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[DOC] [TLE] Electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings—which are typically made of metal, and which occurs when a guitarist strums, plucks or fingerpicks the strings—into electrical impulses. The vibrations of the strings are sensed by a pickup, of which the most common type is the magnetic pickup, which uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker, which makes a sound loud enough to hear. The output of an electric guitar is an electric signal, and the signal can easily be altered by electronic circuits to add "color" to the sound or change the sound. Often the signal is modified using effects such as reverb and distortion and "overdrive", with the latter being a key element of the sound of the electric guitar as it is used in blues and rock music. [PAR] Invented in 1931, the amplified electric guitar was adopted by jazz guitarists, who sought to be able to be heard in large big band ensembles. Early proponents of the electric guitar on record included Les Paul, Lonnie Johnson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, T-Bone Walker, and Charlie Christian. During the 1950s and 1960s, the electric guitar became the most important instrument in pop music. It has evolved into an instrument that is capable of a multitude of sounds and styles. It served as a major component in the development of electric blues, rock and roll, rock music, heavy metal music and many other genres of music. [PAR] Electric guitar design and construction vary greatly in the shape of the body and the configuration of the neck, bridge, and pickups. Guitars have a fixed bridge or a spring-loaded hinged bridge that lets players bend notes or chords up or down in pitch or perform vibrato effects. The sound of a guitar can be modified by new playing techniques such as string bending, tapping, hammering on, using audio feedback, or slide guitar playing. There are several types of electric guitar, including the solid-body guitar, various types of hollow-body guitars, the seven-string guitar, which typically adds a low B string below the low E, and the twelve-string electric guitar, which has six pairs of strings. [PAR] Popular music and rock groups often use the electric guitar in two roles: as a rhythm guitar, which provides the chord sequence or progression and sets the beat (as part of a rhythm section), and as a lead guitar, which is used to perform melody lines, melodic instrumental fill passages, and solos. In a small group, such as a power trio, one guitarist switches between both roles. In larger rock and metal bands, there is often a rhythm guitarist and a lead guitarist. [PAR] History [PAR] Many experiments at electrically amplifying the vibrations of a string instrument date back to the early part of the 20th century. Patents from the 1910s show telephone transmitters adapted and placed inside violins and banjos to amplify the sound. Hobbyists in the 1920s used carbon button microphones attached to the bridge; however, these detected vibration from the bridge on top of the instrument, resulting in a weak signal. With numerous people experimenting with electrical instruments in the 1920s and early 1930s, there are many claimants to have been the first to invent an electric guitar. [PAR] Electric guitars were originally designed by guitar makers and instrument manufacturers. Some of the earliest electric guitars adapted hollow-bodied acoustic instruments and used tungsten pickups. The first electrically amplified guitar was designed in 1931 by George Beauchamp, the general manager of the National Guitar Corporation, with Paul Barth, who was vice president. The maple body prototype for the one-piece cast aluminum "frying pan" was built by Harry Watson, factory superintendent of the National Guitar Corporation. Commercial production began in late summer of 1932 by the Ro-Pat-In Corporation (Electro-Patent-Instrument Company), in Los Angeles, a partnership of Beauchamp, Adolph Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher), and Paul Barth. By | Which Swiss-born Californian first used an amplifier with a guitar? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] List of black Nobel laureatesThe Nobel Prize is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. An associated prize in Economics has been awarded since 1969.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056008 "Nobel Prize]" (2007), in Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed 14 November 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 800 individuals. [PAR] Blacks have been the recipients in three of six award categories: eleven in Peace, three in Literature, and one in Economics. The first black recipient, Ralph Bunche, was awarded the Peace Prize in 1950. The most recent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, were awarded their Peace prizes in 2011. [PAR] Three black laureates —Anwar Sadat, Barack Obama and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf— were presidents of their countries when they were awarded the prize. As of 2015, 15 Nobel Prize winners have been Blacks. [PAR] Those awarded the Nobel Peace Prize were: Ralph Bunche, Albert John Lutheli, Martin Luther King Jr., Anwar El Sadat, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Wangari Maathi, Barack Obama, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Leymah Gbowee. Those Awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature were: Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, and Toni Morrison. The only black person who as ever received a Nobel Prize in Economics is, as mentioned earlier, Sir William Arthur Lewis. No black man or woman has ever received a Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, or medicine. [PAR] Laureates[DOC] [TLE] First Black receives Nobel Peace Prize | African American ...First Black receives Nobel Peace Prize | African American Registry [PAR] First Black receives Nobel Peace Prize [PAR] Date: [PAR] Fri, 1950-09-22 [PAR] *On this date in 1950, Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his successful mediation of a series of armistice agreements between the (then) new nation of Israel and four Arab neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. [PAR] It was the first, and to date it remains the only, time that all the parties to the Middle East conflict signed armistice agreements with Israel. In being awarded the Peace Prize, Bunche became the first African American and the first person of color in the world to be so honored. [PAR] At the time of the presentation he was Professor Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., a Director of the UN Division of Trusteeship, and Acting Mediator in Palestine. [PAR] Reference:[DOC] [TLE] The Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2000The Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2000 [PAR] Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates [PAR] Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates [PAR] The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2000 [PAR] by Geir Lundestad * [PAR] Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 1990 - [PAR] Introduction [PAR] This article is intended to serve as a basic survey of the history of the Nobel Peace Prize during its first 100 years. Since all the 107 Laureates selected from 1901 to 2000 are to be mentioned, the emphasis will be on facts and names. At the same time, however, I shall try to deal with two central questions about the Nobel Peace Prize. First, why does the Peace Prize have the prestige it actually has? Second, what explains the nature of the historical record the Norwegian Nobel Committee has established over these 100 years? [PAR] There are more than 300 peace prizes in the world. None is in any way as well known and as highly respected as the Nobel Peace Prize. The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century World History, to cite just one example, states that the Nobel Peace Prize is "The world's most prestigious prize awarded for the 'preservation of peace'." Personally, I think there are many reasons for this prestige: the long history of the Peace Prize; the fact that it belongs to a family of prizes, i.e. the Nobel family, where all the family members benefit from the relationship; the growing political independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; the monetary value of the prize, particularly in the | Who was the first black man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Spin Off: "Empty Nest" and "Golden Girls" - PoobalaSpin Off: "Empty Nest" and "Golden Girls" [PAR] Type: Spin Off [PAR] Group 8 [PAR] Golden Girls was a show about three older women (Dorothy, Blanche and Rose) sharing a house in Miami. On the very first episode, Dorothy's senile mother Sophia moved in with them after the nursing home she was living in had a fire. The show got away with a lot of raunchy humor because its stars were older women. [PAR] The show was such a success a spin off of some sort seemed a natural. Suddenly there was an episode of The Golden Girls that had almost nothing to do with the Golden Girls. It concentrated on some of their neighbors (rule of thumb: whenever a show does an episode focusing on a bunch of people you've never seen before and never do again, it's a pilot for a new show). Rita Moreno played a woman married to a doctor. All three of the couples daughters had finally left home leaving the two of them alone. They also had a nutty female relative and a mooching neighbor played by David Leisure. With the children gone, mom felt she was suffering from "Empty Nest Syndrome". After that single episode, this family was never seen again. The powers that be tinkered with the premise though and soon a spin off was born... [PAR] Empty Nest was the story of a different group of Golden Girl neighbors. Harry Weston was a widower doctor whose three daughters had all left home. Only at the start of the series two of his full grown daughters, Barbara and Carol, moved home. Barbara was a cop who needed to move home to dig herself out of debt. Carol moved home because she had gotten a divorce, was lonely and feared Barbara getting all their fathers attention. So thus "Empty Nest" became an ironic title. They had a wacky neighbor who was also played by David Leisure but this was a different character than from the initial pilot. So apparently, the Golden Girls had two neighbors who looked like David Leisure, they had two sets of families living nearby with a doctor father and three daughters. Only in one family the mother was dead. Isn't it ironic, don't ya think? [PAR] Empty Nest and Golden Girls initially aired back to back and as such the characters from each show would drop by the other on a regular basis. Eventually a third show named Nurses was added that took place at the Hospital where Harry worked. All three shows would air on the same night and elaborate theme nights started airing with characters from all the shows hopping from one to the other. One was a moonlight madness night where a full moon made people act crazy. Another one was a hurricane night where everyone became stranded in different areas, leaving some at the Golden Girl's home, some over at Empty Nest and other unable to leave the hospital on Nurses. All three shows were by the same production company and so these event nights were fun stunts for NBC that made sense. ABC later tried the same thing only with utterly unrealted shows having a theme crossover night forced on them by the network. This was an utterly stupid attempt at the same sort of thing. Click here to go to that crossover mess and see why it was a horrible mistake. [PAR] Eventually the Golden Girls went off the air and was brought back in the form of Golden Palace on CBS. With the shows on different networks and the Golden Girls actually moving out of the neighborhood, the crossovers with Empty Nest stopped. After only a year though, Golden Palace was cancelled. At that point, the character of Dorothy's mother Sophia reappeared on Empty Nest as a regular. Sophia had moved back to the Shady Pines Nursing Home which was near to the Weston home and so she started stopping by on a regular basis. [PAR] Other Empty Nest Crossover Links[DOC] [TLE] Empty Nest - TV.comEmpty Nest - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com [PAR] EDIT [PAR] Empty Nest was a spinoff of The Golden Girls. Created by Susan Harris ( | Which series was a spin off from the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Primary Colors - About The Cast - Film ScoutsPrimary Colors - About The Cast [PAR] Buy The Soundtrack. [PAR] JOHN TRAVOLTA stars as Jack Stanton, the governor of a small southern state who wants to be President. [PAR] Travolta has been honored twice with Academy Award� nominations, most recently for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hit man in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. He has also received a Golden Globe nomination for the highly acclaimed role and was named Best Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, among other distinguished awards. He was equally praised as a Mafioso-turned-movie-producer in the comedy sensation Get Shorty, singled out by many critics as one of the best performances of the year and garnering a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. [PAR] He previously starred in some of the most momentous films of our generation. He earned his first Oscar� and Golden Globe nominations for his role in the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever, which launched the disco phenomenon of the late 1970s. He went on to star in the mega-hit screen version of the long-running musical Grease and the wildly successful Urban Cowboy. Additional film credits include the Brian DePalma thriller Carrie and Blow Out, as well as Amy Heckerling's hit comedy Look Who's Talking. [PAR] Travolta has starred in Michael and Phenomenon and took an equally diverse turn as an action star in John Woo's top boxoffice thriller Broken Arrow. He has also starred in Face/Off, co-starring Nicolas Cage and in She's So Lovely with Sean Penn and Robin Wright as well as in Mad City, co-starring Dustin Hoffman. [PAR] Travolta is currently in production on A Civil Action with director Steve Zaillian. [PAR] As Susan Stanton, Jack Stanton's wife and partner, EMMA THOMPSON stars as a woman who longs to become a part of history. [PAR] Thompson made Academy Award� history as the first Oscar� -winning actor (for her role in Merchant Ivory's Howard's End) to also win an Academy Award� for Best Screenplay Adaptation (for Sense and Sensibility). The script also won Thompson the Golden Globe Award, the USC Scripter Award and Best Screenplay awards from the Writers Guild, the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Broadcast Film Critics, the Chicago Film Critics, the Los Angeles Film Critics, the New York Film Critics and National Board of Review. Additionally, her performance in Sense and Sensibility earned her a BAFTA award and Oscar� , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as Best Actress. [PAR] In addition to the Academy Award� , Thompson's performance in Howard's End won her Golden Globe, BAFTA, the New York Film Critics, the Los Angeles Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics awards. [PAR] Before graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in English literature, Emma Thompson performed for three years with Cambridge Footlights. She appeared in twelve revues, one of which, The Cellar Tapes won the Perrier Pick of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [PAR] Thompson made her West End debut in 1985 in Me and My Girl, starring opposite Robert Lindsay. In 1988, she was directed by Dame Judi Dench in John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, co-starring Kenneth Branagh. Following her own comedy series, Thompson, she appeared alongside Robbie Coltrane in John Byrne's BAFTA award-winning comedy drama series Tutti Frutti. Thompson won a BAFTA award for Best Actress for her roles in Tutti Frutti and in the 1986 seven-hour BBC series Fortunes of War. [PAR] In her second collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, Thompson starred with Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day, for which she earned an Academy Award� nomination for Best Actress. That same year, Thompson was nominated for an Academy Award� and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father. In 1994, she co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in the comedy Junior, and then switched gears to star opposite Jonathan Pryce in Christopher Hampton's biographical drama Carrington. [PAR] Thompson most recently co-starred with | Which English actress and star of Primary Colors appeared as a guest in Cheers? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Rick Astley - Together Forever - YouTubeRick Astley - Together Forever - YouTube [PAR] Rick Astley - Together Forever [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Oct 25, 2009 [PAR] Rick Astley - Together Forever (Official Music Video) [PAR] Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/AstleySpotify [PAR] If there's anything you need [PAR] All you have to do is say [PAR] You know you satisfy everything in me [PAR] We shouldn't waste a single day [PAR] So don't stop me falling [PAR] It's destiny calling [PAR] A power I just can't deny [PAR] It's never changing [PAR] Can't you hear me, I'm saying [PAR] I want you for the rest of my life [PAR] Together forever and never to part [PAR] Together forever we two [PAR] I would move heaven and earth [PAR] To be together forever with you [PAR] If they ever get you down [PAR] There's always something I can do [PAR] Because I wouldn't ever wanna see you frown [PAR] I'll always do what's best for you [PAR] There ain't no mistaking [PAR] It's true love we're making [PAR] Something to last for all time [PAR] It's never changing [PAR] Can't you hear me, I'm saying [PAR] I want you for the rest of my life [PAR] Together forever and never to part [PAR] Together forever we two [PAR] Iwould move heaven and earth [PAR] To be together forever with you [PAR] So don't stop me falling [PAR] It's destiny calling [PAR] A power I just can't deny [PAR] It's never changing [PAR] Can't you hear me, I'm saying [PAR] I want you for the rest of my life [PAR] Together forever and never to part [PAR] Together forever we two [PAR] I would move heaven and earth [PAR] To be together forever with you [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Rick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 - YouTubeRick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 - YouTube [PAR] Rick Astley - Together Forever, 1988 [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011 [PAR] Category | Who had a No 1 hit single with Together Forever? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Joseph Metcalf; admiral led Grenada invasion - The Boston ...Joseph Metcalf; admiral led Grenada invasion - The Boston Globe [PAR] Obituaries [PAR] Joseph Metcalf; admiral led Grenada invasion [PAR] Admiral Joseph Metcalf III, commander of all forces on Grenada, pointing to the Marine positions on the island. (upi file/1983) [PAR] By Matt Schudel, Washington Post | March 12, 2007 [PAR] WASHINGTON -- Joseph Metcalf III, the Navy vice admiral who led the US invasion of the Caribbean nation of Grenada in 1983, which produced lasting lessons for military preparation and media relations, died March 2 at his home after a series of strokes. A native of Holyoke, Mass., he was 79 and had a progressive neurological disorder. [PAR] Admiral Metcalf, described by The [PAR] Washington Post [PAR] as a "colorful and pugnacious commander," was given the assignment to lead the invasion only 39 hours before it was to take place, Oct. 25, 1983. Six days earlier, a Marxist faction had seized control of Grenada's government and executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and 15 of his supporters. [PAR] The United States and several Caribbean nations feared that Grenada could take a sudden turn toward violent revolution, fueled by the presence of several hundred Cuban advisers. About 650 Americans attended medical school in Grenada at the time and there was concern for their safety. [PAR] Admiral Metcalf, who was commander of the Atlantic 2d Fleet, led an invasion force of about 6,000 troops from all four branches of the military in the attack, code-named Operation Urgent Fury, which began at 5 a.m. It was the first US combat operation since the Vietnam War. His deputy commander was Army General Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the Desert Storm operation in 1990-91. [PAR] Supplemented by about 300 troops from several Caribbean countries, US forces took control of the 133-square-mile island nation within three days and captured the leader of the rebellion, Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard, who remains in prison. In the sporadic fighting, 19 Americans and at least 45 Grenadans were killed. All the American medical students were unharmed. [PAR] The anniversary of the invasion he led, Oct. 25, is now celebrated as Grenada's Thanksgiving Day. [PAR] At first, little could be learned about the invasion because Admiral Metcalf enforced a strict media blackout, which ignited a battle over the freedom of the press. Several reporters in a chartered fishing boat were turned back by the threatening maneuvers of US military jets. [PAR] Admiral Metcalf said the orders to restrict the media came from above him. But in 2002, Margaret Belknap, an Army lieutenant colonel and faculty member at the US Military Academy, wrote in Parameters, the US Army War College Quarterly, that "President [Ronald] Reagan left the decision for media access to the military, and ultimately it rested with . . . Metcalf." [PAR] According to Belknap, "Admiral Metcalf personally ordered shots fired across the bow of the media's vessel, forcing them to return to Barbados." [PAR] Considered a successful military engagement on the whole, the Grenada operation did expose communication and coordination problems among the military branches, prompting the Pentagon to streamline its planning of multiforce operations. [PAR] In 1985, Admiral Metcalf landed in more hot water when it was discovered that he and his staff attempted to bring back 24 AK-47 automatic rifles from Grenada as souvenirs. US Customs agents seized the weapons as a violation of federal gun laws and Admiral Metcalf received an official "caution." [PAR] At the same time, seven Marines and soldiers were court-martialed and sentenced to jail for smuggling weapons from Grenada, prompting criticism of what some saw as lenient treatment of Admiral Metcalf. The House and Senate launched inquiries, but it was later revealed that 300 other service members in the Grenada action had been granted amnesty for turning in weapons seized as spoils of war. [PAR] "Admiral Metcalf didn't try to hide or smuggle any weapons -- he requisitioned them," said Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr. in 1985. "The enlisted people who did what Metcalf did were given amnesty. I've never seen so much bounce from so little substance." [PAR] Admiral Metcalf joined the Navy | Who was deputy commander of the 1983 US invasion of Grenada? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Billie HolidayMatt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Billie Holiday [PAR] Last update of this page: September 14th 2002 [PAR] Billie Holiday [PAR] (1915 - 1959) U.S.A. [PAR] Singer [PAR] Stage name of Eleanor Gough McKay, jazz singer also known as "Lady Day". She made her debut in Harlem clubs, and was famous for the depth of feeling she conveyed with the swing style. [PAR] Although not a blues singer as such, she brought an individual blues sound to everything she sang. Acknowledged as the supreme jazz singer of her day, her intensely personal style of dicton and phrasing has never been matched. [PAR] Addicted to drugs, she died of their effects. She published her autobiography Lady Sings the Blues (1956). [PAR] Click on the letter H to go back to the list of names[DOC] [TLE] Trying to find the real Lady Day ... - by Robert FulfordTrying to find the real Lady Day: Those who try to tell Billie Holiday's story often discover an unknowable life -- by Robert Fulford [PAR] Trying to find the real Lady Day: Those who try to tell Billie Holiday's story often discover an unknowable life [PAR] by Robert Fulford [PAR] ( The National Post , 17 May 2005) [PAR] The sign on the bus, "Lady Day Orchestra," announced in 1950 that Billie Holiday had organized a big band to go on the road. Eighteen musicians left New York for a four-week tour of one-nighters, to end in New Orleans. They would play dances and Billie would sing. It sounded promising. [PAR] But this was not a shrewd project. It was run by Billie's boyfriend-manager, John Levy, who acquired his business knowledge as a pimp. Promotion was handled by Dewey Shewey, a part-time burglar, new to the music business. He was wanted by the police, who arrested him during the tour. It turned out he hadn't done much promoting. Levy didn't know what to do. Lady Day's Orchestra was dying. [PAR] Tempers flared. Billie broke a Coke bottle over Levy's head and he knifed her, both of them requiring hospital attention. The musicians were unpaid. Somewhere in the Carolinas the bus driver, also unpaid, walked off. Billie and Levy also disappeared. The musicians, all of them black, had to find their way home through the hostile, segregated South. [PAR] Those who knew Billie's history were not astonished. Her professional life was a series of calamities, as Julia Blackburn, a British novelist who has also written books about Napoleon and Goya, demonstrates in the latest Holiday biography, With Billie (Random House). [PAR] Blackburn leans on research prepared in the 1970s by a writer named Linda Kuehl. Planning a book about Billie, Kuehl interviewed everyone from the woman trombonist on that southern tour to a nun at the Home of the Good Shepherd, the Baltimore reform school where the 10-year-old Billie was incarcerated for truancy. Kuehl tried to write a biography but failed; she committed suicide in 1979. Donald Clarke used some of her interviews in his account of Billie's life, Wishing on the Moon, in 1994. Blackburn makes them the core of her book. [PAR] There will never be an authoritative Life of Billie Holiday. The documents don't exist, and the witnesses have often lied, many of them because they were crooks. Even honest witnesses have faulty memories, inflected by narcotics; Billie herself would tell the same story several ways. So Blackburn acknowledges that the anecdotes are often contradictory, calls her book an oral history and tries to catch her subject in a web of interviews. She provides a cheerless glimpse at black show business, a place that was exciting and illuminating for those who took pleasure in its music yet perilous and frantic for those, like Billie, who lived within it. [PAR] Billie was a teenage prostitute who began singing because she felt like it and kept at it because a few night clubs paid her a little money. An untrained amateur, she turned out to be much better than any of the professionals. She impressed the world's toughest critics, | How was Eleanor Gough McKay better known? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and Petticoat JunctionThe Hooterville Trilogy: "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction" [PAR] Type: Crossovers [PAR] Group: 15 [PAR] It started with the story of a man named Jed, a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed. From there it turned into a mini-TV dynasty. [PAR] In 1962 The Beverly Hillbillies premiered. It told the story of Jed Clampett and his family. Having accidentally struck oil (black gold, texas tea) while hunting, mountain man Jed became instantly wealthy. His relatives convinced Jed that now being wealthy, for the good of his daughter Elly May he should move to posh Beverly Hills. Jed was happy living the hillbilly life but, for Elly's sake, agreed. So he loaded up his truck and they moved to Beverly... Hills that is. Swimmin' pools, movie stars. [PAR] The rest of the family consisted of his knockout gorgeous daughter Elly May who was strong as an ox and had a way with critters, er, animals. Jethro Bodine was Jed's nephew. Big, super strong, handsome and dumb as a, well, dumbass, Jethro tried to become a ladies man and a movie mogul. If he wasn't terminally retarded he might have succeeded (my apologies to retarded people - it was rude of me to lump you in with Jethro). Granny was the matriarch of the family. Cranky and cantankerous, Granny specialized in "medcine" - otherwise known as high octane moonshine. Like Jethro and Elly, Granny also seemed somehow preternaturally strong and athletic. She looked to be one hundred years old and yet was still capable of running faster than is humanly possible all the while leaping over obstacles. [PAR] Also in the cast was Mr. Drysdale who ran the bank Jed kept his money in and his secretary Miss Hathaway. Mr. Drysdale was a live action incarnation of Daffy Duck's insatiable greed - he loooved money and would often bend over backward to make sure the Clampett's kept their money in his care. [PAR] At one point, Mr. Drysdale feared he might lose that money when the Clampetts headed home to the mountains for a multi-episode visit. Mr. Drysdale feared the Clampetts might decide to stay in the mountains and take their money with them. Once again Mr. Drysdale drove himself to madness making sure this didn't happen. [PAR] But something else happened during the Clampetts' visit home. It was revealed that the hills where the Clampetts were originally from were very close to a little town called Hooterville which also happened to be the setting for two other shows produced by the same people. [PAR] The first was a show called Petticoat Junction. Premiering in 1963, it was a sitcom about a hotel called The Shady Rest that sat next to the local train depot, or "junction" - Petticoat Junction. The hotel was run by widower Kate Bradley who had to watch over her three gorgeous daughters and keep them out of trouble. There was also old Uncle Joe who was movin' kinda slow at the junction - Petticoat Junction. A lot of other characters came and went but one who stayed for the entire run of the show was Sam Drucker who ran the town store. When the Beverly Hillbillies came home to visit, Sam was of utmost concern to Mr. Drysdale since he also ran what passed for the town bank - he was Drysdales competition! He wasn't much competition but like I said, money made Mr. Drysdale crazy and paranoid with greed. The junction - Petticoat Junction - was called Petticoat Junction because Kate's daughters would go skinny dipping in the local water tower and leave their petticoats hanging over the edge of the water tower. The show's opening credits always showed the girls getting caught, popping their heads over the edge of the tower in front of the hung petticoats and then disappearing inside with them. I'm sorry. It actually would be the girls doing this along with the show's final star - their dog who was | What was the first spin-off from The Beverly Hillbillies called? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] ParadigmIn science and philosophy, a paradigm is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitutes legitimate contributions to a field. [PAR] Etymology [PAR] Paradigm comes from Greek παράδειγμα (paradeigma), "pattern, example, sample" from the verb παραδείκνυμι (paradeiknumi), "exhibit, represent, expose" and that from παρά (para), "beside, beyond" and δείκνυμι (deiknumi), "to show, to point out". [PAR] In rhetoric, paradeigma is known as a type of proof. The purpose of paradeigma is to provide an audience with an illustration of similar occurrences. This illustration is not meant to take the audience to a conclusion, however it is used to help guide them there. A personal accountant is a good comparison of paradeigma to explain how it is meant to guide the audience. It is not the job of a personal accountant to tell their client exactly what (and what not) to spend their money on, but to aid in guiding their client as to how money should be spent based on their financial goals. Anaximenes defined paradeigma as, "actions that have occurred previously and are similar to, or the opposite of, those which we are now discussing." [PAR] The original Greek term παράδειγμα (paradeigma) was used in Greek texts such as Plato's Timaeus (28A) as the model or the pattern that the Demiurge (god) used to create the cosmos. The term had a technical meaning in the field of grammar: the 1900 Merriam-Webster dictionary defines its technical use only in the context of grammar or, in rhetoric, as a term for an illustrative parable or fable. In linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure used paradigm to refer to a class of elements with similarities. [PAR] The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary defines this usage as "a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated; broadly: a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind."[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/paradigm paradigm - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary] [PAR] The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy attributes the following description of the term to Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: [PAR] Kuhn suggests that certain scientific works, such as Newton's Principia or John Dalton's New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808), provide an open-ended resource: a framework of concepts, results, and procedures within which subsequent work is structured. Normal science proceeds within such a framework or paradigm. A paradigm does not impose a rigid or mechanical approach, but can be taken more or less creatively and flexibly. [PAR] Scientific paradigm [PAR] The Oxford English Dictionary defines the basic meaning of the term paradigm as "a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model". The historian of science Thomas Kuhn gave it its contemporary meaning when he adopted the word to refer to the set of concepts and practices that define a scientific discipline at any particular period of time. In his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (first published in 1962), Kuhn defines a scientific paradigm as: "universally recognized scientific achievements that, for a time, provide model problems and solutions for a community of practitioners, i.e., [PAR] *what is to be observed and scrutinized [PAR] *the kind of questions that are supposed to be asked and probed for answers in relation to this subject [PAR] *how these questions are to be structured [PAR] *what predictions made by the primary theory within the discipline [PAR] *how the results of scientific investigations should be interpreted [PAR] *how is an experiment to be conducted, and what equipment is available to conduct the experiment. [PAR] In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Kuhn saw the sciences as going through alternating periods of normal science, when an existing model of reality dominates a protracted period of puzzle-solving, and revolution, when the model of reality itself undergoes sudden drastic change. Paradigms have two aspects. Firstly, within normal science, the term refers to the set of exemplary experiments that are likely | Who first coined the term paradigm for all the factors that influence the scientist's research? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Tanganyika and Zanzibar Merge to Form Tanzania (1964 ...Tanganyika and Zanzibar Merge to Form Tanzania (1964) - This Day in History - English - The Free Dictionary Language Forums [PAR] Tanganyika and Zanzibar Merge to Form Tanzania (1964) [PAR] Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:00:00 AM [PAR] Rank: Advanced Member [PAR] Tanganyika and Zanzibar Merge to Form Tanzania (1964) [PAR] Located in central East Africa, Tanzania has been inhabited by humans or their ancestors perhaps longer than any other place on Earth, with hominid fossils discovered there dating back over two million years. The country of Tanzania is a more recent development, forming in 1964 with the merger of two newly independent republics—Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The former leaders of Tanganyika and Zanzibar then became Tanzania's first president and vice president. What is Tanzania's official language? More...[DOC] [TLE] The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of The Cold War?The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of The Cold War? [PAR] The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of The Cold War? [PAR] Godfrey Mwakikagile, The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of The Cold War? [PAR] ISBN 978981425856 [PAR] [PAR] “Ask Nyerere, because he is the one who went to Zanzibar. He is the one who wanted the union. He must have had goals. Has he achieved them? I can not speak for mainlanders on the achievement of the union.” - Aboud Jumbe, a Zanzibari and former First Vice President of Tanzania, at a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in January 1998 on the 34th anniversary of the Zanzibar revolution, quoted by Godfrey Mwakikagile, Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era, Third Edition, New Africa Press, 2006, p. 636. [PAR] [PAR] Introduction [PAR] THE unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in April 1964 was the first political union between independent countries ever to take place on the African continent in the post-colonial era. And it continues to be a subject of interest among many people more than 40 years after its consummation. [PAR] It was preceded by the Zanzibar revolution which took place on 12 January 1964. Three months later, the new nation of Tanzania was formed after the two former independent states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar surrendered their sovereignties to a supra-national entity which came to be officially known as the United Republic of Tanzania. And there is no question that the revolution played a major role in encouraging or pushing the leaders towards unification. [PAR] The union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar may still have been consummated had the revolution not taken place in the island nation. We will never know. [PAR] But given the Pan-Africanist inclinations of the leaders involved in the consummation of the union, there was a high probability that the two countries would have united sometime at a later date. [PAR] The union was a milestone in the history of post-colonial Africa and in the continent's quest for unity and had an impact that is still felt today, decades after it was formed. [PAR] It influenced political and diplomatic relations between and among countries and changed the course of history. It was even a factor in the super-power rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It also became a major subject of intellectual and ideological debates in and outside Africa for many years. And it continues to stimulate debate even today among many Tanzanians. [PAR] There are some people in Tanzania including some leaders who think the union was a mistake. Some people say it was formed in hurry without seriously considering all the issues involved. And there are those who say the union should not have been formed at all and that the two countries of Tanganyika and Zanzibar should have remained separate entities with full sovereign status they attained when they won independence from Britain on separate dates. [PAR] Tanganyika won independence on 9 December 1961, and Zanzibar on 10 December 1963, although the legitimacy of Zanzibar's government which assumed power on independence day was highly questionable since the black African majority in the island nation were excluded from power by | In which year did Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] East of Eden (1955) directed by Elia Kazan • Reviews ...East of Eden (1955) directed by Elia Kazan • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd [PAR] 13 [PAR] East of Eden is a schizophrenic, didactic film that showcases some of the worst of Elia Kazan and the very best of James Dean. Is that an oxymoron? I don't know. I've found that while Kazan's films often feel clunky and dated, his leading men always feel startlingly contemporary. He was a brilliant actor's director, all right, and a pretty good hand at everything else. [PAR] Visually, East of Eden is absolutely beautiful. California really does look like Eden, which was obviously John Steinbeck's point. That's about the only theme from the novel that Kazan didn't feel the need to hammer to death, thank goodness. [PAR] But literally every other theme from Steinbeck's novel is highlighted, underlined, and double-underlined for our benefit.… [PAR] 4 [PAR] Sympathy for Cain (and not Abel). [PAR] East of Eden is a contemporary version of the story of Cain and Abel. James Dean plays Cain (called Cal in this story), Richard Davalos plays Abel (called Aron in this story), Raymond Massey plays their father Adam and Jo Van Fleet plays Eve (called Kate in this story). So to make it simple I'm just going to call them by their names in the story of Cain and Abel :) [PAR] The story takes place after Adam and Eve have been kicked out of Eden. Eve has left Adam and gone all evil, a fact Adam has kept hidden from his sons and to protect them he has told them that their mother is… [PAR] 7 [PAR] As Cal and Abra sit at a picnic table in a field full of gentle, wind-blown yellow flowers, I was completely overcome with awe at the beauty of this film. Not just the aesthetics of the cinematography, use of light and dark, beautiful set designs and landscapes but the story of a young man, desperate for the love and acceptance of his father, brought to us in the performance by James Dean as Cal Trask. [PAR] East of Eden is based on a Nobel-prize winning Steinbeck novel. To get this out of the way, no, I have not read it and I have not read the Bible either, which was the inspiration for a majority of the original source. But, with… [PAR] 6 [PAR] I had the opportunity to see this at the movie theater tonight. I was giddy the whole day. Due to health issues I have massive problems with my optic nerves which makes going to the movies more of a struggle than anything else. I basically can't see any details, so I always get a little sad at the movies, but I was still so excited nonetheless. I haven't seen this favorite of mine in way too long, and I have never seen it at the movies. I actually had to cry when the film opened and we see a brooding James Dean sitting on the sidewalk. I know this film inside and out, upside and down, but I was so… [PAR] Review by Valerie Cervantes ★★★★ [PAR] "A willful young man contends against his brother for the attention of their religious father while reconnecting with his estranged mother and falling for his brother's girlfriend." [PAR] This movie is adapted from John Steinbeck's book East of Eden, and I watched the movie before I read the book. I first saw East of Eden years ago when I was getting super obsessed with James Dean, and I really liked the movie! I liked it so much that I wanted to read the book, and so I did (all 600 pages), and that changed everything. The movie only covers the last 1/4 of the book, leaving out a whole backstory to what actually happened to the characters. The book is 100x…[DOC] [TLE] Jennifer Lawrence to Star in ‘East of Eden’ Remake - The ...Jennifer Lawrence to Star in ‘East of Eden’ Remake - The New York Times [PAR] The New York Times [PAR] Media |Jennifer | Who directed the movie East of Eden? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Robert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.comRobert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com [PAR] prime minister of Australia [PAR] Alternative Titles: Bob Hawke, Robert James Lee Hawke [PAR] Robert Hawke [PAR] Robert Hawke, in full Robert James Lee Hawke, byname Bob Hawke (born Dec. 9, 1929, Bordertown, S.Aus., Australia ), Australian labour leader and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. [PAR] Robert Hawke, 1987. [PAR] James Pozarik/Gamma Liaison [PAR] After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an economics researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra and in 1958 joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the umbrella organization of the country’s tightly organized labour movement. As president of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980, Hawke proved to be a brilliant trade-union official, getting favourable settlements for the unions before Australia’s arbitration commissions. Hawke had also joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a student, and he rose through the ranks to serve as the party’s national president from 1973 to 1978. By the time he successfully ran for Parliament in 1980 as a Labor candidate, Hawke already enjoyed immense national popularity. In February 1983 Hawke was elected leader of the ALP , and in the elections held the following month he led his party to a landslide victory over the Liberal Party , becoming prime minister of Australia. [PAR] As prime minister, Hawke achieved greater industrial harmony by instituting a unified wage accord among Australia’s fractious labour unions. He also was able to lower the rate of inflation, and he continued to maintain close relations with the United States . Hawke was reelected prime minister in the elections he had called for December 1984. The Labor Party maintained its electoral majority in the 1987 elections, but because of a worsening economy his parliamentary majority was considerably reduced in the 1990 election, and he resigned in December 1991. [PAR] Learn More in these related articles:[DOC] [TLE] Paul Keating | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.comPaul Keating | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com [PAR] prime minister of Australia [PAR] Alternative Title: Paul John Keating [PAR] Paul Keating [PAR] Paul Keating, in full Paul John Keating (born Jan. 18, 1944, Sydney , N.S.W., Austl.), politician who was leader of the Australian Labor Party and prime minister of Australia from December 1991 to March 1996. [PAR] Paul Keating. [PAR] Cynthia Johnson/Gamma Liaison [PAR] Growing up in working-class Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, Keating left school at age 14. He became involved in trade union activity and labour politics and was elected in 1969 to the House of Representatives at age 25. Acquiring a reputation for both pointed political invective and party loyalty, he was chosen by Prime Minister Robert Hawke to be federal treasurer in 1983. Keating became a stellar performer, making his mark with a blend of earthy attacks on his opponents and high-level explanations and lectures on the more arcane aspects of economics. [PAR] In 1991, while Australia struggled with economic recession, Hawke became embroiled in a leadership battle with Keating for control of the Labor Party and the office of the prime minister. On Dec. 19, 1991, Hawke called for a party vote and lost by a small margin to Keating (56–51). As prime minister, Keating inaugurated financial programs aimed at national recovery. He was reelected prime minister in 1993 as the economy regained strength, but his government was defeated by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party in the elections of March 2, 1996, ending 13 years of rule by the Labor Party. Keating became a successful business consultant after his political career. [PAR] Learn More in these related articles:[DOC] [TLE] Paul Keating - Australia's PMs - Australia's Prime MinistersPaul Keating - Australia's PMs - Australia's Prime Ministers [PAR] AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTERS [PAR] Home > Australia's PMs > Paul Keating [PAR] Paul Keating [PAR] Paul Keating was Australia’s 24th Prime Minister and held office from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996. [PAR] Paul Keating at the APEC meeting in Bogor, Indonesia in November 1994 with heads | Who was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 - 1991? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Tide Is High"The Tide Is High" is a 1966 song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with John Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a version by the American band Blondie became a US/UK number one hit. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, and a version of the song was a minor hit for Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall in 2008. [PAR] The Paragons version [PAR] The song was written by John Holt and originally recorded by the Paragons, the rocksteady vocal trio of which he was a member, and accompanied by Tommy McCook and the Suspersonic Band. It was produced by Duke Reid and released as a 7-inch single on Reid's Treasure Isle and Trojan labels and as the B-side of the "Only a Smile" single. [PAR] The song features the violin of "White Rum" Raymond, and was popular in Jamaica and became popular amongst West Indians and skinheads in the UK when a deejay version by U-Roy was released in 1971. Both tracks from the single were included on the 1970 collection On the Beach. [PAR] Track list [PAR] # "Only a Smile" [PAR] # "The Tide Is High" – 2:53 [PAR] Gregory Isaacs version [PAR] The song was released as a single in 1978 by Gregory Isaacs; this version was produced by "Prince" Tony Robinson. It was released on the State Line label in the US, on Isaacs' own African Museum label in Jamaica, and on the Front Line label in Jamaica as a 12-inch discomix featuring a new deejay version by U-Roy. [PAR] Track list [PAR] #"The Tide Is High" (Gregory Isaacs/U Roy) [PAR] #"Step It Out a Yard" [PAR] Blondie version [PAR] "The Tide Is High" was covered by the American new wave band Blondie in 1980, in a reggae style that included horns and strings. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Autoamerican (1980). It was Blondie's third number one smash on the Billboard Hot 100 and their fifth in the UK. It also went on to reach the top three of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, and was popular throughout the world, reaching no. 4 in Australia, and no. 15 in Germany. It was the last UK number one single for the band until "Maria" in 1999. The B-side of "The Tide Is High" was "Suzie and Jeffrey", which appeared as a bonus track on the original 1980 cassette edition of the album Autoamerican and was also included on EMI-Capitol's re-issue of Autoamerican in 2001. [PAR] Versions [PAR] Official remixes of the Blondie version have been issued twice. First by Coldcut in 1988 on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach and the second time in 1995 by Pete Arden and Vinny Vero on the album Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project (UK edition: Beautiful: The Remix Album). [PAR] Blondie re-recorded the song for the 2014 compilation album Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux. The compilation was part of a 2-disc set called Blondie 4(0) Ever which included their 10th studio album Ghosts of Download and marked the 40th anniversary of the forming of the band. [PAR] Music video [PAR] A music video was produced, directed by Hart Perry. It depicts the band waiting out on the street for singer Debbie Harry, who appears to be trapped in a flooding apartment. All the while, she is being monitored from outer space by what appears to be a Darth Vader-like alien being. She soon reunites with the band on the street and they drive to a rocket launch and fly into space. They then crash into the spaceship or space station. Harry confronts the alien being and begins dancing with him. [PAR] Accolades [PAR] (*) indicates the list is unordered. [PAR] Track listings [PAR] 7" [PAR] # "The Tide Is High" (7" Edit) – 3:54 [PAR] # "Suzy & Jeffrey" – 4:09 | Who had and 80s NO 1 with The Tide is High? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.comGerman submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com [PAR] German submarine sinks Lusitania [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] The earlier German attacks on merchant ships off the south coast of Ireland prompted the British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action, such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel’s course. The captain of the Lusitania ignored these recommendations, and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7, in the waters of the Celtic Sea, the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side. The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion, probably of the ship’s boilers. The Lusitania sank within 20 minutes. [PAR] Germany justified the attack by stating, correctly, that the Lusitania was an enemy ship, and that it was carrying munitions. It was primarily a passenger ship, however, and among the 1,201 drowned in the attack were many women and children, including 128 Americans. Colonel Edward House, close associate of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was in London for a diplomatic visit when he learned of the Lusitania‘s demise. America has come to the parting of the ways, he wrote in a telegram to Wilson, when she must determine whether she stands for civilized or uncivilized warfare. We can no longer remain neutral spectators. [PAR] Wilson subsequently sent a strongly worded note to the German government—the first of three similar communications—demanding that it cease submarine warfare against unarmed merchant ships. Wilson’s actions On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. [PAR] Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I, Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly accurate U-boat submarine. Consequently, in February 1915, the German navy adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, declaring the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be subject to attack. [PAR] Though the United States was officially neutral at this point in the war, Britain was one of the nation’s closest trading partners, and tensions arose immediately over Germany’s new policy. In early May 1915, several New York newspapers published a warning by the German embassy in Washington that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk. On the same page, an advertisement announced the imminent sailing of the British cruise liner Lusitania from New York back to Liverpool. [PAR] prompted his secretary of state, the pacifist William Jennings Bryan, to resign. His successor, Robert Lansing, took quite a different view of the situation: the sinking of the Lusitania had convinced him that the United States could not maintain its neutrality forever, and would eventually be forced to enter the war against Germany. [PAR] On the German side, fear of further antagonizing Wilson and his government led Kaiser Wilhelm and Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg to issue an apology to the U.S. and enforce a curb on the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. By early 1917, however, under pressure from military leaders who advocated an aggressive naval policy as an integral component of German strategy in World War I, the government reversed its policy, and on February 1, 1917, Germany resumed its policy of unrestricted U-boat warfare. Two days later, Wilson announced that the U.S. was breaking diplomatic relations with Germany; the same day, the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. The United States formally entered World War I on April 6, 1917. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] Lusitania sinks - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.comLusitania sinks - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Lusitania sinks [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. The attack aroused considerable indignation in | Which British liner was sunk by a German submarine in 1915? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] John Rambo | Rambo Wiki | Fandom powered by WikiaJohn Rambo | Rambo Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] ―John Rambo [src] [PAR] John Rambo is the main protagonist of the Rambo film series and David Morell's novel First Blood . A former Vietnam veteran and highly skilled Green Beret, Rambo returned from the war as a decorated, but disturbed hero. He is filled with self-loathing and hates killing, but is willing to use his skills to protect those close to him. This is the general plot line of the three First Blood sequels . The main character of the series, Rambo appears in all the films. The only character to come close to this is Sam Trautman , his mentor and commander in Vietnam. [PAR] The way the character fights, is in some details (such as weapons and modus operandi) based on soldiers that fought anti-guerrilla warfare during the Vietnam war (more informations about Rambo and history here ) [PAR] Although Rambo appears to be a butch, action stereotype, the character of John Rambo is actually a broken man. He has witnessed all of his friends die, was not loved as a child, faced unbearable terrors in Vietnam, returned to a country that rejected him, then was seduced back into combat where he killed hundreds more people before finally being left alone and miserable, unable to forgive himself for what he has done. At one point, Rambo stated that he had wasted his life fighting for things he thought he believed in. By the end of the series, Rambo hates himself and has lost his faith in humanity, God and the concept that things will get better for the world, due in no small part because of the horrors of war he experienced. Rambo did get better at the end of the series when he returned home, but he is no doubt plagued by nightmares from his posttraumatic stress disorder. The character has more emotional depth than most people would think based on what popular culture has depicted Rambo as, and Sylvester Stallone 's performance has been widely acclaimed. [PAR] Rambo has a total killcount so far of 220, not counting the 59 confirmed Vietnam kills. [PAR] Contents [PAR] Edit [PAR] David Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the sound of force" in the name of Rambo apples, which he encountered in Pennsylvania. Peter Gunnarsson Rambo sailed from Sweden to New Sweden in the 1640s, and soon the name would flourish in New Sweden. Today, many of his descendants can still be found in this region of the US. Morrell felt that its pronunciation was similar to the surname of Arthur Rimbaud, the title of whose most famous work A Season in Hell, seemed to him "an apt metaphor for the prisoner-of-war experiences that I imagined Rambo suffering". Furthermore, an Arthur J. Rambo was an actual U.S. soldier in Vietnam, but he never returned. His name can be seen on the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington, DC. By sheer coincidence, the Japanese word "rambō" (乱暴) means "violent" or "rough." He was granted the first name "John" as a reference to the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". [PAR] In his commentary for First Blood, author David Morrell cites the primary personality inspiraction for John Rambo as being World War II hero and later Hollywood actor, Audie Murphy. Rambo's last stand in the finale of the fourth film is very similar to how Murphy won the Congressional Medal of Honor, manning a vehicle-mounted .50 caliber machine gun and singlehandedly holding off hundreds of enemy soldiers, saving his platoon. [PAR] Early Life and Military Service [PAR] Edit [PAR] John Rambo was born on July 6, 1947 to R. Rambo and Marie Drago. He is of Navajo American Indian, Italian and German descent. His family was poor, often unable to buy food, and his mother died when he was young. As a young man, his life was violent. His father was an abusive alcoholic and John spent his childhood learning from tribe elders how to efficiently use the traditional Navajo weapon: the bow and arrow. He also learned how to fight. However, | What was Rambo's first name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: Watership Down: ContextSparkNotes: Watership Down: Context [PAR] Watership Down [PAR] Table of Contents [PAR] Plot Overview [PAR] Richard Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England, in 1920. He served in the British Army from 1940 through 1946, during World War II. In 1948 Adams received a mater's degree from Worcester College at Oxford University. He worked as a civil servant from 1948 to 1974, and since 1974 has been a fulltime author. [PAR] Adams wrote his first novel, Watership Down, while still a civil servant in 1972. The novel won him the Carnegie Medal and was a large success in England, but did not bring him true fame until it was widely heralded in the United States. Adams has written several other novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988). In 1991, he published an autobiography, The Day Gone By, and five years later published the sequel to Watership Down, entitled Tales From Watership Down (1996). Watership Down has remained Adams's most successful novel, popular with both adults and children. Although several of his other books have sold well, none of them has ever come close to reaching the critical acclaim of Watership Down. Adams is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. [PAR] Much of Watership Down takes place in the area where Richard Adams grew up. The detailed descriptions of the natural world in which the rabbits live, therefore, stem from his actual experiences. Adams has seen the places that he writes about; although the novel is fantasy, it is geographically accurate. Watership Down has been viewed as a statement about nature, an attempt to give us a glimpse into the beautiful yet removed world of the woods and grasslands. [PAR] Humankind destroys animals' environments at a frightening rate, and yet does so without any real knowledge of what it is doing. Adams presents rabbits as intelligent, caring, feeling creatures who undergo many trials and misfortunes for the sole purpose of finding a home where they can leave out their lives. The book often carries a tone that suggests that humanity has lost something it used to have—the ability to live free, as the rabbits do. The notion that people should live as a part of nature rather than apart from nature is a strong undercurrent that flows through much of the work. [PAR] Indeed, the novel's popularity stems not just from the enjoyable story itself, but also from the societal implications that can easily be found in it. At times, Watership Down is almost pleading in tone, suggesting that we still have time to stop our destruction of animals' homes before it is too late—an idea that appeals to many. However, the novel is not simply a message about the way we should treat animals. It is also a story about life, as the rabbits' lives in the rabbit warrens bring up many strong parallels to human societies. However Watership Down is read—as a political, social, or environmental critique or simply as a book about the search for a home and life—it is undoubtedly greatly influenced by the state of the natural world in the twentieth century and the role that humanity must play within that world.[DOC] [TLE] 11 Fascinating Facts About 'Watership Down' | Mental Floss11 Fascinating Facts About 'Watership Down' | Mental Floss [PAR] 11 Fascinating Facts About 'Watership Down' [PAR] istock (blank book) [PAR] Like us on Facebook [PAR] Like a lot of classic books, Watership Down almost didn’t make it to print. After at least seven rejections, author Richard Adams, then 54 and a civil servant, was on the verge of self-publishing the novel when it was finally picked up by Rex Collings, a one-man publishing outfit in London. Collings wrote to a friend at the time, “I’ve just taken on a novel about rabbits, one of them with extra-sensory perception. Do you think I’m mad? ” [PAR] His decision may have been mad, but it paid off. In 1972, Collings printed as many books as he could afford, a run of | Who wrote the novel Watership Down? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Katherine Hepburn - Pennsylvania State UniversityKatherine Hepburn [PAR] Born: May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut [PAR] Died: June 29, 2003, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut [PAR] Vocations: Actress, Memoirist [PAR] Geographic Connection to Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County [PAR] Keywords: Academy Award; The African Queen; Alice Adams; Broadway; Bryn Mawr College; Emmy Award; Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Hollywood Walk of Fame; Howard Hughes; The Lion In Winter; The Making of the African Queen; Me: Stories of My Life; Morning Glory; The Philadelphia Story; Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award; Spencer Tracy; Woman of the Year [PAR] Abstract: Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 12, 1907. She attended Bryn Mawr College and graduated in 1928, where she discovered she wanted to be an actress. Hepburn went on to become one of a well-known actress. She won four Academy Awards, and is also an Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee. She shared the screen with Spencer Tracy in many films and the two were also close off screen, but never married. She also wrote two memoirs when she was in her 80s. On June 29, 2003, Katharine Hepburn died of natural causes in her home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. [PAR] Biography: [PAR] Born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, Katharine Houghton Hepburn was welcomed by her loving parents Katherine and Thomas Hepburn. Growing up Katherine was one of five siblings: Tom, Dick, Bob, Marion, and Peg. As a child, she was close to her brother Tom, and was seen as an athletic tomboy. In 1921, when Hepburn was only 14-years-old, she found her brother Tom hanged in what is thought to be an accident. He had been practicing a hanging trick that their father had taught them. This was extremely traumatic experience for Hepburn that disturbed her for years. The years following the accident she was reserved with girls her own age and had to receive home schooling. She even celebrated Tom’s birthday, November 8, as her own. [PAR] Hepburn went on to attend Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in history and philosophy. While attending Bryn Mawr, she decided she wanted to become an actress. While enrolled there she took part in many of their productions. Her most notable performance was as Pandora in John Lyly’s The Woman in the Moone. Also while there she met future husband, Ludlow Ogden Smith. The pair married in 1928, but eventually divorced in 1934. [PAR] After graduating from Bryn Mawr, she moved to New York and began her quest to become an actress. She landed a few small roles on Broadway before landing her first big debut in 1932, when she appeared in A Warrior’s Husband. This launched her into screen tests, which landed her a role in A Bill of Divorcement that same year opposite John Barrymore . She portrays an insane man’s daughter, and after he escapes the institution, she is left to take care of him. Hepburn received excellent reviews and went on to make more films from 1932 to 1934. The third film was Morning Glory in 1933, which earned her an Academy Award. Hepburn plays a small town actress who moves to New York dreaming of stardom. Little Women was her next movie; it was one of the most successful films during its time. Hepburn plays Josephine March, and won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. In the 1930s, Hepburn also was romantically involved with Howard Hughes, a very wealthy businessman. At age 19, he inherited the Hughes Tool Company. He went on to become a Hollywood movie producer for RKO Pictures, where he met Hepburn. Hughes was a very busy man; he not only was a movie producer, but also was known as an aircraft inventor and a mining mogul. Hepburn and Hughes never married; | For which movie did Katherine Hepburn win her third Oscar? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 6 Things You Didn't Know About the Song 'God Bless America'6 Things You Didn't Know About the Song 'God Bless America' [PAR] 6 Things You Didn't Know About the Song 'God Bless America' [PAR] August 6, 2013 – 8:50 AM [PAR] 3 Classic Comfort Food Recipes with a Healthy Twist! [PAR] St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, and Allen Craig stand for the performance of 'God Bless America' during the seventh inning stretch in Game Three of the 2011 MLB World Series in Arlington, Texas.(Getty Images) [PAR] In her new book, God Bless America: The Surprising History of an Iconic Song , music scholar Sheryl Kaskowitz reveals fascinating, little-known facts about this patriotic tune. Below, she shares six things Americans may not know about the “other national anthem.” [PAR] If you grew up in the United States, chances are you can sing “God Bless America.” You might not remember exactly where you learned it, but you probably know most of the words, and you may find yourself singing along with the simple melody. [PAR] Although it has become a part of our American consciousness, the history of “God Bless America” is more complex than it seems. Here are some things about the song that may surprise you: [PAR] 1. It was written by the same composer who wrote “White Christmas.” [PAR] “God Bless America” has attained the “composerless” status of an anthem or a folk song, but it has roots in Tin Pan Alley . Irving Berlin—who would go on to write classics like “White Christmas” and “Easter Parade”—originally wrote the song in 1918 as the finale to an all-soldier revue called Yip, Yip, Yaphank, but he ultimately decided not to include it, tucking it away in his trunk of discarded songs. [PAR] 2. When it was first performed by Kate Smith in 1938, it was considered a “peace song.” [PAR] Today, “God Bless America” is often used as a symbol of support for war, sung by soldiers in uniform at baseball games and other events. But when Irving Berlin rediscovered his old song in 1938, he had been looking for a “peace song” as a response to the escalating conflict in Europe. He made changes to it and gave it to radio star Kate Smith to perform on her radio show on the eve of the first official celebration of Armistice Day—a holiday originally conceived to commemorate world peace and honor veterans of the Great War. (The peace part would be dropped in 1954, when it became Veteran’s Day.) In announcing the song’s premiere on her daytime talk show, Kate Smith declared, “As I stand before the microphone and sing it with all my heart, I’ll be thinking of our veterans and I’ll be praying with every breath I draw that we shall never have another war.” [PAR] 3. It was boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan. [PAR] Since Irving Berlin was a Jewish immigrant (born Israel Baline, the son of a Jewish cantor who fled persecution in Europe), there were some who questioned both his right to evoke God and to call the United States his “home sweet home.” In 1940, the song was boycotted by the KKK and the Nazi-affiliated German American Bund, and the newspaper of a domestic pro-Nazi organization printed a screed against the song, in which the author wrote, “[I do] not consider G-B-A a ‘patriotic’ song, in the sense of expressing the real American attitude toward his country, but consider that it smacks of the ‘How glad I am’ attitude of the refugee horde.” [PAR] 4. It has a long connection with sporting events. [PAR] “God Bless America” was added to the seventh inning stretch after the September 11th attacks in 2001, but this was not the first time the song had become part of our national pastime or other sports. In 1940, it was played at every Brooklyn Dodgers home game, as well as during halftime at college football games. In 1966, the Chicago White Sox | Who wrote God Bless America? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Bob Dylan — Positively 4th Street — Listen, watch ...Bob Dylan — Positively 4th Street — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm [PAR] 60s [PAR] "Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, first recorded by Dylan in New York City on July 29, 1965. It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7, 1965, reaching #1 on Canada's RPM chart, #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as #206 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. [PAR] The song was released between… read more [PAR] Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now [PAR] Similar Tracks[DOC] [TLE] Bob Dylan - WikiquoteBob Dylan - Wikiquote [PAR] Bob Dylan [PAR] If your time to you is worth savin’ [PAR] Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone [PAR] For the times they are a-changin’. [PAR] a poem is a naked person . . . some people say that i am a poet [PAR] I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. [PAR] People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around — the music and the ideas. [PAR] We may not be able to defeat these swine, but we don't have to join them. [PAR] Morality has nothing in common with politics. [PAR] I don't call myself a poet, because I don't like the word. [PAR] Don't ask me nothin' about nothin'. I just might tell you the truth. [PAR] Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24 , 1941 ) is an American folk and rock singer-songwriter, born in Duluth, Minnesota . In 2016 Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". [PAR] Contents [PAR] Quotes[ edit ] [PAR] Because Dickens and Dostoyevsky and Woody Guthrie were telling their stories much better than I ever could, I decided to stick to my own mind. [PAR] "Only Human Driftin' And Learnin'" by Sidney Fields, New York Mirror (9 December 1963) [PAR] There's no black and white, left and right to me anymore; there's only up and down and down is very close to the ground. And I'm trying to go up without thinking about anything trivial such as politics. They has got nothing to do with it. I'm thinking about the general people and when they get hurt. [PAR] Address to the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee (13 December 1963) [PAR] a poem is a naked person . . . some people say that I am a poet [PAR] Liner notes , Bringing It All Back Home (1965) [PAR] He's a pinboy. He also wears suspenders. He's a real person. You know him, but not by that name... I saw him come into the room one night and he looked like a camel. He proceeded to put his eyes in his pocket. I asked this guy who he was and he said, "That's Mr. Jones." Then I asked this cat, "Doesn't he do anything but put his eyes in his pocket?" And he told me, "He puts his nose on the ground." It's all there, it's a true story. [PAR] When asked about the meaning of the song "Ballad of a Thin Man" during a 1965 interview. [PAR] I find it easy to write songs. I been writing songs for a long time and the words to the songs aren't written out just for the paper; they're written as you can read it, you dig. If you take whatever there is to the song away—the beat, the melody—I could still recite it. I see nothing wrong with songs you can't do that with either—songs that, if you took the beat and the melody away, they wouldn't stand up because they're not supposed to do that, you know. Songs are songs. [PAR] | "Which 60s song starts, ""You've got a lot of nerve?""" | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Mother Teresa, the Saint of the Gutters - About.com EducationMother Teresa - The Saint of the Gutters [PAR] Mother Teresa [PAR] A Biography About Mother Teresa, the Saint of the Gutters [PAR] Keystone / Staff / Hulton Archive / Getty Images [PAR] Updated February 17, 2016. [PAR] Who Was Mother Teresa? [PAR] Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic order of nuns dedicated to helping the poor. Begun in Calcutta, India, the Missionaries of Charity grew to help the poor, the dying, orphans, lepers, and AIDS sufferers in over 100 countries. Mother Teresa's selfless effort to help those in need has caused many to regard her as a model humanitarian. [PAR] Dates: August 26, 1910 -- September 5, 1997 [PAR] Mother Teresa Also Known As: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (birth name), "the Saint of the Gutters" [PAR] Overview of Mother Teresa [PAR] Mother Teresa's task was overwhelming. She started out as just one woman, with no money and no supplies, trying to help the millions of poor, starving, and dying that lived on the streets of India. Despite others' misgivings, Mother Teresa was confident that God would provide. [PAR] Birth and Childhood [PAR] Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, now known as Mother Teresa, was the third and final child born to her Albanian Catholic parents, Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, in the city of Skopje (a predominantly Muslim city in the Balkans). [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] Test Your General Science Knowledge [PAR] Nikola was a self-made, successful businessman and Dranafile stayed home to take care of the children. [PAR] When Mother Teresa was about eight years old, her father died unexpectedly. The Bojaxhiu family was devastated. After a period of intense grief, Dranafile, suddenly a single mother of three children, sold textiles and hand-made embroidery to bring in some income. [PAR] The Call [PAR] Both before Nikola's death and especially after it, the Bojaxhiu family held tightly to their religious beliefs. The family prayed daily and went on pilgrimages annually. [PAR] When Mother Teresa was 12 years old, she began to feel called to serve God as a nun. Deciding to become a nun was a very difficult decision. Becoming a nun not only meant giving up the chance to marry and have children, it also meant giving up all her worldly possessions and her family, perhaps forever. [PAR] For five years, Mother Teresa thought hard about whether or not to become a nun. During this time, she sang in the church choir, helped her mother organize church events, and went on walks with her mother to hand out food and supplies to the poor. [PAR] When Mother Teresa was 17, she made the difficult decision to become a nun. Having read many articles about the work Catholic missionaries were doing in India, Mother Teresa was determined to go there. Mother Teresa applied to the Loreto order of nuns, based in Ireland but with missions in India. [PAR] In September 1928, 18-year-old Mother Teresa said goodbye to her family to travel to Ireland and then on to India. She never saw her mother or sister again. [PAR] Becoming a Nun [PAR] It took more than two years to become a Loreto nun. After spending six weeks in Ireland learning the history of the Loreto order and to study English, Mother Teresa then traveled to India, where she arrived on January 6, 1929. [PAR] After two years as a novice, Mother Teresa took her first vows as a Loreto nun on May 24, 1931. [PAR] As a new Loreto nun, Mother Teresa (known then only as Sister Teresa, a name she chose after St. Teresa of Lisieux) settled in to the Loreto Entally convent in Kolkata (previously called Calcutta ) and began teaching history and geography at the convent schools. [PAR] Usually, Loreto nuns were not allowed to leave the convent; however, in 1935, 25-year-old Mother Teresa was given a special exemption to teach at a school outside of the convent, St. Teresa's. After two years at St. Teresa's, Mother Teresa took her final vows on May 24, 1937 and officially became "Mother Teresa." [PAR] Almost immediately | What nationality were Mother Teresa's parents? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Kariba Dam - Zambia Tourism BoardHistory of the Building of Lake Kariba [PAR] Shiwa Ngandu [PAR] History of the Building of Lake Kariba [PAR] You are here: Homepage > What to see > Vast Lakes > Lake Kariba > History of the Building of Lake Kariba [PAR] The dam was an initiative of the Federation existing at the time between British ruled Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi). To dam the great Zambezi floodplain was in many ways a hopeful leap into the future. Vast areas of forest and scrub would be inundated. Literally thousands of wild animals would lose their habitats and, more importantly, the local villages would have to be relocated. Analysis of the economic advantages convinced the authorities that the ultimate benefit to the people would outweigh the loss of wildlife and disturbance to people’s lives. [PAR] [PAR] The vegetation was strip cleared and burnt, making the lake rich in chemicals from the fired wood and the considerable number of remaining trees provided an essential habitat for many creatures that found their way into the lake. [PAR] Building the dam wall began in the late 1950s. Well over a million cubic metres of concrete was poured into the 36.6 metre high wall with a thickness of over twenty four metres to sustain the pressure of nearly ten million litres of water passing through the spillway each second. At the end of 1958, the sluice gates were closed and in 1963 the maximum level was reached. [PAR] [PAR] The Zambezi River rises in north western Zambia and its catchment area covers 1 352 000 square kilometers and eight countries, namely Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It enters the Indian Ocean in Mozambique at Quelimane. [PAR] [PAR] It flows for some 2 650 kilometers from its source to the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth largest river in Africa flowing into the Indian Ocean. [PAR] Kariba Dam is located approximately halfway down the Zambezi River. [PAR] [PAR] The Electricity Supply Commission instigated an investigation for possible hydroelectric schemes to be situated at kariba and in 1941 funds were allocated. As a result of this survey, a river gauging station was set up at chirundu as well as at a campsite 25 kilometers downstream from the present dam wall. [PAR] [PAR] Both Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) were in contention as it was thought that the Kafue River Gorge site in Northern Rhodesia was preferable to kariba. The matter was solved in 1951 by a board of experts known as “the Panel” who all agreed that the dam be built on the Zambezi River, at the Kariba Gorge site. [PAR] [PAR] In August 1955 , the then Federal Government of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi) called for tenders for the construction of the wall and power station was awarded to the Italian consortium Impresit on 16 July 1956 [PAR] Kariba Dam was designed by the French engineer and inventor Andre Coyne. A specialist in “arch dams”, he personally designed over 55 dams, Kariba being one of them. [PAR] [PAR] Nyaminyami [PAR] The name Kariba (Kariva – meaning trap) refers to a rock which thrust out of the swirling water at the entrance to the gorge close to the dam wall site, now buried more than a hundred feet below the water surface. In many legends, this rock was regarded as the home of the great River god Nyaminyami, who caused anyone who ventured near to be sucked down for ever into the depths of the river. [PAR] [PAR] When the valley people heard they were to be moved from their tribal lands and the great Zambezi River blocked, they believed it would anger the river god so much that he would cause the water to boil and destroy the white man’s bridge with floods. [PAR] [PAR] In 1957, a year into the building of the dam, the river rose to flood level, pumping through the gorge with immense power, destroying some equipment and the access roads. The odds against another flood occurring the following year were about a thousand to one – but flood it did – three metres higher than the previous year. This time destroying the access bridge, the coffer dam and parts of the | On which river was the Kariba Dam built? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] A man's only as old as the woman he feels. - Groucho Marx ...A man's only as old as the woman he feels. - Groucho Marx - BrainyQuote [PAR] A man's only as old as the woman he feels. [PAR] Find on Amazon: Groucho Marx [PAR] Cite this Page: Citation | "Who said, ""A man is only as old as the woman he feels?""" | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING ...Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING" - YouTube [PAR] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Royal Wedding 1981 - "LIVE RECORDING" [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Jan 3, 2008 [PAR] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Let the Bright Seraphim" from the oratorio "Samson" by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). It's a "LIVE RECORDING" from the "Royal Wedding" for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at St. Paul Cathedral London UK in 1981, converted from an old LP. With John Wallance(trumpetist), Bach Choir and the Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks / conductor. [PAR] Category | Who sang a solo at Prince Charles and Lady Di's wedding? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 55 Celebrities Whose Real Names Will Surprise You ...55 Celebrities Whose Real Names Will Surprise You | Thought Catalog [PAR] 55 Celebrities Whose Real Names Will Surprise You [PAR] Submit [PAR] Cancel [PAR] You might not have ever heard of “Maurice Micklewhite,” “Olivia Jane Cockburn” or “Diane Hall” — but you’ve certainly heard of the actors who were born with these names. When the Hollywood system started, people commonly took simplified versions of their names to make them easier for people to say. Doris Day is much simpler than “Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff” and Clayton Holmes Grissom picked “Clay Aiken” when signing up for American Idol — because it was just more memorable. Or if you’re Albert Brooks, there’s no fucking possible way you can use your real name — because…well, you’ll see. [PAR] Here are 55 people whose real names might surprise you. [PAR] 1. Katy Perry [PAR] Real Name: Katy Hudson [PAR] The singer changed her name to avoid confusion with that other Hudson she shares a name with: Kate Hudson. [PAR] 2. Demi Moore [PAR] Her exes were born as “Walter Willis” and “Christopher Kutcher.” [PAR] 3. Albert Brooks [PAR] The reason for the name change should be pretty obvious. [PAR] 4. Meg Ryan [PAR] Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra [PAR] Is it just me or is her real name close to being a Fiona Apple album title? [PAR] 5. Natalie Wood [PAR] Real Name: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko [PAR] Born to Russian immigration parents, the young actress changed it to blend into the Hollywood times, like the Swedish Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, better known as Greta Garbo. [PAR] 6. Woody Allen [PAR] Come to think of it, Allen doesn’t sound very Jewish, does it? [PAR] 7. Louis C.K. [PAR] Real Name: Louis Szekely [PAR] Louis C.K.’s stage name is barely such. It’s just an easier way to say his actual last name, which is pronounced “See-kay.” [PAR] 8. Joaquin Phoenix [PAR] Real Name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom [PAR] If he were gay, that last name would be perfection. [PAR] 9. Garrison Keillor [PAR] Real Name: Gary Edward Keillor [PAR] See? Even NPR personalities use stage names. [PAR] 10. Chevy Chase [PAR] Real Name: Cornelius Crane Chase [PAR] The actor got his name from the traditional English song “The Ballad of Chevy Chase,” which (unfortunately) was not about an old racist who is difficult to work with and derails brilliant shows. [PAR] 11. Tina Fey [PAR] Real Name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey [PAR] Like her 30 Rock character, Tina Fey’s real first name is “Liz.” [PAR] 12. Ben Kingsley [PAR] Real Name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji [PAR] Like Barack Obama, Kingsley was born to a white mother and Kenyan father — of Indian Muslim descent. [PAR] 13. Olivia Wilde [PAR] Real Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn [PAR] My last name rhymes with another word for a penis, which made Middle School rough. Olivia Cockburn, I’m here for you, if ever you need to talk. [PAR] 14. Alan Alda [PAR] Real Name: Alphonso d’Abruzzo [PAR] Alda’s last name was concocted by putting together the first two letters of his first and last name. AL + DA = Alda. [PAR] 15. Portia De Rossi [PAR] Real Name: Amanda Lee Rogers [PAR] I guess she figured that “Portia de Rossi” had more zest to it than “Amanda Rogers.” She was probably right. [PAR] 16. Diane Keaton [PAR] In real life, she shares a last name with her most famous character, Annie Hall. [PAR] 17. Michael Caine [PAR] Michael Caine named himself after Humphrey Bogart’s character in “The Caine Mutiny.” [PAR] 18. Larry King [PAR] Real Name: Lawrence Harvey Zeigler [PAR] King was born to an Austrian father and mother from Belarus, both of whom were Orthodox Jews living in New York in the 1930s. All of this sounds like the set up to a Woody Allen bit. [PAR] 19. George Michael [PAR] Real Name: Georgios Panayiotou [PAR] He should have just changed his name to “Glory Hole.” At | What is Diane Keaton's real name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Patton's Third Army Living Historians - Patton HistoryPatton's Third Army Living Historians - Patton History [PAR] General George S. Patton Jr. [PAR] November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945 [PAR] [PAR] General Patton was and is considered one of the world greatest Generals. There are those who say he had no equal in World War II on any side, friend or foe. The General’s combat effectiveness as a strategists and tacticians yielded huge results. When called upon by General Eisenhower in extreme emergencies, such as the battle of the bulge. General Patton accomplished what no other General could have been able to do at the time and place. [PAR] General George S. Patton Jr. will forever be part of military history. Yet, his accomplishments transcends the normal and proceeds into a greatness that few ever reach in a life time. The Bible describes a life span as a "wisp" in History. When the life leaves the body, then only the memories of the accomplishments and failures linger in the memories of man. When these memories are written down, they become history. It is from that history we look at those who figure looms bigger than others and judge them. General Patton's legacy, when it is all known, if it ever can be, will most likely put him in the company of military giants in World History. Regardless of how he fairs there he is certainly a man worth studying. Military soldiers and historians study his exploits on the battlefield and see how his tactics and strategies went on to change the future of such things. He, like most men, saw his present situation and saw his duty as a soldier to change the circumstances to a victory. Since he knew the past, he was able to foresee how the future might play out and knowing his enemies past. As his enemies on and off the battlefield proceeded in a predictable manner, he was able to conclude where they going and how they would react. He then, like a great chess player on the battlefield field, moved with quickness and saw his plans win battles. He was ahead of his peers and enemies in knowing the battlefield and often was stopped by others on his own side because they could not see nor react as quickly as they could or should have. Now with the passage of time, we see just how right he was and see that had he been allowed to be unrestrained and fight the war as he saw it, there would certainly have been even greater victories and less lives lost than there were. When his final battlefield command was over, he saw that if things continued as they had, unabated, that the futures of his soldiers and those of generations to come would be faced with having to fight again but with tougher opposition and with "wonder weapons" that might leave mankind to its final destruction. Based on that, he managed to write several predictions that were not only insightful but very close to what would eventually happen. He lived only 60 years and 30 days which would certainly qualify in biblical terms as a "wisp." However, when you look at when he lived, what he did and how he effected the outcome, you come to understand that the short lifetime was lived to the fullest and the memory of what he did will last until the end of history. [PAR] If you have gotten this far into this web site, thank you for reading as much as you have. I will be updating this section as time allows. I am writing a book about the General and his Third Army Headquarters so that has slowed the process in this portion of the web site. Check back on this page from time to time. In the meantime, visit the rest of the web sight. There is quite a bit here all ready. If you went directly from the web to this page, you may be asking yourself "What is a living historian?" | Who became commanding general of the First Armored Corps in 1941? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Clayton Moore, the Lone RangerRETURN WITH US NOW TO THE THRILLING DAYS OF YESTERYEAR! [PAR] CLAYTON MOORE AS THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN! [PAR] Click on the above button to hear "Hi Yo Silver, Away"[DOC] [TLE] 1957_Lone Ranger 30 sec Intro - YouTube1957_Lone Ranger 30 sec Intro - YouTube [PAR] 1957_Lone Ranger 30 sec Intro [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Jul 3, 2013 [PAR] Tom Meros will be inviting us to join him on a trip back in time, to 1957: http://ycantarrestrocknroll.wordpress... [PAR] Gerald Mohr's "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear ... ," The Lone Ranger made television history as the first Western written specifically for television. hat medium. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program on the new ABC network. Starting in the Fall of 1957, the television episodes were re-runs until it went off the air in 1963. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Those thrilling days of yesteryear - A Strenuous LifeThose thrilling days of yesteryear - A Strenuous Life [PAR] A Strenuous Life [PAR] Those thrilling days of yesteryear [PAR] 2/7/10 [PAR] [PAR] For a young boy growing up in the Midwest of the early 1960s, there was no more exiting sound than this: [PAR] [PAR] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIuIxqo2So [PAR] [PAR] Yes, that's the opening theme of "The Lone Ranger" TV series, starring Clayton Moore. The music, Rossini's "William Tell Overture", was written in 1829. (It is said that the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to this music and not think of the Lone Ranger.) [PAR] [PAR] Clayton Moore, as the Lone Ranger of TV fame, with Silver [PAR] [PAR] The other night, those thrilling sounds came back as I watched the 1981 movie, "The Legend of the Lone Ranger", a big-budget production that bombed in theaters back then, although I saw it then and liked it and still enjoyed the film, 29 years later. My generation remembers the Ranger through the TV series. My parents' generation first heard his adventures on the radio, and my kids' generation---well, that's a sad tale, which we'll get to later. [PAR] [PAR] In America of the early 1930s, with the Great Depression tightening its noose around the country's collective throat, radio was one of the few ways people could escape the increasing desperation of their daily lives. Radio provided news and sports, just like today, but also game shows, variety programs, and dramas. Unlike many parts of the economy, radio was thriving. In Detroit, radio station mogul George W. Trendle wanted to create a new hero to star in a drama to be produced by his flagship station, WXYZ. He wanted somebody like Robin Hood or Zorro, so he came up with the concept of an Old West lawman, a former Texas Ranger who wore a mask and rode a white horse. He gave the idea to one of his writers, Fran Striker, to flesh out. "The Lone Ranger" premiered on WXYZ and several other stations in Michigan in January 1933, and was an immediate hit. Within months, the stations would be overwhelmed with the response. A year later, Trendle took his show national over the fledgling Mutual network, and started counting the money. [PAR] [PAR] Trendle and his writers developed a back story for the Ranger that has been used virtually unaltered in every succeeding version. Around 1870, a platoon of Texas Rangers, including two brothers named Reid, are in pursuit of the Butch Cavendish gang. The Rangers are ambushed in a narrow canyon and left for dead. A day later, a wandering Indian named Tonto comes onto the scene, discovering that one Ranger, who turns out to be the younger Reid brother, is still alive. Nursed back to health by Tonto, Reid vows to avenge the | "Which TV series intro said, ""Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear""?" | [
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[DOC] [TLE] ROSEANNE (Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Arnold) Biography ...ROSEANNE (Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Arnold) Biography, Pictures, Quotes, Photos, Videos, News [PAR] ROSEANNE (Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Arnold) Biography, Pictures, Quotes, Photos, Videos, News [PAR] ROSEANNE (Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Arnold) [PAR] ROSEANNE (Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Arnold) (1953– ) Actress, Comic, Talk Show Host [PAR] Through her long-running television series, Roseanne injected a dose of reality into the situation comedy genre. Born Roseanne Barr on November 3, 1953, she grew up feeling like an outsider as one of the few Jews in Salt Lake City, Utah. While still in her teens, she survived a nearfatal car accident and a mental breakdown that required months of hospitalization. At 19, Barr moved to Colorado, where she married postal clerk Bill Pentland. While raising their three children, she worked a series of low-paying jobs, living the life of the working poor she later chronicled in her comedy. During the 1970s, she became active in the women’s movement. Her commitment to feminism was at the center of a stand-up act she developed in 1981. Insisting on being called a “domestic goddess” instead of a homemaker, Barr joked about the abuses women suffered at the hands of their selfish husbands and children. The look of her onstage persona was itself radical: She stood before her audiences unabashedly frumpy and overweight, refusing to make quips at the expense of her own appearance, unlike most female stand-ups. After performing at comedy clubs throughout the West, Barr appeared at Los Angeles’s Comedy Club. The gig won her a spot on The Tonight Show in 1983. Barr starred in several HBO comedy specials before being lured to ABC to star in her own situation comedy. [PAR] Premiering in 1988, Roseanne softened Barr’s stand-up character and placed her at the center of the Conner family, which included two workingclass parents and their three smart-mouthed children. Although Barr exuded more warmth onscreen than onstage, the show had an edge that distinguished itself from other sitcoms of the time. Rather than painting a idealized portrait of family life, Roseanne looked clear-eyed at the Conners’ constant economic and personal struggles. The show’s comedy arose naturally as these intelligent characters used humor to help them cope. According to Entertainment Weekly, Roseanne quickly emerged as “the finest, truest, most nuanced, and best-acted sitcom about blue-collar people since ‘The Honeymooners.’” The show was an instant hit, even though, behind the scenes, Barr was launching an all-out war for creative control. Midway through the first season, she succeeded in elbowing out Matt Williams, who was billed as Roseanne’s cocreator. [PAR] Throughout the show’s nine-year run, Barr would repeatedly fire producers and writers. While she was criticized as a prima donna, some insiders credited her actions with keeping the scripts fresh and innovative. Offscreen, Barr also generated controversy. In 1990, she was asked to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a baseball game at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. Singing off-key amidst booing from the crowd, she ended her appearance by grabbing her crotch and spitting in imitation of professional sports stars. What she thought was a comic performance sparked a national debate. Many Americans branded her as unpatriotic, including President George H. W. Bush, who called Barr’s rendition of the national anthem “disgraceful.” [PAR] Barr’s massive success continued to inspire increasingly extreme behavior. She had repeated plastic surgeries, claimed to be possessed by 24 different personalities, and revealed that she had been the victim of sexual abuse as a child, a charge her family vehemently denied. Divorcing Pentland, Barr married comic Tom Arnold in 1990 and alienated many of her associates by her vigorous promotion of Arnold as the star of two failed sitcoms, The Jackie Thomas Show and Tom. Calling herself Roseanne Arnold, she stunned her fans by announcing that she and Arnold were “marrying” her young female assistant. By 1994, her relationship with Arnold had | During the series Roseanne changed her name to Arnold from what? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” - May 21, 1955 - HISTORY.comChuck Berry records “Maybellene” - May 21, 1955 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] John Lennon once famously said that “if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry.'” That’s how foundational Berry’s contributions were to the music that changed America and the world beginning in the mid-1950s. Even more than Elvis Presley, who was an incomparable performer, but of other people’s songs, Chuck Berry created the do-it-yourself template that most rock-and-rollers still seek to follow. If there can be said to be a single day on which his profound influence on the sound and style of rock and roll began, it was this day in 1955, when an unknown Chuck Berry paid his first visit to a recording studio and cut the record that would make him famous: “Maybellene.” [PAR] Berry was a part-time professional musician in his native St. Louis and primarily a performer of the blues, but an avid experimenter with other sounds. On a visit to Chicago in May 1955, Berry approached his idol, the great bluesman Muddy Waters, to ask for career advice. Waters pointed him in the direction of his record label, Chess Records, where Berry managed a face-to-face meeting with Leonard Chess and an invitation to return for an audition later that week. When Berry returned, he hoped that Chess would sign him on the strength of one of his blues numbers, but it was a strange rhythm-and-blues/country-western hybrid called “Ida Red” that caught Chess’s ear. Before it was recorded, “Ida Red’ got new lyrics to go with a new title—”Maybellene”—but it retained the totally original sound that Berry had given it. [PAR] Berry returned to St. Louis unsure of what would come of his Chicago recording session. In the meantime, Leonard Chess made a business deal that was commonplace at the time, trading co-songwriting credit and a third of royalties to the prominent DJ Alan Freed in exchange for his help in promoting “Maybellene.” While audiences legitimately went wild over the backbeat-meets-hillbilly sound of “Maybellene,” it surely did not hurt the record’s chances of success to have Freed play the single for two hours straight during his WINS radio show in the early summer of 1955. Chuck Berry had returned to his part-time job in construction and begun training to be a hairdresser when “Maybellene” hit the airwaves. After “Maybellene” became a #1 R&B hit and a #5 pop hit—the first hit rock-and-roll single by a black performer—Berry set down his hammer and scissors in favor of his Gibson ES-350T and major place in American cultural history. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] BangShift Daily Tune Up: Maybellene – Chuck Berry (1955)BangShift.com BangShift Daily Tune Up: Maybellene - Chuck Berry (1955) - BangShift.com [PAR] Jun 04, 2016 Brian Lohnes BS Daily Tune Up 2 [PAR] Chuck Berry always seemed to be having issues with women and cars at the same time. There was the chick whose “safety belt wouldn’t budge” and in this song there is the famously lead-footed temptress Maybellene who has stolen the heart of the singer by cheating on him with another dude. The problem for him is that despite his best efforts, she’s also got a faster car to escape the scene with! [PAR] A big hit upon its release, more than one million copies of Maybellene were sold and it was ranked in the top five of that year’s song releases. It is also considered one of the first true rock and roll songs combining all the elements we know and love about rock. It wasn’t a bee-bob song with a little edge, this was pure, uncut rock and roll. The song combines the holy trinity of old school rock. Girls, cars, and speed! Undoubtedly you have heard this song before, probably 100 times. It never gets old…at least not to us. | Whose first hit was Maybellene in 1955? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Jack Sharkey | Boxer Profile at Sports PunditJack Sharkey | Boxer Profile at Sports Pundit [PAR] Nickname [PAR] Boston Gob [PAR] Jack Sharkey was a Heavyweight boxing champion nicknamed the “Boston Gob.” He earned the distinction of having fought two of the world’s boxing greats, Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis in prizefights. He was a legend in his own right, although boxing critics and sports historians deem this Lithuanian fighter as an overshadowed champion in an era where boxing had produced a slew of great boxers. [PAR] Born Joseph Paul Zukauskas on October 26, 1902 in New York, Zukauskas adopted the name “Jack Sharkey” to boost his marketability as a professional boxer by sounding American. Zukauskas was born in a time when public figures had to take on an appropriate alias or pseudonym, and he chose to be named after two of his boxing idols, the retired Irish “Sailor Tom” Sharkey and legendary fighter Jack Dempsey, whom he would later fight in the ring. Both Sharkeys, Jack and Tom, were honored as International Boxing Hall of Famers as a recognition of their exceptional boxing prowess. [PAR] Jack Sharkey fought a total number of fifty-five (55) boxing matches in his career, thirty-eight (38) of which he emerged victorious, with thirteen (13) knockout wins. He had lost thirteen (13) matches, while three (3) of these bouts were ruled as draws. [PAR] Jack Sharkey was reputed to be a fast, well-trained, intellectual fighter, with the corresponding determination and heart to go with such qualities. One impressive and notable detail in his career is that he went against the very best names in the boxing world in such a golden era of the sport where getting a match against prizefighters was more than enough to earn the respect and admiration of the boxing community. Winning the title of heavyweight champion in 1929 against Tommy Loughran established his name even more as a great boxing contender. [PAR] Sharkey passed away August 17, 1994 at the age of 91 in Beverly, Massachusetts. [PAR] Improve this page! [PAR] Latest edit made by Maree Cartujano [PAR] Share this page: [PAR] Log in or sign up to post a comment [PAR] Reply to[DOC] [TLE] Jack Sharkey - BoxRecJack Sharkey - BoxRec [PAR] Jack Sharkey [PAR] Hall of Fame bio: click [PAR] World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee [PAR] Name: Jack Sharkey [PAR] Birth Name: Joseph Paul Zukauskas [PAR] Born: 1902-10-06 [PAR] Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA [PAR] Died: 1994-08-17 (Age:91) [PAR] In an interview prior to the Carnera fight, Sharkey stated he was a quarter inch under six foot and had a reach of 76 inches. [PAR] Contents [PAR] 1.5 Sources [PAR] Biography [PAR] A fast and well-schooled fighter with no lack of heart and determination, Jack Sharkey is nonetheless overshadowed by the other heavyweight champions of his era. Sharkey's indefatigable willingness to fight any opponent is best illustrated by his distinction in being the only man to have faced both Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis in prizefights. Though he consistently fought the best, Sharkey did not always prevail when up against the true upper crust of the division. In fact, his finest performances are perhaps his losses to Dempsey and Max Schmeling . Outspoken about his own confidence in his abilities and often surly or uncooperative in business, Sharkey had the talent to back up his ego. He remained a constant presence at or near the top of the heavyweight division for nearly a decade and solidified in his place in boxing lore by becoming heavyweight champion. [PAR] Early Years [PAR] Born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, Sharkey was born in Binghamton, New York, but moved to Boston, Massachusetts as a young man. Sources report little of his early life until, at the outset of the First World War, teenaged Joseph repeatedly tried to enlist in the Navy. Turned down because of his age, he was not able to enlist until after the end of the war. It was during his tenure in the Navy that he first showed interest in boxing. Tall and husky for a man of his generation, Joseph (or "Big Skee" as he was nicknamed at | Jack Sharkey was a world champion in which sport? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Calabar Airport, Nigeria (Code :: CBQ) | Calabar Airport ...Calabar Airport, Nigeria (Code :: CBQ) | Calabar Airport Map, Calabar Airport Code [PAR] Timezone : Africa/Lagos [PAR] Calabar Airport Timezone : GMT +01:00 hours [PAR] Current time and date at Calabar Airport is 09:28:16 AM (WAT) on Friday, Jan 20, 2017 [PAR] Looking for information on Calabar Airport, Calabar, Nigeria? Know about Calabar Airport in detail. Find out the location of Calabar Airport on Nigeria map and also find out airports near to Calabar. This airport locator is a very useful tool for travelers to know where is Calabar Airport located and also provide information like hotels near Calabar Airport, airlines operating to Calabar Airport etc... IATA Code and ICAO Code of all airports in Nigeria. Scroll down to know more about Calabar Airport or Calabar Airport, Nigeria. [PAR] Calabar Airport Map - Location of Calabar Airport [PAR] Load Map [PAR] This page provides all the information you need to know about Calabar Airport, Nigeria. This page is created with the aim of helping travelers and tourists visiting Nigeria or traveling to Calabar Airport. [PAR] Details about Calabar Airport given here include [PAR] Calabar Airport Code - IATA Code (3 letter airport codes) and ICAO Code (4 letter airport codes) [PAR] Coordinates of Calabar Airport - Latitude and Longitude (Lat and Long) of Calabar Airport [PAR] Location of Calabar Airport - City Name, Country, Country Codes etc... [PAR] Calabar Airport Time Zone and Current time at Calabar Airport [PAR] Address and contact details of Calabar Airport along with website address of the airport [PAR] Clickable Location Map of Calabar Airport on Google Map. [PAR] General information about Nigeria where Calabar Airport is located in the city of Calabar. General information include capital of Nigeria, currency and conversion rate of Nigeria currency, Telephone Country code, exchange rate against US Dollar and Euro in case of major world currencies etc... [PAR] CBQ - Calabar Airport IATA Code and DNCA - Calabar Airport ICAO code[DOC] [TLE] Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport - Airlines InformCalabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport [PAR] Home / World Airport Directory / Nigeria / Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport [PAR] Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport [PAR] Country: Nigeria [PAR] Airport serving the Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria [PAR] Local time GMT (winter/summer): +1/+1 [PAR] Geographic coordinates: Latitude (4.98), Longitude (8.35) [PAR] IATA code: CBQ[DOC] [TLE] Calabar Airport (CBQ), Nigeria: Location Map, Address ...Location Map of Calabar Airport, Nigeria [PAR] Calabar Airport's Address:[DOC] [TLE] Airlines operating from Nigeria's International AirportsAirlines operating from Nigeria's International Airports [PAR] Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) [PAR] Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport [PAR] Situated in Ikeja, Lagos State, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport serves Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the rest of the Nation. The Airport was built during World War Two, and was originally called Lagos International Airport, however it was renamed in the mid 1970's. [PAR] The following Airlines offer international flights via Murtala Muhammed International Airport: [PAR] Airliner[DOC] [TLE] Calabar travel guide - WikitravelCalabar travel guide - Wikitravel [PAR] Understand[ edit ] [PAR] Calabar is one of the oldest trading centers in Nigeria. The city is set on a natural hill overlooking the Calabar River. Calabar was established as a center of slave trade by the British in 17th century. It became the biggest colonial administration in Nigeria in the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th centuries. At the end of slave Trade, the city was a major port for Palm Oil trade and commodities exports and imports from the South East of Nigeria. It became the Capital of Niger Coast Protectorate and later the Southern Protectorate capital of Nigeria. Currently, Calabar is the Capital of Cross River State of Nigeria. The city is a major center of tourism in Nigeria. The Calabar Carnival is the largest street cultural festival in Africa. The Carnival holds in December of every year and attracts thousands of visitors and guests from all parts of the world. [PAR] Like other major cities in Nigeria, power supply could be a major problem. The Federal Government of Nigeria is currently developing a major plant near the | Calabar international airport is in which country? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Joaquín CortésJoaquín Pedraja Reyes "Joaquín Cortés" (born 22 February 1969) is a Spanish classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer. [PAR] Biography [PAR] Joaquin Cortés is a Spanish flamenco dancer. A native of Córdoba, Cortés showed interest in dancing from an early age. Cortés and his family moved to Madrid in 1981. Soon after moving to Madrid, he began to take formal dancing lessons and studying seriously. [PAR] In 1984, he was accepted as a member of Spanish prestigious national ballet company. He traveled the world with the Spanish National Ballet, performing in important venues such as the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) of New York and the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. During his stint with the Spanish National Ballet, he also became a principal solo performer known for his phenomenal stamina and athleticism. [PAR] Desiring more creative control, Cortés formed the Joaquín Cortés Flamenco Ballet company and launched his first international tour 'Cibayí' in 1992. The formation of Cortés' own company allowed him to diverge from purist ballet and create his own fusion of flamenco, ballet and modern dance. In 1995, in addition to being featured in two international films- 'La flor de mi secreto' (The Flower of My Secret) and Carlos Saura's 'Flamenco', Joaquín Cortés embarked on what is often considered his most successful venture, 'Pasión Gitana' (Gypsy Passion). 'Pasión Gitana' marked the beginning of Cortés' recognition for not only his prowess as a dancer, but also as a choreographer and artistic director. In 1999 Cortés was the subject of a documentary film and he launched a successful tour of 'Soul' across North and South America. In the 1990s Joaquín Cortés gained notoriety for his close relationships with high-profile celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Giorgio Armani and Mira Sorvino. [PAR] Continuing into the millennium, Cortés' focus shifted from dancing to choreography and artistic direction. He continues to dance in a limited capacity live on stage, in film and television. In 2000, landed a role in the film 'Gitano' (Gypsy) and again in 2004 in 'Vaniglia e cioccolato' (Vanilla and Chocolate). In 2001, he also made a guest appearance on Jennifer Lopez's concert in Puerto Rico. In 2004, Cortés was involved in the international tour of 'De Amor y Odio' that took him to England, Portugal, Thailand and New York, among other places. 2007 marked the beginning of Joaquín Cortés most recent spectacle, 'Mi Soledad.' On 15 May 2007 he performed as a guest dancer in a high-profile semi-final segment on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." [PAR] Cortes is also the visual inspiration for the character Vamp from the Metal Gear video game series. [PAR] Shows [PAR] * Cibayí [PAR] * Pasión Gitana [PAR] * Soul [PAR] * Live [PAR] * De Amor y Odio [PAR] * Mi Soledad [PAR] * Unleashed (2009) [PAR] Filmography [PAR] * La flor de mi secreto (1995) — Antonio [PAR] * Flamenco (1995) — himself [PAR] * Gitano (2000) — Andres Heredia [PAR] * Vaniglia e Cioccolato (2004) — Carlos[DOC] [TLE] Naomi Campbell Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ...Naomi Campbell facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Naomi Campbell [PAR] Sources [PAR] With looks that some have described as exotic—her grandmother was a Chinese native of Jamaica—Naomi Campbell has become a familiar figure on the covers of leading American and European fashion publications. She has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and Elle, and was the first black woman ever to appear on the cover of the French edition of Vogue. Not content with modeling alone, Campbell has broadened her career to include singing, acting, and a variety of business ventures. [PAR] Campbell was born on May 20, 1970, in Streatham, London, England . Her father, a Jamaican immigrant who was part Chinese, left the family before she was born. Her mother, Valerie Campbell, was born in Jamaica but grew up in London. A modern ballet dancer, Valerie spent much time traveling throughout Europe with her dance troupe, so a nanny was hired to help raise Naomi and her brother. Like | Flamenco dancer Joaquin Cortes hit the headlines in 1996 over his relationship with which supermodel? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Dividing The Idiom: An Analysis of Hart-Crane’s The Bridge ...Dividing The Idiom: An Analysis of Hart-Crane’s The Bridge | Drafts and final drafts [PAR] Drafts and final drafts [PAR] Essays I've Written and Forgotten About [PAR] Dividing The Idiom: An Analysis of Hart-Crane’s The Bridge [PAR] by Donald Strickley [PAR] Quickly skimming Harold Hart Crane’s ode To The Brooklyn Bridge will yield little, if any, information. The poem seems simultaneously choppy and meandering, a strange maze of misplaced words that changes subject and setting nearly every line. It doesn’t, when read out loud, sound particularly melodic, and the craftsmanship isn’t obvious. Once inspected, though, an endless amount of depth becomes evident. All but one of the lines, for instance, have exactly ten syllables (with some arguable dipthongs) and the one longer line—“Unfractioned idiom, immaculate sigh of stars” provides what I see as two of the most revealing and beautiful metaphors in the poem. The rhythm itself doesn’t offer any particularly significant-seeming patterns. Hart Crane uses a typical-of-the-time Iambic pentameter that is full of irregularities which don’t seem to align with any particular pattern. It is interesting to note, however, that the feet ending most of the lines tend to reassume regular meter, though I can’t guess at the intent of this. Punctuated caesuras are spread throughout the poem, with nearly every type of punctuation being represented. They accomplish a variety of rhythmic and rhetorical purposes and add to the piece’s distinctiveness. Some of them are used to emphasize shifts in action, like the dash delineating the seagull’s hover and swoop between the first and second stanzas. Semicolons are used frequently and confusingly. Some separate ideas that are different but very much entwined, and still others separate stanzas. Ellipses also make several appearances, usually separating ideas where the idea being led into is rather calming and periods tend to underline where a cap is being put on a summative idea: “all afternoon the cloud-flown derricks turn…/ Thy cables breathe the North Atlantic still.” Hart Crane occasionally doubles up on punctuation, which plays on distinctions so minute that their effect is far more evident than explainable. [PAR] The rhyme scheme offers some interesting quirks, but it’s not very clear if these were considered significant or even intended by the author. Sounds do not repeat themselves often enough to be noticeable or do any work by themselves, and actual rhymes are infrequent. The first instance of rhyme appears in the second stanza, with line three’s “away” rhyming with the next’s “day.” This seems somewhat coincidental, but the others instances are almost definitely purposeful: the final two stanzas have end rhymes in their second and fourth lines, each perfectly masculine. It’s almost as if Hart Crane began the writing (or feeling) the poem with the purpose of maximizing his intent with plain language instead of floweriness but became so swept up in the deep undercurrents of emotion that occur as the poem shifts away from third-person angles towards Hart Crane’s “own” thoughts instead, and he can’t help but drift towards the classicism of rhyme schemes. The contrast between “sod” and “God” is also nice. Enjambment occupies a peculiar role here. Hart Crane cuts off lines with great effect across the piece, creating confusion and insight in his wake. Where many poets use enjambment to draw attention to a particular idea or phrase, Hart Crane uses it to blend (or blur) his lines. This is perhaps most maddeningly exemplified by the second line of the second stanza: “Then, with inviolate curve, forsake our eyes/ As apparitional as sails that cross/ some page of figures to be filed away/ –Till elevators drop us from our day…” The stanza leading into this describes, in so many words, the flight of a seagull waking up from the bridge. This ‘angle’ persists, while the third and fourth evoke images of office drones, but it is astoundingly unclear to which of these two settings the second line lends itself because of its abrupt enjambment, and it ends up belonging | Which bridge is the subject of Hart Crane's The bridge? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Godfather (novel) - The Godfather Wiki - WikiaThe Godfather (novel) | The Godfather Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] The Godfather is a crime novel written by Mario Puzo , originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons . It details the story of a fictitious Sicilian Mafia family based in New York City and headed by Don Vito Corleone , who became synonymous with the Italian Mafia . [PAR] The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955 , and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. The book introduced Italian criminal terms like consigliere , caporegime , Cosa Nostra , and omertà to an English-speaking audience. [PAR] It formed the basis for a 1972 film of the same name . Two film sequels, including new contributions by Puzo himself, were made in 1974 and 1990 . The first and second films are widely considered to be two of the greatest films of all time. [1] [2] [PAR] The cover was created by S. Neil Fujita whose design featured a large Gothic-style letter "G" with a long curl at the top emphasizing the first three letters of the title, accompanied by the hands of a puppeteer holding a set of strings over the "father" portion of the word. [3] [PAR] Contents [PAR] Edit [PAR] Some controversy surrounds the title of the book and its underworld implications. Although it is widely reported that Puzo was inspired to use " Godfather " as a designator for a Mafia leader from his experience as a reporter, the term The Godfather was first used in connection with the Mafia during Joe Valachi's testimony during the 1963 United States congressional hearing on organized crime. [PAR] Main characters [PAR] The Corleone family patriarch is Vito Corleone , whose surname ( Italian for "Lionheart") recalls the town of Corleone , Sicily. Vito has four children: Santino "Sonny" Corleone , Fredo Corleone , Michael Corleone , and Constanzia "Connie" Corleone . [PAR] He also has an informally adopted son, Tom Hagen , who became the Corleones' consigliere. Vito Corleone is also the godfather of a singer and movie star Johnny Fontane . The godfather referred to in the title is generally taken to be Vito. However, the story's central character is actually Michael. Its central theme follows that it is Michael's destiny to replace his father as the head of the family, despite his determination to lead a more Americanized life with his girlfriend (and eventual wife) Kay Adams . [PAR] The Corleone family is in fact a criminal organization with national influence, notably protection, extortion, gambling and union racketeering. Serving under the Don is his oldest son Santino, who serves as underboss. The operational side of the organization is headed by two caporegimes, Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio . [PAR] Plot summary [PAR] Edit [PAR] The plot deals with a mob war fought between the Corleone family and the other four of the Five Families of New York. After Don Vito Corleone is shot by men working for drug dealer Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo , his two sons, Santino and Michael must run the family business with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen and the two capos Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio. When Sollozzo and an Irish police captain are murdered by Michael, the conflict escalates into a full scale war which results in Santino's death and Michael, despite his wishes, ascending to the head of the family. He slowly becomes more ruthless than his father, even killing his brother-in-law Carlo Rizzi , who played a part in Santino's murder. Also as the story progresses many of the minor characters, such as the Don's godson Johnny Fontane and his friend Nino Valenti , Sonny's former girlfriend Lucy Mancini , and Michael's bodyguard Al Neri , are expanded on and given their own subplots. Many of these subplots are not included in the movie. The novel culminates when Michael has his two main enemies, the novel's main antagonist, Emilio Barzini and a lesser but still severely important antagonist, Philip Tattaglia , assassinated. After the total elimination of the Tattaglia family and Barzini family , Michael sells all his business in New York with the intention of making the Corleone family a legitimate | Who wrote the novel The Godfather? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Jack Dempsey - John Cabot UniversityJack Dempsey [PAR] Jack Dempsey [PAR] History of Boxing [PAR] Early Life [PAR] Born in Manassa, Colorado, as William Harrison Dempsey, he grew up in Colorado, West Virginia, and Utah, in a poor family. He was the son of Mary Celia and Hiram Dempsey, and his ancestry included Irish, Cherokee, and a Jewish paternal great-great-grandmother. Both parents became Mormon converts, and Jack was baptized on August 2, 1903, after he reached the required age of accountability. Jack would later write, "I'm proud to be a Mormon. And ashamed to be the Jack Mormon that I am." Because his father had difficulty finding work, the family traveled often. He dropped out of grade school to work. [PAR] Dempsey left home at the age of 16, eager to start a better life for himself. Because of lack of money, he frequently had to travel underneath trains and sleep in hobo camps. However, Dempsey was a strong, powerful youth who soon discovered a talent for fighting. With the help of his older brother Bernie, he commenced training as a professional boxer. Desperate for the money, Dempsey would occasionally visit saloons and challenge for fights, saying "I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any SOB in the house." If anyone accepted the challenge, bets would be made. According to Dempsey's autobiography, he rarely lost these barroom brawls. [PAR] Boxing Career [PAR] Dempsey's exact boxing record is not known, because he occasionally boxed under the pseudonym, "Kid Blackie". (His use of the pseudonym continued until 1916.) Meanwhile, he first appeared as "Jack Dempsey" in 1914, after an earlier middleweight boxer Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, drawing with Young Herman in six rounds. After that fight, he won six bouts in a row by knockout (as Jack Dempsey), before losing for the first time, on a disqualification in four rounds to Jack Downey. He followed his loss against Downey with a knockout win and two draws versus Johnny Sudenberg in Nevada. Three more wins and a draw followed when he met Downey again, this time resulting in a four-round draw. Ten wins in a row followed—a streak during which he beat Sudenberg and was finally able to avenge his defeat at the hands of Downey, knocking him out in two rounds. Three more no decisions ensued. (At this point in the history of boxing, many states and counties forbade the use of judges to score a fight, so if a fight lasted the full distance, it was called a draw or no decision, depending on the state or county where the fight was held). [PAR] Legacy [PAR] He held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. He is listed at #10 on The Ring's list of all-time heavyweights and #7 among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers. In 1950, the Associated Press voted Dempsey as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame; he was inducted into The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1951.[DOC] [TLE] Jack Dempsey - BoxRecJack Dempsey - BoxRec [PAR] Jack Dempsey [PAR] Hall of Fame bio: click [PAR] World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee [PAR] Name: Jack Dempsey [PAR] Birth Name: William Harrison Dempsey [PAR] Born: 1895-06-24 [PAR] Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA [PAR] Stance: Orthodox [PAR] 7 External Links [PAR] Career Overview [PAR] Jack Dempsey, the most popular boxer of his generation and one of the most fabled athletes in history, changed the sport of boxing from a straight-up, defensive-minded contest of single punches and frequent holding into an exciting, aggressive battle of furious combinations and blazing knockouts. [PAR] Dempsey ascended from a | Boxer Jack Dempsey hailed from which state? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Ms. Magazine and Gloria Steinem - CitelighterMs. Magazine and Gloria Steinem [PAR] Knowledge Base > Political Science > Women's Studies [PAR] Ms. Magazine and Gloria Steinem [PAR] Ms. is an American liberal feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin together with founding editors Patricia Carbine, Joanne Edgar, Nina Finkelstein, and Mary Peacock, that first appeared in 1971 as an insert in New York magazine. [PAR] [PAR] GW senior majoring in psychology with a minor in mind-brain studies. Lover of the brain, dramatic writing and AP Style. [PAR] Curated Facts [PAR] Ms. was a brazen act of independence in the 1970s. At the time, the fledgling feminist movement was either denigrated or dismissed in the mainstream media -- if it was mentioned at all. Most magazines for women were limited to advice about saving marriages, raising babies, or using the right cosmetics. [PAR] Article: HerStory: 1971 – Presen... [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] After nearly 17 years of losing money, Ms. suspended publication in November. But at the time, Gloria Steinem, one of the magazine's founders, convinced Dale W. Lang, chairman of Lang Communications, which publishes Ms., that there were enough hard-core readers willing to pay $40 a year to assure its survival. The revamped magazine, to be published six times a year, will contain 96 pages of articles and photographs – but no advertising. [PAR] Article: THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Ms. M... [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Within eight days [of publication] all 300,000 copies had sold out nationwide, drawing 20,000 letters from readers–an amazing number, considering that magazines with four times that publication rate average only 4,000 letters per issue. [PAR] × [PAR] Amazon Results [PAR] In a joint statement released today in New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a cutting-edge feminist research and action organization, and Marcia Ann Gillespie, President of Liberty Media for Women, LLC, announced that the Feminist Majority Foundation will be assuming ownership of Liberty Media for Women, the publisher of Ms. magazine. [PAR] Article: Ms. Magazine and Feminist... [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Ms. was co-founded by Gloria Steinem and Letty Cottin Pogrebin in 1971. The first cover of Ms., emblematic of the women’s movement of the time, was brave and bold. A giant figure of Wonder Woman strides across the landscape, while the caption proclaims, “Wonder Woman for President.” [PAR] Article: How Feminism Became the F... [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. [PAR] Article: Who Is Gloria? [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Some radical feminists felt Ms. was “watering down” their ideas for mainstream readers. But the magazine did break new ground, says Pogrebin. One issue dealt with domestic violence. It had a woman with a black eye on its cover. Ms. is [also] credited with being among the first to bring the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace to widespread attention. [PAR] Article: Ms. Magazine Celebrates 4... [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Steinem and Carbine's attempt to create a "new kind of women's magazine" organization also paralleled the editors' attempt to develop a reader-centered text. Carbine...envisioned an organization structured as a circle, the magazine at the center, with everyone involved having equal access to that magazine. Readers of Ms. quickly established themselves as part of that circular organization. [PAR] × [PAR] Amazon Results [PAR] By age 29, Gloria Steinem had forged a reputation as a smart, pithy writer...Radicalized by an abortion speak-out, which she covered for New York in 1969, Steinem started spending more time thinking, writing | Which Gloria co-founded Ms magazine? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Marie Osmond - Biography - IMDbMarie Osmond - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Marie Osmond [PAR] Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (29) | Personal Quotes (3) [PAR] Overview (3) [PAR] 5' 5" (1.65 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] Marie Osmond was born on October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah, USA as Olive Marie Osmond. She is a producer and actress, known for Donny and Marie (1975), Marie (2012) and The Talk (2010). She was previously married to Brian Blosil and Steve Craig . [PAR] Spouse (3) [PAR] Was on Broadways "Anna and the King". [PAR] She appeared in The Muppets ' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video. [PAR] Has five adopted children. [PAR] Children: Stephen Blosil (aka Stephen James Craig) (b. 1983 - father is first husband Steve Craig ), Jessica Marie (b. 1987), Rachael Lauren (b. 1989), Michael Brian (b. 1991 - February 26, 2010), Brandon Warren (b. 1996), Brianna Patricia Lynne (b. 1997), Matthew Richard (b. 1999) and Abigail Olive May (b. 2002). [PAR] Sister of Alan Osmond , Donny Osmond , Jay Osmond , James A. Osmond , Merrill Osmond , Virl Osmond , Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond . All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris . [PAR] Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease (1978) on "moral grounds". [PAR] In October, 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression, following the birth of her 7th child, Matthew, on July 6, 1999. She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return. Osmond said she basically gave the baby, and credit card, to her babysitter, got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her. She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone. [PAR] In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. It has become QVC's top selling doll line, has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry, and has moved into the retail and direct response markets. She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair. In 1998, she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC. [PAR] Co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider , of Children's Miracle Network, a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fund raising history, it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983, 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment, research and assistance, benefiting children's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1989, the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious Roy Acuff Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children. [PAR] She is a close childhood friend of Shawn Southwick .[DOC] [TLE] Marie OsmondMarie Osmond (born Olive Marie Osmond; October 13, 1959) is an American singer, film screenwriter, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best known song is a cover of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show Donny & Marie. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Olive Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Olive May (née Davis; May 4, 1925May 9, 2004) and George Virl Osmond (October 13, 1917November 6, 2007). She was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus | What is Marie Osmond's real first name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Marvel Premiere (série VO) - Comics VFMarvel Premiere (série VO) - Comics VF [PAR] Comics VF [PAR] Creative team [PAR] Writer(s) [PAR] Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series published by American company Marvel Comics . It ran for 61 issues from April 1972 to August 1981. [1] [PAR] Contents [PAR] Publication history[ edit ] [PAR] The series introduced new characters and reintroduced characters who no longer had their own titles. Writer Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane revamped Him as the allegorical Messiah Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972). [2] Doctor Strange took over the series with issue #3 [3] and writer Steve Englehart and artist Frank Brunner began a run on the character with issue #9. [4] The two killed Dr. Strange's mentor, the Ancient One , and Strange became the new Sorcerer Supreme. Englehart and Brunner created a multi-issue storyline in which a sorcerer named Sise-Neg ("Genesis" spelled backward) goes back through history, collecting all magical energies, until he reaches the beginning of the universe, becomes all-powerful and creates it anew, leaving Strange to wonder whether this was, paradoxically, the original creation. Stan Lee , seeing the issue after publication, ordered Englehart and Brunner to print a retraction saying this was not God but "a" god, so as to avoid offending religious readers. The writer and artist concocted a fake letter from a fictitious minister praising the story, and mailed it to Marvel from Texas; Marvel unwittingly printed the letter, and dropped the retraction order. [5] In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Brunner's run on the "Doctor Strange" feature ninth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". [6] [PAR] Iron Fist first appeared in issue #15, written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Gil Kane. [7] Other introductions include the Legion of Monsters, the Liberty Legion , [8] Woodgod , the 3-D Man , [9] and the second Ant-Man ( Scott Lang ). [10] The series also featured the first comic book appearance of rock musician Alice Cooper . [11] Later in the title's run, Marvel Premiere was used to finish stories of characters who had lost their own series including the Man-Wolf in issues #45–46 [12] [13] and the Black Panther in issues #51–53. [14] [15] [16] [17] [PAR] #1–2 - Adam Warlock (moved to his own series) [PAR] #3–14 - Doctor Strange (moved to his own (second) series) [PAR] #15–25 - Iron Fist (moved to his own series) [PAR] Collected editions[ edit ] [PAR] Marvel Masterworks Warlock Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #1–2, 288 pages, February 2007, ISBN 978-0785124115 [PAR] Essential Doctor Strange Vol. 2 includes Marvel Premiere #3–14, 608 pages, December 2007, ISBN 978-0785116684 [PAR] Essential Iron Fist Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #15–25, 584 pages, October 2004, ISBN 978-0785115465 [PAR] Essential Marvel Horror Vol 1 includes Marvel Premiere #27, 648 pages, October 2006, ISBN 978-0785121961 [PAR] Essential Werewolf by Night Vol. 2 includes Marvel Premiere #28, 576 pages, November 2007, ISBN 978-0785127253 [PAR] Invaders Classic Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #29–30, 248 pages, July 2007, ISBN 978-0785127062 [PAR] The Chronicles Of Solomon Kane includes Marvel Premiere #33–34, 200 pages, December 2009, ISBN 978-1595824103 [PAR] Weirdworld includes Marvel Premiere #38, 312 pages, April 2015, ISBN 978-0785162889 [PAR] Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now includes Marvel Premiere #56, 184 pages, February 2010, ISBN 978-0785140429 [PAR] See also[ edit ] [PAR] Marvel Premiere Classic — a line of hardcovers collecting "classic" (pre-2000) storylines in the Marvel and related Universes. [PAR] ^ Marvel Premiere at the Grand Comics Database [PAR] ^ [PAR] Sanderson, Peter ; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1970s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. | Which rock star featured in Marvel's 50th issue of Marvel Premiere in 1979? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] A Fistful of DollarsA Fistful of Dollars (, lit. "For a Fistful of Dollars"), titled on-screen as Fistful of Dollars, is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger. [PAR] A Fistful of Dollars was filmed on a low budget (reported to be $200,000), and Eastwood was paid $15,000 for his role. Released in Italy in 1964 and then in the United States in 1967, it initiated the popularity of the spaghetti western film genre. It was followed by For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, also starring Eastwood. Collectively, the films are known as the "Dollars Trilogy", or "The Man With No Name Trilogy". The film has been identified as an unofficial remake of the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo (1961), which resulted in a successful lawsuit by Toho, the producers of Yojimbo. In the United States, the United Artists publicity campaign referred to Eastwood's character in all three films as the "Man with No Name". [PAR] As few spaghetti westerns had yet been released in the United States, many of the European cast and crew took on American-sounding stage names. These included Leone himself ("Bob Robertson"), Gian Maria Volontè ("Johnny Wels"), and composer Ennio Morricone ("Dan Savio"). A Fistful of Dollars was shot in Spain, mostly near Hoyo de Manzanares close to Madrid, but also (like its two sequels) in the Tabernas Desert and in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, both in Almería province. [PAR] Plot [PAR] A stranger arrives at the little Mexican border town of San Miguel. Silvanito, the town's innkeeper, tells the Stranger about a feud between two families vying to gain control of the town: on the one side, the Rojo brothers: Don Miguel, Esteban and Ramón; on the other, the family of the town sheriff, John Baxter. The Stranger decides to play each family against the other in order to make money, and proves his speed and accuracy with his gun to both sides by shooting the four men who teased him as he entered town with ease. [PAR] The Stranger seizes his opportunity when he sees the Rojos massacre a detachment of Mexican soldiers who were escorting a shipment of gold. The Stranger takes two of the dead bodies to a nearby cemetery and sells information to both sides, saying that two Mexican soldiers survived the attack. Both sides race to the cemetery, the Baxters to get the "survivors" to testify against the Rojos, the Rojos to silence them. The factions engage in a gunfight, with Ramón managing to "kill" the "survivors" and Esteban capturing John Baxter's son, Antonio. [PAR] While the Rojos and the Baxters are fighting, the Stranger searches the Rojo hacienda for the gold. While he is searching he accidentally knocks out a woman, Marisol. He takes her to the Baxters, who, in turn, arrange to return her to the Rojos in exchange for Antonio. During the exchange, Marisol's son runs to her, with her husband following. While the family embraces, Ramón orders one of his men, Rubio, to kill her husband as he has already told him to leave town. Silvanito attempts to protect the family with a shotgun, but is about to be killed himself when the Stranger backs him up, staring down Rubio. Neither Ramón nor any of his men attempt to challenge the Stranger, knowing that he is too fast on the draw. [PAR] The Stranger then tells Marisol to go to Ramón and for her husband (Julián/Julio) to take their son (Jesús) home. Afterwards, the Stranger learns from Silvanito that Ramón had taken Marisol from her husband and forced her to live with him as his prisoner. That night, while the Rojos are celebrating, the Stranger rides out and frees Marisol, shooting the guards and wrecking the house in which | A Fistfull of Dollars was filmed on location in which country? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Astrological sign|Circles of 9 and 12 - The 108 Human Types [PAR] |Circles of 9 and 12 - The 108 Human Types [PAR] In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30° sectors of the ecliptic, starting at the vernal equinox (one of the intersections of the ecliptic with the celestial equator), also known as the First Point of Aries. The order of the astrological signs is Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. [PAR] The concept of the zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by Hellenistic culture. According to astrology, celestial phenomena relate to human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the signs are held to represent characteristic modes of expression. [PAR] The twelve sector division of the ecliptic constitutes astrology's primary frame of reference when considering the positions of celestial bodies, from a geocentric point of view, so that we may find, for instance, the Sun in 23° Aries (23° longitude), the Moon in 7° Scorpio (217° longitude), or Jupiter in 29° Pisces (359° longitude). Beyond the celestial bodies, other astrological points that are dependent on geographical location and time (namely, the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Vertex and the houses' cusps) are also referenced within this ecliptic coordinate system. [PAR] Various approaches to measuring and dividing the sky are currently used by differing systems of astrology, although the tradition of the Zodiac's names and symbols remain consistent. Western astrology measures from Equinox and Solstice points (points relating to equal, longest and shortest days of the tropical year), while Jyotiṣa or Vedic astrology measures along the equatorial plane (sidereal year). Precession results in Western astrology's zodiacal divisions not corresponding in the current era to the constellations that carry similar names, while Jyotiṣa measurements still correspond with the background constellations. [PAR] In Western and Asian astrology, the emphasis is on space, and the movement of the Sun, Moon and planets in the sky through each of the zodiac signs. In Chinese astrology, by contrast, the emphasis is on time, with the zodiac operating on cycles of years, months, and hours of the day. [PAR] A common feature of all three traditions however, is the significance of the Ascendant — the zodiac sign that is rising (due to the rotation of the earth) on the eastern horizon at the moment of a person's birth. [PAR] Western zodiac signs [PAR] Zodiac history and symbolism [PAR] While Western astrology is essentially a product of Greco-Roman culture, some of its more basic concepts originated in Babylonia. Isolated references to celestial "signs" in Sumerian sources are insufficient to speak of a Sumerian zodiac. Specifically, the division of the ecliptic in twelve equal sectors is a Babylonian conceptual construction. [PAR] By the 4th century BC, Babylonians' astronomy and their system of celestial omens were influencing the Greek culture and, by the late 2nd century BC, Egyptian astrology was also mixing in. This resulted, unlike the Mesopotamian tradition, in a strong focus on the birth chart of the individual and in the creation of horoscopic astrology, employing the use of the Ascendant (the rising degree of the ecliptic, at the time of birth), and of the twelve houses. Association of the astrological signs with Empedocles' four classical elements was another important development in the characterization of the twelve signs. [PAR] The body of astrological knowledge by the 2nd century AD is described in Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, a work that was responsible for astrology's successful spread across Europe and the Middle East, and remained a reference for almost seventeen centuries as later traditions made few substantial changes to its core teachings. [PAR] The following table enumerates the twelve divisions of celestial longitude, with the Latin names (still widely used) and the English translation (gloss). The longitude intervals, being a mathematical division, are closed for the first endpoint (a) and open for the second (b) — for instance, 30° of longitude is the first point of Taurus, | What star sign is shared by peter Gabriel and Stevie Wonder? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Sean PennSean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). [PAR] Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie (December 4, 1974), directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981) and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). [PAR] Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001). Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. [PAR] In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, most notably his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In January 2016, Penn published an interview (conducted in October 2015) with Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in Rolling Stone. Mexican authorities dismissed the level of importance given by American media to Penn in regards to Guzman's eventual recapture, instead placing importance on actress Kate del Castillo's continued communications with Guzman. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of actor and director Leo Penn, and actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci). His older brother is musician Michael Penn. His younger brother, actor Chris Penn, died in 2006. His paternal grandparents were Ashkenazi Jewish emigrants from Lithuania and Russia, while his mother is a Catholic of Irish and Italian descent. Penn was raised in a secular home and attended Santa Monica High School. He began making short films with some of his childhood friends, including actors Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, who lived near his home.Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 1999 [PAR] Career [PAR] Acting [PAR] Penn appeared in a 1974 episode of the Little House on the Prairie television series as an extra when his father, Leo, directed some of the episodes. Penn launched his film career with the action-drama Taps (1981), where he played a military high school cadet. A year later, he appeared in the hit comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), in the role of surfer-stoner Jeff Spicoli; his character helped popularize the word "dude" in popular culture. Next, Penn appeared as Mick O'Brien, a troubled youth, in the drama Bad Boys (1983). The role earned Penn favorable reviews and jump-started his career as a serious actor. [PAR] [PAR] Penn played Andrew Daulton Lee in the film The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), | What was Sean Penn's first movie? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Brief Biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of ThailandBrief Biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand [PAR] Share [PAR] By Kallie Szczepanski [PAR] The current king of Thailand , Bhumibol Adulyadej, is the longest-reigning monarch in the world today, as well as Thailand's longest-reigning king ever. The beloved king's common name is pronounced "POO-mee-pohn uh-DOON-ja-deht"; his throne name is Rama IX. [PAR] Early Life: [PAR] Born a second son, and with his birth taking place outside of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej was never meant to rule. His reign came about through a mysterious act of violence. Since then, the King has been a calm presence at the center of Thailand's stormy political life. [PAR] On December 5, 1927, a Thai princess gave birth to a son named Bhumibol Adulyadej ("Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power") in a Cambridge, Massachusetts hospital. The family was in the United States because the child's father, Prince Mahidol, was studying for a Public Health certificate at Harvard University . His mother studied nursing at Simmons College . The boy was the second son for Prince Mahidol and Princess Srinagarindra. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] 10 Best Universities in the United States [PAR] When Bhumibol was a year old, his family returned to Thailand, where his father took up an intership in a hospital in Chiang Mai . Prince Mahidol was in poor health, though, and died of kidney and liver failure in September of 1929. [PAR] Schooling in Switzerland: [PAR] In 1932, a coalition of military officers and civil servants staged a coup against King Rama VII . The "Revolution of 1932" ended the Chakri Dynasty's absolute rule and created a constitutional monarchy. Concerned for their safety, Princess Srinagarindra took her two young sons and little daughter to Switzerland the following year. The children were placed into Swiss schools. [PAR] In March of 1935, King Rama VII abdicated in favor of his 9-year-old nephew, Bhumibol's older brother Ananda Mahidol. The child king and his siblings remained in Switzerland, however, and two regents ruled the kingdom in his name. Ananda Mahidol returned to Thailand in 1938, but Bhumibol remained in Europe. The younger brother continued his studies in Switzerland until 1945, when he left the University of Lausanne at the end of World War II . [PAR] Mysterious Succession: [PAR] On June 9, 1946, King Ananda Mahidol died in his palace bedroom of a single gunshot wound to the head. It was never conclusively proven whether his death was murder, accident or suicide, although two royal pages and the king's personal secretary were convicted and executed for assassinating him. [PAR] 18-year-old Prince Bhumibol had gone in to his brother's room about 20 minutes before the gun went off, so conspiracy theorists have long implicated him in Ananda Mahidol's death. Bhumibol's uncle was appointed his Prince Regent, and the new king returned to the University of Lausanne to finish his degree. In deference to his new role, he changed his major from science to political science and law. [PAR] Accident and Marriage: [PAR] Just as his father had done in Massachusetts, Bhumibol met his wife-to-be while studying overseas. The young king often went to Paris, where he met the daughter of Thailand's ambassador to France, a student named Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kiriyakara. Bhumibol and Sirikit began a demure courtship based on taking in Paris' tourist sights . [PAR] In October of 1948, Bhumibol rear-ended a truck and was seriously injured. He lost his right eye and suffered a painful back injury. Sirikit spent a lot of time nursing and entertaining the injured king; his mother urged the young woman to transfer to a school in Lausanne so that she could continue her studies while getting to know Bhumibol better. [PAR] On April 28, 1950, King Bhumibol and Sirikit got married in Bangkok. She was 17 years old; he was 22. The King was officially coronated one week later. [PAR] Military Coups and Dictatorships: [PAR] The newly crowned king had very little actual power. Thailand was ruled by military dictator Plaek Pibulsonggram until 1957, when the first of a | US-born Adulyadej Bhumibol became king of which Asian country? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] University of Alaska Anchorage - Military SchoolsUniversity of Alaska Anchorage - Military Schools [PAR] Military Schools [PAR] Yearly Tuition: None (Public) [PAR] Year Founded: 1954 [PAR] University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university located in 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Established in 1954, it is the largest in the University of Alaska System due to it being in the much-more populous Anchorage area. UAA enrolls approximately 16,500 students annually, with about 14,000 of whom attend classes at the main campus in Goose Lake. [PAR] UAA has six academic colleges: the College of Education, the College Health and Social Welfare, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, and the School of Engineering, all of which offering graduate school degrees, including the master’s degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree through its Graduate Division.[DOC] [TLE] University of Alaska AnchorageThe University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public research university located in Anchorage, Alaska. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska. These include Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, Matanuska–Susitna College, and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus, over 20,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. This makes it the largest institution of higher learning in the University of Alaska System, as well as the state. [PAR] UAA's main campus is located approximately 4 mi southeast of its downtown area in the University-Medical District, adjacent to the Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Pacific University and Providence Alaska Medical Center. Nestled among an extensive green belt, close to scenic Goose Lake Park, UAA has been recognized each of the past three years as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. Much of the campus is connected by a network of paved, outdoor trails, as well as an elevated, indoor "spine" that extends east to west from Rasmuson Hall, continuing through the student union, and terminating inside the Consortium Library. [PAR] UAA is divided into six teaching units at the Anchorage campus: the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, College of Education, College of Engineering and the College of Health. UAA offers Master's Degrees and Graduate Certificates in select programs, and the ability to complete certain PhD programs through cooperating universities through its Graduate Division."[http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/graduateschool/about/gradprograms.cfm UAA Graduate School Degrees]". Accessed December 15, 2011. As of May 2012, the university is accredited to confer doctoral degrees. UAA is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. [PAR] History [PAR] The University of Alaska Anchorage traces its origins back to 1954, five years before Alaska became the 49th U.S. state. That year, Anchorage Community College (ACC) was founded and began offering evening classes to 414 students at Elmendorf Air Force Base. This was the first time that college-level courses were offered in the Anchorage area. In 1962, ACC, along with other community colleges around the state, was incorporated into the University of Alaska statewide system. Five years later, ACC began offering both day and evening classes at the current campus location. ACC provided academic study for associate degrees, the first two years of work toward baccalaureate degrees, and a wide variety of adult learning, career and continuing education programs. [PAR] In the late 1960s, strong interest in establishing a four-year university in Anchorage brought about the birth of the University of Alaska, Anchorage Senior College (ASC). While ACC administered the lower division college, ASC administered upper division and graduate programs leading to baccalaureate and master’s degrees, as well as continuing education for professional programs. In 1971, the first commencement was held at Anchorage’s West High School, where 265 master’s, baccalaureate and associate degrees were awarded. ASC moved to the Consortium Library Building in 1973. The following year, when the first classroom and office facility was completed, daytime courses were offered for the first time. In 1977, ASC became a four- year university and was renamed the University | In which year was the University of Alaska Anchorage founded? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] WOMEN 'S PROGRAM HISTORY - Team USAWomen [PAR] Women [PAR] More [PAR] WOMEN'S PROGRAM HISTORY [PAR] The USA Softball Women’s National Team is the most decorated program in the sport’s history, owning an unmatched 26 Olympic, World Championship, Pan American or World Cup of Softball Gold Medals. Team USA won three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals (1996, 2000, 2004) and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. The Women’s National Team has captured the past seven Pan American Championships and have captured nine World Championship Gold Medals. [PAR] AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES [PAR] Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979, the USA Softball Women's National Team has dominated, winning six of the seven gold medals and a silver in 1983. [PAR] The USA will again be the odds-on favorite to capture the gold medal when in travels to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games. [PAR] In seven Pan American Games, the USA Softball Women's National Team has been nothing short of outstanding. The USA has won 72 of 75 games for a winning percentage of .960. In 75 games the USA has outscored their opponents 505 to 31. [PAR] Since losing to Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game of the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezuela, the USA has put together a 51-game win streak in capturing gold medals in the last five Pan American Games. In 1987 in Indianapolis, IN the USA defeated Puerto Rico 4-1 in the gold medal game. In 1991 the USA routed Canada 14-1 for the gold medal and in 1995 the USA captured their third consecutive gold medal with a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico. [PAR] At the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada the USA needed extra innings to defeat host Canada 1-0 in eight innings and capture its fourth consecutive title. The USA outscored its opponents 83-1. At the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the USA was as dominating as ever posting a perfect 9-0 record while outscoring its opponents 59-1. [PAR] With the USA as the heavy favorite, Canada, Puerto Rico and Cuba are expected to battle the Red, White and Blue for the title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. [PAR] In 2011, with a Pan American Games roster full of 17 rookies, the USA Softball Women's National team recorded the program's eighth Pan American Games gold medal. The U.S. completed the tournament with a perfect 9-0 record. [PAR] AT THE WBSC WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS [PAR] The USA Softball Women’s National Team has participated in 13 WBSC Women’s World Championships and has finished out of the medals only once, the 1982 World Championships in Chinese Taipei. It took Australia, Chinese Taipei and an outbreak of stomach flu to make it happen. [PAR] The USA Softball Women’s National Team program has brought home a total of nine gold medals,making them perhaps the most successful team sport on the Olympic program over the last three decades. They have also collected foursilver World Championship medals [PAR] In World Championship play, the USA has amassed a lifetime record of 124-11. The USA offense has outscored its opponents collectively 812-56. [PAR] AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES [PAR] The U.S. went 8-1 to capture the first ever gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. The U.S. defeated China 3-1 in the gold medal game. Its lone loss of the Games came to Australia (2-1) in round-robin play. [PAR] At the 2000 Olympics the U.S. had its 112 game win streak snapped with a 2-1 11 inning loss to Japan in round-robin play. The U.S. proceeded to lose two more games (2-0 to China and 2-1 to Australia). It was the first time in the history of USA Softball that a Women’s National Team lost three games in a row. [PAR] The U.S. rebounded to win five consecutive games including wins in the playoffs over China (3-0 in 10 innings), Australia (1-0) and Japan (2-1 in eight innings) in the gold medal game | How many years after men's field hockey became an Olympic sport did the women's game become an Olympic event? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Mr. MagooQuincy Magoo (or simply Mr. Magoo) is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comical situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. However, through uncanny streaks of luck, the situation always seems to work itself out for him, leaving him no worse than before. [PAR] Affected people (or animals) consequently tend to think that he is a lunatic, rather than just being nearsighted. In later cartoons he is also an actor, and generally a competent one except for his visual impairment. [PAR] Magoo has won 2 Oscars for Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). It, along with Tom and Jerry, The Pink Panther, Silly Symphonies and Looney Tunes, are notable for their Oscar achievements. [PAR] In 2002, TV Guide ranked Mr. Magoo number 29 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. [PAR] History [PAR] Mr. Magoo's first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon The Ragtime Bear (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W. C. Fields was another source of inspiration. In a legend circulating among medievalists, Harvard professor Francis P. Magoun is also said to have been the model for the character. However, there is no evidence that artist Hubley knew the scholar. Columbia was reluctant to release the short, but did so, only because it included a bear. However, audiences quickly realized that the real star was Magoo, one of the few "human" cartoon characters ever produced in Hollywood at the time. The short became a box-office success. [PAR] The Magoo character was originally conceived as a mean-spirited McCarthy-like reactionary whose mumbling would include as much outrageous misanthropic ranting as the animators could get away with. Kaufman had actually been blacklisted, and Magoo was a form of protest. Hubley was an ex-communist who had participated in the Disney animators' strike in 1941. Both he and Kaufman had participated in the blacklist front and perhaps due to the risk of coming under more scrutiny with a successful character, Hubley, who had created Magoo, handed the series completely over to creative director Pete Burness. [PAR] Under Burness, Magoo would win two Oscars for the studio with When Magoo Flew (1955) and Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956). Burness scrubbed Magoo of his politicized meanness and left only a few strange unempathic comments that made him appear senile or somewhat mad. Magoo was frequently accompanied in his on-screen escapades with his nephew Waldo, voiced at various times by Jerry Hausner or Daws Butler. [PAR] On talk shows, Backus often told the tale of how he originally discovered Magoo's voice when he put on a fake rubber nose that pinched his nose slightly, giving it the nasal sound. He was only able to perform the voice with the help of the rubber nose for some time, but eventually learned how to re-create it without its assistance. He would usually pull out the nose (or a facsimile, since the original had been lost some years before) and put it on and break into the familiar voice. [PAR] In 1957, the record album Magoo in Hi-Fi was released. Side 1 consisted of a dialog between Magoo and Waldo taking place while Magoo was attempting to set up his new sound system. Music on the album was composed and conducted by Dennis Farnon and his orchestra. Side 2, "The Mother Magoo Suite", was a series of musical pieces which included two solos by Marni Nixon. [PAR] In 1959, Mr. Magoo starred in 1001 Arabian Nights, directed by Jack Kinney, UPA's first feature-length production. [PAR] In 1997, a live-action comedy film based on the character with the same name was produced by Walt Disney Pictures on December 25, 1997 and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character. The film received | What was Mr. Magoo's first name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 10 Essential John Huston Films You Need To Watch « Taste ...10 Essential John Huston Films You Need To Watch « Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists [PAR] 12 July 2014 | Features , Film Lists | by Emilio Santoni [PAR] One of Hollywood’s true legendary directors, screenwriters and actors, John Huston is part of Hollywood royalty. He was the son of Walter Huston, a renowned stage and screen actor, and the father of actress Anjelica Huston. They are the only family that can make the claim of having won Academy Awards in three separate generations as Walter received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston, who himself won Best Director and Best Screenplay for the same film, whilst Anjelica Huston received the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Prizzi’s Honor, once again directed by John Huston, her father. [PAR] Possibly best described as the Ernest Hemingway of directors, John Huston was a macho, grander than life type of man, who had studied painting, been an amateur boxer, reporter and author before he turned his attention to the film business, directing feature films and some documentaries as well as screenwriting and acting. Like Hemingway, he also enjoyed to hunt and when on location in Uganda and the Congo to film The African Queen, he got distracted from shooting his movie as he became obsessed with hunting elephants, a story which later served as the basis for Clint Eastwood’s White Hunter, Black Heart. [PAR] Over the course of his career John Huston directed more than 35 feature films, wrote about as many screenplays, racked up 54 acting credits and found himself nominated for no less than 15 Academy Awards. It should also be noted that he started his directorial career by directing a true masterpiece when he made The Maltese Falcon in 1941. Without a doubt one of Hollywood’s greatest American directors. [PAR] [PAR] 10. The Misfits (1961) [PAR] The Misfits is a remarkable film for various reasons. First of all it was obviously directed by one of Hollywood’s legendary old school directors, John Huston. It was also the last film for two of Hollywood;s legendary stars, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, as well as one of the last films for third one, Montgomery Clift, all of whom gave outstanding performances. On top of that it’s also the only original screenplay ever written by Arthur Miller whose marriage to Monroe was breaking down during the shooting of the film. The result is a uniquely dark drama about a divorced woman spending time in the Nevada desert with some cowboys, the disappearance of the old west and mortality itself. [PAR] The film revolves around Gay Langland (Clark Gable), an aging cowboy and his friends Guido (Eli Wallach) and Perce (Montgomery Clift), a rodeo rider. They meet young ex-stripper and recently divorced Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), who has come to the country to forget about her woes, and her friend Isabelle (Thelma Ritter) who is accompanying her. They invite the women over to Gay’s house, which is only half finished as construction halted after his wife died during childbirth. Soon after, Roslyn moves in with Gay but both Guido and Perce also have eyes for Roslyn and matters complicate even further when Roslyn finds out that the three men are planning to sell some mustangs only to be processed into dog food. [PAR] For such a high profile film with so much star power, The Misfits, with its bleak and depressing subject matter, did not do well at the box-office at the time of release even though Huston was nominated for an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Director’s Guild of America. Nowadays however, it’s considered a classic and well worth seeking out for fans of the director or any of its stars. [PAR] [PAR] 9. The Dead (1987) [PAR] Based on the same name story from James Joyce’s short story collection Dubliners, The Dead turned out to be John Huston’s final film and a fitting end to the director’s lengthy and distinguished career. The film is also noteworthy for dealing with warmer and more intimate subject matter than most of Huston | What was John Huston's last movie? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Leader: Cooke's compliments | Media | The GuardianLeader: Cooke's compliments | Media | The Guardian [PAR] Cooke's compliments [PAR] Thursday 1 April 2004 01.17 EST [PAR] First published on Thursday 1 April 2004 01.17 EST [PAR] Share on Messenger [PAR] Close [PAR] It was at the prompting of friends, revealed Nick Clarke in our obituary columns yesterday, that the then Alfred Cooke changed his name to the "more artistic" Alistair in 1930. But could there have been something other than artistic impression involved in this rebranding? It seems possible. For our late and revered Guardian colleague was not the first or last of that ilk to feel the need for a new first name. The soul singer Sam Cooke, for instance, once favoured the name Dale rather than Sam, and was born without the "e" that he later added to his surname. The future foreign secretary was born Robert Cook, but has long preferred to be known as Robin. And Gloucestershire's legendary slow left-arm bowler, so celebrated in the writings of Frank Keating, may have been known to all as Sam Cook from Tetbury; his real name, however, was Cecil. [PAR] So what is it about all these Cooks (or all those Cookes) that makes them yearn for this tweak of identity? Beryl, Roger, Charlie and Thomas Cook may all have found their fame and fortune with the name. But even the greatest Cook of them all has gone down in history as plain Captain rather than James Cook. The immortal Peter, meanwhile, sometimes seemed more at ease as one of his many aliases, such as EL Wisty, Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling or even the mournful Norwegian fisherman Sven. [PAR] Would that incomparable prose have been any less celebrated for being delivered by Alfred Cooke? Would Robert Cook have climbed the Labour party's greasy pole any less successfully? And would Cecil Cook have gained more than that solitary test cap (at Trent Bridge against South Africa in 1947) or have returned better match figures than 0-127? All are unlikely. Cooks should, we feel, be more confident. All that can be said with any certainty is that only in the kitchen can there ever be too many of them.[DOC] [TLE] Alistair CookeAlistair Cooke, (20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British journalist, television personality and broadcaster. Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and Alistair Cooke's America, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Cooke was born in Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Byrne) and Samuel Cooke. His father was a lay Methodist preacher and metalsmith by trade; his mother's family were of Irish Protestant origin. Originally named Alfred, he changed his name to Alistair when he was 22. He was educated at Blackpool Grammar School, Blackpool and won a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he gained an honours degree (2:1) in English. He was heavily involved in the arts, was editor of Granta, and set up the Mummers, Cambridge's first theatre group open to both sexes, from which he notably rejected a young James Mason, telling him to stick to architecture. [PAR] Cooke became engaged to Henrietta Riddle, the daughter of Henry Ainley. While he was attending Yale University and Harvard University on a Commonwealth fund fellowship, she deserted him. He met Ruth Emerson, a great-grandniece of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 1933, and they married on 24 August 1934. Their son, John Byrne Cooke, was born 5 October 1940 in New York City, New York. [PAR] Alistair Cooke divorced Ruth in 1944, and married Jane White Hawkes, a portrait painter and the widow of neurologist A. Whitfield Hawkes, the son of Albert W. Hawkes, on 30 April 1946. Their | What is Alistair Cooke's real first name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Facts for Kids: Cree Indians (Crees)Facts for Kids: Cree Indians (Crees) [PAR] Cree families past... ...and present [PAR] How do you pronounce the word "Cree"? What does it mean? [PAR] Cree is pronounced to rhyme with the English word "see." It's a shortened form of the French word for the tribe, Kristeneaux, but it's not clear where that word came from. It may have been a French mispronunciation of a Cree clan name (Kenistenoag) or a Cree mispronunciation of the French word for "Christian" (Chr�tien.) In their own language the Crees call themselves Iyiniwok or Ininiwok, meaning "the people," or Nehiyawok, "speakers of the Cree language." [PAR] Where do the Crees live? [PAR] The Cree tribe is one of the largest American Indian groups in North America. There are 200,000 Cree people today living in communities throughout Canada and in parts of the northern United States ( North Dakota and Montana ). Here is a map showing the traditional territories of the Cree and some of their neighbors. There are also more than 100,000 Metis people in Canada. Many Metis people descend from Cree Indians and French Canadian voyageurs. [PAR] Are the Woodland Cree and Plains Cree two different tribes? [PAR] No, those are just English names that describe how different Cree bands lived. Cree Indians from prairie regions, especially in southern Manitoba and Alberta, are often known as the Plains Cree. Cree Indians who live in the forested land further to the north and east are often known as the Woodland Cree. Woodland and Plains Cree people share the same language and customs, but they had some differences in traditional lifestyle based on their environment. For example, the Woodland Crees built houses out of birchbark, but the Plains Crees built teepees out of buffalo hide. [PAR] How is the Cree Indian nation organized? [PAR] Peguis Cree Flag [PAR] Each Cree community lives on its own reserve (or reservation, in the United States.) Reserves are lands that belong to the Crees and are under their control. Cree Indian bands are called First Nations in Canada and tribes in the United States. Each Cree tribe or First Nation is politically independent and has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. Some Cree nations have also formed coalitions to address common problems. [PAR] The political leader of a Cree band is called a chief (okimahkan in the Cree language.) In the past, Cree chiefs were men who had distinguished themselves in war. Today chiefs can be men or women, and they are elected in most Cree bands, just like mayors and governors. [PAR] What language do the Crees speak? [PAR] Most Cree people speak English or French, but some of them also speak their native Cree language. Cree is a musical language that has complicated verbs with many parts. If you'd like to know some easy Cree words, tansi (pronounced tahn-see) is a friendly greeting and mahti (pronounced mah-tee) means "please." You can also listen to a 13-year-old Cree girl singing "O Canada" in the Cree language here and read a Cree picture dictionary here . [PAR] What was Cree culture like in the past? What is it like now? [PAR] There are many different Cree bands, but the Mistissini Cree of Quebec have an especially informative website, where you can learn about Cree culture and history and view plenty of photographs. [PAR] Sponsored Links [PAR] Cree boys playing darts [PAR] They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Cree children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like colonial children. But Cree kids did have dolls and toys to play with, and older boys liked to play games like lacrosse . Cree Indian mothers, like many Native Americans, traditionally carried their babies in cradleboards on their backs. Here is a website with Native American cradleboard pictures. [PAR] What | In which state do most Cree Indians live in the USA? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Scent of a Woman - Term Paper - 530 Words - StudyModeEssay on Scent of a Woman - 530 Words [PAR] Movie Analysis Scent Of A Woman Essay [PAR] ..."HoooHaaa!" A few days ago, I chose to view and analyze the popular movie Scent of a Woman. I had never seen the movie before but had only heard good things about it. I can now say good things about this movie from personal experience. This film was extraordinary. The movie Scent of a Woman is about Oscar winning actor Al Pacino who plays a retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, an embittered Army veteran who is now blind, not to... [PAR] 937 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] Scent Of A Woman Essay [PAR] ...Erika Drake English 100 July 27, 2014 Scent of a Woman My eyes smiled as I witnessed the delightful rainbow of colors you wear! I reached out to touch your pedals and to my surprise you were as soft, beautiful and gentle as silk. Moving down your stem, you pricked me, but that didn’t stop me from longing to inhale your scent. Then I pulled you close to my face and I was immediately overwhelmed by the orchestra of sweet aromas which filled my nostrils... [PAR] 795 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] Essay about my view on scent of woman [PAR] ...My View on Scent of a Woman Plot Outline: Frank is a retired Lt Col in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his thanksgiving in New York.... [PAR] 502 Words | 1 Pages [PAR] Reflection of the movie scent of woman Essay [PAR] ...Reflection of the movie《scent of a woman》 4100023034企管四 曾靖軒 This is absolutely a meaningful movie for me. I was deeply attracted by the story when I was watching this movie. Not only the story itself is amazing, but the actors are also brilliant. Here are some important points what I learned from this movie: First, the importance of hope. Every of the audience knows that Frank is going to suicide in the story, but in the end, by the encouragement from Charlie, he... [PAR] 242 Words | 1 Pages [PAR] Woman In Art Essay [PAR] ...Woman In Art Final Amy Cymbala Analysis of Judith Slaying Holofernes by Elisabetta Sirani. A Depiction of Strength and Moral Triumph Judith with the head of Holofernes represents that classical good versus evil archetype. Judith represents the virtues of chastity, bravery and self-sacrifice. This image relates to the feminine archetype through its associations with motherhood as well as seduction. This expands the traditional role of females, showing heroism is... [PAR] 1025 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] woman Essay [PAR] ...1. A critique on the available community resources related to unwanted pregnancy Critique on availability of community resources (30) • Provide a brief account of unwanted pregnancy and the educational talk/seminar conducted • Clearly identify the available community resources related to the selected client /women’s group from a variety of sources • Comprehensive analysis, synthesis and evaluate the availability of identified community resources (consider issues for client, family,... [PAR] 622 Words | 3 Pages [PAR] My Critique of the Movie "Scent of a Woman" Essay [PAR] ...MY CRITIQUE OF THE MOVIE "SCENT OF A WOMAN" Jeanie Morrison English 225 Introduction to film Alene Morrison May 30, 2011 MY CRITIQUE OF THE MOVIE "SCENT OF A WOMAN" Even though some people may not care for the language used in this film, I believe the | In which 90s movie did Al Pacino play retired Colonel Frank Slade? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Mick Jagger — Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality ...Mick Jagger — Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race [PAR] by andrew on August 29, 2014 [PAR] Birth Name: Michael Philip Jagger [PAR] Place of Birth: Dartford, Kent, England [PAR] Date of Birth: 26 July, 1943 [PAR] Ethnicity: English, 1/8th Cornish [PAR] Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known as the lead vocalist for, and a founding member of, The Rolling Stones, a band whose members also include Keith Richards , Charlie Watts , Ronnie Wood , and, previously, Bill Wyman . [PAR] Mick Jagger was born to middle-class parents. His father, Basil Fanshawe “Joe” Jagger, was English. His mother, Eva Mary Ensley (Scutts), was born in New South Wales, Australia, to English parents. Among Mick’s children is model Georgia May Jagger . Mick was previously married to social and human rights activist Bianca Jagger and model Jerry Hall. [PAR] Mick’s paternal grandfather was David Ernest Jagger (the son of David Jagger and Sidwell Elizabeth Ingram or Hodge). Mick’s great-grandfather David was the son of John Jagger and Abigail Scholes. Sidwell was Cornish, and was the daughter of John Ingram and Elizabeth Arthur or Goldsworthy. [PAR] Mick’s paternal grandmother was Harriet Emily Fanshawe (the daughter of Frederick Fanshawe and Caroline Maria Askham). Frederick was the son of Robert Fanshawe and Anne Bacon. Caroline was the daughter of William Francis Askham and Mary. [PAR] Mick’s maternal grandfather was Alfred Henry Scutts (the son of Alfred Charles Scutts and Mary Louisa Gardiner). Mick’s great-grandfather Alfred was the son of William Scutts and Sophia, or of Henry Alfred Scutts and Charlotte May Jenkins. [PAR] Mick’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Jessie Archer (the daughter of John Archer and Ensley Bailey). [PAR] Sources: Genealogies of Mick Jagger – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com[DOC] [TLE] Mick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and a co-founder of the Rolling Stones. [PAR] Jagger's career has spanned over 50 years, and he has been described as "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of Rock & Roll". Jagger's distinctive voice and performance, along with Keith Richards' guitar style, have been the trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the career of the band. Jagger gained press notoriety for his admitted drug use and romantic involvements, and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure. [PAR] In the late 1960s, Jagger began acting in films (starting with Performance and Ned Kelly), to mixed reception. In 1985, he released his first solo album, She's the Boss. In early 2009, Jagger joined the electric supergroup SuperHeavy. In 1989 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. In 2003, he was knighted for his services to popular music. [PAR] 1943–61: Early years [PAR] Michael Philip Jagger was born into a middle-class family in Dartford, Kent. His father, Basil Fanshawe "Joe" Jagger (13 April 1913 – 11 November 2006), and grandfather, David Ernest Jagger, were both teachers. His mother, Eva Ensley Mary (née Scutts; 6 April 1913 – 18 May 2000), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, of English descent, was a hairdresser and an active member of the Conservative Party. Jagger's younger brother, Chris (born 19 December 1947), is also a musician. The two have performed together. [PAR] Although brought up to follow his father's career path, Jagger "was always a singer" as he stated in According to the Rolling Stones. "I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just liked to sing. Some kids sing in choirs; others like to show off in front of the mirror. I was in the church choir and I also loved listening to singers on the radio--the | What is Mick Jagger's middle name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Master P | Music News and Videos - Yahoo MusicMaster P | Music News and Videos - Yahoo Music [PAR] Master P [PAR] Genres: [PAR] Crunk, G Funk, Rap/Hip-Hop, Juggalo, Dirty South Rap, West Coast Rap, R&B, Trap Music, Southern Hip Hop, Gangster Rap [PAR] Biography: [PAR] Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch Records. followed by Guttar Music Entertainment, Take A Stand Records and No Limit Forever Records. He is the founder and CEO of P. LessPercy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an … More [PAR] Yahoo Music[DOC] [TLE] Master P Broke - Master P Net WorthMaster P Broke - Master P Net Worth [PAR] Master P Broke [PAR] Read more... [PAR] Master P [PAR] Master P Net Worth is $350 Million. Master P is an American rap mogul with a net worth estimated at $350 million. Master Phas built a well diversified empire that includes several rap labels, a clothing line, a management company, a high end travel. Percy Robert Miller (born Apr... [PAR] Master P Net Worth is $350 Million. [PAR] Master P Net Worth is $350 Million. Master P is an American rap mogul with a net worth estimated at $350 million. Master Phas built a well diversified empire that includes several rap labels, a clothing line, a management company, a high end travel Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is a former American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch Records. followed by Guttar Music Entertainment, Take A Stand Records and No Limit Forever Records. He is the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment and financial conglomerate and Better Black Television. [PAR] Miller gained fame in the late 1990s with the success of his group TRU and his fifth album Ice Cream Man, which contained his first single "Mr. Ice Cream Man". In 1997, after the success of one his biggest singles to date, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!," went platinum, Miller grew further in popularity. Then Miller released his second platinum album Ghetto D. Miller also starred in his own street film, mostly based on his life, I'm Bout It. [PAR] In 1998, P. M...[DOC] [TLE] Master P Net Worth - TheRicheststumbleupon [PAR] More StatsView More [PAR] About Master P [PAR] American rapper, entertainer, investor and entrepreneur, Percy Robert “Master P” Miller, has an estimated net worth of $350 million. Percy Miller, best known in the hip hop world as Master P is the president-CEO , founder of No Limit Records, also the founder of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment and financial conglomerate and Better Black Television.Like Jay-z, Master P got superb business skills, he built a well diversified empire that includes several rap labels, a clothing line, a management company, a high end travel agency, a film production company, a video game company and even a phone sex line.His most notable and likely most successful endeavor was his No Limit record company which pioneered the Southern Rap sound. Once a top company, housing the likes of Mystikal, Silk the Shocker and even Snoop Dogg at one point, the label has since fallen on hard times. [PAR] Numerous lawsuits forced P to shut the label down and file for bankruptcy in 2003, but it appears as if No Limit is looking to bounce back, announcing a relaunch in 2011, helmed by Master P’s oldest son, Romeo. The young rapper revealed to the Boombox that he has been working on his solo project | How is seriously rich Percy Miller better known? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit ...This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit Earth | Space | EarthSky [PAR] This date in science: John Glenn first American to orbit Earth [PAR] By EarthSky in Space | February 20, 2016 [PAR] On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. He made three turns around the planet before returning safely. [PAR] February 20, 1962. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on this date. He made three turns around the planet before returning safely in his space capsule, which was called Friendship 7. He followed two Russian cosmonauts in making this early orbit of our planet: Yuri Gagarin ( April 1961) and Gherman Titov (August 1961). [PAR] While Glenn was in orbit, NASA controllers received an indication that the heat shield on his craft had come loose. They instructed Glenn not to jettison the rockets underneath the heat shield during re-entry, because the rockets might be able to hold the shield in place. Fortunately, the indication turned out to be a false alarm. [PAR] Glenn returned to space at age 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998, making him the oldest person to fly in space. His mission’s primary scientific aim at that time was to study the effects of spaceflight on seniors. [PAR] John Glenn climbs into the Friendship 7 spacecraft just before making his first trip into space on February 20, 1962. Photo via NASA [PAR] John Glenn and Friendship 7 [PAR] Here’s what John Glenn saw on February 20, 1962. Just 5 minutes and 44 seconds after launch, Glenn offered his first words about the view from his porthole: “This is Friendship 7. Can see clear back; a big cloud pattern way back across towards the Cape. Beautiful sight.” Three hours later, at the beginning of his third orbit, Glenn photographed this panoramic view of Florida from the Georgia border (right, under clouds) to just north of Cape Canaveral. His American homeland was 162 miles (260 kilometers) below. “I have the Cape in sight down there,” he noted to mission controllers. “It looks real fine from up here. I can see the whole state of Florida just laid out like on a map. Beautiful.” Image via NASA [PAR] Bottom line: John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.[DOC] [TLE] John Glenn, First American Astronaut to Orbit the Earth in ...John Glenn, First American Astronaut to Orbit the Earth in Mercury Friendship 7: 50th Anniversary - ABC News [PAR] ABC News [PAR] John Glenn, First American Astronaut to Orbit the Earth in Mercury Friendship 7: 50th Anniversary [PAR] By NED POTTER [PAR] WATCH John Glenn's Orbital Flight: Feb. 20, 1962 [PAR] 0 Shares [PAR] Email [PAR] The world was such a scary place in 1962 that there were actually Americans who volunteered to leave it. [PAR] The Cold War was at its most chilling. The United States had been embarrassed by the first Soviet satellite and the first Soviet cosmonaut . President John F. Kennedy asked his aides if there was something -- anything -- America could do to beat the Russians in space. NASA tried, but the Atlantic floor off Cape Canaveral was littered with the wreckage of failed rockets. [PAR] nullPlay [PAR] Oct. 29, 1998: John Glenn Returns to Space [PAR] America did not just need better boosters, it needed bigger heroes. It found seven, the original Mercury astronauts. And the one with whom it most fell in love was John Glenn . [PAR] Fifty years ago, on Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn squeezed into his Friendship 7 capsule, circled the earth three times in five hours and became a national hero. [PAR] "Zero-G and I feel fine," he said from his spacecraft. "Man, that view is tremendous." [PAR] Play [PAR] null [PAR] Historians' descriptions of the time describe a mood that seems almost alien now: a nation of people fearful of Soviet attack (the Cuban missile crisis would happen eight months later), glued to their black- | Who first flew in Friendship 7? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] San Francisco BalletSan Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. San Francisco Ballet was the first professional ballet company in the United States. It is among the world's leading dance companies, presenting over 100 performances annually, with a repertoire that spans both classical and contemporary ballet. Along with American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet has been described as part of the "triumvirate of great classical companies defining the American style on the world stage today." [PAR] History [PAR] Founding: Christensen brothers [PAR] Willam Christensen, Harold Christensen, and Lew Christensen made up the famed trio of brothers considered by many to have done more than anyone else to establish ballet in the United States. Born into an artistic and musical family, the three brothers studied folk dance and ballet from early ages and went on to tour the famous vaudeville Orpheum Circuit during the 1920s and 1930s, exposing many Americans to ballet for the first time with their act “The Christ Brothers.” [PAR] As vaudeville faded from American popular culture, Harold and Lew joined George Balanchine’s new company, American Ballet, in 1935. In 1932, Willam formed a ballet school in Portland, Oregon; in 1937, he was engaged as principal male soloist by San Francisco Opera Ballet. He became the company’s ballet master and choreographer in 1938. With his brother Harold, he purchased the company from the Opera in 1942, renaming it San Francisco Ballet. In 1951, Willam retired as director of SF Ballet and moved to Utah, where he started teaching ballet in the country’s first university ballet department at the University of Utah. With a group of his students, he founded the Utah Civic Ballet (now known as Ballet West) in 1963; the company remained under Christensen’s directorship until 1978. [PAR] Under Balanchine’s tutelage at American Ballet, Lew Christensen became the first American-born danseur noble. The United States Army drafted Christensen to fight in World War II. After the war ended, he joined Balanchine’s and Lincoln Kirstein’s Ballet Society (soon to become New York City Ballet), eventually becoming ballet master; he served in the role from 1946 until 1950. In 1951, he joined his brother Willam as co-director of San Francisco Ballet. When Willam moved to Salt Lake City later that year, Lew took over as full director of SF Ballet; he held the position until 1976, when Michael Smuin joined him as co-director. Lew Christensen remained SF Ballet co-director until 1984, the year of his death. [PAR] After leaving the vaudeville circuit in 1935, Harold Christensen danced with American Ballet, San Francisco Opera Ballet, Kirstein’s Ballet Caravan, and San Francisco Ballet until his retirement from the stage in 1946. In 1940, his brother Willam invited him to become director of the San Francisco Ballet School, and in 1942 he and Willam purchased the SF Ballet. Harold continued to serve as the school’s director until his retirement in 1975. [PAR] 1938–1950 [PAR] In 1938, the company's first major production was Coppélia, choreographed by Willam Christensen. In 1940, it staged Swan Lake, the first time that the ballet was produced in its entirety by an American company. On Christmas Eve 1944, the company staged Nutcracker—the first complete production of Tchaikovsky's most popular piece ever danced in the United States. [PAR] In 1942, San Francisco Opera Ballet split into two independent companies, ballet and opera. The ballet half was sold to Willam and Harold Christensen. Willam became artistic director, while Harold took on the job of director of the San Francisco Ballet School. The San Francisco Ballet Guild was also formed as a support organization for San Francisco Ballet. [PAR] 1951–1972 [PAR] The year 1951 marked a significant shift in administration of San Francisco Ballet. Lew Christensen—premier danseur at the time—partnered with his brother Willam Christensen as co-directors. Then in 1952, Lew Christensen took over | Which word used to be in the name of The San Francisco Ballet? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Drew Barrymore's Baby: Potential Girl Names - Parent SocietyDrew Barrymore's Baby: Potential Girl Names [PAR] Tweets [PAR] Her due date is just days away, but Drew Barrymore — who, along with hubby Will Kopelman, is expecting a baby girl — has kept her daughter’s name under lock and key, despite going public with her first child’s gender way back in April. [PAR] So what’s a gossip-loving entertainment writer to do? Come up with a list of potential baby names for Barrymore’s first child. [PAR] The Contenders [PAR] Charlie – Sure, it’s technically a boy’s name, but Charlie ranked 376th on the Social Security Administration ‘s list of top 1,000 baby names of 2011. Barrymore starred in the 2000 and 2003 Charlie’s Angels films; she also played a character named Charlie in one of her first movie roles (1984’s Firestarter) [PAR] Blyth – Not only is this old-fashioned name Barrymore’s middle name, but it’s also a family name; Drew’s great-grandfather Maurice Barrymore actually changed his last name from Blyth to Barrymore. [PAR] Ethel – Another family name, Ethel Barrymore is one of the most famous members of the Barrymore clan … she’s also Drew’s great-aunt [PAR] Elliott – It’s unlikely Barrymore would choose Gertie — the name of the character she played in her first hit, E.T. — but she could opt to steal the name of her on-screen brother, Elliott; when spelled with just one “t,” the name ranks 875th on the SSA’s 2011 girl names list [PAR] Sophia – Drew’s Godmother is actress Sophia Loren, and with Sophia reaching the top spot on the SSA’s 2011 rankings for girl names, it would be an obvious choice [PAR] Chanel – Naming children after products is all the rage (ever met a Mercedes?), but naming her daughter after this world famous designer would be appropriate, given her father-in-law is a former Chanel CEO [PAR] Casey – Barrymore has been in three movies in which her character was named Casey: 1984’s Irreconcilable Differences, 1995’s Mad Love, 1996’s Scream [PAR] Josie – When Barrymore took on the role of Josie Geller in 1999’s Never Been Kissed, it not only marked her return to blockbuster movies, but also her debut as an executive producer for a film [PAR] Arielle – In honor of her new father-in-law, Arielle — or Ariella — are female versions of Arie; the girl names also are of Hebrew origin, harkening to Kopelman’s Jewish faith [PAR] Do you have any predictions for baby names for Drew Barrymore’s daughter? [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Drew BarrymoreDrew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, author, director, model and producer. She is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore. Barrymore first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. In 1980, she made her film debut in Altered States. In 1982, she starred in her breakout role as Gertie in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles. [PAR] Following a turbulent childhood that was marked by recurring drug and alcohol abuse, and two stints in rehab, Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. She successfully made the transition from child star to adult actress with a number of films including Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, Scream and Everyone Says I Love You. Subsequently, she also starred in romantic comedies, such as The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. [PAR] In 1997, she and her business partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films, with its first production the 1999 Barrymore film Never Been Kissed. Flower Films went on to produce the Barrymore vehicle films Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates and Music and Lyrics, as well as the cult film Donnie Darko. Her more recent projects include He's Just Not That Into You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Everybody's Fine and Going the Distance. | What was the name of Drew Barrymore's character in E.T.? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Musical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. [PAR] Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre works of American creators like George M. Cohan. The Princess Theatre musicals and other smart shows like Of Thee I Sing (1931) were artistic steps forward beyond revues and other frothy entertainments of the early 20th century and led to such groundbreaking works as Show Boat (1927) and Oklahoma! (1943). Some of the most famous and iconic musicals through the decades that followed include [PAR] West Side Story (1957), The Fantasticks (1960), Hair (1967), A Chorus Line (1975), Les Misérables (1985), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), Rent (1996), The Producers (2001), Wicked (2003) and Hamilton (2015). [PAR] Musicals are performed around the world. They may be presented in large venues, such as big-budget Broadway or West End productions in New York City or London. Alternatively, musicals may be staged in smaller fringe theatre, Off-Broadway or regional theatre productions, or on tour. Musicals are often presented by amateur and school groups in churches, schools and other performance spaces. In addition to the United States and Britain, there are vibrant musical theatre scenes in continental Europe, Asia, Australasia, Canada and Latin America. [PAR] Definitions and scope [PAR] Book musicals [PAR] Since the 20th century, the "book musical" has been defined as a musical play where songs and dances are fully integrated into a well-made story with serious dramatic goals that is able to evoke genuine emotions other than laughter. The three main components of a book musical are its music, lyrics and book. The book or script of a musical refers to the story, character development, and dramatic structure, including the spoken dialogue and stage directions, but it can also refer to the dialogue and lyrics together, which are sometimes referred to as the libretto (Italian for “little book”). The music and lyrics together form the score of a musical and includes songs; incidental music; and musical scenes, which are "theatrical sequence[s] set to music, often combining song with spoken dialogue." The interpretation of a musical by is influenced by its creative team, which includes a director, a musical director, usually a choreographer and sometimes an orchestrator. A musical's production is also creatively characterized by technical aspects, such as set design, costumes, stage properties (props), lighting and sound, which generally change from the original production to succeeding productions. Some famous production elements, however, may be retained from the original production; for example, Bob Fosse's choreography in Chicago. [PAR] There is no fixed length for a musical. While it can range from a short one-act entertainment to several acts and several hours in length (or even a multi-evening presentation), most musicals range from one and a half to three hours. Musicals are usually presented in two acts, with one short intermission and the first act frequently longer than the second. The first act generally introduces nearly all of the characters and most of the music, and often ends with the introduction of a dramatic conflict or plot complication while the second act may introduce a few new songs but usually contains reprises of important musical themes and resolves | Who wrote the stage musical Cabaret? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Gulf AirGulf Air ( Ṭayarān al-Khalīj) is the principal flag carrier of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 42 destinations in 23 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. [PAR] History [PAR] 1949–1973: Gulf Aviation as operating company [PAR] In the late 1940s Freddie Bosworth, a British pilot and entrepreneur, began an air taxi service to Doha and Dhahran from Bahrain. Bosworth later expanded service and on 24 March 1950 registered Gulf Aviation Company Limited as a private shareholding company. This makes its current operating company, Gulf Air, one of the oldest carriers in the Middle East. The early fleet contained seven Avro Ansons and three de Havilland DH.86B four-engine biplanes. [PAR] In October 1951, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) became a major shareholder in Gulf Aviation, holding a 22% stake through the BOAC subsidiary company BOAC Associated Companies. [PAR] 1970s: Full national ownership [PAR] In 1973 the governments of the Emirate (now Kingdom) of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman agreed to purchase the BOAC Associated Companies holding in Gulf Aviation. The Foundation Treaty was signed on 1 January 1974 and gave each government a 25% shareholding in Gulf Aviation, which became a holding company. The operating company was now branded as Gulf Air and became the flag carrier for the four states. [PAR] With leased Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and Boeing 737 aircraft joining the fleet, by 1976 Gulf Air had expanded its route network to include Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Baghdad, Bombay, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Khartoum, Larnaca, Manila, Paris, Ras al-Khaimah and Sana'a. The fleet comprised four Vickers VC10, three BAC One-Elevens, two Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 200s and five Boeing 737–200s. In 1978, the airline doubled the Tristar fleet to replace the VC10s. Meanwhile, the airline increased the Boeing 737 fleet to nine and phased out the One-Elevens. [PAR] 1980s–1992: Expansion [PAR] The 1980s saw an increase in air travel and growth for Gulf Air. In 1981 Gulf Air became an IATA member and in the following year became the first international airline to land at Riyadh. In 1985, Emirates, the national startup and national carrier of Dubai, United Arab Emirates began operating, which would later become a major rival of Gulf Air. In 1988 the Boeing 767s joined the fleet and the airline launched service to Frankfurt, Istanbul, Damascus, Dar es Salaam, Fujairah and Nairobi, and resumed service to Shiraz and Baghdad. [PAR] Gulf Air celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1990. The light blue and peach Balenciaga-designed uniform was introduced. Singapore, Sydney and Thiruvananthapuram were launched and Gulf Air became the first Arab airline to fly to Australia. Gulf Air added service to Johannesburg and Melbourne in 1992, becoming the first Arab airline to fly directly to these cities. In 1993, it opened up a flight simulator centre in Qatar, and introduced service to Casablanca, Entebbe, Jakarta, Kilimanjaro, Madras, Rome, San'a', Zanzibar and Zürich. [PAR] 1993–2005: New livery and destinations [PAR] In May 1994, Gulf Air received its first Airbus A340-300. Gulf Air introduced a no-smoking policy on flights to Singapore and Australia in 1998, which the airline later extended through its whole network. In 1999, Gulf Air launched three new routes in northern Pakistan—Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar. It also took delivery of two out of six Airbus A330-200 aircraft, and introduced a new Balmain uniform. The Gulf Air website opened in January 1997. [PAR] In 2000 the airline celebrated its 50th anniversary. It took delivery of the remaining Airbus A330-200 aircraft in June and launched service to Milan. In May 2002, James Hogan became President and CEO of Gulf Air and instigated a three-year restructuring and turnaround programme, which was launched in response to a drastic fall in profits at the company and increasing debt. The Gulf Air board unanimously approved the three-year recovery plan | Which country does the airline Gulf Air come from? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Alberto Giacometti on ArtStack - art onlineAlberto Giacometti on ArtStack - art online [PAR] Early life[ edit ] [PAR] Alberto Giacometti at the 31° Venice Biennale in 1962, photographed by Paolo Monti (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC ) [PAR] Giacometti was born in Borgonovo , now part of the Switzerland municipality of Bregaglia , near the Italian border. He was a descendant of Protestant refugees escaping the inquisition . Alberto attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts . His brothers Diego (1902–85) and Bruno (1907–2012) would go on to become artists as well. Additionally, Zaccaria Giacometti , later professor of constitutional law and chancellor of the University of Zurich grew up together with them, having been orphaned at the age of 12 in 1905. [1] [PAR] In 1922 he moved to Paris to study under the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle , an associate of Rodin . It was there that Giacometti experimented with cubism and surrealism and came to be regarded as one of the leading surrealist sculptors. Among his associates were Miró , Max Ernst , Picasso , Bror Hjorth and Balthus . [PAR] Between 1936 and 1940, Giacometti concentrated his sculpting on the human head, focusing on the sitter's gaze. He preferred models he was close to, his sister and the artist Isabel Rawsthorne (then known as Isabel Delmer). This was followed by a phase in which his statues of Isabel became stretched out; her limbs elongated. [2] Obsessed with creating his sculptures exactly as he envisioned through his unique view of reality, he often carved until they were as thin as nails and reduced to the size of a pack of cigarettes, much to his consternation. A friend of his once said that if Giacometti decided to sculpt you, "he would make your head look like the blade of a knife". After his marriage to Annette Arm in 1946 his tiny sculptures became larger, but the larger they grew, the thinner they became. Giacometti said that the final result represented the sensation he felt when he looked at a woman. [PAR] His paintings underwent a parallel procedure. The figures appear isolated and severely attenuated, as the result of continuous reworking. Subjects were frequently revisited: one of his favorite models was his younger brother Diego Giacometti . [3] A third brother, Bruno Giacometti , was a noted architect. [PAR] Current 100 Swiss Franc banknote, front [PAR] Current 100 Swiss Franc banknote, back [PAR] Three Men Walking II, 1949, painted bronze sculpture Metropolitan Museum of Art . "The surfaces of Three Men Walking (II), 1949, typify his technique." [4] [PAR] In 1958 Giacometti was asked to create a monumental sculpture for the Chase Manhattan Bank building in New York, which was beginning construction. Although he had for many years "harbored an ambition to create work for a public square", [5] he "had never set foot in New York, and knew nothing about life in a rapidly evolving metropolis. Nor had he ever laid eyes on an actual skyscraper ", according to his biographer James Lord. [6] Giacometti's work on the project resulted in the four figures of standing women—his largest sculptures—entitled Grande femme debout I through IV (1960). The commission was never completed, however, because Giacometti was unsatisfied by the relationship between the sculpture and the site, and abandoned the project. [PAR] In 1962, Giacometti was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale , and the award brought with it worldwide fame. Even when he had achieved popularity and his work was in demand, he still reworked models, often destroying them or setting them aside to be returned to years later. The prints produced by Giacometti are often overlooked but the catalogue raisonné, Giacometti – The Complete Graphics and 15 Drawings by Herbert Lust (Tudor 1970), comments on their impact and gives details of the number of copies of each print. Some of his most important images were in editions of only 30 and many were described as rare in 1970. [PAR] In his later years Giacometti's works were shown in a number of large exhibitions throughout Europe. Riding a wave of international popularity, and despite his declining health, he travelled to the United | Albert Giacometti found fame as what? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s, emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon. [PAR] Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married for the first time at the age of sixteen. While working in a factory as part of the war effort in 1944, she met a photographer and began a successful pin-up modeling career. The work led to short-lived film contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox (1946–47) and Columbia Pictures (1948). After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photos before becoming a star, but rather than damaging her career, the story increased interest in her films. [PAR] By 1953, Monroe was one of the most bankable Hollywood stars, with leading roles in three films: the noir Niagara, which focused on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". Although she played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, she was disappointed at being typecast and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project, but returned to star in one of the biggest box office successes of her career, The Seven Year Itch (1955). When the studio was still reluctant to change her contract, Monroe founded a film production company in late 1954, Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP). She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio. In late 1955, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. After a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and acting in the first independent production of MMP, The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for Some Like It Hot (1959). Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961). [PAR] Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with addiction, depression, and anxiety. She had two highly publicized marriages, to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, which both ended in divorce. She died at the age of 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles on August 5, 1962. Although the death was ruled a probable suicide, several conspiracy theories have been proposed in the decades following her death. [PAR] Life and career [PAR] Childhood and first marriage (1926–44) [PAR] Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926, as the third child of Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe, 1902–84). Gladys, the daughter of two poor Midwestern migrants to California, was a flapper and worked as a film negative cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. When she was fifteen, she married a man nine years her senior, John Newton Baker, and had two children by him, Robert (1917–33) and Berniece (born 1919). She filed for divorce in 1921, and Baker took the children with him to his native Kentucky. Monroe was not told that she had a sister until she was twelve, and met her for the first time as an adult. Gladys married her second husband Martin Edward Mortensen in 1924, but they separated before she became pregnant with Monroe; they divorced in 1928. The identity | What was Marilyn Monroe's last film? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Stagger Lee Files - Google SitesThe Stagger Lee Files [PAR] The Stagger Lee Files [PAR] Exploring and Decoding the Legend of the [PAR] [PAR] Black Badman Known as Stagger Lee [PAR] [PAR] by James P. Hauser except where otherwise noted. All rights reserved. [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] A researcher, looking for the historical figure who inspired the legend about the black badman known as Stagger Lee, uncovered a newspaper story which reported that a man named Lee Shelton, also known as Stag Lee, shot another man named William Lyons in a dispute over a hat. That article, as it appeared in the December 28, 1895 edition of the St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, is reproduced below (Note 1). [PAR] [PAR] Shot in Curtis's Place [PAR] William Lyons, 25, colored, a levee hand, living at 1410 Morgan Street, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o'clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets. by Lee Sheldon, also colored. Both parties, it seems, had been drinking and were feeling in exuberant spirits. Lyons and Sheldon were friends and were talking together. The discussion drifted to politics and an argument was started, the conclusion of which was that Lyons snatched Sheldon's hat from his head. The latter indignantly demanded its return. Lyons refused, and Sheldon drew his revolver and shot Lyons in the abdomen. Lyons was taken to the Dispensary, where his wounds were pronounced serious. He was removed to the city hospital. At the time of the shooting, the saloon was crowded with negroes. Sheldon is a carriage driver and lives at North Twelfth Street. When his victim fell to the floor Sheldon took his hat from the hand of the wounded man and coolly walked away. He was subsequently arrested and locked up at the Chestnut Street Station. Sheldon is also known as "Stag" Lee. [PAR] Note: Shelton's last name was misspelled in the article as Sheldon. [PAR] [PAR] Stagger Lee: A Classic African American Folktale: [PAR] [PAR] The legend of Stagger Lee is one of the most important and enduring stories from American folklore. It is a tale that originated from African-American oral tradition, and it also has become a very popular story within the white community. [PAR] [PAR] There are many different versions of the tale, but here is the general storyline. Stagger Lee (also known as Stagolee, Stack O' Lee, Stackerlee, Stackalee etc.) gets into a dispute with a man named Billy DeLyon (also known as Billy the Lion or Billy Lyons) after losing his Stetson hat to Billy while gambling. Stagger Lee pulls a gun--sometimes identified as a .45, other times as a "smokeless .44"--on Billy who then pleads to be spared for the sake of his wife and children. Showing no mercy, Stagger Lee cold-bloodedly shoots and kills his opponent. [PAR] The killer's reputation for "badness" is a key to the story. According to some classic musical recordings of the legend (such as "Mississippi" John Hurt's "Stack O'Lee Blues"), the authorities are too frightened of Stagger Lee to arrest him for his crime. In some versions of the tale, he is eventually caught by the authorities, but the judge refuses to sentence him to prison because he fears that the badman will strike back against him. In certain tellings of the story, Stagger Lee appears in hell after he is killed or executed, but is so "bad" that he takes control of the devil's kingdom and turns it into his own badman's paradise. [PAR] [PAR] Discovering the Meaning Behind the Legend: [PAR] I started thinking about the significance of the African-American song tradition surrounding the legend of Stagger Lee after I heard the white rock musician Huey Lewis's recording "Stagger Lee" which he based on Lloyd Price's classic hit from the late 1950s. Lewis recorded a straight cover of Price's record, but he made a very significant change to the | Who had a 50s No 1 with Stagger Lee? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University LibrariesRiverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries [PAR] STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES [PAR] Bix Lives! A Celebration of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke [PAR] [PAR] Bix Beiderbecke photo in public domain. [PAR] In the early 1920s, a shy genius from Davenport, Iowa set the music world on its ear with his pure jazz cornet style and inventive compositions. Bix Beiderbecke embodied the spirit of the Jazz Age. His combination of a unique talent and a tragically short life won Bix a place in the pantheon of jazz mythology. [PAR] [PAR] Louis Armstrong echoed the thoughts of a generation when he wrote in his autobiography My Life in New Orleans, “Every musician in the world knew and admired Bix. We all respected him as if he had been a god.” Beiderbecke is a great hero to bandleader Jim Cullum. The first time Jim heard Bix’ records as a teenager, Beiderbecke’s playing simply blew him away. Jim memorized Bix solos by whistling them because he did not have a horn. Jim fondly recalls his father’s musician friends listening and re-listening to Bix solos on their old 78s, over and over, until he could see deep grooves in the shellac each time Bix took a solo. [PAR] [PAR] Bix Beiderbecke was born in 1903. The child of a prosperous, middle-class family of German descent, Bix showed a prodigious talent for picking out melodies by ear on the piano when he was little more than a toddler. He heard his first jazz by way of 78-RPM discs of the Original Dixieland Jass Band brought home by his older brother. At that time, the ODJB was a smash-hit novelty band from New Orleans. [PAR] [PAR] Only a few years older than Bix, Louis Armstrong said he first met the young Beiderbecke on one of his many trips aboard the Mississippi riverboats that regularly called on Davenport from New Orleans. Later, both Bix and Louis avowed that the other was “the best horn player he had ever heard.” [PAR] [PAR] On our radio show this week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the freewheeling, ‘anything goes’ spirit of Bix' boundless creative energy as captured on recordings during his short, seven-year career. The tunes featured on our program derive from various periods of Bix' musical legacy, including a sampling of his reflective, Impressionist piano compositions, "In a Mist" and "In the Dark," performed by pianist John Sheridan. [PAR] [PAR] Bix and the Wolverines, photo in public domain. [PAR] [PAR] Bix made his 1924 recording debut with an eight-piece band, The Wolverine Orchestra. Their models were the Original Dixieland Jass Band and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Typical Wolverines live performances featured solos followed by multiple choruses in which all the instruments improvised at the same time, each chorus hotter than the last. These extended hot sessions could never be captured on recordings due to the typical 3-minute playing-time limit of 78-rpm discs. The Wolverines were one of the first bands to benefit from Bix’ powerful influence. Young players in the early 20s, The Wolverines hung around Indiana University in Bloomington playing frat house parties and college dances before Bix lifted them up to wider renown. [PAR] [PAR] The genius of Bix Beiderbecke’s cornet playing was—and still is—revered by musicians. According to the Oxford Companion to Jazz: "Where Armstrong's playing was bravura, regularly optimistic, and openly emotional, Beiderbecke's contained a range of intellectual alternatives. Where Armstrong, at the head of an ensemble, played it hard, straight and true, Beiderbecke, like a shadow-boxer, invented his own way of phrasing 'around the lead.' Where Armstrong's superior strength delighted in the sheer power of what a cornet could produce, Beiderbecke's cool approach invited rather than commanded you to listen." [PAR] [PAR] Jim Cullum has cited Bix’s playing for its ‘warm tone’ and his knack for ‘picking out the prettiest notes in the middle register.’ He notes that when Bix played, he fired up the whole band; he drove the band and made the individual players perform better than ever. [PAR] | What was Bix Beiderbecke's principal musical instrument? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan: The History of the ...Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - The History of the Horrifying Ear Scene | Den of Geek [PAR] Search [PAR] Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - The History of the Horrifying Ear Scene [PAR] One of the most beloved Star Trek movies contains a horrible moment. Ryan looks back at the ear scene in Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan... [PAR] "You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex. This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion... Later, as they grow, follows madness and death..." [PAR] See related [PAR] Planet of The Titans: The Star Trek Movie You Never Saw [PAR] - Khan Noonien Singh [PAR] At school the next day, it was all we could talk about. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan had aired on TV the night before, and for many of us impressionable youngsters, it was the first time we'd seen laid eyes on the movie. [PAR] We were too young to have heard about the "Spock must not die!" fan backlash that erupted before the sequel's release in 1982. We didn't know about the film's emotional ending, which was moving in a way that few of us could have expected. And we most certainly weren't prepared for what we can only describe as That Ear Scene. [PAR] If you've seen the film, you'll know the bit I'm referring to. [PAR] Oh dear lord no make it stop [PAR] Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) lands on a seemingly deserted planet with Captain Terrell (Paul Winfield),and discovers that it's the residence of Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban). A genetically-manipulated genius with an alarming appetite for despotism, Khan was left in exile 15 years earlier, and he's plotting to exact his revenge of Kirk for the inadvertent death of his wife and 20 of his men. As part of his plot, Khan introduces Chekov and Terrell to his household pet: a loathsome, slug-like called a Ceti eel - an example of the creatures that had killed those close to him years earlier. [PAR] Watch Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on Amazon [PAR] Grasping a couple of the creature's greasy young with a pair of tongs, Khan explains that the eels have a tendency to worm their way into their victims' ears and attach themselves to their brains. Khan takes Chekov and Terrell's space helmets and drops an eel into each one. Chekov and Terrell, held down by Khan's minions, can only gawp in fear. [PAR] "Let me introduce you to Ceti Alpha V's only remaining indigenous life form," Khan says with a grim smile. "What do you think? They've killed twenty of my people, including my beloved wife..." [PAR] Now, if you happened to be (say) a nine-year-old kid growing up in the late '80s, this was strong stuff already. We weren't yet versed in the dark world of body horror. We hadn't seen Alien, or The Exorcist, or any of those infamous movies of the '70s, though we'd heard hushed stories about some of their more extreme moments. Okay, so we'd watched a bunch of Nazis' faces alternately explode or melt at the end of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but that was more a hide-behind-a-cushion scene - or, if you were feeling macabre, a cackling-with-glee moment. [PAR] This bit in The Wrath Of Khan, however, was something else. Even the suggestion of something from another planet burrowing into our ears wasn't just shudder inducing, it was the out-and-out stuff of nightmares. Add to this the disgusting design of the creatures - all segmented bodies, leech-like movements and icky ooze - and the suggestion that Chekov, one of the sweetest characters in all of Star Trek, might succumb to one of these things, was terrifying. [PAR] Surely Kirk would sweep in at the last moment, brandishing a phaser | What number Star Trek movie was called The Wrath of Khan? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Count Basie Theatre : William "Count" Basie BioCount Basie Theatre : William "Count" Basie Bio [PAR] William "Count" Basie Bio [PAR] William "Count" Basie (1904-1984) [PAR] Even though the title of one of his band's most famous tunes, "The Kid from Red Bank," should have been a tip-off, many jazz enthusiasts assume that Count Basie was a native of Kansas City, because that's where he and his band first rose to national prominence. In reality, William Basie was born in Red Bank, to Harvey Lee Basie and Lilly Ann Childs Basie on August 21, 1904, in their home on Mechanic Street in Red Bank, NJ. [PAR] A Young Count Basie Starts Making Music on the Jersey Shore [PAR] Harvey Lee Basie was a coachman and caretaker, and Lilly Ann Childs Basie was a laundress, taking in washing and ironing. A brother, James, died when William was a young boy. The family always owned a piano, and Lilly Ann paid twenty-five cents per lesson to a Miss Vandevere to teach William to play. [PAR] In addition to assisting both parents with their work, William would also do chores at the Palace Theater in Red Bank so that he could get in for free. Projectionist George Ruth taught him to rewind the movie reels, switch between projectors, and operate the spotlight for the vaudeville shows. One day, the Palace's house piano player was unable to work. Basie offered to fill in, but the manager declined. The young Basie then waited for the film to start, crept into the orchestra pit, and accompanied the film anyway. He was invited back to play the evening show. [PAR] Basie also went to the Lyric Theatre in Red Bank, just to hear the organ played by Harold LaRos, a local music appreciation teacher. Basie would later trace his life-long interest in the organ (which he never did get to play), back to those days. [PAR] William Basie did not start out to be a piano player. In fact, his first love was the drums, and his father even purchased a trap kit for him. However, his ambitions in that direction were forever erased after hearing Sonny Greer, another young drummer from nearby Long Branch. Greer, who would later go on to fame as the drummer for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, was already so obviously superior that Basie made a hasty retreat to the piano. [PAR] Basie Hits the Asbury Park Music Scene [PAR] As a piano and drums duo, William Basie & Sonny Greer won first place in an Asbury Park piano competition. Decades later, on an August morning in 1958, the two would be among fifty-seven musicians photographed on the stoop of a Harlem, New York brownstone by Art Kane to accompany an Esquire magazine article on the "Golden Age of Jazz." The result of Kane's first professional shoot, the photograph itself would later become as famous as the subjects it depicted, and the subject of a documentary film, "A Great Day in Harlem." An interactive version of Art Kane's "Great Day in Harlem" photograph can be found at harlem.org, which allows the user to click on each musician pictured for a brief bio and links to more detailed sites. [PAR] Basie quit high school after his junior year - a decision he would later call his worst mistake - and moved to Asbury Park with friend and sax player Elmer Williams. Both had been gigging steadily in the area, and their plan was to seek permanent work as musicians. They soon returned to Red Bank after discovering that autumn was a bad time of year for work in a resort town. However, they returned successfully to Asbury the following summer. [PAR] 1924-1927 - On The Road [PAR] In 1924, Basie moved to New York City. In New York Basie met and was influenced by the great stride pianists James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, and before he was even twenty years old he was touring as a pianist and accompanist on the Columbia Wheel and TOBA vaudeville circuits. This experience as a supporting musician would later prove invaluable to his career as a band leader. | In which year did Count Basie die? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Book club brings the Roaring '20s to Stanford with Anita ...Book club brings the Roaring '20s to Stanford with Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [PAR] Stanford Report, May 1, 2013 [PAR] 'Another Look' book club brings the Roaring '20s to Stanford with Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [PAR] Once Marilyn Monroe vamped "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," the 1925 bestselling novel was all but forgotten. Stanford hopes to restore the balance with its seasonal book club event. [PAR] By Cynthia Haven [PAR] Edith Wharton called Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes "the great American novel" and declared its author a genius. Winston Churchill, William Faulkner, George Santayana and Benito Mussolini read it – so did James Joyce, whose failing eyesight led him to select his reading carefully. The 1925 bestseller sold out the day it hit the stores and earned Loos more than a million dollars in royalties. [PAR] Courtesy of the Anita Loos estate [PAR] Anita Loos, whose novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be the topic of Stanford's Another Look book club's gathering on May 28. [PAR] Everyone, of course, has heard of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but the short novel's fame was eclipsed by the 1953 movie of the same name, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Once the bombshell blonde vamped "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," the effervescent Jazz Age novel became a shard of forgotten history. Who has taken the send-up novel seriously since? [PAR] Stanford's " Another Look " book club would like to restore the balance. The book club launched by the English/Creative Writing Department is taking on the comic masterpiece at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, in the Stanford Humanities Center's Levinthal Hall. "Another Look" is a gift to the community – the event is free, open to the public, with no reservations required. [PAR] The evening will be moderated by the English department's Hilton Obenzinger , well known for his "How I Write" series of conversations with authors (available on iTunes here ); he will be joined by English Professor Mark McGurl and Assistant Professor of English Claire Jarvis . [PAR] Clearly, this spring will make the 1920s roar again. Beginning May 1, Gavin Jones , chair of the English Department, will discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, a cautionary tale of the American Dream, at the Stanford Alumni Association's Book Salon . Also, a major motion picture of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opens in theaters on May 10. But while Gatsby, published the same year as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, takes a grander, tragic look at the era, Loos revels in the pure nuttiness of two gold-diggers taking on New York City and Europe. Its story is told in a flapper's diary, with spelling and grammatical errors and verbal tics intact: [PAR] A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book. This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs. I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time. I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think. So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think. And he said he ought to know brains when he sees them, because he is in the senate and he spends quite a great deal of time in Washington, d. c., and when he comes into contract with brains he always notices it. [PAR] Thus begins Loos' story of two upbeat, fly-by-night con artists, Lorelei and her sidekick Dorothy. "Lorelei and Dorothy create a carnival wherever they go. They create moral havoc," writes Regina Barreca in the introduction to the Penguin edition, comparing Loos' creation to Shelley's Frankenstein. "They are powerful for the same reason Shelley's monster is powerful: They have nothing to lose. | Who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Madness of King George | Film from RadioTimesThe Madness of King George | Film from RadioTimes [PAR] The Madness of King George [PAR] Nicholas Hytner (1995) [PAR] Our Score [PAR] by Adrian Turner [PAR] Nigel Hawthorne gives an inspired, funny and deeply moving performance in the title role of this celebrated, Oscar-winning film of Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III. The king is married to Charlotte (Helen Mirren), dallying with Lady Pembroke (Amanda Donohoe), and is not only father of 15 children (Rupert Everett plays the foppish Prince of Wales) but also of a nation and an empire. Problem is, Farmer George - a nickname the king delights in - is showing signs of madness, or at least that's the official diagnosis. Surgeon Ian Holm is brought in to put the king into a straitjacket (providing some of the film's most disturbing scenes), while the royal quacks examine the royal stool for traces of insanity. Behind the sardonic jokes and colloquialisms that are Bennett's trademark is a serious study of 18th-century politics and the monarchy, with a final scene that hints at the House of Windsor as much as that of Hanover. Immaculately directed by Nicholas Hytner, this is an unmissable treat and the finest vision of a bygone age since Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. It won the Oscar for best art direction and Bennett's screenplay was one of three other nominations. [PAR] Summary [PAR] British monarch George III's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, prompting fears that he is going insane. While physicians try to uncover the cause of his condition, the king's enemies in Parliament and the frustrated Prince of Wales conspire to have him declared insane and removed from the throne. Period drama based on Alan Bennett's play, starring Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren and Rupert Everett. [PAR] Cast & Crew[DOC] [TLE] The Madness of King George (1994) - Rotten TomatoesView All Critic Reviews (44) [PAR] Audience Reviews for The Madness of King George [PAR] This film has a top-notch cast and a fascinating true story. The costumes and locations are perfect. I felt as though I had traveled back in time to events in the Age of Enlightenment that may not have been quite so enlightened. [PAR] Christian C [PAR] Super Reviewer [PAR] I saw this on DVD. Interesting look at monarchy. It raises questions about WHY monarchy of course. It was produced in 1994 and I think there were a lot of questions around then about WHY the monarchy when you had Prince Charles doing make-work waiting for mum to move aside--still waiting--and Fergie and Diana trying to figure out how to be real women while also being every little girl's fantasy--and Prince Phillip looking stern--and well, it's obviously a defunct institution but the Brits love 'em so who am I--an American, or a Colonist as King George would say--to tell them what to do? They're a colorful lot. This movie also really gets into the power behind the thrown--Pitt, Fox--great depictions and not unlike we're going through in 2012./ [PAR] Bathsheba Monk [PAR] Super Reviewer [PAR] It's been nearly a year since the film-going community was whipped up into a frenzy, falling over themselves to praise The King's Speech. People who had not been to the cinema in years went in their droves, audiences spontaneously applauded up and down the country, and the various members of BAFTA and the Academy cast their votes to further cement the place of Bob and Harvey Weinstein as the kingmakers of awards season. If all of this sounds like sour grapes, then forgive me. Notwithstanding the Weinsteins' involvement, The King's Speech is a damn fine film, Colin Firth is a very good actor, and Tom Hooper is arguably one of the best British directors working today. However, it is arguable that this film would have not achieved such levels of success were it not for some form of royal precedent - which brings us, very nicely, to The Madness of King George. Nicholas Hytner's adaptation of Alan Bennett's acclaimed play The Madness of George III may not have achieved | Which role did Rupert Everett play in The Madness of King George? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] My Favorite Martian (1999) - Review | Sci-Fi Movie PageMy Favorite Martian (1999) - Review | Sci-Fi Movie Page [PAR] Article [PAR] MY FAVORITE MARTIAN [PAR] STARRING: Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley, Daryl Hannah, Wallace Shawn, Christine Ebersole, Michael Lerner, Ray Walston [PAR] 1999, 93 Minutes, Directed by: Donald Petrie [PAR] Description: Adaptation of the popular '60s TV show of a friendly Martian who lives with an agreeable earthling. In this live-action remake by Disney, Jeff Daniels is the bemused earthling who gets to know Christopher Lloyd's alien ways. — Amazon.com [PAR] To be honest, I am not really qualified to write a review of My Favorite Martian since I do not really fall within the movie's intended audience, namely those who can still remember the ancient TV sitcom on which it is based and anyone in the 8-12 year old age bracket. [PAR] Also, I really doubt whether the movie is actually aimed at anyone who can still recall the original series with nostalgic fondness. It is movie for kids - period. Sure, the movie sticks to the sitcom's premise, that of a manic Martian in disguise (Christopher Lloyd, "doc" in the Back to the Future movies) living with a straight-laced Earthling (Jeff Daniels of Disaster In Time ). [PAR] All kinds of comic mayhem ensue in the process. Think Alf crossed with Third Rock From the Sun and you might get the idea. Analogies with sitcoms are apt in this movie's case since the humor in My Favorite Martian never really rises above that of your average American situation comedy - with sleek special effects, that is. [PAR] My Favorite Martian [PAR] is loud brash slapstick that is energetically paced. Unlike more clever "kids' movies" like Mouse Hunt and Antz there are few asides to any adults in the audience. Will kids enjoy it? I think so - although I cannot be certain what movies kids enjoy nowadays after having seen some of them restless during a screening of The Phantom Menace . [PAR] Nowadays loud special effects bonanzas are the norm rather than the exception. So I can't guarantee whether My Favorite Martian will keep your little ones transfixed for its hour-and-half of running time, but I have a suspicion it probably will. Most of the bad reviews by U.S. critics I have read got it completely wrong: it isn't anywhere as bad as they made it out to be. Then again, they weren't the film's intended audience. [PAR] Personally I found it to be acceptable video fodder. Some moments in it are clever - like the truth behind the Martian Pathfinder probe mission and the eventual fate of Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia's ashes. If it had more moments like these I would have recommended that you watch it with your kids . . . [PAR] [PAR] <MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/thescifimovie-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"> [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] My Favorite Martian Review | Movie Reviews and News - EW.comMy Favorite Martian – EW.com [PAR] Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi and Fantasy [PAR] We gave it a D+ [PAR] The big innovation is that Uncle Martin (Christopher Lloyd), the quizzical alien with the ’50s TV antennas popping out of his head, has been given an anthropomorphic silver space suit — a dancing, prancing, horny polymer uniform that carries on like Jim Carrey in ”The Mask.” The big drag is that the suit completely outshines Martin. In this glorified special-effects demo reel based on the singularly daft ’60s sitcom (what’s next — ”Petticoat Junction”?), Lloyd, when not spouting hyperkinetic scientific gibberish, makes scoops of ice cream fly around the room, guzzles the contents of a lava lamp, and literally falls apart into head and rascally limbs, | Which spin-off from a 60s sitcom was a 1999 movie with Jeff Daniels and Christopher Lloyd? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Arthur C. Clarke biography | birthday, trivia | British ...Arthur C. Clarke biography | birthday, trivia | British Writer | Who2 [PAR] Arthur C. Clarke Biography [PAR] Writer [PAR] [PAR] Sci-fi superstar Arthur C. Clarke wrote the 1953 novel Childhood’s End, which went on to become one of most popular and acclaimed science fiction novels of all time. Yet he is still better known for his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on his own 1951 short story The Sentinel). Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the 1968 film, which is now regarded as a classic. Clarke has published hundreds of essays and short stories and over 75 novels, including the sequels 2010: Odyssey Two (1982), 2061: Odyssey Three (1988), 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997). Along with his literary work, he is credited with coming up with the idea for a real-life space success: geostationary communications satellites. Since 1956 he has lived in Sri Lanka. Clarke was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. Arthur C. Clarke – The Authorized Biography was published by Neil McAleer in 1992. He died in the Indian Ocean country of Sri Lanka, his home since 1956. [PAR] Extra credit [PAR] Clarke’s middle name is Charles… He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar in 1969 for 2001: A Space Odyssey, but did not win; the winner that year was Mel Brooks for the comedy The Producers… Among Clarke’s literary creations is the fictional supercomputer Hal 9000 . [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Arthur C. Clarke Biography (Writer) - InfopleaseArthur C. Clarke Biography (Writer) [PAR] Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England [PAR] Best known as: The author of 2001: A Space Odyssey [PAR] Sci-fi superstar Arthur C. Clarke wrote the 1953 novel Childhood's End, which went on to become one of most popular and acclaimed science fiction novels of all time. Yet he is still better known for his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on his own 1951 short story The Sentinel). Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the 1968 film, which is now regarded as a classic. Clarke has published hundreds of essays and short stories and over 75 novels, including the sequels 2010: Odyssey Two (1982), 2061: Odyssey Three (1988), 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997). Along with his literary work, he is credited with coming up with the idea for a real-life space success: geostationary communications satellites. Since 1956 he has lived in Sri Lanka. Clarke was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. Arthur C. Clarke - The Authorized Biography was published by Neil McAleer in 1992. He died in the Indian Ocean country of Sri Lanka, his home since 1956. [PAR] Extra credit: [PAR] Clarke’s middle name is Charles… He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar in 1969 for 2001: A Space Odyssey, but did not win; the winner that year was Mel Brooks for the comedy The Producers… Among Clarke’s literary creations is the fictional supercomputer Hal 9000 . [PAR] Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.[DOC] [TLE] Arthur C. Clarke Biography (Writer) - factmonster.comArthur C. Clarke Biography (Writer) [PAR] Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England [PAR] Best known as: The author of 2001: A Space Odyssey [PAR] Sci-fi superstar Arthur C. Clarke wrote the 1953 novel Childhood's End, which went on to become one of most popular and acclaimed science fiction novels of all time. Yet he is still better known for his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on his own 1951 short story The Sentinel). Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the 1968 film, which is now regarded as a classic. Clarke has published hundreds of essays and short stories and over 75 novels, including the sequels 2010: Odyssey Two (1982), 2061: Odyssey Three (1988), 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997). Along with his literary work, he is | Which 1968 sci fi classic was based on The Sentinel by Arthur C Clarke? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - Willy BrandtBBC - History - Willy Brandt [PAR] z [PAR] Willy Brandt, May 1971 © Brandt was a German politician, and chancellor from 1969 to 1974. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1971. [PAR] Willy Brandt was born Karl Herbert Frahm on 18 December 1913 in Lübeck, northern Germany. He became a socialist in the late 1920s. In 1933, he changed his name and fled to Norway to avoid arrest by the Nazis. After the German occupation of Norway in 1940, he escaped to Sweden where he lived until 1945. [PAR] Brandt returned to Germany after World War Two. In 1948, he started his political career, holding various offices within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and becoming a member of the German parliament. [PAR] Brandt first became well known outside Germany when he took the position of mayor of West Berlin, which he held from 1957 until 1966. This was a particularly tense time for the city with the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. [PAR] By the early 1960s, Brandt was the leading figure in the Social Democratic Party and its candidate for chancellor. He was unsuccessful in the 1961 and 1965 elections, but became vice chancellor and foreign minister in the coalition government of 1966. [PAR] In 1969, Brandt was elected chancellor and retained the post in the general election of 1972. His main policy was that of 'Ostpolitik', as he tried to create closer ties between West and East Germany and improve relations with Poland and the Soviet Union. In Germany, Brandt's 'Ostpolitik' was controversial, but in 1971 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his work. [PAR] In April 1974, one of Brandt's personal assistants was arrested for being an East German spy. Brandt took responsibility and resigned the following month. [PAR] Brandt remained head of the SPD until 1987 and was honorary chairman until his death. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1983. In 1977, he was appointed chair of an international commission that produced the Brandt Report, calling for drastic changes in the international community's attitude to development in the Third World. In late 1989, Brandt was one of the first leaders on the left in German politics to publicly favour reunification of the two halves of Germany. [PAR] Brandt died near Bonn on 8 October 1992.[DOC] [TLE] Willy Brandt - New World EncyclopediaWilly Brandt - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Willy Brandt [PAR] Next (Wilmot Proviso) [PAR] Willy Brandt in 1973 [PAR] Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (December 18, 1913 – October 8, 1992), was a German politician, chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) (1964–1987). Because resistance from the opposition kept much of Brandt's domestic program from being implemented, his most important legacy is the Ostpolitik, a policy aimed at improving relations with East Germany , Poland , and the Soviet Union . This policy caused considerable controversy in West Germany, but won Brandt the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971. The citation stated that "the ideal of peace" had been a "guiding star" to the chancellor throughout his active political career." [1] [PAR] Brandt was forced to resign as chancellor in 1974 after it became known that one of his closest aides had been working for the East German secret service (Stasi). This became one of the biggest political scandals in postwar West German history. In retirement, he chaired the Brandt Commission, an independent enquiry into how to reduce the North-South divide, conserve the environment and build a world "in which sharing, justice and peace" prevails. The subsequent report, "North-South: A Program for Survival" published in 1980 anticipated many and materially contributed toward the goal enshrined in the United Nations ' Millennium Development Goals [2] [PAR] Even though his period as chancellor ended in controversy, Brandt continued to use his intellect and his passion for peace and justice to promote debate about North-South equity, making a very valuable and enduring contribution to thinking about development, economics and third-world debt. His commission enabled several distinguished out-of-office | Who was West German Chancellor from 1969 to 1974? Willy Brandt. | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite ...Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms | Emanuel Levy [PAR] Close, Glenn: Why She Had Never Won the Oscar Despite Multiple Noms [PAR] January 17, 2009 by EmanuelLevy Leave a Comment [PAR] Despite five Oscar nominations in six years, two of which as Best Actress, and three as Supporting Actress, so far, Glenn Close, who turned 61 last March, has not won the Oscar. [PAR] Will Close follow in the footsteps of Geraldine Page, another great New York stage actress, who finally won the Oscar at her eighth nomination Or will she follow the path of Deborah Kerr, who, despite six Best Actress nominations, had never won the coveted gold statuette. The Academy finally bestowed on Kerr the Honorary Oscar as a compensation for being snubbed so many times. [PAR] Close Oscar History [PAR] Close’s meteoric rise to stardom also owes a debt to her first nomination. Close earned a supporting nomination for her screen debut, The World According to Garp, in which she played the plum role of Robin Williams’s eccentric and liberated mother. In the following year, Close was the only actress from The Big Chill’s gifted ensemble to be singled out by the Academy. The success of The Big Chill was largely based on ensemble acting by Kevin Kline, William Hurt, JoBeth Williams, and others. Yet only Close’s performance was nominated, indicating that it wasn’t just the high-quality of her acting, but also her newly gained status as an Oscar-caliber actress. [PAR] In 1984, Close earned her third consecutive nomination for The Natural, as Robert Redford’s naive girlfriend. Neither the role nor her acting was extraordinary. Had another actress played the same role it would probably not have been recognized. Yet while watching The Natural, her fellow-actors focused their attention on her acting because of her Academy status. Close became a perennial nominee in the 1980s, making an effective transition from secondary to lead roles. [PAR] Ironically, it took a villainess role, that of the “Other Woman,” in the suspenseful blockbuster Fatal Attraction, to put Close at the forefront of leading ladies, for which she was rewarded with a fourth (and first Best Actress) nomination. “I wanted to break out of the kinds of roles I used to do, because I was boring myself,” Close said about her typecasting as an earth mother. Close’s new, more sexual look convinced producers of her versatile talent and wider range. [PAR] In 1988, Stephen Frears cast her in the sumptuous costume picture, Dangerous Liaisons, playing another unsympathetic role, a manipulative French aristocrat, for which she received her fifth nomination. The cumulative effect of all that is that Close became a bankable star and one of Hollywood’s most respectable actresses. [PAR] Glenn Close Oscar Nominations [PAR] 1982: Supporting Actress, The World According to Garp; the winner was Jessica Lange for Tootsie [PAR] 1983: Supporting Actress, The Big Chill; the winner was Linda Hunt for The Year of Living Dangerously [PAR] 1984: Supporting Actress, The Natural; the winner was Dame Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India [PAR] 1987: Best Actress, Fatal Attraction; the winner was Cher for Moonstruck [PAR] 1988: Best Actress, Dangerous Liaisons; the winner was Jodie Foster for The Accused [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Glenn CloseGlenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her long and varied career, 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 and received six Academy Award nominations. [PAR] 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 first film role was in The World According to Garp (1982), which she followed up | Which role as 'the other woman' won Glenn Close her first Oscar nomination? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] IMDb: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - IMDb [PAR] (New York City) – See all my reviews [PAR] I love the original films, probably ANH most of all. If you saw it on it's original release you had a cinema experience unlike any other. There just weren't films like this being made. Sure, it drew on films and books of the past, but nothing had looked or sounded like this. [PAR] You have to remember the world we lived in then. Video games were very rudimentary. Even ASTEROIDS was several years in our future. And 2001 was one of the few films to show us convincing views of space travel. [PAR] STAR WARS was something new with a capital "N". Audiences loved it. And it changed movies. [PAR] By 1999, we'd seen numerous Science Fiction movies, lots of space battles, lots of special effects. And video games had developed a realism that was shocking compared to what we'd had in 1977. [PAR] Enter THE PHANTOM MENACE. Not only did this film have to live up to memories of the originals, it also had to compete in an entertainment world that had caught up. Lucas could never create an experience as mind-blowing as he had in the original. [PAR] But he was going to try. And he was also going to try to do a few other different things. The nexus of this new thought was Jar Jar Binks. A CGI creation that was also a character. And a type of character never before seen in the SW Universe, a comic relief character. But more than that, a slapstick comic relief character. [PAR] In many of the movies that inspired STAR WARS there are such characters. And Lucas wanted to try one in his films. [PAR] Well, for most, he failed. Many, or at least the most vocal, hated Jar Jar Binks. And few of these people even credited him for trying something new. They didn't want Lucas' STAR WARS. They wanted their STAR WARS. A STAR WARS, it is important to note, that only exists in their minds. [PAR] In addition, he decided to make Anakin a small boy. Another new decision. STAR WARS had never featured a boy character. Again, the fans whined. They didn't like it. They didn't want Lucas to try new things. [PAR] But he also gave them what they came to expect. A truly great action set-piece: The pod race. One of the best action set-pieces in the entire series. And he gave them a lightsaber duel unlike any they'd ever seen. But that wasn't enough. [PAR] Sadly, had Lucas made a film that was little more than a remake of STAR WARS with Anakin in the Luke role, fans would have been happy. And I think that says more about the limited scope of STAR WARS fans than it does about the talents of George Lucas. [PAR] THE PHANTOM MENACE, like all the films in the series, has it's own unique tone and flavor. And though these flavors may not be to everyone's taste, I think in the coming years more and more fans will come to appreciate this film for what it is, rather than what they wish it would be. [PAR] 542 of 996 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? [PAR] Yes[DOC] [TLE] “Episode I – The Phantom Menace” original Star Wars movie ...“Episode I – The Phantom Menace” original Star Wars movie review – 1999 – The Denver Post [PAR] This original “Star Wars: Episode I” movie review was published May 16, 1999. [PAR] “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” 2 STARS [PAR] We’re being Force-fed a kid’s flick as the Hollywood blockbuster for all time. [PAR] Maybe George Lucas — the director, writer, and Yodalike poohbah behind “”Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” — isn’t responsible for the hype associated with its release. [PAR] Maybe, as he claims, | What sort of Menace was the 1999 Star Wars movie? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics ...A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase [PAR] Lyrics Home › Elvis Presley.News › Elvis Photos › Elvis SongDataBase › Sitemap › [PAR] Elvis Presley Lyrics [PAR] A Big Hunk O' Love [PAR] Words & Music by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne [PAR] Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you [PAR] No no no no no no no no baby, I ain't askin' much of you [PAR] Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do [PAR] Don't be a stingy little mama [PAR] You're 'bout to starve me half to death [PAR] Well you can spare a kiss or two and [PAR] Still have plenty left, no no no [PAR] Baby, I ain't askin' much of you [PAR] Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do [PAR] You're just a natural born beehive [PAR] Filled with honey to the top [PAR] Well I ain't greedy baby [PAR] All I want is all you got, no no no [PAR] Baby, I ain't askin' much of you [PAR] Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do [PAR] I got wishbone in my pocket [PAR] I got a rabbit's foot 'round my wrist [PAR] You know I'd have all the things these lucky charms could bring [PAR] If you'd give me just one sweet kiss, no no no no no no no [PAR] Baby, I ain't askin' much of you [PAR] Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do [PAR] Recorded: 1958/06/10, first released on single [PAR] Nashville Sessions [PAR] June 10, Elvis managed to squeeze in a quick Nashville recording session. [PAR] His last session until the spring of 1960 after his discharge from active duty. [PAR] June 10, 1958 RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee [PAR] I Got Stung J2WB 3257-24 [PAR] At this session, one of his best, Elvis recorded 'I Need Your Love Tonight', 'A Big Hunk O' Love', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' (Fast Version), '(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' and 'I Got Stung'. All except 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' were released in 1958 / 1959 with great success. [PAR] 'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck' #3 / 'Doncha' Think It's Time' #21 April '58 [PAR] 'One Night' #4 / 'I Got Stung' #8 October '58 [PAR] '(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' #2 / 'I Need Your Love Tonight' #4 March '59 [PAR] 'A Big Hunk O' Love' #1 / 'My Wish Came True' #12 June '59 [PAR] ('My Wish Came True' was from the September '57 sessions.) [PAR] Find on CD : Studio [PAR] Aloha From Hawaii CD [PAR] Elvis Presley makes television and entertainment history with his Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite special. Performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973, broadcast live at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time, beamed via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries. It is seen on a delayed basis in around thirty European countries. A tape of the show will be seen in America on April 4th on NBC. The live broadcast in January attracts 37.8% of the viewers in Japan, 91.8% in the Philippines, 70% in Hong Kong, and 70-80% of the viewers in Korea. The April showing in America will attract 51% of the television viewing audience, and will be seen in more American households than man’s first walk on the moon. In all, it will be seen in about forty countries by one billion to 1.5 billion people. Elvis commissions an American Eagle design for his jumpsuit | Who had a big 50s No 1 with A Big Hunk O' Love? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Obi-Wan Kenobi-led Star Wars Anthology movie - Screen Rant‘Star Wars’ Rumor: Ewan McGregor In Talks For Obi-Wan Kenobi Film [PAR] ‘Star Wars’ Rumor: Ewan McGregor In Talks For Obi-Wan Kenobi Film [PAR] Share [PAR] Comment [PAR] Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm currently have three Star Wars movies with official release dates First on the docket is co-writer/director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the next episodic installment (due to arrive December 2015). Director Gareth Edwards’ Anthology (re: spinoff) film Star Wars: Rogue One is set to arrive one year after Force Awakens. Finally, Star Wars: Episode VIII (official subtitle TBD) from writer/director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) will open in theaters around mid-02017. [PAR] What comes after that (besides Episode IX, that is)? Well, the same rumors continue to persist about what the next two Anthology movies could be. Namely, that the second Anthology installment (after Rogue One) is going to center around the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett – while the third Star Wars spinoff project will focus on Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (originally brought to life as an older man by Alec Guinness in 1977). [PAR] Schmoes Know reported last night (at the time of writing this) that Han Solo will appear in the Boba Fett movie – now on the lookout for a new director, as former helmsman Josh Trank (the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot) has stepped down. The site’s sources are also claiming that “conversations” are currently underway between Disney/Lucasfilm and Ewan McGregor – who played the younger version of Obi-Wan featured in the Star Wars prequel movie trilogy (Episodes I-III) – and that the talks involve an “unknown” project, rather than the aforementioned Boba Fett film. [PAR] It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time rumors about an Obi-Wan spinoff have popped up online. Rumors that the character would appear as a Force Ghost in Force Awakens (then known as Episode VII) began to circulate back in Summer 2013, along with a report that asserted McGregor was pushing for Obi-Wan to get his own standalone feature. Then, in 2014, a separate (but related) story emerged, claiming that Lucasfilm has been actively developing an Obi-Wan movie for McGregor to headline. [PAR] Mind you, neither of those stories (or the latest “update) claimed a Star Wars Anthology film about Obi-Wan Kenobi is a done deal – just that it’s an idea that IS, in fact, being explored by Lucasfilm. Obi-Wan is also bit like Boba Fett, in that he’s a popular character who played a key role in the first two Star Wars live-action movie trilogies, as well as the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series (which is still part of the Star Wars franchise’s official canon) and various other Star Wars media (novels, comic books, video games, etc.). That lends more credibility to the rumor him getting his own spinoff. [PAR] Indeed, Obi-Wan – more so than Boba Fett – is a member of the Star Wars universe whose life story has been pretty thoroughly examined and detailed in previously-released Star Wars projects. It’s for this reason that many dedicated Star Wars fans have already made it clear that they would rather a different person in a galaxy far, far away get to stand in the spotlight instead – by getting to being the star in a future Anthology film, that is. [PAR] Still, an Obi-Warn spinoff does make sense for Lucasfilm in a number of ways, including: [PAR] Ewan McGregor’s performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi has long been cited as one of the Star Wars prequel movie trilogy’s bright spots – and there are many fans who would like to see him get his own film. [PAR] McGregor is perfect capable of carrying his own movie, plus his involvement would only help to better sell an | Who played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Richard Nixon Quotes - Crazy, Stupid and Outrageous QuotesRichard Nixon Quotes - Crazy, Stupid and Outrageous Quotes [PAR] Richard Nixon Quotes [PAR] • Right-Wing Nutjob Quote-O-Matic [PAR] "I would have made a good Pope." —President Richard Nixon [PAR] "When the President does it, that means it's not illegal." —President Richard Nixon, in a 1977 interview with David Frost [PAR] "Well, did you do any fornicating this weekend?" —Richard Nixon to David Frost before a 1977 interview [PAR] "You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere." —President Richard Nixon, giving advice to a political associate [PAR] "I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue." — President Richard Nixon, reflecting on the Watergate scandal in 1978 [PAR] "I can say categorically that his investigation indicates that no one on the White House staff, no one in this administration, presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident [the Watergate burglary]. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] Highest Paid Female Actors Ever [PAR] What really hurts in matters of this sort is not the fact that they occur, because overzealous people in campaigns do things that are wrong. What really hurts is if you try to cover it up." –President Richard Nixon at the beginning of the Watergate scandal [PAR] "I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes.'' —President Richard Nixon [PAR] "People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got." -- President Richard Nixon at a November 17, 1973 news conference [PAR] "I urge the Congress to join me in mounting a major new effort to replace the discredited president." —President Richard Nixon, in his 1974 State of the Union address at the height of the Watergate scandal, fumbling a line in which he meant to say "replace the discredited present system" [PAR] "This is a great day for France!" —President Richard Nixon while attending the funeral of French President Charles de Gaulle in 1970 [PAR] "I would not like to be a Russian leader. They never know when they're being taped." –President Richard Nixon [PAR] "I want to make sure he is a ruthless son of a bitch, do what he's told, that every income tax I want to see I see, that he will go after our enemies and not our friends. Now it's as simple as that. If he doesn't he doesn't get the job." —President Richard Nixon, on appointing an IRS commissioner [PAR] "I don't give a s**t what happens. I want you all to stonewall--plead the Fifth Amendment, cover-up, or anything else. If that will save it, save the plan." –President Richard Nixon to his subordinates in the White House during Watergate [PAR] "Goddamn it, get in and get those files. Blow the safe and get them. The way I want that handled is…just to break in. Break in and take it out! You understand? … You are to break into the place, rifle the files, and bring them out…Just go in and take it! Go in around eight or nine o'clock. And clean it up." —President Richard Nixon in 1971, ordering his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, to break into the Brookings Institute, where he believed there were files that could be used to blackmail former President Lyndon Johnson. The conversation took place a year to the day before the Watergate break-in. [PAR] "You know what happened to the Greeks! Homosexuality destroyed them. Sure, Aristotle was a homo. We all know that. So was Socrates. Do you know what happened to the Romans? The last six Roman emperors were fags....You know what happened to the Popes? It's all right that Popes were laying the nuns, that's been going on for years, centuries, but, when the Popes, when the Catholic Church went to hell, in, I don't know | "To which interviewer did Richard Nixon say, ""I never cry except in public?" | [
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[DOC] [TLE] University of Wisconsin, Madison - ForbesUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison [PAR] University of Wisconsin, Madison [PAR] Student to Faculty Ratioa: 18 [PAR] Total Annual Costc: $43,923 [PAR] Percent on Financial Aidd: 66% [PAR] Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $6,200 [PAR] Percent Admittede: 57% [PAR] More about University of Wisconsin, Madison [PAR] Profile [PAR] Founded in 1848, the University of Wisconsin, Madison is the flagship institution of the University of Wisconsin system. The school is consistently one of the highest ranking public schools in the nation that draws top high school students far past state lines. Last year an out-of-state enrollment cap of 27.5% was lifted, but the school continues to guarantee the enrollment of at least 3,500 Wisconsin high school graduates each year. Students can choose 232 undergraduate majors and certificates within the university’s eight undergraduate schools and colleges. The most common majors are biological and biomedical sciences, social sciences, engineering and business. Approximately 13% of the undergraduates are members of the more than 55 fraternities or sororities. There are also more than 900 student organizations, such as Wildlife Disease association, Women in Business, American Society of Civil Engineers and others. Campus traditions include the Cane Toss, when graduating law students march down the football field and throw white canes over the crossbar of the goal post. If students catch their canes on the other side, they will supposedly win their first case. The Wisconsin Badgers compete in the NCAA Division I Big 10 Conference. More » [PAR] More on Forbes[DOC] [TLE] University of Wisconsin–MadisonThe University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, "UW", or regionally as, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866. The 933 acre main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks. [PAR] UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 29,302 undergraduate, 9,445 graduate, and 2,459 professional students and granted 6,659 bachelor's, 3,493 graduate and professional degrees in 2013–2014. The University employs over 21,796 faculty and staff. Its comprehensive academic program offers 136 undergraduate majors, along with 148 master's degree programs and 120 doctoral programs. [PAR] The UW is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which refers to top public universities in the United States capable of providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League. UW–Madison is also categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2012, it had research expenditures of more than $1.1 billion, the third highest among universities in the country. Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. [PAR] The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 28 national championships. [PAR] History [PAR] The university had its official beginnings when the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in its 1838 session passed a law incorporating a "University of the Territory of Wisconsin", and a high-ranking Board of Visitors was appointed. However, this body (the predecessor of the U.W. board of regents) never actually accomplished anything before Wisconsin was incorporated as a state in 1848. The Wisconsin Constitution provided for "the establishment of a state university, at or near the seat of state government..." and directed by the state legislature to be governed by a board of regents and administered by a Chancellor. On July 26, 1846, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin's first governor, signed the act that formally created the University of Wisconsin. John H. Lathrop became the university's first chancellor, in the fall of 1849. With John W. Sterling as the university's first professor (mathematics), the first class of 17 students met at Madison Female Academy | Which University of Wisconsin has the highest enrolment figure? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 226 English Subtitles ...Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 231 English Subtitles | SubtitleSeeker.Com [PAR] 1 [PAR] 0 [PAR] Rate Terminator 2 Judgment Day Terminator 2 Judgement Day Directors Cut 1991 1080p HDDVD DTS x264-hV Sub as good [PAR] 0 [PAR] Rate Terminator 2 Judgment Day Terminator 2 Judgement Day Directors Cut 1991 1080p HDDVD DTS x264-hV Sub as bad [PAR] Turkcealtyazi.org[DOC] [TLE] Subtitles For Terminator 2: Judgment DaySubtitles For Terminator 2: Judgment Day [PAR] Terminator 2: Judgment Day [PAR] Subtitles for Terminator 2: Judgment Day [PAR] A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her young son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg, made out of liquid metal. [PAR] Release: 07/03/1991 [PAR] List subtitles for Terminator 2: Judgment Day [PAR] Language [PAR] متوافقه مع جميع نسخ البلوراي وخصوصا هذه النسخة Terminator.2.Judgment.Day.1991.DC.1080p.BRrip.x264.GAZ.YIFY [PAR] Loading... [PAR] 3 [PAR] 83.3KB [PAR] Fix common errors, Spell check, Multi-Replace w/custom Regex (~20) for OCR errors, Deep Regex inspection (20+ finely tuned Regex hand checked), Check lines < 25 chars by hand, Manual italics transfer by hand [PAR] 1 [PAR] 31KB [PAR] Fix common errors, Fix missing and unneeded spaces, Break long lines, Fix OCR errors, Fix overlapping, Remove text for HI, etc... [PAR] 1 [PAR] 863B [PAR] English for the Spanish parts at Enrigue's place. I don't know why sajalhassan gave this a bad rating, espeially when he/she hasn't uploaded any subtitles. [PAR] 1 [PAR] 29.2KB [PAR] Custom-Built Subs - All "Hearing Impaired" Content removed. MS Office 2007 Grammar & Spell-Check Corrections. Clarification of Dialogue Ambiguities. Will also fit 720p/1080p Blu-ray 'Professional' Release Group Rips. Fully UTF-8 compliant. These Subs are free of Spam and any Authoring Notations. [PAR] 1 [PAR] 31.5KB [PAR] 117 Minute original Theatrical Release. MS Office 2007 Grammar & Spell-Check Corrections. Will also fit 720p/1080p Blu-ray 'Professional' Release Group Rips. Proper Dialogue hyphening. No 3-Line, nor excessively long 2-Line Entries. These Subs are free of Spam and any Authoring Notations. [PAR] 1 [PAR] 28.6KB [PAR] Added missins subtitles, re-sync Terminator.2.Judgment.Day.1991.Special.Edition.Bluray.Skynet.Edition.1080p.DTS-HD-6.1.x264-Grym.Fr.srt Also added and translated from English the subtitle for the alternate ending. Encoded in UTF-8 [PAR] 1 [PAR] 21.8KB [PAR] ngepasin waktunya lagi gan, buat versi idws BRRIp 720p x264 ukuran filenya 751 MB, dari agan gp_mobiles [PAR] 1 [PAR] 26.1KB [PAR] Malaysian Subber Crew (MSC) -- Visit https://www.facebook.com/subbers -- Blog Chords: http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/aiezet -- Terminator 2, Beberapa tahun selepas peristiwa dalam prekuel terdahulu, sebuah robot pemusnah dihantar dari masa depan bagi melindungi John Connor. Tak seperti yang ditonton di kaca televisyen. Lebih banyak babak dan lebih panjang. Sarikata ni aku terjemah ni dari subtitle Indonesia, asal dari uploader bernama yosep. (Thank you bro!) Semoga Sarikata Ini Berguna.[DOC] [TLE] Subtitles Terminator 2: Judgment Day - subtitles english ...Subtitles Terminator 2: Judgment Day - subtitles english 1CD srt (eng) [PAR] Your link here [PAR] Movie details [PAR] AKA:Terminator 2: Judgment Day (eng), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Theatrical Version) (eng), Термiнатор 2: Судний день (eng), T2 (eng), T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day T2: Extreme Edition (eng), T2: Extreme Edition (eng), T2: Ultimate Edition (eng), Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (eng), Terminator 2 Judgment Day (eng), Terminator 2 Judgment Day Skynet Edition (eng), Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition (eng) [PAR] Movie Rating: 8.5 / 10 (759156) [PAR] 137 min [PAR] [ It's nothing personal. ] - Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah | What was the subtitle of Terminator 2? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Estonia - InfopleaseEstonia [PAR] U.S. Department of State Background Note [PAR] Estonia [PAR] Estonia [PAR] GEOGRAPHY [PAR] Between 57.3 and 59.5 degrees latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 degrees longitude, Estonia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level, northwestern part of the rising East European platform. Average elevation reaches only 50 meters (160 ft.). [PAR] The climate resembles New England's. Oil shale and limestone deposits, along with forests that cover 47% of the land, play key economic roles in this generally resource-poor country. Estonia boasts more than 1,500 lakes, numerous bogs, and 3,794 kilometers of coastline marked by numerous bays, straits, and inlets. Tallinn's Muuga port offers one of Europe's finest warm water harbor facilities. [PAR] Estonia's strategic location has precipitated many wars fought on its territory between other rival powers at its expense. In 1944, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) granted Russia the trans-Narva and Petseri regions on Estonia's eastern frontier. Russia and Estonia signed a border treaty in 2005 recognizing the current border. Estonia ratified the treaty in June 2005, but Russia subsequently revoked its signature to the treaty, due to a reference the Estonian Parliament inserted regarding the Peace Treaty of Tartu. [PAR] PEOPLE [PAR] Estonians belong to the Balto-Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric peoples, as do the Finns and the Hungarians. Archaeological research confirms the existence of human activity in the region as early as 8,000 BC, but by 3,500 BC the principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east. [PAR] Estonians have strong ties to the Nordic countries today stemming from deep cultural and religious influences gained over centuries during Scandinavian colonization and settlement. This highly literate society places great emphasis upon education, which is free and compulsory until age 16. About 20% of the population belongs to the following churches registered in Estonia: Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Estonian Orthodox Church subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchate, Baptist Church, Roman Catholic Church, and others. [PAR] As of November 2006, 84.6% of Estonia's population held Estonian citizenship, 7.6% were citizens of other countries (primarily Russia), and 8.8% were of undetermined citizenship. [PAR] Written with the Latin alphabet, Estonian is the language of the Estonian people and the official language of the country. Estonian is one of the world's most difficult languages to learn for English-speakers: it has fourteen cases, which can be a challenge even for skilled linguists. During the Soviet era, the Russian language was imposed for official use. [PAR] HISTORY [PAR] Ancient [PAR] Estonians are one of the longest-settled European peoples and have lived along the Baltic Sea for over 5,000 years. The Estonians were an independent nation until the 13th century A.D. The country was then subsequently conquered by Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and finally Russia, whose defeat of Sweden in 1721 resulted in the Uusikaupunki Peace Treaty, granting Russia rule over what became modern Estonia. [PAR] First Period of Independence [PAR] Independence remained out of reach for Estonia until the collapse of the Russian empire during World [PAR] War I. Estonia declared itself an independent democratic republic in November 1918. In 1920, by the Peace Treaty of Tartu, Soviet Russia recognized Estonia's independence and renounced in perpetuity all rights to its territory. [PAR] The first constitution of the Republic of Estonia was adopted in 1920 and established a parliamentary form of government. Estonia's independence would last for 22 years, during which time Estonia guaranteed cultural autonomy to all minorities, including its small Jewish population, an act that was unique in Western Europe at the time. [PAR] Soviet Period [PAR] Leading up to World War II (WWII), Estonia pursued a policy of neutrality. However, the Soviet Union forcibly incorporated Estonia as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, in which Nazi Germany gave control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the Soviet Union in return for control of much of Poland. In August 1940, the U.S.S.R proclaimed Estonia a part of the Soviet Union as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (E.S.S.R.). The United States never recognized Soviet sovereignty over Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. [PAR] During | Which country lies immediately to the south of Estonia? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Rent Susan Sarandon Movies on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD NetflixRent Susan Sarandon Movies on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD Netflix [PAR] Thrillers [PAR] Susan Sarandon [PAR] The eldest of nine children, Susan Sarandon was born Oct. 4, 1946, in New York City. She met her future husband, actor Chris Sarandon, while attending Catholic University and landed a key role in the 1970 film Joe when she accompanied him on an audition. [PAR] After appearing in several largely forgettable movies, Sarandon broke through in 1975 in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She honed her talents when she became involved with director Louis Malle, who cast her in the controversial Pretty Baby (1978) and then in Atlantic City (1980), for which she nabbed the first of five Oscar nods for Best Actress. [PAR] A series of high-profile roles followed with The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988) and Thelma & Louise (1991). In 1995, Sarandon won the Best Actress Oscar playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking. She earned an Emmy nomination in 2010 for her supporting work in the HBO biopic You Don't Know Jack.[DOC] [TLE] Dead Man Walking Reviews & Ratings - IMDbDead Man Walking Reviews & Ratings - IMDb [PAR] IMDb [PAR] 83 out of 113 people found the following review useful: [PAR] Amazingly objective and moving [PAR] from Austin, Texas [PAR] 12 March 2001 [PAR] I'm astonished how a filmmaker notorious for his political left-wing fervor could make such a subtle, non-sanctimonious picture. If you're for capital punishment, you'll still be for it after seeing this. If you're against capital punishment, you'll still be against it. But whatever your stance is, this movie will, at the very least, make you reflect on why you feel the way you do. There's not one false note in the film. [PAR] Was the above review useful to you? [PAR] 48 out of 67 people found the following review useful: [PAR] Thought provoking film [PAR] Author: perfectbond [PAR] 23 March 2003 [PAR] Tim Robbins did a masterful job directing this film. I say this because he avoided convention and cliché. He also oversaw superb performances from Susan Sarandon (who won an Oscar for her role) and Sean Penn. Even more amazing, Robbins doesn't patronize. He just tells the story and lets the events play on the viewer's mind. This is so effective because it allows the viewer to form his own opinions on the death penalty, one of the most controversial subjects of our time, without being unfairly manipulated in either direction. I can't recommend this film enough, 9/10. [PAR] Was the above review useful to you? [PAR] 33 out of 38 people found the following review useful: [PAR] Dead Man's Last Words [PAR] from Fraggle Rock [PAR] 12 November 2008 [PAR] Tim Robbins's 'Dead Man Walking' is a brave piece of cinema. Though the film is about a man on death row and a nun's struggle to help him, I liked how he presented both sides of the central theme of capital punishment. This isn't a preachy film about capital punishment being wrong or right as I doubt one's opinion would change on that after watching the movie. But, it's more of a subtle movie that tells the story of two people who form an unlikely friendship. [PAR] This couldn't have been an easy film to make yet he manages to pull it off. Poncelet is a ruthless murderer and in no way does Robbins condone what he has done but he and actor Sean Penn manage to win Poncelet the viewer's sympathy. The execution is terrific. The last scene particularly stands out. We see, in flashback, what had happened while Poncelet meets his ultimate fate. We see how he and Helen make the final connection, we see remorse in his eyes, we see him dying a slow death and at the same time the horror of the crime is exposed to us. We know that what he did is unforgivable but he finally took responsibility for that which allows us to see him as a human being rather than a ruthless killer. This also makes the | In which film did Susan Sarandon play Sister Helen Prejean? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The History of New York Scandals - Mae West’s ‘Sex’ Capade ...The History of New York Scandals - Mae West’s �Sex’ Capade -- New York Magazine [PAR] (Photo: Bettmann/Corbis) [PAR] 1927 [PAR] In a 1925�26 New York theater season with acclaimed new plays by O’Neill (The Great God Brown), O’Casey (Juno and the Paycock), and Coward (Hay Fever), critics agreed that the rock bottom was Sex, the first Broadway vehicle written by and starring the voluptuous vaudeville trouper Mae West. Sex was �street sweepings,� in the verdict of The New Yorker, and �a crude, inept play, cheaply produced and poorly acted,� according to the Times. The paper’s review did helpfully note that the show’s �one torrid love scene� lived up to its title. An ad warning patrons who �cannot stand excitement� to �see your doctor before visiting Mae West� didn’t hurt either. The play outlasted nearly all the competition. Variety christened its heroine, a Montreal lady of the evening with a fondness for sailors, �the Babe Ruth of stage prosties.� [PAR] Politics turned a hit into a Jazz Age phenomenon. When New York’s rakish mayor, Jimmy Walker , took a Havana holiday in February 1927, the acting mayor, Joseph V. (�Holy Joe�) McKee, raided three risqué Broadway shows. West was the prime target: Sex, then in the tenth month of its run, had been seen by 325,000 theatergoers. To the delight of the tabloid press, its twenty actors were hauled off to a police station in Hell’s Kitchen. The star spent the night in the Jefferson Market Women’s Prison. [PAR] West bailed out her company. The court had offered to drop charges if she would close the show. But she knew that in showbiz, crime paid. The grand jury’s claim that her �obscene, indecent, immoral, and impure drama� would abet �the corruption of the morals of youth� was better than any rave review. Festooned with white roses, she rode a limo to incarceration on Welfare Island and boasted of wearing silk underwear throughout her eight-day stay there. When Liberty magazine paid her $1,000 for an exit interview, she used it to start a Mae West Memorial Library for female prisoners. [PAR] A later West play�The Pleasure Man, awash in female impersonators and homosexuality�would be raided and shut down at its second Broadway performance in 1928. Undaunted, she eventually revived Sex and toured the Depression-era Midwest without incident, before arriving in Hollywood, where, paired with Cary Grant and W. C. Fields, she hit superstardom as she was reaching 40. The Bushwick-born, self-invented West (1893�1980) wrote the Ur-text for Madonna and Lady Gaga, repeatedly breaking gender and sexual barriers over a marathon career as a writer, performer, free-speech provocateur, and showbiz entrepreneur. Her pioneering playbook for turning scandal into profits remains the gold standard in American pop culture to this day. | Who was jailed for her 'obscene' stage play Sex? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the HeadlinesThor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage [PAR] October 6, 2014 By Christopher Klein [PAR] The Kon-Tiki voyage, 1947 [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage [PAR] Author [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage [PAR] URL [PAR] Google [PAR] Born on October 6, 1914, in Larvik, Norway, Thor Heyerdahl was no armchair anthropologist. He gained worldwide fame in 1947 when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on a primitive balsawood raft to prove his theory that South Americans could have originally populated Polynesia. On the 100th anniversary of Heyerdahl’s birth, look back at his historic Kon-Tiki voyage. [PAR] In 1937, fledgling Norwegian zoological researcher Thor Heyerdahl traveled to the South Pacific with his newlywed wife to study the flora and fauna of the isolated Marquesas Islands. As he collected a menagerie of specimens on the tiny Polynesian island of Fatu Hiva, however, Heyerdahl’s curious mind drifted from thoughts of living creatures to those of ancient civilizations. [PAR] Aware of the prevailing scholarly wisdom that people from Southeast Asia had arrived from the west to first populate Polynesia, the Norwegian couldn’t help but notice the trade winds and breakers rolling across the Pacific Ocean from the east. Heyerdahl noted the presence of South American plants such as the sweet potato in Polynesia and the similarities between stone figures on Fatu Hiva and the monoliths erected by ancient South American civilizations. He saw parallels in the physical appearances, rituals and myths of Polynesians and South Americans, and around the glow of a fire, he listened as an elder spoke of a demigod named Tiki who brought his ancestors to the island from a big country beyond the eastern horizon. [PAR] Heyerdahl on board Kon-Tiki. (Credit: Archive Photos/Getty Images) [PAR] Heyerdahl returned to Norway with fish, jars of beetles and a new dream—to challenge conventional wisdom and demonstrate that the first people who settled Polynesia came from the east, not the west. He abandoned his zoology studies and developed an ethnological theory that two waves of people from the Americas populated the South Pacific. The first wave, Heyerdahl said, arrived around A.D. 500 from pre-Incan Peru by way of Easter Island on rafts that drifted on the currents of the Pacific Ocean; the second came approximately 500 years later from the coast of British Columbia by way of Hawaii. Critics thought the theory impossible and said the open rafts of South America’s pre-Incan civilizations were hardly seaworthy enough to make an oceanic crossing. [PAR] Heyerdahl, however, was determined to prove that such a voyage was possible—even if it meant risking his life. Although the Norwegian had no sailing experience and couldn’t even swim, he announced plans to make the perilous crossing on a log raft built only with tools available to pre-Columbian South Americans. “Your mother and father will be very grieved when they hear of your death,” one skeptical diplomat told Heyerdahl when hearing of his plan. Promising “nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back,” Heyerdahl recruited a five-man crew who built a 30-by-15-foot raft made of nine balsawood logs harvested from the Ecuadorian jungle lashed together with hemp ropes. An open bamboo cabin with overlapping banana leaves covering the roof provided the only protection from the elements. [PAR] With a smash of a coconut against the bow, the vessel was christened Kon-Tiki after the legendary Peruvian sun god who had vanished westward across the sea, a mythical figure who served as the mirror image to the Polynesian demigod Tiki who had arrived from the east. On April 28, 1947, Kon-Tiki departed Callao, Peru, with six men and a Spanish-speaking green parrot aboard. Borne along by the northeast-east trade winds that billowed the massive square sail bearing the image of the bearded Kon-Tiki, the raft groaned and creaked as it drifted across the vast blue desert of water. [PAR] Although the vessel carried a radio that the crew used to provide daily meteorological and oceanographic observations, a rescue would have been nearly impossible given their remote location in the ocean. They | Which country did Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki set sail from on its journey to Eastern Polynesia? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 8 political pop stars - pop and politics UK What is POLITICS?8 political pop stars - pop and politics UK What is POLITICS? [PAR] Home » FEATURES » 8 Political Pop Stars [PAR] 8 Political Pop Stars [PAR] How do European elections work in Northern Ireland? [PAR] Over the years pop stars haven’t been shy when it comes to giving their opinions on political matters. [PAR] Here’s a list of some political pop stars and a run down of where their allegiances lie. [PAR] Lily Allen [PAR] A photo posted by Lily Allen (@lilyallen) on [PAR] Dec 12, 2013 at 1:22pm PST [PAR] Lily Allen launched a stinging attack on the coalition Government with her online demo track I Was Born In The 80s. The song asks David Cameron: “You’re supposed to be our protector – what about the whole public sector?” Lily is a passionate supporter of the Labour Party. She backed Ed Miliband in his successful party leadership bid and posted a ‘liliband’ selfie of herself with the Labour leader on Instagram. [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] Take That star Gary Barlow appeared alongside David Cameron ahead of the 2010 general election to promote an X Factor style talent contest initiative for schools. When asked by reporters if he’d be voting Conservative he confirmed he would, adding: “There’s no one more with it than David.” [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] Labour Party voter Paloma Faith says she “can’t begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory”. And, in an interview with the Mirror, she also took aim at fellow pop stars who charge their fans big money for concert tickets. “Because I’m a socialist , I think it’s disgusting when Madonna and co set ticket prices at £300. I don’t believe in elitism,” she said. [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] Radiohead’s Thom Yorke played a benefit gig in aid of the Green Party in 2010 to raise money for environmental campaigner Tony Juniper’s ultimately unsuccessful bid to become an MP . He said: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone there ( Parliament ) who is actually doing more than paying lip service to climate change?” [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is a staunch Labour supporter. In an interview with Q magazine she described Prime Minister David Cameron as “slippery” and said: “We’ve always been Labour in our family, it just feels wrong not to be.” [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] You’d have been hard pressed to find a Tory in Glasgow in the 1980s, but that’s exactly what Scottish singer Lulu was. A keen admirer of Margaret Thatcher, she said of the Iron Lady: “I liked her strength. I thought she was a very strong leader, like a strong headmistress in a school.” [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] Brothers Craig and Charlie Reid, perhaps better known as The Proclaimers, passionately believe in left-wing politics. The pair are strongly in favour of an independent Scotland and donated £10,000 to the Yes campaign in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum . [PAR] [PAR] View image | gettyimages.com [PAR] Blur drummer Dave Rowntree stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency in the 2010 general election. He failed in his bid to defeat Tory MP Mark Field in what is a safe seat for the Coservatives. [PAR] Related content:[DOC] [TLE] Sting - IMDbSting - IMDb [PAR] IMDb [PAR] Soundtrack | Actor | Music Department [PAR] Sting was born Gordon Matthew Sumner on 2 October, 1951 in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, the eldest of four children of Audrey (Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, an engineer and milkman. He received his name from a striped sweater he wore which looked like a bee. He grew up in the turmoil of the ship-building ... See full bio » [PAR] Born: [PAR] Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence [PAR] From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance | Which UK pop singer an environmental campaigner appeared in Dune? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] What to Stream: Drew Barrymore's Revolutionary Cinderella ...What to Stream: Drew Barrymore's Revolutionary Cinderella Story 'Ever After' [PAR] What to Stream: Drew Barrymore's Revolutionary Cinderella Story 'Ever After' [PAR] Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in ‘Ever After’ [PAR] Ever After (1998) [PAR] The Basics: Drew Barrymore plays a version of Cinderella in the classic fairy tale, which is re-invented as a funny, forward-thinking period romance. [PAR] If You Liked: The Princess Bride, Tangled, and Emma [PAR] Disney’s new Cinderella (in theaters Friday) updates the animated classic with live action, digital effects, and a newly empowered heroine. But this isn’t the first time the glass-slipper story has been given a feminist slant. In 1998, Drew Barrymore revolutionized the Cinderella tale in Ever After, a film that gives depth and strength to its fairy-tale princess without sacrificing an ounce of charm. What’s most unusual about Ever After is what it does sacrifice: the whole idea of magic. [PAR] Related: Cinderella as Superhero: How the Timeless Heroine Keeps Casting Her Spell [PAR] Directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch), with a screenplay co-written by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich), Ever After transports the Cinderella story to Renaissance-era France. Barrymore plays Danielle, whose blissful childhood came to an end when her widowed father re-married and promptly died of a heart attack. At age 18, she is now a servant on her family’s farm where she’s treated badly by her domineering stepmother Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent (the incomparable Anjelica Huston) and her stepsisters Marguerite and Jacqueline (Megan Dodd and Melanie Lynskey, both hilarious). Instead of pouring her heart out to pet mice, Danielle finds companionship in nature, books, and her fellow servants. And then there’s Prince Henry ( would-be Wolverine Dougray Scott ), who hates his life in the castle and has taken to roaming the countryside on horses stolen from peasants. He makes the mistake of attempting to steal one from Danielle, who lobs an apple at him. And so their love story begins. [PAR] Unlike other Cinderella stories, the royal ball is not the centerpiece of Ever After. Instead, the essential elements of that scene — Cinderella disguises herself as an aristocrat, the prince is smitten, she runs away, and the whole thing repeats — are cleverly woven throughout the film. Danielle first tries to pass as a courtier so that she can buy back the freedom of a family servant who has been sold by her stepmother. At the castle, she engages in a full-on debate about class structure with Prince Henry, who doesn’t recognize her as the apple thrower and is smitten by her passion (and her ability to quote Thomas More’s Utopia). She runs away before he can ask too many questions, but continues the ruse when she and the prince are reunited by the film’s version of a fairy godmother: Leonardo Da Vinci. [PAR] Yes, that Leonardo Da Vinci. Instead of magical spells and transforming pumpkins, Ever After summons its happy ending through the Renaissance ideals of science, art, and learning — and who better to embody these than the man who painted the Mona Lisa? In the film, Da Vinci (a visiting guest of the palace) spends his days tromping around the kingdom with Prince Henry, testing out whimsical inventions like “boat shoes” and urging the prince to marry for love, not politics. Played by Patrick Godfrey, this character bears little if any resemblance to the historical Da Vinci (who wasn’t even alive during the film’s designated time period, as many IMDb annotators have noted ). [PAR] But Ever After isn’t concerned with historical accuracy. This is history painted as myth, and Leonardo represents a bigger way of thinking about the world than “haves” and “have nots.” Therein lies the genius of removing magic from the story: In the usual narrative, Cinderella transforms instantly and painlessly from peasant to princess. Ever After takes away that trick, and forces its characters to grapple with the very real difficulty of communicating across | Who played Drew Barrymore's stepmother in Ever After? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Kate Winslet In The Titanic Movie | Jack And Rose DawsonKate Winslet In The Titanic Movie | Jack And Rose Dawson [PAR] In 1997, the world fell in love with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio in James Cameron's epic disaster movie, Titanic. [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Famous Scene From The Titanic Movie [PAR] Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater, a seventeen year old Philadelphia girl who is pressured by her family to marry a man she despises, a steel fortune heir by the name of Caledon Nathan Hockley (played by actor Billy Zane). Rose's father passed away, leaving her family deep in debt, and Rose feels an obligation to help her family by accepting Cal's hand in marriage. Rose's life seems to be over until she meets Jack (Dicaprio) and falls madly in love, creating a cinematic affair that will go down in pop culture history. [PAR] [PAR] Although she had already acted in Sense and Sensibility and Heavenly Creatures, and was initially introduced to Cameron by the casting director Mali Finn, Kate had to fight for the role of Rose. Although the role was turned down by Gabrielle Anwar (from Scent of a Woman), Claire Danes and Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cameron was unsure about Winslet, who was 22 years old at the time. Kate screen tested, and still Cameron balked, despite being pleased with the results. After imploring Cameron for the part through letters and phone calls, the elite director finally gave in, realizing that Kate possessed a certain quality that audiences would fall head over heels for. [PAR] [PAR] Kate Winslet In Interviews [PAR] In a 1998 interview with ABC's Good Morning America, Kate talks about how impressed she was by Cameron's attention to detail: [PAR] "Well, it's -- I mean, it's -- it is, it was all so extraordinary, really, to shoot everything, because everything that we were doing and every scene, every environment, every wall, every piece of cutlery was exactly what would have been on the ship itself, complete replicas." [PAR] [PAR] Kate Winslet's favorite scene [PAR] Kate went on to say that her favorite scene in the movie was the steerage party, where she and co-star (and close friend) Dicaprio danced and laughed and flung each other around to the tune of an Irish band. [PAR] Dispelling the rumor that she almost drowned on set, Kate assured Gibson that she was never in any real danger, and that despite the panic instilled by the close quarters and claustrophobic underwater conditions, she always had complete trust in Cameron's professional attitude and small army of safety divers. [PAR] Charles Gibson mentioned to Kate that she really did look cold in the water at the end of the film, and Kate agreed, explaining how the cold water helped her get into the proper frame of mind for the tragic scene, and that she asked Cameron to not heat the water. Kate said that the cold temperature helped her relate to how the actual passengers must have felt on the Titanic when the ship began to sink. [PAR] [PAR] Here's a video of another interview where Kate talks about the Titanic movie: [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Personal Tragedy [PAR] Sadly, personal tragedy dampened Kate's joy of watching the newly released Titanic receive overwhelming critical accolades and monumental success at the box office, for it was around this time that Kate's love, the writer and actor Stephen Tredre died of bone cancer at age 34. [PAR] "It was unbelievably heartbreaking," Winslet told Good Housekeeping's Liz Smith during an interview. "All I have left is that we remained very close until the end." [PAR] [PAR] Kate Winslet's Titanic Diary [PAR] Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and James Cameron [PAR] In 1997, Australian Vogue printed excerpts of Kate Winslet's diary from the filming of Titanic. Kate writes of her first meeting with James Cameron - he showed her a model of the Titanic and demonstrated how many special effects shots could be captured using a tiny camera with the model. She then goes on to express her admiration for two of Cameron's other films, True Lies and the Abyss, exclaiming at the end of the entry that, | What is the name of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 'The Man in the Iron Mask' (1998) | Leonardo DiCaprio's ...'The Man in the Iron Mask' (1998) | Leonardo DiCaprio's Movies, Ranked Worst to Best | Rolling Stone [PAR] Leonardo DiCaprio's Movies, Ranked Worst to Best [PAR] Leonardo DiCaprio's Movies, Ranked Worst to Best [PAR] From 'Titanic' to 'Django Unchained,' rating the good, bad and WTF ugly of Leo's big-screen career [PAR] All Stories [PAR] 26. 'The Man in the Iron Mask' (1998) [PAR] This was the first DiCaprio film to be released after the success of Titanic, and it became a hit for that very reason. But with all due respect to Monsieur Dumas, it's dreadful: A dumbed-down, star-studded period piece about the Four Musketeers' attempts to replace the sneering, playboy King Louis XIV with his long-imprisoned twin (both played by DiCaprio). The young actor seems out of his element here, and not even the veteran actors surrounding him – Gabriel Byrne! John Malkovich! Gerard Depardieu! Jeremy Irons! – can't do much with the dopey script.[DOC] [TLE] The Man in the Iron Mask Trailer HQ (1998) - YouTubeThe Man in the Iron Mask Trailer HQ (1998) - YouTube [PAR] The Man in the Iron Mask Trailer HQ (1998) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Aug 15, 2009 [PAR] Director: Randall Wallace. [PAR] Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio,Jeremy Irons,John Malkovich. [PAR] Plot:The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother who he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king? [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] The Man in the Iron Mask : Leonardo DiCaprioThe Man in the Iron Mask : Leonardo DiCaprio [PAR] The Man in the Iron Mask [PAR] July 13, 1998 [PAR] The Man in the Iron Mask [PAR] July 13, 1998 [PAR] FOR THE HONOR OF A KING. AND THE DESTINY OF A COUNTRY. ALL FOR ONE. [PAR] Paris is starving, but the King of France – Louis XIV (Leonardo) is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin (also played by Leonardo), hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask. [PAR] All that remains now is D’Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? [PAR] Read more about the film. [PAR] Join Us [PAR] What issue do you care about the most? [PAR] OCEANS [PAR] The Revenant [PAR] 16 . 03 . 2016 [PAR] On December 25, Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film ‘The Revenant’ opened in a the United States. with a global cinematic release on January 8, 2016. [PAR] The Wolf of Wall Street [PAR] 25 . 12 . 2013 [PAR] The Wolf of Wall Street premiered in New York City on December 17, 2013, and was released theatrically on December 25, 2013. [PAR] The Great Gatsby [PAR] 01 . 05 . 2013 [PAR] From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker will create his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. [PAR] Django Unchained [PAR] 25 . 12 . 2012 [PAR] Set in the antebellum, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django with Leonardo DiCaprio as the villainous Calvin Candie. [PAR] J. Edgar [PAR] 12 . 07 . 2011 [PAR] As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. | Which King did Leonardo Di Caprio play in The Man in the Iron Mask? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Late Movies: 7 Actors Who Played Batman Before Ben ...The Late Movies: 7 Actors Who Played Batman Before Ben Affleck (And What Fans Had to Say About Them) | Mental Floss [PAR] The Late Movies: 7 Actors Who Played Batman Before Ben Affleck (And What Fans Had to Say About Them) [PAR] Getty Images [PAR] Like us on Facebook [PAR] News broke last night that Ben Affleck will be the next actor to portray Batman on the silver screen. Fans immediately took to the internet to decry the decision, recalling his previous roles in the poor-performing Gigli and Daredevil. Here, a look back at previous actors who've donned the costume and how fans and critics received their performances. [PAR] Lewis Wilson [PAR] Wilson was the youngest person to play Batman. He appeared in the 15-part 1943 Columbia serial. Critics complained about everything from his weight to his accent. [PAR] Robert Lowery [PAR] Lowery took over the role in the 1949 follow-up serial, Batman And Robin. He was a forgettable actor in this role. [PAR] Adam West [PAR] West played the Caped Crusader from 1966 through 1968 in the Batman television series in addition to a film spin-off. Fans were torn: Either they loved his campy portrayal or hated it. [PAR] Michael Keaton [PAR] Keaton's casting in the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film caused such controversy that 50,000 protest letters were sent to Warner Bros’ offices. [PAR] Val Kilmer [PAR] Kilmer put on the suit in 1995 and received mixed reviews. Director Joel Schumacher called the actor “childish and impossible." [PAR] George Clooney [PAR] It's safe to assume Clooney regrets his decision to star in Batman & Robin. It was the worst box-office performer of the modern Batman movies and Clooney once joked that he killed the series. [PAR] Christian Bale [PAR] Though Bale is largely favored as the best actor to play the Dark Knight, he was not without criticism. NPR’s David Edelstein described his husky voice as “a voice that's deeper and hammier than ever.”[DOC] [TLE] The Actors Who’ve Played Batman | Den of GeekThe Actors Who’ve Played Batman | Den of Geek [PAR] Search [PAR] The Actors Who’ve Played Batman [PAR] We take a look back at the 8 crusading actors who’ve played Batman in TV and the movies, as well as his animated avatars! [PAR] tumblr [PAR] Holy revolving door, Batman! The Caped Crusader has been portrayed by more actors than any other superhero in movie history – eight to be exact. Most have lasted for just one film. But after The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Bale has become the first man to have played Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego more than twice on the silver screen. He didn’t have much competition – Michael Keaton was the only other actor to reprise the role. And we imagine that with the kind of deals being shaken out at WB that Ben Affleck has a good shot at topping both of those numbers, especially if you count his Suicide Squad cameo, which makes 2017's Justice League his third film in the cape. [PAR] But before anymore history is made next year, let’s take a look at the men who have been Batman. [PAR] 1. Lewis G Wilson [PAR] Wilson was the first and youngest actor ever to play the adult Batman, and also the least successful. At 23, the unknown thespian donned the cape and the cowl in the 15-part 1943 Columbia serial Batman. While he looked the part of the dashing playboy, his physique was more Danny DeVito as the Penguin. One critic described Wilson as “thick about the middle.” Maybe that was why he wore his utility belt just below his chest. Critics also complained that his voice was too high and that he had a Boston accent. That, of course, wouldn’t be the last time someone complained about Batman’s voice. [PAR] After Batman, Wilson’s career went nowhere. Most of his roles went uncredited. His next biggest movie part was probably in the 1951 cult classic Bowanga Bowanga. A few years later he was out of showbiz altogether. His son, Michael G. Wilson, however, fared better in Hollywood, becoming the executive producer of the | Who played Batman immediately before George Clooney? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] star wars - Origin of Darth Vader's name - Science Fiction ...star wars - Origin of Darth Vader's name - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange [PAR] Origin of Darth Vader's name [PAR] up vote 42 down vote favorite [PAR] 2 [PAR] Who came up with the name Darth Vader? According to Wiktionary (apparently Darth Vader now warrants a dictionary entry meaning "a malevolent, dominating and threatening force" :o): [PAR] Derived from the fictional character, Darth Vader, itself derived from either Dark Lord of the Sith or a blend of dark and death + Dutch vader (“father”). [PAR] How true is the vader = father contention? As the Vader Wikipedia page states, wasn't the father plot twist squeezed in much later? Has Lucas ever acknowledged this connection? Was he perhaps manipulated by the force? [PAR] 8 [PAR] [PAR] Heh. In the Dutch translation of the book, he is called Darth Veder. Which means "feather". – Mr Lister Dec 18 '12 at 9:05 [PAR] 7 [PAR] [PAR] My reading - and it's only a personal interpretation so hence it remains a comment - is that "Darth Vader" was originally just a proper name; first name "Darth", surname "Vader". This seems supported by Ben's "only a master of evil, Darth" answer, although one could argue that Ben may have been addressing him by a title (which - to me - seems odd for a Jedi to do to a Sith). – user8719 Dec 18 '12 at 9:06 [PAR] [PAR] Maybe he was addressing by title sarcastically. – Michael Itzoe Feb 18 '13 at 18:50 [PAR] 3 [PAR] [PAR] "(You're) Only a master of evil, Sith". I like it. Very sarcastic, very insulting use of the title. – Morgan May 31 '13 at 4:53 [PAR] 3 [PAR] [PAR] @DarthSatan - Anakin addresses to Dooku by his title in Ep.III - My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count – LcSalazar Dec 26 '14 at 20:48 [PAR] According to George Lucas' retcon Rolling Stone interview in 2005 : [PAR] How did you get the name Darth Vader? [PAR] "Darth" is a variation of dark. And "Vader" is a variation of father. So it's basically Dark Father. All the names have history, but sometimes I make mistakes -- Luke was originally going to be called Luke Starkiller, but then I realized that wasn't appropriate for the character. It was appropriate for Anakin, but not his son. I said, "Wait, we can't weigh this down too much -- he's the one that redeems him." [PAR] Now, there are reasons to suspect that wasn't necessarily the case originally: [PAR] In A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi addresses Darth Vader simply as "Darth". That sounds like a proper name, not a title. [PAR] There are persistent rumors that Vader was from "invader". I was never able to find a firm proof of the link, but sounds plausible. Lukas DID the same thing with Sidious, after all. [PAR] There are reasons to believe that the "father" angle was developed way after the name. From " The Visual Development of Darth Vader " [PAR] In the first draft, Darth Vader is fairly inconsequential, and is merely an Imperial General; most of his later traits are exhibited instead by Prince Valorum, a Sith Lord who dresses in black robes and who speaks in terse, no-nonesense phrases. Both of these characters are human and generally unremarkable in the visual sense; no artwork was ever done. In draft two, however, the two characters were combined, and this is where the Darth Vader that we are familiar with first becomes recognizable in prototype form. [PAR] We have always been at war with Oceania.... – DVK-in-Florida Dec 18 '12 at 10:51 [PAR] 11 [PAR] [PAR] Take "General Kenobi", for example. It would be perfectly normal for one to address him as "General". The Imperials refer to each other just by their | What is the name of the Darth Vader-to-be in the Star Wars Prequel, Episode 1? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] '8MM' - washingtonpost.com'8MM' [PAR] Save money with NextCard Visa [PAR] In the uncertain zone between dumb and truly twisted lies "8MM," a movie that will baffle and disgust you in one disconcerting experience. [PAR] Director Joel Schumacher's thriller about snuff pornography feels like a misplaced excuse to make a dark trip to a scuzzy underworld and express moral outrage at the potbellied pigs who create and support such an industry. And if, in passing, he has to show you flashes of women being beaten, degraded and possibly killed, that's par for the course. [PAR] That Nicolas Cage agreed to star in this project is one of the movie's more unintended mysteries. Perhaps he thought screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker's "8" would be as good as his "Seven." Cage's presence is workmanlike and watchable enough to make you sit through most of the movie. But as the movie's gratuitous agenda begins to smell too obvious, and it becomes clear this thing's a disaster, Cage's credibility goes to seed. You're almost tempted to wait outside his front door with a camera crew, harsh lights and the inevitable question: "Why, Nicolas? Why?" [PAR] As surveillance expert Tom Welles, he's hired by the elderly widow of a deceased millionaire to make sense of a disturbing Super-8mm movie found among the dead man's personal effects. The "snuff movie" shows a young lady apparently being raped and killed by a large man wearing a leather face mask, whose name we learn later is Machine. [PAR] Mrs. Christian, the old lady, wants Tom to find out who made this movie and whether the girl is truly dead. [PAR] "Please find her alive," says Mrs. Christian. [PAR] Tom kisses his wife, Amy (Catherine Keener), and baby daughter goodbye and goes in search of scuzz and filth. He finds it in Hollywood's underworld of pornography. [PAR] He meets and here's the best part of the movie an interesting character called Max California (Joaquin Phoenix), a rock star aspirant who earns money clerking in a porno store. As Tom closes in on his target, which includes finding a snuffmeister dubiously known as "The Jim Jarmusch of S&M," Max brings much-needed comic relief to this dark little thriller. [PAR] When Tom and Max notice a porno actress appearing in one snuff film after apparently dying in a previous one, Max retorts: "Oh that's great, 'Snuff 2: The Resurrection'!" [PAR] But Walker's script also insists on making Max prattle on about the contagious influence of pornography. "Before you know it," he warns Tom, "you're dancing with the devil." [PAR] And then, who knows, Tom? You'll probably start watching professional wrestling! [PAR] In the past, director Schumacher's darkest moments have been couched in campy quotation marks, as evidenced in two Batman movies and the music-video-flavored "Flatliners." But this time, he goes for broke with ultra violence, gross sexual acts and an eastern-flavored music score presumably intended to underscore this disorienting atmosphere. [PAR] Without giving things away, let's just say that things get increasingly ugly and diabolical. And Tom, getting predictably soiled by the world he's infiltrating, becomes increasingly vigilante in spirit as he faces off with the worst the underground porno empire has to offer. [PAR] One feels pity for the poor souls who appear in these porn flicks, of course. But the real female victim in "8MM" is actress Keener in the thankless role of Tom's wife. There's one unintentionally hilarious moment when Tom covered in blood, facing the end and fearful his family might be in danger calls his wife and tells her to get the hell out of the house with the kid and hide out until he sends for her. At this point, she dithers with a whine. "What are you saying, Tom? You're really starting to scare me." Or words to that effect. [PAR] At this point, the movie breaks down completely. But the story still has a long way to | Who was the star of the dark thriller 8mm? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Mick Jagger - Biography - IMDbMick Jagger - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Mick Jagger [PAR] Biography [PAR] Showing all 74 items [PAR] Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (51) | Personal Quotes (15) [PAR] Overview (3) [PAR] 5' 10" (1.78 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent on 26th July 1943. When he was 4 he met Keith Richards until they went into secondary schools and lost touch. But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues. Between 1960-1962 The Rolling Stones formed. It comprised of Mick on lead vocal and harmonica, Keith Richards on guitar, Bill Wyman on bass, Charlie Watts on drums and Brian Jones on guitar. [PAR] In 1964 they released their first album "The Rolling Stones". Eventually in 1965 they had their first number 1 hit in the UK with "The Last Time" which was followed by "I can't get no Satisfaction". Throughout 1966-1969 they toured the world with many great hits like "Let's Spend the night together" (1967) and "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968). But in 1969 Brian Jones committed suicide and Mick and Keith Richards were blamed for his death. But this fusion blew over and they got another guitarist to replace Brian in Mick Taylor . They released the album "Let it Bleed" (1969) with the track "Honky Tonk Woman". After they completed a North American tour Jagger finally went to star in Performance (1970) as the retired rock star Turner. The film was released in August 1970 with Mick starring opposite James Fox and Mick even had his first solo hit which was the soundtrack to the film "Memo from Turner". [PAR] In 1971 The Rolling Stones came back with the album "Sticky Fingers" which would be the most popular album they ever made. From this album there were songs like "Wild Horses" and "Brown Sugar" and were major hits all over the world. While this was happening Bianca Jagger gave birth to Jaggers daughter Jade Jagger . Throughout the 70s The Rolling Stones made thousands of live performances and achieved endless record sales with hits like "Angie" (1973), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (1974), "Hot Stuff" (1976) and "Respectable" (1978). In 1974 Ronnie Wood had replaced Mick Taylor on guitar and Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood both played lead guitar. In 1980 Jagger divorced Bianca Jagger and went on to record and release "Emotional Rescue" with The Rolling Stones and it was a platinum album. In 1981 "Tattoo You" was released and the group went on a major world tour, their first in three years, which filled stadiums in the US and arenas in Europe. After the tour ended in 1982 Jagger was starting to like other music. In 1983 The Rolling Stones recorded the album "Undercover" at the Compass Point in Nassau. But recording sessions didn't go well as during this time Mick and Keith Richard were having arguments about the kind of music the group should be playing. Even though the album was a success it seemed like The Rolling Stones were now going over the edge. [PAR] In May 1984 Mick recorded "State of Shock" with The Jacksons which led Mick wanting to try out a solo career. So in September he recorded his first solo album with guests like Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck . Shortly before the album was released The Rolling Stones decided to record their first album under a new Sony records contract. Keith Richards didn't approve of the solo efforts - he wanted Mick to stick to The Rolling Stones . In July 1985 Jagger made his first solo live appearance at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. The Rolling Stones were going to perform but decided not to as things weren't going well for them at the time. During | Which singer has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine 16 times? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] The Name of the Rose (Der Name der Rose) (1986) - Rotten ...View All Critic Reviews (23) [PAR] Audience Reviews for The Name of the Rose (Der Name der Rose) [PAR] One of my favorite films of all time! This little-known film features strong performances from Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham and a strange and unsettling William Hickey. This is probably Christian Slater's first big role, in which there is some momentary full-frontal nudity. I read an article 20 years ago where Slater said he truly regretted exposing himself on film. Well, Mr. Slater -- I don't regret it! [PAR] Christian C [PAR] Super Reviewer [PAR] In this adaptation of Umberto Eco's celebrated novel, Franciscan friar Sean Connery investigates a series of bizarre murders in a monastery in the 14th century. Aside from the rather unusual subject matter, this is a unique film in that it does not feature the usual starlets and pretty boy actors populating a glossy Hollywood-ized version of history; it actually looks and feels like a working Medieval abbey. And as such, the monks will win no beauty competitions! Most of them would look perfectly at home adorning the abbey walls with the rest of the gargoyles! This just adds to the already potent atmosphere, and in one of his best roles, Sean Connery commands the screen as well as the able supporting cast including the ever reliable Ron Perlman as the demented hunchback. The story explores the theme of religious intolerance and climate of hysteria in which a reasonable minded man of learning can find it impossible to function within; "justice" is doled out by self-appointed prophets who dare not be opposed on pain of death, and blind faith and superstition replace logic and reason. Let's face it, things haven't changed much over the centuries. Add some wonderfully literary and witty dialogue and fascinating historical insights, and you have a film that works both as an excellent adaptation and a satisfying murder mystery. [PAR] xGary Xx[DOC] [TLE] The Name of the Rose (1986) - IMDbThe Name of the Rose (1986) - IMDb [PAR] IMDb [PAR] There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. [PAR] Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. [PAR] X Beta I'm Watching This! [PAR] Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [PAR] Error [PAR] The Name of the Rose ( 1986 ) [PAR] Der Name der Rose (original title) [PAR] R | [PAR] An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey. [PAR] Director: [PAR] User Lists [PAR] Related lists from IMDb users [PAR] a list of 25 titles [PAR] created 30 Jan 2011 [PAR] a list of 24 titles [PAR] created 12 Jul 2012 [PAR] a list of 32 titles [PAR] created 10 Aug 2012 [PAR] a list of 28 titles [PAR] created 22 Feb 2013 [PAR] a list of 31 titles [PAR] created 06 Sep 2013 [PAR] Title: The Name of the Rose (1986) [PAR] 7.8/10 [PAR] Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. [PAR] You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [PAR] Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 15 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » [PAR] Photos [PAR] An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize". [PAR] Director: Russell Mulcahy [PAR] In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? [PAR] Director: John McTiernan [PAR] When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. [PAR] Director: Kevin Reynolds [PAR] Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team. [PAR] Director: Brian De Palma [PAR] Edit [PAR] Storyline [PAR] 1327: after a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, | What is Sean Connery's profession in The Name of the Rose? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] 'The Oscars': John Wayne Wins Best Actor for 'True Grit ...'The Oscars': John Wayne Wins Best Actor for 'True Grit' in 1970 | AOL.com [PAR] My Queue [PAR] 'The Oscars': John Wayne Wins Best Actor for 'True Grit' in 1970 [PAR] Barbra Streisand presents John Wayne with the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role during the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970. This was the first and only Oscar win for the three-time nominee, who won for his role as eye patch-wearing Rooster Cogburn in 'True Grit.' During his acceptance speech, John Wayne joked that had he known he'd win, he would've put on an eye patch 35 years prior. Watch LIVE OSCAR SUNDAY on ABC. [PAR] Recommended[DOC] [TLE] John Wayne's True Grit eyepatch for sale in online auction ...John Wayne's True Grit eyepatch for sale in online auction | Film | The Guardian [PAR] John Wayne's True Grit eyepatch for sale in online auction [PAR] Patch Wayne wore as Rooster Cogburn in classic western expected to sell for more than £20,000 [PAR] John Wayne (right) in True Grit. Photograph: THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE [PAR] Thursday 24 May 2012 06.06 EDT [PAR] First published on Thursday 24 May 2012 06.06 EDT [PAR] Close [PAR] This article is 4 years old [PAR] An eyepatch that John Wayne wore when he played Rooster Cogburn in the classic western True Grit is expected to fetch more than £20,000 at auction . [PAR] Wayne wore the patch in the 1969 film and in the sequel, called simply Rooster Cogburn, six years later. [PAR] He won an Oscar for True Grit and acknowledged the significance of the patch in his acceptance speech, joking: "Wow! If I'd known I'd have put the patch on 35 years earlier." [PAR] In November 1975, Wayne donated this patch to the Southern California Symphony Society to be auctioned off to raise funds, together with a letter in which he certified that it was authentic. [PAR] He wrote: "Dear Friend: Please let this certify that the enclosed 'eyepatch' is one which I wore during the filming of True Grit and Rooster Cogburn. Now that my eye is better I'm happy to donate it to such a worthy cause – the Southern California Chamber Symphony Society auction. [PAR] "Wear it in good health! Sincerely, John Wayne ." [PAR] The patch is being auctioned online by Los Angeles-based Nate D Sanders. [PAR] The auction house's owner, Nate Sanders, said: "This is the ultimate piece for fans of the western movie, a uniquely American genre. John Wayne is the iconic actor for westerns and this eyepatch is the iconic prop in his most famous role." [PAR] The lot is estimated at $35,000. The auction ends on 29 May.[DOC] [TLE] John Wayne 'Grit' Eyepatch To Appear At AuctionJohn Wayne 'Grit' Eyepatch To Appear At Auction [PAR] John Wayne 'Grit' eyepatch to appear at auction [PAR] 0 [PAR] John Wayne 'Grit' eyepatch to appear at auction [PAR] The eyepatch worn by John Wayne in True Grit is set to appear at auction on May 29 [PAR] The eyepatch worn by John Wayne in True Grit, his most iconic role, is to appear in an online auction which ends on May 29. [PAR] An oscar-winning collectible [PAR] The patch was worn by Wayne's character Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 western. It was this performance that won the actor the only Academy Award of his career, a success which Wayne himself attributed to the patch. In his acceptance speech for the Oscar, Wayne exclaimed: "Wow! If I'd known I'd have put that patch on 35 years earlier!"The star would wear the eyepatch again in 1975 for True Grit's sequel, Rooster Cogburn. Shortly after filming, Wayne donatedit to a charity auction for the Southern California Chamber Symphony Society.The fantastic itemcomes to auction complete with a letter of provenence from Wayne himself, which was written ahead of the original charity sale. Dated November 4,1975 on Wayne's personal stationary, the letter reads: "Dear Friend: Please let this certify that the enclosed 'eyepatch' is one which I | Who won an Oscar wearing an eye patch in True Grit? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Eros And Civilization Analysis Philosophy EssayEros And Civilization Analysis Philosophy Essay [PAR] Eros And Civilization Analysis Philosophy Essay [PAR] Published: [PAR] Last Edited: [PAR] 23rd March, 2015 [PAR] This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. [PAR] In order to be able to fully understand this literary piece of work, it is important to first start by defining a few terms that will mostly be referred to in this piece of work; Eros refers to an instinct that works towards self-preservation, pleasure and procreation. When the three are considered in a group, they are what constitute Eros. Civilization is a state or condition of being highly developed and mostly refers to a society that has a very high level of organization culturally and socially. In terms of individuality, civilization refers to a certain level of material comfort which a person is used to and probably would not do without. Repression or suppression, which can be used interchangeably in this context, refers to a psychological mechanism in which people try to protect themselves from harmful or not-so appealing thoughts, by blocking them out of their conscious mind. Capitalism is a free market system in which there is private ownership of capital (means of production). Distribution of goods and services is based on a motivation to gain more profits than one's competitors. Instincts are strong freely occurring impulses that occur in the mind to warn somebody about something without necessarily reasoning about it. Sometimes also known as an inborn trait, it is the behavior pattern shaped by biological necessities (Herbert, p.16). [PAR] Eros and civilization is a piece of literary work done by one Herbert Marcuse who was a German philosopher who lived in the 20th century. The literature revolves around a critique approach to Freud's sociological titled 'civilization and its discontents.' Marcuse begins by giving an elaborate description of biology, which he argues is a fight against suppression of instincts, hence is a force that tries to bring out the best of intuition or the sixth sense as many call it. He continues to argue that capitalism, which is the economic lifestyle that has overtaken society, is up in arms trying all it can to prevent us from reaching the level of a non-repressive society. Herbert continues to say that the theory put forth by Freud that repression is a necessary condition if civilization is to survive in the current. On the contrary, Herbert thinks that Eros is more superficial, constructive and liberating (Herbert, p.16). [PAR] What Herbert's works aims at disapproving is the notion that human instincts and suppression/instincts/superego are always in conflict for survival. Freud argues that the superego is ever in a struggle to follow society's norms and rules at its own expense. In his view, Eros and civilization cannot co-exist, and their clash is what gives rise to a repressed humanity history. He continues to say that it is as a result of suppression of instincts is what has given rise to the modern level of civilization that we are living in today, without which civilization would not have been possible. He gives the example of the sexual instinct. Had it been that human beings give in to this instinct whenever it arises, without a second thought and without channeling that energy into progress, it is likely that there would be no civilization at all in the first place. Herbert comes in to argue that in as much the energy is channeled into progress, human beings do so at the expense of their Eros; pleasure, procreation and self preservation, which should not be the case. According to Marcuse, 'progress' is just another word for sacrifice of human happiness. He is of the opinion that conflict is not really between work and Eros, but between alienated labor and Eros. To give an example on this, he goes ahead to say that sex, for example, is a preserve of the capitalists, and for the laborers when they are not disturbing 'progress.' He advocates for a socialist society that would not need the performance of the poor top progress, and hence a society that would not deliberately suppress the sexual | Which philosopher wrote Eros and Civilization and One Dimensional Man? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers/A Grand Day Out ...Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers/A Grand Day Out [VHS]: Nick Park: Amazon.co.uk: Video [PAR] Product Description [PAR] Product Description [PAR] Limited edition gift pack featuring the Aardman animation shorts 'The Wrong Trousers' and 'A Grand Day Out' plus a special picture postcard book. In 'A Grand Day Out', Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit decide that they need to visit the Moon to get some cheese. In the sequel 'The Wrong Trousers', Wallace invents a pair of robotic trousers which are used by an unscrupulous villain in many robberies. [PAR] From Amazon.co.uk [PAR] A Grand Day Out [PAR] Nominated for an Academy Award in 1990, the first short-film adventure of Wallace and Gromit was this 24-minute comedy, created by clay animator Nick Park over a six-year period at the National Film & Television School in London, and at the Aardman Animation studios that Park boosted to international acclaim. In their debut adventure, Wallace and his furry pal Gromit find themselves desperate for "a nice bit of Gorgonzola", but their refrigerator's empty and the local cheese shop is closed for a holiday! Undeterred, Wallace comes up with an extreme solution to the cheese shortage: since the moon is made of cheese (we all know that's true, right?), he decides to build a rocket ship and blast off for a cheesy lunar picnic! Gromit's only too happy to help, and before long the inventive duo is on the moon, where they encounter a clever appliance that's part oven, part robot, part lunar skiing enthusiast ... well, you just have to see the movie to understand how any of this whimsical lunar-cy can make any sense! It's a grand tale of wonderful discoveries, fantastic inventions--and really great cheese! [PAR] The Wrong Trousers [PAR] Clay-animation master Nick Park deservedly won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Animated Short for this 30-minute masterpiece, in which the good-natured inventor Wallace and his trusty dog, Gromit, return for another grand adventure. It all begins on the morning of Gromit's birthday, when Wallace gives his beloved pooch the gift of his latest invention--a pair of mechanical "techno-trousers" that can be programmed to take Gromit out for "walkies" while Wallace sits comfortably at home. Gromit's not exactly thrilled with the new gadget, and things go from bad to worse when Wallace rents a room to a new boarder--a rather suspicious-looking penguin--to offset his rising expenses. As it turns out, the penguin's a notorious thief, and the amazing techno-trousers provide a foolproof method of pulling off a diamond heist! It's Gromit's big opportunity for canine heroics, and The Wrong Trousers turns into one of the funniest, most inventive caper-comedies ever made, with an action-packed climax on a speeding miniature train. Will the notorious "Feathers" wind up in jail where he belongs? Will Gromit finally get his due recognition? Watch this amazing marvel of clay animation to see why Wallace and Gromit have become global celebrities--this is comedic ingenuity at its finest. [PAR] A Close Shave [PAR] Hot from the international triumph of The Wrong Trousers, clay animator Nick Park knew that his third Wallace and Gromit film was going to have to be the biggest and best adventure yet for the mild-mannered inventor Wallace and his perceptive pooch Gromit. With the ambitiously zany plot of A Close Shave, Park and his fellow animators rose to the occasion and their film won the 1995 Academy Award (Park's second Oscar) for Best Animated Short. This time out, Wallace and Gromit have teamed up to provide a window-washing service, and that's how Wallace meets the lovely Wendolene Ramsbottom, a wool-shop owner whose malevolent dog Preston turns out to be the mastermind of a sheep-napping scheme! Of course, no Wallace and Gromit adventure can be without a grandiose gadget, so Wallace's latest invention is the Knit-O-Matic, a yarn-making machine capable of shearing a whole flock of sheep just | Which Nick won an Oscar for The Wrong Trousers? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Movie review: Independence Day Resurgence - filmfare.comMovie review: Independence Day Resurgence [PAR] Movie review: Independence Day Resurgence [PAR] Written By [PAR] Posted Fri, Jun 24, 2016 [PAR] Rate Story [PAR] Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman [PAR] [PAR] The word Resurgence is perhaps the most appropriate way to describe the efforts to make a franchise out of the Independence Day movie. As the dictionary definition goes, resurgence is : a new increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea that had been forgotten for sometime. The new Independence Day movie is nothing but the studios and the director Roland Emmerich find a new excuse to make easy money. Their renewed interest in the original 1996 movie has spawned an embarrassing shambles of a film. Even two decades ago, the Independence Day movie was a sinful experience in escapist entertainment. It was more of an action upgrade on Mars Attacks (which oddly seemed like a corny rip-off of Independence Day), though some of its set pieces were as bizarrely over the top as the Tim Burton comic caper. But it was good fun, mainly thanks to a charming young Will Smith and his bromance pairing with Jeff Goldblum. None of that goodness in the new movie though. This alien invasion flick is as banal as the Clash Of The Titans flicks. [PAR] [PAR] The single mantra behind Independence Day Resurgence is to be bigger than the predecessor. So they scale the size of the alien ship and make it half as big as planet Earth. Not just that, they even scale the size of the aliens, so the new antagonist, the Alien Queen (any creative resemblance to Ridley Scott's Alien movies is pure coincidental) is as tall as a sky scraper. When she finally reveals herself in the latter part of the movie, you can't help but draw an uncanny resemblance to the invaders from War Of The Worlds (any resemblance again is purely coincidental). There's also alien flora and fauna experience on-board the giant new ship, a lot like the Avatar and/or Prometheus movies (resemblance coincidental...) and the aliens this time are digging to the Earth's core in an effort to terraform (Man Of Steel resemblance is totally coincidental). Humans have developed their own fancy technology and weapons inspired by the aliens they defeated 20 years ago. So the fight this time is more advanced. But the humans stand no chance, because the screenplay is just rehashed from 1996, right down to borrowing the same dialogue too. Sadly, the fun part of the original movie was that they blew up so many monuments and cities, but the new movie does nothing exciting of that sort. Here the action is just down to humans and aliens exchanging green laser firefights. [PAR] [PAR] New boys Jessie T Usher and Liam Hemsworth are not a patch on Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. Even though Goldblum and Smith are both a part of the movie - Smith as giant poster in the Oval Office and Goldblum as the standard Emmerich 'solutions provider' hero. They're clearly not in top form. Even Bill Pullman, who's 4th of July speech from the original can still be quoted verbatim for kicks, looks senile and dumb in the new movie. And just like the original, there are trademark American kids in the narrative, put to good use to elevate the drama in the climax. [PAR] [PAR] The cinematic world has moved on to a higher calling. Chris Nolan is making films about travelling across the universe and finding a new home. But Roland Emmerich is content at portraying Earth as the centre of the universe. Just because you throttle the word "interstellar" into the climax doesn't make your film smart. And just because you're America doesn't mean the world will feel ecstatic at the idea of 4th of July and fireworks. Some part of Hollywood still lives in the George Bush era and that's just so passe. [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] 10 Patriotic Movies to Fire Up Your July 4th | NBC New YorkJay Maidment [PAR] "Captain America: The First Avenger" [PAR] The July 4 holiday allows us to indulge in all manner of Americana: from parades draped in red, | Which 1996 film has its climax on 4th of July? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Cheers star Ted Danson born - Dec 29, 1947 - HISTORY.comCheers star Ted Danson born - Dec 29, 1947 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Cheers star Ted Danson born [PAR] Share this: [PAR] Cheers star Ted Danson born [PAR] Author [PAR] Cheers star Ted Danson born [PAR] URL [PAR] Publisher [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] On this day in 1947, the actor Ted Danson, who will become best known for his role as bar owner Sam Malone on the mega-hit TV sitcom Cheers, which originally aired from 1982 to 1993, is born in San Diego, California . [PAR] After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied drama, Danson appeared on the 1970s soap opera Somerset and starred in TV commercials, most notably for the men’s fragrance Aramis. Danson catapulted to Hollywood stardom with his role as Sam Malone, a former professional baseball player and ladies man who runs a Boston-based bar called Cheers in the sitcom of the same name. The show, which premiered on NBC on September 30, 1982, and opened with the now-classic theme song “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” centers around a group of regulars who hang out at Cheers, including lovable but dim-witted bartender Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson), know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger), frequently unemployed Norm Peterson (George Wendt), feisty waitress Carla (Rhea Perlman) and snooty psychiatrist Fraser Crane (Kelsey Grammer). (Crane later got his own long-running sitcom, Frasier, which originally aired from 1993 to 2004). Among the main storylines on Cheers were Sam Malone’s lengthy on-again, off-again romantic relationships with waitress-grad student Diane Chambers (Shelley Long, who was a Cheers cast member from 1982-1987) and businesswoman Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley, a regular from 1987-1993). During its 11-season run, Cheers featured guest appearances by a number of celebrities and public figures, including Johnny Carson, then-Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. [PAR] Created by James Burrows and brothers Glen and Les Charles, Cheers was almost cancelled due to poor ratings during its first season; it hung on, however, and eventually became a massive hit with audiences. The show was nominated for a total of more than 100 Emmy Awards, and it won 28. The final episode of Cheers aired on May 20, 1993, and attracted more than 80 million viewers, making it one of the top-rated finales in TV history. (The all-time record holder, the 1983 M*A*S*H finale, was seen by some 106 million people, while more than 76 million viewers tuned in to the 1998 finale of Seinfeld.) [PAR] Following Cheers, Danson starred as a cranky doctor in the TV sitcom Becker, which aired on CBS from 1998 to 2004. Among his more recent TV credits are recurring roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Damages. Danson has also appeared in a number of movies, including 1979’s The Onion Field, which marked his big-screen debut; 1981’s Body Heat, featuring Kathleen Turner and William Hurt; the 1987 hit comedy Three Men and a Baby, with Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg; Made in America (1993), which co-starred Danson’s then-paramour Whoopi Goldberg; and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Danson has been married to his third wife, the actress Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Elf) since 1995. [PAR] Related Videos[DOC] [TLE] Cheers star Ted Danson born - History.comDecember 29, 1947 : Cheers star Ted Danson born [PAR] Introduction [PAR] On this day in 1947, the actor Ted Danson, who will become best known for his role as bar owner Sam Malone on the mega-hit TV sitcom Cheers, which originally aired from 1982 to 1993, is born in San Diego, California . [PAR] After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied drama, Danson appeared on the 1970s soap opera Somerset and starred in TV commercials, most notably for the men’s fragrance Aramis. Danson catapulted to Hollywood stardom with his role as Sam Malone, a former professional baseball player and ladies man | Which star of Cheers co-starred with ?Whoopi Goldberg in Made in America? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Tom Hanks on the Apollo 13 Film and the NASA Space Program ...Tom Hanks on the Apollo 13 Film and the NASA Space Program (1995) - YouTube [PAR] Tom Hanks on the Apollo 13 Film and the NASA Space Program (1995) [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on May 10, 2013 [PAR] Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. More on the film: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=U... [PAR] The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert, that dramatizes the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. [PAR] The film depicts astronauts Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise aboard Apollo 13 for America's third Moon landing mission. En route, an on-board explosion deprives their spacecraft of most of its oxygen supply and electric power, forcing NASA's flight controllers to abort the Moon landing, and turning the mission into a struggle to get the three men home safely. [PAR] Howard went to great lengths to create a technically accurate movie, employing NASA's technical assistance in astronaut and flight controller training for his cast, and even obtaining permission to film scenes aboard a reduced gravity aircraft for realistic depiction of the "weightlessness" experienced by the astronauts in space. [PAR] Released in the United States on June 30, 1995, Apollo 13 garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for many awards, with nine Academy Awards including Best Film Editing and Best Sound.[3] In total, the film grossed over $355 million worldwide during its theatrical releases. [PAR] Cast: Tom Hanks as Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. Jim Lovell stated that before the book was even written, the rights were being shopped to potential buyers[4] and that his first reaction was that actor Kevin Costner would be a good choice to play him.[5][6] However, by the time Howard acquired the director's position, Costner's name never came up in serious discussion, and Hanks had already been interested in doing a film based on Apollo 13. When Hanks' representative informed him that there was a script being passed around, he had the script sent to him.[4] John Travolta was initially offered the role of Lovell, but declined.[7] Gary Sinise as Apollo 13 prime Command Module Pilot (CMP) Ken Mattingly. Sinise was invited by Howard to read for any of the characters, and chose Mattingly.[4] Kevin Bacon as Apollo 13 backup CMP Jack Swigert. Bill Paxton as Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise. Ed Harris as White team Flight Director Gene Kranz. Harris described the film as "cramming for a final exam". Harris described Gene Kranz as "corny and like a dinosaur", but was respected by the crew.[4] Kathleen Quinlan as Lovell's wife Marilyn. Chris Ellis as Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton. Joe Spano as "NASA Director", a composite character based loosely on Chris Kraft. Marc McClure as Black team Flight Director Glynn Lunney. Clint Howard as White team EECOM (Electrical, Environmental and Consumables Manager) Sy Liebergot. Ray McKinnon as White team FIDO (Flight Dyamics Officer). Todd Louiso as White Team FAO (Flight Activities Officer). Loren Dean as EECOM John Aaron. Xander Berkeley as "Henry Hurt", a fictional NASA Office of Public Affairs staff member.[8] David Andrews as Apollo 12 Commander Pete Conrad Christian Clemenson as Flight surgeon Dr. Charles Berry Ben Marley as Apollo 13 backup Commander John Young Brett Cullen as CAPCOM 1 Ned Vaughn as CAPCOM 2 Tracy Reiner as Haise's then-wife Mary Mary Kate Schellhardt as Lovell's older daughter Barbara. Max Elliott Slade | Which Apollo mission was filmed in 1995 with Tom Hanks? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Who is Donna Summer dating? Donna Summer boyfriend, husbandWho is Donna Summer dating? Donna Summer boyfriend, husband [PAR] New Faces Agency - USA, Gigsalad.Com [PAR] Official Websites [PAR] www.donnasummer.com/ [PAR] LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), better known by her stage name, Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. [PAR] More about Donna Summer[DOC] [TLE] Top Ten Greatest Female Soul Singers : Page 2 - TheTopTensTop Ten Greatest Female Soul Singers: Page 2 - TheTopTens® [PAR] Top Ten Greatest Female Soul Singers [PAR] comprendo [PAR] The Contenders: Page 2 [PAR] 21 Joss Stone [PAR] Joscelyn Eve Stoker, better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a British singer, songwriter and actress. [PAR] Joss Stone has the most powerful, and biggest voice, alive today. When it comes to soul she is the one you should listen to. She deserves to be number 1, there is no doubt about that! I love all of her work! [PAR] 22 Millie Jackson [PAR] 23 Amy Winehouse [PAR] Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. [PAR] She's the best. There are no other singers that could both sing and write with her depth and maturity at such a young age.. [PAR] She was amazingly talented, there's something very real and special about her what vocalists lack these days [PAR] She was the best and most beautiful soul singer of all time and it is so sad how she died so young R.I.P. [PAR] 24 Mahalia Jackson [PAR] There is no comparison. She is pure soul... [PAR] 25 Toni Braxton [PAR] Toni Michele Braxton was October 7th 1967 in Severn, Maryland the oldest of six siblings.She has sold 67 million records worldwide. She is been named the ''Queen of R&B'' and has one of the most distinctive voices of the late 20th century. [PAR] There has never been anyone with the amount of control that Toni has over her lower register PERIOD! Her voice is beyond soulful it's simply perfection! Toni Braxton is a unique talent whose vocal creativity is unmatched! The only other female vocalist who comes remotely close in regards to uniqueness is Phyllis Hyman! [PAR] 26 Dionne Warwick [PAR] Marie Dionne Warrick is an American singer, actress and TV-show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health. [PAR] Dionne is 2nd only to aretha is number of charted singles. Her inimitable voice coveys all emotional facets without resorting to the shouting so prevalent today. She is one of the few singers who can handle the key changes, time signature shifts, modulations, etc., of the Bacharach/David Songbook with apparent ease (e.G., check out "Promises, Promises"). Also, [PAR] She can belt out terrific emotional anthems --check out "His House and Me" [PAR] On You Tube or "All in Love is Fair". [PAR] She was very good too and had many hits. [PAR] She was fantastik. all her songs were very good. [PAR] Bert Bacharach wrote many good ones for her. [PAR] 27 Anita Baker V 1 Comment [PAR] 28 Linda Jones [PAR] No-one ever came close. Ask Aretha or Gladys. She was their favourite soul singer. Totally stunning. [PAR] 29 Donna Summer [PAR] LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. [PAR] Donna - natural talent, exceptional beauty, versatile and smart; she broke down barriers and paved the way for the Whitneys, Beyonces and Mariahs who came along after she broke really big in | Donna Gaines is better known by which name? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Julie Christie Tribute - YouTubeJulie Christie Tribute - YouTube [PAR] Julie Christie Tribute [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on May 27, 2010 [PAR] Here is an ambiance song, chosen to enhance the exceptional beauty of English first-class actress Julie Christie. [PAR] Julie Christie was born in 1941 in Chabua, Assam, India, then part of the British Empire. Christie's father ran the tea plantation around which Christie grew up, and her mother was a painter. As a teenager, she played the role of the Dauphin in a school production of George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan". She later studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama before getting her big break in 1961 in a science fiction series on BBC television, "A for Andromeda". Christie's first major film role was in "The Fast Lady", a 1962 romantic comedy. She first gained notice as Liz, the friend and would-be lover of the eponymous "Billy Liar" (1963) played by Tom Courtenay. It was 1965 when Christie became known internationally. Schlesinger directed her in her breakthrough role, as the amoral model Diana Scott in "Darling". Christie appeared as Lara Antipova in David Lean's adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), one of the all-time box office hits, and as Daisy Battles in "Young Cassidy", co-directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. In 1966, the 25-year-old Christie was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role when she played a double role in François Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451" and won the Academy Award for Best Actress and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Darling". Later, she played Thomas Hardy's heroine Bathsheba Everdene in Schlesinger's "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1967) and the lead character, Petulia Danner, (opposite George C. Scott) in Richard Lester's "Petulia" (1968). In the 1970s, Christie starred in smaller, but culturally significant films such as Robert Altman's western "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), with Warren Beatty, where her role as a brothel 'madam' gained her a second Best Actress Oscar nomination, "The Go-Between" (again with Alan Bates, 1971), "Don't Look Now" (1973), "Shampoo" (1975), Altman's classic "Nashville" (1975), "Demon Seed" (1977), and "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), again with Beatty. She moved to Hollywood during the decade, where she had a high-profile (1967-1974), but intermittent relationship with Warren Beatty who described her as "the most beautiful person I had ever known." Following the end of the relationship with Beatty, she returned to the United Kingdom, where she lived on a farm in Wales. Christie made fewer and fewer films in the 1980s. She had a major supporting role in Sidney Lumet's "Power" (1986). Christie appeared as Gertrude in Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet". Her next critically acclaimed role was the unhappy wife in Alan Rudolph's comedy-drama "Afterglow", which gained her a third Oscar nomination. Christie made a brief appearance in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", playing Madam Rosmerta. That same year, she also appeared in two other high-profile films: Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy" and Marc Forster's "Finding Neverland", playing Kate Winslet's mother. The latter performance earned Christie a BAFTA nomination as supporting actress in film. Christie portrayed the female lead in "Away From Her", a film about a long-married Canadian couple coping with the wife's Alzheimer's disease. On December 5, 2007, Christie won the Best Actress Award from the | Which Julie won an Oscar for Darling in 1965 and was Oscar nominated in 19987 for Afterglow? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Anthony Minghella Dead at 54: 'The English Patient' Oscar ...Anthony Minghella: 'The English Patient' Oscar Winner Dies [PAR] Anthony Minghella: 'The English Patient' Oscar Winner Dies [PAR] By Andre Soares [PAR] Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for directing The English Patient (above, 1996), died after suffering a brain hemorrhage earlier this morning at Charing Cross Hospital in London, where he had undergone an operation for cancer of the tonsils and neck. He was 54. [PAR] “It was a very hard job to get someone to give us the money for this,” Minghella told Reuters following the release of The English Patient. “It was a very unpromising document: a European film about a man haunted from his war-time past, good actors but no stars [ Ralph Fiennes , Kristin Scott Thomas , Juliette Binoche ] and a director who had little experience. [PAR] “It was understandable that people (in Hollywood) had no faith in the film. But they were all completely wrong.” [PAR] Based on Michael Ondaatje's novel, The English Patient went on to become a worldwide hit. The romantic drama earned 12 Academy Award nominations, winning 9 Oscars, including for best film, best director , best supporting actress (Juliette Binoche, in a major upset ), best cinematography (John Seale), and best original score (Gabriel Yared). [PAR] Anthony Minghella was born to Italian parents on the Isle of Wight. He studied drama at the University of Hull in northeast England, and later directed stage productions. [PAR] In addition to The English Patient, Minghella directed six other feature films. Among those he both directed and wrote are Truly Madly Deeply (1990), which won him a British Academy Award for best original screenplay; The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a serviceable adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel, with Matt Damon playing an ambitious gay psycho -turned-murderer; and Cold Mountain (2003), an overlong and artificial adaptation of Charles Frazier's Civil War novel. [PAR] Cold Mountain, featuring Jude Law , Renée Zellweger (who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her impersonation of Betty Hutton in Annie Get Your Gun), and a much-too-prettified Nicole Kidman (above) ended up being an Oscar disappointment for Miramax – neither Minghella nor the film were nominated, marking the first time since 1991 that Harvey Weinstein 's studio failed to nab a best picture nod. [PAR] Minghella's last feature was the psychological drama Breaking and Entering (right, 2006), starring Jude Law, Robin Wright Penn, and Juliette Binoche. The film was not a commercial success, though it had some admirers. [PAR] His final directorial effort was the BBC/HBO TV movie No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, based on Alexander McCall Smith's novel set in Botswana. It is scheduled for a March 23 premiere on BBC1. [PAR] Additionally, he was reportedly working on a couple of new projects. [PAR] Until recently, Minghella acted as chairman of the British Film Institute and had a professional partnership with US director Sydney Pollack , who told Reuters, “Anthony was a realistic romanticist. A kind of poet, disciplined by reality, an academic by training, a musician by nature, a compulsive reader by habit, and to most observers, a sunny soul who exuded a gentleness that should never have been mistaken for lack of tenacity and resolve.” [PAR] If you liked the article Anthony Minghella: 'The English Patient' Oscar Winner Dies, please recommend it to your friends. See floating share buttons on the left. [PAR] Anthony Minghella: 'The English Patient' Oscar Winner Dies © 2004–2016 Alt Film Guide and/or author(s). [PAR] Text NOT to be reproduced without prior written consent. [PAR] Leave a comment about 'Anthony Minghella: 'The English Patient' Oscar Winner Dies' [PAR] Important: It's perfectly fine to disagree with our own and/or other commenters' views and opinions, but thoughtfulness and at least a modicum of sanity are imperative. [PAR] In other words: Spammy, rude/abusive, bigoted, baseless (spreading misinformation), trollish/inflammatory, and/or just plain demented comments will be zapped | Which film with Ralph Fiennes won Anthony Minghella an Oscar? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Emma Thompson winning an Oscar® for "Sense and ... - YouTubeEmma Thompson winning an Oscar® for "Sense and Sensibility" - YouTube [PAR] Emma Thompson winning an Oscar® for "Sense and Sensibility" [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Sep 27, 2011 [PAR] Anthony Hopkins presenting Emma Thompson with the Oscar® for Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) for "Sense and Sensibility" at the 68th Academy Awards® in 1996. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Sense and Sensibility | Book Reviews | Books ...Sense and Sensibility | Book Reviews | Books | Spirituality & Practice [PAR] Spirituality & Practice [PAR] Contains the 1995 screenplay of Sense and Sensibility along with diaries written by screenwriter author and actress Emma Thompson during the shooting of the film. [PAR] Book Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat [PAR] Share [PAR] Emma Thompson won an Oscar in 1995 for her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This paperback includes the screenplay, her Golden Globe acceptance speech, her diaries written during the film's production, a full list of cast and crew credits, and more than 50 photos including stills, cast photos, and behind-the-scenes shots. In the introduction, producer Lindsay Doran comments: [PAR] "Our fondest hope is that people who love Jane Austen will find the film to be faithful to the humour and wisdom of the original novel, but we also hope that the film will be a satisfying and entertaining experience for people who have never read any Jane Austen novels at all, or who have read the novels, but thought they were stupid. If there's just one thirteen-year-old who sees the film and afterwards decides to revise his or her opinion of Jane Austen, that's good enough for me." [PAR] Sense and Sensibility was directed by Ang Lee, who proved to have a knack for drawing out all of the subtle and substantial themes in family sagas about love. This paperback has been reissued in order to coincide with the 2007 release of two Jane Austen films: Becoming Jane and The Jane Austen Book Club.[DOC] [TLE] Sense and Sensibility - Embroidery ArtsEmbroidery Arts | Monogram in the Movies | Sense and Sensibility [PAR] Movie: Sense and Sensibility - 1995 [PAR] Director: Ang Lee [PAR] Synopsis: Emma Thompson won an Oscar for her screenplay - an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. This 19th Century story begins with the death of Mr. Dashwood, and the passing of his estate to John (James Fleet) his son by his first marriage, as required by law. This leaves his second wife and three daughters - Elinor, Marianne, and young Margaret - in difficult circumstances. Elinor (Emma Thompson), the oldest, is attracted to Edward Ferris (Hugh Grant), the younger brother of John's wife Fanny. Marianne (Kate Winslet) is courted by wealthy Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman) but prefers the wildly handsome John Willoughby (Greg Wise). The two, lacking a dowry, may well end up as spinsters in this complex romantic tale. [PAR] Scene: Elinor makes the acquaintance of Lucy Steele (Imogen Stubbs) at the home of family friend Mrs. Jennings. Lucy confides in her that she and Edward Ferris have been secretly engaged for five years - thus dashing Elinor's hopes for her own relationship with him. [PAR] Monogram: Lucy, a manipulative type, feigns tears over her predicament, and wipes them away with Edward's monogrammed handkerchief (ECF). This is the second time we see one of these handkerchiefs - the first example was lovingly examined by Elinor, who received hers from Edward Ferris earlier in the story. [PAR] Contributed by: Beth Signoretti[DOC] [TLE] The Sense and sensibility screenplay & diaries : bringing ...The Sense and sensibility screenplay & diaries: bringing Jane Austen's novel ... - Emma Thompson, Jane Austen - Google Buku [PAR] 0 Resensi https://books.google.co.id/books/about/The_Sense_and_sensibility_screenplay_dia.html?hl=id&id=E3dZAAAAMAAJ [PAR] Including the complete | Which Emma won an Oscar for her screenplay of Sense and Sensibility? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Chaplin (1992) - Richard Attenborough | Synopsis ...Chaplin (1992) - Richard Attenborough | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie [PAR] Chaplin (1992) [PAR] Directed by Richard Attenborough [PAR] Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature] , Period Film , Showbiz Drama | Release Date - Dec 25, 1992 (USA) | Run Time - 144 min. | Countries - UK, USA | MPAA Rating - PG13 [PAR] AllMovie Rating [PAR] twitter [PAR] Synopsis by Lisa Kropiewnicki [PAR] Partly based on Charlie Chaplin's My Autobiography, this humorous and dramatic biopic features an all-star cast including Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, and Chaplin's real-life daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, who portrays his mentally ill mother. With the use of flashback, an elderly Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor (Hopkins), who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest friendships, many marriages, merciless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover (Kevin Dunn), and ingenious invention of "The Little Tramp." Highlighted works such as The Gold Rush (1925) and The Great Dictator (1940) illustrate significant turning points in Chaplin's prolific filmography. Director Richard Attenborough's film also explores the circumstances surrounding Chaplin's exile from America and his eventual return to receive an honorary Academy Award. [PAR] Characteristics[DOC] [TLE] Chaplin (1992) directed by Richard Attenborough • Reviews ...Chaplin (1992) directed by Richard Attenborough • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd [PAR] Film #20 of Project 90 [PAR] ”If you want to know me watch my movies.” [PAR] How can you make a boring biopic? Take your 70 year old celebrity and ask him to tell the story of his life to someone else, that someone can be one of his grandchildren or one of his friends or a die hard fan or sometimes a writer. Start with his childhood, show how talented and sweet he was, then show how he beat all the odds and became a successful person, add some neat romantic relationships and then end your movie with some informative texts telling the viewers that your celebrity is now living a happy and peaceful life with his family. At the beginning… [PAR] Film #2 in the Adapted April Challenge! [PAR] I don’t know what’s more surprising. The fact that John Hammond from Jurassic Park directed this movie, or the fact that he is still freaking alive… He looked 200 years old in Jurassic Park. Who knows what he looks like now… [PAR] But that’s hardly important for this review. Richard Attenborough directed this admirable look at the life of the great Charlie Chaplin and his various triumphs and hardships. As a fan of Chaplin, admittedly I knew little to nothing about his personal life. While I would be happy to say that after this movie I knew all I wanted to know, unfortunately I can’t say that. This is a heartfelt star-studded biopic that… [PAR] November 2016: Scavenger Hunt #20 [PAR] TASK #28: A movie poster featuring a prominent moustache or beard (in honor of Movember)! [PAR] Everyone knows the late great Richard Attenborough is a wonderful actor. And of course, everyone knows Attenborough is also a talented director, having directed gems like Magic and Gandhi. In 1992, Attenborough directed and produced a biopic on comedy legend and United Artists co-fonunder Charlie Chaplin, with Magic writer William Goldman co-penning the script and Robert Downey, Jr. as Chaplin. Despite mixed critical reviews, I’ve always been a fan of this one. For starters, Downey’s performance. Just like Tony Stark in the MCU, Downey gets completely into Chaplin’s character and ends up embodying him. He’s not playing Chaplin, he is… [PAR] Review by shanderson88 ★★★ [PAR] My wife recently began working on a presentation for grad school and she had to pick a subject to do it on, a breakdown of how a psychological theory would apply to a specific person. She picked Charlie | Who played Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's 1992 film? | [
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[DOC] [TLE] Frankly, my dear, I don't give a straw: 'Gone With ... - TODAYFrankly, my dear, I don't give a straw: 'Gone With the Wind's' secret curse history - TODAY.com [PAR] Today.com [PAR] Frankly, my dear, I don't give a straw: The secret history of 'Gone With the Wind's' curse [PAR] 2014-12-15T12:14:00.000Z [PAR] comment () [PAR] "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." [PAR] That's a damn good line. And a damn enduring one, which was delivered by Clark Gable's Rhett Butler to his never-satisfied wife Scarlett O'Hara (played by Vivien Leigh) in 1939's "Gone With the Wind." [PAR] Today [PAR] Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) does fall for Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in "Gone With the Wind," but alas, it cannot last. [PAR] But the most famous line from the classic movie, which premiered in Atlanta 75 years ago on Dec. 15, almost didn't make it into the movie. [PAR] In the early days of cinema, there was no ratings system. But moviemakers didn't want the government telling them what they could film, so starting in 1930 they agreed to self-regulate through rules that became known as the Hays Code. [PAR] Still, a movie like "Gone With the Wind" sent up a lot of red flags: the portrayal of a prostitute! Amputation! Battlefield violence! Painful childbirth! And, of course, a certain important line taken (almost directly) from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 bestselling book. (In the book, it's "My dear, I don't give a damn.") [PAR] Movie producer David O. Selznick and his story editor Val Lewton worked hard to keep the movie close to the book. Selznick knew when to make concessions (the use of the n-word was a serious concern, even in 1939) and when it was important to stick to the original. As he told regulators of the now iconic-line, "It is my contention that this word as used in the picture is not an oath or a curse. The worst that could be said of it is that it’s a vulgarism." [PAR] In the end, the film got special dispensation to use "damn" and "hell" in specific situations. [PAR] But before they got the OK, Selznick and Lewton went around their offices soliciting alternate suggestions. What did they come up with? Just check out the sheet: [PAR] Today [PAR] Hard to imagine these lines could have become as immortal as what Rhett Butler actually said to Scarlett O'Hara. But what's behind that marked line? No one knows. [PAR] Our favorites? "Frankly my dear, I don't give a straw" and "Frankly my dear, my indifference is boundless." "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a Continental" is just plain confusing (unless you just happen to be hep to the currency that was passed around during the American Revolution)! And according to Steve Wilson, curator of film at the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center (which is hosting an exhibit of rare "GWTW" items), no one really knows what the scratched-out one says. [PAR] "As Selznick put it, it's the punchline to the whole story," Wilson told TODAY.com. "The movie is about Scarlett and her insecurities, a woman who makes all of these questionable decisions and here's the guy who really loves her and she blows it." [PAR] And it made it into film history because Selznick and Lewton did give a damn. [PAR] The rare archive collection can be viewed online or at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin through January 4, 2015. [PAR] Follow Randee Dawn on Google+ and Twitter .[DOC] [TLE] Quotes - Frankly , my dear , I don't give a damn. - ShmoopQuotes - Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. [PAR] Quotes [PAR] Source: Gone with the Wind [PAR] Speaker: Rhett Butler [PAR] Love Relationship Romantic Movie Gone With the Wind Assorted Movie | "Who uttered the famous line ""Frankly my dear I don't give a damn?" | [
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[DOC] [TLE] What element is named after Marie Curie? | Reference.comWhat element is named after Marie Curie? | Reference.com [PAR] What element is named after Marie Curie? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] The element curium is named after both Pierre and Marie Curie. The Curies discovered the elements polonium and radium; Marie was awarded the Nobel Prize for these discoveries in 1903. Curium was named in honor of their contributions to the field of radioactivity. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] Curium is a radioactive solid metal. Its atomic symbol is Cm, and its atomic number is 96. It was produced by scientists working at UC-Berkeley in 1944 who bombarded plutonium-239 with alpha particles. Curium has only been produced in milligram amounts, so no commercial use has been discovered. Several compounds have been created by scientists, such as curium dioxide, curium chloride, curium iodide and curium bromide. These compounds are primarily used for basic research.[DOC] [TLE] Marie CurieMarie Skłodowska Curie (; ;; 7 November 18674 July 1934), born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris. [PAR] She was born in Warsaw, in what was then the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. She studied at Warsaw's clandestine Floating University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw. In 1891, aged 24, she followed her older sister Bronisława to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work. She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie and with physicist Henri Becquerel. She won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. [PAR] Her achievements included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined ), techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium. Under her direction, the world's first studies were conducted into the treatment of neoplasms, using radioactive isotopes. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and in Warsaw, which remain major centres of medical research today. During World War I, she established the first military field radiological centres. [PAR] While a French citizen, Marie Skłodowska Curie (she used both surnames) never lost her sense of Polish identity. She taught her daughters the Polish language and took them on visits to Poland. She named the first chemical element that she discoveredpolonium, which she isolated in 1898after her native country. [PAR] Curie died in 1934, aged 66, at a sanatorium in Sancellemoz (Haute-Savoie), France, due to aplastic anemia brought on by exposure to radiation while carrying test tubes of radium in her pockets during research, and in the course of her service in World War I mobile X-ray units that she had set up. [PAR] Biography [PAR] Early years [PAR] Maria Skłodowska was born in Warsaw, in the Russian partition of Poland, on 7 November 1867, the fifth and youngest child of well-known teachers Bronisława, née Boguska, and Władysław Skłodowski. The elder siblings of Maria (nickname: Mania) were Zofia (born 1862, nickname: Zosia), Józef (born 1863, nickname: Józio), Bronisława (born 1865, nickname: Bronia) and Helena (born 1866, nickname: Hela). [PAR] On both the paternal and maternal sides, the family had lost their property and fortunes through patriotic involvements in Polish national uprisings aimed at restoring Poland's independence (the most recent had been the January Uprising of 1863–65). This condemned the subsequent generation, including Maria, her elder sisters and her brother, to a difficult struggle to get ahead in life. [PAR] Maria's paternal grandfather, Józef Skłodowski, had been a respected teacher in Lublin, where he taught the young Bolesław Prus, who | Which element is named after Pierre and Marie Curie? | [
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