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Drama school. Drama school, acting school and theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or department at a college or university, or a free-standing institution (such as the drama section at the Juilliard School) that specializes in the pre-professional training in drama and theatre arts, such as actin... |
Abbey Theatre. The Abbey Theatre (Irish: Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Irish: Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained acti... |
53 Stations of the Tōkaidō. The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次, Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi) are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.[1] There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travele... |
Eishi. Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎 栄之; 1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. His last name was Hosoda (細田). His first name was Tokitomi (時富). His common name was Taminosuke (民之丞) and later Yasaburo (弥三郎).[1][2] Pupil of Kano Eisenin Michinobu (狩野 栄川院 典信). Born as the first son of direct vassal of the Shogunate, a well-of... |
Walter Nugent Monck. Walter Nugent Monck CBE (1878–1958) was an English theatre director and founder of Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich.[1] He was born in Welshampton, Shropshire, the son of George Gustavus Monck (1849–1920), vicar of Welshampton who later worked as a priest in Liverpool. The son was educated there and ... |
Woodcut. Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts. Areas that the artist cuts away carry no ink, while characters or images at surfac... |
Ōkubi-e. An ōkubi-e (Japanese: 大首絵) is a Japanese portrait print or painting in the ukiyo-e genre showing only the head or the head and upper torso.[1] Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743–1812) is generally credited with producing the first ōkubi-e. He, along with Katsukawa Shunshō, designed ōkubi-e of male kabuki actors. In the ... |
Lady Gregory. Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (née Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932)[1] was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both companies. Lady G... |
W. B. Yeats. William Butler Yeats (/jeɪts/ YAYTS; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, fou... |
The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer, often referred to simply as The Inquirer, is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the United States.[2] The newspaper has the... |
Nishiki-e. Nishiki-e (錦絵; brocade picture) is a type of Japanese multi-coloured woodblock printing; the technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s, and perfected and popularized by the printmaker Suzuki Harunobu, who produced many nishiki-e prints between 1765 and his death five years later. ... |
Rhexia virginica. Rhexia virginica, the handsome Harry[2] or Virginia meadow-beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of eastern North America, and is often found in moist, often acidic soils in open areas.[3] This species is a perennial herb that is easily identified... |
University of Iowa. The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa[7]) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and 7 professional ... |
Bette Gordon. Bette Gordon (born June 22, 1950) is an American filmmaker and professor at Columbia University School of the Arts.[1] She is best known for her films Variety (1983) and Handsome Harry (2009), both of which received critical acclaim in North America and abroad.[1] Gordon began making films in the mid-1970... |
Jamey Sheridan. James Patrick Sheridan (born July 12, 1951) is an American actor known for playing a wide range of roles in theater, film, and television. He is known for Randall Flagg in The Stand (1994), Captain James Deakins on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2006), and Robert Queen on Arrow (2012–2019). Sherida... |
San Francisco State University. San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is part of the California State University system. It offers 126 b... |
Shogun. Shogun (将軍, shōgun; English: /ˈʃoʊ.ɡʌn/ SHOH-gun,[1] Japanese: [ɕoː.ɡɯɴ, -ŋɯɴ] ⓘ[2]), officially seii taishōgun (征夷大将軍; Japanese: [seꜜi.i | tai.ɕo(ꜜ)ː.ɡɯɴ, seꜜː-, -ŋɯɴ][2] lit. Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians),[3] was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of... |
Mariann Mayberry. Mariann Mayberry (May 25, 1965 – August 1, 2017) was an American television and stage actress.[citation needed] In 1993, Mayberry became an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. While at Steppenwolf, she was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Sup... |
Kabuki. Kabuki (歌舞伎; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.bɯ.kʲi][1]) is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its p... |
Marian Price. Marian Price (born 1954), also known by her married name as Marian McGlinchey,[1] is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA) volunteer. Born into a Republican family in Belfast, Price joined the Provisional IRA in 1971, along with her sister Dolours Price.[2] They both participated i... |
Noh. Noh (能, Nō; Japanese pronunciation: [no(ꜜ)ː],[1][2][a] Sino-Japanese for ability[b]) is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. It is Japans oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today.[3] Noh is often based on tales from traditional lite... |
Steve Buscemi. Steven Vincent Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/;[2][3][Note 1] Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor and retired firefighter. Known for his work in both comedy and drama, Buscemis accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards. Buscemi started h... |
Malahide. Malahide (/ˈmæləhaɪd/ MAL-ə-hyde; Irish: Mullach Íde, meaning possibly the [sand]hill of Íde) is an affluent[2] coastal settlement in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland, situated 14 kilometres (9 miles) north of Dublin city. It has a village centre surrounded by suburban housing estates, with a population of 18,... |
Zhong Kui. Zhong Kui (Chinese: 鍾馗; pinyin: Zhōng Kuí) is a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. He is depicted as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes, and a wrathful expression. Zhong Kui is able to command 80,000 demons to do his bidding and ... |
Woodblock printing in Japan. Woodblock printing in Japan (木版画, mokuhanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e[1] artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Invented in China during the Tang dynasty, woodblock printing was widely adopted in Japan during ... |
Torii school. The Torii school (鳥居派, -ha) was a school of ukiyo-e painting and printing founded in Edo. The primary producers of kabuki theater signboards and other promotional materials, the Torii were among those whose work led to the development of ukiyo-e. Their style was one of the primary influences in the ukiyo-... |
Sharaku (film). Sharaku (Japanese: 写楽) is a 1995 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda.[1][2] It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[3] This article related to a Japanese film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This 1990s drama film–related article is a stub. You ca... |
Volunteer (Irish republican). A volunteer is a member of various Irish republican paramilitary organisations. Among these have been the various forms of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA),[1] and the Irish Peoples Liberation Organization (IPLO).[citation needed] Óglach is the eq... |
Provisional Irish Republican Army. Ulster loyalist paramilitaries[16] The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in... |
FC Cincinnati. Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer League (USL) franchise which played from 2016 to 2018. On May 29,... |
Midfielder. In association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch.[1] Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passi... |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced /ˈæmpæs/ AM-pass; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts ... |
1999 in film. The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubricks posthumous final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvars first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, the science-fiction film The Matrix, the animated works The Iron Giant, Toy Story 2, Tarzan, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the Best Picture-winne... |
List of years in film. This page indexes the individual year in film pages. Each year is annotated with its significant events. Before Muybridges 1878 work, photo sequences were not recorded in real-time because light-sensitive emulsions needed a long exposure time. The sequences were basically made as time-lapse reco... |
2000 in film. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible 2.[1] Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe).[2] Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.[1] The... |
Coat of arms. A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design[1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, ... |
Research university. A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission.[3][4][5][6] They are the key sites of knowledge production, along with intergenerational knowledge transfer and the certification of new knowledge through the aw... |
Public university. A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific educ... |
Sovereign state. A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory.[1] It is commonly understood that a sovereign state is independent.[2] When referring to a specific polity, the term country may also refer to a constituent country, or a dependent territory.[3][4][5] A sovereign state is req... |
Nation. A nation is a type of social organization where a collective identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory, or society. Some nations are constructed around ethnicity (see ethnic nationalism) wh... |
2017 FC Cincinnati season. The 2017 FC Cincinnati season was the clubs second season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League (USL). It was FC Cincinnatis first season as a second-tier team in the U.S. soccer pyramid, as the United States Soccer Federation provisionally promoted the USL from Division... |
Country. A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, a nation, a nation state, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term country may refer to a sovereign state, a state with limited recognition, a constituent country, or a dependent territory.[1][2][3] Most sovereign stat... |
Autonomous administrative division. An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy — self-governance — under ... |
Lists by country. This is a series of lists by country. The lists generally cover topics related to sovereign countries; however, states with limited recognition are also included. *Top country subdivisions by GDP *Top country subdivisions by GDP per capita *Top country metropolitan by GDP |
List of international rankings. This is a list of international rankings by country. *Top country subdivisions by GDP *Top country subdivisions by GDP per capita *Top country metropolitan by GDP |
Palace of the Nation, Dushanbe. The Palace of the Nation (Tajik: Қасри Миллат, romanized: Qasri Millat; Russian: Дворец Нации, romanized: Dvorets Natsii) is the official residence of the President of Tajikistan. It is located on Shirinshoh Shohtemur Street in central Dushanbe. The Presidential Palace is surrounded by t... |
San Diego. San Diego (/ˌsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ/ ⓘ SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populous city in California with a population of over 1.4 million, while the... |
Novellist (horse). Novellist is an Irish-bred, German-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won major races in four countries including the Gran Premio del Jockey Club in Italy, the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in France, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the United Kingdom and the Grosser Preis von ... |
Queens University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency). Queens University of Belfast was a university constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 until 1969. It returned four MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. In 1969 the constituency was ... |
List of highest-grossing films. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights, and merchandising. However, theatrical box-office earnings are the primary metric for trade publications in assessing the success of a film, mostly because of th... |
Novelist (musician). Kwadwo Quentin Kankam (born 20 January 1997), better known by his stage name Novelist, is a British grime MC and record producer. He was a founding member of the Square crew and was nominated for Best Grime Act at the 2014 MOBO Awards.[3] He has been called the new face of grime[4] and was describ... |
Author. In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form.[1] The act of creating such a work is called authorship, which means a sculptor, painter, or composer is considered the author of their respective s... |
California. California (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniə/) is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of ... |
Stripped Classicism. Stripped Classicism (also referred to as Starved Classicism or Grecian Moderne)[1] is primarily a 20th-century classicist architectural style stripped of most or all ornamentation, frequently employed by governments while designing official buildings. It was adopted by both totalitarian and democr... |
The Novelist. The Novelist is a 2013 independent video game by Kent Hudson through his company Orthogonal Games. The game was first released on 10 December 2013 through Steam. The Novelist can be played in two formats: in stealth or storytelling mode. The games story line is told through the viewpoint of a spectral fig... |
Toronto International Film Festival. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organization behind the film festival is als... |
The Pilgrims Progress. The Pilgrims Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is commonly regarded as one of the most significant works of Protestant devotional literature and of wider early modern English literature.[1][2][3][4][5] It has been translate... |
Step outline. A step outline (also informally called a beat sheet or scene-by-scene[1]) is a detailed telling of a story with the intention of turning the story into a screenplay for a motion picture. The step outline briefly details every scene of the screenplays story, and often has indications for dialogue and chara... |
Film treatment. A film treatment (or simply treatment) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline (or one-page synopsis),[citation needed] ... |
Filmmaking. Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-pro... |
Play for Today. Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes wer... |
Kagoshima. Kagoshima (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi; IPA: [ka.ɡo.ɕi.ma, -maꜜ.ɕi, ka.ŋo-]), is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 583,966 in 285,992 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 547.... |
Writer. A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres, and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short stories, monographs, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, a... |
Ballymena Town Hall. Ballymena Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bridge Street in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, is a Grade B1 listed building.[1] The first municipal building in the town was a market hall in Bridge Stree... |
Sakurajima. Sakurajima (Japanese: 桜島, lit. Cherry Blossom Island) is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.[2] The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula.[3] It is the most active volcano in Japan.[4] As of April 2021[upd... |
Flag of Kagoshima Prefecture. The flag of Kagoshima Prefecture (Japanese: 鹿児島県旗, Hepburn: Kagoshima-ken ki) is a white field charged in the center with a stylized black and red silhouette of the prefectures topography. The black portion, which resembles an inverted horseshoe, represents the Satsuma and Ōsumi Peninsula... |
Flag of Kagoshima Prefecture. The flag of Kagoshima Prefecture (Japanese: 鹿児島県旗, Hepburn: Kagoshima-ken ki) is a white field charged in the center with a stylized black and red silhouette of the prefectures topography. The black portion, which resembles an inverted horseshoe, represents the Satsuma and Ōsumi Peninsula... |
Scriptment. A scriptment is a written work by a movie or television screenwriter that combines elements of a script and treatment, especially the dialogue elements, which are formatted the same as in a screenplay. It is a more elaborate document than a standard draft treatment. Some films have been shot using only a sc... |
Switzerland. in Europe (green and dark grey) Switzerland,[d] officially the Swiss Confederation,[e] is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe.[f][15][note 1] It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy t... |
United Nations. The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as... |
Irish grid reference system. The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).[1] Any location in Ireland can be described in terms of its distance from the origin (0, 0), which lies off the southwest coast.[... |
Member states of the League of Nations. Between 1920 and 1946, a total of 63 countries became member states of the League of Nations. When the Assembly of the League of Nations first met, it consisted of 42 founding members.[1] A further 21 countries joined between then and the dissolution of the League. As several co... |
BBC. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public-service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Years Day 1927. The oldest and largest local... |
2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses. The 2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses collectively comprised the 23rd census of the United Kingdom. The censuses of England and Wales, and Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place 364 days later on 20 March 2022.[1] The censuses were admini... |
United Nations General Assembly observers. The United Nations General Assembly has granted observer status to international organizations, entities, and non-member states, to enable them to participate in the work of the United Nations General Assembly, though with limitations. The General Assembly determines the privi... |
Baronet. A baronet (/ˈbærənɪt/ or /ˈbærəˌnɛt/;[1] abbreviated Bart or Bt[1]) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (/ˈbærənɪtɪs/,[2] /ˈbærənɪtɛs/,[3] or /ˌbærəˈnɛtɛs/;[4] abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as th... |
Belfast (disambiguation). Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Belfast may also refer to: |
Cook Islands. The Cook Islands[a] is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres (756,771 sq mi) of oce... |
Millbrook, New York. Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, on the east side of the Hudson River, 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City. Millbrook is near the center of the town of Washington, of which it is a part. In the 2020 census, Millbroo... |
Northern Ireland. – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the United Kingdom (green) Northern Ireland[d] is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region.[12][13][14][15][16] Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and ... |
Order of Saint John (chartered 1888). The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (French: lOrdre très vénérable de lHôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem),[n 1] commonly known as the Order of St John,[3] and also known as St John International,[4] is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by ro... |
Holy See. The Holy See[7][8] (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. Holy Chair,[9] Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See,[10] is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City.[11] It encompa... |
Magical girl. Magical girl (Japanese: 魔法少女, Hepburn: mahō shōjo) is a subgenre of primarily Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered on young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into which they can transform.[1][2... |
Marylebone. Marylebone (usually /ˈmɑːrlɪbən/ MAR-lib-ən, also /ˈmærɪ(lə)bən/ MARR-il-ə-bən, MARR-ib-ən)[1] is an area in London, England, and is located in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. Oxford Street forms its southern boundary. An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan... |
Jesus. Jesus[e] (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ,[f] Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.[12] He is the central figure of Christianity, the worlds largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the incarnation... |
CBE (disambiguation). CBE is the initialism for Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a grade within the British order of chivalry. CBE may also refer to: |
Distinguished Service Order. The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military award of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly throughout the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat. Equal in British precedence... |
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. ... |
Tonkatsu. Tonkatsu (豚カツ, とんかつ or トンカツ; pronounced [toŋkatsɯ]; pork cutlet) is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu is also the basis of other dishes ... |
City status in the United Kingdom. City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities. As of 22 November 2022[update],[1] there are 76 cities in the United Kingdom—55 in England,[... |
Obe. Obe or OBE may refer to: |
Royal Victorian Order. The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria)[a] is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.[1][2] The p... |
Godzilla (1954 film). Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gojira)[b] is a 1954 Japanese epic[c] kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihik... |
Ulster Scots dialect. Ulster Scots or Ulster-Scots (Ulstèr-Scotch),[6][7] also known as Ulster Scotch and Ullans, is the dialect of Scots spoken in parts of Ulster, being almost exclusively spoken in parts of Northern Ireland and County Donegal.[5][8][9] It is normally considered a dialect or group of dialects of Sco... |
Local government in Northern Ireland. Local government in Northern Ireland is divided among 11 single-tier districts known as local government districts (abbreviated LGDs) and formerly known as district council areas (DCAs).[1] Councils in Northern Ireland do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the r... |
Detective. A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court.[1... |
Non-fiction. Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination.[1] Non-fiction typically aims to present topics objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. How... |
Palestine. Palestine,[i] officially the State of Palestine,[ii][f] is a country in West Asia. Recognized by 147 of the UNs 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories. The territories share t... |
Order of chivalry. An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is a society, fellowship and college of knights,[1] typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades (c. 1099–1291) and paired with medieval concepts of ideals of chivalry. Sin... |
Whodunit. A whodunit (less commonly spelled as whodunnit; a colloquial elision of Who [has] done it?) is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus.[1] The reader or viewer is provided with the clues to the case, from which the identity of ... |
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