Datasets:
DataRobot-Research
/
hotpotqa

Dataset card Data Studio Files
xet
Community
1
text
stringlengths
50
8.28k
Sana gurban "Sana gurban" is an Azerbaijani composition by Alekper Taghiyev with lyrics by Mikayil Mushfig. It was released first in 1968 in the performance of Zeynab Khanlarova. Due to the fact that Zeynab Khanlarova, a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, the public artist of USSR, Azerbaijani SSR, Armenian SSR and Uzbekistan SSR, enjoyed a big fame in the entire Soviet Union, the middle east and Central Asia, the songs performed by her used to become widely spread right after their release dates. Regarding the art song "Sana gurban", it is believed that after the song was performed by Khanlarova in her concert in Turkey, it became spread from there over the Arab world and Greece.
Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene) The Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene) ("Nazarene" can be alternatively spelled as "Nazarean")is a Christian denomination of the Anabaptist movement. It was formed in the early 1900s as the result of separating from their sister church, the Apostolic Christian Church of America. The Nazarene faith is widely spread across the globe, with congregations in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Africa, Israel and Oceania. This church should not be confused with the Church of the Nazarene or the Pentecostal Apostolic Church which are entirely different denominations.
The Women's Peace Crusade The Women's Peace Crusade was a grass-roots socialist movement that spread across Great Britain between 1916 and 1918. Its central aim was to spread a 'people's peace', which was defined as a negotiated end to the First World War without any annexations or indemnities. The movement was first established in Glasgow in July 1916, and officially launched on 10 June 1917. It later spread across Great Britain, with demonstrations taking place in Leeds, Bradford, Leicester, Birmingham and Lancashire. Although it gathered a substantial following, the Women's Peace Crusade faced opposition from both the government and police, with members being arrested and reportedly threatened.
Kunai A kunai (苦無 , "kunai" ) is a Japanese tool originally meant for farming in the Tensho Era of Japan (1573 - 1592). The two widely recognized variations of the kunai are short kunai (小苦無 , "shō-kunai" ) and the big kunai (大苦無 , "dai-kunai" ) . Although a basic tool, in the hands of a martial arts expert, the kunai could be used as a multi-functional weapon, popular before the widely spread of firearms. The kunai is commonly associated with the ninja, who used it to gouge holes in walls. By attaching a rope to the ring, the user could easily climb walls or trees, which required great accuracy when thrown. The kunai blade was unsharpened, soft iron, and was used for digging, prying, and smashing wood, plaster, and the like -- which would like have destroyed a tool which was sharpened or heat-treated. Many popular manga and "ninjutsu" characters use kunai as both their primary and secondary weapons.
Coris monspeliensis Coris monspeliensis has erect or ascending stems which are woody at the base and densely covered with foliage. The leathery linear leaves, which grow up to 20 mm long are alternate and stalkless. They may be hairless or hairy and the highest leaves often have small teeth. The flowers with 5 unequal petals, each deeply lobed are borne in short dense clusters and vary in color from pink to blue. Each flower measures up to 12 mm across and has narrow, widely spread petals. The calyx is bell shaped and has up to 20 red or black spiny teeth. The spherical capsule is up to 2 mm in diameter.
Reddiar Reddiar also Reddiyar is the caste title of farming and mercantile social group of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sri Lanka and abroad. Reddiars, Reddy, Reddappa are considered and believed to come from the same origins and they spread across the lands of Southern and Central India. Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot notes that, Reddiyars are the landlord caste originated from Telugu Origin and said they are patrons/Financial supporters of local temples in Tamil Region and initially and The origin of the Reddys (Reddiars) has been linked to the Rashtrakutas and till date the Reddys in India are spread across the same area of Rasthrakuta dynasty, although opinions vary. The names have been believed to be derived according to their regions they spread. Reddy ayyagaru(iygaru-Head) in AndhraPradesh and Telangana, Reddiar (Reddy+iygaru)in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Reddie, Reddappa (Reddy + appa- signifying respect) in Karnataka and Rayalaseema.
Al-Mutanabbi Abu at-Tayyib Ahmad bin Al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi al-Kindi (Arabic: أبو الطيب أحمد بن الحسين المتنبّي الكندي‎ , "Abū ṭ-Ṭayyib ʾAḥmad bin al-Ḥusayn al-Muṫanabbī al-Kindī " ‎ ) (915 – 23 September 965 CE) was an Arab poet. He is considered as one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language and is the most prominent and most influential poet in the Arab world and much of his work has been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. Much of his poetry revolves around praising the kings he visited during his lifetime. Some consider his 326 poems to be a great representation of his life story. He started writing poetry when he was nine years old. He is well known for his sharp intelligence and wittiness. Al-Mutanabbi had a great pride in himself through his poetry. Among the topics he discussed were courage, the philosophy of life, and the description of battles. Many of his poems were and still are widely spread in today's Arab world and are considered to be proverbial.
Vaniyan Vanniyars are said to be born from flame in a mythological period. The origin of this caste states that a Rishi or Saint known as Jambu Maharishi is the father of the group in Tamil Nadu and spread across south India. Their main job during ancient times was safe guarding the country, forming the Army and other groups. They broadly fall in the group of Kshatriyar. They are widely spread groups all over Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Kerala and Karnataka(Joshua Project).
Hypericum calycinum Hypericum calycinum is a species of prostrate or low-growing shrub in the flowering plant family Hypericaceae. Widely cultivated for its large yellow flowers, its names as a garden plant include Rose-of-Sharon in Britain and Australia, and Aaron's beard, Great St-John's wort, and Jerusalem star. Grown in Mediterranean climates, widely spread in the Strandja Mountains along the Bulgarian and Turkish Black Sea coast.
Pervez Hoodbhoy Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (Urdu: ; born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, mathematician and activist who serves as distinguished professor at the Forman Christian College and previously taught physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism and education in Pakistan.
Charles William Forman Charles William Forman (1821–1894) was a Presbyterian minister, missionary and the founder of Forman Christian College, a private university in Lahore, Pakistan.
Jehangir Khan Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen (Urdu: ‎ ; born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and serving as the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Born in Comilla, Tareen was educated at the Forman Christian College, Lahore, and later attended the University of North Carolina. Prior to entering politics, he had been a lecturer, and a banker.
Caliber International College Caliber International College is an institution of higher education at Rajbiraj, Nepal. The college is established in 2006. The founder of the college is Arun Yadav. The college belongs to the first group of colleges in Rajbiraj to receive academic accreditation from the Purbanchal University. The college offer 10+2 and Bachelor level courses. This is the first college in Rajbiraj which offer Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) stream under Purbanchal University.
Forman Christian College Forman Christian College is a independent research liberal arts university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan founded in 1864. The university is administered by the Presbyterian Church and follows an American-style curriculum.
Salman Humayun Salman Humayun (Urdu: ‎ ) is a public policy expert with experience in managing, designing and delivering technical assistance and reform programs especially focusing on governance and education sectors in Pakistan. He is currently the executive director at Institute of Social and Policy Sciences and the co-editor of Journal of Social and Policy Sciences. He is also member board of advisors at Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College, Pakistan.
Scott Christian College The Scott Christian College is a college in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1809. It is one "A" College under NAAC ranking and is rated 5-star. It is also one of the nine colleges in Tamil nadu which were recognised by the central government as 'Institutes of Potential Research and Excellence' along with Madras University and Madurai Kamaraj University. Scott Christian College is one of the earliest colleges in India along with Fort William College, Calcutta, started in 1800 which was closed in 1835, the Hindu College established in 1817 which was later named as Presidency University, Kolkata; the Serampore College in Serampore (Bengal) established in 1818 and the Bishop’s College, Calcutta(1820). It is the oldest college in the Erstwhile state of Travancore and Madras Presidency. Wikipedia says: "The Maharaja had occasion to visit a school that was imparting instruction in English at Nagarcoil under the auspices of the London Missionary Society (LMS). He was impressed by the school and the quality of the education given there and was convinced that the new type of school held out great prospects for the people of the state. The school later evolved into Scott Christian College, Nagercoil. Shortly thereafter he invited Mr. Roberts who was in-charge of the school at Nagarcoil to come to Thiruvananthapuram and start a similar school there. The educationist, who was an Englishman, agreed and a new school was started in 1834." The school started by Mr. Roberts has now blossomed into the University College, Thiruvananthapuram. So Scott Christian College is also linked to University college, and both are now reputed colleges. The alumni of the college are called Scottians.
Hervey De Witt Griswold Hervey De Witt Griswold was born on May 24, 1860 in Dryden, New York to Benjamin and Laura Eliza (Hurd) Griswold. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York from 1881 to 1885, and then went to Union Theological Seminary in New York City from 1885 to 1888. During the following two years Griswold had a fellowship at Oxford and Berlin Universities. Griswold began his 36-year-long career as a missionary in 1890 in Jhansi, India as a representative of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. In 1894 Griswold became Professor of Philosophy at Forman Christian College in Lahore, India (now Pakistan), teaching English and history there as well. As its librarian Griswold built the Foreman Christian College Library, adding a substantial number of books on religion and philosophy to the collection. Griswold also served as secretary of the India Council of the Presbyterian Missions. In 1900 Griswold received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, based on his thesis on the Indian Philosophy known as Brahman. In 1910 Griswold obtained his Doctor of Divinity. A prolific writer, he wrote about Hinduism and other Indian religions. He also wrote about the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, at a time when Ahmad was alive, and critically analyzed his claims to be the promised Messiah and Mahdi.
WES Feminist Comic Con The WES Feminist Comic Con is an annual event held by the Women Empowerment Society from Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. The two day event focuses on bringing together fans from around the country, with a focus on celebrating women, either as the characters or as the creators in comic books, films, and other forms of media. The WES Feminist Comic Con first took place on November 2nd, 2016, at Forman Christian College, and is scheduled to take place again on the 17th and 18th of November, 2017.
Kshitiz Educational Foundation Kshitiz Educational Foundation is an institution of higher education at Tetari Gaachhi, Rajbiraj, Nepal. The college is established in 2010. The college belongs to the first group of colleges in Rajbiraj to receive academic accreditation from the Purbanchal University. At the beginning, the college offers only student of Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) stream under Purbanchal University. Later the college authority offer 10+2 level courses.
Oliver Lavigilante Jason Oliver Lavigilante is a Mauritian boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's flyweight, but was defeated in the first round by Duke Micah.
Shafiq Chitou Shafiq Chitou (born 23 May 1985) is a Beninese boxer. He qualified to compete in boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but funding woes are a concern for him. He currently works as a house painter. Chitou lost to Félix Verdejo of Puerto Rico in the first round of the Men's lightweight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Ilyas Abbadi Ilyas Abbadi (born 21 October 1992 in Médéa) is an Algerian boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's welterweight, but was defeated in the first round. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the men's middleweight division. He was defeated in the second round by Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan.
Yann Siccardi Yann Siccardi (born April 11, 1984 in La Colle, Monaco) is a Monégasque Olympic judoka who competes in the Men's 60 kg category. He competed in the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round to Craig Fallon of Great Britain. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the third round by Russian Arsen Galstyan. Siccardi won a gold medal in the 60 kg and under category at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe. Siccardi qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and is the Monégasque flag bearer.
Iran at the 2012 Summer Olympics Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, one less than it sent to Beijing. A total of 53 athletes, 45 men and 8 women, competed in 14 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Iran's Olympic history, with half the team under the age of 25, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Heavyweight boxer Ali Mazaheri was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Mayelis Caripá Mayelis Yesenia Caripá Castillo (born 16 August 1980 in Valencia) is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2004, she did not get out of her pool in the 48 kg freestyle event. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she lost to Vanessa Boubryemm in the first round of the 48 kg event. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she defeated Alexandra Engelhardt in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by Irini Merleni in the quarterfinals.
Tsedevsürengiin Mönkhzayaa Tsedevsürengiin Mönkhzaya (Mongolian: Цэдэвсүрэнгийн Мөнхзаяа , born 13 June 1986) is a retired Mongolian judoka. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 63 kg. Her first and quickest performance was on the fourth day of the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 31, 2012 during the elimination round of 32 matches. In three rounds totaling only 46 seconds, she expeditiously defeated Palau's 35-year-old Jennifer Anson. In that match, Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren scored "Ippon", the perfect score of 110 to 0. In the 16th elimination round, she defeated Finland's Johanna Ylinen with a score of 100 to 0. In the quarterfinal, she defeated France's Gevrise Emane and advanced to the semifinal of Table B where she lost to Slovenia's Urska Zolnir who went on to win the gold. Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren fought for the bronze and lost to Japan's Yoshie Ueno.
Duke Micah Duke Akueteh Micah (born 16 September 1991) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the Men's flyweight division in the boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Jason Lavigilante of Mauritius by 18 points to 14. In the second round, he lost to the Irish boxer, Michael Conlan, losing by 19 points to 8.
Belize at the 2012 Summer Olympics Belize competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which were held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation in London was its eleventh appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two short-distance runners and one judoka: Kenneth Medwood, Kaina Martinez and Eddermys Sanchez. Medwood qualified by recording a time that met qualification standards while the latter two entered through wildcard places. Medwood was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. Medwood reached the semifinals of the men's 400 metres hurdles before he was eliminated from competition while Martinez did not progress farther than the quarterfinal stage of the women's 100 metres. Sanchez was defeated by his opponent Miklós Ungvári of Hungary in a 19-second match in the Round of 32 of the men's half-lightweight judo competition.
Aliaksandr Buikevich Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Buikevich (Belarusian: Аляксандар Мікалаевіч Буйкевіч , Russian: Александр Буйкевич ; born 19 November 1984) is a Belarusian sabre fencer, European champion in 2008 and team silver medallist at the 2011 World Championships in Catania. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals in the individual sabre, losing to Romania's Mihai Covaliu, while the Belarusian sabre team also reached the quarter-finals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's sabre, but was defeated in the table of 16 by Romania's Rareș Dumitrescu. The Belarusian team again reached the quarter-finals. Aliaksandr qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the only Belarusian fencer. In men's sabre in the table of 32 he defeated Joseph Polossifakis of Canada. He could not advance to the quarter-finals as in the table of 16 he lost to the eventual winner Áron Szilágyi of Hungary, who claimed his second consecutive gold medal at the Olympics individual men's sabre. Aliaksandr finished 12th in the event.
2008 Allan Cup The 2008 Allan Cup was the 2008 edition of the Canadian National Championship of Senior ice hockey, and the tournament marked the 100th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2008 tournament was hosted by the City of Brantford, Ontario, and the Brantford Blast of the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The tournament began on April 14, 2008, and concluded April 19, 2008.
1915 Allan Cup The 1915 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1914-15 season. The title was first held by the Melville Millionaires as champions of their league and two challenge wins. The Millionaires then lost the final Allan Cup challenge to the Winnipeg Monarchs. The 1915 playoff marked the eighth time the Allan Cup had a champion.
1918 Allan Cup The 1918 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1917-18 Senior season. The final challenge was hosted by the Kitchener Greenshirts and Toronto, Ontario. The 1918 playoff marked the 11th time the Allan Cup had a champion. The 1918 Allan Cup also marked the final time the Allan Cup would be awarded through a challenge series.
Warroad Lakers The Warroad Lakers were an American Senior ice hockey team from Warroad, Minnesota. The Lakers played in various Manitoba AHA and Thunder Bay AHA senior and intermediate leagues and were granted special eligibility for the Allan Cup and Hardy Cup by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The Lakers were three-time Allan Cup Canadian National Champions, one-time Allan Cup National Finalists, one-time Hardy Cup Canadian National Champions, and one-time Hardy Cup National Finalists.
Toronto National Sea Fleas The Toronto National Sea Fleas were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team that won the 1932 Allan Cup, and also represented Canada at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague, Czechoslovakia where the team lost the final game to the United States in overtime to capture the silver medal for Canada.
Trail Smoke Eaters (senior) The Trail Smoke Eaters (previously named as the "Trail Hockey Club") were a senior level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history. The Smoke Eaters won their first Allan Cup in 1938; they won the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships; and they won another Allan Cup in 1962.
1932 Allan Cup The 1932 Allan Cup was won by the Toronto National Sea Fleas. This team went on to represent Canada at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague, Czechoslovakia where the team lost the final game to the United States in overtime to capture the silver medal for Canada.
Allan Cup Hockey West The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, currently made up of five Senior AAA teams. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the other is Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey. Since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, the Chinook League has produced four Allan Cup National Champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles, and the 2009, 2013 and 2016 Bentley Generals. The Stony Plain Eagles and the Lacombe Generals are tied for the most playoff championship wins at 10 each. Stony Plain collected 8 consecutive titles from 1998 to 2005 while the Generals recently earned their 9th consecutive title dating back to 2009. The two teams met in the championship series for the last two seasons, with the Generals winning the best of seven challenge in 5 games and 6 games respectively.
Allan Cup Hockey Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league's champion contends for the famed Allan Cup each year. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two and as a result it merged with the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League in 2008. In 2011, the league changed its name from Major League Hockey to Allan Cup Hockey.
Hamilton Steelhawks (senior) The Hamilton Steelhawks are a senior-level ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The team is a member of the Allan Cup Hockey league of the Ontario Hockey Association, the top tier of senior ice hockey in Ontario, and eligible for the Allan Cup national championship.
Jessi Klein Jessi Ruth Klein (born August 17, 1975) is an American comedy writer and stand-up comic based out of New York City. Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" and VH1's "Best Week Ever" and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend". She provided commentary for CNN in the debates of the 2004 presidential election. A self-proclaimed "geek", Klein has appeared on the television specials for "My Coolest Years: Geeks" on VH1 and "Rise of the Geeks" on E!. Klein also provided the voice of Lucy in the animated pilot for Adult Swim's "Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil".
Scott Jacobson Scott Clementine Jacobson (born 1977) is an American comedy writer and winner of four Emmys for contributions to "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart and one Emmy for contributions to "Bob's Burgers". He has also written for The Academy Awards, Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons, and the Adult Swim show "Squidbillies" and is currently a writer on Fox's animated show Bob's Burgers, in addition to working night shifts at the Hollywood Chick-fil-A. He grew up in North Carolina, where he attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill earning a degree in Animal Husbandry. Throughout high school he regularly participated in National High School Rodeo Association rodeos, particularly in the goat tying and team roping events.
Hal Block Harold "Hal" Block (August 2, 1913 – June 16, 1981) was an American comedy writer, comedian, producer, songwriter and television personality. Although Block was a highly successful comedy writer for over 15 years, today he is most often remembered as an original panelist of the television game show "What's My Line?" who was fired from the show in its third season, reportedly for inappropriate on-air behavior. Block is a controversial figure in the history of television, denounced by some, while praised by others as a writer and for contributing to the original success of "What's My Line?"
Carol Kolb Carol Kolb is an American comedy writer. She was a writer for and editor-in-chief of "The Onion", and a former head writer for the Onion News Network. She served as a writer on "Kroll Show", and later worked as a staff writer on the television series "Community" and "Review.
John Swartzwelder John Joseph Swartzwelder, Jr. (born February 8, 1949) is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television series "The Simpsons". Born in Seattle, Washington, Swartzwelder began his career working in advertising. He was later hired to work on comedy series "Saturday Night Live" in the mid-1980s as a writer. He later contributed to fellow writer George Meyer's short-lived "Army Man" magazine, which led him to join the original writing team of "The Simpsons", beginning in 1989.
Daniel Chun Daniel Chun is an American comedy writer. He has written for "The Office" and "The Simpsons". He received a Writers Guild Award nomination and an Annie Award for his work on "The Simpsons". He was once head writer and an executive producer of "The Office," receiving two Emmy nominations for his work on the show. Chun has also contributed to the "Harvard Lampoon", TNR.com, "02138 Magazine", "New York Magazine", "The Huffington Post", and "Vitals" magazine, where he wrote the back page column. He wrote for the ABC comedy series "Happy Endings", joining the show as a writer and producer in season three. In 2015, his ABC Studios pilot "Grandfathered", starring John Stamos, was ordered to series on Fox.
Mike Reiss Michael "Mike" L. Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series "The Simpsons" and co-created the animated series "The Critic". He created and wrote the webtoon "Queer Duck" and has also worked on screenplays including: "", "The Simpsons Movie" and "My Life in Ruins".
Duane Capizzi Duane Capizzi is an American writer and television producer. He is known for his extensive work in animated series for television, including the Emmy Award-winning "" for which he was Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer, and co-developed its follow-up . For Warner Bros Animation, he was writer/producer of the animated series" The Batman" as well as its spin-off feature, "The Batman vs. Dracula". He wrote the first DC Universe animated feature, "" (based on "The Death of Superman" saga, and directed by Bruce Timm). Other animated series producing/writing credits include "Jackie Chan Adventures", "Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot," "", and series development on the CG animated "" for Sony TV Animation. He was Writer and Story Editor for both animated spin-offs of Jim Carrey movies, "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" and . He also wrote and story-edited for several 'Disney Afternoon' TV series including "Darkwing Duck", "Aladdin", "TaleSpin", and "Bonkers". He began his career in animation writing scripts for "" for Harmony Gold.The series was never produced, but led to writing and story-editing on "".
Michael T. Scott Michael T. Scott is an American comedy writer, animation director and creator of the Happy Fatties online cartoon series, which has been featured on several notable web video sites including, YouTube, Dailymotion, Yahoo! Video, Openfilm, Animation World Network, Crackle, Aniboom, Funny or Die and Newgrounds.
Scott Gairdner Scott Gairdner is an American comedy writer and director, known for having created the Comedy Central animated series "Moonbeam City".
Google Chrome Frame Google Chrome Frame was a plug-in designed for Internet Explorer based on the open-source Chromium project. It went stable in September 2010, on the first birthday of the project. It was discontinued in February 2014 and is no longer supported.
OS/VS1 Operating System/Virtual Storage 1, or OS/VS1, is a discontinued IBM mainframe computer operating system designed to be run on IBM System/370 hardware. It was the successor to the Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of Tasks (MFT) option of System/360's operating system OS/360. OS/VS1, in comparison to its predecessor, supported virtual memory (then called "virtual storage"). OS/VS1 was generally available during the 1970s and 1980s, and it is no longer supported by IBM.
Blink element The blink element is a non-standard HTML element that indicates to a user agent (generally a web browser) that the page author intends the content of the element to blink (that is, alternate between being visible and invisible). The element was introduced in Netscape Navigator but is no longer supported and often ignored by any modern Web browser; some, such as Internet Explorer, never supported the element at all.
Woodhill Forest Te Ngahere o Woodhill (Woodhill Forest) is a commercial exotic (pine) Forest located to the North West of Auckland, in New Zealand. The forest covers approx 12,500 hectares of land from Muriwai in the South to South Head in the North. The forest is a popular location for a number of recreation activities, including horse riding, 4WD and trail biking, mountain biking, walking, dog walking, tree climbing adventures (confidence and team building), orienteering and filming, although all require a permit (paid), and walking or dog walking is no longer supported by the owners. Woodhill Forest is a sand based pine forest, providing all weather trails and recreation.
Two Dots Two Dots is a puzzle video game for iOS, Android developed and published by Playdots, Inc.. The Windows 10 Mobile and Microsoft Windows versions are no longer supported. It is the sequel to "Dots". It was released for iOS platforms on May 29, 2014 and became available for Android on November 12, 2014.
Dungeons & Dragons retro-clones "Dungeons & Dragons" retro-clones are fantasy role-playing games that seek to emulate editions of "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D") no longer supported by Wizards of the Coast. They are mostly made possible by the terms of the Open Game License and System Reference Document, which allows the use of much of the proprietary terminology of "D&D" that might otherwise collectively constitute a copyright infringement. While these rules lack the name "D&D" or any of the associated trademarks, their intent is to have a playable experience similar to those older editions.
PAUP* PAUP* (Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony *and other methods) is a computational phylogenetics program for inferring evolutionary trees (phylogenies), written by David L. Swofford. Originally, as the name implies, PAUP only implemented parsimony, but from version 4.0 (when the program became known as PAUP*) it also supports distance matrix and likelihood methods. Version 3.0 ran on Macintosh computers and supported a rich, user-friendly graphical interface. Together with the program MacClade, with which it shares the NEXUS data format, PAUP* was the phylogenetic software of choice for many phylogenetists. Version 4.0 added support for Windows (graphical shell and command line) and Unix (command line only) platforms. However, the graphical user interface for the Macintosh version requires Classic, which is no longer supported by Mac OS X 10.5 and later. There is a command line version of PAUP* for Intel-based Macs. PAUP* is also available as a plugin for Geneious.
Canoma Canoma was a 3D-modelling application for Windows and Macintosh which is now no longer supported by its company.
OSRIC OSRIC, short for Old School Reference and Index Compilation, is a fantasy role-playing game system. "OSRIC" is a recreation of the first edition of "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", and one of the most successful retro-clones. "OSRIC" describes itself as "a compilation of rules for old school-style fantasy gaming...intended to reproduce underlying rules used in the late 1970s to early 1980s". OSRIC uses the Open Gaming License and the System Reference Document of "Dungeons & Dragons" 3rd edition to create a new artistic presentation of the underlying rules set.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" is a codename for the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, that is no longer supported. Unveiled on October 19, 2011, Android 4.0 builds upon the significant changes made by the tablet-only release Android Honeycomb, in an effort to create a unified platform for both smartphones and tablets, whilst simplifying and modernizing the overall Android experience around a new set of human interface guidelines. As part of these efforts, Android 4.0 introduced a new visual appearance codenamed "Holo", which is built around a cleaner, minimalist design, and a new default typeface named Roboto.
Testosterone phenylpropionate Testosterone phenylpropionate (BAN) (brand name Testolent), or testosterone phenpropionate, also known as testosterone hydrocinnamate, is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) and an androgen ester – specifically, the C17β phenylpropionate ester of testosterone – which was formerly marketed in Romania. It was first reported in the scientific literature in 1955 and was an ingredient of several isolated AAS commercial products, but was never widely used. Testosterone phenylpropionate was also notably a component of Sustanon and Omnadren.
Step over The step over (also known as the pedalada, the denílson, or the scissors) is a dribbling move, or feint, in football, used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in. The move was reportedly invented by Argentine striker Pedro Calomino in the early 1900s. It was reportedly first used in Europe by Dutch player Law Adam, who was famous for it in the late 1920s/early 1930s, earning the nickname "Adam the Scissorsman", and it was later also used in Italy by Amedeo Biavati in the 1930s. It was popularised in the mid-1990s by global superstar Ronaldo. Nowadays, the technique is in widespread use by attacking players all over the world, such as Cristiano Ronaldo.
Chess problem A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle set by somebody using chess pieces on a chess board, that presents the solver with a particular task to be achieved. For instance, a position might be given with the instruction that White is to move first, and checkmate Black in two moves against any possible defense. A person who creates such problems is known as a composer. There is a good deal of specialized jargon used in connection with chess problems; see glossary of chess problems for a list.
MMB-2201 MMB-2201 (also known as 5F-MMB-PICA, 5F-AMB-PICA, and I-AMB) is a potent indole-3-carboxamide based synthetic cannabinoid, which has been sold as a designer drug and as an active ingredient in synthetic cannabis blends. It was first reported in Russia and Belarus in January 2014, but has since been sold in a number of other countries. It is the indole core analogue of 5F-AMB. Synthetic cannabinoid compounds with an indole-3-carboxamide or indazole-3-carboxamide core bearing a N-1-methoxycarbonyl group with attached isopropyl or t-butyl substituent, have proved to be much more dangerous than older synthetic cannabinoid compounds previously reported, and have been linked to a large number of deaths in Russia, Japan, Europe and the United States.
Diarylpropionitrile Diarylpropionitrile (DPN), also known as 2,3-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)propionitrile (2,3-BHPPN), is a synthetic, nonsteroidal, and highly selective agonist of ERβ (IC = 15 nM) that is used widely in scientific research to study the function of this receptor. It is 70-fold more selective for ERβ over ERα, and has 100-fold lower affinity for GPER (GPR30) relative to estradiol. DPN produces antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects in animals via activation of the endogenous oxytocin system. First reported in 2001, DPN was the first selective ERβ agonist to be discovered, and was followed by prinaberel (ERB-041, WAY-202041), WAY-200070, and 8β-VE2 in 2004, ERB-196 (WAY-202196) in 2005, and certain phytoestrogens like liquiritigenin and nyasol ("cis"-hinokiresinol) since 2007.
Citrus greening disease Citrus greening disease (; or HLB), is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen. The causative agents are motile bacteria, "Candidatus" Liberibacter spp. The disease is vectored and transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, "Diaphorina citri", and the African citrus psyllid, "Trioza erytreae", also known as the two-spotted citrus psyllid. It has also been shown to be graft-transmissible. Three different types of HLB are currently known: The heat-tolerant Asian form, and the heat-sensitive African and American forms. The disease was first described in 1929 and first reported in China in 1943. The African variation was first reported in 1947 in South Africa, where it is still widespread. Eventually, it affected the United states, reaching Florida in 2005. Within three years, it had spread to the majority of citrus farms. The rapid increase in this disease has threatened the citrus industry not only in Florida, but the entire US. As of 2009, 33 countries have reported HLB infection in their citrus crop.
Pohole Pohole, also known as hō'i'o is an edible fiddlehead fern eaten in Hawaiian cuisine salad. The salads are made the unfurled fronds of a Diplazium esculentum fern (also known as Athyrium esculentum). The ferns grow in wet areas of shady valleys. The fern species Diplazium esculentum is believed to have been introduced and naturalized in Hawaii and was first reported collected in 1910. The fern also has medicinal uses.
Satoyoshi syndrome Satoyoshi syndrome, also known as Komura-Guerri syndrome, is a rare progressive disorder of presumed autoimmune cause, characterized by painful muscle spasms, alopecia, diarrhea, endocrinopathy with amenorrhoea and secondary skeletal abnormalities. The syndrome was first reported in 1967 by Eijiro Satoyoshi and Kaneo Yamada in Tokyo, Japan. To this date, fewer than 50 cases worldwide have been reported for the Satoyoshi syndrome.
EAM-2201 EAM-2201 (4'-ethyl-AM-2201, 5"-fluoro-JWH-210) is a drug that presumably acts as a potent agonist for the cannabinoid receptors. It had never previously been reported in the scientific or patent literature, and was first identified by laboratories in Japan in July 2012 as an ingredient in synthetic cannabis smoking blends Like the closely related MAM-2201 which had been first reported around a year earlier, EAM-2201 thus appears to be another novel compound invented by designer drug suppliers specifically for recreational use. Structurally, EAM-2201 is a hybrid of two known cannabinoid compounds JWH-210 and AM-2201, both of which had previously been used as active ingredients in synthetic cannabis blends before being banned in many countries.
Silicon boride Silicon borides (also known as boron silicides) are lightweight ceramic compounds formed between silicon and boron. Several stoichiometric silicon boride compounds, SiB, have been reported: silicon triboride, SiB, silicon tetraboride, SiB, silicon hexaboride, SiB, as well as SiB ("n" = 14, 15, 40, etc.). The "n" = 3 and "n" = 6 phases were reported as being co-produced together as a mixture for the first time by Henri Moissan and Alfred Stock in 1900 by briefly heating silicon and boron in a clay vessel. The tetraboride was first reported as being synthesized directly from the elements in 1960 by three independent groups: Carl Cline and Donald Sands; Ervin Colton; and Cyrill Brosset and Bengt Magnusson. It has been proposed that the triboride is a silicon-rich version of the tetraboride. Hence, the stoichiometry of either compound could be expressed as SiB where "x" = 0 or 1. All the silicon borides are black, crystalline materials of similar density: 2.52 and 2.47 g cm, respectively, for the "n" = 3(4) and 6 compounds. On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, SiB and SiB are intermediate between diamond (10) and ruby (9). The silicon borides may be grown from boron-saturated silicon in either the solid or liquid state.
Exeter (UK Parliament constituency) Exeter is a constituency composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency has had a history of representatives from 1900 of Conservative, Liberal Party, Independent and Labour representation and has been represented since 1997 by Ben Bradshaw of the Labour Party, who served in government as a Health Minister and as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2009–2010).
Kerry (UK Parliament constituency) Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence in 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer part of the United Kingdom.
Harrogate (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate ( ) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. As with all constituencies, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was renamed Harrogate and Knaresborough in 1997.
Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in western India. It first held elections in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Somchandbhai Solanki of the Indian National Congress (INC). Solanki represented the Indian National Congress (Organisation) party for the next elections in 1971 and was re-elected. In the 1977 election, Purushottam Mavalankar (son of the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar) of the Janata Party was elected. Mavalankar was defeated in the next election in 1980 by INC candidate, Amrit Mohanal Patel. G. I. Patel also of the INC was elected in 1984. Since 1989 this constituency has been represented by a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shankersinh Vaghela won in the 1989 election and the next election saw L. K. Advani elected in 1991. Atal Bihari Vajpayee won this seat in 1996 but chose to resign it so that he could represent Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. This forced a by-election which was won by Vijay Patel, who defeated film actor Rajesh Khanna (INC), among other candidates. As of 2014 Advani still represented this constituency, having won five consecutive elections since 1998. The most successful party in this constituency is the BJP, whose members had been elected nine times out of the fourteen elections held as of 2014.
Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency) Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಉತ್ತರ ಲೋಕ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This constituency has been known by different names in its history. For the 1951 and every election since 1977 it has been known as Bangalore North. For the 1957 and 1962 elections it was known as Bangalore City. For the 1967 and 1971 elections it formed a constituency jointly with Bangalore South and was known as Bangalore. From 1951–73, this constituency resided in Mysore State. On 1 November 1973 Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka. Bangalore North held its first elections in 1951 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Keshava Iyengar of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was re-elected in the next election in 1957. K. Hanumanthaiya also of the INC represented this constituency for three consecutive terms from 1962 to 1977. C. K. Jaffer Sharief of the INC was its MP for five consecutive terms from 1977–1996 before being denied ticket in the 1996 election. C. Narayanaswamy of the Janata Dal party defeated Mohammed Obedulla Sharief. This brought to an end a 45-year period where this constituency had been represented by a member of the INC from 1951–96. Sharief became the MP once again in 1998. He was also re-elected in 1999 to serve his seventh term as MP for this constituency. H. T. Sangliana of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) represented this constituency in 2004. D. B. Chandre Gowda also of the BJP was elected in the 2009 election. As of the latest elections in 2014, its current MP is D. V. Sadananda Gowda of the BJP who is also the incumbent Minister of Railways. Of the 16 elections held in this constituency, the most successful party is the INC who have won on 12 occasions.
John Lloyd Wharton The Right Honourable John Lloyd Wharton PC (18 April 1837 – 11 July 1912) was a Barrister and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Member of Parliament (MP) for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) then Member of Parliament (MP) for Ripon (UK Parliament constituency).
Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency) Mizoram is the only Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, and covers the entire area of the state. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Sangliana of the Mizo Union who represented this constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha when it became a union territory on 21 January 1972. In the 1977 election, independent politician, R. Rothuama, was elected and went on to be re-elected in 1980. Shri Lalduhoma of the Indian National Congress (INC) was elected in 1984. Mizoram became a state of India on 20 February 1987. In the next election in 1989, C. Silvera also of the INC was elected. He went on to win the seat in the next two elections, serving from 1989–98 as its MP. Independent candidate H. Lallungmuana was elected in 1998 by a victory margin of only 41 votes. From 1999 to 2009, this constituency was represented for two terms by politician, Vanlalzawma, firstly as an independent candidate and then as a member of the Mizo National Front. As of the 2014 elections, this constituency's MP is C. L. Ruala of the INC who has represented this seat since 2009. The most successful party in this constituency is the INC who have won 6 times out of the 12 elections held.
Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was elected in 1967 and held his seat in the next election in 1971. In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became its MP. Singh was defeated in 1980 by Sanjay Gandhi of the INC. Later in the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash. This forced a by election in this constituency in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi. Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The subsequent by election held in the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was also elected as the MP in the next election in 1996. Sanjay Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, represented this constituency from 1999–2004. As of the latest elections in 2014, her son Rahul Gandhi is the MP of this constituency, a seat he has held since 2004. As of 2014, Amethi has been represented by four members of the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980.
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) North Wiltshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by James Gray, a Conservative. In the period 1832–1983, this was an alternative name for Chippenham or the Northern Division of Wiltshire and as Chippenham dates to the original countrywide Parliament, the Model Parliament, this period is covered in more detail in that article. In 2016 it was announced that the North Wiltshire constituency would be scrapped as part of the planned 2018 Constituency Reforms.
Zachary Onyonka Dr. Zachary T. Onyonka (1939 -1996) was a Kenyan politician. Onyonka was the foreign minister of his country from 1969 to 1996 under several other ministries up to and including Education, Economic Planning & Development and Trade and Foreign Affairs. Well Known within the Kisii community, he was always at loggerheads with then Nyaribari chache MP Simeon Nyachae until he died. Onyonka was elected to parliament in the 1969 elections from Kitutu West Constituency when he trounced the first cabinet minister from Kisii, Lawrence Sagini Ndemo. He was the youngest MP at about 25 years. He retained his parliamentary seat until his death. He was famous for leading an anti-Nyachae crusade in Kisii after he was released from Kodiaga prison in Kisumu. He had been arrested and charged with murder following a fatal shooting incident involving his bodyguards and a voter in then Kiututu West constituency campaigns. Ouru Ndege was shot dead after he attempted to attack Dr. Onyonka with a knife during the stormy 1983 campaigns along Kisii-Migori junction. His rival, John Bosco Mboga had just addressed his supporters in the area and when Onyonka, who was a cabinet minister in President Moi's government arrived, Ndege attempted to stub him with a sword leading to the minister's bodyguards shooting him to death. Onyonka and his guards apparently did not have a car at the time of the shooting. He was rescued by a matatutu driver, Joseph Moya Nyambariga, from Botoro area in Bomorenda, Bonchari, who drove the sieged minister in his matatu, christened Boringo Na Nagi Express to safety at Suneka Chief's camp. He was arrested soon after and locked up in Kisumu awaiting trial on murder charges. The prosecution was unable to prove the case against him and in 1984, Onyonka was set free. He had won the hotly contested election in absentia and after two years in the cold, Moi appointed him Minister for Foreign Affairs. Before the 1988 elections, Onyonka led a group of politicians from Kisii dubbed the Four Os. This stands for Onyonka, Obure (Chris from Bobasi) Omanga (Andrew from Nyaribari Chache) and Onyancha (David from West Mugirango) to launch the famous "Kebirigo Declaration" in which Nyachae was denounced and consigned into political Siberia. The Kebirigo declaration was a strong political ideology that stood for independence of each constituency in Kisii against manipulation from Nyachae. At that time, it had become increasingly evident that Nyachae who was a powerful civil servant was planning to plunge into active politics. Onyonka alleged that Nyachae had embarked on a series of secret campaigns, recruiting candidates against incumbent MPs so that he could make it to parliament with a clean slate of leaders, if he was cleared by KANU to run for elective seat. The Kebirigo declaration was therefore meant to assert the authority and legitimacy of each member of parliament from Kisii and also sought to reject the political dominion from Nyaribari, Nyachae's home constituency. After Onyonka's death in 1996, he was succeeded by Jimmy Nuru Angwenyi as MP for Kitutu Chache. His son Richard Momoima Onyonka, later dethroned Angwenyi to become the area MP. After the 2013 electoral review, Kitutu Chache was hived into two constituencies, North and South (Mosocho).
Stanley Kubrick Archive The Stanley Kubrick Archive is held by the University of the Arts London in their Archives and Special Collection Centre at the London College of Communication. The Archive opened in October 2007 and contains material collected and owned by the film director Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999). It was transferred from his home in 2007 through a gift by his family. It contains much of Kubrick's working material that was accumulated during his lifetime.
Dark Side of the Moon (film) Dark Side of the Moon is a French mockumentary by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick. It features some surprising guest appearances, most notably by Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Vernon Walters, Buzz Aldrin and Stanley Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick.
Colour Me Kubrick Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (released in the US as "Color Me Kubrick") is a Franco-British comedy-drama film directed by Brian W. Cook, released in 2005. The film stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a man who had been impersonating director Stanley Kubrick since the early 1990s. The film follows the exploits of Conway as he goes from person to person, convincing them to give out money, liquor and sexual favours for the promise of a part in "Kubrick's" next film. The soundtrack, "Colour Me Kubrick: The Original Soundtrack" featured five songs co-written by Bryan Adams.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American musical film and is the third installment in the "High School Musical" trilogy. Produced and released on October 24, 2008, by Walt Disney Pictures, the film is a sequel to Disney Channel Original Movie 2006 television film "High School Musical". It was the only film in the series to be released theatrically. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six primary actors.
S Is for Stanley S is for Stanley (Italian: "S Is for Stanley - Trent'anni dietro al volante per Stanley Kubrick" ) is a 2016 Italian documentary film co-written and directed by Alex Infascelli. It depicts the relationship between celebrated director Stanley Kubrick and his personal chauffeur and assistant, Emilio D'Alessandro. It was produced by Kinethica and Lock And Valentine. It is based on D'Alessandro's autobiography "Stanley Kubrick and Me".
Michael Jackson's This Is It Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American documentary–concert film directed by Kenny Ortega that documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals and preparation for his concert series of the same name that was originally scheduled to start on July 13, 2009, but was cancelled due to his death eighteen days prior on June 25. The film consists of Jackson rehearsing musical numbers, directing his team, and additional behind-the-scenes footage including dancer auditions and costume design. Ortega confirmed that none of the footage was originally intended for release, but after Jackson's death it was agreed that the film be made. The footage was filmed in Los Angeles at the Staples Center and The Forum, and features a clip from East Rutherford's Arena where Jackson publicly announced the concert series.
Travis Payne Travis Payne (born July 5, 1971) is an American choreographer, director, and producer. He was the choreographer for Michael Jackson's This Is It until Jackson's death. Payne also served as the associate producer for "This Is It", and along with the director, Kenny Ortega, was extensively and intimately involved in the making of the film. To date, "This Is It" worldwide gross revenue totaled $261.3 million during its theatrical run making it the highest grossing documentary or concert movie of all time.
Josann McGibbon Josann McGibbon is an American screenwriter working in partnership with Sara Parriott. The team's first major success as a screenwriter was the early Brad Pitt film, "The Favor". Their biggest hits since then include "Three Men and a Little Lady" and "Runaway Bride". In 2007, McGibbon and Parriott co-wrote and produced the hit Debra Messing miniseries, "The Starter Wife". "The Starter Wife" received 10 Emmy nominations in 2007, including for best screenwriting, and won one Emmy Award. It was also nominated for Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards, and was then produced as a series, also on USA Network. McGibbon and Parriott wrote and co-produced the Disney Channel movie, "Descendants" which was directed by Kenny Ortega and premiered in July, 2015. On February, 2013, it won the Writers Guild of America Award in television for Outstanding Children's Long Form. They then wrote and executive-produced "Descendants 2", also directed by Kenny Ortega, which was simulcast on the Disney Channel, ABC, and the other cable channels owned by Disney-ABC in July, 2017.
Influence of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick is regarded by film critics and historians as one of the most influential directors of all time. Leading directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, David Lynch, and George A. Romero, have cited Kubrick as a source of inspiration, and in the case of Spielberg, collaboration. In an interview for the "Eyes Wide Shut" DVD release, Steven Spielberg comments that "nobody could shoot a picture better in history", and that Kubrick told stories in a way "antithetical to the way we are accustomed to receiving stories". Writing in the introduction to a recent edition of Michel Ciment's "Kubrick", film director Martin Scorsese notes most of Kubrick's films were misunderstood and under-appreciated when first released, only to be considered masterpieces later on.
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes Stanley Kubrick's Boxes is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jon Ronson about the film director Stanley Kubrick. Ronson's intent was not to create a biography of the filmmaker but rather to understand Kubrick by studying the director's vast personal collection of memorabilia related to his feature films. The documentary came about in 1998 when Ronson received a request from Kubrick's estate for a copy of a documentary Ronson made about the Holocaust (Ronson was unaware that it was Kubrick who was asking for the film until months later). A year later, as Ronson was making plans to conduct a rare interview with the director, Kubrick suddenly died after completing work on his final film "Eyes Wide Shut". To his surprise, Ronson was invited to Kubrick's house by his widow. When he arrived, he found that half the house was filled by more than one thousand boxes containing snap shots, newspaper clippings, film out-takes, notes, and fan letters which the director used for research towards each of his films.
Apollo 10 Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, and the second (after Apollo 8) to orbit the Moon. Launched on May 18, 1969, it was the F mission: a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing, testing all of the components and procedures, just short of actually landing. The Lunar Module (LM) followed a descent orbit to within 8.4 nmi of the lunar surface, at the point where powered descent for landing would normally begin. Its success enabled the first landing to be attempted on the Apollo 11 mission two months later.
Soyuz TMA-9 Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD (04:09 UTC), docked with the ISS at 09:21 MSD (05:21 UTC) on 20 September, and returned to Earth on 21 April 2007. Soyuz TMA-9 transported two-thirds of ISS Expedition 14 to the space station along with one "spaceflight participant" who performed several experiments on behalf of the European Space Agency.
Apollo 7 Apollo 7 was an October 1968 human spaceflight mission carried out by the United States. It was the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. It was also the first U.S. spaceflight to carry astronauts since the flight of Gemini XII in November 1966. The AS-204 mission, also known as "Apollo 1", was intended to be the first manned flight of the Apollo program. It was scheduled to launch in February 1967, but a fire in the cabin during a January 1967 test killed the crew. Manned flights were then suspended for 21 months, while the cause of the accident was investigated and improvements made to the spacecraft and safety procedures, and unmanned test flights of the Saturn V rocket and Apollo Lunar Module were made. Apollo 7 fulfilled Apollo 1's mission of testing the Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) in low Earth orbit.
Shenzhou 5 Shenzhou 5 () — was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of unmanned Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after the Soviet Union (later, Russia) and the United States.
Apollo 16 Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The second of the so-called "J missions," it was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:54 PM EST on April 16, 1972, the mission lasted 11 days, 1 hour, and 51 minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27.
Apollo 9 Apollo 9 was the third manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM, pronounced "lem"). Its three-person crew, consisting of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, spent ten days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. The mission was the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket.
Shenzhou 6 Shenzhou 6 ( "Shénzhōu lìuhào") was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng (费俊龙) and Niè Hǎishèng (聂海胜) for five days in low Earth orbit. It launched three days before the second anniversary of China's first human spaceflight, "Shenzhou 5".
Shenzhou 7 Shenzhou 7 () was the third human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program. The mission, which included the first Chinese extra-vehicular activity (EVA) carried out by crew members Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming, marked the commencement of the second phase of the Chinese government's Project 921.
Apollo 8 Apollo 8, the second human spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — became the first humans to: travel beyond low Earth orbit; escape Earth's gravity; see Earth as a whole planet; enter the gravity well of another celestial body (Earth's moon); orbit another celestial body (Earth's moon); directly see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes; witness an Earthrise; escape the gravity of another celestial body (Earth's moon); and re-enter the gravitational well of Earth. The 1968 mission, the third flight of the Saturn V rocket and that rocket's first crewed launch, was also the first human spaceflight launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, located adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Soyuz TM-21 Soyuz TM-21 was Soyuz mission, a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to the Russian space station "Mir". Part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, the mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, atop a Soyuz-U2 carrier rocket, at 06:11:34 UTC on March 14, 1995. It is of note because its launch marked the presence, for the first time ever, of thirteen humans in space simultaneously - three aboard the Soyuz, three aboard "Mir" and seven aboard Space Shuttle "Endeavour", flying STS-67.
Evgenia Medvedeva Evgenia Armanovna Medvedeva (Russian: Евгения Армановна Медведева ; born 19 November 1999) is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World champion (2016, 2017), a two-time European champion (2016, 2017), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2015, 2016), and a two-time Russian national champion (2016, 2017). Earlier in her career, she won the 2015 World Junior Championships, the 2014 Junior Grand Prix Final, and the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.