikki Vaughan ( bass and vocals ) , and Becky 's younger brother Ashley Wade ( drums ) . Their first limited edition single , `` Strut '' , received radio airplay from Zane Lowe , Rob Da Bank , Steve Lamacq , Marc Riley and John Kennedy . John Peel mentioned them in his book Margrave Of The Marshes . They performed at SXSW , for which they were filmed as the subjects of a documentary film later shown on the BBC 's The Culture Show ."
},
{
"docid": "Dan_Briggs_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Hanford Briggs ( born September 27 , 1985 ) is a musician from Erie , Pennsylvania , best known for playing bass guitar for the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me . In addition to his bass duties with Between the Buried and Me , he also plays bass for jazz fusion band Trioscapes and progressive rock band Nova Collective as well as both guitar and bass in the band Orbs . He is a vegan and straight edge . Dan uses Spector NS-5XL basses with D'Addario EXL160-5 nickel wound strings , a Fender-reissued Sunn 300T amp and an Ampeg SVT-810E . Dan states that he chose a Spector bass over other basses because he got it at the age of 16 and it was the `` nicest bass in my price range . '' The Spector Bass has stock EMGs and is tuned in G # Standard . Regarding guitar playing , Briggs has stated , `` I never use the pick as I learned with my fingers . ''"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Allman_Brothers_Band_members",
"title": "",
"text": "The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville , Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman ( slide guitar and lead guitar ) and Gregg Allman ( vocals , organ , songwriting ) , as well as Dickey Betts ( lead guitar , vocals , songwriting ) , Berry Oakley ( bass guitar ) , Butch Trucks ( drums ) , and Jai Johanny `` Jaimoe '' Johanson ( drums ) . While the band has been called the principal architects of southern rock , they also incorporate elements of blues , jazz , and country music , and their live shows have jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals . The band had several lineup changes over the course of their 45-year career . Duane Allman and Oakley were killed in unrelated motorcycle accidents in 1971 and 1972 , leading the band to add Chuck Leavell on piano and Lamar Williams on bass . Following a 1976 breakup , the members regrouped in 1978 , save for Leavell and Williams . For their first reunion , the band added Dan Toler on guitar , David Goldflies on bass . The group fired Johanson in 1980 , replacing him on drums with David `` Frankie '' Toler and adding Mike Lawler on keyboards . Upon their 1989 reunion , most members of the second incarnation did not return . The group added Allen Woody on bass , Johnny Neel on keyboards and harmonica ( 1989-1991 ) , and Warren Haynes on guitar . Percussionist Marc Quiñones joined in 1991 , and Oteil Burbridge joined after Woody left in 1997 . Haynes also departed in 1997 , began guesting with the band in 2000 and rejoined full time in 2001 . During this period , Jack Pearson replaced him on guitar from Summer 1997 - March 1999 , then Derek Trucks beginning Summer 1999 . Original member Betts split from the group in 2000 ; the band employed Jimmy Herring on guitar for summer tour dates that year . The lineup remained stable with Haynes and Trucks on guitar from 2001-2014 . Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks are the only members of the band to appear in all of its lineups . In 2014 , the group dissolved with the departure of Haynes and Derek Trucks . '' * Note : Release contributions do not include the bands retrospective live albums ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_Burden",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian Charles Burden ( born 24 December 1957 ) is an English musician who played keyboards and bass guitar with The Human League from 1981 and 1989 . He attended The King 's School in Peterborough , as a boarding pupil , where he played in several amateur bands . Formerly of Sheffield band Graph , Burden was employed as a session keyboard player for the Human League 's October 1980 tour , covering for Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh 's keyboards after their departure . In March 1981 he returned to the band full-time , and would co-write much of their early 1980s material . He left the band in 1987 . Burden recorded a solo album , Loot , in 1990 . In 1995 Burden released a CD through Inertia Records entitled A Swim in the Ocean . This was a collaboration with Human League session player and contributor Russell Dennett . The band called themselves Deep Down Crazy , and consisted of Dan Boulton on vocals , Chris Broadhead on drums , Russell Dennett on guitar/keyboards/vocals and Burden on bass/keyboards . The recording took place at The Stockyard in Leicestershire . Burden played bass guitar on the 2006 debut eponymous release for The Tenth Stage , a Melbourne-based band , and also on their second album , Grand Guignol . The bass guitar used on these recordings ( a Fender Telecaster Bass ) was the same one he used to record `` I Love You Too Much '' and '' ( Keep Feeling ) Fascination '' ( although in the Fascination video he is playing its technical direct successor , the Fender Precision Bass ) . He played an Ibanez Musician bass on `` Mirror Man '' and `` The Lebanon '' , and in some live performances ( including their Top of the Pops performance of `` Fascination '' ) . Burden also contributed bass guitar to Parralox 's State Of Decay album , released in Germany in 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Benny_Bendorff",
"title": "",
"text": "Joachim `` Benny '' Bendorff ( born August 1946 ) is a German bass guitarist , vocalist , trumpeter and composer , best known for his long tenure as bassist for the James Last Orchestra . Born and raised in Hamburg , his mother Lya Bendorff was an opera singer , and his father Siegfried Bendorff was a ballet dancer , teacher and guitarist . He , his parents and his sister Monika Bendorff performed as a family in a cabaret act . Young Benny also became an accomplished trumpet player , performing as a soloist with the NDR ( Norddeutscher Rundfunk , or North German Radio ) orchestra at the age of 12 . In his teens , Benny became more interested in the burgeoning rock scene , especially the English musicians who performed in Hamburg 's Reeperbahn district . He took up the guitar and played in an instrumental band influenced by The Shadows , eventually switching to bass guitar and coming under the spell of The Beatles . He worked regularly in the Hamburg club scene and was also active as a studio musician . In 1969 , Bendorff was hired to play session with the James Last Orchestra . The session was for Last 's version of the rock musical Hair , and Last ( an accomplished acoustic and electric bass player himself ) was looking for a rock-oriented bassist strictly for the one session . As it turned out , Bendorff impressed Last so much that he was hired to replace the previous bassist Fiete Wacker and promptly came on board in time for a tour of Canada . Bendorff remained as bassist for the next 33 years . He co-wrote many songs with James Last and drummer/percussionist Barry Reeves ( born Barry Roy Reeves , 1944 , Birmingham , Warwickshire died 6 February 2010 ) , who was also a Last band member . One of the Last/Bendorff/Reeeves compositions , Manja , was released as a Bendorff solo single in 1971 . Bendorff was often featured as a vocal soloist for both recordings and concerts by Last , usually singing Paul McCartney songs like `` Live And Let Die '' , `` Mull Of Kintyre '' and `` Silly Love Songs '' . Bendorff 's love of The Beatles was further evident in his 1985 solo album Flowers Of Liverpool . He cites Paul McCartney and Jet Harris of The Shadows as the main influences on his bass playing . He also composed original instrumental music with his sons Christoph Leis-Bendorff and Florian Leis-Bendorff , most of which was sold to television stations for background music . From the 1990s onward , Bendorff has been increasingly involved in country-oriented music , playing in the Hamburg country band Third Coast . He retired from the James Last Orchestra in 2002 . His son Florian Leis-Bendorff , a guitarist with the Austrian band Zillertaler Schürzenjäger , committed suicide in 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Itchy_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "ITCHY is a German punk rock band formed in 2001 . The group consists of Sebastian Hafner ( vocals , guitar , bass ) , Daniel Friedl ( vocals , guitar , bass ) and Max Zimmer ( drums ) . They have released six albums , all of which entered the official German Charts ( the latest record `` Six '' debuted at # 5 ) , started their own record label and played more than 900 shows throughout Europe . Up until April 2017 , when they released their latest single `` Nothing '' , they toured under the name of `` Itchy Poopzkid '' , which they now changed to ITCHY . Later in 2017 the band will release their 7th studio album and embark on a big tour through various countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Essential_Logic",
"title": "",
"text": "Essential Logic is an English post-punk band formed in 1978 by saxophonist Lora Logic after leaving X-Ray Spex . The band initially consisted of Lora on vocals , Phil Legg on guitar and vocals , William Bennett ( later of Whitehouse ) on guitar , Mark Turner on bass guitar , Rich Tea on drums and Dave Wright on saxophone . Turner was later replaced by Jon Oliver on bass . The band split in 1981 and reformed in 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lapse",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lapse was an American indie band formed in late 1997 . The band was first signed to Gern Blandsten , then Southern Records . A larger deal with Matador Records fell through in 2001 . The Lapse was the duo of then boyfriend/girlfriend Chris Leo ( ex-Native nod and brother of Ted Leo ) and Toko Yasuda ( Enon , ex-Blonde Redhead ) . They formed The Lapse after the breakup of their previous band , The Van Pelt . The Lapse had Leo on guitar and Yasuda on bass with both handling vocals . The band welcomed a long list of guest musicians over the years , including Don Devore ( bass ) , Justin DuClos ( drums ) , and Garry Keating ( bass ) . The Lapse formally disbanded in 2001 , with Yasuda leaving to join Enon . Chris Leo 's current outfit is the Vague Angels , with Chris as primary singer/songwriter on guitar ."
}
] |
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Gone with the Wind is a long-length fiction work.
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[
{
"docid": "Novel",
"title": "",
"text": "A novel is any relatively long piece of written narrative fiction , normally in prose , and typically published as a book . The genre has also been described as possessing , `` a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years '' . This view sees the novel 's origins in Classical Greece and Rome , medieval , early modern romance , and the tradition of the novella . The latter , an Italian word used to describe short stories , supplied the present generic English term in the 18th century . Ian Watt , however , in The Rise of the Novel ( 1957 ) suggests that the novel first came into being in the early 18th century , Miguel de Cervantes , author of Don Quixote , is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era ; the first part of Don Quixote was published in 1605 . The romance is a closely related long prose narrative . Walter Scott defined it as `` a fictitious narrative in prose or verse ; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents '' , whereas in the novel `` the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society '' . However , many romances , including the historical romances of Scott , Emily Brontë 's Wuthering Heights and Herman Melville 's Moby-Dick , are also frequently called novels , and Scott describes romance as a `` kindred term '' . Romance , as defined here , should not be confused with the genre fiction love romance or romance novel . Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel : `` a novel is le roman , der Roman , il romanzo . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Gone_with_the_Wind_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell , first published in 1936 . The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta , both in Georgia , during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era . It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara , the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner , who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman 's destructive `` March to the Sea '' . This historical novel features a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story , with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson . Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the outset and was the top American fiction bestseller in the year it was published and in 1937 . As of 2014 , a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers , just behind the Bible . More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide . Written from the perspective of the slaveholder , Gone with the Wind is Southern plantation fiction . Its portrayal of slavery and African Americans has been considered controversial , especially by succeeding generations , as well as its use of a racial epithet and ethnic slurs common to the period . However , the novel has become a reference point for subsequent writers about the South , both black and white . Scholars at American universities refer to it in their writings , interpret and study it . The novel has been absorbed into American popular culture . Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the book in 1937 . It was adapted into a 1939 American film . Gone with the Wind is the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime . Mitchell used color symbolism , especially the colors red and green , which frequently are associated with Scarlett O'Hara . Mitchell identified the primary theme as survival . She left the ending speculative for the reader , however . She was often asked what became of her lovers , Rhett and Scarlett . She replied , `` For all I know , Rhett may have found someone else who was less difficult . '' Two sequels authorized by Mitchell 's estate were published more than a half century later . A parody was also produced ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Ashley_Wilkes",
"title": "",
"text": "George Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the later film of the same name . The character also appears in the 1991 book Scarlett , a sequel to Gone with the Wind written by Alexandra Ripley , and in Rhett Butler 's People by Donald McCaig ."
},
{
"docid": "Fourth_and_Long_Gone",
"title": "",
"text": "Fourth and Long Gone is a 1985 novel written by college football coaching legend Pepper Rodgers . Although fictional , it is a roman à clef based on true stories . Unlike more serious exposé-style sports fiction written by authors such as former Dallas Cowboys receiver Peter Gent , who authored the gritty North Dallas Forty and the darker The Franchise , Fourth and Long Gone is more light-hearted and bawdy ."
},
{
"docid": "Gone_with_the_Wind",
"title": "",
"text": "Gone with the Wind may refer to : Gone with the Wind ( novel ) , a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind ( film ) , 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ( musical ) , 2008 musical based on the novel Scarlett ( musical ) , retitled Gone with the Wind for the 1972 London production"
},
{
"docid": "Rhett_Butler's_People",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhett Butler 's People by Donald McCaig is an authorized sequel to Gone with the Wind . It was published in November 2007 . Fully authorized by the Margaret Mitchell estate , Rhett Butler 's People is a novel that parallels Gone with the Wind from Rhett Butler 's perspective . The book was unveiled on November 3 , 2007 , after several years of setbacks and two previous authors . Both Emma Tennant and Pat Conroy had previously been commissioned by the estate to produce the book . McCaig chose to disregard the novel Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley . He does not acknowledge its existence in the canon of Gone with the Wind , nor does his novel incorporate any of its characters . McCaig 's impression was that the Margaret Mitchell estate was `` thoroughly embarrassed '' by Ripley 's novel . Rhett Butler 's People attempts to present a semi-journalistic view of the life and times of Rhett Butler , while remaining faithful to the original Mitchell work . The Rhett-Scarlett love-story is downplayed . The novel begins with a duel which is mentioned in Gone with the Wind . This is the reason that Rhett is not received in Charleston society . Eventually the novel flashes back to when Rhett was twelve years old . It continues through the time covered by Gone with the Wind and retells the story . The story is not told solely from Rhett 's perspective . It proceeds to relate other moments from the time during the original novel and then adds a new ending . The book only goes a short way past the timeline of Gone with the Wind ( unlike the sequel Scarlett , which travels several years further ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Scarlett_O'Hara",
"title": "",
"text": "Katie Scarlett O'Hara is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name . She also is the main character in the 1970 musical Scarlett and the 1991 book Scarlett , a sequel to Gone with the Wind that was written by Alexandra Ripley and adapted for a television mini-series in 1994 . During early drafts of the original novel , Mitchell referred to her heroine as `` Pansy '' , and did not decide on the name `` Scarlett '' until just before the novel went to print ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wind_Done_Gone",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wind Done Gone ( 2001 ) is the first novel written by Alice Randall . It is a bestselling historical novel that tells an alternative account of the story in the American novel Gone with the Wind ( 1936 ) by Margaret Mitchell . While the story of Gone with the Wind focuses on the life of a wealthy slave owner , Scarlett O'Hara , The Wind Done Gone tells the story of the life of one of her slaves , Cynara , during the same time period and events . The title is an African American Vernacular English play on the original 's title . Cynara 's name comes from the Ernest Dowson poem Non sum qualís eram bonae sub regno Cynarae , a line from which ( `` I have forgot much , Cynara ! gone with the wind '' ) was the origin of Mitchell 's novel 's title ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhett_Butler",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhett Butler is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_L'Amour",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis Dearborn L'Amour ( -LSB- ˈluːi_ləˈmʊr -RSB- 22 March 1908 -- 10 June 1988 ) was an American novelist and short story writer . His books consisted primarily of Western novels ( though he called his work ` frontier stories ' ) ; however , he also wrote historical fiction ( The Walking Drum ) , science fiction ( The Haunted Mesa ) , non-fiction ( Frontier ) , as well as poetry and short-story collections . Many of his stories were made into films and John Wayne once made the dubious assertion that L'Amour was the most interesting man in the world . L'Amour 's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings . At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works ( 89 novels , 14 short-story collections , and two full-length works of nonfiction ) were still in print , and he was considered `` one of the world 's most popular writers '' ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Making_of_a_Legend:_Gone_with_the_Wind",
"title": "",
"text": "The Making of a Legend : Gone with the Wind is a 1988 documentary outlining the successes and challenges of the casting , filming , and legacy of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind , from concept to finished product . The documentary focuses on David O. Selznick from the time of the book 's publication to the Academy Awards ceremony of 1940 . Included are interviews with many of the crew and office personnel involved in making the film . Producer David O. Selznick struggled to control his project , working with three directors along the way -- George Cukor , Victor Fleming and Sam Wood . Each had their own vision and the strong-willed men often clashed . The Making of a Legend brings up many of the `` what ifs ? '' that arose as different scenarios were discussed . Among these were the possibilities of Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper as Rhett Butler ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Wiley,_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "John Wiley , Jr. , is an expert on Gone With the Wind and the life of its author , Margaret Mitchell . Over the past 40 years , he has assembled a collection of more than 10,000 items of Gone With the Wind and Mitchell memorabilia -- including every American edition of the novel and more than 800 foreign editions . His collection is featured in the Complete Gone With the Wind Sourcebook . Wiley has published numerous articles on Mitchell and Gone With the Wind and has been interviewed by Entertainment Weekly , USA Today , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , and The Times . In 1997 , he served as artistic adviser for the U.S. Postal Service 's 32-cent Gone With the Wind postage stamp in its 1930s Celebrate the Century series . He also is featured in the PBS American Masters documentary Margaret Mitchell : American Rebel . For more than 20 years , he has published a quarterly newsletter , now called The Scarlett Letter , for Gone with the Wind fans and collectors ."
},
{
"docid": "Monte_Westmore",
"title": "",
"text": "Montague `` Monte '' Westmore ( July 22 , 1902 -- March 30 , 1940 ) was a Hollywood make-up artist , the eldest of six sons of George Westmore . He worked for both the Famous Players-Lasky studio and Selznick International Pictures . He was the head of the makeup department at Selznick and worked on films including Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and Rebecca ( 1940 ) . His death from a heart attack following a tonsillectomy has been credited to the heavy workload on Gone with the Wind . He had three sons , Marvin , Michael , and Monty , all of whom also became make-up artists ."
},
{
"docid": "Kay_B._Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Katharine `` Kay '' Brown Barrett ( December 7 , 1902 -- January 18 , 1995 ) was a Hollywood talent scout and agent beginning in the 1930s . She is most famous for bringing Margaret Mitchell 's novel Gone with the Wind to the attention of David O. Selznick , for whom she worked , in 1936 . She had a long career as representative , talent scout and agent with Leland Hayward , MCA and International Creative Management ( `` ICM '' ) ."
},
{
"docid": "India_Wilkes",
"title": "",
"text": "India Wilkes is a fictional character in the novel and film Gone with the Wind . She is the sister of Ashley Wilkes and the rival of Scarlett O'Hara . In the novel , India despises Scarlett for stealing the attentions of Stuart Tarleton . India also resents Scarlett for marrying Charles Hamilton , the man that everyone assumed would marry her sister , Honey Wilkes . In the film , India is in love with Charles Hamilton and despises Scarlett for marrying him . The book mentions that the only word that could be used to describe her looks was `` plain '' . After Scarlett 's marriage to Charles , in the novel , Stuart resumes courting India but dies in the American Civil War before they can make their relationship official . Since it is assumed that Stuart would have married India had he lived , she is given the respect accorded to widows . Once afforded this status , she grows more sharp-tongued , and is able to say things that most unmarried women can not . India moves in with Ashley and Melanie after they move to Atlanta . When Scarlett 's engagement to Rhett Butler is announced , India endorses cutting them both from respectable society . She blames Scarlett for causing the death of her previous ( second ) husband , Frank Kennedy . India also implies that there had always been more to Scarlett and Ashley 's relationship than was apparent . Melanie refuses to believe or listen to her sister-in-law , and makes it clear that if Rhett and Scarlett are shunned , then she will be so as well . Melanie 's loyalty to Scarlett and Rhett drives a wedge between herself and India . India is one of the two people who see Scarlett and Ashley embrace . Because Melanie defends Scarlett and Ashley , India leaves the Wilkes home and moves in with Aunt Pittypat . India apologizes for the quarrel , later on , when Melanie is on her deathbed . India is a traditional southern Antebellum `` lady '' who takes the place of hostess and lady of the house after her mother dies . She remains unmarried at the end of Gone with the Wind . India is referred to as an `` old maid '' by Scarlett . In the movie , she was played by Alicia Rhett . Category : Gone with the Wind characters Category : Fictional characters introduced in 1936 Category : Fictional people of the Confederate States of America Category : Female characters in literature Category : Female characters in film"
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Davenport_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harold George Bryant Davenport ( January 19 , 1866August 9 , 1949 ) was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death . After a long and prolific Broadway career , he came to Hollywood in the 1930s and appeared in films including Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) as Dr. Meade . His specialty was playing grandfathers , judges , doctors , and ministers . Bette Davis called Davenport `` without a doubt , the greatest character actor of all time . ''"
},
{
"docid": "World_Fantasy_Award—Long_Fiction",
"title": "",
"text": "The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year . The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a `` prestigious fantasy prize '' , and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards , along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards ( which cover both fantasy and science fiction ) . The World Fantasy Award -- Long Fiction is given each year for fantasy stories published in English . A work of fiction is eligible for the category if it is between 10,000 and 40,000 words in length ; awards are also given out for longer pieces in the Novel category and shorter lengths in the Short Fiction category . The Long Fiction category has been awarded annually since 1982 , though between 1975 -- when the World Fantasy Awards were instated -- and 1982 the short fiction category covered works of up to 40,000 words . In 2016 , the name of the category was changed from Best Novella to Long Fiction . World Fantasy Award nominees and winners are decided by attendees and judges at the annual World Fantasy Convention . A ballot is posted in June for attendees of the current and previous two conferences to determine two of the finalists , and a panel of five judges adds three or more nominees before voting on the overall winner . The panel of judges is typically made up of fantasy authors and is chosen each year by the World Fantasy Awards Administration , which has the power to break ties . The final results are presented at the World Fantasy Convention at the end of October . Winners were presented with a statue in the form of a bust of H. P. Lovecraft through the 2015 awards ; future ceremonies will present a different , unannounced statuette . During the 35 nomination years , 124 authors have had works nominated ; 36 of them have won , including ties and co-authors . Only four authors have won more than once : Elizabeth Hand , with three wins out of eight nominations ; Richard Bowes , with two wins out of three nominations ; and K. J. Parker , who also won twice out of three nominations . Of authors who have won at least once , Hand has the most nominations , followed by George R. R. Martin at five and Ursula K. Le Guin at four . Lucius Shepard has the most nominations without winning and the most overall at ten ; he is followed by Kim Newman , who has six nominations without winning ."
},
{
"docid": "Melanie_Hamilton",
"title": "",
"text": "Melanie Hamilton Wilkes is a fictional character first appearing in the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell . In the 1939 film she was portrayed by Olivia de Havilland . Melanie is Scarlett O'Hara 's sister-in-law and eventually her best friend ."
},
{
"docid": "Tara_(plantation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tara is the name of a fictional plantation in the state of Georgia , in the historical novel Gone with the Wind ( 1936 ) by Margaret Mitchell . In the story , Tara is located 5 mi from Jonesboro ( originally spelled Jonesborough ) , in Clayton County , on the east side of the Flint River about 20 mi south of Atlanta . Mitchell modeled Tara after local plantations and antebellum establishments , particularly the Clayton County plantation on which her maternal grandmother , Annie Fitzgerald Stephens ( 1844 -- 1934 ) , the daughter of Irish immigrant Philip Fitzgerald ( 1798 -- 1880 ) and his American wife , Eleanor Avaline `` Ellen '' McGhan ( 1818 -- 1893 ) , was born and raised . However , the original plantation house of the Fitzgeralds , which was known as `` Rural Home , '' a two-story wooden structure , was not as palatial and glamorous as the one described in the novel and/or depicted in the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind . Twelve Oaks , a neighboring plantation in the novel , is now the name of many businesses and a high school stadium in nearby Lovejoy , Georgia ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Johnstones",
"title": "",
"text": "The Johnstones are a ska punk band from Ajax , Ontario , Canada formed in 2002 and signed to the Union Label Group . In 2006 , they signed to Stomp Records of Montreal , released the full-length album Word is Bond and began touring Canada and the U.S. . Their video ` Gone for a Long Time ' received ` buzz-worthy ' status and gained heavy rotation on MuchMusic , staying on the charts for 8 weeks . In 2008 , they released Sex , an E.P. produced by Flashlight Brown alumni Fil Bucchino and Matt Hughes . Ryan Long , Jarek Hardy along with 40-year-old Gary Kraft do a weekly podcast with thousands of listeners available free on iTunes . They are currently in the third season . As well , Long and Hardy have a side project called Tall Guy Short Guy . Mike Murphy was added to the band 's lineup in 2009 , allowing Long to be the front-man of the band , `` to work the stage more , and to add more dynamics to the live show '' . 2009 also saw the release of a full-length CD called `` Cant be Trusted '' . They released a DVD called `` Get On Board '' on April 30 , 2010 , and The `` Gimmie your Love '' EP in April 2010"
},
{
"docid": "Ben_Nye",
"title": "",
"text": "Benjamin Emmet `` Ben '' Nye , Sr. ( January 12 , 1907 -- February 9 , 1986 ) was a renowned American makeup artist for the Hollywood film industry for over four decades , from the 1930s to the early 1980s . He worked on over five hundred 20th Century Fox films both in and out of Hollywood . Including Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) , Miracle on 34th Street ( 1947 ) , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 1953 ) , The King and I ( 1956 ) , The Fly ( 1958 ) , Valley of the Dolls ( 1967 ) , and Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) . His brother was actor Carroll Nye , best remembered today as Frank Kennedy , Scarlett O'Hara 's second husband in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Oscar_Polk",
"title": "",
"text": "Oscar Polk ( December 25 , 1899 -- January 4 , 1949 ) was an American actor , best known for his portrayal as the servant `` Pork '' in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind . His most memorable scene in that film comes when `` Pork '' discloses to Scarlett O'Hara , portrayed by Vivian Leigh , the back property taxes on Tara , are $ 300 . He was married to Ivy V. Polk ( née Ivy Parsons ) , who also had an uncredited role in Gone with the Wind . Together they had a son , Oscar Polk Jr. . On January 4 , 1949 , Oscar Polk was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square ten days after his 49th birthday . At the time of his death he was scheduled to have a major role in the play Leading Lady , and he was replaced by Ossie Davis . He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery , Maspeth , Long Island , New York ."
},
{
"docid": "Face_of_a_Fugitive",
"title": "",
"text": "Face of a Fugitive is a 1959 Western film directed by Paul Wendkos . It stars Fred MacMurray , Lin McCarthy and Dorothy Green and was based on the short story `` Long Gone '' by Peter Dawson , the nom de plume of Jonathan H. Glidden ( older brother of Luke Short ) . Dawson was the author of 120 Western short stories and novelettes as well as 15 book length Western serials . The working title was Justice Ends with a Gun ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonesboro_Historic_District_(Jonesboro,_Georgia)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro , Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) in 1972 . Jonesboro was the setting of much of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind ; the fictional houses Tara and Twelve Oaks were placed near it , in Clayton County . It includes Stately Oaks , also separately listed on the NRHP , which is believed to be the inspiration for Tara ."
},
{
"docid": "Thy_Kingdom_Gone",
"title": "",
"text": "Thy Kingdom Gone is a concept album and the sixth full-length album by the German gothic metal band Flowing Tears . The cover art was made by Seth Siro Anton , who has previously worked with bands such as Moonspell , Soilwork , and Paradise Lost . The song `` Thy Kingdom Gone '' features male vocals of Vorph from Samael ."
},
{
"docid": "Gone_with_the_Wind_(2005_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gone with the Wind is a 2005 Afghan action romantic drama film directed by Atiq Rahimi and starring Rasul Iman , Ghafar Qutbyar and Sharah Amiri . The film was released in 2005 in Afghanistan ."
},
{
"docid": "Gone_with_the_Wind_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Gone with the Wind '' is a popular song . The music was written by Allie Wrubel , the lyrics by Herb Magidson . The song was published in 1937 . A version recorded by Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers was a # 1 song in 1937 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaideep_Varma",
"title": "",
"text": "Jaideep Varma is an Indian writer , screenwriter and filmmaker . He has made 4 feature films -- Hulla ( 2008 , fiction ) , Leaving Home -- the Life & Music of Indian Ocean ( 2010 , non-fiction ) , Baavra Mann -- a Film on Sudhir Mishra & Other Indian Realities ( 2013 , non fiction ) . and I Am Offended ! ( 2015 , non fiction ) . In 2013 , `` Hulla '' was included in a book on unsung Mumbai cinema classics over 50 years , a book called `` 40 Retakes '' by Avijit Ghosh . Leaving Home opened the Indian Panorama at the Goa International Film Festival in 2010 and won the National Film Award in 2011 . At the 58th National Film Awards , the documentary went on to win the Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film . His third full-length documentary film was on stand-up comedy in India and the larger context of contemporary Indian humour . The film is called `` I Am Offended '' and it released free online on youtube in February 2015 . Before that , he published a novel ( Local ) in 2005 . Between 1989 and 2000 , he worked in advertising as a copywriter ( in agencies like Mudra Communications , Ogilvy & Mather , Everest Saatchi & Saatchi , Nexus Equity and Cornerstone ) . He also wrote for various publications primarily on music , most notably for the magazine Gentleman ( magazine ) between 1998 and 2001 . In March 2009 , he accidentally created the Impact Index -- an alternative statistical system in cricket . It has gone on to become the most written about alternative statistical system in the history of the game . Since 2010 , he has been working full-time on this ."
},
{
"docid": "Alice_Randall",
"title": "",
"text": "Alice Randall ( born May 4 , 1959 ) is an American author and songwriter of African-American descent . She is perhaps best known for her novel The Wind Done Gone , a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel Gone with the Wind ."
},
{
"docid": "Long_Gone",
"title": "",
"text": "Long Gone may refer to : `` Long Gone '' ( Chris Cornell song ) Long Gone ( album ) , a 1997 album by Jimmy D. Lane Long Gone ( film ) , a 1987 baseball film Long Gone ( instrumental ) , a 1948 instrumental by Sonny Thompson Luke `` Long Gone '' Miles , an American blues singer A song by Syd Barrett from the album The Madcap Laughs"
},
{
"docid": "Peștera_Vântului",
"title": "",
"text": "Peștera Vântului ( Wind Cave ) is the largest cave in Romania , with a length of almost 52 km ( total length of passages ) . It is situated in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains on the left bank of Crișul Repede River in the vicinity of Șuncuiuș village , Bihor County . This cave is closed and only accessible to cavers , but there are works going on to develop it as a show cave . The cave is called Peștera Vântului ( Romanian for `` Wind Cave '' ) because of the powerful draft that can be sensed at the entrance and in the far corners of the cave . The wind is bi-directional , being controlled seasonally . The average temperature in the cave is 11.8 ˚C ."
},
{
"docid": "Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind . It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming . Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era , the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara , the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner , from her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes , who is married to his cousin , Melanie Hamilton , to her marriage to Rhett Butler . The leading roles are portrayed by Vivien Leigh ( Scarlett ) , Clark Gable ( Rhett ) , Leslie Howard ( Ashley ) , and Olivia de Havilland ( Melanie ) . Production was difficult from the start . Filming was delayed for two years due to Selznick 's determination to secure Gable for the role of Rhett Butler , and the `` search for Scarlett '' led to 1,400 women being interviewed for the part . The original screenplay was written by Sidney Howard , but underwent many revisions by several writers in an attempt to get it down to a suitable length . The original director , George Cukor , was fired shortly after filming had begun and was replaced by Fleming , who in turn was briefly replaced by Sam Wood while Fleming took some time off due to exhaustion . The film received positive reviews upon its release in December 1939 , although some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated . The casting was widely praised and many reviewers found Leigh especially suited to her role as Scarlett . At the 12th Academy Awards , it received ten Academy Awards ( eight competitive , two honorary ) from thirteen nominations , including wins for Best Picture , Best Director ( Fleming ) , Best Adapted Screenplay ( posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard ) , Best Actress ( Leigh ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Hattie McDaniel , becoming the first African-American to win an Academy Award ) . It set records for the total number of wins and nominations at the time . The film was immensely popular , becoming the highest-earning film made up to that point , and retained the record for over a quarter of a century . When adjusted for monetary inflation , it is still the most successful film in box-office history . Gone with the Wind has been criticized as historical revisionism glorifying slavery , but nevertheless , it has been credited for triggering changes to the way African-Americans are depicted cinematically . It was re-released periodically throughout the 20th century and became ingrained in popular culture . The film is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time ; it has placed in the top ten of the American Film Institute 's list of top 100 American films since the list 's inception in 1998 , and in 1989 , the United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry ."
}
] |
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Gold has a distinctive color.
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[
{
"docid": "Gold",
"title": "",
"text": "Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au ( from aurum ) and atomic number 79 . In its purest form , it is a bright , slightly reddish yellow , dense , soft , malleable , and ductile metal . Chemically , gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element . It is one of the least reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions . Gold often occurs in free elemental ( native ) form , as nuggets or grains , in rocks , in veins , and in alluvial deposits . It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver ( as electrum ) and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium . Less commonly , it occurs in minerals as gold compounds , often with tellurium ( gold tellurides ) . Gold 's atomic number of 79 makes it one of the higher numbered , naturally occurring elements . It is thought to have been produced in supernova nucleosynthesis , from the collision of neutron stars , and to have been present in the dust from which the Solar System formed . Because the Earth was molten when it was formed , almost all of the gold present in the early Earth probably sank into the planetary core . Therefore , most of the gold that is present today in the Earth 's crust and mantle is thought to have been delivered to Earth later , by asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy Bombardment , about 4 billion years ago . Gold is resistant to most acids , though it does dissolve in aqua regia , a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid , which forms a soluble tetrachloroaurate anion . Gold is insoluble in nitric acid , which dissolves silver and base metals , a property that has long been used to refine gold and to confirm the presence of gold in metallic objects , giving rise to the term acid test . Gold also dissolves in alkaline solutions of cyanide , which are used in mining and electroplating . Gold dissolves in mercury , forming amalgam alloys , but this is not a chemical reaction . Historically , the value of gold was rooted in its relative rarity , easy handling and minting , easy smelting and fabrication , resistance to corrosion and other chemical reactions ( nobility ) and its distinctive color . As a precious metal , gold has been used for coinage , jewelry , and other arts throughout recorded history . In the past , a gold standard was often implemented as a monetary policy , but gold coins ceased to be minted as a circulating currency in the 1930s , and the world gold standard was abandoned for a fiat currency system after 1976 . A total of 186,700 tonnes of gold is in existence above ground , as of 2015 . The world consumption of new gold produced is about 50 % in jewelry , 40 % in investments , and 10 % in industry . Gold 's high malleability , ductility , resistance to corrosion and most other chemical reactions , and conductivity of electricity have led to its continued use in corrosion resistant electrical connectors in all types of computerized devices ( its chief industrial use ) . Gold is also used in infrared shielding , colored-glass production , gold leafing , and tooth restoration . Certain gold salts are still used as anti-inflammatories in medicine . As of 2014 , the world 's largest gold producer by far was China with 450 tonnes ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Coat_of_arms_of_Niger",
"title": "",
"text": "The coat of arms of Niger shows a four-part flag draping in the national colors orange , white , and green . In the middle , the state seal is arranged . On a white or gold shield the four golden symbols are shown . In the middle , there is a sun , to the left there is a vertical spear with two crossed Tuareg swords , to the right are three pearl millet heads and underneath is the frontal view of a zebu head . Under the coat of arms , there is a ribbon bearing the name of the country in French : Republique du Niger . While the constitution of Niger stipulates the color of the symbols upon the shield , there is no uniformity on the color of the shield . The 1999 Constitution reproduces the text of earlier constitutions , making a distinction between the Seal of State ( Le Sceau de l'État ) for which no shield colour is stipulated and the Coat of Arms of the Republic ( Les Armoiries de la République ) for which Sinople is stipulated as the shield colour . Sinople is analogous to Vert ( Green ) in heraldry , but official buildings and documents do not display green shields . Embassies and official documents use white , with gold emblems . The website of the President of Niger uses gold or yellow with dark gold or black emblems . The National Assembly of Niger meets below a large coat of arms with the shield coloured gold and the emblems in a darker gold ."
},
{
"docid": "Anamosa_Limestone",
"title": "",
"text": "Anamosa Limestone or Anamosa Member is a dolomitic limestone quarried out of Stone City , Iowa , which is located along the Wapsipinicon River about two miles west of Anamosa , Iowa . It is distinguished by its uniform texture , color , and banding , its durability and most of all by its distinct planar and undulating varve -- like laminations . This distinctive stone forms part of the Gower Formation , the youngest Silurian strata in Iowa . The Gower is overlain unconformably by a mid -- Devonian formation . The color classification is Buff , which is described as a warm shade of light to moderate gold ."
},
{
"docid": "Metallic_color",
"title": "",
"text": "A metallic color is a color that appears to be that of a polished metal . The visual sensation usually associated with metals is its metallic shine . This can not be reproduced by a simple solid color , because the shiny effect is due to the material 's brightness varying with the surface angle to the light source . In addition , there is no mechanism for showing metallic or fluorescent colors on a computer without resorting to rendering software which simulates the action of light on a shiny surface . Consequently in art and in heraldry one would normally use a metallic paint that glitters like a real metal . For example , to create a painting that gave the impression of gold appearing in the painting , a metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold would be used ; a solid color does not aesthetically `` read '' as gold . Especially in sacral art in Christian churches , real gold ( as gold leaf ) was used for rendering gold in paintings , e.g. for the halo of saints . Gold can also be woven into sheets of silk to give an East Asian traditional look . More recent art styles , for example art nouveau , also used a metallic , shining gold . However , the metallic finish of such paints was added using fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold . The use of metallic colors is not limited to those colors that approximate the appearance of actual metals . In some instances , it has been noted , '' -LSB- b -RSB- eetles with bright metallic colors are made up into tie pins and cuff links '' . One popular modern use of metallic colors is for automobiles , which use metallic paint to achieve a particular shine . Such colors `` are made from a combination of different pigments and aluminum flakes that have different weights and particle sizes '' . Crayon-maker Crayola has manufactured several lines of `` metallic '' products , including `` Metallic FX '' crayons , and `` Metallic Colors '' colored pencils , which have flecks of sparkles to achieve the metallic effect ."
},
{
"docid": "Jargoon",
"title": "",
"text": "Jargoon or jargon ( occasionally in old writings jargounce and jacounce ) is a name applied by gemologists to those zircons which are fine enough to be cut as gemstones , but are not of the red color which characterizes the hyacinth or jacinth . The word is related to Persian zargun ( zircon ; zar-gun , `` gold-like '' or `` as gold '' ) . Some of the finest jargoons are green , others brown and yellow , whilst some are colorless . The colorless jargoon may be obtained by heating certain colored stones . When zircon is heated it sometimes changes in color , or altogether loses it , and at the same time usually increases in density and brilliancy . The so-called Matura diamonds , formerly sent from Matara ( or Matura ) , in Sri Lanka , were decolorized zircons . The zircon has strong refractive power , and its lustre is almost adamantine , but it lacks the fire of the diamond . The specific gravity of zircon is subject to considerable variation in different varieties ; thus Sir A. H. Church found the specific gravity of a fine leaf-green jargoon to be as low as 3.982 , and that of a pure white jargoon as high as 4.705 . Jargoon and tourmaline , when cut as gems , are sometimes mistaken for each other , but the specific gravity is distinctive , since that of tourmaline is only 3.103 . Moreover , in tourmaline the dichroism is strongly marked , whereas in jargoon it is remarkably feeble . The refractive indices of jargoon are much higher than those of tourmaline ."
},
{
"docid": "Sorrel_(horse)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sorrel is an alternative term for the chestnut , one of the most common equine coat colors in horses . While the term is usually used only to refer to the copper-red version of chestnut , sometimes it is used generically in place of `` chestnut '' to refer to any reddish horse with a same-color or lighter mane and tail , ranging from reddish-gold to a deep burgundy or chocolate shade . The term probably comes from the color of the flower spike of the sorrel herb . Chestnut is more often used to describe this color in England and on the east coast of the United States , while the term `` sorrel '' is more common in the Western United States . Some horse enthusiasts insist that chestnut and sorrel are two distinct colorations , but there is no known genetic difference between the two and no clear consensus on what the distinction is . Some argue that `` sorrel '' should be used to describe only lighter shades , or shades with a very clear reddish tint , while `` chestnut '' denotes darker shades or shades with more brown in them . The American Quarter Horse Association , which uses both terms , describes a sorrel as a type of copper-red chestnut , but allows that chestnut is also a correct term . In terms of equine coat color genetics there is no difference at all . Solid reddish-brown color is a base color of horses , caused by the recessive `` e '' gene . Sorrel or chestnut coloration can be distinguished from dun by the fact that a dun horse has a gene that causes slightly washed-out yellowish color , with a darker mane and tail than the rest of its coat , may have areas of darker color on the shoulder and forelegs , and also possesses a narrow , dark line down the middle of the back . A sorrel and a bay , especially a `` blood bay , '' may be confused with one another . However , all bays have `` black points '' - a black mane , tail and lower legs . Light-colored sorrels , sometimes called `` blond sorrels , '' especially if they have flaxen manes and tails , may resemble a palomino . However , true palomino coloration is the result of a horse 's being heterozygous for the cream dilution gene . Some definitions list sorrel as a self color , used to describe only horses whose mane , tail , and legs are the same color as the rest of the coat , with the exception of white markings . Other definitions are broader and include reddish-brown horses with flaxen manes and tails . More often than not , the practical difference is usually not in color , but in usage : horses ridden in the Western tradition are more often referred to as sorrel and horses ridden in the English tradition are chestnut . Many organizations simply avoid the whole fuss and choose one of the two terms to denote all reddish or brown colorations that are not bay ."
},
{
"docid": "Champagne_gene",
"title": "",
"text": "The champagne gene is a simple dominant allele responsible for a number of rare horse coat colors . The most distinctive traits of horses with the champagne gene are the hazel eyes and pinkish , freckled skin , which are bright blue and bright pink at birth , respectively . The coat color is also affected : any hairs that would have been red are gold , and any hairs that would have been black are chocolate brown . If a horse inherits the champagne gene from either or both parents , a coat that would otherwise be chestnut is instead gold champagne , with bay corresponding to amber champagne , seal brown to sable champagne , and black to classic champagne . A horse must have at least one champagne parent to inherit the champagne gene , for which there is now a DNA test . Unlike the genes underlying tobiano , dominant white , frame overo spotting and the Leopard complex common to the Appaloosa , the champagne gene does not affect the location of pigment-producing cells in the skin . Nor does the champagne gene remove all pigment from the skin and hair , as in albinism . Instead , the champagne gene produces traits known as hypomelanism , or dilution . Champagne is not associated with any health defects . Other dilution genes in horses include the Cream gene , Dun gene , Pearl gene and Silver dapple gene . Horses affected by these genes can sometimes be confused with champagnes , but champagnes are genetically distinct . Champagnes are not palominos , buckskins , or grullos , nor does the word champagne indicate that a horse is a shiny or light shade of another coat color . This gene and the associated coat colors are only known in American breeds , especially the American Cream Draft , Tennessee Walker and American Saddlebred ."
},
{
"docid": "Color_terminology_for_race",
"title": "",
"text": "In some societies and among some anthropologists , color terminology was used to label races , sometimes in addition to a non-color term for the same race . Identifying races in terms of their human skin color has been common since at least the Physiognomica falsely attributed to Aristotle . Other scientists were more cautious about such categorization , and Charles Darwin argued that the number of categories , or in this case the number of different colors , is completely arbitrary and subjective . For example , some claimed three distinct colors , some four , and others have claimed even more . In contrast , Darwin argued that there are gradations , or degrees between the numbers of categories claimed , and not distinct categories , or colors ."
},
{
"docid": "Gold_leaf",
"title": "",
"text": "Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding . Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades . The most commonly used gold is 22-karat yellow gold . Gold leaf is a type of metal leaf , but the term is rarely used when referring to gold leaf . The term metal leaf is normally used for thin sheets of metal of any color that do not contain any real gold . Pure gold is 24 karats . Real yellow gold leaf is about 91.7 % pure gold . Silver colored white gold is approximately 50 % pure gold . Layering gold leaf over a surface is called gold leafing or gilding . Traditional water gilding is the most difficult and highly regarded form of gold leafing . It has remained virtually unchanged for hundreds of years and is still done by hand ."
},
{
"docid": "Gold_(color)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gold , also called golden , is one of a variety of yellow-orange color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold . The web color gold is sometimes referred to as golden to distinguish it from the color metallic gold . The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color `` metallic gold '' ( shown below ) . The first recorded use of golden as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer to blond hair . Metallic gold , such as in paint , is often called goldtone or goldtone . In heraldry , the French word or is used . In model building , the color gold is different from brass . A shiny or metallic silvertone object can be painted with transparent yellow to obtain goldtone , something often done with Christmas decorations ."
},
{
"docid": "Purple_of_Cassius",
"title": "",
"text": "Purple of Cassius is a purple pigment formed by the reaction of gold salts with tin ( II ) chloride . It has been used to impart glass with a red coloration ( see cranberry glass ) , as well as to determine the presence of gold as a chemical test . Generally , the preparation of this material involves gold being dissolved in aqua regia , then reacted with a solution of tin ( II ) chloride . The tin ( II ) chloride reduces the chloroauric acid from the dissolution of gold in aqua regia to a colloid of elemental gold supported on tin dioxide to give a purple precipitate or coloration . When used as a test , the intensity of the color correlates with the concentration of gold present . This test was first observed and refined by the German Physician and Alchemist , Andreas Cassius ( 1600 -- 1676 ) of Hamburg in 1666 ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Hills_gold_jewelry",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Hills gold jewelry is a type of jewelry manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota . It was first created in the 1870s during the Black Hills Gold Rush by a French goldsmith named Henri LeBeau , who is said to have dreamed about the design after passing out from thirst and starvation . Black Hills gold jewelry depicts leaves , grape clusters and vines , and is made with alloys of gold with standard yellow gold as well as green and pink gold . In 1980 , the 8th Circuit affirmed an injunction ruling that if a manufacturer was to call its jewelry Black Hills Gold , then it must be made in the Black Hills . The state of South Dakota designated Black Hills gold as the official state jewelry in 1988 . The designs use grapes , grape leaves and grape stems and are easily recognizable for their distinctive colors . Silver is alloyed with the yellow gold to produce the green hue , and copper is alloyed with the yellow gold to make the red or pink gold . The jewelry was originally made with South Dakota-mined gold but in more recent years , since the closure of the Homestake Mine , the gold is sourced elsewhere ."
},
{
"docid": "Colored_gold",
"title": "",
"text": "Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color , but colored gold in various other colors can be produced . Colored golds can be classified to three groups : Alloys with silver and copper in various proportions , producing white , yellow , green and red golds ; typically malleable alloys Intermetallic compounds , producing blue and purple golds , as well as other colors . These are typically brittle but can be used as gems and inlays Surface treatments such as oxide layers Pure 100 % gold is 24 karat by definition , so all colored golds are less than this , with the common being 18K ( 75 % ) , 14K ( 58 % ) , and 9K ( 38 % ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Shandite",
"title": "",
"text": "Shandite is a sulfide mineral with chemical formula : Ni3Pb2S2 . It was discovered in 1950 and named after Scottish petrologist , Samuel James Shand ( 1882 -- 1957 ) . It is characterized by a metallic luster and a brass-yellow color . It has a specific gravity of 8.92 , and a Mohs hardness value of 4 . Shandite is commonly found as an inclusion in other minerals such as serpentine . Its crystal system is trigonal hexagonal scalenohedral with symbol 2/m . It belongs to the space group Rm . Shandite is an anisotropic mineral , which means it has different properties when being viewed from different directions . In cross-polarized light it appears as gray blue or yellow-brown colors . It also has very distinct relief , which means it stands out against its mounting medium and can be easily seen . It has an index of refraction of 1.54 , which is the measure of the speed of light through the substance . In plane polarized light , shandite has a creamy white color and distinct pleochroism , which is the property that makes it appear to be different colors at different angles . It has strong birefringence , which is the decomposition of light into two rays , and appears dark blue and gray ."
},
{
"docid": "Dichroic_glass",
"title": "",
"text": "Dichroic glass is glass which displays two different colors by undergoing a color change in certain lighting conditions . One dichroic material is a modern composite non-translucent glass that is produced by stacking layers of glass and micro-layers of metals or oxides which give the glass shifting colors depending on the angle of view , causing an array of colors to be displayed as an example of thin-film optics . The resulting glass is used for decorative purposes such as stained glass , jewelry and other forms of glass art . The commercial title of `` dichroic '' can also display three or more colors ( trichroic or pleochroic ) and even iridescence in some cases . The term dichroic is used more precisely when labelling interference filters for laboratory use . Another dichroic glass material first appeared in a few pieces of Roman glass from the 4th century and consists of a translucent glass containing colloidal gold and silver particles dispersed in the glass matrix in certain proportions so that the glass has the property of displaying a particular transmitted color and a completely different reflected color , as certain wavelengths of light either pass through or are reflected . In ancient dichroic glass , as seen in the most famous piece , the 4th-century Lycurgus cup in the British Museum , the glass has a green color when lit from in front in reflected light , and another , purple-ish red , when lit from inside or behind the cup so that the light passes through the glass . This is not due to alternating thin metal films but colloidal silver and gold particles dispersed throughout the glass , in an effect similar to that seen in gold ruby glass , though that has only one color whatever the lighting ."
},
{
"docid": "Palomino",
"title": "",
"text": "Palomino is a coat color in horses , consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail . Genetically , the palomino color is created by a single allele of a dilution gene called the cream gene working on a `` red '' ( chestnut ) base coat . Palomino is created by a genetic mechanism of incomplete dominance , hence it is not considered true-breeding . However , most color breed registries that record palomino horses were founded before equine coat color genetics were understood as well as they are today , therefore the standard definition of a palomino is based on the visible coat color , not heritability nor the underlying presence of the dilution gene . Due to their distinct color , palominos stand out in a show ring , and are much sought after as parade horses . They were particularly popular in movies and television during the 1940s and 1950s . One of the most famous palomino horses was Trigger , known as `` the smartest horse in movies '' , the faithful mount of the Hollywood cowboy star Roy Rogers . Another famous palomino was Mister Ed ( real name Bamboo Harvester ) who starred on his own TV show in the 1960s ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_Mint_coin_sizes",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Mint has minted over 20 different kinds of coins , of many different sizes . Often , it is difficult for people to get a grasp of what much of the historical coinage looked like , at least in relation to modern circulating coins . This chart shows all of the coin types , and their sizes , grouped by coins of similar size and by general composition . Seven distinct types of coin composition have been utilized over the past 200 years : three base coin alloys , two silver alloys , gold , and in recent years , platinum . The base metal coins were generally alloys of copper ( for 2 cent coins and lower ) , and copper/nickel ( for 3 and 5 cent coins ) . Copper/nickel composition is also used for all modern `` silver '' coins . Notes on the tables : Images are close to actual size on a 92-dpi monitor . Silver Half Dollars and Dollars , and Gold Half Eagles and Eagles are still regularly minted as commemorative coins . Dimes , quarters , and half dollars are also struck in 90 % silver for certain annual collector 's sets . The silver-colored Susan B. Anthony dollar was replaced with gold-colored Sacagawea Dollar in 2000 ; though the composition changed , the coin 's size and weight remain the same . Some variances in coin size and weight occurred over time , especially as the value of silver varied . In particular , many silver coins changed in the 1870s . The figures cited in the tables are representative of the series , and are generally the latest , or most common , figures for a given coin type . The largest coin ever minted by the US Mint was a gold `` Half Union '' pattern in 1877 , weighing 83.45 grams , and 51.1 mm in diameter . The largest coin actually issued by the mint was the Panama-Pacific Exposition $ 50 gold commemorative , at 83.572 grams and 44 mm . An octagonal version of the coin was slightly larger , measuring 45 mm at its widest point . *"
},
{
"docid": "Star_coloring",
"title": "",
"text": "In graph-theoretic mathematics , a star coloring of a graph G is a ( proper ) vertex coloring in which every path on four vertices uses at least three distinct colors . Equivalently , in a star coloring , the induced subgraphs formed by the vertices of any two colors has connected components that are star graphs . Star coloring has been introduced by . The star chromatic number of G is the least number of colors needed to star color G. One generalization of star coloring is the closely related concept of acyclic coloring , where it is required that every cycle uses at least three colors , so the two-color induced subgraphs are forests . If we denote the acyclic chromatic number of a graph G by , we have that , and in fact every star coloring of G is an acyclic coloring . The star chromatic number has been proved to be bounded on every proper minor closed class by . This results was further generalized by to all low-tree-depth colorings ( standard coloring and star coloring being low-tree-depth colorings with respective parameter 1 and 2 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Pinto_horse",
"title": "",
"text": "A pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color . The distinction between `` pinto '' and `` solid '' can be tenuous , as so-called `` solid '' horses frequently have areas of white hair . Various cultures throughout history appear to have selectively bred for pinto patterns . Many breeds of horse carry pinto patterns . Pinto coloring , known simply as `` coloured '' in nations using British English , is most popular in the United States . While pinto colored horses are not a `` breed , '' several competing color breed registries have formed to encourage the breeding of pinto-colored horses . The word `` paint '' is sometimes used to describe pinto horses , but today is specifically used for the American Paint Horse , which is a pinto-colored horse with identifiable American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines . Pinto patterns are visually and genetically distinct from the leopard complex spotting patterns characteristic of horse breeds such as the Appaloosa . Breeders who select for color are often careful not to cross the two patterns , and registries that include spotting color preferences often will refuse registration to horses who exhibit characteristics of the `` wrong '' pattern ."
},
{
"docid": "Oroide",
"title": "",
"text": "Wiktionary -RCB- ls copper and zinc , or copper and tin , often employed inexpensively for decorative purposes where a gold-colored metal is desirable . Oroide may refer to : Brass , an alloy of copper and zinc that has a bright gold-like appearance Bronze , an alloy of copper and ( in modern times ) tin Other gold-colored copper alloys"
},
{
"docid": "Harmonious_coloring",
"title": "",
"text": "In graph theory , a harmonious coloring is a ( proper ) vertex coloring in which every pair of colors appears on at most one pair of adjacent vertices . The harmonious chromatic number χH ( G ) of a graph G is the minimum number of colors needed for any harmonious coloring of G. Every graph has a harmonious coloring , since it suffices to assign every vertex a distinct color ; thus χH ( G ) ≤ | V ( G ) | . There trivially exist graphs G with χH ( G ) > χ ( G ) ( where χ is the chromatic number ) ; one example is the path of length 2 , which can be 2-colored but has no harmonious coloring with 2 colors . Some properties of χH ( G ) : , where Tk ,3 is the complete - ary tree with 3 levels . ( Mitchem 1989 ) Harmonious coloring was first proposed by Harary and Plantholt ( 1982 ) . Still very little is known about it ."
},
{
"docid": "Equine_coat_color",
"title": "",
"text": "Horses exhibit a diverse array of coat colors and distinctive markings . A specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them . While most horses remain the same color throughout life , a few , over the course of several years , will develop a different coat color from that with which they were born . Most white markings are present at birth , and the underlying skin color of a horse does not change , absent disease . The basic outline of equine coat color genetics has largely been resolved , and DNA tests to determine the likelihood that a horse will have offspring of a given color have been developed for some colors . Discussion , research , and even controversy continues about some of the details , particularly those surrounding spotting patterns , color sub-shades such as `` sooty '' or `` flaxen '' , and markings ."
},
{
"docid": "Blue–green_distinction_in_language",
"title": "",
"text": "Many languages do not distinguish between what in English are described as `` blue '' and `` green '' and instead use a cover term spanning both . To describe this English lexical gap , linguists use the portmanteau word grue , from green and blue , which the philosopher Nelson Goodman coined in his 1955 Fact , Fiction , and Forecast to illustrate the `` new riddle of induction '' . The exact definition of `` blue '' and `` green '' may be complicated by the speakers not primarily distinguishing the hue , but using terms that describe other color components such as saturation and luminosity , or other properties of the object being described . For example , `` blue '' and `` green '' might be distinguished , but a single term might be used for both if the color is dark . Furthermore , green might be associated with yellow , and blue with black or gray . According to Brent Berlin and Paul Kay 's 1969 study Basic Color Terms : Their Universality and Evolution , distinct terms for brown , purple , pink , orange and grey will not emerge in a language until the language has made a distinction between green and blue . In their account of the development of color terms the first terms to emerge are those for white/black ( or light/dark ) , red and green/yellow ."
},
{
"docid": "Port_Huron_High_School",
"title": "",
"text": "Port Huron High School ( PHHS ) was founded in 1868 , and has been in continuous operation as a secondary school in Port Huron , Michigan since then . PHHS athletic teams competed in the Eastern Michigan League ( EML ) until the 1990s ; upon dissolution of the EML , PHHS joined the Macomb Area Conference ( MAC ) . The athletic teams are known as the `` Big Reds '' , a reference to the school colors -- red , white and black . PHHS is most famous for its excellent marching band , called the `` Big Red Marching Machine '' . The `` Big Red Marching Machine '' has performed in many high visibility fori , including the Summer Olympics ( Munich , 1972 ) , the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade , and Walt Disney World . The school 's annual yearbook , The Student , has been honored with Awards of Excellence at the state and national levels . In 2009 The Student received a Gold Medal from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association ( MIPA ) , and First Place by the National Scholastic Press ( NSPA ) . In 2010 it received a Gold Medal from MIPA with high ratings for its exemplary photography , and ranked First Place again from NSPA with a Mark of Distinction in theme development . The yearbook is one of the oldest in the state , being continuously published since May 1905 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mukuzani",
"title": "",
"text": "Mukuzani is a dry red Georgian wine made from Saperavi grapes in Mukuzani , Kakheti . Mukuzani is distinct from the other wines made from the same grapes in that it is aged in oak casks for a longer time - at least three years - whereas Kindzmarauli is only aged for two years and Saperavi for one . Mukuzani has a deep red color with a soft smoky scent of oak and berry . The taste begins dry but the oak and fruit flavors quickly come through . As a result of its longer aging , Mukuzani has more complexity than the other wines made from saperavi grapes . It goes particularly well with steaks and dark meats . The matured wine contains 10.5-12 .5 % alcohol and has 6.0-7 .0 % titrated acidity . It has been produced since 1888 . Mukuzani is considered by many to be the best of the Georgian red wines made from Saperavi . It has won 9 gold medals , 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals in international competitions ."
},
{
"docid": "Equitable_coloring",
"title": "",
"text": "In graph theory , an area of mathematics , an equitable coloring is an assignment of colors to the vertices of an undirected graph , in such a way that No two adjacent vertices have the same color , and The numbers of vertices in any two color classes differ by at most one . That is , the partition of vertices among the different colors is as uniform as possible . For instance , giving each vertex a distinct color would be equitable , but would typically use many more colors than are necessary in an optimal equitable coloring . An equivalent way of defining an equitable coloring is that it is an embedding of the given graph as a subgraph of a Turán graph with the same set of vertices . There are two kinds of chromatic number associated with equitable coloring . The equitable chromatic number of a graph G is the smallest number k such that G has an equitable coloring with k colors . But G might not have equitable colorings for some larger numbers of colors ; the equitable chromatic threshold of G is the smallest k such that G has equitable colorings for any number of colors greater than or equal to k. The Hajnal -- Szemerédi theorem , posed as a conjecture by and proven by , states that any graph with maximum degree Δ has an equitable coloring with Δ + 1 colors . Several related conjectures remain open . Polynomial time algorithms are also known for finding a coloring matching this bound , and for finding optimal colorings of special classes of graphs , but the more general problem of deciding whether an arbitrary graph has an equitable coloring with a given number of colors is NP-complete ."
},
{
"docid": "English_Spot",
"title": "",
"text": "The English Spot is a breed of domestic rabbit that was developed in England in the 19th century through selective breeding . Averaging 5 to 8 pounds in weight , the English Spot is a medium-sized breed that is most noted by the distinctive colored markings on its body , including the butterfly , eye circles , cheek spots , herringbone , colored ears , and a chain of spots . The English Spot 's fur type is flyback . The breed comes in seven different varieties , including black , blue , chocolate , lilac , tortoise , gray , and gold . English Spots have a full arch body , with long front legs that carry them off the table . English Spots are most known for their curious and fun loving nature ."
},
{
"docid": "Chrysoberyl",
"title": "",
"text": "The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4 . The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words χρυσός chrysos and βήρυλλος beryllos , meaning `` a gold-white spar '' . Despite the similarity of their names , chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different gemstones , although they both contain beryllium . Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the hardness scale , between corundum ( 9 ) and topaz ( 8 ) . An interesting feature of its crystals are the cyclic twins called trillings . These twinned crystals have a hexagonal appearance , but are the result of a triplet of twins with each `` twin '' oriented at 120 ° to its neighbors and taking up 120 ° of the cyclic trilling . If only two of the three possible twin orientations are present , a `` V '' - shaped twin results . Ordinary chrysoberyl is yellowish-green and transparent to translucent . When the mineral exhibits good pale green to yellow color and is transparent , then it is used as a gemstone . The three main varieties of chrysoberyl are : ordinary yellow-to-green chrysoberyl , cat 's eye or cymophane , and alexandrite . Yellow-green chrysoberyl was referred to as `` chrysolite '' during the Victorian and Edwardian eras , which caused confusion since that name has also been used for the mineral olivine ( `` peridot '' as a gemstone ) ; that name is no longer used in the gemological nomenclature . Alexandrite , a strongly pleochroic ( trichroic ) gem , will exhibit emerald green , red and orange-yellow colors depending on viewing direction in partially polarised light . However , its most distinctive property is that it also changes color in artificial ( tungsten/halogen ) light compared to daylight . The color change from red to green is due to strong absorption of light in a narrow yellow portion of the spectrum , while allowing large bands of more blue-green and red wavelengths to be transmitted . Which of these prevails to give the perceived hue depends on the spectral balance of the illumination . Fine-quality alexandrite has a green to bluish-green color in daylight ( relatively blue illumination of high color temperature ) , changing to a red to purplish-red color in incandescent light ( relatively yellow illumination ) . However , fine-color material is extremely rare . Less-desirable stones may have daylight colors of yellowish-green and incandescent colors of brownish red . Cymophane is popularly known as `` cat 's eye '' . This variety exhibits pleasing chatoyancy or opalescence that reminds one of the eye of a cat . When cut to produce a cabochon , the mineral forms a light-green specimen with a silky band of light extending across the surface of the stone ."
},
{
"docid": "Cream_gene",
"title": "",
"text": "The cream gene is responsible for a number of horse coat colors . Horses that have the cream gene in addition to a base coat color that is chestnut will become palomino if they are heterozygous , having one copy of the cream gene , or cremello , if they are homozygous . Similarly , horses with a bay base coat and the cream gene will be buckskin or perlino . A black base coat with the cream gene becomes the not-always-recognized smoky black or a smoky cream . Cream horses , even those with blue eyes , are not white horses . Dilution coloring is also not related to any of the white spotting patterns . The cream gene ( CCr ) is an incomplete dominant allele with a distinct dosage effect . The DNA sequence responsible for the cream colors is the cream allele , which is at a specific locus on the MATP gene . Its general effect is to lighten the coat , skin and eye colors . When one copy of the allele is present , it dilutes `` red '' pigment to yellow or gold , with a stronger effect on the mane and tail , but does not dilute black color to any significant degree . When two copies of the allele are present , both red and black pigments are affected ; red hairs still become cream , and black hairs become reddish . A single copy of the allele has minimal impact on eye color , but when two copies are present , a horse will be blue-eyed in addition to a light coat color . The cream gene is one of several hypomelanism or dilution genes identified in horses . Therefore , it is not always possible to tell by color alone whether the CCr allele is present without a DNA test . Other dilution genes that may mimic some of the effects of the cream gene in either single or double copies include the pearl gene , silver dapple gene , and the champagne gene . Horses with the dun gene also may mimic a single copy of the cream gene . To complicate matters further , it is possible for a horse to carry more than one type of dilution gene , sometimes giving rise to coloring that researchers call a pseudo double dilute . The discovery of the cream gene had a significant effect on breeding , allowing homozygous blue-eyed creams to be recognized by many breed registries that had previously registered palominos but banned cremellos , under the mistaken notion that homozygous cream was a form of Albinism ."
},
{
"docid": "Adjacent-vertex-distinguishing-total_coloring",
"title": "",
"text": "In graph theory , a total coloring is a coloring on the vertices and edges of a graph such that : ( 1 ) . no adjacent vertices have the same color ; ( 2 ) . no adjacent edges have the same color ; and ( 3 ) . no edge and its endvertices are assigned the same color . In 2005 , Zhang et al. added a restriction to the definition of total coloring and proposed a new type of coloring defined as follows . Let G = ( V , E ) be a simple graph endowed with a total coloring φ , and let u be a vertex of G . The set of colors that occurs in the vertex u is defined as C ( u ) = -LCB- φ ( u ) -RCB- ∪ -LCB- φ ( uv ) | uv ∈ E ( G ) -RCB- . Two vertices u , v ∈ V ( G ) are distinguishable if their color-sets are distinct , i.e. , C ( u ) ≠ C ( v ) . In graph theory , a total coloring is an adjacent-vertex-distinguishing-total-coloring ( AVD-total-coloring ) if it has the following additional property : ( 4 ) . for every two adjacent vertices u , v of a graph G , their colors-sets are distinct from each other , i.e. , C ( u ) ≠ C ( v ) . The adjacent-vertex-distinguishing-total-chromatic number χat ( G ) of a graph G is the least number of colors needed in an AVD-total-coloring of G. The following lower bound for the AVD-total chromatic number can be obtained from the definition of AVD-total-coloring : If a simple graph G has two adjacent vertices of maximum degree , then χat ( G ) ≥ Δ ( G ) + 2 . Otherwise , if a simple graph G does not have two adjacent vertices of maximum degree , then χat ( G ) ≥ Δ ( G ) + 1 . In 2005 , Zhang et al. determined the AVD-total-chromatic number for some classes of graphs , and based in their results they conjectured the following . AVD-Total-Coloring Conjecture . ( Zhang et al. . ) χat ( G ) ≤ Δ ( G ) + 3 . The AVD-Total-Coloring Conjecture is known to hold for some classes of graphs , such as complete graphs , graphs with Δ = 3 , and all bipartite graphs . In 2012 , Huang et al. showed that χat ( G ) ≤ 2Δ ( G ) for any simple graph G with maximum degree Δ ( G ) > 2 . In 2014 , Papaioannou and Raftopoulou described an algorithmic procedure that gives a 7-AVD-total-colouring for any 4-regular graph ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Mansion_of_Happiness",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mansion of Happiness : An Instructive Moral and Entertaining Amusement is a children 's board game inspired by Christian morality . Players race about a sixty-six space spiral track depicting virtues and vices with their goal being The Mansion of Happiness at track 's end . Instructions upon virtue spaces advance players toward the goal while those upon vice spaces force them to retreat . The Mansion Of Happiness was designed by George Fox , a children 's author and game designer in England . The first edition , printed in gold ink `` containing real gold '' using one copper plate engraving and black ink using a second copper plate engraving , produced a few hundred copies . Water coloring was used to complete the game board , making a brilliant , colorful , and expensive product fit for the nobility . Later in 1800 , a second edition was printed , probably for rich but common folk . Only one copper plate was used to print black ink and no water coloring was used . The game must have become quite popular in England as a third edition was printed using two copper plates , one for black , and the second for green lines to indicate blank spaces . Water colors were added to make a beautiful product . Laurie and Whittle published all three editions in 1800 . On all three editions George Fox was listed as the inventor and the game honored the Duchess of York . In the first edition , gold not only added color and price but homage to royalty . In all three editions , the paper was glued to linen so it could fold up and be inserted into a heavy attractively labeled cardboard case . W. & S. B. Ives published the game in the United States in Salem , Massachusetts on November 24 , 1843 . It was republished by Parker Brothers in 1894 after George S. Parker & Co. bought the rights to the Ives games . The republication claimed The Mansion of Happiness was the first board game published in the United States of America ; today , however , the distinction is awarded to Lockwood 's Traveller 's Tour games of 1822 . The popularity of The Mansion of Happiness and similar moralistic board games was challenged in the last decades of the 19th century when the focus of games became materialistic and competitive capitalistic behavior ."
}
] |
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Lodging is done in a car.
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[
{
"docid": "Lodging",
"title": "",
"text": "Lodging or a holiday accommodation is a type of residential accommodation . People who travel and stay away from house for more than a day need lodging for sleep , rest , food , safety , shelter from cold temperatures or rain , storage of luggage and access to common household functions . Lodgings may be self-catering , in which case no food is provided , but cooking facilities are available . Lodging is done in a hotel , motel , hostel or hostal , a private home ( commercial , i.e. a bed and breakfast , a guest house , a vacation rental , or non-commercially , with members of hospitality services or in the home of friends ) , in a tent , caravan/camper ( often on a campsite ) ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Sweat_lodge",
"title": "",
"text": "The sweat lodge is a low profile hut , typically dome-shaped or oblong , and made with natural materials . The structure is the lodge , and the ceremony done within the structure may be called a purification ceremony or simply a sweat . Traditionally the structure is simple , constructed of saplings covered with blankets and sometimes animal skins . Originally , it was only used by some of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas , notably the Plains Indians . But with the rise of pan-Indianism , numerous nations that did not originally have the sweat lodge ceremony have adopted it . This has been controversial . In all cases , the sweat is intended as a religious ceremony -- it is for prayer and healing , and the ceremony is only to be led by elders who know the language , songs , traditions and safety protocols . Otherwise , the ceremony can be dangerous if done improperly -- both physically and spiritually . Use of the sweat lodge has been misappropriated by some non-natives in North America and internationally , resulting in responses like the Lakota Declaration of War and similar statements from Indigenous Elders declaring that these dangerous and disrespectful misappropriations need to stop . There are several styles of structures used in different cultures ; in addition to the most common domed or oblong structures , there are also permanent structures made of wood and earth . Stones are typically heated and then water poured over them to create steam ."
},
{
"docid": "Ribnica_Lodge",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ribnica Lodge ( Ribniška koča 1505 m ) is the highest mountain lodge in the Pohorje Mountains ( northeastern Slovenia ) . It lies on a small plateau under Mali črni vrh in the central area of the Pohorje . The hut is open all year round . It is accessible by car from Ribnica na Pohorju . There is also a small ski resort with three surface lifts ."
},
{
"docid": "Bump_and_run_(auto_racing)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bump and run is a technique for passing used in stock car racing , related to the police PIT maneuver . Bump and run is never intentionally used in open-wheel racing due to the extremely high speeds and relative fragility of open-wheel race cars . A trailing car intentionally bumps the car in front of it . The bump sometimes causes the lead car 's rear tires to momentarily lose traction . The driver of the lead car is forced to correct his steering , slow down , or at least stop accelerating to regain traction and/or car attitude . The trailing driver positions to pass the leading car before the next corner . Bump and run is often done after coming off a corner . It is much more dangerous when done in the middle of a corner because both cars are already loose . A gentle tap is what is required most of the time . A stronger bump might result in the lead and/or the trailing car spinning out of control , and possibly leading to a multi-car crash ."
},
{
"docid": "Masonic_funerals",
"title": "",
"text": "A Masonic Funeral is a rite afforded to all Master Masons in good standing within his respective lodge . It is a ceremony whereby a Master Mason may have the Masonic funeral rites performed by his lodge for the pleasure of those who have known him and his works . The Masonic funeral is done at the request of a Master Mason or his family ."
},
{
"docid": "Mike_Attah",
"title": "",
"text": "Colonel Mike E. Attah was the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 9 December 1993 to 21 August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha . On October 25 , 1995 , Mike Attah set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate violent disturbances that had erupted on 30 September 1995 between the Aguleri and Umuleri communities . The commission found that the attack by the Aguleri had been carefully planned , including use of hired mercenaries , and that the local authorities had done little to avert the crisis . He dismissed six government-employed journalists for failing to join his entourage because their car was out of fuel . In 1995 he made a grant of about N12 million to the Anambra State Polytechnic for reconditioning and renovation of the facilities . He awarded a contract for N650 million to Chief Christian Uba , a businessman , to build the new Government House and the governor 's lodge , known as Zik 's Place . In June 2006 , the work was still not complete , and the contractor was suing for payment to cover costs to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Corserine",
"title": "",
"text": "Corserine is the highest point of the Rhinns of Kells range in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland . The usual route of ascent is from the car park at Forest Lodge to the east of the hill via Loch Harrow and North Gairy Top . Forest Lodge is a short drive from the village of St. John 's Town of Dalry ."
},
{
"docid": "Frenching_(automobile)",
"title": "",
"text": "Frenching is the act of recessing or moulding a headlight , taillight , antenna or number plate into a car body to give a smoother look to the vehicle . The name originates from the end result looking like a French cuff of a shirt sleeve , which has a ridge at the end . Also known as tunnelling , it is a common modification used on leadsleds and customs since the 1930s . Frenching a headlight or taillight is done in one of two ways : either removing the bezel , mounting the light deeper in the car 's head or taillight nacelle and using the headlight rings from another car ( or an aftermarket kit ) to mount it deeper into the body . Or it can be done by modifying the light 's mountings so that they can be removed from behind , welding the bezel to the body once the chrome plating is removed and painting it body colour . This gives the effect of visually lengthening the car , as well as smoothing out the body . Many customs have lights from another car transplanted in place of the original factory items , but even these are frenched as well . This modification is seldom carried out on late models , as newer cars have flush-fitting headlights . This is a styling cue both influenced by customising and a means of improving the aerodynamics of the car ."
},
{
"docid": "Dark_Horse_Recording_Studio",
"title": "",
"text": "Dark Horse Recording Studios is located in Franklin , Tennessee , originally opened in 1993 and expanded in 2009 . Its early client base consisted of Neil Diamond , Faith Hill , and Martina McBride ; it was designed and built by author , speaker , and recording artist Robin Crow . In July 2004 , the Lodge studio was featured on the cover of Mix Magazine reporting that `` The largest of the four studios , the Lodge 's cathedral-like control room accommodates up to six musicians who can theoretically gather around the Trident and Martin Sound ACX 24-channel side car . The Lodge also features an 18x20-foot drum room and a third room with a second Yamaha C7 and a Hammond B3 organ . ''"
},
{
"docid": "R68A_(New_York_City_Subway_car)",
"title": "",
"text": "The R68A is a B Division New York City Subway car order consisting of 200 cars built between 1988 and 1989 by Kawasaki Rail Car Company in Kobe , Japan , with final assembly done at the Kawasaki plant in Yonkers , New York ."
},
{
"docid": "Cold_shrinking",
"title": "",
"text": "Cold shrinking is a process in car bodyworks . Compared with hot shrinking , cold shrinking is a longer process , but it is the preferred method especially where the stretched area is bigger . Cold shrinking is mostly done by use of a dolly hammer . The rough surface is the fill using a body filler or a body solder in order to give a smooth finish . This is a method of panel beating where heating is not done to the stretched panel . This method is mostly suitable for integral cars with integral body panels such as hatchbacks ."
},
{
"docid": "Sittin'_in_My_Car",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Sittin ' in My Car '' was the second single released from Slick Rick 's third album , Behind Bars . It was released on February 14 , 1995 and was produced by Vance Wright , with a remix done by Jermaine Dupri and beatboxing done by Doug E. Fresh . The single managed to make it to # 56 on the Hot R&B Singles and # 11 on the Hot Rap Singles . The song title and chorus references the singer Billy Stewart 's single `` Sitting in the Park '' and also samples the song ."
},
{
"docid": "Korvensuu_(car)",
"title": "",
"text": "Korvensuu was the name of a car constructed in Finland by Frans Lindström , owner of a small machine factory . The car was not intended for production , but rather as an example of his company 's abilities . Design and construction was done during the years 1912-1913 ( the name Korvensuu was given after the factory ) . Most of the car parts were locally built . The engine was a 10hp air-cooled four-stroke inline 2-cylinder . The car was displayed in a museum in Mynämäki . Since 2008 the car is displayed in the car museum in Uusikaupunki ."
},
{
"docid": "Williams_FW25",
"title": "",
"text": "The Williams FW25 is a Formula One car designed by Williams and powered by a BMW V10 engine . The car was used by Williams for the 2003 championship . Three drivers would drive the FW25 in the 2003 season , with Marc Gené replacing regular racer Ralf Schumacher for the Italian Grand Prix after the German suffered a large testing accident testing at Monza 's Lesmo 1 corner prior to that race . The other regular driver Juan Pablo Montoya started all of the season 's Grand Prix . The design of the 2003 Williams FW25 was a marked evolution over its predecessor , the Williams FW24 , something that Williams had not done between 2001 and 2002 . New to the 2003 design team was ex-Ferrari aerodynamicist , Antonia Terzi , who worked with existing designer Gavin Fisher after the departure of ex-chief aerodynamicist , Geoff Willis . Although the car could have easily won its first Grand Prix during the Australian Grand Prix but for a costly spin by Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya , the car did not establish itself amongst the frontrunners on the grid until the Austrian Grand Prix where Montoya led before retiring with engine failure . Until that race , both drivers complained about understeer due to flaws in the car 's design . A new , wider front tyre introduced by Michelin at the Monaco Grand Prix unlocked the potential of the FW25 , which would win that race , score a double-podium at the Canadian Grand Prix , then go on to score dominant 1-2 victories at the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring , and the next race , the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours . A change to the front tyre width caused by a protest lodged by Michelin 's rivals Bridgestone , through the Ferrari team after the Hungarian Grand Prix caused controversy through the paddock , with Williams tipped to lose their competitive edge after that race due to a slimmer tyre design being raced at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza being seemingly at odds with the wider tyre that Williams brought with great effect to the Monaco Grand Prix . Despite Montoya 's second place at Monza , being able to stay with eventual World Champion Michael Schumacher 's Ferrari throughout the whole race , the FW25 would not win a race in the final three races of the season , the Italian GP , United States GP and Japanese GP took place after the tyre redesign . In fact , after Montoya 's second place at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza , the FW25 would not earn another podium in the 2003 season , although Montoya led the final race at Suzuka before retiring with a hydraulics problem ."
},
{
"docid": "Slope_side",
"title": "",
"text": "In North American ski lodging , slope side is accommodation from which one can reasonably walk to the ski lifts . Such lodgings are usually at the bottom of , or right beside , the ski hill -- hence the term slope side . Due to their proximity to the lifts , and their desirability , slope side units are usually more expensive than off-hill units . Slope side accommodation is desirable for a number of reasons , mainly : Driving and parking a car at many ski resorts is inconvenient and time consuming . By being slope side , it is possible to avoid the inconvenience and have quicker access to the ski hill . Skiers staying in slope side lodgings can return to their rooms more easily for a break , or , with kitchen-equipped lodging , to cook and eat lunch . Those who have finished skiing for the day may return easily without disrupting those who may have accompanied them . Some resorts , such as Mont Tremblant in Quebec , Sun Peaks Resort and Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia , feature pedestrian villages at the base of their mountains . Lodgings within these villages are considered slope side by the resorts , as the lifts are within walking distance of each unit . In some cases , the slope side designation is used to describe hotels from which a shuttle bus is required to reach the hill . This is generally seen as stretching the term beyond what may be considered reasonable . Category : Ski areas and resorts"
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Lewis_(racing_driver)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dave Lewis ( 11 May 1881 , in Syracuse , New York -- 13 May 1928 , in La Jolla Lodge , California ) was an American racecar driver . He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times , with a best finish of second in 1925 . His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller car was the first time that a front-wheel drive car had competed in the Indy 500 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wall_flip",
"title": "",
"text": "A wall flip is an acrobatic move , similar to a back flip or back tuck done while running up a wall . It 's featured in many action movies and such , and can be done by cars . Mermaid"
},
{
"docid": "Volvo_Venus_Bilo",
"title": "",
"text": "The Volvo Venus Bilo was a concept car revealed by Volvo Cars in 1933 . It was a streamline design with rear hinged doors and conventional doors in the side to access the engine bay . It was designed to have a great loading capacity . Nine specially designed suitcases could be fitted into spaces in the back and a compartments in the right front fender ( the left fender contained spare tyre and tools ) . A second spare tyre in the rear was used as a bumper . The design was done by Gustaf Ericsson ( son of Lars Magnus Ericsson ) . It was based on a Volvo PV655 chassis and the coachwork was done by Gustaf Nordbergs Vagnfabrik AB in 1932 . The concept was a 4-door saloon with 4 seats and it led to the production model Volvo PV 36 Carioca 4-door saloon . The fate of the car itself is unknown . After World War II it was sold to a person in Denmark . In the mid-1950s it was owned by a Danish scrapyard owner who rebuilt it into a pick-up truck . It was used as late as 1956 , but then it vanished ."
},
{
"docid": "Kustom_(cars)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kustoms are modified cars from the 1930s to the early 1960s , done in the customizing styles of that time period . The usage of a `` K '' for `` Kustom '' rather than a `` C '' , is believed to have originated with George Barris ."
},
{
"docid": "Dial-in_time",
"title": "",
"text": "A dial-in time is a term used in drag racing to claim how fast a racer 's car is . Dial-in times function to determine which cars race against each other . If one car 's dial-in time is significantly slower than another 's , the slower car is given a handicap ( which is done in E.T. bracket racing ) . The purpose of dial-in times is to make the race fair - so if a racer beats his or her dial-in time , he or she is automatically disqualified . Dial-in times can , however , be manipulated to be significantly slower than the car actually performs , in a technique called sandbagging ."
},
{
"docid": "Asmara_circuit",
"title": "",
"text": "Asmara circuit ( in Italian called Circuito Asmara and in English sometimes `` Circuit of Asmara '' ) was a car race done in the main streets of Asmara , when was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy . The Circuito was created in 1938 Italian Eritrea and was later done - with many interruptions - until 1972 ."
},
{
"docid": "Security_and_Privacy_in_Your_Car_Study_Act",
"title": "",
"text": "The Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 , short title `` SPY Car Study Act of 2017 '' , is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Joe Wilson and Ted Lieu in January 2017 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce . It built upon a previous bill introduced in the House in 2015 . In 2015 , another bill was introduced in the Senate directing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create standards for automakers regarding cybersecurity . The SPY Car Study Act of 2017 does not introduce any new regulations , but mandates a study done by the NHTSA into the safety of cars against technological threats ."
},
{
"docid": "Playart",
"title": "",
"text": "Playart was a toy company owned by Hong Kong industrialist Duncan Tong that specialized in die-cast cars , similar in size and style to Hot Wheels , Matchbox or Tomica . Cars were well done , but were often diecast seconds from other companies like Yatming or Tomica . Cars were made from 1965 to 1983 at the factory in San Po Kong , Kowloon , Hong Kong . Plastic cars and trucks of 1:43 , and 1:24 scale were also made , while trains and other theme toys also appeared ."
},
{
"docid": "Road_transport_in_Brisbane",
"title": "",
"text": "The road transport of Brisbane , Australia consists of a network of highways , freeways and motorways . Some motorways have tolls applied . Brisbane is a car dependent city . In 2006 , within the South East Queensland region , 83 % of trips were done by car ."
},
{
"docid": "Round_Tower_Lodge",
"title": "",
"text": "The Round Tower Lodge was situated in the central reservation of the A556 road in Sandiway , Cheshire , England . It was recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . The tower was all that survived of a gate lodge to the house of Vale Royal Abbey . The lodge was built on the main Chester to Manchester road as an entrance to Vale Royal 's New Park and was linked to the house by a driveway containing a second lodge building , Monkey Lodge . The tower was a circular , two-storey building constructed of sandstone . On top of the tower was a crenellated parapet . On the south-west elevation was a planked and studded oak door built into a Gothic-style arch . There were also three Gothic-style windows . Above the door and windows were four unglazed crossloops . To the east of the tower was a short stub wall which used to be part of a square single-storey room which was integral with the tower 's construction . It was built in the early 19th century but the exact date of its construction has not been recorded . Also the name of the architect is unknown . The gate to the house lay to the west of the tower the posts of which were connected to the lodge by a low boundary wall surmounted by iron railings . In late 19th and early 20th century additions were made to the eastern room . There was an extension consisting of another square stone structure and there is evidence of yet a further extension which was probably a lean-to shed-like structure . In 1871 the lodge was tenanted by a shepherd named William Ree who lived there with his family . The last occupants , in the 1920s , were Hughie Preston and his wife . The tower itself provided the main living quarters , the first extension was the bedroom and the extension beyond that was the kitchen . Towards the end of the 19th century New Park was renamed Pettypool Park and after World War I it became Sandiway Golf Course . Other than the tower , the lodge buildings were demolished when the main road was converted into a four-lane dual carriageway in the 1930s , the tower becoming stranded in the central reservation when the southern end of the Northwich by-pass was completed in 1958 . The old road was retained as the eastbound carriageway and the westbound carriageway was added to the south of the tower . It was owned by the Highways Agency who carried out repairs which were completed in 2002 . It was a Grade II listed building and is included in the Sandiway Conservation Area . On 14 November 2013 , the Round Tower Lodge was badly damaged when a car collided with it . The tower was declared to be unsafe , and was demolished . A social media campaign to rebuild the tower was subsequently started by local residents . In response , Cheshire West and Chester Council stated that the tower materials had been stored and a reconstruction was already planned ; costs were to be pursued from the driver 's insurance company . After renovation , rebuilding of the tower was completed in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Perehvat",
"title": "",
"text": "Perehvat ( named The Intercept in English , loosely directory translated as `` to nab '' ) was a popular 1997 Russian TV show , the concept of which was for the contestant to `` steal '' ( actually , be given the keys to ) a car and avoid the police for 35 minutes . If the contestant successfully avoided the police , he won the car . The car chase was done in the real Moscow streets , and had to obey traffic laws . At its peak , the show had 60 million viewers per episode . The show was created with the cooperation of the Russian police , and the police chasing the `` thief '' were real officers . With the odds being tilted against the `` thieves '' , the show had the aim of discouraging car thieves . The show failed to lower the sky-high car theft rates , and was therefore cancelled ."
},
{
"docid": "Car_hydraulics",
"title": "",
"text": "Car hydraulics are installed into an automobile that allows for an adjustment in height of the vehicle . These suspensions are placed often in a lowrider , a vehicle modified so that its ground clearance is less than its original design , to give extra leverage when encountering harsh road conditions . These modifications done to the automobile can enable the body and wheels of the car to be electronically lifted off the ground , while being controlled by remote . Many times the amount of hydraulics kit being used and the differences in automobile has an effect on the extent of the change to the amount of height the car gains . With the added kit , this enables these automobiles to jump and hop , upwards of six feet from off the ground . This effect , these hydraulics enables a car to do has led to car jumping contests nationwide , judged on how high the automobile is able bounce up and down ."
},
{
"docid": "Venturi_Fétish",
"title": "",
"text": "The Venturi Fétish is a two-seater electric sports car . It has been produced by Venturi in Monaco since 2006 , and the design of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic . The Fétish was first introduced in concept form at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show , and was also shown at the 2002 Paris Motor Show ( where it was fitted with a Renault petrol engine ) and the 2003 North American International Auto Show . When it went into production , it was the first electrically-powered production sports car in the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Renault_R31",
"title": "",
"text": "The Renault R31 was a Formula One racing car designed by Lotus Renault GP for the 2011 Formula One season . The car 's distinctive black and gold livery was designed as a tribute to the Team Lotus cars of the 1980s and the famous John Player Special liveries ( those cars also used Renault engines ) . Speculation suggested that as the design is reminiscent of a cigarette package , the team would be in violation of strict anti-tobacco laws in Canada and would be unable to use it at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix . However , senior team personnel dismissed the claims , stating that `` another famous team '' was racing with colours similar to those of another tobacco brand and had done so in Canada without trouble in previous years . Ultimately , the car raced in Canada with no changes to its livery ."
},
{
"docid": "Air_ferry",
"title": "",
"text": "An air ferry is a ferry service in which cars and passengers are transported by aircraft . Use of air ferries peaked in the 1950s , but the advent of more economical alternative modes of transport in the 1960s resulted in the demise of these services . Today a large part of cross-channel car transport is done through the Channel Tunnel ."
},
{
"docid": "Craigieburn_Valley_Ski_Area",
"title": "",
"text": "Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a club skifield in the Southern Alps of New Zealand 's South Island , about 104km west from Christchurch . Catering only to intermediate and advanced skiers , it features a vertical range of 1308 -- 1811 m , 600 hectares of skiable area and 3 fast rope tows . The resort has several ski lodges but no gear hire . It is also the base for ski touring expeditions when conditions permit . It is immediately adjacent to the Broken River Ski Area , with which it shares a ski pass system . Skiing between the two is possible with some skinning involved . Craigieburn has two accommodation lodges , the main Koroheke lodge which has comfortable 6 bed dorm rooms and Matuhi which has private rooms . Through the winter there are many ski and accommodation package options as well as a ski week system , where people come and stay for a Sunday to Saturday week . Duties are shared between staff and guests and , while there is a cook and a manager , light duties are normally done by guests . This is the nature of most club fields in New Zealand . There is also a bar in Koroheke lodge , the normal meeting place after a day on the field . The services available during the day are at the day lodge located near the top of the mountain . There you can find hot food options and fresh coffee , and it is a warm spot to stop off with a great view of the ski area . Craigieburn is internationally famous for its steep terrain , 45 % rated as advanced . There is no grooming and the hiking and ski touring options are excellent , including Middle Basin , a 600m open bowl back to the access road , commonly compared to heli-skiing . Hamilton Peak is a popular spot , giving the skier access to the upper Hamilton face . The trip to the Broken River ski field lift system can be accomplished from Hamilton Peak without any further ascent . There are also many back-country and touring options past Middle Basin into North Middle , True North basins and Mt Manson ."
}
] |
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K-pop Star 2 featured Park Jin-young as a judge.
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[
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_2",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 18 , 2012 , airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup . Yoon Do-hyun returned as host and narrator , and Boom returned as live host . Yang Hyun-suk , Park Jin-young , and BoA returned as judges . The season ended on April 6 , 2013 , with Akdong Musician crowned as winner and chose to sign with YG Entertainment . Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 2 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14 , 2013 , competing with contestants of Season 1 for the title of Overall Champion ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_3",
"title": "",
"text": "The third season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 24 , 2013 , airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup . Jun Hyun-moo replaced Yoon Do-hyun as host and narrator , and Yoo Hye-young replaced Boom as live host . Yang Hyun-suk and Park Jin-young returned as judges . BoA was replaced by You Hee-yeol , as she was focusing on her music career instead . Changes to the format occurred , including the choice of company for debut made immediately on the live finale . The season ended on April 13 , 2014 , with Bernard Park crowned as winner and choosing to sign with JYP Entertainment . A special episode named , K-pop Star 3 D-1 Final Stage , aired on April 12 , 2014 before the finals as a summary and analysis of the season ."
},
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_6:_The_Last_Chance",
"title": "",
"text": "The sixth and final season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star , also branded as K-pop Star 6 : The Last Chance , that premiered in SBS on November 20 , 2016 until April 9 , 2017 . It aired every Sunday evenings as part of the Good Sunday lineup . Yang Hyun-suk , Park Jin-young , and You Hee-yeol will return as judges . Changes to the format have been made to the final season , with restrictions lifted for potential contestants to encourage anyone to participate in `` the last chance '' to become a K-pop Star . Existing trainees of companies as well as singers who have already debuted are allowed to participate . The winner of the final season will not choose which company to debut with , but instead will be jointly debuted and promoted by all three companies ( YG , JYP , Antenna ) ."
},
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star",
"title": "",
"text": "Survival Audition K-pop Star ( 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타 ) is a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars . Preliminary auditions are held around the world in Asia , North America , South America , Europe , and Australia . The final winner debuts with the company of his or her choice , along with a cash prize of three hundred million won ( approx . 300,000 U.S. dollars ) , two brand new vehicles , opportunities to become commercial models and casting in dramas , and many more benefits . The original three judges for the series were Yang Hyun-suk , founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys , Park Jin-young , singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment , and Korean pop icon BoA , from SM Entertainment . SM , YG , and JYP are the three largest management companies in Korea . BoA was replaced by singer-songwriter You Hee-yeol of Antenna Music for Season 3 . With the changes in judges for the third season , the three judges no longer represent the `` Big 3 '' management companies . K-pop Star is a part of SBS 's Good Sunday lineup , along with Running Man . The show 's first season aired on December 4 , 2011 , every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm , until April 29 , 2012 . The second season aired from November 18 , 2012 to April 14 , 2013 at 4:55 pm . Singer Yoon Do-hyun and entertainer Boom hosted the live competition for Season 1 and 2 . Yoon Do-hyun narrated through the entire process in Season 1 and 2 . The third season aired from November 24 , 2013 to April 13 , 2014 , every Sunday evening at 4:40 pm KST . Jun Hyun-moo and Yoo Hye-young became the new hosts of Season 3 , replacing Yoon Do-hyun and Boom . The fourth season aired from November 23 , 2014 to April 12 , 2015 every Sunday evening at 4:50 pm KST , with Girl 's Day 's Yura as live host , replacing Yoo Hye-young . The fifth season began airing on November 22 , 2015 . The sixth season was announced to be the final season of K-pop Star , titled K-pop Star 6 : The Last Chance . Changes to the format have been made to the final season to encourage anyone to participate in `` the last chance '' to become a K-pop Star . The final season will air in November 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_(season_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "The first season of Survival Audition K-pop Star ( 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타 ) premiered on December 4 , 2011 , airing every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm under the Good Sunday programming block on SBS , until April 29 , 2012 . The first winner was Park Ji-min , who chose to sign with JYP Entertainment . The three judges for this season were Yang Hyun-suk , founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys , Park Jin-young , singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment , and Korean pop icon BoA , from SM Entertainment . Singer , Yoon Do-hyun , and entertainer , Boom , hosted the live competition from March 4 , 2012 to April 29 , 2012 when the winner is crowned . Yoon Do-hyun has also been narrating through the entire process . Contestants from the Top 10 of Season 1 returned for a special Dream Stage - Best of the Best episode on April 14 , 2013 , competing with contestants of Season 2 for the title of Overall Champion ."
},
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_5",
"title": "",
"text": "The fifth season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 22 , 2015 , airing Sunday evenings at 6:10 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup . Yang Hyun-suk , Park Jin-young , and You Hee-yeol returned as judges . The contest began receiving applications in May , with preliminary auditions taking place in Seoul and throughout South Korea , as well as the United States , Europe , Asia , and Australia until September 2014 . The season ended on April 10 , 2016 , with Lee Soo-jung crowned as winner and choosing to sign with Antenna Music ."
},
{
"docid": "K-pop_Star_4",
"title": "",
"text": "The fourth season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star premiered on SBS on November 23 , 2014 , airing Sunday evenings at 4:50 pm KST as part of the Good Sunday lineup . Yang Hyun-suk , Park Jin-young , and You Hee-yeol returned as judges . The contest began receiving applications in June , with preliminary auditions taking place in Seoul and throughout South Korea , as well as the United States , Australia , Singapore , and Hong Kong until September 2014 . The season ended on April 12 , 2015 , with Katie Kim crowned as winner and choosing to sign with YG Entertainment . A special episode containing behind the scenes footage and interviews aired the following week . The show decided to change its rule and give the two runners-up , Jung Seung-hwan and Lee Jin-ah , the chance to choose the company they want to join as well . Both contestants chose Antenna Music and were accepted . On May 14th , Lily M revealed that she has signed an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "JYP",
"title": "",
"text": "JYP may refer to : JYP Entertainment , a K-pop record label , founded by Park Jin-Young in 1997 JYP Jyväskylä , a Finnish ice hockey team in the SM-liiga founded in 1977 JYP-Akatemia , an affiliated team in the Mestis league Park Jin-young ( born 1972 ) , South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer Junior ( South Korean singer ) ( born 1994 ) , member of Got7"
},
{
"docid": "Park_Soo-jin",
"title": "",
"text": "Park Soo-jin ( born November 27 , 1985 ) is a South Korean actress . She was a member of K-pop girl group Sugar from 2001 to 2006 , then she transitioned to acting in 2007 . Park has also hosted Tasty Road since 2010 , a cable show that features trendy restaurants in Seoul ."
},
{
"docid": "Roly-Poly_(T-ara_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Roly-Poly '' is a dance-pop song by South Korean girl group T-ara . It was taken from their second mini album John Travolta Wannabe , released on June 29 , 2011 . The song was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyu Sung , who were also behind the group 's hit song `` Bo Peep Bo Peep '' . `` Roly-Poly '' won three weekly # 1 awards on Mnet 's M ! Countdown and SBS 's Inkigayo , and went on to becoming the top grossing and most downloaded song of 2011 with a record $ 2 million in sales and 4,077,885 downloads . A remix of the song titled `` Roly-Poly in Copacabana '' was released on August 2 and was used for the group 's follow up promotions . In 2012 , `` Roly-Poly '' was made into a stage musical starring T-ara 's Hyomin , Jiyeon and Soyeon , Kang Min-kyung ( Davichi ) , Jang Hye-jin ( I Am a Singer ) , veteran musical actress Park Hae-mi , Han Ji-sub , Kim Jae-hee and Yoon Young-joon . The song was re-released in Japanese on February 29 , 2012 , as the group 's third single . Stereogum ranked the music video of the song No. 12 on its list of 20 Best K-pop videos . It was named the fourth best K-pop song by Edge Media ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Dear_Girl,_Jin-young",
"title": "",
"text": "My Dear Girl , Jin-young , also known as I Love You , Jin-young ! , is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Kim Gyu-ri and Park Won-sang . Directed by Lee Sung-eun in his first feature film , it revolves around a failing screenwriter whose life is in a mess ."
},
{
"docid": "Nobody_(Wonder_Girls_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Nobody '' is a song performed by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls , from their first EP , The Wonder Years : Trilogy ( 2008 ) . It was released as a digital download single on September 22 , 2008 in South Korea . The song was written and produced by Park Jin-young and features a sample from the Italian trio La La 's `` Johnny Johnny . '' It became popular within hours , becoming a top search term and ranking number one on various digital music sites . The song is recorded and released in four different languages : Korean , English , Mandarin Chinese , and Japanese . A live performance video of `` Nobody '' at M ! Countdown was for some period of time the most viewed K-pop video on YouTube , until being surpassed on September 1 , 2011 by the music video for `` Gee '' by Girls ' Generation . The live performance was also the first K-pop video to reach 50 million views on YouTube ( in 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Sister's_Slam_Dunk",
"title": "",
"text": "Sister 's Slam Dunk is a South Korean reality show that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2 , 2016 . The show 's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran , Kim Sook , Hong Jin-kyung , Min Hyo-rin , Jessi and Tiffany , and followed their attempts at fulfilling each cast member 's dream using a budget of 2,196,000 or approximately $ 2,000 . The cast members formed a special girl group named `` Unnies '' and released a Park Jin-young-produced single titled `` Shut Up '' , featuring You Hee-yeol , in July 2016 . Season 2 of the program focused primarily on the girl group project , which was Min Hyo-rin 's dream in season 1 . The show followed seven members , Kang Ye-won , Han Chae-young , Hong Jin-young , Minzy and Jeon So-mi , with Kim Sook and Hong Jin-kyung returning , as they formed the second generation of `` Unnies '' , produced by Kim Hyeong-seok ( Park Jin-young 's mentor ) . The fulfillment of each member 's personal dreams have become the side projects of the program . The fan club name for the group remains as `` Dongsaengs '' ( i.e. younger siblings ) and their official greeting , as suggested by Heo Kyung-hwan , is `` Shoot ! Shoot ! Shoot ! , Hello ! We are Unnies ! '' , with an emphasis on the basketball shooting motion while saying `` Shoot '' . Their official fandom object is a denim-colored balloon ."
},
{
"docid": "Park_Jin-young",
"title": "",
"text": "Park Jin-young ( born December 13 , 1971 ) , better known by his stage name J. Y. Park or JYP , is a South Korean singer-songwriter , record producer , reality television judge and record executive . Beginning as a singer , he then went behind the scenes as a record producer and eventually a record executive . He is the principal founder and chief executive officer of his own entertainment company JYP Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "KBS_Entertainment_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS . The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2 . The ceremony features performances by K-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members . This event is held at the end of each year . For the 8th annual KBS Entertainment Awards , held on December 26 , 2009 in Yeouido at the KBS headquarters , Lee Kyung-kyu , Lee Ji-ae , and Girls ' Generation 's Yoona were the master of ceremonies . For the 9th annual KBS Entertainment Awards , held on December 25 , 2010 , the master of ceremonies were Shin Dong-yup , Shin Bong-sun , and Lee Ji-ae . Park Jin-young , 2PM , miss A , and KARA performed at the event ."
},
{
"docid": "Kim_Jin-young_(footballer,_born_1992)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Jin-young ( ; born 2 March 1991 ) is a South Korean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Pohang Steelers in K League Classic ."
},
{
"docid": "Real_Men_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Real Men is a South Korean variety show featuring eight male celebrities as they experience life in the military , which is mandatory for all Korean men for two years . The show debuted on MBC on April 14 , 2013 , as part of the Sunday Night programming block . The last episode of season 2 aired in November 27 , 2016 . The original cast members were Kim Su-ro , Mir , Ryu Soo-young , Sam Hammington , Seo Kyung-suk and Son Jin-young . Jang Hyuk and Park Hyung-sik later joined the cast . Mir left the show in June 2013 . Ryu Soo-young , Son Jin-young and Jang Hyuk left the show in February 2014 and were replaced by Chun Jung-myung , Park Gun-hyung , K.Will , and Henry Lau ."
},
{
"docid": "Oh_Feel_Young",
"title": "",
"text": "Oh Feel Young ( ; lit . Oh ! Pil-seung and Bong Soon-young ) is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Ahn Jae-wook , Chae Rim , Ryu Jin and Park Sun-young . It aired on KBS2 from September 13 to November 2 , 2004 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "K-Pop_Star_Hunt",
"title": "",
"text": "K-POP Star Hunt was a regional competition that captured the popularity of Korean popular music ( K-Pop ) in Asia , and gave the Asian viewers a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a K-Pop star . K-pop Star Hunt was organized by CJ E&M and Fox International . The show was broadcast in southeast Asia by the main channel , Channel M ( previously known as tvN Asia ) and also other channels such as Star World Asia , Channel -LSB- V -RSB- and Mnet in South Korea . K-pop Star Hunt Seasons 1 and 2 has worked with Cube Entertainment in searching for the next K-pop star . FNC Entertainment took over as the star hunter in Season 3 . The eventual winner of Season 1 was Sorn ( Thailand ) , while Season 2 's winner was Ling Ling , also from Thailand . Andy of Taiwan was crowned as the winner for Season 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kwon_Jin-ah",
"title": "",
"text": "Kwon Jin-ah ( ; born July 18 , 1997 ) is a South Korean singer , songwriter and guitarist . She was known for the third place of SBS 's K-pop Star Season 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Park_Jin-young_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Park Jin-young ( born 1971 ) is a South Korean musician . Park Jin-young may also refer to : Park Jin-young ( singer , born 1994 ) ( born 1994 ) , South Korean singer , and employee of above . Park Jin-young ( swimmer ) ( born 1997 ) , South Korean swimmer Twin sister of f ( x ) member Luna ."
},
{
"docid": "Lee_Jin-ah",
"title": "",
"text": "Lee Jin-ah ( ; born March 16 , 1991 ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and pianist . She was the second runner-up of SBS 's K-pop Star Season 4 , and is now signed to Antenna Music ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Stray_Goat",
"title": "",
"text": "A Stray Goat ( , lit . Snowflake ) is a South Korean film written and directed by Cho Jae-min and starring Park Jin-young and Ji Woo . The film marks Park Jin-young 's big screen acting debut . It was originally released at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival on April 30 , 2016 and was theatrically released on March 1 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bohemian_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bohemian ( 보헤미안 , Japanese : ボヘミアン ; stylized as BOHEMIAN ) , is a three-member South Korean pop/ballad group , that along with group endeavors , has recorded many soundtracks , abbreviated as OSTs , for South Korean films and Korean drama or k-drama for television in South Korea , as individual artists . The group is composed of Park Sang Woo , Kim Yong Jin , and Yoo Kyu Sang . Bohemian debuted in 2010 with members Park Sang Woo and Yoo Kyu Sang . In 2012 , they were joined by Kim Yong Jin . The group is managed by HMG Entertainment , with recordings released by their distribution company , LOEN Entertainment . Through a LOEN Entertainment agreement with Viki , a video streaming site , both Kim Yong Jin and Bohemian are listed as artists , and their music videos can be viewed ."
},
{
"docid": "FNC_Entertainment",
"title": "",
"text": "FNC Entertainment ( ; stands for `` fish and cake '' ) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by singer-turned-producer Han Seong-ho . The label operates as a record label , talent agency , music production company , event management and concert production company , and music publishing house . The label previously known as FNC Music , which only managing musicians and later changed its name to FNC Entertainment in 2012 and began to broaden their business field of entertainment . It has since January 2012 , been based in its own company offices in Cheongdam-dong . The label is home to prominent K-pop artists such as F.T. Island , CNBLUE , AOA , N.Flying , SF9 , HONEYST , and InnoVator . It also manages a number of entertainers , including Yoo Jae-suk , Jeong Hyeong-don , Lee Guk-joo , Lee Se-young , Moon Se-yoon , Noh Hong-chul , Song Eun-yi , Kim Yong-man , Moon Ji-ae , Jo Woo-jong and a number of actors , including Jung Hae-in , Jung Hye-sung , Jung Jin-young , Jo Jae-yoon , Jung Woo , Lee Dong-geun , Park Gwang-hyun , Kim Min-seo , Sung Hyuk , Yoon Jin-seo , Kim Won-hee , Kim Yeon-seo ."
},
{
"docid": "Choi_Jin-sung_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "Choi Jin-sung ( born 1975 ) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter . Choi 's works reveal aspects of Korean society that have been marginalized by the country 's strong waves of economic development , including FuckUmentary ( 2001 ) , Camellia Project ( 2005 ) , Reservoir Dogs Take 1 : South-han River ( with Windy City ) ( 2010 ) , Reservoir Dogs Take 2 : Nakdong River ( with Bard & Jung Mina ) ( 2011 ) and Jam Docu GANGJEONG ( 2011 ) . He also directed the documentary film I AM ( 2012 ) which follows 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone SMTown Live '10 World Tour concert at Madison Square Garden in New York and the romance/mystery thriller Steel Cold Winter ( 2013 ) starring Kim Yoon-hye and Kim Shi-hoo ."
},
{
"docid": "Ko_Jin-young",
"title": "",
"text": "Ko Jin-young ( 고진영 , born 7 July 1995 ) , also known as Jin-Young Ko and J.Y. Ko , is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour . She has won four times on the LPGA of Korea and has featured inside the top 30 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings . Ko is best known for finishing runner up to fellow South Korean golfer Inbee Park at the 2015 Women 's British Open , after losing a three stroke lead on the back 9 at the Ailsa Course of Trump Turnberry . Ko famously only met her caddie , a young local man , the day before the Open and had never played links golf before ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lover_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lover is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Oh Jung-se , Ryu Hyun-kyung , Jung Joon-young , Choi Yeo-jin , Park Jong-hwan , Ha Eun-seol , Takuya Terada and Lee Jae-joon . It aired on Mnet from April 2 to June 25 , 2015 on Thursdays at 23:00 for 12 episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "Enemies_In-Law",
"title": "",
"text": "Enemies In-Law ( ; lit . `` Dangerous Meeting of In-Laws 2 '' or `` Clash of the Families 2 '' ) is a 2015 South Korean film directed by Kim Jin-young , starring Jin Se-yeon and Hong Jong-hyun . It is a spin-off ( or thematic sequel ) to Meet the In-Laws ( 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Dr._Jin",
"title": "",
"text": "Dr. Jin is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama series , starring Song Seung-heon in the title role of Dr. Jin , a 21st-century neurosurgeon who travels back in time to the Joseon Dynasty . Also starring Park Min-young , Lee Beom-soo , Kim Jaejoong of JYJ and Lee So-yeon , it aired on MBC from May 26 to August 12 , 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 22 episodes . Based on the Japanese manga series Jin written by Motoka Murakami , the series is the third television adaptation of the manga following the Japanese television drama JIN , starring Takao Osawa which aired on TBS in 2009 and its sequel in 2011 . `` Revamped with Korean sentiment , '' the setting was changed from the original 's Edo period to the Joseon Dynasty , during the reign of King Cheoljong of Joseon , and real-life Japanese historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma was replaced with Joseon political figure Lee Ha-eung ."
},
{
"docid": "Rising_Sun_(TVXQ_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rising Sun is the second Korean studio album by South Korean pop group TVXQ , released on September 12 , 2005 by S.M. Entertainment . The songs are written by well-known musicians such as Yoo Young Jin , Kenzie , Hwang Sung Je and All-4-one member Jamie Jones . The year 2007 is said to be K-pop 's biggest slump in sales in South Korea , with the highest selling album by SG Wannabe at only 190,998 copies sold . TVXQ 's `` Rising Sun '' still managed to make it onto the Korean Top 100 yearly charts , despite its release in 2005 . It was the highest selling `` old '' album in 2007 with # 67 position on the charts . In April 2009 the title track of the album , `` Rising Sun '' , was featured in Fast & Furious , during Paul Walker 's opening scene . It was credited at the end as sung by TVXQ . As of July 2012 , the album has sold over 297,000 copies in South Korea ."
}
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{
"docid": "Khmer_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Khmer Empire , officially the Angkor Empire , the predecessor state to modern Cambodia ( `` Kampuchea '' or `` Srok Khmer '' to the Khmer people ) , was a powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia . The empire , which grew out of the former kingdoms of Funan and Chenla , at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia . Its greatest legacy is Angkor , in present-day Cambodia , which was the site of the capital city during the empire 's zenith . The majestic monuments of Angkor -- such as Angkor Wat and Bayon -- bear testimony to the Khmer Empire 's immense power and wealth , impressive art and culture , architectural technique and aesthetics achievements , as well as the variety of belief systems that it patronised over time . Satellite imaging has revealed that Angkor , during its peak in the 11th to 13th centuries , was the largest pre-industrial urban centre in the world . The beginning of the era of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802 CE . In this year , King Jayavarman II had himself declared chakravartin ( `` king of the world '' , or `` king of kings '' ) on Phnom Kulen . The empire ended with the fall of Angkor in the 15th century ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Siege_of_Angkor",
"title": "",
"text": "The Siege of Angkor , also known as the Sack of Angkor or Fall of Angkor was a seven-month siege by the Kingdom of Ayutthaya on the Khmer capital of Angkor . After the Khmer refused to recognize Thai authority , the Thai besieged Angkor and sacked the capital city . The Khmer King Ponhea Yat fled the city to Basan and later to Krong Chaktomuk . Though the Khmer Empire was already in decline , the conquest of Angkor delivered the final blow and the Khmer Empire fell . Though the Empire lived on as the Kingdom of Kambujadesa , it was reduced to a minor state in Southeast Asia and often became a vassal to larger neighbouring states . Angkor was subsequently abandoned in the following centuries before being abandoned completely . After the Fall of Angkor , the King moved the capital first to Basan and later to Krong Chaktomuk , initiating the period known as the Dark Ages of Cambodia ."
},
{
"docid": "Khmer_sculpture",
"title": "",
"text": "Khmer sculpture refers to the stone sculpture of the Khmer Empire , which ruled a territory based on modern Cambodia , but rather larger , from the 9th to the 13th century . The most celebrated examples are found in Angkor , which served as the seat of the empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Ratanakiri_Province",
"title": "",
"text": "Ratanakiri , officially Ratanak Kiri ( រតនគ រ -LSB- ˌreə̯̆ʔ taʔ ˈnaʔ ki ˈriː -RSB- , `` Mountain of Jewels '' ) , is a province ( khaet ) of Cambodia located in the remote northeast . It borders the provinces of Mondulkiri to the south and Stung Treng to the west and the countries of Laos and Vietnam to the north and east , respectively . The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north , across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers , to tropical deciduous forests in the south . In recent years , logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri 's environment , long known for its beauty . For over a millennium , Ratanakiri has been occupied by the highland Khmer Loeu people , who are a minority elsewhere in Cambodia . During the region 's early history , its Khmer Loeu inhabitants were exploited as slaves by neighboring empires . The slave trade economy ended during the French colonial era , but a harsh Khmerization campaign after Cambodia 's independence again threatened Khmer Loeu ways of life . The Khmer Rouge built its headquarters in the province in the 1960s , and bombing during the Vietnam War devastated the region . Today , rapid development in the province is altering traditional ways of life . Ratanakiri is sparsely populated ; its 150,000 residents make up just over 1 % of the country 's total population . Residents generally live in villages of 20 to 60 families and engage in subsistence shifting agriculture . Ratanakiri is among the least developed provinces of Cambodia . Its infrastructure is poor , and the local government is weak . Health indicators in Ratanakiri are extremely poor ; men 's life expectancy is 39 years , and women 's is 43 years . Education levels are also low , with just under half of the population illiterate ."
},
{
"docid": "Mahendraparvata_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mahendraparvata may refer to : Mahendraparvata ( ancient city ) , ancient/lost city of Khmer Empire in Cambodia Mount Mahendraparvata , now known as Phnom Kulen , sacred mountain of the Khmer Empire"
},
{
"docid": "Sri_Jayarajacudamani",
"title": "",
"text": "Sri Jayarajacudamani was a princess and queen consort of the Khmer Empire . She was wife of King Dharanindravarman II of the Khmer Empire , daughter of Harshavarman III , and is best known for being the mother of Jayavarman VII ."
},
{
"docid": "Khmer",
"title": "",
"text": "Khmer may refer to : Srok Khmer , the modern Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer people , the ethnic group to which the great majority of Cambodians belong Khmer Krom , Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area Khmer Loeu , the Mon-Khmer highland tribes in Cambodia Northern Khmer people , or Khmer Surin of Northeast Thailand Khmer language , the language of the Khmer and the official language of Cambodia Khmer script , the script used to write the Khmer and Khmer Loeu languages Khmer ( Unicode block ) , a block of Unicode characters of the Khmer script . Khmer cuisine , the dominant cuisine in Cambodia Khmer architecture , the architecture of Cambodia Khmer Empire , which ruled much of Indochina from the 9th to the 13th centuries Khmer Republic , the name of Cambodia from 1970 to 1975 Khmer Issarak , anti-French , Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 Khmer Serei , anti-communist and anti-monarchist guerrilla force founded by Cambodian nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh Khmer Sar ( White Khmer ) , pro-US force formed by Khmer Republic 's defence minister Sak Sutsakhan . Khmer ( album ) , a 1997 jazz album by Nils Petter Molvær Political terms coined by Norodom Sihanouk based on the word ` Khmer ' : Khmer Rouge , a Cambodian Communist political group and guerrilla movement Khmer Viet Minh Cambodian communists who lived in exile in North Vietnam after the 1954 Geneva Conference . Khmer Bleu , Sihanouk 's domestic opponents on the right , whom he so named to distinguish them from his domestic opponents on the left , the ` Khmer Rouge '"
},
{
"docid": "Khmer_language",
"title": "",
"text": "Khmer -LSB- kmɛər -RSB- or Cambodian ( natively ភ ស ខ ម រ -LSB- pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe -RSB- , or more formally ខ មរភ ស -LSB- kʰeɛmaʔraʔ pʰiːəsaː -RSB- ) is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia . With approximately 16 million speakers , it is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language ( after Vietnamese ) . Khmer has been influenced considerably by Sanskrit and Pali , especially in the royal and religious registers , through Hinduism and Buddhism . The more colloquial registers have influenced , and have been influenced by , Thai , Lao , Vietnamese , and Cham , all of which , due to geographical proximity and long-term cultural contact , form a sprachbund in peninsular Southeast Asia . It is also the earliest recorded and earliest written language of the Mon -- Khmer family , predating Mon and by a significant margin Vietnamese , due to Old Khmer being the language of the historical empires of Chenla , Angkor and , presumably , their earlier predecessor state , Funan . The vast majority of Khmer speakers speak Central Khmer , the dialect of the central plain where the Khmer are most heavily concentrated . Within Cambodia , regional accents exist in remote areas but these are regarded as varieties of Central Khmer . Two exceptions are the speech of the capital , Phnom Penh , and that of the Khmer Khe in Stung Treng province , both of which differ sufficiently enough from Central Khmer to be considered separate dialects of Khmer . Outside of Cambodia , three distinct dialects are spoken by ethnic Khmers native to areas that were historically part of the Khmer Empire . The Northern Khmer dialect is spoken by over a million Khmers in the southern regions of Northeast Thailand and is treated by some linguists as a separate language . Khmer Krom , or Southern Khmer , is the first language of the Khmer of Vietnam while the Khmer living in the remote Cardamom mountains speak a very conservative dialect that still displays features of the Middle Khmer language . Khmer is primarily an analytic , isolating language . There are no inflections , conjugations or case endings . Instead , particles and auxiliary words are used to indicate grammatical relationships . General word order is subject -- verb -- object , and modifiers follow the word they modify . Classifiers appear after numbers when used to count nouns , though not always so consistently as in languages like Chinese . In spoken Khmer , topic-comment structure is common and the perceived social relation between participants determines which sets of vocabulary , such as pronouns and honorifics , are proper . Khmer differs from neighboring languages such as Thai , Burmese , Lao and Vietnamese in that it is not a tonal language . Words are stressed on the final syllable , hence many words conform to the typical Mon -- Khmer pattern of a stressed syllable preceded by a minor syllable . The language has been written in the Khmer script , an abugida descended from the Brahmi script via the southern Indian Pallava script , since at least the seventh century . The script 's form and use has evolved over the centuries ; its modern features include subscripted versions of consonants used to write clusters and a division of consonants into two series with different inherent vowels . Approximately 79 % of Cambodians are able to read Khmer ."
},
{
"docid": "Middle_Khmer",
"title": "",
"text": "Middle Khmer is the historical stage of the Khmer language as it existed between the 14th and 18th centuries , spanning the period between Old Khmer and the modern language . The beginning of the Middle Khmer period roughly coincides with the fall of the Angkorian Khmer Empire to the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and the period of Cambodian history popularly referred to as the Dark ages of Cambodia . The Middle Khmer period was a stage of transition which saw relatively rapid and dramatic changes , especially in phonology , that ended with the emergence of a language recognizable as Modern Khmer approximately concurrent with the 1777 coronation of Ang Eng , the father of the poet-king Ang Duong . Khmer has been written in an Indic-based script since the 6th -- 7th century . Old Khmer and the changes of Middle Khmer are recorded by an extensive epigraphy which has allowed Middle Khmer to be reconstructed and studied . During the Middle Khmer period , the language lost the voiced stops of Old Khmer which resulted in comprehensive compensatory changes to the vowel system . Old Khmer vowels following the formerly voiced stops remained mostly unchanged while the same vowels following the originally corresponding voiceless initials were lowered by different processes including diphthongization . Furthermore , the loss of final '' - r '' , all but complete in most modern Khmer dialects , and the merger of syllable-final - / s / to - / h / took place during the Middle Khmer period . Middle Khmer is attested in a wide variety of texts as well as inscriptions of the era . Middle Khmer evolved into three modern languages : Northern Khmer , Western Khmer and the various dialects of Central Khmer , including Standard Khmer and Khmer Krom ."
},
{
"docid": "Khmer_Krom",
"title": "",
"text": "The Khmer Krom ( ខ ម រក រ ម , Khơ Me Crộm ) are ethnically Khmer people living in the South-western part of Vietnam , where they are recognized as one of Vietnam 's fifty-three ethnic minorities . In the Khmer language , Krom means `` lower '' or `` below '' , as it refers to an area of 89000 km2 around modern day Saigon and the Mekong Delta , which used to be the south-easternmost territory of the Khmer Empire until its incorporation into Vietnam under the Nguyễn lords in the early 18th century . This marks the final stage of the Vietnamese `` March to the South '' ( nam tiến ) . The Vietnamese term is Khơ-me Crộm or Khơ-me dưới , which literally means `` Khmers from below '' . According to Vietnamese government figures ( 2009 census ) , there are 1,260,640 Khmer Krom in Vietnam . Other estimates vary considerably , with up to 7 million reported to Taylor ( 2014 ) in his The Khmer lands of Vietnam . According to the US-based Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) `` the Khmer Krom face serious restrictions of freedom of expression , assembly , association , information , and movement '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Suryavarman_I",
"title": "",
"text": "Suryavarman I ( ស រ យវរ ម នទ ១ posthumously Nirvanapada ) was king of the Khmer Empire from 1006 to 1050 . Suryavarman usurped King Udayadityavarman I , defeating his armies in approximately 1002 . After a protracted war with Udayadityavarman 's would-be successor , Jayavarman , Suryavarman I claimed the throne in 1010 . Suryavarman was a Mahayana Buddhist who was also tolerant of the growing Theravada Buddhist presence in the Khmer kingdom . Suryavarman I established diplomatic relations with the Chola dynasty of south India around 1012 . Suryavarman I sent a chariot as a present to the Chola Emperor Rajaraja Chola I . It seems that the Khmer king Suryavarman I requested aid from the powerful Chola Emperor Rajendra Chola against Tambralinga kingdom . After learning of Suryavarman 's alliance with Rajendra Chola , the Tambralinga kingdom requested aid from the Srivijaya king Sangrama Vijayatungavarman . This eventually led to the Chola Empire coming into conflict with the Srivijiya Empire . The war ended with a victory for the Chola dynasty and Angkor Wat of the Khmer Empire , and major losses for the Sri Vijaya Empire and the Tambralinga kingdom . His reign lasted some 40 years and he spent much of that time defending it . Known as the `` King of the Just Laws , '' he consolidated his political power by inviting some four thousand local officials to the royal palace and swear an oath of allegiance to him . Suryavarman I favored Buddhism but he allowed the people to continue practising Hinduism . His palace was situated in the vicinity of Angkor Thom , and he was the first of the Khmers rulers to protect his palace with a wall . Suryavarman I expanded his territory to the west to Lopburi , including the Menam basin in Thailand , and east into the Mekong basin . Suryavarman probably started construction at Preah Khan Kompong Svay , and expanded Banteay Srei , Wat Ek Phnom , and Phnom Chisor . The major constructions built by this king were the Prasat Preah Vihear , on Dangrek Mountain , and completion of the Phimeanakas and Ta Keo . Suryavarman I also started the second Angkor reservoir , the West Baray , which is 8 km long and 2.1 km wide . It held more than 123 million liters of water . This is the largest Khmer reservoir that survives . There is some indication that Suryavarman I sent a gift to Rajendra Chola I the Emperor of the Chola Empire to possibly facilitate trade . Suryavarman I died in 1050 and was given the posthumous title Nirvanapada ( `` the king who has gone to nirvana '' ) , a nod to his Buddhist beliefs . He was succeeded by his sons , Udayadityavarman II , who died around 1066 and Harshavarman III ( Sadasivapada ) . The latter continued the struggle against internal rebellions and fought back assaults from the Chams until his death in 1080 ."
},
{
"docid": "Preah_Vihear_Temple",
"title": "",
"text": "Preah Vihear Temple ( Khmer : ប រ ស ទព រ វ ហ រ Prasat Preah Vihea ) is an ancient Hindu temple built during the period of the Khmer Empire , that is situated atop a 525 m cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains , in the Preah Vihear province , Cambodia . In 1962 , following a lengthy dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over ownership , the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) in The Hague ruled that the temple is in Cambodia . Affording a view for many kilometers across a plain , Prasat Preah Vihear has the most spectacular setting of all the temples built during the six-centuries-long Khmer Empire . As a key edifice of the empire 's spiritual life , it was supported and modified by successive kings and so bears elements of several architectural styles . Preah Vihear is unusual among Khmer temples in being constructed along a long north-south axis , rather than having the conventional rectangular plan with orientation toward the east . The temple gives its name to Cambodia 's Preah Vihear province , in which it is now located , as well as the Khao Phra Wihan National Park which borders it in Thailand 's Sisaket province and through which the temple is most easily accessible . On July 7 , 2008 , Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ."
},
{
"docid": "Suryavarman_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Suryavarman II posthumously named Paramavishnuloka , was a Khmer king of the Khmer Empire from 1113 AD to 1145-1150 AD and the builder of Angkor Wat , the largest religious monument in the world which he dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu . His reign 's monumental architecture , numerous military campaigns and restoration of strong government have led historians to rank Suryavarman as one of the empire 's greatest kings ."
},
{
"docid": "Khmer_sastra",
"title": "",
"text": "Khmer sasatra is a sastra , or manuscript , written during and after the Khmer empire , from at least the 12th century , in Southeast Asia . Khmer sastras are written in the pali language , and some in Khmer , on a variety of material , mostly dried palm leaves from the Corypha lecomtei palm tree , ordred and tied together in what is known as an olla book or palm-leaf manuscript . The tradition of producing olla books in Cambodia goes back as far as the influence of Indian civilization in the region and the tradition of Khmer sastras is at least contemporaneous with the introduction of Buddhism and other religions of Indian origin in the Khmer realm . Their presence in Cambodia is attested with certainty in a 12th century bas-relief in the grandiose Angkor Wat temple , depicting an apsara ( female spirit ) holding an olla book . The Chinese visitor Zhou Daguan , who toured the Khmer capital in 1292 , also relates in his travelogue that monks would recite daily prayers read from books made of `` very evenly stacked palm leaves '' . Khmer literature is generally divided into three main categories , namely Tes , containing sacred Buddhist knowledge , Lbaeng with literary verses of a rich vocabulary for general entertainment , and the technical Kbuon containing knowledge of medicine , pharmacopoeia , astronomy , law , chronicles , magics , divination or demonology . Apart from sastra olla books , the ancient Khmers also made paper books ( from mulberry bark ) known as Kraing and wrote on stone , metals , and human skin ( tattoos ) but rarely used animal hide or skins ."
},
{
"docid": "Angkor_National_Museum",
"title": "",
"text": "Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection , preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts , also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization , with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire 's Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century . Most of the artifacts are discovered in and around the Angkor archaeological sites nearby . The museum is located in Vithei Charles de Gaulle No. 968 , Siem Reap , Cambodia , on the way between downtown Siem Reap to northern road leading to Angkor ancient city . Opened on 12 November 2007 , the Angkor National Museum covers the golden era of the Khmer Empire , making use of audio-visual multimedia technology . The museum covers Khmer history , civilization , and cultural heritage in eight galleries . The museum has a strict no-photos policy . The museum is owned and operated by Thai Vilailuck International Holdings , based in Bangkok . It is currently displaying archaeological objects borrowed from the Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh . Another source of artifacts is the Conservation d'Angkor , a storage facility of some 6,000 pieces created by the École française d'Extrême-Orient in 1908 and currently in the hands of the Cambodian Ministry of Culture ."
},
{
"docid": "Angkor_Wat",
"title": "",
"text": "Angkor Wat ( អង គរវត ត or `` Capital Temple '' ) is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world , with the site measuring 162.6 ha . It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple of god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire , gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century . It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura ( យស ធរប រ , present-day Angkor ) , the capital of the Khmer Empire , as his state temple and eventual mausoleum . Breaking from the Shaiva tradition of previous kings , Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu . As the best-preserved temple at the site , it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation . The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture . It has become a symbol of Cambodia , appearing on its national flag , and it is the country 's prime attraction for visitors . Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture : the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple . It is designed to represent Mount Meru , home of the devas in Hindu mythology : within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 km long are three rectangular galleries , each raised above the next . At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers . Unlike most Angkorian temples , Angkor Wat is oriented to the west ; scholars are divided as to the significance of this . The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture , its extensive bas-reliefs , and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls ."
},
{
"docid": "Sdok_Kok_Thom",
"title": "",
"text": "Sdok Kok Thom ( ស ត កកក ធ , สด๊กก๊อกธม , Sadok Kok Thom ) , or Sdok Kak Thom , is an 11th-century Khmer temple in present-day Thailand , located about 34 km northeast of the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet . The temple was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva . Constructed by a prominent priestly family , Sdok Kok Thom is best known as the original site of one of the most illuminating inscriptions left behind by the Khmer Empire , which ruled much of Southeast Asia from the end of the 9th century to the 15th century . Built of red sandstone and laterite , the temple is a prime example of a provincial seat of worship during the empire 's golden age . It is small by the standards of the major monuments in Angkor , the empire 's capital , but shares their basic design and religious symbolism . In its 11th Century heyday during the reign of King Udayādityavarman II , the temple was tended by its Brahmin patrons and supported with food and labor by the people of surrounding rice-farming villages . Scholars disagree as to the meaning of the name , which refers in old Khmer to the temple 's setting . Translations include Great Reed Lake , Large Reservoir with Herons , and Abundant Reeds in a Large Swamp ."
},
{
"docid": "Prasat_Ta_Muen_Thom",
"title": "",
"text": "Prasat Ta Muen Thom is a Khmer temple located in the Oddar Meanchey Province . Its Khmer name translates literally to `` Great Temple of Grandfather Chicken '' . It lies not far from two related temples in a densely forested area where access is difficult on one of the passes through the Dangrek Mountains . Prasat Ta Muen Toch ( `` Minor Temple of Grandfather Chicken '' ) , the hospital chapel , lies two and half kilometers to the northwest and just 300 meters beyond that is the rest house chapel , Prasat Ta Muen ( `` Temple of Grandfather Chicken '' ) . During the 1980s-90s , when the Khmer Rouge controlled the area , the temples in the region were looted by the Khmer Rouge to finance their guerrilla campaign . Many architectural pieces and original sculptures were stolen , sometimes detached using dynamite , and smuggled out of Cambodia or sold on the black market . These three temples , all within a few hundred meters of each other , formed a complex which was an important stop on a major route of the Khmer Empire , the Ancient Khmer Highway from its capital at Angkor to its major administrative center in the northwest , Phimai ( now in Thailand ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Siam_Nakhon_Province",
"title": "",
"text": "Siam Nakhon ( Thai : สยามนคร ) is the name of a former Thai province . It was a changwat ( province ) of Thailand , but was ceded to French Indochina in 1907 . The name of Siam Nakhon was later changed to Siem Reap in Cambodian . The capital city of the Khmer Empire in ancient times was declining in the 17th century . In the mid-fourteenth century , the Siamese or Thai speaking people , from Chao Phraya River plain , rose to power . The new Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded and started expanding eastwards , towards Angkor . After years of internal strife in Angkor , Angkor was slowly in decline and there was in-fighting between the Khmers for the Angkorian throne . Eventually Angkor Thom was sacked and abandoned until the nineteenth century . Following the Franco-Thai Treaty of 1867 , Siem Reap and Battambang provinces were ceded to Thailand in return for Thailand renouncing suzerainty over the rest of Cambodia . Siem Reap city was under total Siamese control . The Siamese then called this province Siam Nakhon , ( later known as Siemmarat ) , meaning `` Siamese town . '' At the beginning of the 20th century the province ( along with Battambang ) was in turn ceded back to Cambodia ( now part of French Indochina ) in the Franco-Thai Treaty of 1906 , due to the higher military power of the colonial French . The French position being the former relationships of the court of Angkor to the Vietnamese ( also a part of French Indochina ) , the history of Angkor as the capital of the Khmer empire and the French desire for the complete territorial integrity of French Indochina . The province was renamed Siem Reap , which in Khmer means `` Defeat of Siam '' , referring to the fact that the Siamese were no longer in control of the ancient Khmer capital of Angkor Thom and its temples , particularly Angkor Wat ."
},
{
"docid": "Spean_Thma",
"title": "",
"text": "Spean Thma in Angkor , Cambodia is known as the bridge of stone and it is located west of Ta Keo . It is one of the few Khmer Empire era bridges to have survived to the modern day . It was built on the former path of the Siem Reap River between Angkor Thom and the Eastern Baray and it was probably rebuilt after the Khmer period ( around the 15th century ) , as it includes many reused sandstone blocks . The 14 narrow arches are 1.10 m wide . Several other bridges on the same model are visible : in the Angkor site ( Spean Memai ) and at several locations of the former empire . On the road from Angkor to Beng Mealea , the Spean Praptos is one of the longest with 25 arches ."
},
{
"docid": "Sampot_Samloy",
"title": "",
"text": "Sampot Samloy is a tube garment wrap around the lower body , length to foot , worn by the large community in Cambodia.As an important style divided from traditional Sampot tied with ancient Chang Kben , The outfit was originally prefer by most of Khmer Women Until 16th century of Lovek era attracted the large number of Noblemen in the Javanese 's Fashion influenced , known more as Sarong . However , Samloy represent more female National costume along with Sabai for Cambodia . The Attire already been convert into Thai court along with the large of Khmer clothing since The fall of Khmer Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddhism_in_Cambodia",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddhism in Cambodia is currently a form of Theravada Buddhism . Buddhism has existed in Cambodia since at least the 5th century , and in its earlier form was a type of Mahāyāna Buddhism . Theravada Buddhism has been the Cambodian state religion since the 13th century ( except during the Khmer Rouge period ) , and is currently estimated to be the faith of 95 % of the population . The history of Buddhism in Cambodia spans a number of successive kingdoms and empires . Buddhism entered Cambodia through two different streams . The earliest forms of Buddhism , along with Hindu influences , entered the Funan kingdom with Hindu merchants . In later history , a second stream of Buddhism entered Khmer culture during the Angkor empire when Cambodia absorbed the various Buddhist traditions of the Mon kingdoms of Dvaravati and Haripunchai . For the first thousand years of Khmer history , Cambodia was ruled by a series of Hindu kings with an occasional Buddhist king , such as Jayavarman I of Funan , Jayavarman VII , who became a mahayanist , and Suryavarman I . A variety of Buddhist traditions co-existed peacefully throughout Cambodian lands , under the tolerant auspices of Hindu kings and the neighboring Mon-Theravada kingdoms ."
},
{
"docid": "Indrapura_(Khmer)",
"title": "",
"text": "According to inscription on the stele of Sdok Kok Thom , Indrapura was the first capital of Jayavarman II reign about 781 , before the foundation of Khmer Empire in 802 . George Coedes and Claude Jacques identified it with Banteay Prei Nokor , near Kompong Cham , Cambodia , while Michael Vickery assumes it was closer to Kompong Thom ."
},
{
"docid": "Đồng_Nai_Province",
"title": "",
"text": "Đồng Nai ( -LSB- ɗə̂wŋm naːj -RSB- ) is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam , located east and northeast of Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon ) . The largest city in Đồng Nai is Biên Hòa . Prior to Vietnamese colonization , the area was dominated by the Funan , Chenla , Khmer empire and subsequent influences until 1627 . The area was known as Kâmpéâp Srâkatrey in Khmer ."
},
{
"docid": "Indravarman_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Indravarman II was a ruler of the Khmer Empire , son of Jayavarman VII . There is some dispute regarding the actual period of his reign , even because his successor , Jayavarman VIII , probably destroyed historical records about him , but the only inscription which directly mention him reports that he died in 1243 . He was a Buddhist and was also credited with having enlarged ( or completed ) some of Jayavarman VII 's temple . During his peaceful kingdom , the Khmers lost control of Champa and the newborn Sukhothai Kingdom under Indraditya took possession of some western territories . David P. Chandler hypothesized that Indravarman II was possibly the Leper King of Khmer legends ."
},
{
"docid": "Jayavarman_VII",
"title": "",
"text": "Jayavarman VII , post-humous name of Mahaparamasaugata , ( ជ យវរ ម នទ ៧ , 1125 -- 1218 ) was a king ( reigned c. 1181 -- 1218 ) of the Khmer Empire in present-day Siem Reap , Cambodia . He was born in 1125 . He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II ( r. 1150-1160 ) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani . He married Princess Jayarajadevi and then , after her death , married her sister Indradevi . The two women are commonly thought to have been a great inspiration to him , particularly in his unusual devotion to Buddhism , as only one prior Khmer king was a Buddhist . Jayavarman VII is generally considered by historians the most powerful Khmer monarch of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Barom_Reameathibtei",
"title": "",
"text": "Barom Reameathibtei ( ; , ; literally `` Supreme Overlord Rama '' ) , also known as Barom Reamea ( ; , ; literally `` Supreme Rama '' ) and Damkhat , was a king of the Khmer Empire . Damkhat was a son of the younger sister of Srei Soriyovong , a king of the Khmer Empire , which the Ayutthaya Kingdom had previously attacked and made its vassal state . The Khmer Chronicle of Ang Eng ( KCAE ) states that Srei Soriyovong had one elder sister and one younger sister . The elder sister gave birth to a son called In Reachea , or In Racha in Thai . The younger sister gave birth to two sons , Damkhat and Kaeo Fa , respectively . Srei Soriyovong intended to abdicate in favour of his eldest grandson , In Reachea . Damkhat then killed In Reachea . Srei Soriyovong later declared a senior noble titled Khun Thep Montri the heir to the throne . Damkhat also killed Khun Thep Montri . Srei Soriyovong therefore handed over the throne to Damkhat . The Vamn Juon Royal Chronicle of Cambodia ( VJ ) states that he ascended the throne in 724 LE , corresponding to 1906 BE ( 1363/64 CE ) . The Royal Chronicle of Great Kings That Reigned in the Kingdom of Cambodia Consecutively ( RCGK ) states that it was 728 LE ( 1366/67 CE ) . And the Document on Great Khmer Figures ( DGKF ) says it was 731 LE , corresponding to 1913 BE and 1369 CE . After he ascended the throne , Damkhat declared independence from Ayutthaya and marched his troops to attack Ayutthaya twice . According to KCAE , in an unstated year , he marched to Chanthabun ( จันทบูร ; `` Moon City '' ; an old name of Chanthaburi ) and Bang Khang ( บางคาง ; an old name of Prachin Buri ) before removing a great many locals to his capital , Angkor Thom . As he was marching back to Angkor Thom , Cham people came and attacked Chaktomok . He then rushed to Chaktomok and defeated the Cham . In another unstated year , Damkhat and his younger brother , Kaeo Fa , led their troops to attack Ayutthaya again . They attacked border cities of Ayutthaya without success . They then ceased the campaign and returned home . KCAE says that after arriving in Angkor Thom , Damkhat was poisoned by his concubine and died . He was succeeded by his younger brother , Kaeo Fa , who took the title of Thomma Saok Reach . RCGK states that Kaeo Fa became king in 732 LE ( 1370/71 CE ) . DGKF says it was 735 LE , corresponding to 1917 BE and 1373 CE . And VJ says it was 775 LE , corresponding to 1957 BE ( 1414/15 CE ) . Damkhat had a son , Ponhea Yat , the last king of the Khmer Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Khmer_Front_Party",
"title": "",
"text": "The leader called Sisowath Thomico had instead of creating a political party chose to create on Friday 28 July 2006 what was called the `` Sampoan Sangkum Cheat Niyum ( Alliance of the national community ) . '' This was because when gathering some of the parties like the Khmer Unity Party and Angkor Empire Party etc. . Thomico said '' `` We decided not to form the party yet since the alliance is not yet complete '' which meant the Thomico was giving more time to other political parties to join the alliance and postpone the changing of the alliance into a new political party with a new name . However , later on it was finally changed into a political party called Sangkum Jatiniyum Front Party that is recognized in October by the Interior Ministry of Cambodia . This political party was created in the year 2003 July . It generally seems to be in its orientation `` liberty '' and `` Ultranationalist '' e.g. by choosing to `` defend the Khmer people '' since it believes in defend `` Khmer interests as a whole '' and believes in a `` democratic state of Cambodia '' . The Khmer Front Party also criticized the Cambodian government for getting government agents to follow the KFP 's general secretary Mao Sam Oeun and KFP officials when the KFP said it was going to protest on a Saturday weekend that happened sometime during 2005 against the price of consumer goods and gas rising ."
},
{
"docid": "Rajendravarman_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Rajendravarman II was the king of the Khmer Empire ( region of Angkor in Cambodia ) , from 944 to 968 . Rajendravarman II was the uncle and first cousin of Harshavarman . His principal monuments , located in the Angkor region of Cambodia 's Siem Reap province , are Pre Rup and East Mebon . The king claimed links to the royal line of the Chenla state that had its capital at Bhavapura ( the city 's location is debated ) and predates the start of the Khmer empire in 802 AD . Inscriptions say that the Khmer empire under his tutelage extended to southern Vietnam , Laos and much of Thailand and as far north as southern China . An inscription at Pre Rup relates that Rajendravarman II was a great warrior , his sword frequently blood-stained , his body as hard as a diamond . Though the king punished the guilty , the inscription says , he had an ocean of compassion for the innocent . Other inscriptions depict him as organizer of state religious ritual . In one text , he gives an order for the collection of holy oil , in the form of butter , for use in temples . The king ruled from a great palace designed by his minister Kavindrarimathana . Many scholars believe that Rajendravarman II instituted a system of centralized administration , establishing more direct control over a collection of princes who had been largely independent at their estates in the provinces . Construction at Banteay Srei , the ornate temple of pink sandstone located north of the main Angkor complex , began during the king 's reign . Rajendravarman II led fighting against the rival state of Champa in the east , and in 946 AD . seized as booty a gold statue in the temple of Po Nagar there . Rajendravarman II was succeeded by his 10-year-old son , who reigned as Jayavarman V."
},
{
"docid": "Bakong",
"title": "",
"text": "Bakong is the first temple mountain of sandstone constructed by rulers of the Khmer empire at Angkor near modern Siem Reap in Cambodia . In the final decades of the 9th century AD , it served as the official state temple of King Indravarman I in the ancient city of Hariharalaya , located in an area that today is called Roluos . The structure of Bakong took shape of stepped pyramid , popularly identified as temple mountain of early Khmer temple architecture . The striking similarity of the Bakong and Borobudur temple in Java , going into architectural details such as the gateways and stairs to the upper terraces , suggests strongly that Borobudur was served as the prototype of Bakong . There must have been exchanges of travelers , if not mission , between Khmer kingdom and the Sailendras in Java . Transmitting to Cambodia not only ideas , but also technical and architectural details of Borobudur , including arched gateways in corbelling method ."
},
{
"docid": "Phimai",
"title": "",
"text": "Phimai is a township ( thesaban tambon ) in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeast Thailand . As of 2005 the town had a population of 9,768 . The town is the administrative center of the Phimai District . In the aftermath of the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1767 , attempts were made to set up five separate states , with Prince Teppipit , a son of king Boromakot , attempting to establish Phimai as one , holding sway over eastern provinces including Nakhon Ratchasima . The weakest of the five , Prince Teppipit was the first defeated and was executed in 1768 . Phimai had also been an important town at the time of the Khmer empire . The region was integrated into the Khmer state around 1000 CE . For the following 300 years , Phimai was a major regional administrative center . The temple Prasat Hin Phimai , in the center of the town , was one of the major Khmer temples in ancient Thailand , connected with Angkor by the Khmer highway , and oriented so as to face Angkor as its cardinal direction . The site is now protected as the Phimai Historical Park . Phimai has recently been the base of operations for the excavation of Ban Non Wat ."
}
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{
"docid": "Gwen_Stefani",
"title": "",
"text": "Gwen Renée Stefani ( -LSB- gwɛn_ˈstəˈfɑːni -RSB- born October 3 , 1969 ) is an American singer , songwriter , fashion designer , actress , and television personality . She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom ( 1995 ) along with various successful singles , including `` Just a Girl '' , `` Do n't Speak '' , `` Hey Baby '' , and `` It 's My Life '' . During the band 's hiatus , Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love . Angel . Music . Baby . Inspired by pop music from the 1980s , the album was met with both critical and commercial success . It spawned three commercially successful singles : `` What You Waiting For ? '' , `` Rich Girl '' , and `` Hollaback Girl '' , the latter reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies . In 2006 Stefani released her second studio album The Sweet Escape . The album produced two successful singles : `` Wind It Up '' and the album 's title track `` The Sweet Escape '' . Her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like was released in March 2016 and became her first solo number-one album on the Billboard 200 . Stefani has won three Grammy Awards . As a solo artist she has received various accolades , including an American Music Award , Brit Award , World Music Award and two Billboard Music Awards . In 2003 , she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line , drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion . Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls . She was married to British musician Gavin Rossdale from 2002 to 2015 and they have three sons . Billboard magazine ranked Stefani the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000 -- 09 decade . VH1 ranked her 13th on their `` 100 Greatest Women in Music '' list in 2012 . Including her work with No Doubt , Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide ."
}
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Gwen_Stefani",
"title": "",
"text": "Gwen Stefani is an American music artist and fashion designer . She is a member of the rock band No Doubt , whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom and sold 16 million copies worldwide . Before her solo debut , Stefani collaborated with other artists on their albums , including `` South Side '' with Moby and `` Let Me Blow Ya Mind '' with Eve and received a Grammy for best rap . Stefani has released two solo studio albums , both with Interscope Records : Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) and The Sweet Escape ( 2006 ) . After the success of her first album , Stefani commented , `` All I wanted to do was make a dance record . -LSB- ... -RSB- Not even that -- a stupid dance record . '' Several of her songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts , including `` Hollaback Girl '' which peaked at number one and `` The Sweet Escape '' at number two . Stefani 's only Grammy Award as a solo artist is the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the song `` Let Me Blow Ya Mind '' in 2002 . She won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 , including Best Choreography for `` Hollaback Girl '' and Best Art Direction for `` What You Waiting For ? '' At the Teen Choice Awards , Stefani won all four nominations that she received , including Choice Breakout , Best Female Video , and Choice Collaboration for `` Rich Girl '' . Also , she was named the World 's Best New Female Artist at the World Music Awards in 2005 . Overall , Stefani has received 48 awards from 126 nominations . The 47 year old is a successful Fashion designer . She is a coach of NBC The voice along with Adam Levine , Alicia Keys and her boyfriend Blake Shelton ."
},
{
"docid": "Rich_Girl_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rich Girl '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . Produced by Dr. Dre , the track features American rapper Eve , and is a remake of Louchie Lou & Michie One 's 1993 song of the same name , which is in turn an adaptation of the Fiddler on the Roof song `` If I Were a Rich Man '' . Stefani says the song discusses her dreams of fame and riches from the perspective of `` when she was just an Orange County girl '' . The last song to be included on the album , `` Rich Girl '' was released as the album 's second single in late 2004 to mixed reviews from music critics . It was a commercial success , reaching the top 10 on most of the charts it entered . In the United States , `` Rich Girl '' was certified gold , and it received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Crash_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Crash '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . Written by Stefani and No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal , the song uses automobile metaphors to describe a relationship , and it received mixed to positive reviews from critics . Not originally planned as a single , the song was released as the album 's sixth and final single on January 24 , 2006 during Stefani 's pregnancy ."
},
{
"docid": "Misery_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Misery '' is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third solo studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like ( 2016 ) . Initially released as a promotional single , it became the record 's third and final single on May 23 , 2016 , when it was sent to hot adult contemporary radio . Stefani co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter , Julia Michaels , Mattias Larsson , and Robin Frediksson , with the latter two serving as the producers . An electropop song , `` Misery '' uses digital hand clapping and an upbeat samba to produce a futuristic-sounding melody . The lyrics describe a lover who has recently started a relationship and is confused over what to think about it . Several critics drew comparisons between these lyrics to Stefani 's personal and romantic life with her boyfriend , Blake Shelton . `` Misery '' received a mixed response from contemporary music critics . Generally , some reviewers found the track to be a standout track among those on This Is What the Truth Feels Like for sounding `` effortless '' , while others claimed that it was not on a par with Stefani 's previously released material . In the United States , it missed entering the Billboard Hot 100 , and instead debuted and peaked at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart . Elsewhere , it peaked in the lower regions of charts in Australia , France , Scotland , and the United Kingdom . A remix EP featuring three different remixes of the song was made available as a digital download on June 24 , 2016 . Two accompanying music videos were created for `` Misery '' : The former featured hand drawn illustrations and was directed by Zack Sekuler , while the latter live-action version was directed by the singer 's long-time collaborator Sophie Muller . It was filmed at the vacated Sears , Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building in Boyle Heights , Los Angeles , and features Stefani performing the song while she wears various outfits in the abandoned premises . The video was well-received , especially for Stefani 's multiple costume changes . Makeup artist Gregory Arlt and hairstylist Danilo won the Best Hair & Make Up award at the 2016 Ibiza Music Video Awards for their contributions to the video . The singer performed `` Misery '' live on various occasions , including on television and during her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour in 2016 . Misery music video won Best Hair & Make Up category at the Ibiza Music Video Awards 2016 and it was placed at # 36 in Entertainment Weeklys 100 Best Songs of 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Long_Way_to_Go_(Gwen_Stefani_and_André_3000_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Long Way to Go '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani with American rapper André 3000 . The song appears as the closing track on Stefani 's debut studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . It was released on November 23 , 2004 , along with the rest of Love . Angel . Music . Baby . by Interscope Records . The track was written by both Stefani and 3000 , while 3000 was the sole producer of the track . Despite being scrapped from André 3000 's critically acclaimed OutKast studio album , The Love Below ( 2003 ) , Stefani and 3000 finalized a reworked version of the song to be included on the former 's album . The song prominently features a sample from Martin Luther King , Jr. 's `` I Have a Dream '' speech in its closing outro . King is not credited for contributed lyrics to the song . Musically , `` Long Way to Go '' is influenced by electronic music and alternative hip hop , with partial influence from both dance music and soul music . After its release , `` Long Way to Go '' received scrutiny for its sample of `` I Have a Dream '' . The song also was received negatively for its outdated metaphors on interracial relationships . However , the track did receive positive attention for being a `` standout '' on Love . Angel . Music . Baby . and also for its electronic production , particularly the closing of the track . Stefani performed the track during her 2005 Harajuku Lovers Tour , accompanied by the Harajuku Girls . During the rendition , digital images of people were displayed on a screen before the singer , while dancers performed minimal moves to achieve a more intimate approach ."
},
{
"docid": "Wind_It_Up_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wind It Up '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani . Originally written for inclusion on Stefani 's Harajuku Lovers Tour , the song was later recorded for her second solo studio album , The Sweet Escape ( 2006 ) . The track contains an interpolation of The Sound of Music song `` The Lonely Goatherd '' . `` Wind It Up '' was negatively received by most music critics , who criticized the song 's use of yodeling and found the track to be over_the_top . It was released as the album 's lead single on October 31 , 2006 and reached the top 20 in many music markets . The accompanying music video , which became popular on stations such as Total Request Live , was directed by Sophie Muller and takes influence from The Sound of Music ."
},
{
"docid": "Serious_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Serious '' is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . It was released on November 12 , 2004 , along with the rest of the aforementioned album by Interscope Records . The track was written by Stefani and her No Doubt bandmate , Tony Kanal . The latter also produced the song with Mark `` Spike '' Stent , who Stefani and Kanal previously worked with on No Doubt 's fifth studio album , Rock Steady ( 2001 ) . `` Serious '' is a synthpop song with lyrics pertaining to a strong romantic interest in a significant other . `` Serious '' received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release and was frequently compared to the works of both early Madonna and Kylie Minogue , particularly Minogue 's track , `` Fever '' . The song was also received well for its mirror production to '80s songs , with additional praise for being `` catchy '' . An accompanying music video for the recording was filmed in Los Angeles but never released ; however , a low-quality clip of the video surfaced on YouTube in 2006 . Stefani performed the track on her 2005 Harajuku Lovers Tour during the encore of the show , where she danced with the Harajuku Girls in nurse costumes ."
},
{
"docid": "2005_Teen_Choice_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 16 , 2005 , at the Gibson Amphitheatre , Universal City , California . The event was hosted by Hilary Duff and Rob Schneider with Gwen Stefani , The Black Eyed Peas , The Pussycat Dolls and Simple Plan as performers . Stefani received the Visionary Award ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Sweet_Escape_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Sweet Escape '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name ( 2006 ) . It was written by Stefani , Akon , and Giorgio Tuinfort . Akon , who is also a featured artist , developed the song 's beat before collaborating with Stefani . He designed it based on her previous work with No Doubt , and Stefani later commented that it put her `` on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do '' . `` The Sweet Escape '' is an apology for a fight between two lovers and describes a dream of a pleasant life for them . As the album 's title track , its title was chosen to help market Stefani 's music and fashion lines . The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics , though there was a negative response to Akon 's presence as a featured artist . `` The Sweet Escape '' was released as the album 's second single on December 19 , 2006 and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary markets . It reached the top 10 of most singles charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart . The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards . In the song 's accompanying music video , Stefani attempts to escape from a golden prison ."
},
{
"docid": "Hollaback_Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hollaback Girl '' is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . As part of Stefani 's vision of creating `` a silly dance record '' , `` Hollaback Girl '' is a hip hop song that draws influence from 1980s hip hop and dance music . The song was written by Stefani , Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo , supposedly as a response to Courtney Love 's statement that Stefani was a `` cheerleader '' in an interview with Seventeen magazine . The song was released as the album 's third single on March 15 , 2005 , and was one of the year 's most popular songs , peaking inside the top 10 on the majority of the charts it entered . It reached number one in Australia and the United States , where it became the first digital download to sell one million copies . `` Hollaback Girl '' received several award nominations , including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year at the 48th Grammy Awards , but lost in both categories . The single divided pop music critics , with some praising its minimalistic production and others declaring it embarrassing ; men 's magazine Maxim called it the `` Most Annoying Song Ever '' . In the United States , it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and was ranked at number two on the Year-End Hot 100 . The recording topped the charts in Australia and reached the top ten in several other countries , including Ireland , Italy , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . It has since been certified platinum in United States by the RIAA , and in Australia by ARIA . A music video representing Stefani as a cheerleader at a California high school was released on March 21 , 2005 , and was directed by Paul Hunter . The visual received four nominations at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards , and ultimately won for Best Choreography . The singer has performed `` Hollaback Girl '' on numerous occasions , including on all three of her concert tours , and on several televised appearances ."
},
{
"docid": "Cool_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Cool '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . Written by Stefani and Dallas Austin , the song was released on July 5 , 2005 as the album 's fourth single . It was written by Austin basing the song on No Doubt 's `` Simple Kind of Life '' , but he did not finish it . He then asked for help from Stefani , and they finished the song in 15 minutes . The single 's musical style and production were inspired by synthpop and new wave arrangements from the 1980s , and its lyrics chronicle a relationship in which two lovers have separated , but remain `` cool '' with each other as good friends . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics , being compared to Cyndi Lauper and Madonna songs from the 1980s . The media have drawn parallels between the song 's lyrical content and the romantic relationship that Stefani had with Tony Kanal , a fellow group member of No Doubt . The song was moderately successful on the charts , reaching the top 10 in Australia , the Czech Republic , and New Zealand , as well as the top 20 in Denmark , Ireland , Norway , the United Kingdom , and the United States . The accompanying music video was filmed by British director Sophie Muller in Lake Como , Italy . It features many flashbacks to when Stefani and her former boyfriend were dating , and currently , both are fine with their friendship . The song was included on the setlist for Stefani 's debut tour Harajuku Lovers Tour and the tour 's video album , as well as in the 2010 drama film Somewhere ."
},
{
"docid": "Sunday_Morning_(No_Doubt_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Sunday Morning '' is a song recorded by American rock band No Doubt . It was released as the sixth single from their third studio album Tragic Kingdom ( 1995 ) . The single was made available as a CD single , cassette single , and VHS single on May 27 , 1997 through Interscope . Lyrically , the song is about Gwen Stefani 's relationship with Tony Kanal , and their breakup that followed . The track was written by band members Kanal , Gwen Stefani , and Eric Stefani , while production was handled by Matthew Wilder . The single was well received by many music critics , with one of them calling it a `` standout track '' . It also performed well commercially , peaking in the top 50 in several countries , including the UK , Canada , and Australia ; the song was certified gold in the latter country for sales of over 35,000 copies . Musically , `` Sunday Morning '' is a ska punk and reggae rock song . A music video for the single was released in 1996 and directed by Sophie Muller ; it features the band members preparing a large feast before getting into a food fight ."
},
{
"docid": "Love._Angel._Music._Baby.",
"title": "",
"text": "Love . Angel . Music . Baby . is the debut solo studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani . It was released on November 12 , 2004 , by Interscope Records . Stefani , who had previously released five albums as rock band No Doubt 's lead singer , began recording solo material in early 2003 . She began working on Love . Angel . Music . Baby . as a side project that would become a full album after No Doubt went on hiatus . Stefani co-wrote every song on the album , collaborating with various songwriters and producers including André 3000 , Dallas Austin , Dr. Dre , the Neptunes and Linda Perry . Designed to sound like a 1980s record , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . was influenced by artists such as the Cure , Depeche Mode , Cyndi Lauper and Madonna . The album incorporates a diverse range of genres , including electropop , dance-rock , new wave , R&B , hip hop , soul , and disco , while lyrically , most of its songs are about fashion and wealth . Promotion of the album included the release of six commercially successful singles and the North American Harajuku Lovers concert tour . While promoting , Stefani was often accompanied by back-up dancers called the Harajuku Girls . Love . Angel . Music . Baby . was met with generally positive reviews from music critics , and received a total of six Grammy Award nominations , including Album of the Year . It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 , selling 309,000 copies in its first week . The album has received multi-platinum sales certifications in several countries , and has sold over seven million copies worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "What_You_Waiting_For?",
"title": "",
"text": "`` What You Waiting For ? '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . Written by Stefani and Linda Perry , the song is the album 's opening track and was released as Stefani 's debut solo single . `` What You Waiting For ? '' details Stefani 's lack of inspiration , fear of producing the album , as well as her reaction to pressures exerted by her record label . It is primarily an electropop song and introduces Stefani 's four back-up dancers , the Harajuku Girls , who had a major input into the album 's production . `` What You Waiting For ? '' was released as the album 's lead single ; according to Stefani , as an `` explanation for doing the record '' . The song was well received by critics , and was frequently cited as a highlight of the album . The single was commercially successful , topping the chart in Australia and reaching the top 10 in several countries . It was certified gold in the United States , and was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards . The song has been remixed a number of times , and was covered by the indie rock band Franz Ferdinand and singer Marina and the Diamonds ."
},
{
"docid": "L.A.M.B.",
"title": "",
"text": "L.A.M.B. was a fashion line by American singer Gwen Stefani , the lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt . The line manufactured apparel and fashion accessories . It was founded in 2003 and made its runway debut in 2004 . The fashion line manufactured accessories like shoes , watches , bags and a fragrance called `` L. '' The name is an acronym of her debut solo album Love . Angel . Music . Baby . The line was influenced by a variety of fashions cultures , including Guatemalan , Japanese , Indian and Jamaican styles . Stefani came from a family of seamstresses . This further inspired her to launch her own fashion line . The line achieved popularity among celebrities and was worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher , Nicole Kidman , Paris Hilton and Stefani herself . The fashion line made a runway debut in the spring collection of 2004 and achieved mainstream success at New York Fashion Week in 2005 . At one point its annual gross income was $ 90 million . The line , as well as the shows at which it was displayed , were well received by critics and appreciated the indulgence of a celebrity into the fashion world . An additional fashion line , called Harajuku Lovers , was subsequently launched by Stefani . In late 2014 Stefani announced she would be producing an animated series that was based on the characters Love , Angel , Music and Baby . The series , Kuu Kuu Harajuku follows the Harajuku Girls , known together as HJ5 , as they fight evil and try to pursue their music career ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Real_Thing_(Gwen_Stefani_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Real Thing '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . It was written by Stefani , Linda Perry , and her then-husband Gavin Rossdale , who is credited as `` GMR '' . Nellee Hooper produced the song , with Mark `` Spike '' Stent serving as an additional producer . An Europop and synthpop ballad , `` The Real Thing '' talks about mutual love between two lovers . Interscope Records released the track as a promotional single exclusively in the Philippines a year after the album 's release . It was released as a CD single that featured a remix by the music duo Wendy & Lisa . The remix was also included on the deluxe edition of L.A.M.B. , as well as on the international version of the album . After its release , `` The Real Thing '' received generally favorable reviews from critics . Critics appreciated the `` vintage '' production of the song and labeled it a stand-out track on the album , while also noting its New Order influence . Stefani performed the single throughout her 2005 Harajuku Lovers Tour in a vintage red bathing suit along with a group of breakdancers and the Harajuku Girls . The live performance was praised and compared to similar works by Madonna and Cyndi Lauper ."
},
{
"docid": "Harajuku_Girls",
"title": "",
"text": "The Harajuku Girls are four Japanese and Japanese American backup dancers featured in stage shows and music videos for Gwen Stefani during her solo pop/dance-record career . The women also act as an entourage at Stefani 's public appearances . The Harajuku Girls are Maya Chino ( `` Love '' ) , Jennifer Kita ( `` Angel '' ) , Rino Nakasone ( `` Music '' ) and Mayuko Kitayama ( `` Baby '' ) . The name of the group is a reference to Harajuku , a neighborhood of Tokyo . The stage names of the women are derived from Stefani 's Love . Angel . Music . Baby. , which was the name of her first album as well as her clothing brand . In 2014 Gwen Stefani announced she would be producing an animated series that was based on the characters Love , Angel , Music , Baby , and G , a character who was first introduced in the Harajuku Lovers perfume line . The series Kuu Kuu Harajuku follows the girls , known together as HJ5 , as they fight evil and try to pursue their music career ."
},
{
"docid": "Now_That_You_Got_It",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Now That You Got It '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album , The Sweet Escape ( 2006 ) . Stefani co-wrote the song with its producers Sean Garrett and Swizz Beatz . `` Now That You Got It '' is a reggae song featuring hip hop beats , stacatto piano sample and military snare drums . Lyrically , the song places Gwen asking her lover to give all that she wants . A remix featuring Damian Marley was produced for the song 's release as the album 's fourth single on August 27 , 2007 by Interscope Records . The original solo version received mixed reviews from music critics , with some praising its catchiness , while others calling it repetitive . However , the remix version was more praised , being called `` a laid back , summery tune '' . Commercially , the single experienced very little success , reaching the top-forty in six countries , while failing to gain impact in the United States and the United Kingdom . The song 's music video was directed by The Saline Project and was shot in Puerto Rico and Jamaica , featuring Stefani and the Harajuku Girls . The song was performed during The Sweet Escape Tour ( 2007 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Make_Me_Like_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Make Me Like You '' is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third solo studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like ( 2016 ) . The record 's second single , it was released digitally on February 12 , 2016 , and distributed to contemporary hit radio on February 16 in the United States by Interscope . Mattias Larsson and Robin Frediksson produced the song , which was co-written by Stefani , Larsson , Frediksson , Justin Tranter , and Julia Michaels . A pop and disco recording , `` Make Me Like You '' incorporates light rock , with guitars and digital harps over an uptempo melody . The lyrics , which were inspired by Stefani 's relationship with singer Blake Shelton , explore finding and renewing love after a fractured relationship . `` Make Me Like You '' received positive reviews from music critics who praised its upbeat , radio-friendly vibe . In the United States , it debuted and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 , where it remained for five non-consecutive weeks . The single peaked lower in the charts of Japan , Canada and France . An extended play with three remixes of the song was released for digital download on April 22 . An accompanying music video , directed by Stefani 's long-time collaborator Sophie Muller , was the first and only video to be filmed and broadcast on live television . The event , sponsored by the Target Corporation , took place during a commercial break for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and cost an estimated $ 12 million to produce . The video , which received positive comments from reviewers , includes several costume changes and a scene which pokes fun at the media scrutiny of Stefani 's personal life . Stefani performed `` Make Me Like You '' live on television , during her 2016 This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour , and as part of her one-off MasterCard Priceless Surprises and Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre concerts ."
},
{
"docid": "Baby_Don't_Lie",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Baby Do n't Lie '' is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani . Written by Stefani , Ryan Tedder , Benny Blanco and Noel Zancanella , and produced by Tedder and Blanco , `` Baby Do n't Lie '' is a midtempo electropop and reggae-pop track . The song was made available for digital download on October 20 , 2014 , and a day later to mainstream radio stations . It serves as Stefani 's musical comeback as a solo artist ; her last solo single , `` Early Winter '' , was released in January 2008 . Lyrically , `` Baby Do n't Lie '' discusses insecurities in a relationship . The song received generally mixed to favorable reviews , with some being receptive towards its reggae environment , while a few were ambivalent towards the song , noting that it was n't as assertive as they expected . Its music video was released on October 21 , 2014 and was directed by Stefani 's longtime collaborator Sophie Muller , who directed a handful of videos for Stefani 's solo career . Intended to be featured on Stefani 's third studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like , the single , along with others , was scrapped in favor of new material ."
},
{
"docid": "2001_Teen_Choice_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2001 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 12 , 2001 , at the Gibson Amphitheatre , Universal City , California . The event had no designated host but David Spade introduced the show with Aaron Carter and Nick Carter , Usher , Eve and Gwen Stefani and Shaggy as performers . Sarah Michelle Gellar received the Extraordinary Achievement Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Underneath_It_All",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Underneath It All '' is a song written by Gwen Stefani and Dave Stewart for No Doubt 's fourth album Rock Steady ( 2001 ) . The song features reggae production from Mad Lion and guest vocals from deejay Lady Saw . It received mixed reviews from pop music critics . `` Underneath It All '' was released as the album 's third single in mid-2002 . It became No Doubt 's highest-charting American single but was less successful elsewhere . The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 46th Grammy Awards . The song was featured in the film 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Sweet_Escape",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sweet Escape is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani , released on December 1 , 2006 by Interscope Records . Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her debut solo album , Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) , Stefani decided to record a second album as a way to release some of the material left over from the Love . Angel . Music . Baby . writing sessions . The album musically resembles its predecessor while exploring more modern pop sounds . It was released to generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics , receiving criticism for its strong similarities to Love . Angel . Music . Baby . It was preceded by the lead single `` Wind It Up '' , which charted moderately across the world , and produced the follow-up single `` The Sweet Escape '' , which proved more successful worldwide . The Sweet Escape reached the top five in the United States , Canada , and Australia and peaked inside the top 20 in the United Kingdom . The album 's supporting tour , The Sweet Escape Tour , kicked off in April 2007 , covering North America , Colombia , Australia , Asia , and Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "Simple_Kind_of_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Simple Kind of Life '' is a pop rock ballad written by Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth album Return of Saturn ( 2000 ) . The song contrasts Stefani 's desire to settle down and start a family with her commitment to the band . It received positive reviews from music critics , who noted the song 's somber melody and raw lyrics . `` Simple Kind of Life '' was released as the album 's second single in June 2000 ( see 2000 in music , also `` New '' is a single from a soundtrack ) . It became the most successful American single from Return of Saturn , but had little international success . The accompanying music video illustrates the song 's themes of marriage and family ."
},
{
"docid": "Used_to_Love_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Used to Love You '' is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like ( 2016 ) . It was written by Stefani , Justin Tranter , Julia Michaels , Jonathan `` J.R. '' Rotem and Teal Douville , and produced by Rotem . After scrapping the album and its two singles , `` Baby Do n't Lie '' , and `` Spark the Fire '' , in favor to start over , Interscope Records released `` Used to Love You '' as the album 's first official single on October 20 , 2015 . It was then serviced to mainstream radio on October 27 , 2015 . `` Used to Love You '' is an emotional midtempo synthpop ballad , with its instrumentation consisting of a piano , restrained synths and drum taps . Lyrically , the song talks about a painful break-up , with the protagonist questioning why she fell in love . Stefani described the song as being inspired by the end of her 13-year marriage with Bush lead singer , Gavin Rossdale . `` Used to Love You '' received praise , with many critics noting its lyrical content and Stefani 's emotional delivery . Others appreciated it for being a heartbreaking song . Critics viewed the single as an improvement over her 2014 releases , which Stefani herself later described as `` rushed '' . Stefani first premiered the song during a concert on October 17 , 2015 and its music video was released three days later . The music video is a single shot of Stefani on a black background , displaying her emotions , and occasionally mouthing some of the words of the song . The song received its first televised performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on October 26 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "This_Is_What_the_Truth_Feels_Like",
"title": "",
"text": "This Is What the Truth Feels Like is the third studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani . It was released on March 18 , 2016 by Interscope Records . Initially , the album was scheduled to be released in December 2014 with Stefani working with a handful of high-profile producers , and Benny Blanco serving as executive producer . However , after the underperformance of her 2014 singles and the writer 's block Stefani suffered , she did not feel comfortable curating an album and scrapped the whole record in favor of starting again . The album 's release was scheduled after Stefani hinted at it on her Twitter account . Inspired by the end of her marriage , and the various emotions she experienced during that time , as well as a new romantic relationship , Stefani returned to writing new songs . With the help of producers J.R. Rotem , Mattman & Robin and Greg Kurstin , as well as songwriters Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels , Stefani wrote the album in a few months and described it as a `` breakup record '' , with the songs having a `` sarcastic '' and dark-humor vibe , as well as being real , joyful , and happy . The album 's themes revolve around betrayal and disappointment , as well as moving on from a broken relationship and falling in love again . Musically This Is What the Truth Feels Like is a pop album that is similar to the music on Stefani 's previous studio albums . The record includes a guest appearance by rapper Fetty Wap . The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who praised its honest and vulnerable nature and considered it her most personal solo album . However , some critics thought the album was too `` calculated '' and did not capture the essence of a `` breakup album '' because it lacked a clear focus . The album 's official lead single , `` Used to Love You '' , was released on October 20 , 2015 , to a positive response from critics and had moderate success on the charts . Its second single , `` Make Me Like You '' , was released on February 12 , 2016 , with a similar reception . The corresponding music video was the first to be created live on television , and was broadcast during a commercial break for the 2016 Grammy Awards . `` Misery '' , was originally issued as a promotional single before being released as the album 's third single on May 23 , 2016 . Commercially , the album was moderately successful , becoming Stefani 's first number one on the Billboard 200 ; in several other major music markets , it peaked within the top 40 on the charts . To promote the album further , Stefani embarked on her This Is What the Truth Feels Like Tour with rapper Eve in North America and headlined the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Final Shows with opening act Young the Giant ."
},
{
"docid": "Start_a_War_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Start a War '' is an unreleased song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani . Originally intended for inclusion on her then-upcoming and untitled third studio album , the ballad was written by Stefani and Sia Furler , with Arnthor Birgisson as executive producer . The singer expressed gratitude towards Furler for helping her create the composition . The song was initially meant to serve as a bonus track on a CD maxi single for her 2014 single `` Baby Do n't Lie '' , although the distribution was scrapped by Interscope and Mad Love Records . After being registered with a UPC , it was then revealed on Universal Music Group 's official website that it would be issued as a standalone digital download on November 9 , 2015 , which was also cancelled . A power ballad , `` Start a War '' garnered praise for the singer 's vocals and Sia 's noticeable contributions . Several music critics felt it resembled a typical Sia ballad and found it to be a good fit for Stefani . The track has only been performed once since its announcement during a MasterCard Priceless Surprises Presents Gwen Stefani concert on February 7 , 2015 . The rendition was accompanied by a backdrop displaying falling feathers and featured Stefani in a similar attire ."
},
{
"docid": "Sweet_Escape",
"title": "",
"text": "Sweet Escape may refer to : `` Sweet Escape '' ( song ) , a 2015 song by Alesso featuring Sirena The Sweet Escape , a 2006 album by Gwen Stefani `` The Sweet Escape '' ( song ) , title song from above album by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon The Sweet Escape Tour , a concert tour by Gwen Stefani"
},
{
"docid": "Early_Winter",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Early Winter '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album , The Sweet Escape ( 2006 ) . Written by Stefani and English pianist Tim Rice-Oxley , the song was released in Europe as the album 's fifth and final single on January 18 , 2008 by Interscope Records . Musically , `` Early Winter '' is a soft rock and synthpop ballad with new wave influences . Critics found it similar to songs by English alternative rock band Keane . The lyrics of the song describe the nearing of the end of a relationship , and were speculated to be references to Stefani 's own relationship with husband Gavin Rossdale . Upon its release , `` Early Winter '' received generally positive reviews from music critics , many of whom commended Stefani 's vocal delivery and the song 's emotional appeal . The song charted on only a few record charts , but performed well in Germany and Slovakia , where it peaked at number six on the singles and airplay chart , respectively . An accompanying music video for `` Early Winter '' was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in destinations like Budapest , Milan , and Prague . It contains scenes of Stefani in a palace-like hall in various gowns and at railway stations . `` Early Winter '' was included in the setlist of The Sweet Escape Tour , and the performances featured a special coda section delivered by American musician and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey ."
},
{
"docid": "Rare_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rare '' is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her third studio album , This Is What the Truth Feels Like ( 2016 ) . It was released on March 18 , 2016 , along with the rest of This Is What the Truth Feels Like by Interscope Records . The track was written by Stefani , Justin Tranter , Julia Michaels , and Greg Kurstin ; Kurstin was the track 's sole producer . `` Rare '' is an electropop and folk pop influenced song and serves as the album 's closing track . Lyrically , the song discusses finding love when all hope was lost . Several media outlets speculated that `` Rare '' was written about Stefani 's boyfriend Blake Shelton and his ex-wife Miranda Lambert . `` Rare '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics , some of which called the song `` glamorous '' and predicted that it would become a future `` summer hit '' ."
}
] |
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Buddy Holly's birth name was Johnny Bravo.
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[
{
"docid": "Buddy_Holly",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy Holly ( born Charles Hardin Holley ; September 7 , 1936 -- February 3 , 1959 ) was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central figure of mid-1950s rock and roll . Holley was born in Lubbock , Texas , to a musical family during the Great Depression ; he learned to play guitar and to sing alongside his siblings . His style was influenced by gospel music , country music , and rhythm and blues acts , and he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school . He made his first appearance on local television in 1952 , and the following year he formed the group `` Buddy and Bob '' with his friend Bob Montgomery . In 1955 , after opening for Elvis Presley , Holly decided to pursue a career in music . He opened for Presley three times that year ; his band 's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll . In October that year , when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets , Holly was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall , who helped him get a contract with Decca Records . Holly 's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley . Unhappy with Bradley 's control in the studio and with the sound he achieved there , Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis , New Mexico , and recorded a demo of `` That 'll Be the Day '' , among other songs . Petty became the band 's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records , which released it as a single credited to `` The Crickets '' , which became the name of Holly 's band . In September 1957 , as the band toured , `` That 'll Be the Day '' topped the US `` Best Sellers in Stores '' chart and the UK Singles Chart . Its success was followed in October by another major hit , `` Peggy Sue '' . The album Chirping Crickets , released in November 1957 , reached number five on the UK Albums Chart . Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after , toured Australia and then the UK . In early 1959 , Holly assembled a new band , consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings ( bass ) , famed session musician Tommy Allsup ( guitar ) , and Carl Bunch ( drums ) , and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. . After a show in Clear Lake , Iowa , Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show , in Moorhead , Minnesota . Soon after takeoff , the plane crashed , killing Holly , Ritchie Valens , The Big Bopper , and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as `` The Day the Music Died '' . During his short career , Holly wrote , recorded , and produced his own material . He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars , bass , and drums . Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists , including The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , Eric Clapton , and Elton John . He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , in 1986 . Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of `` 100 Greatest Artists '' ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "María_Elena_Holly",
"title": "",
"text": "María Elena Holly ( born December 20 , 1932 ) is the widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly . She owns the rights to his name , image , trademarks , and other intellectual property . In 2010 , Santiago-Holly ( Santiago is Maria 's maiden name ) co-founded , with Peter Bradley , `` The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation '' also known as TBHEF ."
},
{
"docid": "Rave_On_Buddy_Holly",
"title": "",
"text": "Rave On Buddy Holly is a compilation album by various artists released on June 28 , 2011 , through Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group and Hear Music . A tribute album to musician Buddy Holly , who died in a plane crash in 1959 at age 22 , the title refers to the song `` Rave On '' , one of his biggest hits . Contributing artists included Paul McCartney , who owned Holly 's publishing catalog at the time of the album 's release , and Graham Nash , a former member of The Hollies , who were named in commemoration of Holly . Critical reception of the compilation album was positive overall ; many reviewers appreciated the album in its entirety but criticized select performances . Rave On Buddy Holly reached a peak position of number 15 on the Billboard 200 and also charted on the Top Canadian Albums , Top Digital Albums and Top Rock Albums charts . `` Dearest '' , performed by The Black Keys , received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards ( 2012 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_–_The_Buddy_Holly_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy -- The Buddy Holly Story a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes , and featuring the music of Buddy Holly , opened at London 's Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989 . Considered to be the first of the so-called ` Jukebox Musicals ' , Buddy ran in London 's West End for over 14 years , playing 5822 performances . Janes took over the producing of the show himself in 2004 and Buddy has been on tour in the UK for 17 of the last 24 years , and has played Broadway , 5 U.S. National Tours , Canada , Sweden , South Africa , Japan , New Zealand , Australia , Germany , Holland , Singapore , Finland , Austria , Denmark and countless other productions around the world leading to the show being named as ` The World 's Most Successful Rock ` n ' Roll Musical ' . Janes was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Musical , and internationally Buddy has received 29 nominations and awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Grady_Martin",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Grady Martin ( January 17 , 1929 -- December 3 , 2001 ) was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly . A member of The Nashville A-Team , he played guitar on hits such as Marty Robbins ' `` El Paso '' , Loretta Lynn 's `` Coal Miner 's Daughter '' and Sammi Smith 's `` Help Me Make It Through the Night '' . During a nearly 50-year career , Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley , Buddy Holly , Johnny Burnette , Don Woody and Arlo Guthrie , Johnny Cash , Patsy Cline and Bing Crosby . He is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame . Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame , March 2015"
},
{
"docid": "The_Buddy_Holly_Story,_Vol._2",
"title": "",
"text": "-RCB- -RCB- The Buddy Holly Story , Vol . II is the fifth album released by Buddy Holly , a sequel compilation to The Buddy Holly Story ( 1959 ) . The second album to be released posthumously , it is also the first of a series of Buddy Holly albums to feature overdubbing of unfinished tracks , including Holly 's last original compositions . `` Little Baby '' was originally from Holly 's eponymous solo album , `` Now We 're One '' was originally the B-side to `` Early in the Morning '' , and `` Take Your Time '' was the B-Side to `` Rave On ! '' . The remaining tracks were unfinished acoustic demos recorded by Holly in 1959 that were overdubbed by Jack Hansen . Three singles from these sessions were released ; `` Peggy Sue Got Married '' , `` Learning the Game '' , and `` That Makes it Tough '' . `` Moondreams '' was also previously unreleased ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_Holly_Center",
"title": "",
"text": "The Buddy Holly Center is a performance and visual arts center in Lubbock , Texas , dedicated to Buddy Holly as well as the music of Lubbock and West Texas more broadly . The building in which it is located opened as the city 's Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway depot in 1928 . In 1996 , the City of Lubbock obtained a sizable collection of Holly-related artifacts from his estate , and the next year it purchased the former depot . In 1999 , the new Buddy Holly Center opened as the home of the newly acquired Buddy Holly collection as well as a replacement for the city 's Fine Arts Center , which had been established in 1984 . The Center features a permanent gallery for the Buddy Holly collection , which showcases artifacts and documents from Holly 's childhood as well as his professional career , as well as the Texas Musician Hall of Fame , the Lubbock Fine Arts Gallery , and three additional visual arts galleries that host traveling exhibits . In 2002 , an oversized sculpture of Holly 's distinctive horn-rimmed glasses was installed outside the Center 's main entrance , and in 2013 Crickets drummer Jerry Allison 's restored house was relocated to the site and opened to the public ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Buddy_Holly_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician Buddy Holly . It features an Academy Award-winning musical score , adapted by Joe Renzetti and Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey . The film also stars Don Stroud , Charles Martin Smith , Conrad Janis , William Jordan , and Maria Richwine , who played Maria Elena Holly . It was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly : His Life and Music , the biography of Holly by John Goldrosen , and was directed by Steve Rash ."
},
{
"docid": "Odis_Echols",
"title": "",
"text": "Odis Leonard Echols , Jr. ( May 28 , 1930 -- March 28 , 2013 ) was an American politician , songwriter , radio broadcaster , and lobbyist . Echols and Charlie Phillips wrote `` Sugartime '' , which became a hit song for many singers , most notably Johnny Cash and the McGuire Sisters . Phillips recorded it , as well , on the Coral label , with Buddy Holly on guitar . Echols ' father , Odis Lemuel `` Pops '' Echols bought Clovis , New Mexico radio station KCLV . At that radio station , father and son promoted musicians such as Faron Young , Elvis Presley , Buddy Holly , Glen Campbell , and Tommy Sands . Born in Clovis , New Mexico , Echols graduated from Texas Tech University , Echols and his father were radio broadcasters . Echols served in the New Mexico State Senate 1966 -- 77 . He died in Albuquerque , New Mexico ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_Holly_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy Holly is a studio album by Buddy Holly . It was released by Coral Records on February 20 , 1958 . The album collects Holly 's four hit singles released on the Coral label ; `` Words of Love '' , `` Peggy Sue '' , `` I 'm Gon na Love You Too '' , and `` Rave On ! '' . The backing group was Buddy Holly 's current band , the Crickets . Some re-releases include the tracks from Holly 's next single , `` Early in the Morning '' backed with `` Now We 're One '' , and `` Take Your Time '' , the B-side of the single `` Rave On '' ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Buddy_Holly_Story_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "-RCB- -RCB- The Buddy Holly Story is the first posthumously released compilation album by Buddy Holly and the Crickets . The album was released on February 28 , 1959 by the Coral Records less than a month after Holly 's death . The album featured previously released singles by Buddy Holly on both the Brunswick label ( with the Crickets ) and the Coral label ( as a solo artist ) . The album became a top twenty hit in the United States and England . The album was certified Gold in the U.S. in 1969 by the RIAA ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy's_Buddy",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy 's Buddy : Buddy Holly Songs by Jimmy Gilmer is an album by singer Jimmy Gilmer , released in 1964 . The album is a tribute to Buddy Holly who died in a 1959 plane crash along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper ."
},
{
"docid": "Greatest_Hits_(Buddy_Holly_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greatest Hits by Buddy Holly is a collection released in 1996 by MCA records . The songs were taken from Holly 's three original albums , The `` Chirping '' Crickets , Buddy Holly and That 'll Be the Day . It includes top ten hits `` Peggy Sue '' and `` Oh , Boy ! , '' along with number one hit `` That 'll Be the Day . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Heartbeat_(Buddy_Holly_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Heartbeat '' is a rockabilly song credited to Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and originally recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958 . The B-side of the single was `` Well ... All Right '' ( Buddy Holly , Norman Petty , Jerry Allison , Joe Mauldin ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_Holly:_Listen_to_Me;_The_Ultimate_Buddy_Party",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy Holly : Listen to Me ; The Ultimate Buddy Party is a recording of the event held on September 7 , 2011 , to celebrate on would have been Buddy Holly 's 75th birthday Buddy 's birthday , while supporting fundraising for PBS . Produced by Songmasters , with Peter Asher acting as music supervisor and producer and Waddy Wachtel as music director , the event brought together artists such as Stevie Nicks , Lyle Lovett , Raul Malo , Patrick Stump , Chris Isaak , Graham Nash , Boz Scaggs , Michelle Branch , Shawn Colvin , Cobra Starship , Paul Anka , Phil Everly , James Burton , and Albert Lee . Others , such as Keith Richards , Ringo Starr , Jackson Browne , shared memories via video message . Buddy 's widow Maria Elena Holly , seated beside Phil Everly was in attendance , singing along with every song . The event was also filmed for a PBS pledge drive special featured throughout USA during December 2011 and May/June 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Not_Fade_Away_(Remembering_Buddy_Holly)",
"title": "",
"text": "Not Fade Away ( Remembering Buddy Holly ) is a tribute album to Buddy Holly . It was released in February 1996 by MCA Records . The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 119 on the all-genre Billboard 200 ."
},
{
"docid": "Love's_Made_a_Fool_of_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love 's Made a Fool of You '' is a song co-written and originally performed by Buddy Holly . It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets , with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks , and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four . Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954 . It was n't until 1958 that it was recorded , as an Everly Brothers demo , which was n't released until 1964 on the posthumous Showcase LP . The first public release of `` Love 's Made a Fool of You '' , however , was by the Crickets , headed by Sonny Curtis in 1959 . It was released as a single from In Style with the Crickets , and stayed on the U.K. singles chart for two weeks , peaking at # 26 . The Crickets ' version , without Holly , was accidentally included on the 1972 compilation album Buddy Holly : A Rock and Roll Collection ; the same mistake was made on 1997 's The Very Best of Buddy Holly ."
},
{
"docid": "Listen_to_Me:_Buddy_Holly",
"title": "",
"text": "Listen to Me : Buddy Holly is a tribute album to rock ` n roll pioneer Buddy Holly , in celebration of what would have been his 75th birthday in 2011 . The album was released by Verve Forecast in the United States on 6 September 2011 ( Holly 's birthday was 7 September 1936 ) and by eOne Entertainment on the same date in Canada . Series of international releases include releases by Victor Entertainment in Japan , Wrasse Records in the United Kingdom , Shock Records in Australia , as well as releases in Denmark , Italy , South Asia etc. . The title alludes to the Holly song `` Listen to Me '' , which was included in the album ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_Holly_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Buddy Holly '' is a song by the American rock band Weezer , written by Rivers Cuomo . It was released as the second single from the band 's debut album Weezer ( The Blue Album ) in 1994 . The single was released on what would have been Buddy Holly 's 58th birthday . The lyrics reference the song 's 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore . It reached # 2 and # 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , respectively . It also reached # 12 in the United Kingdom . Rolling Stone ranked `` Buddy Holly '' # 499 in its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ( 2010 ) . The single was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006 . VH1 ranked it as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s at # 59 in December 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Moondreams_(Norman_Petty_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Moondreams '' is a song written by Norman Petty and released in 1957 by The Norman Petty Trio . Featured musicians are Petty on organ , Buddy Holly on guitar , Vi Petty on piano , Mike Mitchell on percussion and The Picks on backing vocals . The song was also released by Buddy Holly ( posthumously ) on The Buddy Holly Story , Vol . 2 and as the B-side to `` True Love Ways '' ( May 20 , 1960 ) in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Giant_(Buddy_Holly_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Giant '' ' is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly . The album was released as an LP record in stereo format in January 1969 ( see 1969 in music ) . Giant '' was Buddy Holly 's eighth posthumously released album and the fifth album to feature previously unreleased material . The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1968 . The album was released on CD for the first time in 1993 by Castle Communications in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Raining_in_My_Heart",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Raining in My Heart '' is a song recorded by Buddy Holly with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs . The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant . It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959 , peaking at # 88 on the Billboard charts as the B-side of `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' . This recording was included on Buddy Holly 's first `` greatest hits '' compilation album titled The Buddy Holly Story that was released in March 1959 ."
},
{
"docid": "Reminiscing_(Buddy_Holly_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Reminiscing is a compilation album by American rock and roll icon Buddy Holly . The album was released as an LP record in both mono and stereo formats in February 1963 ( see 1963 in music ) . Reminiscing was Buddy Holly 's third posthumously released album and the second album to feature previously unreleased material . The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1962 and many of the undubbed recordings appeared on For the First Time Anywhere in 1983 ."
},
{
"docid": "Showcase_(Buddy_Holly_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Showcase is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly . The album was released as an LP record in both mono and stereo formats in May 1964 ( see 1964 in music ) . Showcase was Buddy Holly 's fourth posthumously released album and the third album to feature previously unreleased material . The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1963 . The album was released on CD for the first time in 1992 by Castle Communications in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Holly_in_the_Hills",
"title": "",
"text": "Holly in the Hills is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly . The album was released as an LP record in both mono and stereo formats in January 1965 ( see 1965 in music ) . Holly in the Hills was Buddy Holly 's fifth posthumously released album and the fourth album to feature previously unreleased material . The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1964 and 1965 . The album was released on CD for the first time in 2002 by BGO Records in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "20_Golden_Greats_(Buddy_Holly_&_The_Crickets_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "20 Golden Greats ( also known as Buddy Holly Lives ) is a greatest hits album by American Buddy Holly & the Crickets first released in the United Kingdom by EMI on February 17 , 1978 . The songs on the UK release were licensed to EMI by MCA Records , who released the album in North America . The album is now out of print . The album became an instant success in the UK , being certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry two months after the album 's release and topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks . It was also Buddy Holly 's first number 1 album on the chart . The album was somewhat less successful in the United States peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200 , but ended up crossing over to the Country Albums chart , and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1983 . In 2012 , it was ranked number 92 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Me_(Buddy_Holly_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "Love Me is the debut single of Buddy Holly . It was released on April 16 , 1956 on the Decca Label and backed by `` Blue Days - Black Nights '' . The single was the result of Holly 's first recording session at Bradley 's Barn in Nashville . Due to creative differences , the song represented a more country sound than Holly liked and paired with lack of promotion , was a commercial failure ."
},
{
"docid": "Green_Room_Blues",
"title": "",
"text": "Green Room Blues is the second and final album from Michigan rockabilly band The Deluxtone Rockets . Musically the album changes the bands ' direction from swing to rockabilly and winds up sounding , according to CCM magazine , something like `` Johnny Cash head butting with Buddy Holly '' HM went further , stating that the transformation was `` like comparing Britney Spears to Pedro the Lion . '' The album has a sordid production history , as two of the producers died during production , Dennis Danell and Gene Eugene . The effort was eventually completed by Chris Colbert . The album is named after Gene Eugene 's recording studio , The Green Room , in Huntington Beach , California . `` Love Song '' is a cover of the song by The Cure ."
},
{
"docid": "Everyday_(Buddy_Holly_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Everyday '' is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty , recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29 , 1957 , and released on September 20 , 1957 , as the B-side of `` Peggy Sue '' . On the original single the Crickets are not mentioned , but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar ; drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion ; Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass ; and producer Norman Petty plays the celesta aka celeste ( a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like tone , used in such classical pieces as `` Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy '' from The Nutcracker ) . The song is an economical 2 minutes and 5 seconds long . It is ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddy_Rich_Sings_Johnny_Mercer",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer is a 1956 studio album by Buddy Rich , of the lyrics of Johnny Mercer , arranged by Buddy Bregman . This was the first of three vocal albums that Rich recorded ."
},
{
"docid": "Helia_Bravo_Hollis",
"title": "",
"text": "Helia Bravo-Hollis ( 30 September 1901 -- 26 September 2001 ) was a Mexican botanist , distinguished with the titles of Emeritus Researcher and honoris causa doctorate by the UNAM . For many years she developed her scientific research at the Faculty of Sciences of the same university ."
}
] |
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Liev Schreiber is an American actor.
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[
{
"docid": "Liev_Schreiber",
"title": "",
"text": "Isaac Liev Schreiber ( -LSB- ˈliː.ɛv -RSB- born October 4 , 1967 ) , better known as Liev Schreiber , is an American actor , director , screenwriter , and producer . He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s , having appeared in several independent films , and later mainstream Hollywood films , including the Scream trilogy of horror films , Ransom ( 1996 ) , Phantoms ( 1998 ) , The Sum of All Fears ( 2002 ) , The Omen ( 2006 ) , X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 ) , Taking Woodstock ( 2009 ) , Salt ( 2010 ) , Goon ( 2011 ) , Pawn Sacrifice ( 2014 ) , and Spotlight ( 2015 ) . Schreiber is also a respected stage actor , having performed in several Broadway productions . In 2005 , he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the play Glengarry Glen Ross . That year , he made his debut as a film director and writer with Everything Is Illuminated ( 2005 ) , based on the novel of the same name . Schreiber has had further success in the television world , notably portraying the eponymous protagonist of the Showtime drama series Ray Donovan ( 2013 -- present ) ; the role has earned him four Golden Globe Award nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . He also narrates the HBO series 24/7 , as well as various PBS programs ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Richard_Roma",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Roma is a fictional character from David Mamet 's 1982 play Glengarry Glen Ross and its 1992 film adaptation . Roma has been portrayed by a range of actors , including Joe Mantegna , Al Pacino and Liev Schreiber , although the role was originated by Jack Shepherd . Actors portraying Roma have seen multiple stage award wins and nominations -- both Mantegna and Schreiber received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for their depictions , while Shepherd earned a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal . In film , Pacino received nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ."
},
{
"docid": "Everything_Is_Illuminated_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 biographical drama film , written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz . It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer , and was the debut film of Liev Schreiber both as a director and as a screenwriter ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Gilroy",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Gilroy is an American writer , director , producer , and actor from Ridgefield , Connecticut . He has appeared in over 30 films , including Girls Town ( 1996 ) & Land and Freedom in 1996 , Ratchet in 1998 , Wedding Photo in 2004 and Harry + Max in 2005 . He has written , directed and produced two award winning films -- the short Touch Base ( IFC/BRAVO ) and the critically acclaimed feature Spring Forward ( IFC/MGM ) starring Liev Schreiber , Ned Beatty , and Campbell Scott , which won a Toronto International Film Festival Discovery Award . In 1990 he took part in a series of short films known as Direct Effect , alongside Michael Stipe , to raise awareness of drug-related issues ."
},
{
"docid": "America:_The_Story_of_Us",
"title": "",
"text": "America : The Story of Us ( also internationally known as America : The Story of the U.S. ) is a 12-part , 9-hours documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25 , 2010 , on History channel . Produced by Nutopia , the program portrays more than 400 years of American history ( with emphasis on how American creation of new technologies has had effects on the nation 's history and , by implication , the world ) . It spans time from the successful English settlement of Jamestown beginning in 1607 , through to the present day . Narrated by Liev Schreiber ( Danny Webb for the international version ) , the series recreates many historical events by using actors dressed in the style of the period and computer-generated special effects . The miniseries received mixed reviews by critics ; but it attracted the largest audiences of any special aired by the channel to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Repo_Men",
"title": "",
"text": "Repo Men is a 2010 American-Canadian science fiction action-thriller film directed by Miguel Sapochnik , and starring Jude Law , Forest Whitaker , Liev Schreiber , Alice Braga and Carice van Houten . It is based on the novel The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia ."
},
{
"docid": "Ransom_(1996_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ransom is a 1996 American crime thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon . The film stars Mel Gibson , Rene Russo , Gary Sinise , Brawley Nolte , Delroy Lindo , Liev Schreiber , Evan Handler , Donnie Wahlberg , and Lili Taylor . Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled `` Fearful Decision '' . In 1956 , it was adapted by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume into the feature film Ransom ! , starring Glenn Ford , Donna Reed , and Leslie Nielsen . The film was also influenced by Ed McBain 's police procedural novel King 's Ransom . The film received mostly positive reviews , and was a major financial success , becoming the 6th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "RKO_281",
"title": "",
"text": "RKO 281 is a 1999 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber , James Cromwell , Melanie Griffith , John Malkovich , Roy Scheider and Liam Cunningham . The film depicts the troubled production behind the 1941 film Citizen Kane . The film 's title is a reference to the original production number of Citizen Kane ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Omen_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Omen ( also known as The Omen : 666 ) is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by John Moore and written by David Seltzer . A remake of the 1976 film The Omen , the film stars Liev Schreiber , Julia Stiles and Mia Farrow . It was released worldwide on June 6 , 2006 -- the date intentionally reflecting the purported Number of the Beast , 666 ."
},
{
"docid": "Untitled_animated_Spider-Man_film",
"title": "",
"text": "An upcoming untitled American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man / Miles Morales is in production . It will be directed by Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey , and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . It stars the voices of Shameik Moore and Liev Schreiber . The film is scheduled to be released on December 14 , 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fading_Gigolo",
"title": "",
"text": "Fading Gigolo is a 2013 American comedy film directed , written by , and starring John Turturro . The film , co-starring Woody Allen , Sharon Stone , Sofia Vergara , Vanessa Paradis , and Liev Schreiber , premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . It was given a limited release on April 18 , 2014 , and received mixed reviews ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Jewish_Americans",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jewish Americans was a three-part miniseries that originally aired on PBS during the month of January 2008 . It was written and directed by David Grubin . The series focused on the traditions and styles of American Jews , as well as their contribution to American culture and subsequent impact on American society at large . The series was narrated by Liev Schreiber , and featured many well-known American Jews , including Louis D. Brandeis , Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Henry Morgenthau , Hank Greenberg , Betty Friedan , Molly Goldberg , Carl Reiner , Sid Caesar , and Tony Kushner ."
},
{
"docid": "60th_Tony_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 60th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on June 11 , 2006 . The award ceremony was broadcast live on the CBS television network in the United States . The 2006 Tony Awards did not feature a host , but instead over 60 stars presented awards at the ceremony . The biggest winner of the night was the Royal National Theatre production The History Boys by British playwright Alan Bennett winning six Tonys out of seven nominations , including Best Play , Best Direction , Best Leading Actor and Best Featured Actress . Natasha Richardson , Phylicia Rashad and Liev Schreiber announced the nominations on May 16 , 2006 . The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , more commonly known as the Tony Awards , recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers ( now called The Broadway League ) at an annual ceremony in New York City . The awards are for Broadway productions and performances plus several non-competitive Special Awards ( such as the Regional Theatre Award ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Every_Day_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Every Day is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Levine and starring Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Daytrippers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Daytrippers is a 1996 independent drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola . It stars Hope Davis , Stanley Tucci , Parker Posey and Liev Schreiber ."
},
{
"docid": "Denise_Calls_Up",
"title": "",
"text": "Denise Calls Up is an American comedy released by Sony Pictures Classics in 1996 . Written and directed by Hal Salwen , it has an ensemble cast which includes Liev Schreiber , Timothy Daly , and Alanna Ubach . The plot revolves around a group of friends in New York City who , while working at their PCs and laptops and keeping in touch by phone and fax , never seem to be able to get together ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Ray_Donovan_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Ray Donovan is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman , which premiered on Showtime on June 30 , 2013 . Liev Schreiber stars as the titular character , a `` fixer '' for the powerful law firm Goldman & Drexler , representing the rich and famous of Los Angeles , California . Ray experiences his own problems when his father , Mickey Donovan ( Jon Voight ) , is unexpectedly released from prison , and FBI agents try bringing down Ray and his associates ."
},
{
"docid": "Phantoms_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phantoms is a 1998 American science fiction horror film adapted from Dean Koontz 's 1983 novel of the same name . Directed by Joe Chappelle with a screenplay by Koontz , the film stars Peter O'Toole , Rose McGowan , Joanna Going , Liev Schreiber , Ben Affleck , Nicky Katt , and Clifton Powell . The film takes place in the peaceful town of Snowfield , Colorado , where something evil has wiped out the community . It is up to a group of people to stop it or at least get out of Snowfield alive ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Painted_Veil_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran . The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham . Edward Norton , Naomi Watts , Toby Jones , Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Liev Schreiber appear in the leading roles . This is the third film adaptation of the Maugham book , following a 1934 film starring Greta Garbo and Herbert Marshall and a 1957 version called The Seventh Sin with Bill Travers and Eleanor Parker ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Clancy",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. ( April 12 , 1947 -- October 1 , 2013 ) was an American novelist best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science story lines set during and after the Cold War . Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers , and more than 100 million copies of his books are in print . His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghost writers , nonfiction books on military subjects , and video games . He was a part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles and vice-chairman of their community activities and public affairs committees . Clancy 's literary career began in 1984 when he sold The Hunt for Red October for $ 5,000 . His works , The Hunt for Red October ( 1984 ) , Patriot Games ( 1987 ) , Clear and Present Danger ( 1989 ) , and The Sum of All Fears ( 1991 ) , have been turned into commercially successful films . Actors Alec Baldwin , Harrison Ford , Ben Affleck , and Chris Pine have played Clancy 's most famous fictional character , Jack Ryan ; his second-most famous character , John Clark , has been played by actors Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber . Clancy died on October 1 , 2013 , of an undisclosed illness ."
},
{
"docid": "Goon:_Last_of_the_Enforcers",
"title": "",
"text": "Goon : Last of the Enforcers is a 2017 Canadian-American sports comedy film written by Jay Baruchel and Jesse Chabot as a sequel to the 2011 film Goon . The film was directed by Baruchel in his directorial debut and stars Seann William Scott , Baruchel , Liev Schreiber , Alison Pill , Elisha Cuthbert , Wyatt Russell , Marc-André Grondin and Kim Coates . Principal photography began in Toronto on June 22 , 2015 . The film was released in Canada on March 17 , 2017 . Release dates for other countries are currently unknown ."
},
{
"docid": "Pawn_Sacrifice",
"title": "",
"text": "Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical drama film . It is based on the true story of Bobby Fischer 's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the 1972 World Chess Championship match versus Boris Spassky in Reykjavík , Iceland . It was directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight . The film stars Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer , Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky , Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer , and Peter Sarsgaard as William Lombardy . It was released in the United States on September 16 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mental_(2012_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mental is a 2012 Australian comedy film directed by PJ Hogan and starring Toni Collette , Rebecca Gibney , Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber . It premiered on closing night at the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival , and was released in cinemas on 4 October 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Spinning_Boris",
"title": "",
"text": "Spinning Boris is a 2003 American comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum , Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber . It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode . In the film , a Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with Boris Yeltsin 's reelection campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits . The film is based on the true story of three American political consultants who ran the successful reelection campaign of Boris Yeltsin in 1996 , although some question the degree of involvement of the Americans in Yeltsin 's reelection . The 1996 elections were marred by rampant vote fraud and in 2012 , Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev explicitly said that `` There is hardly any doubt who won -LSB- that race -RSB- . It was not Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Isle_of_Dogs_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Isle of Dogs is an upcoming American stop-motion animated comedy film written and directed by Wes Anderson . Produced by Indian Paintbrush , the film will feature the voices of Anderson regulars Bill Murray , Frances McDormand , Jeff Goldblum , F. Murray Abraham , Tilda Swinton , Kunichi Nomura , Bob Balaban , Harvey Keitel , and Edward Norton , with Bryan Cranston , Liev Schreiber , Scarlett Johansson , Yoko Ono , Greta Gerwig , and Courtney B. Vance also providing voices for the film . It is scheduled to be released on March 23 , 2018 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Kate_&_Leopold",
"title": "",
"text": "Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic-comedy fantasy that tells a story of a duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a woman in modern New York . The film is directed by James Mangold and stars Meg Ryan , Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber ."
},
{
"docid": "Jakob_the_Liar",
"title": "",
"text": "Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American drama film directed by Peter Kassovitz , produced by Marsha Garces Williams and written by Kassovitz and Didier Decoin . The film is based on the book of the same name by Jurek Becker . The film stars Robin Williams , Alan Arkin , Liev Schreiber , Hannah Taylor-Gordon , and Bob Balaban . The film is set in 1944 in a ghetto in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust and tells the story of a Polish-Jewish shopkeeper named Jakob Heym who attempts to rise the moral hope inside the ghetto by telling rumors that he has listening to a radio . It is a remake of Jakob der Lügner from 1975 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Manchurian_Candidate_(2004_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American science fiction political-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme . The film , based on Richard Condon 's 1959 novel of the same name and a re-imagining of the previous 1962 film , stars Denzel Washington as Bennett Marco , a tenacious , virtuous soldier ; Liev Schreiber as Raymond Shaw , a U.S. Representative from New York , manipulated into becoming a vice-presidential candidate ; Jon Voight as U.S. Senator Tom Jordan , a challenger for vice president ; and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Prentiss Shaw , also a U.S. Senator and the manipulative , ruthless mother of Raymond Shaw ."
},
{
"docid": "Spring_Forward",
"title": "",
"text": "Spring Forward is a 2000 film and the directorial debut of Tom Gilroy , starring Ned Beatty , Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott . Shot in sequence over the course of one year , it was the first film released by IFC Films , the Independent Film Channel 's film production and distribution company . MPAA Rating : R for language and some drug content ."
},
{
"docid": "Sergei_Pugachev",
"title": "",
"text": "Sergei Viktorovich Pugachev , also spelled Sergey Pugachyov , ( Sergueï Pougatchev , Серге́й Викторович Пугачёв born 4 February 1963 in Kostroma , USSR ) is an international investor , public activities , politics , citizen of the French Republic . Doctor of Technical Sciences , full member of the International Engineering Academy . Writer of three monographs and 40 research papers . From 1991 to 1994 resided in USA , from 1994 to the present lives in France . Major projects in the United States , France , Luxembourg , Russia and the United Kingdom . The billionaire Pugachev is a highly influential figure in Russian politics . From the end of the 80s he took an active business role . From 1991 to 1994 he lived with his family in America , making short visits to Russia , to keep monitoring the business . In the 90s , he was a member of the inner circle of the first President of the Russian Federation , Boris Yeltsin , and was one of the leaders of his campaign staff in 1996 . Based on these events , in 2003 , American director Roger Spottiswoode made a film ( Spinning Boris ) which included well-known actors such as the : Jeff Goldblum , Anthony LaPaglia , Liev Schreiber , Sean McDonald ) , the prototype of the hero became S.V. Pugachev , played in the film by Gregory Hlady ."
},
{
"docid": "Avery_Schreiber",
"title": "",
"text": "Avery Lawrence Schreiber ( April 9 , 1935 -- January 7 , 2002 ) was an American comedian and actor . He was a veteran of stage , television , and film ."
}
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Oakland, California is a city populated by 419,267 people.
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[
{
"docid": "Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Oakland -LSB- ˈoʊklənd -RSB- is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County , California , United States . A major West Coast port city , Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area , the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area , the eighth largest city in California , and the 45th largest city in the United States , with a population of 419,267 . It serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area ; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay , the entirety of Northern California , and the fifth busiest in the United States . The city was incorporated in 1852 . Oakland 's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie , oak woodland , and north coastal scrub . Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco , and Oakland 's fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region . In the late 1860s , Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the Transcontinental Railroad . Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , many San Francisco citizens moved to Oakland , enlarging the city 's population , increasing its housing stock and improving its infrastructure . It continued to grow in the 20th century with its busy port , shipyards , and a thriving automobile manufacturing industry . Oakland is known for its sustainability practices , including a top-ranking for usage of electricity from renewable resources . Oakland is also known for its history of political activism , as well as its professional sports franchises ( such as the Oakland Raiders , Oakland Athletics and the Golden State Warriors ) and major corporations , which include health care , dot-com companies , and manufacturers of household products . In addition , due to a steady influx of immigrants during the 20th century , along with thousands of African-American war-industry workers who relocated from the Deep South during the 1940s , Oakland is the most ethnically diverse major city in the country ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Santa_Rosa,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County , California , United States . Its estimated 2014 population was 174,170 . Santa Rosa is the largest city in California 's Redwood Empire , Wine Country and the North Bay ; the fifth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area after San Jose , San Francisco , Oakland , and Fremont ; and the 28th most populous city in California ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_people_from_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of people from Oakland , California , people born in Oakland or who lived in Oakland for a significant time . David Labrava"
},
{
"docid": "Dogtown,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Dogtown is a nickname for a portion of West Oakland ( officially Clawson ) in the city of Oakland , California . Oakland Police officers coined the phrase due to a large population of stray dogs dating from the early 1980s . It is bounded on the east by Adeline Street , on the west by Mandela Parkway ( previously the Cypress Street Viaduct ) , and its north-south limits are the 580 freeway and 28th Street . The area is undergoing rapid redevelopment from former industrial uses to live-work and other residential forms ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_Fire_Department",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oakland Fire Department ( OFD ) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Oakland , California . The department is responsible for 78 sqmi with a population of 406,253 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_people_from_Berkeley,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of notable people that were born in , or who have lived in , Berkeley , California . Located in the San Francisco Bay area near Oakland , it includes people who attended Berkeley High School , but not people that attended University of California , Berkeley unless they achieved notoriety while at UC Berkeley , and were also residents of the city at the time ."
},
{
"docid": "Art_Murmur",
"title": "",
"text": "Art Murmur is a night of open galleries held the first Friday of each month primarily in the Uptown , Koreatown/Northgate , downtown , and Jack London neighborhoods of Oakland , California , drawing 25,000 people . The event began in 2006 at the intersection of 23rd Street and Telegraph Avenue . In 2012 , the street festival component was taken over by local community groups and the City of Oakland , becoming the `` Oakland First Fridays ″ street festival along Telegraph Avenue . The Oakland Art Murmur organization has since refocused its energies as a community of diverse art spaces throughout the City of Oakland , offering additional programming such as a weekly Saturday Stroll art walk and monthly guided walking tours ."
},
{
"docid": "Fruitvale,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Fruitvale ( originally Fruit Vale and formerly Brays ) is a neighborhood in Oakland , California , United States . It is located approximately 4 miles ( 6.44 km ) southeast of Downtown , and is home to the city 's largest Hispanic population , with Hispanics comprising 53.8 % of Fruitvale 's population . Fruitvale 's ZIP code is 94601 . It lies at an elevation of 49 feet ( 15 m ) . The name comes from the many fruit orchards ( largely apricot and cherry ) which dominated the area in the late 19th century . After the 1906 earthquake , the onslaught of refugees from San Francisco caused a population boom , and the unincorporated neighborhood was annexed into the City of Oakland by 1909 . The Fruitvale shopping district is located along International Blvd. ( formerly East 14th Street until 1995 ) , from Fruitvale Avenue to 38th Avenue , and is one of the major commercial areas of the city . The area is home to many Latino businesses and hosts several annual cultural events , including a Cinco de Mayo parade and a Día De Los Muertos festival . Before the 1970s the area had the Montgomery Wards West Coast distribution center and retail store located on the downtown Oakland side , roughly opposite East Oakland Hospital , both on East 14th Street . On the San Leandro side , to the south , was the Fruitvale Theater . In between , around 35th Avenue and E 14th St. , were the Foodvale Market , a two-story department store , the post office , and a number of other businesses . St. Elizabeth 's Catholic Church and St. Elizabeth High School are both located one block north of International Blvd. ."
},
{
"docid": "Walnut_Creek,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County , California , United States , located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area , about 16 mi east of the city of Oakland . With a total estimated population of 67,673 , Walnut Creek serves as a hub for its neighboring cities because of its location at the junction of ( I-680 ) and San Francisco/Oakland ( SR-24 ) and its accessibility by BART . Its active downtown neighborhood features hundred-year-old buildings and extensive high-end retail establishments , restaurants and entertainment venues ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_Park,_Florida",
"title": "",
"text": "Oakland Park , officially the City of Oakland Park , is a city in Broward County , Florida , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city 's population was 41,363 , mainly due to annexation of North Andrews Gardens and Twin Lakes South . It is part of the Miami -- Fort Lauderdale -- Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area , which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census ."
},
{
"docid": "Alameda,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Alameda ( -LSB- ˌælə ` mi :d ə -RSB- ; Spanish : -LSB- ala ` meða -RSB- ) is a city in Alameda County , California , United States . It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island , and is adjacent to and south of Oakland and east of San Francisco across the San Francisco Bay . Bay Farm Island , a portion of which is also known as `` Harbor Bay Isle '' , is not actually an island , and is part of the mainland adjacent to the Oakland International Airport . The city 's estimated 2016 population was 79,277 . Alameda is a charter city , rather than a general law city , allowing the city to provide for any form of government . Alameda became a charter city and adopted a council -- manager government in 1916 , which it retains to the present ."
},
{
"docid": "Brooklyn,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Brooklyn is a former city in Alameda County , California , now annexed to Oakland , California . Brooklyn first formed from the amalgamation in 1856 of two settlements , the sites of which are both now within the city limits of Oakland : San Antonio and Clinton . The name Brooklyn commemorated the ship that had brought Mormon settlers to California in 1846 . In 1870 , Brooklyn absorbed the nearby town of Lynn , which housed a footwear industry , and incorporated as a city . The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad had built a station at San Antonio . When the Central Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1870 , the name was changed to Brooklyn . In 1872 , voters approved their city 's annexation by Oakland . Afterward , when the Southern Pacific Railroad took over the rail line in 1883 , the Brooklyn station name was changed to East Oakland . A post office was opened in Brooklyn in 1855 ; it became a branch of the Oakland post office in 1878 . Coordinates for the former location of Brooklyn as shown on this page were obtained from the USGS Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS ) . Looking at historical maps , Brooklyn is shown as a fairly large area , lying adjacent and to the south of Lake Merritt and the Piedmont tract , and adjacent and to the north of Alameda , the San Leandro Creek , and the town of San Leandro . Today this is East Oakland ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_County,_Michigan",
"title": "",
"text": "Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan , northwest of the Detroit metropolitan area . As of the 2010 census , its population was 1,202,362 , making it the second-most populous county in Michigan , behind neighboring Wayne County . The county seat is Pontiac . The county was founded in 1819 and organized in 1820 . Oakland County is composed of 61 cities , townships and villages , and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn , MI Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city of Detroit is in neighboring Wayne County , south of 8 Mile Road . Oakland County is among the ten highest income counties in the United States with populations over one million people . It is also home to Oakland University , a large public institution that straddles the Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills border . The county 's knowledge-based economic initiative , coined `` Automation Alley '' , has developed one of the largest employment centers for engineering and related occupations in the United States . But Oakland County has shared in the recent economic hardships brought on by troubles at General Motors , Ford , and Chrysler . It has fared better than Detroit and Flint , as its economy is more diverse and less reliant on manufacturing jobs . All three automotive companies are major employers within southeast Michigan and have a significant presence within Oakland County ."
},
{
"docid": "College_of_California",
"title": "",
"text": "The College of California was the predecessor of the University of California public university system . In 1853 , in the recently established town of Oakland , California , noted educators Rev. Henry Durant and Dr. Samuel H. Willey founded the Contra Costa Academy to provide boys with a liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the classics . It was nominally nonsectarian with a general Christian atmosphere , though its trustees , educators , and supporters consisted of a coalition of Congregationalists and Presbyterians . This private college preparatory school grew quickly and by 1855 , with the benefit of some government grants and a new charter , the newly renamed College of California opened in what by then had become the city of Oakland , on the four blocks bounded by Twelfth , Fourteenth , Franklin and Harrison Streets . Despite the new name , it did not add college-level courses until 1860 . Within a few years , the downtown Oakland site had become unsuitable , owing to a lack of room for expansion , and the crowdedness and general rowdiness of the area . In 1866 , the College trustees sought out a quieter , more rural site for their College . They planned to finance this expansion by selling land near the prospective college site . To this end , they formed the `` College Homestead Association '' and purchased 160 acres ( 65 hectares ) of land north of Oakland on a site that is part of the City of Berkeley today . Sales of lots were less than had been hoped for . Even worse , although the College 's trustees and supporters strongly believed in the importance of a liberal arts education , there was not much interest among local young people in pursuing one at the college level . Meanwhile , the State of California had established an Agricultural , Mining , and Mechanical Arts College in 1866 , but it existed only on paper as a placeholder to secure federal land-grant funds . In 1867 , Governor Frederick Low suggested a merger of the already-functional and land-rich but cash-poor College of California with the state college , which had money but nothing else . On October 9 , 1867 , the College 's trustees reluctantly agreed to the merger , on the condition that the new institution would be a complete university with a liberal arts college ( the College of Letters , now the College of Letters and Science ) . They were aware the new state institution would have to be entirely secular , but recognized it was more important to find some way to preserve the College of California 's liberal arts educational mission as part of the new university . The University of California was chartered with the enactment of the Organic Act on March 23 , 1868 , though it continued to use the College of California 's Oakland facilities while the campus at Berkeley was being built . In September 1873 , the University moved , with great ceremony , to Berkeley . The site of the College of California in Oakland is now California Historical Landmark # 45 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ghost_Town,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Ghost Town ( sometimes spelled Ghosttown ) is the informal name of the Foster Hoover Historic District neighborhood in West Oakland , Oakland , California . The community is known for its violence and blight . Some people believe the name originates from a drug king pin who referred to the area as a ghost town due to the shortage of other drug dealers whose absence was attributed to the king pin 's dominance over the area . Others believe it derives from the two former casket companies located side by side on Filbert Street between 30th and 32nd Streets , while others claim that the presence of ghostly white people in an historically black neighborhood gave it its name . Ghost Town stretches from 27th Street to 35th Street in the area immediately southwest of the MacArthur Maze . Others see the neighborhood bounded by Adeline on the West and San Pablo on the East . Ghost Town Farms , one of the more successful expressions of urban agriculture activity in Oakland is located in the heart of the district at 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. . Way , between 27th and 28th Streets . The area is also one of Oakland 's many open-air art galleries , with exceptional muralist work continually on exhibition , particularly along Martin Luther King Jr. . Way . This neighborhood has an active citizen crime patrol , including one group of seniors who walk the neighborhood weekly to get physical exercise and report blight . Jerry Brown , governor of California and former Mayor of Oakland stated : `` Instead of an omnibus crime bill , you have to deal with shootings in Ghost Town in West Oakland and sideshows in East Oakland . '' Brown made attempts to turn around the blighted West Oakland neighborhood after 60 Minutes featured it in a television profile . Housing prices have increased . So has drug dealing , especially since nearby parks were closed by the City of Oakland . Prostitution , in 2015 , has been on the decline for at least a decade . The term `` ghost riding '' has been attributed to this Oakland neighborhood . According to the Contra Costa Times and The Washington Post , local rapper Mistah F.A.B. popularized the term with his song `` Ghost Ride It '' and speculated that its origins are in Ghost Town ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_neighborhoods_in_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "A broad geographical distinction in Oakland neighborhoods is between `` the hills '' and `` the flatlands '' ( or `` flats '' ) . The more affluent neighborhoods are located in the hills along the northeast side of the city , while neighborhoods are generally less prosperous the nearer they are located to San Francisco Bay . Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands , while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods . This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland 's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay 's urban core . The following is a listing of the neighborhoods of Oakland , California , categorized into larger area designations of the city :"
},
{
"docid": "San_Jose,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "San Jose ( -LSB- ˌsæn_hoʊˈzeɪ -RSB- , Spanish for `` Saint Joseph '' ; -LSB- saŋ xoˈse -RSB- ) , officially the City of San José , is the economic , cultural , and political center of Silicon Valley and the largest city in Northern California . With an estimated 2015 population of 1,026,908 , it is the third most populous city in California ( after Los Angeles and San Diego ) and the tenth most populous in United States . Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley , on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay , San Jose covers an area of 179.97 square miles ( 466.109 km2 ) . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County , the most affluent county in California and one of the most affluent counties in the United States . San Jose is the largest city in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area , which contain 7.7 million and 8.7 million people respectively . Before the arrival of the Spanish , the area around San Jose was inhabited by the Ohlone people . San Jose was founded on November 29 , 1777 , as the Pueblo of San José de Guadalupe , the first civilian town founded in Spanish Alta California . When California gained statehood in 1850 , San Jose became the state 's first capital . Following World War II , San Jose experienced an economic boom , with a rapid population growth and aggressive annexation of nearby cities and communities carried out in the 1950s and 60s . The rapid growth of the high-technology and electronics industries further accelerated the transition from an agricultural center to an urbanized metropolitan area . Results of the 1990 U.S. Census indicated that San Jose had officially surpassed San Francisco as the most populous city in Northern California . By the 1990s , San Jose and the rest of Silicon Valley had become the global center for the high tech and internet industries . San Jose is considered to be a global city , notable for its affluence and high cost of living . San Jose 's location within the booming high tech industry , as a cultural , political , and economic center has earned the city the nickname `` Capital of Silicon Valley '' . San Jose is one of the wealthiest major cities in the United States and the world , and has the third highest GDP per capita in the world ( after Zurich , Switzerland and Oslo , Norway ) , according to the Brookings Institution . With a median home price of $ 1,085,000 , San Jose has the most expensive housing market in the country and the fifth most expensive housing market in the world , according to the 2017 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey . Major global tech companies including Cisco Systems , eBay , Adobe Systems , PayPal , Brocade , Samsung , Acer , and Western Digital maintain their headquarters in San Jose , in the center of Silicon Valley ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_Hills,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Oakland Hills is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of Oakland , California . The northernmost neighborhoods were devastated by the Oakland firestorm of 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "Emeryville,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Emeryville is a small city located in northwest Alameda County , California , in the United States . It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland , extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay . Its proximity to San Francisco , the Bay Bridge , the University of California , Berkeley , and Silicon Valley has been a catalyst for recent economic growth . It is home to Pixar , Peet 's Coffee & Tea , Jamba Juice , The Center for Investigative Reporting and Clif Bar . In addition , several well known biotech and software companies have made their home in Emeryville : LeapFrog , Sendmail , MobiTV , Novartis ( formerly Chiron before April 2006 ) , Wargaming America , and BigFix ( now IBM ) . The population was 10,080 as of 2010 , although it swells considerably on weekdays due to the city 's position as a regional employment center Emeryville has some features of an edge city ; however , it is located within the inner urban core of the Oakland/greater East Bay and was heavily industrialized before the First World War ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area",
"title": "",
"text": "The San Francisco Bay Area , commonly known as the Bay Area , is a metropolitan region surrounding the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay estuaries in Northern California . According to the 2010 United States Census , the region has over 7.1 million inhabitants and approximately 6900 sqmi of land . The region is home to three major cities : San Francisco , San Jose , and Oakland . The Bay Area has been inhabited since antiquity , first by the Ohlone and Miwok peoples , followed by the Spanish , who first arrived in 1769 and established the area 's first mission , Mission San Francisco de Asís , in 1776 . After being ceded to the United States in 1848 , the Bay Area grew immensely due to the California Gold Rush , establishing itself as one of the most important regions on the West Coast . Today , the Bay Area is the home of Silicon Valley , Wine Country , and numerous companies , universities , bridges , airports , and parks . The Bay Area consists of nine counties ( Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa , San Francisco , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Solano , and Sonoma ) and 101 municipalities . One , San Francisco , is a consolidated city -- county . California law makes no distinction between `` city '' and `` town '' , and municipalities may use either term in their official names . The first municipalities to incorporate were Benicia and San Jose on March 27 , 1850 , while the most recent was Oakley on July 1 , 1999 . The largest municipality by population and land area is San Jose with 945,942 residents and 176.53 sqmi . The smallest by population is Colma with 1,792 people , while the smallest by land area is Belvedere at 0.52 sqmi . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "San_Francisco_Bay_Area",
"title": "",
"text": "The San Francisco Bay Area ( referred to locally as the Bay Area ) is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California . The region encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Jose , San Francisco , and Oakland , along with smaller urban and rural areas . The Bay Area 's nine counties are Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa , San Francisco , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Solano , and Sonoma . Home to approximately 7.68 million people , the nine-county Bay Area contains many cities , towns , airports , and associated regional , state , and national parks , connected by a network of roads , highways , railroads , bridges , tunnels and commuter rail . The combined statistical area of the region is the second-largest in California ( after the Greater Los Angeles area ) , the fifth-largest in the United States , and the 43rd-largest urban area in the world . The Bay Area has the second-most Fortune 500 Companies in the United States , and is known for its natural beauty , liberal politics , entrepreneurship , and diversity . The area ranks second in highest density of college graduates , and performs above the state median household income in the 2010 census ; it includes the five highest California counties by per capita income and two of the top 25 wealthiest counties in the United States . Based on a 2013 population report from the California Department of Finance , the Bay Area is the only region in California where the rate of people migrating in from other areas in the United States is greater than the rate of those leaving the region , led by Alameda and Contra Costa counties ."
},
{
"docid": "Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Light_(Oakland,_California)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cathedral of Christ the Light , also called Oakland Cathedral , is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland , California . It is the seat of the Bishop of Oakland . Christ the Light , the first cathedral built entirely in the 21st century , replaces the Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales , irreparably damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 . The Cathedral of Christ the Light Complex , as a larger cathedral center , is composed of the cathedral church , the chancery office of the bishop 's curia , a conference center , rectory ( priests ' residence ) , Order of Malta Northern California Health Clinic ( which provides free diagnostic services to people without health insurance ) , and a mausoleum . The mausoleum features twelve crypts reserved for the bishops of Oakland and burial sites available to the members of the diocese for a comparable price to the other Catholic cemeteries in the diocese . The cathedral center also houses City Lights Cafe and the Cathedral Shop , as well as a public plaza and garden . The Cathedral of Christ the Light was designed by architect Craig W. Hartman , of Skidmore , Owings & Merrill . The Catholic Cathedral Corporation of the East Bay , the incorporated owner of the cathedral , chose Webcor Builders as the general contractor of cathedral construction . Originally planned in 2000 under the direction of Bishop John Stephen Cummins and broken ground on May 21 , 2005 , Christ the Light was consecrated and dedicated by Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron on September 25 , 2008 . On All Souls ' Day November 2 , the mausoleum was dedicated and the first Bishop of Oakland , Floyd Lawrence Begin , was reburied in one of its crypts . Located at 2121 Harrison Street in Oakland , the cathedral serves as the mother church of approximately 530,000 Catholics in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_(California_League)_Baseball_Team",
"title": "",
"text": "Several different minor league baseball teams played in the city of Oakland , California in the California League ( and its alternate names ) starting in 1879 until 1915 . From that point , the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League took over as the main team in Oakland ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_mayors_of_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "This is the list of mayors of the city of Oakland , California , which was founded in 1852 . It was incorporated as a city in 1854 . Until the early 20th century , all Oakland mayors served terms of only one or two years each ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland_International_Airport",
"title": "",
"text": "Oakland International Airport is an international airport in Oakland , California , United States . It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown . It is owned by the Port of Oakland . The airport has passenger service to cities in the United States , Mexico , and Europe . Cargo flights fly to cities in the United States , Canada , and Japan . Oakland is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and Allegiant Air . As of August 2015 Southwest has 120 daily departures on peak-travel days of the week . Alaska Airlines combined with sister-carrier Horizon Air has been the second-busiest carrier at the airport through 2013 . In January 2014 , Delta overtook Alaska as the airport 's No. 2 carrier . The top five airlines by passenger count between October 2014 -- September 2015 were Southwest Airlines ( 71.08 % ) , Alaska Airlines ( 6.28 % ) , Spirit Airlines ( 4.48 % ) , Hawaiian Airlines ( 3.72 % ) , JetBlue Airways ( 3.49 % ) . Between October 2014 and September 2015 , 10,947,066 people traveled through OAK . In 2009 , OAK had the highest on-time arrival percentage among the 40 busiest North American airports ."
},
{
"docid": "Santa_Clara_County,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Santa Clara County , California , officially the County of Santa Clara , is a county in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 1,781,642 . The county seat and largest city is San Jose , the tenth-most populous city in the United States . Santa Clara County is part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland , CA Combined Statistical Area . Located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay , the highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley . Santa Clara is the most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Northern California , and is one of the most affluent counties in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Oakland , a city in the county of Alameda , California , can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier , Edson Adams , and Andrew Moon in the 19th century . The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years , but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did not occur until the Industrial Revolution . Oakland was first incorporated as a town in 1852 ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_African_Americans_in_Detroit",
"title": "",
"text": "In 2002 , within the city of Detroit there were 771,966 black residents , making up 81.2 % of the population . That year it was also , out of all of the U.S. cities with 100,000 or more people , the city with the second highest percentage of black people . Southfield had a black population 42,259 , and Pontiac 31,416 . In 2002 the Michigan city with the highest percentage of black residents was Highland Park , with 93 % of its population being black . For the 2010 census , African Americans made up 22.8 % of total city and metropolitan area population in Wayne , Oakland , and Macomb Counties ."
},
{
"docid": "North_Oakland,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "North Oakland is a region in Oakland , California , United States , bordered by Downtown Oakland , Oakland Hills , and the adjacent cities of Berkeley , Emeryville and Piedmont . Annexed to Oakland in 1897 . It is known as the birthplace of the Black Panther Party and is the childhood home of both the co-founders , which are Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale . It is also the birthplace and childhood home of Sue Draheim , internationally recognized fiddler ."
},
{
"docid": "Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Authority",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority is a joint powers agency established by the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda to finance improvements to the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Complex , and to manage the Coliseum Complex on behalf of the City and the County . It is governed by a Board Commissioners that meets monthly . The Coliseum Authority contracts with AEG Facilities to operate the Coliseum Complex , located in the East Bay , in Oakland and Alameda County , California | Alameda County , California . The Coliseum Complex , a 120 acres sports and entertainment complex , includes the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum ( Oakland Coliseum ) and Oracle Arena ( Oakland Coliseum Arena ) . The original Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Complex opened in 1966 . The agency 's operations are headed by a chairman ( e.g. Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty ) and an executive director ( e.g. Ann Haley ) ."
},
{
"docid": "East_Oakland,_Oakland,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "East Oakland is the southeastern portion of Oakland , California , and takes up the largest portion of the city 's land area . It stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast ."
}
] |
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Alex Rodriguez is an athlete.
|
[
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez ( born July 27 , 1975 ) , nicknamed `` A-Rod '' , is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman . He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and New York Yankees . Rodriguez was one of the sport 's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time . During his 22-year career , Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average , 696 home runs , over 2,000 runs batted in ( RBI ) , over 2,000 runs scored , and over 3,000 hits . He is a 14-time All-Star and has won three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards , ten Silver Slugger Awards , and two Gold Glove Awards . Rodríguez is the career record holder for grand slams with 25 . However , he has led a highly controversial career due to signing two of the most lucrative sports contracts in history while incurring criticism from the media for his behavior and use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs . The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft , and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18 . In 1996 , he became the Mariners ' starting shortstop and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award . Rodriguez 's combination of power , speed , and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise , but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers . The 10-year , $ 252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history . He played at a high level in his three years with Texas , highlighted by his first AL MVP Award win in 2003 , but the team failed to make the playoffs during his tenure . Prior to the 2004 season , Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees , for whom he converted to a third baseman due to incumbent shortstop Derek Jeter . In his first four seasons with New York , he was twice more named AL MVP . After opting out of his contract following the 2007 season , Rodriguez signed a new 10-year , $ 275 million deal with the Yankees , extending his record for the sport 's most lucrative contract . He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs , reaching the milestone in 2007 . He won his first World Series in 2009 , which was the first year of the new Yankee Stadium . The following year , he became the career leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent . In recent years , Rodriguez has been hampered by hip and knee injuries , which have caused him to exclusively become a designated hitter . He played his final game as a Yankee on August 12 , 2016 . In February 2009 , after previously denying use of performance-enhancing drugs , including during a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes , Rodriguez admitted to using steroids , saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for Rangers due to `` an enormous amount of pressure '' to perform . While recovering from a hip injury in 2013 , Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis baseball scandal . In August 2013 , MLB suspended him 211 games for his involvement in the scandal , but he was allowed to play while appealing the punishment . Had the original suspension been upheld , it would have been the longest non-lifetime suspension in Major League Baseball history . After an arbitration hearing , the suspension was reduced to 162 games , keeping him off the field for the entire 2014 season ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez ( born 1975 ) is an American Major League Baseball player . Alex Rodriguez or Alexander Rodriguez may also refer to : Álex Rodríguez ( film editor ) ( born 1971 ) , Mexican film editor Alex Rodriguez ( musician ) , US musician Alex Rodriguez ( Andorran footballer ) ( born 1980 ) , Andorran footballer Álex Rodríguez ( Panamanian footballer ) ( born 1990 ) , Panamanian football goalkeeper Alex Rodriguez ( Spanish footballer ) ( born 1993 ) , Spanish football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix Alexander Rodríguez ( gymnast ) ( born 1985 ) , Puerto Rican gymnast Alexander Rodríguez ( cyclist ) , Colombian cyclist and competitor in the 2001 Vuelta a Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(Spanish_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alejandro `` Alex '' Rodriguez Gorrin ( born 1 August 1993 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League . Rodriguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(Andorran_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez ( born 15 October 1980 ) is an Andorran football player . He has played for Andorra national team and Santa Coloma ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_Park_at_Mark_Light_Field",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field is a baseball stadium on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables , Florida , United States . It is the home field of the University of Miami Hurricanes baseball team . The stadium holds a capacity of 5,000 spectators . The first game was held on February 16 , 1973 . Miami fan George Light donated money for the field 's construction . Mark Light Field is named for George Light 's son , Mark Light , who died of muscular dystrophy . Following a $ 3.9 million contribution by New York Yankees All-Star Alex Rodriguez , the facility was renovated in 2007-2009 and renamed . In 2013 , the Hurricanes ranked 26th among Division I baseball programs in attendance , averaging 2,635 per home game ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Rodriguez_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Rodriguez ( born 1944 ) is an American writer . Richard Rodriguez or Richard Rodríguez may also refer to : Ricky Rodriguez , ex member of the Children of God religious movement Rich Rodriguez , college football coach Richard Rodriguez , Baruch College student leader and disciple of Andrew Salter Richard Rodríguez , Chilean cyclist Richard Rodriguez ( athlete ) ( born 1969 ) , Aruban athlete"
},
{
"docid": "Alfonso_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Alfonso Rodriguez may refer to : Alphonsus Rodriguez ( 1532 -- 1617 ) , Jesuit brother , Roman Catholic Saint Alonso Rodriguez ( 1526-1616 ) , author of The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection Alfonso Rodríguez ( athlete ) , Mexican athlete in 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Alfonso Rodriguez , Jr. ( born 1953 ) , convicted murderer , kidnapper , and sex offender sentenced to death penalty Alfonso Rodríguez ( director ) Dominican actor , writer and director Alfonso Rodriguez ( Captain ) , 17th-century Spanish mariner and merchant Alfonso Rodríguez ( sport shooter ) , Colombian sport shooter"
},
{
"docid": "Berk_Communications",
"title": "",
"text": "Berk Communication and Marketing Group is an American public relations firm . The company is best known for representing D'usse Cognac , Kevin Durant , Robinson Canó , CC Sabathia , Roc Nation Sports , Tao Group , Tidal and Alex Rodriguez . Berk was founded in 1999 . Britney Spears hired Berk Communications in 2002 to promote Nyla , Spears ' restaurant in Manhattan 's Dylan Hotel . In October 2015 , MWW , a public relations firm headquartered in New York , acquired a majority stake in Berk . The company operates as an independent subsidiary acquisition and has expanded across the United States and Europe . Ron Berkowitz is the company 's President and CEO . In February 2016 , Berk signed with The Statler Hotel & Residences as public relations support through the hotel 's relaunch . When baseball player Alex Rodriguez announced his retirement in 2016 , it was also announced that Berk Communications would continue to work with Rodriguez . Rodriguez first signed with Berk in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Epstein_(journalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Epstein is an investigative reporter at ProPublica and the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Sports Gene : Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance , published by Penguin in August 2013 . He used to be a senior writer at Sports Illustrated . He specializes in science issues in sports and investigative reporting . With his colleague Selena Roberts , Epstein broke the story that the Yankees ' Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 . Epstein is a graduate of Columbia University , where he earned a bachelor 's degree in environmental science and astronomy ( 2002 ) and master 's degrees in environmental science and journalism ."
},
{
"docid": "Greater_Talent_Network_(GTN)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau ( GTN ) is an American speakers bureau based in New York . GTN is known for its roster of prominent clients , including authors Michael Lewis , P.J. O'Rourke and Jeffrey Toobin ; actors Laura Linney and Danny Glover ; musicians Paula Abdul and Kenny `` Babyface '' Edmonds ; Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell and Kevin Lacz ; athletes Alex Rodriguez and Eli Manning ; sports executives Billy Beane and Bob Myers ; national security experts Raymond Kelly , Valerie Plame Wilson , and General Wesley Clark ; and finance/technology disruptors Dan Schulman , and Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin , founders of theSkimm ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmie_Foxx",
"title": "",
"text": "James Emory Foxx ( October 22 , 1907 -- July 21 , 1967 ) , nicknamed `` Double X '' and `` The Beast '' , was an American baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , and Philadelphia Phillies . His most productive years were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox , where he hit 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years . Foxx became the second player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs , after Babe Ruth . Attaining that plateau at age 32 years 336 days , he held the record for youngest to reach 500 for sixty-eight years , until superseded by Alex Rodriguez in 2007 . His three career Most Valuable Player awards are tied for second all-time . Foxx was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951 ."
},
{
"docid": "Giomar_Guevara",
"title": "",
"text": "Giomar Antonio Guevara Díaz ( born October 23 , 1972 ) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder . He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball , from 1997 through 1999 , for the Seattle Mariners . Listed at 5 ' 8 '' ( 1.73 m ) , 150 lb . ( 68 k ) , Guevara was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed . He was born in Guarenas , Miranda . Guevara -LSB- gay-vah ' - rah -RSB- played for Seattle in parts of three seasons as a backup for shortstop Alex Rodriguez . He also spent 10 campaigns in the Minor leagues with the Detroit Tigers , Oakland Athletics and Mariners organizations . In between , Guevara played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas and Tigres de Aragua clubs of the Venezuelan League between the 1993 -- 2001 seasons ."
},
{
"docid": "Power–speed_number",
"title": "",
"text": "Power -- speed number or power/speed number ( PSN ) is a sabermetrics baseball statistic developed by baseball author and analyst Bill James which combines a player 's home run and stolen base numbers into one number . The formula is : . ( It is the harmonic mean of the two totals . ) Power -- speed number is displayed as a number with one digit after the decimal point . James introduced the power -- speed number in his commentary on Bobby Bonds , writing `` it is so crafted that a player who does well in both home runs and stolen bases will rate high , and his rating is determined by the balance of the two as well as by the total . '' The highest single season power -- speed number was turned in 1998 by Alex Rodriguez , then of the Seattle Mariners . Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to record a power -- speed number of 43.9 . The highest career power -- speed number belongs to Barry Bonds . Bonds had 762 career home runs and 514 career stolen bases for a career power -- speed number of 613.9 . Rickey Henderson is second on the career list at 490.4 , followed by Willie Mays ( 447.1 ) , Alex Rodriguez ( 410.6 ) , Barry 's father Bobby Bonds ( 386.0 ) , and Joe Morgan ( 385.9 ) . The 2012 leaders were Ryan Braun in the National League ( 34.6 ) , and Mike Trout in the American League ( 37.2 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Leo_Rodriguez_(singer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Leo Rodriguez ( born Leandro Augusto da Silva , February 10 , 1989 ) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter most famous for his version of `` Bara Bará Bere Berê '' that charted in Belgium and Netherlands charts . `` Bara Bará Bere Berê '' already popular in Brazil for a long time , was recorded by Rodriguez in February 2012 and released on Brazilian Sony label Sony Edições accompanied by a music video . His version contains additional lyrics in Portuguese co-written by Rodríguez himself with Silvio Rodrígues . His version was released in Europe on 19 June 2012 and has charted in the Netherlands simultaneously to Alex Ferrari version charting in France . The Rodríguez version was released on Spinnin label in the Netherlands making it to # 61 on chart dated 18 August 2012 . Rodriguez had his first break in 2009 , when he sang live alongside João Carreiro & Capataz in Maringá . He also released his own album titled Atmosfera ."
},
{
"docid": "Translating_the_Name",
"title": "",
"text": "Translating the Name is the debut EP by American rock band Saosin , released on June 17 , 2003 through Death Do Us Part . The album was released before Anthony Green departed from the band to form the rock band Circa Survive . It is also the band 's only release to feature bass guitarist Zack Kennedy , as well as the only release to not feature drummer Alex Rodriguez . Guitarist Beau Burchell stated that Rodriguez intended to track the drums for Translating the Name but had a prior commitment with his former band Open Hand before he could join . Pat Magrath was hired as a session musician and performed with Saosin briefly before Rodriguez joined . Translating the Name has been noted as one of the most influential and structured post-hardcore releases of the 2000s ."
},
{
"docid": "Arod",
"title": "",
"text": "Arod or A-Rod may refer to : Arod ( biblical figure ) or Arodi , a son of Gad in the Bible Arod ( Middle-earth ) , a horse in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth writings A-Rod ( Alex Rodriguez , born 1975 ) , American Major League Baseball player A-Rod ( Aaron Rodgers , born 1983 ) , American National Football League quarterback A-Rod ( Amy Rodriguez , born 1987 ) , American soccer player A-Rod ( Andy Roddick , born 1982 ) , American tennis player"
},
{
"docid": "Bob_Brower",
"title": "",
"text": "For the Professional wrestler , see Bulldog Brower Robert Richard Brower is a former Major League Baseball outfielder . He was born on January 10 , 1960 in Jamaica , New York . Bob attended college at Duke University on a football scholarship . and was signed by the Texas Rangers in . Brower played four seasons in the majors , with the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees in . He had 141 hits in 582 at bats , 17 home runs and 60 RBI . Brower attended James Madison High School in Vienna , Virginia and graduated in 1978 . He lettered in football , basketball , baseball , and track during his time at Madison . Brower was the only athlete ever to letter in four sports in one year at James Madison High School . Brower has served as the Vice President of the Scott Boras Corporation since 2000 - a professional sports player agent company that has represented players such as Barry Bonds , Alex Rodriguez , and Bernie Williams ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_García_(boxer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex García ( born December 2 , 1961 ) is a Mexican-American and former heavyweight boxer best known to be a contender in the 1990s . A San Fernando native , and former gang member , he served five years in San Quentin State Prison for stabbing a rival gang member . Upon his release , he found himself training at the Jet Center , where he took up boxing . He was mentored under William `` Blinky '' Rodriguez ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Belli",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Belli ( born 22 December 1982 in Parma ) is an Italian model , media personality and actor , best known for his role ( Jacopo Castelli , 2010-2015 ) on daytime soap opera CentoVetrine . In 2005 Alex Belli started his career as a model in London , Paris , New York City and Milan . In January 2012 he took part ( with Bobo Vieri , Andrés Gil , Anna Tatangelo , Ria Antoniou , Ariadna Romero and other contestant ) in the Italian reality show Ballando con le Stelle hosted on Rai 1 by Milly Carlucci with Paolo Belli and his Big Band . Alex Belli in 2013 , after 3 years of engagement , married Katarina Raniakova , a Slovakian model : they divorced in 2017 . Alex Belli in January 2015 took part ( with Cecilia Rodriguez , Charlotte Caniggia , Cristina Buccino , Fanny Neguesha , Rocco Siffredi and other contestant ) in the Italian reality show L'isola dei famosi for the first time hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi with Alvin on Canale 5 and won by Le Donatella ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Rodriguez_(athlete)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Rodriguez ( born 10 December 1969 ) is a former Aruban long-distance runner who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics , running in the marathon competition . He did not finish ."
},
{
"docid": "Elias_Rodriguez_(athlete)",
"title": "",
"text": "Elias Rodriguez ( born 23 August 1964 in Pohnpei ) he is a retired athlete who competed internationally for the Federated States of Micronesia . Rodriguez represented Federated States of Micronesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney . He competed in the marathon where he finished 81st in a time of 3:09:14 . Rodriquez 's training for the 2000 Olympic marathon included pre dawn long runs over hillls on his home island of Pohnpei and speed work in the evenings following days working at a full time job . Rodriquez 's Olympic marathon experience was unique according to coach and training partner Jim Blair , `` Elias may have been the only marathoner running that day whose training included a full days work at a hardware store . '' In a field of 100 Rodriquez finished 81st , ahead of 19 world-class runners who had dropped out . As the last athlete to compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rodriquez may have received its largest ovation as over 100,000 spectators cheered him on as they awaited the closing ceremonies and fireworks only moments after he crossed the finish line ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Reymundo",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Reymundo is a Mexican-American comedian and actor , who was featured on the 2007 ALMA Awards . He was born in Acapulco , Mexico , where he lived until his family moved to Texas in the United States where lived from the age of two to twenty-two . He lived in Kentucky for seven years . Reymundo is married and has two children , a boy and a girl . Reymundo had a one-hour special that aired on Comedy Central in 2007 called Alex Reymundo Hick-Spanic : Live in Albuquerque . He was also featured in the Showtime and Comedy Central special The Original Latin Kings of Comedy along with other Latin comedians such as George Lopez and Paul Rodriguez . He received an ALMA Award in 2008 for `` Outstanding Comedy Special '' for his one-hour comedy special `` Alex Reymundo Hick-Spanic , Live in Albuquerque . '' He is currently opening up for fellow comedian ( and brother-in-law ) Ron White on his tour . His sister is Margo Rey ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rowe",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex or Alexander Row ( e ) may refer to : Alex Rowe ( rugby league ) ( born 1985 ) , English rugby league player Alex Rowe ( soldier ) ( born 1966 ) , British-born French Foreign Legionnaire and Légion d'honneur holder Alex Row ( Last Exile ) , a character from the Japanese animated television series Last Exile Alexander Rowe , film director Alexander Rowe ( athlete ) ( born 1992 ) , Australian athlete"
},
{
"docid": "Fernando_Rodriguez_(baseball)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fernando Rodriguez ( born June 18 , 1984 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization . He has played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim , Houston Astros , and Oakland Athletics ."
},
{
"docid": "Miguel_Rodríguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Miguel Rodríguez may refer to : Miguel Rodriguez ( actor ) ( 1961 -- 1998 ) , Filipino actor Miguel Rodriguez Bances ( Babalawo ) ( born 1960 , Cuba ) , Oluwo & Ogboni with ceremonies made in Nigeria Miguel Rodriguez ( attorney ) , an investigator in the Vince Foster homicide case Miguel Ángel Rodríguez ( athlete ) ( born 1967 ) , Mexican race walker Miguel Rodríguez ( golfer ) ( born 1973 ) , Argentine professional golfer Miguel Rodríguez ( NASA ) ( born 1952 ) , Puerto Rican who is the Chief of the Integration Office of the Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela ( born 1943 ) , Colombian drug lord Miguel Rodríguez Torres ( born 1964 ) , minister of the Popular Power for Interior , Justice and Peace of Venezuela Miguel Rodriguez ( The Young and the Restless ) , a fictional character from The Young and the Restless Miguel Ángel Rodríguez ( squash player ) ( born 1985 ) , Colombian squash player Miguel Ángel Rodríguez ( born 1940 ) , Costa Rican economist , lawyer , businessman , and politician Miguel Rodríguez ( table tennis ) , Spanish table tennis player Miguel Augusto Rodríguez ( born 1977 ) , Venezuelan actor and model Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez ( 1931 -- 2001 ) , Roman Catholic bishop"
},
{
"docid": "Consuelo_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Consuelo Rodriguez is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category THS2 throwing events . Consuelo was part of the Mexican paralympic team that travelled to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Paralympics . There she competed in all three throws winning the bronze medal in the shot putt ."
},
{
"docid": "Broken_(2005_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Broken is a 2005 film edited by Alex Ferrari and co-written by Ferrari and Jorge F. Rodriguez , starring Samantha Gurewitz , Paul Gordon and Amber Crawford . The film had a limited run in theatres and was released to DVD ."
},
{
"docid": "Sandy_Barbour",
"title": "",
"text": "Anne Saunders `` Sandy '' Barbour ( born December 2 , 1959 ) is the current athletic director at the Pennsylvania State University . Prior to her current position at Penn State , she was the Athletic Director of the University of California , Berkeley from 2004 to 2014 . She was also named one of the top 100 influential woman in business in San Francisco . Barbour served as athletic director for Tulane University from 1996 until resigning in 1999 , having joined the staff as an associate athletic director in 1991 . She was instrumental in hiring football coach Tommy Bowden , who produced an undefeated 12 -- 0 1998 football season that finished with the Green Wave ranked No. 7 in the nation . When Bowden was hired away by Clemson , Chris Scelfo was hired by Tulane as new head coach over Bowden 's offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez . There remains to present uncertainty as to whether Barbour recommended Rodriguez for the head coaching job but was overruled by then Tulane President Scott Cowen for the hiring instead of Scelfo . Barbour resigned as Tulane athletic director on August 9 , 1999 before Scelfo had coached a down in any regular season game for the Green Wave . On her resignation she stated , `` There 's no doubt about it -- this is not the way I wanted to go out at Tulane . ''"
},
{
"docid": "María_Hilda_Rodríguez_Rodríguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Hilda Rodriguez Rodriguez ( born May 10 , 1955 in Lugo ) is a boccia player from Spain . She has a physical disability : She has cerebral palsy and is a BC2 type athlete . She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics . She finished first in the BC1/BC2 team event . She finished first in the BC2 one person event ."
},
{
"docid": "Rick_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Ricardo `` Rick '' Rodriguez is a professional baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher . He pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leagues between and . He was the bullpen coach for the Oakland Athletics until he was replaced by Darren Bush , former manager of the Sacramento Rivercats on October 26 , 2012 . On November 23 , 2015 he was named as the Pitching Coach for the Nashville Sounds ."
},
{
"docid": "Miami_Hurricanes_baseball",
"title": "",
"text": "The Miami Hurricanes baseball team is the college baseball program that represents the University of Miami . Since 1973 , the program has been one of college baseball 's elite with 25 College World Series appearances , winning four national championships ( 1982 , 1985 , 1999 , 2001 ) and advancing to the NCAA regionals a record 44 consecutive years . Miami has won 29 NCAA Regional Titles , hosted 27 NCAA Regionals , and in each of their four national championship runs they were a NCAA Regional Host . Along with the university 's other athletic teams , the baseball team became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2004 -- 05 academic year . Previously , the baseball program competed as an NCAA independent , even during the school 's Big East affiliation in other sports . Miami won its first ever conference championship in baseball when it captured the 2008 ACC Baseball Championship . The Hurricanes play in Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park , on the UM campus , in Coral Gables , Florida . Since 1994 , the team has been under the leadership of head coach Jim Morris ."
}
] |
220159
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Nazi Germany happened after Hitler's death.
|
[
{
"docid": "Nazi_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945 , when Germany was governed by a dictatorship under the control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party ( NSDAP ) . Under Hitler 's rule , Germany was transformed into a fascist state in which the Nazi Party took totalitarian control over nearly all aspects of life . The official name of the state was Deutsches Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Großdeutsches Reich ( `` Greater German Reich '' ) from 1943 to 1945 . The period is also known under the names the Third Reich ( Drittes Reich ) and the National Socialist Period ( Zeit des Nationalsozialismus , abbreviated as NS-Zeit ) . The Nazi regime came to an end after the Allied Powers defeated Germany in May 1945 , ending World War II in Europe . Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by the President of the Weimar Republic Paul von Hindenburg on 30 January 1933 . The Nazi Party then began to eliminate all political opposition and consolidate its power . Hindenburg died on 2 August 1934 , and Hitler became dictator of Germany by merging the powers and offices of the Chancellery and Presidency . A national referendum held 19 August 1934 confirmed Hitler as sole Führer ( leader ) of Germany . All power was centralised in Hitler 's person , and his word became above all laws . The government was not a coordinated , co-operating body , but a collection of factions struggling for power and Hitler 's favour . In the midst of the Great Depression , the Nazis restored economic stability and ended mass unemployment using heavy military spending and a mixed economy . Extensive public works were undertaken , including the construction of Autobahnen ( motorways ) . The return to economic stability boosted the regime 's popularity . Racism , especially antisemitism , was a central feature of the regime . The Germanic peoples ( the Nordic race ) were considered by the Nazis to be the purest branch of the Aryan race , and were therefore viewed as the master race . Millions of Jews and other peoples deemed undesirable by the state were murdered in the Holocaust . Opposition to Hitler 's rule was ruthlessly suppressed . Members of the liberal , socialist , and communist opposition were killed , imprisoned , or exiled . Christian churches were also oppressed , with many leaders imprisoned . Education focused on racial biology , population policy , and fitness for military service . Career and educational opportunities for women were curtailed . Recreation and tourism were organised via the Strength Through Joy program , and the 1936 Summer Olympics showcased the Third Reich on the international stage . Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels made effective use of film , mass rallies , and Hitler 's hypnotic oratory to control public opinion . The government controlled artistic expression , promoting specific art forms and banning or discouraging others . Beginning in the late 1930s , Nazi Germany made increasingly aggressive territorial demands , threatening war if they were not met . It seized Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939 . Hitler made a non-aggression pact with Joseph Stalin and invaded Poland in September 1939 , launching World War II in Europe . In alliance with Italy and smaller Axis powers , Germany conquered most of Europe by 1940 and threatened Great Britain . Reichskommissariats took control of conquered areas , and a German administration was established in what was left of Poland . Jews and others deemed undesirable were imprisoned , murdered in Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps , or shot . Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 , the tide gradually turned against the Nazis , who suffered major military defeats in 1943 . Large-scale aerial bombing of Germany escalated in 1944 , and the Axis powers were pushed back in Eastern and Southern Europe . Following the Allied invasion of France , Germany was conquered by the Soviet Union from the east and the other Allied powers from the west and capitulated within a year . Hitler 's refusal to admit defeat led to massive destruction of German infrastructure and additional war-related deaths in the closing months of the war . The victorious Allies initiated a policy of denazification and put many of the surviving Nazi leadership on trial for war crimes at the Nuremberg trials ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Werner_Pusch",
"title": "",
"text": "Werner Pusch ( 1913 -- 1988 ) was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany during the years of the Weimar Republic and witnessed first hand the coming to power of Adolf Hitler and the rise of Nazi Germany . A student in 1933 , Pusch attended several early Nazi Party rallies , prior to 1933 at a time when Hitler was considered `` just another politician '' . After seeing the rapid and fearful suppression of democracy by the Nazis , Pusch decided that , as a Social Democrat , the best way to survive the new era was to work from within in order to resist the Nazi state . To this end , Pusch joined the SS and at one point was an SS guard at several rallies where Hitler attended . Pusch was interviewed in The World at War mini-series where he recounted his experiences . Category : Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Category :1988 deaths Category :1913 births"
},
{
"docid": "Rudolf_Degkwitz",
"title": "",
"text": "Rudolf Degkwitz ( born 19 January 1889 in Ronneburg , died 21 May 1973 in Emmendingen ) was a German physician , an early member of the Nazi Party and a participant in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch . He was acquainted with Rudolf Hess and became involved with the Nazi Party in the early 1920s . He took part in Nazi political discussions in Munich and befriended Adolf Hitler . In 1923 he became a member of the Nazi Party , and he took part in the Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923 . He eventually left the Nazi Party , but unsuccessfully applied in 1933 and 1937 to become a member again . He signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State in 1933 . Degkwitz was a professor at the University of Greifswald from 1925 , and at the University of Hamburg from 1932 . He eventually became critical of some aspects of Nazism , especially child euthanasia in Nazi Germany . In 1944 he was convicted by the People 's Court of subversion of national defense and sentenced to seven years imprisonment . The court however lauded his medical work , and therefore did not sentence him to death . After the war he briefly resumed his medical work in Germany , but after a conflict with his employer he emigrated to the United States and worked in the private sector . He moved back to Germany shortly before his death in 1973 ."
},
{
"docid": "Operation_Spark_(1940)",
"title": "",
"text": "Operation Spark ( sometimes translated as `` Operation Flash '' ) was the code name for the planned assassination of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler by the anti-Nazi conspiracy of German army officers and political conservatives , known as the Schwarze Kapelle ( `` black band '' ) during World War II . The name was coined by Major General Henning von Tresckow in 1941 . He believed that because of Hitler 's many successes up to that time , his personal charisma , and the oath of personal loyalty to him sworn by all German army officers , it would be impossible to overthrow Hitler and the Nazis while Hitler lived . But Hitler 's death would be a `` spark '' - a signal that it was time to launch an internal coup d'état to overthrow the Nazi regime and end the war . By early 1943 , German failure to overcome the Soviet Union , including the disastrous defeat at Stalingrad , defeats in North Africa , and increasing Allied bombing of Germany had substantially weakened many Germans ' allegiance to the Nazi regime . The conspirators decided it was time for the `` spark '' . General Friedrich Olbricht , who controlled the Ersatzheer ( Replacement Army ) set up a plan for Replacement Army troops to seize control of Germany after Hitler was killed . Tresckow was now serving as Chief Operations Officer of Army Group Centre ( AGC ) on the Eastern Front . AGC commander Günther von Kluge knew of Tresckow 's activities , but did not denounce him to the Gestapo , nor participate himself . He allowed Tresckow to put several other anti-Nazi officers on the AGC staff , but he also tried to dissuade Tresckow from taking action ."
},
{
"docid": "Nazi_salute",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nazi salute or Hitler salute ( Hitlergruß -- literally `` Hitler Greeting '' ) is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany . The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the neck into the air with a straightened hand . Usually , the person offering the salute would say `` Heil Hitler ! '' ( Hail Hitler ! ) , `` Heil , mein Führer ! '' ( Hail , my leader ! ) , or `` Sieg Heil ! '' ( Hail victory ! ) . It was adopted in the 1930s by the Nazi Party to signal obedience to the party 's leader , Adolf Hitler , and to glorify the German nation ( and later the German war effort ) . The salute was mandatory for civilians , but was mostly optional for military personnel who retained the traditional military salute until shortly after the failed assassination attempt on Hitler in 1944 . Use of this salute is currently a criminal offense in Germany , Slovakia , and Austria . In Canada , the Czech Republic , France , the Netherlands , Sweden , Switzerland , and Russia , the salute is illegal hate speech if used for propagating Nazi ideology ."
},
{
"docid": "Religion_in_Nazi_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "For the significance of occultism and paganism in Nazism see the article Religious aspects of Nazism . In 1933 , prior to the annexation of Austria into Germany , the population of Germany was approximately 67 % Protestant and 33 % Catholic ; while the Jewish population was less than 1 % . A census in May 1939 , six years into the Nazi era and after the annexation of mostly Catholic Austria into Germany , indicates that 54 % considered themselves Protestant , 40 % Catholic , 3.5 % self-identified as `` gottgläubig '' ( lit . `` believers in God '' , often described as predominately creationist and deistic ) , and 1.5 % as non-religious . There was some diversity of personal views among the Nazi leadership as to the future of religion in Germany . Anti-Church radicals included Hitler 's Personal Secretary Martin Bormann , Minister for Propaganda Joseph Goebbels , Neo-Pagan Nazi Philosopher Alfred Rosenberg , and Neo-Pagan Occultist Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler . Some Nazis , such as Hans Kerrl , who served as Hitler 's Minister for Church Affairs pushed for `` Positive Christianity '' , which was a uniquely Nazi form which rejected its Jewish origins and the Old Testament , and portrayed `` true '' Christianity as a fight against Jews . Nazism wanted to transform the subjective consciousness of the German people -- their attitudes , values and mentalities -- into a single-minded , obedient `` national community '' . The Nazis believed they would therefore have to replace class , religious and regional allegiances . Under the Gleichschaltung process , Hitler attempted to create a unified Protestant Reich Church from Germany 's 28 existing Protestant churches . The plan failed , and was resisted by the Confessing Church . Persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany followed the Nazi takeover . Hitler moved quickly to eliminate Political Catholicism . Amid harassment of the Church , the Reich concordat treaty with the Vatican was signed in 1933 , and promised to respect Church autonomy . Hitler routinely disregarded the Concordat , closing all Catholic institutions whose functions were not strictly religious . Clergy , nuns , and lay leaders were targeted , with thousands of arrests over the ensuing years . The Church accused the regime of `` fundamental hostility to Christ and his Church '' . Historians resist however a simple equation of Nazi opposition to both Judaism and Christianity . Nazism was clearly willing to use the support of Christians who accepted its ideology and Nazi opposition to both Judaism and Christianity was not fully analogous in the minds of the Nazis . Smaller religious minorities such as the Jehovah 's Witnesses and Bahá ' í Faith were banned in Germany , while the eradication of Judaism by the genocide of its adherents was attempted . The Salvation Army , the Christian Saints and the Seventh-day Adventist Church all disappeared from Germany , while astrologers , healers and fortune tellers were banned . The small pagan `` German Faith Movement '' , which worshipped the sun and seasons , supported the Nazis . Many historians believed that Hitler and the Nazis intended to eradicate Christianity in Germany after winning victory in the war ."
},
{
"docid": "Reichstag_fire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Reichstag fire ( Reichstagsbrand , ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building ( home of the German parliament ) in Berlin on 27 February 1933 , just one month after Adolf Hitler had been sworn in as Chancellor of Germany . The Nazis stated that Marinus van der Lubbe , a young Dutch council communist , had been caught at the scene of the fire , and he was arrested for the crime . Van der Lubbe was an unemployed bricklayer who had recently arrived in Germany . The Nazis stated that van der Lubbe had declared that he had started the fire . Van der Lubbe was tried and sentenced to death . The fire was used as evidence by the Nazi Party that communists were plotting against the German government . The event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany . The fire started in the Reichstag building , the assembly location of the German Parliament . A Berlin fire station received an alarm call that the building was on fire shortly after 21:00 . By the time the police and firefighters arrived , the main Chamber of Deputies was engulfed in flames . The police conducted a thorough search inside the building and found van der Lubbe . He was arrested , as were four communist leaders soon after . Hitler urged President Paul von Hindenburg to pass an emergency decree to suspend civil liberties and pursue a `` ruthless confrontation '' with the Communist Party of Germany . After passing the decree , the government instituted mass arrests of communists , including all of the Communist Party parliamentary delegates . With their bitter rival communists gone and their seats empty , the Nazi Party went from being a plurality party to the majority , thus enabling Hitler to consolidate his power . In February 1933 , three men were arrested who were to play pivotal roles during the Leipzig Trial , known also as the `` Reichstag Fire Trial '' : Bulgarians Georgi Dimitrov , Vasil Tanev and Blagoi Popov . The Bulgarians were known to the Prussian police as senior Comintern operatives , but the police had no idea how senior they were : Dimitrov was head of all Comintern operations in Western Europe . The responsibility for the Reichstag fire remains an ongoing topic of debate and research . Historians disagree as to whether van der Lubbe acted alone , as he said , to protest the condition of the German working class . The Nazis accused the Comintern of the act . Some historians endorse the theory , proposed by the Communist Party , that the arson was planned and ordered by the Nazis as a false flag operation ."
},
{
"docid": "Joachim_von_Ribbentrop",
"title": "",
"text": "Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop ( 30 April 1893 -- 16 October 1946 ) , more commonly known as Joachim von Ribbentrop , was Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany from 1938 until 1945 . Ribbentrop first came to Adolf Hitler 's notice as a well-travelled businessman with more knowledge of the outside world than most senior Nazis and as an authority on world affairs . He offered his house for the secret meetings in January 1933 that resulted in Hitler 's appointment as Chancellor of Germany . He became a close confidant of Adolf Hitler , to the disgust of some party members , who thought him superficial and lacking in talent . He was nevertheless appointed Ambassador to the Court of St James ( for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ) in 1936 and then Foreign Minister of Germany in February 1938 . Before World War II , he played a key role in brokering the Pact of Steel ( an alliance with fascist Italy ) and the Nazi -- Soviet non-aggression pact , known as the Molotov -- Ribbentrop Pact . After 1941 , Ribbentrop 's influence declined . Arrested in June 1945 , Ribbentrop was tried at the Nuremberg trials and convicted for his role in starting World War II and enabling the Holocaust . On 16 October 1946 , he became the first of those sentenced to death by hanging ."
},
{
"docid": "Themes_in_Nazi_propaganda",
"title": "",
"text": "The propaganda of the National Socialist German Workers ' Party regime that governed Germany from 1933 to 1945 promoted Nazi ideology by demonizing the enemies of the Nazi Party , notably Jews and communists , but also capitalists and intellectuals . It promoted the values asserted by the Nazis , including heroic death , Führerprinzip ( leader principle ) , Volksgemeinschaft ( people 's community ) , Blut und Boden ( blood and soil ) and pride in the Germanic Herrenvolk ( master race ) . Propaganda was also used to maintain the cult of personality around Nazi leader Adolf Hitler , and to promote campaigns for eugenics and the annexation of German-speaking areas . After the outbreak of World War II , Nazi propaganda vilified Germany 's enemies , notably the United Kingdom , the Soviet Union and the United States , and in 1943 exhorted the population to total war ."
},
{
"docid": "Rudolf_Hess",
"title": "",
"text": "Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German ) ( 26 April 1894 -- 17 August 1987 ) , was a prominent politician in Nazi Germany . Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933 , he served in this position until 1941 , when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during World War II . He was taken prisoner and eventually was convicted of crimes against peace , serving a life sentence until his death by suicide . Hess enlisted in the 7th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment as an infantryman at the outbreak of World War I . He was wounded several times over the course of the war , and won the Iron Cross , 2nd class , in 1915 . Shortly before the war ended , Hess enrolled to train as an aviator , but he saw no action in this role . He left the armed forces in December 1918 with the rank of Leutnant der Reserve . In 1919 , Hess enrolled in the University of Munich , where he studied geopolitics under Karl Haushofer , a proponent of the concept of Lebensraum ( `` living space '' ) , which later became one of the pillars of Nazi Party ( National Socialist German Workers Party ; NSDAP ) ideology . Hess joined the NSDAP on 1 July 1920 , and was at Hitler 's side on 8 November 1923 for the Beer Hall Putsch , a failed Nazi attempt to seize control of the government of Bavaria . Whilst serving time in jail for this attempted coup , Hess helped Hitler write his book , Mein Kampf , which became a foundation of the political platform of the NSDAP . After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 , Hess was appointed Deputy Führer of the NSDAP and received a post in Hitler 's cabinet . He was the third most powerful man in Germany , behind only Hitler and Hermann Göring . In addition to appearing on Hitler 's behalf at speaking engagements and rallies , Hess signed into law much of the legislation , including the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 , which stripped the Jews of Germany of their rights in the lead-up to the Holocaust . Hess continued to be interested in aviation , learning to fly the more advanced aircraft that were coming into development at the start of World War II . On 10 May 1941 he undertook a solo flight to Scotland , where he hoped to arrange peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton , whom he believed to be prominent in opposition to the British government . Hess was immediately arrested on his arrival and was held in British custody until the end of the war , when he was returned to Germany to stand trial in the Nuremberg Trials of major war criminals in 1946 . During much of the trial , he claimed to be suffering from amnesia , but later admitted this was a ruse . Hess was convicted of crimes against peace and conspiracy with other German leaders to commit crimes and was transferred to Spandau Prison in 1947 , where he served a life sentence . Repeated attempts by family members and prominent politicians to win him early release were blocked by the Soviet Union . Still in custody in Spandau , he died by suicide in 1987 at the age of 93 . After his death the prison was demolished to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine ."
},
{
"docid": "Adolf_Hitler",
"title": "",
"text": "Adolf Hitler ( -LSB- ˈadɔlf ˈhɪtlɐ -RSB- ; 20 April 1889 -- 30 April 1945 ) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party ( Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ; NSDAP ) , Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 , and Führer ( `` Leader '' ) of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945 . As dictator of the German Reich , he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939 , and was central to the Holocaust . Hitler was born in Austria , then part of Austria-Hungary , and raised near Linz . He moved to Germany in 1913 and was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I . He joined the German Workers ' Party ( DAP ) , the precursor of the NSDAP , in 1919 and became leader of the NSDAP in 1921 . In 1923 he attempted a coup in Munich to seize power . The failed coup resulted in Hitler 's imprisonment , during which he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto Mein Kampf ( `` My Struggle '' ) . After his release in 1924 , Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism , anti-semitism , and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda . Hitler frequently denounced international capitalism and communism as being part of a Jewish conspiracy . By 1933 , the Nazi Party was the largest elected party in the German Reichstag , which led to Hitler 's appointment as Chancellor on 30 January 1933 . Following fresh elections won by his coalition , the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act , which began the process of transforming the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany , a one-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of National Socialism . Hitler aimed to eliminate Jews from Germany and establish a New Order to counter what he saw as the injustice of the post-World War I international order dominated by Britain and France . His first six years in power resulted in rapid economic recovery from the Great Depression , the effective abandonment of restrictions imposed on Germany after World War I , and the annexation of territories that were home to millions of ethnic Germans -- actions which gave him significant popular support . Hitler sought Lebensraum ( `` living space '' ) for the German people in Eastern Europe . His aggressive foreign policy is considered to be the primary cause of the outbreak of World War II in Europe . He directed large-scale rearmament and on 1 September 1939 invaded Poland , resulting in British and French declarations of war on Germany . In June 1941 , Hitler ordered an invasion of the Soviet Union . By the end of 1941 German forces and the European Axis powers occupied most of Europe and North Africa . Failure to defeat the Soviets and the entry of the United States into the war forced Germany onto the defensive and it suffered a series of escalating defeats . In the final days of the war , during the Battle of Berlin in 1945 , Hitler married his long-time lover , Eva Braun . On 30 April 1945 , less than two days later , the two killed themselves to avoid capture by the Red Army , and their corpses were burned . Under Hitler 's leadership and racially motivated ideology , the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews and millions of other victims whom he and his followers deemed Untermenschen ( `` sub-humans '' ) and socially undesirable . Hitler and the Nazi regime were also responsible for the killing of an estimated 19.3 million civilians and prisoners of war . In addition , 29 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of military action in the European Theatre of World War II . The number of civilians killed during the Second World War was unprecedented in warfare , and constitutes the deadliest conflict in human history ."
},
{
"docid": "Jesuits_and_Nazi_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "At the outbreak of World War II , the Society of Jesus ( Jesuits ) had some 1700 members in the German Reich , divided into three provinces : Eastern , Lower and Upper Germany . Nazi leaders had some admiration for the discipline of the Jesuit order , but opposed its principles . Of the 152 Jesuits murdered by the Nazis across Europe , 27 died in captivity or its results , and 43 in the concentration camps . Hitler was anticlerical and had particular disdain for the Jesuits . The Jesuit Provincial , Augustin Rosch , ended the war on death row for his role in the July Plot to overthrow Hitler . The Catholic Church faced persecution in Nazi Germany and persecution was particularly severe in Poland . The Superior General of the Jesuits at the outbreak of War was Wlodzimierz Ledochowski , a Pole . Vatican Radio , which spoke out against Axis atrocities , was run by the Jesuit Filippo Soccorsi . Jesuits made up the largest contingent of clergy imprisoned in the Priest Barracks of Dachau Concentration Camp , where some 30 Jesuits died . Several Jesuits were prominent in the small German Resistance , including the influential martyr Alfred Delp of the Kreisau Circle . The German Jesuit Robert Leiber acted as intermediary between Pius XII and the German Resistance . Among the Jesuit victims of the Nazis , Germany 's Rupert Mayer has been beatified . Among twelve Jesuit `` Righteous Gentiles '' recognised by Yad Vashem is Belgium 's Jean-Baptiste Janssens , who was appointed Superior General of the Jesuits after the War ."
},
{
"docid": "Nazi_views_on_Catholicism",
"title": "",
"text": "Nazi ideology could not accept an autonomous establishment whose legitimacy did not spring from the government . It desired the subordination of the church to the state . To many Nazis , Catholics were suspected of insufficient patriotism , or even of disloyalty to the Fatherland , and of serving the interests of `` sinister alien forces '' . Nazi radicals also disdained the Semitic origins of Jesus and the Christian religion . Although the broader membership of the Nazi Party after 1933 came to include many Catholics , aggressive anti-Church radicals like Joseph Goebbels , Martin Bormann and Heinrich Himmler saw the kirchenkampf campaign against the Churches as a priority concern , and anti-church and anticlerical sentiments were strong among grassroots party activists . The Hitler regime permitted various persecutions of the Church in the Nazi Empire , though the political relationship between Church and state among Nazi allies was varied . While the Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler 's public relationship to Religion in Nazi Germany may be defined as one of opportunism , his personal position on Catholicism and Christianity was one of hostility . Hitler 's chosen `` deputy '' , Martin Bormann , an atheist , recorded in Hitler 's Table Talk that Nazism was secular , scientific and anti-religious in outlook . Biographer Alan Bullock wrote that , though Hitler was raised as a Catholic , and retained some regard for the organisational power of Catholicism , he had utter contempt for its central teachings , which he said , if taken to their conclusion , `` would mean the systematic cultivation of the human failure '' . Bullock wrote that Hitler frequently employed the language of `` Providence '' in defence of his own myth , but ultimately held a `` materialist outlook , based on the nineteenth century rationalists ' certainty that the progress of science would destroy all myths and had already proved Christian doctrine to be an absurdity '' . Though he was willing at times to restrain his anticlericalism out of political considerations , and approved the Reich concordat signed between Germany and the Holy See , his long term hope was for a de-Christianised Germany . The 1920 Nazi Party Platform had promised to support freedom of religions with the caveat : `` insofar as they do not jeopardize the state 's existence or conflict with the moral sentiments of the Germanic race '' , and expressed support for so-called `` Positive Christianity '' , a movement which sought to detach Christianity from its Jewish roots , and Apostle 's Creed . William Shirer wrote that `` under the leadership of Rosenberg , Bormann and Himmler -- backed by Hitler -- the Nazi regime intended to destroy Christianity in Germany , if it could , and substitute the old paganism of the early tribal Germanic gods and the new paganism of the Nazi extremists . '' Himmer considered the main task of his Schutzstaffel ( SS ) organisation to be that of acting as the vanguard in overcoming Christianity ."
},
{
"docid": "Mein_Kampf",
"title": "",
"text": "Mein Kampf ( -LSB- maɪ̯n kampf -RSB- , My Struggle ) is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler . The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany . Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926 . The book was edited by Hitler 's deputy Rudolf Hess . Hitler began Mein Kampf while imprisoned for what he considered to be `` political crimes '' following his failed Putsch in Munich in November 1923 . Although Hitler received many visitors initially , he soon devoted himself entirely to the book . As he continued , Hitler realized that it would have to be a two-volume work , with the first volume scheduled for release in early 1925 . The governor of Landsberg noted at the time that `` he -LSB- Hitler -RSB- hopes the book will run into many editions , thus enabling him to fulfill his financial obligations and to defray the expenses incurred at the time of his trial . '' After Hitler 's death , copyright of Mein Kampf passed to the state government of Bavaria , which refused to allow any copying or printing of the book in Germany . In 2016 , following the expiry of the copyright held by the Bavarian state government , Mein Kampf was republished in Germany for the first time since 1945 ."
},
{
"docid": "Feldherrnhalle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Feldherrnhalle ( Field Marshals ' Hall ) is a monumental loggia on the Odeonsplatz in Munich , Germany . Modeled after the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence , it was commissioned in 1841 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria to honor the tradition of his army . In 1923 it was the site of the brief battle that ended Hitler 's Beer Hall Putsch . During the Nazi era it served as a monument commemorating the death of 16 members of the Nazi party ."
},
{
"docid": "Karl-Heinz_Schnibbe",
"title": "",
"text": "Karl-Heinz Schnibbe ( January 5 , 1924 -- May 9 , 2010 ) was a former World War II resistance group member who , as a 17-year-old growing up in Nazi Germany in 1941 , was an accomplice in a plan by three German teenagers , members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS ) , to distribute information to the citizens of Germany on the evils of the Nazi regime during World War II . Led by 16-year-old Helmuth Hübener , the three boys created , posted and distributed cards and pamphlets denouncing Hitler and the Nazi party . They were eventually caught by the Gestapo and , after repeated beatings , were convicted and sentenced . Hübener was executed , the youngest person to be sentenced to death for opposing the Third Reich , and Schnibbe was sentenced to five years in a labor camp . After the war and his release from a Soviet POW camp , Schnibbe emigrated to the United States in 1952 , living in the Salt Lake City , Utah area until his death on May 9 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hitler_Cabinet",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hitler Cabinet de jure formed the government of Nazi Germany between 30 January 1933 and 30 April 1945 upon the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of the German Reich by president Paul von Hindenburg -- contrived by the national conservative politician Franz von Papen , who reserved the office of the Vice-Chancellor for himself . Originally Hitler 's first cabinet was called `` the Reich Cabinet of national salvation '' , which was a coalition of Hitler 's Nazi Party and the national conservative German National People 's Party , it became an exclusively Nazi cabinet when the DNVP was intimidated into dissolving itself . The Enabling Act of 1933 , passed two months after Hitler took office , gave the cabinet the power to make laws without legislative consent for four years . In effect , this power was vested in Hitler , and for all intents and purposes it made Hitler a dictator . After the Enabling Act 's passage , serious deliberations more or less ended at cabinet meetings . It met only sporadically after 1934 , and last met in full on February 4 , 1938 . Nonetheless , it grew immensely in size on paper , due to the addition of the commanders of the armed services and several ministers without portfolio ."
},
{
"docid": "Hermann_Kriebel",
"title": "",
"text": "Hermann Kriebel ( January 20 , 1876 in Germersheim -- February 16 , 1941 in Munich ) was a retired lieutenant colonel and former Bavarian staff officer . He fought with the Freikorps during the German Revolution of 1918 -- 19 and in 1923 became the military leader of the Kampfbund , the league of nationalist and fighting societies that included Adolf Hitler 's Nazi party and SA ; the Oberland League ; and Ernst Röhm 's Reichskriegflagge . Kriebel was , with Hitler and Erich Ludendorff , the key figure in the November 8 -- 9 , 1923 Beer Hall Putsch and was convicted with Hitler in 1924 , serving his sentence in the Landsberg prison . After his release from prison , he maintained his ties with the Nazi party and the Oberland League but did not benefit from Hitler 's rise to power . He became the German consul general in Shanghai . According to Time , as a member of the German 1919 Armistice delegation , his parting words were `` See you again in 20 years . '' Category :1876 births Category :1941 deaths Category : People from Germersheim Category : National Socialist Freedom Movement politicians Category : German Nazi politicians Category : Collaborators who participated in the Beer Hall Putsch Category :20 th-century Freikorps personnel Category : German diplomats Category : German military personnel of World War I Category : Nazis who served in World War I Category : Military personnel of Bavaria Category : Nazi leaders Category : Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Category : Members of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Category : People from the Palatinate ( region ) Category : German nationalists"
},
{
"docid": "Hitler's_Reign_of_Terror",
"title": "",
"text": "Hitler 's Reign of Terror is an independently released 1934 film that attacked the activities of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany , and is often credited as being the `` first-ever American anti-Nazi film . '' The film is a combination of newsreel footage , documentary , and reenactment . Despite the fact that the New York State Censor Board refused the film a license , it played for two weeks in New York City theaters which filled to capacity . In Chicago the film was only released after the title was changed to Hitler Reigns to placate the German government . Mordaunt Hall gave the film a negative review in The New York Times when it was released . Film Daily scoffed at the film for its prediction that Hitler 's Germany was a future threat to world peace ."
},
{
"docid": "Nazism",
"title": "",
"text": "National Socialism ( Nationalsozialismus ) , more commonly known as Nazism ( -LSB- ˈnɑːtsɪzəm , _ ˈnæ - -RSB- ) , is the ideology and practice associated with the 20th-century German Nazi Party and Nazi Germany , as well as other far-right groups . Usually characterised as a form of fascism that incorporates scientific racism and antisemitism , Nazism developed out of the influences of Pan-Germanism , the Völkisch German nationalist movement and the anti-communist Freikorps paramilitary groups that emerged during the Weimar Republic after German defeat in World War I. Nazism subscribed to theories of racial hierarchy and Social Darwinism , identifying Germans as part of what Nazis regarded as an Aryan or Nordic master race . It aimed to overcome social divisions and create a homogeneous society , unified on the basis of `` racial purity '' ( Volksgemeinschaft ) . The Nazis aimed to unite all Germans living in historically German territory , as well as gain additional lands for German expansion under the doctrine of Lebensraum , while excluding those deemed either to be community aliens or belonging to an `` inferior '' race . The term `` National Socialism '' arose out of attempts to create a nationalist redefinition of `` socialism '' , as an alternative to both international socialism and free market capitalism . Nazism rejected the Marxist concept of class struggle , opposed cosmopolitan internationalism , and sought to convince all parts of a new German society to subordinate their personal interests to the `` common good '' and to accept the priority of political interests in economic organisation . The Nazi Party 's precursor , the Pan-German nationalist and antisemitic German Workers ' Party , was founded on 5 January 1919 . By the early 1920s , Adolf Hitler assumed control of the organisation and renamed it the National Socialist German Workers ' Party ( Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , NSDAP ) to broaden its appeal . The National Socialist Program , adopted in 1920 , called for a united Greater Germany that would deny citizenship to Jews or those of Jewish descent , while also supporting land reform and the nationalisation of some industries . In Mein Kampf , written in 1924 , Hitler outlined the antisemitism and anti-communism at the heart of his political philosophy , as well as his disdain for parliamentary democracy and his belief in Germany 's right to territorial expansion . In 1933 , with the support of traditional conservative nationalists , Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and the Nazis gradually established a one-party state , under which Jews , political opponents and other `` undesirable '' elements were marginalised , with several millions eventually imprisoned and killed . Hitler purged the party 's more socially and economically radical factions in the mid-1934 Night of the Long Knives and , after the death of President Hindenburg , political power was concentrated in his hands , as Führer or `` leader '' . Following the Holocaust and German defeat in World War II , only a few fringe racist groups , usually referred to as neo-Nazis , still describe themselves as following National Socialism ."
},
{
"docid": "German_federal_election,_March_1933",
"title": "",
"text": "Federal elections were held in Germany on 5 March 1933 . The 1933 poll was held after the Nazi seizure of power and the Reichstag fire , just six days before the election . Nazi stormtroopers had unleashed a campaign of violence against the Communist Party ( KPD ) , left-wingers , trade unionists , the Social Democratic Party of Germany , and the centre-right Catholic Centre Party . The 1933 election followed the previous year 's two elections ( July and November ) and Hitler 's appointment as Chancellor . In the months before the 1933 election , brownshirts and SS displayed `` terror , repression and propaganda -LSB- ... -RSB- across the land '' , and Nazi organizations `` monitored '' the vote process . In Prussia 50,000 members of the SS , SA and Stahlhelm were ordered to monitor the votes by acting Interior Minister Hermann Göring , as auxiliary police . The Nazis registered a large increase in votes in 1933 . However , despite waging a campaign of terror against their opponents , the Nazis only tallied 43.9 percent of the vote , well short of a majority . They needed the votes of their coalition partner , the German National People 's Party ( DNVP ) , for a bare working majority in the Reichstag . This would be the last contested election held in Germany before World War II . Two weeks after the election , Hitler was able to pass an Enabling Act on 23 March with the support of all non-socialist parties , which effectively gave Hitler dictatorial powers . Within months , the Nazis banned all other parties , dissolved the Reichstag and replaced it with a rubberstamp legislature comprising only Nazis and pro-Nazi `` guests . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Claus_Schilling",
"title": "",
"text": "Claus Karl Schilling ( born 5 July 1871 in Munich , Bavaria , Germany ; died 28 May 1946 in Landsberg am Lech , Bavaria , West Germany ) , also recorded as Klaus Schilling , was a German tropical medicine specialist , particularly remembered for his infamous participation in the Nazi human experiments at the Dachau concentration camp during World War II . Though never a member of the Nazi Party and a recognized researcher before the war , Schilling became notorious as a consequence of his enthusiastic participation in human research under both Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany . From 1942 to 1945 , Schilling 's research of malaria and attempts at fighting it using synthetic drugs resulted in over a thousand cases of human experimentation on camp prisoners . Sentenced to death by hanging after the fall of Hitler 's Germany , he was executed for his crimes against the Dachau prisoners in 1946 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hitler_Youth",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hitler Youth ( German : , often abbreviated as HJ in German ) was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany . Its origins dated back to 1922 . From 1933 until 1945 , it was the sole official youth organisation in Germany and was partially a paramilitary organisation ; it was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18 , the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth ( Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend or `` DJ '' , also `` DJV '' ) for younger boys aged 10 to 14 , and the League of German Girls ( Bund Deutsche Mädel or `` BDM '' ) . With the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945 , the organisation de facto ceased to exist . On 10 October 1945 , it was outlawed by the Allied Control Council along with other Nazi Party organisations . Under Section 86 of the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany , the Hitler Youth is an `` unconstitutional organisation '' and the distribution or public use of its symbols , except for educational or research purposes , is not permitted ."
},
{
"docid": "Joseph_Goebbels",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Joseph Goebbels ( -LSB- ˈpʰaʊ̯l ˈjoːzəf ˈɡœbəls -RSB- ; 29 October 1897 -- 1 May 1945 ) was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 . He was one of Adolf Hitler 's close associates and most devoted followers , and was known for his skills in public speaking and his deep , virulent antisemitism , which was evident in his publicly voiced views . He advocated progressively harsher discrimination , including the extermination of the Jews in the Holocaust . Goebbels , who aspired to be an author , obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Heidelberg in 1921 . He joined the Nazi Party in 1924 , and worked with Gregor Strasser in their northern branch . He was appointed as Gauleiter ( district leader ) for Berlin in 1926 , where he began to take an interest in the use of propaganda to promote the party and its programme . After the Nazi Seizure of Power in 1933 , Goebbels ' Propaganda Ministry quickly gained and exerted controlling supervision over the news media , arts , and information in Germany . He was particularly adept at using the relatively new media of radio and film for propaganda purposes . Topics for party propaganda included antisemitism , attacks on the Christian churches , and ( after the start of the Second World War ) attempting to shape morale . In 1943 , Goebbels began to pressure Hitler to introduce measures that would produce total war , including closing businesses not essential to the war effort , conscripting women into the labour force , and enlisting men in previously exempt occupations into the Wehrmacht . Hitler finally appointed him as Reich Plenipotentiary for Total War on 23 July 1944 , whereby Goebbels undertook largely unsuccessful measures to increase the number of people available for armaments production and the Wehrmacht . As the war drew to a close and Nazi Germany faced defeat , Magda Goebbels and the Goebbels children joined him in Berlin . They moved into the underground Vorbunker , part of Hitler 's underground bunker complex , on 22 April 1945 . Hitler committed suicide on 30 April . In accordance with Hitler 's will , Goebbels succeeded him as Chancellor of Germany ; he served one day in this post . The following day , Goebbels and his wife committed suicide , after poisoning their six children with cyanide ."
},
{
"docid": "Friedrich_Aue",
"title": "",
"text": "Friedrich Aue ( 27 July 1896 -- 27 November 1944 ) was a resistance fighter against the regime of Nazi Germany . Aue was a locksmith from Dodendorf ( a part of Sülzetal ) , Prussian Saxony . In 1925 he joined the Communist Party of Germany ( KPD ) . After Adolf Hitler seized power in 1933 , Aue became involved in the resistance to Nazi rule . In February 1944 , he was arrested by the Gestapo . Aue was sentenced to death on 25 October 1944 . The sentence was carried out at the labour prison Zuchthaus Brandenburg in Brandenburg an der Havel . The city of Magdeburg has named a street , Friedrich-Aue-Straße , in his honour ."
},
{
"docid": "Horst_Wessel",
"title": "",
"text": "Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel ( 9 October 1907 -- 23 February 1930 ) was a local leader in Berlin of the Nazi Party 's `` stormtroopers '' -- the Sturmabteilung or `` SA '' -- who is best known for being made into a martyr for the Nazi cause by Joseph Goebbels after Wessel 's murder in 1930 . Wessel first joined a number of youth groups and extreme right-wing paramilitary groups , but later resigned from them and joined the SA , the brownshirted street-fighting stormtroopers of the Nazi Party . He rose to command several SA squads and districts . On 14 January 1930 , he was shot in the head by two members of the Communist Party of Germany ( KPD ) . Albrecht `` Ali '' Höhler was arrested and charged with his murder . He was initially sentenced to six years in prison , but was forcibly taken out of jail and killed by the SA after the Nazis came to power . Wessel 's funeral was given wide attention in Berlin , with many of the Nazi elite in attendance . After his death , he became a major Nazi propaganda symbol in the Third Reich . The march he had written the lyrics to was re-named the `` Horst-Wessel-Lied '' ( `` Horst Wessel Song '' ) , and became the official anthem of the Nazi Party . After Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 , the song became the co-national anthem of Germany , along with the first verse of the `` Deutschlandlied '' ( also known as `` Deutschland über alles '' ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Hitlerland",
"title": "",
"text": "Hitlerland : American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power is a 2012 non-fiction book by Andrew Nagorski . The book covers the years before and during Hitler 's ascent to power in Germany -- roughly 1922 through 1941 , focusing on widely varying impressions of Hitler by Americans who managed to observe him close up . Few outsiders took the man himself seriously even whilst acknowledging the steadily growing power and popularity of the National Socialist Party . Figures who appear include : William Dodd , U.S. Ambassador to Germany . Martha Dodd , daughter of the Ambassador , had numerous affairs with renowned figures in Berlin , became a Soviet agent . W.E.B. Du Bois Ernst Hanfstaengl , German/American close friend of Adolf Hitler . Sometimes known as `` Hitler 's Piano Player '' Richard Helms Later head of the CIA Ben Hecht Adolf Hitler Philip Johnson Future influential American architect , and admirer of the Nazis . H. V. Kaltenborn , famed American radio announcer , doubted Nazi brutality until he and his son were beaten for not giving the Nazi salute in 1933 . George F. Kennan Later famous as the architect of containment Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker , journalist Sinclair Lewis Charles Lindbergh An admirer of the Nazis , though he spied on them to report to Roosevelt on their air power . Edgar Ansel Mowrer , Chicago Daily News Berlin bureau chief , one of the first to report Nazi atrocities , lived in daily peril due to his reports of Nazi atrocities . Eventually forced to flee Germany due to threats on his life . George S. Messersmith , U.S. Consul in Berlin who very early signaled to American officials the dangers of Nazism and Hitler . Jesse Owens Winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics Franz von Papen , Vice Chancellor under Hindenburg . Sigrid Schultz , popular hostess in Berlin William Shirer , foreign correspondent for the International News Service and later for CBS . Howard K. Smith Truman Smith The first American official to meet Hitler . Dorothy Thompson Karl Henry von Wiegand First American reporter to interview Hitler , in 1922 , his views became enormously influential in American views of Hitler Thomas Wolfe Sherwood Eddy The Protestant missionary who in the first year of Hitler 's reign , visited Germany and spoke against Nazi atrocities ."
},
{
"docid": "Frontkämpferprivileg",
"title": "",
"text": "The Frontkämpferprivileg ( front-line fighter 's privilege ) was an exemption granted by the government of Nazi Germany between 1933-35 to German Jews who had fought for Germany during the First World War but faced dismissal from official posts under anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany . The `` Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service '' of 7 April 1933 aimed to force all `` non-Aryans '' to retire from the legal profession and civil service , and other anti-Jewish laws passed in 1933 sought to drive Jews out of other areas of public life . These moves prompted a protest from Captain Leo Löwenstein , the president of the Reich Association of Jewish Frontline Soldiers , who write to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to complain . He pointed out that of Germany 's half-million Jewish population , 96,000 had served in the war and 12,000 had perished . He wrote : It also met with the disapproval of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg , a former First World War general , who wrote in a letter to Hitler Hindenburg insisted that Jewish former front-line soldiers and their sons must be allowed to continue in their jobs . The law of 7 April 1933 thus included a clause that exempted such people , creating the so-called Frontkämpferprivileg ( front-line fighter privilege ) . To the surprise of the Nazis , nearly 50 per cent of the Jewish officials who faced dismissal were able to prove that they fell into this category . However , the privilege was abolished after Hindenburg 's death when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 instituted systematic discrimination against Jews and deprived them of citizenship ."
},
{
"docid": "Ludwig_Beck",
"title": "",
"text": "Ludwig August Theodor Beck ( 29 June 1880 -- 21 July 1944 ) was a German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II . Ludwig Beck was never a member of the Nazi Party , though in the early 1930s he supported Adolf Hitler 's forceful denunciation of the Versailles Treaty and belief in the need for Germany to rearm . Beck had grave misgivings regarding the Nazi demand that all German officers swear an oath of fealty to the person of Hitler in 1934 , though he believed that Germany needed strong government and that Hitler could successfully provide this so long as he was influenced by traditional elements within the military rather than the SA and SS . In serving as Chief of Staff of the German Army between 1935 and 1938 , Beck became increasingly disillusioned , standing in opposition to the increasing totalitarianism of the Nazi regime and Hitler 's aggressive foreign policy . It was due to public foreign policy disagreements with Hitler that Beck resigned as Chief of Staff in August 1938 . From this point , Beck came to believe that Hitler could not be influenced for good , and that both Hitler and the Nazi party needed to be removed from government . He became a major leader within the conspiracy against Hitler , and would have been provisional head of state had the 20 July plot succeeded , but when the plot failed , Beck was arrested . Reportedly he made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide , and was then shot dead ."
},
{
"docid": "Animal_welfare_in_Nazi_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "There was widespread support for animal welfare in Nazi Germany among the country 's leadership . Adolf Hitler and his top officials took a variety of measures to ensure animals were protected . Many Nazi leaders , including Hitler and Hermann Göring , were supporters of animal rights and conservation . Several Nazis were environmentalists , and species protection and animal welfare were significant issues in the Nazi regime . Heinrich Himmler made an effort to ban the hunting of animals . Göring was a professed animal lover and conservationist , who , on instructions from Hitler , committed Germans who violated Nazi animal welfare laws to concentration camps . In his private diaries , Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels described Hitler as a vegetarian whose hatred of the Jewish and Christian religions in large part stemmed from the ethical distinction these faiths drew between the value of humans and the value of other animals ; Goebbels also mentions that Hitler planned to ban slaughterhouses in the German Reich following the conclusion of World War II . The legacy of Nazi animal welfare laws is controversial . Some critics of animal rights use the historical link with Nazism to condemn the modern animal rights movement , by way of a fallacious argument of guilt by association . On the other hand , supporters of animal rights often deny the historical link between Nazism and animal welfare . The current animal welfare laws in Germany are diluted versions of the laws introduced by the Nazis ."
},
{
"docid": "Deutsches_Jungvolk",
"title": "",
"text": "The Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend ( DJ , also `` DJV '' ) , `` German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth '' , was in Nazi Germany the separate section for boys aged 10 to 14 of the Hitler Youth organisation . Through a programme of outdoor activities , parades and sports , it aimed to indoctrinate its young members in the tenets of Nazi ideology . Membership became fully compulsory for eligible boys in 1939 . By the end of World War II , some had become child soldiers . In 1945 after the end of the war the Deutsches Jungvolk , and its parent organisation the Hitler Youth , ceased to exist ."
}
] |
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Keturah was Abraham's wife.
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[
{
"docid": "Keturah",
"title": "",
"text": "Keturah was a concubine and wife of the Biblical patriarch Abraham . According to the Book of Genesis , Abraham married Keturah after the death of his first wife , Sarah ; Abraham and Keturah had six sons . One modern commentator on the Hebrew Bible has called Keturah `` the most ignored significant person in the Torah '' . Some Jewish scholars have believed Keturah to be the same person as Abraham 's concubine Hagar , but this view is not universally held ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Keturah_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Keturah was a wife or concubine of the Biblical patriarch Abraham . `` Keturah '' may also refer to : Keturah Anderson , Canadian athlete Keturah Kamugasa , Ugandan writer and journalist Katura Marae , Vanuatuan athlete Keturah Moss Leitch Taylor , wife of Kentucky settlers David Leitch and ( after Leitch 's death ) James Taylor Keturah and Lord Death , a novel by Martine Leavitt Ketura , a kibbutz ( settlement ) in southern Israel Diamond Keturah , a settlement in the United States Virgin Islands Hotel Keturah , historic hotel in South Carolina"
},
{
"docid": "Midian",
"title": "",
"text": "Midian ( -LSB- ˈmɪdiən -RSB- ) , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and the Midianites a people mentioned in the Torah and Qur ' an . William G. Dever notes that biblical Midian was in the `` northwest Arabian Peninsula , on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea '' , an area which he notes was `` never extensively settled until the 8th-7th century B.C. '' According to the Book of Genesis , the Midianites were the descendants of Midian , who was a son of Abraham and his wife Keturah : '' ... again Abraham took a wife , and her name was Keturah . And she bare him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah '' ( Genesis 25:1 -- 2 , King James Version ) . Some scholars have suggested that Midian was not a geographical area but a league of tribes ."
},
{
"docid": "Jokshan",
"title": "",
"text": "Jokshan ( yoqšān , `` an offense '' , `` hardness '' , or `` a knocking '' ) ; most probably Josephus ' Jazar . According to the Bible he was the son of Abraham and his either wife or concubine Keturah , whom he wed after the death of Sarah . Jokshan had five brothers : Zimran , Medan , Midian , Ishbak and Shuah ; as well as two half brothers : Ishmael and Isaac . He was Keturah 's second son and Abraham 's fourth . Josephus records that `` Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies ; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy , as far as it reaches to the Red Sea . '' Abraham in all probability , tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God 's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe . Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan . Dedan had three sons , named Asshurim , Letushim , and Leummim ."
},
{
"docid": "Shebuel",
"title": "",
"text": "Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom , the son of Moses and Zipporah . He , along with his kinsman Rehabiah a descendant of Eliezer , were described as chiefs and included in the Tribe of Levi . Shebuel is also described as `` ruler of the treasures '' . His name means `` captive of God '' or `` returned of God '' . His patrilineal lineage can be traced back to Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob since Levi is both his great-great grandfather ( through Jochebed ) and great-great-great grandfather ( through Amram ) . He is also descended from Jethro and Jethro 's ancestor Midian , son of Abraham and his second wife Keturah , through his paternal grandmother Zipporah ."
},
{
"docid": "Abida_son_of_Midian",
"title": "",
"text": "According to Genesis 25:4 , Abida was the son of Midian , and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah . He had four brothers : Ephah , Epher , Hanoch and Eldaah . According to Easton 's Bible Dictionary , Abida means `` father of knowledge '' or `` knowing . '' The name appears only in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33 . On the basis of his derivation from Midian , Easton infers that he was the ancestor of an Arab tribe ."
},
{
"docid": "Mandaeans_in_Sweden",
"title": "",
"text": "There is a small Mandaean community Which Meant About , By the Mandaean who are The Jew , The Christian , The Muslim & The Sabian Mandaean from Druze , Mash & Mandaeans all from Keturah the third wife to Abraham mother of Midian Grand Father of Jethro from Midian The Aramaic manda means `` knowledge , '' as does Greek gnosis . -LSB- 1 -RSB- -LSB- 2 -RSB- Celebrities : Farid Al Atrash , Asmhan , Khaled Abou El Nagga , Amr Waked & Mahmad El Shawady Mandaeism Mandaeans"
},
{
"docid": "Midian_(son_of_Abraham)",
"title": "",
"text": "According to the Hebrew Bible , Midian is the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah , the woman Abraham married after Sarah 's death . His brothers are Zimran , Jokshan , Medan , Ishbak and Shuah . Josephus records that `` Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies ; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy , as far as it reaches to the Red Sea . '' He is generally considered ancestral to the Midianite people found in later portions of the Hebrew scriptures ."
},
{
"docid": "Cleodemus_Malchus",
"title": "",
"text": "Cleodemus Malchus ( fl . 200 BCE ) was a Jewish writer of whom only a few lines survive . He connects the descendants of Syria and North Africa with Abraham by identifying Abraham had three sons by Keturah , Apheran ( the town of Aphra ) , Asoureim ( the Assyrians ) , and Iaphran ( Africa ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Medan_(son_of_Abraham)",
"title": "",
"text": "According to the Bible , Medan ( `` contention ; to twist , conflict '' ) ; also spelt Madan was the third son of Abraham , the patriarch of the Israelites , and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah . Medan had five brothers , Zimran , Jokshan , Midian , Ishbak , and Shuah . Josephus tells us that `` Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies ; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy , as far as it reaches to the Red Sea . '' Abraham , in all probability , tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God 's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe . Little else is known about him . There is no known connection to the Madan people of Iran and Iraq ."
},
{
"docid": "Ishbak",
"title": "",
"text": "Ishbak ( ish ` băk ; `` he will leave ; leaving '' ) , also spelled Jisbak and Josabak . According to the Bible he was the fifth son of Abraham , the patriarch of the Israelites , and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah . Ishbak had five brothers , Zimran , Jokshan , Medan , Midian and Shuah . Josephus tells us that `` Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies ; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy , as far as it reaches to the Red Sea . '' Abraham in all probability , tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God 's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe . Little else is known about him , but his descendants may be the people identified in a cuneiform inscription to a people known as Jasbuqu ."
},
{
"docid": "Midian_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Midian is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur ` an , ancient capital city ( modern Al-Bad ' in Tabuk Region , Hejaz ) Midian may also refer to : Midian ( son of Abraham ) , fourth son of Biblical patriarch Abraham by Keturah Midian , Kansas , a community in the United States Midian ( album ) ( 2000 ) by Cradle of Filth Midian , a mythical city in Clive Barker 's novella Cabal and the inspiration for Cradle of Filth 's album Midian , a mythical city in the film Nightbreed , based on Clive Barker 's novella , Cabal Midian , album by Polish Goth metal band Aion"
},
{
"docid": "David_Leitch_(settler)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Leitch ( September 11 , 1753 -- November 9 , 1794 ) was the founder of Leitch 's Station , Kentucky , United States . Leitch was born in Glasgow , Scotland . At an early age he and his older brother James immigrated to Virginia . He served in the American Revolutionary War , where he attained the rank of major . In 1789 , Leitch traveled to Fort Pitt ( Pittsburgh ) hoping to recruit settlers interested in exploring the Kentucky region . Upon acquiring a raft and supplies , Leitch found 20 hearty souls who agreed to accompany him . When the party arrived at Losantiville ( Cincinnati ) , they encountered many hostile natives , so they traveled up the Licking River for about six miles . There , they dismantled the raft and built a blockhouse with a high picket fence and established Leitch 's Station . In December 1790 , Leitch traveled to Bryan 's Station , near Lexington , where he met and married Keturah Moss . Leitch was sent as a delegate to Kentucky 's first Constitutional Convention , at Danville , Kentucky in 1784 . On his deathbed , Leitch called in his lawyer and dictated his last will and testament , in which he left all of his holdings to his wife , Keturah . Keturah and David did not have any children . David was buried in the yard of the Leitch home . However , many years later in May 1853 , Keturah had his body moved to the Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate , Kentucky . Keturah had a monument erected with the following inscription : In Memory of Major David Leitch . Who was universally beloved For his Benevolence , generosity And many virtues This monument erected By his devoted wife May 1853 celtics famous fan On the north side of the monument is this inscription : Major David Leitch . Who was born at Glasgow in Scotland Sep 11 A.D. 1753 . At an early age he migrated to America with an older brother and settled at Richmond , Virginia . A brave and patriotic republican . While quite young he took part in the struggle for American independence as an aide de-camp to General Lawson . In the year 1785 he came to Kentucky and settled near Lexington subsequently he came to his estate on the Licking River near Newport called Leitch 's Station . There he erected himself a block-house to protect himself and his associates against the Indians at which place he died November 7th A.D. 1794 . He was also a member of the first convention of Kentucky ."
},
{
"docid": "Zimran",
"title": "",
"text": "Zimran , also known as Zambran . was according to the Hebrew Bible the first son of Abraham , the patriarch of the Israelites , and Keturah , whom he wed after the death of Sarah . Zimran had five other brothers , Jokshan , Medan , Midian , Ishbak , and Shuah . Josephus tells us that `` Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies ; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia Felix , as far as it reaches to the Red Sea . '' Abraham , in all probability , tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God 's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe . For such reasons Zimran has also been tentatively identified by some with the Arabian town of Zabran , between Mecca and Medina ( that is , Jeddah ) . According to the Book of Jasher , the children of Zimran were Abihen , Molich and Narim . Professor Jan Retso and William Hazlitt suggested that the descendants of Zimran are the same people known as `` Banizomenes '' which were mentioned in the records of the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus ."
},
{
"docid": "Abraham",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham , originally Avram or Abram , is the common patriarch of the three Abrahamic religions . In Judaism he is the founding father of the Covenant , the special relationship between the Jewish people and God ; in Christianity , he is the prototype of all believers , Jewish or Gentile ; and in Islam he is seen as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad . The narrative in Genesis revolves around the themes of posterity and land . Abraham is called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land originally given to Canaan , but which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny . Various candidates are put forward who might inherit the land after Abraham , but all are dismissed except for Isaac , his son by his half-sister Sarah . Abraham purchases a tomb ( the Cave of the Patriarchs ) at Hebron to be Sarah 's grave , thus establishing his right to the land , and in the second generation his heir Isaac is married to a woman from his own kin , thus ruling the Canaanites out of any inheritance . Abraham later marries Keturah and has six more sons , but on his death , when he is buried beside Sarah , it is Isaac who receives `` all Abraham 's goods '' , while the other sons receive only `` gifts '' ( Genesis 25:5 -8 ) . The Abraham story can not be definitively related to any specific time , and it is widely agreed that the patriarchal age , along with the exodus and the period of the judges , is a late literary construct that does not relate to any period in actual history . A common hypothesis among scholars is that it was composed in the early Persian period ( late 6th century BCE ) as a result of tensions between Jewish landowners who had stayed in Judah during the Babylonian captivity and traced their right to the land through their `` father Abraham '' , and the returning exiles who based their counter-claim on Moses and the Exodus tradition ."
},
{
"docid": "Bildad",
"title": "",
"text": "Bildad ( Bildaḏ , `` Bel has loved '' ) , the Shuhite , was one of Job 's three friends who visited the patriarch in the Hebrew Bible 's Book of Job . He was a descendant of Shuah , son of Abraham and Keturah ( Genesis 25:1 - 25:2 ) , whose family lived in the deserts of Arabia , or a resident of the district . In speaking with Job , his intent was consolation , but he became an accuser , asking Job what he has done to deserve God 's wrath ."
},
{
"docid": "Dedanites",
"title": "",
"text": "The word Dedan ( Dəḏān ) means `` low ground '' . The people are called Dedanim or Dedanites . In the Bible , it can refer to either : A son of Raamah ( Genesis 10:7 ) . His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13 , Ezekiel 25:13 and Ezekiel 27:15 . They probably settled among the sons of Cush , on the north-west coast of the present Persian Gulf . A son of Jokshan , Abraham 's son by Keturah ( 1 Chronicles 1:32 ) . His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom . They probably led a pastoral life . a city ( state ) of Arabia , modern Al - ` Ula ."
},
{
"docid": "Theories_of_Pashtun_origin",
"title": "",
"text": "There are multiple claims or theories about the origins of the Pashtun tribes . Among them are ( 1 ) the traditional legend of descent from King Saul , sometimes called the Bani Israel origin theory ; ( 2 ) descent from Abraham ( Hazrat Ibrahim ) and Keturah ( Qatora ) ; ( 3 ) descent from the soldiers of Alexander and the Greek south Asian kingdoms ; ( 4 ) descent from Aryan ( East IndoEuropean ) tribes ; and ( 5 ) Hephthalite ( White Hun ) descent . Prior to DNA studies , it was generally acknowledged that their origins were obscure , and modern scholars suggest that a single origin of the Pashtuns is unlikely ."
},
{
"docid": "Keturah_Kamugasa",
"title": "",
"text": "Keturah Kamugasa is a Ugandan writer and journalist most notable for her weekly column in The New Vision daily , called `` Style with Keturah Kamugasa '' . She is also the editor of Flair magazine , New Vision 's Bride and Groom . source flair magazine April 2008 and April 2008 for bride and groom magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "Diamond_Keturah,_U.S._Virgin_Islands",
"title": "",
"text": "Diamond Keturah is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands ."
},
{
"docid": "Keturah_Orji",
"title": "",
"text": "Keturah Orji ( born March 5 , 1996 ) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump . Born in Hoboken , New Jersey , Orji grew up in Mount Olive Township , New Jersey and graduated from Mount Olive High School in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hotel_Keturah",
"title": "",
"text": "Hotel Keturah is a historic hotel building located at McCormick in McCormick County , South Carolina . It was built about 1910 , and is a 2 1/2 - story , brick building with a hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style . The front façade features a one-story frame porch with Doric order Tuscan columns . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kenneth_Abrahams",
"title": "",
"text": "Kenneth Godfrey Abrahams ( born 1936 ) is a Namibian activist and physician . He was born in Cape Town and studied at the University of Cape Town . Abrahams later earned his MD in Stockholm . He became active in SWAPO politics in 1960 along with his wife Ottilie Abrahams . He became identified with the guerrilla group , Yu Chi Chan Club that was started by Neville Alexander , and attempted to flee to Botswana . The South African police arrested him and his associates there , but the British released him due to lack of jurisdiction . After a stint in Tanzania , Abrahams formed the SWAPO Democrats with his wife in Sweden . He campaigned for the Namibia National Front during the 1989 elections . In 1991 , Abrahams opened a medical practice in Windhoek , where he resides today ."
},
{
"docid": "Keturah_Anderson",
"title": "",
"text": "Keturah `` Katie '' Anderson ( born 9 January 1968 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a retired Canadian athlete specialising in the high hurdles . She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships . She has personal bests of 12.61 in the 100 metres hurdles ( 1999 ) and 7.90 in the indoor 60 metres hurdles ( 1999 -- former national record ) . 2017 - Coaching Girls Track at PMMS in Indiana"
},
{
"docid": "Abraham_Gabbai_Ysidro",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham Gabbay Ysidro or Isidro ( died London , 1755 ) was a Spanish Marrano Sephardi rabbi . In Spain his first wife called Sarah was tried by the Inquisition while he escaped to London and then was hakam in Amsterdam , then Surinam , returning finally to London . A sermon , Amsterdam 1724 includes details of his life , and a kabbalistic poem Yad Avraham `` The hand of Abraham '' on the Azharot , which was published after his death in Amsterdam in 1758 by his second wife , also called Sarah , who had settled in Bayonne ."
},
{
"docid": "Abraham's_family_tree",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham is known as the patriarch of the Jewish people through Isaac , the son born to him and Sarah in their old age and the patriarch of Islam through his son Ishmael , born to Abraham and his wife 's servant Hagar . According to the biblical narrative , although Abraham 's forefathers were from southern Mesopotamia ( in present-day Iraq ) the Lord led Abraham on a journey to the land of Canaan , which he promised to his descendants ."
},
{
"docid": "Patriarchs_(Bible)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Patriarchs ( אבות Avot or Abot , singular אב Ab or Aramaic : אבא Abba ) of the Bible , when narrowly defined , are Abraham , his son Isaac , and Isaac 's son Jacob , also named Israel , the ancestor of the Israelites . These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs of Judaism , and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age . They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during and following their lifetimes . They are used as a significant marker by God in revelations and promises , and continue to play important roles in the Abrahamic faiths . More widely , the term Patriarchs can be used to refer to the twenty male ancestor-figures between Adam and Abraham . The first ten of these are called the Antediluvian patriarchs , because they came before the Flood . Judaism and Islam hold that the patriarchs , along with their primary wives , known as the matriarchs -- Sarah ( wife of Abraham ) , Rebekah ( wife of Isaac ) and Leah ( one of the wives of Jacob ) -- are entombed at Cave of Machpelah in Hebron , a site held holy by Jews , Muslims , and Christians . Only Rachel , Jacob 's favorite wife , is said to be buried separately at what is known as Rachel 's Tomb , near Bethlehem , at the site where she is believed to have died in childbirth ."
},
{
"docid": "Mary_Lincoln",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Lincoln may refer to : Mary Lincoln Crume ( 1775-1851 ) , daughter of Abraham Lincoln ( Captain ) and Bathsheba Herring and aunt of American President Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln ( 1818 -- 1882 ) , wife of American President Abraham Lincoln Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln ( 1844 -- 1921 ) , American science teacher Mary `` Mamie '' Lincoln ( 1869 -- 1938 ) , granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln Mary Lincoln Beckwith ( 1898 -- 1975 ) , prominent descendant of Abraham Lincoln"
},
{
"docid": "Hagar",
"title": "",
"text": "Hagar ( -LSB- heɪˈɡɑr -RSB- ; , of uncertain origin هاجر Hājar ; Agar ) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis . She was an Egyptian handmaid of Sarai ( Sarah ) , who gave her to Abraham to bear a child . The product of the union was Abraham 's firstborn , Ishmael , the progenitor of the Ishmaelites . Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites , perhaps as their eponymous ancestor . The name Hagar originates from the Book of Genesis , and is only alluded to in the Quran . She is considered Abraham 's second wife in the Islamic faith and acknowledged in all Abrahamic religions . In mainstream Christianity , she is considered a concubine to Abraham ."
},
{
"docid": "Abraham_Creighton,_2nd_Earl_Erne",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham Creighton , 2nd Earl Erne ( 10 May 1765 -- 10 June 1842 ) was an Irish peer and politician . He was the elder son of the 1st Earl Erne , by his first wife , Catherine Howard . Between 1790 and 1798 , he represented Lifford in the Irish House of Commons . In Dublin , he was a member of the Kildare Street Club . In November 1798 Abraham was declared insane . He was then incarcerated in Brooke House , London , for the next forty years . On his father 's death in 1828 Abraham became the second Earl , although still incarcerated and officially insane . He died in 1842 , within months of the death of his father 's second wife , Mary Hervey , daughter of Frederick Hervey , Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry . He was unmarried and without descendants . The title and the estates including Crom Castle passed to his nephew John Creighton , the third Earl . The third Earl subsequently changed the spelling of the family name to Crichton , which spelling is maintained to this day by the Earl of Erne ."
},
{
"docid": "Portrait_of_Abraham_Casteleyn_and_his_Wife,_Margaretha_van_Bancken",
"title": "",
"text": "Portrait of Abraham Casteleyn and his Wife , Margaretha van Bancken ( 1663 ) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Jan de Bray ; it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the Rijksmuseum . This painting by De Bray was acquired in 1939 from the Frans Ernst Blaauw bequest . It had been in the family since 1834 and because of the globe on the left it was assumed to be a double portrait of Joan Blaeu ( 1596-1673 ) and his wife Geertruid Vermeulen ( died 1676 ) . The next year it was determined the couple was clearly too old at the time to be the youthful newlyweds portrayed in the painting , and it was speculated that they were therefore the son of Blaeu , Willem Blaeu II ( 1635-1685 ) and his wife Anna van Loon ( 1638-1680 ) , though their ages did n't match either . Since the bust of Laurens Janszoon Coster features quite prominently above their portraits and De Bray himself was a Haarlem painter whose brother Dirck made engravings for the Casteleyn printing firm until he left town in 1678 , it was finally correctly catalogued upon the discovery of a drawn self-portrait by Casteleyn in the North Holland Archives . The couple Abraham Casteleyn and Margaretha van Bancken owned the house known as `` In de Blije Druck '' where they printed publications for the city hall and the first Haarlem newspaper on the Grote Markt , Haarlem ."
}
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Game of Thrones (season 1) featured Scottish stage and television actor Iain Glen.
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[
{
"docid": "Iain_Glen",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Glen ( born 24 June 1961 ) is a Scottish film , television , and stage actor . Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones . Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon , Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey , the title role in Jack Taylor and Jarrod Slade in Cleverman ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones_(season_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17 , 2011 , at 9.00 pm in the U.S. , and concluded on June 19 , 2011 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 55 minutes . The series is based on A Game of Thrones , the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin , adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO had ordered a television pilot in November 2008 ; filming began the following year . However , it was deemed unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles being recast . In March 2010 , HBO ordered the first season , which began filming in July 2010 , primarily in Belfast , Northern Ireland , with additional filming in Malta . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard Stark , who is asked to become chief advisor to his king and longtime friend , Robert Baratheon . Ned must find out who killed the previous Hand of the King , Jon Arryn , while trying to protect his family from their rivals the Lannisters . He uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that his predecessor died trying to expose . Meanwhile , in Essos , the exiled Viserys Targaryen , son of the former king , believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Bean , Addy , Peter Dinklage , Lena Headey , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen . Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of characters , such as Kit Harington , Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast , with specific accolades for Dinklage 's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister . The first season won two of the thirteen Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) and Outstanding Main Title Design . It also received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series . Bean and Emilia Clarke also received individual accolades , as did Ramin Djawadi for music . U.S. viewership rose by approximately 33 % over the course of the season , from 2.2 million to over 3 million by the finale ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Glen_Barry",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Barry ( born August 12 , 1982 ) is an Irish film and television actor . Glen Barry was born in Dublin , Ireland . Barry attended the prestigious Dublin Youth Theatre . His first acting job was playing the son of award-winning actress Julie Walters in the TV movie The Return . He is younger brother of actor Jason Barry and Assistant Director Keith Barry . Glen is also an accomplished horseman . In 2016 he portrayed a mummer in the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jorah_Mormont",
"title": "",
"text": "Jorah Mormont , nicknamed Jorah the Andal , is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Jorah is the only son of Jeor Mormont , the honorable lord commander of the Nights Watch of the kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) . Jorah is portrayed by Iain Glen in the HBO television adaptation ."
},
{
"docid": "Una_McLean",
"title": "",
"text": "Una McLean MBE ( born 1 May 1930 in Strathaven , Scotland ) is a British actress and comedian . She is best known for appearing in pantomimes . She was married to Scottish stage and film actor Russell Hunter from 1991 until his death in 2004 . She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and began her career at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews in 1955 . She joined the Citizens ' Theatre in Glasgow in 1959 . From 1965 she starred in her own show for Scottish Television , Over to Una , with Glen Michael . In 1967 she starred in Scotland 's first one-woman television show , Did you see Una ? She has appeared in several films , including Peter Capaldi 's Strictly Sinatra in 2001 . She has appeared in many pantomimes in Scotland , often starring opposite Jimmy Logan and with Stanley Baxter . She starred in Jack and the Beanstalk alongside Jimmy Logan in his last pantomime appearance at King 's Theatre , Glasgow as Wondergran , a show that also featured Alyson McInnes , John Ramage , and Euan McIver . She appeared in 2007 on television in the sitcom , Still Game . She continues to play the role of Molly O'Hara in the BBC One Scotland soap opera River City ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Madden",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Madden ( born 18 June 1986 ) is a Scottish stage , film , and television actor best known for portraying Robb Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Prince Kit in Disney 's Cinderella ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on April 1 , 2012 , and concluded on June 3 , 2012 . It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States , consisting of 10 episodes , each running approximately 50 -- 60 minutes . The season mostly covers the events of A Clash of Kings , the second novel of the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin , adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the second season on April 19 , 2011 , which began filming in July 2011 , primarily in Ireland , Northern Ireland , Croatia and Iceland . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season follows the dramatic death of Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark ( Sean Bean ) , with all of the Starks being separated across Westeros . Season two mainly centres around the war of the five kings ; all five kings in Westeros believes to have a claim to the Iron Throne , besides Robb Stark ( Richard Madden ) , who seeks vengeance for the death of his father . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Lena Headey , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Michelle Fairley and Emilia Clarke . The season introduced a number of new cast members , including Stephen Dillane , Carice van Houten and Liam Cunningham . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast . Viewership rose compared to the previous season . The second season won six of the eleven Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Peter Dinklage ) and Outstanding Drama Series . U.S. viewership rose by approximately 8 % over the course of the season , from 3.9 million to 4.2 million by the season finale ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_Anders",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Anders , ( born Iain Anders Robertson ; 8 February 1933 -- 5 September 1997 ) was an English actor known for his roles in Taggart and A Horseman Riding By . Iain Anders Robertson was born to Scottish parents in 1933 in London . His career as an actor included many crime-related roles , and in this way paralleled his off-screen life , where he worked as a legal executive for a law firm specialising in criminal law , preparing court briefs . On screen , Anders appeared in small parts in many series , often playing either policemen or criminals . Among these were appearances in such shows as Z-Cars , Softly , Softly , and Juliet Bravo . His first screen appearance was as a prison officer in 1965 in Three Clear Sundays , a play in the `` Wednesday Play '' series . He also appeared on stage throughout England and Scotland during the 1950s and 1960s . His first stage appearance was as an extra in a performance of Shakespeare 's Henry V in Birmingham . In 1985 , Anders was also introduced into the television show Taggart , playing Superintendent Jack `` The Biscuit '' McVitie , alongside Mark McManus , who played the title character . It is for this role that he is most widely remembered , playing the role in 40 episodes , three of which did not screen until after his death . In his spare time , Anders was an expert at contract bridge , which he taught at the London School of Bridge ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Wlaschiha",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas `` Tom '' Wlaschiha is a German television , film , stage , and voice actor . Internationally , he is known for his roles as Jaqen H'ghar in the second , fifth and sixth seasons of the TV series Game of Thrones , as well as Sebastian Berger in the TV series Crossing Lines ."
},
{
"docid": "Bryan_Cogman",
"title": "",
"text": "Bryan Cogman is an Emmy Award winning television producer and screenwriter . He is known for writing nine episodes of the HBO series Game of Thrones : in season 1 , `` Cripples , Bastards , and Broken Things ; '' in season 2 , `` What Is Dead May Never Die ; '' in season 3 , `` Kissed by Fire ; '' in season 4 , `` Oathkeeper '' and `` The Laws of Gods and Men ; '' in season 5 , `` Kill the Boy '' and `` Unbowed , Unbent , Unbroken ; '' and in season 6 , `` Blood of My Blood '' and `` The Broken Man . '' He is the author of the book Inside HBO 's Game of Thrones which features a preface by A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones:_Season_6_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The soundtrack album of the sixth season of HBO series Game of Thrones , titled Game of Thrones : Season 6 , was released digitally on June 24 , 2016 , and later released on CD on July 29 , 2016 . The album reached No. 1 on the Billboards Soundtracks chart , and the track from the season finale `` Light of the Seven '' reached No. 1 on Billboards Spotify Viral 50 chart . The `` Light of the Seven '' is the first time piano is used in the music for Game of Thrones . The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi . The soundtrack has received favorable reviews and peaked at # 1 on the U.S. Soundtrack Albums chart and # 27 on the U.S. Billboard 200 . It won a International Film Music Critics Association for `` Best Original Score for a Television Series '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonathan_Pryce",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonathan Pryce , CBE ( born John Price ; 1 June 1947 ) is a Welsh actor and singer . After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime girlfriend , English actress Kate Fahy , in 1974 , he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s . His work in theatre , including an award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre 's Hamlet , led to several supporting roles in film and television . His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam 's 1985 cult film Brazil . Critically lauded for his versatility , Pryce has participated in big-budget films including Evita , Tomorrow Never Dies , Pirates of the Caribbean , The New World , GI Joe : The Rise of Cobra , GI Joe : Retaliation as well as independent films including Glengarry Glen Ross and Carrington . His career in theatre has also been prolific , and he has won two Tony Awards -- the first in 1977 for his Broadway debut in Comedians , the second for his 1991 role as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon . Initially in 2015 , Pryce was a guest actor in the HBO series Game of Thrones as the High Sparrow before becoming a regular cast member in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ciarán_Hinds",
"title": "",
"text": "Ciarán Hinds ( -LSB- ˈkɪərɔːn_ˈhaɪndz -RSB- ; born 9 February 1953 ) is an Irish film , television and stage actor . He has built a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high-profile films as Road to Perdition , The Sum of All Fears , The Phantom of the Opera , Munich , There Will Be Blood , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , The Woman in Black , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance and Frozen . He has been cast as Steppenwolf in the film Justice League . His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome , DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion , Bud Hammond in Political Animals and Mance Rayder in the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones . As a stage actor , Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company , the Royal National Theatre in London and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens ' Theatre , and he has continued to work on stage throughout his career ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_McColl",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain McColl ( 27 January 1954 -- 4 July 2013 ) was a Scottish film and television actor , best known for his roles on British television series . McColl starred on City Lights , a BBC Scotland sitcom , from 1984 to 1991 . He then co-starred on the BBC Two sitcom , Rab C Nesbitt during its first run ( 1988-1999 ) . He rejoined the cast of Rab C Nesbitt again when the show was revived in 2008 . Additionally , he appeared in guest spots on numerous other television shows , including Hamish Macbeth , Still Game and Taggart . McColl was also cast in a small role in the 2002 American film , Gangs of New York , directed by Martin Scorsese . McColl died from complications of cancer on 4 July 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Starting_Over_(2007_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Starting Over is a 2007 Scottish romantic drama television film directed by Giles Foster , produced by the British company Gate Television Productions for the German television channel Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ( ZDF ) . Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Robin Pilcher , the film stars Suzanne von Borsody , Iain Glen and Rutger Hauer ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones:_Season_1_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Game of Thrones : Season 1 is the soundtrack album for the first season of HBO series Game of Thrones . Composed by Ramin Djawadi , it was released on June 14 , 2011 for digital download and on CD . Djawadi accepted the task 10 weeks before the show premiered , after Stephen Warbeck left the project . The soundtrack has received neutral to favorable reviews and peaked at # 17 on the U.S. Soundtrack Albums chart . It was nominated for International Film Music Critics Association for `` Best Original Score for a Television Series '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Ross_O'Hennessy",
"title": "",
"text": "Ross O'Hennessy ( born 1974 ) is a Welsh actor . He is best known for his roles in Hollyoaks Later , Da Vinci 's Demons , The Musketeers . and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter 's new international television series The Bastard Executioner . In 2015 , he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones . Since appearing in Game of thrones Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the viscious character of Carnage Cliff in the feature film adaption of the comic book Accident Man ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones_(season_3)",
"title": "",
"text": "The third season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31 , 2013 , and concluded on June 9 , 2013 . It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States , consisting of 10 episodes , each running approximately 50 -- 60 minutes . The season is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords ( the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin , of which the series is an adaptation ) . The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10 , 2012 , nine days after the second season 's premiere . Production began in July 2012 . The show was filmed primarily in Ireland , Northern Ireland , Croatia , Iceland and Morocco . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season follows the climatic battle at Kings Landing . Season three like the previous season mainly centres around the war of the five kings ; after the death of Renly Baratheon ( Gethin Anthony ) , all four kings in Westeros believes to have a claim to the Iron Throne , besides Robb Stark ( Richard Madden ) , who seeks vengeance for the death of his father , Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark ( Sean Bean ) . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced a number of new cast members , including Ciarán Hinds , Nathalie Emmanuel and Iwan Rheon . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast . Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season . It won 2 of the 16 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( Clarke ) and Outstanding Drama Series . It also won the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaime_Lannister",
"title": "",
"text": "Jaime Lannister is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . He becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning in A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) . Introduced in A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) , Jaime is a knight of the Kingsguard and a member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros . Although he first appears to be unscrupulous and amoral , he later proves to be far more complex , honorable and sympathetic . Jaime is portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on the HBO series Game of Thrones . He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television , a Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a People Choice Awards Favorite TV Anti-Hero for his performance in the show 's third season . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 and 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Book_of_the_Stranger",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Book of the Stranger '' is the fourth episode of the sixth season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 54th overall . The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Daniel Sackheim . Sansa Stark ( Sophie Turner ) arrives at the Wall and reunites with Jon Snow ( Kit Harington ) . They later receive a message from Ramsay Bolton ( Iwan Rheon ) challenging Jon to come take back Winterfell and rescue Rickon Stark . In King 's Landing the High Sparrow ( Jonathan Pryce ) allows Margaery Tyrell ( Natalie Dormer ) to reunite with her brother , Loras ( Finn Jones ) in the cells of the Great Sept , and Cersei Lannister ( Lena Headey ) and Jaime Lannister ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ) plot with Kevan Lannister ( Ian Gelder ) and Olenna Tyrell ( Diana Rigg ) to have them released . In Vaes Dothrak , Jorah Mormont ( Iain Glen ) and Daario Naharis ( Michiel Huisman ) reunite with Daenerys Targaryen ( Emilia Clarke ) , who kills the khals in a large temple fire , from which she emerges unburnt . `` Book of the Stranger '' received widespread acclaim from critics , who noted the reunion of Jon Snow and Sansa Stark , and Daenerys Targaryen taking charge of all the khalasars as high points of the episode , one calling them `` huge , forward moving story elements that harkened back to season 1 . '' Filming of the episode 's closing scene was shot at two different locations . In the United States , the episode achieved a viewership of 7.82 million in its initial broadcast . The episode was Emilia Clarke 's selection for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards to support her nomination ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones",
"title": "",
"text": "Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire , George R. R. Martin 's series of fantasy novels , the first of which is A Game of Thrones . It is filmed at Titanic Studios in Belfast , on location in the United Kingdom , and in Canada , Croatia , Iceland , Malta , Morocco , Spain , and the United States . The series premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17 , 2011 , and its sixth season ended on June 26 , 2016 . The series was renewed for a seventh season , which is scheduled to premiere on July 16 , 2017 , and will conclude with its eighth season in 2018 . Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos , Game of Thrones has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast . The first story arc follows a dynastic conflict among competing claimants for succession to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms , with other noble families fighting for independence from the throne . The second covers attempts to reclaim the throne by the exiled last scion of the realm 's deposed ruling dynasty ; the third chronicles the threat of the impending winter and the legendary creatures and fierce peoples of the North . Game of Thrones has attracted record viewership on HBO and has a broad , active , international fan base . It has been acclaimed by critics , particularly for its acting , complex characters , story , scope , and production values , although its frequent use of nudity and violence ( including sexual violence ) has attracted criticism . The series has received 38 Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Drama Series in 2015 and 2016 , more than any other primetime scripted television series . Its other awards and nominations include three Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation ( 2012 -- 2014 ) , a 2011 Peabody Award , and four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama ( 2012 and 2015 -- 2017 ) . Of the ensemble cast , Peter Dinklage has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( 2011 and 2015 ) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film ( 2012 ) for his performance as Tyrion Lannister . Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke , Kit Harington , Maisie Williams , Diana Rigg , and Max von Sydow have also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for their performances in the series ."
},
{
"docid": "Thronecast",
"title": "",
"text": "Thronecast is a British television series on Sky Atlantic which is presented by Sue Perkins and Jamie East . It is an aftershow to Game of Thrones , which also airs on the channels . Each 30-minute show features interviews with members of the cast and crew , interaction with the audience and social media alongside analysis of the previous episode and a preview of the next episode of Game of Thrones . It was the only official aftershow for the American series until HBO aired After the Thrones in 2016 . Thronecast was devised by Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Digital Entertainment . The series began airing online in April 2011 as a series of 10-minute podcasts presented by Geoff Lloyd to correspond with the first season of Game of Thrones . Annabel Port joined Geoff for the second series , which corresponded with the broadcast of the second season . For the third series , Thronecast became a 15-minute on-air show that was broadcast on Sky Atlantic following each episode of the third season , and featured new guest presenter Grace Dent . The fourth series was presented by Jamie East and Rachel Parris , and was 30-minutes long . The fifth series was presented by Sue Perkins and Jamie East and was 30-minutes long , except for the season finale which was an extended hour long special . Each series was also made available on Sky Go , Sky Anytime and Sky Anytime + . Series 1 to 4 of Thronecast were produced by Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Atlantic . Series 5 of Thronecast was produced by CPL Productions for Sky Atlantic ."
},
{
"docid": "Ned_Stark",
"title": "",
"text": "Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series . Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Bentley",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Richard Bentley ( born 25 July 1942 ) is a British stage , film and television actor , perhaps best known for playing the High Septon in the television series Game of Thrones , and a writer , librettist and opera producer ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_Hanmore",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian Hanmore is a Scottish actor known for his role as the warlock Pyat Pree in the second season of the HBO series Game of Thrones ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Door_(Game_of_Thrones)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Door '' is the fifth episode of the sixth season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 55th overall . The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Jack Bender . Beyond the Wall , Bran Stark ( Isaac Hempstead Wright ) learns the origin of the White Walkers , and ventures out in a vision where he is caught by the Night King ( Vladimir Furdik ) allowing the White Walker army to enter the tree and forcing Bran to escape with the help of Meera Reed ( Ellie Kendrick ) and Hodor ( Kristian Nairn ) . At Castle Black , Jon Snow ( Kit Harington ) plans to unite the north against the Boltons , and in the Iron Islands , Euron Greyjoy ( Pilou Asbæk ) is elected in the Kingsmoot with Yara Greyjoy ( Gemma Whelan ) subsequently stealing his entire fleet . Across the Narrow Sea , Tyrion Lannister ( Peter Dinklage ) decides to enlist the Red Priestess Kinvara ( Ania Bukstein ) in Meereen , and Daenerys Targaryen ( Emilia Clarke ) commands Jorah Mormont ( Iain Glen ) to heal himself of his greyscale . `` The Door '' received universal acclaim from critics , who found the episode to be emotional with effective action sequences involving the White Walkers and Hodor , in addition to providing `` important answers on the show 's mythos . '' The adaptation of the Kingsmoot as well as Daenerys 's farewell to Jorah were also listed as high points of the episode . It required between 9 and 10 hours to get the full body prosthetic ready for the Children of the Forest . Hodor 's origin story was presented to the series co-creators by George R. R. Martin . In the United States , the episode achieved a viewership of 7.89 million in its initial broadcast . For the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , Jack Bender was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Vaughn_Edwards",
"title": "",
"text": "Vaughn Edwards is a fictional character the BBC television drama Spooks being portrayed by actor Iain Glen . He appears in the ninth series as a mysterious figure from the past of Lucas North . He therefore acts as the series 's main antagonist ."
},
{
"docid": "Hardhome",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hardhome '' is the eighth episode of the fifth season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 48th overall . The episode was written by the series ' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Miguel Sapochnik . The episode features a climactic battle sequence at the episode 's eponymous Wildling village , a battle mentioned but not seen in the original source material . It has since been hailed by many reviewers and fans as one of the series ' best episodes . Filming of the episode 's eponymous battle required nearly a month shooting . In the United States , the episode achieved a viewership of 7.01 million in its initial broadcast . The episode earned Game of Thrones several nominations at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards and was also Dinklage 's pick to support his nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor ."
},
{
"docid": "Conleth_Hill",
"title": "",
"text": "Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill ( born 24 November 1964 ) is a Northern Irish film , stage and television actor . He has performed on stage in productions in the United Kingdom and the United States . He won the 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and has received two Tony Award nominations . He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series Game of Thrones ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_of_Thrones_(season_7)",
"title": "",
"text": "The seventh season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones is set to premiere on HBO on July 16 , 2017 and conclude six weeks later on August 27 , 2017 . Unlike previous seasons that all consisted of ten episodes , the seventh season will consist of only seven episodes . Like the previous season , it will largely consist of original content currently not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series , but also adapts material from the upcoming sixth and seventh novels The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring . The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the seventh season on April 21 , 2016 , three days before the premiere of the show 's sixth season , and began filming on August 31 , 2016 . The season was filmed primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , and Iceland . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season will introduce several new cast members , including Jim Broadbent and Tom Hopper ."
},
{
"docid": "Nonso_Anozie",
"title": "",
"text": "Chukwunonso Nwachukwu `` Nonso '' Anozie ( born May 28 , 1979 in Camden , London , England ) is a British actor who has worked on stage , film , and television . He is best known for his role as Tank in RocknRolla , Seargent Dap in Ender 's Game , Abraham Kenyatta in Zoo , and Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO television series Game of Thrones ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_McDonald",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian McDonald may refer to : Ian McDonald ( musician ) ( born 1946 ) , member of King Crimson , 1969 -- 70 , and Foreigner , 1977 -- 79 Iain Matthews ( born 1946 ) , previously known as Ian McDonald , member of Fairport Convention Ian McDonald ( cricketer ) ( born 1923 ) , Australian cricketer Ian McDonald ( footballer , born 1951 ) ( born 1951 ) , Scottish football midfielder with Darlington Ian McDonald ( footballer , born 1953 ) , English football midfielder with York City and Aldershot , among others Ian McDonald ( footballer , born 1958 ) ( born 1958 ) , Scottish football midfielder with Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton , among others Ian McDonald ( Guyanese writer ) ( born 1933 ) Ian McDonald ( British author ) ( born 1960 ) , British science fiction novelist Ian Donald Roy McDonald ( 1898 -- 1920 ) , World War I flying ace Ian MacDonald may refer to : Ian MacDonald ( 1948 -- 2003 ) , pen-name for British music critic Ian MacCormick Ian MacDonald ( footballer ) ( born 1953 ) , Scottish football defender with St. Johnstone and Carlisle , among others Ian MacDonald ( oceanographer ) , American Biological Oceanographer , Florida State University Ian MacDonald ( actor ) ( 1914 -- 1978 ) , American actor and producer Ian MacDonald ( politician ) , former public school teacher and former Mayor of Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada Ian Macdonald ( Australian politician ) ( born 1945 ) , Australian federal politician Ian Macdonald ( Scottish politician ) ( born 1934 ) , Scottish nationalist activist Ian Macdonald ( New South Wales politician ) ( born 1949 ) , former Australian state politician Ian G. Macdonald ( born 1928 ) , British mathematician L. Ian MacDonald ( born 1947 ) , Canadian writer , broadcaster , and diplomat H. Ian Macdonald ( born 1929 ) , Canadian economist , civil servant , and President of York University , 1974 -- 1984 Ian MacDonald ( architect ) ( born 1953 ) , Canadian architect Ian Verner Macdonald , Canadian writer and diplomat Ian Macdonald , character in Annie Laurie ( 1927 film ) Iain MacDonald may refer to : Iain MacDonald ( businessman ) , Irish entrepreneur Iain B. MacDonald , British television director Iain Fraoch MacDonald ( died 1368 ) , founder of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe Iain Sprangach MacDonald ( died 1340 ) , founder of Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan Iain McDonald may refer to : Iain McDonald ( born 1952 ) , Scottish football winger with Rangers and Dundee United"
}
] |
59681
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Patrick Bateman is the villain protagonist of the game American Psycho.
|
[
{
"docid": "Patrick_Bateman",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrick Bateman is a fictional character , the villain protagonist and narrator of the novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis , and its film adaptation . He is a wealthy , materialistic Wall Street investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer . Bateman has also briefly appeared in other Ellis novels ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "American_Psycho_(musical)",
"title": "",
"text": "American Psycho is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa . It is based on the controversial 1991 novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis , which also inspired a 2000 film of the same name , which starred Christian Bale . Set in Manhattan during the Wall Street boom of the late 1980s , American Psycho is about the daily life of Patrick Bateman , a wealthy young investment banker who is also a serial killer . The musical received its world premiere at London 's Almeida Theatre in 2013 , directed by Rupert Goold and starred Doctor Who actor Matt Smith . A Broadway production began preview performances on 24 March 2016 , at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre , directed by Goold and starring Benjamin Walker as Patrick Bateman ."
},
{
"docid": "Patrick_Bateman_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrick Bateman is the third EP by black metal band Krieg . The title comes from the starring character of the novel American Psycho . The album was recorded at Winterblut Studio , Germany , in 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Psycho_2",
"title": "",
"text": "American Psycho 2 ( also known as American Psycho II : All American Girl ) is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to Mary Harron 's 2000 film adaptation of American Psycho . It is directed by Morgan J. Freeman and stars Mila Kunis as Rachael Newman , a driven criminology student who is drawn to murder . The film also features William Shatner as her professor . The film was adapted from a script titled The Girl Who Would n't Die , and was originally conceived as a thriller with no association with American Psycho . It was not until production began that the film 's script was altered with the incorporation of the Patrick Bateman subplot ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Psycho",
"title": "",
"text": "American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis , published in 1991 . The story is told in the first person by Patrick Bateman , a serial killer and Manhattan businessman . The Observer notes that while `` some countries -LSB- deem it -RSB- so potentially disturbing that it can only be sold shrink-wrapped '' , `` critics rave about it '' and `` academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities . '' A film adaptation starring Christian Bale as Bateman was released in 2000 to generally favorable reviews . In 2008 , it was confirmed that producers David Johnson and Jesse Singer were developing a musical adaptation of the novel to appear on Broadway . The musical premiered at the Almeida Theatre , London in December 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Psycho_(Conceptual_Novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "American Psycho is a conceptual novel by Jason Huff , Mimi Cabell and Bret Easton Ellis , published in 2012 by Traumawien . This book was made by sending the entire text of Bret Easton Ellis ' American Psycho between two GMail accounts page by page . Contextual advertising presented by Gmail on each page was saved and added back into the text as footnotes . In total , over 800 relevant ads have been collected for the book . The footnoted ads throughout these pages retell the story of American Psycho in absence of the original text . This retelling reveals GMail 's unpredictable insensitivity to violence , racism , and sex . It serves as a blurry portrait of an algorithm that exists in our everyday communication simultaneously forming a new portrait of the lead character , Patrick Bateman . The book was part of Erreur d'impression at the National Gallery Jeu de Paume , Paris in 2012 and received international attention ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Psycho_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "American Psycho is a 2000 American black comedy horror film co-written and directed by Mary Harron , based on Bret Easton Ellis 's 1991 novel of the same name . It stars Christian Bale , Willem Dafoe , Jared Leto , Josh Lucas , Chloë Sevigny , Samantha Mathis , Cara Seymour , Justin Theroux , and Reese Witherspoon . Producer Edward R. Pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in 1992 . After discussions with David Cronenberg fell through , Harron was brought on to direct and cast Bale in the lead role . Lionsgate acquired worldwide distribution in 1997 and temporarily replaced Harron and Bale with Oliver Stone as director and Leonardo DiCaprio portraying Patrick Bateman . DiCaprio left in favor of The Beach and Harron and Bale were brought back . American Psycho debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21 , 2000 , and was released theatrically on April 14 , 2000 . The film received moderately positive reviews and was a financial success , with critics mainly praising the screenplay and Christian Bale 's performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Benjamin_Walker_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Benjamin Walker Davis ( born June 21 , 1982 ) , known professionally as Benjamin Walker , is an American actor and stand-up comedian . He may be best known for his title role in the 2012 film Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter , as well as his appearances in the films Kinsey and Flags of Our Fathers , and his critically acclaimed role as Andrew Jackson in the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson . In 2016 , he starred as Patrick Bateman in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film American Psycho ."
},
{
"docid": "Psycho_Rangers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Psycho Rangers are a fictional group of villains that appeared in the American television series Power Rangers . The group first appeared in Power Rangers in Space as recurring villains and returned for two episodes in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy . Created by veteran Power Rangers writer Judd Lynn , the group is based on the Jaden Sentai Neziranger from the Japanese series Denji Sentai Megaranger , which served as the basis of in Space . The Psycho Rangers were created by Astronema , acting as evil counterparts to the Space Power Rangers , who they were designed to kill . Astronema intentionally created them to draw on the power of her master Dark Specter , in order to weaken and eventually overthrow him . Although various evil Power Rangers had made numerous appearances in previous Power Rangers series , the Psycho Rangers are the first recurring evil Rangers in the series as well as the first evil Rangers to be independent villains ( previous evil Rangers were merely tools of other villains ) . Also , unlike other evil Rangers , each Psycho Ranger was given a distinct personality . Although they 're much stronger than the Power Rangers , the Psycho Rangers are not good at working together as they are prone to in-fighting ."
},
{
"docid": "Bates_Motel_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bates Motel is a 1987 American made-for-television comedy-drama horror film and a spin-off of the Psycho film series produced by Ken Topolsky , written and directed by Richard Rothstein , and starring Bud Cort , Lori Petty , Moses Gunn , Gregg Henry , Jason Bateman , and Kerrie Keane . The film premiered as part of NBC Monday Night at the Movies on July 5 , 1987 . The film is about Alex West , a mentally disturbed youth who was admitted to an asylum after killing his abusive stepfather . There he befriends Norman Bates and ends up inheriting the Bates Motel . It was originally produced as a pilot for a proposed TV series set in the Bates Motel , but it was not picked up by the network . The film ignores the timeline from Psycho II and Psycho III ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Kids_Aren't_Alright_(Fall_Out_Boy_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Kids Are n't Alright '' is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy . It was released as the first promotional single ( overall the third release ) on December 15 , 2014 from their sixth studio album , American Beauty/American Psycho , as a digital download with pre-orders of the album . It coincided with the release of the second official single from the album , `` American Beauty/American Psycho '' , along with the album artwork and track listing . When asked which American Beauty/American Psycho track the band was most proud of , Pete Wentz responded , `` It 's hard to say because it 's like having kids . -LSB- Patrick -RSB- says The Kids Are n't Alright '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Patrick",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Hammond Patrick , Jr. ( born November 5 , 1958 ) is an American actor , perhaps best known for his portrayals of villainous characters . He is a Saturn Award winner with four nominations . Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting , and entered film in 1986 . After playing a supporting role in Die Hard 2 ( 1990 ) , Patrick starred as the T-1000 , the main antagonist of Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( 1991 ) -- a role he reprised for cameo appearances in Wayne 's World ( 1992 ) and Last Action Hero ( 1993 ) . Other notable film credits include Fire in the Sky ( 1993 ) , Striptease ( 1996 ) , Cop Land ( 1997 ) , The Faculty ( 1998 ) , Spy Kids ( 2001 ) , Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle ( 2003 ) , Walk the Line ( 2005 ) , Flags of Our Fathers ( 2006 ) , We Are Marshall ( 2006 ) , Bridge to Terabithia ( 2007 ) , The Men Who Stare at Goats ( 2009 ) and Safe House ( 2012 ) . In television , Patrick is known for his portrayals of FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files and Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit , and has played ongoing roles in series such as The Outer Limits , The Sopranos , Elvis , Avatar : The Last Airbender , Burn Notice , Last Resort , Sons of Anarchy and From Dusk Till Dawn : The Series . He currently stars in the CBS drama series Scorpion as Agent Cabe Gallo . AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that , by the conclusion of The X-Files in 2002 , Patrick had `` developed a solid reputation within the industry '' , with critics , fans and co-stars alike praising his `` work ethic , personality , and consistent performances '' . He was described by actor/director Jason Bateman as `` one of the great heavies '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Randle_McMurphy",
"title": "",
"text": "Randle Patrick `` Mac '' McMurphy known as R.P. McMurphy , is the protagonist of Ken Kesey 's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest ( 1962 ) . He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well . Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the film adaption , earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor . He was nominated on the `` Heroes '' list of AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains , but did not make the final list . He was ranked by film magazine Empire as the 61st Greatest Movie Character of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Psycho_Circus_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Psycho Circus may refer to : Psycho Circus , a 1998 album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss `` Psycho Circus '' ( song ) , a track on this album Kiss : Psycho Circus , a comics title published by Image comics from 1997-2000 Kiss : Psycho Circus : The Nightmare Child , a first person shooter computer game developed by Third Law Interactive Los Psycho Circus , a Mexican wrestling group The American title of the 1966 film Circus of Fear"
},
{
"docid": "Psycho-Pass",
"title": "",
"text": "is an anime television series that was produced by Production I.G , directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi . The series was aired on Fuji TV 's Noitamina programming block between October 2012 and March 2013 . The story takes place in an authoritarian future dystopia , where omnipresent public sensors continuously scan the mental states of every passing citizen . Collected data on both present mentality and aggregated personality data is used to gauge the probability of that citizen committing a crime , the rating referred to as that citizen 's Psycho-Pass . Authorities are alerted whenever excessive ratings are detected , and officers of the Public Safety Bureau are dispatched with weapons called `` Dominators '' , energy pistols that modulate their power in response to the target 's Psycho Pass . The story follows Shinya Kogami and Akane Tsunemori among other members of Unit One of the Public Safety Bureau 's Criminal Investigation Division . Psycho-Pass originated from Production I.G. 's interest in making a successor to Mamoru Oshii 's achievements . The series was inspired by several live-action films . Chief director Katsuyuki Motohiro aimed to explore psychological themes in society 's youth using dystopian storylines . Multiple books and movies influenced Psycho-Pass with the most notable being the 1982 American science fiction film Blade Runner . The series was licensed by Funimation in North America . A second season began airing in October 2014 , with an animated film released in January 2015 . A manga adaptation has been in serialization in Shueisha 's Jump Square magazine and several novels , including an adaptation and prequels to the original story , have been published . An episodic video game adaptation called Chimi Chara Psycho-Pass was developed by Nitroplus Staffers in collaboration with Production I.G. New novels and another manga were serialized in 2014 . The first anime , Psycho-Pass , was received generally positive in both Japan and the west with critics praising the characters ' roles and interactions set in the dystopia . The animation has also been praised despite issues in latter episodes which required to be fixed in the DVD volumes of the series . On the other hand , the second series , Psycho-Pass 2 , received mixed critical response stemming from its heavy use of gore as well as the new villain ."
},
{
"docid": "Arthur_Patrick_Bateman-Champain",
"title": "",
"text": "Major Arthur Patrick Bateman-Champain ( 17 October 1866 -- 7 October 1907 ) was an Indian Army officer who served in the 2nd Battalion , 3rd Gurkha Rifles , and was in charge of the King 's Indian Orderly Officers ."
},
{
"docid": "Super-Villain_Team-Up",
"title": "",
"text": "Super-Villain Team-Up is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics . Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists ."
},
{
"docid": "Handsome_Jack",
"title": "",
"text": "Handsome Jack is a character in Gearbox Software 's Borderlands video game franchise . Jack is the leader of the Hyperion Corporation , who takes control of the planet Pandora , and considers himself the hero of the story . Created to be the main antagonist of the `` villain-centric '' Borderlands 2 , Jack was conceived early on as a fellow Vault Hunter `` frenemy '' before being changed to an outright villain to make Borderlands 2 clearer . As the main antagonist , primary concerns fell on making him balance both the seriousness and humour of the game . Dameon Clarke was chosen as the voice for the character . After his introduction in 2012 's Borderlands 2 , Jack appears again in Borderlands : The Pre-Sequel ! and Telltale Games ' Tales from the Borderlands . The Pre-Sequel ! revolves around Jack 's rise to power , while Tales features Jack as a hologram who gets injected into the mind of one of the game 's protagonists . Jack has been received positively as a villain , and Clarke won `` Best Performance by a Human Male '' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards for his role ."
},
{
"docid": "Masked_Mystery_Villain",
"title": "",
"text": "A Masked Mystery Villain is a stock character in genre fiction . The Masked Mystery Villain was frequently used in the adventure stories of Pulp magazines and Movie Serials in the early twentieth century . They can also appear in Crime fiction to add to the atmosphere of suspense and suspicion . The `` Mask '' need not be literal ( although it often is ) , referring more to the subterfuge involved . He or she is the often main antagonist of the story , often acting behind the scenes with henchmen confronting the protagonists directly . Usually , the protagonists must discover the villain 's true identity before they can be defeated . Often the Masked Mystery Villain will turn out to be either one of the protagonists themselves or a significant member of the supporting cast . The author may give the viewer or reader clues , with many red herrings , as to the villain 's identity - sometime as the characters find them and sometimes for the audience alone . However , the identity is not usually revealed to the audience before it is revealed to the characters of the story . Even the villain 's henchmen rarely know the truth about their master . The concept was reversed in the serials `` The Lone Ranger '' and `` The Masked Marvel '' , where the true identity of the hero is unknown and a number of characters remain possible candidates until the end . The archetype tends to be a popular one to be parodied , often using a literal mask and breaking into a stereotypical evil laugh ."
},
{
"docid": "Captain_Qwark",
"title": "",
"text": "Captain Qwark is a fictional character from Insomniac Games ' Ratchet & Clank video game series . He first appeared in the 2002 video game Ratchet & Clank as one of the main antagonists . He then became the main antagonist of the second game . However starting with the third game onward , he switches sides and now assists the protagonists . In the series , Qwark is a selfish , deluded coward willing to do daring acts in order to gain money and publicity . He also has been known to temporarily side with the villains and betray his allies in order to save himself . However , as of the end of the third game , he has become much more moral , though he still remains a coward . Video game commentators have provided different opinions regarding the character ; some criticized his personality calling him an `` idiot '' and `` coward '' , while others praised his role as a villain ."
},
{
"docid": "Christian_Bale",
"title": "",
"text": "Christian Charles Philip Bale ( born 30 January 1974 ) is an English actor . He has starred both in blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses . Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13 , when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg 's Empire of the Sun ( 1987 ) . Based on the original story by J. G. Ballard , Bale played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II . In 2000 , he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho . He is known for going to great lengths to portray characters in films , notably for the psychological thriller The Machinist ( 2004 ) , where he lost 63 pounds ( 28.5 kg ) to play the role of Trevor Reznik . Bale went on to receive greater commercial recognition for his starring role as Batman in Christopher Nolan 's Batman Begins ( 2005 ) , The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) . His portrayal of Dicky Eklund in the David O. Russell-directed biographical film The Fighter ( 2010 ) , earned him critical acclaim and a number of awards , including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He has since gained further acclaim as well as subsequent Academy Award , Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Russell 's American Hustle ( 2013 ) and Adam McKay 's The Big Short ( 2015 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Rachel_Newman",
"title": "",
"text": "Rachel or Rachael Newman may refer to : J. W. and Rachel Newman House and Bunkhouse Rachael Newman , protagonist in American Psycho 2 Rachel Newman , character in Mission Compromised"
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Bluth",
"title": "",
"text": "Nichael `` Michael '' Bluth is a fictional character who is both the protagonist and the straight man of the American television sitcom Arrested Development , created by Mitchell Hurwitz . Portrayed by Jason Bateman , Bluth 's role in the narrative is to lead his family through its many crises ."
},
{
"docid": "Guymon_Casady",
"title": "",
"text": "Guymon Patrick Casady is an American talent manager and producer . Guymon is an Emmy Award winning and four time Emmy Award nominated co executive producer on HBO 's Game of Thrones , the producer of Steve Jobs , written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle , and Office Christmas Party , starring Jason Bateman , Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon , and a founding partner of leading talent management firm Management 360 . He began his career in artist management as an assistant at Creative Artists Agency ( CAA ) . Casady earned a B.A. in European history and art history from the University of Pennsylvania . He is married to Robyn Norris Casady and is the father of Ford and Boone Casady ."
},
{
"docid": "Psycho-Nics_Oscar",
"title": "",
"text": "Psycho-Nics Oscar ( in American arcades usually shortened to Oscar ) is an arcade game released by Data East in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "M._Bison",
"title": "",
"text": "M. Bison , also known as Dictator , is a video game character created by Capcom . First introduced in Street Fighter II : The World Warrior , he is a recurring character and villain in the Street Fighter series of fighting games , acting as one of the series ' primary antagonists . A would-be world dictator and megalomaniac , M. Bison 's ultimate ambition is to control the world 's governments through his covert crime syndicate , . He serves as the host of Street Fighter IIs fighting tournament and is the last opponent fought in the game . Several Street Fighter characters -- including Guile , T. Hawk , Cammy , Rose and Chun-Li -- have their personal vendettas against M. Bison and have entered the tournament in the hopes of facing him personally . M. Bison wields an inherently evil energy known as `` Psycho Power '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Ganon",
"title": "",
"text": "Ganon , also known as Ganondorf in his humanoid form , is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Nintendo 's The Legend of Zelda video game series . Ganon is the final boss in many Zelda titles . In the games , the character alternates between two forms : a massive , demonic boar-like creature and a tall , heavily-built Gerudo , a race of humanoid desert nomads . Ganondorf is the archenemy of the series ' central protagonist , Link , and the leader of the Gerudo . His specific motives vary from game to game , but most often involve capturing Princess Zelda and planning to conquer Hyrule and the world at large . To this end , he seeks the Triforce , a powerful magical relic that grants any wish its bearer desires , and usually manipulates several other villains to realize his ambitions . In most games , he possesses the Triforce of Power , a third of the full Triforce that gives him godlike strength , boundless mystical power and makes him invulnerable to all but the most powerful sacred weapons , such as the Master Sword . The character has been well received by critics , becoming one of the most popular and recognizable villains in gaming ."
},
{
"docid": "Nameless_One",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nameless One may refer to : The Nameless One , protagonist of the computer role-playing game Planescape : Torment Nameless One ( comics ) , several characters in comic books The Nameless One , arch-villain of the Pellinor fantasy series by Allison Croggon"
},
{
"docid": "Dark_Queen_(Battletoads)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dark Queen is a fictional character in the Battletoads video game series by Rare introduced in the original Battletoads in 1991 . Dark Queen is a nemesis of the protagonistic Battletoads . She is a mysterious master of evil magic and the supreme commander of a space army bent on galactic conquest . The character has received considerable attention due to her sex appeal as well as for being one of the first major female villains in video games ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Day_My_Bum_Went_Psycho",
"title": "",
"text": "The Day My Bum Went Psycho is a novel for children by Australian author Andy Griffiths . `` Bum '' is a slang word used in many English-speaking countries for the buttocks ; in North America the term `` butt '' is used instead , and the book is published there under the title The Day My Butt Went Psycho . The protagonist is a boy called Zack Freeman who has to seek the help of some `` bum-hunters '' to catch his bum after he learns it is actually the leader of a band of rogue bums determined to control the world . It is illustrated by Nicole Arroyo , who also illustrated some of Andy Griffiths ' other books , including the Just ! series . The Day My Butt Went Psycho ! is a Canadian-Australian animated television series loosely based on the novel , and its sequels , first shown on Australian channel Nine Network in September 2013 and on Canadian channels Teletoon and Télétoon in June 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_39_Steps_(play)",
"title": "",
"text": "The 39 Steps is a melodrama adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock . The original concept and production of a four-actor version of the story was by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon . Patrick Barlow rewrote this adaptation in 2005 . The play 's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film The 39 Steps to be performed with a cast of only four . One actor plays the hero , Richard Hannay , an actress ( or sometimes actor ) plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements , and two other actors play every other character in the show : heroes , villains , men , women , children and even the occasional inanimate object . This often requires lightning fast quick-changes and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once . Thus the film 's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs , and the script is full of allusions to ( and puns on the titles of ) other Alfred Hitchcock films , including Strangers on a Train , Rear Window , Psycho , Vertigo and North by Northwest ."
}
] |
88972
|
Jimmy Carter was not a president.
|
[
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "James Earl Carter Jr. ( born October 1 , 1924 ) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 . A member of the Democratic Party , he served as the Governor of Georgia prior to his election as president . Carter has remained active in public life during his post-presidency , and in 2002 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center . Carter joined the United States Navy after graduating high school , serving on nuclear submarines . He left the Navy in 1953 to return to Georgia , where he worked as a peanut farmer . From 1963 to 1967 , Carter served in the Georgia State Senate . In 1970 , Carter won election as Governor of Georgia , defeating former Governor Carl Sanders in the Democratic primary . He served as governor from 1971 to 1975 . Despite being little-known outside of Georgia at the start of the campaign , Carter won the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination . In the general election , Carter defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in a relatively close election . On his second day in office , Carter pardoned all evaders of the Vietnam War drafts . During Carter 's term as President , two new cabinet-level departments , the Department of Energy and the Department of Education , were established . He established a national energy policy that included conservation , price control , and new technology . In foreign affairs , Carter pursued the Camp David Accords , the Panama Canal Treaties , the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ( SALT II ) , and the return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama . On the economic front he confronted persistent `` stagflation '' , a combination of high inflation , high unemployment and slow growth . The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979 -- 1981 Iran hostage crisis , the 1979 energy crisis , the Three Mile Island nuclear accident , and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . In response to the invasion , Carter ended détente , escalated the Cold War , and led the international boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . In 1980 , Carter faced a primary challenge from Senator Ted Kennedy , but Carter won re-nomination at the 1980 Democratic National Convention . Carter lost the general election in an electoral landslide to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan . Polls of historians and political scientists usually rank Carter as a below average president . In 2012 , he surpassed Herbert Hoover as the longest-retired president in U.S. history , and he is also the first president to mark the 40th anniversary of his inauguration . He set up the Carter Center in 1982 as his base for advancing human rights . He has also traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations , observe elections , and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations . Additionally , Carter is a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project and he has written several books about various topics . In reference to current political views , he has criticized some of Israel 's actions and policies in regards to the Israeli -- Palestinian conflict and has advocated for a two-state solution . He has vigorously opposed the Supreme Court 's decision in Citizens United v. FEC to strike down limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions , saying that the U.S. is `` no longer a functioning democracy '' and now has a system of `` unlimited political bribery . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Camp_David_Accords",
"title": "",
"text": "The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978 , following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David . The two framework agreements were signed at the White House , and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter . The second of these frameworks ( A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel ) led directly to the 1979 Egypt -- Israel Peace Treaty . Due to the agreement , Sadat and Begin received the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize . The first framework ( A Framework for Peace in the Middle East ) , which dealt with the Palestinian territories , was written without participation of the Palestinians and was condemned by the United Nations ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election,_1980",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States presidential election of 1980 was the 49th quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 4 , 1980 . The contest was between the Democratic national ticket of incumbent President Jimmy Carter from Georgia and Vice President Walter Mondale from Minnesota , and the Republican national ticket of Ronald Reagan , a former Hollywood actor and former Governor from California with his running mate George H.W. Bush , a former Congressman and CIA Director from Texas who would eventually win the presidency eight years later , as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson , who ran as an independent . Reagan , aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation , won the election by a landslide , receiving the highest number of electoral votes ever won by a non-incumbent presidential candidate . Aged 69 at the time , Reagan became the oldest person to ever take the oval office , a record that was later surpassed by Republican Donald Trump , aged 70 , 36 years later . Carter , after defeating Edward M. `` Ted '' Kennedy , the long-time U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and brother of former president John F. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination , attacked Reagan as a dangerous right-wing extremist . For his part , Reagan pledged to uplift the pessimistic mood of the nation , and won a decisive victory ; in the simultaneous Congressional elections , Republicans won control of the United States Senate for the first time since 1955 . This election marked the beginning of what is called the `` Reagan Revolution '' or Reagan Era , and signified a conservative realignment in national politics ."
},
{
"docid": "Carter_Center",
"title": "",
"text": "The Carter Center is a nongovernmental , not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter . He and his wife Rosalynn Carter partnered with Emory University just after his defeat in the 1980 U.S. Presidential elections . The center is located in a shared building adjacent to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on 37 acre of parkland , on the site of the razed neighborhood of Copenhill , two miles ( 3 km ) from downtown Atlanta , Georgia . The library and museum are owned and operated by the United States National Archives and Records Administration , while the Center is governed by a Board of Trustees , consisting of business leaders , educators , former government officials , and philanthropists . The Carter Center 's goal is to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering , including helping improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries . The center has many projects including election monitoring , supporting locally led state-building and democratic institution-building in various countries , mediating conflicts between warring states , and intervening with heads of states on behalf of victims of human rights abuses . It also leads disease eradication efforts , spearheading the campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease , as well as controlling and treating onchocerciasis , trachoma , lymphatic filariasis , and malaria through awareness campaigns . In 2002 , President Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work `` to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts , to advance democracy and human rights , and to promote economic and social development '' through the Carter Center . In 2007 , he wrote an autobiography entitled Beyond the White House : Waging Peace , Fighting Disease , Building Hope , which chronicles the first 25 years of The Carter Center ."
},
{
"docid": "Bibliography_of_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Books authored by Jimmy Carter , the 39th President of the United States ( 1977 -- 1981 ) . A historical novel about the American Revolution , and the first work of fiction written by a U.S. President . Won a Grammy Award for best spoken-word album . UK edition of Our Endangered Values ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Timeline_of_the_presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "The presidency of Jimmy Carter began on January 20 , 1977 when Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States , and ended on January 20 , 1981 ."
},
{
"docid": "USS_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "USS Jimmy Carter ( SSN-23 ) is the third and last Seawolf-class submarine in the United States Navy . She is named for Jimmy Carter , the 39th President of the United States ; Carter is the only President who had qualified in submarines , having served as a Communications Officer , Sonar Officer , Electronics Officer , Weapons Officer , and Supply Officer while on board . Jimmy Carter is one of the few ships of the United States Navy ( and only the third submarine ) to have been named for a person who was alive at the time of the ship 's naming , and the only submarine to be named for a living former president ."
},
{
"docid": "Inauguration_of_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "The Inauguration of Jimmy Carter as the 39th President of the United States was held on Thursday , January 20 , 1977 , on the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. . The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of Jimmy Carter as President and of Walter Mondale as Vice President . Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Carter , and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill administered the vice presidential oath of office to Mondale . This was the last inauguration held on the East Portico of the Capitol building to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_&_Rosalynn_Carter_Work_Project",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - formerly the Jimmy Carter Work Project ( JCWP ) - is an annual home building blitz organized by Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates . It generally takes place in the United States one year , and an international location the next . President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter helped Habitat volunteers renovate the 19-unit building , and media coverage brought attention to Habitat , which had been founded in 1976 in Americus , Georgia , a short distance from Carter 's hometown of Plains , Georgia . Even though President Carter has said repeatedly he never intended to start an annual project , the following year the Carters returned to the same site to finish the renovation work . On Oct. 10 , 2013 , as part of the 30th annual project , the Carters returned to the building and met with families living there . By 2013 , the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project had helped more than 3,800 families move into safe , affordable shelter in 14 countries . Over the years , more than 89,000 volunteers from all over the world have signed up to build alongside the Carters . The Carter Work Projects started modestly and built slowly . Early projects were held in the United States , and were relatively small compared to later years ."
},
{
"docid": "Mary_Prince_(nanny)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Prince is a woman convicted of murder who then became the nanny for Amy Carter , the daughter of Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter . Prince became Amy 's nanny in 1971 while Jimmy Carter was governor of Georgia and she was a prisoner assigned to the governor 's mansion . She had been convicted of murdering another woman 's boyfriend in 1970 . In 1975 , when Jimmy Carter 's term as governor ended , she was sent back to prison ; however , in January , 1977 Prince was able to travel to Washington for Carter 's inauguration as U.S. president . With a letter from the White House to Georgia prison officials , she was reprieved , and Prince was able to work at the White House . Jimmy Carter was designated as her parole officer , and she lived in the White House for the four years of his presidency . Jimmy Carter dedicated his 2005 book , Sharing Good Times , to Prince , and discusses her in his 2006 book , Our Endangered Values : America 's Moral Crisis . Prince is also featured in the 2015 Kate Anderson Brower book The Residence : Inside the Private World of the White House ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_National_Historic_Site",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site , located in Plains , Georgia , preserves sites associated with James Earl `` Jimmy '' Carter , Jr. ( 1924 -- present ) , 39th President of the United States . These include his residence , boyhood farm , school , and the town railroad depot , which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election . The building which used to be Plains High School ( opened in 1921 and closed in 1979 ) serves as the park 's museum and visitor center . As President Carter lives in Plains , the area surrounding the residence is under the protection of the United States Secret Service and is not open to the public . The Carters returned to Plains in January 1981 . The former President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter pursue many of the goals of his administration through the Carter Center in Atlanta , which has programs to alleviate human suffering and to promote human rights and world peace . When they are in Plains , Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church , which is open to the public ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_Library_and_Museum",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta , Georgia houses U.S. President Jimmy Carter 's papers and other material relating to the Carter administration and the Carter family 's life . The library also hosts special exhibits , such as Carter 's Nobel Peace Prize and a full-scale replica of the Oval Office , including a reproduction of the Resolute desk . The Carter Library and Museum includes some parts that are owned and administered by the federal government , and some that are privately owned and operated . The library and museum are run by the National Archives and Records Administration and are part of the Presidential Library system of the federal government . Privately owned areas house Carter 's offices and the offices of the Carter Center , a non-profit human rights agency . The building housing the library and museum makes up 69,750 square feet ( 6480 m ² ) , with 15,269 square feet ( 1419 m ² ) of space for exhibits and 19,818 square feet ( 1841 m ² ) of archive and storage space . The library stacks house 27 million pages of documents ; 500,000 photos , and 40,000 objects , along with films , videos , and audiotapes . These collections cover all areas of the Carter administration , from foreign and domestic policy to the personal lives of President and Mrs. Carter . The complex lies next to Freedom Parkway , which was originally called `` Presidential Parkway '' ( and at one point , `` Jimmy Carter Parkway '' ) in its planning stages ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_Supreme_Court_candidates",
"title": "",
"text": "During President Jimmy Carter 's term in office , no vacancy occurred on the Supreme Court of the United States . Carter thus became the first president since Andrew Johnson and the fourth president overall ( after William Henry Harrison , Zachary Taylor and Johnson ) to complete his term without making any appointments to the Supreme Court ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_rabbit_incident",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jimmy Carter rabbit incident , dubbed the `` killer rabbit '' attack by the media , involved a swamp rabbit that swam toward then -- U.S. President Jimmy Carter 's fishing boat on April 20 , 1979 . The incident caught press imagination after Carter 's press secretary mentioned the event to a correspondent months later ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Jimmy Carter during his presidency . In total Carter appointed 259 federal judges , including 56 judges to the courts of appeals and 203 judges to the United States district courts . Although Carter made no appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States , two of his Court of Appeals appointees - Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg - were later appointed to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton . Later presidents have exceeded Carter 's total , itself which surpassed the previous record of 231 set by Richard Nixon , but Carter retains the record for the largest number of judicial appointments in a single term ."
},
{
"docid": "Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "The presidency of Jimmy Carter began on January 20 , 1977 at noon Eastern Standard Time , when Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States , and ended on January 20 , 1981 . A Democrat , he took office after defeating Republican incumbent President Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election . His presidency ended with his defeat in the 1980 presidential election by Republican Ronald Reagan . Carter , the 39th United States president , sought to make the government `` competent and compassionate '' but , in the midst of an economic crisis produced by rising energy prices and stagflation , met with difficulty in achieving its objectives . At the end of his administration , Carter had seen a substantial decrease in unemployment and a partial reduction of the deficit , but the recession ultimately continued . Carter created the United States Department of Education and United States Department of Energy , established a national energy policy and pursued civil service and social security reform . In foreign affairs , Carter strongly emphasized human rights throughout his career . He signed the second round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ( SALT II ) with the Soviet Union and , in an effort to end the Arab -- Israeli conflict , initiated the Camp David Accords . With the Torrijos -- Carter Treaties , he guaranteed the transfer of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999 . His administration also established official diplomatic relations with the People 's Republic of China , while he signed the Taiwan Relations Act to define relations with Taiwan . The final year of his presidential tenure was marked by several major crises , including the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Iran and holding of hostages by Iranian students , an unsuccessful rescue attempt of the hostages , serious fuel shortages , and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . In the 1980 election , Carter defeated a primary challenge from Ted Kennedy , a prominent liberal Democrat . However , Carter lost the general election in a landslide to Reagan . In polls of historians and political scientists , Carter is usually ranked as a below-average president ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2 , 1976 , as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose twelve representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Missouri was won by Jimmy Carter ( D -- Georgia ) , with 51.10 % of the popular vote . Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford ( R -- Michigan ) , who finished with 47.47 % of the popular vote . Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Lynn Carter ( born October 19 , 1967 ) is the only daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter . Carter entered the limelight as a child when she lived in the White House during the Carter presidency ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jimmy Carter UFO incident was an incident in which Jimmy Carter ( US President 1977 -- 1981 ) reported seeing an unidentified flying object while at Leary , Georgia , in 1969 . While governor of Georgia , Carter was asked to file a report of the sighting by the International UFO Bureau in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , which he did in September 1973 . Since its writing , the report has been discussed several times by both ufologists and by members of the mainstream media ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2 , 1976 , as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Rhode Island was won by Jimmy Carter ( D -- Georgia ) , with 55.36 % of the popular vote . Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford ( R -- Michigan ) , who finished with 44.08 % of the popular vote . No third party candidate received any votes . Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_executive_actions_by_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Executive Orders 11967 -- 12286 ( Presidency of Jimmy Carter )"
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2 , 1976 , as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter ( D -- Georgia ) , with 51.98 % of the popular vote . Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford ( R -- Michigan ) , who finished with 46.57 % of the popular vote . No third party candidate amounted 1 % of the vote , but Eugene McCarthy ( Independent -- Minnesota ) finished third in Delaware with 1.03 % of the statewide popular vote . Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2 , 1976 , as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose ten representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Louisiana was won by Jimmy Carter ( D -- Georgia ) , with 51.73 % of the popular vote . Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford ( R -- Michigan ) , who finished with 45.95 % of the popular vote . No third party candidate amounted 1 % of the vote ; American Independent Party candidate Lester Maddox cane the closest with 0.79 % . Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Ruth_Clusen",
"title": "",
"text": "Ruth Chickering Clusen ( 1922 -- 2005 ) was an American conservationist , politician , civil rights activist , and government official . She is remembered for serving as the president of the League of Women Voters , for hosting the debates between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford , and for serving as the Assistant Secretary of Energy under President Jimmy Carter ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2 , 1976 , as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Kentucky was won by Jimmy Carter ( D -- Georgia ) , with 52.75 % of the popular vote . Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford ( R -- Michigan ) , who finished with 45.57 % of the popular vote , and did so by winning all major demographic groups in the Commonwealth . No third party candidate amounted 1 % of the vote ; American Party candidate Thomas Anderson cane the closest with 0.71 % . Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Chip_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Chip Carter may refer to : James Earl `` Chip '' Carter III , son of former president Jimmy Carter Chip Carter , Former sports director of WTVT"
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Carter_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Carter is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives , representing the 175th district since 2007 . Her district includes part of Lowndes County , primarily the city of Valdosta . Carter bears no relation to former President Jimmy Carter , who has a daughter of the same name . Her legislative district is about 120 mi south of President Carter 's hometown of Plains ."
},
{
"docid": "Lillian_Gordy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter ( August 15 , 1898 -- October 30 , 1983 ) was the mother of former President of the United States , Jimmy Carter . She was also known for her contribution to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_honors_and_awards_received_by_Jimmy_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "U.S. President Jimmy Carter ( born 1924 ) has received numerous accolates , awards , and honorary degrees . Several places , institutions , and other things have been named for him ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Carter_judicial_appointment_controversies",
"title": "",
"text": "During President Jimmy Carter 's presidency , he nominated four people for four different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Carter 's presidency ended . None of the four nominees were renominated by Carter 's successor , President Ronald Reagan . Three of the nominees who were not processed ( Eugene Nickerson , Nicholas Bua and Howard F. Sachs ) were nominated after July 1 , 1980 , the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year . All four seats eventually were filled by appointees of President Ronald Reagan . The four nominees were blocked in committee ; no committee hearings ever were held for any of the three . The nominees were held up at the same time that in an unprecedented move , the Senate chose to take up Carter 's November 13 , 1980 , nomination -- after he already had lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan -- of Stephen Breyer to an appellate judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . The Senate wound up confirming Breyer ( whom President Bill Clinton appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1994 ) during the lame-duck session of the 96th Congress the following month . ( Breyer 's appellate court confirmation in 1980 , which was the result of support from both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee , often is cited as evidence disproving the existence of the Thurmond Rule . ) During his presidency , Carter also nominated 16 people for 15 different federal district judgeships who were never confirmed by the United States Senate ."
},
{
"docid": "Gerald_Ford_judicial_appointment_controversies",
"title": "",
"text": "During President Gerald Ford 's presidency , he nominated two people for two different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Ford 's presidency ended . Neither of the two nominees was renominated by Ford 's successor , President Jimmy Carter . Both nominees were nominated after July 1 , 1976 , the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year . Both seats eventually were filled by appointees of President Jimmy Carter . The two nominees were blocked in committee ; no committee hearings ever were held for either one ."
},
{
"docid": "Jason_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jason Carter may refer to : Jason Carter ( gridiron football ) ( born 1982 ) , American football player Jason Carter ( actor ) ( born 1960 ) , English actor Jason Carter ( fiddler ) Jason Carter ( harp-guitarist ) and documentary filmmaker Jason Carter ( politician ) ( born 1975 ) , state senator of Georgia and grandson of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter"
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Carter_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John William `` Jack '' Carter ( born July 3 , 1947 ) is an American businessman and politician who unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in Nevada in 2006 . Carter is the eldest child of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter ."
},
{
"docid": "Gloria_Carter_Spann",
"title": "",
"text": "Gloria Carter Spann ( October 22 , 1926 -- March 5 , 1990 ) was a sister of former United States President Jimmy Carter ."
},
{
"docid": "Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection,_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1976 election . Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter won the 1976 Democratic nomination for President of the United States , and chose Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale as his running mate . According to Joel Goldstein , a legal professor and the author of several works on the vice presidency , 1976 marked the beginning of the modern vice presidential selection process , with candidates undergoing extensive vetting . Carter thought that the vice president could be an important asset for a president , and Mondale became a major part of Carter 's campaign . The choice of Mondale helped Carter , a Southern `` outsider '' with little experience in Washington , rally the Democratic base to his candidacy . The Carter-Mondale ticket defeated the Ford-Dole ticket in the 1976 election ."
}
] |
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Andy Dwyer appears in a series.
|
[
{
"docid": "Andy_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Andrew Maxwell `` Andy '' Dwyer KBE -LSB- ˈdwaɪ.ər -RSB- is a fictional character in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation portrayed by Chris Pratt . Originally meant to be a temporary character , Andy was so likable that producers asked Pratt back as a series regular . He appears in the first season as Ann Perkins ' unemployed slacker boyfriend , then takes a job as a shoe-shiner at Pawnee City Hall in the second season . Andy eventually marries April Ludgate and is later promoted to Leslie Knope 's assistant . Pratt was credited as a guest star for the first season , despite appearing in every episode ; he is part of the main cast for every season after season one . Andy is one of the few starring characters not to appear in every episode , as he was absent for a multi-episode arc in season six while Chris Pratt was filming Guardians of the Galaxy ."
},
{
"docid": "Parks_and_Recreation",
"title": "",
"text": "Parks and Recreation , informally known as Parks and Rec , is an American political comedy television sitcom starring Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope , a perky , mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks Department of Pawnee , a fictional town in Indiana . Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur , the series aired on NBC from April 9 , 2009 to February 24 , 2015 , for 125 episodes , over seven seasons . It was written by the same writers and uses the same filming style as The Office , with the same implication of a documentary crew filming everyone . The ensemble and supporting cast feature Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins , Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford , Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson , Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate , Paul Schneider as Mark Brendanawicz , Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer , Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt , Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger , Jim O'Heir as Garry `` Jerry '' Gergich , Retta as Donna Meagle , and Billy Eichner as Craig Middlebrooks . The writers researched local California politics for the show , and consulted with urban planners and elected officials . Poehler 's character , Leslie Knope , underwent major changes after the first season , in response to audience feedback that she seemed unintelligent and `` ditzy '' . The writing staff incorporated current events into the episodes , such as a government shutdown in Pawnee inspired by the real-life global financial crisis of 2007 -- 2008 . Several guest stars , such as Jason Mantzoukas , Kathryn Hahn , Sam Elliott , Bill Murray , Louis C.K. , Paul Rudd , and Jon Hamm , have been featured in the show , and their characters often appear in multiple episodes . Parks and Recreation was part of NBC 's `` Comedy Night Done Right '' programming during its Thursday night prime-time block . The series received mixed reviews during its first season , but , after a re-approach to its tone and format , the second and subsequent seasons were widely acclaimed . Throughout its run , Parks and Recreation received several awards and nominations , including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series , six Emmy nominations , a Golden Globe win for Poehler 's performance , and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . In TIMEs 2012 year-end lists issue , Parks and Recreation was named the number one television series of that year . In 2013 , after receiving four consecutive nominations in the category , Parks and Recreation won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Bil_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "William Michael `` Bil '' Dwyer ( born March 30 , 1962 ) is an American stand-up comedian and game show host . Television shows he has hosted include GSN 's Extreme Dodgeball , I 've Got A Secret and The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time , the PAX TV ( now ION Television ) game show Dirty Rotten Cheater , and the FSN game show , Ultimate Fan League . Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park , Illinois and is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale . He was the analyst for Comedy Central 's Battlebots throughout its original run , and also appeared as a host/character on MTV 's The 70s House in 2005 . He appeared on the Cartoon Network series Out of Jimmy 's Head , is a sub-host on GSN Radio and stars in comedic web golf series , The Range Show with Bil Dwyer . He has been one of the talking heads on MTV and VH1 shows , including I Love the '90s , I Love the '90s : Part Deux , I Love the '70s , I Love the '80s 3-D and 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops . He also provided commentary on GSN 's recent series of game show specials , including The Real Match Game Story : Behind The Blank and Game Show Countdown : Top 10 Hosts . He appeared as one of the finalists on the fourth season of NBC 's Last Comic Standing , but was eliminated in the second regular episode , finishing 10th in the competition . Bil Dwyer was pranked by Friday Night Cranks in 2008 . Bil Dwyer has appeared on several podcasts , including Never Not Funny and Battleship Pretension ."
},
{
"docid": "Bridget_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Bridget Dwyer ( born September 16 , 1980 ) is an American professional golfer , best known for her appearance on The Big Break , the Golf Channel 's reality television series . Dwyer was born in Oahu , Hawaii , and is the youngest of six children ."
},
{
"docid": "Media_Blitz",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Media Blitz '' is the fifth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation , and the 35th overall episode of the series . It originally aired on NBC in the United States on February 17 , 2011 . In the episode , the parks department tries to draw media attention for the upcoming harvest festival , but the press becomes fixated on Ben 's past political mistakes . Meanwhile , Andy Dwyer takes on all of April Ludgate 's errands with the hopes of convincing her not to move to Indianapolis . Written by Harris Wittels and directed by David Rogers , `` Media Blitz '' revolved largely around Ben 's backstory as a child mayor who bankrupted his old town , which was originally a concept considered for series protagonist Leslie Knope . The episode was also what series co-creator Michael Schur called a `` key moment '' for April and Andy , ending a multi-episode subplot of April being angry with Andy for having been kissed by Ann in the second season finale `` Freddy Spaghetti '' . `` Media Blitz '' featured guest appearances by comedians Matt Besser and Nick Kroll as morning zoo-style radio hosts `` Crazy Ira and The Douche , '' as well as appearance by frequent Parks and Recreation guest stars Mo Collins , Alison Becker , and Jay Jackson . According to Nielsen Media Research , `` Media Blitz '' was seen by 4.33 million household viewers . It marked the lowest rating for the season to date , and constituted a more than eight percent drop from the previous episode , `` Ron & Tammy : Part Two '' . `` Media Blitz '' received generally positive reviews , with several commentators particularly praising the performance of Adam Scott as Ben . Some reviews , however , found less effective a subplot about the uncertainty surrounding the romantic relationship of Ann and Chris Traeger , a state auditor played by Rob Lowe who is supposed to leave Pawnee for Indianapolis soon ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Johnson_(artist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Andy Johnson ( born Anders Johannson , 1893 in Hyssma , Sweden - 1971 ) was a Swedish-American painter . He started painting at age 64 in a coal bin by the light of a 75-watt bulb . He was discovered by Sylvia Dwyer while working as the custodian and superintendent of a local Brooklyn Heights building , and appeared in multiple exhibits in the Brooklyn Arts Gallery . As his career continued , his art and story became the subject of many international expatriate newspapers . He received recognition for his works in oil depicting scenery and interior memories of his native land , Sweden . His `` vivid colors and landscapes remind many of American primitives . '' His work went on to receive international acclaim , most notably from his home country of Sweden . In his syndicated column , Mel Heimer quoted Ms. Dwyer describing him as `` a sort of younger Grandma Moses . '' His work was also collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson for the White House . He died in April 1971 . `` His work remains , and the beauty he has left behind is immeasurable . ''"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Parks_and_Recreation_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The primary characters of the American television comedy series Parks and Recreation are the employees of the parks department of Pawnee , a fictional Indiana town . The protagonist is Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler ) , the deputy parks director as well as serving on city council , and the rest of the ensemble cast consists of her friends and co-workers , including nurse Ann Perkins ( Rashida Jones ) , parks director Ron Swanson ( Nick Offerman ) , and parks department employees Tom Haverford ( Aziz Ansari ) , April Ludgate ( Aubrey Plaza ) , Andy Dwyer ( Chris Pratt ) , Jerry Gergich ( Jim O'Heir ) , and Donna Meagle ( Retta ) . While most of the main cast have been with the series since it debuted in April 2009 , actors Rob Lowe and Adam Scott joined the cast late in the second season portraying Chris Traeger and Ben Wyatt , two state auditors who later take permanent jobs in Pawnee . Paul Schneider was a permanent cast member during the first two seasons as city planner Mark Brendanawicz , but he departed at the end of season two . Billy Eichner who portrays Craig Middlebrooks , the `` associate administrator '' of the Pawnee parks department , recurred throughout the show 's sixth season until he was promoted to the main cast in the fourth episode of the seventh season . The majority of Parks and Recreation episodes are set in Pawnee , and most of the recurring and supporting characters are friends of the main characters or residents of the town . Several guest stars have made appearances on the show , including Louis C.K. , John Larroquette , Justin Theroux and Parker Posey . Megan Mullally , Offerman 's real-life wife , played his character 's ex-wife Tammy Swanson , and Poehler 's former husband Will Arnett made an appearance as a man on a Blind date with Leslie . Several of Poehler 's past colleagues on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live have appeared on Parks and Recreation , including Fred Armisen , Will Forte and Andy Samberg ."
},
{
"docid": "I'm_Leslie_Knope",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I 'm Leslie Knope '' is the first episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation , and the 47th overall episode of the series . It originally aired on NBC in the United States on September 22 , 2011 . In the episode , Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler ) faces trouble telling Ben Wyatt ( Adam Scott ) that she is running for public office , which will cause them to have to end their secret relationship . Meanwhile , Ron braces himself for the arrival of his first ex-wife , `` Tammy I '' . Written by Daniel J. Goor and directed by Troy Miller , the episode marks the beginning of Leslie Knope 's campaign for public office . During the episode , Andy Dwyer ( Chris Pratt ) is given a promotion and becomes Leslie 's campaign assistant . The episode featured the first appearance by guest star Patricia Clarkson as Ron 's first ex-wife Tammy , who appeared in a multi-episode arc . According to Nielsen Media Research , `` I 'm Leslie Knope '' was seen by 4.11 million households in the 18 to 49 age demographic . It received generally positive reviews , with commentators highlighting the characteristic developments and the effectiveness of the plot involving Leslie 's city council campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Maureen_Edwards",
"title": "",
"text": "Maureen Edwards is a New Zealand-born Australian actress . She initially trained to become a teacher , before becoming interested in theatre , appearing at Dunedin 's Globe Theatre in the 1960s and becoming an administrator for the gateway players . She remains best known for her role as Matron Rosemary Prior in the television series A Country Practice , and as Ruby Dwyer in Neighbours . She has also appeared in many Australia miniseries and films such as All the Rivers Run , having emigrated from New Zealand to Australia with her husband Peter Tulloch in 1977 . She also had recurring role 's in Prisoner appearing briefly in the series in four different roles , but best known as background officer Sue Bailey . Other television parts included Blue Heelers and The Secret Life Of Us . She also had a recurring role in the New Zealand series hit Shortland Street as hospital CEO Dr. Patricia Hewitt from 2001 -- 02 , and played Marcia Taylor and Ruby Dwyer in Neighbours in 1985 and 2003 , respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Marc_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Marc Dwyer ( born 19 June 1987 ) is an Australian radio presenter and former actor . He appeared as Dylan in Ray Lawrence 's 2000 acclaimed film Lantana , playing the son of Anthony Lapaglia and Kerry Armstrong . This was followed by a 2001 double episode of the Australian drama All Saints . Dwyer also appeared in various television and photographic advertisements between 2000 and 2005 . Dwyer started his radio career at 101.3 Sea FM on the Central Coast of New South Wales . Dwyer applied and was accepted into the Australian Film Television and Radio School to complete a graduate diploma in commercial radio broadcasting , completed in October 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jer_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeremiah `` Jer '' Dwyer ( 1854 -- ? ) was an Irish hurler who played for the Tipperary senior team . Dwyer made his first appearance for the team during the inaugural championship of 1887 . During that successful year he won one All-Ireland medal . At club level Dwyer was a one-time county club championship medalist with Thurles ."
},
{
"docid": "Sam_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Sam Dwyer ( born 29 August 1986 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Melbourne . He played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was recruited by the club with draft pick # 27 in the 2013 Rookie Draft after performing well for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . He made his debut in Round 1 , 2013 , against at Docklands Stadium . Dwyer was lauded for his performance in his second AFL game against Carlton , collecting 23 disposals and kicking one goal . In his eighth AFL appearance , Dwyer amassed 27 disposals and three goals in a 6-point upset win against the previously undefeated Geelong . Dwyer played only 5 games in 2015 and was delisted after 39 games and 22 goals Following his delistment from Collingwood , Dwyer returned to Port Melbourne ."
},
{
"docid": "Virginia_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Virginia Dwyer Gorman ( December 19 , 1919 -- August 20 , 2012 ) was an actress known for her roles in several daytime soap operas . From 1954 to 1962 , she had roles on at least five daytime programs , including The Road of Life , The Secret Storm , Young Dr. Malone , Guiding Light , and As the World Turns . She was born in Omaha , Nebraska . She was best known for her role as matriarch Mary Matthews on Another World , a role she played from the series premiere in 1964 until her departure in 1975 . Although popular with the audience , she fell into disfavor with headwriter Harding Lemay , reportedly because she refused to learn her dialogue as written . Finally , Lemay had the Mary Matthews character die unexpectedly off-camera , thus eliminating Dwyer from the program . After being a regular performer on daytime television for over 20 years , Dwyer did not work on daytime again after leaving Another World . However , for an anniversary episode of Another World , she did reprise her role as Mary Matthews in a dream sequence in which George Reinholt also appeared and reprised his role as Steven Frame . The character of Rachel Cory Hutchins ( Victoria Wyndham ) had a `` near death '' experience in which she saw characters , including Mary Matthews and Steven Frame , who had died several years before . She was at one time married to director Walter Gorman . She died in 2012 in Manhattan aged 92 ."
},
{
"docid": "Trevor_Dwyer-Lynch",
"title": "",
"text": "Trevor Dwyer-Lynch 1968 , is a Black British actor , presenter , and stand up comedian . Born and raised in Moss Side and Salford , calls himself a `` Mossfordian '' trained in Drama and Performing Arts at City College / Arden School of Theatre Manchester in 1990 , Dwyer-Lynch has appeared in numerous television and theatre productions , merging both serious roles -- such as `` Gloucester '' in Shakespeare 's King Lear -- to his best known comedic role in Coronation Street as Patrick Tussell the taxi-driver working for Steve McDonald ( 2002 -- 2005 ) . A dog lover , his 15-stone , Old English Mastiff also appeared with him in an episode , his dog spoiling `` Patrick 's '' attempt to win over love interest Janice Battersby . Lynch achieved one of his wishes working for the Ken Loach in `` Looking for Eric '' , he publicly expresses a desire to work with Directors Shane Meadows , Mike Leigh and Steve McQueen A keen sportsman , Ex Part-time professional footballer , boxing , golf and squash are amongst the sports he has been involved in . Dwyer-Lynch is also a professional qualified Uefa ` B ' licence football coach , having worked on both Manchester United and City 's Community Football and Centre of Excellence Schemes . He merges acting and coaching together . When available , Dwyer-Lynch plays for a celebrity football team , consisting of actors and ex-professional footballers , raising money for various charities , including Cancer , NSPCC , Drugs and Drink addiction , Terminally ill children and Sickle Cell . Some of the many grounds he has played at include Wembley stadium and Old Trafford . Desmond Tutu and Pelé managed him in an International celebrity match at Stoke Citys ground `` Brazil v England '' with Gordan Banks being the England boss . On meeting Pele , Dwyer-Lynch commented to him , that although the greatest footballer in the world , Dwyer-Lynch had achieved something Pele had n't , by playing at Wembley 3 times , Pele never played there in his career . Dwyer-Lynch established , alongside his '' brother from another universe '' The brilliant stand up comic Justin Moorhouse ( `` Kenny Junior '' from Phoenix Nights and Key 103 D.J. ) the first and only Smoke Free Comedy Zone in Manchester at The Circle Club some 18 months before the official smoke-free ban came into force and where many stand up comedians appeared including John Bishop , Jason Manford and Tony Hendriks ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Robson",
"title": "",
"text": "Andy Robson is a 1982 British children 's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and which was aired on the ITV network for two series in 1982 and 1983 . It was based on Frederick Grice 's novel The Courage of Andy Robson , published in 1969 . Set in Edwardian England and starring Tom Davidson as the eponymous hero , Andy Robson , the series concerned the adventures of Andy , who had been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in rural Northumberland from a coal mining town in County Durham in North East England after his father was injured in a pit accident . The series also starred Stephanie Tague and Stevie-Lee Pattinson as Victoria and Alec , two of Andy 's friends in his new surroundings . The series ' theme tune , `` The Best of Friends '' was written by BA Robertson and Alan Parker and sung by Barbara Dickson . A full song running 3 ' 20 '' was recorded but never commercially released , although it appeared briefly on Dickson 's Soundcloud account . An abridged version accompanied the closing credits of the television series . ."
},
{
"docid": "Clapham_and_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Clapham and Dwyer , Charles Clapham ( 1894-1959 ) and William Henry Dwyer ( 1891-1943 ) , were a British comedy duo in the 1920s and 1930s . The duo were a popular music hall and stage act , appearing in venues all over the country . As part of their act in 1929 they originated the Cockney Alphabet , a humorous alphabet that replaces the letters of the alphabet with cockney phonetics , such as `` A for ` Orses '' ( Hay for Horses ) and ending with `` Z for Effect '' ( Said for Effect ) . In February 1929 , they appeared in two early short films made in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process . They also appeared in their own scene in the early Will Hay film Radio Parade of 1935 . Just after World War II they were banned by BBC Radio for six months for allegedly broadcasting an improper joke . The duo had a regular spot on the BBC 's Light Programme which was broadcast live . It is said that when they discovered that a page of their script was missing they ad-libbed : `` What 's the difference between a champagne cork and a baby ? '' asked Clapham . When Dwyer replied that he did n't know Clapham retorted : `` A champagne cork has the name of the maker on it . '' Such material was considered rather risqué at the time . However , there are differing accounts as to what the joke actually was ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Davidson",
"title": "",
"text": "Andy Davidson may refer to : Andy Davidson ( footballer ) ( 1932 -- 2014 ) , Hull City appearance record holder Andy Davidson ( game designer ) , British video game designer Andy Davidson ( Torchwood ) , a fictional character on the BBC science fiction series Torchwood , portrayed by actor Tom Price"
},
{
"docid": "Elinor_\"Ellie\"_Walker",
"title": "",
"text": "Elinor `` Ellie '' Walker is a fictional character in the American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show . She is notable for being Andy Taylor 's first regular girlfriend seen on the show . Ellie makes 12 appearances in the first season . Despite the paucity of her appearances , she was intended as a series regular . Unlike girlfriends that would follow , her portrayer , Elinor Donahue , is given opening credit billing , alongside Andy Griffith . Elinor Donahue was an established television star and had just finished her tour of duty as Betty `` Princess '' Anderson in the popular 1950s sitcom , Father Knows Best when she joined The Andy Griffith Show . Producers believed her name would have `` drawing power '' and gave her top billing in the opening credits with stars Andy Griffith , Ron Howard and Don Knotts . The only other performer to receive top billing during the course of the series ' run was Frances Bavier ( Aunt Bee ) who began to appear in the opening credits in the 1965-1966 season after Don Knotts left the series . Donahue 's wardrobe in the show was created by Mr. Burt of Encino , who received a nod in the closing credits . Donahue was dining out with her mother and three-year-old son when Mr. Burt approached her table and offered to provide the wardrobe . She approved Mr. Burt 's designs and brought him to the show ."
},
{
"docid": "Anthony_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony Dwyer ( born 1 January 1970 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) during the 1990s . Recruited from Westmeadows , Dwyer joined his brother David at North Melbourne in 1990 and played two games late in the season . He and his brother were the third generation of their family to play in the VFL/AFL , following their grandfather Leo and father Laurie . After not playing a senior game in 1991 , he put together 16 appearances in 1992 and kicked 21 goals . Dwyer struggled to break into the team over the next three seasons but in 1995 played in two AFL finals matches and participated in North Melbourne 's reserves premiership ."
},
{
"docid": "Phil_Dwyer_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phil Dwyer is a jazz saxophonist , pianist , composer , producer and teacher who is now pursuing a law degree at the University of New Brunswick ( UNB ) in Fredericton , New Brunswick . Dwyer has been nominated for Juno Awards six times and won Best Mainstream Jazz Album in 1994 with Dave Young for Fables and Dreams and Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year in 2012 for the recording Changing Seasons . Dwyer has also appeared on Juno Award winning recordings with Hugh Fraser ( 1988 ) , Joe Sealy ( 1997 ) , Guido Basso ( 2004 ) , Don Thompson ( 2006 ) , Molly Johnson ( 2009 ) , Terry Clarke ( 2010 ) , and Diana Panton ( 2015 ) . He is an alumnus and Honorary Fellow of The Royal Conservatory of Music ."
},
{
"docid": "Dwyer_and_Michaels",
"title": "",
"text": "Greg Dwyer and Bill Obenauf , aka Bill Michaels , are the radio personalities and website authors known as Dwyer and Michaels . On air together since the late 1980s , they write , host and produce a popular morning show in the U.S. Midwest currently running on WXLP-FM in the Quad Cities . Their show was syndicated for over a year on KRNA-FM in Cedar Rapids as well . Their website , 2Dorks . com , reaches more than 15,000 unique visitors weekly . Dwyer and Michaels are as well known for their goofy on-air antics and frequent personal appearances as for their authority in constitutional law . Their return to WXLP following an 11-year stint with Clear Channel Communications station KCQQ-FM became the subject of some controversy in early 2007 when Clear Channel sued Dwyer and Michaels and their news person , Beth Davis , alleging that they had violated a non-compete clause in their contract . The judge ruled in favor of the team , who had taken their show to Cedar Rapids , Iowa before returning to the Quad Cities ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Barrett",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrew `` Andy '' Barrett is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away , played by Tai Hara . The character made his first screen appearance on 28 August 2013 . Hara relocated to Sydney to take on the role . Kyle Pryor who plays fellow character Nate Cooper originally auditioned for the role . Andy and his half-brother Josh ( Jackson Gallagher ) were introduced to viewers through a series of online webisodes titled Home and Away Extras , prior to appearing in the main series . Andy is characterised as a troubled man because of his upbringing and disappearance of his father . Hara has described his character as `` extremely unpredictable '' and very protective of his brother . Andy has spent time in prison and causes trouble from his first episode . Andy 's initial storyline was a feud with the Braxton family which had been ongoing before he was born . Through this story , writers involved Andy in crimes ranging from fights and car chases to explosions and shootings . Hara announced he would be departing from the show on 22 February 2016 , after over three years in the role and Andy made his final appearance on 5 July 2016 . Producers created a romantic partnership between Andy and Hannah Wilson ( Cassie Howarth ) . Their on/off relationship has been focused on heavily during his tenure . Andy is also involved in drug dealing which saw him temporarily separated from Hannah . His involvement leads to the death of Casey Braxton ( Lincoln Younes ) , which prompts Andy to want to change his life . He sets on cause to become a gym instructor , become literate and maintain a relationship with Hannah . The latter rarely goes well as they face problems such as Hannah 's Paralysis , her infidelity and Andy 's temper . The character became popular with viewers as the Barrett brothers gained a fan-base . A reporter from the The Daily Examiner said that Andy continually causes friction on the show . A writer from TV Soap noted that trouble follows Andy everywhere . They concluded that writers transformed the character from `` rough customer '' to `` respectable citizen '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Noel_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Noel Dwyer ( born 30 October 1934 in Dublin ; died January 1993 ) was an Irish professional footballer . Born in Dublin , he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris . He went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1959 and 1964 . He began his English club career with Wolverhampton Wanderers , where he made just five appearances in the 1957-58 season . He then had spells at West Ham United , Swansea Town , Plymouth Argyle , and Charlton Athletic . He made a total of 213 Football League appearances in his 12-year senior career , 140 of them with Swansea . Dwyer died in January 1993 at the age of 58 . His daughter is married to retired footballer Frank Worthington ."
},
{
"docid": "Crossbones_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Crossbones ( Brock Rumlow ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Captain America . Created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Kieron Dwyer , the character first appeared in Captain America # 359 ( October 1989 ) . Crossbones usually appears as an ally of the Red Skull . He carried out the assassination of Captain America , although a hypnotized Sharon Carter is believed to have fired the fatal shots . Over the years , Crossbones has appeared in various forms of media , including animated television series and video games . Most notably , actor Frank Grillo has portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Parsons",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrew John `` Andy '' Parsons ( born 1967 ) is an English comedian and writer . He regularly appeared on Mock the Week from Series 3 to Series 14 . With comedy partner Henry Naylor , he has written and presented nine series of Parsons and Naylor 's Pull-Out Sections for BBC Radio 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Davidson_(Torchwood)",
"title": "",
"text": "Andy Davidson is a fictional character in the BBC television programme Torchwood , portrayed by Tom Price . Andy , an officer with the South Wales Police , is a supporting character who first appears in Torchwoods premiere episode `` Everything Changes '' and recurs regularly from thereon . Though initially only credited as ` PC Andy ' , the character 's surname ` Davidson ' was given in novels and online media and eventually confirmed by dialogue in Children of Earth , `` Day Three '' ( 2009 ) . Like Gwen 's partner , Rhys ( Kai Owen ) , Andy is used by the production team as an everyman character who grounds the series in a recognisable real-world setting . The character had originally been slated to be killed off in the first series , though the production team had a change of heart , believing him to work well as a supporting character . Both cast and crew , as well as professional reviewers have spoken of the character 's role in providing comic relief and an outsiders perspective on the Torchwood Institute . Within the series ' narrative , Andy is introduced as a constable for the South Wales Police in Cardiff , as the beat partner of leading female character Gwen . Whilst Andy 's role in the first series is peripheral , he has a larger role in the second series where he assists Gwen more directly in her ongoing cases . Whilst jealous of Gwen 's exciting life with Torchwood , he remains loyal to her , choosing her side rather than follow government procedure in Children of Earth . By the time of the fourth series , Miracle Day ( 2011 ) , set two years after the previous serial , Andy has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and acts as a UK-based ally to the now-transatlantic Torchwood team . External commentary on the series has referred to him as a `` fan favourite '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Dwyer_(journalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Dwyer ( 2 May 1951 -- 1 January 2010 ) was an Irish journalist and film critic who wrote for The Irish Times for more than 20 years . He was previously in this role for the Sunday Tribune , the Sunday Press and the magazine In Dublin . Dwyer was central to the foundation of two film festivals in Dublin and served on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art until shortly before his death . He appeared often on the country 's top radio shows , Morning Ireland and The Marian Finucane Show . He died after an illness on 1 January 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hamish_&_Andy",
"title": "",
"text": "Hamish & Andy are an Australian comedy duo formed in 2003 by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee . They currently host the radio program Hamish and Andy for The Drive Home which airs in Australia nationally on the Hit Network . They are most well known for their successful drive-time radio show , The Hamish & Andy Show ( and its various follow-ups ) , and for their work on television as correspondents on Rove and their Nine Network series Hamish & Andy 's Gap Year . In addition , they have made numerous appearances hosting events , and competing on game shows and in celebrity sporting events ."
},
{
"docid": "Opie_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "Opie Taylor is a fictional character played by Ron Howard in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show , which was televised on CBS from October 3 , 1960 to April 1 , 1968 . Opie Taylor appeared in 209 of the 249 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show , and appeared in 2 spin-off shows and a TV Movie . Opie is a 6-year-old when the series opens , who lives in the fictional and idealized small , sleepy southern community of Mayberry , North Carolina with his widowed father , Andy Taylor ( Andy Griffith ) , the sheriff of Mayberry County , and his father 's spinster aunt , Beatrice `` Aunt Bee '' Taylor ( Frances Bavier ) . Opie appears once in The Andy Griffith Show spinoff Mayberry R.F.D. , twice in the spinoff Gomer Pyle , U.S.M.C. and also in the 1986 reunion telemovie Return to Mayberry . There are two explanations of the origin of the character 's name . One is that Opie was named after bandleader and radio actor Opie Cates ; the other is that he was named for Opie Shelton ( 1915 -- 1999 ) , a childhood friend of Griffith , who went on to become president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce ."
},
{
"docid": "Joe_Higashi",
"title": "",
"text": "is a video game character created by SNK Playmore ( formerly SNK ) . He makes his first appearance in the fighting game Fatal Fury : King of Fighters as one of the three playable characters from the game . The Fatal Fury series introduce Joe as a goofy Muay Thai fighter who enters the King of Fighters tournament along with the Bogard brothers ( Terry and Andy ) in order to defeat the host Geese Howard to take revenge for the death of Terry and Andy 's father . In the meantime , Joe also seeks to fight new rivals through the tournament and keep practicing Muay Thai . Joe is also a recurring character in The King of Fighters series , as part of the Fatal Fury Team initially composed of Joe , Terry and Andy . He was also added to the crossover Capcom vs. SNK Pro along with the sequel Capcom vs. SNK 2 . Apart from the video games , Joe has also appeared in the animated films from the Fatal Fury series which retell the story from the games . His character has been well received by gamers , appearing in several popularity polls developed by video games journals and website . He has also become a mascot from the Neo Geo Freak journal . Video games publications have liked Joe 's character , having noted his gameplay and development in games ."
},
{
"docid": "Mayberry_R.F.D.",
"title": "",
"text": "Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show . When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series , most of the supporting characters returned for the new program , which ran for three seasons ( 78 episodes ) on the CBS Television Network from 1968 -- 1971 . During the final season of The Andy Griffith Show , widower farmer Sam Jones ( Ken Berry ) and his young son Mike ( Buddy Foster ) are introduced and gradually become the show 's focus . Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a backseat in the storylines , establishing the sequel series . The show 's first episode , `` Andy and Helen 's Wedding '' , had the highest ratings in recorded television history ( up to premiere date in 1968 ) . Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen make guest appearances on Mayberry R.F.D. until late 1969 and then relocate with Opie . Mayberry R.F.D. ( which stands for Rural Free Delivery ) was popular throughout its entire run , but was canceled after its third season in CBS 's `` rural purge '' of 1971 ."
},
{
"docid": "Phil_Dwyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Philip Joseph Dwyer ( born 28 October 1953 in Cardiff ) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international . During his career , he attained 10 caps for Wales and played his club football for Cardiff City , where he still holds the club 's all-time appearance record , as a centre-half"
}
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is unused in cardiology.
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[
{
"docid": "Extracorporeal_shockwave_therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Extracorporeal shockwave therapy ( ESWT ) is a treatment used in physical therapy , orthopedics , urology and cardiology . The shock waves are abrupt , high amplitude pulses of mechanical energy , similar to soundwaves , generated by an electromagnetic coil or a spark in water . Similar technology using focused higher energies is used to break up kidney and gallstones , and is termed lithotripsy . `` Extracorporeal '' means that the shockwaves are generated externally to the body and transmitted from a pad through the skin ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Shock_wave_therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Shock wave therapy can refer to : Extracorporeal shockwave therapy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy"
},
{
"docid": "Hemodialysis",
"title": "",
"text": "Hemodialysis , also spelled haemodialysis , commonly called kidney dialysis or simply dialysis , is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally . This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of kidney failure . Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies ( the other two being kidney transplant and peritoneal dialysis ) . An alternative method for extracorporeal separation of blood components such as plasma or cells is apheresis . Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy . Routine hemodialysis is conducted in a dialysis outpatient facility , either a purpose built room in a hospital or a dedicated , stand-alone clinic . Less frequently hemodialysis is done at home . Dialysis treatments in a clinic are initiated and managed by specialized staff made up of nurses and technicians ; dialysis treatments at home can be self-initiated and managed or done jointly with the assistance of a trained helper who is usually a family member ."
},
{
"docid": "Gambro",
"title": "",
"text": "Gambro is a global medical technology company that manufactures products for Dialysis treatment . The company is a global leader in developing , manufacturing and supplying products and therapies for Kidney and Liver Dialysis , Myeloma Kidney Therapy , and other extracorporeal therapies for Chronic and Acute patients . Gambro was founded in Lund , Sweden in 1964 by Holger Crafoord and has approx . 8,000 employees , production facilities in 9 countries , and sales in more than 100 countries . In September 2013 , Baxter Intl. completed its acquisition of Gambro ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_therapies",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of types of medical therapy , including forms of traditional medicine , alternative medicine , and quackery . For psychotherapies and other behavioral and psychological intervention methods , see list of psychotherapies . abortive therapy acupressure ( some scientific aspects , many prescientific ) acupuncture ( some scientific aspects , many prescientific ) adjunct therapy adjunctive therapy adjuvant therapy alternative therapy ( two senses : a second choice among scientific therapies , or alternative medicine ) androgen replacement therapy animal-assisted therapy antibody therapy antihormone therapy antiserum therapy aquarium therapy aquatic therapy ( nonscientific and scientific forms ) aromatherapy art therapy Auger therapy aurotherapy autism therapies autologous immune enhancement therapy bioidentical hormone replacement therapy ( some scientific aspects , some pseudoscientific ) biotherapy blood irradiation therapy brachytherapy cardiac resynchronization therapy cell therapy cytotherapy cell transfer therapy chelation therapy chemotherapy Chinese food therapy ( some scientific aspects , mostly prescientific ) chiropractic therapy ( some scientific aspects , some pseudoscientific ) chronotherapy ( treatment scheduling ) chrysotherapy cobalt therapy cold compression therapy combination therapy consolidation therapy contrast bath therapy counseling craniosacral therapy ( mostly pseudoscientific ) cryotherapy crystal therapy ( mostly pre - and pseudoscientific ) curative therapy cytoluminescent therapy ( mostly pseudoscientific ) dark therapy definitive therapy destination therapy diesel therapy ( ironic name ) dietary therapy ( various nonscientific and scientific forms ) drug therapy duct tape occlusion therapy ( mechanism unknown but has had some scientific study ) electroconvulsive therapy electromagnetic therapy electromagnetic therapy ( alternative medicine ) ( pseudoscientific ) electron therapy electrotherapy empiric therapy ( two senses , one scientific , one not ) energy therapy ( mostly pre - and pseudoscientific ) enzyme replacement therapy epigenetic therapy equine therapy estrogen replacement therapy exercise therapy extracorporeal shockwave therapy fast neutron therapy Feldenkrais therapy ( not entirely scientific , but empirical ) fluoride therapy gene therapy gene therapy for color blindness gene therapy for epilepsy gene therapy for osteoarthritis gene therapy in Parkinson 's disease gene therapy of the human retina gold standard therapy grape therapy ( prescientific and quackery forms ) Greyhound therapy ( ironic name ) halotherapy ( mostly prescientific ; see also mineral spa ) heat therapy helminthic therapy herbal therapy ( prescientific and pseudoscientific forms ; compare phytotherapy ) hippotherapy hormone therapy hormonal therapy ( oncology ) hormone replacement therapy hormone replacement therapy ( menopause ) hormone replacement therapy ( transgender ) hormone replacement therapy ( female-to-male ) hormone replacement therapy ( male-to-female ) host modulatory therapy hydrotherapy ( nonscientific and scientific forms ) hyperbaric oxygen therapy hyperthermia therapy hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy ichthyotherapy ( prescientific but empirical ) immunosuppressive therapy immunotherapy induction therapy intraoperative electron radiation therapy intraoperative radiation therapy intravenous immunoglobulin therapy intravenous therapy inversion therapy investigational therapy laser therapy leech therapy ( prescientific and scientific forms ) light therapy lithium therapy low level laser therapy maggot therapy magnet therapy magnetic resonance therapy maintenance therapy manual therapy martial arts therapy massage therapy massotherapy medical gas therapy medical nutrition therapy medical therapy in general contexts means therapy and within medical contexts often means specifically pharmacotherapy mesotherapy ( pseudoscientific ) molecular chaperone therapy molecular therapy monoclonal antibody therapy monotherapy mud therapy ( prescientific ) music therapy negative air ionization therapy neoadjuvant therapy neurologic music therapy neutron capture therapy of cancer neutron therapy occupational therapy oral rehydration therapy osmotherapy oxygen therapy ozone therapy palliative therapy particle therapy pet therapy phage therapy pharmacotherapy phonemic neurological hypochromium therapy photodynamic therapy phototherapy photothermal therapy physical therapy physiotherapy phytotherapy platin therapy polychemotherapy polytherapy preventive therapy prolotherapy prophylactic therapy protein therapy proton therapy pulsed electromagnetic field therapy PUVA therapy quack therapies radiation therapy radiotherapy rehydration therapy rescue therapy respiratory therapy retail therapy ( semifacetious #Adjective name ) salt therapy ( mostly prescientific ; see also mineral spa ) salvage therapy serotherapy sonodynamic therapy ( mostly pseudoscientific ) sound therapy spa therapy ( prescientific and pseudoscientific forms ) speech therapy speleotherapy ( mostly prescientific ; see also mineral spa ) stem cell therapy step therapy stepladder therapy stepdown therapy stereotactic radiation therapy supportive therapy systemic therapy sweat therapy ( mostly prescientific ; see also sauna and mineral spa ) targeted therapy thermotherapy TK cell therapy tolerogenic therapy transdermal continuous oxygen therapy ultraviolet light therapy urine therapy ( some scientific forms ; various prescientific or pseudoscientific forms ) virotherapy wake therapy Waon therapy water cure ( therapy )"
},
{
"docid": "Apheresis",
"title": "",
"text": "Apheresis ( ἀφαίρεσις ( aphairesis , `` a taking away '' ) ) is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation . It is thus an extracorporeal therapy ."
},
{
"docid": "Blood_irradiation_therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Blood irradiation therapy is a procedure in which the blood is exposed to low level red light ( often laser light ) for therapeutic reasons . Most research on blood irradiation therapy has been conducted in Germany , ( by UV lamps ) , and in Russia ( in all variants ) while smaller-scale research has been performed in other countries such as Britain . Blood irradiation therapy can be administered in three ways . Extracorporeally , drawing blood out and irradiating it in a special cuvette . This method is used for the ultraviolet ( UV ) blood irradiation ( UVBI ) by UV lamps . The laser light is monochromatic , i.e. it has such a wavelength that allows you to bring light into the optical fiber and carry out irradiation intravenously through a catheter in a vein . This method is more simple and effective . Blood irradiation therapy is also administered externally through the skin on the projection of large blood vessels . It is not related to the practice of gamma irradiation of blood in transfusion medicine ."
},
{
"docid": "Nature_Reviews_Cardiology",
"title": "",
"text": "Nature Reviews Cardiology is a peer-reviewed journal for cardiologists . Before April 2009 , the journal was titled '' Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine . Coverage includes : acute coronary syndromes arrhythmias angina/coronary artery disease cardiomyopathy/heart failure concomitant disease congenital conditions hypertension imaging infection interventional cardiology pathology stroke surgery/transplantation thrombosis valvular disease vascular disease general therapies disease markers genetics and public health ."
},
{
"docid": "Cardiopulmonary_rehabilitation",
"title": "",
"text": "Cardiac rehabilitation ( CR ) is a branch of rehabilitation medicine/Physical Therapy dealing with optimizing physical function in patients with cardiac disease or recent cardiac surgeries . CR services can be provided during hospitalization for the event or in an outpatient setting . While the `` glue '' of cardiac rehabilitation is exercise , programs are evolving to become comprehensive prevention centers where all aspects of preventive cardiology care are delivered . This includes nutritional therapies , weight loss programs , management of lipid abnormalities with diet and medication , blood pressure control , diabetes management , and stress management . CR exercise and prevention programs are supported by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology ."
},
{
"docid": "Plantar_fasciitis",
"title": "",
"text": "Plantar fasciitis is a disorder that results in pain in the heel and bottom of the foot . The pain is usually most severe with the first steps of the day or following a period of rest . Pain is also frequently brought on by bending the foot and toes up towards the shin and may be worsened by a tight Achilles tendon . The condition typically comes on slowly . In about a third of people both legs are affected . The causes of plantar fasciitis are not entirely clear . Risk factors include overuse such as from long periods of standing , an increase in exercise , and obesity . It is also associated with inward rolling of the foot and a lifestyle that involves little exercise . While heel spurs are frequently found it is unclear if they have a role in causing the condition . Plantar fasciitis is a disorder of the insertion site of the ligament on the bone characterized by micro tears , breakdown of collagen , and scarring . As inflammation plays a lesser role , many feel the condition should be renamed plantar fasciosis . The diagnosis is typically based on signs and symptoms with ultrasound sometimes used to help . Other conditions with similar symptoms include osteoarthritis , ankylosing spondylitis , heel pad syndrome , and reactive arthritis . Most cases of plantar fasciitis resolve with time and conservative methods of treatment . Usually for the first few weeks people are advised to rest , change their activities , take pain medications , and stretch . If this is not sufficient physiotherapy , orthotics , splinting , or steroid injections may be options . If other measures do not work extracorporeal shockwave therapy or surgery may be tried . Between 4 % and 7 % of people have heel pain at any given time and about 80 % of these cases are due to plantar fasciitis . Approximately 10 % of people have the disorder at some point during their life . It becomes more common with age . It is unclear if one sex is more affected than the other ."
},
{
"docid": "Ulf_Landmesser",
"title": "",
"text": "Ulf Landmesser ( 24 November 1970 in Dresden ) is a German specialist for cardiology and internal medicine . He is professor at the Institute for Health Research in Berlin and Head of the Medical Clinic of Cardiology at the Charité in Berlin . Landmesser is known for his work on coronary interventions and modern methods of catheter-based heart valve therapy ."
},
{
"docid": "Mountain_West_Medical_Center",
"title": "",
"text": "Mountain West Medical Center is a 38 licensed bed hospital in Tooele , Utah , with 37 active and 41 courtesy physicians . Specialties at the hospital include , Cardiology , Otolaryngology ( ENT ) , Family medicine , General surgery , Geriatrics , Internal medicine , Ophthalmology , Orthopedics , Pediatrics , Podiatry , Oncology , Neurology , Endocrinology , Obstetrics and gynaecology , Emergency medicine , Dermatology , Urology , and Hospitalists . There are 360 hospital employees . Services offered at the hospital include , 24-Hour Emergency department , Acute care , Cardiology , Cardiopulmonary Services , CT Scans , Echocardiography , General Surgery , Home Health , Laboratory , MRI , Mammography , Nuclear medicine , Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Occupational Medicine , Oncology , Ophthalmology , Orthopedic Surgery , Pediatrics , Physical therapy , Pharmacy Services , Speech Therapy , and Ultrasound . Category : Hospitals in Utah Category : Buildings and structures in Tooele County , Utah"
},
{
"docid": "Expert_Review_of_Cardiovascular_Therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of cardiology . It was established in 2003 and is published by Informa . The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed , Embase/Excerpta Medica , EMCare , Chemical Abstracts , Scopus , and CINAHL ."
},
{
"docid": "Minimized_extracorporeal_circulation",
"title": "",
"text": "Minimized extracorporeal circulation ( MECC ) is a kind of cardiopulmonary bypass ( heart-lung machine ) , a part of heart surgery . The introduction of extracorporeal circulation has facilitated open heart surgery . The development of modern techniques in extracorporeal circulation is the result of the combined efforts of physiologists , physicians , and engineers . During the first half of the 20th century scientists refined their methods in the development of extracorporeal circulation so that it could be used in humans . In 1937 Gibbon reports the first successful use of extracorporeal circulation in animals ( in this case , cats ) . On May 6 , 1953 Gibbon performed his first successful operation using an extracorporeal circuit in an 18-year-old woman who had a large atrial septum defect with a large left-to-right shunt . It was Lillehei who one year later introduced the bubble oxygenator , simple and inexpensive , opening the doors of open heart surgery to all surgeons around the world . The first commercial minimized extracorporeal circulation was the CorX System from Cardiovention , a start-up company from the USA . This system included an integrated centrifugal pump -- polypropylene oxygenator , a complete heparin-coated surface and a low priming volume . One of the most effective Mini-Systems ( MECC Maquet ) was introduced almost at the same time ( 1999 ) . The increasing application in clinical practice explains this machine 's success . The benefits of this type of extracorporeal circulation are that a lower consumption of blood and blood products is observed in the peri-operative and post-operative phase and that a lower inflammatory response is being measured in peri-operative blood samples in comparison to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass . Category : Cardiac surgery"
},
{
"docid": "Cardiovascular_Drugs_and_Therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering pharmacotherapy as it relates to cardiology . It was established in 1987 and is published by Springer Science + Business Media on behalf of the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy , of which it is the official journal . The editors-in-chief are Willem J. Remme ( Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy ) and Robert S. Rosenson ( Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ) . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 3.189 ."
},
{
"docid": "Urology_Center_of_Westchester",
"title": "",
"text": "The Urology Center of Westchester ( UCW ) is a community-based practice of academic and specialist urologists affiliated with Westchester Medical Center , the major teaching hospital in the Hudson Valley region of lower New York State , USA . UCW was incorporated in 1988 and consists of specialists in urology , the surgical and medical field dealing with the genito-urinary system . Services provided include : robotics , stone disease and management , treatments for cancers of the prostate , bladder , kidney , and testis , incontinence disorders , erectile dysfunction and urinary problems in men and women . UCW is located at 19 Bradhurst Avenue , Hawthorne , NY which is also home to cancer specialists , radiology , cardiology , internal medicine , orthopedics , and pediatrics . The building also contains a pharmacy and restaurant . The Bradhurst location is also the site of the Hudson Valley Lithotripsy Center where extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy ( ESWL ) is performed , a method of breaking up urinary stones with sound waves ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Angiogenesis_Foundation",
"title": "",
"text": "The Angiogenesis Foundation , is a United States 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization established in 1994 for the study of angiogenesis . The founders were former students of Dr. Judah Folkman , a pioneer of angiogenesis research . The foundation focuses on treatments in the areas of cancer , cardiology , wound healing , dermatology , and ophthalmology . The foundation developed a therapy for canine cancer , called the Navy Protocol . This treatment works by starving the tumor of its blood supply . In 1998 , the Foundation led the establishment of angiogenic growth factor therapy as the first advanced treatment for diabetic foot ulcers . In 2004 , they helped publicly launch the first antiangiogenic therapy for cancer , bevacizumab , starting with colorectal cancer , and later broadening to breast , lung , liver , kidney , and brain cancers ."
},
{
"docid": "Øyvind_Ellingsen",
"title": "",
"text": "Øyvind Ellingsen ( born 1975 ) is a Norwegian Professor of Cellular Cardiology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology ( NTNU ) , a Consultant Physician at the Department of Cardiology , St. Olavs Hospital , Trondheim , Norway , and is currently Head of the Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging . He received his MD and PhD at the University of Oslo , Norway , and had a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University , Massachusetts , U.S.A. Dr. Ellingsen founded the Laboratory of Cellular Cardiology at NTNU in 1996 . The focus of the lab is Exercise in Medicine . Its long-term goals are to understand the mechanisms of the beneficial effects of exercise in cardiovascular disease , to translate them into better programs for prevention and rehabilitation , and to identify new targets for medical therapy . He currently participates in the HUNT-3 survey of physical activity , aerobic capacity , and endothelial function in Nord-Trøndelag County , Norway , is the Principal Investigator and Steering Committee Chairperson of the SMARTEX-HF multicenter trial and is a collaborating partner of Cardiac Exercise Research Group ( CERG ) . He has been involved in scientific research on biomedical effects of meditation since 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Extracorporeal_membrane_oxygenation",
"title": "",
"text": "Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO ) , also known as extracorporeal life support ( ECLS ) , is an extracorporeal technique of providing both cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange to sustain life . This intervention has mostly been used on children , but it is seeing more use in adults with cardiac and respiratory failure . ECMO works by removing blood from the person 's body and artificially removing the carbon dioxide and oxygenating red blood cells . Generally it is only used in the later treatment of a person with heart or lung failure as it is solely a life-sustaining intervention . Cardiopulmonary bypass is generally used for shorter-term treatment ."
},
{
"docid": "Clinical_cardiac_electrophysiology",
"title": "",
"text": "Cardiac Electrophysiology ( also referred to as clinical cardiac electrophysiology , arrhythmia services , or electrophysiology ) , is a branch of the medical specialty of cardiology and is concerned with the study and treatment of rhythm disorders of the heart . Cardiologists with expertise in this area are usually referred to as electrophysiologists . Electrophysiologists are trained in the mechanism , function , and performance of the electrical activities of the heart . Electrophysiologists work closely with other cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to assist or guide therapy for heart rhythm disturbances ( arrhythmias ) . They are trained to perform interventional and surgical procedures to treat cardiac arrhythmia . The training required to become an electrophysiologist is long and requires 7 to 8 years after medical school ( in the U.S. ) . Three years of internal medicine residency , three years of Clinical Cardiology fellowship , and one to two ( in most instances ) years of clinical cardiac electrophysiology . An electrophysiology study is any of a number of invasive ( intracardiac ) and non-invasive recording of spontaneous electrical activity , as well as of cardiac responses to programmed electrical stimulation . These studies are performed to assess arrhythmias , elucidate symptoms , evaluate abnormal electrocardiograms , assess risk of developing arrhythmias in the future , and design treatment . In addition to diagnostic testing of the electrical properties of the heart , electrophysiologists are trained in therapeutic and surgical methods to treat many of the rhythm disturbances of the heart . Therapeutic modalities employed in this field include antiarrhythmic drug therapy and surgical implantation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators ."
},
{
"docid": "Adobe_Shockwave_Player",
"title": "",
"text": "Adobe Shockwave Player ( formerly Macromedia Shockwave Player ) is a freeware software plug-in for viewing multimedia and video games in web pages , content created on the Adobe Shockwave platform . Content is developed with Adobe Director and published on the Internet . Such content can be viewed in a web browser on any computer with the Shockwave Player plug-in installed . It was first developed by Macromedia , and released in 1995 and was later acquired by Adobe Systems in 2005 . Shockwave Player runs DCR files published by the Adobe Director environment . Shockwave Player supports raster graphics , basic vector graphics , 3D graphics , audio , and an embedded scripting language called Lingo . Hundreds of free online video games were developed using Shockwave , and published on websites such as Miniclip and Shockwave.com . As of July 2011 , a survey found that Flash Player had 99 % market penetration in desktop browsers in `` mature markets '' ( United States , Canada , United Kingdom , France , Germany , Japan , Australia , and New Zealand ) , while Shockwave Player claimed only 41 % in these markets . As of 2015 , Flash Player is a suitable alternative to Shockwave Player , with its 3D rendering capabilities and object-oriented programming language . Flash Player can not display Shockwave content , and Shockwave Player can not display Flash content ."
},
{
"docid": "Narayana_Superspeciality_Hospital,_Guwahati",
"title": "",
"text": "Narayana Superspeciality Hospital , Guwahati is a tertiary care hospital of the Narayana Health group in Guwahati , Assam , India . Its main medical specialities are cardiology and cardiac sciences , neurology and neurosurgery , orthopaedics and joint replacement , and critical care facilities for adults , the elderly and children . It was commissioned in December 2013 under a public -- private partnership with the Government of Assam , and treats patients from Guwahati and other areas of North East India . The hospital provides primary healthcare for cardiology , and provides a dialysis unit , radiology , physiotherapy , diabetology , endocrinology , internal medicine , general surgery and critical care , and operates a 20-bed oncology wing with a medical linac . It also operates a coronary artery disease care unit , intensive therapy unit , and a digital catheterisation laboratory for both , the elderly and children ."
},
{
"docid": "Hypoxia_preconditioned_plasma",
"title": "",
"text": "Hypoxia preconditioned plasma or hypoxia pre-conditioned plasma ( abbreviated as HPP ) , is the term used to describe the ( cell-free ) plasma obtained after extracorporeal conditioning ( i.e. culturing ) of anticoagulated blood under physiological temperature ( 37 ° C ) and physiological hypoxia ( 1 -- 5 % O2 ) . Blood conditioning is typically carried out over 2 to 4 days . Since blood cells sediment over time , during conditioning , HPP can be passively separated from the blood cell components without centrifugation , a requirement for sampling normal blood plasma . Hypoxia precondtioned blood products ( in Europe marketed as HYPPP ® ) ) are currently developed as therapies for wound regeneration and skin rejuvenation ."
},
{
"docid": "Adobe_Shockwave",
"title": "",
"text": "Adobe Shockwave ( formerly Macromedia Shockwave ) is a multimedia platform for building interactive multimedia applications and video games . Developers originate content using Adobe Director and publish it on the Internet . Such content can be viewed in a web browser on any computer with the Shockwave Player plug-in installed . Macromind originated the technology ; Macromedia developed it further , releasing Shockwave Player in 1995 . Adobe Systems acquired Shockwave in 2005 . Shockwave supports raster graphics , basic vector graphics , 3D graphics , audio , and an embedded scripting language called Lingo . Shockwave is a common format for CD-ROM projectors , kiosk presentations , and interactive video games , and dominated in interactive multimedia during the 1990s . Various graphic adventure games were developed with Shockwave during the 1990s , including The Journeyman Project , Total Distortion , Mia 's Language Adventure , Mia 's Science Adventure , and the Didi & Ditto series . Video-game writers developed hundreds of free online video-games using Shockwave , publishing them on websites such as Miniclip and Shockwave.com . In July 2011 a survey found that Flash Player had 99 % market penetration in desktop browsers in `` mature markets '' ( United States , Canada , United Kingdom , France , Germany , Japan , Australia , and New Zealand ) , while Shockwave Player claimed only 41 % in these markets . , Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR are preferred ( incompatible ) alternatives to Shockwave , with its 3D rendering capabilities , object-oriented programming language , and capacity to run as a native executable on multiple platforms ."
},
{
"docid": "Extracorporeal",
"title": "",
"text": "An extracorporeal medical procedure is a medical procedure which is performed outside the body ."
},
{
"docid": "Extracorporeal_Life_Support_Organization",
"title": "",
"text": "The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization ( ELSO ) is a non profit organization established in 1989 supporting health care professionals and scientists who are involved in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO ) . ELSO maintains a registry of both facilities and specialists trained to provide ECMO services . ELSO also maintains registry information that is used to support clinical research , support regulatory agencies , and support individual ELSO centers . ELSO provides educational programs for active centers as well as for facilities who may be involved in the transfer of patients to higher levels of care ."
},
{
"docid": "Artificial_extracorporeal_liver_support",
"title": "",
"text": "Artificial extracorporeal liver support is measures used to carry out liver function that are outside the body . The Molecular Adsorbent Recirculation System ( MARS ) is an example of artificial extracorporeal liver support . MARS banks on the recycling of albumin solution via an anion exchanger and active charcoal . The patient 's blood is led through the hollow fibre capillaries of a high-flux dialysis filter . Albumin solution , which is circulated in the extracorporeal circuit , passes the membrane counter directionally , allowing albumin-bound toxins in the blood to cross the membrane and bind to the albumin of the MARS circuit . The membrane is , however , impermeable to albumin . When passing the adsorber and filter cartridges , the toxins are cleared by the filter and albumin is regenerated and able to accept new toxins when passing the membrane again . Additionally , the albumin circuit itself is dialysed in the method of continuous veno-venous haemodialysis ( CVVHD ) or continuous veno-venous heamodiafiltration ( CVVHDF ) , diminishing the load of water-soluble toxins . Devices that support liver function outside of the body are : Liver dialysis Bioartificial liver devices"
},
{
"docid": "Extracorporeal_carbon_dioxide_removal",
"title": "",
"text": "Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal ( ECCO2R ) is the removal of carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) from the bloodstream in people who have elevated levels of carbon dioxide as a result of respiratory failure . The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal is currently considered experimental , but it has been studied in a number of situations , specifically severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in adult respiratory distress syndrome where conventional mechanical ventilation would cause excessive lung damage . It requires the insertion of a tube similar to a dialysis catheter into a large vein . Blood is pumped through a machine where the carbon dioxide is filtered out ."
},
{
"docid": "Shockwave_(Jet_Truck)",
"title": "",
"text": "Shockwave is one of three jet-powered American trucks . Namely , Shockwave , a Peterbilt semi , and Super Shockwave , a 1957 Chevy , Bob Motz drives the third ."
},
{
"docid": "Plasmapheresis",
"title": "",
"text": "Plasmapheresis ( from the Greek πλάσμα -- plasma , something molded , and ἀφαίρεσις -- aphairesis , taking away ) is the removal , treatment , and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation . It is thus an extracorporeal therapy ( a medical procedure performed outside the body ) . Three general types of plasmapheresis can be distinguished : Removing blood plasma , treating it in some way , and returning it to the same person . Removing blood plasma , separating its components , and returning some of them to the same person while holding out others to become blood products donated by the donor . In such a plasma donation procedure , blood is removed from the body , blood cells and plasma are separated , and the blood cells are returned while the plasma is collected and frozen to preserve it for eventual use as fresh frozen plasma or as an ingredient in the manufacture of a variety of medications . Removing blood plasma and exchanging it with blood products to be donated to the recipient . This type is called plasma exchange ( PE or PEX ) or plasma exchange therapy ( PET ) . The removed plasma is discarded and the patient receives replacement donor plasma , albumin , or a combination of albumin and saline ( usually 70 % albumin and 30 % saline ) . Plasmapheresis of the autologuous and exchange types is used to treat a variety of disorders , including those of the immune system , such as Goodpasture 's syndrome , myasthenia gravis , Guillain -- Barré syndrome , lupus , and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ."
},
{
"docid": "Shockwave_Radio_Theater",
"title": "",
"text": "Shockwave Radio Theater was broadcast for 28 years on Fresh Air Radio , the community radio station KFAI , 90.3 FM Minneapolis , 106.7 FM St. Paul . Much of Shockwave Radio is archived on archive.org or on the audio page of Dave Romm 's portal . Podcasts of some shows are available as Baron Dave makes them . The name of the program was Shockwave . To distinguish the broadcasts from the Macromedia software ( which came much later ) , it 's often referred to as Shockwave Radio . To expand further and to emphasize original productions , the full name of the program was used : Shockwave Radio Theater . Shockwave Radio Theater specialized in science fiction humor , but diverged into science fact , strange music of any genre and just general weirdness . Baron Dave declared that `` Politics is a subset of science fiction humor . '' The program occasionally interviewed politicians including then-Governor Jesse Ventura and the station 's Congressman Keith Ellison . Political commentary on a progressive slant was common . Quite often the show would share time with Jerry Stearns ' Sound Affects : A Radio Playground to present hour-long science fiction radio theater programs ."
}
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Yusuke Murata was the illustrator of an American football manga.
|
[
{
"docid": "Yusuke_Murata",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga artist from Miyagi . He is best known for illustrating the American football manga Eyeshield 21 , in collaboration with writer Riichiro Inagaki . Eyeshield 21 was serialized between July 2002 and June 2009 in Weekly Shōnen Jump , and was later adapted into an anime television series . Murata 's other major work is his illustration of One 's One-Punch Man , serialized in the Weekly Young Jump online version ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "List_of_One-Punch_Man_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "One-Punch Man is a Japanese manga series written by One and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . One began publishing One-Punch Man as a webcomic in 2009 . , the webcomic has released 109 chapters . When the series became popular , receiving 7.9 million hits by June 2012 , Yusuke Murata contacted One and proposed to redraw the comic for digital publication in Weekly Young Jump 's spin-off manga website , published by Shueisha . The first chapter was published on June 14 , 2012 . The series began publication in Viz Media 's Weekly Shonen Jump ( Shonen Jump Alpha at the time ) in North America on January 21 , 2013 . The first digital volume in February 2014 . One-Punch Man was one of a number of series that Viz made available on ComiXology in June 2014 . The manga was released in print in the United States starting in September 2015 . The series has been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes , which have been republished in English ."
},
{
"docid": "Hetappi_Manga_Kenkyūjo",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga series by Akira Toriyama and Akira Sakuma . It is a collection of lessons on how to create manga published between October 1982 to March 1984 in Fresh Jump , and collected into a single tankōbon released in May 1985 . A sequel called was written and illustrated by Yusuke Murata from 2008 to 2010 in Weekly Shōnen Jump ."
},
{
"docid": "Yoichi_Hiruma",
"title": "",
"text": ", commonly referred to just as , is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Eyeshield 21 , created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata . In the series , he is the captain of the Deimon Devil Bats , a high school American football club founded by him and two other students . Due to the lack of interest in the sport , Hiruma uses blackmail and threats to recruit players to Devil Bats . Hiruma witnesses Sena Kobayakawa 's running abilities and forces the boy to join the team as the running back as soon as he can . Hiruma has appeared in other media from the series , including video games , original video animations ( OVAs ) , and light novels . According to Inagaki , Hiruma was created to be a `` devil-hero '' , or a kind of anti-hero . Due to this , Murata , the manga 's illustrator , tried to give Hiruma a demonic appearance . In the OVA , released before the anime 's start , he is voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki . However , in the 2005 Japanese anime television series , he was replaced by Atsushi Tamura , who was chosen by the manga series creators due to his voice , which they believed was perfect for the role . His voice actor in the English adaptation is Derek Stephen Prince . Hiruma has been well received by publications for manga and anime . Numerous pieces of merchandise in Hiruma 's likeness have also been released , including decals and statues of ceramic and resin ."
},
{
"docid": "Takeshi_Obata",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer . He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go ( 1998 -- 2003 ) with Yumi Hotta , but is better known for Death Note ( 2003 -- 2006 ) and Bakuman . ( 2008 -- 2012 ) with Tsugumi Ohba . Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists , including Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin fame , Black Cat creator Kentaro Yabuki , and Eyeshield 21 artist Yusuke Murata ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Eyeshield_21_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Japanese manga series Eyeshield 21 was written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . The series follow Sena Kobayakawa , a student who coerced by Yoichi Hiruma , the school 's American football team captain , reluctantly becomes an American football player under the pseudonym of `` Eyeshield 21 '' . to The manga was first published in Shueisha 's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump as a two-part one-shot on March 5 and 12 , 2002 . The regular serialization started with the publication of the first chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 23 , 2002 , where it was serialized weekly until its conclusion on June 15 , 2009 . The 333 chapters , referred to as `` downs '' , were collected and published into 37 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha starting on December 20 , 2002 ; the last volume was released on October 2 , 2009 . The manga was adapted into a 145-episode anime series co-produced by TV Tokyo , Nihon Ad Systems and Gallop that aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 6 , 2005 to March 19 , 2008 . Eyeshield 21 was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media . It released Eyeshield 21 under the Shonen Jump Advanced label , with the first volume being released on April 5 , 2005 , and the last one on October 4 , 2011 . The manga has also been licensed in several countries , among them in France by Glénat , in Hong Kong by Culturecom , in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo , in Italy by Panini Comics , in South Korea by Daewon Media , and in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing ."
},
{
"docid": "One_(manga_artist)",
"title": "",
"text": "One ( stylized as ONE ) is the pseudonym of a Japanese manga artist , best known for his webcomic series One-Punch Man , which was later remade as a digital manga illustrated by Yusuke Murata . One serializes One-Punch Man on his own website under no official publisher , while the remake is serialized in the web version of Weekly Young Jump . His other series , Mob Psycho 100 is serialized in the online version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday , called Ura Sunday . As of December 2015 , his website gets more than 100,000 hits a day , and has logged more than 70 million total visits . He was born in Niigata and was brought up in Kōnosu , Saitama ."
},
{
"docid": "Murata_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Murata ( written : 村田 ) is a Japanese surname . Notable people with the surname include : Murata Naoki , 7th dan judoka , author , curator of the Kodokan Judo Museum Hideo Murata , Japanese singer Masahiko Murata , anime director Range Murata , Japanese artist and designer Ryōta Murata , Japanese boxer Shinya Murata , Japanese rock musician , formerly of the band PIERROT Murata Shukō , Japanese tea ceremony practicer in the Muromachi period Shuyo Murata , Japanese video game designer Taku Murata , video game programmer Yasuji Murata , anime director Yoshitaka Murata , chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Yukari Murata ( born 1981 ) , Japanese rhythmic gymnast Yusuke Murata , Japanese manga artist Sachiko Murata , professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook Category : Japanese-language surnames"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_One-Punch_Man_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of the canonical fictional characters appearing in the Japanese manga series One-Punch Man by ONE ( story-original manga ) and Yusuke Murata ( readaptation ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Eyeshield_21",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa , an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary , but after being coerced by Yoichi Hiruma , turns out to play wearing an eyeshield and the number 21 , under the pseudonym of `` Eyeshield 21 '' . Inagaki chose American football as a central subject of Eyeshield 21 after realizing that it fit perfectly with his idea for the series . The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2002 to June 2009 . The series consists of 333 chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes . An anime adaptation consisting of 145 television episodes was co-produced by TV Tokyo , NAS , and Gallop . The television series first aired on Japan 's TV Tokyo network from April 6 , 2005 to March 19 , 2008 . The Eyeshield 21 franchise has spawned two original video animations ( OVAs ) , audio albums , video games , and other merchandise . In North America , the manga was released by Viz Media from April 2005 to October 2011 . The anime series was later licensed in North America by Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with Viz Media , and aired on December 17 , 2007 on its site , but before its completion , the streaming service was shut down . The whole series was streamed in English by Crunchyroll , while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series , with distribution from Section23 Films on DVDs . In Japan , the Eyeshield 21 manga has sold over 20 million volumes . The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective media . The anime has been watched by a large number of television viewers in Japan , helping to raise American football 's popularity in the country . Publications for manga , anime and others have commented on Eyeshield 21 , which received positive comments for its artwork and characters , and negative responses to its non-football scenes ."
},
{
"docid": "Riichiro_Inagaki",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga writer from Tokyo . He is best known for the manga Eyeshield 21 , on which he collaborated with artist Yusuke Murata . Eyeshield 21 was serialized between July 2002 and June 2009 in Weekly Shōnen Jump , and was later adapted into an anime television series ."
},
{
"docid": "Akatsuka_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The is the name of a semi-annual award presented to humorous manga cartoonists by the Japanese publisher Shueisha . The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward new manga artist in the comedy manga category . Its counterpart award , Tezuka Award , awards new manga artists in the Story Manga category . Notable entrants and winners include Takeshi Okano , Kazumata Oguri , Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro , Norihiro Yagi and Yusuke Murata . The award was named after Fujio Akatsuka , one of the most successful gag manga artists . Category : Anime and manga awards Category : Comics awards Category : Awards established in 1974 Category :1974 establishments in Japan Category : Shueisha"
},
{
"docid": "Sena_Kobayakawa",
"title": "",
"text": ", commonly referred to just as , is a fictional character who is the protagonist in the manga and anime series Eyeshield 21 , created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata . In the series , he is a first-year Japanese high-school student who becomes a gofer to avoid being bullied . His running ability improves and he is noticed by Yoichi Hiruma , the American football team 's captain , who gets him to join the Deimon Devil Bats as the team 's running back under the name `` Eyeshield 21 '' . Sena has appeared in other media from the series , including video games , original video animations ( OVAs ) and light novels . When he created a protagonist to the series , Inagaki intended to create a `` wimp '' who is a good athlete , then he decided the series main theme , American football , and eventually created Sena . In the 2003 anime OVA which preceded the anime series , he is voiced by Romi Park ; however , she was replaced by Miyu Irino in the 2005 Japanese anime television series . In the English adaptation , he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal . Sena has been well received by manga and anime publications . Merchandise has been created for the character , including action figures , cosplay pieces and resin and ceramic statues ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Eyeshield_21_episodes_(1–72)",
"title": "",
"text": "The anime series Eyeshield 21 is based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . The series is directed by Masayoshi Nishida and produced by TV Tokyo , NAS and Gallop The plot of the episodes follows Sena Kobayakawa , a student who becomes an American football player against his desire but eventually becomes the star of the team , wearing an eyeshield to protect his identity . Episodes 1 between 72 of Eyeshield 21 aired from April 6 , 2005 to August 30 , 2006 on TV Tokyo . The episodes were later released in eighteen DVD compilations between July 22 , 2005 and December 22 , 2006 by Bandai Visual . The episodes use seven pieces of theme music : three opening and four ending themes . The opening themes are `` Breakthrough '' by Coming Century , used for the first thirty-five episodes , `` Innocence '' by 20th Century , used between episode 36 and 64 , with the rest using `` Dang Dang '' by ZZ . The ending themes are `` Be Free '' by Ricken 's , for the first thirteen episodes , `` Blaze Away '' by The Trax , from episode 14 to 35 , and `` Goal '' by Beni Arashiro and `` Run to Win '' by Aya Hirano , Miyu Irino , Koichi Nagano and Kappei Yamaguchi , used for the episodes 36 to 64 and remaining episodes respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Eyeshield_21_episodes_(73–145)",
"title": "",
"text": "The anime series Eyeshield 21 is based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . The series is directed by Masayoshi Nishida and produced by TV Tokyo , NAS and Gallop The plot of the episodes follows Sena Kobayakawa , a student who becomes an American football player against his desire but eventually becomes the star of the team , wearing an eyeshield to protect his identity . Episodes 73 between 145 of Eyeshield 21 aired from September 6 , 2006 to March 19 , 2008 on TV Tokyo . The episodes were later released in eighteen DVD compilations between January 26 , 2007 and June 25 , 2008 by Bandai Visual . The series use seven pieces of theme music : three opening and four ending themes . The opening themes are `` Dang Dang '' by ZZ , used for the first thirty-one episodes , `` Blaze Line '' by Back-On , used from episode 104 to 136 , and by Short Leg Summer for the remaining episodes . The ending themes `` Run to Win '' by Aya Hirano , Miyu Irino , Koichi Nagano and Kappei Yamaguchi , used for the first twenty-eight episodes , `` A day dreaming ... '' by Back-On , used between episode 101 and 116 , `` Flower '' by Back-On from episode 117 to 126 , and `` Song of Power '' by Short Leg Summer from episode 127 to 144 . Episodes 87 and 145 use `` Dang Dang '' as the ending theme ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Eyeshield_21_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Eyeshield 21 anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata . The series takes place in Tokyo , Japan , where the members of Deimon Devil Bats have the ambition to compete at the Christmas Bowl , the most important high school American football championship of the country . The main character of the series is Sena Kobayakawa , a wimpy boy who was a gofer to avoid being bullied during his childhood ; he enters Deimon High School . While he runs away from the Ha-Ha Brothers his running ability is witnessed by Yoichi Hiruma , the captain of the Deimon Devil Bats , the school 's American football team . After this , Hiruma coerces Sena to join the club under the alias `` Eyeshield 21 '' to keep him from being recruited by other teams . Sena and Hiruma along with the other member of the club , Ryokan Kurita , try to recruit new players to compete at the Christmas Bowl . While developing the characters , Murata intended to create characters who have unique qualities and that could stand out amidst the teams they are included . He focused his work on the characters ' outfits since he thought it was the thing that would be most noted during the matches . Inagaki also used real world influence for the teams . Most reviewers have praised the characters of the series , declaring that the characters are one of the best elements of the Eyeshield 21 series as they are distinguishable ."
},
{
"docid": "One-Punch_Man",
"title": "",
"text": "is an ongoing Japanese superhero parody webcomic created by an author using the pseudonym One which began publication in early 2009 . The series quickly went viral , surpassing 7.9 million hits in June 2012 . The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children 's character Anpanman , wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ( `` one punch '' ) . One-Punch Man tells the story of Saitama , an extremely overpowered superhero , who has grown bored by the absence of challenge in his fight against evil and seeks to find a worthy opponent . A digital manga remake of the series , illustrated by Yusuke Murata , began publication on Shueisha 's Young Jump Web Comics website in 2012 . The chapters are periodically collected and printed into tankōbon volumes , with twelve released as of December 2 , 2016 . Viz Media has licensed the remake for English serialization in its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine . An anime television adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan between October and December 2015 . It was dubbed in English during the summer of 2016 , and later that year a planned second season was announced ."
},
{
"docid": "Junk_Force",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Yusuke Tsurugi with character designs by Eeji Komatsu . It was serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao ! . The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_One-Punch_Man_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "One-Punch Man is a Japanese anime series based on the webcomic created by One and its subsequent manga adaptation illustrated by Yusuke Murata . Set in run rampant , the story focuses on Saitama , a superhero who has grown bored as he has become so powerful that all of his battles end in a single punch . The series was directed by Shingo Natsume at Madhouse and was written by Tomohiro Suzuki . The series also features character design by Chikashi Kubota , who also served as chief animation director , and music by Makoto Miyazaki . The series aired in Japan between October 5 , 2015 and December 21 , 2015 and was simulcast by Daisuki and Hulu . The opening theme song is by JAM Project , and the ending theme is by Hiroko Moriguchi . The ending theme for episode 12 is by Moriguchi . An original video animation was released with the tenth manga volume on December 4 , 2015 . Additional OVAs are included in Blu-ray Disc & DVD volumes of the series , which begin release from December 24 , 2015 . The ending theme for the OVAs is , performed by Makoto Furukawa . The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media , who also streamed the series on its Neon Alley service , and in the United Kingdom by Kaze UK . On television , the series began airing on Adult Swim 's Toonami block on July 16 , 2016 . The first season of the anime received critical acclaim , praised for its animation quality , visuals and the overall story itself ."
},
{
"docid": "Nagareboshi_Lens",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata . It began serialization in Shueisha 's Ribon manga magazine in 2011 and ended on July 3 , 2014 ; a total of 10 volumes were published . It 's published in French by Panini . An original video animation adaptation was released in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Eyeshield_21_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The anime series Eyeshield 21 is based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata . The series is directed by Masayoshi Nishida and produced by TV Tokyo , NAS and Gallop . The plot of the episodes follows Sena Kobayakawa , a student who becomes an American football player against his desire but eventually becomes the star of the team , wearing an eyeshield to protect his identity . Before the anime series was aired , Production I.G announced on August 2003 the production of an original video animation ( OVA ) that was released on Jump Festa Anime Tour 2003 . The production of anime Eyeshield 21 was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump at the end of 2004 . Eyeshield 21 aired between April 6 , 2005 and March 19 , 2008 on TV Tokyo . The episodes were later released in thirty-six DVD compilations between July 22 , 2005 and June 25 , 2008 by Bandai Visual . Viz Media and Cartoon Network released a dubbed version of Eyeshield 21 on the internet video streaming service Toonami Jetstream ; the video was available on December 17 , 2007 . However , it was not completed due to Toonami Jetstream 's defunct . The video streaming service Crunchyroll streamed Eyeshield 21 subtitled on its site beginning on January 2 , 2009 ; the last episode was available on November 1 , 2009 for premium users , and on March 7 , 2010 for free users . Section23 Films through Sentai Filmworks released the first fifty-two episodes on four subtitled-only DVDs between May 18 , 2010 and February 8 , 2011 . The series use twelve pieces of theme music : five opening and seven ending themes . The opening themes are `` Breakthrough '' by Coming Century , `` Innocence '' by 20th Century , `` Dang Dang '' by ZZ , `` Blaze Line '' by Back-On , and by Short Leg Summer . The ending themes are `` Be Free '' by Ricken 's , `` Blaze Away '' by The Trax , `` Goal '' by Beni Arashiro , `` Run to Win '' by Aya Hirano , Miyu Irino , Koichi Nagano and Kappei Yamaguchi , `` A day dreaming ... '' by Back-On , `` Flower '' by Back-On , and `` Song of Power '' by Short Leg Summer . Singles have been released of the individual songs , an original soundtrack and other four CDs were also released by Avex ."
},
{
"docid": "Hinako_Takanaga",
"title": "",
"text": "is a female Japanese yaoi manga artist from Nagoya . She has also provided illustrations for several yaoi light novels by other authors , including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi . Most of her works have been translated into English and German ( chiefly by Tokyopop imprints ) . Her influences include Suzue Miuchi , Yun Koga and Range Murata ."
},
{
"docid": "Spring_Fever_(manga)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Yugi Yamada and published by Ohzora Publishing in 1995 and Houbunsha in May 2001 . It was released in English by Aurora Publishing in August 2007 under their label Deux Press . Spring Fever tells the romantic homosexual story of Yusuke Onishi , who falls in love with the much older single father , Takami Hirokazu . Wildman Blues tells the story of Naoki , who came out in high school , and his best friend Ayu who vowed to help him . Naoki drove him away by `` forcing himself '' on Ayu , and they meet again when adult and have sex ."
},
{
"docid": "JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure:_Diamond_Is_Unbreakable_Chapter_I",
"title": "",
"text": "is an upcoming Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike and based on the Diamond Is Unbreakable story arc of the manga series JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki . The film stars Kento Yamazaki , Ryunosuke Kamiki , Nana Komatsu , Masaki Okada , Mackenyu , Takayuki Yamada and Yusuke Iseya . It is scheduled for release in Japan by Toho and Warner Bros. on 4 August 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Yu_Yu_Hakusho_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Yoshihiro Togashi 's manga series Yu Yu Hakusho contains a widely diverse cast of fictional characters . At the forefront is Yusuke Urameshi , a 14-year-old typical school punk with not-so-typical pastimes . After dying and being resurrected Yusuke becomes the detective of paranormal events in the human world . The other predominant characters consist of Yusuke 's family , schoolmates , friends , allies in his detective work as well as the higher ups in spirit world who give Yusuke his cases . Yusuke begins his work in the human world , but ends up traveling to the Underworld and then eventually to the demon plane . In each case he undertakes , Yusuke meets several new enemies and allies ."
},
{
"docid": "Yu_Yu_Hakusho",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi . The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi , a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child 's life . After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma , the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld , Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of `` Underworld Detective '' , with which he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the human world . The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses . Togashi began creating Yu Yu Hakusho around November 1990 , basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology . The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 1990 to July 1994 . The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes . In North America , the manga ran completely in Viz 's Shonen Jump from January 2003 to January 2010 . An anime adaptation consisting of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-produced by Fuji Television , Yomiko Advertising , and Studio Pierrot . The television series originally aired on Japan 's Fuji TV network from October 10 , 1992 to December 17 , 1994 . It was later licensed in North America by Funimation in 2001 , where it aired on popular Cartoon Network blocks including Adult Swim and later Toonami . The television series has also been broadcast in various other countries around the world . The Yu Yu Hakusho franchise has spawned two animated films , a series of original video animations ( OVAs ) , audio albums , video games , and other merchandise . Yu Yu Hakusho has been well received , with the manga selling over 50 million copies in Japan alone and winning the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1993 . The animated series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime in 1994 and 1995 . Yu Yu Hakusho has been watched by a large number of television viewers in Japan and a wide range of age groups in the United States . The anime has been given mostly positive reviews by critics in North America , complimenting its writing , characters , and amount of action ."
},
{
"docid": "D/visual",
"title": "",
"text": "d/visual incorporated was a Japanese publisher of manga books and anime home video . It was established in October 2002 by Federico Colpi and Kazuhiko Murata . In 1994 Go Nagai 's Dynamic Planning established an international division , and Federico Colpi was the first director of the division . In this role , he established a network of companies in Europe and Asia , called the Dynamic Group of Companies , specializing in manga and anime . In 2001 Dynamic Planning and Marubeni , through its subsidiary Omega Project , established in Tokyo a joint-venture called d/world . Federico Colpi was nominated CEO together with Omega Project 's Toyoyuki Yokohama , and Kazuhiko Murata , former Chief Accountant at Dynamic Planning 's International Division , became Director of the Board . In 2002 , following Marubeni 's temporary exit from the anime business , d/world was liquidated , and former Directors Colpi and Murata established d/visual . Neither Marubeni nor Dynamic Planning hold shares of d/visual . While being a Japanese company , d/visual published only material in foreign languages , mainly Italian and Chinese through sister company d/visual taipei inc. . Category : Media companies of Japan Category : Anime companies"
},
{
"docid": "Kazuya_Murata",
"title": "",
"text": "Kazuya Murata may refer to : Kazuya Murata ( footballer ) Kazuya Murata ( director ) Kazuya Murata ( baseball )"
},
{
"docid": "Gilgamesh_(manga)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori . It was serialized in the Shōnen Gahōsha magazine Weekly Shōnen King from 1976 to 1978 . A dark and apocalyptic anime series based on the original story was adapted by Group TAC in 2003 . Gilgamesh is set in the super present and the plot revolves around characters who can be divided into four groups : The Countess and the Orga-Superior , the Mitleid Corporation , the siblings , and the Gilgamesh . With the development of the plot , the past and motives of the characters and their relationships with one another are exposed . The 26-episode anime television series was the first directed by Masahiko Murata , with music by Kaoru Wada . It was created by Group TAC , and it aired on Kansai TV from October 2 , 2003 to March 18 , 2004 . The series received generally positive reviews and was subsequently translated , released on DVD and aired in several other countries , including the United States . Music , mystery , intrigues and darkness are central elements of Gilgamesh 's plot . The series shows clear influences from the story known as the Epic of Gilgamesh , and from different scientific and archaeological influences as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Shangri-La_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese science fiction light novel , written by Eiichi Ikegami and illustrated by Ken ` ichi Yoshida . The novel was initially serialized in Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine between April 2004 and May 2005 . The chapters were collected into a single bound volume on September 23 , 2005 , and was later re-released in two volumes by Kadokawa both released on October 25 , 2008 . A manga series adaptation drawn by Tasuku Karasuma started serialization in Kadokawa 's Ace Assault in January 2009 , but was later transferred to Shōnen Ace . An anime television series , directed by Makoto Bessho , written by Hiroshi Ōnogi and featuring animation character designs by Range Murata , premiered in Japan on April 6 , 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Sol",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Sol is an American artist of Korean ancestry , who lives in Las Vegas , Nevada . She is a member in good standing of a loose knit community of artists practicing Pop Surreal , Lowbrow , or , as Robert Williams defines it , `` cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism . '' She typically paints upon treated wooden panel , incorporating the grain of the wood into the painting . Her style integrates both narrative and figurative styles with the mystic . Sol 's works are characterized by young maidens in dream-like nature settings with oversized or sometimes fanciful creatures . One gets a sense that the girls are interacting with the animals as mythic partners or perhaps `` familiars . '' There is no indication that these animals are pets ; rather friends or perhaps partners . The exotic landscapes include plants , impossible trees , mist & fog , clouds , flowers , and rolling hills . With a muted pallet of pastels and washed out grays ; her style is influenced by folk-art , contemporary illustration , manga , and modern design . Sol has named Range Murata and Kay Nielsen among others as inspirations for her work ."
}
] |
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There is a director named Fred Savage.
|
[
{
"docid": "Fred_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick Aaron `` Fred '' Savage ( born July 9 , 1976 ) is an American actor , director , and producer . He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years , which ran from 1988 to 1993 . He has earned several awards and nominations , such as People 's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Savage_Sam_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Savage Sam is a 1963 film sequel to Old Yeller based on the novel of the same name by Fred Gipson . Norman Tokar directed the live-action film , which was released by Walt Disney Productions on June 1 , 1963 ."
},
{
"docid": "Savage_Sam_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Savage Sam is a 1962 children 's novel written by Fred Gipson , his second book concerning the Coates family of frontier Texas in the late 1860s . It is a sequel to 1956 's Old Yeller . It was inspired by the story of former Apache captive Herman Lehmann , whom Gipson had seen give an exhibition when he was a child . It was adapted into a motion picture of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark Savage may refer to : Mark Savage ( Australian film director ) ( born 1962 ) , Australian film and television screenwriter and film director Mark Savage ( American playwright ) , American playwright , songwriter , and theatre director Mark Savage ( Hollyoaks ) , `` Dodger '' Savage , television character"
},
{
"docid": "Little_Monsters",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Monsters is a 1989 American fantasy black comedy film starring Fred Savage as Brian Stevenson , a sixth-grader who has recently moved to a new town , and Howie Mandel as Maurice , the monster under the bed . The story purports to explain `` what really goes on under the bed '' and why children are always getting blamed for things they did not do . Beginning as a flashback , it tells of how Maurice befriends Brian and shows him a world where there are no rules and no parents to tell them what to do . However , there is more to this fantasy world than meets the eye , and when Brian 's brother Eric ( Fred Savage 's real life brother Ben Savage ) is kidnapped , the fun and games turn deadly serious ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Savage_(rugby_union)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Savage ( born 24 April 1989 in Havering , England ) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester . Tom Savage signed a three-year contract extension with Gloucester until end of 2015/16 season . Savage was named new club captain for Gloucester Rugby from Director of Rugby Nigel Davies for the 2013-14 season ."
},
{
"docid": "Stephen_Savage_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephen Savage is an American filmmaker , screenwriter and composer . Savage worked on creative aspects of the romantic comedy `` Cosmic Radio '' , starring Michael Madsen and Irene Bedard . The film was successful at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival . Savage wrote produced , and or directed four more feature films , including the 2011 thriller `` Legacy '' , starring Wolfgang Bodison ( `` A Few Good Men '' , Joe Somebody '' ) and Conor O'Farrell ( HBO 's The Pacific '' , `` Stir Of Echoes '' ) , and two films for Time Warner Cable 's INdTV , `` The Hunter 's Moon '' starring Wes Studi , and `` Tide Of The Whispering Eye '' . His Rock climbing dramady `` Vertical '' was named Best International Film at the 2015 London International Film Festival . He is also the founder and director of the Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema , occurring every January in Idyllwild , California ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Savage_(1926_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Savage is a lost 1926 silent film comedy directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Ben Lyon and May McAvoy . The film was produced and distributed by First National Pictures . Based on a short story by Ernest Pascal ."
},
{
"docid": "Lloyd_Anoaʻi",
"title": "",
"text": "Lloyd Anoaʻi ( born May 17 , 1970 ) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager . He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) under the ring names Tahitian Savage , Fred Williams , and Lloyd Lanui and for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under the ring name L.A. Smooth . He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoaʻi and a member of the Anoaʻi family ."
},
{
"docid": "Theatre_of_the_Mind_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Theatre of the Mind is a US psychological drama anthology series produced by Fred Coe and Ann Marlowe for the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) . Six 30 minute episodes were produced and aired on NBC in 1949 . Each story was followed by a discussion led by moderator Dr. Houston Peterson and featuring Dr. Marina Farnum , Dr. Edward Strecher , and Claire Savage Littledale , then editor of Parents Magazine . Actors included Lilia Skala , Faye Emerson , and Ilka Chase . Among its directors was Delbert Mann , later to win an Academy Award for directing Marty ( film ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Frank_E._Shipley",
"title": "",
"text": "Frank E. Shipley ( 1891 -- April 1971 ) was a Maryland State Senator from 1955 to 1962 . In 1885 , The owners of the Savage Mill , leased their house to Frank Shipley family , which still stands in Savage Maryland . Shipley became a general practicing doctor . In World War I , he served in the Army Medical Corps . From 1932-1948 he was the treasurer of Howard County . In 1962 , Shipley bypassed the state schoolboard nominating commission recommendation of Fred Schoenbrodt , and installed C.Y. Stephens . In 1971 The Savage Masonic Hall was redecorated as a memorial to Shipley ."
},
{
"docid": "Savage_&_Dugan",
"title": "",
"text": "Savage & Dugan was a Philadelphia shipping and underwriting company . Savage and Dugan operated ships ranging from Philadelphia to Porto Rico , with a wide range of cargo needed in the early 19th century . As businessmen , they invested in the early unsuccessful Philideliphia-based National Bank . The firm was operated by John Savage and Joseph Dugan . John Savage was born in Kingston Jamaica and was the son of William Savage and Jane Cooper ( Demctris ) , marrying Jane Allen White . Savage started business in Philadelphia as a grocer in 1791 with a shop on 324 South Front Street . In 1794 He had an established underwriter and merchant business . The practice of the time was for multiple companies to insure a fraction of a ships value . Savage & Dugan started with the ship `` Nancy '' with nine other underwriters in 1794 . By 1797 the company was creating policies on entire ships with fees as high as 7.5 % percent of the value of the ship charged per trip from Philadelphia to Les Cayes , noting the hazard of sea travel at the time . By 1803 Savage had founded the Philadelphia Insurance Company . Philadelphia sailor Commodore Joshua Barney and his son-in law Nathaniel F. Williams named the town of Savage , Maryland after John Savage . Barney 's son-in law Cumberland Dugan Barney was named after Joeseph Dugan . Joseph Dugan became a director in the Bank of the United States in 1816 , which John Savage regularly purchased stock from . He retired to 10 Portico Square in Philadelphia . John Savage 's son John Savage Jr. retired to a house on the Northwest corner of Eleventh and Spruce by 1846 , with a net worth of $ 200,000 . His niece married into the Pleasonton family . Augustus J. Pleasonton succeeded the partners , followed by Frank S. Pleasonton On 25 March 1799 , the brig Liveley sailed out of Philadelphia en route to Porto Rico captained by Micheal Alcorn . It was captured by the French privateer L'Alliance captained by Dupuy on 15 April 1799 . The ship was condemned in Basseterre , Guadeloupe with a total loss of cargo which consisted of flour , copper , stills , lard , soap , candles , onions , cheese , oil , razor strops , and bags . A court case claimed the brig had a commission from the President to capture French armed vessels . The ship was insured for $ 7,000 and John Caldwalader Jr , and Frank S. Pleasonton , heirs to Savage and Dugan sued France for the amount in 1909 , over 100 years after the incident . The same year , the 209 ton cargo ship Stranger owned by Cornelius Coolridge was captured by the French with Savage & Dugan cargo lost . In 1803 they had offices at 91 South Third Street and by 1806 they were located at Compting House at York Court ."
},
{
"docid": "Matt_Savage_(poker_director)",
"title": "",
"text": "Matt Savage is an American poker tournament director . He has officiated at a number of televised poker and gambling events , including the World Series of Poker ( 2002 -- 2004 ) , Bay 101 's Shooting Star stop on the World Poker Tour , Poker Dome Challenge and King of Vegas . In 2001 , along with Linda Johnson , Jan Fisher and David Lamb , Savage founded the Tournament Directors Association , an organization that works to standardize poker tournament rules worldwide . Savage was the inaugural inductee into the Poker Room Manager 's Hall of Fame in 2003 . Savage cashed for the first time in the World Series of Poker in 2009 . He cashed in two events , including his first final table when he finished in fifth place in the $ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better event . As of 2010 , his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 80,000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wilbury_Twist",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wilbury Twist '' is a song by supergroup Traveling Wilburys and is the final track on their 1990 studio album Traveling Wilburys Vol . 3 . The song was also released in March 1991 as the second single from that album . The original music video featured cameos from many contemporary celebrities including : Woody Harrelson , Whoopi Goldberg , Fred Savage , Ben Savage , Kala Savage , Milli Vanilli , Cheech Marin , John Candy , and Eric Idle . The DVD video in the 2007 re-release set , The Traveling Wilburys Collection , retains only a few introductory shots of John Candy and Eric Idle , otherwise simply showing the band members performing the song ."
},
{
"docid": "Vice_Versa_(1988_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Vice Versa is a 1988 American comedy film starring Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage . It is the fourth screen adaptation of the 1882 novel of the same name by F. Anstey . Three previous adaptations were released in the UK in 1916 , 1937 and 1948 . Preceded in 1987 by Like Father Like Son , it was released three months before a similar age-changing 1980s comedy , Big ."
},
{
"docid": "Old_Yeller_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Old Yeller is a 1957 American drama film produced by Walt Disney . It stars Tommy Kirk , Dorothy McGuire and Beverly Washburn . It is about a boy and a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas . The film is based upon the 1956 Newbery Honor-winning book of the same name by Fred Gipson . Gipson also cowrote the screenplay with William Tunberg . The success of the Old Yeller film led to a sequel , Savage Sam , which was also based on a book by Gipson ."
},
{
"docid": "Matt_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "For the poker personality , see Matt Savage ( poker director ) . For the keyboardist/actor see Levellers ( band ) . Matthew `` Matt '' Savage ( born May 12 , 1992 ) is an American autistic savant musician . Born in Sudbury , Massachusetts , he is the son of Diane and Lawrence `` Larry '' Savage ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_Huber",
"title": "",
"text": "Fred A. Huber Jr. was one of the founders of the International Hockey League . Director of Public Relations for Detroit Red Wings . The Fred A. Huber Trophy is named in his honour . He won several Stanley Cup championships with the Red Wings in the 1950s ."
},
{
"docid": "Savage_Stadium",
"title": "",
"text": "Savage Stadium was a 3,000-seat outdoor , grass-field football stadium , part of a football complex including the adjacent Dill Field , on the campus of Oberlin College , in Oberlin , Ohio . The stadium hosted primarily Oberlin 's varsity football home games . It was formerly the site of Oberlin 's home soccer and lacrosse matches as well as track and field meets and includes a seven-lane all-weather running track . However , since the completion of the Fred Shults Soccer Field and Robert Kahn Track in the Fall of 2006 , the stadium has been used primarily for football ."
},
{
"docid": "Luiza_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "Luiza Chwialkowska Savage ( styled Luiza Ch . Savage ) is the Editorial Director of Events for Politico and a contributor to Canadian political news programs on CTV , CPAC and CBC News Network . She is married to The New York Times ' Washington correspondent Charlie Savage . A former Washington bureau chief for Maclean 's , Savage is also the writer/producer of documentaries on the Keystone XL pipeline and the effort to build a new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor . Born in Poland , Savage grew up in Canada . She graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor 's degree in economics and earned a master 's degree from Yale Law School while on a Knight Foundation journalism fellowship ."
},
{
"docid": "Dolce_e_selvaggio",
"title": "",
"text": "Dolce e selvaggio ( 1983 ) ( Sweet and Savage ) is a Mondo film directed by Antonio Climati and Mario Morra . The title `` Sweet and Savage '' refers to the juxtaposition of pleasant ( `` sweet '' ) and violent ( `` savage '' ) imagery within the film . It is narrated by the producer and long-time Mondo film director Franco Prosperi . The film is the third and final entry in Climati and Morra 's Savage Trilogy and is also the last collaborative feature between the two directors . Footage in the film was supplemented by scenes that originally appeared in their previous two films , Ultime grida dalla savana and Savana violenta . Morra went on to direct one final Mondo film , The Savage Zone , while Climati later made the cannibal film Natura contro in 1988 . The film has gained notoriety for the inclusion of several scenes of human death . One of the scenes , in which a man is tied to two trucks that tear off his arm , is staged . The other scenes , which are genuine , include a corpse in Tibet that is hacked apart by monks and fed to vultures and the accidental deaths of tightrope walker Karl Wallenda and stuntman A.J. Bakunas ."
},
{
"docid": "ClosetCon_'13",
"title": "",
"text": "`` ClosetCon ' 13 '' is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 104th overall . It was aired on November 20 , 2013 . The episode was written by Ben Karlin and directed by Fred Savage ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_Walton",
"title": "",
"text": "Fred Walton may refer to : Fred Walton ( actor ) ( 1865 -- 1936 ) , English-American actor Fred Walton ( director ) , American film director and screenwriter"
},
{
"docid": "Granny_Pants",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Granny Pants '' is the fifth episode in the third season , the 46th episode overall , of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty , which aired on October 23 , 2008 . The episode was written by Sheila Lawrence and directed by Fred Savage ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Savage_(Irish_media_figure)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Savage ( 1940/41 -- 30 March 2017 ) was a director of The Communications Clinic ."
},
{
"docid": "Dan_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Keenan `` Dan '' Savage ( born October 7 , 1964 ) is an American author , media pundit , journalist , and activist for the LGBT community . He writes Savage Love , an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column . In 2010 , Savage and his husband , Terry Miller , began the It Gets Better Project to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth . He has also worked as a theater director , sometimes credited as Keenan Hollahan . In his writing and public appearances , Savage has clashed with both social conservatives and the LGBT establishment . He has opposed Rick Santorum 's views on homosexuality . He has made several controversial public statements in various media , often lambasting people with whom he disagrees ."
},
{
"docid": "Marco_Polo_(Modern_Family)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Marco Polo '' is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 124th episode overall . It originally aired on October 15 , 2014 . The episode was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Fred Savage ."
},
{
"docid": "Strangers_in_the_Night_(Modern_Family)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Strangers in the Night '' is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 129th episode overall . It originally aired on December 3 , 2014 . The episode was written by Chuck Tatham and directed by Fred Savage ."
},
{
"docid": "Herschel_Savage",
"title": "",
"text": "Herschel Savage ( born Herschel Cohen on November 25 , 1952 ) is an American pornographic film actor and pornographic film director ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey_Mouse_in_Vietnam",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam is a 16mm underground animated short film . The director was Whitney Lee Savage ( father of Adam Savage , of MythBusters fame ) ; the producer and head designer was Milton Glaser . The short was produced under the auspices of a studio named Max Cats and Whittesey Sledge Studios . It features the Disney character Mickey Mouse being shipped to Vietnam during the war . Moments after arriving , he is shot dead . It was produced independently in 1969 and has a total running time of one minute . It received an award from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1970 . The film was lost for many years until April 22 , 2013 when a YouTube user uploaded the video ."
},
{
"docid": "Party_Crasher_(Modern_Family)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Party Crasher '' is the 12th episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 84th episode overall . It aired January 16 , 2013 . The episode was written by Danny Zuker & Christopher Lloyd and directed by Fred Savage ."
}
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{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze . Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers , it is adapted from Maurice Sendak 's 1963 children 's book of the same name . It combines live-action , performers in costumes , animatronics , and computer-generated imagery ( CGI ) . The film stars Max Records and features the voices of James Gandolfini , Paul Dano , Lauren Ambrose , Forest Whitaker , Catherine O'Hara , and Chris Cooper . The film centers on a lonely eight-year-old boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the `` Wild Things , '' who declare Max their king . In the early 1980s , Disney considered adapting the film as a blend of traditionally animated characters and computer-generated environments , but development did not go past a test film to see how the animation hybridizing would result . In 2001 , Universal Studios acquired rights to the book 's adaptation and initially attempted to develop a computer-animated adaptation with Disney animator Eric Goldberg , but the CGI concept was replaced with a live-action one in 2003 , and Goldberg was dropped for Spike Jonze . The film was co-produced by actor Tom Hanks through his production company Playtone and made on an estimated budget of $ 100 million . Where the Wild Things Are was a joint production between Australia , Germany , and the United States , and was filmed principally in Melbourne . The film was released on October 16 , 2009 , in the United States , on December 3 in Australia , and on December 17 in Germany . The film was met with mostly positive reviews and appeared on many year-end top ten lists . The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 2 , 2010 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Young_Wild_Things_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Young Wild Things Tour was a four band fall 2007 arena concert tour By Fall Out Boy with supporting acts Gym Class Heroes , Plain White T 's , Cute Is What We Aim For , and Doug ( from November 9 on ) . The tour is Fall Out Boy 's biggest tour to date , grossing over $ 30 million and the tour sold out 5 hours with over 1.5 million tickets sold . It was first announced on the Fall Out Boy website that the tour would be held , but instead of the traditional method of announcing tour dates in the same release as the announcement of the tour itself , the bands decided to choose an unusual method . Fans would text a certain number and would be given a code for their state/area . That code would then be entered on a website . After an unknown amount of codes were entered , the tour date would be unlocked . The thirty one date tour was only seen in America except for two Canadian dates . The tour began on October 18 and ran through December 2 . Inspired by Maurice Sendak 's 1963 children 's book Where the Wild Things Are , the concert tour and included sets designed by artist Rob Dobi containing images from the book . Commenting on the decision to incorporate elements from the book , Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz explained `` Where the Wild Things Are is a great narrative . It encapsulates pretty much every FOB song ever written : You know , tantrums and monster islands and all . '' `` There 's also a play on words of the young wild thing idea that everybody has with Hollywood and starlets right now . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children 's book by American writer Maurice Sendak . Where the Wild Things Are may also refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "The_Wild_Things",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wild Things is a 2009 full-length novel written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney 's . The book is based on the screenplay of Where the Wild Things Are which Eggers co-wrote . The film is , in turn , based on Maurice Sendak 's children 's book Where the Wild Things Are ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are:_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are : Motion Picture Soundtrack : Original Songs by Karen O and the Kids is the soundtrack for the film Where the Wild Things Are . It is performed by Karen O and the Kids . It was released on September 29 , 2009 in compact disc , digital download and vinyl record formats ."
},
{
"docid": "Com_Defeito_de_Fabricação",
"title": "",
"text": "Fabrication Defect ( Com Defeito de Fabricação 1998 Luaka Bop-Warner Bros. 946953-2 ) is a concept album by Tom Zé . It tells a story in which the people of the third world are turned into androids by the economic exploitation of the first world . However , as `` androids '' , individuals contain `` defects '' : `` they think , dance , and dream -- things that are very dangerous to the first world bosses ... to think will always be considered an effrontery . '' This consideration leads to an `` Esthetics of Plagiarism '' in which the `` sonorous civilized trash '' and `` alphabet of emotions '' of the first world , which also invades the everyday life of those in the third , are recycled and `` put to use in small ` cells ' of ` plagiarized ' material , '' with `` all of this put into a rhythmic or dance music format , with choruses , and within the parameters of popular music . '' Zé compares this aesthetic to arrastão , or dragnet , an urban robbery technique where `` A small group fan out and then run furiously through a crowd , taking people 's money , jewelry , bags , sometimes even clothes . Translator 's note : a type of `` wilding '' with a purpose , i.e. , robbery . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(Agent_Provocateur_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a 1997 album by British band Agent Provocateur . The song `` Red Tape '' was featured in The Jackal and on the original score of the Underworld soundtrack ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(Blackout_Records_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where The Wild Things Are is a compilation album of New York hardcore tracks by various artists . It was the first release on the hardcore punk specialist label , Blackout Records and was released in 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children 's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak , originally published by Harper & Row . The book has been adapted into other media several times , including an animated short in 1974 ( with an updated version in 1988 ) ; a 1980 opera ; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation , directed by Spike Jonze . The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide , with 10 million of those being in the United States . Sendak won the annual Caldecott Medal from the children 's librarians in 1964 , recognizing Wild Things as the previous year 's `` most distinguished American picture book for children '' . It was voted the number one picture book in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers , not for the first time ."
},
{
"docid": "Prayer_for_the_Wild_Things",
"title": "",
"text": "Prayer for the Wild Things is an album released by Paul Winter in 1994 . The album was commissioned to accompany a painting by artist Bev Doolittle , which is also titled Prayer For The Wild Things . A portion of this painting is seen on the album cover . Paul Winter created the album to depict in the listener 's mind a journey through a day and night in the Northern Rockies , and based it on `` a series of vignettes about the animals , with the saxophone recurring throughout as a kind of interlocutor '' . After choosing which animals to represent on the album , Winter chose instruments to accompany each animal that he felt represented that animal in some way . To demonstrate how all of these animals are interconnected in life , the melodies played on these instruments were written so that they could all be interwoven . Paul traveled around the area of the Northern Rockies during the creation of this album , during which he went to a number of National Parks and played improvised duets with many of the animals in the parks . These duets were recorded , and many of them were put on the album as well . The album won the Grammy for best new age album in 1995 ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Where the Wild Things Are '' is the 18th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer . At a fraternity party , Buffy and Riley are compelled to have sex by a mystical influence . The party is held in a house which was formerly a home for wayward children , that is haunted by the angry ghosts of children who were physically and emotionally abused by the Christian fundamentalist who managed the home ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Thing_(Valleyfair)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Thing , located at the Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee , Minnesota , is a steel out-and-back roller coaster with more than one mile ( 1.6 km ) of track . Its first hill is 207 ft with a 60 degree drop , and reaches speeds of up to 74 mi/h . Wild Thing 's height was set by the FAA , due to the nearby presence of Flying Cloud Airport . In 2005 , Wild Thing was the main challenge for a local radio station 's `` Survive it and Drive It '' game . Approximately 20 listeners were challenged to be the last one riding continuously for days upon end . The winner received a new car from a local car dealer . The contest lasted for seventeen days . Due to the unbelievable stamina and willpower of the final two contestants , they were each awarded a car . Designed and manufactured by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing , it was the first `` hypercoaster '' to be built by the company , opening in 1996 . It was the 5th tallest coaster in the world when it opened . The ride 's success led to the construction of Steel Force at Dorney Park in Allentown , Pennsylvania in 1997 and Mamba at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City , Missouri the next year ."
},
{
"docid": "ULBI_Wild_Thing",
"title": "",
"text": "The ULBI Wild Thing is a German ultralight aircraft , designed by R. Kurtz and produced by Ultraleicht Bau International ( ULBI ) , of Hassfurt . The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft . In the 1990s the aircraft was marketed by Air-Max GmbH of Nuremberg , Germany . The aircraft was introduced in 1996 and production ended when ULBI went out of business in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Vincent_Landay",
"title": "",
"text": "Vincent Landay is a Canadian-American film producer . He has worked with Spike Jonze on his music videos and feature films since 1993 . Some of the movies he has produced include Being John Malkovich and Where the Wild Things Are , as well as the 2010 Canadian short film Higglety Pigglety Pop ! or There Must Be More to Life , created for the Blu-ray release of Where the Wild Things Are . He has made music videos for Kanye West , REM , Jay Z and many more artists ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a video game , released on October 13 , 2009 in North America , November 25 , 2009 in Australia and November 27 , 2009 in Europe . It is based on the film of the same name , released the same day . The game is available for all seventh generation consoles : PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 as well as Nintendo DS . It was developed by Griptonite Games , except for the Nintendo DS which was developed by WayForward Technologies . All versions were published by Warner Bros. . Games ."
},
{
"docid": "Washington_Wild_Things",
"title": "",
"text": "The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Washington , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The Wild Things are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League , an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From the 2002 season to the present , the Wild Things have played their home games at Wild Things Park ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Things:_Diamonds_in_the_Rough",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Things : Diamonds in the Rough ( also known as Wild Things 3 ) is a 2005 melodramatic erotic thriller film directed by Jay Lowi . The film is a sequel to the 2004 film Wild Things 2 and the third installment in the Wild Things series . The film was released on DVD on April 26 , 2005 , it stars Sarah Laine , Sandra McCoy , Dina Meyer , Brad Johnson and Linden Ashby , who reprises his role as police detective Michael Morrison from the previous film . As with Wild Things 2 , many elements of the film 's plot are similar to those of the original , including the threesome scene ."
},
{
"docid": "Maurice_Sendak",
"title": "",
"text": "Maurice Bernard Sendak ( -LSB- ˈsɛndæk -RSB- June 10 , 1928 -- May 8 , 2012 ) was an American illustrator and writer of children 's books . He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are , first published in 1963 . Born to Jewish-Polish parents , his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust . Besides Where the Wild Things Are , Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen , Outside Over There , and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Things:_Foursome",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Things : Foursome ( working title : Wild Things 4 ) is the fourth installment in the Wild Things series . The film was released as a direct-to-DVD video on June 1 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(Steve_Vai_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 album by American guitarist Steve Vai . The album was recorded and filmed at the State Theatre in Minneapolis , MN as part of Vai 's `` Sound Theories '' world tour . The 2 hour and 40 minute set contains several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces culled from Vai 's catalog . Steve Vai is joined on stage by Alex DePue ( violin and keyboards ) , Ann Marie Calhoun ( violin and keyboards ) , Bryan Beller ( bass ) , Jeremy Colson ( drums ) , Dave Weiner ( guitar and sitar ) and Zack Wiesinger ( lap steel ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Were",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Where the Wild Things Were '' is the 11th episode of season 6 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 121st episode overall , which premiered on March 17 , 2017 , on the cable network NBC . The episode was written by Brenna Kouf and was directed by Terrence O'Hara . In the episode , Nick and Eve go inside the mirror to find the other place to be a resemblance to the Black Forest with some slight differences . Meanwhile , the group contacts Renard for help in discovering more about the symbols , discovering the prophecy behind it . The episode is the first of a two-parter with the next episode as the second part . The episode received positive reviews from critics , who praised the Zerstörer storyline ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Thing_(Tone_Lōc_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wild Thing '' is a single by American rapper Tone Lōc from his 1989 album Lōc-ed After Dark . The title is a reference to the phrase `` doin ' the wild thing , '' a euphemism for sex , unlike The Troggs ' hit song , `` Wild Thing '' , ( later covered by Jimi Hendrix ) in which the `` wild thing '' was a girl . According to producer Mario Caldato , Jr. , who engineered and mixed the song , producer Matt Dike was inspired by an utterance of `` wild thing '' in Spike Lee 's She 's Got ta Have It , and asked Young MC to write the lyrics . Tone Lōc 's song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1989 , only behind `` Straight Up '' by Paula Abdul , and it spawned at least two parodies ( by `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , called `` Isle Thing '' , about Gilligan 's Island and was Yankovic 's first rap parody , and by Christian band ApologetiX , called `` Child King '' ) . It eventually sold over two million copies . It also peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Thing",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Thing or Wild Things can refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Thing_(The_Troggs_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wild Thing '' is a song written by Chip Taylor . Originally recorded by American rock band The Wild Ones in 1965 , `` Wild Thing '' is best known for its 1966 cover by the English rock band The Troggs , which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1966 . The song peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart . As performed by The Troggs , `` Wild Thing '' is ranked # 261 on the Rolling Stone magazine 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Things_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Things 2 is a 2004 melodramatic erotic thriller film directed by Jack Perez . The film is a sequel to the 1998 film , Wild Things and the second installment in the Wild Things series . The film was released on DVD on April 20 , 2004 , it stars Susan Ward , Leila Arcieri , Isaiah Washington , Michael Chieffo , and Linden Ashby ."
},
{
"docid": "Prisoner_489",
"title": "",
"text": "Prisoner 489 is a horror novella written by American author Joe R. Lansdale . It tells the story of prison workers who help staff a fictional island prison where only the worst of the worst are housed . Most are on death row scheduled to be executed in the electric chair . In the potter 's field graveyard the headstones are only marked with numbers in the order in which they were put to death . So prisoner 489 is the four hundred and eighty ninth to be executed . The workers are only maintenance employees and have little contact with the inmates . They have only heard wild rumors about prisoner 489 , some quite unbelievable . However , on the night of the execution things go very wrong and the men find themselves to be terrorized and have to fight for their very lives ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(opera)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Wild Things Are , Op. 20 , is a ` fantasy ' opera in one act by Oliver Knussen to a libretto by Maurice Sendak , based on Sendak 's own children 's book of the same title . Knussen composed the music over the period 1979 to 1983 , on commission from the Opèra National , Brussels . In form and subject matter the work relates to Maurice Ravel 's L'enfant et les sortilèges , as well as Stravinsky 's The Nightingale . Knussen also included a number of musical quotations , including Debussy 's La boîte à joujoux and the bell motif from the Coronation Scene of Mussorgsky 's Boris Godunov . Robin Holloway has noted affinities of the score with aspects of Harrison Birtwistle 's Punch and Judy and Benjamin Britten 's '' Death in Venice ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Warmers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Warmers were a post-hardcore band based in Washington , D.C. active from 1994 to 1997 . A trio featuring former Faith vocalist Alec MacKaye ( guitar and vocals ) , Juan Luis Carrera ( bass and vocals ) , and Amy Farina ( drums ) , The Warmers recorded for the Washington D.C. based record label Dischord . Their self-titled album The Warmers , released in February 1996 , was praised for its minimalism and Farina 's `` furious '' drumming . `` The thing that really knocked me out is the not-drumming in her drumming , where she does n't bang where she 's supposed to , and holds off , and then puts it in , '' said MacKaye of Farina 's style . `` The rhythm is just too awesome . Had we gotten a hot-shot guitar player , they might want to rock the guitar a little too hard , and we 'd lose the attention to the rhythm . '' An EP entitled Wanted : More was released posthumously in May 2004 and features six songs recorded in December 1996 . `` Poked It With A Stick '' , originally from their album The Warmers , is featured on the three-CD compilation album 20 Years of Dischord . Farina would go on to form The Evens with Alec 's brother and her husband Ian MacKaye ."
},
{
"docid": "Rod_Scribner",
"title": "",
"text": "Roderick H. `` Rod '' Scribner ( October 10 , 1910 -- December 21 , 1976 ) was an American animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. . His animation was one of the wildest things ever seen on screen during The Golden Age of American animation . He started as an animator for Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton in 1938 . In 1940 , he joined Tex Avery 's unit and worked with Robert McKimson , Charles McKimson , and Virgil Ross . In late 1941 , after Tex Avery left , he was replaced as the unit director by Bob Clampett . Scribner turned out to be arguably Clampett 's best animator . Clampett classics such as A Tale of Two Kitties ( 1942 ) , Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs ( 1943 ) , Falling Hare ( 1943 ) , and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery ( 1946 ) showcase some of his greatest work : his trademark `` Lichty style '' of animation . Clampett left Warner Bros. in 1945 to pursue a career in puppetry and television . Not much is known about where Scribner was between 1946-1949 ( although he does some animation on two McKimson cartoons starring Porky and Daffy in 1947 ) . In 1950 , Scribner returned to Warner Bros. under Robert McKimson 's unit . His animation was tamed down to McKimson 's standards , but he still got away with wild scenes , like in Hillbilly Hare ( 1950 ) , Hoppy Go Lucky ( 1952 ) and Of Rice and Hen ( 1953 ) . He left Warners in 1954 and worked at UPA . In his later years , Scribner worked with former colleague Bill Melendez on various Charlie Brown movies and television specials that worked in Snoopy Come Home ( 1972 ) , There 's No Time for Love , Charlie Brown ( 1973 ) and It 's the Easter Beagle , Charlie Brown ( 1974 ) , eventually starting a studio called Playhouse Pictures , which produced commercicals for over 45 years . After being arrested and put on suicide watch in a mental hospital , Scribner died there on December 21 , 1976 from tuberculosis , which he had contracted during World War II . His last project was Race For Your Life , Charlie Brown , released posthumously in Summer 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "Swamp_Thing_(Wild_Adventures)",
"title": "",
"text": "Swamp Thing is a steel roller coaster located at Wild Adventures in Valdosta , Georgia . It opened at Wild Adventures in 2003 mainly as an introduction coaster for children . Swamp Thing is a standard Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster with alligator-themed scenery . In 2004 , a second Swamp Thing coaster was opened at Cypress Gardens , but was later closed due to bankruptcy ."
},
{
"docid": "Wild_Things_Zoofari",
"title": "",
"text": "Wild Things Zoofari is an educational outreach program that is based just outside Austin , TX . Founded in 2010 , Wild Things Zoofari travels all over the state , servicing schools , libraries , and private events ."
}
] |
111701
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Faith Evans works solely as an actress.
|
[
{
"docid": "Faith_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Faith Renée Evans ( born June 10 , 1973 ) is an American singer-songwriter . Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey , Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in the music business . After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams , she became the first female artist to contract with Sean `` Puff Daddy '' Combs ' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994 , for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001 , including Faith ( 1995 ) , Keep the Faith ( 1998 ) and Faithfully ( 2001 ) . In 2003 , she ended her relationship with the company to sign with Capitol Records . Her first album released on the label , The First Lady ( 2005 ) became her highest-charting album at the time , reaching the top of the US Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts , while the holiday album A Faithful Christmas , released the same year , would become her last release before the company was bought in 2007 . Following a longer hiatus , Evans released her fifth album Something About Faith on the independent label Prolific/E1 Music in 2010 . Other than her recording career , Evans is mostly known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher `` The Notorious B.I.G. '' Wallace , whom she married on August 4 , 1994 , a few weeks after meeting at a Bad Boy photo shoot . The turbulent marriage resulted in Evans ' involvement in the East Coast -- West Coast hip hop rivalry , dominating the rap music news at the time , and ended with Wallace 's murder in an unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9 , 1997 . A 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and the band 112 , named `` I 'll Be Missing You '' , won Evans a Grammy Award in 1998 . Also an actress and writer , Evans made her screen debut in the 2000 musical drama Turn It Up by Robert Adetuyi . Her autobiography Keep the Faith : A Memoir was released by Grand Central Publishing in 2008 and won a 2009 African American Literary Award for the Best Biography/Memoir category ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "A_Faithful_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "A Faithful Christmas is a Christmas album and the fifth studio album by American recording artist Faith Evans , released on October 25 , 2005 by Capitol Records . Work on the album began in mid-2005 after the release of her fourth studio album The First Lady . A collection of holiday songs , it contains standards such as `` White Christmas '' and `` Santa Baby '' alongside two new compositions , `` Happy Holiday '' and `` Christmas Wish '' , both of which were written by Evans and her daughter Chyna Griffin ."
},
{
"docid": "Faith_Evans_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Faith Evans , an American R&B , hip hop and soul singer . As of January 2009 , she has released four regular studio albums , one holiday album , and thirty-four singles on Bad Boy Entertainment and Capitol Records . Newly contracted to Bad Boy Records in 1995 , Evans was consulted by executive producer Sean Combs to contribute backing vocals and writing skills to Mary J. Blige 's My Life ( 1994 ) and Usher 's self-titled debut album ( 1994 ) prior to starting work on her debut record album Faith . Released on August 29 , 1995 in North America , the album was a collaboration with Bad Boy 's main producers The Hitmen , including Chucky Thompson and Combs , but it also resulted in recordings with Poke & Tone and Herb Middleton . Faith became a success based on the singles `` You Used to Love Me '' and `` Soon as I Get Home '' . The album was certified platinum with 1.5 million copies sold , according to RIAA . After The Notorious B.I.G. 's murder during March 1997 , Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named `` I 'll Be Missing You '' , based on the melody of The Police 's 1983 single `` Every Breath You Take '' . The song , which featured Combs , Evans , and all-male group 112 , became a worldwide number-one success and debuted on top of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1997 , scoring that for eleven weeks . The next year , Evans was featured on `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , a collaboration with singers Whitney Houston and Kelly Price , that scored number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . Two years in the making , Evans ' second solo effort , Keep the Faith , was released during October 1998 . Almost entirely written and produced by her , Evans considered the album difficult to complete as she had initially felt discouraged about the progress at first . Upon its release , however , the album garnered generally positive reviews by music critics , with Allmusic noting it `` without a doubt a highlight of 1990s soul-pop music '' . Also enjoying commercial success , it eventually went platinum and produced the top ten singles `` Love Like This '' and `` All Night Long '' prompting Evans to start an 18-city theater tour with Dru Hill and Total the following year . Evans ' third album on the Bad Boy imprint , named Faithfully ( 2001 ) , involved her working with a wider range of producers , including The Neptunes , Mario Winans , Buckwild , Vada Nobles , Cory Rooney , and others . Her first project with husband Todd Russaw as executive producer and creative partner , the album scored number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number two on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , eventually being certified platinum , but yielded moderately successful singles , with the Jennifer Lopez-written `` I Love You '' becoming the only top twenty entry . Released amid Bad Boy Records ' transition from distributor Arista Records to Universal , Evans felt Faithfully received minimum assistance by the company , and during 2004 , she finally decided to end her business with Bad Boy as she was convinced Combs could n't improve her career any more due to his other commitments . After ending with Bad Boy Evans contracted with Capitol Records company , becoming the first contemporary R&B artist to do so , and started work on her fourth studio album The First Lady , named after her nickname on her former label . As opposed to having an in-house team of producers who supplied most of the previous material , she and Russaw were able to gain more creative control of the album and consulted producers such as Bryan-Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Mike Caren , Pharrell Williams , and Chucky Thompson to contribute to it . Upon its release in April 2005 , The First Lady scored at number two on the Billboard 200 and # 1 of the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , becoming Evans ' best-charting album to date . It was eventually certified gold by the RIAA . At the end of the year , Evans released A Faithful Christmas , a holiday album of traditional Christmas songs and original tracks . The effort would become her last release on Capitol Records as the company was bought during 2007 . Following a longer hiatus , Evans signed a deal with E1 Entertainment in 2010 . Her fifth studio album Something About Faith was released on October 5 , 2010 in the United States . In the US , the album debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 , number four on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart and number one on the Independent Albums chart , failing however to chart outside the US - making it Evans ' only album since her debut Faith to chart in the US only . Something About Faith has spawned the single and music video `` Gone Already '' ; which spent over thirty-three weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart , where it peaked at number twenty-two . A prominent feature , Evans has contributed guest vocals to more than sixty collaborations on other artists ' albums . Her 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and 112 , entitled `` I 'll Be Missing You , '' became her biggest-selling hit to date and won her a Grammy Award in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "Make_Love_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Make Love '' is the second single by American R&B singer Faith Evans , featuring R&B singer Keke Wyatt , from Evans ' sixth studio album , Incomparable ( 2014 ) . The song was released on June 9 , 2015 through Prolific Music and BMG Rights Management . The song was written by Faith Evans , Lamar Edwards , Michael Ray Cox , Jr. , John Wesley Groover , Ketara Wyatt , Toni Coleman , Corey Marks and produced by Lamar `` Mars '' Edwards , The Futuristiks and Faith Evans . The song marks as their second collaboration `` Lovin ' Me '' ( R&B Divas Theme ) ( 2012 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Ellie_Darcey-Alden",
"title": "",
"text": "Ellie May Darcey-Alden ( born 4 September 1999 ) is an English teen film , stage and television actress who is best known for playing young Lily Evans in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2 , Francesca `` Franny '' Latimer in the Doctor Who series 7 Christmas special , `` The Snowmen '' and Felice della Rovere in Tom Fontana 's Borgia : Faith and Fear . Before joining such large franchises as Harry Potter and Doctor Who , she appeared in minimal parts in British theatre and television . She has also done small-time modelling , commercials , voice over work and competitive dancing ."
},
{
"docid": "Keep_the_Faith_(Faith_Evans_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Keep the Faith is the second album by American singer Faith Evans . It was released on Bad Boy Records and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 . The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA ."
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth Evans may refer to : Lizzie Evans , American entertainer Elizabeth Evans , author of The Blue Hour Elizabeth Evans , inspiration for Dinah Morris Elizabeth Evans , active in the New York City work of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage Nerys Evans , politician Elizabeth Evans ( 1887 -- 1958 ) , English actress better known as Elisabeth Risdon"
},
{
"docid": "You_Used_to_Love_Me_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You Used to Love Me '' is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Faith Evans from her debut album Faith . Released as a single in 1995 , it peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold by the RIAA . Produced by Sean `` Diddy '' Combs and Chucky Thompson , the song was featured in The Notorious B.I.G biopic Notorious ( 2009 ) , when Faith Evans 's character sees B.I.G. with another woman in a hotel . It was also featured in the 2008 film The Wackness ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_Over_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Come Over '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was written by Evans and Floyd Howard and produced by Sean Combs and Chucky Thompson for her debut studio album Faith ( 1995 ) . Released as the album 's fourth and final single in 1996 , the song reached number 56 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart and `` Bubbled Under '' the Billboard Hot 100 at # 109 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_First_Lady_(Faith_Evans_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The First Lady is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Faith Evans . Released by Capitol Records , it marked Evans ' debut on the EMI subsidiary , following her departure from Bad Boy Records in 2003 . Despite this , the singer reunited with much of her frequent contributors to work on the album , including The Neptunes , Chucky Thompson , and Mario Winans . Duo Carvin & Ivan of Karma Productions wrote and produced the predominant part of all songs that were included in the final track listing . Generally well received by critics , The First Lady debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number one on the U.S. Top R&B / Hip-Hop albums with opening week sales of 157,000 units . It remains Evans ' highest ranking album on either chart , and the best first week sales of her career . By the end of 2005 , the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America , denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 in the United States alone . In support of the album , Evans embarked on a concert tour , The First Lady Tour , in the United States and Europe in mid-2005 . In 2006 , The First Lady was nominated for Best Female R&B / Soul Album at the 20th Soul Train Music Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Ain't_Nobody_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ai n't Nobody '' is a song by American R&B recording artist Faith Evans . It was written by Evans and produced by Sean Combs and Chucky Thompson for her debut studio album Faith ( 1995 ) . Released as the album 's third single along with `` Kissing You '' , the song peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 14 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Burkhard_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Burkhard Evans is an American actress and musical director . She has worked on Days of Our Lives , as a musical director for two episodes , in 1999 and 2007 , and as an actress playing minor character Amy from 1989 -- 1990 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tyler_Faith",
"title": "",
"text": "Tyler Faith ( born April 3 , 1975 ) is an American pornographic actress . She identifies as bisexual . Tyler Faith has been an adult actress since 2002 , working briefly for Pleasure Productions and then as a contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions where she appeared in over 100 scenes . Faith is the owner of Team Tyler Productions . In 2004 , a student won the opportunity to take Faith to his high school prom in a contest on the Howard Stern Show . Weston High School officials forbade him from doing so as they determined that bringing a pornographic actress as a date violated prom guidelines . Faith was one of the co-hosts of The Wanker Show on KSEX . In 2005 she was named the Fan 's Choice Feature Dancer of the Year at the NightMoves Adult Entertainment Awards . Faith was briefly engaged to boxer Vinny `` The Pazmanian Devil '' Paz . They first met in 1996 at a strip club that she was dancing at in Las Vegas . The relationship ended because Paz was continuing to see other women ."
},
{
"docid": "All_Night_Long_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` All Night Long '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans , featuring guest vocals by Puff Daddy . It was produced by Evans , Ron `` Amen-Ra '' Lawrence , and Sean Combs for her second album Keep the Faith ( 1998 ) . it features a sample of Unlimited Touch 's 1980 hit `` I Hear Music in the Streets '' . Upon its release , the song reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Faith_Evans_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "American recording artist Faith Evans has appeared in numerous music videos ."
},
{
"docid": "Donald_D._Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Donald Dwight Evans ( born September 21 , 1927 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a Canadian educator , psychotherapist and spiritual counsellor . He obtained a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1950 , following which he earned a B.Phil . from Oxford University and a B.D. from McGill University . He was ordained as a pastor in the United Church of Canada in 1955 . He was a professor of divinity at McGill from 1960 to 1964 ( during which time he received a D.Phil . from Oxford ) , an associate professor of philosophy from 1964 to 1968 and full professor from 1968 until 1993 . In his early work , his The Logic of Self-Involvement ( 1963 ) , Evans finds the meaning of religion within language . In his later works , his 1980 Faith , Authenticity , and Morality and his 1981 Struggle and Fulfillment , Evans finds the basis of religious belief in religious experience ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Love_You_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Love You '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was written by Anthony Best , Faith Evans , Isaac Hayes , Michael Jamison , Bobby Springsteen , and Jennifer Lopez for the latter 's second studio J.Lo ( 2001 ) , but eventually recorded by Evans for her third studio album , Faithfully , also released in 2001 . Production on the track was helmed by Buckwild along with Mario Winans and Sean `` P. Diddy '' Combs . A contemporary R&B ballad with heavy soul elements , it samples Hayes ' 1976 record `` Make a Little Love to Me '' and finds Evans , as the protagonist , confessing her love and dignity to a man who has yet to find a heart for her . The song was released as the third single from the album on February 19 , 2002 in the United States . A commercial success , `` I Love You '' peaked at number fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , marking Evans ' highest-charting single on the latter chart since `` Never Gon na Let You Go '' ( 1999 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Faith_Evans_(U.S._Marshal)",
"title": "",
"text": "Faith Evans is a former Hawaii state legislator and the first woman to serve as a United States Marshal . Evans , of Hawaiian and Puerto Rican descent , was appointed U.S. Marshal for the District of Hawaii by President Ronald Reagan on August 12 , 1982 . In 2000 , she headed the Puerto Rican Centennial Commission of Hawaii ."
},
{
"docid": "Chucky_Thompson",
"title": "",
"text": "Carl E. `` Chucky '' Thompson is a hip hop/R & B record producer . Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment 's `` Hitmen '' team of in-house producers during the 1990s , and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans . He was responsible for album productions for such projects as Mary J. Blige 's `` My Life '' and Faith Evans ' debut `` Faith '' . On his own , Thompson has also worked with artists such as Kelly Price ( `` Love Sets You Free '' , 2000 ) and Nas ( `` One Mic '' , 2002 ) . He lent several productions to Disturbing tha Peace 's latest artist , female vocalist Shareefa 's debut and he also produced the bulk of Emily King 's debut album East Side Story in 2007 . Thompson is known in the industry as the `` Classic '' producer . He has earned the respect for being one of the leaders in the innovation of Hip Hop and R&B . Many of today 's producers have taken his sound and expanded on his vision mainly from the profound and critically acclaimed Mary J. Blige 's `` My Life '' album . Thompson recently teamed up with native Washingtonian , Raheem DeVaughn and created the # 1 R&B hit `` Woman '' ( which was also nominated for 2007 Best R&B Male Performance ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Incomparable_(Faith_Evans_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Incomparable is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was released by the Prolific Music Group on November 24 , 2014 in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Dumb_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Dumb '' is a song by American R&B recording artist Faith Evans , recorded for R&B Divas ( 2012 ) , a compilation album led by Evans which featured the first season stars of the same-titled TV One reality series . It was written by Evans along with Chris `` Brody '' Brown , Toni Coleman , Achia Dixon , Larrance Dopson , Lamar Edwards , Camille Hooper , and Jaila Simms , incorporating a sample from the composition `` Broadway Combination '' , penned by Christian Arlester for his band Dyke and the Blazers . Production on `` Dumb '' was handled by music production team 1500 or Nothin ' , featuring additional production by Evans . The retro soul track was released as the compilation album 's second single following Evans-led lead single `` Tears of Joy '' . A music video for `` Dumb '' was photographed by Bishop Moore and features Evans singing and dancing in a 1970s-themed clip ."
},
{
"docid": "Faith_Prince",
"title": "",
"text": "Faith Prince ( born August 6 , 1957 ) is an American actress and singer , best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre . She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical ( in 1992 ) , and received three other Tony nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Like_This_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love Like This '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was written by Evans , Ron Lawrence , Sean `` Puffy '' Combs , Clarence Emery , and Schon Crawford , for her second studio album Keep the Faith ( 1998 ) , with production helmed by Lawrence and Combs . Built around a looped sample from `` Chic Cheer , '' performed by American disco group Chic and penned by band members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers , the song initially impacted on US radios on September 15 , 1998 as the album 's lead single . Commercially , `` Love Like This '' became one of Evans 's biggest successes : It charted within the top thirty in New Zealand and the United Kingdom and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , marking her highest-charting solo single to date . On the component Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart , the song reached number 2 ; it was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The song was nominated for Best Female R&B Performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards ceremony , `` Love Like This , '' in turn , was later heavily sampled on American rapper Fatman Scoop 's `` Be Faithful '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Faithfully_(Faith_Evans_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Faithfully is the third studio album by American singer Faith Evans , released by Bad Boy Records in the United States on November 6 , 2001 ( see 2001 in music ) . Featuring production by Sean Combs , The Neptunes , Cory Rooney , Michael Angelo Saulsberry , Mario Winans , it peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA . The album spawned five total singles including Ca n't Believe featuring Carl Thomas , You Gets No Love featuring P. Diddy & Loon , the Billboard Top 40 hit , I Love You , and Alone in This World , respectfully . This was the last album by Faith Evans to be recorded with Bad Boy Records before her split in 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Molly_Price",
"title": "",
"text": "Molly Evan Price ( born December 15 , 1966 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama series Third Watch ( 1999-2005 ) . Price also has appeared in a recurring and guest starring roles in many other television dramas and co-starred in a number of films , include Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , Chasing Sleep ( 2000 ) , and Not Fade Away ( 2012 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Never_Gonna_Let_You_Go_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Never Gon na Let You Go '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was written by Babyface and Damon Thomas for her 1998 album Keep the Faith , and spent one week at number one on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . The music video was filmed back-to-back along with Eve 's `` Love Is Blind '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Hope_(Twista_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hope '' is a song by American rapper Twista from the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Coach Carter . Featuring singer Faith Evans who performs the chorus , the song mainly focuses on Twista 's view on the War on Terrorism . The version featuring Faith Evans can also be found on her album The First Lady . An alternate version of the song , sung by CeeLo Green ( featured on the Kamikaze album and not including Faith Evans ) , was created in memory of the September 11 attacks . It peaked at 24th on the R&B / Hip-Hop chart . . He also comments on the voice of rapper The D.O.C. , whom he lost from a car accident and mentions the deaths of rappers 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. , singers Aaliyah and Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes and DJ Jam Master Jay ."
},
{
"docid": "Faith_(Faith_Evans_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Faith is the debut album by American recording artist Faith Evans . It was released by Bad Boy Records on August 29 , 1995 in the United States . A collaboration with the label 's main producers The Hitmen , including members Sean `` Puff Daddy '' Combs and Chucky Thompson , as well as Mark Ledford , Herb Middleton , and Jean-Claude Olivier , among others . The album , which spawned the gold-certified hits `` You Used to Love Me '' and `` Soon as I Get Home '' , was certified Platinum by the RIAA in March 1996 . Faith contains a cover of the Rose Royce 's single `` Love Do n't Live Here Anymore '' which featured an appearance from Mary J. Blige on the album 's original pressings ."
},
{
"docid": "Delight_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Delight Evans ( born in 1902 ) was an entertainment writer , editor , and film critic who was most widely known for her career as the editor of Screenland Magazine . Before accepting her career-making position at Screenland , Evans worked for Photoplay Magazine for six years . Screenland and Photoplay were both popular fan magazines that allowed fans to connect with movies outside the theaters . Some of the magazines ' content consisted of movie reviews , movie promotions , and spreads of popular actors and actresses . Evans first started working for Screenland Magazine in October 1924 where she wrote reviews for various iconic films of that time . In 1929 , Evans was promoted to Editor of the magazine . Nine years later in 1938 , her success and ambitious attitude lead her to her own radio program , Food Secrets of the Movie Stars ."
},
{
"docid": "Elle_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Elle Evans ( born Lindsey Gayle Evans ; December 9 , 1989 ) is an American model and actress who lives and works in Los Angeles , California . She is most notable for her bare-breasted appearance in Robin Thicke 's music video `` Blurred Lines '' featuring Pharrell Williams . She is also one of the faces of NYX Cosmetics ."
},
{
"docid": "Burnin'_Up_(Faith_Evans_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Burnin ' Up '' is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans featuring American rapper Loon , taken up from the former 's third studio album , Faithfully ( 2001 ) . It was composed by Evans , Chauncey Hawkins , and The Neptunes members Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams . Released to mainstream markets as a remix featuring female rapper Missy Elliott , and as the fourth single from Faithfully , it became the last single from the album to chart on Billboard 's Hot 100 ."
}
] |
216236
|
Hot was by a pop singer from Britain.
|
[
{
"docid": "Hot_(Mel_B_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hot is the debut album by British pop singer Melanie B , released on 9 October 2000 by Virgin . The album was not as successful as her albums with the Spice Girls or that of other members solo albums released around this time . It peaked at number twenty-eight in United Kingdom and sold over 60,000 copies , receiving a silver certification . The album had four singles : `` I Want You Back '' , featuring Missy Elliott , `` Tell Me '' , `` Feels So Good '' and `` Lullaby '' . The first three singles reached top 5 in United Kingdom . The single `` Word Up '' , previously released on the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me , was included on the Japanese version . The album received mixed to negative reviews from critics ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Everything_Has_Changed",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Everything Has Changed '' is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran , taken from Swift 's fourth studio album , Red ( 2012 ) . Produced by Butch Walker , the track was released as the sixth single from the album on July 16 , 2013 . `` Everything Has Changed '' is a guitar ballad combining folk and pop genres about `` wanting to get to know a new lover better '' . The single gained mixed reviews from music critics , who were ambivalent towards its composition . `` Everything Has Changed '' peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top ten charts of countries including Belgium , Ireland and the United Kingdom . A music video for `` Everything Has Changed '' was released of Swift 's VEVO channel on June 6 , 2013 . Swift performed `` Everything Has Changed '' with Sheeran on Britain 's Got Talent on June 8 , 2013 . Swift also performed the track on her Red Tour ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Ship_Is_Comin'_In",
"title": "",
"text": "`` My Ship Is Comin ' In '' is a song written by Joey Brooks which was first a song for the American soul singer Jimmy Radcliffe in 1965 and was later recorded and released by the American pop group The Walker Brothers as their fourth single that same year . Outside the US and Canada , the song 's title was `` My Ship Is Coming In '' . The accompaniment was directed by Ivor Raymonde . The song appeared as the opening track on the group 's debut US studio album Introducing the Walker Brothers . `` My Ship Is Coming In '' was a major hit in Britain , spending twelve weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at # 3 in January 1966 and their second of three hits in the US peaking at # 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 . `` You 're All Around Me '' was included as the b-side and is the second song to have a writing credit from Scott Walker ( as Scott Engel ) , the song written with singer-songwriter Lesley Duncan was also featured on the group 's début album Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers ."
},
{
"docid": "Chase_the_Clouds",
"title": "",
"text": "Chase the Clouds is a 1991 album performed by Keedy , an American pop rock singer . It was her only studio album and released on Arista Records . The album included two singles , `` Save Some Love '' and `` Wishing on the Same Star '' . The first single peaked at # 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , and the second single charted in # 86 on the Hot 100 . The latter was covered by the Australian pop group Girlfriend 's 1994 single , as well as the American singer Judy Cheeks 's 1996 album cut and the Japanese solo singer Namie Amuro 's 2002 single ."
},
{
"docid": "Blanket_on_the_Ground",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Blanket on the Ground '' is a song recorded by country music singer Billie Jo Spears . Released in 1975 , the song reached # 1 on Billboard Magazine 's Hot Country Singles chart , and # 78 on the Hot 100 pop charts . In the United Kingdom , the song reached # 6 on the pop charts . The song was written by Roger Bowling and sung from the point of view of a middle-aged woman who coaxes her hesitant husband outdoors to make love in the moonlight ."
},
{
"docid": "Gran_City_Pop",
"title": "",
"text": "Gran City Pop ( Great City Pop ) is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23 , 2009 . The album 's first single `` Causa y Efecto '' became Rubio 's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart since `` Ni Una Sola Palabra '' in 2006 . It was also Rubio 's fourth number one single in her career on Billboard '' 's Hot Latin Songs and her 3rd consecutive album to come out with a number one single on the Hot Latin Songs chart . On December 2 , 2009 , Gran City Pop '' received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album ."
},
{
"docid": "Sex_on_Fire",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Sex on Fire '' is the first single released from American alternative rock band Kings of Leon 's fourth studio album Only by the Night . The song gave Kings of Leon their first number-one single in Australia , Finland , Ireland and the United Kingdom , charting at the top spot on digital downloads alone in the latter country , before its physical release . In September 2009 it was Britain 's second most-downloaded digital single ever . The song has sold 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom as of November 2012 . It has also gained significant popularity in the band 's native United States , reaching number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it their second highest charting song in their homeland on the former chart . In 2008 , the song earned the band their first Grammy nominations . The song was nominated for Best Rock Song , and won the award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group . In addition , the album earned a nomination for Best Rock Album . Channel V Australia named the song as the third biggest hit of 2008 . It was voted number one in Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2008 . Following the success of the follow-up single `` Use Somebody '' in the United States on pop radio , the track was re-serviced to U.S. pop radio in November . Remixes of both songs were used for the runway soundtrack in the 2009 Victoria 's Secret Fashion Show . The song was written about lead singer Caleb 's then-girlfriend , model Lily Aldridge ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Song_(Sara_Bareilles_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love Song '' is American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles ' debut single , released in June 2007 via Epic Records from her major-label debut album , Little Voice ( 2007 ) . It was nominated for 2009 Grammy Awards in the categories Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . It remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 41 weeks . It also spent many weeks atop the Hot Adult Pop Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts , ending up # 1 at the year-end tally of both charts . Many consider it her breakout song due to it being her first hit and selling more than any other song by Bareilles ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmie_Rodgers_(pop_singer)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Frederick `` Jimmie '' Rodgers ( born September 18 , 1933 in Camas , Washington , United States ) is an American popular music singer . Rodgers had a brief run of mainstream popularity in the late 1950s with a string of crossover singles that ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles , Hot Country and Western Sides and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts ; in the 1960s , Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music . He is not related to the earlier country singer Jimmie C. Rodgers , who coincidentally died the same year the younger Rodgers was born . Among country audiences , the younger Rodgers is often known as Jimmie F. Rodgers to differentiate the two ."
},
{
"docid": "Manu_Gavassi_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Manu Gavassi is the debut album of Brazilian singer-songwriter Manu Gavassi . The album contains thirteen tracks , the sound is defined with strong influence on teen pop and pop rock . The first single from the album was Garoto Errado . The song was released in June 11 , 2011 and peaked at number 22 in Brazil 's Billboard Hot 100 . The second single from the album was Planos Impossíveis and was released in January 25 , 2011 . The song received positive reviews from critics and peaked at number 26 in Brazil 's Billboard Hot 100 . The album was produced by Rick Bonadio and released through Universal Music Brazil 's subsidiary , Midas Music , on October 12 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pyramid_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Pyramid '' is the second single of Filipina pop and R&B singer Charice and the lead single from her self-titled debut album . This song features vocals from British Virgin Islands singer Iyaz , was written by David Jassy , Niclas Molinder , Joacim Persson , Johan Alkenäs and R&B singer-songwriter Lyrica Anderson , and produced by Twin and Alke . A remix was said to be released on iTunes on February 16 , 2010 which was later changed to February 23 , the same day as the release of the album version . But the album version was delayed and was released on March 2 . It is Charice 's first number one single . Pyramid is a midtempo pop ballad with lyrics that metaphorically describes the strength of a relationship . `` Pyramid '' peaked at the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 56 , making Charice the second Filipino singer to enter the chart since Jaya 's debut single `` If You Leave Me Now '' peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 44 in 1990 . Pyramid had already received airplay before it was released to iTunes . It aired on 104.3 in Las Vegas before its release as a single . The album version was released to U.S. mainstream radio on March 15 , 2010 . It is her first single to achieve mainstream airplay . The song was sung in Simlish for The Sims 3 : Ambitions , an expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game , The Sims 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mong_Kok_Pop_(MK_Pop)",
"title": "",
"text": "MK Pop ( an abbreviation for Mong Kok Pop ) is a new Internet slang that has been frequently used in Hong Kong since 2014 . The term describes a local music genre that imitates Korean and Japanese pop music . Inasmuch as MK pop singers have specific Mong Kok culture characteristics , including drawing black eyeliner , applying nail polish and putting on heavy makeup , people call them MK . Apart from their exaggerated appearances , their dance moves are said to be weird and new-fashioned . Due to wide media coverage and Internet forum discussions , a hot debate over the degree of social acceptance of Mk Pop is caused ."
},
{
"docid": "Back_2_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Back 2 Good '' is a song by Matchbox 20 , released as the fifth single from their multi-platinum debut album Yourself or Someone Like You . This song would prove to be their biggest hit song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from Yourself or Someone Like You , peaking at number 24 in 1998 since their more successful prior hits , `` Push '' and `` 3 a.m. '' failed to hit the Hot 100 and only peaked on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and `` Real World '' barely made the top 40 on the Hot 100 at number 38 . The song was not successful on the rock charts as it failed to chart on any because the song was considered too light for both rock and alternative radio stations with the song only having success on both pop and adult contemporary stations . The song was written by lead singer Rob Thomas and producer Matt Serletic , and is about a romantic relationship that seems to have reached its end , much to the chagrin of the singer . It has also been said , by Thomas in particular , that the song is about being in a relationship , drinking , and then cheating on the person you 're with . Another explanation provided by the lead singer is that it 's about `` screwing up so often that you become used to it . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Lucy_Woodward_Is...Hot_and_Bothered",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucy Woodward Is ... Hot & Bothered is the second studio album from American pop singer , Lucy Woodward . The album was first released on iTunes in 2007 . It later had a physical release after being picked up as a Barnes & Noble exclusive in 2008 , followed by a re-release on iTunes with additional tracks ."
},
{
"docid": "Stand_(Jewel_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Stand '' is a song by American pop singer -- songwriter Jewel from her fourth studio album , 0304 ( 2003 ) . Written and produced by Jewel and Lester Mendez , and released as the album 's second single in October 2003 in the United States and later on internationally , the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 . It reached number sixteen on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart , and also became Jewel 's third consecutive chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Play ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Got_You_Babe",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Got You Babe '' is a song written by Sonny Bono . It was the first single taken from the debut studio album Look at Us , of the American pop music duo Sonny & Cher . In August 1965 , their single spent three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States where it sold more than 1 million copies and was certified Gold . It also reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and Canada . In 1985 , a cover version of `` I Got You Babe '' by British reggae/pop band UB40 featuring American singer Chrissie Hynde , peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . A 1993 version by Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head bubbled under the Hot 100 chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Yo_Nací_Para_Amarte",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Yo Nací Para Amarte '' ( `` I Was Born to Love You '' ) is a song written by Kike Santander and performed by Mexican recording artist Alejandro Fernández . It was co-produced by Santander and Emilio Estefan and was released as the fourth and final single by Sony Music Mexico from Me Estoy Enamorando in 1998 . The song is a bolero-pop ballad with ranchera influences and portrays the singer confessing his love which he admits `` goes beyond reason '' . It reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and spent five weeks at this position . The recording led to Fernández receiving a nomination for Hot Latin Track of the Year and Pop Hot Latin Track of the Year at the 1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards while Santander received a BMI Latin Award for the track in the same year ."
},
{
"docid": "Het_vind",
"title": "",
"text": "Het vind ( Hot wind ) is the debut album from Swedish pop rock singer Marie Fredriksson , released on ."
},
{
"docid": "Hello_(Hedley_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hello '' is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their sixth studio album of the same name ( 2015 ) . It was written and produced by lead singer Jacob Hoggard with Brian Howes and Jason `` JVP '' Van Poederooyen . `` Hello '' was released October 9 , 2015 through Universal Music Canada as the album 's second official single . `` Hello '' placed in the top 10 on multiple adult and pop radio formats , including a career-high peak of two on the Billboard Canada Hot AC airplay chart . The song peaked at 20 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 , the group 's only top-20 single from Hello to date ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_Back_to_Me_(Utada_Hikaru_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Come Back to Me '' is a pop and R&B song by Japanese American pop singer Utada . The song was written by Utada and Stargate and was produced by Utada , Stargate and her father , Sking U. `` Come Back to Me '' is the first single from her second English-language album This Is the One . In the United States , the song has peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and number 93 on the Pop 100 chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Breathe_(Taylor_Swift_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Breathe '' is a country pop song written and performed by American singer-songwriters Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat . Produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift , it is the seventh track from Swift 's second studio album , Fearless ( 2008 ) . The song was written about the end of a friendship . Musically , the song is driven by acoustic guitar . The song received favorable responses from contemporary music critics . `` Breathe '' was one of two songs featuring Caillat that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2010 , the other being Jason Mraz 's `` Lucky '' , the winner of the award . `` Breathe '' peaked at number eighty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 . Its appearance tied Swift with Hannah Montana ( Miley Cyrus ) for two records on the Billboard Hot 100 ."
},
{
"docid": "Whirly_Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Whirly Girl '' is a Top 40 pop song performed by the American dance/rock band OXO . The new wave style song was written and co-produced by singer/guitarist Ish `` Angel '' Ledesma ( former singer and guitarist of Foxy ) , and was included on OXO 's 1983 self-titled debut album . The song was the band 's sole hit , peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 . The song has since been re-released on a number of '80s music compilations . Following the breakup of OXO , Ledesma formed the dance pop group Company B ( featuring his wife , Lori , who incidentally was the subject of `` Whirly Girl '' ) , which also had a sole Billboard Hot 100 hit ( 1987 's `` Fascinated '' ) penned by Ledesma . In 2015 , G.J. Echternkamp , stepson of Frank Garcia ( bassist of OXO ) , directed the semi-documentary Frank and Cindy , which includes a rearranged version of the song and some excerpts from its video clip ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Miss_My_Friend_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Miss My Friend '' is a song written by Tom Shapiro , Mark Nesler and Tony Martin , and recorded by American country music singer Darryl Worley . It was released in March 2002 he first single and title track from his album of the same name . The song became his first number one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart . It also crossed over to pop radio , peaking at # 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 ."
},
{
"docid": "24/7_(Dino_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "24/7 is the debut album from pop singer-songwriter Dino . He wrote and arranged all the songs , as well as produced the album , played keyboards and handled drum programming . Five singles were released from the album . The first , `` Summer Girls '' was put out in 1988 and managed to reach a peak of number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The next single , the title track , fared a bit better , peaking at number 42 on the Hot 100 while reaching number 12 on the R&B chart . The third single , `` I Like It '' , got into the top ten ( peaking at number 7 ) on the pop chart , while reaching number 3 on the dance chart . The single went gold . The fourth track to be released , `` Sunshine '' , got as high as number 23 on the pop chart , while the last single , `` Never 2 Much Of U '' charted at number 61 . Because of his singles success , the album itself was certified gold by the RIAA ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Never_Told_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Never Told You '' is a song by the American pop singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat from her second album Breakthrough ( 2009 ) . The song was released on February 16 , 2010 in the United States as the second single . The song is a power ballad in E-flat major and was written by Caillat , Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi and produced by DioGuardi . The song talks about the love the singer still has for her lover they felt strongly about at one point in their life . The song received positive reviews from music critics . In the charts , the song has performed moderately well , it has peaked at # 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 3 on the Adult Pop Songs ."
},
{
"docid": "Así_soy_yo",
"title": "",
"text": "Así Soy Yo ( `` This Is The Way I Am '' ) is the debut album from Latin music singer and winner of the second season of `` Objetivo Fama '' Anaís . It was released in the U.S. on April 18 , 2006 . `` Lo Que Son Las Cosas '' peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the Hot Latin Tracks chart . The album was nominated at the 2006 Latin Grammys for `` Best Female Pop Vocal Album '' . `` Lo Que Son Las Cosas '' won 2 awards at the 2006 Latin Music Billboard Awards for `` Tropical Airplay Song of the Year , Female '' ( for the salsa version ) and `` Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year , New Artist '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Wanted_(Jessie_James_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wanted '' is the debut single released by American country-pop singer-songwriter Jessie James , taken from her self-titled debut album ( 2009 ) . It was first released to American contemporary hit radio through Mercury Records on April 14 , 2009 as the album 's lead single and was later released to digital retailers on May 12 . Upon release , `` Wanted '' was generally well received by contemporary music critics , who praised James 's `` powerful '' voice and the song 's pop radio appeal . The song entered the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2010 ; it also charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at 82 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mockingbird_(Rob_Thomas_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mockingbird is a song by American recording artist Rob Thomas . It is the fourth single from the album Cradlesong , released on April 20 , 2010 . The song debuted at # 50 on the ARIA Charts and , in the US , debuted at 29 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making his third song of Cradlesong to reach the Hot 100 . For the chart week ending August 28 , 2010 , the song reached # 95 on the Hot 100 . `` Mockingbird '' marks Thomas 's ninth solo top 10 and eighth consecutive top 5 hit on the Adult Pop Songs chart , peaking at number four . Thomas 's combined 21 trips to the chart 's top 10 ( counting the singles as lead singer of Matchbox Twenty ) gives him the second best top 10 sum in the chart 's history after only Goo Goo Dolls ' 13 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pop_101",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Pop 101 '' ( stylized as `` POP 101 '' ) is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench , featuring hip hop artist Anami Vice . Written and produced by lead singer Josh Ramsay , it was released July 29 , 2014 through 604 Records , Cherrytree Records , and Interscope Records . Originally announced as the lead single off the band 's forthcoming fourth studio album , Astoria ( 2015 ) , the song was later scrapped from the album and serves only as a buzz single ; it is also included on their 2015 extended play , Something Old / Something New . `` Pop 101 '' entered the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 27 , and was certified Gold by Music Canada in November 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bobby_Russell",
"title": "",
"text": "Bobby Russell ( April 19 , 1940 -- November 19 , 1992 ) was an American singer and songwriter . Between 1966 and 1973 , he charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts , including the crossover pop hit `` Saturday Morning Confusion . '' Russell was also married to singer and actress Vicki Lawrence from 1972 to 1974 ."
},
{
"docid": "Toda_la_Vida_y_Otros_Grandes_Exitos",
"title": "",
"text": "Toda la Vida y Otros Grandes Exitos is a compilation album , by Mexican iconic pop singer Emmanuel . It was released in 1986 . The title comes from the hit song , `` Toda la Vida which reached # 1 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart . The album reached # 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart for 4 weeks ."
}
] |
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Natalie Portman was not in Star Wars.
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[
{
"docid": "Natalie_Portman",
"title": "",
"text": "Natalie Portman ( born Neta-Lee Hershlag , נטע-לי הרשלג June 9 , 1981 ) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship . Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon : The Professional , opposite Jean Reno . She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy ( released in 1999 , 2002 and 2005 ) . Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother , Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three . She studied dancing and acting in New York , and starred in Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island . In 1999 , Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology , alongside her work as an actress ; she completed a bachelor 's degree in 2003 . During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City 's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov 's The Seagull in 2001 . Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer , appeared in Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith the following year , and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta ( 2006 ) . She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya 's Ghosts ( 2006 ) and The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 ) , and also appeared in Thor ( 2011 ) and its 2013 sequel . In 2010 , Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan . Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress , her second Golden Globe Award , the SAG Award , the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011 . In 2016 , she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie . She was nominated for an Academy Award , a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress . In May 2008 , Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury . The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York , I Love You . Her first feature film as a director , A Tale of Love and Darkness , was released in 2015 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Natalie_Portman_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Natalie Portman is an actress , producer , and director with dual American and Israeli citizenship . Portman made her film debut in Luc Besson 's Léon : The Professional where she starred as a vengeful child assassin . She followed this by appearing in Michael Mann 's crime thriller Heat ( 1995 ) , Ted Demme 's romantic comedy Beautiful Girls ( 1996 ) , and Tim Burton 's science fiction comedy Mars Attacks ! ( 1996 ) . Three years later , her supporting role as the precocious , responsible daughter of a narcissistic mother played by Susan Sarandon in the drama Anywhere but Here earned Portman her first Golden Globe Award nomination . In the same year , Portman played Padmé Amidala in the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace which garnered her international recognition . She reprised the role in its sequels Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones ( 2002 ) , and Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) . For her role as a stripper in the 2004 romantic drama Closer she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture , and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Two years later Portman portrayed vigilante Evey Hammond in the political thriller V for Vendetta for which she received the Saturn Award for Best Actress . In the same year , she hosted Saturday Night Live . In 2009 , she starred as an adulteress in The Other Woman , which she also executively produced . In 2010 , Portman 's performance as a mentally tortured ballerina in Darren Aronofsky 's psychological thriller Black Swan garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . In 2011 , she appeared in the comedies No Strings Attached and Your Highness . In the same year , Portman also played Jane Foster , the titular superhero 's scientist girlfriend in Thor . She reprised this role in its sequel Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) . In 2015 , she starred in Terrence Malick 's romantic drama Knight of Cups , and made her feature film directorial debut with A Tale of Love and Darkness , an adaptation of Amos Oz 's autobiographical novel of the same name ; she also starred in the film . The following year , Portman played Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie , for which she received nominations for Best Actress at the BAFTAs , Golden Globes , and Oscars ."
},
{
"docid": "Eve_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eve is a 2008 American short film written and directed by Natalie Portman , starring Lauren Bacall , Ben Gazzara and Olivia Thirlby . The film , Portman 's directorial debut , was produced by her production company Handsomecharlie Films and distributed by Relativity Media ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Tale_of_Love_and_Darkness_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2015 drama film directed by Natalie Portman , based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Israeli author Amos Oz . It takes place in Jerusalem in the last years of Mandatory Palestine and the first years of independent Israel , and stars Amir Tessler as Oz , and Gilad Kahana and Portman as his parents . It is Portman 's directorial feature debut . It was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Swan_dance_double_controversy",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman , Vincent Cassel , and Mila Kunis . After the 83rd Academy Awards , in which Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film , controversy arose over how much credit for the dancing in the film was being given to her and how much to her `` dance double '' , American Ballet Theatre soloist Sarah Lane . In a March 3 , 2011 , blog post ( written prior to the DVD release ) for Dance Magazine , its editor-in-chief Wendy Perron asked why a visual effects video clip showing Lane 's face being replaced by Portman 's was once available online but later removed from the Internet prior to the Oscars . She also speculated as to whether Portman 's omission of Lane 's name during her acceptance speech was a case of `` forgetfulness in the heat of the moment ? Or was this omission , and the deletion from the video , planned by the studio 's publicity machine ? '' It was also noted that Lane is credited as `` Lady in the Lane '' and as `` Stunts '' rather than as Portman 's double in the theatrical release of the film . This led to a number of responses regarding Portman . Aronofsky and Fox Searchlight released a joint statement that argued : `` We were fortunate to have Sarah there to cover the more complicated dance sequences and we have nothing but praise for the hard work she did . However , Natalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film . '' Benjamin Millepied and Kunis also argued in defense of Portman 's dancing . Lane responded through an essay published in The Wall Street Journal ( Portman declined through a representative to write one as well ) and an interview on 20/20 that her interest lies primarily in defense of ballet as an art form that can not be mastered in a year . The DVD of Black Swan was released on March 29 , 2011 and includes the featurette with Sarah Lane ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Natalie_Portman",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress Natalie Portman has been honored with many awards and nominations for her work in acting , including Academy Awards nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Portman",
"title": "",
"text": "Portman may refer to : In companies : Portman Building Society Portman Group People with the surname Portman or Portmann : Adolf Portmann -- Swiss Zoologist Natalie Portman -- American/Israeli Actress Rob Portman -- American politician Rachel Portman -- British composer Eric Portman -- English stage and film actor John Portman -- American architect and real estate developer Bob Portman -- American basketball player Sir William Portman ( died 1557 ) English judge and Chief Justice of the King 's Bench . Viscount Portman : Viscount Portman , a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Edward Berkeley Portman , 1st Viscount Portman Henry Portman , 2nd Viscount Portman Christopher Portman , 10th Viscount Portman"
},
{
"docid": "Padmé_Amidala",
"title": "",
"text": "Padmé Amidala ( born Padmé Naberrie ) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise , appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman . She served as the Princess of Theed and later Queen of Naboo . After her reign , she became a senator in the Galactic Senate , an anti-war movement spokesperson , and co-founder of the opposition-faction that later emerged as the Rebel Alliance . She was secretly married to the Jedi Anakin Skywalker , and the biological mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa , which makes her the mother-in-law of Han Solo , and the grandmother of Kylo Ren ."
},
{
"docid": "Illusions_&_Mirrors",
"title": "",
"text": "Illusions & Mirrors is a 2013 short film directed by Iranian-born American artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat . The film , shot in black-and-white , stars Tarek Aylouch , Michael Markiewicz , and the Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman . The film was commissioned by Dior , for which Portman is a spokesmodel , for the Miss Dior Expo at the Grand Palais , Paris . Shirin Neshat said that the film is a tribute to the black-and-white silent films made by such surrealist filmmakers as Man Ray , Jean Cocteau , Luis Buñuel , and Maya Deren ."
},
{
"docid": "Closer_(2004_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Closer is a 2004 American melodrama film written by Patrick Marber , based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name . The movie was produced and directed by Mike Nichols and stars Julia Roberts , Jude Law , Natalie Portman and Clive Owen . The film , like the play on which it is based , has been seen by some as a modern and tragic version of Mozart 's opera Così fan tutte , with references to the opera in both the plot and the soundtrack . Owen starred in the play as Dan , the role played by Law in the film . The film was recognized with a number of awards and nominations , including Oscar nominations and Golden Globe wins for both Portman and Owen for their performances in supporting roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Brite_Futures",
"title": "",
"text": "Brite Futures ( formerly known as Natalie Portman 's Shaved Head , often shortened to NPSH ) was an American indie rock/electronica band from Seattle , Washington . The group released its debut album in July 2008 and disbanded in 2012 . Their former name is a reference to actress Natalie Portman 's physical appearance in the film V for Vendetta ."
},
{
"docid": "Léon:_The_Professional",
"title": "",
"text": "Léon : The Professional ( Léon also known as The Professional ) is a 1994 English-language French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson . It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman , and features the motion picture debut of Natalie Portman . In the film , Léon ( Reno ) , a professional hitman , reluctantly takes in 12-year-old Mathilda ( Portman ) , after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent Norman Stansfield ( Oldman ) . Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship , as she becomes his protégée and learns the hitman 's trade ."
},
{
"docid": "Brothers_(2009_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre ( 2004 ) , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Amir_Tessler",
"title": "",
"text": "Amir Tessler is an Israeli actor . He played the lead role , a young version of author Amos Oz , in the 2015 film A Tale of Love and Darkness , co-starring and directed by Natalie Portman ."
},
{
"docid": "Jackie_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim . The film stars Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and tells the story about her life after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy . Peter Sarsgaard , Greta Gerwig , Billy Crudup and John Hurt also star ; it was Hurt 's final film released before his death in January 2017 . The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival , and was released in the United States on December 2 , 2016 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures to positive reviews and was nominated for three Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards : Best Actress ( Portman ) , Best Original Score and Best Costume Design ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_the_Heart_Is_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Where the Heart Is is a 1995 novel by Billie Letts . It was chosen as an Oprah 's Book Club selection in December 1998 . A 2000 film of the same name was directed by Matt Williams , starring Natalie Portman , Ashley Judd and Stockard Channing ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Jackie_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim . Starring Natalie Portman , the film focuses on Jacqueline `` Jackie '' Kennedy 's life before and after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy . The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 7 , 2016 and was released to theaters on December 2 , 2016 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 89 % , based on 265 reviews , with an average rating of 8/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 81 out of 100 , based on 52 reviews indicating `` universal acclaim '' . Jackie received three nominations at Academy Awards , including Best Actress for Portman , Best Costume Design and Best Original Score . The film won Best Costume Design and nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Portman and Best Original Music at British Academy Film Awards . The film won Best Actress for Portman , Best Costume Design and Best Hair and Makeup and nominated for Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction and Best Score at Critics ' Choice Awards . Portman was nominated for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama at Golden Globe Awards . The film won Best Costume Design and nominated for Best Film , Best Director , Best Actress and Best Art Direction and Production Design at Satellite Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Planetarium_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Planetarium is a French-Belgian drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski . The film stars Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp . The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival . The film was released on 16 November 2016 , by Ad Vitam Distribution ."
},
{
"docid": "Developing_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Developing is a 1993 short film directed by Marya Cohn , about the relationship between a girl and her single mother , who has breast cancer . The film stars Natalie Portman in her first film role and Frances Conroy . The short was Cohn 's thesis film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Death_and_Life_of_John_F._Donovan",
"title": "",
"text": "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is an upcoming Canadian drama film , written , directed , and produced by Xavier Dolan in his English-language debut . It stars Kit Harington , Jessica Chastain , Natalie Portman , Bella Thorne , Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon ."
},
{
"docid": "Beautiful_Girls_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Beautiful Girls is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme from a screenplay written by Scott Rosenberg , starring Matt Dillon , Lauren Holly , Timothy Hutton , Rosie O'Donnell , Martha Plimpton , Natalie Portman , Michael Rapaport , Mira Sorvino and Uma Thurman ."
},
{
"docid": "Anywhere_but_Here_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Anywhere But Here is a novel written by American novelist Mona Simpson . The book was a commercial success and earned the author the Whiting Prize for her first novel . The book was adapted by Alvin Sargent into a major motion picture and released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1999 . The film , Anywhere But Here , starred Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Other_Woman_(2009_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Other Woman ( released in the United Kingdom as Love and Other Impossible Pursuits ) is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Don Roos . The film is based on the Ayelet Waldman novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits , and distributed by Incentive Film Distribution in the US . The film stars Natalie Portman , Lisa Kudrow , Scott Cohen , and Charlie Tahan ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Got_a_Gun",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Got a Gun is a 2016 American action western film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brian Duffield , Joel Edgerton , and Anthony Tambakis . The film stars Natalie Portman , Joel Edgerton , Noah Emmerich , Rodrigo Santoro , Boyd Holbrook , and Ewan McGregor . Principal photography began on March 21 , 2013 . The film was released on January 29 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Strings_Attached_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "No Strings Attached is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Elizabeth Meriwether . Starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher , the film is about two friends who decide to make a pact to have `` no strings attached '' casual sex without falling in love with each other . The film was released in the United States on January 21 , 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Your_Highness",
"title": "",
"text": "Your Highness is a 2011 American stoner comic fantasy film directed by David Gordon Green , and stars Danny McBride , James Franco , Natalie Portman , Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux . Written by McBride and Ben Best , the film was released on April 8 , 2011 . The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 28 million worldwide against a $ 50 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_Big_Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Little Big Girl '' is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons ' eighteenth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11 , 2007 . It was written by Don Payne , and directed by Raymond S. Persi . Natalie Portman guest starred as a new character , Darcy . The title is a play on the Dustin Hoffman movie Little Big Man . The last time the title was parodied was in season 11 's `` Little Big Mom . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Ben_Lawson",
"title": "",
"text": "Ben Lawson ( born 6 February 1980 ) is an Australian actor , known for his role as Frazer Yeats in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2006 to 2008 . Lawson has since played small roles in several American television series , including The Deep End , Covert Affairs , and Do n't Trust the B -- in Apartment 23 . In 2011 , he starred opposite Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in the film No Strings Attached ."
},
{
"docid": "Cold_Mountain_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cold Mountain is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella . The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier . It stars Jude Law , Nicole Kidman , and Renée Zellweger in leading roles as well as Natalie Portman , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Melora Walters , Jena Malone , Donald Sutherland , Brendan Gleeson , Ray Winstone , Jack White , Kathy Baker , Cillian Murphy and Giovanni Ribisi in supporting roles . The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil War , who is on his way to return to the love of his life . Cold Mountain opened to positive reviews from critics and won several major awards . Renée Zellweger won the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in the film . It was also a success at the box office and became a sleeper hit grossing more than double its budget worldwide ."
},
{
"docid": "Yes!_(k-os_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Yes ! is the fourth album of alternative hip hop artist k-os , released on April 14 , 2009 in Canada by Universal Music Canada . The first single , `` 4 3 2 1 '' , was released to radio in December 2008 and peaked at # 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 , also the video premiered on February 17 , 2009 . `` Burning Bridges '' and `` I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman '' are the second and third singles respectively . The album also debuted at # 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart . On November 17 , Yes ! was released on iTunes in the United States . The video for `` I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman '' was released on November 23 as promo for the US physical release in February 2010 . The video for `` Zambony '' was released on July 14 , 2010 , as promo for the US and UK physical releases as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Goya's_Ghosts",
"title": "",
"text": "Goya 's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish-American film , directed by Miloš Forman , and written by him and Jean-Claude Carrière . The film stars Javier Bardem , Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgård , and was filmed on location in Spain during late 2005 . The film was written , produced , and performed in English although it is a Spanish production . Although the historical setting of the film is authentic , the story about Goya trying to defend a model is fictional , as are the characters Brother Lorenzo and the Bilbatúa family ."
}
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{
"docid": "Havoc_(2005_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Havoc is a 2005 crime drama film starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips , with Shiri Appleby , Freddy Rodriguez , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Michael Biehn , and Laura San Giacomo appearing in supporting roles . The film is about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles , California teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle . They run into trouble when they encounter a gang of drug dealers , discovering they are not as street-wise as they had thought . Written by Jessica Kaplan and Stephen Gaghan and directed by Barbara Kopple , the film was shown at several film festivals and then went directly to DVD on November 29 , 2005 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Mick_Holland",
"title": "",
"text": "Alfred George `` Mick '' Holland ( 29 November 1918 -- 29 November 2005 ) was a New Zealand speedway rider who rode in Britain for Cardiff Dragons and Swindon Robins and represented his country on several occasions . He went on to introduce stock car racing into New Zealand in 1954 ."
},
{
"docid": "Buffalo_mayoral_election,_2005",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 election for Mayor of Buffalo , New York took place on November 8 , 2005 . After incumbent Anthony M. Masiello , a Democrat , announced on April 29 , 2005 that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor , a field of several Democratic candidates emerged , from which New York State Senator Byron Brown emerged victorious in the primary election . In the general election , Brown went on to defeat Republican challenger Kevin Helfer , former member of the Buffalo Common Council for the University District , as well as two minor-party candidates . Buffalo 's 2005 mayoral election is notable as the first in the city to be won by an African-American candidate ."
},
{
"docid": "Alias_(season_5)",
"title": "",
"text": "The fifth and final season of the American drama/adventure television series Alias premiered September 29 , 2005 , on ABC and concluded May 22 , 2006 , and was released on DVD in region 1 on November 21 , 2006 . Guest stars in season five include Gina Torres and Lena Olin . Season 5 returned to Alias 's former viewing schedule by starting on September 29 , 2005 ( U.S. ) and concluded on May 22 , 2006 . The previous season aired entirely in 2005 , beginning in January and concluding in May . Between December 2005 and April 2006 , the series went on hiatus due to Jennifer Garner 's real-life pregnancy , which was written into the season 's storyline , as well as news of the show 's cancellation . Season 5 consisted of 17 episodes , including four double-length episodes : two aired back-to-back upon its return from hiatus , and another two aired back-to-back for the series finale ."
},
{
"docid": "North_American_Indoor_Football_League_(2005)",
"title": "",
"text": "The North American Indoor Football League ( NAIFL ) was a proposed indoor football league that announced plans in 2004 to begin play in fourteen Canadian cities beginning in February 2005 . The game played was to be a unique indoor version of Canadian football . Teams were to be centrally owned , and former Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Tom Wilkinson was to serve as league president . The league never played a single game and its website went offline in early 2006 . The 14 teams announced were : East Division Fredericton Feud Halifax Havoc Montreal Machete Ottawa Omega Quebec Quantum St. John 's Storm Toronto Terror West Division Calgary Crusade Edmonton Extreme Regina Rage Saskatoon Swarm Vancouver Victory Victoria Valor Winnipeg War"
},
{
"docid": "Havoc_Unit",
"title": "",
"text": "Havoc Unit , formerly known as ... and Oceans , is an industrial black metal band from Finland . It was formed in 1989 as a death metal outfit called Festerday , but soon changed its style to symphonic black metal . It released its first album as ... and Oceans in 1998 , and in the following years it pursued a less traditional , more industrial-oriented direction . After ten years of existence as ... and Oceans and four full-length albums , the band changed its name to Havoc Unit in 2005 . Its first album under the new name was h.IV + ( Hoarse Industrial Viremia ) , released in 2008 . After five years , in 2013 band 's name has returned to be Festerday ."
},
{
"docid": "Protville_Airfield",
"title": "",
"text": "Protville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia , which is located approximately 18 km north of Oued Lill ; 25 km north-northwest of Tunis . It was built by United States Army engineers in 1943 during the Tunisian Campaign . Units assigned were : 414th Night Fighter Squadron , 23 -- 29 July 1943 , A-20 Havoc ( 12th AF ) 415th Night Fighter Squadron , 23 -- 29 July 1943 , A-20 Havoc ( 12th AF ) 1st Antisubmarine Squadron ( 480th Antisubmarine Group ) , 2 -- 18 September 1943 , B-24 Liberator ( ASC ) When the Americans pulled out the airfield was dismantled by engineers and returned to agriculture . An outline of the runway remains in an agricultural field in aerial photos today ."
},
{
"docid": "Public_Commission_on_the_Oregon_Legislature",
"title": "",
"text": "The Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature ( PCOL ) was a group of 30 citizens in the U.S. state of Oregon charged with developing recommendations on how to improve the Oregon Legislative Assembly . The 2005 session of the legislature established the commission with Senate Bill 1084 . The bill , which declared an emergency , took effect upon its passage , when it was signed by Governor Ted Kulongoski on July 29 , 2005 . The PCOL submitted its final report for the consideration of the 74th legislature on November 13 , 2006 . The 74th legislature implemented several of the recommendations ."
},
{
"docid": "June_Havoc",
"title": "",
"text": "June Havoc ( born Ellen June Hovick , November 8 , 1912 -- March 28 , 2010 ) was a Canadian-born American actress , dancer , writer , and theater director . Havoc was a child vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother , Rose Thompson Hovick . She later acted on Broadway and in Hollywood , and stage directed , both on and off-Broadway . She last appeared on television in 1990 in a story arc on the soap opera General Hospital . Her elder sister , Louise , gravitated to burlesque and became the well-known stage performer , Gypsy Rose Lee ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wreaking",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wreaking is the third EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts . The EP was released on November 29 , 2008 via the band 's MySpace page and was strictly limited to 19 copies . When the 7 '' vinyl copies of the split with Pleasant Valley were sold out , there were still some copies of the sleeve , so the band created this EP . It comprises songs from a few different sources . The first two tracks are pre-production versions of songs found on Stigmata High-Five . They were originally released on vinyl splits with Mesrine and Pleasant Valley . The other songs are live songs originally intended to be released on a split with Mincing Fury on Burning Dogma Records , however , the owner of the label went to jail before it could be released . `` Taken From The Nest '' and `` The Wreaking '' were recorded in Ottawa by Matt Connell in October and November 2005 respectively . The live tracks were recorded at a show on November 13 , 2005 at Maverick 's in Ottawa with Exhumed , Averse Sefira and Eclipse Eternal ."
},
{
"docid": "Cry_havoc",
"title": "",
"text": "Cry havoc may refer to : Cry Havoc , a board game Cry `` Havoc '' , a 1943 film `` Cry ` Havoc ! ' , and let slip the dogs of war , '' a quotation from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Cry Havoc , an album by Destrophy Cry Havoc , the autobiography of Simon Mann Cry Havoc : The Great American Bring-down and How It Happened , a book by Ralph de Toledano Cry Havoc ! , a book by Beverley Nichols"
},
{
"docid": "Rayman_Origins",
"title": "",
"text": "Rayman Origins is a platform video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 , PlayStation Vita , Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows . It is the fourth main installment in the Rayman series , and the first main installment since 2003 's Rayman 3 : Hoodlum Havoc . The game was released on 15 November 2011 in North America , 24 November 2011 in Australia , and 25 November 2011 in Europe for PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 . It was released later for PlayStation Vita , Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 3DS . The OS X version of the game was released on 12 December 2013 by Feral Interactive . The story follows Rayman , his friend Globox and two teensies as they fight Darktoons and other evil creatures that have infected the Glade of Dreams . Rayman Origins has received critical acclaim , being highly praised for its graphical style , level design , and sense of humor . Despite its critical reception , it did not perform very well commercially during its original release in November 2011 . A mobile game based on Origins , titled Rayman Jungle Run , was developed by Pastagames and released for iOS , Android , and for Windows Phone 8 on 29 May 2013 . A sequel , Rayman Legends , was released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita , Wii U and Xbox 360 on 29 August 2013 in Australia , 30 August 2013 in Europe , and 3 September 2013 in North America to similar critical acclaim ."
},
{
"docid": "Chugiak_High_School",
"title": "",
"text": "Chugiak High School is a public high school located in Chugiak , Alaska . Chugiak 's mascot is the Mustang and the school colors are blue , black , and white . In 2005 , Chugiak 's student population was split as half their students went to the new Eagle River High School . As of November 25 , 2016 , it had an enrollment of 1,152 ."
},
{
"docid": "Max_Havoc:_Curse_of_the_Dragon",
"title": "",
"text": "Max Havoc : Curse of The Dragon is a straight-to-DVD action film directed by Albert Pyun and Isaac Florentine on the island of Guam in 2004 . Swiss actor Mickey Hardt plays Max Havoc , an ex-kickboxer turned sports photographer . Max has to help an art dealer and her sister , played by Joanna Krupa and Tawney Sabley , flee from a yakuza clan trying to retrieve a valuable jade dragon statue . Aimed at the European market , the film was planned to kickstart a franchise , which would have included a sequel and a syndicated television series in the United States , but these plans did not materialize . A sequel , Max Havoc : Ring of Fire , was eventually shot in Canada . The film was originally slated to be directed in Hawaii , but a series of mishaps led to filming on Guam . Most of the film was shot there by Pyun , including a cameo by Carmen Electra . A smaller part was added by Florentine to improve the film 's marketability , including added cameos by David Carradine and Richard Roundtree . It premiered on Guam in 2005 and on DVD in 2007 , earning around . Most critics reviews were negative , chiding the plot , casting and the cliché portrayal of Guam , but some praised fight choreography and the `` so bad it 's good '' value . Max Havoc : Curse of the Dragon has garnered press through lawsuits regarding its financing . Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority ( GEDCA ) gave a $ 800,000 loan guarantee to producer John F. S. Laing , which was forfeited as the film failed to recoup the investment . GEDCA alleged Laing defrauded them , while he claimed Guam authorities promised him funding he did not receive . This kicked off a lengthy legal battle , ending with a settlement between Laing and GEDCA ."
},
{
"docid": "William_E._Nichol",
"title": "",
"text": "William Edison `` Bill '' Nichol ( March 12 , 1918 -- November 29 , 2006 ) was an American politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991 . Nichol was born in Windsor , Colorado in 1918 . He went to high school in the Scottsbluff Public Schools system , graduating in 1935 , and graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1940 . He married his wife Ruth in 1941 . His political career began with local positions , as a county commissioner for Scotts Bluff County ( 1967 -- 75 ) , and as a city councilperson and mayor of Scottsbluff . He was first elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 1974 , replacing longtime representative Terry Carpenter . He later served as speaker of the legislature . In 1987 , Nichol was elected lieutenant governor , and Kay A. Orr won as governor . He decided not to seek reelection in 1991 . Nichol died in Scottsbluff on November 29 , 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rick_S._Piltz",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick Steven `` Rick '' Piltz ( July 29 , 1943 -- October 18 , 2014 ) was a former senior associate in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program . In March 2005 , he resigned over political interference in the program 's climate change reports . In June 2005 , the New York Times exposed the role of Philip Cooney in editing government documents on climate change to create scientific uncertainty . A former lobbyist with the American Petroleum Institute , Cooney resigned and days later took a job at Exxon Mobil . Piltz went on to found Climate Science Watch , a project to hold public officials accountable for using climate science with integrity in policy making . Climate Science Watch is a program of the Government Accountability Project , a whistleblower protection agency in Washington , D.C."
},
{
"docid": "Arild_Rebne",
"title": "",
"text": "Arild Rebne ( born 29 November 1972 ) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder . He played for Vind IL and SK Gjøvik-Lyn before joining Hamarkameratene . He made his Norwegian Premier League debut on 23 May 1994 , and got 49 league games in total . He then left for Gjøvik-Lyn , but in 1998 he moved to Raufoss IL . Ahead of the 2005 season he went to Gjøvik-Lyn for a new period . He also coached the team in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ghost_(blogging_platform)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ghost is a free and open source blogging platform written in JavaScript and distributed under the MIT License , designed to simplify the process of online publishing for individual bloggers as well as online publications . The concept of the Ghost platform was first floated publicly in November 2012 in a blog post by project founder John O'Nolan , which generated enough response to justify coding a prototype version with collaborator Hannah Wolfe . The first public version of Ghost , released October 2013 , was financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign which achieved its initial funding goal of # 25,000 in 11 hours and went on to raise a final total of # 196,362 during the 29-day campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Havoc",
"title": "",
"text": "A havoc is a state of great destruction . Havoc , Havocs , Havok , or Havock may also refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Disappearance_of_Rahma_el-Dennaoui",
"title": "",
"text": "Rahma el-Dennaoui ( born April 19 , 2004 ) is a Lebanese Australian girl who went missing on 10 November 2005 . She was last seen in the bedroom of her home in Lurnea , Sydney , early that morning , where the 19-month-old girl and her siblings slept . Despite a police search and appeals to the general public , no trace of the little girl has yet been found ."
},
{
"docid": "Havoc_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Havoc Records is an underground crust punk record label based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Havoc Records was founded in 1992 by Felix Havoc . According to Felix , `` I learned a lot about how to produce and distribute records in this period . Havoc Records began in 1992 as the vehicle to realize the `` Burn this Racist System Down '' 7 '' by Destroy ! , the band I sang for from 1988 to 1994 . The next three releases were all bands that Destroy had played with on tour that I liked . The rest of the releases have been bands I heard or saw that I really liked . From the get go Havoc records has been about supporting and exposing aggressive , anti-authority , anti-society hardcore punk bands . '' The label specializes in U.S. and Scandinavian underground punk bands . Havoc Records has released around 50 records , selling just over 250,000 records and CDs in the last 14 years ."
},
{
"docid": "Petroplus",
"title": "",
"text": "Petroplus Holdings AG was Europe 's largest independent oil refiner by capacity . When , the now defunct company , was first formed in 1993 it was known as Petroplus International N.V. being based in the Netherlands . In August 1998 , it was listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange . In April 2005 , it was delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange when the company was acquired by a holding company . In November 2006 , the company went public on the Swiss Stock Exchange ."
},
{
"docid": "Texas_Tax_Reform_Commission",
"title": "",
"text": "The Texas Tax Reform Commission ( TTRC ) was created by Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2005 to modernize the state tax system and provide long-term property tax relief as well as sound financing for public schools . Upon the Commission 's creation , Governor Perry requested that the `` ultimate recommendations on reforming the state tax structure focus on the goals of lowering property taxes , ensuring greater tax fairness , and providing a long-term , reliable source of funding for public schools '' in Texas . On November 4 , 2005 , Perry named the 24 members of the Commission . The team included a diverse , bipartisan group of private sector leaders representing all segments of the Texas economy . John Sharp , a Democrat and former Texas Comptroller from 1991 to 1999 , was chosen to steer the Commission as its chairman . Over the next four months , the Commission would travel across the State of Texas , holding hearings at which public input by citizens was encouraged . On March 29 , 2006 , the Commission released its Final Report ."
},
{
"docid": "Benjamin_Franklin_(2002_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Benjamin Franklin is a 2002 American documentary television series which premiered November 19 -- 20 , 2002 and reairs on August 22-29 , 2005 . The series was produced by Twin Cities Public Television of Minneapolis-St . Paul . Benjamin Franklin won an Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Special ( Traditional ) in 2003 . Executive producers Catherine Allan and Jerry Richman accepted the award ."
},
{
"docid": "Sokora_Refugees",
"title": "",
"text": "Sokora Refugees was an amerimanga webcomic by Segamu and Melissa DeJesus started on 31 December 2004 as an ongoing webcomic , updated every Monday , Wednesday and Friday . It has not appeared since 10 November 2006 . All comic strips on its website were available free along with some fanservice contents to amuse and excite readers . This webcomic is also published as a trade paperback by Tokyopop . According to Nielsen BookScan , Sokora Refugees is one of the publisher 's best-selling amerimanga . The relevancy of this sales success was called into question in March 2005 in the comics newsblog The Beat , due to a perceived conflict-of-interest involving the author . In its 21 March 2005 issue , Publishers Weekly identified the writer of Sokora Refugees as Kurt Hassler , who was the Borders and Waldenbooks buyer for graphic novels ; `` Segamu '' is presumably Hassler 's pseudonym . Hassler left this position in November 2006 . The website for this webcomic was offline from 13 January 2007 to 29 March 2007 , then back online with no new content . It went back offline on 18 April 2007 and , since 2 March 2009 the domain name redirects to a cybersquatter ."
},
{
"docid": "Jacob_Polley",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacob Polley ( born 1975 ) is an English poet from Carlisle , Cumbria , United Kingdom . His first four books of poems , all published by Picador , are The Brink ( 2003 ) , Little Gods ( 2006 ) , The Havocs ( 2012 ) , and Jackself ( 2016 ) . Jackself won the 2016 T. S. Eliot Prize . He graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in 1997 . Polley won an Eric Gregory Award , and the BBC Radio 4/Arts Council ` First Verse ' Award , in 2002 . His first book , The Brink ( Picador 2003 ) , was a Poetry Book Society Choice , and went on to be shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize , the Forward Prize and the John Llewellyn Rhys prize . Polley was selected as one of the Next Generation Poets in 2004 . His second book , Little Gods ( Picador 2006 ) , was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation . Jacob Polley 's first novel , Talk of the Town , was published in June 2009 by Picador . The book went on to win the 2010 Somerset Maugham Award and was also shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize . The Havocs ( 2012 ) , his third book of poetry , was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and won the 2012 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize . It was also shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection and for the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2012 . Jacob was the 2011 Arts Queensland Poet-in-Residence and is now a lecturer in Creative Writing at St. Andrews University ."
},
{
"docid": "2005_CAF_Champions_League",
"title": "",
"text": "The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round . The two legs of the final were played on 29 October and 12 November , with Egypt 's Al-Ahly coming out as 3 -- 0 aggregate winners ."
},
{
"docid": "No._1456_Flight_RAF",
"title": "",
"text": "No. 1456 ( Fighter ) Flight was formed at RAF Honiley , Warwickshire on 24 November 1941 , equipped with Turbinlite Douglas Boston and Douglas Havoc aircraft . On operations they cooperated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 257 Squadron . The flight was replaced with 535 Squadron on 2 September 1942 but officially disbanded as late as 25 January 1943 . 535 Sqn , which had taken over men and machines , carried on flying the Turbinlite Bostons and Havocs till the system was abandoned on 25 January 1943 , when Turbinlite squadrons were , due to lack of success on their part and the rapid development of AI radar , thought to be superfluous ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Morgan_(congressman)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Morgan ( December 29 , 1756 -- November 11 , 1822 ) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War and a United States Congressman from New Jersey . He was born in Amboy , New Jersey , in 1756 . He attended the public schools in New Jersey , and later served as an officer in the New Jersey Line during the Revolutionary War . He went on to serve as a representative in the general assembly in Philadelphia , Pa. , 1794 -- 1799 , and , later , was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress ( March 4 , 1811 -- March 3 , 1813 ) . He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits , and became a major general of militia . He died in South Amboy , New Jersey , on November 11 , 1822 . He was interred in the Morgan private cemetery , in Morgan , New Jersey ."
},
{
"docid": "Max_Havoc:_Ring_of_Fire",
"title": "",
"text": "Max Havoc : Ring of Fire is a 2006 action film directed by Terry Ingram . Mickey Hardt reprises his role from the 2004 film Max Havoc : Curse of the Dragon as ex-kickboxing champion and photographer Max Havoc ."
},
{
"docid": "2005_Balad_bombings",
"title": "",
"text": "On September 29 , 2005 , three near-simultaneous car bombs exploded in Balad , Iraq . The bombs went off in a busy vegetable market , by a bank and by a police station . More than 95 were killed and 100 wounded ."
}
] |
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Gabriel Aubry and Halle Berry have a child.
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[
{
"docid": "Halle_Berry",
"title": "",
"text": "Halle Maria Berry ( born Maria Halle Berry ; August 14 , 1966 ) is an American actress . She won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster 's Ball ( 2001 ) . As of 2017 , she is the only black woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award . Berry was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed . She is also a Revlon spokesmodel . Before becoming an actress , she started modeling and entered several beauty contests , finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986 . Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang ( 1992 ) , alongside Eddie Murphy , which led to roles in films such as the comedy The Flintstones ( 1994 ) , the political comedy-drama Bulworth ( 1998 ) and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge ( 1999 ) , for which she won the Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , among many other awards . In addition to her Academy Award win , Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s such as Storm in the X-Men film series ( beginning in 2000 ) , the action crime thriller Swordfish ( 2001 ) , and the spy film Die Another Day ( 2002 ) , where she played Bond Girl Jinx . She then appeared in the X-Men sequels , X2 ( 2003 ) and X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) . In the 2010s , she appeared in movies such as the science fiction film Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) , the crime thriller The Call ( 2013 ) and X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) . Berry was formerly married to baseball player David Justice , and singer-songwriter Eric Benét . She has a daughter by model Gabriel Aubry , and a son by actor Olivier Martinez ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Gabriel_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel Eugène Aubry ( born August 30 , 1975 ) is a Canadian model ."
},
{
"docid": "Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Aubry is a French surname and given name . Notable people with the name include : Aubry or Alberic of Trois-Fontaines ( died c. 1252 ) , medieval Cistercian chronicler who wrote in Latin Alan Aubry ( born 1974 ) , French photographer Augusto Aubry ( 1849 -- 1912 ) , Italian vice-admiral Cécile Aubry ( 1928 -- 2010 ) , French film actress and television screenwriter and director Charles Aubry ( 1803 -- 1883 ) , French jurist Charles Philippe Aubry ( died 1770 ) , governor of French Louisiana Emilie Aubry ( born 1989 ) , Swiss professional racing cyclist Etienne Aubry ( 1746 -- 1781 ) , French painter Gabriel Aubry ( born 1975 ) , French-Canadian fashion model Gilbert Aubry ( born 1942 ) , Roman Catholic bishop Gwenaëlle Aubry ( born 1971 ) , French novelist and philosopher Francois Xavier Aubry ( 1824 -- 1854 ) , French Canadian merchant and explorer of the American Southwest . Jean-Frédéric-Emile Aubry ( 1982 -- 1950 ) , French music critic , translator and poet Jeffrion Aubry ( born 1948 ) , member of the New York State Assembly Louis-François Aubry ( 1770 -- c. 1850 ) , French portrait painter Marie Aubry ( 1656 -- 1704 ) , French operatic soprano Martine Aubry ( born Martine Delors in 1950 ) , French politician Nicolas Aubry , French priest who traveled to Acadia ( present day Canada ) in 1604 Octave Aubry ( 1881 -- 1946 ) , French novelist and historian Pierre Aubry ( born 1960 ) , Canadian former National Hockey League player René Aubry ( born 1956 ) , French composer Roger-Émile Aubry ( 1923 -- 2010 ) , Roman Catholic bishop Serge Aubry ( 1942 -- 2011 ) , World Hockey Association player and National Hockey League coach Yves Aubry , Canadian ornithologist"
},
{
"docid": "René_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "René Aubry is a French composer born in 1956 . He is a multi-instrumentalist known for blending classical harmonies with modern instrumentation . Aubry has composed for choreographers such as Carolyn Carlson , Pina Bausch and Philippe Genty . He has also scored for films and released many of his own albums . He also composed the music for the 2009 animated film The Gruffalo and its 2011 sequel The Gruffalo 's Child , as well as 2012 's Room on the Broom . In addition , his music was often heard in a Greek comic-satirical TV series ."
},
{
"docid": "Suzanne_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Suzanne Aubry ( born 1956 ) is a Canadian novelist , scriptwriter and playwright . Suzanne Aubry was born in Ottawa . Both her parents , Claude Aubry and Paule Saint-Onge , were novelists . Aubry received a diploma in playwriting from the National Theatre School of Canada . Her play La nuit des p ` tits couteaux was nominated for a Governor General 's Award . She wrote the script for the 1994 film Meurtre en musique , directed by Gabriel Pelletier . With Louise Pelletier , she wrote the scripts for the television series Sauve qui peut ! on TVA , À nous deux ! , Mon meilleur ennemi and L'or et le papier on Radio-Canada and Manon . Aubry has also written as a critic and columnist for Le Devoir and Cahiers de théâtre Jeu . She has taught playwriting at the Institut national de l'image et du son , the Université du Québec à Montréal and the National Theatre School of Canada . She was president of the Société des auteurs en cinéma et télévision ( SARTEC ) from 1996 to 2000 . She is a member of the Board of Directors of l'Union des Écrivaines et des Écrivains québécois ( UNEQ ) since 2011 . In 2006 , Suzanne Aubry published her first novel Le fort intérieur , which was nominated for the Grand prix de la relève littéraire Archambault . She has written seven books in her Fanette series about an Irish orphan exiled to 19th century Quebec . The series has sold more than 95,000 copies in Canada alone . Her 9th novel , Ma vie est entre tes mains , was published in 2015 by Libre Expression . Robert Laffont has bought the rights of the novel , which will be published in France in 2016 . The first volume of Fanette , Uptown Conquest , is available in English ( ePub2 format ) since the 25th of November 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Vox_(XM)",
"title": "",
"text": "VOX was a Commercial-Free XM Satellite Radio channel that specialized in classical music of the voice . It was available on channel 112 on XM and channel 865 on DirecTV . The program director for VOX was Robert Aubry Davis . XM Radio Canada added the channel to its lineup on April 1 , 2007 . The channel was removed as part of XM 's merger with Sirius Satellite Radio on November 12 , 2008 ; Sirius did not have a classical vocal station , but Metropolitan Opera Radio was provided as a partial replacement . Robert Aubry Davis moved to the Symphony Hall channel , where he currently hosts a weekly Vox Choral program on Sunday mornings ."
},
{
"docid": "Berry_Hall_Farm",
"title": "",
"text": "Berry Hall Farm is a moated , fifteenth century half-timbered property located on Ravenshaw Lane in central Solihull . Originally named ` Berry Hall ' and also known as ` Old ' Berry Hall , it was renamed Berry Hall ` Farm ' by Joseph Gillott , owner of the Berry Hall estate when he built himself an opulent new home on the estate of the original Hall in the 1870s . Gillott wanted to call his new property ` Berry Hall ' and this was his reason for renaming the original 15th-century building . Despite the name change , the halls were known as ` New ' and ` Old ' Berry Hall . Berry Hall Farm is still in existence today and has significantly outlived ` New Berry Hall ' which was demolished in the late 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Berry_Hall",
"title": "",
"text": "New Berry Hall , on the outskirts of Solihull , England , was built on the estate of the existing Berry Hall Farm ( picture ) , by the son of the successful Birmingham businessman Joseph Gillott in the late 19th Century . Berry Hall Farm , in whose grounds the new hall was built , is a 15th-century half timbered structure which is still in existence today . Joseph Gillott ( Jnr . ) renamed the original Berry Hall to ` Berry Hall Farm ' in order that he could then call his new palatial residence ` Berry Hall ' . However , the newer 1870 Hall was always unofficially known as ` New ' Berry Hall ."
},
{
"docid": "Luciana_Gimenez",
"title": "",
"text": "Luciana Gimenez Morad ( born November 3 , 1969 ) is a Brazilian model and TV show hostess . Gimenez became famous after she became pregnant with Mick Jagger 's child while he was married to super model Jerry Hall . DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-Jagger was Jagger 's son . Jagger and Hall separated soon after . She is currently married to Marcelo de Carvalho , vice president of RedeTV ! , with whom she had her second child , Lorenzo Gabriel ."
},
{
"docid": "Martine_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Martine Louise Marie Aubry ( -LSB- maʁtin obʁi -RSB- ; née Delors ; born 8 August 1950 ) is a French politician . She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste , or PS ) from November 2008 to April 2012 , and has been the first female Mayor of Lille ( Nord ) since March 2001 . Her father , Jacques Delors , served as Minister of Finance under President François Mitterrand and was also President of the European Commission . Aubry joined the PS in 1974 and was appointed Minister of Labour by Prime Minister Édith Cresson in 1991 , but lost her position in 1993 after the Right won the legislative elections . However , she became Minister of Social Affairs when Lionel Jospin was appointed Prime Minister in 1997 . She is mostly known for having pushed the popular 35-hour workweek law , known as the `` Loi Aubry '' , reducing the nominal length of the normal full-time working week from 39 to 35 hours , and the law that created Couverture maladie universelle ( Universal health care coverage ) . Aubry stepped down from her Cabinet post in 2001 to be elected Mayor of Lille in place of Pierre Mauroy . Aubry subsequently lost her seat in the National Assembly in the general election of 2002 . In March 2008 , she was reelected Mayor of Lille , with 66.55 % of the votes . In November 2008 , Aubry was elected to lead the Socialist Party , narrowly defeating Ségolène Royal . While Royal disputed the results , the Socialist Party declared on November 25 , 2008 that Aubry had won the contested election . On 28 June 2011 , Martine Aubry announced she would seek the Socialist nomination to run in the 2012 presidential election , ultimately losing to François Hollande , her predecessor as First Secretary ."
},
{
"docid": "Aubry_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Aubry is a given name and surname of French origin . Aubry may also refer to : Aubry , Ouest , village in Haiti Aubry , Kansas , United States Aubry Township , Johnson County , Kansas"
},
{
"docid": "Enrique_Palacios",
"title": "",
"text": "Enrique Palacios ( born May 22 , 1975 in Caracas , Venezuela ) is a Top Model from Venezuela best known for his campaigns for Armani , Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce & Gabbana . He is also known for having had a relationship with British supermodel Naomi Campbell . Born in Caracas , Venezuela , Palacios began his career in 1995 , when an agent from Karin Models France approached him , and proposed the idea of modeling in France . He became the face of Armani Code cologne . In 2005 , along with Gabriel Aubry , Jason Shaw , Mark Vanderloo and Alex Lundqvist , he appeared in an issue of L'Uomo Vogue , photographed by Walter Chin , in an article covering the most successful male models . Palacios married Venezuelan model and actress Verónica Schneider ."
},
{
"docid": "Gabriel_Hall",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel Espinosa Cañada Hall , also known as Gabriel Paul Hall or Paul Gabriel Hall ( born February 18 , 1993 ) is a Filipino adoptee and convicted murderer residing in Texas . Hall originated from Cebu City and resided in the Children 's Shelter of Cebu for six years . His original family name was Espinosa-Cañada . Wes Hall and Karen Kruse Hall adopted him when he was age 11 . Wes Hall is a former attorney and Brazos County justice of the peace , and Karen Hall was the president of the Central Texas Orphan Mission . The Halls had adopted multiple children , including Hall 's biological sister , Eralyn . Prior to the murder Gabriel Hall attended A&M Consolidated High School . Hall 's biological father , Eduardo Cañada , Sr. , resident in the Philippines , is a convicted murderer ."
},
{
"docid": "Berry_Street",
"title": "",
"text": "Berry Street is an independent Community Service Organisation and Australian charity . Established in 1877 , protecting and caring for children has been the common thread throughout their history . Berry Street 's vision is that all children have a good childhood , growing up feeling safe , nurtured and with hope for the future . Berry Street provides a diverse range of services across metropolitan , regional and rural Victoria , Australia . Among these are ; Community Programs -- Berry Street focus on community strengthening especially through working in the early years , financial inclusion and capacity building in rural communities . Disability Services -- Berry Street offer youth outreach programs for young people who have an intellectual disability and very challenging behaviour . Education -- Berry Street run an independent school , with campuses in Noble Park , Shepparton and Morwell , offer an extensive range of education programs , are a Registered Training Organisation and work in mainstream schools . Berry Street has also entered into a partnership with Hands On Learning Australia in Gippsland at Traralgon Secondary College in addition to providing a host of other education related services . Family Services -- Berry Street play a lead role in the delivery of a comprehensive set of services for families suffering from family violence ; Berry Street provide support for families facing difficulties and provide contact services for parents who ca n't manage safe access arrangements for their children . Home Based Care -- Berry Street relies on volunteer accredited foster carers to help children and young people recover from the trauma of family violence , child abuse and neglect . Carers are supported by Berry Street staff , who work closely with the children and families . Residential Care -- trained and caring staff live with and look after up to 4 young people in our houses across Victoria , supporting children whose traumatic childhood experiences mean they are unable to live with their families . Therapeutic Services -- Berry Street argues that care alone is not enough to help children and young people recover from traumas they have endured . Take Two and other counselling programs aim to work intensively with children and their caring network to help them understand their pain and learn to trust again . Youth Services -- Berry Street youth services include counselling , outreach , life skills , mentoring , accommodation and employment programs ."
},
{
"docid": "Georges_Jean-Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Georges Jean-Aubry ( also Gérard Jean-Aubry , or G Jean-Aubry ) was the pen-name of Jean-Frédéric-Emile Aubry ( 1882-1950 ) , a French music critic and translator . He was a friend , translator and biographer of Joseph Conrad ."
},
{
"docid": "Aubry's_Post",
"title": "",
"text": "On March 7 , 1862 , Confederate guerrillas under William C. Quantrill raided the small Kansas town of Aubry , southwest of Kansas City , Missouri , and just west of the Kansas-Missouri border . Three residents were killed in the raid and much property was carted away by the guerrillas . Quantrill 's raid resulted in Aubry being garrisoned by Company E of the 8th Regiment of Kansas Volunteers . Capt. John Greelish was the first garrison commander . Aubry was garrisoned by Union troops intermittently for the rest of the Civil War . Greelish 's troops arrived about March 10 and two days later won a skirmish near Aubry with about thirty of Quantrill 's men . After this an additional company of troops was sent to Aubry . Maj. E. F. Schneider then took command . Later in 1862 Company D of the 11th Kansas Infantry , under command of Lt. Dick Rooks , manned the post at Aubry . Rooks was a Red leg and a Jayhawker . This company remained at Aubry through the winter of 1862-3 . Later in 1863 troops were again sent to Aubry . The post , under the command of Capt. Joshua A. Pike , had seventy-two men , composed of two companies of cavalry . Pike was very soon to discredit himself . On the evening of August 20 Quantrill passed within sight of the post with about 400 guerrillas and Confederate Army recruits . These men were on their way to raid Lawrence , Kansas . Pike formed his men into a line of battle south of his post , but he took no action to determine the identity of Quantrill 's men or to pursue them once he suspected they were guerrillas . He passed the information about the travelers to all the troops in the area , but he did not notify his superiors about them in a timely manner . Capt. Charles F. Coleman , in command of the post at Little Santa Fe , Missouri , marched with eighty men to Aubry . About midnight Coleman and Pike took their forces in a very belated attempt to pursue Quantrill . By this time Quantrill was so far ahead of them that the pursuers could not possibly catch him . Pike was not to remain at Aubry much longer , but from August 1863 to at least September 1864 a force of one company , and sometimes two companies , of the 11th Kansas Cavalry was on duty guarding Aubry . We do not know what buildings were erected at Aubry , other than a guardhouse . Sometime after September 19 , 1864 , very possibly during the height of Price 's Missouri Raid , the garrison at Aubry was removed . A result was a raid by about ten guerrillas under Dan Vaughn on January 31 , 1865 . Word of the impending raid reached authorities in Olathe and a squad of soldiers rushed into Aubry , arriving too late to prevent the killing of a traveler , the robbery of two residents and the burning of several houses . Once again soldiers , around twenty , were stationed at Aubry . The post was active until at least May 1865 ."
},
{
"docid": "François_Aubry_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "François Aubry ( 1747 -- 1798 ) was a French soldier who became a member of the National Convention of France during the French Revolution . François Aubry may also refer to : François Xavier Aubry ( 1824 -- 1854 ) , French Canadian merchant and explorer of the American Southwest Louis-François Aubry ( 1770 -- ? ) , celebrated painter"
},
{
"docid": "Claude_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Claude Bernard Aubry ( October 23 , 1914 -- November 3 , 1984 ) was a Canadian library administrator and award-winning author . He was born in Morin-Heights and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal . He worked for a Montreal trust company and then went on to study library science at McGill University . Aubry became personnel manager at the Montreal Public Library in 1945 . In 1949 , he was named assistant librarian for the Ottawa Public Library . Aubry was chief librarian for the Ottawa library from 1953 until his retirement in 1979 . He was a member of the Association France-Canada and served as president of the Ottawa Library Association . In 1974 , Aubry was named to the Order of Canada . He was also named to the French Ordre international du Bien Public . In 1981 , IBBY Canada established the Claude Aubry award in his honour . Aubry 's books were translated into various languages including English , Chinese and Romanian . He also translated books by Brian Doyle and James Archibald Houston into French . Aubry died in Ottawa at the age of 70 ."
},
{
"docid": "Edmond_Stanislas_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Edmond Stanislas Aubry ( July 29 , 1860 -- October 19 , 1936 ) was a physician , surgeon and politician in Quebec . He served as mayor of Hull from 1893 to 1895 and from 1905 to 1906 . The son of Stanislas Aubry and Elmire Biroleau dit Lafleur , he was born in Sainte-Scholastique , Quebec ( later known as Mirabel ) . In 1888 , he married Marie-Antoinette Charron . With three other doctors , Aubry founded the Association Médicale du Comté d'Ottawa in 1908 and served as its president . He was a member of Hull municipal council from 1888 to 1892 and from 1899 to 1900 . Aubry was the first mayor elected by popular vote ; earlier mayors had been elected by a vote of the council . In 1908 , he built a large residence in Hull which is now considered a heritage building . From 1919 to 1929 , part of the building was rented to a bank , the Banque de Hochelaga . Aubry also owned property in Templeton , Low and Bouchette townships . Place Aubry and Rue Aubry in Gatineau were named in his honour ."
},
{
"docid": "Gabriel_Girard_(priest)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel Girard ( 1677 in Montferrand -- 4 February 1748 , in Montferrand ) was a French churchman and grammarian , notable as the author of the first work on synonyms published in France . He was chaplain to the duchess of Berry and the king 's secretary-interpreter in Slavonic and Russian . Appointed chaplain of the widowed Duchess of Berry in 1718 , Girard only exercised this ministry very briefly for the powerful and influential daughter of the Regent , Philippe II , Duke of Orléans . The royal princess had a reputation for promiscuity and concealing pregnancies . When Girard became her chaplain , the Duchess of Berry alternated moments of debauchery with prolonged retreats at a Carmelite convent . She was then in the family way again but kept it a secret and freely indulged in lechery and strong drinks . Berry 's shameful state soon became public gossip . At the end of March 1719 , the infamous Duchess suffered a harrowing delivery while being denied the sacraments . The young woman did not recover from childbirth and died on 21 July 1719 . She was found to be once more pregnant . The philological works of Girard influenced Vasily Trediakovski , the pioneer of Russian language reform , whom he met in Paris around 1727 . He was elected to the Académie française in 1744 ."
},
{
"docid": "Drew_Berry",
"title": "",
"text": "Drew Berry ( born 1970 in the United States ) is a biomedical animator at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne , Australia . His scientifically accurate and aesthetically rich visualizations are elucidating cellular and molecular processes for a wide range of audiences . His animations have been shown in exhibitions , multimedia programs and television shows , and have received international recognition including an Emmy ( 2005 ) and a BAFTA Award ( 2004 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Serge_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Serge Dieudonne Aubry ( January 2 , 1942 -- October 30 , 2011 ) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played 142 games in the World Hockey Association and an NHL coach . Aubry was born in Montreal , Quebec . He played with the Quebec Nordiques and Cincinnati Stingers . During a five-season career , Aubry posted a record of 65-53-5 , with five shutouts . His best season came during his rookie year in 1972-73 , when he compiled a 25-22-3 record , with two shutouts . His goals-against average that season was the best of his career at 3.59 . Aubry later served as the NHL Nordiques ' goalie coach during the 1988-89 season and as a scout for the Los Angeles Kings . On October 30 , 2011 , Aubry died in Lévis , Quebec hospital from diabetes ."
},
{
"docid": "Gabriel_Flores",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel Flores ( February 8 , 1930 -- December 14 , 1993 ) was a prominent Mexican painter and muralist born in Guadalajara , Jalisco . Between 1956 and 1993 , his murals focused on historical and universal themes , as well as the ability of art functioning as social commentary . In the 1960s , at the height of his career , he created his magnum opus Los Niños Héroes , depicting the sacrifice of six child soldiers during the Mexican-American War . Gabriel Flores described himself , saying `` I do not want much ; I have what I like , above all my freedom . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Polly_Berry",
"title": "",
"text": "Polly Berry , also known as Polly Crockett and Polly Wash ( b. ca. 1818 -- d. ca. 1870 -- 1880 ) , was an enslaved African-American woman who on October 3 , 1839 filed a freedom suit in St. Louis , Missouri , which she won in 1843 based on having been held illegally as a slave for an extended period of time in the free state of Illinois . In 1842 Berry sued for the freedom of her daughter Lucy Ann Berry , based on partus sequitur ventrem ( the child is born into the status of the mother ) , which she won in 1844 in a case argued by Edward Bates , the future U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln . Polly Berry 's life is primarily known through her daughter 's memoir , From the Darkness Cometh the Light , or , Struggles for Freedom , the only first-person account of a freedom suit . The daughter published her slave narrative in 1891 under her married name of Lucy Delaney . In the 1990s , the case files of these two suits were among more than 300 freedom suits discovered among nineteenth-century Circuit Court records in St. Louis . They provide some facts different from Delaney 's account . The Missouri State Archives and Washington University have created a searchable online database of the freedom suit files containing images of the complete case files held by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis and the Missouri Historical Society ."
},
{
"docid": "Gabriel_Bounin",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel Bounin was a French author and dramaturgist of the 16th century . He was a lawyer of Châteauroux in Berry . In 1561 , Gabriel Bounin published La Soltane , a tragedy highlighting the role of Roxelane in the execution of Şehzade Mustafa , the elder son of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent . In defiance of the rules of the Pleiad , La Soltane was a play about a contemporary event , rather than a Classical one . This tragedy marks the first time the Ottomans were introduced on stage in France ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Aubry ( born May 19 , 1977 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Ducs d'Angers of the Ligue Magnus in France . Born in Windsor , Ontario , Aubry spent four years in Mercyhurst College before turning pro in 2002 , signing for the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL and also played three games for the American Hockey League 's Saint John Flames . He had single season spells over the next two years in the United Hockey League for the Elmira Jackals and back in the ECHL with the Alaska Aces before moving to Great Britain in 2005 , signing for the Cardiff Devils as their starting goalie . In 2006 , Aubry signed with the Essen Mosquitoes of the 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga before moving back to the UK , signing for the Newcastle Vipers . Aubry split 2007-08 in the ECHL with the Texas Wildcatters and back in the 2nd Bundesliga with EV Landsberg before returning to the Cardiff Devils in 2008 . Aubry has signed with Ducs d'Angers in France for the 2009-10 season ."
},
{
"docid": "Émile_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Émile Aubry ( printer ) ( 1829 - 1900 ) printer and labour activist Émile Aubry ( painter ) ( 1880 - 1964 ) , artist"
},
{
"docid": "Edward_Frederick_Crippin",
"title": "",
"text": "Edward Frederick Crippin ( 17 May 1848 -- 3 February 1892 ) was an English businessman . Crippin was born at 13 Tonman Street , Manchester , Lancashire . His father William Crippin ( 1815 -- 1879 ) was a coal agent and his mother Sarah Crippin ( née Brettargh ) ( 1815 -- 1874 ) was a housewife . He eventually took over his father 's business , Bryn Hall Colliery , Bryn , Ashton-in-Makerfield , near Wigan . Crippen was a successful businessman who never married . On 22 August 1890 in Wigan , Crippen was involved in what The Wigan Observer And District Advertiser described as an `` Exciting Scene in Wallgate '' : `` About noon yesterday ( Friday ) , an exciting scene was witnessed in Wallgate , near the end of Queen-street . A girl named Ellen Moore , 13 years of age , of 54 , Clayton-street , Wigan , was crossing the road , carrying a child two years of age , when she was knocked down by a hansom cab owned by Mr. Crippin , Bryn . The girl 's attention was evidently attracted by something coming up Wallgate , for she did not appear to hear the cries of the driver of the cab , and before he could stop his horse the girl was knocked down and the wheels of the vehicle had passed over her legs . The baby was in great danger , and the spectators shrieked as they saw it down and the vehicle advancing . Fortunately Police-constable Wilkinson was at hand , and by his presence of mind and prompt action the child 's life was saved . Springing forward he seized the horse and stopped it , just as the wheel of the cab was about to pass over the child 's neck . Mr. Crippin was in the cab going to the London and North-Western Station , and he alighted and told the officer to get a doctor and he would pay the expense . When he had gone to the station , Mr. Crippin sent his cab back to take the girl and child home . The girl was taken to the surgeries of Dr. Berry and Dr. Bradbury , but they were not in , and they were removed home and attended by Dr. Timothy . No bones were broken , but the girl 's left knee was badly injured , and the child 's forehead was hurt . The cab was driven by Bernard Doodge , but he was in no way to blame for the accident . '' Bryn Hall at Ashton in Makerfield was the Crippin family home while they ran the colliery . Edward Crippen lived at Bryn Hall until the 1890 incident after which he was frowned on by local residents . As a result he moved to Bank Hall , Bretherton and travelled to Ashton in Makerfield to run his business . Crippin 's memorial at Manchester Crematorium gives his address at the time of death as Bryn Hall where he lived at the time of the 1881 census . The 1891 census shows he moved to Bank Hall , Bretherton where he died of pneumonia on 3 February 1892 aged 44 . His cremation took place at Woking Crematorium , Surrey ."
},
{
"docid": "Elie_Saab_net_dress_of_Halle_Berry",
"title": "",
"text": "The Elie Saab net dress of Halle Berry refers to the net and embroidery topped brown dress worn by Halle Berry at the 74th Academy Awards on March 24 , 2002 . In a poll by Debenhams published in The Daily Telegraph the dress was voted the 8th greatest red carpet gown of all time . Cosmopolitan magazine cited the dress as one of the Best Oscar dresses of all time , saying , `` Probably one of the best-known Oscar dresses of all time , it shows off Halle 's best parts , while the strategic embroidering still leaves something to the imagination . There 's a lot of material on the bottom half , but it does n't swallow her up or hide the shape of her legs . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Aubry_Township,_Johnson_County,_Kansas",
"title": "",
"text": "Aubry Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County , Kansas , USA . As of the 2000 census , its population was 5,440 . Aubry Township was organized in 1858 ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Philippe_Aubry",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles-Philippe Aubry or Aubri ( died February 17 , 1770 ) was a French soldier and colonial administrator , who served as Acting Governor of Louisiana twice in the 18th century ."
}
] |
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Sharon Tate was a model.
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[
{
"docid": "Sharon_Tate",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Marie Tate Polanski ( January 24 , 1943 -- August 9 , 1969 ) was an American actress and model . During the 1960s , she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl . After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances , Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood 's most promising newcomers . She made her film debut in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil . Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film , Valley of the Dolls , earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination . Tate 's last completed film , 12 +1 was released posthumously in 1969 , with the actress receiving top billing . In January 20 , 1968 , Tate married Roman Polanski , her director and co-star in 1967 's The Fearless Vampire Killers . On August 9 , 1969 , Tate , along with four others , was murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Polanski . At the time of her death , she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple 's son . A decade after Tate 's murder , the actress ' mother , Doris Tate , in response to the growing cult status of the killers and the possibility of them being granted parole , organized a public campaign that resulted in amendments to the California criminal law . Tate 's mother went on to say that the law would `` help transform Sharon 's legacy from murder victim to a symbol of victims ' rights '' . A book by Tate 's sister , Debra Tate , titled Sharon Tate : Recollection , was released in 2014 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Doris_Tate",
"title": "",
"text": "Doris Gwendolyn Tate ( born Willett ; January 16 , 1924 -- July 10 , 1992 ) , an American activist for the rights of crime victims , was best known as the mother of actress Sharon Tate . After Sharon Tate and several others were murdered by members of the Manson Family in 1969 , Doris Tate began working to raise public awareness about the U.S. corrections system . She was influential in a court decision that amended California criminal laws relating to the rights of victims of violent crime ."
},
{
"docid": "Tate_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tate is an English surname , and may refer to A. Austin Tate , American football player and coach Allen Tate , American poet Brent Tate , Australian rugby league player Carla Tate , the female lead character from the movie The Other Sister Cassandra Tate , American sprinter Catherine Tate , British comedian and actress Cebe Tate , American farmer Chris Tate , fictional character from Emmerdale Cullen Tate , American director Darren Tate , a British musician Darwin William Tate , American politician Dillon Tate , baseball player Doris Tate , American campaigner , mother of Sharon Tate Drew Tate , American football player Emory Tate , American chess master Erin Tate , drummer Ernie Tate , Canadian communist Frank Tate ( disambiguation ) Fred Tate , English cricketer Geoff Tate , American singer George Henry Hamilton Tate , American zoologist Golden Tate , American football player Grady Tate , American jazz drummer Henry Tate , English sugar manufacturer , founder of Tate & Lyle , sponsor of the Tate art galleries Heck Tate , fictional character from To Kill a Mockingbird Howard Tate , American singer Hughie Tate , American baseball player J. Henry Tate , American politician James Tate ( disambiguation ) , one of several people including James Hugh Joseph Tate ( 1910-1983 ) , American politician James Tate ( writer ) ( 1943-2015 ) , American poet Jeffrey Tate , English conductor Jerod Impichchaachaaha ' Tate ( Chickasaw ) , American composer Joan Tate , translator Joe Tate , English footballer John Tate ( disambiguation ) , one of several people including John Tate ( boxer ) , American boxer John Torrence Tate , American mathematician Keith Tate , English boxer and trainer Larenz Tate , American actor Lionel Tate , American convicted murderer Maurice Tate , English cricketer Max Tate , fictional character from Beyblade Miesha Tate , American mixed martial artist Nahum Tate , Irish poet Nat Tate , fictional artist created by William Boyd Nick Tate , Australian actor Nikki Tate , Canadian author Norman Tate , American long and triple jumper Patti Tate , American campaigner , sister of Sharon Tate Pop Tate , fictional character from Archie Comics Ralph Tate , British botanist Reginald Tate , British actor Sharon Tate , American actress , murdered in 1969 Tanya Tate , a pornographic actress from England Terry Tate , office linebacker William Tate ( disambiguation ) Zoe Tate , fictional character from Emmerdale Sky Tate , fictional character Yuuichi Tate , fictional character"
},
{
"docid": "Patti_Tate",
"title": "",
"text": "This article is about the fictional character . Patti Tate was also the youngest sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate . Patricia Tate Whiting McCleary ( née Barron ) , often called Patti ( later spelled Patty ) Tate , is a fictional character on the now-cancelled American soap opera Search for Tomorrow . She was played by numerous actresses over the years , including Tina Sloan and Jacqueline Schultz ( who played her at the show 's end ) , but actresses Lynn Loring and Leigh Lassen are perhaps most identified with the role ."
},
{
"docid": "Tate's_algorithm",
"title": "",
"text": "In the theory of elliptic curves , Tate 's algorithm takes as input an integral model of an elliptic curve E over , or more generally an algebraic number field , and a prime or prime ideal p . It returns the exponent fp of p in the conductor of E , the type of reduction at p , the local index where is the group of - points whose reduction mod p is a non-singular point . Also , the algorithm determines whether or not the given integral model is minimal at p , and , if not , returns an integral model with integral coefficients for which the valuation at p of the discriminant is minimal . Tate 's algorithm also gives the structure of the singular fibers given by the Kodaira symbol or Néron symbol , for which , see elliptic surfaces : in turn this determines the exponent fp of the conductor E. Tate 's algorithm can be greatly simplified if the characteristic of the residue class field is not 2 or 3 ; in this case the type and c and f can be read off from the valuations of j and Δ ( defined below ) . Tate 's algorithm was introduced by as an improvement of the description of the Néron model of an elliptic curve by ."
},
{
"docid": "Tate_murders",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tate murders were the notorious and brutal killings of five people by members of the Manson Family on August 8 , 1969 . Four members of the family invaded the home of married celebrity couple , actress Sharon Tate and director Roman Polanski at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles . They murdered Tate ( who was eight months pregnant ) , along with three friends who were visiting at the time , and an 18-year-old visitor , who was slain as he was departing the home . Polanski was not present on the night of the murders as he was working on a film in Europe . The murders were carried out by Tex Watson under the direction of Charles Manson . Watson drove , with Susan Atkins , Linda Kasabian , and Patricia Krenwinkel , from Spahn Ranch to the residence on Cielo Drive . Manson , an aspiring musician , had previously attempted to enter into a recording contract with record producer Terry Melcher , who was a previous renter of the house along with his then-girlfriend , actress Candice Bergen . Melcher had snubbed Manson , leaving him disgruntled . Many law enforcement officers have theorized that Manson ordered the attack in retaliation , thinking that Melcher still owned the house , but which had by then been rented to Polanski . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Revolving_Torsion",
"title": "",
"text": "Revolving Torsion is a 1972 -- 73 kinetic sculpture and fountain by the Russian-born Constructivist artist Naum Gabo . It was commissioned for the Tate Gallery and has been on long-term loan to the Guy 's and St Thomas ' Charity for display at St Thomas ' Hospital in Lambeth , London , since 1975 . It was designated a Grade II * - listed building in January 2016 . The sculpture is the culmination of an idea that Gabo developed from the mid-1920s , to implement the ideas published in his 1920 Realistic Manifesto . He made a series of models and maquettes over the years , including his work of Model for `` Torsion '' , a small 10 cm-high Perspex model ; his larger work Torsion from 1929 -- 37 , a 35 cm-high model also in Perspex ; and his 1960 -- 64 Torsion ( Project for a Fountain ) , an 80 cm-high bronze maquette . A commission was suggested by Sir Norman Reid , director of the Tate Gallery , when he saw the models on a visit to Gabo 's studio in the United States in 1968 . Gabo sent his maquette to London and the full-size sculpture was constructed of several stainless steel plates , creating a stack of intersecting curves , deliberately unadorned and without colour . The sculpture was manufactured in 1972 -- 73 by Stainless Metalcraft Limited of London , paid for by Alistair McAlpine , and then donated to the Tate Gallery . Gabo donated his bronze maquette to the Tate Gallery in 1969 , and then donated two plastic models in 1977 . The work was installed in 1975 in the centre of a circular pool of water in a square garden at St Thomas ' Hospital , with the River Thames to the west and Westminster Bridge Road to the north , and new hospital buildings to the east and south . It is a working fountain , with water emitted in streams from some of the sculpture 's curved edges . It was originally designed to rotate slowly , once every 10 minutes , but the mechanism has not worked for several years ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_Quarrier",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Quarrier ( born April 12 , 1941 in Montreal ) is a Canadian actor . He appeared in only five movies in the mid to late 1960s before retiring from the film business following the murder of his close friend Sharon Tate in 1969 ."
},
{
"docid": "Valley_of_the_Dolls_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann . It was directed by Mark Robson , produced by Robson and David Weisbart , and stars Barbara Parkins , Patty Duke , Sharon Tate , and Susan Hayward ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wrecking_Crew_(1968_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wrecking Crew , released in December , 1968 , and starring Dean Martin , Elke Sommer , Nancy Kwan , Tina Louise , and Sharon Tate , is the fourth and final film in a series of American comedy-spy-fi theatrical releases featuring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm . As with the previous three Helm spy movies ( The Silencers , Murderers ' Row , and The Ambushers ) , it is based only loosely upon Donald Hamilton 's 1960 novel of the same title and takes great liberties with the plot and characters , being developed as a spoof of the James Bond films . The Wrecking Crew was the second Helm novel published and the earliest of the books to be adapted . Chuck Norris makes his film debut in a small role . This was the last film of Tate 's to be released before her murder at the hands of Charles Manson 's followers on August 9 , 1969 ."
},
{
"docid": "Eye_of_the_Devil",
"title": "",
"text": "Eye of the Devil is a 1966 British crime/horror film with occult and supernatural themes directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Deborah Kerr , David Niven and Sharon Tate . The film is set in rural France and was filmed at the Château de Hautefort and in England . Eye of the Devil is based on the novel Day of the Arrow by Robin Estridge and was initially titled Thirteen ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Case",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Case ( born February 9 , 1971 ) is an American actress and former model . At the age of 17 , Case began working as a model , relocating briefly to Japan , before pursuing an acting career . She is best known for her roles on daytime television soap operas , scoring parts in the serials General Hospital and As the World Turns during the early stages of her career . In 1994 , she stepped into the role of Sharon Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless , which she still plays presently . Case , who is considered a leading actress for the series , won the 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance which has been met with critical acclaim ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Shore",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Shore is a dancer in ballet , musical comedy theater , opera , and television . She has been photographed as a model ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Bruneau",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Leigh Bruneau ( born February 1 , 1964 ) is a model and retired professional Canadian female bodybuilder and fitness competitor ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fearless_Vampire_Killers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Fearless Vampire Killers , or Pardon Me , But Your Teeth Are in My Neck ( shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers ; originally released in the UK as Dance of the Vampires ) is a 1967 horror comedy film directed by Roman Polanski , written by Gérard Brach and Polanski , produced by Gene Gutowski and co-starring Polanski with future wife Sharon Tate . It has been produced as a musical named Dance of the Vampires ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Thirteen_Chairs",
"title": "",
"text": "The Thirteen Chairs ( 12 + 1 - original title and Italian release title ) is a 1969 comedy film based on The Twelve Chairs , a 1928 satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov . It was directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani , and starred Sharon Tate ( her last film before her death ) , Vittorio Gassman , Orson Welles , Vittorio De Sica , and Tim Brooke-Taylor ."
},
{
"docid": "Thomas_Noguchi",
"title": "",
"text": "is a former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles , who served in that position from 1967 to 1982 . Known as the `` coroner to the stars '' , he determined the cause of death in many high-profile cases of the 1960s and the 1970s . He is most famous for performing autopsies on Marilyn Monroe , Robert F. Kennedy , Sharon Tate , Gia Scala , William Holden , Natalie Wood , and John Belushi ."
},
{
"docid": "Tate_Publishing_&_Enterprises",
"title": "",
"text": "Tate Publishing & Enterprises , LLC is a Christian publisher that prints books of all types . In general , it operates on the vanity press model in which most authors pay for the publication of their books . Its publishing charges may be refunded for books with sufficient sales volumes . The company was founded by Richard and Rita Tate and is located in Mustang , Oklahoma . The company also runs the Tate Music Group record label . As of 2009 , the company had doubled its operations since 2007 . In May 2012 , 25 employees , out of over 200 , were fired . According to the company president , this was a disciplinary action rather than a layoff , in response to employee leaks of confidential information related to rumors that the company would be outsourcing its operations to the Philippines . In January 2017 Tate ceased operation and notified the public that they would no longer accept new authors . Their website was set up to handle assistance for those under contract , prospective clients and vendors ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Chan",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Chan ( born 17 January 1979 ) is a Hong Kong actress and model . She is currently under contract with TVB in Hong Kong ."
},
{
"docid": "Manson_Family",
"title": "",
"text": "The Manson Family was a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s , led by Charles Manson . They gained national notoriety after the infamous murder of actress Sharon Tate and four others on August 8 , 1969 by Tex Watson and three other members of the Family , acting under the instructions of Manson . Group members were also responsible for a number of other murders and assaults , and the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford ."
},
{
"docid": "Whitney_Dylan",
"title": "",
"text": "Whitney Dylan ( born in Memphis , Tennessee on August 16 , 1976 ) is an American film and television actress . Dylan has had guest appearances on television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer , ER , Angel , Charmed , Judging Amy and Desperate Housewives and supporting characters in the feature films Coyote Ugly , The Island , and the 2004 television remake of Helter Skelter in which she played murdered actress Sharon Tate ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Ganish",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Ganish ( sometimes Genish , born May 21 , 1983 ) is an Israeli-American model . She was born in Los Angeles to Jewish parents , and her family moved to Israel when she was 3 years old . She began modelling at the age of 16 but later moved to New York City where she was signed by the Clear agency , which until then represented male models only . In 2005 , Genish was chosen to be the face of Israeli make-up company `` Ilmakiage '' and has appeared in advertisements for Versace , for whom she has also walked the catwalk . Her other runway credits include Alesandro Dell ` Acqua , Balenciaga , Coccapani , DSquared2 , Emilio Pucci , Emmanuel Ungaro , Iceberg , La Perla , and Stella McCartney . Photo Italy Magazine chose Genish as best model of the year in 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Clark",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Clark ( born October 15 , 1943 , in Seminole , Oklahoma ) is an American model and actress . She is Playboys Playmate of the Month for August 1970 . Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong ."
},
{
"docid": "Tanya_Tate",
"title": "",
"text": "Tanya Tate ( born 31 March 1979 in Liverpool , England ) is the stage name of an English glamour model , writer , international cosplayer , and pornographic actress . She entered the British adult industry in 2009 and now divides her time between London and Los Angeles . Her stage name is inspired by her interest in comic books and attributed to the manner in which Stan Lee named his characters with the same initial in their first and last name . Tate is best known for her appearances in the MILF genre ; she has nine MILF of the Year wins to her credit ."
},
{
"docid": "Miesha_Tate",
"title": "",
"text": "Miesha Theresa Tate ( -LSB- ˈmiːʃə -RSB- ; born August 18 , 1986 ) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) and is a former UFC Women 's Bantamweight Champion . Primarily known for her grappling ability , Tate became a wrestler while attending Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma , Washington and won a state championship during her senior year in 2005 . She began her professional mixed martial arts ( MMA ) career in 2007 , and won the bantamweight championship of the Freestyle Cage Fighting promotion in 2009 . Tate gained increased recognition in 2011 , when she won the Strikeforce Women 's Bantamweight Championship . She has also won a silver medal in the FILA Grappling Championships . Outside of MMA , Tate has modeled for numerous websites and publications , including ESPN The Magazine and Fitness Gurls . She is featured as a playable character in the video game EA Sports UFC . In 2015 , Tate was announced as a cast member in the feature film Fight Valley . Her fighting style , which focused on wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu , has earned praise from multiple peers and media outlets . Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has credited Tate 's fight with Ronda Rousey on March 3 , 2012 as the key factor in the creation of women 's divisions in the UFC . Tate 's final victory in MMA came on March 5 , 2016 , when she won the UFC Women 's Bantamweight Championship after beating Holly Holm via technical submission . On July 9 , 2016 , she lost the UFC title to Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 . In November 2016 , she announced her retirement from MMA after a loss by decision to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 . Post retirement , Tate has shown interest in competing in no-gi grappling matches , the first of which was against former MMA opponent Jessica Eye at Submission Underground 2 , which Tate won by decision . Tate has also signed a contract with Fox Sports , joining the UFC analytical desk for FS1 ."
},
{
"docid": "Laurence_Merrick",
"title": "",
"text": "Laurence Merrick ( April 22 , 1926 - January 26 , 1977 ) was an American film director and author . He is best known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary Manson ( film ) in 1973 with Robert Hendrickson . Sharon Tate , one of the victims in the Manson murders , was a former student at Merrick 's Academy of Dramatic Arts . His later business was Merrick Studios , 870 N. Vine St. in Hollywood . It was a low-cost acting school , with several students attending via the GI Bill . Merrick was killed by a gunman on January 26 , 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tex_Watson",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Denton `` Tex '' Watson ( born December 2 , 1945 ) is an American murderer who was a central member of the `` Manson family '' led by Charles Manson . On August 9 , 1969 , Watson and other Manson followers murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four other people at a house in Benedict Canyon , Los Angeles . The next night , Watson traveled to Los Feliz , Los Angeles , and participated in the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca , as part of Manson 's `` Helter Skelter '' vision . Watson was found guilty of murder and imprisoned in 1971 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Cintron",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Cintron ( born January 16 , 1945 in Perth Amboy , New Jersey ) is an American model and actress . She was Playboy magazine 's Playmate of the Month for its May 1963 issue . Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli . She later held a recurring role on the TV series Baretta ."
},
{
"docid": "Number_Eight_(Battlestar_Galactica)",
"title": "",
"text": "Number Eight is a female humanoid Cylon model on the television series Battlestar Galactica , a reimagining of the classic show of the same name . She is portrayed by Grace Park . Two prominent Number Eight copies serving as Galactica pilots are Sharon Valerii and Sharon Agathon , using the call signs `` Boomer '' and `` Athena '' , respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Gusberti",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Gusberti ( born August 6 , 1964 ) is an Italian film actress and fashion model . Sharon 's career in the entertainment world was very short . After her debut in 1986 with the film Yuppies of Carlo Vanzina , starred in the same year in the movie Via Montenapoleone , from the same director . The following year she was chosen for the part of Sharon Zampetti in the TV series I ragazzi della 3ª C . She played the role of industrialist Camillo Zampetti ( Guido Nicheli ) 's snobby daughter . After the third and last seasons , she disappears from the screen . In more recent years she appeared on TV shows Meteore and Stracult . She was also interviewed in 2007 by the radio host Max Novaresi of R101 . According to her statements , she is married to a Milanese nobleman . They had a daughter to whom she preferred to devote herself , leaving the world of entertainment . She lives in Milan with her family ."
},
{
"docid": "Sharon_Kenett",
"title": "",
"text": "Sharon Kenett was Miss Israel 2007 . She was born in Israel in Tel Aviv in 1986 . She represented Israel in the Miss Universe 2007 competition in Mexico City , Mexico on May 28 but did n't place . She was born in Kochav Yair . Her father is an El Al pilot and her mother is a hydrotherapist and former model ."
}
] |
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Nick Kroll has a leading role in the comedy Get Him to the Greek.
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[
{
"docid": "Nick_Kroll",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas `` Nick '' Kroll ( born June 5 , 1978 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , and producer . He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin in the FX/FXX comedy series The League , and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show . He has had supporting roles in films such as I Love You , Man , Date Night , Get Him to the Greek , Dinner for Shmucks , and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and more prominent roles in films such as Adult Beginners , Joshy , My Blind Brother , Sausage Party , and Loving ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Kroll_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll . John Levenstein and Jonathan Krisel served as the show 's executive producers . The series premiered on January 16 , 2013 and ended on March 24 , 2015 , on the American cable television network Comedy Central ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Oh,_Hello_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oh , Hello Show is a comedy act created by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney that was popularized on Comedy Central 's Kroll Show . The show centers on Gil Faizon ( Kroll ) and George St. Geegland ( Mulaney ) , elderly men from the Upper West Side of Manhattan who are known for their turtlenecks , misinformed beliefs , and tendency to say `` Oh , hello '' in unison ."
},
{
"docid": "Jake_Johnson",
"title": "",
"text": "Jake Johnson ( born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger ; May 28 , 1978 ) is an American actor , comedian and director , most commonly known for playing Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl opposite Zooey Deschanel , for which he has received a Teen Choice Award nomination among others . Johnson also co-starred in the 2009 film Paper Heart and the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed , as well as appearing in Get Him to the Greek , 21 Jump Street , and Jurassic World . His first starring role in a feature film was Drinking Buddies , and he also starred in the 2014 comedy Let 's Be Cops , alongside fellow New Girl star Damon Wayans , Jr. ."
},
{
"docid": "Lauren_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Lauren Collins ( born August 29 , 1986 ) is a Canadian actress and writer . She is best known for portraying Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi : The Next Generation . She has also had supporting roles in the films Take the Lead ( 2006 ) and Charlie Bartlett ( 2007 ) . In 2013 , she appeared in multiple episodes of the sketch comedy Kroll Show , as well as a recurring guest role in the upcoming fourth season of the FX series The Strain ( 2017 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Rose_Byrne",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Rose Byrne ( born 24 July 1979 ) is an Australian actress . Byrne made her screen debut in 1992 with a small role in the film Dallas Doll . In 2000 , she played a leading role in the Australian film The Goddess of 1967 , which brought her a Venice Film Festival award for Best Actress . From 2007 to 2012 , she played Ellen Parsons in the cable television series Damages , which earned her two Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations . Along with co-star Glenn Close , she appeared in all of the show 's fifty-nine episodes . Byrne has also starred in the films Troy , 28 Weeks Later , Knowing , Insidious , X-Men : First Class , X-Men : Apocalypse , as well as the comedies Get Him to the Greek , Bridesmaids , Neighbors , its sequel Neighbors 2 : Sorority Rising and Spy ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Him_to_the_Greek",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Him to the Greek is a 2010 American black comedy film written , produced and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill . Released on June 4 , 2010 , the film serves as a spin-off sequel of Stoller 's 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall , reuniting director Stoller with stars Hill and Brand and producer Judd Apatow . Brand reprises his role as character Aldous Snow from Forgetting Sarah Marshall , while Hill plays an entirely new character . The film also stars Elisabeth Moss , Rose Byrne , Sean `` Diddy '' Combs , and Colm Meaney ."
},
{
"docid": "Adult_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Adult Beginners is a 2014 American comedy drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Jeff Cox and Liz Flahire based on a story by Nick Kroll . The film stars Kroll , Rose Byrne , Bobby Cannavale , and Joel McHale . RADiUS-TWC acquired the North American distribution rights of the film during its premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released in a limited release in theatres and VOD on April 24 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Captain_Underpants:_The_First_Epic_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Captain Underpants : The First Epic Movie is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the children 's novel series of the same name by Dav Pilkey . The film is being produced by DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment with animation production provided by Mikros Image . It is directed by David Soren , written by Nicholas Stoller , and stars the voices of Ed Helms , Kevin Hart , Thomas Middleditch and Nick Kroll , with Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal in supporting roles . The plot follows two imaginative elementary school prankster students , George Beard and Harold Hutchins ( Hart , Middleditch ) who hypnotize their mean-spirited principal , Mr. Krupp ( Helms ) , into thinking he is Captain Underpants , a hero in comic books George and Harold write together . The film premiered on May 21 , 2017 in Los Angeles and will be released on June 2 , 2017 , in 3D and 2D in the United States . It is the last DreamWorks Animation film distributed by 20th Century Fox before the distribution rights of DreamWorks ' animated films get transferred to Universal Pictures in 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Oscar_Isaac",
"title": "",
"text": "Oscar Isaac ( born Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada ; March 9 , 1979 ) is a Guatemalan-American actor and musician . He is known for his lead film roles in the comedy-drama Inside Llewyn Davis ( 2013 ) , for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination , the crime drama A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) and the science fiction thriller Ex Machina ( 2015 ) , in which he played Nathan Hamlet Bateman . In 2006 , he portrayed Saint Joseph , husband of Mary , in The Nativity Story . He also portrayed José Ramos-Horta , former president of East Timor , in the Australian film Balibo for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He has portrayed characters of many different nationalities and ethnicities , such as mixed European , Egyptian , Polish , English , French , Mexican , East Timorese , Italian , Welsh , Indonesian , Greek , Cuban , Israeli , and Armenian . He appeared in Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) , as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron , and in X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) , as the titular mutant supervillain Apocalypse . He also headlined the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero , as politician Nick Wasicsko in 2015 , which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film . In 2016 , Time named Isaac one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list . He also played the lead role of Mikael Boghosian in The Promise ( 2016 ) , a film based on the Armenian Genocide ."
},
{
"docid": "Cake_Train",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Cake Train '' is the first episode of the second season of the American sketch comedy series Kroll Show . The episode was written by series creator Nick Kroll , along with Jon Daly , Ron Funches , Carol Kolb , Jonathan Krisel , John Levenstein , Gabe Liedman , Joe Mande , Christine Nangle and Joe Wengert . In the United States , the episode originally aired on Comedy Central on January 14 , 2014 . The episode marks the return of several characters from the previous season , and features Zach Galifianakis in the titular sketch , `` Cake Train '' . The skit was conceived during the writing of the series ' pilot episode ; the sketch was rejected for its expense during both the production of the pilot and the first season . The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 10 episodes by Comedy Central in January 2013 . The episode , which received generally positive critical reception , was watched by 763,000 viewers and received a Nielsen household rating of 0.4 in the 18 -- 49 demographic ."
},
{
"docid": "Hans_Kroll",
"title": "",
"text": "Hans Kroll ( May 18 , 1898 in Deutsch-Piekar , Prussian Province of Silesia , Imperial Germany , modern : Piekary Śląskie , Poland -- August 8 , 1967 in Starnberg , West Germany ) was a German career diplomat and after World War II ambassador in Belgrade , Tokyo and Moscow where he played a prominent role between 1958 and 1962 . Kroll entered Weimar German diplomatic services in 1920 , serving in the embassies in Lisbon and Madrid as well as in the consulates in Odessa , Chicago and San Francisco . From 1929 to 1935 , he worked in German Foreign Office in Berlin , covering economic issues . In the years 1936-1943 during the Nazi domination of Germany and the World War II , Kroll was assigned to the German Embassy in Turkey , most recently as First Embassy Counsellor , and then until the end of the war in 1945 he held office as Consul General in Barcelona , Spain . After 1945 , Kroll worked for Karl Arnold , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia , as advisor on foreign policy issues for Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and later for the press , before joining in 1950 the Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour of West Germany , serving also as envoy in Paris ( CoCom ) . Between 1953 and 1955 , he was the first West German ambassador to Yugoslavia , and between 1955 and 1958 , he was an ambassador to Japan . In 1958 , in the midst of the Cold War ( 1953 -- 1962 ) , Kroll was appointed as a West German ambassador to the Soviet Union . During the Berlin Crisis of 1961 , he sought close contact to Nikita Khrushchev , visiting him on 9 November 1961 . He was criticized in West Germany for acting on his own and not respecting official West German policy of the time . Kroll had to report to chancellor Konrad Adenauer , but the chancellor sent him back to the Soviet Union , preferring to have someone there who has good relations with the Soviet leader Khrushchev . In February 1962 , Kroll leaked details of Adenauer 's intentions to members of the press , who did not keep it a secret , demanding that he was fired immediately . The affair was also dubbed Kroll Opera , after the building in Berlin . Adenauer and the Foreign office did not give in , but agreed to retire him several months later . From September 1962 until May 1963 , Kroll spent the final months of his career as a counselor to the West German federal government ."
},
{
"docid": "Kroll",
"title": "",
"text": "Kroll is a German surname . Notable people with the surname include : Eric Kroll ( born 1946 ) , American photographer Fredric Kroll , ( born 1945 ) , American composer and writer Henryk Kroll , ( born 1949 ) , Polish politician , leader of German minority in Poland Joachim Kroll , ( 1933 -- 1991 ) , German serial killer Jules B. Kroll , ( born 1941 ) , American CEO of Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Chairman of K2Global Leon Kroll ( 1884 -- 1974 ) , American painter Nick Kroll ( born 1978 ) , American actor and comedian , son of Jules B. Kroll Ted Kroll ( 1919 -- 2002 ) , professional golfer Una Kroll ( 1925-2017 ) , British nun , missionary doctor , parliamentary candidate , priest , and campaigner for women 's ordination Wilhelm Kroll ( 1869 -- 1939 ) , German philologist William Justin Kroll ( 1889 -- 1973 ) , Luxemburger metallurgist , inventor of the Kroll process William Kroll ( 1901 -- 1980 ) , American violinist and composer Woodrow M. Kroll ( born 1944 ) , American evangelist , principal of the `` Back to the Bible '' radio ministry"
},
{
"docid": "Nick_Giannopoulos",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas `` Nick '' Giannopoulos ( Νικόλαος '' Νίκος '' Γιαννόπουλος born 1 July 1963 in Melbourne , Australia ) is an Australian-born stand-up comedian , film and TV actor and film director of Greek descent . He is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George Kapiniaris , the television sitcom Acropolis Now and the film The Wog Boy and has been described as `` Australia 's leading exponent of `` wog '' humour '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Zoolander:_Super_Model",
"title": "",
"text": "Zoolander : Super Model is an American animated comedy series directed by Aaron Augenblick and starring Ben Stiller , Owen Wilson , Tim Gunn and Nick Kroll . The series is based on the Zoolander characters created by Ben Stiller and Drake Sather ."
},
{
"docid": "Nick_Sun",
"title": "",
"text": "Nick Sun is an Australian stand-up comedian . He is of Nepalese extraction , but chooses to eschew obvious cultural stereotyping in his act , favouring a style that has been described as `` unhinged '' , `` offensive '' `` nihilistic '' and `` self-destructive . '' In 2004 , Nick won Raw Comedy , a national competition for new comic talent run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival . That same year , he also went on to win the So You Think You 're Funny competition grand final , held at the Gilded Balloon as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Alongside his appearances at Australia 's major comedy venues , Sun regularly appears at the Cracker Comedy Festival , Melbourne International Comedy Festival , Adelaide Fringe Festival , and Edinburgh Festival Fringe . In 2006 , he performed at the invitation-only Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal , Canada . Nick 's 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show `` Blood on the Yolks in the Key of Owls '' was awarded the Director 's Choice award by festival director Susan Provan . In 2009 Nick Sun Won the Sly Comedy Comedy Comedy Comedy Competition . Nick 's favourite walk on song is `` Here comes the Sun '' by The Beatles . He usually takes the length of the song to get on stage ."
},
{
"docid": "ECNY_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The ECNY Awards ( formerly the Emerging Comics of New York Awards ) were created by Derrick Gordon to honor rising stars in the New York Comedy world in various genres , including sketch , stand up , improv , musical comedy acts , and video . The awards ran from 2003 to 2011 , with the exception of a hiatus in 2006 . Nominees are selected by New York audiences and an Industry Committee , and the general public votes online to determine the winners , who are announced at an awards show gala each year . After a one-year hiatus in 2006 , the awards were produced by a new production team consisting of Alex Goldberg , Jon Friedman , Carol Hartsell , Nate Sloan , and Alex Zalben . In 2010 , Alex Goldberg left the team and Kambri Crews was added as an Executive Producer . Winners of ECNY Awards have included : Mike Birbiglia ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2003 ) Jessi Klein ( Best Female Stand Up Comedian , 2003 ) Jake Fogelnest ( Best Director , 2003 ) Chelsea Peretti ( Best Writer , 2003 ) John Gemberling & Curtis Gwinn ( Best Comedy Duo , 2003 ) Dannah Feinglass & Paul Scheer ( Best Variety Show Host , 2003 ) Respecto Montalban ( Best Improv Group , 2003 ) Mr. A$ $ ( Best Sketch Group , 2003 ) Eugene Mirman ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2004 ) Sara Schaefer ( Best Variety Show Host , 2004 ) Eric Appel ( Best Technician , 2004 ) The Peoples Improv Theater ( Best Venue , 2004 ) Nick Kroll ( Best Comedic Video Short , 2004 ) Aziz Ansari ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2005 ) Jessi Klein & Nick Kroll ( Best Variety Show Host , 2005 ) Casey Wilson & June Diane Raphael ( Best Comedy Duo , 2005 ) Jessica Delfino ( Best Musical Comedy Act , 2005 ) Brett Gelman ( Most F ** ed Up Show , 2005 ) Catie Lazarus ( Best Comedy Writer , 2005 ) Nick Kroll ( Best One-Person Show 2007 ) Harvard Sailing Team ( Best Sketch Comedy Group , 2007 ) Eugene Mirman & Michael Showalter ( Best Variety Show Host , 2007 ) Kristen Schaal ( Best Female Stand Up Comedian , 2007 ) John Mulaney ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2007 ) Kurt Braunohler ( Best Director , 2007 ) Joe Mande ( Emerging Comic Award , 2007 ) Eddie Brill ( Lifetime Achievement Award , 2007 ) Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy Show ( Best Variety Show , 2007 ) Reggie Watts ( Best Musical Comedy Act , 2008 ) Leo Allen ( Best Variety Show Host , 2008 ) Michelle Collins ( Best Female Stand Up Comedian , 2008 ) Kumail Nanjiani ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2008 ) Derrick Comedy ( Best Sketch Comedy Group , 2008 ) Lennon Parham ( Emerging Comic Award , 2008 ) Late Night with Conan O'Brien writing staff ( Lifetime Achievement Award , 2008 ) Hannibal Buress ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2009 ) Morgan Murphy ( Best Female Stand Up Comedian , 2009 ) Myq Kaplan ( Emerging Comic Award , 2009 ) Kurt Braunohler ( Best Male Stand Up Comedian , 2009 ) Andrea Rosen ( Best Female Stand Up Comedian , 2009 ) Jenny Slate & Dean Fleischer-Camp ( Best Comedic Video Short , 2010 ) Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal ( Best Variety Show Host , 2010 ) Chris Gethard ( Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Tweeting , 2010 ) Serious Lunch ( Best Sketch Comedy Group , 2011 )"
},
{
"docid": "Anthimos_Ananiadis",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthem Moss ( Born June 9 , 1985 ) or Anthimos Ananiadis is a Greek actor and model best known from his leading role in Maria , i Aschimi , the Greek edition of the television series Ugly Betty . For most of 2007-2008 , he simultaneously played the lead role of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate at the Britain Theatre . Ananiadis was born in Thessaloniki ( Greece ) where he started studying theatre at the age of 12 . After joining the National Drama School of Greece and landing an award-winning role for This is our Youth ( 2004 ) as `` Breakthrough Artist of the Year , '' he went on to perform in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games as `` Love . '' After spending a year in the army , Anthimos returned to the silver screen in Loathing and Camouflage ( 2005 ) , which was both a commercial and critical success . By 2006 , his leading role in Straight Story , the most successful movie in the history of Greece , earned him a nomination for `` Best Leading Actor '' in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival . Then his role as `` Alexis '' in the hit TV series Ugly Maria earned him another nomination as `` Best Leading Man '' at the TV Faces Award . In 2007 , after a critically acclaimed performance as Benjamin Braddock in the stage production of The Graduate , he also went on to star in the Greek version of Surfs Up ( 2007 ) and numerous other film , TV and stage productions . In his first year in Los Angeles , Anthem landed the leading role in the movie `` 1001 Ways To Enjoy The Missionary Position '' opposite Amanda Plummer and the leading role in the film '' Sol '' . He has also starred in another five independent feature films such as `` Brief Star '' directed by Juan Ramos , `` The Hollywood Percentage '' directed by Eddie Romero , `` Dreams '' directed by Peter Ferguson , `` Player A '' directed by Joshua Perev and Sayulita directed by Jacob Swanson . Most recently he has performed on stage playing Stanley Kowalsky in the theater production , `` The Street Car Named Desire '' , by Tennessee Williams ( 2011 ) . He is the son of the actress/model Evi Karagiani and Timotheou Ananiadi . His stepfather is the Greek actor Kostas Voutsas . One week after moving to Los Angeles , Anthimos beat out the competition to land the leading role of Joel in the Indie film 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position . He currently resides in Los Angeles ."
},
{
"docid": "Joshy_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Joshy is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeff Baena . It stars Thomas Middleditch , Adam Pally , Alex Ross Perry , Nick Kroll , Brett Gelman , Jenny Slate and Lauren Graham . It was shown in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival . The film was released on August 12 , 2016 , by Lionsgate Premiere ."
},
{
"docid": "Nick_Thune",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas Ivan `` Nick '' Thune ( born December 8 , 1979 ) is an American actor , comedian , and musician . Thune was born in Seattle , Washington , to parents Erik and Cindy Thune . He has one sister and twin brothers . At age 24 , Thune moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in stand-up . He has performed on The Tonight Show eight times , and was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special in 2007 . Aside from numerous stand up gigs , he has also had roles in the movies Knocked Up and Unaccompanied Minors . In February 2009 , Thune performed at the DTD Reality concert at the University of Southern California . Thune 's debut album Thick Noon was released on February 23 , 2010 by Comedy Central Records . Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010 NBC pilot for Beach Lane starring opposite Matthew Broderick . However , the pilot was not picked up as a series . He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs Traffic Light and Happy Endings in 2011 , and Do n't Trust the B -- in Apartment 23 in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Mouth_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Big Mouth is an upcoming Netflix original animated sitcom co-created by Nick Kroll , Andrew Goldberg , Mark Levin , and Jennifer Flackett . Ten episodes of the series have been ordered by Netflix with episodes due to be released in 2017 . The series is based on Kroll and Goldberg 's teenage years , with Kroll voicing his fictional self ."
},
{
"docid": "Indrans",
"title": "",
"text": "Indrans is a Malayalam film actor and costume designer , working mainly in comedy roles . He has appeared in over 250 films . Indrans , a tailor by profession , debuted in the film Choothattam both as a costume designer and as an actor . The producer , TMN Charley , offered him a chance to assist in costume designing . Although he had the opportunity to meet many filmmakers , including evergreen hero Prem Nazir , Sattar , Pappu , Jose Prakash and Jayabharathi , he concentrated on designing costumes for several years in the industry , acting in minor roles on screen . Soon , Indrans started getting cast by well-known directors including Padmarajan , Venu Nagavally , Shaji N. Karun , Sibi Malayil and K. Madhu . CID Unni Krishnan was a turning point in his career . His brand of comedy clicked among the audiences and he went on to become a popular comedian in Kerala , and has worked steadily as an actor . As a comedy actor he has made most use of his slender , lean figure and typical accent to win over the audiences . He created his own style in cinema . Renowned directors Adoor Gopalakrishnan and T.V. Chandran also offered him roles ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Blind_Brother",
"title": "",
"text": "My Blind Brother is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sophie Goodhart . It stars Adam Scott , Nick Kroll , Jenny Slate , Zoe Kazan and Charlie Hewson . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 . The film was released on September 23 , 2016 , in a limited release and through video on demand by Orion Pictures and Starz Digital ."
},
{
"docid": "Ashok_Saraf",
"title": "",
"text": "Ashok Saraf ( born 4 June 1947 ) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian . He has appeared in many Marathi movies and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi movies and TV serials in supporting roles . In the 1980s and 90s , Saraf was considered as one of the two Marathi comedy superstars along with actor Laxmikant Berde . His brand of comedy has been emulated by many actors and serves as a benchmark for new upcoming comedy actors in Marathi cinema . Saraf started his career in Marathi cinema since the late 1960s . In the 1970s , he was frequently seen in supporting comic roles in Marathi movies with leading actors like Dada Kondke , Nilu Phule , Ravindra Mahajani , Avinash Masurekar , Raja Gosavi and others . His pairing with actress Ranjana became very popular with Marathi movie fans . But from the early 1980s , Saraf started getting cast as the leading hero in Marathi films . The combination of Ashok Saraf , Laxmikant Berde , Sachin Pilgaonkar and Mahesh Kothare created the ` comedy films wave ' in Marathi cinema from 1985 that lasted for more than a decade . His superhit Marathi films as the lead hero include ` Ek Daav Bhutacha ' , ` Dhoom Dhadaka ' , ` Gammat Jammat ' , ` Ashi hi Banava Banavi ' and ` Vazir ' Saraf has also starred in television serials like Yeh Choti Badi Baatein and Hum Paanch ( as Anand Mathur ) . In Bollywood , he is best remembered for the comic `` Munshiji '' in Rakesh Roshan 's 1995 action thriller Karan Arjun , in Yes Boss as Shah Rukh Khan 's colleague and in Singham as head constable . In the Marathi film industry , he is popularly known as Mama ( maternal uncle ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_House_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The House is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Andrew J. Cohen , who co-wrote it with Brendan O'Brien . The film stars Will Ferrell , Amy Poehler , Ryan Simpkins , Jason Mantzoukas , Nick Kroll , Allison Tolman , Michaela Watkins , Cedric Yarbrough and Jeremy Renner . Principal photography began on September 14 , 2015 , in Los Angeles . The film is scheduled to be released on June 30 , 2017 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Nick_(Skins_series_6)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Nick '' is the sixth episode of the sixth series of the British teen drama Skins . It premiered on E4 in the UK on 27 February 2012 . The episode is told from the point of view of character Nick Levan . Nick is desperately in love with Franky , but it 's a one-way street . He has no choice but to accept Franky as his friend and nothing more , while his love for her grows with each passing day . Then Matty gets in touch - he 's still in love with Franky and needs Nick 's help to get him out of Morocco and back to Bristol . Ever loyal , Nick tries to put his feelings for Franky aside and agrees to help his brother . Torn between his love for Franky , his loyalty to Matty and his fear of confrontation , Nick 's life begins to spin wildly out of control until he has no choice but to step up and discover what he 's truly capable of ."
},
{
"docid": "Russell_Brand",
"title": "",
"text": "Russell Edward Brand ( born 4 June 1975 ) is an English comedian , actor , radio host , author , and activist . Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian and later becoming an MTV presenter , Brand first achieved notoriety in 2004 as the host of Big Brother 's Big Mouth , a Big Brother spin-off . In 2007 , he had his first major film role in St Trinian 's , and the following year he landed a major role in the romantic comedy-drama Forgetting Sarah Marshall ; the film led to him starring in a spin off , the rock comedy Get Him to the Greek , alongside Jonah Hill in 2010 . He also worked as a voice actor in the animated films Despicable Me in 2010 , Hop in 2011 , and Despicable Me 2 in 2013 , and played the title character of the 2011 remake of the romantic comedy Arthur . In 2013 , he released the successful stand-up special Messiah Complex . Since guest editing an edition of British political weekly New Statesman in 2013 , Brand has become known as a public activist and campaigner , and has spoken on a wide range of political and cultural issues , including wealth inequality , addiction , corporate capitalism , climate change , and media bias . This includes a much publicised interview with Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman in 2013 , in which he disparaged the British political system as ineffectual , encouraged the British electorate not to vote , and endorsed an egalitarian socialist revolution to replace the status quo . In 2014 , Brand launched his political-comedy web series The Trews , released a book entitled Revolution , and began work on a documentary about financial inequality with Michael Winterbottom . Over the course of his career , Brand has been the subject of frequent media coverage and controversy for issues such as his promiscuity and drug use , his outrageous behaviour at various award ceremonies , his dismissal from MTV and resignation from the BBC , and his two-year marriage with singer Katy Perry . He has incorporated many of his controversial public antics into his comedic material . In 2015 a biographical documentary called Brand : A Second Coming was released ."
},
{
"docid": "Comedy_Bang!_Bang!",
"title": "",
"text": "Comedy Bang ! Bang ! ( formerly Comedy Death-Ray Radio ) is a weekly comedy audio podcast , which originally began airing as a radio show on May 1 , 2009 . It is hosted by writer and comedian Scott Aukerman , best known for his work on the 1990s HBO sketch comedy program Mr. Show with Bob and David , creating and hosting the Comedy Bang ! Bang ! TV series , as well as for co-founding the weekly Comedy Death-Ray stage show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood . Comedy Death-Ray Radio was formerly broadcast from Southern California 's Indie 103 studios , but since the summer of 2010 has been broadcast as part of the Earwolf comedy podcasting network , being recorded in studios owned by the company . Many notable people in the world of comedy , music , television and film have appeared on the podcast , including Paul F. Tompkins , `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , Aimee Mann , Jon Hamm , Aziz Ansari , Adam Scott , Patton Oswalt , Seth Rogen , Thomas Lennon , Zach Galifianakis , Ben Stiller , David Cross , Bob Odenkirk , St. Vincent , Sarah Silverman , Amy Poehler , James Adomian , Michael Cera , Tim Heidecker , Nick Kroll , Loudon Wainwright III , Matt Besser , Kevin Nealon , and Andy Daly . Comedy Bang ! Bang ! was also a television series on IFC hosted by Scott Aukerman and featuring bandleader `` Weird Al '' Yankovic ( formerly Reggie Watts and Kid Cudi ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Nick_Helm",
"title": "",
"text": "Nick Helm ( born 1 October 1980 ) is an English comedian , actor and rock musician known for his comedic confrontational delivery . His routines have been described as `` brash and bullish '' . Many of his performances begin with him acting calmly and see him gradually getting more and more enraged about what he is talking about . He came to prominence following the success of his 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show Keep Hold of the Gold . In 2014 , Helm made his main acting debut as lead character Andy in the BBC Three sitcom Uncle ."
},
{
"docid": "As_Crazy_as_It_Gets",
"title": "",
"text": "As Crazy as it Gets is a 2015 Nigerian romantic comedy road film directed by Shittu Taiwo , and stars Omoni Oboli and Chuks Chyke in lead roles . The synopsis of the film states : `` A man who is about to propose to his girlfriend has his plans thrown away when a heavily pregnant woman shows up on his doorstep demanding that he takes care of his responsibilities '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Vasilis_Avlonitis",
"title": "",
"text": "Vasilis Avlonitis ( Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης 1 January 1904 -- 10 March 1970 ) was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians . He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 1900s . Vasilis Avlonitis is best known for his collaboration in films with Georgia Vasiliadou ; he usually plays her husband , brother or neighbour . Together they would cause laugh since he portrays the fat guy and she would be the ugly funny lady having problems with him . They would get calm at the end of the film , by resolving their arguments and/or marrying each other . Avlonitis has also carried demanding drama roles , such as the leading character in the film Tis nyhtas ta kamomata ."
}
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Inhumans are DC characters.
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[
{
"docid": "Inhumans",
"title": "",
"text": "The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family , and many people associate the name `` Inhumans '' with this particular team of super-powered characters . The Inhumans first appeared in Fantastic Four # 45 ( December 1965 ) , though members Medusa and Gorgon appeared in earlier issues of that series ( # 36 and # 44 , respectively ) . Their home , the city of Attilan , was first mentioned years earlier , in a Tuk the Caveboy story written and drawn by Jack Kirby that appeared in Captain America Comics # 1 ( March 1941 ) . The city was described as the home of a race that was evolutionarily advanced when human beings were still in the Stone Age . The Inhuman Royal Family had been adapted to numerous Marvel animated series and video games over the years . Inhuman characters were introduced in live-action in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , while the Inhuman Royal Family will be featured in the TV series Inhumans , which is scheduled to premiere in 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Gorgon_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gorgon , in comics , may refer to : Gorgon ( Inhuman ) , a Marvel Comics superhero Gorgon ( DC Comics ) , a DC supervillain Gorgon ( Tomi Shishido ) , a Marvel Comics supervillain Gorgon , a DC Comics character and member of the Hybrids"
},
{
"docid": "Bolt_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bolt , in comics , may refer to : Bolt , the alias of Chris Bradley ( comics ) Bolt ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics supervillain Bolt , another name used by Starbolt Bolt ( AC Comics ) , a character from AC Comics Bolt ( Image Comics ) , a character from Image Comics who appeared in Capes and Invincible Bolt-01 , the pen name of Dave Evans editor of FutureQuake It may also refer to : Black Bolt , a Marvel Comics superhero and leader of the Inhumans Blue Bolt , a Golden Age superhero Deadbolt ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics character Deathbolt , a DC Comics character Dreadbolt , a Teen Titans villain and son of the DC Comics supervillain Bolt Firebolt ( comics ) , a couple of Marvel Comics characters Silverbolt , a Transformer character Skybolt ( comics ) , an alias used by the character better known as Redneck Thunderbolt ( comics ) , especially The Thunderbolts"
},
{
"docid": "Inferno_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Inferno , in comics , may refer to : Inferno ( DC Comics ) , a character from the DC Comics series Legion of Super-Heroes Inferno ( Mighty Crusaders ) , a character from DC 's time leasing the Mighty Crusaders licence Inferno , the name of an alternate version of Legion of Super-Heroes member Sun Boy Inferno ( Marvel Comics ) , a crossover between Marvel Comics titles in which the X-Men battled demons Inferno , a number of characters in Marvel Comics : Inferno ( demon ) , the name of a specific demon in the Marvel Comics universe , an enemy of Ghost Rider . Inferno ( Joseph Conroy ) , an opponent of the Avengers Inferno ( Samantha McGee ) , a member of the Exemplars Inferno ( Dante Pertuz ) , an Inhuman with the ability to light himself aflame . Inferno ( Transformers ) , a character who has appeared in number of comics based on the toys , published by both Marvel and Dreamwave Inferno ! , a Warhammer anthology magazine mixing text and comic stories `` Inferno '' , a Judge Dredd story written by Grant Morrison Inferno ( Caliber Comics ) , a title from Caliber Comics Inferno ( Image Comics ) , a character from Image Comics and member of the Vicious Circle"
},
{
"docid": "Crystal_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Crystal ( Crystalia Amaquelin ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Crystal first appeared in Fantastic Four # 45 ( December 1965 ) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby . Within the Marvel Universe , Crystal is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as Inhumans , who develop superhuman abilities when exposed to Terrigen Mist due to genetic modifications made by the Kree . The character possesses the ability to psionically control the four classical elements : earth , fire , air , and water and , by extension , various other natural materials and phenomena such as metals and electricity . Crystal was the first character to be identified as an Inhuman , and is one of the most prominent Inhuman characters . Crystal is a princess of the Inhuman Royal Family and sister of Medusa , Queen of the Inhumans . She often appears with her canine companion , Lockjaw . The character has regularly appeared as a main character in several comic book titles , including various incarnations of Inhumans as well as Fantastic Four and Avengers . The character is unique in her affiliation with all three of these groups . She is also associated , to a lesser extent , with the X-Men due to the character 's previous marriage to Quicksilver , which resulted in their daughter , Luna . Crystal has also appeared in various other Marvel media such as television series and video games , as well as merchandise such as trading cards and action figures ."
},
{
"docid": "Inhuman",
"title": "",
"text": "Inhuman may refer to : Inhuman ( album ) , a 2000 album by Desecration Inhumans , a fictional race in Marvel Comics Inhuman ( comics ) , a comic book series focusing on Inhumans Inhumans ( TV Series ) , an upcoming television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Inhuman Games , a game company It may also refer to : Inhuman Condition , a 1992 EP from the band Massacre The Inhuman Condition , Sam Roberts ' breakthrough album Inhuman Grotesqueries , a 2007 LP from the band Malignancy Inhuman Rampage , a 2006 album by the British band DragonForce Inhuman Torch , a Marvel Comics character"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Inhumans",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of known fictional characters who are Inhumans , a race of superhumans appearing in Marvel Comics and media inspired by them ."
},
{
"docid": "Gorgon_(Inhuman)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gorgon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Gorgon is also a member of the Royal Family of the Inhumans , a race of superpowered beings that inhabit the hidden city of Attilan ."
},
{
"docid": "Doctor_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Doctor , in comics , may refer to the following : The Doctor ( Wildstorm ) , a name given to several characters in the WildStorm universe Doctor ( Doctor Who ) , the main character in a number of comic adventures chiefly in Doctor Who Magazine It may also refer to : Doctor Alchemy , a DC Comics supervillain and Flash rogue Doctor Angst , a Marvel Comics character and leader of the Band of the Bland Doctor Bedlam , a DC Comics supervillain and part of Jack Kirby 's Fourth World Doctor Cyber , a DC Comics supervillain Doctor Death ( comics ) , a DC Comics supervillain and enemy of Batman Doctor Decibel , a Marvel Comics character Doctor Destiny , a DC Comics villain Doctor Doom , a Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doomsday , an Amalgam Comics character Doctor Druid , a Marvel Comics hero Doctor Eclipse , a Valiant Comics character Doctor Fang , a DC Comics character Doctor Faustus ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics supervillain associated with Captain America Doctor Fate , a DC Comics sorcerer Doctor Gorpon , a Malibu Comics character Doctor Impossible , a DC Comics supervillain Doctor Light , a number of comics characters of a similar name Doctor McNinja from The Adventures of Dr. McNinja Doctor Manhattan , a DC Comics character from Watchmen Doctor Mid-Nite , a DC Comics hero Doctor Mirage , a Valiant Comics character Doctor Mist , a DC Comics superhero Doctor Moon , a DC Comics supervillain Doctor Nemesis , two Marvel Comics characters : Dr. James Bradley , a scientist and co-inventor of the original Human Torch and Michael Stockton , a scientist who used Pym particles Doctor Occult , a DC Comics character Doctor Octopus , a Marvel Comics supervillain , known as an enemy of Spider-Man Doctor Phosphorus , a DC Comics supervillain Doctor Polaris , a DC Comics supervillain and enemy of Green Lantern Doctor Psycho , a DC Comics supervillain and enemy of Wonder Woman who went on to become a core member of the Secret Society of Supervillains Doctor Shocker , a DC Comics supervillain and member of the 1000 Doctor Sivana , a Fawcett and DC comics supervillain Doctor Spectro , a Charlton and DC comics supervillain Doctor Spectrum , a number of different Marvel Comics characters Doctor Strange , a Marvel Comics hero Doctor Sun , a Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Thirteen , a DC Comics character Doctor Tomorrow , an Acclaim Comics series and a character in the game Freedom City Doctor Vault , a Marvel Comics character Doctor X ( comics ) , a Nedor Comics character who returned in Terra Obscura Doctor Zodiac , a DC Comics character from World 's Finest Comics Doc in comics may refer to : Doc ( comics ) , a member of the Omega Men Doc ( G.I. Joe ) , a G.I. Joe character who has appeared in the comic book spin-offs Doc Samson , a Marvel Comics character Doc Savage , a character who has appeared in a number of comics Doc Strange , a Nedor Comics character who reappeared in Terra Obscura"
},
{
"docid": "Karnak_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Karnak is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuted in Fantastic Four ( vol . 1 ) # 45 ( 1965 ) along with other members of the Inhuman Royal Family . The character Karnak Mander-Azur was never exposed to the Terrigen Mists , so never developed additional powers like other Inhumans , but he is a martial artist who can find the weakness in anything and then use his training and strength to exploit it . Although the Jack Kirby Collector described him as `` a philosophical karate expert with nominal personality '' in 2004 , subsequent writers have made use of his skill for puzzle-solving and strategic-planning in Inhumans ' stories , leading to him being given his first solo series in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lash_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lash is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is an Inhuman . Created by writer Charles Soule and artist Joe Madureira , he first appeared in Inhuman # 1 ( June 2014 ) , and plays a key role after the release of the Terrigen Mists around the globe at the conclusion of the `` Infinity '' storyline . Lash appears in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Matt Willig as Lash and Blair Underwood as his human alter-ego , Andrew Garner ."
},
{
"docid": "Isis_(DC_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Isis is a DC Comics superhero , as well as a separate Egyptian goddess also living in the DC Universe . The recent superhero character is modeled closely after the main character of The Secrets of Isis , a live-action American Saturday morning television program that served as the second half of The Shazam ! / Isis Hour . The television character appeared in several late 1970s DC Comics publications . The more recent superhero character was introduced into the DC Universe in 2006 as a female counterpart to the character Black Adam , a part of the Shazam ! family of characters . The Egyptian goddess character has been depicted within the Wonder Woman comic book ."
},
{
"docid": "Hawk_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hawk , in comics , may refer to : Hank Hall , the Hawk in the team Hawk and Dove Hawk ( Indian comic ) , an Indian comic book It may also refer to : Blackhawk ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics character Cap'n Hawk , a Marvel Comics character better known as Blue Eagle Darkhawk , a Marvel Comics character Evilhawk , a Marvel Comics supervillain and enemy of Darkhawk Firehawk ( comics ) , a DC Comics superheroine Gunhawks , a pair of Marvel Comics Western characters Hawkeye ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics suephero and member of the Avengers Hawkgirl , a DC Comics superheroine Hawkman , a DC Comics superhero Hawkwoman , a DC Comics superheroine Nighthawk ( comics ) , a number of comic characters Psi-Hawk , a Marvel New universe character Shadowhawk , an Image Comics anti-hero Silverhawks ( comics ) , a Star Comics title based on an animated TV show Skyhawk ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics character Starhawk ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics character Warhawk ( comics ) , a number of comic characters"
},
{
"docid": "What_They_Become",
"title": "",
"text": "`` What They Become '' is the tenth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to destroy an ancient Kree city before Hydra can get to it and unlock a potentially extinction-level event . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Jeffrey Bell , and directed by Michael Zinberg . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , and Nick Blood . The episode introduces the Inhumans to the MCU , and reveales that principal character Skye ( Bennet ) is actually comics character Daisy Johnson , while guest character `` The Doctor '' ( Kyle MacLachlan ) is Calvin Zabo . `` What They Become '' originally aired on ABC on December 9 , 2014 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 5.29 million viewers . The episode received a positive critical response , with the performance of guest star Kyle MacLachlan praised , and the introduction of the Inhumans , along with the character reveals , highlighted as groundbreaking and exciting , though also potentially confusing or insignificant to non-comic book fans ."
},
{
"docid": "Wing_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wing or Wings , in comics , may refer to : Wing ( DC Comics ) , also known as Wing How , is a DC Comics superhero and valet of the Crimson Avenger Wing ( Marvel Comics ) , a Marvel Comics character Wing ( Elfquest ) , a character from Elfquest Colleen Wing , a Marvel Comics character `` Supergirl : Wings '' , an Elseworlds one-shot Captain Wings , a Marvel Comics character It may also refer to : Blackwing , two Marvel Comics characters Blitzwing , a Transformers character who has appeared in the comics Darkwing Duck ( character ) , a Disney character Deathwing ( comics ) , an alternate version of Nightwing/Dick Grayson Dragonwing , a Marvel Comics character Dreadwing , a Transformers character made from combining two other robots , including Darkwing Iron Wings , a 2000 Image Comics mini-series Nightwing , a number of DC Comics characters Petalwing , a character from Elfquest Redwing ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics characters Red Wing ( comics ) , a DC Comics character Swingwing , a character from The Boys Thunderwing , a Transformers character Webwing , a Marvel Comics character and member of the Imperial Guard Wingman ( comics ) , a DC Comics character and member of the Batmen of All Nations Wingman ( manga ) , a manga series Wingnut ( TMNT ) , a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Wingspan ( Transformers ) , a Transformers character Wyatt Wingfoot , a Marvel Comics character"
},
{
"docid": "Black_Widow_(Yelena_Belova)",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Widow ( Yelena Belova ) is a fictional character , a spy in the and second modern-era character to use the name Black Widow . She first appears in Inhumans # 5 ( March 1999 ) and was created by Devin Grayson and J. G. Jones ."
},
{
"docid": "Devils_You_Know",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Devils You Know '' is the fourth episode of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they work with a rival organization to hunt Inhumans . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Paul Zbyszewski , and directed by Ron Underwood . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , Adrianne Palicki , and Henry Simmons . The visual effects for guest star Chad Lindberg 's Inhuman character 's abilities were provided by FuseFX . `` Devils You Know '' originally aired on ABC on October 20 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 3.85 million viewers ."
},
{
"docid": "Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities . Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel . Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Midnight_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Midnight , in comics , may refer to : Midnight ( DC Comics ) a DC Comics character Midnight ( Jeff Wilde ) , a Marvel Comics character Midnight Sun ( Marvel Comics ) or Midnight It may also refer to : Captain Midnight , a radio play character who was adapted into a comic book series by Fawcett Comics Doctor Mid-Nite , a DC Comics superhero Jessica Midnight , a DC Comics character and member of Checkmate Midnight 's Fire , a Marvel Comics supervillain Midnight Kiss , a 2005 series from Markosia Midnight Man ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics character and enemy of Moon Knight Midnight , Mass , a comic book series from Vertigo Midnight Men , a 1993 mini-series from Epic Comics Midnight Mover , a mini-series from Oni Press Midnight Nation , a 2000 Top Cow limited series by J. Michael Straczynski Midnight Panther , a hentai manga Midnight Sons , a Marvel Comics team of supernatural characters Midnight Tales , a comic book series from Charlton Comics Midnighter , the Wildstorm character and member of The Authority Neil Gaiman 's Midnight Days , a collection of some of Neil Gaiman 's early work at Vertigo Sandman Midnight Theatre , a comic book crossover between the two main DC Comics characters named Sandman Papa Midnite , a DC and Vertigo Comics character from Hellblazer and an eponymous spin-off miniseries . Super Midnight , a character from Shang-Chi"
},
{
"docid": "Comet_(DC_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Comet is the name of two fictional comic book characters owned by DC Comics whose adventures have been published by that same company . The first character was a sapient horse with magical powers who was once a centaur in ancient Greece . The second character is a shapeshifter with three forms ( male , female , and winged centaur ) . Both characters are connected to the Superman family of titles . Due to the events depicted in the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths , the first character 's stories are no longer considered to be canon within DC 's main shared universe , known as the DC Universe ."
},
{
"docid": "Power_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Power , in comics , may refer to : Power Comics , a British comics publisher Power Comics ( Eclipse Comics ) , an Eclipse Comics title that reprinted Powerman stories The Power family in Marvel Comics , connected with Power Pack : James Power ( comics ) , the father Margaret Power , the mother Alex Power Julie Power Jack Power Katie Power Josiah Power , a DC Comics character Powers ( comics ) , an Icon Comics series from Brian Michael Bendis It may also refer to : Brother Power the Geek , a DC Comics character Power Boy , a number of DC Comics superheroes Power Company . a DC Comics team Power Girl , a DC Comics superheroine Power Man , a number of Marvel Comics characters Power Princess , a Marvel Comics character Power ring ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics weapon used by the Green Lanterns ( and later connected Corps ) Power Ring ( DC supervillains ) , a number of DC Comics supervillains Power Surge ( comics ) , a DC Comics storyline Supreme Power , a Marvel Comics fictional universe Ultimate Power , a Marvel Comics series that tied the Ultimate Marvel universe with the Supreme Power one Will to Power ( comics ) , a Dark Horse Comics storyline"
},
{
"docid": "Scarlet_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Scarlet or Scarlett , in comics , may refer to : Scarlet ( Icon Comics ) , a 2010 series from writer Brian Michael Bendis Scarlet ( DC Comics ) , a sidekick to Jason Todd 's Red Hood from Batman and Robin Scarlett ( DC Comics ) , a 1993 DC Comics series Scarlett ( G.I. Joe ) , a G.I. Joe character who appeared in the spin-off comics Mr. Scarlet , a Fawcett Comics superhero later drafted into the DC Universe Miss Scarlet , a character from the 2000 AD story Stickleback It may also refer to : Scarlet Centurion , an alias used by a number of Marvel Comics characters Scarlet Knights ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics superhero team Scarlet Scarab , a number of Marvel Comics characters Scarlet Scorpion , an AC Comics character and member of the Sentinels of Justice Scarlet Skier , a DC Comics character Scarlet Spider , the alias for a number of Marvel Comics characters Scarlet Traces , a Dark Horse series from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli Scarlet Witch , a Marvel Comics superhero"
},
{
"docid": "Janus_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Janus , in comics , may refer to : Janus ( DC Comics ) , an alias of the DC Comics character Two-Face Janus ( Marvel Comics ) , a Marvel Comics character , the son of Dracula Janus ( Ultraverse ) , a character in the Ultraverse Janus the Nega-Man , another Marvel character Janus Directive , a DC Comics crossover event Judge Janus , a Judge Dredd character"
},
{
"docid": "Triton_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Triton is a fictional character , an Inhuman appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics ."
},
{
"docid": "Shadow_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Shadow , in comics , may refer to : The Shadow , a radio series character who appeared in a number of comic strips and comic books Shadow-X , an alternative version of the X-Men Shadow the Hedgehog , Sonic character who has appeared in the Sonic comics Shadows ( comics ) , an Image Comics limited series It may also refer to : Crypt of Shadows , a Marvel Comics horror anthology comic Dark Shadows , a comic book series based on the TV series , published by Gold Key Comics Shadow Cabinet ( comics ) , a Milestone Comics superhero tean Shadowcat , an alias used by Kitty Pryde Shadowclaw , a Marvel Comics character from New Exiles Shadow Dancer , a Marvel 2099 character Shadowdragon , a DC Comics character Shadows Fall ( comics ) , a 1994 Vertigo limited series Shadowhawk , an Image Comics character Shadow Hunter ( comics ) , a Virgin Comics series Shadow Initiative , a black-ops group of Marvel Comics characters in The Initiative Shadow King , a Marvel Comics supervillain Shadowknight , a Marvel Comics character from Moon Knight Shadow Lady , a manga written and drawn by Masakazu Katsura Shadow Lass , a DC Comics superhero and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes . Shadowman ( comics ) , a Valiant Comics character Shadowpact , a DC Comics group Shadowqueen , a Marvel Comics character who has appeared in Doctor Strange Shadow Riders ( comics ) , a Marvel UK mini-series Shadow Slasher , a Marvel Comics supervillain Shadow Stalker , a Marvel Comics character from Heroes for Hire Shadowstorm , a DC Comics character who is the dark side of Firestorm Shadowstryke , a DC Comics character Shadow Thief , two DC Comics supervillains Shadow War ( comics ) , a Milestone Comic crossover Shadowoman , an alias for the Marvel Comics character usually known as Sepulchre ( comics ) Storm Shadow ( G.I. Joe ) , a G.I. Joe character who has appeared in the comic book spin-offs , including his own series"
},
{
"docid": "Crime_of_apartheid",
"title": "",
"text": "The crime of Apartheid is defined by the 2002 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity `` committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime . '' On November 30 , 1973 , the United Nations General Assembly opened for signature and ratification the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid . It defined the crime of apartheid as `` inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Hive_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "For the DC Comics criminal organization , see H.I.V.E. Hive is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Hive was an experiment made to physically embody the ideals of the fictional terrorist group Hydra . The entity is composed of untold numbers of genetically-engineered parasites . Hive appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. where he is an ancient Inhuman and is primarily portrayed by Brett Dalton ."
},
{
"docid": "Ogre_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ogre , in comics , may refer to : Marvel Comics characters : Ogre ( Marvel Comics ) , a Marvel Comics character , first appearing in X-Men in 1967 Fixer ( Paul Norbert Ebersol ) , a Marvel character who disguised himself as Ogre to infiltrate the Thunderbolts Ogress ( comics ) , a Marvel supervillain and enemy of the Hulk Ogre , a member of the Wicked Brigade DC Comics character and groups : Ogre ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics genetically-engineered character , first appearing in Batman in 1996 O.G.R.E. ( comics ) , acronym used by two fictional villain organizations in DC Comics ' Aquaman Ogre ( Rave Master ) , an antagonist in the Japanese manga/anime series"
},
{
"docid": "Merlin_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Merlin , in comics , may refer to : Merlin ( DC Comics ) , the DC Comics version of the Arthurian wizard Merlyn ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics supervillain and arch-rival of Green Arrow Merlin the Magician ( comics ) , a Quality Comics superhero character , a descendant of the Arthurian wizard Merlyn ( Marvel Comics ) , a supporting character of Marvel Comics ' Captain Britain Merlin ( Marvel Comics ) , the name of several characters in Marvel Comics Maha Yogi , a Marvel Comics character who impersonated the Merlin of Camelot and also went by the name of `` Mad Merlin ''"
},
{
"docid": "Ms._Marvel_(Kamala_Khan)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kamala Khan is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker , writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona , Khan is Marvel 's first Muslim character to headline her own comic book . Khan made her first appearance in Captain Marvel # 14 ( August 2013 ) before going on to star in the solo series Ms. Marvel , which debuted in February 2014 . Within the Marvel Universe , Khan is a teenage Pakistani American from Jersey City , New Jersey with shapeshifting abilities , who discovers that she has Inhuman genes in the aftermath of the `` Inhumanity '' storyline and assumes the mantle of Ms. Marvel from her idol Carol Danvers after Danvers becomes Captain Marvel . Marvel 's announcement that a Muslim character would headline a comic book was met with widespread reaction and the first volume of Ms. Marvel won the Hugo Award for best graphic story in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nahrees",
"title": "",
"text": "Nahrees is a fictional character/superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is a member of the Inhumans ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Cloud_Atlas_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cloud Atlas is a 2012 German-American science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer . Adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by David Mitchell , the film has multiple plots set across six different eras , which Mitchell described as `` a sort of pointillist mosaic . '' The official synopsis describes it as `` an exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past , present and future , as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero , and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution . '' Tom Hanks , Halle Berry , and Jim Broadbent lead an ensemble cast . The film was produced by Grant Hill , Stefan Arndt , the Wachowskis , and Tykwer . During four years of development , the project met difficulties securing financial support ; it was eventually produced with a $ 102 million budget provided by independent sources , making it one of the most expensive independent films of all time . Production began in September 2011 at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam-Babelsberg , Germany . It premiered on 8 September 2012 at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival and was released on 26 October 2012 in conventional and IMAX cinemas . It polarized critics , and has been included on various Best Film and Worst Film lists . It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Tykwer ( who co-scored the film ) , Johnny Klimek , and Reinhold Heil . It received several nominations at the Saturn Awards including Best Science Fiction Film , winning for Best Editing and Best Make-up ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "International_Cloud_Atlas",
"title": "",
"text": "International Cloud Atlas ( also Cloud Atlas ) is a cloud atlas that was first published in 1896 and has remained in print since then . Its initial purposes included aiding the training of meteorologists and promoting more consistent use of vocabulary describing clouds , which were both important for early weather forecasting . The first edition featured color plates of color photographs , then still a very new technology , but noted for being inexpensive . Numerous later editions have been published ."
},
{
"docid": "Cloud_atlas_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A cloud atlas is a compendium of cloud types . Cloud Atlas may refer to : Cloud Atlas ( novel ) , a 2004 novel by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas ( film ) , a 2012 film based on the 2004 novel International Cloud Atlas ( 1896 first edition ) , the first international cloud atlas Cloud Atlas , a series of compositions by musician Toshi Ichiyanagi Cloud Atlas , a 2002 collection of poems by Donald Platt A Cloud Atlas ( 1923 ) , by Alexander George McAdie International Cloud Atlas , a 2007 album by Mikel Rouse The Cloud Atlas , a 2004 novel by Liam Callanan"
},
{
"docid": "Cloud_atlas",
"title": "",
"text": "A cloud atlas is a pictorial key ( or an atlas ) to the nomenclature of clouds . Early cloud atlases were an important element in the training of meteorologists and in weather forecasting , and the author of a 1923 atlas stated that `` increasing use of the air as a means of transportation will require and lead to a detailed knowledge of all the secrets of cloud building . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Cloud_forest",
"title": "",
"text": "A cloud forest , also called a fog forest , is a generally tropical or subtropical , evergreen , montane , moist forest characterized by a persistent , frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover , usually at the canopy level , formally described in the International Cloud Atlas ( 2017 ) as silvagenitus . Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation , in which case they are also referred to as mossy forests . Mossy forests usually develop on the saddles of mountains , where moisture introduced by settling clouds is more effectively retained ."
},
{
"docid": "Mammatus_cloud",
"title": "",
"text": "Mammatus ( mamma or mammatocumulus ) , meaning `` mammary cloud '' , is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud , typically cumulonimbus rainclouds , although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds . The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma #Latin ( meaning `` udder '' or `` breast '' ) . According to the WMO International Cloud Atlas , mamma is a cloud supplementary feature rather than a genus , species or variety of cloud . They are formed by cold air sinking down to form the pockets contrary to the puffs of clouds rising through the convection of warm air . These formations were first described in 1894 by William Clement Ley ."
},
{
"docid": "Albert_Riggenbach",
"title": "",
"text": "Albert Riggenbach was a 19th-century meteorologist and co-author of one of the first cloud atlases , the International Cloud Atlas . His doctoral dissertation ( Habilitationsschrift ) concerned observations of the first described Bishop 's Ring ."
},
{
"docid": "Asperitas_(cloud)",
"title": "",
"text": "Asperitas ( formerly known as Undulatus asperatus ) is a cloud formation first popularized and proposed as a type of cloud in 2009 by Gavin Pretor-Pinney of the Cloud Appreciation Society . Added to the International Cloud Atlas in March of 2017 , it is the first cloud formation added since cirrus intortus in 1951 . The name translates approximately as `` roughness '' . The clouds are closely related to undulatus clouds . Although they appear dark and storm-like , they almost always dissipate without a storm forming . The ominous-looking clouds have been particularly common in the Plains states of the United States , often during the morning or midday hours following convective thunderstorm activity ."
},
{
"docid": "Punctualism",
"title": "",
"text": "Punctualism ( commonly also called `` pointillism '' or `` point music '' ) is a style of musical composition prevalent in Europe between 1949 and 1955 `` whose structures are predominantly effected from tone to tone , without superordinate formal conceptions coming to bear '' . In simpler terms : `` music that consists of separately formed particles -- however complexly these may be composed -- -LSB- is called -RSB- punctual music , as opposed to linear , or group-formed , or mass-formed music '' ( , bolding in the source ) . This was accomplished by assigning to each note in a composition values drawn from scales of pitch , duration , dynamics , and attack characteristics , resulting in a `` stronger individualizing of separate tones '' . Another important factor was maintaining discrete values in all parameters of the music . Punctual dynamics , for example mean that all dynamic degrees are fixed ; one point will be linked directly to another on the chosen scale , without any intervening transition or gesture . Line-dynamics , on the other hand , involve the transitions from one given amplitude to another : crescendo , decrescendo and their combinations . This second category can be defined as a dynamic glissando , comparable to glissandi of pitch and of tempi ( accelerando , ritardando ) . `` The almost analytical focus on individual events , and then the transition between them , brings a stillness to this music far removed from the gestural quality of other pieces '' . From a purely technical point of view , the term `` punctual '' has the sense of `` a point of intersection of parameters '' in serial music . Retrospectively attributed to the music of Anton Webern , the term was originally coined in German ( punktuelle Musik ) , by Karlheinz Stockhausen and Herbert Eimert ( who also used the expression `` star music '' ) to describe pieces such as Olivier Messiaen 's `` Mode de valeurs et d'intensités '' ( 1949 ) . However , it is most commonly associated with serial compositions such as Pierre Boulez 's Structures , book 1 ( 1952 ) , Karel Goeyvaerts 's Sonata for Two Pianos and Nummer 2 for thirteen instruments ( 1951 ) , Luciano Berio 's Nones , and Luigi Nono 's Polifonica -- Monodia -- Ritmica , as well as some early compositions of Stockhausen , such as Kreuzspiel . Herman Sabbe , however , argues that `` Stockhausen never strictly speaking composed punctually '' . Eimert foresaw problems `` because of the common term of `` pointillism '' -LSB- German Pointillismus -RSB- in French painting . It would wrongly be assumed that paintings by Seurat and his contemporaries were being transformed into music '' . The confusion in French was immediate , as Stockhausen relates : I still remember how , in Paris , I threw around the expression `` punctual music '' as a term for my KREUZSPIEL , SPIEL for Orchestra , SCHLAGQUARTETT , and so forth . Pierre Boulez corrected me , `` Pointilliste , la musique pointilliste ! '' and I said , `` Non , ponctuelle . '' He replied : `` What 's that , then ? That 's not French at all , the word is pointilliste . '' So I explained : `` Non , il faut faire attention , or else people might think we are bringing up musical impressionism ... Seurat painted little dots : dots upon dots , in various colours and sizes , so that a tree would shimmer ... . In terms of technique there is no connection between musical impressionism and pictorial impressionism . That 's why I am using the term musique ponctuelle . '' Both musique ponctuelle and musique pointilliste are still seen today . In fact , as early as 1922 the French word pointillisme , evoking Seurat 's painting technique , had been applied to music in this opposite sense of a `` mosaic-like method of construction , an infinite accumulation of small and insignificant inorganic details '' , with reference to Arnold Schoenberg 's operas , Erwartung and Die glückliche Hand . ( An alternative translation for punktuelle Musik/musique ponctuelle is `` punctile music '' , but it has not achieved wide currency . ) The concept and its purpose were first articulated in print by Pierre Boulez , in his 1954 article `` Recherches maintenant '' : `` Nevertheless , despite an excess of arithmetic , we had achieved a certain ` punctuality ' of sound -- by which I mean , literally , the intersection of various functional possibilities in a given point . What had brought this ` punctual ' style about ? The justified rejection of thematicism '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Sosus_of_Pergamon",
"title": "",
"text": "Sosus of Pergamon was a Greek mosaic artist of the second century BC . He is the only mosaic artist whose name was recorded in literature . After the conquests of Alexander the Great , the Greeks of major centers such as Pergamon and Alexandria displayed their wealth in decorations that included mosaics . Pliny the Elder names Sosus as the artist who created the `` Unswept House '' mosaic . This depicts the floor of a room covered with the remains of a feast , including fish , fruit and other fragments of food . Pliny also says Sosus 's mosaic work included an image of a dove drinking , and that the water reflected the shadow of the dove 's head . The image , meant to be mounted on a wall , was said to be so realistic that real doves flew into it while trying to reach their stone companions . A mosaic from Hadrian 's Villa , now in the Capitoline Museums , depicts a group of doves on a round bowl . As described by Pliny , one dove is drinking while the others are sunning themselves . The Doves of Pliny , or the Capitoline Doves depicts the doves artistically but realistically . The mosaic is made only of cubes of colored marble , without any colored glass as in other mosaics . It was discovered in 1737 during excavations at Hadrian 's Villa led by Cardinal Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti , who thought it was the mosaic that Pliny had described , although other scholars think it is a copy of the original that was made for Hadrian . The Hadrian 's villa mosaic has in turn been copied many times in many formats ."
},
{
"docid": "Atlas_Grange_Hall",
"title": "",
"text": "The Atlas Grange Hall in Atlas , Michigan is a historic building that served as a Grange Hall , as a Town Hall , and as a Post Office . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as part of a group nomination of Genesee County properties . The group nomination has little information about the Atlas Grange Hall ; an associated National Register form to describe the Atlas Grange Hall is blank , although an accompanying photo shows the hall in 1992 . The group nomination mentions that an Atlas Town Hall building has been converted into a library and community center , but that is a different building 2.8 mi away within the Hegel Road Historic District ."
},
{
"docid": "Elastic_cloud_storage",
"title": "",
"text": "The Elastic cloud is a term used to describe a cloud offering that provides variable service levels based on changing needs . Elasticity is an attribute that can be applied to most cloud services . It states that the capacity and performance of any given cloud service can expand or contract according to a customer 's requirements and that this can potentially be changed automatically as a consequence of some software-driven event or , at worst , can be reconfigured quickly by the customer 's infrastructure management team . Elasticity has been described as one of the five main principles of cloud computing by Rosenburg and Mateos in The Cloud at Your Service - Manning 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mosaic_(web_browser)",
"title": "",
"text": "NCSA Mosaic , or simply Mosaic , is a discontinued early web browser . It has been credited with popularizing the World Wide Web . It was also a client for earlier protocols such as File Transfer Protocol , Network News Transfer Protocol , and Gopher . The browser was named for its support of multiple internet protocols . Its intuitive interface , reliability , Windows port and simple installation all contributed to its popularity within the web , as well as on Microsoft operating systems . Mosaic was also the first browser to display images inline with text instead of displaying images in a separate window . While often described as the first graphical web browser , Mosaic was preceded by WorldWideWeb , the lesser-known Erwise and ViolaWWW . Mosaic was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications ( NCSA ) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign beginning in late 1992 . NCSA released the browser in 1993 , and officially discontinued development and support on January 7 , 1997 . However , it can still be downloaded from NCSA . Netscape Navigator was later developed by Netscape , which employed many of the original Mosaic authors ; however , it intentionally shared no code with Mosaic . Netscape Navigator 's code descendant is Mozilla Firefox . Starting in 1995 Mosaic lost a lot of share to Netscape Navigator , and by 1997 only had a tiny fraction of users left , by which time the project was discontinued . Microsoft licensed Mosaic to create Internet Explorer in 1995 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hae-joo",
"title": "",
"text": "Hae-joo is a Korean unisex given name . Fictional characters with this name include : Hae-joo Chang , in David Mitchell 's 2004 novel Cloud Atlas and its 2012 film adaptation Cloud Atlas Chun Hae-joo , in 2012 South Korean television series May Queen"
},
{
"docid": "Atlas_(topology)",
"title": "",
"text": "In mathematics , particularly topology , one describes a manifold using an atlas . An atlas consists of individual charts that , roughly speaking , describe individual regions of the manifold . If the manifold is the surface of the Earth , then an atlas has its more common meaning . In general , the notion of atlas underlies the formal definition of a manifold and related structures such as vector bundles and other fibre bundles ."
},
{
"docid": "Broad_bean_true_mosaic_virus",
"title": "",
"text": "Broad bean true mosaic virus ( also called Echtes Ackerbohnemosaik-virus , Vicia virus 1 , and Viciavirus varians ) is a virus first described in 1953 that affects legumes , commonly found in crops of broad bean in both Europe and Northwest Africa . There are no known vectors , although it has been known to transverse long distances between crops . Infection via seed is common , though the virus is also present in sap ."
},
{
"docid": "Cloud_Atlas_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cloud Atlas is a 2004 novel , the third book by British author David Mitchell . It consists of six nested stories that take the reader from the remote South Pacific in the nineteenth century to a distant , post-apocalyptic future . It won the British Book Awards Literary Fiction Award and the Richard & Judy Book of the Year award , and was short-listed for the 2004 Booker Prize , Nebula Award , Arthur C. Clarke Award , and other awards . A film adaptation of the same name was released in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Adolf_Mayer",
"title": "",
"text": "Adolf Eduard Mayer ( 9 August 1843 -- 25 December 1942 ) was a German agricultural chemist whose work on tobacco mosaic disease played an important role in the discovery of tobacco mosaic virus and viruses in general . Adolf Mayer was born in 1843 in the family of a high school teacher in Oldenburg . His mother was a daughter of renowned German chemist Leopold Gmelin . From 1860 to 1862 he studied mathematics and chemistry at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology . In 1862 he enrolled at the University of Heidelberg , where in 1864 he obtained Ph.D. in chemistry , physics and mathematics with summa cum laude . In 1879 , while Mayer held the position of the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Wageningen in the Netherlands , he was asked by Dutch farmers to study a peculiar disease affecting the tobacco plant . Mayer published a paper in 1886 on the disease which he named as `` mosaic disease of tobacco '' and described its symptoms in detail . He demonstrated that the disease can be transmitted by using the sap from the affected tobacco plants as the inoculum to infect healthy plants . At the time , this disease was thought to be spread by very small bacteria or toxins , yet some years later the tobacco mosaic virus ( TMV ) was shown to be the culprit . Mayer employed optical microscopy to seek for signs of fungi or bacteria in the infected sap , yet he did not find any , since the TMV is too small to be detected in optical microscope . Mayer still concluded that the infectious agent was some sort of bacteria and erroneously claimed that he was able to obtain `` clear filtrate '' from the infected sap using filter paper in several repetitions . Filtration experiments with paper and finest porcelain Chamberland filters were replicated by Dmitry Ivanovsky in 1892 and Martinus Beijerinck in 1898 who showed that the infectious agent of the tobacco mosaic disease was in fact infilterable . It was Martinus Beijerinck who first coined the term of `` virus '' to indicate a non-bacterial nature of the tobacco mosaic disease . In 1935 , the tobacco mosaic virus was the first virus to be crystallized . Regardless of the erroneous conclusion , Mayer 's pioneer work on the tobacco mosaic disease served as an important step in the discovery of viruses and led to the foundation of the field of virology ."
},
{
"docid": "Wheat_streak_mosaic_virus",
"title": "",
"text": "Wheat streak mosaic virus ( WSMV ) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae that infects plants in the Poaceae family , especially wheat ( Triticum spp . ) ; it is globally distributed and vectored by the wheat curl mite , particularly in regions where wheat is widely grown . First described in Nebraska in 1922 , stunted growth and the eponymous `` streaks '' of yellowed , non-uniform discoloration are characteristic of WSMV infection . As it has been known to cause 100 % crop mortality , WSMV is a subject of ongoing scientific research ."
},
{
"docid": "Mosaic_(church)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mosaic is a multi-site church based in Los Angeles , California , currently led by lead pastor Erwin McManus . The church originally formed as the Bethel Baptist Church in 1943 . Mosaic has approximately 60 nationalities in attendance . In January 2012 , Mosaic started holding its worship services in Hollywood . Associated Press called Mosaic a `` hipster megachurch '' , describing it as a `` congregation full of hip twenty-somethings who mostly work in the film industry and make short films for a hobby '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Jupiter_Ascending",
"title": "",
"text": "Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 space opera film written , produced , and directed by The Wachowskis . Starring Mila Kunis , Channing Tatum , Sean Bean , and Eddie Redmayne , the film is centered on Jupiter Jones ( Kunis ) , an ordinary cleaning woman , and Caine Wise ( Tatum ) , an interplanetary warrior who informs Jones that her destiny extends beyond Earth . Supporting cast member Douglas Booth has described the film 's fictional universe as a cross between The Matrix and Star Wars , while Kunis identified indulgence and consumerism as its underlying themes . The film was co-produced by Grant Hill , who acted as executive producer on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and as producer on V for Vendetta , Speed Racer , Ninja Assassin , and Cloud Atlas , making Jupiter Ascending his seventh collaboration with the Wachowskis . Several more longstanding Wachowski collaborators since the creation of The Matrix films have contributed to the picture , including production designer Hugh Bateup , visual effects supervisor Dan Glass , visual effects designer John Gaeta , supervising sound editor Dane Davis and costume designer Kym Barrett . Other notable past collaborators include Speed Racer 's composer Michael Giacchino , Cloud Atlas director of photography John Toll along with its editor Alexander Berner and hair and make-up designer Jeremy Woodhead , who worked on both . Although critics praised the visuals , originality , world-building , and Michael Giacchino 's musical score , the general attitude toward the film was negative , with most criticism focused on incoherence in the screenplay , the characterization and an over-reliance on special effects . However , the film has found a more positive response from audiences , particularly among a niche of female science fiction fans who appreciated the film 's campiness and the film 's deviation from typical gender stereotypes in a genre that is traditionally male-centered ."
},
{
"docid": "Willem_van_Biljon",
"title": "",
"text": "Willem van Biljon ( born 1961 ) is an entrepreneur and technologist born , raised and educated in South Africa . Van Biljon graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Computer Science . He held engineering and research positions at LinkData , the Institute for Applied Computer Science and the National Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences . Van Biljon co-founded Mosaic Software . Mosaic built the Postilion payment system , the first high-end payment transaction switch for commodity hardware and operating systems ( Windows ) . Mosaic 's investors included GE and Paul Maritz . The company became one of the top three payment processing software vendors in the world and was sold in 2004 to S1 Corp. . Van Biljon was at Amazon.com where , along with Chris Pinkham and Christopher Brown led the team that developed Amazon 's Elastic Compute Cloud ( EC2 ) . Willem built the business plan for the service and was responsible for product management and marketing for the public cloud service . In 2006 , van Biljon left Amazon Web Services and later started a venture with Chris Pinkham . The company , Nimbula , was focused on Cloud Computing software and was funded by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners . In March 2013 , Nimbula was acquired by Oracle Corporation . In April 2014 van Biljon joined takealot.com , a Cape Town-based ecommerce company as Co-CEO and CTO . Van Biljon co-authored two patent applications : `` Managing Communications Between Computing Nodes '' , `` Managing Execution of Programs by Multiple Computing Systems '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Mosaic_Theater_Company_of_DC",
"title": "",
"text": "Mosaic Theater Company of DC is a non-profit theater company located in Washington DC . Founded by former Theater J artistic director Ari Roth in 2015 , it performs at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE in Washington D.C. . Their proclaimed mission is to '' make powerful , transformational , socially-relevant art , producing plays by authors on the frontlines of conflict zones and providing audiences with a dynamic new venue for the dramatizing and debating of ideas . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Colin_Cloud",
"title": "",
"text": "Colin Cloud ( born 9 January 1987 ) is a Scottish stage mentalist who describes himself as a forensic mind reader . He has been compared to both English illusionist Derren Brown and to Sherlock Holmes ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Atlas",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Atlas ( born Angelo Siciliano ; October 30 , 1892 -- December 24 , 1972 ) was an Italian-American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advertising campaign featuring his name and likeness ; it has been described as one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time . Atlas trained himself to develop his body from that of a `` scrawny weakling '' , eventually becoming the most popular bodybuilder of his day . He took the name `` Charles Atlas '' after a friend told him that he resembled the statue of Atlas on top of a hotel in Coney Island and legally changed his name in 1922 . He marketed his first bodybuilding course with health and fitness writer Dr. Frederick Tilney in November 1922 . Tilney wrote the original course `` Health & Strength by Charles Atlas '' and the duo ran the company out of Tilney 's home for the first six months . In 1929 , Tilney sold his half of the business to advertising man Charles P. Roman and moved to Miami , Florida , where he operated a very successful health food business until his death in 1977 . Charles Atlas Ltd. was founded in 1929 and , as of 2015 , continues to market a fitness program for the `` 97-pound weakling '' ( 44 kg ) . The company is now owned by Jeffrey C. Hogue ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Atlas_launches",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of launches made by the SM-65 Atlas ICBM , and its derivatives . Between 2007 and May 2017 , Atlas V has flown 61 consecutive missions without failure . Due to the size of the list , it has been split into several smaller articles : List of Atlas launches ( 1957 -- 1959 ) List of Atlas launches ( 1960 -- 1969 ) List of Atlas launches ( 1970 -- 1979 ) List of Atlas launches ( 1980 -- 1989 ) List of Atlas launches ( 1990 -- 1999 ) List of Atlas launches ( 2000 -- 2009 ) List of Atlas launches ( 2010 -- 2019 )"
},
{
"docid": "Barbary_leopard",
"title": "",
"text": "The Barbary leopard or North African leopard from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa has initially been described as a leopard subspecies ( Panthera pardus panthera ) in the late 18th century . Following genetic analysis in the 1990s , this population is grouped with the African leopard ( P. p. pardus ) . Leopards are rare in northern Africa . Only small populations persist in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria in forest and mountain steppe in elevations of 300 to where the climate is temperate to cold . Barbary macaques also live in this area and habitat ."
},
{
"docid": "Intercloud",
"title": "",
"text": "The Intercloud is an interconnected global `` cloud of clouds '' and an extension of the Internet `` network of networks '' on which it is based . The term was first used in the context of cloud computing in 2007 when Kevin Kelly opined that `` eventually we 'll have the intercloud , the cloud of clouds '' . It became popular in late 2008 and has also been used to describe the datacenter of the future . The Intercloud scenario is based on the key concept that each single cloud does not have infinite physical resources or ubiquitous geographic footprint . If a cloud saturates the computational and storage resources of its infrastructure , or is requested to use resources in a geography where it has no footprint , it would still be able to satisfy such requests for service allocations sent from its clients . The Intercloud scenario would address such situations where each cloud would use the computational , storage , or any kind of resource ( through semantic resource descriptions , and open federation ) of the infrastructures of other clouds . This is analogous to the way the Internet works , in that a service provider to which an endpoint is attached , will access or deliver traffic from/to source/destination addresses outside of its service area by using Internet routing protocols with other service providers with whom it has a pre-arranged exchange or peering relationship . It is also analogous to the way mobile operators implement roaming and inter-carrier interoperability . Such forms of cloud exchange , peering , or roaming may introduce new business opportunities among cloud providers if they manage to go beyond the theoretical framework ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Mitchell_(author)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Stephen Mitchell ( born 12 January 1969 ) is an English novelist . He has written seven novels , two of which , number9dream ( 2001 ) and Cloud Atlas ( 2004 ) , were shortlisted for the Booker Prize ."
},
{
"docid": "Litl",
"title": "",
"text": "The litl webbook is a webbook developed , marketed , and sold by litl LLC . It features the ability to stand upright in an inverted-V position ( referred to as `` easel mode '' ) and a cloud-based operating system called litl OS . It has been described as the `` world 's first '' true cloud-based netbook ."
},
{
"docid": "Mosaic_gulper_shark",
"title": "",
"text": "The mosaic gulper shark , Centrophorus tessellatus , is a small rare deepwater dogfish , found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū , Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths between 260 and 730 m . It is one of 13 described species in the genus Centrophorus . The mosaic gulper shark has no anal fin , two dorsal fins with large spines ( the second dorsal is relatively high , almost as high as the first ) , large eyes , angular extended free tips on the pectoral fins , and a moderately notched caudal fin . It has a maximum length of 89 cm ."
}
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{
"docid": "Thirteen_(2003_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thirteen is a 2003 American semi-autobiographical drama film , directed by Catherine Hardwicke , and written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed , based on events from Reed 's life at age 12 and 13 . It stars Evan Rachel Wood , with Wood 's character `` Tracy '' being loosely based upon Reed . Nikki Reed herself co-stars in the role of Evie Zamora . The script was written in six days . The film caused controversy upon its release , because it dealt with topics like drugs such as inhalants , marijuana , and alcohol , underage sexual behavior , and self-harm . The film earned Holly Hunter an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Golden Globe nominations for Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Drama , respectively ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Tessa_Ludwick",
"title": "",
"text": "Tessa Ludwick ( born October 5 , 1988 ) is a Korean American actress from Apollo Beach , Florida . She began acting at age five , when she held a lead role in Allegra 's Window , a Nick Jr. children 's television program show taped at Universal Studios in Orlando , Florida . When filming on Allegra 's Window ended in May 1996 , seven-year-old Ludwick went from Allegra 's Window to a lead role in Big Bag , a live action television puppet program for preschoolers on the Cartoon Network . At 8 , she landed the role of Kate , an orphan girl in the touring Broadway musical Annie , the 20th Anniversary . For the next eight months , she toured the United States and Canada with the musical , during which time Ludwick gave eight performances per week . In 2003 , Ludwick appeared as the character Yumi in thirteen , an autobiographical drama film based on American film actress Nikki Reed 's experiences as a 12 and 13-year-old girl . In 2004 , Ludwick appeared on Movie Surfers , a Disney Channel mini-show where four teenagers go behind the scenes to report on Walt Disney-related films . Three years later in June 2007 , Ludwick began work on Teen Witch the Musical , a stage musical based on the 1989 fantasy-comedy film Teen Witch ."
},
{
"docid": "Nikki_Reed",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicole Houston Reed ( born May 17 , 1988 ) is an American actress , screenwriter , singer-songwriter , and model known to the general public for her portrayal of vampire Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga ( 2008 -- 2012 ) . She became known in 2003 , after the release of the film Thirteen , directed by Catherine Hardwicke , for which she was credited with Hardwicke as a co-writer of the screenplay , and in which she played a lead role . The film earned Reed an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance , as well as several nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Catherine_Hardwicke",
"title": "",
"text": "Catherine Hardwicke ( born Helen Catherine Hardwicke ; ) is an American film director , production designer and screenwriter . Her works include the Academy Award-nominated independent film Thirteen , which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed , the film 's co-star , the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story , the vampire film Twilight , the werewolf film Red Riding Hood , and the classic skateboarding film Lords of Dogtown . The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_Reed",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian Manley Reed ( born 13 July 1927 in Victoria ) was a discus thrower , who represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics . He won the gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in the men 's discus throw event . He was 25 at the time of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . During the olympics he started the qualifying rounds ranked as # 21 with the distance of his discus throw being 45.12 meters . This caused him to automatically qualify into group B , which moved his rank to # 13 . His next throw which took place during round one of group B , was 41.51 meters and moved his ranking to # 14 . However , during round two of group B was considered Reed 's best marked distance which measured to 45.12 meters and ranked him at # 12 , therefore qualifying him into the next round . In spite of just have his best marked distance in round 3 of group B , Reed threw the discus a measured a 44.24 meters . This caused him not to place in round 3 , thus taking him out of the games . Reed 's personal best ever recorded discus throw is 49.52 meters . World Masters Athletics has ranked Ian Reed world number one in his 85-89 age group for the years 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nikki_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nikki is a given name . Notable people with the given name include : In music : Nikki ( singer ) , Japanese-American singer Nikki Hornsby , American singer-songwriter Nikki Kerkhof , Dutch singer , and winner of Idols 4 Nikki McKibbin , American singer who finished third in the 2002 debut season of American Idol Nikki Sixx , Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Stringfield , guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before The Mourning Nikki Sudden , English singer-songwriter and guitarist Nikki Webster , Australian pop star and model Nikki Yanofsky , Canadian jazz-pop singer In television and film : Nikki Bedi , television and radio presenter Nikki Blonsky , American actress best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray Nikki Cox , American actress known for her roles in the television series Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas Nikki DeLoach , American actress Nikki Glaser , comedian Nikki Grahame , contestant on Big Brother 7 in the UK Nikki Griffin , American actress Nikki Patel , British actress from Coronation Street Nikki Reed , American actress known for portraying Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga Nikki Sanderson , British actress known for playing Candice Stowe in Coronation Street Nikki Tilroe , Canadian puppeteer best known for her work as the Mime Lady on Today 's Special Nikki Ziering , American model and actress In adult entertainment : Nikki Benz , Canadian pornographic actress and film director Nikki Tyler , American former pornographic actress Nikki Dial , American former pornographic actress Nikki Thomas , Canadian prostitute In other fields : Nikki Giovanni , American poet and author Nikki Haley , governor of South Carolina Nikki Craft , American political activist , feminist , artist and writer Nikki Franke , American fencer and fencing coach Nikki Hemming , CEO of Sharman Networks and President of LEF Interactive Nikki Kidd , Scottish field hockey forward Nikki Teasley , basketball player for the Washington Mystics in the Women 's National Basketball Association Nikki Roxx , American female professional wrestler Nikki Garrett , Australian professional golfer Nikki Bella , American professional wrestler Nikki Whitehead , American victim of matricide"
},
{
"docid": "Cherry_Crush",
"title": "",
"text": "Cherry Crush is a 2007 drama/thriller film starring Jonathan Tucker and Nikki Reed . The film was directed and co-written by Nicholas DiBella . Cherry Crush premiered in Rochester , New York on February 16 , 2007 . The film was released on DVD on July 3 , 2007 . Nicholas DiBella 's thriller Cherry Crush stars Jonathan Tucker as Jordan Wells , the privileged son of a successful man who gets kicked out of an exclusive prep school after his interest in photography and girls leads him to taking nude snapshots of classmates . Soon he meets a poor but attractive girl named Shay Bettencourt ( Nikki Reed ) who ensnares him in a web of murder and lies ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Thirteen_Chairs",
"title": "",
"text": "The Thirteen Chairs ( 12 + 1 - original title and Italian release title ) is a 1969 comedy film based on The Twelve Chairs , a 1928 satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov . It was directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani , and starred Sharon Tate ( her last film before her death ) , Vittorio Gassman , Orson Welles , Vittorio De Sica , and Tim Brooke-Taylor ."
},
{
"docid": "Murder_of_David_Reed",
"title": "",
"text": "David Wellington Reed ( 17 January 1972 -- 21 August 1985 ) was a 13-year-old boy in the seventh grade at Schuylkill Haven Area Middle School , who was murdered in 1985 by then 20-year-old Joseph `` Joe '' Geiger in Schuylkill Haven , Pennsylvania , United States over Geiger 's stolen illegally grown cannabis plants . Geiger blamed Reed for the disappearance of the drug . Friends , family , and teachers remember Reed as an outgoing person who aspired to fly . Reed 's death remained unsolved for 20 years , until the case was reopened in 2005 by the Schuylkill Haven police department . Geiger was arrested in 2008 on the 23rd anniversary of Reed 's death and was found guilty of third-degree murder , involuntary manslaughter , evidence tampering , and abuse of corpse , among other offenses ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_of_France_(1264–1276)",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis of France ( 1263 or 1264 -- Château de Vincennes , before May 1276 ) , was an heir apparent to the French throne . He was the eldest son of King Philip III of France and his first wife , Isabella of Aragon ( 1247-1271 ) . He was the heir apparent to the French throne from August 25 , 1270 ( at the death of his grandfather Louis IX of France ) , until his own premature death , at the age of 12-13 . He had three younger brothers : Philip IV the Fair , Robert and Charles . His mother died in Calabria following a riding accident during her pregnancy with her fifth child . Louis was then 7 -- 8 years old . At his premature death at the age of 12 or 13 , his younger brother Philip , the future Philip IV of France , succeeded him as heir apparent ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Thirteen_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "In the 1880s , the Thirteen Club was created to debunk the superstition of `` 13 at a table '' being unlucky . This belief states that when 13 people are seated together at a table , one will die within a year . They met on the 13th of the month for a dinner served to 13 people at each table . By 1887 , the Thirteen Club was 400-strong , over time gaining five U.S. Presidents as honorary members : Chester Arthur , Grover Cleveland , Benjamin Harrison , William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt . The `` 13 at a table '' superstition may take its origin from The Last Supper wherein 13 people dined ( Jesus and his twelve disciples ) and Jesus died soon after , or from the Valhalla Banquet story in Norse mythology . That story tells about 12 gods invited to a banquet . Loki , making thirteen , intrudes and Balder , the favourite of the gods , is killed . In New York at the December 13 , 1886 meeting of the Thirteen Club , Robert Green Ingersoll ended his toast , `` The Superstitions of Public Men '' :"
},
{
"docid": "Harrison_Reed_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harrison Reed ( August 26 , 1813 -- May 25 , 1899 ) was the ninth Governor of Florida . Reed was born in Littleton , Massachusetts , on August 26 , 1813 , to parents Seth Reed ( 1781-1848 ) and Rhoda Finney Reed ( 1781-1874 ) . The Reed family came to Milwaukee in 1836 . Harrison was one of eight Reed children . His brothers were Herbert Reed , a Milwaukee grocer who married Phebe Adeline Brisbane , Orson Reed of Summit , Wisconsin who married Agnes Fairservice ( listed as Faissenice on the marriage certificate ) , Curtis Reed and George Reed . His sister , Mary Augusta Reed Smith ( 1811-1866 ) married Judge Abram Daniel Smith ( 1811-1865 ) . His sister , Martha Reed Mitchell ( 1817-1902 ) married banker and railroad tycoon , Alexander Mitchell ( 1817-1887 ) . His sister Julia Ann Reed Noyes , married Dr. Thomas J. Noyes , the first president of the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine . At age 16 , he was apprenticed to a printer , but health problems caused him to quit . He became a merchant , in 1836 and moved to Milwaukee , Wisconsin . There he opened the first general store and started the first Sunday school . His business failed in the Panic of 1837 . He then took a turn at farming . He was an early owner and editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel in Milwaukee , Wisconsin from December 1837 until May 1842 . He co-published the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison with David Atwood from 1859-1861 . He married Amanda Anna Louisa Turner on August 12 , 1841 , in Milwaukee . Together , they helped settle the towns of Neenah and Menasha . They had four children , one of whom died before the age of two . In 1861 he moved to Washington , D.C. to assume a post at the Treasury Department . While in Washington , his wife died on October 13 , 1862 . In 1863 , he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to be a tax commissioner in Florida to deal with seized Confederate property . While working as Tax Commissioner , Reed traveled to Fernandina Beach on several occasions . He met Chloe Merrick , a teacher of freedmen children , on one occasion . He became very impressed with Miss Merrick . In 1865 , President Andrew Johnson appointed him the postal agent for Florida . In 1868 , Florida enacted a new constitution and Reed was elected governor by the people . He assumed office on June 8 , 1868 , however , it was not until July 4 , 1868 that the federal commander of Florida recognized the constitution and the election as valid , giving Reed control of the state . He appointed Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs as Florida 's first African-American Secretary of State , and commissioned Gibbs as a lieutenant colonel in the Florida State Militia . During his term , there were at least two efforts to remove him , the first by William Henry Gleason , his lieutenant governor from 1868 to 1870 . Gleason proclaimed himself Governor in November 1868 . The state adjutant general and the county 's sheriff supported Reed and organized an effort to deny Gleason access to the Capitol . On November 24 , 1868 , the Florida Supreme Court held that the Senate had lacked a quorum and could not have impeached Reed . During the second attempt to impeach Reed , Lieutenant Governor Samuel T. Day claimed to be Acting Governor from February 10 to May 4 , 1872 . While his impeachment was pending , Reed had felt he was disqualified from holding office , and had gone to his farm to await events . The Legislature adjourned without bringing him to trial , which he construed as tantamount to acquittal . While Day was in Jacksonville for a party caucus , Reed returned to Tallahassee , declared himself Governor , and appointed a new Attorney General . Reed 's proclamation was then approved by the Secretary of State . In 1869 , Reed decided to advance his relationship with Chloe Merrick and traveled to North Carolina where Merrick was teaching freed children and proposed . They were married at Merrick 's home in Wilmington , North Carolina on August 10 , 1869 . They had one child . Reed served as governor until January 7 , 1873 . After holding office , Reed went back to his farm along the St. Johns River and once again turned to journalism , this time editing a local magazine , The Semi-Tropical . Reed was appointed to a post office position by Benjamin Harrison in 1890 . His final public service was to represent Duval County in Florida 's House of Representatives until his death in Jacksonville on May 25 , 1899 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nikki_Campbell",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicola Jane `` Nikki '' Campbell ( born 9 September 1980 ) is an Australian female golfer . Campbell was born in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada . She moved with her family to Australia in 1983 . At the age of 12 she began playing golf at the Federal Golf Club in Canberra . She turned pro in 2002 , and has played mostly on the LPGA of Japan Tour , but has played in some LPGA Tour tournaments . She has won two tournaments , most recently the Fujitsu Ladies at the Seven Hundred Club in Chiba , Japan . Her brother Chris Campbell is a professional golfer on the Japan Golf Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Age_13",
"title": "",
"text": "Age 13 is an educational film by Sid Davis released in 1955 . It is property of the public domain . The film centers on Andrew , a thirteen-year-old boy stricken with grief over the recent death of his mother . On the day of her death her radio stops working , and Andrew believes that if he can repair it his mother will return . He is left with a cold , emotionally distant stepfather . He is also teased relentlessly in school , which leads him to bring a gun with him . During an altercation with another student in a physical education class , he fires the gun , injuring no one . Following the incident he receives counseling , is administered a Rorschach inkblot test and is encouraged to open up emotionally . However , his stepfather becomes increasingly brutal . Andrew commits a virtual murder by destroying a photograph of his stepfather , whom he blames for his mother 's death ; afraid his feelings will lead him to actual homicide , he runs away . By film 's end he has recovered , and is adopted by his aunt and her husband . Musician Kevin Moore selected this film as inspiration for the Chroma Key album Graveyard Mountain Home . The film is included on DVD in a special edition of the album , playing at half speed and featuring the album 's music soundtrack as opposed to the original ."
},
{
"docid": "13_(number)",
"title": "",
"text": "13 ( thirteen -LSB- θɜrˈtiːn -RSB- ) is the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 . In spoken English , the numbers 13 and 30 are often confused . When carefully pronounced , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 13 -LSB- θɜrˈtiːn -RSB- vs. 30 -LSB- ˈθɜrti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1300 ( `` thirteen hundred '' ) or when contrasting numbers in the teens , such as 13 , 14 , 15 , the stress shifts to the first syllable : 13 -LSB- ˈθɜrtiːn -RSB- . In a 24-hour clock , the thirteenth hour is one o'clock . Strikingly similar folkloric aspects of the number 13 have been noted in various cultures around the world : one theory is that this is due to the cultures employing lunar-solar calendars ( there are approximately 12.41 lunations per solar year , and hence 12 `` true months '' plus a smaller , and often portentous , thirteenth month ) . This can be witnessed , for example , in the `` Twelve Days of Christmas '' of Western European tradition ."
},
{
"docid": "Man_of_God_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Man of God is a 2005 drama movie written and directed by Jefery Levy . It stars Peter Weller and Nikki Reed ."
},
{
"docid": "William_R._Reed",
"title": "",
"text": "William R. Reed ( c. 1915 -- May 20 , 1971 ) was an American college athletics administrator . He served as the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 1961 until his death in 1971 . A native of Oxford , Michigan , Reed attended the University of Michigan , graduating in 1936 with a major in political science before continuing at Michigan Law . As an undergraduate at Michigan , he played on the freshmen football team . Reed first joined the Big Ten in 1939 before leaving for a six-year period to serve in the United States Navy during World War II and then as an assistant to Homer S. Ferguson , United States Senator from Michigan . He later served as an assistant to Big Ten commissioner , Kenneth Wilson , before succeeding Wilson in 1961 . Reed died at the age of 55 on May 20 , 1971 , at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge , Illinois . He was hospitalized four months earlier for rheumatoid arthritis before contracting hepatitis and , ultimately , falling into a coma several days before his death ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Seraph_of_the_End_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese dark fantasy anime based on the manga with the same name written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya . It is produced by Wit Studio , directed by Daisuke Tokudo , and screenplayed solely by Hiroshi Seko . Additionally , the original manga 's writer , Takaya Kagami , is personally drafting the original story for episodes with material not yet serialized in the manga and supervising the scripts until the anime 's final episode . The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a `` human-made '' virus , ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched . It is at this time that vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth , likely followed by age-old horrors of the dark thought only to be myth . A young man named Yūichirō Hyakuya joins a vampire extermination unit to avenge the deaths of his orphaned family and reclaim his best friend Mikaela Hyakuya from the vampires . On December 12 , 2014 , it was announced the series would run in two split cours ( quarters of the year ) . The first would air in 2015 from April to June and the second from October to December , with both cours having 12 episodes each . The series premiered on Tokyo MX , MBS , TV Aichi , and BS11 at their respective time slots . NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan is releasing the first cour in Blu-ray and DVD formats in Japan starting on June 24 , 2015 across four volumes . A six minutes omake anime specials adapted from the omake featured in the original manga , included in each Blu-ray/DVD volume titled . On March 31 , 2015 , it was announced that Funimation Entertainment has licensed the series for streaming and home video release in North America . Hulu will also be streaming the series . On May 13 , 2015 , Funimation announced that the English broadcast dub will stream every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT on its `` Dubble Talk '' streaming block . The second cour of the anime television series was renamed as ."
},
{
"docid": "Main_Street_(novel_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Main Street is a children 's novel series by Ann M. Martin aiming at age group 8 -- 12 . It was published between 2007 and 2011 . The story revolves around two sisters , Ruby and Flora Northrop , who move to the small town Camden Falls to live with their grandmother after the sudden death of their parents . The books tell us about the girls ' new journey and adaptation in a new town and new people with old memories , and some with rather dubious ones . There , they make new friends like Olivia and Nikki . Olivia 's grandmother owns a store with Ruby 's and Flora 's grandmother . After completing the Baby-Sitters Club series , Ann M. Martin began the Main Street series . She has stated in one of her interviews that she loves small towns and based Camden Falls on Woodstock , New York . The author 's love of sewing inspired the grandmother 's sewing shop . The books have at one point or another talked about almost everyone and all shops in the town . According to Martin , she had to create a whole new imaginary town which was very enjoyable . Each book has a detailed map of the town ."
},
{
"docid": "Pop_It!",
"title": "",
"text": "Pop It ! is an interactive television series on for kids ages 6 to 8 years old that offers fun , exercise , and entertainment . Hosted by Briana ( 11 ) , Shemar ( 12 ) , and Lamar ( 13 ) , the three young dancers break down the moves to teach the routines from their original music videos . After the short lessons , kids are invited to dance along to the music with the three stars and their friends . The show is produced by Hop To It Productions , Inc. , in association with TVO and the Bell Fund . It was filmed at the IAOD studios in Toronto . There are 26 episodes . Each episode is 7 minutes long . The show first aired on TVO on September 3 , 2007 , and on SCN and Knowledge Network . Host of the show Briana Andrade-Gomes Shemar Charles Lamar Johnson Minor Dancers Ashley Charles Breanne Charter Sara Kernerman Kelly Lopes Stella Medley Nikki Mele Pedro Rosa"
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Reed_(series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Reed is a series of popular made for TV crime drama films fictionalizing the career of real-life Cook County Sheriff 's Homicide Investigator Jack Reed . The first film , Deadly Matrimony , a two-part drama based on the Barbara Schaaf 's non-fiction book about the Dianne Masters murder case , Shattered Hopes , was first broadcast in 1992 . It was written by Andrew Laskos , directed by John Korty , and starred Brian Dennehy as Reed . Deadly Matrimony was well-enough received that it was followed , the next year by Badge of Honor , also written by Laskos , and directed by Kevin Connor . Dennehy , who had pushed to get more films based on Reed 's career made , was the co-executive producer . Further sequels , also starring Dennehy , were also all directed by him . All the films were loosely based on cases Reed had investigated during his police career . In the films , Reed was depicted as a sergeant . In real life , by the time the films were being broadcast , Reed was a lieutenant , in charge of the Sheriff 's cold case detail . When he retired from the Sheriff 's Police after thirty-five years , he entered private security . The series includes the TV films : 1992 : Deadly Matrimony directed by John Korty 1993 : Jack Reed : Badge of Honor directed by Kevin Connor 1994 : Jack Reed : A Search for Justice directed by Brian Dennehy 1995 : Jack Reed : One of Our Own directed by Brian Dennehy 1996 : Jack Reed : A Killer Among Us directed by Brian Dennehy 1996 : Jack Reed : Death and Vengeance directed by Brian Dennehy"
},
{
"docid": "Last_Day_of_Summer",
"title": "",
"text": "Last Day of Summer is a 2009 drama-comedy film written , produced and directed by Vlad Yudin of The Vladar Company , featuring DJ Qualls , Nikki Reed , and William Sadler ."
},
{
"docid": "Can’t_is_Not_an_Option",
"title": "",
"text": "Ca n't is Not an Option : My American Story by Nikki Haley , is an autobiography by American politician Nikki Haley published by Penguin Books in 2012 . According to The Economist , which compares Haley to another shopkeeper 's daughter , British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , the most important passage is Haley 's recounting of how she kept the books in her mother 's dress shop , Exotica International starting at age 12 . This , according to The Economist , imbued her with `` an extreme watchfulness about overheads and a sharp aversion to government intrusion . '' The title is taken from a phrase Haley recalls as part of her childhood . When something appeared difficult , her parents would tell her and her siblings that `` Ca n't is not an option . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Freda_Cruse_Atwell",
"title": "",
"text": "Freda Cruse Atwell ( aka Freda Cruse Phillips and Freda Cruse Hardison ) is a writer and photographer . At the age of 17 , Cruse left Arkansas to begin studies at the University of California , San Diego . In San Diego , she met fashion photographer Richard Avedon for whom she worked off and on from 1977 to 1985 . At this time -- during the shooting of In The American West -- she found she was more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it , leading to an interest in photography . In 1976 Cruse married and had a daughter . The marriage ended in divorce in 1980 . During this period she met Jack D. Douglas , a UCSD sociology professor , who became her mentor . Cruse started as his research assistant but became his co-author in 1978 , culminating in their 1988 book , Love , Intimacy , and Sex . Cruse graduated from UCSD with a bachelor 's degree in 1980 . Her second marriage lasted from 1981 -- 1987 , with a daughter , Nikki Lee , born in 1982 . Her third marriage was from 1988 -- 2004 , with a third daughter born in 1989 . Following her daughter Nikki Lee 's death in 2002 , Cruse Atwell formed the Nikki Lee Atwell Foundation ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Adrian_Mole_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole is a British series of books written by Sue Townsend which focus on the life of Adrian Mole , one of life 's losers , and his exploits and opinions of both the world 's and social situations in the county of Leicestershire . The series begins when Mole is a thirteen-year-old delinquent and ends when he finds out he will be a grandfather , aged forty-two . A sequel was produced in 2011 to highlight the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton , and Townsend had been working on another Adrian Mole book at the time of her death in April 2014 . Before the Adrian Mole books , there was a radio series entitled The Secret Diary of Nigel Mole , aged 13 3/4 , but the name was too alike that of Nigel Molesworth ."
},
{
"docid": "Seeds_of_Yesterday",
"title": "",
"text": "Seeds of Yesterday is a novel written by V. C. Andrews . It is the fourth book in the Dollanganger Series . The story is once again written from the point of view of the main character , Cathy , following her from the age of 52 until her death a few years later . Cathy was born in April 1945 , meaning the events in the book occur between 1997 -- 2001 , which was thirteen years into the future at the time the book was originally published in 1984 . The film adaptation aired April 12 , 2015 on Lifetime ."
},
{
"docid": "Catch_.44",
"title": "",
"text": "Catch .44 is a 2011 American crime thriller film starring Forest Whitaker , Bruce Willis , Malin Åkerman , Nikki Reed , Deborah Ann Woll , and Brad Dourif . The film is written and directed by Aaron Harvey ."
},
{
"docid": "Murder_of_a_Cat",
"title": "",
"text": "Murder of a Cat is a 2014 American independent thriller comedy film directed by Gillian Greene and starring Fran Kranz , Nikki Reed , J.K. Simmons , and Blythe Danner . The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Nikki_Grahame",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicola Rachel-Beth `` Nikki '' Grahame ( born 28 April 1982 in Watford , England ) is a British model , author , columnist , fashion designer and television personality , who rose to fame in the UK when she was chosen to be a housemate on Big Brother 7 in 2006 . Grahame 's conspicuous temper tantrums divided viewer opinion during her time on Big Brother and subsequently led to her being given her own reality television show entitled Princess Nikki . Grahame won a National Television Award for Most Popular TV Contender in 2006 , and featured in a series of advertisements for Domino 's Pizza . As of 2007 , Grahame writes a regular column in OK ! 's `` Hot Stars '' magazine . She appeared in the tenth series of Big Brother , competing in a Silent Disco task against Karly Ashworth , as part of the Big Brother UK Tenth Anniversary Celebrations . After entering the UK Big Brother house again in 2010 she placed 2nd in Ultimate Big Brother , concluding in her becoming the runner-up . She returned to the sixteenth series of Big Brother in 2015 as a Time Warp Housemate . On 3 March 2016 , Grahame was one of two ` international wildcards ' who won a public vote to enter the fourth season of Big Brother Canada , she entered the house on Day 7 along with Tim Dormer who won the tenth season of Big Brother Australia . Grahame finished in sixth place , being evicted on 28 April 2016 which was Day 63 of the series and also her 34th birthday . Grahame spent some of her childhood and most of her adolescence in psychiatric hospitals , suffering from eating disorder anorexia nervosa , a condition that left her comatose and near death at the age of 12 , something she has written about in two autobiographies called Dying To Be Thin -- The True Story Of My Lifelong Battle Against Anorexia ( 2009 ) and Fragile -- The True Story of My Lifelong Battle With Anorexia ( 2012 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Nikki_Shadwick",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicola `` Nikki '' Shadwick is a character in Channel 4 soap Brookside played by Suzanne Collins from 27 March 1998 until the programme 's final episode on 4 November 2003 . Nikki 's storylines have included being `` date-raped '' by Luke Musgrove at a party at Number 5 , hosted by Leo Johnson and Tim O'Leary . Not long after this ordeal , Nikki had to deal with the deaths of her father Greg and Brother Jason after an explosion on Brookside Parade , and was also stalked by an obsessive friend at her University . Her younger sister Emily was killed during the Brookside Siege of 2002 and her mother then moved to Brussels . In the final episode of Brookside Nikki reveals she is going to live with her Mother Margi in Brussels ."
},
{
"docid": "Eulalia_of_Barcelona",
"title": "",
"text": "Saint Eulalia ( Aulaire , Aulazia , Olalla , Eulària ) ( c. 290 -- 12 February 303 ) , co-patron saint of Barcelona , was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who suffered martyrdom in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian ( although the Sequence of Saint Eulalia mentions the `` pagan king '' Maximian ) . There is some dispute as to whether she is the same person as Saint Eulalia of Mérida , whose story is similar . For refusing to recant her Christianity , the Romans subjected her to thirteen tortures ; including : Putting her into a barrel with knives ( or glass ) stuck into it and rolling it down a street ( according to tradition , the one now called Baixada de Santa Eulalia `` Saint Eulalia 's descent '' ) . Cutting off her breasts Crucifixion on an X-shaped cross . She is depicted with this cross , the instrument of her martyrdom . Finally , decapitation . A dove is supposed to have flown forth from her neck following her decapitation . This is one point of similarity with the story of Eulalia of Mérida , in which a dove flew from the girl 's mouth at the moment of her death . In addition , Eulalia of Mérida 's tortures are sometimes enumerated among the Barcelona martyrs , and the two were similar in age and year of death . Eulalia is commemorated with statues and street names throughout Barcelona . Her body was originally interred in the church of Santa Maria de les Arenes ( St. Mary of the Sands ; now Santa Maria del Mar , St. Mary of the Sea ) . It was hidden in 713 during the Moorish invasion , and only recovered in 878 . In 1339 , it was relocated to an alabaster sarcophagus in the crypt of the newly built Cathedral of Santa Eulalia . The festival of Saint Eulalia is held in Barcelona for a week around her feast day on February 12 ."
}
] |
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Caitlyn Jenner did not change her gender.
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[
{
"docid": "Caitlyn_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Caitlyn Marie Jenner ( born October 28 , 1949 ) , formerly known as Bruce Jenner , is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete . Jenner was a college football player for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery . Coach L. D. Weldon , who had coached Olympic decathlete Jack Parker , convinced Jenner to try the decathlon . After intense training , Jenner won the 1976 Olympics decathlon event at the Montreal Olympic Games , gaining fame as `` an all-American hero '' . Jenner set a third successive world record while winning the Olympics . The winner of the Olympic decathlon is traditionally given the unofficial title of `` world 's greatest athlete '' . With that stature , Jenner subsequently established a career in television , film , writing , auto racing , business and as a Playgirl cover model . Jenner has six children from marriages to wives Chrystie Crownover , Linda Thompson , and Kris Jenner . Since 2007 , Jenner has appeared on the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians with Kris , their daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner , and step-children Kourtney , Kim , Khloé , and Rob Kardashian . Previously identifying publicly as male , Jenner revealed her identity as a trans woman in April 2015 , publicly announcing her name change from Bruce to Caitlyn in a July 2015 Vanity Fair cover story . Her name and gender change became official on September 25 , 2015 . She has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world . From 2015 to 2016 , Jenner starred in the reality television series I Am Cait , which focused on her gender transition ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "I_Am_Cait",
"title": "",
"text": "I Am Cait is an American television documentary series which chronicles the life of Caitlyn Jenner after her gender transition . The eight-part one-hour documentary series debuted on July 26 , 2015 , on the E! network . The series focuses on the `` new normal '' for Jenner , exploring changes to her relationships with her family and friends . The show additionally explores how Jenner adjusts to what she sees as her job as a role model for the transgender community . In its first season , critical reception of I Am Cait was generally positive . Critics particularly praised the series approach to the social issues of the transgender community and its influence on the way Americans see and understand transgender people in general . The show 's informative and serious tone was also noted , and how it differed from Keeping Up with the Kardashians , a reality series that Jenner has starred in together with her family . In October , the show was renewed for a second season , which premiered on March 6 , 2016 . On August 16 , 2016 , E! cancelled the series after two seasons , due to low ratings ."
},
{
"docid": "Kris_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Kristen Mary Jenner ( née Houghton , -LSB- ˈhoʊtən -RSB- , formerly Kardashian ; born November 5 , 1955 ) is an American television personality who rose to fame for starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians , together with her family . Kris Jenner has been married twice ; first to lawyer Robert Kardashian , and later to television personality and retired Olympic Games champion , Bruce Jenner ( now known as Caitlyn ) . She has four children with Kardashian ( Kourtney , Kim , Khloé and Robert ) and two with Jenner ( Kendall and Kylie ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Brody_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Sam Brody Jenner ( born August 21 , 1983 ) is an American television personality , socialite and model . The son of Caitlyn Jenner and actress Linda Thompson , he was born and raised in Los Angeles , California . In 2005 , Jenner appeared in the reality television series , The Princes of Malibu , which additionally featured his eldest brother , Brandon Jenner , and his friend , Spencer Pratt . In 2007 , he began dating Lauren Conrad , a primary cast member of The Hills , and subsequently came to prominence after being cast in the series during the second season . Their brief relationship ultimately ended his friendship with Pratt . The following year , Jenner was commissioned in his own spin-off series , Bromance , in which he was intended to find another companion in Pratt 's absence . However , it was canceled after its inaugural season after receiving underwhelming ratings . In 2009 , Conrad left The Hills to pursue other career opportunities and was replaced by Jenner 's ex-girlfriend , Kristin Cavallari . Their rekindled relationship became the central focus of the series until its conclusion the following year . In 2013 , Jenner returned to reality television after appearing on Keeping Up with the Kardashians during its eighth season , which features Caitlyn ; his stepmother , Kris Jenner ; his stepsiblings , Kourtney , Kim , Khloé , and Rob Kardashian ; and his half-sisters , Kendall and Kylie Jenner ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "William Jenner may refer to : Caitlyn Jenner ( born 1949 ; birth name William Bruce Jenner ) , American television personality , athlete , and LGBT rights activist William Jenner , 1st Baronet ( 1815 -- 1898 ) , English physician who discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid William E. Jenner ( 1908 -- 1985 ) , U.S. Senator from Indiana William John Francis Jenner ( 1940 - ) China scholar ."
},
{
"docid": "Bruce_Jenner's_World_Class_Decathlon",
"title": "",
"text": "Bruce Jenner 's World Class Decathlon is a 1996 computer game where the player participates in a Decathlon . The gold medalist for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics , Bruce Jenner ( now Caitlyn Jenner ) , also appears as a character in the 1981/1982 game Olympic Decathlon/Microsoft Decathlon ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Finney_Boylan",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Finney Boylan ( born June 22 , 1958 ) is an American author and political activist . In 2014 she joined the faculty of Barnard College of Columbia University as the Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence , having previously been professor of English at Colby College in Maine . She is a trans woman . Her 2003 autobiography , She 's Not There : A Life in Two Genders , was the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller . She has two sons , Zach and Sean , with Deirdre Boylan whom she married in 1988 as James Boylan . Jennifer began her male to female transition in the year 2000 . The transformation started with therapy , feminine clothing , and then taking female hormones . While undergoing sexual reassignment surgery Jennifer feared that her marriage to Deirdre would certainly come to an end . Today , the couple is still married and residing between New York City and Belgrade Lakes , Maine , with their two sons . Nine years after she began her transition she published an article for The New York Times claiming , `` my spouse and I love each other , and that our legal union has been a good thing -- for us , for our children and our community '' . She made appearances as a friend of Caitlyn Jenner on the reality television show I Am Cait ."
},
{
"docid": "Linda_Thompson_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Linda Diane Thompson ( born May 23 , 1950 ) is an American songwriter/lyricist , and former actress and beauty pageant winner . She was married to then Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner ( now known as Caitlyn Jenner ) , and David Foster , musician , record producer , composer , songwriter , and arranger ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Keeping_Up_with_the_Kardashians_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that has aired on E! since October 14 , 2007 . The series has aired twelve seasons , and focuses on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian -- Jenner family . Its premise was originated with Ryan Seacrest , who additionally serves as an executive producer . The series focuses on sisters Kourtney , Kim , and Khloé Kardashian . It additionally places emphasis on their brother Rob Kardashian , their mother Kris Jenner , their step-parent Caitlyn Jenner , their half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner , and Kourtney 's now ex boyfriend , Scott Disick . Khloé 's ex husband Lamar Odom developed a major position as part of the supporting cast in the fourth season , though he was not a regular cast member in following seasons , and rarely appeared in season eight while attempting to fix his marriage with Khloé . From season eight onward , Caitlyn 's children Brody and Brandon , and Brandon 's wife , Leah became recurring cast members . Keeping Up with the Kardashians is often criticized for emphasizing the `` famous for being famous '' concept and appearing to fabricate aspects of its storyline . The series has produced the spin-offs Kourtney and Kim Take Miami , Kourtney and Kim Take New York , Khloé & Lamar , Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons , Dash Dolls , I Am Cait , and Rob & Chyna . As of , 193 original episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians have aired over thirteen seasons"
},
{
"docid": "Keeping_Up_with_the_Kardashians",
"title": "",
"text": "Keeping Up with the Kardashians ( often abbreviated KUWTK ) is an American reality television series that airs on the E! cable network . The show focuses on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian -- Jenner blended family . Its premise originated with Ryan Seacrest , who also serves as an executive producer . The series debuted on October 14 , 2007 and has subsequently become one of the longest-running reality television series in the country ; the thirteenth season of the show premiered on March 12 , 2017 . The series focuses mainly on sisters Kim , Kourtney , Khloé Kardashian , and their half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner . It also features their parents Kris and Caitlyn Jenner ( previously known as Bruce Jenner ) , and brother Rob Kardashian . The significant others of the Kardashian sisters have also appeared on the show , including Kourtney 's boyfriend Scott Disick and Khloé 's ex-husband Lamar Odom . Caitlyn 's son Brody made cameo appearances in the early seasons before joining the show to appear regularly , along with his brother Brandon , and Brandon 's wife , Leah . Kim 's friend Jonathan Cheban and Khloé 's friend Malika Haqq have also been part of the show . Keeping Up with the Kardashians has received very poor critical reviews since its premiere . It is often criticized for the high degree of emphasis on the `` famous for being famous '' concept , and for appearing to fabricate some aspects of its storylines . Several critics also noted the show 's lack of intelligence , and described the family as `` self-absorbed '' and `` desperate '' for fame . However , some critics recognized the reality series as a `` guilty pleasure '' and acknowledged the family 's success . Despite the negative reviews , Keeping Up with the Kardashians has attracted high viewership ratings , becoming one of the network 's most successful shows and winning several audience awards . The series ' success has led additionally to the creation of numerous spin-off series , including : Kourtney and Kim Take Miami , Kourtney and Kim Take New York , Khloé & Lamar , Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons , Dash Dolls , Rob & Chyna and soon , Life of Kylie . The network has also broadcast several television specials featuring special events involving members of the family ."
},
{
"docid": "Where_My_Country_Gone?",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Where My Country Gone ? '' is the second episode of the nineteenth season of the animated television series South Park , and the 259th episode overall , written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker . The episode premiered on Comedy Central on September 23 , 2015 . It parodies illegal immigration to the United States and the 2016 presidential candidacy of Donald Trump , along with Caitlyn Jenner and political correctness ."
},
{
"docid": "Stunning_and_Brave",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Stunning and Brave '' is the first episode in the nineteenth season of the American animated television series South Park . The 258th episode overall , it was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker . The episode aired on Comedy Central on September 16 , 2015 . The episode primarily parodies political correctness within society with a focus on the acceptance and praise of Caitlyn Jenner . The episode also lampoons Tom Brady and the Deflategate scandal ."
},
{
"docid": "Climate_change_and_gender",
"title": "",
"text": "Climate change and gender is concerned with gender differences in the context of climate change and the complex and intersecting power relations arising from it . By altering the ecosystems of the planet , climate change , and more specifically global warming , directly impacts the human race . These effects vary for different segments of the population , specifically for people of different genders . In many cases , women are more vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change because of their lower social status in most countries . Many impoverished women , especially those in the developing world , are farmers and depend on the natural environment for subsistence and income . By further limiting their already constrained access to physical , social , political , and fiscal resources , climate change often burdens women more than men . Locally and globally , both governments and non-governmental organizations respond to climate change . Some of these efforts focus on mitigating the effects of climate change while others aid societies in adapting their lifestyles to changes in their environment . Most policy responses in the late 20th and early 21st century either did not focus on the social effects of climate change or did not consider gender in these efforts . Analysis of gender in climate change , however , not only means applying a binary male/female system of analysis on sets of quantitative data but also scrutinizing discursive constructions that shapes power relations connected to climate change ."
},
{
"docid": "Caitlyn_Folley",
"title": "",
"text": "Caitlyn Folley , also known as Caker Folley , is an American actress known for her role as Stacy in The FP ( 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Trans_List",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trans List is a 2016 documentary film by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for HBO about eleven transgender Americans , including : Buck Angel , Kylar Broadus , Caroline Cossey , Laverne Cox , Miss Majors Griffen-Gracy , Caitlyn Jenner , Amos Mac , Nicole Amber Maines ( Doe v. Clenchy ) , Shane Ortega , Bamby Salcedo , and Alok Vaid-Menon . This documentary group portrait presents the rare perspective of trans individuals sharing their own narratives in their own words . It shows the distinct individuality and diverse perspectives of activists , artists , athletes , models , porn stars , military personnel , and entrepreneurs recounting their own experiences of love , desire , family , prejudice , and rebellion ."
},
{
"docid": "Caitlyn_Shadbolt",
"title": "",
"text": "Caitlyn Shadbolt is an Australian singer and songwriter . Shadbolt rose to fame after placing fifth on the sixth season of The X Factor Australia . She released her debut extended play in 2015 , which peaked at number 50 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kathleen_Gerson",
"title": "",
"text": "Kathleen Gerson ( born August 6 , 1947 ) is an American sociologist . She is considered as an authority on such subjects as gender equality particularly within relationships and marriages , changing gender roles , family housework patterns , travel patterns , finances and how they affect household formation , and other aspects of changing family life . Her research is often based on qualitative interviews . She is a tenured professor at New York University . Gerson 's research has studied changing patterns among men and women in the past few decades . She found that young American men ideally want `` equal relationships '' but that in practice it is often hard to achieve in the real world with `` round-the-clock hours and unpredictable on-call availability . '' In her 2009 book The Unfinished Revolution , she argued that young men and women often planned to marry but were taking their time , and that many found it acceptable to stay unwed if they can not meet their self-imposed high standards for themselves or their partners ; she wrote that young women increasingly would prefer to stay single rather than marry and become the sole household raiser of children . Gerson examined changing patterns among fathers and mothers and housework . For example , she argued in 1997 that the perception that `` women can do it all '' -- in the sense of having both a career and a family -- that this perception caused problems , since fathers reluctant to pitch in with household chores could use that perception as an excuse for them not to work , and fathers who wanted to help out with housework were often not accepted by society . She argued that changes in workplace policies affected thinking about gender roles , and that gender boundaries were `` blurring '' . Her examinations of young people who were dating found it less likely that women were seeking men with large `` paychecks '' and men seeking women as `` sex objects '' , but rather that both sexes were `` looking for the whole package '' . She argued that women who left the workforce did not do so simply to care for children but rather that the motivations were `` much more complicated . '' Her studies detailed numerous stresses on modern marriages , with couples striving to find satisfying relationships while divvying chores in egalitarian ways . In recent years , as persons age , they will move in and out of `` different types of families '' during their lives , according to her research . She found that men are less concerned if their girlfriend or wife earns more than they do , and more concerned with longer-term issues such as affording a house . She said that Americans were less likely to spend more time on vacation , compared to Europeans , partially because of a culture of `` vacation-shaming '' and not purely economic concerns ."
},
{
"docid": "Viktor_Gruzenkin",
"title": "",
"text": "Viktor Gruzenkin ( sometimes spelled Viktor Grouzenkin ) ( born December 19 , 1951 ) is a retired Soviet decathlete . His personal record in the decathlon is 8356 points , set in Kiev in 1984 . On February 17-18 , 1979 he set the world record in the Indoor Heptathlon at 5934 points , which he held for over a year , surpassing the record of Guido Kratschmer who had recently won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympics behind Caitlyn Jenner ( then Bruce ) . He continued competing into the Masters division , winning the decathlon in the M45 division at the 1997 World Championships . His 7687 points from that meet is the current World Record . In 1978 he had a leading role in the film Muzhskie Igry Na Svezhem Vozdukhe ( roughly translated as `` Men 's Outdoor Play '' ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Maryam_Khatoon_Molkara",
"title": "",
"text": "Maryam Khatoonpour Molkara ( 1950-2012 ) Born in 1950 as Fereydoon Molkara , Maryam Khatoon Molkara as a young child knew she had identified female , even prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1975 . As a child she would `` scream when they tried to dress -LSB- her -RSB- in boy 's clothes ... and wanted dolls instead of boy 's toys . '' She is recognized as one of the earliest advocates for transgender rights and gender reassignment in the Islamic Republic of Iran . Sexual Reassignment Surgery , a costly procedure was not widely accessible to many who did not identify as their assigned gender at birth . During the 1970 's however , Molkara desired religious authorization and approval and would meet with Ayatollah Behbehani a well-known figure of religion in Iran at the time . His advice after performing an istikhareh , led her to seeking advice from Ayatollah Khomeini , future leader of the Iranian Revolution in Iran and present her case . The Iranian Revolution during 1978 and 1979 , would stall any transition , and during this time she was forced to wear men 's clothing and injected with male hormones . During the 1980 's the conflict between Iraq and Iran would begin and aspirations for reassignment could not become as reality and during this time she would work as a nurse . While with male patients some voiced their attraction to her and would question her gender because of her gentleness with them . Later on in 1986 , Molkara would receive government approval to proceed with sexual reassignment surgery , allowing her to legally change her gender , although she still was not able to afford it . During their meeting he had ruled that her case was different from that of a homosexual and as a result gave her his blessing , stating that it was a religious obligation for her to have surgery . At the meeting she was given a black chador , a piece of clothing worn by women signifying her womanhood . Despite having the religious approval granted to her by Ayatollah Khomeini , she still received backlash from her mother . As a result , she did not proceed with the surgery and instead began to take hormones and continued dressing in women 's clothing , living her life as a woman without surgically transitioning . It would be roughly 10 years later in 1997 that Molkara would continue with the surgery , which would take place in Thailand that was funded by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee . Through the monetary provision , Molkara was able to surgically transition as fully female and would co-found an organization known as the Imam Khomeini Charity Foundation to provide loans to help others like her transition ."
},
{
"docid": "Kylie_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Kylie Kristen Jenner ( born August 10 , 1997 ) is an American reality television personality and model . She is best known for appearing on the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians . In 2012 , she collaborated with the clothing brand PacSun , along with her sister Kendall , and created their own line `` Kendall & Kylie '' . In 2014 , Time magazine listed the Jenner sisters on their The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 list for their considerable influence among teens on social media . She appeared on the same list the following year . As of 2016 , she is one of the top 10 most followed celebrities on Instagram . In 2015 , Jenner launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Cosmetics , which app reached number 1 on the iTunes App Store . On April 11 , 2017 it was announced Jenner would star on her own spin-off series , Life of Kylie , which will premiere on E! in July 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Margot_Bengtsson",
"title": "",
"text": "Margot Bengtsson ( born 1943 ) is a Swedish social psychologist , considered to be one of the leading gender studies academics of Scandinavia . She is a Docent ( i.e. Reader ) Emerita at the Department of Psychology at Lund University . Her research focuses on gender , power , identity and social class . She has published extensively on women 's and gender studies since the early 1970s . Bengtsson 's early work `` focused on how society 's needs for women to enter the workforce co-varied with trends in psychological research about sex differences . '' Her later work has `` pursued the interactions between larger political changes and changes in gendered identities of Swedish young people . '' She was a principal founder of the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University ."
},
{
"docid": "Herbert_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Herbert Jenner ( born 23 February 1806 at Mayfair , London ; died 30 July 1904 at Falfield , Gloucestershire ) was an English barrister . As an amateur cricketer he played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838 . He changed his name to Herbert Jenner-Fust in 1864 ."
},
{
"docid": "Corbett_v_Corbett",
"title": "",
"text": "Corbett v Corbett , a case heard in November and December 1969 with a February 1971 decision , is a divorce case which set a legal precedent regarding the status of transsexual people in the United Kingdom . It was brought at a time when the UK did not recognise mutual consent as reason enough to dissolve a marriage , and Arthur Corbett , the plaintiff , sought a method of dissolving his marriage to the model April Ashley , who had brought a petition under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 for maintenance . His case was brought under the premise that Ashley was a man despite her change of gender . The Court ruled that the marriage was void ab initio . A very full range of medical opinion on transsexuality was consulted by the Court . The judge ( Lord Justice Ormrod , who was himself a medical man ) created a medical ` test ' and definition to determine the legal status of April Ashley . Ormrod set out four criteria for determining ` sex ' : ( i ) Chromosomal factors ; ( ii ) Gonadal factors ( i.e. presence or absence of testes or ovaries ) ; ( iii ) Genital factors ( including internal sex organs ) ; ( iv ) Psychological factors . Transsexualism was deemed to fall under ` Psychological factors ' . The Court ruled that it was impossible to change sex and plainly distinguished legal statuses for which gender , which could change , was appropriate ( National Insurance ) from those for which sex was the determining category , among which marriage was the most prominent , it being stated that marriage was necessarily between a man and a woman ( both defined according to sex rather than gender ) . The ruling was then taken up and used to define the sex of transsexual people for many purposes until the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 ( which ultimately defined the sex of transsexual people as whatever is on their birth certificate , until such point as a Gender Recognition Certificate corrects the birth certificate ; hence for those who do not possess such a certificate , nothing has changed since 1970 ) . As a result of Justice Ormrod 's decision , an unofficial correcting of birth certificates for transsexual and intersex people ceased ."
},
{
"docid": "Gary_Alter",
"title": "",
"text": "Gary J. Alter is an American plastic surgeon with a practice in Beverly Hills , CA , United States . His specialties include sex reassignment surgery , genital reconstruction surgery and facial feminization surgery . He appeared in two episodes of the reality television series , Dr. 90210 . PRNewswire reported on June 5 , 2015 that Dr. Gary J. Alter performed the body work plastic surgery on Caitlyn Jenner . Dr. Gary Alter was one of the first physicians with Board Certification by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Urology . He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine . Dr. Alter 's sub-specialty is in genital plastic surgery , especially genital reconstruction . He has invented many original surgical procedures adopted by other plastic surgeons in the field , including the `` Alter Central-Wedge labiaplasty technique '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Roshika_Deo",
"title": "",
"text": "Roshika Deo is a Fijian politician and activist . She is the founder of the Be The Change Campaign/Movement in Fiji , which is a movement endorsing feminism , LGBTIQ , disability , human rights , and environmentalism . Her organisation aims to bringing social , political , economic and cultural change to Fiji . Roshika Deo contended as an independent candidate for the general elections in September , 2014 , and was the first candidate to register . She ran independently during the election , rejecting offers of support from established parties as these parties did not hold a clear position on her primary rights-based concerns . Though the 1055 votes she received in the election was not enough to enter parliament , it was more than many seasoned politicians and more than the people who were able to enter as part of their party . Following the election she began work to establish the proposed Be The Change Party to cement her dedication to human rights , women 's rights and LGBTIQ rights into a platform of political activism and for young people in Fiji to have a voice . She is currently working to collect the 5000 signatures needed for party registration . Ms Deo 's choice to run independently garnered her criticism from various sources , including the established political parties , church leaders and government-friendly newspaper . She also faced gender-based online harassment including threats and graphic manipulated photos . Her response has been one of persistence , never shying from opportunities to promote her message of gender equality and calling for effective representation of women in politics . When asked if she is able to `` run with the boys '' , she pointed out that this gendered language demonstrates the hurdles that women face politically . As a pioneering female politician in Fiji , Ms Deo 's career has drawn academic attention internationally . Priya Chattier , Research Fellow in Gender at the Australian National University 's State , Society and Governance in Melanesia Program , presented Ms Deo 's experience in the presentation `` Power , Politics and Positive Deviance '' at the DLP Annual Conference 2016 . In 2009 Ms Deo became the youngest person in the pacific to have received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award , which she was given in recognition of her enthusiasm and commitment to helping her community . She was nominated for the Amnesty International Human Rights Defender award in 2013 . She also received US Secretary of State International Women of Courage Award from Michelle Obama 2014 , once again as the youngest Pacific recipient to date . She is widely known for her advocacy and work in the area of women 's rights and ending violence against girls and women . She has had leadership and professional experience working in feminist non-governmental organisations and UN agencies in the Pacific region . She initiated the Take Back the Streets march while working in the Emerging Leaders Forum ( ELF ) in the Fiji Women 's Rights Movement . Fiji was the first country in the Pacific to hold a presentation of the Vagina Monologues under Ms Deo 's initiative . She also introduced the One Billion Rising Campaign to the Pacific"
},
{
"docid": "Danish_Act_of_Succession",
"title": "",
"text": "The Danish Act of Succession of 27 March 1953 was accepted after a 1953 referendum in Denmark and dictates the rules governing the line of succession to the Danish throne . The 1953 referendum changed the act so that it became possible for a woman to inherit the throne in the event that she has no older or younger brothers , a system known as male-preference cognatic preference primogeniture . As the reigning King Frederick IX had three daughters and no sons , this meant that Princess Margrethe became the heir presumptive instead of her uncle Prince Knud . As Frederick IX 's wife Ingrid of Sweden was not expected to ( and in fact did not ) have any more children , this effectively ensured that Princess Margrethe would become Queen of Denmark , which she did . Following a referendum in 2009 the Act of Succession was amended so that primogeniture no longer puts males over females . In other words , the first-born child would become heir to the throne regardless of the child 's gender . The expected result of the referendum was on the balance , since 40 % of the entire electorate had to vote yes in order to make the change . However the succession amendment was confirmed by a larger turnout especially in rural areas . The change of the act had no effect on the actual line of succession at that time , but it does affect the current ( as of 2014 ) line of succession : it puts Princess Isabella ahead of her younger brother Prince Vincent ( who was born in the year 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Ernest_C._Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Ernest Comstock Jenner ( March 11 , 1875 -- June 26 , 1946 ) was a Seattle newspaper artist and engraver . He was part of the Seattle Cartoonists ' Club which produced illustrations and caricatures of Seattle 's rich , famous and powerful men . He was one of eight artists that did artwork in the 1906 book Cartoons and Caricatures of Seattle Citizens . Four of the men , Jenner , Calver , Brotze and Hager all took on a similar project in 1911 , as members of the Seattle Cartoonists ' Club in a book called The Cartoon ; A Reference Book of Seattle 's Successful Men ."
},
{
"docid": "Smallpox_vaccine",
"title": "",
"text": "Smallpox vaccine , the first successful vaccine to be developed , was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796 . He followed up his observation that milkmaids who had previously caught cowpox did not later catch smallpox by showing that inoculated cowpox protected against inoculated smallpox . The word `` vaccine '' is derived from Variolae vaccinae ( i.e. smallpox of the cow ) , the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox and used in the long title of his An enquiry into the causes and effects of Variolae vaccinae , known by the name of cow pox . Vaccination , the term which soon replaced cowpox inoculation and vaccine inoculation , was first used in print by Jenner 's friend , Richard Dunning in 1800 . Initially , the terms vaccine/vaccination referred only to smallpox , but in 1881 Louis Pasteur proposed that to honour Jenner the terms be widened to cover the new protective inoculations being introduced ."
},
{
"docid": "Florencia_De_La_V",
"title": "",
"text": "Florencia Trinidad better known by her stage name Flor de la V , is an Argentine actress , television personality , comedian and vedette . As producer Gerardo Sofovich 's protégée , who discovered her in a 1998 revue in Buenos Aires , Trinidad gained media exposure and got small television roles . Her role in the widely successful Los Roldán gave her international notoriety . Over the years , Trinidad has become a household name in Argentine show business . In 2014 , GLAAD stated that `` through her advocacy and proud visibility , -LSB- she -RSB- has contributed immensely to advancing the equality movement around the world and particularly in Argentina . '' She became the first transgender person in Argentina to get her name and the gender on her government-issued ID legally changed without pathologizing her gender identity , two years before the national Gender Identity Law was established ."
},
{
"docid": "Kendall_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Kendall Nicole Jenner ( born November 3 , 1995 ) is an American fashion model and television personality . Originally known for appearing in the E! reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians , Jenner is now also a model in a movement dubbed `` the Instagirl era '' by Vogue magazine , or `` Social Media Modeling '' by Harper 's Bazaar , where models are chosen for their online presence and social media following . After working in commercial print ad campaigns and photoshoots , Jenner had breakout seasons in 2014 and 2015 , walking the runways for high fashion designers during the New York , Milan , and Paris Fashion Weeks . Jenner has done multiple editorials and cover shoots for LOVE and various international Vogue editions , walked for Victoria 's Secret , and acts as brand ambassador for Estée Lauder 's multimedia ad campaigns . Jenner made her debut at No. 16 on Forbes magazine 's 2015 list of top earning models , with an estimated annual income of . As of April 2017 , she is one of the top 15 most followed celebrities on Instagram ."
},
{
"docid": "Heather_Jenner",
"title": "",
"text": "Heather Jenner ( real name Heather Lyon ; born 1914 , died 1991 ) was a matchmaker , who ran a marriage bureau , called `` The Marriage Bureau '' , in Bond Street , Mayfair , London . The daughter of Cyril Arthur Lyon , an Army general , she married firstly , in 1942 , Michael George Cox , and in 1955 , the writer Stephen Potter . Widowed in 1969 , she later married Sir John Hastings James , deputy master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint . She established the agency in 1939 , after her own divorce , and kept the business secret from her family and friends , using the name ` Heather Jenner ' , as such activity was considered scandalous at the time . Her autobiography , Marriage is My Business , was published in 1954 . She appeared as a `` castaway '' on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 31 July 1967 ."
}
] |
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James Taylor released a compilation album.
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[
{
"docid": "Greatest_Hits_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor . Released on November 1 , 1976 . To this day , it is the best-selling album of his career . The album took place in the context of Taylor 's end of his recording contract with Warner Brothers . It features redone versions of `` Carolina in My Mind '' and `` Something in the Way She Moves '' , both of which had been previously included on Taylor 's self-titled debut album in 1968 . It also includes previously unavailable live version of `` Steamroller '' . The album did not rise higher than # 23 on the Billboard albums chart on its original release . However it became a steady seller for many years , and Greatest Hits has sold over 11,000,000 copies certifying it as a Platinum album eleven times over , and a diamond album once ( for 10 million copies ) . In August 2012 , the album re-entered the Billboard albums chart at # 15 , which gave the album a new peak ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "James Vernon Taylor ( born March 12 , 1948 ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist . A five-time Grammy Award winner , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 . He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 100 million records worldwide . Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single `` Fire and Rain '' and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with `` You 've Got a Friend '' , a recording of Carole King 's classic song . His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies . Following his 1977 album , JT , he has retained a large audience over the decades . Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over a million copies . His chart performance had a resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s , when he recorded some of his most-awarded work ( including Hourglass , October Road , and Covers ) . He achieved his first number one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World . He is notable for his popular covers of other peoples ' songs , such as `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) '' and the aforementioned `` You 've Got A Friend '' , as well as originals such as `` Fire and Rain '' ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_Best_of_James_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "The Best of James Taylor is the fourth compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor . The album , a greatest hits collection , was released by Warner Bros. . Records in April 2003 . The same album was released in Europe as You 've Got a Friend : The Best of James Taylor . The record is a Warner Bros. release , and as such emphasizes Taylor 's recordings for that label ; fifteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. . The album contains one previously unreleased track , `` Bittersweet '' , recorded for this release . The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26 , 2003 , at number 11 , with sales of approximately 73,500 copies . It remained on the chart for 42 weeks . It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17 , 2003 , and a platinum record on April 15 , 2005 , by the RIAA ."
},
{
"docid": "Greatest_Hits_Volume_2_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Greatest Hits Volume 2 is singer-songwriter James Taylor 's third compilation album , released in 2000 , 24 years after his first Greatest Hits album ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Taylor_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of James Taylor , an American singer-songwriter , consists of seventeen studio albums , six compilation albums , at least five live albums , one tribute album , nine video albums , one extended play , and forty singles . Taylor signed his first recording contract with Apple Records , where he released his self-titled debut album in 1969 . Prior to signing with Apple , Taylor released the single `` Night Owl '' with the group The Flying Machine . An album of their recordings , James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine was released in 1971 and reached # 74 on the U. S. pop charts . Taylor released his second studio album Sweet Baby James on Warner Bros. . Records in 1970 . Its lead single `` Fire and Rain '' became a significant international hit and gained Taylor his first major exposure as an artist . In April 1971 , Taylor released his third studio album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon , which became his second album to certify multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and featured his first number one single `` You 've Got a Friend '' . In 1972 and 1973 , he released his fourth studio album , One Man Dog and his fifth , Walking Man ; both peaked within the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 albums list . After releasing more albums between 1974 and 1976 , Taylor signed with Columbia Records and issued JT in 1977 , which peaked in the Top 5 and sold over two million copies in the United States , certifying two times multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . In 1979 and 1981 , Taylor respectively released Flag and Dad Loves His Work , which both certified platinum in the United States and produced Top 40 singles . Nearly four years later , Taylor 's next studio album That 's Why I 'm Here was released and spawned a cover of Buddy Holly 's `` Everyday '' , which only became a minor hit in the United States . This was followed by Never Die Young three years later and then by New Moon Shine in 1991 , both of which sold over one million copies . After recording a two-disc live album in 1993 , Taylor returned in 1997 with a fourteenth studio album entitled Hourglass . The album not only peaked at # 9 on the Billboard 200 , but also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album the following year . His fifteenth studio release October Road was issued on August 13 , 2002 on Sony BMG and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . After recording a limited release holiday album in 2004 , Taylor released his first major-release holiday album , James Taylor at Christmas on October 10 , 2006 . One Man Band was released in 2007 and certified gold in the United States , . This was followed by Taylor 's first cover album in 2008 on the Hear Music label . There was also an extended play sequel entitled Other Covers in 2009 . In 2015 , Taylor released another live album , Georgia On My Mind : Live in Atlanta , 1981 , and another studio album , Before This World ."
},
{
"docid": "Honey_Don't_Leave_L.A.",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' is a song written by Danny Kortchmar . It was first recorded by Attitudes , a band consisting of Kortchmar , Paul Stallworth , Jim Keltner and David Foster , who met while backing George Harrison on his album Extra Texture ( Read All About It ) . It was released on Attitudes ' self-titled debut album in 1976 . It was also released as a promotional single on Harrison 's Dark Horse Records label . The lyrics of `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' are a plea to an `` errant paramour . '' Following a live solo performance in 2013 , Kortchmar noted that he `` was trying to be sensitive . We were all trying to be sensitive back then . '' `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' was later covered by James Taylor , for whom it became a minor hit . Taylor included his version of `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' on his 1977 album JT . David Sanborn played saxophone on the track . It was also released as the third single from the album , following `` Handy Man '' and `` Your Smiling Face , '' which both reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 . Released more than six months after `` Your Smiling Face '' in February 1978 . the `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' single did not perform as well , peaking at # 61 . It also reached # 63 in Canada . Kortchmar , who played guitar on Taylor 's JT album encouraged Taylor to record `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' Kortchmar later told Musician that he regretted having encouraged Taylor to record `` more rock 'n' roll songs like ` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. ' '' because that was not Taylor 's forte . However , Taylor enjoyed recording the song , and his recording received praise from critics . Taylor biographer Timothy White described it as `` humorous '' and as `` one of JTs best uptempo tracks . '' Billboard described it as the `` funkiest '' of JTs three singles . Billboard particularly praised Sanborn 's saxophone for adding to the track 's `` enthusiasm '' and the `` playful '' way Taylor sang some French phrases , comparing his approach to the way Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder incorporated French phrases into contemporary recordings . Rolling Stone critic Peter Herbst describes the song as `` seething '' and praises Taylor as `` a pretty convincing rock singer '' on the track . Herbst particularly praises Taylor 's `` rough '' and `` authoritative '' singing on the line `` They do n't know nothing down in St. Tropez . '' Authors Don and Jeff Breithaupt described it as `` chunky , soulful rock . '' Seattle Post-Intelligencer critic James Arellano described it as a `` fun and unexpected selection '' from the compilation album The Essential James Taylor . `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' became a popular song in Taylor 's live concerts , often with Sanborn playing saxophone . Taylor played the song as part of his set for the No Nukes concert at Madison Square Garden in September 1979 , and it was included in the 1980 live album of the concert . Juan Rodriguez of The Montreal Gazette called the song one of the highlights of the album . Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann lamented the exclusion of `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' from Taylor 's 2000 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume 2 , but the song was included on the 2013 compilation album The Essential James Taylor ."
},
{
"docid": "Mexico_(James_Taylor_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Mexico '' is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared as the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla . It was released as a single , with the album 's title track as the b-side , and reached # 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 , but performed much better on the Adult Contemporary chart , reaching # 5 . `` Mexico '' has appeared on many of Taylor 's live and compilation albums . It has been covered by Jimmy Buffett , Alex de Grassi and Lauren Laverne"
},
{
"docid": "James_Taylor_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Taylor is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor . Released on December 6 , 1968 , it was the first recording by a non-British artist released by Apple Records , and would also be Taylor 's only release on that label . The album was released under the title First Album on the South African market ."
},
{
"docid": "Highway_Song_(James_Taylor_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Highway Song '' is a song written by James Taylor . It was first released by James Taylor 's brother Alex Taylor on his 1971 album With Friends and Neighbors and as the lead single from the album . It was also released by James Taylor later that year on his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon ."
},
{
"docid": "Encore_–_George_Jones",
"title": "",
"text": "Encore is a compilation album by George Jones released on the Epic Records label in 1981 . As a compilation , the album is overshadowed by Anniversary - 10 Years of Hits , which was released the following year , but Encore is significant because it features the obscure Jones cut `` We Oughta Be Ashamed '' , which he composed with Earl Montgomery . Both Johnny Cash and Elvis Costello also recorded versions of the song . Encore also features duets with James Taylor and Willie Nelson . The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard country albums chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Night_Owl_(James_Taylor_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Night Owl '' is a song written by James Taylor that was originally released as a single by Taylor 's band the Flying Machine , which also included Danny Kortchmar in 1967 . Taylor later rerecorded a solo version of the song for his Apple Records debut album James Taylor in 1968 . Subsequently the Flying Machine version was released on the album James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine . It has also been covered by such artists as Alex Taylor , Carly Simon and Anne Murray ."
},
{
"docid": "Classic_Songs",
"title": "",
"text": "Classic Songs is the second compilation album by James Taylor . Only available in Europe it was , for a long time , the only compilation album to feature original versions of Taylor 's classics . It spanned from his original work to his That 's Why I 'm Here album from 1985 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Taylor_at_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "James Taylor at Christmas is the second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor , released by Columbia Records in 2006 . It was his last release for Columbia since signing with them in 1977 . The album is essentially a reissue ( with a new title and slightly altered track listing ) of James Taylor : A Christmas Album , a limited edition title distributed by Hallmark Cards in 2004 . `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' , originally issued on Taylor 's October Road in 2002 , and `` River '' were not included on the original Hallmark release . Additionally , the original album featured a version of `` Deck the Halls '' which is not on the standard Columbia CD . ( The Barnes & Noble chain , however , issued a version of the new title with `` Deck the Halls '' included as a bonus track . ) The album was reissued on the UMe label in 2012 , with the addition of two tracks . One of them , `` Mon Beau Sapin '' ( a French translation of `` O Christmas Tree '' ) , is a new recording and is only available on this album . The other track new to the collection is a version of George Harrison 's `` Here Comes the Sun '' by Taylor and cellist Yo-Yo Ma , which originally appeared on Ma 's 2008 holiday album Songs of Joy & Peace . The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Album at the 50th Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Beautiful_Road",
"title": "",
"text": "Beautiful Road is singer Kate Taylor 's fourth album , released in 2003 . After Taylor 's previous album , 1979 's It 's in There failed to reach its public , Taylor took a break from the music industry for the next two decades , during which time she appeared sporadically as a performer and back-up singer for various other artists , not releasing another album until Beautiful Road in 2003 . The album contained new material , and not the primarily covers of her previous work . Most of the songs were written by Taylor 's husband and manager , Charlie Witham . Unfortunately , Witham fell ill while the album was being recorded and would die shortly before it was released in April 2003 . The album closes with a version `` Auld Lang Syne '' , arranged by Taylor 's brother James . Taylor covered the song himself the following year as the last song on James Taylor : A Christmas Album ( 2004 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Sweet_Baby_James",
"title": "",
"text": "Sweet Baby James is the second album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor , and his first release on Warner Bros. . Records . Released in early 1970 , the album includes one of Taylor 's most successful career singles : `` Fire and Rain '' , which hit # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album itself also reached # 3 on the Billboard album chart , going Triple Platinum . Sweet Baby James made Taylor one of the main forces of the ascendant singer-songwriter movement . The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year , in 1971 . The album later made # 103 on Rolling Stone Magazine 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Teyana_Taylor_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer Teyana Taylor has released one studio album , one compilation album , one extended play ( EP ) , two mixtapes , and eight singles ( including four as a featured artist and two promotional singles ) . In 2009 , Taylor released her first mixtape , From a Planet Called Harlem , which included her debut single `` Google Me '' . It debuted at its peak of number ninety on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . Around this time , Taylor featured on songs with the likes of Trey Songz , Missy Elliott , and Kanye West . Taylor has spoken about her inspiration from fellow female musician Lauryn Hill , which was noted with the release of her second mixtape in 2012 . The mixtape , entitled The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor , takes its name from Hill 's album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . Later that year , Taylor contributed to her labels compilation album , Cruel Summer . The album went on to debut at number two on the Billboard 200 , while it topped both the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts . One of her contributions to the album , `` To the World '' , peaked at seventy on the Billboard Hot 100 , ninety-two on the Canadian Hot 100 , and ninety-four on the UK Singles Chart . On November 4 , 2014 , Taylor released her debut studio album , titled VII . The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number nineteen , and topped the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and R&B Albums chart . VII spawned two singles . The first , `` Maybe '' , featured Pusha T and Yo Gotti , and peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart . The second single from the album was titled `` Do Not Disturb '' , and featured fellow R&B singer Chris Brown . In 2015 , Taylor released her first EP , The Cassette Tape 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "Steamroller_Blues",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Steamroller Blues '' ( a.k.a. `` Steamroller '' ) , is a blues parody written by James Taylor , that appeared on his 1970 album Sweet Baby James . It was intended to `` mock '' the inauthentic blues bands of the day . The song later appeared on two of Taylor 's compilation albums and has been recorded by a variety of other artists ."
},
{
"docid": "Come_and_Get_It:_The_Best_of_Apple_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Come and Get It : The Best of Apple Records is a greatest hits compilation album containing songs by artists signed to the Beatles ' Apple record label between 1968 and 1973 . The first such multi-artist Apple compilation , it was released on 25 October 2010 . Among the artists are Badfinger , Mary Hopkin , James Taylor , Billy Preston , Jackie Lomax , Ronnie Spector and Hot Chocolate . In most cases , the recordings were produced by one of the Beatles , with George Harrison and Paul McCartney being the most heavily represented on the album ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Taylor:_A_Christmas_Album",
"title": "",
"text": "James Taylor : A Christmas Album is singer-songwriter James Taylor 's first Christmas album . It was released on a limited-edition basis in 2004 , with distribution through Hallmark Cards . Like most of the annual Hallmark Cards Christmas albums the album was retailed outside the normal Billboard chart system and so did not register on album charts . The albums were also not carried by all Hallmark Cards stockists ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Hundred_Miles_or_More:_A_Collection",
"title": "",
"text": "A Hundred Miles or More : A Collection is a compilation album by country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss . It was released on April 3 , 2007 , and is a collection of new and old songs that Krauss has recorded . It features duets with Sting , Brad Paisley , John Waite , and James Taylor . The album debuted and peaked at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , No. 3 on the U.S. Top Country Albums , and No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart . Two singles were released from the album : a cover version of `` Missing You '' by John Waite , which reached No. 34 on the Hot Country Songs chart , and `` Simple Love '' , which did not chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Secret_O'_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Secret O ' Life '' is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared on his 1977 album JT . It has since appeared on several of his live and compilation albums . It was also included in the Broadway musical Chita Rivera : The Dancer 's Life and has been covered by many other artists , including Art Garfunkel , Richie Havens , Nancy LaMott , Rosemary Clooney and Shirley Horn . Although not released as a single , Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann considered `` Secret O ' Life '' to be the key track on JT with its message that the secret of life is `` enjoying the passage of time . '' Authors Don and Jeff Breithaupt deemed the theme of the song to be the importance of `` living in the moment . '' Self-help book authors Pete Forantale and Bill Ayres regard the song as giving the listener permission to meditate , reflect and daydream . Taylor regards it as a spiritual song . He has said that he used the title `` Secret O ' Life '' rather than `` Secret of Life '' because the latter seemed too presumptuous and preposterous . He felt that the `` O '' would make it seem a little more irreverent , evoking the names of Life Savers candy flavors such as `` Pep O Mint '' and `` Wint O Green , '' and offset some of the presumptuousness of announcing the secret of life . Taylor recalls having written the song at his home in Martha 's Vineyard during the late spring with the sun shining in . He recalls that the song , or at least the first verse and the refrain , came to him quickly and he felt lucky to have been playing his guitar at the time . Despite the positive lyrics , `` vivacious '' music , and the fact that Taylor claims he felt `` great '' while writing the song , Taylor 's father , Dr. Isaac M. Taylor heard a different message when he heard the song . Dr. Taylor heard a note of apprehension in the song , and felt that James Taylor was `` wondering where his career was leading '' when he wrote it . Taylor biographer Mark Robowsky similarly notes that although the lyrics are generally optimistic , the optimism is undercut by the line `` Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill/But since we 're on our way down , we might as well enjoy the ride . '' Music critic Robert Christgau rates the song as evoking `` comparison with betters on the order of ... Randy Newman . '' Taylor biographer Timothy White regards `` Secret O ' Life '' as an indispensable song in the Taylor canon . White describes it as a `` folk haiku '' that is `` touching '' but with a `` sly Scottish twinkle in the eye . '' Rolling Stone critic Stephen Holden described it as having `` delicious ironic glee . '' Tom Waseleski of Beaver County Times pointed to `` Secret O ' Life '' as a prime example of the fact that Taylor is an introspective writer and is at his best when he allows his songs to reflect that . Holly Gleason of The Palm Beach Post described the song as `` understated . '' Fornatale and Ayres regard Taylor 's vocal performance on `` Secret O ' Life '' as being `` better than ever . '' Robowsky describes it as a `` beautiful ballad '' and `` an unapologetic toast to simple truths . '' Taylor regarded it as one of the few songs he wrote in the late 1970s that was as good as the songs on his first album . `` Secret O ' Life '' has been a staple of Taylor 's live concerts at times , and has been included on the live albums Live and One Man Band . It has also been included on the compilation albums Greatest Hits Volume 2 and The Essential James Taylor . A version Taylor performed on Saturday Night Live was included on the multi-artist compilation album Saturday Night Live : 25 Years , Vol . 1 . `` Secret O ' Life '' was used in the musical revue Chita Rivera : The Dancer 's Life , which appeared on Broadway in 2005 . Singer Rosemary Clooney recorded `` Secret O ' Life '' and regarded it as one of her favorite songs . Allmusic critic Scott Yarrow regarded the song as one of the weakest on her 1998 album 70 : A Seventieth Birthday Celebration but colleague Richard S. Ginelli , reviewing her 1999 album Songs from the Girl Singer : A Musical Autobiography described it as an `` affectionately sung capsule of philosophy . '' Shirley Horn recorded a jazz version `` Secret O ' Life '' for the 2001 album Sketches of James . JazzTimes critic Kilarie S. Grey described her version as `` world-weary '' and `` striking . '' Nancy LaMott included a version of the song on her 1995 album Listen to My Heart and her 2005 album Live from the Tavern Green . Art Garfunkel included the song on his 1997 album Songs from a Parent to a Child . Secret O ' Life was also featured in the 3rd Rock from the Sun pilot `` Brains and Eggs '' ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Brand_New_Me_(James_\"J.T.\"_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Brand New Me is the fourth solo album of James `` J.T. '' Taylor . It includes the song `` How '' , which was released as a maxi-single . This album was released by Interscope Records on June 6 , 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "October_Road_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "October Road is singer-songwriter James Taylor 's fifteenth studio album . It was released on August 13 , 2002 in two versions : a single-disc version and a `` limited edition '' two-disc version , which contains three extra songs , as well as a video presentation . October Road would become James Taylor 's last album of original material until the 2015 Before This World . The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 154,000 copies sold in its opening week , which is Taylor 's best sales week performance for an album in the SoundScan era ."
},
{
"docid": "Covers_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Covers is the sixteenth studio album and the first `` covers '' album by singer-songwriter James Taylor , released on September 30 , 2008 . The album was recorded by Taylor 's regular touring band . Some of the tunes Taylor had been performing off and on in concerts for years , while others were new to his repertoire . The effort garnered modestly good reviews and two Grammy Award nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "VII_(Teyana_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "VII is the debut studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor . The album was released on November 4 , 2014 , by Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music . Leading up to the album 's release , Teyana released the mixtape The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor ( 2012 ) , along with collaborating on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer ( 2012 ) . The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown , Fabolous , Pusha T and Yo Gotti . The album was executively produced by Che Pope & Teyana Taylor . Recording took place at Jungle City Studios in New York & KMA Studios , NYC , as well as The Kennedy Compound in North Hollywood , California & Labren Studio in Inglewood , CA . VII was promoted by the release of three official singles : `` Maybe '' featuring Yo Gotti and Pusha T , `` Business '' and `` Do Not Disturb '' featuring Chris Brown ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_at_the_Troubadour_(Carole_King_and_James_Taylor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Live at the Troubadour is a live album by Carole King and James Taylor released in 2010 . The album was recorded at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in November 2007 to celebrate the venue 's 50th anniversary . It was also the first venue that King and Taylor played together in November 1970 . King and Taylor also mounted the Troubadour Reunion Tour in Australia , New Zealand , Japan and North America during 2010 . The album debuted at # 4 in the United States with first-week sales of 78,000 . This gives James Taylor a top 10 album in every decade since the 1970s and Carole King her first top 10 album since 1976 . Live at the Troubadour has sold over 606,000 copies in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Klaxons_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of British indie rock band Klaxons consists of three studio albums , one compilation album , one extended play ( EP ) , and nine singles . Klaxons were formed in October 2005 in New Cross , London by Jamie Reynolds , James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davis . Steffan Halperin joined as an official member in February 2007 . Klaxons debut single `` Gravity 's Rainbow '' was released on 27 March 2006 , through the Angular Recording Corporation . The release was limited to 500 copies and on 7-inch vinyl only . Second single `` Atlantis to Interzone '' was released on 12 June 2006 , before signing with major label Polydor Records two months later . Klaxons ' debut EP Xan Valleys , a compilation of both previous singles alongside various remixes , was released on 17 October 2006 . The band released their debut album Myths of the Near Future worldwide in January 2007 . The record debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart , and spent five weeks on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart , peaking at number 22 . The album spawned multiple singles , with the highest charting `` Golden Skans '' peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart . Myths of the Near Future won the Nationwide Mercury Prize , and was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2007 . During touring and promotion of Myths . . , Klaxons released A Bugged Out Mix by Klaxons on 1 October 2007 , their second album and first compilation album of multiple artists ' songs . Three years following , Klaxons released their second studio album Surfing the Void on 23 August 2010 . The album charted highest in the United Kingdom , peaking at number ten on the UK Albums Chart . The album also charted in multiple countries worldwide , including number fifteen on the ARIA Charts , their first charting album in Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Live is the first live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor . Released in 1993 , this double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour . Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart . It has sold over one million copies and is certified 2x platinum . A single-album version of highlights of this double album called Best Live was also released . There are two different versions of this album . A 17 track version was released in 1993 . A shorter 12 track version was released on June 21 , 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "Taylor_Hawkins_and_the_Coattail_Riders_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders is the debut album by the band Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders . It was released in 2006 through Thrive Records . It features 11 songs which were recorded by the band during 2004 , before Foo Fighters started recording In Your Honor . The album art is a homage to James Gang Rides Again , the second album by James Gang , of whom Taylor Hawkins is a big fan ( he also wrote a song about the band on the Coattail Riders ' second album ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Don't_Let_Me_Be_Lonely_Tonight",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight '' is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor , from his 1972 album One Man Dog . It was released as the lead single from the album , and peaked at # 14 on the Billboard charts on January 13 , 1973 . The song has been included on three of Taylor 's greatest-hits collection albums : Greatest Hits ( 1976 ) , Classic Songs ( 1987 ) and The Best of James Taylor ( 2003 ) . It has been recorded by various pop and jazz artists , notably The Isley Brothers and Isaac Hayes , along with saxophonist Boney James , whose version was also released as a single ."
},
{
"docid": "Dr._Edward_Daniel_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor is the name of a fictional character created by musician and songwriter Terry Scott Taylor for a series of comedy albums . The fictional Dr. Taylor is an amalgamation of televangelists , along the lines of Robert Tilton , Benny Hinn and Oral Roberts . The character was originally created for a 1990 best of compilation for Terry Scott Taylor 's solo albums and his bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies , planned by his record label at the time , Frontline Records . Instead of simply giving fans a compilation of previous released music , Taylor and co. created the Dr. Taylor character which served as the emcee of a make-believe telethon called the `` Prickly Heat Telethon of Love . '' Dr. Taylor made a reappearance in 2003 , with The Prickly Heat Radio Players , and again in 2004 with the limited edition EP , The Perfectly Frank True Story of Christmas . Dr Taylor also made a very brief appearance on The Lost Dogs 2007 Christmas album We Like to Have Christmas , on which he can be heard introducing the band as `` The Lost Hogs . ''"
},
{
"docid": "In_the_Pocket_(James_Taylor_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "In the Pocket is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor , and his last to be released under Warner Bros. . Records before signing with Columbia . Released in June 1976 , it was one of his most memorable albums , and it found Taylor recording in the studio with many colleagues and friends , mainly Art Garfunkel ( who duetted with him on `` A Junkie 's Lament '' and also contributed vocals on `` Captain Jim 's Drunken Dream '' ) , Carly Simon ( Taylor 's wife , who harmonised with him on `` Shower the People '' ) , Stevie Wonder ( who wrote with Taylor the song `` Do n't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down '' , a song on which he also played the harmonica ) and also David Crosby , Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt , among others . The result of the sessions , which took place between late 1975 and early ' 76 , was a very melodic album and one of his most diverse and polished , highlighted with the single `` Shower the People '' , which through the years became a Taylor standard and concert favorite . Released as a single , the track peaked at # 22 on the Billboard charts on September 18 , 1976 and reached the summit of the Adult Contemporary charts in the US . Despite its success , In the Pocket did n't match the success of Taylor 's previous album Gorilla , reaching only # 16 on the Billboard album charts ( it was Taylor 's lowest chart position during the 1970s and also the lowest since his debut album ) . Nevertheless , it managed to eventually get a Gold certification by the RIAA and became a fan favorite . In 2008 , the album was reissued on Rhino 's budget Flashback label ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Slovakia",
"title": "",
"text": "Slovakia ( listen ) , is a landlocked country in Central Europe . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west , Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south . Slovakia 's territory spans about 49000 km2 and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century , they played a significant role in the creation of Samo 's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra . In the 10th century , the territory was integrated into the Kingdom of Hungary , which itself became part of the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Slovaks and Czechs established Czechoslovakia . A separate ( First ) Slovak Republic ( 1939 -- 1945 ) existed in World War II as a client state of Nazi Germany . In 1945 , Czechoslovakia was re-established under Communist rule as a Soviet satellite . In 1989 the Velvet Revolution ended authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia . Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia , sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with a comprehensive social security system . Citizens of Slovakia are provided with universal health care , free education and one of the longest paid maternity leave in the OECD . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's largest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone and the 7th largest car producer in the European Union . The car industry represents 43 % of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Enlargement_of_the_eurozone",
"title": "",
"text": "The enlargement of the eurozone is an ongoing process within the European Union ( EU ) . All member states of the European Union , except Denmark and the United Kingdom which negotiated opt-outs from the provisions , are obliged to adopt the euro as their sole currency once they meet the criteria , which include : complying with the debt and deficit criteria outlined by the Stability and Growth Pact , keeping inflation and long-term governmental interest rates below certain reference values , stabilizing their currency 's exchange rate versus the euro by participating in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ( ERM II ) , and ensuring that their national laws comply with the ECB statute , ESCB statute and articles 130 +131 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union . The obligation for EU member states to adopt the euro was first outlined by the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 , which became binding on all new member states by the terms of their treaties of accession . , there are 19 EU member states in the eurozone , of which the first 11 ( Austria , Belgium , Finland , France , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , Netherlands , Portugal and Spain ) introduced the euro on 1 January 1999 when it was electronic only . Greece joined 1 January 2001 , one year before the physical euro coins and notes replaced the old national currencies in the eurozone . Subsequently , the following seven countries also joined the eurozone on 1 January in the mentioned year : Slovenia ( 2007 ) , Cyprus ( 2008 ) , Malta ( 2008 ) , Slovakia ( 2009 ) , Estonia ( 2011 ) , Latvia ( 2014 ) and Lithuania ( 2015 ) . Seven remaining states are on the enlargement agenda : Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland , Romania and Sweden . Denmark is not obliged to join , though should the country decide to do so it may join the eurozone with little difficulty as Denmark is already part of the ERM-II . The United Kingdom voted to leave the EU in a referendum in June 2016 and so is unlikely to join the eurozone ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Slovakia",
"title": "",
"text": "Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone . The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovakia '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Slovakia)",
"title": "",
"text": "Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used on rare occasions . Slovakia is scheduled to introduced the euro on 1 January 2009 . The National Bank of Slovakia , together with the Kremnica Mint , will be issuing both normal issues of Slovak euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver . These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovakia , unlike the normal issues of the Slovak euro coins , which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone . This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver can not be used as money in other countries . Furthermore , as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value , these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all -- although it remains possible . For this reason , they are usually named Collectors ' coins . The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance . Slovakia has announced that two of these coins will be minted in 2009 , both in silver , with face value of 10 and 20 euros ."
},
{
"docid": "Eurozone",
"title": "",
"text": "The eurozone , officially called the euro area , is a monetary union of 19 of the 28 European Union ( EU ) member states which have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender . The monetary authority of the eurozone is the Eurosystem . The other nine members of the European Union continue to use their own national currencies , although most of them are obliged to adopt the euro in future . The eurozone consists of Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . Other EU states ( except for Denmark and the United Kingdom ) are obliged to join once they meet the criteria to do so . No state has left , and there are no provisions to do so or to be expelled . Andorra , Monaco , San Marino , and Vatican City have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins . Kosovo and Montenegro have adopted the euro unilaterally , but these countries do not officially form part of the eurozone and do not have representation in the European Central Bank ( ECB ) or in the Eurogroup . The ECB , which is governed by a president and a board of the heads of national central banks , sets the monetary policy of the zone . The principal task of the ECB is to keep inflation under control . Though there is no common representation , governance or fiscal policy for the currency union , some co-operation does take place through the Eurogroup , which makes political decisions regarding the eurozone and the euro . The Eurogroup is composed of the finance ministers of eurozone states , but in emergencies , national leaders also form the Eurogroup . Since the financial crisis of 2007 -- 08 , the eurozone has established and used provisions for granting emergency loans to member states in return for the enactment of economic reforms . The eurozone has also enacted some limited fiscal integration , for example in peer review of each other 's national budgets . The issue is political and in a state of flux in terms of what further provisions will be agreed for eurozone change ."
},
{
"docid": "Single_Supervisory_Mechanism",
"title": "",
"text": "The Single Supervisory Mechanism ( SSM ) is the name for the mechanism which has granted the European Central Bank ( ECB ) a supervisory role to monitor the financial stability of banks based in participating states , starting from 4 November 2014 . Eurozone states are obliged to participate , while Member states of the European Union outside the eurozone can voluntarily participate . , none of the non-eurozone member states had opted to join , although the ECB reported that some of them had expressed an interest in joining , and that talks were being held with each of them to map which changes to national legislation need to be adopted in order to become a SSM member . The SSM is the first established part of the EU banking union , and will function in conjunction to the Single Resolution Mechanism ."
},
{
"docid": "Malta–Slovakia_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Malta -- Slovakia relations are foreign relations between Malta and the Slovakia . Malta is represented in Slovakia through a non resident ambassador based in Valletta ( in the Foreign Ministry ) . Slovakia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome ( Italy ) and an honorary consulate in Valletta . Both countries are full members of the European Union and both are fully within the Eurozone ."
},
{
"docid": "European_debt_crisis",
"title": "",
"text": "The European debt crisis ( often also referred to as the Eurozone crisis or the European sovereign debt crisis ) is a multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in the European Union since the end of 2009 . Several eurozone member states ( Greece , Portugal , Ireland , Spain and Cyprus ) were unable to repay or refinance their government debt or to bail out over-indebted banks under their national supervision without the assistance of third parties like other Eurozone countries , the European Central Bank ( ECB ) , or the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . The detailed causes of the debt crisis varied . In several countries , private debts arising from a property bubble were transferred to sovereign debt as a result of banking system bailouts and government responses to slowing economies post-bubble . The structure of the eurozone as a currency union ( i.e. , one currency ) without fiscal union ( e.g. , different tax and public pension rules ) contributed to the crisis and limited the ability of European leaders to respond . European banks own a significant amount of sovereign debt , such that concerns regarding the solvency of banking systems or sovereigns are negatively reinforcing . As concerns intensified in early 2010 and thereafter , leading European nations implemented a series of financial support measures such as the European Financial Stability Facility ( EFSF ) and European Stability Mechanism ( ESM ) . The ECB also contributed to solve the crisis by lowering interest rates and providing cheap loans of more than one trillion euro in order to maintain money flows between European banks . On 6 September 2012 , the ECB calmed financial markets by announcing free unlimited support for all eurozone countries involved in a sovereign state bailout/precautionary programme from EFSF/ESM , through some yield lowering Outright Monetary Transactions ( OMT ) . Return to economic growth and improved structural deficits enabled Ireland and Portugal to exit their bailout programmes in July 2014 . Greece and Cyprus both managed to partly regain market access in 2014 . Spain never officially received a bailout programme . Its rescue package from the ESM was earmarked for a bank recapitalization fund and did not include financial support for the government itself . The crisis had significant adverse economic effects and labour market effects , with unemployment rates in Greece and Spain reaching 27 % , and was blamed for subdued economic growth , not only for the entire eurozone , but for the entire European Union . As such , it can be argued to have had a major political impact on the ruling governments in 10 out of 19 eurozone countries , contributing to power shifts in Greece , Ireland , France , Italy , Portugal , Spain , Slovenia , Slovakia , Belgium and the Netherlands , as well as outside of the eurozone , in the United Kingdom ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_euro_mints",
"title": "",
"text": "Several euro mints exist in the eurozone . Not every eurozone member state has its own mint to produce euro coins . Mincovňa Kremnica , Slovakia Slovak euro coins Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg German euro coins Latvian euro coins Suomen Rahapaja ( Mint of Finland ) Estonian euro coins Greek euro coins Luxembourgish euro coins Slovenian euro coins Cypriot euro coins Irish euro coins Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Vatican euro coins"
},
{
"docid": "2000s_European_sovereign_debt_crisis_timeline",
"title": "",
"text": "From late 2009 , fears of a sovereign debt crisis developed among fiscally conservative investors concerning some European states , with the situation becoming particularly tense in early 2010 . This included Eurozone members Greece , Ireland and Portugal and also some European Union ( EU ) countries outside the area . In the EU , especially in countries where sovereign debt has increased sharply due to bank bailouts , a crisis of confidence has emerged with the widening of bond yield spreads and risk insurance on credit default swaps between these countries and other EU members , most importantly Germany . This was the first Eurozone crisis since its creation in 1999 . As Samuel Brittan pointed out , Jason Manolopoulos `` shows conclusively that the Eurozone is far from an optimum currency area '' . Niall Ferguson also wrote in 2010 that `` the sovereign debt crisis that is unfolding ... is a fiscal crisis of the western world '' . Axel Merk argued in a May 2011 Financial Times article that the dollar was in graver danger than the euro . Concern about rising government deficits and debt levels across the globe together with a wave of downgrading of European government debt created alarm in financial markets . The debt crisis is mostly centred on events in Greece , where the cost of financing government debt has risen . On 2 May 2010 , the Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund agreed to a loan for Greece , conditional on the implementation of harsh austerity measures . On 9 May 2010 , Europe 's Finance Ministers approved a comprehensive rescue package worth $ 750 billion ( then almost a trillion dollars ) aimed at ensuring financial stability across Europe by creating the European Financial Stability Facility . The Greek bail-out was followed by a $ 85 billion rescue package for Ireland in November , and a $ 78 billion bail-out for Portugal in May 2011 . While the sovereign debt increases have been most pronounced in only a few Eurozone countries they have become a perceived problem for the area as a whole . In May 2011 , the crisis resurfaced , concerning mostly the refinancing of Greek public debt . The Greek people generally rejected the austerity measures and have expressed their dissatisfaction with protests . In late June 2011 , the crisis situation was again brought under control with the Greek government managing to pass a package of new austerity measures and EU leaders pledging funds to support the country . In May 2012 the crisis escalated to new levels following the national Greek legislative election , May 2012 . Greek parties failed to form a coalition Government following the election and there was widespread speculation of Greece exiting the Eurozone , termed a `` Grexit '' . Below is a brief summary of some of the main events since the Greek government debt crisis ."
},
{
"docid": "Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Estonia)",
"title": "",
"text": "Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions . Estonia joined the Eurozone on 1 . January 2011 . Since then Bank of Estonia has been issuing both normal issues of Estonian euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver ."
},
{
"docid": "Stefano_Fassina",
"title": "",
"text": "Stefano Fassina ( born 17 April 1966 ) is an Italian economist and politician , member of the Chamber of Deputies and former member of the Italian Democratic Party . Born in Rome , a former university leader of the Left Youth Organization in 1996 , after his graduation in Economics Fassina became consultant for the minister of Finance in the Prodi government . From 2002 to 2005 he worked at the International Monetary Fund . On November 2009 , Fassina started his political career as coordinator on economic issues for the Democratic Party . He was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies in 2012 . On 2 May 2013 , Fassina became vice-minister for Economics and Finance in the Enrico Letta government , but he was dismissed on 4 January 2014 , in disagreement with the new Democratic Party leader Matteo Renzi 's political line . In May 2015 he refused to support Prime Minister Matteo Renzi 's proposal for a new electoral law . On 23 June 2015 he announced his decision to leave the Democratic Party , saying Renzi was `` taking the party too far to the right '' . He joined the Chamber of Deputies ' Mixed Group . He has proposed a `` controlled disintegration of the eurozone '' ."
},
{
"docid": "European_System_of_Central_Banks",
"title": "",
"text": "The European System of Central Banks ( ESCB ) consists of the European Central Bank ( ECB ) and the national central banks ( NCBs ) of all 28 member states of the European Union ( EU ) . The ESCB is not the monetary authority of the eurozone , because not all EU member states have joined the euro . That role is performed by the Eurosystem , which includes the national central banks of the 19 member states that have adopted the euro . The ESCB 's objective is price stability throughout the European Union . Secondarily , the ESCB 's goal is to improve monetary and financial cooperation between the Eurosystem and member states outside the eurozone ."
},
{
"docid": "EURONIA",
"title": "",
"text": "EURONIA is the volume-weighted index average of interest rates on unsecured overnight euro deposits arranged by eight money brokers in London . It is thus a UK-based equivalent of the better known EONIA , which uses data from trades originating in the Eurozone . EURONIA was introduced in January 1999 by the Wholesale Markets Brokers ' Association ( WMBA ) , which is also responsible for SONIA ( the Sterling Overnight Index Average ) . Current values of the EURONIA along with other common world interest rate series are published daily by the Financial Times . If the United Kingdom were to join the Eurozone , the Bank of England has discussed how SONIA would be replaced by EURONIA as a benchmark interest rate ."
},
{
"docid": "Withdrawal_from_the_Eurozone",
"title": "",
"text": "Withdrawal from the Eurozone denotes the process whereby a Eurozone member-state , whether voluntarily or forcibly , stops using the Euro as its national currency and leaves the Eurozone ."
},
{
"docid": "Ján_Počiatek",
"title": "",
"text": "Ján Počiatek ( born 16 September 1970 ) is a Slovak politician and economist . He served as Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister of Transport , Construction , and Regional Development from 2012 to 2016 . He speaks English fluently and also has an advanced knowledge of German and Russian . Počiatek is a graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava . He graduated in 1997 as a qualified engineer in economics . For his contribution in preparing Slovakia 's entry into the Eurozone , the international financial affairs publication The Banker named Počiatek as the `` Best finance minister for the year 2008 in Europe . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Estonian_euro_coins",
"title": "",
"text": "Estonian euro coins feature a single design for all eight coins . This is a design by Lembit Lõhmus and features a silhouette map of Estonia together with the word Eesti ( Estonia ) and twelve stars , symbolic of the European Union , surrounding the map . This was the winning design in a public vote of ten announced in December 2004 . Estonian euro coins entered circulation on 1 January 2011 . Estonia is the fifth of ten states that joined the EU in 2004 , and the first ex-Soviet republic , to join the eurozone . Of the ten new member states , Estonia was the first to unveil its design . It originally planned to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007 ; however , it did not formally apply when Slovenia did , and officially changed its target date to 1 January 2008 , and later , to 1 January 2011 . On 12 May 2010 the European Commission announced that Estonia had met all criteria to join the eurozone . On 8 June 2010 , the EU finance ministers agreed that Estonia would be able to join the euro on 1 January 2011 . On 13 July 2010 , Estonia received the final approval from the ECOFIN to adopt the euro as from 1 January 2011 . On the same date the exchange rate at which the kroon would be exchanged for the euro ( $ 1 = 15.6466 krooni ) was also announced . On 20 July 2010 , mass production of Estonian euro coins began in the Mint of Finland . 2012 coins were produced by the Royal Dutch Mint , having won the production bid ."
},
{
"docid": "Slovak_regional_elections,_2009",
"title": "",
"text": "Elections were held in Slovakia 's eight self-governing regions on 14 November 2009 . Six of the regional presidencies were won by centre-left Direction -- Social Democracy ( Smer ) , with one being won by Smer 's national conservative allies , the People 's Party -- Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( ĽS-HZDS ) . Bratislava was won by the centre-right Slovak Democratic and Christian Union -- Democratic Party , having previously been held by ĽS-HZDS-backed Vladimír Bajan"
},
{
"docid": "2009_Korfball_European_Bowl",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2009 Korfball European Bowl was the qualifying competition for the 2010 European Korfball Championship , split into two divisions : West , in Luxembourg , and East , in Prievidza ( Slovakia ) . 3 best teams of each division will join the 10 qualified-teams-by-ranking for competing in the European Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Danish_krone",
"title": "",
"text": "The krone ( -LSB- ˈkʁoːnə -RSB- ; plural : kroner ; sign : kr. ; code : DKK ) is the official currency of Denmark , Greenland and the Faroe Islands , introduced on 1 January 1875 . Both the ISO code `` DKK '' and currency sign `` kr . '' are in common use ; the former precedes the value , the latter in some contexts follows it . The currency is sometimes referred to as the Danish crown in English , since krone literally means crown . Historically , krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century . One krone is subdivided into 100 øre ( -LSB- ˈøːɐ -RSB- ; singular and plural ) , the name øre possibly deriving from Latin aureus meaning `` gold coin '' . Altogether there are eleven denominations of the krone , with the smallest being the 50 øre coin , which is valued at one half of a krone . Formerly there were more øre coins , but those were discontinued due to inflation . The krone is pegged to the euro via the ERM II , the European Union 's exchange rate mechanism . Adoption of the euro is favoured by the major political parties , however a 2000 referendum on joining the Eurozone was defeated with 53.2 % voting to maintain the krone and 46.8 % voting to join the Eurozone ."
},
{
"docid": "Proposed_long-term_solutions_for_the_Eurozone_crisis",
"title": "",
"text": "The proposed long-term solutions for the Eurozone crisis involve ways to deal with the ongoing Eurozone crisis and the risks to Eurozone country governments and the Euro . They try and deal with the difficulty that some countries in the euro area have experience trying to repay or re-finance their government debt without the assistance of third parties . The solutions range from tighter fiscal union , the issuing of Eurozone bonds to debt write-offs , each of which has both financial and political implications , meaning no solution has found favour with all parties involved ."
},
{
"docid": "2009_Tatra_Banka_Slovak_Open",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2009 Ritro Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of Tretorn SERIE + of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Bratislava , Slovakia between 16 and 22 November 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union",
"title": "",
"text": "The Economic and Monetary Union ( EMU ) is an umbrella term for the group of policies aimed at converging the economies of member states of the European Union at three stages . The policies cover the 19 eurozone states , as well as non-euro European Union states . Each stage of the EMU consists of progressively closer economic integration . Only once a state participates in the third stage it is permitted to adopt the euro as its official currency . As such , the third stage is largely synonymous with the eurozone . The euro convergence criteria are the set of requirements that needs to be fulfilled in order for a country to join the eurozone . An important element of this is participation for a minimum of two years in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ( `` ERM II '' ) , in which candidate currencies demonstrate economic convergence by maintaining limited deviation from their target rate against the euro . Nineteen EU member states , including most recently Lithuania , have entered the third stage and have adopted the euro as their currency . All new EU member states must commit to participate in the third stage in their treaties of accession . Only Denmark and the United Kingdom , whose EU membership predates the introduction of the euro , have legal opt outs from the EU Treaties granting them an exemption from this obligation . The remaining seven non-euro member states are obliged to enter the third stage once they comply with all convergence criteria ."
},
{
"docid": "Péter_Balázs",
"title": "",
"text": "Péter Balázs ( born 5 December 1941 ) is a Hungarian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary , born in Kecskemét , 1941 . In addition to his native Hungarian , he speaks English , French , German and Russian . He graduated from Budapest School of Economics in 1963 and worked in the Hungarian government until 1 May 2004 , when his country joined the European Union and was appointed to the European Commission with Michel Barnier under Romano Prodi . He became the Hungarian European Commissioner holding the Regional Policy portfolio until the end of the Prodi Commission on 21 November 2004 . He was succeeded by László Kovács as the Hungarian Commissioner and Danuta Hübner as Commissioner for regional policy . Balázs became a professor at the International Relations and European Studies Department of the Central European University ( CEU ) , Budapest . In 2005 , he established a new research center for EU Enlargement Studies at the CEU . Balázs became the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2009 , serving until May 2010 . Balázs , when addressing the topic of Hungary-Slovakia relations compared the creation of the language law of Slovakia to the politics of the Ceauşescu regime on the use of language . He was succeeded by János Martonyi ."
},
{
"docid": "Kamil_Mikulčík",
"title": "",
"text": "Kamil Mikulčík ( November 18 , 1977 ) is a Slovak singer and actor who was the Slovakia entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Nela Pocisková . The song , Leť tmou was chosen after a national final . They were the first singers to represent Slovakia at the contest since the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 . However , it failed to reach the final.He is a singer of a vocal group Fragile ."
},
{
"docid": "TARGET2",
"title": "",
"text": "TARGET2 ( Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System ) is the real-time gross settlement ( RTGS ) system for the Eurozone , and is available to non-Eurozone countries . It was developed by and is owned by the Eurosystem . TARGET2 is based on an integrated central technical infrastructure , called the Single Shared Platform ( SSP ) . SSP is operated by three providing central banks : France ( Banque de France ) , Germany ( Deutsche Bundesbank ) and Italy ( Banca d'Italia ) . TARGET2 started to replace TARGET in November 2007 . TARGET2 is also an interbank RTGS payment system for the clearing of cross-border transfers in the eurozone . Participants in the system are either direct or indirect . Direct participants hold an RTGS account and have access to real-time information and control tools . They are responsible for all payments sent from or received on their accounts by themselves or any indirect participants operating through them . Indirect participation means that payment orders are always sent to and received from the system via a direct participant , with only the relevant direct participant having a legal relationship with the Eurosystem . Finally , bank branches and subsidiaries can choose to participate in TARGET2 as multi-addressee access or addressable BICs ( Bank Identifier Code ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Croatia_and_the_euro",
"title": "",
"text": "Croatia 's currency , the kuna , has used the euro ( and prior to that one of the euro 's major predecessors , the German mark or Deutschmark ) as its main reference since its creation in 1994 , and a long-held policy of the Croatian National Bank has been to keep the kuna 's exchange rate with the euro within a relatively stable range . Croatia 's EU membership obliges it to eventually join the eurozone , as such the country plans to join the European Monetary System , the pathway to euro adoption . Prior to Croatian entry to the EU on 1 July 2013 , Boris Vujčić , governor of the Croatian National Bank , stated that he would like the kuna to be replaced by the euro as soon as possible after accession . This must be at least two years after Croatia joins the ERM2 ( in addition to it meeting other criteria ) . The Croatian National Bank had anticipated euro adoption within two or three years of EU entry . However , the EU 's response to the ongoing financial crises in eurozone states may delay Croatia 's adoption of the euro . The country 's own contracting economy also poses a major challenge to it meeting the convergence criteria . While keen on euro adoption , one month before Croatia 's EU entry governor Vujčić admitted '' ... we have no date -LSB- to join the single currency -RSB- in mind at the moment '' . Before Croatia can join ERM II , it must reduce its budget deficit by about 1.5 billion kuna ( June 2013 figures ) . The European Central Bank expects Croatia to be approved for ERM II membership in 2016 at the earliest , with euro adoption in 2019 . Many small businesses in Croatia had debts denominated in euros before EU accession . Croatian people already use the euro for most savings and many informal transactions . Real estate , motor vehicle and accommodation prices are mostly quoted in euros ."
},
{
"docid": "Sweden_and_the_euro",
"title": "",
"text": "Sweden does not currently use the euro as its currency and has no plans to replace the krona in the near future . Sweden 's Treaty of Accession of 1994 made it subject to the Treaty of Maastricht , which obliges states to join the eurozone once they meet the necessary conditions . Sweden maintains that joining the ERM II ( a requirement for euro adoption ) is voluntary , and has chosen to remain outside pending public approval by a referendum , thereby intentionally avoiding the fulfilment of the adoption requirements ."
},
{
"docid": "Euro_banknotes",
"title": "",
"text": "Banknotes of the euro , the currency of the Eurozone , have been in circulation since the first series was issued in 2002 . They are issued by the national central banks of the Eurosystem or the European Central Bank . In 1999 the euro was introduced virtually , and in 2002 notes and coins began to circulate . The euro rapidly took over from the former national currencies and slowly expanded around the European Union . Denominations of the notes range from $ 5 to $ 500 and , unlike euro coins , the design is identical across the whole of the Eurozone , although they are issued and printed in various member states . The euro banknotes are pure cotton fibre , which improves their durability as well as giving the banknotes a distinctive feel . They measure from 120 x to 160 x and have a variety of colour schemes . The euro notes contain many complex security features such as watermarks , invisible ink , holograms and microprinting that document their authenticity . While euro coins have a national side indicating the country of issue ( although not necessarily of minting ) , euro notes lack this . Instead , this information is shown by the first character of each note 's serial number . According to European Central Bank estimates , in August 2016 , there were approximately 19,417,000,000 banknotes in circulation around the Eurozone , worth approximately $ 1.1 trillion . On 8 November 2012 , the European Central Bank announced that the first series of notes would be replaced by the Europa series , starting with the 5 euro note on 2 May 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "European_Parliament_election,_2009_(Slovakia)",
"title": "",
"text": "The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovakia was the election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament in 2009 . The turnout , although increased compared to the previous election , was 19.63 % , the lowest of any nation involved in the election ."
},
{
"docid": "Lithuania_and_the_euro",
"title": "",
"text": "Lithuania is an EU member state which joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015 . This made it the last of the three Baltic states to adopt the euro , after Estonia ( 2011 ) and Latvia ( 2014 ) . Before then , its currency , the litas , was pegged to the euro at 3.4528 litas to 1 euro ."
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{
"docid": "Little_Boy",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Little Boy '' was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay , piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets , Jr. , commander of the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces . It was the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare . The Hiroshima bombing was the second artificial nuclear explosion in history , after the Trinity test , and the first uranium-based detonation . It exploded with an energy of approximately 15 ktonTNT . The bomb caused significant destruction to the city of Hiroshima and its occupants . Little Boy was developed by Lieutenant Commander Francis Birch 's group of Captain William S. Parsons 's Ordnance ( O ) Division at the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II . Parsons flew on the Hiroshima mission as weaponeer . The Little Boy was a development of the unsuccessful Thin Man nuclear bomb . Like Thin Man , it was a gun-type fission weapon , but derived its explosive power from the nuclear fission of uranium-235 . This was accomplished by shooting a hollow cylinder of enriched uranium ( the `` bullet '' ) onto a solid cylinder of the same material ( the `` target '' ) by means of a charge of nitrocellulose propellant powder . It contained 64 kg of enriched uranium , of which less than a kilogram underwent nuclear fission . Its components were fabricated at three different plants so that no one would have a copy of the complete design . After the war ended , it was not expected that the inefficient Little Boy design would ever again be required , and many plans and diagrams were destroyed , but by mid-1946 the Hanford Site reactors were suffering badly from the Wigner effect , so six Little Boy assemblies were produced at Sandia Base . The Navy Bureau of Ordnance built another 25 Little Boy assemblies in 1947 for use by the Lockheed P2V Neptune nuclear strike aircraft ( which could be launched from but not land on the Midway-class aircraft carriers ) . All the Little Boy units were withdrawn from service by the end of January 1951 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Enola_Gay",
"title": "",
"text": "The Enola Gay ( -LSB- pronᵻˈnoʊlə_ˈɡeɪ -RSB- ) is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber , named for Enola Gay Tibbets , the mother of the pilot , Colonel Paul Tibbets , who selected the aircraft while it was still on the assembly line . On 6 August 1945 , during the final stages of World War II , it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb . The bomb , code-named `` Little Boy '' , was targeted at the city of Hiroshima , Japan , and caused unprecedented destruction . Enola Gay participated in the second atomic attack as the weather reconnaissance aircraft for the primary target of Kokura . Clouds and drifting smoke resulted in a secondary target , Nagasaki , being bombed instead . After the war , the Enola Gay returned to the United States , where it was operated from Roswell Army Air Field , New Mexico . In May 1946 , it was flown to Kwajalein for the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific , but was not chosen to make the test drop at Bikini Atoll . Later that year it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution , and spent many years parked at air bases exposed to the weather and souvenir hunters , before being disassembled and transported to the Smithsonian 's storage facility at Suitland , Maryland , in 1961 . In the 1980s , veterans groups engaged in a call for the Smithsonian to put the aircraft on display , leading to an acrimonious debate about exhibiting the aircraft without a proper historical context . The cockpit and nose section of the aircraft were exhibited at the National Air and Space Museum ( NASM ) in downtown Washington , D.C. , for the bombing 's 50th anniversary in 1995 , amid controversy . Since 2003 , the entire restored B-29 has been on display at NASM 's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center . The last survivor of its crew , Theodore Van Kirk , died on July 28 , 2014 , at the age of 93 ."
},
{
"docid": "Thomas_Ferebee",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas W. Ferebee ( November 9 , 1918 -- March 16 , 2000 ) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress , Enola Gay , which dropped the atomic bomb , `` Little Boy '' , on Hiroshima in 1945 ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_A._Lewis",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert A. Lewis ( October 18 , 1917 - June 18 , 1983 ) was a United States Army Air Forces Officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II . He was the co-pilot of the Enola Gay , the B-29 Superfortress bomber which dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jacob_Beser",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacob Beser ( May 15 , 1921 -- June 16 , 1992 ) was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II . Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August 6 , 1945 , when it dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima . Three days later , Beser was a crewmember aboard Bockscar when the Fat Man bomb was dropped on Nagasaki . He was the only person to have served as a strike crew member of both of the 1945 atomic bomb missions ."
},
{
"docid": "Theodore_Van_Kirk",
"title": "",
"text": "Theodore `` Dutch '' Van Kirk ( February 27 , 1921 -- July 28 , 2014 ) was a navigator of the United States Army Air Forces , best known as the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima . With the death of fellow crewman Morris Jeppson ( who died on March 30 , 2010 ) , Van Kirk became the last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew . He died four years later on July 28 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Benedict_Zabelka",
"title": "",
"text": "George B. Zabelka , a Catholic chaplain with the U.S. Army Air Force , was stationed on Tinian Island in the South Pacific in 1945 , where he was assigned to 509th Composite Group . This is the unit of the crews of Enola Gay and Bockscar ( aka Bock 's Car and Bocks Car ) , that dropped the Atomic Bombs ( '' Little Boy '' and `` Fat Man '' ) on Hiroshima and Nagasaki . His duties included saying Mass on Sunday and during the week , hearing confessions , talking with the soldiers , and other typical duties of a wartime chaplain . Zabelka was also very much a soldier and once received a military reprimand for `` excessive zeal . '' He left the military with the rank of lieutenant colonel . Then in 1973 he went on a retreat with other priests of his diocese that focused on the issue and the implications of Gospel nonviolence . About December 1975 , he did what he called `` an about face '' ( using a military term that means turn completely around ) . But his conversion may have started just months after the dropping of the atomic bombs as he says : `` Three of us chaplains took a trip to Nagasaki to see -LSB- the results of -RSB- the bombing . There were no restrictions of any kind . So we went to the nearest place where there were still the survivors . And this I think is what really got me started on even a beginning of a new way of thinking on this . Because , here were little children that were horribly burned and suffering and dying . By that time there were nurses and doctors taking care of them , because this was two or three months afterwards . But this was the beginning of a whole new kind of worm squirming in my stomach that something was wrong . These little children had nothing to do with the war . Why were they suffering ? '' This quote can be found between 25:40 and 26:17 of The Reluctant Prophet DVD ."
},
{
"docid": "Enola;_or,_Her_fatal_mistake",
"title": "",
"text": "Enola ; or , Her fatal mistake is an 1886 book written by Mary Young Ridenbaugh . It is notable for being the inspiration , indirectly , for the naming of the Enola Gay , the B-29 bomber airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima . Its commanding pilot , Colonel Paul Tibbets , named the aircraft after his mother , Enola Gay Tibbets ( 1893 -- 1983 ) , who was named after the title character of Ridenbaugh 's book . The book is introduced with the poem : Oh , fatal day - oh , day of sorrow , It was no trouble she could borrow ; But in the future she could see The clouds of infelicity . The story includes these passages : He is the bird of ill omen . How harsh his midnight cry ! It seems to shriek , in mournful sounds , Death ! Death ! The Prince of the Air certainly causes them -LSB- destructive cyclones -RSB- , since he has control of our atmosphere . They are displays of his wrath , Oh ! eternal woes ! Deliver us from the `` Prince of Darkness . '' Deliver us from his fiery embraces . Rather fear Him that is able to destroy both soul and body . `` In calling me by the strange name of ` Enola , ' I wonder if my dear departed parents received a glimpse of the future life of their child in a camera , speaking to them of her life of loneliness , '' mused Enola , `` for truly I am alone ... '' ( ` Enola ' is ` alone ' spelled backwards . ) We have been discussing the `` clouds of sorrow '' that have obscured a bright and beautiful life , that afforded food for meditation . How many clouds have darkened the horizon of other valuable lives . There are clouds too real , not figurative , that we will now contemplate . ... The funnel-shaped cloud deals death and destruction to all that come within its whirling , deadly grasp . When seeing the approach of such a cloud , it sends an agonizing thrill of horror into the heart of the beholder ... '' ... the vital question at issue now is , how to remedy the great evil that is about to engulf our moral law and prosperous government . ... I feel , that something should be speedily done to stem the tide of extravagance , threatening to ruin every civilized country on the face of the globe , '' said Mrs. -LSB- Enola -RSB- Dale ."
},
{
"docid": "Francis_Birch_(geophysicist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Francis Birch ( August 22 , 1903 -- January 30 , 1992 ) was an American geophysicist . He is considered one of the founders of solid Earth geophysics . He is also known for his part in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . During World War II , Birch participated in the Manhattan Project , working on the design and development of the gun-type nuclear weapon known as Little Boy . He oversaw its manufacture , and went to Tinian to supervise its assembly and loading into Enola Gay , the Boeing B-29 Superfortress tasked with dropping the bomb . A graduate of Harvard University , Birch began working on geophysics as a research assistant . He subsequently spent his entire career at Harvard working in the field , becoming an Associate Professor of Geology in 1943 , a professor in 1946 , and Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology in 1949 , and professor emeritus in 1974 . Birch published over 100 papers . He developed what is now known as the Birch-Murnaghan equation of state in 1947 . In 1952 he demonstrated that Earth 's mantle is chiefly composed of silicate minerals , with an inner and outer core of molten iron . In two 1961 papers on compressional wave velocities , he established what is now called Birch 's law ."
},
{
"docid": "Enola_Gay_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Enola Gay '' is an anti-war song by the British synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ( OMD ) , and the only single from the band 's 1980 album , Organisation . The track addresses the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 , during the final stages of World War II . Along with 1986 's `` If You Leave '' , `` Enola Gay '' has been described as OMD 's signature song . The single was an international success , selling more than 5 million copies , while the track became an enduring hit ."
},
{
"docid": "Shuntaro_Hida",
"title": "",
"text": "Shuntaro Hida ( 1 January 1917 -- 20 March 2017 ) was a Japanese physician who was an eyewitness when the Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay on 6 August 1945 . He treated survivors as a medical doctor and wrote about the effects of radiation on the human body . The night before the bomb was dropped 28-year-old Dr. Hida left the Hiroshima Military Hospital where he was stationed as an army medical officer to attend to a sick child in the village of Hesaka . He was therefore approximately 6 kilometers from ground zero when the bomb was dropped and he looked up and saw the Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft which he described as appearing like a `` tiny silver drop '' . He then felt the heat and blast from the explosion and saw the mushroom cloud over the city . As a medical doctor he treated the wounded and saw the short - and long-term effects of radiation on the human body . After the war he continued to treat atomic bomb survivors ( known as Hibakusha ) for many years and he became the Director of the Hibakusha Counselling Centre . He also sought compensation from the United States government and advocated the abolition of nuclear weapons . In 2005 he was interviewed for the BBC drama documentary Hiroshima and his experiences were re-enacted in a dramatic reconstruction of events . He was also interviewed for the documentary White Light/Black Rain : The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 2006 . Dr. Shuntaro Hida appears in the documentary Atomic Wounds by Journeyman Pictures . `` At 89 , Doctor Hida , a survivor of the 1945 atomic bomb at Hiroshima , continues to care for some of the other quarter of a million survivors . Atomic Wounds retraces his dedicated journey and highlights how the terrible danger of radiation was concealed by successive American administrations of the 1950s to 1970s so that nuclear power could be freely developed , with no concern for public health . '' He died from pneumonia on 20 March 2017 at the age of 100 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_surviving_examples_of_mass-produced_aircraft",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of surviving examples of mass-produced aircraft , specifically those that are notable solely or primarily for still existing . To illustrate , the Enola Gay is excluded from this list , but included in List of individual aircraft because it dropped the first atomic bomb . Note : Period indicates when the aircraft was/is in flyable condition ."
},
{
"docid": "Morris_R._Jeppson",
"title": "",
"text": "Morris Richard Jeppson ( June 23 , 1922 -- March 30 , 2010 ) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . He served as assistant weaponeer on the Enola Gay , which dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima , Japan on August 6 , 1945 ."
},
{
"docid": "Manhattan_Project_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Manhattan Project '' is a 1985 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush , named for the WWII project that created the first atomic bomb . Lyricist Neil Peart read ten books about the Manhattan Project before writing the lyrics so that he had a proper understanding of what the project was really about . This song appeared on the 1985 album Power Windows , Rush 's eleventh studio album . `` Manhattan Project '' is the third track on the album , and clocks in at 5:07 . It consists of four verses , addressing : 1 ) A time , during the era of World War II , 2 ) A man , a scientist ( such as J. Robert Oppenheimer , the assumed scientist ) , 3 ) A place , Los Alamos in New Mexico , 4 ) A man , Enola Gay , the bomber , and pilot and mission commander Paul Tibbets . The chorus refers to the explosion as `` the big bang '' , in allusion to the start of a new universe following the singular event although the absolute reference is the use of Fat Man and Little Boy , America 's two nuclear bombs to bring an end to the Pacific conflict with Japan ( `` shot down the rising sun '' ) , which only happened after both were dropped , repeating the theme of the verses marking when and/or where `` it all began '' . While nuclear warfare may be seen as the ultimate pinnacle of human fear , lyricist Neil Peart does not include this song as being part of Rush 's Fear series . Rush performed the song live on their Power Windows , Hold Your Fire , Presto , and Clockwork Angels tours ."
},
{
"docid": "George_R._Caron",
"title": "",
"text": "Technical Sergeant George Robert `` Bob '' Caron ( October 31 , 1919 - June 3 , 1995 ) was the tail gunner , the only defender of the twelve crewmen , aboard the B-29 Enola Gay during the historic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 . Facing the rear of the B-29 , his vantage point made him the first man to witness the cataclysmic growth of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima . Caron was also the only photographer aboard , and took photographs as the mushroom cloud ascended . Of the four 509th Composite Group aircraft assigned to the Hiroshima bombing , Caron 's camera and two others captured the explosion on film . Immediately before the mission , the 509th 's photography officer , Lieutenant Jerome Ossip , asked then Staff Sergeant Caron to carry a handheld Fairchild K-20 camera . After the mission , Ossip developed photos from all the aircraft , but found that the fixed cameras failed to record anything . Film from another handheld was mishandled in developing , making Caron 's the only official still photographs of the explosion . 2nd Lt. Russell Gackenback , Navigator aboard then unnamed Necessary Evil , took two still photographs of the cloud about one minute after detonation using his personal AFGA 620 camera . A handheld 16 mm film camera on The Great Artiste captured the only known motion film of the explosion . Caron 's photographs of the explosion were printed on millions of leaflets that were dropped over Japan the next day . Caron graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School ( Brooklyn , New York ) in 1938 . In May 1995 , he published the book Fire of a Thousand Suns , The George R. `` Bob '' Caron Story , Tail Gunner of the Enola Gay about his `` eye-witness account of the momentous event when the world was catapulted into the Atomic Age , the introduction of atomic capability , the technical development of the B-29 , and the events that put him into the tail gun turret of the Enola Gay . ''"
},
{
"docid": "William_Sterling_Parsons",
"title": "",
"text": "Rear Admiral William Sterling `` Deak '' Parsons ( 26 November 1901 -- 5 December 1953 ) was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II . He is best known for being the weaponeer on the Enola Gay , the aircraft which dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima , Japan in 1945 . To avoid the possibility of a nuclear explosion if the aircraft crashed and burned on takeoff , he decided to arm the bomb in flight . While the aircraft was en route to Hiroshima , Parsons climbed into the cramped and dark bomb bay , and inserted the powder charge and detonator . He was awarded the Silver Star for his part in the mission . A 1922 graduate of the United States Naval Academy , Parsons served on a variety of warships beginning with the battleship . He was trained in ordnance and studied ballistics under L.T.E. Thompson at the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren , Virginia . In July 1933 , Parsons became liaison officer between the Bureau of Ordnance and the Naval Research Laboratory . He became interested in radar and was one of the first to recognize its potential to locate ships and aircraft , and perhaps even track shells in flight . In September 1940 , Parsons and Merle Tuve of the National Defense Research Committee began work on the development of the proximity fuze , a radar-triggered fuze that would explode a shell in the proximity of the target . The fuze , eventually known as the VT ( variable time ) fuze , Mark 32 , went into production in 1942 . Parsons was on hand to watch the cruiser shoot down the first enemy aircraft with a VT fuze in the Solomon Islands in January 1943 . In June 1943 , Parsons joined the Manhattan Project as Associate Director at the research laboratory at Los Alamos , New Mexico under J. Robert Oppenheimer . Parsons became responsible for the ordnance aspects of the project , including the design and testing of the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons . In a reorganization in 1944 , he lost responsibility for the implosion-type fission weapon , but retained that for the design and development of the gun-type fission weapon , which eventually became Little Boy . He was also responsible for the delivery program , codenamed Project Alberta . He watched the Trinity nuclear test from a B-29 . After the war , Parsons was promoted to the rank of rear admiral without ever having commanded a ship . He participated in Operation Crossroads , the nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946 , and later the Operation Sandstone tests at Enewetak Atoll in 1948 . In 1947 , he became deputy commander of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project . He died of a heart attack on 5 December 1953 ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_Boy_Lost_(1978_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Boy Lost is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Nathan Dawes as Stephen Walls , John Hargreaves as Jacko Walls , Lorna Lesley as Dorrie Walls , Tony Barry as Constable O'Dea and Steve Dodd as William Stanley , the Aboriginal tracker . Johnny Ashcroft and Gay Kayler performed the vocals on the movie sound track , also a specially recorded version of the Little Boy Lost hit song , which is played at the end of the film . Scenes were shot on location in Guyra , Tubbumurra and Narrabeen , New South Wales , Australia . The World Premiere was held in Armidale , New South Wales . Johnny Ashcroft and Gay Kayler sang the Little Boy Lost song from the movie live on stage to Nathan Dawes and his stand-in , Toshi Bourke ."
},
{
"docid": "Enola,_Arkansas",
"title": "",
"text": "Enola is a town in Faulkner County , Arkansas , United States . It is part of the Little Rock -- North Little Rock -- Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 338 at the 2010 census , up from 188 at the 2000 census ."
},
{
"docid": "Yahata,_Fukuoka",
"title": "",
"text": "was a city in Japan until it was absorbed into the newly created city of Kitakyushu in 1963 . Its former area is as of 2007 part of two distinct wards : Yahata Higashi-ku and Yahata Nishi-ku . The city was fire-bombed in World War II in early August 1945 around the same time that factory workers in Kokura suspected their city would be a target for the atomic bombs and decided to release large amounts of black smoke into the air . The resulting combined smoke clouds obscured the nearby town of Kokura , causing the planes en route ( Bockscar and Enola Gay ) to drop the atomic weapon `` Fat Man '' to head to their secondary target , Nagasaki ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_boy_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Little boy or Little Boy may refer to : Little Boy , the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Little Boy : The Arts of Japan 's Exploding Subculture , a 2005 book about Japanese postwar culture Little Boy ( album ) , a 2007 album by Janno Gibbs `` Little Boy '' ( song ) , a 1996 song by Captain Jack Little Boy ( film ) , a 2015 American film Helen Littleboy , documentary director Little Boy , a character from the manga Spriggan `` Little Boy '' a 1964 single by The Crystals Boy , a young male human"
},
{
"docid": "Straight_Flush",
"title": "",
"text": "Straight Flush was the name of a B-29 Superfortress ( B-29-36-MO 44-27301 , Victor number 85 ) participating in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6 , 1945 . Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron , 509th Composite Group , it was used as a weather reconnaissance plane and flew over the city before the attack to determine if conditions were favorable for a visual drop . Pilot Claude Eatherly later expressed remorse , received psychiatric hospitalization , and engaged in anti-nuclear activism , which may be the origin of urban legends that Eatherly , Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets , or other members of the two planes ' crews went insane after the bombings ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Tibbets",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. ( 23 February 1915 -- 1 November 2007 ) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force . He is best known as the pilot who flew the Enola Gay ( named after his mother ) when it dropped Little Boy , the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare , on the Japanese city of Hiroshima . Tibbets enlisted in the United States Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938 . After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic . In February 1942 , he became the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group , which was equipped with the Boeing B-17 . In July 1942 the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force , and Tibbets became deputy group commander . He flew the lead plane in the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942 , and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942 . Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar . After flying 43 combat missions , he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force . Tibbets returned to the United States in February 1943 to help with the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress . In September 1944 , he was appointed the commander of the 509th Composite Group , which would conduct the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . After the war , he participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946 , and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet in the early 1950s . He commanded the 308th Bombardment Wing and 6th Air Division in the late 1950s , and was military attaché in India from 1964 to 1966 . After leaving the Air Force in 1966 , he worked for Executive Jet Aviation , serving on the founding board and as its president from 1976 until his retirement in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "Girl,_Boy,_Bakla,_Tomboy",
"title": "",
"text": "Girl , Boy , Bakla , Tomboy ( English : Female , Male , Gay , Lesbian ) is a 2013 Filipino comedy parody film produced by Star Cinema and VIVA Films starring Vice Ganda with Maricel Soriano , Joey Marquez , Ruffa Gutierrez , and Cristine Reyes . It is one of the official entries of the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival . The movie is supposedly the first solo movie of John Lapus but Deramas dropped him after he refused to drop weight ."
},
{
"docid": "Gay_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Gay is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Bill Gay ( American football ) ( born 1927 ) , American football player Bram Gay Trumpet player and brass band enthusiast Brian Gay , American golfer Cesc Gay ( born 1967 ) movie director Claude Gay , French botanist Connie B. Gay ( 1914 -- 1989 ) , American country music promoter David Gay ( 1920 -- 2010 ) , British Army officer , recipient of the Military Cross , and English cricketer Edwin Francis Gay ( 1867 -- 1946 ) , American economist Enola Gay , name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 , named after the mother of Paul Tibbets George H. Gay , Jr. ( 1917 -- 1994 ) , Naval aviator in World War II George K. Gay ( 1810 -- 1882 ) , English sailor and pioneer who participated in Oregon 's Provisional Government Henry M. Gay , one of three founders of Triad Systems Corporation , now known as Activant Hobart R. Gay ( 1894 -- 1983 ) , American general Jacques Etienne Gay ( 1786 -- 1864 ) French botanist Jason Gay , birth name of contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Jason Gray . He had many recording and releases as Jason Gay before changing his name to Gray Jean Baptiste Gay , vicomte de Martignac ( 1778 -- 1832 ) , French statesman John Gay ( 1685 -- 1732 ) , English dramatist John Gay ( photographer ) ( 1909 -- 1999 ) , English photographer Jonathan Gay , inventor of Macromedia Flash José Aurelio Gay ( born 1965 ) , Spanish football player and manager Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac ( 1778 -- 1850 ) , French physicist Mabel Gay ( born 1983 ) , Cuban triple jumper Maria Gay ( 1879 -- 1943 ) , Catalan opera singer Marvin Gay , Sr. ( 1914 -- 1998 ) , American minister of the House of God Mary Ann Harris Gay ( 1829 -- 1918 ) , American writer of Life in Dixie During the War Nikolai Ge or Gay ( 1831 -- 1894 ) , Russian painter Noel Gay ( 1898 -- 1954 ) , English composer of popular music Paul Gay ( born 1968 ) , French opera singer Peter Gay ( 1923 -- 2015 ) , German-born U.S. historian Randall Gay ( born 1982 ) , American football player , currently playing for the New Orleans Saints Robert Gay ( MP ) ( died 1738 ) , English MP Robert C. Gay ( born 1951 ) , a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Robert J. Gay , American palaeontologist Robert Marie Gay ( 1927 -- 2016 ) , Canadian-born Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate , Bishop of Kabale ( 1996 -- 2003 ) Ross Gay , American poet and professor Rudy Gay ( born 1986 ) , American professional basketball player , currently with the Sacramento Kings Susan Elizabeth Gay , chronicler of the history of Old Falmouth Tyson Gay ( born 1982 ) , American sprinter William Gay ( disambiguation ) , several people Virginia Gay ( born 1981 ) , Australian actress Category : English-language surnames Category : French-language surnames Category : Spanish-language surnames"
},
{
"docid": "Koko_Kondo",
"title": "",
"text": ", birth name Koko Tanimoto , is a prominent atomic bomb survivor , and is the daughter of Kiyoshi Tanimoto , a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens . Both appear in John Hersey 's book , Hiroshima . In 1955 , both appeared on the popular television program This Is Your Life where they were placed in the uncomfortable position of meeting with Captain Robert A. Lewis , copilot of the Enola Gay , which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima . The video of this episode is available online . Kondo has espoused global peace in such places as Iraq , and speaks frequently at American University in Washington , D.C. , her alma mater . Kondo regularly accompanies both Japanese and international students , mostly Americans , from her alma mater , on a peace study tour throughout Japan focusing on the atomic bomb . When she was living in the United States , she lived with Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck , who greatly influenced her personal work with Japanese orphans ."
},
{
"docid": "Kiyoshi_Tanimoto",
"title": "",
"text": "was a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens . He was one of the six Hiroshima survivors whose experiences of the bomb and later life are portrayed in John Hersey 's book Hiroshima . Tanimoto converted to Christianity in his youth , opposed by his Buddhist father . He studied at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta , Georgia , on an international Methodist scholarship . Ordained a minister in 1940 , he served in churches in California , Okinawa and then Hiroshima . After the war he went on extensive speaking tours of the USA , raising funds for his project of a Hiroshima peace center , and for the Hiroshima Maidens . He appeared on the popular television program This Is Your Life , where he and his family were placed in the uncomfortable position of meeting with Captain Robert A. Lewis , copilot of the Enola Gay , which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima . Due to these public activities he developed an unwanted reputation as a publicity seeker and attracted the attention of the US and Japanese authorities as a potential `` anti-nuke trouble-maker '' . In 1972 , he was interviewed by Thames Television , for the 24th episode of the acclaimed British documentary television series , The World at War . The annual Kiyoshi Tanimoto Peace Prize is named after him ."
},
{
"docid": "Three-way_bridge",
"title": "",
"text": "A three-way bridge ( or tri-bridge ) is a bridge with three distinct and separate spans , where one end of each span meets at a common point near the centre of the bridge . Unlike other bridges which have two entry-exit points , three-way bridges have three entry-exit points . For this reason , three-way bridges are not to be confused with commonly found road bridges which carry vehicles in one direction from one entry point , and then bifurcate into two other one-way bridges . Three-way bridges are located throughout the world , though they are rare . Some are as small as a footbridge , while others are multi-lane roadways . Three-way bridges are often referred to as `` T-bridges '' or `` Y-bridges '' , due to their shape when viewed from above . Three cities in Michigan each have a three-way bridge named `` The Tridge '' , combining `` tri '' and `` bridge '' . The unique shape of a three-way bridge makes it easy to identify from an airplane . Pilot Amelia Earhart described Zanesville , Ohio as `` the most recognizable city in the country '' because of its Y-shaped bridge , and the pilots of Enola Gay aimed for Hiroshima 's T-shaped Aioi Bridge when they dropped the atom bomb ."
},
{
"docid": "Annex",
"title": "",
"text": "Annex or Annexe may refer to : Annex ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics character Annex , an early name for the Bangkok Adventist Hospital Annex , an addendum or appendix at the end of a book or report The Annex , a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto , Ontario , Canada Annex ( Arellano University -- Plaridel Campus ) , a university athenaeum Annex , Oregon , a census-designated place , United States `` Annex '' , B-side of the 1980 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark single `` Enola Gay ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Beginning_or_the_End",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beginning or the End ( 1947 ) is an American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II , directed by Norman Taurog , starring Brian Donlevy and Hume Cronyn , and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) . The film dramatizes the creation of the atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project and the bombing of Hiroshima . The film originated in October 1945 as a project of actress Donna Reed and her high school science teacher , Edward R. Tompkins , who was a chemist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory . Bob Considine wrote the treatment , which was sent to the MGM studio script writers . The title was supplied by President Harry S. Truman . At the time there was a legal requirement that permission be obtained to depict living well-known public figures . Many refused , but others , such as J. Robert Oppenheimer , co-operated . Major General Leslie R. Groves , Jr. , the director of the Manhattan Project , was hired as a consultant for $ 10,000 . Although the filmmakers put considerable effort into historical accuracy , particularly in details , the film is known for some key distortions of history . An entirely fictional sequence was added in which Truman agonizes over whether to authorize the attack ; anti-aircraft shells are shown bursting around the Enola Gay on its bombing run over Hiroshima ; and it is said that leaflets were dropped on Hiroshima for ten days in advance of the mission warning the citizens of the forthcoming raid . The film received mixed reviews , and did not earn its money back ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Snyder",
"title": "",
"text": "William Snyder or Bill Snyder may refer to : William E. Snyder ( Bill Snyder ) ( 1925-2007 ) , Army Air Corps Radio Operator who gave final weather report which cleared the Enola Gay for her mission to drop the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima , Japan , on August 6 , 1945 , teacher , administrator , Navajo Nation 1953-1963 William Snyder ( photojournalist ) , American photojournalist William Snyder ( playwright ) ( 1930 -- 2008 ) , American playwright William Snyder ( politician ) ( born 1952 ) , American state legislator in Florida William E. Snyder ( 1883 -- 1944 ) , United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient William L. Snyder ( 1918 -- 1998 ) , American film producer William E. Snyder ( cinematographer ) , see Academy Award for Best Cinematography William McKendree Snyder ( 1848 -- 1930 ) , American painter William T. Snyder , Chancellor of University of Tennessee-Knoxville , 1992 -- 1999 , see Central High School ( Knoxville , Tennessee ) Frank Prinzi , American cinematographer and a television director , sometimes credited as William Snyder Will Snyder , part of American country music duo Caitlin & Will Bill Snyder ( born 1939 ) , American college football coach Bill Snyder ( animal trainer ) , American zookeeper and elephant trainer Bill Snyder ( baseball ) ( 1898 -- 1934 ) , American Major League Baseball pitcher Bill Snyder ( bandleader ) , American songwriter"
},
{
"docid": "Enola,_Pennsylvania",
"title": "",
"text": "Enola is a census-designated place ( CDP ) located along the Susquehanna River in East Pennsboro Township , Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 6,111 at the 2010 census . Norfolk Southern operates Enola Yard , a large rail yard and locomotive shop in Enola . It is a suburb of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg -- Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area ."
}
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Taylor Schilling in the main cast of the series Orange is the New Black.
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[
{
"docid": "Taylor_Schilling",
"title": "",
"text": "Taylor Schilling ( born July 27 , 1984 ) is an American actress . She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ) , for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress -- Television Series Drama . She made her film debut in the 2007 drama Dark Matter . Schilling also starred in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy ( 2009 -- 10 ) . Her other films include Atlas Shrugged : Part I ( 2011 ) , the romantic drama The Lucky One ( 2012 ) and the comedy The Overnight ( 2015 ) ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Piper_Chapman",
"title": "",
"text": "Piper Elizabeth Chapman is a fictional character ( played by Taylor Schilling ) and the protagonist of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . She is based on Piper Kerman , author of the non-fiction book Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison , upon which the series is based . Schilling was nominated for awards in both comedy and drama categories for this role ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Orange_Is_the_New_Black_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan , which premiered on July 11 , 2013 , on Netflix . The series , based on Piper Kerman 's memoir Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison ( 2010 ) , follows Piper Chapman ( Taylor Schilling ) , a happily engaged New Yorker who is sent to a women 's federal prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money across international borders , 10 years prior , for her girlfriend at the time , Alex Vause ( Laura Prepon ) . On February 5 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a fifth , sixth and seventh season . The fifth season is scheduled to be released on June 9 , 2017 ; towards the end of April , ten of the thirteen episodes of the season were leaked online by hackers ."
},
{
"docid": "Emma_Myles",
"title": "",
"text": "Emma Myles ( born June 30 , 1987 ) is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Leanne Taylor on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black . She was friends with fellow actress Dascha Polanco prior to being cast on the show , having met her after they both auditioned for a guest role on '' Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ."
},
{
"docid": "Lesbian_Request_Denied",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Lesbian Request Denied '' is the third episode of the first season of American comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black ( OITNB ) , based on Piper Kerman 's memoir , Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison ( 2010 ) , regarding her time at FCI Danbury , a minimum-security federal prison . It was written by Sian Heder , and is one of two OITNB episodes directed by award-winning actress and director Jodie Foster . The episode was originally released , simultaneously with twelve other episodes making up the first season , on American streaming service Netflix on July 11 , 2013 . The episode focuses on Sophia Burset ( portrayed by Laverne Cox ) , a transgender inmate at the fictional prison Litchfield Penitentiary . In flashbacks , Sophia 's family adjusts to her transition , while Sophia is arrested for committing credit card fraud to pay for her sex reassignment surgery . In present day , Sophia fights back against the prison reducing her dosage of exogenous estrogen due to budget cuts . In a subplot , new inmate Piper Chapman , played by Taylor Schilling , deals with the romantic overtures of a mentally unstable inmate , Suzanne `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren , portrayed by Uzo Aduba . `` Lesbian Request Denied '' received widespread critical acclaim from critics , who praised the episode for the performances of Cox and Aduba , and for its respectful and nuanced treatment of a transgender character , especially in comparison to television 's treatment of the transgender community in the past . For the episode , Aduba and Cox both received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series , the former winning the award , while Foster was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series . Cox was the first ( and to date , only ) transgender actor to be nominated for an acting award at the Emmys ."
},
{
"docid": "Madeline_Brewer",
"title": "",
"text": "Madeline Brewer ( born May 1 , 1992 ) is an American actress , best known for her roles in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and Hemlock Grove . Prior to being cast in Orange Is the New Black , Brewer was crowned Miss Pitman in 2010 . In 2016 , she appeared in `` Men Against Fire '' , an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Laguna_Beach:_The_Real_Orange_County_cast_members",
"title": "",
"text": "Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from September 28 , 2004 until November 15 , 2006 . The series aired three seasons and focused on the personal lives of several students attending Laguna Beach High School . Its premise was originated with Liz Gateley , while Tony DiSanto served as the executive producer . Throughout its run , the series was led by seven ( season 1 ) , eight ( season 2 ) , and nine ( season 3 ) primary cast members , who were credited by their first names . Their storylines were largely developed by a number of supporting cast members . Its original main cast members were Stephen Colletti , Lauren Conrad , Kristin Cavallari , Trey Phillips , Christina Schuller , Morgan Olsen , Talan Torriero , and Lo Bosworth . Cavallari 's friends Alex Hooser and Jessica Smith developed major positions as part of the supporting cast in the first season . In the second season , Bosworth , Olsen , Phillips , and Schuller became supporting cast members while Smith , Alex Murrel , Taylor Cole , and Jason Wahler were integrated into the main cast . In the third season , Smith and her friend Alex Hooser , who was previously a supporting position , became the sole returning cast members . The rest were replaced by Tessa Keller , Cameron Brinkman , Kyndra Mayo , Rocky Donatelli , Breanna Conrad , Kelan Hurley , Lexie Contursi , Cami Edwards , and Chase Johnson ."
},
{
"docid": "Crazy_Eyes_(character)",
"title": "",
"text": "Suzanne `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren is a fictional character played by Uzo Aduba on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . The character is the only role that has earned Emmy Award recognition both in the comedy and drama genres from the same show and only the second character to earn Emmy recognition in both genres . Warren is portrayed as a female inmate , at times quite articulate , but lacking in social skills , and prone to spiral into emotional outbursts when agitated . Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics ' Choice Television Awards for her season 1 performance . She earned Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards as well as Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards for her season 2 performance . Her season 3 performance again won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards . She is obsessed with Piper Chapman ( played by Taylor Schilling ) . In season 1 , she is credited for 11 of the 13 episodes ( not the first or seventh ) , although she appears in the first episode via footage filmed from another episode . She is a recurring character in season 1 and a regular character beginning with season 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Taylor_Lautner",
"title": "",
"text": "Taylor Lautner ( -LSB- ˈlaʊtnər -RSB- born February 11 , 1992 ) is an American actor , model and martial artist . Lautner is known for playing Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series based on the novels of the same name by Stephenie Meyer . Lautner later began his acting career , appearing in bit roles in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show ( 2003 ) and My Wife and Kids ( 2004 ) , before having voice roles in television series like What 's New , Scooby-Doo ? ( 2005 ) and Danny Phantom ( 2005 ) . In 2005 , he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D . He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction . Since 2013 , Lautner has starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular main character and in 2016 joined the main cast of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens as Dr. Cassidy Cascade , joining in the second series . The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol , after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments , and generating media attention for his looks . In 2010 , he was ranked second on Glamour 's `` The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010 '' list , and fourth on People 's `` Most Amazing Bodies '' list . Also in the same year , Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Waterloo_Road_characters_(series_7)",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of characters who first appear in the seventh series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road , in order of first appearance . The seventh series consists of thirty episodes , first broadcast from 4 May 2011 to 25 April 2012 . The first episode sees maths teacher Daniel Chalk join the main cast , with site manager Rob Scotcher and English teacher Eleanor Chaudry also starring in the first ten episodes . New pupil characters are Rob 's son Aiden Scotcher , and twins Shona and Rhona Mansfield . Aiden 's mother Naomi Scotcher appears from episodes four to seven , and director of education Richard Whitman from episodes five to ten . Pupil Jodie ` Scout ' Allen joins the supporting cast from episode seven , and her mother Tina makes her first appearance in episode eight . Episode eleven of the series introduces a large number of new characters . In the main cast , incoming head teacher Michael Byrne makes his debut alongside deputy head Sian Diamond , her husband and head of PE Jez Diamond and returning character Matt Wilding . New pupils include Tariq and Trudi Siddiqui , and Phoenix and Harley Taylor , and Micahel 's ex-pupil Wayne Johnson also appears from episodes eleven to twenty . Canteen assistant Maggie Croft joins the supporting cast , and the Taylors ' father Nelson Smith appears for four episodes . Episode twelve introduces Jez 's children Madi and Zack Diamond , and episode thirteen sees Linda Radleigh join the main cast as head of English until episode twenty-one . Episode twenty-one sees the third Siddiqui sibling Naseem join the supporting cast , and Linda 's successor Nikki Boston joins the main cast in episode twenty-three . Ex-pupil Eugene Garvey appears in the last five episodes of the series , and Lorraine Donnegan is introduced in episode twenty-eight before acceding to the role of school benefactor in series eight ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Netflix",
"title": "",
"text": "| - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | style = `` text-align : center ; '' colspan = `` 4 '' | Total number of wins , nominations and pending | - | | | | | - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | colspan = `` 4 '' style = `` font-size : smaller ; text-align : center ; '' | Footnotes | -RCB- Netflix is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider . Netflix original programming has earned 146 awards of 707 nominations . TV series and documentary films have been awarded with Emmy , Golden Globe , SAG , NAACP , Peabody and other major accolades in the industry . Original programming has received Academy , British Academy and Grammy awards nominations . In 2013 , House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards . The first episode , `` Chapter 1 '' , received four nominations becoming the first webisode ( online-only episode ) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Eigil Bryld won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series , meanwhile David Fincher won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series . Both , Bryld and Fincher won for the episode `` Chapter 1 '' , making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode . The series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series during the ceremonies of 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 . The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama . Initially , Orange is the New Black was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . The following year , the series was submitted and nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Master of None have been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards . For the 74th Golden Globe Awards , both The Crown and Stranger Things were nominated for Best Drama series . For her work in House of Cards , Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Drama Series . She was Netflix 's first awarded person in major acting categories . Wright 's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series . She also earned a Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th , 66th , 67th and 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . Wright co-star and producer of House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , was nominated for the Golden Globe in the 2014 and 2015 ceremony . During the 2015 , Spacey , won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama . He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times . Later this year , Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series . Orange is the new Black actress , Taylor Schilling , received Primetime Emmy , Golden globes , Satellite Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . Uzo Aduba became the first and only person from a Netflix original to win a major Primetime Emmy category , she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Orange is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Vause",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . She is a love interest of the protagonist Piper Chapman throughout the series . The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman , author of Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison . She is a main character in seasons one , three , and four and a recurring character in season two ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_recurring_Orange_Is_the_New_Black_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black is a comedy-drama series , created by Jenji Kohan and airing on Netflix . Set in the fictional Litchfield Correctional Facility , a women 's Federal prison , it has featured a diverse ensemble of recurring or minor characters - including inmates , prison guards and staff , and non-prison characters . Many of these characters are expanded upon through a series of flashbacks told over the course of an episode , or over the course of the series . Many are subsequently upgraded to main characters as their roles are expanded and they feature more prominently in storylines ."
},
{
"docid": "Orange_Is_the_New_Black",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black ( sometimes abbreviated to OITNB ) is an American comedy-drama web television series . The series , created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television , is based on Piper Kerman 's memoir , Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison ( 2010 ) , about her experiences at FCI Danbury , a minimum-security federal prison . Orange Is the New Black is streamed on Netflix , and premiered on July 11 , 2013 . In February 2016 , the series was renewed for a fifth , sixth , and seventh season . The fifth season will be released on June 9 , 2017 . Orange Is the New Black has become Netflix 's most-watched original series . It has received critical acclaim and many accolades . For its first season , the series garnered 12 Primetime Emmy Award nominations , including Outstanding Comedy Series , Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series , and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series , winning three . A new Emmy rule in 2015 forced the series to change categories from comedy to drama . For its second season , the series received four Emmy nominations , including Outstanding Drama Series , and Uzo Aduba won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . Orange Is the New Black is the first series to score Emmy nominations in both comedy and drama categories . The series has also received six Golden Globe Award nominations , six Writers Guild of America Award nominations , two Producers Guild of America Awards , an American Film Institute award , and a Peabody Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Lauren_Lapkus",
"title": "",
"text": "Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus ( born September 6 , 1985 ) is an American actress and comedian , best known for portraying Dee Dee in the NBC sitcom Are You There , Chelsea ? and Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black . She has also made appearances on such television shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , The Middle , Hot in Cleveland , and @midnight . She is also known for her many podcast appearances , including Comedy Bang ! Bang ! , improv4humans , and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus . She was a main cast member on the TBS original sitcom Clipped ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Nearly_Man",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP . Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974 , the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974 . The series was filmed in London by Granada Television , in black and white . Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin . The main cast included Tony Britton in the title role , Ann Firbank , John Leyton , David Nicholas Wilkinson , Wilfred Pickles , Jon Morrison , Ian East , Gwen Taylor , Kate Fahy , Michael Elphick and Ian McCulloch . The series was filmed in colour . The stills from the film were in black & white ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Laguna_Beach:_The_Real_Orange_County_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County , better known as simply Laguna Beach is a reality TV teen drama show that premiered in September 2004 on MTV in the United States . After gaining popularity , the show returned for a second season . It concluded its third season in November 2006 ; the main cast from seasons 1 and 2 have since graduated , and season 3 began with a new cast of primarily high school juniors . The program , a reality TV series in genre , is presented in the form of a narrative , which is more common in drama series . All three seasons are presently available at the iTunes Store , in addition to the release of the first two seasons on DVD . The third season was released in the UK March 9 , 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Orange_Is_the_New_Black",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan . It is based on Piper Kerman 's memoir , Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison ( 2010 ) , about her experiences at FCI Danbury , a minimum-security federal women 's prison . The series ' first season premiered on July 11 , 2013 on the streaming service Netflix . Orange Is the New Black has been a significant success for Netflix , becoming its most-watched original series . The series has received critical acclaim since its debut , and many awards and nominations in both comedy and drama categories . Orange Is the New Black has received 16 Emmy Award nominations and four wins . For its first season , the series received 12 Emmy Award nominations , including Outstanding Comedy Series , Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series , and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series , winning three . After an Emmy rule change in 2015 classifying half-hour shows as comedies and hour-long shows as dramas , the series received four Emmy nominations in drama for its second season , including Outstanding Drama Series , and Uzo Aduba won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . Orange Is the New Black became the first series to receive Emmy nominations in both comedy and drama categories . Aduba 's win made her the first actress , and second actor ever , to win drama and comedy Emmy awards for the same role , following her win for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series the previous year . The series has also received six Golden Globe Award nominations , six Writers Guild of America Award nominations , a British Academy Television Award nomination , as well as four Screen Actors Guild Awards ( including two for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ) , four Critics ' Choice Television Awards , two GLAAD Media Awards , a Television Critics Association Award , a Producers Guild of America Award , and a Peabody Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Orange_Is_the_New_Black:_My_Year_in_a_Women's_Prison",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison ( titled Orange Is the New Black : My Time in a Women 's Prison in some editions ) is a 2010 memoir by Piper Kerman , which tells the story of her money laundering and drug trafficking conviction and subsequent year spent in a federal women 's prison . The book became the basis of the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "Schilling_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Schilling is a German surname . Notable people with the surname include : August `` Gus '' Schilling ( 1908 -- 1957 ) , American film actor Bobby Schilling ( born 1964 ) , U.S. Republican politician from Illinois Christian Schwarz-Schilling ( born 1930 ) , German politician Curt Schilling ( born 1966 ) , American Major League Baseball player David C. Schilling ( 1918-1956 ) , American military officer Francis X. Schilling ( 1868-1949 ) , American farmer and politician Frank Schilling ( born 1969 ) , Internet investor Harry W. Schilling ( 1887-1958 ) , American farmer and politician Jeffrey Schilling Joe Schilling ( born 1984 ) , American kickboxer Pavel Schilling ( 1786-1837 ) , Estonian-German Russian diplomat Peter Schilling ( born 1956 ) , German synthpop musician Robert Schilling ( historian ) ( 1913 -- 2004 ) , French scholar Taylor Schilling ( born 1984 ) , American actress Walter Schilling ( 1895 -- 1943 ) , German general Warner R. Schilling ( 1925 2013 ) , American political scientist and international relations scholar William G. Schilling ( born 1939 ) , American actor ( Head of the Class ) Category : German-language surnames"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Orange_Is_the_New_Black_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan that airs on Netflix . It is based on Piper Kerman 's memoir , Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison , about her experiences in a women 's prison . The series ' protagonist is Piper Chapman , a woman sentenced to 15 months in a woman 's federal prison for her part in a drug smuggling operation ten years before the start of the first season . It follows Piper 's experiences in and out of prison along with the experiences of a diverse ensemble ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_cast_members",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Trek : The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series that debuted in broadcast syndication on September 28 , 1987 . The series lasted for seven seasons until 1994 , and was followed by four movies which were released between 1994 and 2002 . The show was a follow-up to the original Star Trek series which was broadcast on NBC between 1966 and 1969 , with characters from the original series appearing in The Next Generation on several occasions ; a crossover movie titled Star Trek Generations was also released . The Next Generation was developed by creator Gene Roddenberry , who served as an executive producer until his death in 1991 , along with Maurice Hurley , Rick Berman , Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor . The show was filmed primarily on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles , California . Preliminary casting began during March 1987 , and the main cast was announced on May 15 . The initial press release highlighted the casting of LeVar Burton , known for appearing in the miniseries Roots , as Geordi La Forge . Burton had auditioned for the role following a suggestion from executive producer Robert H. Justman , who had previously worked with him on a TV movie . The only other two members of the cast mentioned were Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and Jonathan Frakes as William Riker . Stewart was cast in the lead role after being spotted by Justman at a dramatic reading at the University of California , Los Angeles . However , the show 's creator , Roddenberry , wanted a French actor and was considering the role of Data for Stewart . Both Justman and Berman campaigned for Stewart to have the part of Captain Picard , and Roddenberry relented . Frakes became Roddenberry 's favorite for the role of Riker after the actor went through seven auditions for the role . The producers sought a black actor to portray Worf , as it would make the Klingon make-up easier . Michael Dorn was cast due to his theater training and the lack of a `` street-accent '' . The character was intended to appear in seven of the first thirteen episodes , but after Dorn 's performance in the pilot `` Encounter at Farpoint '' , this was expanded to a series regular . Roddenberry 's intention for the casting of the new series was to avoid using characters similar to those that appeared in The Original Series . However , some of the elements of the characters of Riker and Deanna Troi were modeled on the characters of William Decker and Ilia , who were originally conceived for the unfilmed Star Trek : Phase II and later appeared in Star Trek : The Motion Picture . During casting , the role of Troi was originally assigned to Denise Crosby , with Marina Sirtis cast as Security Chief Macha Hernandez . Roddenberry believed that Sirtis would be better in the role of Troi and switched the two actresses ; Crosby was cast as a modified version of the security chief , called Tasha Yar . Several candidates for the main parts were later cast in guest or recurring roles , including Eric Menyuk , who was second choice for the part of Data , and Rosalind Chao , who was originally considered for Tasha Yar . Tim Russ , who was considered for the part of Geordi La Forge , had a guest role on the series and would later be cast in main cast of Star Trek : Voyager as Tuvok . Crosby left the show before the end of the first season , while Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher was dropped after season one . Diana Muldaur joined the cast as Katherine Pulaski to replace McFadden , but Muldaur left after only one season ; McFadden returned in season three . Crosby reprised the role of Yar in season three 's `` Yesterday 's Enterprise '' , and returned for several more episodes as Yar 's half Romulan daughter Sela . Wil Wheaton left the main cast during season four , but returned for a number of episodes in season five as well as a final appearance in season seven . Several actors were cast in roles which recurred throughout the seven seasons on television and into the four feature films . Majel Barrett , referred to as `` The First Lady of Star Trek '' due to her marriage with Roddenberry , appeared both as the voice of Starfleet computers and as Lwaxana Troi . The part of Lwaxana was specifically created for her . She had appeared in The Original Series and two Star Trek films as Christine Chapel , and as Number One in the original pilot `` The Cage '' . John de Lancie was cast as Q despite missing his first audition as it conflicted with a play he was in at the time . A second audition was arranged , where de Lancie impressed Roddenberry , who told him that `` You make my words sound better than they are . '' Colm Meaney was originally cast as an unnamed Ensign in `` Encounter at Farpoint '' , but was subsequently cast as the Transporter Chief Miles O'Brien , appearing in 52 episodes in that role . Whoopi Goldberg approached the producers and asked for a role in the show , resulting in Roddenberry writing her the part of Guinan . She credits Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in The Original Series as inspiring her , saying `` when I was nine years old Star Trek came on , I looked at it and I went screaming through the house , ` Come here , mom , everybody , come quick , come quick , there 's a black lady on television and she ai n't no maid ! ' I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be . '' She made her first appearance in the second series episode `` The Child '' and went on to appear in a total of 28 episodes plus both Star Trek : Generations and Star Trek : Nemesis ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_Twilight_cast_members",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of the cast members from The Twilight Saga film series , which is based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer . The main stars of the films are Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan , Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen , and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black . Twilight ( 2008 ) is based on the New York Times best selling novel of the same name ( 2005 ) and was directed by Catherine Hardwicke . The second film , The Twilight Saga : New Moon ( 2009 ) is based on the first book 's sequel ( 2006 ) . It was directed by Chris Weitz . The third film , The Twilight Saga : Eclipse , directed by David Slade , was released on June 30 , 2010 . and is based on the third installment in the series ( 2007 ) . The filming of Breaking Dawn pt 1 started on November 1 , 2010 . The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 ( commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 ) released in theatres on November 18 , 2011 , and released to DVD on February 11 , 2012 in the United States . The film grossed over $ 712 million worldwide . The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 ( commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 ) was released on November 16 , 2012 , by Lionsgate in the United States , in consequence of the merger between Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment . The film ( 101 days in release ) was a box-office success , grossing over $ 829 million worldwide , becoming the 34th highest-grossing film , the 6th highest-grossing film of 2012 and the highest-grossing film of the Twilight series . Key A letter ( example : -LSB- A -RSB- ) indicates the subject has a note . When clicked it will lead to the appropriate note A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear"
},
{
"docid": "Orange_Is_the_New_Yellow",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Orange Is the New Yellow '' is the twenty second episode and season finale of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series The Simpsons , and the 596th episode of the series overall . It aired in the United States on Fox on May 22 , 2016 . The title is a spoof of the book and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "Taxi_Orange",
"title": "",
"text": "Taxi Orange was an alternative to the Big Brother reality show , quite popular in Austria . It was broadcast by the public television channel ORF . The idea , like Big Brother , was to lock up a group of people in a closed environment , only allowed to leave in an orange taxi , so they were still able to interact with the world outside . The habitat and the taxi interior were videotaped and used to produce a 30-minute daily summary . Each week , viewers elected a winner who had to decide on the exclusion of one colleague . The winner received 1 million Schillings . Two seasons ( 2000 , 2001 ) were produced . Category : Austrian television series Category : ORF ( broadcaster ) Category :2000 Austrian television series debuts Category :2001 Austrian television series endings Category :2000 s Austrian television series Category : German-language television programming"
},
{
"docid": "Brette_Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "Brette Taylor is an American actress and country music singer-songwriter . Taylor was born in Hyde Park , Cincinnati . She graduated High School of Performing Arts and also studied with the Cincinnati Ballet Preparatory Company at the University of Cincinnati -- College-Conservatory of Music . In mid-1990s , she began her acting career on television and film , including guest-starring appearances in the multiple episodes in the Law & Order franchise , Spin City , Numb3rs and Unforgettable . She had the recurring role in the FX series , Rescue Me in 2005 . Also in 2005 , she release her debut studio album called Breaking News . In film , she had a supporting role in Laws of Attraction opposite Julianne Moore . In 2014 , Taylor was cast as Martha Wayne in the pilot episode of Fox series , Gotham . Later in that year she joined the cast of ABC drama series , Nashville as singer named Pam York ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Chernus",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Chernus ( born August 8 , 1977 ) is an American actor . He has acted on film , television , and the stage . He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ) . Chernus has been cast as Phineas Mason/Tinkerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film , Spider-Man : Homecoming set for a July 7 , 2017 release ."
},
{
"docid": "Getting_to_Know_You_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Getting to Know You '' is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I . It was first sung by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production and later by Marni Nixon who dubbed for Deborah Kerr in the 1956 film adaptation . In the show , Anna sings the song as she strikes up a warm and affectionate relationship with the children and the wives of the King of Siam . This song is one of the cases during the Rodgers and Hammerstein partnership when Rodgers re-used a melody he had written for an earlier show and then discarded . In this case the melody was a tune he wrote for South Pacific , called `` Suddenly Hungry and Sad '' , which he originally intended for the character of Nellie to sing but replaced it with the song '' ( I 'm in Love with ) a Wonderful Guy '' . Mary Martin , the star of South Pacific , who had proposed that Rodgers should cast Yul Brynner as the King , reminded Rodgers of this tune , and so Hammerstein wrote new lyrics to it . James Taylor covered the song off of the children 's music compilation called `` For Our Children '' . Popular versions on record include James Taylor , Dinah Shore , Sharon , Lois & Bram , Bing Crosby , Andy Williams , and Nancy Wilson . Leon Redbone sang the song in ads for the Chevrolet Geo . A version by NRBQ is included on their album Brass Tacks . In 2015 , the song was used as a closing credits theme for Season 3 of the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black . Recently TransUnion has begun employing the song in its commercials promoting the company 's credit monitoring service . The song is featured in a scene in a film by the character J. O. Incandenza , in David Foster Wallace 's wretched scribble Infinite Jest . See footnote 280 of the book ."
},
{
"docid": "A._&_G._Taylor",
"title": "",
"text": "A. & G. Taylor was a British photographic business , and manufacturer of cabinet cards and cartes de visite , and later picture postcards . In 1866 , the photographers Andrew Taylor ( 1832 -- 1909 ) and George Taylor opened their first studio in London 's Cannon Street . They expanded to have 30 outlets in major British cities and some in the US . In 1886 , they received a Royal Warrant , and became self-proclaimed `` Photographers to the Queen '' . By 1901 , they were producing picture postcards , using four different series , the Reality Series of greetings , children , actresses , and military themes , as real photo postcards , the Carbontone Series of black and white printed views and greetings , the Orthochrome Series of views and greetings , printed in tinted halftone , and a Comic Series . After 1914 , they moved their main studio to Hastings , but may have closed by 1918 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicky_Nichols",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicole `` Nicky '' Nichols is a fictional character played by Natasha Lyonne on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . She is a recurring character in season one and a main character from season two onwards . Lyonne received a Emmy nomination in 2014 for the role ."
},
{
"docid": "You've_Got_Time",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You 've Got Time '' is the main title theme song for the Netflix Original Series Orange Is the New Black , written , composed and performed by Regina Spektor . The song was nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ."
}
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{
"docid": "Curse,_Inc.",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse , Inc. is an online game portal and network of gaming websites founded by Hubert Thieblot in 2006 . The company is headquartered in Huntsville , Alabama , and has offices in San Francisco , New York City , Los Angeles , Brighton , UK , and Berlin , Germany . Claiming to be the `` number one resource for core online gamers , '' Quantcast estimated monthly unique traffic in 2013 in excess of 30 million visitors . Curse has several primary functions , the most notable of which include an add-on and modification service called Curse Client for such games as World of Warcraft , Rift , The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim , Terraria , Kerbal Space Program , and Minecraft , a collection of over 1000 gaming wikis known as Gamepedia , and a Voice over IP ( VoIP ) service called Curse Voice . Curse formerly sponsored a professional team , known collectively as Team Curse , that competed in League of Legends and Call of Duty '' , which in addition to various high-profile wins have garnered sponsorship from companies such as Nissan , Alienware , and Cooler Master . In January 2015 Team Curse merged with Team Liquid under the name of the latter organization . While Curse initially offered modifications and add-ons alone through their Curse-Beta website , offerings have expanded to include Wiki services , the Curse client , CurseForge , CurseVoice , Union for Gamers , BukkitDev , and in-house content produced for YouTube . On August 16 , 2016 , Curse announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Amazon.com Inc. via its subsidiary Twitch Interactive for an undisclosed amount ."
}
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{
"docid": "Team_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Team Curse , also known as Curse eSports , was a North American eSports organization sponsored by Curse , Inc. and based in Los Angeles . Formed as a League of Legends ( LoL ) team in 2010 by Steve `` LiQuiD112 '' Arhancet , it was acquired by Curse Inc. in August 2011 , and the team renamed to Team Curse . On 15 April 2014 , Arhancet announced that he had purchased the eSports arm of the Curse Inc. , which from then on was an organization entire separated from Curse , Inc. , although they were still the title sponsor of the new Curse eSports brand . On 19 December 2014 , Curse , Inc. that it was dropping its title sponsorship of Curse eSports , after Riot Games ( Riot ) introduced new League of Legends Championship Series ( LCS ) regulations regarding sponsoring more than one team . On 6 January 2015 , the organization merged with Team Liquid . Team Liquid absorbed Curse eSports ' League of Legends , Street Fighter , and Super Smash Bros. . Melee rosters , the corresponding management staff , and Arhancet himself . Curse eSports had also previously fielded Call of Duty , Counter-Strike : Global Offensive , Guild Wars 2 , Heroes of the Storm , Infinite Crisis , and Hearthstone teams ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse , a spell or incantation intended to harm . The Curse , an informal term for the Biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve and the consequent Fall of man A euphemism for profanity `` The curse '' , a euphemism for menstruation curses ( programming library ) , a programming library for Unix and Unix-like systems as a proper name or title Curse ( rapper ) ( born 1978 ) , German rapper Curse ( Alien Sex Fiend album ) , 1990 Curse ( The Legendary Pink Dots album ) , 1983 `` Curses '' , a 2004 song by Bullet for My Valentine Curses ( Vanna album ) , a 2007 album by Vanna Curses ( Future of the Left album ) , a 2007 album by Future of the Left Curse ( video game ) , a 1989 Sega Mega Drive console game Curses ( video game ) , a 1993 interactive fiction computer game Curses ! , a 1925 film directed by Fatty Arbuckle Curse , Inc. , an online video game portal and software company . Curse ( comics ) , a fictional villain in the comic book Spawn"
},
{
"docid": "Lufia",
"title": "",
"text": "Lufia , known as in Japan , is a series of role-playing video games developed by Neverland ( aside from The Ruins of Lore , which was developed by Atelier Double ) . In Japan , the games were originally published by Taito and later , its now-parent company Square Enix ( with Curse of the Sinistrals ) , and after the closing of Taito 's North American branch after the release of the first game , Natsume Inc. ( Rise of the Sinistrals , The Legend Returns , and Curse of the Sinistrals ) Atlus USA ( The Ruins of Lore ) in the U.S. . While the games are primarily traditional 2D RPGs , they draw on elements from many other genres including action-adventure , monster collecting , and puzzle games . In the 1990s the games were originally developed on the Super NES while the most recent installment , Lufia : Curse of the Sinistrals , was developed for the Nintendo DS and was released in Japan on February 25 , 2010 and in North America on October 12 , 2010 . The series currently consists of six games , including this most recent installment ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_of_the_Azure_Bonds",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse of the Azure Bonds is a role-playing video game developed and published by Strategic Simulations , Inc ( SSI ) in 1989 . It is the second in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box adventure computer games , continuing the events after the first part , Pool of Radiance . An adventure module of the same name , coded FRC2 , was written based on the game . There is also a prequel novel , Azure Bonds , that was written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb , and is the first book of the Finder 's Stone trilogy ."
},
{
"docid": "Kirby:_Canvas_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Kirby : Canvas Curse , known in Europe as Kirby : Power Paintbrush and in Japan as , is a 2005 platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory , published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and released in 2005 . While Kirby : Canvas Curse is a platformer , it does not play like a traditional Kirby video game , as it uses the stylus exclusively . In 2014 , Nintendo announced a Wii U sequel to the game titled Kirby and the Rainbow Curse , released in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_of_Xanathon",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse of Xanathon is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module designed by Douglas Niles for use with the D&D Expert Set . It was published by TSR , Inc. ( TSR ) in 1983 and is designed for 5 -- 8 player characters of level 5 -- 7 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Curse_of_Monkey_Island",
"title": "",
"text": "The Curse of Monkey Island is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts , and the third game in the Monkey Island series . It was released in and followed the successful games The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2 : LeChuck 's Revenge . The game is the twelfth and last LucasArts game to use the SCUMM engine , which was extensively upgraded for its last outing before being replaced by the GrimE engine for the next game in the series , Escape from Monkey Island . The Curse of Monkey Island is the first Monkey Island game to include voice acting , and has a more cartoon-ish graphic style than the earlier games . The game 's story centers on Guybrush Threepwood , a wannabe pirate who must lift a curse from his love Elaine Marley . As the story progresses , he must deal with a band of mysterious pirates , a rival stereotypical French buccaneer , a band of cutthroat smugglers , as well as his old nemesis LeChuck ."
},
{
"docid": "Curses_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Curses is an interactive fiction computer game created by Graham Nelson in 1993 . It was originally developed on an Acorn Archimedes using Acorn C/C + + , before Nelson moved to his Inform programming language , which was simultaneously released . It was the first non-test game developed in the language . It is distributed without charge as a Z-Code executable . Writing for the New York Times , Edward Rothstein described the game as `` acclaimed . '' The Inform source code is not publicly available . Appearing in the beginning of the non-commercial era of interactive fiction , it is considered one of the milestones of the genre . The player takes the part of an English aristocrat called Victor Meldrew . In the course of searching the attic for an old tourist map of Paris , Meldrew steps into a surreal adventure to uncover a centuries-old curse that has been placed on the family . The goal of the game is to find the missing map , and thus annul the curse ."
},
{
"docid": "Cursed_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "Cursed Empire is a fantasy role-playing game set in the world of Thargos , created by Chris Loizou . It is now in its second edition , having changed its name from Crimson Empire due to a trademark dispute with Lucasfilm . The game 's setting is distinctly dark and is influenced not only by fantasy in the Tolkien/Dungeons and Dragons tradition of role-playing games but also elements from Greek mythology , such as centaurs as an available player character race . The game is played under a unique rules system using ten attributes ( nine in the first edition ) and a large number of skills , both of which can be tested - the former using a d20 , the latter using a d100 . A new version of the setting is in development for publication as a systemless book , which will be accompanied by a series of System Guides to allow gamers to run games using a variety of game systems . A System Guide for the Savage Worlds rules in currently in development , as well as an updated version of the game 's original system ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Blackest_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "The Blackest Curse is a studio album by American hardcore punk band Integrity . it was released on June 8 , 2010 through Deathwish Inc. . The Blackest Curse is a concept album based on a book written by frontman Dwid ."
},
{
"docid": "Rolan's_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Rolan 's Curse , known in Japan as is an action adventure video game developed by Sammy and released for the Game Boy in 1990 . Sammy released a follow up to Rolan 's Curse for the Game Boy in 1992 , entitled Rolan 's Curse II ."
},
{
"docid": "Hubert_Thieblot",
"title": "",
"text": "Hubert Thieblot is a French businessman who founded Curse , Inc. . in 2005 and has operated as the CEO since then . During his tenure , he has overseen the expansion of the Curse network into wikis , news , video content , and desktop applications including Curse Client and Curse Voice . In 2013 , his network of sites was estimated to have garnered in excess of 30 million unique visitors per month . In addition to his work with Curse , Thieblot also speaks at industry related events as a guest speaker , and has spoken at the 2011 Montgomery Technology Conference and the Login 2011 Conference ."
},
{
"docid": "Pharaoh's_Curse_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pharaoh 's Curse , or simply Pharaoh 's Curse , is a 1983 platform adventure game written by Steve Coleman and published by Synapse Software for the Atari 8-bit family . Pharaoh 's Curse was ported to the Commodore 64 and VIC-20 . Coleman also wrote Rainbow Walker for Synapse . In Pharaoh 's Curse , the player attempts to collect 16 treasures from an Egyptian tomb while avoiding the pharaoh , his mummy , and various traps . The game is considered an early example of the Metroidvania genre ."
},
{
"docid": "Super_Bowl_curse",
"title": "",
"text": "The Super Bowl curse or Super Bowl hangover is a phrase referring to one of three things that occur in the National Football League ( NFL ) : Super Bowl participants that follow up with lower-than-expected performance the following year ; teams that do not repeat as Super Bowl champions ; and host teams of the Super Bowl that have never advanced to the title game on their own home fields . The phrase has been used to explain both why losing teams may post below-average winning percentages in the following year and why Super Bowl champions seldom return to the title game the following year . The term has been used since at least 1992 , when The Washington Post commented that `` the Super Bowl Curse has thrown everything it 's got at the Washington Redskins . The Jinx that has bedeviled defending champs for 15 years has never been in better form '' . The phenomenon is attributed by football commentator and former NFL manager Charley Casserly to such elements as `` a shorter offseason , contract problems , -LSB- and -RSB- more demand for your players ' time '' . Casserly also notes that `` once the season starts , you become the biggest game on everybody 's schedule . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Item_(gaming)",
"title": "",
"text": "In pencil and paper games and computer and video games , an item is an object within the game world that can be collected by a player or , occasionally , a non-player character . These items are sometimes called pick-ups . Items are most often beneficial to the player character . Some games contain detrimental items , such as cursed pieces of armor that confers a negative bonus to the wearer and can not be removed until the curse itself is lifted ; the means to do this may be costly or require a special item . Some items may also be of absolutely no value to the player . Items are especially prevalent in role-playing games , as they are usually necessary for the completion of quests or to advance through the story . Sometimes certain items may be unique , and only appear once at a specific location , often after completing a particular task . Other items may appear frequently , and not give a big bonus alone , but when many are collected . Games may differ on how the player uses an item . Some games , many in the Mario and Sonic series , an item is automatically used when the player character comes into contact with it . There are also games , such as those in the Streets of Rage series , and the first Prince of Persia games where the player character may walk over an item with out collecting it , if they do not need it yet , and the player must push a particular button for the player to collect it , but it still used immediately , when the button is pressed . Other times , some games , like many role playing games , an item can be collected either automatically or manually , but will not be used immediately , the item can be carried around and used manually either straight away if they wish or at a later time when the player needs it ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_of_the_Pharaoh:_The_Quest_for_Nefertiti",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse of the Pharaoh : The Quest for Nefertiti is an ancient Egypt-themed casual game in the adventure genre . Set in the 1930s , this game was released by its developer , Ph03nix New Media , for the Windows operating system on March 10 , 2008 . The first in a series , it was followed by Curse of the Pharaoh : Napoleon 's Secret and Curse of the Pharaoh : Tears of Sekhmet ."
},
{
"docid": "World_of_Aden:_Thunderscape",
"title": "",
"text": "World of Aden : Thunderscape is a swords & sorcery role-playing video game for DOS . The game is based on the world described in the fantasy trilogy World of Aden : Thunderscape . The player controls a party with up to six members with skills , spells and equipment . Strategic Simulations Inc. was the developer of World of Aden : Thunderscape , while Mindscape , Inc. was the publisher . It was released in early 1995 ; the sequel , Entomorph , was also released that year . The property was acquired by Kyoudai Games in 2013 ; the company plans to release a new pen and paper Role-Playing Game for the property . The world of the Thunder Age has a distinctly steampunk feel . The world has recently and drastically changed from medieval swords-and-sorcery to a mixed renaissance and Industrial Revolution tech level . Flintlocks and muskets are the best weapons an adventurer can hope for , but there are extremely expensive , very powerful machine guns called `` storm cannons . '' The world has also recently fallen under the effects of the `` Darkfall '' , an event causing thousands of demons or `` nocturnals '' to enter the world , along with Corrupted , those who have made a deal with the forces of the Darkfall for power-and usually a curse of some sort . Entomorph , while sharing the same setting , is not a sequel ."
},
{
"docid": "Rolan's_Curse_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Rolan 's Curse II , known in Japan as is a video game developed by NMK Co. Ltd. and released for the Game Boy in 1992 . It is the sequel to the original Rolan 's Curse ."
},
{
"docid": "Inuyasha:_The_Secret_of_the_Cursed_Mask",
"title": "",
"text": "Inuyasha : The Secret of the Cursed Mask , known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game for the PlayStation 2 based on the manga and anime series Inuyasha . The player is able to choose to play as a female named Kaname Kururugi or as a male called Michiru Kururugi . Regardless of the chosen gender , the character is referred to using the last name Kururugi . However , in the North American release , the character is referred to using his/her first name ( any sentences containing the player 's name has no voiceover ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_of_Enchantia",
"title": "",
"text": "Curse of Enchantia is a graphic adventure game developed and released by the British video game company Core Design for MS-DOS and the Amiga in 1992 . The game tells the comic fantasy story of Brad , a teenage boy from modern Earth who was magically abducted to the world of Enchantia by an evil witch-queen . Brad needs to escape and take on the forces of darkness to find a way back to his own dimension . Curse of Enchantia was Core Design 's first attempt in the adventure genre as they set up to compete with LucasArts and Sierra On-Line . The game features several highly unconventional and controversial game mechanics and design choices for an adventure title from that era , including having many simple action game style sequences and being practically devoid of in-game text and conversations . Nevertheless , Curse was generally well received upon its release , especially by the Amiga magazines , where the game 's graphics and animation received particular praise even as its illogical puzzles and unusual design choices were often criticized . A direct sequel was briefly planned but eventually turned into a spiritual successor game titled Universe and released in 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cameron_Files:_Pharaoh's_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cameron Files : Pharaoh 's Curse ( known in Europe as Amenophis : Resurrection ) is an adventure video game released in 2002 , developed by Galilea and published by DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company . This game is set in Egypt in the year 1936 and the Pharaoh 's mummy , on display in the Cairo Museum of Antiquities , has mysterious disappeared . Unravel the treacherous plot using your keen sense of observation and investigative skills . Solve puzzles and talk to interesting characters , some of whom could be suspects , in what may be a dark conspiracy laced with supernatural undertones . Search the Museum , travel down the River Nile and explore the Egyptian sands looking for key clues as to where the mummy has gone and why . It is the second game in The Cameron Files series , following The Cameron Files : Secret at Loch Ness ."
},
{
"docid": "Retro_Duo",
"title": "",
"text": "The Retro Duo is a video-game clone console developed by Retro-Bit and distributed by Innex , Inc. . The Retro Duo is an 8-bit and 16-bit video game console . It was designed to fit the needs of 8-bit and 16-bit console gamers and plays game cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES/Super Famicom . There have been quite a few clone systems made in recent years , but the difference with this one is that it plays American , European , and Japanese games and has the highest compatibility over any other clone system . Another notable difference is that S-video is now compatible when playing SNES games . The console is not licensed by Nintendo and is not fully compatible with every game released for the two game systems ; however , the majority of games will function properly . While it has only been released in Canada and the United States , it can still be used in Europe and Japan with a power plug adapter . The console is compatible with official and third party SNES controllers . Reviews of the Retro Duo have praised its compatibility for games many other clone consoles struggle with ( due to hardware issues ) such as Castlevania III : Dracula 's Curse on the NES , Star Fox on the SNES , and the Game Genie cheat cartridge . The Retro Duo is also compatible with the Super Game Boy device . The Retro Duo was released in four different color schemes : white/blue , silver/black , black/red , and a red/gold limited edition version . The new 3.0 release fixed many of the previous 2 versions , including the compatibility with Castlevania III , and came as a red/blue Mascot edition ."
},
{
"docid": "Curse_of_the_Bambino",
"title": "",
"text": "The Curse of the Bambino was a superstition evolving from the failure of the Boston Red Sox baseball team to win the World Series in the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004 . While some fans took the curse seriously , most used the expression in a tongue-in-cheek manner . This misfortune began after the Red Sox sold star player Babe Ruth , sometimes called The Bambino , to the New York Yankees in the off-season of 1919 -- 1920 . Before that point , the Red Sox had been one of the most successful professional baseball franchises , winning the first World Series and amassing five World Series titles . After the sale , they went without a title for decades , even while the Red Sox won four American League championships from 1946 to 1986 , as the previously lackluster Yankees became one of the most successful franchises in North American professional sports . The curse became a focal point of the Yankees -- Red Sox rivalry over the years . Talk of the curse as an ongoing phenomenon ended in 2004 , when the Red Sox came back from a 0 -- 3 best-of-seven deficit to beat the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series ( ALCS ) and then went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series . The curse had been such a part of Boston culture that when a `` reverse curve '' road sign on Longfellow Bridge over the city 's busy Storrow Drive was graffitied to read `` Reverse The Curse '' , officials left it in place until after the Red Sox won the 2004 Series . After the Red Sox won the last game of the World Series that year , the road sign was edited to read `` Curse Reversed '' in celebration ."
},
{
"docid": "Siren:_Blood_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Siren : Blood Curse , known in Japan as , is a survival horror stealth game and the third installment in the Siren game series . Developed for the PlayStation 3 by Project Siren , a development team of SCE Japan Studio , and published by Sony Computer Entertainment , Blood Curse first became available in Japan for the PlayStation 3 on July 24 , 2008 whilst it became available on the PlayStation Store in North America and Europe on exactly the same date . It later became available on the PlayStation Store in Australia on October 29 , 2008 and for the PlayStation 3 exactly one day later in the same country . It became available for the PlayStation 3 in Europe on October 31 , 2008 and on the PlayStation Store in Japan on December 11 , 2008 . Blood Curse is a `` reimagining '' of the first installment in the series , Siren , with many alterations to structure and content , along with most of the gameplay improvements introduced in Forbidden Siren 2 . The game follows a cast of interconnected characters as they try to survive a cursed village in a remote area of Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "Kirby_and_the_Rainbow_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Kirby and the Rainbow Curse , known in Japan as and in PAL regions as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush , is a 2015 platforming video game in the Kirby series , developed by HAL Laboratory for Wii U . The title , which is a follow-up game of the 2005 Nintendo DS title Kirby : Canvas Curse , was released by Nintendo on January 22 , 2015 in Japan , February 20 , 2015 in North America , May 8 , 2015 in Europe and May 9 , 2015 in Australia . The game supports the Kirby , Meta Knight , and King Dedede amiibo ."
},
{
"docid": "Castlevania_III:_Dracula's_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Castlevania III : Dracula 's Curse , known in Japan as , is the third and final Castlevania video game produced for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It was published by Konami in Japan in 1989 , in North America in 1990 , and in Europe in 1992 ( some time after the European release of Super Castlevania IV ) . It was later released on the Wii Virtual Console in the PAL regions on October 31 , 2008 , in North America on January 12 , 2009 and in Japan on April 21 , 2009 . The plot of Castlevania III : Dracula 's Curse is a prequel to the original Castlevania ( much like the earlier Game Boy game Castlevania : The Adventure ) set a few centuries before the events of the original game . The game 's protagonist is Trevor C. Belmont , an ancestor of the original hero Simon Belmont ."
},
{
"docid": "Din's_Curse",
"title": "",
"text": "Din 's Curse is an action role-playing game by independent developer Soldak Entertainment . It was officially released March 31 , 2010 , for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms . The retail game was published October 3 , 2010 , by Masque Publishing . This game evolved from the Depths of Peril game engine and story universe ."
},
{
"docid": "Tomb_Raider:_Curse_of_the_Sword",
"title": "",
"text": "Tomb Raider : Curse of the Sword is a video game based on the Tomb Raider series , developed by Core Design . It was released for the Game Boy Color in 2001 , and it is a sequel to the first Tomb Raider for the same system . The next Tomb Raider game for a handheld system was Tomb Raider : The Prophecy for the Game Boy Advance ."
},
{
"docid": "Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 video game prequel to the film of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Karma:_Curse_of_the_12_Caves",
"title": "",
"text": "Karma : Curse of the 12 Caves is a 1995 FMV adventure game . In 1998 , DreamCatcher Interactive re-released the game as Quest for Karma ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Odin",
"title": "",
"text": "In Germanic mythology , Odin ( from Old Norse Óðinn ) is a widely revered god . In Norse mythology , from which stems most of the information about the god , Odin is associated with healing , death , royalty , the gallows , knowledge , battle , sorcery , poetry , frenzy , and the runic alphabet , and is the husband of the goddess Frigg . In wider Germanic mythology and paganism , Odin was known in Old English as Wōden , in Old Saxon as Wōdan , and in Old High German as Wuotan or Wōtan , all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym wōđanaz . Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples , from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania through the tribal expansions of the Migration Period and the Viking Age . In the modern period , Odin continued to be acknowledged in the rural folklore of Germanic Europe . References to Odin appear in place names throughout regions historically inhabited by the ancient Germanic peoples , and the day of the week Wednesday bears his name in many Germanic languages , including English . In Anglo-Saxon England , Odin held a particular place as a euhemerized ancestral figure among royalty , and he is frequently referred to as a founding figure among various other Germanic peoples , including the Langobards . Forms of his name appear frequently throughout the Germanic record , though narratives regarding Odin are mainly found in Old Norse works recorded in Iceland , primarily around the 13th century . These texts make up the bulk of modern understanding of Norse mythology . In Old Norse texts , Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded , frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir , and wearing a cloak and a broad hat . He is often accompanied by his animal companions -- the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn , who bring him information from all over Midgard -- and rides the flying , eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky and into the underworld . Odin is attested as having many sons , most famously the gods Thor ( with Jörð ) and Baldr ( with Frigg ) , and is known by hundreds of names . In these texts , he frequently seeks greater knowledge , at times in disguise ( most famously by obtaining the Mead of Poetry ) , makes wagers with his wife Frigg over the outcome of exploits , and takes part in both the creation of the world by way of slaying the primordial being Ymir and the gift of life to the first two humans Ask and Embla . Odin has a particular association with Yule , and mankind 's knowledge of both the runes and poetry is also attributed to him . In Old Norse texts , Odin is given primacy over female beings associated with the battlefield -- the valkyries -- and oversees Valhalla , where he receives half of those who die in battle , the einherjar . The other half are chosen by the goddess Freyja for her afterlife location , Fólkvangr . Odin consults the disembodied , herb-embalmed head of the wise being Mímir for advice , and during the foretold events of Ragnarök , Odin is told to lead the einherjar into battle before being consumed by the monstrous wolf Fenrir . In later folklore , Odin appears as a leader of the Wild Hunt , a ghostly procession of the dead through the winter sky . He has also been associated with charms and other forms of magic , particularly in Old English and Old Norse texts . Odin has been a frequent subject of study in Germanic studies , and numerous theories have been put forward regarding his development . Some of these focus on Odin 's particular relation to other figures ; for example , the fact that Freyja 's husband Óðr appears to be something of an etymological doublet of the god , whereas Odin 's wife Frigg is in many ways similar to Freyja , and that Odin has a particular relation to the figure of Loki . Other approaches focus on Odin 's place in the historical record , a frequent question being whether the figure of Odin derives from Proto-Indo-European religion , or whether he developed later in Germanic society . In the modern period , Odin has inspired numerous works of poetry , music , and other forms of media . He is venerated in most forms of the new religious movement Heathenry , together with other gods venerated by the ancient Germanic peoples ; some branches focus particularly on him ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Huginn_and_Muninn",
"title": "",
"text": "In Norse mythology , Huginn ( from Old Norse `` thought '' ) and Muninn ( Old Norse `` memory '' or `` mind '' ) are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world , Midgard , and bring information to the god Odin . Huginn and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources : the Prose Edda and Heimskringla , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; in the Third Grammatical Treatise , compiled in the 13th century by Óláfr Þórðarson ; and in the poetry of skalds . The names of the ravens are sometimes modernly anglicized as Hugin and Munin . In the Poetic Edda , a disguised Odin expresses that he fears that they may not return from their daily flights . The Prose Edda explains that Odin is referred to as `` raven-god '' due to his association with Huginn and Muninn . In the Prose Edda and the Third Grammatical Treatise , the two ravens are described as perching on Odin 's shoulders . Heimskringla details that Odin gave Huginn and Muninn the ability to speak . Migration Period golden bracteates , Vendel era helmet plates , a pair of identical Germanic Iron Age bird-shaped brooches , Viking Age objects depicting a moustached man wearing a helmet , and a portion of the 10th or 11th century Thorwald 's Cross may depict Odin with one of the ravens . Huginn and Muninn 's role as Odin 's messengers has been linked to shamanic practices , the Norse raven banner , general raven symbolism among the Germanic peoples , and the Norse concepts of the fylgja and the hamingja ."
},
{
"docid": "Raven_banner",
"title": "",
"text": "The raven banner ( hrafnsmerki hravenlandeye ) was a flag , possibly totemic in nature , flown by various Viking chieftains and other Scandinavian rulers during the 9th , 10th and 11th centuries . The flag , as depicted in Norse artwork , was roughly triangular , with a rounded outside edge on which there hung a series of tabs or tassels . It bore a resemblance to ornately carved `` weather-vanes '' used aboard Viking longships . Scholars conjecture that the raven flag was a symbol of Odin , who was often depicted accompanied by two ravens named Huginn and Muninn . Its intent may have been to strike fear in one 's enemies by invoking the power of Odin . As one scholar notes regarding encounters between the Christian Anglo-Saxons and the invading pagan Scandinavians :"
},
{
"docid": "Odin_from_Lejre",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin from Lejre is a small cast silver figurine from approximately 900 C.E. , depicting an individual on a throne wearing a floor-length dress , an apron , four bead necklaces , a neck ring , a cloak and a rim-less hat . Two birds are seated on the armrests and the back of the throne features the heads of two animals . The figurine has inlay of black niello ( black coloured alloy ) and some gilding . The figure measures 18 mm in height and weights 9 grams . The figurine was found by local amateur archaeologist Tommy Olesen on September 2 , 2009 , during the Roskilde Museum excavations of a small village at Gammel Lejre ( `` Old Lejre '' ) near the modern town of Lejre , Denmark . The figurine was unveiled at the Roskilde Museum on November 13 , 2009 , and is now part of the permanent exhibition . The identity of the figure depicted has been the subject of some dispute . The excavator interpreted it as the god Odin sitting on his throne Hliðskjálf , from which he sees into all the worlds . The birds would be the ravens Huginn and Muninn , who gathered information for Odin . The beast-heads might symbolise Odin 's two wolves , Geri and Freki . However , some scholars specialising in Viking Age dress and gender representation have pointed out that the person is dressed entirely in female attire , resulting in theories that the figure may in fact represent either the goddesses Frigg or Freyja . Parallels have been pointed to between `` Odin from Lejre '' and a silver figure often identified as Freyja found in Aska , Sweden ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_flying_mythological_creatures",
"title": "",
"text": "This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures . -LSB- -LSB- Adze ( folklore ) | Adzehate creatures Arkan Sonney Boobrie Cockatrice Djinn Devil Dragon Elemental - a being of the alchemical works of Paracelsus Erinyes Fairies Fenghuang Fionnuala Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent red - and yellow-hued feathers ( sometimes used as a synonym of phoenix ; see below ) Fūjin Gamayun Gargoyle Garuda German Griffin Harpy Hippogriff Huitzilopochtli Lamassu Lightning Bird Manticore Minokawa Nephele Nue Odin 's ravens , Huginn and Muninn Pegasus - winged horse Peryton Phoenix Raiju Roc Sarimanok Simurgh Shahbaz Sphinx ( Greek ) Stymphalian Birds Sylph Thunderbird Winged unicorn Wyvern Yalungur Yuki-onna Zilant Zduhać See also list of fictional birds Flying mythological creatures"
},
{
"docid": "Odin's_Raven",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin 's Raven is a 2/3 scale replica of the Gokstad ship , which was sailed from Trondheim to Peel , Isle of Man , by a joint Manx and Norwegian crew . The project formed part of the 1979 Manx Millenium Celebrations , and was conceived and planned by local businessman Robin Bigland ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin's_Raven_Magic",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin 's Raven Magic is a 2002 orchestral setting to the Icelandic poem Hrafnagaldr Óðins . The composition was a collaboration by Sigur Rós , Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , Steindór Andersen , Páll Guðmundsson and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir . It was premiered at the Reykjavík Arts Festival on 24 May 2002 . Video of the production can be viewed in the documentary `` Screaming Masterpiece '' or `` Gargandi snilld '' , by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon . A release on DVD and CD was expected for January 2008 , but to date the work remains unpublished ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin_Owns_Ye_All",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin Owns Ye All is the second full-length album by the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer . Its songs form a brief , but complete , narrative of the earth based on Norse mythology . The opening tracks tell the story of the giant Ymir , his death at the hands of Odin and his brothers , and the creation of the world . The later tracks tell of the murder of Balder that precipitates Ragnarok , followed by the destruction of the world and its rebirth from the sea . The album cover art is the painting `` Odin and His Ravens '' by Alan Lee ."
},
{
"docid": "Munin",
"title": "",
"text": "Munin may refer to : Muninn , one of the ravens `` Huginn and Muninn '' in Norse mythology Munin ( satellite ) , a Swedish satellite Munin ( software ) , a network monitoring application Munin Barua ( born 1947 ) , Indian film director Iliya Munin ( born 1993 ) , Bulgarian footballer Munin ( viking ship ) , a scale Gokstad ship replica in Vancouver , B.C. , Canada Munin ( video game ) , a video game developed by company Gojira"
},
{
"docid": "IF_Huginn",
"title": "",
"text": "Huginn Seyðisfjörður ( ÍF Huginn ) is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Seyðisfjörður , mainly known for its football and handball teams . The club has a football team playing in the second tier of Icelandic football ."
},
{
"docid": "Oseberg_tapestry_fragments",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oseberg tapestry is a fragmentary tapestry , discovered within the Viking Oseberg ship burial in Norway , The tapestry ( dated to about 834AD ) is in bad condition and was probably a part of the funeral offering in the ship burial . Its decay meant it took several years to extract . The fragments of the tapestry feature a scene containing two black birds hovering over a horse , possibly originally leading a wagon ( as a part of a procession of horse-led wagons on the tapestry ) . Anne Stine Ingstad interprets these birds as Huginn and Muninn flying over a covered cart containing an image of Odin , drawing comparison with the images of Nerthus attested by Tacitus in 1AD . The tapestry was one of a number of textile remains found in the Oseberg ship ( 1903AD ) . Other finds included rolled-up rugs , tapestries , curtains . Most are embroidered with mythological and battle scenes . There was no representation of the ships owner . The tapestry is stylistically similar to the Bayeux tapestry . Graves have shown Vikings loved the expensive fabrics , which were acquired through trade . Their clothes were decorated with delicate embroidery , sometimes in gold thread ."
},
{
"docid": "Giles_Kristian",
"title": "",
"text": "Giles Kristian ( born 1975 ) is a bestselling novelist , known for his action adventure novels in the historical fiction genre . He is best known for his Raven series , about a young man 's coming of age amongst a band of Viking warriors . His first novel , the bestselling Raven : Blood Eye , was published to great acclaim ( including an accolade from Bernard Cornwell ) . Two further novels complete the Raven Saga , Sons of Thunder and Odin 's Wolves , and to date the books have been published in eight languages . He has written two books set during the English Civil War ` The Bleeding Land ' and ` Brothers Fury ' published by Transworld Publishers . In 2015 he co wrote ` Golden Lion ' with Wilbur Smith , part of Smith 's best selling Courtney series . He is currently writing the second book in the Raven prequel series , following the exploits of Sigurd ` The Lucky ' , the first being the 2014 release `` God of Vengeance '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Teribus_ye_teri_odin",
"title": "",
"text": "Teribus ye teri odin or teribus an teriodin ( -LSB- - scoˈtirɪbəs ən ˈtiri ˈodɪn -RSB- ) is popularly believed to have been the war cry of the men of Hawick at the Battle of Flodden , and still preserved in the traditions of the town . The full chorus of the Border ballad Teribus ye teri odin is often sung at festive gatherings , not only in the gallant old border town itself , but in the remotest districts of Canada , the United States and Australia , wherever Hawick men ( `` Teris '' ) , and natives of the Scottish Border congregated to keep up the remembrance of their native land , and haunts of their boyhood . `` Teribus ye teri odin Sons of heroes slain at Flodden Imitating Border bowmen Aye defend your rights and common '' The full version of the Border ballad written by James Hogg in 1819 ( not James Hogg , `` The Ettrick Shepherd '' , with the same name ) , which replaced an earlier one by Arthur Balbirnie used a generation earlier , is still sung at the Hawick Common Riding in June of every year . Attempts have been made to connect the phrase teribus an teriodin with the names of the Scandinavian and Norse gods , Thor and Odin from the Old English Týr hæbbe us , e Týr e Oðinn `` May -LSB- the god -RSB- Tyr keep us , both Tyr and Odin '' , an unlikely explanation since the gods ' names are given in their Old Norse forms , not the Old English Tiw and Wodan and the normal phonological development would not result in the modern pronunciation , apart from that , the survival of a supposed Old English sentence in its near original form for more than 700 years is barely conceivable . Charles Mackay described the ballad , of which these mysterious words form the burden , is one of patriotic `` defence and defiance '' against foreign invaders and suggested that the phrase is a corruption , or phonetic rendering , of the Scottish Gaelic `` Tìr a buaidh , 's tìr a dìon '' meaning `` Land of victory and land of defence '' . The linguist Anatoly Liberman states , however , that Mackay 's goal was to discover the Gaelic origin of all words and that he thought that most English words are traceable to Gaelic , which is certainly not true . Liberman also described MacKay 's 1877 dictionary as `` full of the most fanciful conjectures '' , noting that MacKay `` was hauled over the coals by his contemporaries and never taken seriously '' . It has also been suggested that the phrase is a series of vocables imitating the sound of a march played on drums and bagpipes . Alistair Moffat suggests in Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms ( 1999 ) that the phrase was originally the Welsh `` Tir y Bas y Tir y Odin , '' meaning `` The Land of Death , the Land of Odin '' , although Odin was n't noted for his popularity amongst the Welsh . However , he also postulates that the phrase could mean `` Land of Death , Land of the Gododdin '' ( The initial G is often elided ) , the Gododdin being the local Britonnic tribe of the area . References to the `` war cry '' teribus an teriodin do not appear much before the early 19th century ."
},
{
"docid": "Geri_and_Freki",
"title": "",
"text": "In Norse mythology , Geri and Freki ( Old Norse , both meaning `` the ravenous '' or `` greedy one '' ) are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin . They are attested in the Poetic Edda , a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources , in the Prose Edda , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson , and in the poetry of skalds . The pair has been compared to similar figures found in Greek , Roman and Vedic mythology , and may also be connected to beliefs surrounding the Germanic `` wolf-warrior bands '' , the Úlfhéðnar ."
},
{
"docid": "Seeland-II-C",
"title": "",
"text": "Seeland-II-C ( Sjælland bracteate 2 ) is a Scandinavian bracteate from Zealand , Denmark , that has been dated to the Migration period ( around 500 AD ) . The bracteate bears an Elder Futhark inscription which reads as : hariuha haitika : farauisa : gibu auja : ttt The final ttt is a triple-stacked Tiwaz rune . This use of the rune is often interpreted as three invocations of the Norse pagan god Tyr . The central image shows a male 's head above a quadruped . This is the defining characteristic of C-bracteates ( of which some 400 specimens survive ) , and is often interpreted as a depiction of the god Odin healing his horse . Krause translates the inscription as : `` Hariuha I am called : the dangerous knowledgeable one : I give chance . '' farauisa is interpreted as fara-uisa , either `` danger-wise '' or `` travel-wise '' . Moltke translates this word as `` one who is wise about dangers '' . The giving of `` chance '' or `` luck '' in the inscription is evidence of the use of bracteates as amulets ."
},
{
"docid": "Brown-necked_raven",
"title": "",
"text": "The brown-necked raven ( Corvus ruficollis ) is a larger bird ( 52 -- 56 cm in length ) than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven . It has similar proportions to the common raven but the bill is not so large or deep and the wings tend to be a little more pointed in profile . The head and throat are a distinct brownish-black giving the bird its English name , while the rest of the plumage is black glossed with purple , blue or purplish-blue . Like the Common raven , Thick-billed raven and White-necked raven , it is one of the larger raven species . The smaller raven species are the Australian raven , Forest raven , Little raven , Fan-tailed raven and Chihuahuan raven with the Thick-billed raven being the world 's largest raven species and the Chihuahuan raven being the smallest . The feathers of this species often fade quite quickly to a brownish black ( even the truly black feathers ) and the bird can look distinctly brown by the time it moults . The feet , legs and bill are black . The dwarf raven was formerly considered a subspecies ( Corvus ruficollis edithae ) but this bird now appears to be closer to the pied crow ( C. albus ) than this species ."
},
{
"docid": "Váli",
"title": "",
"text": "In Norse mythology , Váli is a son of the god Odin and the giantess Rindr . Váli has numerous brothers including Thor , Baldr , and Víðarr . He was birthed for the sole purpose of avenging Baldr , and does this by killing Höðr who was an unwilling participant , and binding Loki with the entrails of his son Narfi . He grew to full adulthood within one day of his birth , and slew Höðr before going on to bind Loki . Váli is prophesied to survive Ragnarök . Often incorrectly referred to as the son of Loki , though this is most likely an early transcription error . This misconception is based on a single passage containing the phrase `` Then were taken Loki 's sons , Váli and Nari '' in Gylfaginning , which also describes Váli as the son of Odin in two instances All other historical documents found at this time ascribe Váli only the role of Odin 's son , with the exception of transcripts based on the original misattribution ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin_(name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin is both a surname and a given name . Notable people with the name include : Surname : Cécile Odin ( born 1965 ) , French cyclist Jaishree Odin ( born 1952 ) , academic at the University of Hawaii Jean Odin ( 1889 -- 1975 ) , French politician Jean-Marie Odin ( 1807 -- 1870 ) , French Roman Catholic missionary , first Bishop of Galveston , and second Archbishop of New Orleans Given name : Odin Langen ( 1913 -- 1976 ) , American politician and U.S. Representative from Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "Hrafnagaldr_Óðins",
"title": "",
"text": "Hrafnagaldr Óðins ( `` Odin 's raven-galdr '' ) or Forspjallsljóð ( `` prelude poem '' ) is an Icelandic poem in the style of the Poetic Edda . It is preserved only in late paper manuscripts . In his influential 1867 edition of the Poetic Edda , Sophus Bugge reasoned that the poem was a 17th-century work , composed as an introduction to Baldrs draumar . Since then it has not been included in editions of the Poetic Edda and not been extensively studied . But prior to Bugge 's work the poem was considered a part of the Poetic Edda and included , for example , in the English translations of A. S. Cottle ( 1797 ) and Benjamin Thorpe ( 1866 ) as well as Karl Simrock 's influential German translation ( 1851 ) . In 1852 , William and Mary Howitt characterized it as `` amongst the most deeply poetical and singular hymns of the Edda '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Raven's_Progressive_Matrices",
"title": "",
"text": "Raven 's Progressive Matrices ( often referred to simply as Raven 's Matrices ) or RPM is a nonverbal group test typically used in educational settings . It is usually a 60-item test used in measuring abstract reasoning and regarded as a non-verbal estimate of fluid intelligence . It is the most common and popular test administered to groups ranging from 5-year-olds to the elderly . It is made of 60 multiple choice questions , listed in order of difficulty . This format is designed to measure the test-taker 's reasoning ability , the eductive ( `` meaning-making '' ) component of Spearman 's g ( g is often referred to as general intelligence ) . The tests were originally developed by John C. Raven in 1936 . In each test item , the subject is asked to identify the missing element that completes a pattern . Many patterns are presented in the form of a 6 × 6 , 4 × 4 , 3 × 3 , or 2 × 2 matrix , giving the test its name ."
},
{
"docid": "Viking_coinage",
"title": "",
"text": "Viking coins are those coins designed , minted and circulated as currency by Viking rulers during the Viking Age of northern Europe . The Viking kingdom of Jorvik ( York ) in northern England , for example , employed skilled craftsmen and moneyers to produce coinage during the first half of the 10th century . Despite the fact that many coins minted for Scandinavian rulers across the Viking world were almost purely imitative of other contemporary Western European currencies , several of the York designs are nonetheless unique for their time , bearing realistic motifs that include a sword , bow and arrow , a standard , a bird ( perhaps one of Odin 's ravens ? ) and Thor 's Hammer . They implemented the method of currency by conquering many European countries and civilizing them which improved the economy for many places ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Raven",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Raven '' is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe . First published in January 1845 , the poem is often noted for its musicality , stylized language , and supernatural atmosphere . It tells of a talking raven 's mysterious visit to a distraught lover , tracing the man 's slow fall into madness . The lover , often identified as being a student , is lamenting the loss of his love , Lenore . Sitting on a bust of Pallas , the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word `` Nevermore '' . The poem makes use of a number of folk , mythological , religious , and classical references . Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically , intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes , as he explained in his 1846 follow-up essay , `` The Philosophy of Composition '' . The poem was inspired in part by a talking raven in the novel Barnaby Rudge : A Tale of the Riots of ` Eighty by Charles Dickens . Poe borrows the complex rhythm and meter of Elizabeth Barrett 's poem `` Lady Geraldine 's Courtship '' , and makes use of internal rhyme as well as alliteration throughout . `` The Raven '' was first attributed to Poe in print in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29 , 1845 . Its publication made Poe widely popular in his lifetime , although it did not bring him much financial success . The poem was soon reprinted , parodied , and illustrated . Critical opinion is divided as to the poem 's literary status , but it nevertheless remains one of the most famous poems ever written ."
},
{
"docid": "Common_raven",
"title": "",
"text": "The common raven ( Corvus corax ) , also known as the northern raven , is a large all-black passerine bird . Found across the Northern Hemisphere , it is the most widely distributed of all corvids . There are at least eight subspecies with little variation in appearance , although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions . It is one of the two largest corvids , alongside the thick-billed raven , and is possibly the heaviest passerine bird ; at maturity , the common raven averages 63 cm in length and 1.2 kg in mass . Common ravens can live up to 21 years in the wild , a lifespan surpassed among passerines by only a few Australasian species such as the satin bowerbird and probably the lyrebirds . Young birds may travel in flocks but later mate for life , with each mated pair defending a territory . Common ravens have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and in some areas have been so numerous that people have regarded them as pests . Part of their success as a species is due to their omnivorous diet ; they are extremely versatile and opportunistic in finding sources of nutrition , feeding on carrion , insects , cereal grains , berries , fruit , small animals , and food waste . Some notable feats of problem-solving provide evidence that the common raven is unusually intelligent . Over the centuries , it has been the subject of mythology , folklore , art , and literature . In many cultures , including the indigenous cultures of Scandinavia , ancient Ireland and Wales , Bhutan , the northwest coast of North America , and Siberia and northeast Asia , the common raven has been revered as a spiritual figure or god ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin_v_odin!_(season_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season one of Odin v odin ! premiered on March 3 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin_v_odin!_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season two of Odin v odin ! premiered on March 4 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Odinism_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Odinism is a type of Heathenry ( new religious movement ) . Odinism may also refer to : Norse paganism the cult of Odin"
},
{
"docid": "Mount_Odin",
"title": "",
"text": "Mount Odin is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk , Nunavut , Canada . It is located in Auyuittuq National Park along the Akshayuk Pass , 46 km north of Pangnirtung and south of Mount Asgard . Mount Odin is the highest mountain on Baffin Island . Mount Odin is the highest mountain within the Baffin Mountains as well as the fifth-highest in the Arctic Cordillera . It has a topographic prominence of 2147 m , greater than any other mountain within the Baffin Mountains and on Baffin Island , making Odin the third-highest mountain in Nunavut by topographic prominence . Comparing absolute peaks , Mount Odin is the fifth-highest in Nunavut . The higher points in Nunavut are : Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island ( the highest point in Nunavut at 2,616 m ) , two unnamed peaks on Ellesmere Island , ( one at 2,347 m located at 78 ° 48 ' N , 79 ° 34 ' W and one at 2,201 m located at 80 ° 17 ' N , 75 ° 05 ' W ) and Outlook Peak on Axel Heiberg Island , which at 2210 m is just 63 m higher than Mount Odin . The mountain is named after Odin , the chief of the gods in Norse mythology and Norse paganism ."
},
{
"docid": "Odin_(satellite)",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin is a Swedish satellite working in two disciplines : astrophysics and aeronomy , and it was named after Odin of Norse mythology . Within the field of astrophysics , Odin was used until the spring of 2007 aiding in the study of star formation . Odin is still used for aeronomical observations , including exploration of the depletion of the ozone layer and effects of global warming . In February 2016 it celebrated 15 years in Earth orbit , and was still functioning nominally . The main instrument on Odin is a radiometer using a 1.1 m telescope , designed to be used for both the astronomy and aeronomy missions . The radiometer works at 486 -- 580 GHz and at 119 GHz . The second instrument on board is the OSIRIS ( Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System ) . Odin was developed by the Space Systems Division of Swedish Space Corporation ( now OHB Sweden ) as part of an international project involving the space agencies of Sweden ( SNSB ) , Finland ( TEKES ) , Canada ( CSA ) and France ( CNES ) . Odin was launched on a START-1 rocket on February 20 , 2001 from Svobodny , Russia . In April 2007 , astronomers announced that Odin had made the first ever detection of molecular oxygen in interstellar clouds . The spacecraft was still functioning nominally in 2010 . It continued to function and as of February 20 , 2016 , was still functioning nominally . International partners : Agencies or organizations involved in Odin : Swedish National Space Board Swedish Space Corporation Canadian Space Agency Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ( of Canada ) National Technology Agency of Finland CNES ( France ) Obejectives : Astronomy Aeronomy applications Atmospheric research Stratospheric ozone chemistry Mesospheric ozone science Summer mesospheric science Coupling of atmospheric regions"
},
{
"docid": "Odin_Township",
"title": "",
"text": "Odin Township may refer to the following townships in the United States : Odin Township , Marion County , Illinois Odin Township , Watonwan County , Minnesota"
},
{
"docid": "HNoMS_Odin",
"title": "",
"text": "Two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS Odin , after Odin , the primary god in Norse mythology : HNoMS Odin ( 1808 ) was a schooner built at Georgernes Verft in Bergen in 1808 . HNoMS Odin ( 1939 ) a Sleipner class destroyer launched in 1939 and captured by the Germans in 1940 . Returned to Norway in 1945 and rebuilt as frigate in 1948 . Category : Royal Norwegian Navy ship names"
},
{
"docid": "Raven_Rocks_(rock_formation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Raven Rocks is spur of Blue Ridge Mountain in Jefferson County , West Virginia . The peak is located just north of Jefferson County 's border with Clarke County , Virginia and west of its border with Loudoun County , Virginia . Raven Rocks is formed by the drainage gorges of Rocky Branch Creek to the north and Raven Rocks Creek to the south ( both direct tributaries of the Shenandoah River ) on the mountains western watershed . Raven Rocks is the northern most spur in a series spurs and hollows that occur along the western slope of Blue Ridge Mountain south to Ashby Gap . The formation is often referred to as the rollercoaster by Appalachian Trail hikers as the trail undulates between theses spurs and hollows along the western face of the mountain along this stretch of the ridge . The peak is notable for the Crescent Rock cliffs . The Appalachian Trail crosses the saddle of the ridge ."
}
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Iain Glen is only a film actor.
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[
{
"docid": "Iain_Glen",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Glen ( born 24 June 1961 ) is a Scottish film , television , and stage actor . Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones . Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon , Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey , the title role in Jack Taylor and Jarrod Slade in Cleverman ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Iain_Quarrier",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Quarrier ( born April 12 , 1941 in Montreal ) is a Canadian actor . He appeared in only five movies in the mid to late 1960s before retiring from the film business following the murder of his close friend Sharon Tate in 1969 ."
},
{
"docid": "Vaughn_Edwards",
"title": "",
"text": "Vaughn Edwards is a fictional character the BBC television drama Spooks being portrayed by actor Iain Glen . He appears in the ninth series as a mysterious figure from the past of Lucas North . He therefore acts as the series 's main antagonist ."
},
{
"docid": "Paranoid_(2000_thriller_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Paranoid is a 2000 indie film , directed by John Duigan , which was made for theatrical release but subsequently received a limited international theatrical release . It was released directly to video in most countries . It stars Jessica Alba and Iain Glen ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Cavender",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Cavender ( September 19 , 1883 -- February 9 , 1962 ) was an American film actor . He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949 . The Spanish -- American War soldier was born in Tucson , Arizona , and died in Hollywood , California . He started his acting career in vaudeville shows . Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies . He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916 . During the 1920s , Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton 's film classic The General ( 1926 ) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson . The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and , formerly a well-known actor , Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949 ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Cousin_Rachel_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "My Cousin Rachel is an upcoming American-British film written and directed by Roger Michell . It is based upon the 1951 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier . It stars Rachel Weisz , Sam Claflin , Iain Glen and Holliday Grainger . The film is scheduled to be released on June 9 , 2017 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Paris_by_Night_(1988_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Paris by Night is a 1988 British thriller film written and directed by David Hare and starring Charlotte Rampling , Michael Gambon and Iain Glen . The screenplay concerns a British politician who spends some time in Paris , but gets caught up in a murder . The film was released on DVD by Televista in 2007 , but it is considered to be of inferior quality ."
},
{
"docid": "Gabriel_&_Me",
"title": "",
"text": "Gabriel and Me is a 2001 film starring Iain Glen , Sean Landless and Billy Connolly as the angel Gabriel . It originated from the British play I Luv You Jimmy Spud . Some outdoor scenes were filmed in North East England including the Roker pier in Sunderland ."
},
{
"docid": "Starting_Over_(2007_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Starting Over is a 2007 Scottish romantic drama television film directed by Giles Foster , produced by the British company Gate Television Productions for the German television channel Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ( ZDF ) . Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Robin Pilcher , the film stars Suzanne von Borsody , Iain Glen and Rutger Hauer ."
},
{
"docid": "Man_to_Man_(2005_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Man to Man is a 2005 historical drama film directed by Régis Wargnier and starring Joseph Fiennes , Kristin Scott Thomas and Iain Glen . The screenplay concerns a man in a team of Victorian scientists conducting research in Africa , who begins to have doubts about the human cost of their mission . It was scripted by William Boyd ."
},
{
"docid": "Mrs_Ratcliffe's_Revolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Mrs Ratcliffe 's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film , directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate , Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth , about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968 , during the Cold War . It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom ( UK ) , and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival , and nationwide in the UK on 28 September ."
},
{
"docid": "Fools_of_Fortune",
"title": "",
"text": "Fools of Fortune is a 1990 Irish and British drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Iain Glen , Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , Julie Christie , Catherine McFadden , Amy Joyce Hastings and Michael Kitchen . It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the British Army and the IRA during the Irish War of Independence . It was filmed on location in Dublin , County Westmeath , Galway and at Ardmore Studios . This film is based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor . New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby described the film as `` an ambitious mess , of interest only because of the chance to see -LSB- Julie -RSB- Christie , who becomes more and more tautly beautiful with the years , and -LSB- Mary Elizabeth -RSB- Mastrantonio , who is also beautiful and does an extremely credible upper-class English accent . '' The Washington Post described it as `` a passionate , mystifyingly awkward bit of filmmaking '' . The film went to VHS , but has not yet appeared on DVD . It has no Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes ."
},
{
"docid": "Rosencrantz_&_Guildenstern_Are_Dead_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his play of the same name . Like the play , the film depicts two minor characters from William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet , Rosencrantz and Guildenstern , who find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark . They encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet . Meanwhile , they ponder the meaning of their existence . The movie won the Golden Lion at the 47th Venice International Film Festival . The film stars Gary Oldman as Rosencrantz and Tim Roth as Guildenstern , although a running theme throughout has many characters , themselves included , uncertain as to which is which . It also features Richard Dreyfuss as the leading player , Iain Glen as Hamlet , Ian Richardson as Polonius , Joanna Miles as Gertrude , and Donald Sumpter as King Claudius . The film was shot in various locations around Yugoslavia . This was Stoppard 's first and to date only film as a director ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Murphy",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Murphy MBE ( born 6 April 1957 ) is an English actor , and producer , perhaps best known as Firefighter George Green between 1988 and 2002 on the television drama London 's Burning . He was awarded an MBE in 2007 . Glen was the only ever-present actor throughout the run of London 's Burning , which attracted 18.92 million viewers for its 5th series , and averaging 15 million in its 14-year reign . He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1992 . After London 's Burning he appeared in The Bill , Tank Malling , the Karl Howman directed drama Fathers of Girls , and alongside Joely Richardson in Shoreditch . His later work includes as a producer and lead actor in the film Lords of London ( 2014 ) . It won best film at the New York Hell 's Kitchen Film Festival , and he won the best Actor award at the Abruzzo film festival in Italy ; it is released in the United States by Lionsgate on 1 September 2015 . In 2016 he is in pre-production for Sabini and the Freddie Mills biopic Finger of Suspicion . He had a leading role in the Royal National Theatre production of Patrick Marber 's Dealer 's Choice ( Olivier & Evening Standard Awards ) in the West End of London in 1995 . Glen played the lead in the national tour of A Gentle Hook in 2004/5 . He attended St Bonaventure 's Catholic School in Forest Gate . Glen has a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Karate and has trained in the Martial Arts for over 30 years along with 7th Dan Karate Master Terry Stewart , The Martial Arts Hall of Fame and 7th Dan , Jamie O Keefe and currently trains in the kyokushin style with Liam Keaveney , 7th Dan Chairman of the BKK . He has been a friend of the actor Ray Winstone since childhood . His brother Darren Murphy was in the punk band Wasted Youth . His career began in the play `` Johnny Boxer '' at Half Moon Theatre in Alie st , East London and then on to a ` Guilty Generation '' , staged at his father Terry 's pub Bridge House in Canning Town . and then off down the road to Theatre Royal Stratford London . in their TIE Company Theatre Venture for a year . He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 1995 and became a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen 's Birthday Honours for his charity work ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_Rogerson",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Rogerson is a British actor born ( born October 1960 ) in Cefn-y-bedd , Wrexham , Wales . Rogerson is best known for his portrayal of Harry Flagg in Coronation Street . Alongside appearances in Emmerdale , Doctors , Casualty , Heartbeat , Peak Practice , The Hello Girls , As Time Goes By , The Bill , People Like Us , Drop the Dead Donkey and Bloomin Marvellous , plus numerous film appearances including Chariots Of Fire , Mike Bassett : England Manager , To Kill A King , Bedazzled and Up 'n' Under , he has done extensive theatre work including work with John Godber and Hull Truck Theatre . Iain Rogerson is represented by CV actor management ."
},
{
"docid": "Clan_MacDonald_of_Dunnyveg",
"title": "",
"text": "Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg , also known as Clan Donald South , Clan Iain Mor , Clan MacDonald of Islay and Kintyre , MacDonalds of the Glens ( Antrim ) and sometimes referred to as MacDonnells , is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald . The founder of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg is Iain Mhoir Tanistear Mac Dòmhnaill ( John Mor Tanister MacDonald ) , a son of Iain Mic Dhòmhnaill ( John of Islay , Lord of the Isles ) and Margaret Stewart ."
},
{
"docid": "Complicity_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Complicity ( or Retribution in the US market ) is a 2000 film based on the novel Complicity by Iain Banks . The screenplay was written by Bryan Elsley . It was directed by Gavin Millar . These two had previously adapted Banks 's The Crow Road into a TV serial . Scenes were filmed in Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth ( particularly Inverkeithing , South Queensferry , and Inchmickery ) , and in Dunning , Glenturret , Kippen , Lochgoilhead , Lochailort , Glen Coe , and on Rannoch Moor . One scene from the film was set in the Snaffle Bit bar in Sauchiehall Street , Glasgow , where actual bar staff and customers were used ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Jensen",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Jensen ( born March 24 , 1953 ) is an American actor and stand-up comedian . Glen started out performing at various comedy clubs in Philadelphia , New Jersey and New York City . In 2001 , Jensen became a finalist in the Boston Comedy and Film Festival , and in 2003 he went on to win the Philly 's Funniest Comedy Competition . This led to an appearance on the TV show `` Comedy Show 'N Tell '' shot in Las Vegas , Nevada as well as `` Comedy at Club 54 '' in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Glen began appearing as an opening act for the Doobie Brothers , Spyro Gyra and Al Jarreau . A regular performer in Las Vegas and Atlantic City , New Jersey , his work on the comedy stage can be seen at The Improv , The Funny Bone and Catch a Rising Star . After achieving a strong measure of success with stand-up comedy , Glen decided to throw his hat in the ring as an actor . He played the role of Kowalski in the psychological thriller Fingerprints , sharing the screen with Lou Diamond Phillips , Leah Pipes , Geoffrey Lewis , Sally Kirkland , and Kristin Cavallari . Fingerprints went on to win the Best Feature Film award in the New York City Horror Film Festival . He is known for his role as General Jernigan in Denizen , directed by the newly anointed `` Female Roger Corman '' , J.A. Steel . He received the `` Best Actor in a Feature Film '' Honorable Mention at the world premier of Denizen at the Bare Bones Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Shira",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Shira , Gaelic Gleann Siara , `` glen of the eternal river '' Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne , just to the north of Inveraray . It is named after the River Shira , which runs through the centre of the glenn from the Sron Mor `` Nose Big '' power station dam at the northern end for about 7 miles down to and through Loch Dubh `` Black Loch '' at the base of the glen and then into Loch Shira a small inlet on Loch Fyne . The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm , run by a resident of the glen . There are numerous houses within the glen , including Elrigbeg ( Eileirig Beag ) , Elrig More ( Eileirig Mór ) , Kilblaan and Drimlee ( which is at the northern end ) . There is one single-track road which leads up the glen , to the damn ; this road splits unto an access road ( connected across the River Shira by a dangerous bridge ) which leads to Drimlee . Glen Shira is a Special Area of Conservation within the UK . It is bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on the Glen Fyne side . The Glen lends it name to the sea loch at its base which in turn lends its name to the MV Loch Shira . Rob Roy MacGregor lived in Glen Shira for a short time under the protection of John Campbell , 2nd Duke of Argyll . In 1716 John Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll also known as Red John of the Battles `` Iain Ruaidh nan Cath '' negotiated an amnesty and protection for Rob and granted him permission to build a house in upper Glen Shira for the surrendering up of weapons . `` traditionally the story goes that Argyll only received a large cache of rusty old weapons '' . A sporran and dirk handle belonging to Rob Roy can still be seen at Inveraray Castle . There 's also a mention of Rob Roy constructing a fank or fold for sheep or cattle in the Glen . Rob Roy probably only stayed here for a few years . Some time after the 1719 Jacobite Rebellion around 1720 Rob moved to Monachyle Tuarach by Loch Doine and some time before 1722 to Inverlochlarig Beag on the Braes of Balquhidder . Building circa 1716 , OS Map sheet 56 , Grid Ref ; 151 170 . Note : The small footbridge on the OS map across the Brannie Burn to Rob Roy MacGregor 's house is now long gone . Asda also once produced a whisky called Glen Shira , although this had no connection to the actual glen ."
},
{
"docid": "Edward_Glen",
"title": "",
"text": "Edward Glen ( born 1953 ) , sometimes credited as Eddie Glen , is a Canadian actor and voice actor who has appeared in and provided voices for various television shows , films and video games . He is best known for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in Thomas and the Magic Railroad ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_White_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen White ( June 13 , 1880 - ? ) was an American actor . He appeared in 50 films between 1912 and 1921 ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_De_Caestecker",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain De Caestecker ( -LSB- ` iːən_də _ ` kæskər -RSB- - kər ; born 29 December 1987 ) is a Scottish actor , best known for his roles in films Shell ( 2012 ) , In Fear ( 2013 ) , Not Another Happy Ending ( 2013 ) , Lost River ( 2014 ) and as Agent Leopold Fitz in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Barry",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Barry ( born August 12 , 1982 ) is an Irish film and television actor . Glen Barry was born in Dublin , Ireland . Barry attended the prestigious Dublin Youth Theatre . His first acting job was playing the son of award-winning actress Julie Walters in the TV movie The Return . He is younger brother of actor Jason Barry and Assistant Director Keith Barry . Glen is also an accomplished horseman . In 2016 he portrayed a mummer in the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mountains_of_the_Moon_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 Rankcolor theatrical film depicting the 1857 -- 58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa -- the project that culminated in Speke 's discovery of the source of the Nile River . The expedition led to a bitter rivalry between the two men . The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke . Delroy Lindo made an early film appearance as an African native the adventurers meet . The film was directed by Bob Rafelson , for whom this was something of a dream project . It was based on the novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison . The narrative concentrates on the relationship between the two very different men . A first-time epic for Rafelson , it opened to positive reviews ."
},
{
"docid": "Glengarry_Glen_Ross_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American drama film , adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer Prize - and Tony-winning play of the same name , and directed by James Foley . The film is set in either New York City or Chicago , and was filmed in New York City . It depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to `` motivate '' them by announcing that , in one week , all except the top two salesmen will be fired . Like the play , the film is notorious for its use of profanity ; leading the cast to refer to the film jokingly as `` Death of a Fuckin ' Salesman '' . The title of the film comes from the names of two of the real estate developments being peddled by the salesmen characters : Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms . The world premiere of the film was held at the 49th Venice Film Festival , where Jack Lemmon was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor . Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film . The film grossed $ 10.7 million in North America , on a $ 12.5 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Chua",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Boon Sun Chua ( born July 9 , 1987 in Lundu , Malaysia ) is a Canadian film director , actor , and writer , best known for his independent films ."
},
{
"docid": "Glen_Meadows",
"title": "",
"text": "Glen Paul Meadows ( born January 20 , 1974 ) is an American film and television actor who has primarily appeared in softcore-pornographic films and television series ."
},
{
"docid": "Longing_(play)",
"title": "",
"text": "Longing is a 2013 play by the Scottish writer William Boyd based on the short stories `` My Life '' ( `` The Story of a Provincial '' ) and `` A Visit to Friends '' by the Russian author Anton Chekhov . Its premiere production ran at the Hampstead Theatre from 28 February to 6 April 2013 ( with press night on 7 March ) , directed by Nina Raine and starring Tamsin Greig , Iain Glen , John Sessions , Jonathan Bailey , Natasha Little , Eve Ponsonby and Catrin Stewart . Boyd , who was theatre critic for the University of Glasgow in the 1970s and has many actor friends , refers to his ambition to write a play as finally getting `` this monkey off my back . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Darkness_(2002_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Darkness is a 2002 Spanish-American horror film , directed by Jaume Balagueró and starring Anna Paquin , Lena Olin , Iain Glen , Giancarlo Giannini and Fele Martínez . The film was produced by Julio Fernández and Brian Yuzna . The film 's plot follows an American family who move into a house in the Spanish countryside , where six children disappeared during an occult ritual forty years before ; the teenage daughter and young son of the family are subjected to increasing disturbances in the house . The film premiered in Spain on October 3 , 2002 , and was released in theaters across the country eight days later , on October 11 , 2002 . It was sold to Miramax Films for American distribution in 2003 , but ended up being put on hiatus for over a year ; it was eventually released in United States theaters in an edited , PG-13-rated cut , on December 25 , 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_Robertson",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Robertson ( born 27 May 1981 ) is a BAFTA award winning Scottish actor . He portrayed Lex in cult Glasgow gang film , Small Faces , though Robertson is also known for his work in the long-running children 's drama , Grange Hill and The Debt Collector , also starring Billy Connolly . Robertson featured in Steven Spielberg 's Band of Brothers and played `` Gash '' in the cult British comedy Rab C. Nesbitt ."
},
{
"docid": "Iain_Armitage",
"title": "",
"text": "Iain Armitage ( born July 15 , 2008 ) is an American theater critic and child actor . He is the son of actor Euan Morton and theater producer Lee Armitage . He is the grandson of government official Richard Lee Armitage . In 2017 , Armitage plays Ziggy Chapman in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies . He will appear in The Glass Castle , a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls ' memoir of the same name . In January 2017 , Armitage starred in an episode of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit , playing a young child , Theo Lachere , who has been kidnapped . On March 13 , 2017 , CBS announced that it had ordered to series Young Sheldon , a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory , starring Armitage as the title character ."
}
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The Billboard charts included Just Dance.
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[
{
"docid": "Just_Dance_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Just Dance '' is the debut single by American singer Lady Gaga . The song was produced by RedOne and co-written by RedOne , Gaga and Akon , while also featuring labelmate Colby O'Donis . It was released in 2008 as the lead single from Gaga 's debut studio album , The Fame . The song was written by Gaga in ten minutes as `` a happy record '' . `` Just Dance '' also has influences of R&B and lyrically speaks about being intoxicated at a club . The song received positive reviews from music critics , who complimented its club anthem-like nature and the synthpop associated with it . The song topped the charts in the United States , Australia , Canada , the Republic of Ireland , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom , as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries . In the United States , `` Just Dance '' was a sleeper hit , spending almost five months on the Billboard Hot 100 before finally reaching the summit of the chart in January 2009 , after being released in April 2008 . The single is among the best-selling singles of all time , having sold over 10 million copies . The music video of the song portrayed Lady Gaga appearing in a party where she plays the song , prompting party-goers to start dancing in enjoyment . Gaga compared her experience of shooting the video with being on a Martin Scorsese set . `` Just Dance '' was performed by Gaga in a number of live appearances including all of her concert tours . In 2009 , the song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song `` Harder , Better , Faster , Stronger ( Alive 2007 ) '' ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Love_Mysterious",
"title": "",
"text": "Love Mysterious is the fourth solo album by house DJ Kaskade . It was released on September 26 , 2006 by Ultra Records . The first single from the album , `` Be Still '' , reached # 4 on Billboard Magazine 's Hot Dance Club Play chart . The single features vocalist Sunsun and includes remixes by Jay-J and Robbie Rivera . The follow-up single `` Stars Align '' hit number # 8 on `` Billboard Magazine '' Hot Dance Airplay chart and just missed the top ten at # 11 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart . The fourth single `` Sorry '' was his third consecutive top ten hit on Billboard 's Hot Dance Airplay Chart , at # 9 . Dirty South provided a remix for `` Sorry '' . The remix was nominated for a 2008 Grammy for Best Remixed Recording ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance/Electronic_Singles_Sales",
"title": "",
"text": "Dance/Electronic Singles Sales ( previously known as Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ) was a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States , established in 1985 . It measured the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes . The Hot Dance Singles Sales once included non-dance songs and singles without dance remixes if they were released as maxi singles , including singles by such artists as the Industrial metal band Ministry and alternative rock band The Smiths . It was felt that this rule misled the chart 's purpose of measuring the sales of dance music , and thus non-dance/non-remix maxi singles have more recently been excluded from this chart . As a result , although many non-dance acts release singles today in the maxi single format , they are not included in this chart unless the single includes dance remixes . At first when the chart was introduced , it had a 50-song chart position . By 2001 , it was reduced to 25 and after the introduction of the Dance Airplay Chart in 2003 was reduced even further to its current 10-song chart position . They were also featured alongside the Dance Club Play Chart in the print edition of Billboard until 2003 , when it became online only through Billboard.biz . On January 17 , 2013 , Billboard added a new chart , Dance/Electronic Songs , which tracks the 50 most popular Dance and Electronic singles and tracks based on club play , single sales , radio airplay , digital downloads , and online streaming as reported on the Dance Club Songs , Dance/Mix Show Airplay , Dance Single Sales , and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs component charts . Billboard discontinued the chart after 2013 , as it was incorporated into the Dance/Electronic Songs chart and due to the decreasing number of vinyl sales ."
},
{
"docid": "Just_Wanna_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Just Wan na Dance '' is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson . It is taken from her EP Startin ' Over released in 2011 . It peaked at # 13 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart , making it her highest charting single ."
},
{
"docid": "Kevin_Denney_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kevin Denney is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Kevin Denney , released in 2002 on Lyric Street Records . It features the singles `` That 's Just Jessie '' , `` Cadillac Tears '' and `` It 'll Go Away '' , all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) charts between 2002 and 2003 . `` That 's Just Jessie '' was the highest-peaking of these three , reaching number 16 on the country charts and number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Following this song were `` Cadillac Tears '' and `` It 'll Go Away '' , which respectively reached numbers 30 and 43 on the country charts . Also included on this album is the song `` Takin ' Off the Edge '' , which was previously recorded by John Michael Montgomery on his 1992 debut album Life 's a Dance . After the third single from this album was released , Denney issued a fourth single entitled `` A Year at a Time '' , which peaked at # 46 . This song was not included on an album , however , and Denney was dropped from Lyric Street 's roster shortly afterward ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Just_Came_Here_to_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Just Came to Dance '' is a song written by Ken Bell , Terry Skinner and J. L. Wallace , and recorded by American country music artists David Frizzell and Shelly West . It was released in July 1982 as the second single from the album The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album . The song reached # 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . In 1983 , the song was covered by Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson for their duets album , Born to Love . Released in 1984 as the album 's third single , it hit # 15 on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance/Electronic_Digital_Songs",
"title": "",
"text": "Dance/Electronic Digital Songs is a weekly chart that ranks the best-selling digital dance and electronic singles in the United States , according to Billboard . Although it originally started tracking singles the week of January 2 , 2010 , it did not become an official chart until the issue dated April 3 , 2010 . The Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart tracks the 50 most popular downloaded dance music singles , including tracks that are exclusively available online only . This chart also includes previously released dance and disco songs that became available for downloading , which means that songs like `` You Spin Me Round ( Like a Record ) '' by Dead or Alive are eligible to chart . On January 17 , 2013 , Billboard added a new chart , Dance/Electronic Songs , which tracks the 50 most popular Dance and Electronic singles and tracks based on club play , single sales , radio airplay , digital downloads , and online streaming . As such , this chart serves as the main component for the Dance Club Songs , Dance/Mix Show Airplay , Dance Single Sales , and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts . The chart 's first number one was `` Bad Romance '' by Lady Gaga in the January 23 , 2010 issue and Gaga 's songs spent so far ( as December , 2014 ) a total of 1025 weeks on the chart . The chart 's longest running number-one is `` Bulletproof '' by La Roux , reigning at the lead position for 18 consecutive weeks ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance_with_Me_(Just_One_More_Time)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Dance with Me ( Just One More Time ) '' is a single by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez . Released in June 1974 , it was the second single from his album My Third Album . The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart . It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada ."
},
{
"docid": "Just_Coolin'",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Just Coolin ' '' is a 1989 song collaboration between LeVert and Heavy D , written by Gerald Levert , Marc Gordon . The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart , and was Heavy D 's only number-one hit , and Levert 's fourth number one on the chart . `` Just Coolin ' '' also peaked at number nineteen on the dance chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Try_My_Love_(Táta_Vega_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Try My Love is an R&B studio album by Táta Vega . It is her third solo album and was released on Motown 's Tamla label in late 1978 . While not as critically acclaimed as her two previous albums , it received the greatest success on Billboard 's Pop and R&B album charts . The double-sided single `` I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby/Get It Up For Love '' hit the Top 20 on Billboard 's Dance Music charts . `` I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby '' was also a hit on Billboard 's R&B charts . It was her most successful single during her Motown years ."
},
{
"docid": "Free_the_World",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Free the World '' is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson . Jackson spent six years in seclusion after divorcing her abusive late ex-husband and manager , Jack Gordon , in 1997 . After her years in exile , the September 11th attacks inspired Jackson to write `` Free the World '' . She recorded and performed it for friends , who immediately fell in love with it . This led to the revival of Jackson 's 25-year-old music career . This song led Jackson to begin work on her Startin ' Over album , which included the 2004 Billboard chart hit `` Just Wan na Dance '' as the lead single . `` Free the World '' was released as a follow-up and charted in March 2005 . The single peaked at # 24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts . The song is an appeal to free the world from segregation , discrimination and years of war . VH1 described the ballad as the `` most appropriate song for the world . '' About.com dubbed Jason Randolph 's remix a `` trippily hypnotic treat '' with a `` churning rhythm track and mesmerizing synth . ''"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Billboard_number-one_dance_club_songs",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine 's Dance Club Songs chart -- a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs . It began on October 26 , 1974 under the title Disco Action chart . It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys , who must apply and meet certain criteria to become `` Billboard-reporting DJs '' . Below are links to lists showing the songs that have topped the chart . Dates shown represent `` week-ending '' Billboard issue dates . Billboard has adopted former publication rival Record World '' 's chart statistics from the weeks between March 29 , 1975 , and August 21 , 1976 , into their Hot Dance Club Play chart history , as Billboard did not publish a national chart during this time ( Billboard published multiple charts featuring regional - or city-specific hits during this era ) . From the chart 's inception until the week of February 16 , 1991 , several ( or even all ) songs on an EP or album could occupy the same position if more than one track from a release was receiving significant play in clubs . Beginning with the February 23 , 1991 , issue , Hot Dance Club Play became `` song specific '' , meaning that only one song could occupy each position at a time . Below are links to lists showing the songs that have topped the chart . Dates shown represent `` week-ending '' Billboard '' issue dates ."
},
{
"docid": "Situation_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Situation '' is a 1982 single by British synthpop band Yazoo . The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo 's debut single , `` Only You '' , which went to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart . Released as a single in North America , the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US , and hit the top 40 in Canada , peaking at number 31 . In late summer 1982 it became Yazoo 's first song to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart , remaining at number one on this chart for four weeks . It also crossed over to the Black Singles chart , peaking at number 31 . The song features a synthesizer hook by Vince Clarke ( similar to the work he had done with his previous band , Depeche Mode ) , combined with the vocals by Alison Moyet ( including her laughter , which has since been sampled in countless other songs , including the international novelty dance hit `` Macarena '' ) . Its most famous version is the American 12-inch remix by François Kevorkian . This version was included on the US version of Yazoo 's album Upstairs at Eric 's and is the version of the song which receives the most radio airplay in the United States ( where the song , despite its modest showing on the Hot 100 , is still played on alternative , variety-hits and dance-oriented radio stations ) . In 1990 , and again in 1999 , the song was remixed by various noted DJs , including Peter Rauhofer and Richard `` Humpty '' Vission . The 1999 remixes were released to dance clubs . In October of that same year , this renewed interest in the song sent `` Situation '' to number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a second time . In 2006 , Slant Magazine ranked the song at number 64 in their list of the `` 100 Greatest Dance Songs '' ."
},
{
"docid": "You_Should_Be_Dancing",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You Should Be Dancing '' is a song by the Bee Gees , from the album Children of the World , released in 1976 . It hit No. 1 for one week on the American Billboard Hot 100 , No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart , and in September the same year , reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart . The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart . It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into disco . It was also the only track from the group to top the dance chart . It is also one of six songs performed by the Bee Gees included in the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack which came out a year later ."
},
{
"docid": "Just_Git_It_Together",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Just Git It Together '' is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1989 album Straight to the Sky featuring Ex Girlfriend on background vocals . It reached number sixteen on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number seven on the Dance chart ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Just_Want_to_Dance_with_You",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I Just Want to Dance with You '' is a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook , and performed by American country music singer George Strait . It was released in April 1998 as the first single to his album , One Step at a Time , it is his 34th Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart , and his 42nd Number One single when all major trade charts are counted . Prine recorded it 12 years earlier , for his 1986 album `` German Afternoons . '' It was also a hit for Daniel O'Donnell in 1992 , reaching 20 in the UK charts ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Just_Wanna_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "I Just Wan na Dance is the debut extended play by South Korea-based American singer Tiffany . It was released by S.M. Entertainment on May 11 , 2016 . Lee Soo-man , former president of S.M. Entertainment , served as executive producer on the EP . The EP marked the official solo debut of Tiffany after having been known as a member of South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation for nearly nine years . Musically , the record is a primarily synthpop album with elements of trap and R&B that draws heavy influence from American female artists of the 1990s . Tiffany promoted the EP in South Korea by holding a debut showcase at SMTown COEX Artium in Seoul on May 10 , 2016 and through a six-leg concert titled Weekend-Tiffany in June 2016 . She also appeared on several music shows including M Countdown and Show Champion . The title track `` I Just Wan na Dance '' was released as the lead single from the EP . Upon its release , I Just Wan na Dance received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who praised Tiffany 's vocals while comparing its styles to those of works by Carly Rae Jepsen , Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey . The EP was also well received commercially , peaking at numbers three on South Korea 's Gaon Album Chart and US Billboard World Albums Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Tony_Moran",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony `` Tony '' Moran is a two-time Grammy nominated remixer/producer/singer-songwriter and DJ known for remixing popular songs . In 2007 , he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart twice with `` Walk Away '' featuring Kristine W and `` Keep Your Body Working '' featuring Martha Wash , Tony Moran also has a total of five number one hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs music charts in the United States , he has recently had two number one Billboard chart hits in the years 2016 and 2017 . As a remix producer Moran has worked with all the top Dance Pop music artists including Madonna , George Michael , Mariah Carey , Michael Jackson , Jennifer Lopez , Rihanna , Martha Wash , Janet Jackson , Neyo , Gloria Estefan , Ricky Martin , Selena Gomez , Kristine W and many others . Another hit single for him as a solo artist is the dance anthem `` If I Was Your Boyfriend '' performed with Anastacia , and his most recent hit , `` Free People '' , his second hit with Martha Wash , went to number one on the US dance chart . In December 2016 , Billboard magazine ranked him as the 92nd most successful dance artist of all-time ."
},
{
"docid": "In_the_Name_of_Love_(Thompson_Twins_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` In the Name of Love '' is a 1982 single written and performed by The Thompson Twins , at the time a septet ( Tom Bailey , Alannah Currie , Joe Leeway , John Roog , Chris Bell , Peter Dodd , and Matthew Seligman ) . It was the first of twelve entries on the Billboard dance chart for the group , and the first entry for the band in the lower reaches of the US and UK pop charts ( peaking outside the UK top 75 , and `` bubbling under '' the hot 100 on the US charts . ) `` In the Name of Love '' went to number one on the dance music chart and stayed there for five weeks , and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart . It peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard R&B chart . The song has been featured in the films Ghostbusters and Edge of Seventeen . The track was newly remixed in 1988 by Shep Pettibone and included as `` In The Name Of Love ' 88 '' on the Greatest Mixes album . The single peaked at # 46 in the UK , spending 3 weeks on the chart . The single fared better in America , where it peaked at # 1 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Play chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Will_to_Power_(Will_to_Power_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Will to Power is the name of the debut studio album by the American dance-pop band Will to Power . It was released in March 1988 by Epic Records . The album peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 albums chart . Will to Power contains the band 's No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , `` Baby , I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley '' , the most successful single released by them today , coming to stay for a week in the first position of the Billboard Hot 100. , as well as two songs that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart , ( `` Say It 's Gon na Rain '' that was the first single of them coming in the first position on the dance chart and `` Fading Away '' that reached first on the dance chart and achieved moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100 . ) . `` Dreamin ' '' managed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 although it has achieved more success in the dance charts . According to Fred Bronson 's 5th edition of The Billboard Book of # 1 Hits , released in 2003 , `` Will to Power was a trio when the medley hit number one , consisting of ( Bob ) Rosenberg , ( Suzi ) Carr and a DJ known as Dr. J. ''"
},
{
"docid": "Go!_Pop!_Bang!",
"title": "",
"text": "Go ! Pop ! Bang ! is the debut studio album by American rapper Rye Rye . It was released on N.E.E.T. Recordings , an imprint of Interscope Records . The album was originally scheduled for release in 2009 , but it has since been delayed several times , due to a pregnancy and label issues . It was eventually released on May 15 , 2012 , with a deluxe version available on iTunes . The album features several artists including M.I.A. , Akon , Tyga , Robyn , and Porcelain Black . Production credits are given to M.I.A. , The Neptunes , Mr. Bangladesh , and RedOne . The variety of styles brought from each producer was praised by critics . On the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart , the album 's three singles charted in the top twenty , with `` Never Will Be Mine '' and `` Boom Boom '' being the only ones to break the top ten . As a whole , the album charted at six on Top Heatseekers , falling just below the requirements for the Billboard 200 . The album also charted on the Top Rap Albums and Top Electronic Albums charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Kimberley_Locke_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of American singer-songwriter Kimberley Locke consists of three studio albums , one extended play , sixteen singles and six music videos . Following her top three finish on the second season of American Idol in 2003 , Kimberley was signed to a recording deal with Curb Records . Her debut album One Love was released on May 4 , 2004 and entered the Billboard 200 chart at number sixteen . The album spawned four singles including the top-40 hit `` 8th World Wonder '' . Locke 's second album , titled Based on a True Story , was released on May 1 , 2007 . While first week sales did not match those of her first album , debuting at number 160 on the Billboard 200 , it contained several successful singles . Curb began including dance remix packages with each of the single releases , each hitting number one on the Billboard dance charts . All three went on to be included in the top 40 year-end dance charts and the album 's second single , a cover of the Freda Payne classic `` Band of Gold '' was featured at number 45 on Billboard 's best dance songs of the decade list . Later that same year , Locke released her holiday album Christmas on November 6 , 2007 . This was her third and last album with Curb Records . As with her previous releases , this album contained several successful singles . The first and most successful single , `` Up on the House Top , '' quickly reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart , a spot it held for four weeks . This was the fifth song in the history of the chart to reach number one in only three weeks on this chart and the first number one for the Curb label in eight years . The next two singles from the album , `` Jingle Bells '' and `` Frosty the Snowman '' also went number one on this chart . In 2010 , Locke teamed up with American Idol judge Randy Jackson and his new dance label , Dream Merchant 21 , to release her first independent single , `` Strobelight . '' The following year she decided to form her own label , I AM Entertainment , and immediately started working on her next project . The dance-themed EP , Four for the Floor , was released on July 19 , 2011 . The only single , `` Finally Free , '' which Locke had co-written with fellow American Idol alum Ace Young , was promoted the following summer accompanied by a music video and remix package and reached number 35 on the dance chart . In 2013 , she teamed up with UK production team Cahill for her latest single `` Feel the Love , '' which she had co-written with long-time collaborator Damon Sharpe . The single scored her first international number one hit , topping both the UK club and pop charts and reaching number 29 on the global dance charts . As of February 2014 , a North American release has not been announced ."
},
{
"docid": "Give_Me_Just_a_Little_More_Time",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Give Me Just a Little More Time '' is the debut single for Chairmen of the Board , released in 1970 through Capitol Records on Holland -- Dozier -- Holland 's Invictus Records label . The song was written and produced by Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier , Edward Holland , Jr. , and Ron Dunbar . Because of the then still-pending lawsuit against Holland-Dozier-Holland from their former employers , Motown , the trio credited themselves with the pseudonym `` Edythe Wayne '' for this song and many other early Invictus/Hot Wax releases . `` Give Me Just a Little More Time '' features Chairmen of the Board lead singer General Johnson as the narrator , begging a lover not to rush intimacy : `` We both want the sweetness in life / But these things do n't come overnight . '' Members of Motown 's in-house band , The Funk Brothers , who played all of Holland-Dozier-Holland 's previous hits , played on this recording as well as many other Invictus/Hot Wax recordings . `` Give Me Just a Little More Time '' , backed with `` Since the Days of Pigtails '' , peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , making it the best-performing of the Chairmen 's singles , and the first of the Chairmen 's four Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 pop hits . The single also peaked at number-eight on the Billboard R&B Singles chart . It reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in September 1970 , having already sold more than one million copies in the US . The first Chairmen of the Board LP , a self-titled release , included the single ; after the single 's success , the Chairmen of the Board album was reissued as Give Me Just a Little More Time . In 1982 , American R&B singer Angela Clemmons remade the song and it peaked at # 4 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Attitude_Dancing",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Attitude Dancing '' is a song written by Carly Simon and Jacob Brackman , performed by Simon and produced by Richard Perry . The song served as lead single from Simon 's fifth studio album , Playing Possum . The single became a Top 40 hit , peaking at # 21 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and # 18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . The single also charted in Australia , peaking at # 70 on the ARIA Charts , and was a Top 40 hit in Canada , peaking at # 21 . The song was the first real disco hit of both herself and of her record label at the time , Elektra Records . `` Attitude Dancing '' was included on The Best of Carly Simon , released later in the same year . Simon later included the track on her 2002 career retrospective set , Anthology . Carole King provided backing vocals on the track . Simon was the pianist on the track ."
},
{
"docid": "Kult_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Kult Records is an American , New York City based Electronic Music label . They started out as an independent underground dance music label which was established in 1994 . Primarily as a vinyl label catering to the international underground House music scene . It now encompasses over twenty sub labels of various styles including Mainstream Urban and Pop , Rock , Country , Downtempo , House , Techno , Techhouse and Deep House . All of their labels are distributed by The Orchard ( company ) . Their fields of expertise include Music Distribution , Music Publishing , Music Licensing , Music Production , Artist Development , Remixing , Music Supervision and Consulting . They have had multiple successes on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and Hot Dance Airplay charts published by Billboard throughout the years . Some of these include : `` Dont Want Another Man '' by Dynamix ( band ) featuring vocals by Tina Ann which reached the # 1 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2000 . The single was also nominated that year as best underground `` Record of the year '' at the Winter Music Conference in Miami . `` I Want More '' by Amuka ( Produced by Offer Nissim ) which reached the # 1 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2006 . The single was also nominated that year as best underground `` Record of the year '' at the Winter Music Conference in Miami . `` Make It Happen '' by Maya Azucena which reached the # 3 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2007 . `` Movin On '' by Dynamix featuring Jason Walker which reached the # 7 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2006 . `` Never Get Me '' by Dynamix featuring Nina Eve which reached the # 17 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2001 . The single was also licensed for re-release by EMI in Japan with a special Japanese vocal version . Notable artists that are featured in the Kult Records catalogue include Cissy Houston ( Whitney Huston 's mother ) , The Sweet Inspirations , Taka Boom ( Chaka Khan sister ) , Sabrina Johnston , Vanessa Mdee , Adassa , Masters at Work , Victor Calderone , Deep Dish , Mantronix , Seamus Haji , Kenny Carpenter , Dynamix , Robbie Rivera , Junior Vasquez , Henry Hall , Kenny Dope Gonzales , Orinoko ( Timo Maas ) , Futureshock , Tom Craft , Pete Heller , The Beloved , Saeed Younan , Ralphi Rosario , BPT , Eddie Cumana , Lenny Fontana , Cricco Castelli , Rui Da Silva , Eddie Amador , John Creamer & Stephane K , Cevin Fisher , The Scumfrog , Offer Nissim , Peter Rauhofer , Phunk Investigation . Their catalog has been featured in many well known DJ compilations . A partial list of DJs which have used Kult Records within their Mix Compilations include John Digweed , Fat Boy Slim , Pete Tong , Danny Tenaglia , Roger Sanchez , DJ Chuckie , DJ Sneak , Little Louie Vega , Tony Humphries , DJ Vibe , Steve Lawler , Graham Gold , Derrick Carter , Manny Lehman , Deep Dish , Junior Vasquez , Boy George , Peter Rauhofer , Louie DeVito , DJ Skribble , Vic Latino , Dirty Vegas , Todd Terry , Erick Morillo ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance_Gavin_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "Dance Gavin Dance is a post-hardcore band based in Sacramento , California , and formed in 2005 . The band currently consists of Tilian Pearson ( clean vocals ) , Jon Mess ( unclean vocals ) , Will Swan ( lead guitar ) , Tim Feerick ( bass guitar ) , and Matthew Mingus ( drums , percussion ) . The band formerly included lead vocalists Jonny Craig and Kurt Travis . Swan and Mingus are the only band members who have appeared on every studio album . Upon their development , Dance Gavin Dance released their debut EP , Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean in 2006 and signed to Rise Records thereafter . The band released their full-length debut studio album , Downtown Battle Mountain , in May 2007 , which spawned the singles `` And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman '' and `` Lemon Meringue Tie '' . Throughout 2008 , the band 's vocalist Jonny Craig and guitarist Sean O'Sullivan left the band and were replaced by vocalist Kurt Travis ( later of A Lot Like Birds ) and guitarist Zac Garren . The band released their second full-length album , Dance Gavin Dance , in August . The album peaked at No. 172 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and No. 26 on the Top Independent Albums chart . Vocalist Jon Mess and bass guitarist Eric Lodge left the band before the album 's release . Bassist Jason Ellis replaced Lodge . Happiness was released as the band 's third studio album in June 2009 , peaking at No. 145 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and No. 30 on the Top Independent Albums chart and is the group 's first release in which guitarist Will Swan pursued screaming vocals along with guitar parts for an album . In 2010 , original vocalists Jonny Craig and Jon Mess , and bass guitarist Eric Lodge returned to the band and recorded their fourth studio album , Downtown Battle Mountain II , released in March 2011 , charting at No. 82 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart , No. 13 on the Independent Albums chart , and No. 2 on the Hot Rock Albums chart , becoming their highest-selling album thus far . Craig and Lodge left the band throughout 2012 , leading to vocalist Tilian Pearson , bass guitarist Tim Feerick , and guitarist Josh Benton joining the band . The band released their fifth studio album , Acceptance Speech in October 2013 , achieving commercial success , charting at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 , No. 13 on the Alternative Albums chart , No. 7 on the Independent Albums chart , and No. 6 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart . Benton left the band shortly after the album was released . Dance Gavin Dance released their sixth studio album , Instant Gratification , in April 2015 , charting at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 , becoming their best-selling album to date . In late 2015 , the band embarked on their 10 Year Anniversary Tour with supporting acts A Lot Like Birds , Slaves , Strawberry Girls , and Dayshell . All of these groups , with the exception of Dayshell , feature former members of Dance Gavin Dance . They released their seventh studio album , Mothership , on October 7 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance/Mix_Show_Airplay",
"title": "",
"text": "Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( formerly Hot Dance Airplay ) is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine . The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it . The chart was openly available through Billboard , Billboard Radio Monitor and R&R from its 2003 inception to 2008 , when it became exclusive-only to Billboard , up until the chart was renamed in 2011 , when it made its playlist available for viewing on BDS Radio 's website . A modified version was added to Billboard 's website in January 2013 , featuring 15 songs . This would be expanded to 25 ( later to 40 ) after Billboard revamped its website in January 2015 , along with adding an archive section that allows its readers to research the songs , artists , and their peak positions since its inception ."
},
{
"docid": "Nadia_Ali_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of Nadia Ali , a Pakistani American singer-songwriter , consists of one studio album , three remix albums , twenty-two singles ( including fourteen as a featured artist ) and fourteen music videos . Ali began her career in 2001 as the frontwoman of New York-based house music act iiO , whose debut single `` Rapture '' reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart and charted in several other countries . While with iiO , she released the 2005 studio album Poetica , which reached number 17 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart . Apart from `` Rapture '' , the album produced five other singles including the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single `` Is It Love ? '' . Ali left iiO in 2005 , while the band continued to release material featuring her on vocals , most notably the 2011 studio album Exit 110 . Ali began her solo career in 2006 with a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren , appearing on his single `` Who is Watching ? '' , which reached number 19 in Finland . She released her debut solo album Embers in 2009 , which was praised for her songwriting and the blend of electronic , acoustic and Eastern music . The album spawned four singles , which included the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper `` Love Story '' , the top-ten `` Fine Print '' and `` Crash and Burn '' and the Grammy-nominated `` Fantasy '' . She was also featured on Tocadisco 's single `` Better Run '' , which peaked at number 15 in Belgium . In 2010 , Ali released a remix album series titled Queen of Clubs Trilogy consisting of three albums , Ruby Edition ( August 2010 ) , Onyx Edition ( October 2010 ) and Diamond Edition ( December 2010 ) . The trilogy produced one single : the re-released `` Rapture '' , which charted in several countries in Europe and reached number three in Romania . Ali 's first release in 2011 was the single `` Call My Name '' with Sultan and Ned Shepard ; the track was a club success peaking at number five on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart . Her second release was the track `` Pressure '' , which became a club and festival anthem in summer 2011 , while also charting in Belgium and Netherlands . As of November 2010 , Ali is working on her second studio album ."
},
{
"docid": "IiO",
"title": "",
"text": "iiO ( pronounced `` eye-oh '' ) was a New York City-based dance music act composed of singer and songwriter Nadia Ali and record producer Markus Moser . The group gained prominence for its 2001 single , `` Rapture '' , which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart . Following the success of `` Rapture '' , iiO released several singles and the studio album , Poetica in 2005 . The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart . The same year , Ali left iiO to pursue a solo career . Meanwhile , Moser continued to release material , featuring her on vocals , which included the 2006 single , `` Is It Love ? '' that reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart . In 2011 , he released the studio album , Exit 110 , which again , featured Ali on vocals and was announced as the final project of the act ."
},
{
"docid": "Dance/Electronic_Songs",
"title": "",
"text": "Dance/Electronic Songs is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic dance music singles in the United States through a combination of CD single sales , digital downloads , club play and radio airplay . The chart was introduced on January 17 , 2013 on its website starting with the issue dated January 26 , 2013 . The launching of this chart was due to the sudden and growing interest in the Dance genre through various platforms . The methodology for the chart is similar to the one used for the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is used to determine its eligibility onto the latter . The current number-one song on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the Billboard chart issue dated June 10 , 2017 , is `` Stay '' by Zedd and Alessia Cara ."
},
{
"docid": "Reaction_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Reaction '' is a song by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson and the title track from her album of the same name , released as a single in 1986 . The single peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard dance chart and number sixteen on the Billboard R&B chart . The single was released on a 12 '' format , including an extended dance mix , radio edit , and dub . The single was also released in a 7 '' format , including a radio edit and instrumental version ."
}
] |
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Mickey Rooney was in a film based on the novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley.
|
[
{
"docid": "The_Black_Stallion_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Black Stallion is a 1979 American film based on the 1941 classic children 's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley . It tells the story of Alec Ramsey , who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion whom he befriends . After being rescued , they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses . The film is adapted by Melissa Mathison , Jeanne Rosenberg and William D. Wittliff . It is directed by Carroll Ballard . The movie stars Kelly Reno , Mickey Rooney , Teri Garr , Hoyt Axton , and the Arabian horse Cass Ole . The film features music by Carmine Coppola , the father of Hollywood producer Francis Ford Coppola , who was the executive producer of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey_Rooney",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey Rooney ( born Joseph Yule , Jr. ; September 23 , 1920 -- April 6 , 2014 ) was an American actor , vaudevillian , producer , and radio personality . In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death , he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era . At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks , Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values . A versatile performer , he became a celebrated character actor later in his career . Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney `` the best there has ever been . '' Clarence Brown , who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles , National Velvet and The Human Comedy , said he was `` the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with . '' Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at the age of six . At 14 he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Critic David Thomson hailed his performance as `` one of cinema 's most arresting pieces of magic '' . In 1938 , he co-starred in Boys Town . At nineteen he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms , and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939 . At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25 , he made forty-three films , which made him one of MGM 's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of studio head Louis B. Mayer . Rooney was the top box office attraction from 1939 to 1941 , and one of the best-paid actors of that era , but his career never rose to such heights again . Drafted into the Army during World War II , he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones . Returning from the war in 1945 , he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star , and was unable to get as many starring roles . Nevertheless , Rooney 's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Requiem for a Heavyweight ( 1962 ) , It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World ( 1963 ) , and The Black Stallion ( 1979 ) . In the early 1980s , he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star . Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV , including dramas , variety programs , and talk shows , and won an Emmy in 1964 , with another Emmy plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill ( 1981 ) . At his death , Vanity Fair called him `` the original Hollywood train wreck . '' He struggled with alcohol and pill addiction and married eight times , the first time to Ava Gardner . Despite earning millions during his career , he had to file for bankruptcy in 1962 due to mismanagement of his finances . Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93 , he alleged mistreatment by some family members and testified before Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members . By the end of his life , his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $ 18,000 . He died owing medical bills and back taxes , and contributions were solicited from the public ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_the_Black_Stallion",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adventures of The Black Stallion is a television series that starred Mickey Rooney and Richard Ian Cox , as a trainer and a teenaged horse racer and was loosely based on the book series by Walter Farley . The series originally ran on The Family Channel and YTV from September 15 , 1990 to May 16 , 1993 , before cancellation . It has since been shown in re-runs throughout the world . Mickey Rooney is the only original cast member from The Black Stallion to reprise his role in the show . Most of the episodes are set around Canada . During the second and third season , the show moves away from the farm , and has many episodes set in New Zealand , Paris and the United States . The Adventures of The Black Stallion was a Canada/France/New Zealand co-production and was filmed on location in British Columbia , Canada , as well as France and New Zealand ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Stallion",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Stallion may refer to : The Black Stallion , a book published in 1941 by author Walter Farley The Black Stallion ( film ) , a 1979 film directed by Carroll Ballard and based on the novel Adventures of the Black Stallion , a TV series loosely based on the movies The Black Stallion and The Black Stallion Returns Black Stallion , an alternative name for King of the Sierras , a 1938 American film directed by Samuel Diege and Arthur Rosson Black Stallion ( truck ) , a monster truck that races on the USHRA circuit Black Stallion ( film ) , a 2010 Malayalam-language film from India starring Kalabhavan Mani , Bala and Namitha"
},
{
"docid": "The_Young_Black_Stallion",
"title": "",
"text": "The Young Black Stallion is a 2003 made-for-IMAX family film from Walt Disney Pictures . Directed by Simon Wincer , the film is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Black Stallion creator Walter Farley and his son Steven Farley . Noted for its beautiful scenery and wide-angle shots , the 49-minute movie was filmed on-location in the deserts of Namibia and South Africa . The film stars Biana G. Tamimi as Neera , a young girl who befriends a young black stallion , and Patrick Elyas as Aden , although his voice was dubbed by Eric Grucza , who , for his uncredited performance was nominated in 2004 for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role . The film is Disney 's first production made specifically for IMAX theaters , and a prequel to the 1979 film The Black Stallion , which film won an Academy Award and received nominations . The film was originally scheduled for release in fall 2002 , then was postponed until September 2003 , before debuting in select IMAX theaters in the United States on December 25 , 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Walter_Farley",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter Farley ( born Walter Lorimer Farley , 26 June 1915 -- 16 October 1989 ) was an American author , primarily of horse stories for children . His first and most famous work was The Black Stallion ( 1941 ) . He wrote many sequels , and the series has been continued since his death by his son Steven . Farley was the son of Walter Patrick Farley and Isabelle `` Belle '' L. ( Vermilyea ) Farley . His uncle was a professional horseman and taught him various methods of horse training and about the advantages or disadvantages of each method . Farley began to write The Black Stallion while he was a student at Brooklyn 's Erasmus Hall High School and Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania . He finished it and had it published in 1941 while still an undergraduate at Columbia College of Columbia University , where he received a B.A. the same year . The USA part of the book was located in Flushing , Long Island , NY in a part of Queens that was near the World 's Fair site in 1939 . Part of the action took place on Colden Street , just a block or two from Main Street and only several blocks from the terminus of the Flushing subway line . This area up to the end of the 2nd World War had a number of actively working farms . There were cows , horses and truck farming . After the War , the land was sold and eventually high rise 20 story apartments were built . The area was not very far from Belmont race track . Farley and his wife , Rosemary , had four children -- Pam , Alice , Steven and Tim -- whom they raised on a farm in Pennsylvania and in a beach house in Florida . In 1989 Farley was honored by his hometown library in Venice , Florida , which established the Walter Farley Literary Landmark in its children 's wing . Farley died of cancer in October 1989 , shortly before the publication of The Young Black Stallion , the twenty-first book in the Black Stallion series and after the start of production on the television series The Adventures of the Black Stallion ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Black_Stallion",
"title": "",
"text": "The Black Stallion , known as the Black or Shêtân , is the title character from author Walter Farley 's bestselling series about the stallion and his young owner , Alec Ramsay . The series chronicles the story of an Arab sheikh 's prized stallion after he comes into Alec 's possession , although later books furnish the Black 's backstory . The first book in the series , published in 1941 , is titled The Black Stallion . The subsequent novels are about the stallion 's three main offspring : his firstborn colt , Satan ; his second colt , Bonfire ; and his firstborn filly , Black Minx ; as well as about the Black himself . Along with the Black , the series introduces a second stallion that is considered the Black 's only equal - The Island Stallion , Flame . This is a separate storyline until Flame and the Black meet in two books - The Black Stallion and Flame , and The Black Stallion Challenged . However , news of Flame 's win in an international race in Cuba , and his mysterious disappearance , are mentioned at the end of The Black Stallion Mystery , which serves as the first introduction of this rival for the later books in which they meet . The first two books , as well as the final book of the series , were adapted for film : The Black Stallion , The Black Stallion Returns and The Young Black Stallion . The Black Stallion was described as `` the most famous fictional horse of the century '' by the New York Times ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Black_Stallion_Returns",
"title": "",
"text": "The Black Stallion Returns is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley , and is a sequel to The Black Stallion . It is directed by Robert Dalva and produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA Entertainment Company . The movie stars Kelly Reno , Vincent Spano and Teri Garr . The portrayal of The Black was shared between Cass Ole , the horse from The Black Stallion , and El Mokhtar ."
},
{
"docid": "Kelly_Reno",
"title": "",
"text": "Kelly Reno ( born June 19 , 1966 , in Pueblo , Colorado ) is a former child actor who was cast at age 11 in the role of Alec Ramsey , the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with a horse , in The Black Stallion ( based on the novel by Walter Farley ) . The film was made in 1977 . Reno also appeared in the 1983 film adaptation of The Black Stallion Returns , alongside Vincent Spano . Reno 's acting career was cut short when the pick-up truck he was driving was hit by a semi-truck . He had severe injuries and the long recovery time put an end to his acting career . In 1985 he appeared as an Alamo messenger who travels through time in an episode entitled `` Alamo Jobe '' in Steven Spielberg 's Amazing Stories . After 20 years as a cattle rancher , he became a semi-truck driver . He lives in Colorado with his third wife and her daughter ."
},
{
"docid": "Lost_Stallions:_The_Journey_Home",
"title": "",
"text": "Lost Stallions : The Journey Home is a 2008 family/drama film directed by David Rotan and starring Mickey Rooney ."
},
{
"docid": "Lightning,_the_White_Stallion",
"title": "",
"text": "Lightning , the White Stallion is a 1986 American drama film directed by William A. Levey and written by Harry Alan Towers . The film stars Mickey Rooney , Susan George , Isabel García Lorca , Billy Wesley , Martin Charles Warner and Françoise Pascal . The film was released in August 1986 , by Cannon Film Distributors ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn_(1939_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1939 film adaptation of Mark Twain 's classic novel of the same name , starring Mickey Rooney in the title role . The supporting cast features Walter Connolly , William Frawley and Rex Ingram . It was remade in 1974 as a musical ."
},
{
"docid": "Sound_Off_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sound Off is a 1952 comedy film featuring several songs , filmed in SuperCinecolor for Columbia Pictures and starring Mickey Rooney . The film was shot in August 1951 . This was the first of a three-picture contract between Rooney and producer Jonie Taps for Columbia in which Rooney was paid $ 75,000 for each picture . It is also the first collaboration between Richard Quine , Blake Edwards and Dick Crockett . The same team next collaborated with Rooney in the Navy in All Ashore made the following year . The three worked together again on Rooney 's television series The Mickey Rooney Show/Hey , Mulligan in 1954-55 . Their final film in the Columbia contract was the black and white crime drama Drive a Crooked Road . The film 's title comes from the military cadence by Willie Lee Duckworth that was a major 1951 chart hit for Vaughn Monroe ."
},
{
"docid": "Summer_Holiday_(1948_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Summer Holiday is a 1948 American musical film , starring Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven . The picture is based on the play Ah , Wilderness ! ( 1933 ) by Eugene O'Neill , which had been filmed as under that name by MGM in 1935 with Rooney in a much smaller role . Though completed in October 1946 , the film sat on the shelf until 1948 . In addition to Walter Huston , the supporting cast features Frank Morgan as the drunken Uncle Sid , portrayed earlier by Wallace Beery on screen and later by Jackie Gleason on Broadway , as well as Marilyn Maxwell , Agnes Moorehead , Selena Royle and Anne Francis ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Atomic_Kid",
"title": "",
"text": "The Atomic Kid is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film from Republic Pictures , produced by Maurice Duke and Mickey Rooney , directed by Leslie H. Martinson , that stars Mickey Rooney and Robert Strauss ."
},
{
"docid": "Seven_Ways_from_Sundown",
"title": "",
"text": "Seven Ways from Sundown is a 1960 American Eastmancolor Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan . It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker , who also wrote the script . Young cast member Teddy Rooney is the son of actors Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Human_Comedy_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Human Comedy is a 1943 American drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook . It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name , but Saroyan actually wrote the screenplay first , was fired from the movie project , and quickly wrote the novel and published it just before the film was released . The picture stars Mickey Rooney with Frank Morgan . Also appearing in the film are James Craig , Marsha Hunt , Fay Bainter , Ray Collins , Van Johnson , Donna Reed and Jackie ` Butch ' Jenkins . Robert Mitchum ( as `` Quentin '' ) and Don DeFore appear together as boisterous soldiers in uncredited supporting roles . The film is the story of a teenaged Homer Macauley ( Mickey Rooney ) in high school , working part-time as a telegram delivery boy , in the fictional town of Ithaca , California , during World War II . The effects of the war on the `` Home Front '' over a year in Homer 's life are depicted in sentimental scenarios involving himself , his family , friends , and neighbors , and acquaintances encountered . The storyline is directed by a narrator , Homer 's deceased father ( Ray Collins ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Domino_Principle",
"title": "",
"text": "The Domino Principle is a 1977 thriller film starring Gene Hackman , Candice Bergen , Mickey Rooney and Richard Widmark . The film is based on the novel of the same name and was adapted for the screen by its author , Adam Kennedy . It was directed and produced by Stanley Kramer ."
},
{
"docid": "National_Velvet_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "National Velvet is a 1944 American Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown and based on the novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold , published in 1935 . It stars Mickey Rooney , Donald Crisp , and a young Elizabeth Taylor . In 2003 , National Velvet was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Ellory_Elkayem",
"title": "",
"text": "Ellory Elkayem ( born 12 August 1970 ) is a New Zealand film director . Born in Christchurch , Elkayem began making films at a young age . He later attended a film school designed to give students practical experience and preparation for a career in the film business . He learned the ropes firsthand while working in the camera department on many commercials , music videos , and television shows such as The Adventures of the Black Stallion starring Mickey Rooney . During this time , Elkayem also made several short films with support and financial assistance from the New Zealand government . His big break came with Larger than Life , a 13-minute black-and-white , FX-driven homage to the 1950s Hollywood horror genre , featuring a giant , man-eating spider . Produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Selkirk , and financed with the largest grant of its kind from the New Zealand Film Commission , Larger than Life received critical acclaim at the 1998 Telluride Film Festival and later caught the eye of the Hollywood producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ( Independence Day , Godzilla , The Day After Tomorrow ) , who then recruited Elkayem to write and direct Eight Legged Freaks , a $ 30 million feature film based on Larger than Life , starring David Arquette , Kari Wührer , and Scarlett Johansson , and distributed by Warner Bros. . He has since worked on a number of low-budget horror films , including Return of the Living Dead : Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead : Rave to the Grave sequels and Without a Paddle : Nature 's Calling ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hare_Mail",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hare Mail is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions , and among the many featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . The film is also one of the few where Mickey Rooney voiced the title character ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Eye_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Eye is a 1974 action film produced by Pat Rooney , directed by Jack Arnold and starring Fred Williamson . The film was based on the novel Murder on the Wild Side ( published in 1971 ) , by Jeff Jacks ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey_McGuire_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey McGuire was an American comedy series of short subjects from 1927 to 1934 . Produced by Larry Darmour , the series was notable for essentially launching the careers of Mickey Rooney and Billy Barty . The series was based on Fontaine Fox 's popular comic strip series , Toonerville Trolley . In 1925 Fox placed a newspaper ad for a dark-haired child to play the role of `` Mickey McGuire '' in a series of short films . This ad attracted the attention of Mrs Nell Yule , the recently separated wife of vaudevillian Joseph Yule , who believed her son Joseph `` Joe '' Yule , Jr. ( later known as Mickey Rooney ) was right for the part . Lacking the money to have her son 's hair dyed , Mrs. Yule took her son to the audition after applying burnt cork to his scalp . Joe got the role and became `` Mickey '' for 78 of the comedies , running from 1927 to 1934 , starting with Mickey 's Circus , released September 4 , 1927 , and ending with Mickey 's Medicine Man in 1934 . These had been adapted from the Toonerville Trolley comic strip , which contained a character named Mickey McGuire . Yule briefly became Mickey McGuire legally in order to trump an attempted copyright lawsuit ( if it were his legal name , the film producer Larry Darmour did not owe the comic strip writers royalties ) . His mother also changed her surname to McGuire in an attempt to bolster the argument , but the film producers lost . The litigation settlement awarded damages to the owners of the cartoon character , as well as compelled the twelve-year-old actor to refrain from calling himself by the name Mickey McGuire on and off screen . Rooney later claimed that , during his Mickey McGuire days , he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio , and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him , although Disney always said that he had changed the name from `` Mortimer Mouse '' to `` Mickey Mouse '' on the suggestion of his wife . The series was very popular in its day , often rivaling Hal Roach 's Our Gang series . In fact , it was the only Our Gang series rival to make a successful transition into the talkies . The films were later distributed well into the 1940s , but were rarely shown on television . Therefore , the series is all but forgotten today ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Mickey_Rooney_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mickey Rooney Show ( also known as Hey , Mulligan ) is an American sitcom that aired from 1954 to 1955 on NBC . The series stars Mickey Rooney ( in his first television role ) who was particularly remembered for his starring role in numerous Andy Hardy films made between 1937 and 1958 , which overlapped with Hey Mulligan ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey's_Helping_Hand",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey 's Medicine Man is a 1931 talkie short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Jesse Duffy , the two-reel short was released to theaters on December 19 , 1931 by RKO Radio Pictures . It was one of the few Mickey McGuire shorts without Mickey Rooney in the cast ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Bridges_at_Toko-Ri",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden , Grace Kelly , Fredric March , Mickey Rooney , and Robert Strauss . The film , which was directed by Mark Robson , was produced by Paramount Pictures . Dennis Weaver and Earl Holliman make early screen roles in the motion picture . The screenplay is based on the novel The Bridges at Toko-Ri by Pulitzer Prize winner James Michener . The story , which closely follows the novel , is about the U.S. Navy pilots assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges in North Korea . It emphasizes the lives of the pilots and crew in the context of the Korean War ; a conflict that seems remote to all except those who fight in Korea ."
},
{
"docid": "Boys_Town_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Boys Town is a 1938 biographical drama film based on Father Edward J. Flanagan 's work with a group of underprivileged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named `` Boys Town '' . It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan , and Mickey Rooney with Henry Hull , Leslie Fenton , and Gene Reynolds The film was written by Dore Schary , Eleanore Griffin and John Meehan , and was directed by Norman Taurog . Legendary MGM Studio head Louis B. Mayer , who was a Ukrainian-American Jew known for his respect for the Catholic Church , later called this his favorite film of his tenure at MGM . Although the story is largely fictional , it is based upon a real man and a real place . Boys Town is a community outside of Omaha , Nebraska . In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a sculpture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back , captioned `` He ai n't heavy , Father , ... you should see my Sista ! '' In 1941 , MGM made a sequel , Men of Boys Town , with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney reprising their roles from the earlier film ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Hardy",
"title": "",
"text": "For those of a similar name , see Andrew Hardie ( disambiguation ) . Not to be confused with The Hardy Boys or Andy Rooney . Andrew `` Andy '' Hardy is a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film series from 1937 to 1946 , with a film released in 1958 in an unsuccessful attempt to revive the series . Hardy and others were based on characters in the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol . Early films in the series focused on the entire Hardy family , but later films in the series focused on the character of Andy Hardy . All of the films were sentimental comedies celebrating ordinary American life ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey's_Medicine_Man",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey 's Medicine Man is a 1934 short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Jesse Duffy , the two-reel short was released to theaters on May 18 , 1934 by Post Pictures Corp. . It was the last film in the Mickey McGuire series ."
},
{
"docid": "First_Among_Equals",
"title": "",
"text": "First Among Equals may refer to : `` First among equals '' or primus inter pares , a principle applied in political and religious contexts First Among Equals ( novel ) , a 1984 novel by Jeffrey Archer First Among Equals ( TV series ) , a 1986 television series based on the novel `` First Among Equals '' ( The Adventures of the Black Stallion ) , an episode of the TV series The Adventures of the Black Stallion"
},
{
"docid": "The_Extraordinary_Seaman",
"title": "",
"text": "The Extraordinary Seaman is a 1969 American comedy war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring David Niven , Faye Dunaway , Alan Alda , Mickey Rooney , and Jack Carter . Apart from his participation in the documentaries That 's Entertainment ! ( 1974 ) , and That 's Entertainment ! III ( 1994 ) , the movie is notable for being the last film Mickey Rooney acted in which was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Cinematography is by Lionel Lindon ."
},
{
"docid": "Mickey's_Big_Broadcast",
"title": "",
"text": "Mickey 's Big Broadcast is a 1933 short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Jesse Duffy , the two-reel short was released to theaters on June 6 , 1933 by RKO Radio Pictures . An edited version of this short appeared in the feature film compilation `` Mickey the Great '' ."
}
] |
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Louise Simonson is from America.
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[
{
"docid": "Louise_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Louise Simonson ( born Mary Louise Alexander ; born September 26 , 1946 ) is an American comic book writer and editor . She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack , X-Factor , New Mutants , Superman : The Man of Steel , and Steel . She is often referred to by the nickname `` Weezie '' . In recognition of her contributions to comics , Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Simonson may refer to : Albert Simonson ( 1914 -- 1965 ) , American chess master Alexis Simonson , Belgian Olympic fencer Dave Simonson ( born 1952 ) , former professional American football player Des Simonson , former New Zealand rower Eric Simonson ( born 1960 ) , American writer and director in theatre , film and opera Itamar Simonson , professor of consumer psychology , decision making , market research , and marketing management Joy Simonson ( 1919 -- 2007 ) , women 's rights and progressive activist Lee Simonson ( 1888 -- 1967 ) , American architect painter , stage setting designer Louise Simonson ( born 1946 ) , American comic book writer and editor Martin Simonson , Swedish scholar , novelist , and translator , specialized in fantastic literature and nature writing Michael R. Simonson Ph.D. is a professor of Instructional Technology & Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University Stewart Simonson , the first Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness at the US Department of Health and Human Services Susan Raab Simonson ( 1969 -- 2006 ) , American stage actress and theatre producer Walt Simonson ( born 1946 ) , American comic book writer and artist"
},
{
"docid": "Walt_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter `` Walt '' Simonson ( born September 2 , 1946 ) is an American comic book writer and artist , best known for a run on Marvel Comics ' Thor from 1983 to 1987 , during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill . He is also known for the creator-owned work Star Slammers , which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis . He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four , on DC Comics books including Detective Comics , Manhunter , Metal Men and Orion , and on licensed properties such as Star Wars , Alien , Battlestar Galactica and Robocop vs. Terminator . Simonson has won numerous awards for his work and has influenced artists such as Arthur Adams and Todd McFarlane . He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson , with whom he collaborated on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989 , and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film ."
},
{
"docid": "Louise_Jones",
"title": "",
"text": "Louise Jones may refer to : Louise Jones ( cyclist ) , champion cyclist and UCI commisaire Louise Jones ( athlete ) ( born 1985 ) , New Zealand sprinter Louise Simonson , comic book writer known as Louise Jones when she was married to Jeff Jones Louise Jones , editor of Eerie Louise Jones , inspiration for Slide Away ( Oasis song )"
},
{
"docid": "Inferno_(Marvel_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Inferno was a Marvel Comics company-wide crossover in 1989 that mainly involved the mutant titles , namely Uncanny X-Men , X-Factor , X-Terminators , Excalibur , and The New Mutants . The story concerned the corruption of Madelyne Pryor into the Goblin Queen , the final transformation of Illyana Rasputin into the Darkchylde , the demonic transformation of Hobgoblin , and a demonic invasion of New York City . The series was written by Louise Simonson , Chris Claremont , Steve Engelhart , Gerry Conway , David Michelinie , Ann Nocenti , Walter Simonson , Jon Bogdanove , Terry Austin , and Julianna Jones ."
},
{
"docid": "Smartship_Friday",
"title": "",
"text": "Smartship Friday is a fictional starship in the Marvel Universe . It first appeared in Power Pack # 1 ( Aug 1984 ) and was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman ."
},
{
"docid": "June_Brigman",
"title": "",
"text": "June Brigman ( born October 25 , 1960 ) is an American comic book artist and illustrator . She is best known for creating the pre-teen superhero characters Power Pack with writer Louise Simonson in 1984 . Brigman was the artist of the syndicated newspaper strip Brenda Starr from 1995 to 2011 and in 2016 became the Sunday artist for Mary Worth ."
},
{
"docid": "Katie_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "Energizer ( Kate Margaret `` Katie '' Power ) , is a fictional character in Marvel Comics ' universe . She first appeared in Power Pack # 1 and was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman ."
},
{
"docid": "Jon_Bogdanove",
"title": "",
"text": "Jon Bogdanove is an American comic book artist and writer . He is best known for his work on Power Pack , Superman : The Man of Steel , and for creating the character Steel with writer Louise Simonson in 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Power , currently known as Mass Master , formerly Counterweight and Destroyer , is a fictional character in Marvel Comics ' universe . He first appeared in Power Pack # 1 and was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman ."
},
{
"docid": "Julie_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "Julie Power ( also known as Lightspeed ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She first appeared in Power Pack # 1 and was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman ."
},
{
"docid": "Superman:_Doomsday_&_Beyond",
"title": "",
"text": "Superman : Doomsday & Beyond , also known as Superman Lives ! , is a licensed novel , published in 1993 , set in the DC Comics universe , written by Louise Simonson , and with illustrations from Dan Jurgens and José Luis García-López . It is a young-adult version of The Death of Superman comics storyline from 1992 . An audio adaptation of the storyline , using the same title , aired on BBC Radio 1 also in 1993 , which was released on audio cassette in 1993 and CD in 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dragoness_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dragoness ( Tamara Kurtz ) is a fictional character , a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character created for the ongoing series New Mutants and X-Force . Dragoness was created by Louise Simonson and Rob Liefeld ."
},
{
"docid": "Infectia",
"title": "",
"text": "Infectia ( Josephine ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She first appeared in X-Factor # 28 , published May 1988 , and was created by Louise and Walt Simonson . Infectia is skilled geneticist with the mutant power to induce mutations in living things . She accidentally causes The Beast to regain his blue furry look and restores his intelligence . She was one of many mutants that died from the Legacy Virus ."
},
{
"docid": "Comics_in_Focus:_Chris_Claremont's_X-Men",
"title": "",
"text": "Comics in Focus : Chris Claremont 's X-Men is a short-form documentary focusing on comic book writer Chris Claremont 's run writing The X-Men from 1974 to 1991 . The film features interviews with Claremont himself as well as members of his creative team , including editors Louise Simonson and Ann Nocenti , artist Art Adams , and former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter ."
},
{
"docid": "Power_Pack",
"title": "",
"text": "Power Pack is a fictional team of comic book superheroes consisting of four young siblings who appear in books published by Marvel Comics . They were created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman and first appeared in their own series in 1984 . The series lasted 62 issues . The characters have since appeared in other books . Power Pack is the first team of preteen superheroes in the Marvel Universe and the first in comics to operate without adult supervision . The title retains a cult following and in 2005 was relaunched as a title aimed at younger readers -- though this was eventually declared a separate continuity from that of the original series ."
},
{
"docid": "Mutant_Liberation_Front",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mutant Liberation Front , or MLF , is a Marvel Comics supervillain group , primarily enemies of X-Force . Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Rob Liefeld , the Mutant Liberation Front first appeared in The New Mutants # 86 ( February 1990 ) . The Mutant Liberation group consisted of young terrorist mutants , formed under the mutant time-traveler Stryfe . After his apparent death , the group reforms under Reignfire ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Tunnelers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tunnelers were a group of Marvel Comics mutants that is offshoot group of Morlocks . Created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith , Masque 's first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men # 169 ( May 1983 ) . Created by Chris Claremont , John Romita , Jr. and Bret Blevins , Cybelle 's first and last appearance was in Uncanny X-Men # 211 ( November 1986 ) . Created by Louise and Walter Simonson , Berzerker , Scaleface and Blowhard 's first and last appearance were in X-Factor # 11 ( December 1986 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark Simonson ( b. 1955 ) is an American independent font designer who works in St. Paul , Minnesota . Simonson has described his fonts as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past , such as the graphic design of the 1970s and Art Deco graphics . Simonson 's most popular font is Proxima Nova ( 1994 , revised 2005 ) , a geometric-grotesque sans-serif design used by companies such as BuzzFeed , Mashable , NBC , Wired and Mic . As of June 2016 , it is the second highest-selling family on font sales website MyFonts . Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specialising in font design . He has credited his career as a font designer to his partner Pat winning money on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to develop a library of fonts that he could sell . He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films ."
},
{
"docid": "Alfred_Simonson_House",
"title": "",
"text": "Alfred Simonson House is a historic home located at Edwardsport , Knox County , Indiana . It was built in 1873 , and is a two-story , five bay , vernacular Greek Revival style brick I-house . A single story ell connects to a merchant shop or summer kitchen . It was the home of prominent merchant Alfred Simonson from its construction until his death in 1902 . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cameron_Hodge",
"title": "",
"text": "Cameron Hodge is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is usually depicted as an opponent of the X-Men . Created by writer Bob Layton and artist Jackson Guice , he first appeared as a supporting character in X-Factor # 1 ( February 1986 ) Later , under writer Louise Simonson , he was revealed to be secretly acting against X-Factor as the leader of an anti-mutant Right organization . After being decapitated , his head was later revealed to have been attached to a large cyborg , and later merged with the cybernetic extraterrestrial Phalanx race ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar , novelist , and translator , specialized in fantasy literature and nature writing . He teaches English language and literature at the University of the Basque Country in Spain . Simonson , who was born in Göteborg , Sweden , in 1973 , holds a Ph.D. in English literature from University of the Basque Country ( March 2006 ) . He has written several novels and a book-length essay on The Lord of the Rings . He has also translated novels , plays , and comic books from English , Swedish and Norwegian into Spanish , as well as essays on American history , and published many articles and chapters in books on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien . He is married and has two daughters ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Evolutionary_War",
"title": "",
"text": "The Evolutionary War was a comic book crossover which ran through most of the Summer annuals published by Marvel Comics in 1988 . Principal writers included Gerry Conway , Steve Englehart , Louise Simonson , Chris Claremont , and Steve Gerber . The storyline was the first of its kind . While there had been previous extended crossovers over multiple titles before it , `` The Evolutionary War '' was the first to take place exclusively in annuals . This format of crossover was to be repeated by Marvel a year later in 1989 's `` Atlantis Attacks '' and was imitated by DC Comics for the first time three years later with their Armageddon 2001 crossover in 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "Superman:_The_Wedding_Album",
"title": "",
"text": "Superman : The Wedding Album is an American comic book published in 1996 by DC Comics . It is notable in that it features the long-awaited wedding of Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane in DC Comics continuity , an event that was nearly 60 years in the making . Bearing a cover date of December 1996 , the issue was published during the week of October 6 , 1996 , coinciding with an episode of the television series Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman which also featured the wedding of the two characters . The story was written by the five principal writers for the Superman titles at the time : Dan Jurgens , Karl Kesel , David Michelinie , Louise Simonson , and Roger Stern ."
},
{
"docid": "Ron_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Ron Simonson ( born March 12 , 1942 ) is a former American football coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Puget Sound from 1978 to 1984 and at the University of Northern Colorado from 1985 until 1988 , compiling a career college football record of 66 -- 48 -- 1 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "David Arnold Simonson ( born May 2 , 1952 ) is a former professional American football player who played in four National Football League ( NFL ) seasons , from 1974 to 1977 , for the five different teams ."
},
{
"docid": "Rictor",
"title": "",
"text": "Rictor ( Julio Esteban `` Ric '' Richter ) is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe , who appears in the X-Men family of books published by Marvel Comics . He was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Walt Simonson and first appeared in X-Factor # 17 ( June 1987 ) . In subsequent years , the character was featured as a member of the original New Mutants team and the original X-Force team , and continued to appear in various X-Men franchise publications thereafter . In comic books published in the 1980s and 1990s , Rictor 's mutant powers were to generate seismic energy and tremendously powerful vibrations in any nearby object , inducing earthquake-like phenomena and causing objects to shatter or crumble . When the character was reintroduced in 2005 , it was as one of many depowered mutants adjusting to civilian life . The character remained depowered until a 2011 comic . Introduced in the late 1980s as a supporting character in X-Factor , Rictor appeared in Marvel comics for ten years under the pens of a number of different writers ; much of his character development in this period came from Fabian Nicieza 's run on X-Force . The character returned to publication in 2005 with the X-Factor vol .3 and has been written by Peter David continually since then . Responding to fan interest in the gay subtext surrounding the character in Jeph Loeb 's X-Force run , Rictor 's kiss with teammate Shatterstar in the pages of X-Factor vol .3 in 2009 became the first depiction of a same-sex kiss in a mainstream Marvel Comics publication . Since then , Rictor has been written as an out gay man who is fully accepting of his sexual identity , and one of the few gay superheroes in the Marvel Universe ."
},
{
"docid": "Cable_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cable ( Nathan Summers ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men . The character first appeared as a newborn infant in Uncanny X-Men # 201 ( Jan. 1986 ) created by writer Chris Claremont , while Cable 's adult identity was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld and first appeared in The New Mutants # 87 ( March 1990 ) . Nathan Summers is the biological son of the X-Man Cyclops ( Scott Summers ) and Madelyne Pryor ( Jean Grey 's clone ) , the `` half '' brother of Rachel Summers and Nate Grey , and the genetic template of Stryfe . He is from a possible future timeline , having been transported as an infant to the future , where he grew into a warrior , before returning to the present . Josh Brolin will portray Cable in the X-Men film series , beginning with Deadpool 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Stewart_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Stewart Simonson was the first Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) . He assumed office on April 28 , 2004 . He told the president in a resignation letter dated May 13 , 2006 that he had accomplished what he had set out to do , and it was time to pursue other opportunities . Simonson joined HHS in August 2001 and was instrumental in building the HHS preparedness and response organization that grew out of the September 11th attacks . Simonson served as the Secretary 's principal advisor on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies . He also coordinated interagency activities between HHS , other federal departments , agencies , offices and state and local officials responsible for emergency preparedness and the protection of the civilian population ."
},
{
"docid": "Albert_Simonson",
"title": "",
"text": "Albert Simonson ( 26 December 1914 in New York City -- 16 November 1965 in San Juan , Puerto Rico ) was an American chess master . He was one of the strongest American players of the 1930s , and was part of the American team which won the gold medals at the 1933 Chess Olympiad . Simonson was certainly at least of International Master strength , based on his limited playing career ."
},
{
"docid": "Apocalypse_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Apocalypse ( En Sabah Nur ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the world 's very first mutant , and was originally a principal villain for the original X-Factor team and now for the X-Men and related spinoff teams . Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice , Apocalypse first appeared in X-Factor # 5 ( May 1986 ) . Since his introduction , the character has appeared in a number of X-Men titles , including spin-offs and several limited series . Apocalypse has also been featured in various forms of media . In 2016 , Oscar Isaac portrayed the villain in the film X-Men : Apocalypse . He is ranked # 24 in IGN 's 100 Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time ."
}
] |
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Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
|
[
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( -LSB- mænˈdɛlə -RSB- 18 July 1918 -- 5 December 2013 ) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary , politician , and philanthropist , who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 . He was the country 's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election . His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation . Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist , he served as President of the African National Congress ( ANC ) party from 1991 to 1997 . A Xhosa , Mandela was born in Mvezo to the Thembu royal family . He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg . There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics , joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944 . After the National Party 's white-only government established apartheid -- a system of racial segregation that privileged whites -- he and the ANC committed themselves to its overthrow . Mandela was appointed President of the ANC 's Transvaal branch , rising to prominence for his involvement in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People . He was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the 1956 Treason Trial . Influenced by Marxism , he secretly joined the banned South African Communist Party ( SACP ) . Although initially committed to non-violent protest , in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a sabotage campaign against the government . In 1962 , he was arrested for conspiring to overthrow the state and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial . Mandela served 27 years in prison , initially on Robben Island , and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison . Amid growing domestic and international pressure , and with fears of a racial civil war , President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990 . Mandela and de Klerk negotiated an end to apartheid and organised the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became President . Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new constitution , Mandela emphasised reconciliation between the country 's racial groups and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses . Economically , Mandela 's administration retained its predecessor 's liberal framework despite his own socialist beliefs , also introducing measures to encourage land reform , combat poverty , and expand healthcare services . Internationally , he acted as mediator in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial and served as Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999 . He declined a second presidential term and in 1999 was succeeded by his deputy , Thabo Mbeki . Mandela became an elder statesman and focused on combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the charitable Nelson Mandela Foundation . Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life . Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the radical left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid 's supporters , he gained international acclaim for his activism . Widely regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice , he received more than 250 honours -- including the Nobel Peace Prize -- and became the subject of a cult of personality . He is held in deep respect within South Africa , where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name , Madiba , and described as the `` Father of the Nation '' ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Zelda_La_Grange",
"title": "",
"text": "Zelda la Grange ( born 29 October 1970 ) is a former private secretary to Nelson Mandela . La Grange was born in Pretoria , South Africa . She completed a 3-year National Diploma at the Tshwane University of Technology . From 1994 until 1996 , she served as a typist for Mary Mxadana , private secretary to Nelson Mandela , the newly elected post-apartheid President of South Africa . In 1996 , she was promoted to assistant private secretary , and in 1999 she was again promoted to Private Secretary to the Office of the President . She was a founding staff member of the Nelson Mandela Foundation which served as post-Presidential office for Nelson Mandela ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_honours_bestowed_upon_Nelson_Mandela",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a comprehensive list of awards , honours and other recognitions bestowed on Nelson Mandela . Mandela received more than 260 awards over 40 years , most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 . From 1994 to 1999 , Mandela was President of South Africa . He was the first such African to be elected in fully representative democratic polls . Before his presidency , Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe . He spent 27 years in prison , much of it in a cell on Robben Island . The rest of his incarceration was in Pollsmoor Prison , on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid . Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990 , his advocacy of a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa . Since the end of apartheid , he was widely praised , even by former opponents . Mandela died on 5 December 2013 , a celebrated elder statesman who continued to voice his opinion on topical issues . In South Africa he was often known as Madiba , an aristocratic title adopted by the elderly members of the royal clan that he belongs to . This title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela is the first post-apartheid president of South Africa . Nelson Mandela may also refer to : '' Nelson Mandela : A Biography ( 1999 ) , a 1999 biography book"
},
{
"docid": "Presidency_of_Nelson_Mandela",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela , an anti-apartheid activist , lawyer , and former political prisoner , was elected to the presidency of South Africa in 1994 , following which he served one term in office ( 1994 -- 99 ) . He was the first non-white head of state in South African history , as well as the first to take office following the dismantling of the apartheid system and the introduction of multiracial democracy . Mandela was also the oldest head of state in South Africa 's history , taking office at the age of seventy-five ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Liebenberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Christo Ferro Liebenberg ( born 2 October 1934 ) is a South African banker who was Minister for Finance of South Africa , from 19 September 1994 to 4 April 1996 , in the government of national unity chaired by Nelson Mandela . He was born in Touws River in the Western Cape . His father worked on the railway lines . Touws River was one of the biggest railway junctions of that time in South Africa . He started working at Nedcor Bank in 1952 as a messenger . He worked his way up until 1994 when he retired as CEO of Nedbank . Nelson Mandela asked him to take over from Finance Minister Derek Keys in 1994 . As he was not affiliated to any political party , President Nelson Mandela changed the constitution to accommodate Liebenberg as Finance Minister . As per agreement , he stayed for a certain period after which the position then went to Trevor Manuel ."
},
{
"docid": "Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela took oath as President of South Africa on 10 May 1994 and announced his cabinet on 11 May 1994 . The cabinet included members of Mandela 's African National Congress , National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party , as it was required by law that all parties winning more than 20 seats in the parliament be given representation in the cabinet ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_Mural_by_Shepard_Fairey",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nelson Mandela Mural is Shepard Fairey 's first work in Africa . It is a 10-storey , 2,174 ft2 ( 201.6 m2 ) public artwork on Juta Street in Braamfontein , Johannesburg , completed in September 2014 . It pays tribute to Nelson Mandela and the 25th anniversary of the Purple Rain Protest . The mural overlooks the Nelson Mandela Bridge , and is seen by many as a sequel to Fairey 's iconic Barack Obama HOPE poster . `` It is a huge exclamation point in the heart of Johannesburg ... '' said Patrick Gaspard , American Ambassador to South Africa , '' ... It forces us to stop , and remember the long struggle for freedom in this country , and the miraculous achievements of Nelson Mandela . '' The Purple Rain Protest was a turning point in South Africa 's struggle against Apartheid . Peaceful protesters faced down Riot Police armed with tear gas , batons , attack dogs , and a new weapon -- a water cannon filled with purple dye to `` spraypaint '' the demonstrators for later arrest . The confrontation turned into political theater , when a protester seized control of the cannon , and turned it back on the Police , painting them . The next day graffiti appeared and quickly spread , declaring `` The Purple Shall Govern '' , a pun on the Freedom Charter 's key phrase : `` The People Shall Govern '' . It was the Apartheid government 's last attempt to suppress dissent . Four months later , Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in prison , and in 1994 became the first president of a new democratic South Africa . The project was curated and produced by Jesse Stagg with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation , the U.S. State department , Play Braamfontein , and the South African Consulate of Los Angeles ."
},
{
"docid": "Hoosen_Coovadia",
"title": "",
"text": "Hoosen Coovadia ( born 1940 Durban ) is a South African doctor , and Victor Daitz Professor emeritus at University of KwaZulu-Natal . He was awarded the 2013 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility . He has also received the 1999 Star of South Africa Award from President Nelson Mandela and the 2000 Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights ."
},
{
"docid": "Madiba_shirt",
"title": "",
"text": "A Madiba shirt is a batik silk shirt , usually adorned in a bright and colourful print . Batik is originally from Indonesia , and has been claimed as cultural heritage of Indonesia by UNESCO . It has become a well-known nickname for batik shirts in South Africa , being popularised by former South African president Nelson Mandela . It is named after Mandela 's clan name `` Madiba '' , an honorary title adopted by all members of his clan . The Madiba shirt was designed by Desré Buirski and first worn by the then newly elected president at the dress rehearsal of the opening of South Africa 's first democratic Parliament in May 1994 . Mandela wore this style of shirt many times afterwards ."
},
{
"docid": "F._W._de_Klerk",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederik Willem de Klerk ( -LSB- ˈfrɪədərək ˈvələm də ˈklɛrk -RSB- ; born 18 March 1936 ) is a South African politician who served as the country 's State President from August 1989 to May 1994 . He was the seventh and last head of state of South Africa under the apartheid era . De Klerk was also leader of the National Party ( which later became the New National Party ) from February 1989 to September 1997 . De Klerk helped to broker the end of apartheid , South Africa 's policies of racial segregation and discrimination , and supported the transformation of South Africa into a non-racial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens having equal voting and other rights . He won the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize in 1991 , the Prince of Asturias Award in 1992 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 along with Nelson Mandela for his role in the ending of apartheid . He was one of the deputy presidents of South Africa during the presidency of Nelson Mandela until 1996 , and is the most recent white South African and Afrikaner to have held the position . In 1997 he retired from active politics . He continues to remain active as a lecturer internationally . After the deaths of Botha in 2006 and Marais Viljoen in 2007 , de Klerk is the last surviving State President of South Africa ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela:_A_Biography_(1999)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela : A Biography is a biography written by Martin Meredith on Nelson Mandela . The book details Mandela 's early life and major influences on him , his moving to Johannesburg , joining the African National Congress , his imprisonment on Robben Island , and eventually , his Presidency . Also chronicled are the rise and fall of apartheid , the scandals involving Winnie Mandela ( Nelson 's wife ) , and Thabo Mbeki 's term as President . Martina Meredith is known for authoring many books and articles on Africa and the key people within it ."
},
{
"docid": "Mandela:_The_Authorised_Biography",
"title": "",
"text": "Mandela : The Authorised Biography is a study of Nelson Mandela , the former President of South Africa , by the late journalist Anthony Sampson . Sampson 's book was published in 1999 , five years after Mandela 's autobiography , Long Walk to Freedom . The book was one of the first to examine such issues as Winnie Mandela 's crimes , and State President Frederik Willem de Klerk 's suspected attempts to use the security forces to derail peace talks ."
},
{
"docid": "49th_National_Conference_of_the_African_National_Congress",
"title": "",
"text": "The 49th National Conference of the ANC ( African National Congress ) took place from the 17 -- 22 December 1994 in Bloemfontein . The conference was opened with an address by Nelson Mandela , who was the newly elected President of South Africa . This was the first National ANC conference in which the party was not in political opposition to the government . During the conference , Mandela was re-elected as ANC president and Jacob Zuma was elected as national chairman . In his opening remarks , Mandela reminded delegates of the journey they had been on to become , ` the majority organisation in the first ever democratically-elected government ' of South Africa . The conference passed motions for the urgent transformation of the South African state , with partiuclar attention given to the civil service , judiciary system , media and policing ."
},
{
"docid": "Denmark–South_Africa_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Denmark -- South Africa relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and South Africa . Denmark has an embassy in Pretoria and South Africa has an embassy in Copenhagen . Denmark was a very strong supporter of the anti-apartheid movement . Queen Margrethe II paid a visit to South Africa in 1996 . President Nelson Mandela visited Denmark in 1999 . Denmark has always had a very active development co-operation programme with South Africa dating from the 1960s , which was changed to an assistance programme from 1995 . Denmark assisted with 4 billion DKK . Denmark remains a strong supporter of NEPAD . Trade between South Africa and Denmark has increased since 1994 . Denmark has been providing aid to South Africa since that time . Cultural relations between South Africa and Denmark are well-established in , among other forums , the Danish Society in South Africa and the Nordic-South African Business Association ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_Road",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela Road is a road in South Delhi , India . The road is one of the roads leading to Vasant Kunj from Vasant Vihar and Munirka . A section of the road is bound by Jawahar Lal Nehru University on one side . Nelson Mandela road is one of the accident prone roads in New Delhi . It is named after Nelson Mandela , the first post-apartheid President of South Africa and an important leader in the fight against apartheid ."
},
{
"docid": "Statue_of_Nelson_Mandela,_Johannesburg",
"title": "",
"text": "The statue of Nelson Mandela is a large bronze sculpture of the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela , located in Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg ."
},
{
"docid": "Whitney:_The_Concert_for_a_New_South_Africa",
"title": "",
"text": "The Whitney - The Concert for a New South Africa was the title of three concerts which American singer Whitney Houston performed in South Africa to honor President Nelson Mandela and to celebrate a newly unified South Africa in November 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cyril_Harris",
"title": "",
"text": "Cyril Kitchener Harris ( 19 September 1936 -- 13 September 2005 ) was Chief Rabbi of The Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa from 1987 to 2004 . Harris was born in Glasgow , Scotland . During his tenure as Chief Rabbi , he was noted for his support of full democracy during South Africa 's apartheid years . He spoke at the induction ceremony of President Nelson Mandela in 1994 , and also gave a blessing at Mandela 's wedding to Graça Machel in 1998 . Mandela frequently referred to Harris as `` my rabbi . '' He trained at the Jews College , and served suburban congregations in Kenton and Edgware and finally St Johns Wood from 1979 . From 1966 to 1971 , Harris also served as Senior Jewish Chaplain to the British Armed Forces . He died in Hermanus , Western Cape , South Africa , aged 68 , and was buried in Israel ."
},
{
"docid": "1990_in_South_Africa",
"title": "",
"text": "1990 in South Africa saw the official start of the process of ending Apartheid . President of South Africa , F.W. de Klerk announced plans to end apartheid . President De Klerk unbanned organisations that were banned by the government including the African National Congress , the South African Communist Party and the Pan Africanist Congress . The African National Congress ' armed wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , suspends its armed activity within South Africa . Political prisoners including Nelson Mandela were released . Nelson Mandela met ANC leader Oliver Tambo for the first time in 28 years at a meeting in Sweden . Mandela also traveled to England to thank the people for their support in the campaign to free him . South Africa withdrew its troops from Namibia , which was granted independence . 1990 also saw marches in support and against the formation of a new post-Apartheid South Africa ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_Square",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela Square is a public square and shopping centre in Sandton , Johannesburg , South Africa . The square was formerly known as Sandton Square and was named for the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in March 2004 . A six meter high statue of Mandela was unveiled at the ceremony to rename the square . It is attached to the large Sandton City shopping centre , together forming one of the largest retail complexes on the continent ."
},
{
"docid": "Palm_World_Voices:_Mandela",
"title": "",
"text": "Palm World Voices : Mandela is a DVD Box set featuring Nelson Mandela . It includes Mandela : Son of Africa , Father of a Nation DVD , as well as the Mandela Original Soundtrack CD : The Essential Music of South Africa and a 48-page book with art images , photos and an essay by British journalist Robin Denselow . Mandela : Son of Africa , Father of a Nation is a full-length documentary about Nelson Mandela , following him from his early days and education to his election as South Africa 's first black president . It was nominated for 1997 Academy Awards for Best Documentary . It is co-Produced by Jonathan Demme . Mandela Original Soundtrack CD : The Essential Music of South Africa includes tracks by Jennifer Jones and Hugh Masekela , The African Jazz Pioneers , The Havana Swingsters , The Skylarks , The Father Huddleston Band , The Manhattan Brothers , the Jazz Dazzlers , The African National Congress Choir , Johnny Clegg and Savuka , The Specials , Vusi Mahlasela , Kalahari Surfers , Babsy Mlangeni , Bayete and Jabu Khanyile , Brenda Fassie and more ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_School",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela School may refer to Nelson Mandela School , Berlin , Germany Nelson Mandela Primary School , in Birmingham , United Kingdom Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University , university in Port Elizabeth , South Africa Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital , a teaching hospital in Mthatha , South Africa Nelson Mandela High School , Sierra Leone , in Waterloo , Sierra Leone Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology , university in Arusha , Tanzania Nelson Mandela High School , in Calgary , Alberta , Canada"
},
{
"docid": "Mandela_House",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nelson Mandela National Museum , commonly referred to as Mandela House , is the house on Vilakazi Street , Orlando West , Soweto , South Africa , where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962 . It is located at number 8115 , at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets , a short distance up the road from Tutu House , the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu . Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust ( of which he was the founder ) on 1 September 1997 , to be run as a museum . It was declared a National Heritage Site in 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nelson_Mandela_Bay_Metropolitan_Municipality",
"title": "",
"text": "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ( Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit ) is one of eight Metropolitan ( or Category A ) municipalities in South Africa . It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province , and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth , the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch , and the surrounding rural area . The name `` Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality '' was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela ."
},
{
"docid": "Adelaide_Tambo",
"title": "",
"text": "Adelaide `` Mama '' Tambo ( 18 July 1929 -- 31 January 2007 ) was a prominent anti-apartheid activist , political exile , and regarded as a hero of the liberation struggle against apartheid in South Africa . Born as Adelaide Frances Tshukudu , she was affectionately known as Mama Tambo in South Africa . She was involved in South African politics for five decades and was married to the late Oliver Tambo , president of the African National Congress ( ANC ) , from 1956 until his death from a stroke in 1993 . They had three ( 3 ) children ; one of whom , their son , Dali , is a television talk-show personality . Following the end of apartheid , she served as a member of parliament from 1994 to 1999 . Adelaide Tambo received the Order of the Baobab in Gold , one of the highest honours bestowed by the post-1994 South African government . The South African Anglican Church awarded her the Order of Simon of Cyrene , the highest award given to laypeople for distinguished service . Tambo died on 31 January 2007 , aged 77 at her home in Johannesburg , South Africa from undisclosed causes . She was buried next to her husband in her home town of Wattville on 10 February 2007 . The service was held in a stadium and led by Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane . Among the thousands of mourners were presidents Thabo Mbeki and Nelson Mandela ."
},
{
"docid": "Ohlange_High_School",
"title": "",
"text": "Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda , KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . It was founded by John Dube and Nokutela Dube née Mdima . It was the first school in South Africa started by a black person . John Dube was also the first President of what became the ANC . The school was chosen by President Nelson Mandela as the place where he would cast his vote in the first racially inclusive election in South Africa in 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "Statue_of_Nelson_Mandela,_Union_Buildings",
"title": "",
"text": "The statue of Nelson Mandela in the Union Buildings grounds , Pretoria , is a bronze sculpture of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela . The statue was unveiled on the Day of Reconciliation ( 16 December 2013 ) , bringing the official mourning period of ten days to a close , after Mandela had died on 5 December ."
},
{
"docid": "African_National_Congress",
"title": "",
"text": "The African National Congress ( ANC ) is the Republic of South Africa 's governing social democratic political party . It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa on the national level , beginning with the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election , the first after the end of apartheid . Today , the ANC remains the dominant political party in South Africa , winning every election since 1994 . Its leader Jacob Zuma is the incumbent head of state . Founded on 8 January 1912 by John Langalibalele Dube in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress , its primary mission was to end apartheid and give voting rights to black and mixed race Africans . The ANC originally attempted to use nonviolent protests to end apartheid , however , the Sharpeville massacre resulted in the deaths of 69 black Africans and contributed to deteriorating relations with the South African government . On 8 April 1960 , the administration of Charles Robberts Swart , banned the ANC and forced the party to leave South Africa . After the ban , the ANC formed the Umkhonto we Sizwe ( Spear of the Nation ) to fight against apartheid utilizing guerrilla warfare and sabotage . On 3 February 1990 , State President F. W. de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC and released Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990 . On 17 March 1992 , the apartheid referendum was passed by the voters removing apartheid and allowing the ANC to run in the 1994 election . Since the 1994 election the ANC has performed better than 60 % in all general elections , including the most recent 2014 election ."
},
{
"docid": "South_African_general_election,_1999",
"title": "",
"text": "South Africa 's second non-racial general election , was held on 2 June 1999 . This election was won by the African National Congress ( ANC ) , who increased their number of seats by 14 . Incumbent president Nelson Mandela declined to be re-elected again as president . Notable was the sharp decline of the New National Party , previously the National Party ( NP ) , which without former president F.W. de Klerk lost more than half of their support . The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party , after being the 5th largest party in the 1994 election . The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to 13 , with the United Democratic Movement , jointly headed by former NP member Roelf Meyer , and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa , being the most successful of the newcomers with 14 seats ."
},
{
"docid": "Statue_of_Nelson_Mandela,_Parliament_Square",
"title": "",
"text": "The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square , London , is a bronze sculpture of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela . Originally proposed to Mandela by Donald Woods in 2001 , a fund was set up and led by Woods 's wife and Lord Richard Attenborough after the death of Woods . The Mayor of London fought for permission from Westminster City Council to locate the statue on the north terrace of Trafalgar Square , but after an appeal it was located in Parliament Square instead where it was unveiled on 29 August 2007 ."
}
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{
"docid": "Janet_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Janet Maureen Varney ( born February 16 , 1976 ) is an American actress and comedian best known for hosting TBS 's Dinner and a Movie and as the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Varney_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney is a surname , and may refer to : Alex Varney , football player Allen Varney , American writer and game designer Sir David Varney , chairman of HM Revenue and Customs Christine A. Varney , American lawyer , lobbyist , public official Dike Varney , American baseball pitcher Edmund Varney ( 1778 -- 1847 ) , New york politician Fallah Varney , Liberian soldier and coup leader Janet Varney , American actress Jim Varney , American actor Louis Varney , French composer Luke Varney , English football player Mike Varney , American record producer Pete Varney , American baseball player Reg Varney , English actor Stuart Varney , economic journalist Walter Varney , American aviation pioneer William F. Varney ( 1884-1960 ) , Prohibition Party politician from New York"
},
{
"docid": "SF_Sketchfest",
"title": "",
"text": "SF Sketchfest , or The San Francisco Comedy Festival , is an American comedy festival founded in 2002 by Bay Area actor-comedians David Owen , Janet Varney and Cole Stratton . It takes place every January and February in a variety of Bay Area venues and features sketch comedy , improv comedy , film and television tributes and reunions , solo performers , podcasts and stand-up comedy performers ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney may refer to : Places : Varney , Ontario , a community in Canada Varney , Kentucky , an unincorporated community in the US Varney , West Virginia , an unincorporated community in the US Varney Nunatak , Victoria Land , Antarctica People : Varney ( surname ) Varney ( given name ) Businesses : Varney Air Lines , a former airline in Idaho , US , predecessor of United Airlines Varney Scale Models a maker of model railroad equipment"
},
{
"docid": "Stan_Against_Evil",
"title": "",
"text": "Stan Against Evil is an American comedy horror television series created by Dana Gould . On February 22 , 2016 , the series was picked up for an eight episode first season . The series stars John C. McGinley , Janet Varney , Nate Mooney , Deborah Baker Jr. , and Mick Ignis . The series began filming in June 2016 in Atlanta . The series premiered on October 31 , 2016 , on IFC . On December 13 , 2016 , IFC renewed the series for a second season ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney is a given name which may refer to : Varney Anderson ( 1866-1941 ) , American Major League Baseball pitcher Varney Monk ( 1892 -- 1967 ) , Australian pianist and composer Varney Parkes ( 1859 -- 1935 ) , Australian politician and architect Varney Sherman ( born 1953 ) , Liberian politician"
},
{
"docid": "William_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "William Varney can refer to : William Varney Pettet ( 1858 -- 1938 ) , Canadian politician William F. Varney ( 1884 -- 1960 ) , American politician Bill Varney ( 1934 -- 2011 ) , American film sound mixer ."
},
{
"docid": "Carleton_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Carleton Varney , President of Dorothy Draper & Co. . Inc. , is an American decorator , designer , lecturer and author . Born in 1937 as Carleton Bates Varney in Lynn , MA , he spent his childhood in Nahant , Massachusetts . Varney and former wife , Suzanne , are parents of three boys : Nicholas Varney , designer of fine jewelry , Sebastian Varney , president of Carleton V Ltd. , and Seamus , born with down syndrome and resident of Florida . Varney now resides in Palm Beach , FL . He earned his bachelor 's degree in Spanish and Fine Arts from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1958 and a master 's degree in Fine Arts Education in 1969 from New York University . In 1987 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Charleston , Charleston , WV Also known as Mr. Color , his work is based on his use of bright , vivid , multicolors and patterns . His design philosophy `` stresses the use of bright colors and the rejection of all that is impractical , uncomfortable and drab . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Walter_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter Thomas Varney ( December 26 , 1888 in San Francisco , California -- January 25 , 1967 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines , United Airlines and Continental Airlines . Varney was also one of the most prominent airmail contractors of the early 20th century . Varney served as a pilot in the Aviation Section , U.S. Signal Corps during World War I . After the war Varney established an aviation school and air taxi service in northern California ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "George Varney ( 1834 -- 1911 ) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general , United States Volunteers , in 1867 for his gallant service at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13 , 1862 . Born in Levant , Maine , he was a wholesale grocer in Bangor , Maine when the war broke out in 1861 . Varney enlisted as a major in the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment , which was the first unit to march out of the state in response to President Abraham Lincoln 's call for volunteers to suppress the rebellion after the fall of Fort Sumter . He was wounded and captured in the unit 's first engagement , the First Battle of Bull Run , in July , 1861 , but exchanged for a captured Confederate officer a month later . Promoted to lieutenant colonel , Varney was captured a second time ( and exchanged a second time ) at the Battle of Gaines ' Mill in 1862 . He suffered a head wound at the Battle of Fredericksburg . Lt. Colonel Varney led his regiment along an unfinished railroad cut to get closer to the stone wall on Marye 's Heights . A shell fragment struck him on the head and dropped him senseless to the ground . Major Daniel F. Sargent assumed command of the regiment and led it out of the cut where it disintegrated almost immediately under withering rifle and artillery fire from the Confederates behind the stone wall on Marye 's Heights . Lt. Colonel Varney recovered from his wound and was made colonel of the regiment on January 10 , 1863 with the retirement of Colonel Charles W. Roberts . Colonel Varney was honorably mustered out of the United States Volunteers on June 9 , 1863 . Varney served a term in the Maine House of Representatives in 1864 , representing Bangor , Maine . Varney was among a number of colonels and lower ranking officers who were awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier generals to rank from March 13 , 1865 . President Andrew Johnson nominated Colonel Varney for the award of brevet brigadier general , United States Volunteers , on January 18 , 1867 and the brevet was confirmed by the U. S. Senate on February 21 , 1867 to rank from March 13 , 1865 . Varney lived the rest of his life in Bangor and is one of eight union generals buried at Mount Hope Cemetery . Varney 's letters and other papers were discovered by a descendent , Robert W. P. Cutler , in 1980 and published in the book The Tin Box ( Morris Pub. , 1999 )"
},
{
"docid": "Varney_Scale_Models",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney Scale Models was founded in 1936 by Gordon Varney , an early pioneer in manufacturing HO scale model trains . The development of a reliable 6-volt motor made it possible to produce model locomotives capable of pulling long trains . The company relocated from Chicago , Illinois , to Miami , Florida , in 1955 . Varney sold his company to Sol Kramer in 1960 , which became the basis for launching his own line of Life-Like Trains in 1970 . Varney models were above average in quality and detail and are still quite popular with collectors and model railroad enthusiasts ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney,_Ontario",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney is a small community in Grey County , Ontario , Canada . Varney is located on Grey Road 6 , about 5 kilometers south of Durham and 19 kilometers north of Mount Forest . John Vernon Pettigrew , Men 's Featherweight Wrestler ( 1936 Olympic Summer games ) , was born in Varney ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney_&_Co.",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney & Co. , sometimes styled Varney & Company , is an American cable television news and talk show on the Fox Business Network hosted by British-American economic and political commentator Stuart Varney . The show includes market coverage , current events coverage , and interviews and commentary with Wall Street experts ."
},
{
"docid": "George_D._Varney_Sr.",
"title": "",
"text": "George D. Varney Sr. ( June 28 , 1903 -- September 7 , 1982 ) was an American politician from Maine . Varney , a Republican , served in the Maine Legislature from 1930-1932 and again from 1936-1948 . Varney served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1930-1932 and from 1936 to 1942 . During his final term , Varney served as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives . He was elected to represent York County , Maine , including his residence in Kittery , Maine , in the Maine Senate from 1942 to 1948 . He served as Senate President from 1945-1948 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dinner_and_a_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Dinner and a Movie is an American cooking and entertainment television program aired on TBS from 1995 to 2011 . Each episode included a movie and the preparation of a creative dinner to go with its theme , generally via a pun . For example , an episode showing Drumline features a recipe titled `` The Beets Go On '' , referencing the Sonny & Cher single `` The Beat Goes On '' , as well as the plot of the movie about a drummer who tries to fit in with a new marching band . The show was hosted by chef Claud Mann and comedian Paul Gilmartin as well as Annabelle Gurwitch from 1996 -- 2002 , Lisa Kushell from 2002 -- 2005 and Janet Varney from 2005 to the show 's end in 2011 . The show 's cancellation was announced by Gilmartin on the May 6 edition of his podcast , The Mental Illness Happy Hour ."
},
{
"docid": "Fallah_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Fallah Varney was a Liberian soldier and one of the leaders of the People 's Redemption Council , the military junta that ruled the country after a 1980 coup d'état . Born on 7 April 1957 at Korniadu in Lofa County , Varney attended schools run by the Firestone plantation . After finishing high school at the Charlotte Tolbert Memorial Academy in 1972 , he enlisted in the Armed Forces of Liberia in 1974 . He was promoted from private to private first class in 1975 and to corporal in 1979 . In the wake of the 12 April coup , he took the rank of lieutenant colonel and became the secretary general of the People 's Redemption Council , as well as chairing the PRC 's commerce and transportation committee . Varney held office for less than a year : on 27 January 1981 , he was driving a car on the highway between Monrovia and Paynesville when his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision . The inmates of nearby houses rushed to the vehicles , but he was dead by the time the first person reached his car . Two days later , his body was transferred from a funeral home to the Capitol Rotunda , where he lay in state for another two days . On 1 February , his body was flown back to Lofa County : a funeral was held at the Voinjama airfield , after which it was returned to Korniadu for burial . Doe chose Abraham Kollie , the PRC deputy speaker , to succeed Varney as secretary general . A member of the Episcopal Church of Liberia , Varney was married with two daughters . He was a grandson of a chieftain of the Kissi people and saw his participation in the PRC as an attempt to fight for the freedom of his ethnic group . Varney was buried in the Kolahun District , near his hometown of Korniadu . In 1983 , Liberia issued a set of seven postage stamps celebrating the third anniversary of the coup ; Varney was featured on the three-cent stamp in the set ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Harold William `` Bill '' Varney ( January 22 , 1934 -- April 2 , 2011 ) was an American motion picture sound mixer . A two-time Academy Award winner , Varney shared the Academy Award for Best Sound for Star Wars : Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 . Varney also received Academy Award for Best Sound nominations his collaborative sound mixing on Dune in 1984 and Back to the Future in 1985 ."
},
{
"docid": "Alphonse_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Alphonse Varney ( -LSB- vaʁnɛ -RSB- ; 1 December 1811 -- 7 February 1879 ) was a French conductor , mainly of opera . His son was the composer Louis Varney who studied music with his father ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney_School",
"title": "",
"text": "The Varney School is a historic school building at 84 Varney Street in Manchester , New Hampshire . The 2-1/2 story red brick building was built in 1890 and expanded in 1914-15 ; it was designed by Frederick Stickney of Lowell , Massachusetts . The original 1890 structure has a cross plan with shallow east and west wings , with a projecting entry pavilion to the north . The south wing , originally a single story , was raised to two stories in the 1915 addition . The building was named for Manchester mayor David Blake Varney . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 ."
},
{
"docid": "Treehouse_Hostage",
"title": "",
"text": "Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman . This was one of Varney 's final on-screen roles ; Varney was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney_Air_Lines",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney Air Lines was an airline company that started service on April 6 , 1926 , as an air-mail carrier . Formed by Walter Varney , the airline was based in Boise , Idaho , United States . The airline is the predecessor of United Airlines ."
},
{
"docid": "Varney_the_Vampire",
"title": "",
"text": "Varney the Vampire ; or , the Feast of Blood is a Victorian era serialized gothic horror story by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest . It first appeared in 1845 -- 47 as a series of weekly cheap pamphlets of the kind then known as `` penny dreadfuls '' . The story was published in book form in 1847 . It is of epic length : the original edition ran to 876 double-columned pages and 232 chapters . Altogether it totals nearly 667,000 words . Despite its inconsistencies , Varney the Vampire is more or less a cohesive whole . It is the tale of the vampire Sir Francis Varney , and introduced many of the tropes present in vampire fiction recognizable to modern audiences ."
},
{
"docid": "Arthur_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Arthur Varney was an Italian-born American screenwriter and film director . Born as Amerigo Serrao he emigrated to the United States and became a naturalized citizen . In the 1930s he found work on the British film industry as Arthur Varney , and occasionally also used the credit of Grover Lee . He died in 1960 ."
},
{
"docid": "Korra",
"title": "",
"text": "is the title lead character in Nickelodeon 's animated television series The Legend of Korra ( a sequel to Avatar : The Last Airbender ) , in which she is depicted as the current incarnation of the Avatar , responsible for maintaining peace and balance in the world . She is the immediate reincarnation of Avatar Aang ( title character and main protagonist from the original series ) . The character was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and is voiced by Janet Varney . Korra debuts in the first episode of The Legend of Korra , `` Welcome to Republic City '' , originally airing on Nickelodeon on April 14 , 2012 . At the start of the series , she meets Bolin and Mako after arriving in Republic City , where she first experiences independence after living a secluded life of training , led by the Order of the White Lotus . The series ' final scene , indicating the beginning of a romantic relationship between Korra and Asami Sato , was unprecedented in its LGBT representation in western children 's television ."
},
{
"docid": "Allen_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Allen Varney ( born 1958 ) is an American writer and game designer . Varney has produced numerous books , role-playing game supplements , technical manuals , articles , reviews , columns , and stories , as well as the fantasy novel Cast of Fate ( TSR , 1996 ) . Since the 1990s , he has worked primarily in computer games ."
},
{
"docid": "Pete_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Fred `` Pete '' Varney Jr. ( born April 10 , 1949 ) is a retired American college baseball coach and a former professional baseball catcher . A graduate of Harvard College , he also played a notable role in the 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game , in which Harvard roared back from a 29 -- 13 deficit in the final 42 seconds of play to tie Yale , 29 -- 29 . Both teams were undefeated at the time . Born in Roxbury , Massachusetts , Varney attended North Quincy High School and Deerfield Academy before enrolling at Harvard , where he played varsity football as well as baseball . In the 1968 Harvard -- Yale game on November 23 , tight end Varney caught Frank Champi 's pass for the two-point conversion in the final second to earn a tie , and a share of the Ivy League championship , with Yale . Although the famous game ended deadlocked , the furious comeback caused The Harvard Crimson to headline its game story , Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 . A standout in baseball , Varney batted .370 over his three varsity seasons , still the third-highest batting average in Crimson baseball history , and was selected a first-team All-American . After being drafted six previous times by five different Major League Baseball teams , Varney signed with the Chicago White Sox after they selected him in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft following his graduation from Harvard . The 6 ft , 235 lb catcher began his professional career at the Double-A level of minor league baseball and made his Major League debut late in , appearing in five games played and going hitless in four at bats . In his most successful season , , Varney appeared in 36 games as the backup to regular ChiSox catcher Brian Downing , batting .271 in 107 at bats . In , Varney played sporadically for the White Sox during the season 's first ten weeks , logging 43 plate appearances with ten hits and two bases on balls , but he did hit three of his five career MLB home runs during that stretch . On July 15 , he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Blue Moon Odom . He spent much of the rest of that season with the Triple-A Richmond Braves , coming to bat for Atlanta ten times , with one hit , a single . All told , in 69 MLB games played , Varney batted .247 , with seven doubles and one triple , along with his five homers . Pete Varney retired from professional baseball after the 1977 minor league season . After three years of high school coaching in Templeton , Massachusetts , he became head baseball coach at Brandeis University . In 34 years as head coach of the Brandeis Judges he compiled a win-loss record of 705 -- 528 ( with six ties ) , and became the winningest Brandeis coach in any varsity sport . He announced his retirement effective June 30 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Christine_A._Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Christine A. Varney is an American lawyer , lobbyist , and internet policy and antitrust expert who is most widely known as a former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division for the Obama Administration and as a Federal Trade Commissioner for the Clinton Administration . Since August 2011 , Varney has been a partner at the New York law firm Cravath , Swaine & Moore ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexander `` Alex '' Varney ( born 27 December 1984 ) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnet . Varney , the son of former Charlton Athletic chief executive Peter Varney , was born in Farnborough , in the London Borough of Bromley . He began his football career as a scholar with Charlton , and earned a professional contract in 2003 , which was extended in 2004 . A forward , he spent a month on loan at Barnet , for whom he made his Football League debut on 21 January 2006 as an 88th-minute substitute in the League Two goalless draw against Wycombe Wanderers , but injured an ankle in a reserve game and made no further appearances . He was released at the end of the 2005 -- 06 season , and spent the second half of the 2007 -- 08 season with Gravesend & Northfleet in the Conference National ."
},
{
"docid": "Stuart_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Stuart Varney ( born July 7 , 1948 in Derby , Derbyshire , England ) is a British-American economic journalist who works for the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network . Varney joined Fox News in January 2004 as a business contributor on many shows , such as Your World with Neil Cavuto . He also serves as guest host for Your World ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Varney",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir David Robert Varney ( born 11 May 1946 ) was the chairman of HM Revenue and Customs from its establishment in April 2005 to the end of August 2006 . David Varney was named as a recipient of a knighthood in the 2006 New Year 's honours list . In the same year he was awarded an Honorary Degree , Doctor of Laws ( LL . D. ) from the University of Bath ."
},
{
"docid": "HarmonQuest",
"title": "",
"text": "HarmonQuest is an American adult animation/live improvisation television show created by Dan Harmon . The show is part animated , part live action . Dan Harmon and comedians Erin McGathy , Jeff B. Davis , along with game master Spencer Crittenden , perform a fantasy roleplaying campaign in front of a live audience at Victory Studios in Glendale , CA . Each episode of the show also features a special guest player . The content of their stories is then animated by Starburns Industries , and the episodes feature a mix of live and animated footage akin to The Ricky Gervais Show which Harmon cited as an influence during a Facebook Live tour of Starburns Industries . On October 19 , 2016 , Seeso renewed HarmonQuest for a second season . Season 2 will premiere July 27 and is set to feature guests including Kumail Nanjiani , Janet Varney , Jason Mantzoukas , Gillian Jacobs , Rory Scovel , Aparna Nancherla , Paul Scheer , Elizabeth Olsen , Rob Corddry and Patton Oswalt ."
}
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Lust for Life is based on a 1934 novel.
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[
{
"docid": "Lust_for_Life_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust for Life ( 1956 ) is a MGM ( Metrocolor ) biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh , based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Irving Stone and adapted by Norman Corwin . It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by John Houseman . The film stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh , James Donald as his brother Theo , Pamela Brown , Everett Sloane and Anthony Quinn , who won an Oscar for his performance as Van Gogh 's fast friend and rival Paul Gauguin ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Lust_for_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust for Life may refer to : Lust for Life ( novel ) , a 1934 biographical novel about Vincent Van Gogh , written by Irving Stone Lust for Life ( film ) , a 1956 film based on the novel , starring Kirk Douglas `` Lust for Life '' , a 1969-1970 poem by Jim Morrison , later recorded in 1978 as `` The Ghost Song '' by surviving members of The Doors for An American Prayer Lust for Life ( Iggy Pop album ) , a 1977 album by Iggy Pop Lust for Life ( Lana Del Rey album ) , a 2017 album by Lana Del Rey"
},
{
"docid": "LFL",
"title": "",
"text": "LFL may refer to : LAN Airlines ( NYSE ticker ) , an airline based in Santiago , Chile Learning for Life , a United States school and work-site based youth program Legs For Literacy , an annual marathon in Moncton , New Brunswick , Canada Libertarians for Life , nonsectarian group expressing an opposition to abortion within the context of libertarianism Like for like , a measure of growth in sales Legends Football League , formerly Lingerie Football League , a women 's 7-on-7 tackle football league Lower flammable limit , the lower end of the concentration range of a flammable solvent at a given temperature and pressure for which air/vapor mixtures can ignite Lucasfilm , ( also Lucasfilm Ltd. ) , an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971 Lust for Life , several titles : `` Lust for Life '' , a 1969 -- 1970 poem by Jim Morrison , later recorded in 1978 as `` The Ghost Song '' for The Doors ' album An American Prayer `` Lust for Life '' , the opening song on Girls ' debut album Album Lust for Life ( album ) , a 1977 album by Iggy Pop `` Lust for Life '' ( song ) , a 1977 song performed by Iggy Pop , featured on the album Lust for Life Lust for Life ( novel ) , a 1934 biographical novel written by Irving Stone based on the life of Vincent van Gogh Lust for Life ( film ) , a 1956 MGM biographical film about the life of Vincent van Gogh Lycée Français de Lomé , a French international school in Lomé , Togo"
},
{
"docid": "Lust_for_Life_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust for Life ( 1934 ) is a biographical novel written by Irving Stone based on the life of the famous Dutch painter , Vincent van Gogh , and his hardships . It was adapted into a film of the same name starring Kirk Douglas , which was nominated for four Academy Awards , winning one . It is Stone 's first major publication and is largely based on the collection of letters between Vincent van Gogh and his younger brother , art dealer Theo van Gogh . They lay the foundation for most of what is known about the thoughts and beliefs of the artist . Stone conducted a large amount of `` on-field '' research as is mentioned in the afterword . Lust for Life is famous for the way it describes the origins of many of the artist 's famous paintings including The Potato Eaters , Sunflowers and others . Stone wanted to explain Van Gogh 's difficult life and how he began , flourished , and died as a painter . The book is separated into nine smaller ` books ' , titled based on the places he lived : London ( Prologue ) , the Borinage , Etten , The Hague , Paris , Arles , St. Remy , and Auvers ."
},
{
"docid": "Ulli_Lust",
"title": "",
"text": "Ulli Lust , born 1967 in Vienna , is an Austrian cartoonist who lives and works in Berlin . Her graphic novel Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life was translated into English and published by Fantagraphics Books in 2013 . In 2013 , Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life won an Ignatz Award for best graphic novel , the LA Times Book Award for Graphic Novels and then in 2014 was nominated for an Eisner Award for best reality-based work . In 2013 , Lust also published an adaptation of Marcel Beyer 's 1995 novel , Flughunde , which presents a fictional account of Helga Goebbels , the daughter of German World War II minister of propaganda , Joseph Goebbels ."
},
{
"docid": "Irving_Stone",
"title": "",
"text": "To be distinguished from Irving I. Stone , philanthropist Irving Stone ( born Tennenbaum , July 14 , 1903 , San Francisco , California -- August 26 , 1989 , Los Angeles ) was an American writer , chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists , politicians and intellectuals ; among the best known are Lust for Life ( 1934 ) , about the life of Vincent van Gogh , and The Agony and the Ecstasy ( 1961 ) , about Michelangelo ."
},
{
"docid": "Lust_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust is an intense craving or drive that is directly associated with the thinking or fantasizing about one 's desire , usually in a sexual way . Lust may also refer to : Lust ( Lords of Acid album ) , 1991 Lust ( Depth Charge album ) , 1999 Lust ( Ambitious Lovers album ) , 1991 Lust ( Michael Rother album ) , 1983 Lust ( Jelinek novel ) , a 1989 novel by Austrian Nobel prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek Lust ( Ryman novel ) , a novel by Canadian writer Geoff Ryman Lust ( Fullmetal Alchemist ) , a character in the manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist `` Lust '' , a song by Tori Amos on her album To Venus and Back `` Lust '' , a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar on his fourth studio album Damn Lust ( color ) , a shade of red Lust ( film ) , a 2011 Egyptian film LUST , an acronym for Leaking Underground storage tank Lustboy ( born 1994 ) , nickname of Ham Jang-sik , Korean League of Legends player"
},
{
"docid": "Rainforest_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rainforest is a 1987 novel by Jenny Diski about a young female English academic whose ambitions are to lead a sane and sensible life and to contribute to humankind 's understanding of the natural world but who eventually has a mental breakdown when faced with too many people surrounding her who , driven by desire and lust , behave irrationally , indifferently , and irresponsibly towards her , each other , society , and the planet . Rainforest is set in London and Borneo . Diski says that because of her arachnophobia she wrote the novel `` based entirely on textbooks and three trips to Kew Gardens ' tropical houses '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Lust,_Caution_(novella)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust , Caution is a novella by the Chinese writer Eileen Chang , first published in 1979 . It is set in Shanghai , Republic of China during World War II . Reportedly , the short story `` took Chang more than two decades to complete '' . The film Lust , Caution by Ang Lee was based on this novel ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Victim_of_Lust",
"title": "",
"text": "The Victim of Lust , or Scenes in the Life of Rosa Fielding is an anonymously written Victorian pornographic novel published by William Dugdale in 1867 . In the third volume of his bibliographic trilogy on erotic books , Catena Librorum Tacendorum , after giving a one-page summary of the novel , Henry Spencer Ashbee concludes that `` The book is very obscene , and possesses no literary merit whatever . '' Gordon Grimley , in Wicked Victorians : an anthology of clandestine literature of the nineteenth century , called Dugdale `` the most notorious of publisher/booksellers of pornography of his time . '' Bram Stoker listed it in his Erotic tales of the Victorian Age . According to Alfred Rose 's Register of erotic books , the book is 135 pages long , illustrated , with coloured engravings ."
},
{
"docid": "Salt_on_Our_Skin",
"title": "",
"text": "Salt on Our Skin is a 1992 romantic-drama film , directed by Andrew Birkin , starring Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio . The film is based on Benoîte Groult 's novel Les vaisseaux du coeur published in 1988 . The plot follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers , a Parisian intellectual woman and a Scottish fisherman , brought together by lust . Their passionate encounters over 30 years make both their lives worth living . Scacchi and D'Onofrio were a real life couple at that time ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Young_Manhood_of_Studs_Lonigan",
"title": "",
"text": "The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan is a 1934 novel by James T. Farrell , and the second part of Farrell 's trilogy based on the life of William `` Studs '' Lonigan . This novel covers about 12 years in Studs Lonigan 's life , from 1917 through 1928 . In this time , we witness the physical and spiritual deterioration of a boy whose life once held a great deal of promise ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Simpson_Potter",
"title": "",
"text": "William Simpson Potter ( 21 January 1805 -- 16 January 1879 ) was a 19th-century English author . From available information , Potter was a friend of Henry Spencer Ashbee , a merchant , bibliographer , bibliophile , authority on the life and works of Cervantes , and collector of erotic materials . Ashbee describes Potter as a `` shrewd business man , the ardent collector , and the enthusiastic traveller '' . According to the bibliography-catalogue , British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books , Potter is author of two books of letters describing the Prince of Wales ' visit to India in 1875 -- 1876 . The British Museum , now the British Library , has these works in their holdings . A Letter from the East : from William S. Potter , to his niece , Mrs. Addison Potter bears a publication date of 1877 - according to the online catalog record of the British Library . Also in the holdings of the British Library is Letters from India during H. R. H. the Prince of Wales visit in 1875 -- 6 , from William S. Potter to his sister , which dates from 1876 . Again , according to this British Museum source , Potter is the author of the Victorian erotic novel , The Romance of Lust , ( 1873 -- 1876 ) although the published novel lists its author as `` Anonymous '' . Because of the anonymous authorship , this novel is alternately attributed to Potter and to another English writer of erotic novels , Edward Sellon ( 1818 ? -- 1866 ) . For example , the Library of Congress catalog record for the 1968 Grove Press edition of The Romance of Lust includes the brief note : `` Attributed to Capt. Edward Sellon . Cf. Bibliotheca arcana . 1885 . '' The Bibliotheca arcana is a bibliography of erotic literature from the late 19th century . Henry Spencer Ashbee partially attributes The Romance of Lust to Potter . Ashbee comments that , `` The Romance of Lust is not the produce of a single pen , but consists of several tales , ` orient pearls at random strung , ' woven into a connected narrative by a gentleman , perfectly well known to the present generation of literary eccentrics and collectors , as having amassed one of the most remarkable collections of erotic pictures and bric-a-brac ever brought together . '' Comparing the text of Letters from India during H. R. H. the Prince of Wales visit in 1875-6 , from William S. Potter to his sister with the text of The Romance of Lust reveals numerous stylistic affinities , whereas a comparison of Sellon 's The New Epicurean and The Adventures of a School-Boy shows fewer similarities in authorial style . ( The Library of Congress has all of these volumes within its collections . ) The character ` Mr Chambon ' in the anonymously authored The Sins of the Cities of the Plain ; or , The Recollections of a Mary-Ann , with Short Essays on Sodomy and Tribadism may be based on Potter , who was a friend of its publisher William Lazenby . In the book Mr Chambon resides at `` in the Cornwall Mansions close to Baker Street Station '' , while from about 1877 until his death Potter lived at Cornwall Residences , a now-demolished block of nondescript Victorian flats near the Station . According to Ashbee , Potter '' ... died January 16 , 1879 , in his 74th year , at Catania , whither he had repaired for the sake of his health '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Imitation_of_Life_(1934_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Imitation of Life is a 1934 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl . The screenplay by William Hurlbut , based on Fannie Hurst 's 1933 novel of the same name , was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers , including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne . The film stars Claudette Colbert , Warren William and Rochelle Hudson and features Louise Beavers and Fredi Washington . The film was originally released by Universal Pictures on November 26 , 1934 , and later re-issued in 1936 . A 1959 remake with the same title stars Lana Turner . In 2005 , Imitation of Life was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was also named by Time in 2007 as one of `` The 25 Most Important Films on Race '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Lust_(Jelinek_novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lust is a novel by Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek . Originally published in German in 1989 , it was translated into English in 1992 by Michael Hulse ."
},
{
"docid": "Love,_Lust,_&_Lies:_An_Audio_Novel",
"title": "",
"text": "Love , Lust & Lies : An Audio Novel is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Will Downing , released by Concord Music Group on September 14 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Twins_of_Evil",
"title": "",
"text": "Twins of Evil is a 1971 horror film by Hammer Film Productions starring Peter Cushing , with Damien Thomas and the real-life twins and former Playboy Playmates Mary and Madeleine Collinson . It is the third film of the Karnstein Trilogy , based on the vampire tale Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu . The film has the least resemblance to the novel and adds a witchfinding theme to the vampire story . Much of the interest of the film revolves around the contrasting evil and good natures of two beautiful sisters , Frieda and Maria Gellhorn . Unlike the previous two entries in the series , this film contains only a brief vampire lesbian element . Some considered the film a prequel to The Vampire Lovers and Lust for a Vampire ."
},
{
"docid": "Butcher's_Broom_(book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Butcher 's Broom is an epic , historical novel by Neil M. Gunn written in 1934 . Based on a semi-fictionalised account of the Highland Clearances in Sutherland , the novel deals with the decline of Highland culture in a wide scope of pre-Clearance and post-Clearance life , as well as the Clearances themselves ."
},
{
"docid": "Truly_Madly_Guilty",
"title": "",
"text": "Truly Madly Guilty is a novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty . It tells the story of Sam and Clementine , an ordinary yet busy married couple trying to balance work and family life . After the couple is invited by Clementine 's old friend Erika to a neighbor 's barbecue party , a spiral of intrigue , lust , and betrayal is unleashed . The book was published in July 2016 by Flatiron Books . Just weeks after the novel 's release , it was announced that Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman had optioned for the novel 's film rights . At the time , Witherspoon and Kidman had already begun producing a television miniseries adaptation of Moriarty 's previous novel , Big Little Lies ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Passions_of_the_Mind",
"title": "",
"text": "The Passions of the Mind is a 1971 novel by American author Irving Stone . It is a biographical novel about the psychiatrist Sigmund Freud and covers his life from when he was a student to when he is forced to leave Austria to escape the growing influence of the Nazis . It covers many aspects of the subject 's life , including his hospital work , his relationship with his parents , his marriage to Martha Bernays , and his support for his successor , Carl Jung . The book is notable for going into great detail of Freud 's theories , especially the Oedipus Complex . Irving Stone is best renowned for his several biographical novels , the best known being Lust for Life and The Agony and the Ecstasy ( about the artists Vincent Van Gogh and Michelangelo , respectively ) , which were both adapted into major Hollywood productions . Though less well known , Passions of the Mind was an American bestseller upon its release , spending 13 weeks at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List ( fiction ) in the spring of 1971 , and nearly 30 weeks in the top 15 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 American epic drama film directed by Martin Scorsese . Written by Paul Schrader with uncredited rewrites from Scorsese and Jay Cocks , the film is an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis ' controversial 1955 novel of the same name . The film , starring Willem Dafoe , Harvey Keitel , Barbara Hershey , Andre Gregory , Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie , was shot entirely in Morocco . Like the novel , the film depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear , doubt , depression , reluctance and lust . This results in the book and film depicting Christ being tempted by imagining himself engaged in sexual activities , a notion that has caused outrage from some Christians . The film includes a disclaimer explaining that it departs from the commonly accepted biblical portrayal of Jesus 's life and is not based on the Gospels . The film received polarized reviews from critics on its release but Scorsese received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director . Hershey 's performance as Mary Magdalene earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . Peter Gabriel 's music score also received acclaim , including a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lust_Lizard_of_Melancholy_Cove",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove is the fifth novel by author Christopher Moore , published in 1999 . It is set in the same fictional town of Pine Cove , California , as his first novel , Practical Demonkeeping , and also brings back some of the same characters ."
},
{
"docid": "Teenage_Lust",
"title": "",
"text": "Teenage Lust may refer to : Teen Age Lust ( album ) , an album by MC5 `` Teenage Lust '' , a song on that album and their 1970 album Back in the USA Teen Lust ( 1979 film ) , a film directed by James Hong Teen Lust ( 2014 film ) , a Canadian film directed by Blaine Thurier Teenage Lust , a 1970s New York based glam rock band `` Teenage Lust '' , a song by Jesus and Mary Chain from their 1992 album Honey 's Dead Teenage Lust , a book by Larry Clark"
},
{
"docid": "Ihmiset_suviyössä",
"title": "",
"text": "Ihmiset suviyössä is a novel by Finnish author Frans Eemil Sillanpää . It was released in 1934 . In 1948 , Valentin Vaala directed a film based on the book . The fifth edition of the novel was published that year . Ihmiset suviyössä has been said to be an ode to a Finnish summer night . It deals with the biggest issues of life ; birth , death and what effects love or the lack of it has on man ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Romance_of_Lust",
"title": "",
"text": "The Romance of Lust , or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873 -- 1876 and published by William Lazenby . Henry Spencer Ashbee discusses this novel in one of his bibliographies of erotic literature . In addition the compilers of British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books list this book ."
},
{
"docid": "Gollum",
"title": "",
"text": "Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien 's legendarium . He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit , and became an important supporting character in its sequel , The Lord of the Rings . Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk , who lived near the Gladden Fields . Originally known as Sméagol , he was corrupted by the One Ring and later named Gollum after his habit of making `` a horrible swallowing noise in his throat '' . In Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings , the name Sméagol is said to be a `` translation '' of the actual Middle-earth name Trahald ( having to do with the idea of `` burrowing '' , and rendered with a name based on Old English smygel of similar meaning ) . The Ring , which Gollum referred to as `` my precious '' or `` precious '' , extended his life far beyond natural limits . Centuries of the Ring 's influence twisted Gollum 's body and mind , and , by the time of the novels , he had `` come to love and hate the Ring , just as he loved and hated himself . '' Throughout the story , Gollum was torn between his lust for the Ring and his desire to be free of it . Bilbo Baggins found the Ring and took it for his own , and Gollum afterwards pursued it for the rest of his life . Gollum finally seized the Ring from Frodo Baggins at the Cracks of Doom in Orodruin in Mordor ; but he fell into the fires of the volcano , where both he and the Ring were destroyed ."
},
{
"docid": "Little_Men_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Little Men is a 1871 novel by Louisa May Alcott . Little Men may also refer to : Little Men ( 1934 film ) , a 1934 film based on the novel Little Men ( 1940 film ) , a 1940 film based on the novel Little Men ( 2016 film ) , a 2016 American film Little Men ( TV series ) , a 1998 TV series based on the novel"
},
{
"docid": "Wallace_Thurman",
"title": "",
"text": "Wallace Henry Thurman ( 1902 -- 1934 ) was an American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance . He also wrote essays , worked as an editor , and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals . He is best known for his novel The Blacker the Berry : A Novel of Negro Life ( 1929 ) , which explores discrimination within the black community based on skin color , with lighter skin being more highly valued ."
},
{
"docid": "It_Rhymes_with_Lust",
"title": "",
"text": "It Rhymes with Lust is an illustrated book , originally published in 1950 , considered one of the most notable precursors of the graphic novel . Called a `` picture novel '' on the cover and published by the comic book and magazine company St. John Publications , it was written by Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller ( together using the pseudonym `` Drake Waller '' ) , with black-and-white art by Matt Baker and inker Ray Osrin ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last Temptation of Christ or The Last Temptation ( Greek : Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός , O Teleftéos Pirasmós ) is a historical novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis , first published in 1955 . It was first published in English in 1960 . The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church in Athens wanted this book banned in Greece stating : This novel , which is derived from the inspiration of the theories of Freud and historical materialism , perverts and hurts the Gospel discernment and the God-man figure of our Lord Jesus Christ an a way coarse , vulgar , and blasphemous . L. A. Richards claims that Kazantzakis , in his The Last Temptation novel , tried to reclaim the values of early Christianity , such as love , brotherhood , humility , and self-renunciation . According to P. Bien , the psychology in The Last Temptation is based on the idea that every person , Jesus included , is evil by nature as well as good : violent and hateful as well as loving . A psychologically sound individual does not ignore or bury the evil within him . Instead , he channels it into the service of good . The central thesis of the book is that Jesus , while free from sin , was still subject to fear , doubt , depression , reluctance , and lust . Kazantzakis argues in the novel 's preface that by facing and conquering all of man 's weaknesses , Jesus struggled to do God 's will without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh . The novel advances the argument that , had Jesus succumbed to any such temptation , especially the opportunity to save himself from the cross , his life would have held no more significance than that of any other philosopher ."
},
{
"docid": "Lust_for_Life_(Iggy_Pop_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Lust for Life '' is a 1977 song performed by Iggy Pop and co-written by David Bowie , featured on the album of the same name . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked it No. 149 on their list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' ."
}
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{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez ( born July 27 , 1975 ) , nicknamed `` A-Rod '' , is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman . He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and New York Yankees . Rodriguez was one of the sport 's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time . During his 22-year career , Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average , 696 home runs , over 2,000 runs batted in ( RBI ) , over 2,000 runs scored , and over 3,000 hits . He is a 14-time All-Star and has won three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards , ten Silver Slugger Awards , and two Gold Glove Awards . Rodríguez is the career record holder for grand slams with 25 . However , he has led a highly controversial career due to signing two of the most lucrative sports contracts in history while incurring criticism from the media for his behavior and use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs . The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft , and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18 . In 1996 , he became the Mariners ' starting shortstop and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award . Rodriguez 's combination of power , speed , and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise , but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers . The 10-year , $ 252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history . He played at a high level in his three years with Texas , highlighted by his first AL MVP Award win in 2003 , but the team failed to make the playoffs during his tenure . Prior to the 2004 season , Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees , for whom he converted to a third baseman due to incumbent shortstop Derek Jeter . In his first four seasons with New York , he was twice more named AL MVP . After opting out of his contract following the 2007 season , Rodriguez signed a new 10-year , $ 275 million deal with the Yankees , extending his record for the sport 's most lucrative contract . He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs , reaching the milestone in 2007 . He won his first World Series in 2009 , which was the first year of the new Yankee Stadium . The following year , he became the career leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent . In recent years , Rodriguez has been hampered by hip and knee injuries , which have caused him to exclusively become a designated hitter . He played his final game as a Yankee on August 12 , 2016 . In February 2009 , after previously denying use of performance-enhancing drugs , including during a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes , Rodriguez admitted to using steroids , saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for Rangers due to `` an enormous amount of pressure '' to perform . While recovering from a hip injury in 2013 , Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis baseball scandal . In August 2013 , MLB suspended him 211 games for his involvement in the scandal , but he was allowed to play while appealing the punishment . Had the original suspension been upheld , it would have been the longest non-lifetime suspension in Major League Baseball history . After an arbitration hearing , the suspension was reduced to 162 games , keeping him off the field for the entire 2014 season ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(Spanish_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alejandro `` Alex '' Rodriguez Gorrin ( born 1 August 1993 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League . Rodriguez was born in Tenerife and played youth football with Sunderland before starting his professional career with Wellington Phoenix ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Belli",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Belli ( born 22 December 1982 in Parma ) is an Italian model , media personality and actor , best known for his role ( Jacopo Castelli , 2010-2015 ) on daytime soap opera CentoVetrine . In 2005 Alex Belli started his career as a model in London , Paris , New York City and Milan . In January 2012 he took part ( with Bobo Vieri , Andrés Gil , Anna Tatangelo , Ria Antoniou , Ariadna Romero and other contestant ) in the Italian reality show Ballando con le Stelle hosted on Rai 1 by Milly Carlucci with Paolo Belli and his Big Band . Alex Belli in 2013 , after 3 years of engagement , married Katarina Raniakova , a Slovakian model : they divorced in 2017 . Alex Belli in January 2015 took part ( with Cecilia Rodriguez , Charlotte Caniggia , Cristina Buccino , Fanny Neguesha , Rocco Siffredi and other contestant ) in the Italian reality show L'isola dei famosi for the first time hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi with Alvin on Canale 5 and won by Le Donatella ."
},
{
"docid": "Power–speed_number",
"title": "",
"text": "Power -- speed number or power/speed number ( PSN ) is a sabermetrics baseball statistic developed by baseball author and analyst Bill James which combines a player 's home run and stolen base numbers into one number . The formula is : . ( It is the harmonic mean of the two totals . ) Power -- speed number is displayed as a number with one digit after the decimal point . James introduced the power -- speed number in his commentary on Bobby Bonds , writing `` it is so crafted that a player who does well in both home runs and stolen bases will rate high , and his rating is determined by the balance of the two as well as by the total . '' The highest single season power -- speed number was turned in 1998 by Alex Rodriguez , then of the Seattle Mariners . Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to record a power -- speed number of 43.9 . The highest career power -- speed number belongs to Barry Bonds . Bonds had 762 career home runs and 514 career stolen bases for a career power -- speed number of 613.9 . Rickey Henderson is second on the career list at 490.4 , followed by Willie Mays ( 447.1 ) , Alex Rodriguez ( 410.6 ) , Barry 's father Bobby Bonds ( 386.0 ) , and Joe Morgan ( 385.9 ) . The 2012 leaders were Ryan Braun in the National League ( 34.6 ) , and Mike Trout in the American League ( 37.2 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmie_Foxx",
"title": "",
"text": "James Emory Foxx ( October 22 , 1907 -- July 21 , 1967 ) , nicknamed `` Double X '' and `` The Beast '' , was an American baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , and Philadelphia Phillies . His most productive years were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox , where he hit 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years . Foxx became the second player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs , after Babe Ruth . Attaining that plateau at age 32 years 336 days , he held the record for youngest to reach 500 for sixty-eight years , until superseded by Alex Rodriguez in 2007 . His three career Most Valuable Player awards are tied for second all-time . Foxx was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951 ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez ( born 1975 ) is an American Major League Baseball player . Alex Rodriguez or Alexander Rodriguez may also refer to : Álex Rodríguez ( film editor ) ( born 1971 ) , Mexican film editor Alex Rodriguez ( musician ) , US musician Alex Rodriguez ( Andorran footballer ) ( born 1980 ) , Andorran footballer Álex Rodríguez ( Panamanian footballer ) ( born 1990 ) , Panamanian football goalkeeper Alex Rodriguez ( Spanish footballer ) ( born 1993 ) , Spanish football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix Alexander Rodríguez ( gymnast ) ( born 1985 ) , Puerto Rican gymnast Alexander Rodríguez ( cyclist ) , Colombian cyclist and competitor in the 2001 Vuelta a Colombia"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_highest_paid_Major_League_Baseball_players",
"title": "",
"text": "The highest paid player in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) from the 2013 season is New York Yankees ' third baseman Alex Rodriguez with an annual salary of $ 29,000,000 , $ 4 million higher than the second-highest paid player , Cliff Lee . MLB does not have a hard salary cap , instead employing a luxury tax which applies to teams whose total payroll exceeds certain set thresholds for a given season . Free agency did not exist in MLB prior to the end of the reserve clause in the 1970s , allowing owners before that time to wholly dictate the terms of player negotiations and resulting in significantly lower salaries . Babe Ruth , widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players ever , earned an estimated $ 910,696 ( $ inflation-adjusted from 1931 dollars ) over his entire playing career . When asked whether he thought he deserved to earn $ 80,000 a year ( $ inflation-adjusted ) , while the president , Herbert Hoover , had a $ 75,000 salary , Ruth famously remarked , `` What the hell has Hoover got to do with it ? Besides , I had a better year than he did . '' Rodriguez has signed two record-breaking contracts over the course of his career . First , he signed a $ 252 million , 10-year contract with the Texas Rangers in December 2000 ( $ inflation-adjusted from 2000 dollars ) . Sandy Alderson called the deal `` stupefying '' , while Sports Illustrated noted that Rodriguez 's early salaries under the contract ( $ 21 million ) would be greater than the annual payroll of the entire Minnesota Twins team that year ( $ 15.8 million ) . The deal was the largest sports contract in history , doubling the total value of Kevin Garnett 's $ 126 million National Basketball Association contract ( the previous record holder ) and more than doubling Mike Hampton 's $ 121 million contract , the previous MLB record which had been signed just days before . The Rangers later traded Rodriguez to the Yankees in exchange for Alfonso Soriano before the 2004 season , though they agreed to pay $ 67 million of the $ 179 million outstanding on the contract . Despite this , he opted out of the remainder of his deal after the 2007 season and renegotiated a new $ 275 million , 10-year agreement with the Yankees , breaking his own record for the largest sports contract . Under this deal , Rodriguez also receives $ 6 million each if and when he ties the career home run totals of Willie Mays ( 660 ) , Babe Ruth ( 714 ) , Hank Aaron ( 755 ) , and Barry Bonds ( 762 ) , along with another $ 6 million for breaking Bonds ' mark . First base was the highest paid position in 2010 ; regular starters at that position earned an average salary of $ 9,504,165 in compared to an overall average of $ 3,014,572 . Pitcher Nolan Ryan was the first player to earn an annual salary above $ 1 million , signing a $ 4.5 million , 4-year contract with the Houston Astros in 1979 . Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $ 3 million a year in November 1989 , while 2010 was the first season where the MLB average salary rose above that same mark . Five of the twenty highest paid players in 2013 were members of the Yankees . Their team payroll for 2013 was $ 228,835,490 , roughly $ 12 million above the second-largest Los Angeles Dodgers . The Yankees have drawn criticism for their payroll , with some claiming it undermines the parity of MLB ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_(Andorran_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez ( born 15 October 1980 ) is an Andorran football player . He has played for Andorra national team and Santa Coloma ."
},
{
"docid": "Doping_in_baseball",
"title": "",
"text": "Banned substances in baseball has been an ongoing issue for Major League Baseball . Several players have come forward in recent years to suggest that drug use is rampant in baseball . David Wells stated that `` 25 to 40 percent of all Major Leaguers are juiced '' . Jose Canseco stated on 60 Minutes and in his tell-all book Juiced that as many as 80 % of players used steroids , and that he credited steroid use for his entire career . Ken Caminiti revealed that he won the National League MVP award while on steroids . In February 2009 , after reports emerged alleging that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in , a year in which he was American League MVP , he admitted to having used performance-enhancing drugs ( PEDs ) between and 2003 . Mark McGwire , dogged by allegations of PED use for years , admitted in January 2010 that he had used steroids and human growth hormone off and on for over a decade , including in when he set the single-season home run record ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Reymundo",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Reymundo is a Mexican-American comedian and actor , who was featured on the 2007 ALMA Awards . He was born in Acapulco , Mexico , where he lived until his family moved to Texas in the United States where lived from the age of two to twenty-two . He lived in Kentucky for seven years . Reymundo is married and has two children , a boy and a girl . Reymundo had a one-hour special that aired on Comedy Central in 2007 called Alex Reymundo Hick-Spanic : Live in Albuquerque . He was also featured in the Showtime and Comedy Central special The Original Latin Kings of Comedy along with other Latin comedians such as George Lopez and Paul Rodriguez . He received an ALMA Award in 2008 for `` Outstanding Comedy Special '' for his one-hour comedy special `` Alex Reymundo Hick-Spanic , Live in Albuquerque . '' He is currently opening up for fellow comedian ( and brother-in-law ) Ron White on his tour . His sister is Margo Rey ."
},
{
"docid": "Yasuhiko_Yabuta",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese former baseball pitcher . He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck out Alex Rodriguez , Johnny Damon , and Derrek Lee . Yabuta made his professional debut with the Marines in 1996 , and spent 12 years with the organization . He served as a setup man for the Marines in 2007 recording a 4 -- 6 record with a 2.73 ERA in 58 games . After the season , he declared his free agency and came to America to pursue a Major League Baseball career . On November 22 , 2007 , the Kansas City Star reported that the Kansas City Royals agreed with Yabuta on a two-year contract with a club option for 2010 . Yabuta officially signed with the Royals on November 28 , 2007 . He signed a two-year , $ 6,000,000 deal with the Kansas City Royals . The deal included a $ 4m club option for a third year . Yabuta was sent down to Triple-A Omaha Royals on June 25 , 2008 . He was designated for assignment on August 2 and was eventually sent outright to the minors . He was brought back to the Royals when the rosters expanded on September 1 . His teammates on the Royals have given him the nickname `` Shake . '' On November 24 , 2009 , he signed a one-year deal with his old team Chiba Lotte , and he has remained with the team since ."
},
{
"docid": "Michelle_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Mayte Michelle Rodriguez ( -LSB- rɑːˈdriːgɛz -RSB- born July 12 , 1978 ) is an American actress and screenwriter . Her breakout role was as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight ( 2000 ) , which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards , including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance . The following year , she starred as Letty in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , a role she has reprised in four additional films in the Fast and Furious franchise to date . During her career , Rodriguez has played in a number of successful action films , including Resident Evil , S.W.A.T. , and Avatar . Rodriguez also branched into television , playing Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the television series Lost . She has also had numerous voice work appearances in video games such as Call of Duty and Halo , and lent her voice for the 3D animated film Turbo and the television series IGPX . With her films grossing over $ 5 billion ( U.S. ) collectively , a 2013 Entertainment Weekly article described Rodriguez as `` arguably the most iconic actress in the action genre , as well as one of the most visible Latinas in Hollywood '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Jairo_Avalos_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Jairo Avalos Rodriguez ( born August 26 , 1989 ) is an American yo-yo champion who attends Stanford University in Palo Alto , California and is currently majoring in Computer Science . Rodriguez was born and brought up in the tough neighborhood of Gilroy , California , where he honed his yo-yo skills from a young age , learning from master Simon Harris . He competed in many amateur contests as a youngster and took top honors at a local tournament in Del Mar , California at the age of 8 . Good form led to an international call-up in 2001 , after which he signed with Yomega YoYos . He had a disappointing first year and was dropped after only 8 months from the brand . After training in isolation for 7 months in Japan under the supervision of local legend Shinji Saito , Rodriguez found his passion for the sport and made a comeback on the competition scene . He took home the first place medal in his next 4 competitions and was named the Duncan Rising Star of 2003 . The American won two league titles and was promptly picked up by Dif-E-Yo ; he was twice nominated for the IYA World Player of the Year and won on both occasions , was named the IYA Players ' Player of the Year twice , and the Yo-Yo Writers ' Association Player of the Year three times . In 2006 , Rodriguez suffered a blow to his yo-yo career during the IYA Championship . He lost a nailbiter to newcomer Hiroyuki Suzuki on a technicality . On his way to the locker room , Rodriguez punched the wall in frustration and shattered his wrist . Rodriguez is currently recovering from this drastic injury and has not made a comeback yet ."
},
{
"docid": "Alonzo_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Alonzo Rodriguez ( 1578 -- 22 April 1648 ) , sometimes rendered Alfonso Rodriquez was a painter largely active in Messina . He is thought to have been a follower of Caravaggio . Rodriguez ' career was first recorded by Francesco Susinno in his Le vite de ' pittori messinessi , dated 1724 . Susinno writes that he had a humanistic education ; he studied history and could read Latin . Alonzo was born in Messina , the son of a Spanish Captain of Cavalry , who had three sons who were painters . His brothers Antonio and Luigi went to Palermo and Rome ( or Naples ) respectively , while Alonzo went to Venice . He studied Veronese , Tintoretto and Titian . He became a proficient imitator of Titian , so much so that he was accused of forgery and removed himself to Rome . From Rome he went to Naples . By 1614 he was back in Messina , where he enjoyed success , turning out paintings in the style of the Venetian School and of Caravaggio . Alonzo 's style of painting eventually went out of fashion and he fell on hard times . His lack of success and embittered old age earned him few followers , and these were of small importance . Susinno mentions only Jacopo Imperatrice ( ca. 1592-1680 ) , Placido Saltamacchia and Pietro Sollima . Rodriguez died in Messina of fever on 22 April 1648 ."
},
{
"docid": "Clemente_G._Gomez-Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Clemente Guillermo Gomez-Rodriguez ( born January 25 , 1939 in Havana , Cuba ) is a former defense lawyer forced out of a 22-year-long legal criminal practice career in Cuba as punishment after his release from prison Combinado del Este for trying to leave the country . He is now a Spanish-language writer in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Translating_the_Name",
"title": "",
"text": "Translating the Name is the debut EP by American rock band Saosin , released on June 17 , 2003 through Death Do Us Part . The album was released before Anthony Green departed from the band to form the rock band Circa Survive . It is also the band 's only release to feature bass guitarist Zack Kennedy , as well as the only release to not feature drummer Alex Rodriguez . Guitarist Beau Burchell stated that Rodriguez intended to track the drums for Translating the Name but had a prior commitment with his former band Open Hand before he could join . Pat Magrath was hired as a session musician and performed with Saosin briefly before Rodriguez joined . Translating the Name has been noted as one of the most influential and structured post-hardcore releases of the 2000s ."
},
{
"docid": "Edmundo_Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Edmundo `` Eddie '' Rodriguez ( born April 22 , 1970 in Guadalajara , Mexico ) is a retired Mexican soccer player . He spent most of his career in the U.S. leagues including two seasons in Major League Soccer . He has also served as an assistant coach with the University of Tampa women 's soccer team ."
},
{
"docid": "Zack_Hample",
"title": "",
"text": "Zachary Ben Hample ( born September 14 , 1977 ) is a Major League baseball collector . He is known for his claim that he has collected more than 9,000 baseballs from major league stadiums in North America , including Alex Rodriguez 's 3,000 th career hit . His father was writer Stoo Hample ."
},
{
"docid": "Leo_Rodriguez_(singer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Leo Rodriguez ( born Leandro Augusto da Silva , February 10 , 1989 ) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter most famous for his version of `` Bara Bará Bere Berê '' that charted in Belgium and Netherlands charts . `` Bara Bará Bere Berê '' already popular in Brazil for a long time , was recorded by Rodriguez in February 2012 and released on Brazilian Sony label Sony Edições accompanied by a music video . His version contains additional lyrics in Portuguese co-written by Rodríguez himself with Silvio Rodrígues . His version was released in Europe on 19 June 2012 and has charted in the Netherlands simultaneously to Alex Ferrari version charting in France . The Rodríguez version was released on Spinnin label in the Netherlands making it to # 61 on chart dated 18 August 2012 . Rodriguez had his first break in 2009 , when he sang live alongside João Carreiro & Capataz in Maringá . He also released his own album titled Atmosfera ."
},
{
"docid": "Berk_Communications",
"title": "",
"text": "Berk Communication and Marketing Group is an American public relations firm . The company is best known for representing D'usse Cognac , Kevin Durant , Robinson Canó , CC Sabathia , Roc Nation Sports , Tao Group , Tidal and Alex Rodriguez . Berk was founded in 1999 . Britney Spears hired Berk Communications in 2002 to promote Nyla , Spears ' restaurant in Manhattan 's Dylan Hotel . In October 2015 , MWW , a public relations firm headquartered in New York , acquired a majority stake in Berk . The company operates as an independent subsidiary acquisition and has expanded across the United States and Europe . Ron Berkowitz is the company 's President and CEO . In February 2016 , Berk signed with The Statler Hotel & Residences as public relations support through the hotel 's relaunch . When baseball player Alex Rodriguez announced his retirement in 2016 , it was also announced that Berk Communications would continue to work with Rodriguez . Rodriguez first signed with Berk in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rodriguez_(singer-songwriter)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sixto Diaz Rodriguez , known professionally as Rodriguez ( born July 10 , 1942 ) , is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit , Michigan . His career initially proved short lived in the United States , but unknown to Rodriguez his albums became extremely successful and influential in South Africa . According to the film-makers of the documentary about him , Searching for Sugar Man , sales of his records outnumbered those of Elvis Presley in South Africa . It was incorrectly rumored there that he had committed suicide . In the 1990s , determined South African fans managed to find and contact Rodriguez , which led to an unexpected revival of his musical career . This is told in the 2012 Academy Award -- winning documentary film Searching for Sugar Man , which helped give Rodriguez a measure of fame in his home country . On May 9 , 2013 , Rodriguez received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater , Wayne State University ( WSU ) , in Detroit . Rodriguez lives in Detroit 's historic Woodbridge neighborhood , through which he is seen walking in Searching for Sugar Man . He is known to live a simple life in Detroit , possessing no telephone or cell phone of his own , and occasionally visiting bars in the Cass Corridor section of Detroit near Woodbridge and Midtown Detroit , such the Old Miami pub , where he has performed live concerts for small local crowds ."
},
{
"docid": "Commissioner's_Historic_Achievement_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Commissioner 's Historic Achievement Award is awarded by the Commissioner of Baseball to a group or person who has made a `` major impact on the sport '' of baseball . It is not an annual award ; rather , the Commissioner presents the trophy at his discretion . The trophy is a gold baseball sitting atop a cylindrical silver base , created by Tiffany & Co. . The award has been presented fourteen times by Commissioner Bud Selig : eleven times to players , once to a team , and twice to a non-player . Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were the first to receive the award for their parts in the 1998 MLB home run record chase . The most recent recipient is Derek Jeter ( 2014 ) , who was honored in the final year of his career for being `` one of the most accomplished shortstops of all-time '' . The 2001 Seattle Mariners won the award as a team for posting a 116 -- 46 record one season after losing Alex Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers . Roberto Clemente , the 2006 awardee , is the only player to receive the award posthumously ; his award was accepted by his wife , Vera . Three years after McGwire and Sosa were honored , Cal Ripken , Jr. and Tony Gwynn , both of whom retired after the 2001 season , received the award and were honored at the 2001 MLB All-Star Game ; Ripken was elected to the American League All-Star team as a starter at third base , while Gwynn was later added as an honorary member of the National League team . During the first inning of the game , Rodriguez , who had been elected the starter at shortstop -- the position at which Ripken played for most of his career -- switched positions with Ripken for the first inning of the game as a tribute . Including the presentation of the award to the Mariners following the season , the 2001 season 's three awards are the most presented in a single year . Barry Bonds received the award in 2002 , becoming the third player so honored for breaking the single-season home run record . Bonds was the first of two players to receive the award that season , along with Rickey Henderson . The award was given in each year from 2004 until 2007 : Roger Clemens was honored during the 2004 All-Star Game , and Ichiro Suzuki was presented with the award for breaking the single-season hits record in 2005 . Rachel Robinson was honored in 2007 , receiving the award for establishing the Jackie Robinson Foundation . She was the first woman and the first non-player to be thus honored ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Bogdanovic",
"title": "",
"text": "Aleksa `` Alex '' Bogdanovic ( Алекса Богдановић , Aleksa Bogdanović 22 May 1984 ) is a Serbian-born British tennis player . He became a professional in 2002 , with a career-high ranking of World No. 108 , which he achieved in June 2007 . Bogdanovic has competed mainly in the Challenger Tour . He qualified for the 2004 US Open , losing in the first round . He received wildcards to Wimbledon every year from 2002 to 2009 , losing in the first round each time ."
},
{
"docid": "500_home_run_club",
"title": "",
"text": "In Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , the 500 home run club is a group of batters who have hit 500 or more regular-season home runs in their careers . On August 11 , 1929 , Babe Ruth became the first member of the club . Ruth ended his career with 714 home runs , a record which stood from 1935 until Hank Aaron surpassed it in 1974 . Aaron 's ultimate career total , 755 , remained the record until Barry Bonds set the current mark of 762 during the 2007 season . Twenty-seven players are members of the 500 home run club . At .344 , Ted Williams holds the highest batting average among the club members while Harmon Killebrew holds the lowest at .256 . Of these 27 players , 14 were right-handed batters , 11 were left-handed , and 2 were switch hitters . The San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox are the only franchises to see four players reach the milestone while on their roster : for the Giants , Mel Ott while the team was in New York , Willie Mays , Willie McCovey , and most recently Bonds , and , for the Red Sox , Jimmie Foxx , Ted Williams , and more recently Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz . Five 500 home run club members -- Aaron , Mays , Eddie Murray , Rafael Palmeiro , and Alex Rodriguez -- are also members of the 3,000 hit club . Gary Sheffield 's 500th home run was his first career home run with the New York Mets , the first time that a player 's 500th home run was also his first with his franchise . Alex Rodriguez , at 32 years and 8 days , was the youngest player to reach the milestone while Ted Williams , at 41 years and 291 days , was the oldest.The most recent player to reach 500 home runs is David Ortiz , who hit his 500th home run on September 12 , 2015 . Membership in the 500 home run club is sometimes described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame , although some believe the milestone has become less meaningful in recent years . Five eligible club members -- Barry Bonds , Mark McGwire , Rafael Palmeiro , Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa -- have not been elected to the Hall . Bonds and Sosa made their first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot in ; Bonds received only 36.2 % and Sosa 12.5 % of the total votes , with 75 % required for induction . Eligibility requires that a player has `` been retired five seasons '' or be deceased for at least six months , disqualifying three retired living players who have been active within the past five seasons -- Jim Thome , Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz . Some believe the milestone has become less important with the large number of new members ; 10 players joined the club from 1999 to 2009 . Additionally , several of these recent members have had ties to performance-enhancing drugs . Some believe that by not electing McGwire to the Hall the voters were establishing a `` referendum '' on how they would treat players from the `` Steroid Era '' . On January 8 , 2014 , Rafael Palmeiro became the first member of the 500 Home Run Club to be removed from the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot . As the BBWAA announced the selections for the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2014 , Palmeiro appeared on just 4.4 % of the ballots . Players must be named on at least of 5.0 % of ballots to remain on future ballots . As of Opening Day 2017 , Albert Pujols is the only active member of the 500 home run club ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Rodriguez_Park_at_Mark_Light_Field",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field is a baseball stadium on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables , Florida , United States . It is the home field of the University of Miami Hurricanes baseball team . The stadium holds a capacity of 5,000 spectators . The first game was held on February 16 , 1973 . Miami fan George Light donated money for the field 's construction . Mark Light Field is named for George Light 's son , Mark Light , who died of muscular dystrophy . Following a $ 3.9 million contribution by New York Yankees All-Star Alex Rodriguez , the facility was renovated in 2007-2009 and renamed . In 2013 , the Hurricanes ranked 26th among Division I baseball programs in attendance , averaging 2,635 per home game ."
},
{
"docid": "Guilder_Rodríguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Guilder Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez ( born July 24 , 1983 ) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder . After 13 years in the minor leagues , he was called up to the majors for the first time on September 7 , 2014 , and made his major league debut two days later . With a total of 1,095 games , Rodriguez had played in the most minor league games by any player not yet called to the major leagues . On September 22 , 2014 against the Houston Astros in Arlington , Rodríguez recorded his first two career hits , the second of which gave him his first career RBI . Rodríguez became a free agent on November 7 , 2014 . He re-signed with the Rangers on a minor league deal on January 13 , 2015 . He announced his retirement on September 17 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Alex_Hershaft",
"title": "",
"text": "Alex Hershaft is involved in the U.S. animal rights movement and co-founder and president of the Farm Animal Rights Movement ( FARM ) , the nation 's oldest ( 1976 ) organization devoted exclusively to promoting the rights of animals not to be raised for food . Previously , he has had a 30-year career in materials science and environmental consulting and a prominent role in movements for religious freedom and environmental quality ."
},
{
"docid": "Anel_Omar_Rodríguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Anel Omar Rodríguez ( died March 10 , 2009 ) was a Panamanian politician , who served as Panama 's Minister of Culture and deputy Minister of Labor during his career . Rodriguez was considered a prominent member of Panama 's governing Democratic Revolutionary Party at the time of his death in 2009 . Rodriguez previously served as the deputy Minister of Labor , before being appointed as Culture Minister under Panamanian President Martin Torrijos . He had also served as Panama 's ambassador to Cuba . Rodriguez also served as the head of Panama 's National Culture Institute until his death . Rodriguez was killed on March 10 , 2009 , when he was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a shootout between robbers and security guards outside the National Lottery for Charity in Panama City . He was believed to be running an errand near the lottery building when he was caught in the shootout and killed , along with a Brinks security guard . Rodriguez had just left his car in front of the lottery building when the shooting began . President Martin Torrijos called Rodriguez , `` An exemplary Panamanian , a great patriot and an excellent father . '' Opposition presidential candidate Balbina Herrera blamed criminals from outside the country for the shootout , saying that Mexican and Colombian nationals should have to obtain visas to enter Panama . Anel Omar Rodríguez was 47 years old at the time of his murder . He was survived by his wife and four children ."
},
{
"docid": "40–40_club",
"title": "",
"text": "In Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , the 40 -- 40 club is the group of batters who have collected 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season . Jose Canseco was the first to achieve this , doing so in 1988 after having predicted the feat in April of that year . The most recent player to reach the milestone is Alfonso Soriano , achieving the feat during the 2006 season . In total , only four players have reached the 40 -- 40 club in MLB history and none have done so more than once . Of these , three were right-handed batters and one was left-handed . Two players -- Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez -- are also members of the 500 home run club . Jose Canseco is the only player to have won the MVP Award in the same year of his 40 -- 40 season , he 's also the only one to lead his club to the postseason making it to the World Series . Alfonso Soriano collected 41 doubles alongside achieving 40 -- 40 . Rodriguez is the only non-outfielder to attain 40 -- 40 . All four 40-40 club members had at least 400 career home runs and 200 stolen bases . Becoming a member of the 40 -- 40 club is an elusive achievement in modern American baseball , as players who possess the power to hit 40 home runs and the speed to steal 40 bases in a season are rare . Generally a player with the strength to hit 40 home runs will not have nearly the speed necessary to steal 40 bases , and vice versa . This remains true even as statistical trends change in baseball -- stolen base totals in the 1980s were unusually high , but very few players reached 40 home runs ; home run totals were extremely high in the late 1990s , but stolen bases became more rare as the steal was a sparingly used tactic . Bonds achieved the feat when his body was lean and quick , before his body grew thicker . Due to the relative modernity of the 40 -- 40 club , no eligible club members have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . Eligibility requires that a player has `` been retired five seasons '' or deceased for at least six months , disqualifying active players . As of the 2015 season only Rodriguez remains active . Bonds remains on the Hall of Fame Ballot , and Soriano will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2020 . Soriano is the only member that has not been linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs ; he joined the club in 2006 after MLB started its drug-test program . Bonds and Canseco were named in the Mitchell Report , while Rodriguez admitted in 2009 to using steroids . Soriano is also the only player to achieve the feat while playing at home . After stealing a base in an October 2 , 2015 game for the NC Dinos , first baseman Eric Thames became the first player to join the Korea Baseball Organization 's 40 -- 40 club ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Yankee_Years",
"title": "",
"text": "The Yankee Years is a book written by Tom Verducci and Joe Torre . The book chronicles Torre 's years as manager of Major League Baseball 's New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007 . It goes into great detail on Torre 's relationship with the players , general manager Brian Cashman , team owner George Steinbrenner , and the Yankees organization as a whole . Also discussed are major developments in the way baseball management throughout the years changed from a batting average focused market to the in-depth statistical-based approach centered on base-percentage , as well as covering issues such as the `` Steroids Era '' . Torre has received criticism for revealing certain things that went on in the clubhouse after he emphasized loyalty between Yankee personnel . In the book , Torre said he felt that Cashman `` betrayed '' him in negotiations with the Yankees following the 2007 season . Torre also highlighted the fact that teammates had referred to Alex Rodriguez as `` A-Fraud . '' In response to the criticism , Torre said he was proud of the book and he did not violate the sanctity of the clubhouse ."
},
{
"docid": "Bob_Brower",
"title": "",
"text": "For the Professional wrestler , see Bulldog Brower Robert Richard Brower is a former Major League Baseball outfielder . He was born on January 10 , 1960 in Jamaica , New York . Bob attended college at Duke University on a football scholarship . and was signed by the Texas Rangers in . Brower played four seasons in the majors , with the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees in . He had 141 hits in 582 at bats , 17 home runs and 60 RBI . Brower attended James Madison High School in Vienna , Virginia and graduated in 1978 . He lettered in football , basketball , baseball , and track during his time at Madison . Brower was the only athlete ever to letter in four sports in one year at James Madison High School . Brower has served as the Vice President of the Scott Boras Corporation since 2000 - a professional sports player agent company that has represented players such as Barry Bonds , Alex Rodriguez , and Bernie Williams ."
}
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