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Doctor of Medicine
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In some countries, the MD denotes a first professional graduate degree awarded upon initial graduation from medical school. In other countries, the MD denotes an academic research doctorate, higher doctorate, honorary doctorate or advanced clinical coursework degree restricted to medical graduates; in those countries, the equivalent first professional degree is titled differently (for example, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in countries following the tradition of the United Kingdom) . |
Terry Kelly (singer)
Terry Kelly, CM (born in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian country/folk music artist, athlete and professional speaker. Kelly has released six studio albums and charted eleven singles on the "RPM" Canadian country singles chart. In addition to award nominations from the Juno Awards and the Canadian Country Music Association, Kelly has also won seven East Coast Music Awards. Kelly received the King Clancy Award in 2000, an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Laws from the University of Kings College in 2001, an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Saint Mary’s University in 2002 and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2003, the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours. He sang the Canadian National Anthem at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games and also sang at the official installation ceremony of the 28th Governor General of Canada (David Lloyd Johnston) in 2010. |
Kathan Brown
Kathan Brown (born 1935) is an American printmaker, writer, lecturer, and entrepreneur. Brown founded Crown Point Press, a fine art print shop specializing in etching, in 1962 and has owned and directed it since then. Crown Point Press is widely credited with sparking the revival of etching as a viable art medium. Some of the most important artists of our time, including John Cage, Chuck Close, Anish Kapoor, Ed Ruscha, Kiki Smith and Pat Steir, have worked there. Brown was born in New York City and grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida. She received a BA from Antioch College in Ohio and an MFA and an Honorary Doctorate from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland. In addition, she holds an Honorary Doctorate from the San Francisco Art Institute. |
Ulrike Beisiegel
Ulrike Beisiegel (born 23 December 1952) is a German biochemist and university professor who in 2011 became the first woman to serve as president of the University of Göttingen, founded in 1737. Her research on liver fats and disease was honored with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the Rudolf Schönheimer Medal and an honorary doctorate. Intent on maintaining high levels of scholarship and diminishing scientific misconduct, she has served on many boards and committees, receiving the Ubbo-Emmius Medal for her commitment to good scientific practice and an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. |
Galway
Galway ( ; Irish: "Gaillimh" , ] ) is a city in the West of Ireland in the province of Connacht. Galway City Council is the local authority for the city. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay and is surrounded by County Galway. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the Republic of Ireland and the sixth most populous city in the island of Ireland. |
Corrib Park
Corrib Park is a housing estate in the Westside suburb of Galway, Ireland. |
Merley
Merley is a large housing estate in the borough of Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle. The Poole ward is Merley and Bearwood. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 10,392. |
North Point Estate
North Point Estate () was a public housing estate at the harbour front of North Point, Hong Kong near North Point Ferry Pier and its bus terminus, approaching Victoria Harbour. It was the largest public housing estate in the Eastern District. It was the second public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and enjoyed a reputation as one of the most impressive construction schemes in Asia and as a public housing estate in one of the most "luxurious" areas on Hong Kong Island. |
Becontree
Becontree is a large housing estate of approximately 4 sqmi in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England. It is located 11 mi east-northeast of Charing Cross and was constructed in the interwar period as the largest public housing estate in the world. The Housing Act 1919 permitted the London County Council to build housing outside the County of London and Becontree was constructed between 1921 and 1935 to cottage estate principles in the parishes of Barking, Dagenham and Ilford in Essex. The official completion of the estate was celebrated in 1935 with a population of around 100,000 people in 26,000 homes. The building of the estate caused a huge increase in population density which led to demands on services and reforms of local government. An additional 1,000 houses were added in later phases. The estate initially had no industrial and very little commercial development until the May & Baker and Ford Dagenham sites opened nearby, and a shopping area was built at Heathway. The estate has formed part of Greater London since 1965, when the Barking section was combined with Dagenham, and has been within a single London borough since the Ilford section was transferred to Barking and Dagenham in 1994. |
Southcourt
Southcourt is a housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Building commenced in the early 1920s through to the mid-1930s and only stopped because of the Second World War. It was turned into a post war housing estate during the years of 1946 and 1955. The area is named after the pig farm over which the housing estate was built. |
Sai Wan Estate
Sai Wan Estate () is a public housing estate in Kennedy Town, Sai Wan, Hong Kong. Built into a hillside that had to be extensively cut away in 1958 and 1959, the estate comprises 640 flats in five linear blocks of 10 to 14 storeys. It is the only public housing estate in Central and Western District developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and it is the second oldest existing public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, after Model Housing Estate. |
Ballybeg, County Waterford
Ballybeg (Irish: "Baile Beag" ) is a largely working class district in Waterford, Ireland. The area consists of four council housing estate - Ballybeg, Priory Lawn, Clonard Park and Ardmore Park, and a private housing estate, Glencarra, and is the largest single housing area in Waterford city, with a population of nearly 4,000 . |
Private housing estates in Hong Kong
Private housing estate is a term used in Hong Kong for private mass housing – a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It usually is characterised with a cluster of high-rise buildings, with its own market or shopping mall. Mei Foo Sun Chuen, built by Mobil, is the earliest (1965) and largest by number of blocks (99). |
Jižní Město
Jižní Město (] , colloquially "Jižňák " or "Jižák " and abbreviated JM) is a panel housing estate situated in an open area in the southeast of Prague. Its name translates from Czech to English as "South City" or "South Town". Home to most of the 90,000 inhabitants of the municipal district Prague 11, part of the Prague 4 administrative district, it is the largest housing estate in the Czech Republic. Large parts of Chodov and Háje, the two districts which belong to Prague 11, are part of Jižní Město. The natural areas Kunratický Les and Hostivař Park Forest border the estate, on the west and east sides respectively. The D1 highway connecting Prague to Brno runs through the estate. |
Hürtgenwald
Hürtgenwald is a municipality in the district of Düren in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west of Düren. Much of the area is covered by forest (Hürtgenwald in literal translation means Hürtgen Forest). |
The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour is a phrase coined by British prime minister Winston Churchill to describe the period of World War II between the fall of France in 1940 and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, when the British Empire stood alone against Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe. The length of time between the fall of France in June 1940 and the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 measured 363 days, or 11 months and 28 days. It is particularly used for the time when the United Kingdom was under direct threat of invasion; following the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk and prior to victory in the Battle of Britain. The darkest moment is usually considered to have been 10 May 1941, when over 1,500 civilians died in Luftwaffe bombing raids on London alone. |
John W. Minick
John Wilson Minick (June 14, 1908 – November 21, 1944), born in Wall, Pennsylvania, near East McKeesport in Allegheny County, to Anthony Fuhrman and Alma J. (Churchfield) Minick, whose patriarchal Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry can be traced back to the 1700s in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in World War II. |
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 is a free modification developed by Darklight Games / The Darkest Hour Team for Tripwire Interactive's multiplayer first-person shooter video game "", It is based on the Western Front during World War II between 1944 and 1945, depicting the conflict between Allied and German forces. Several large-scale operations are covered, including the invasion of Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Market Garden, and Battle of the Hürtgen Forest. |
Leonard Lomell
Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell (January 22, 1920 – March 1, 2011) was a highly decorated former United States Army Ranger who served in World War II. He is best known for his actions in the first hours of D-Day at Pointe du Hoc on the coast of Normandy, France. Pointe du Hoc was the site of the German Army’s largest coastal weapons, five 155-millimeter German guns with a 25-kilometer range that endangered the tens of thousands of troops landing on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, and thousands of watercraft in the English Channel supporting the Normandy invasion. Unbeknownst to the Allied intelligence, the Germans had concealed the guns in an orchard, but left them operational and ready to fire. Through skill, courage and “pure luck,” Lomell found and quickly disabled all five guns. Lomell was recognized by historian Stephen Ambrose as the single individual — other than Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower — most responsible for the success of D-Day. Six months later, in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, he would again distinguish himself, earning a Silver Star for his heroism and leadership as the 2nd Ranger Battalion captured and held Hill 400. After the war he returned to Ocean County, New Jersey, becoming an attorney in Toms River. |
The Human Romance
The Human Romance is the seventh studio album by the American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. The album was released on February 22, 2011, in North America through eOne Music, and was released on March 7 in Europe through Century Media Records. This would be Darkest Hour's last album with drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist Paul Burnette. |
Deliver Us (Darkest Hour album)
Deliver Us is the fifth studio album by American melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. It was released on July 10, 2007 through Victory Records. The album debuted at number 110 on the Billboard album charts, with sales of 6,600. "Sanctuary" is featured in the video game, "Tony Hawk's Proving Ground", while "Demon(s)" is featured in "Guitar Hero 5" and "Doomsayer" was made available in "" through the "Darkest Hour Track Pack", the last to be released by Activision. The artwork was created by John Baizley who has also done art for bands such as Pig Destroyer, Daughters, and his own band Baroness. |
When Trumpets Fade
When Trumpets Fade, an HBO war film first presented on June 27, 1998, was directed by John Irvin, produced by John Kemeny and written by W.W. Vought. It is set during the World War II Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Autumn of 1944. |
Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads
The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads was fought at a vital crossroads near a forester's cabin named Wahlerscheid, astride the Siegfried Line ("Westwall") that ran along the Höfen-Alzen and Dreiborn ridges, about 5.6 mi north of Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium. In early December 1944, the U.S. V Corps trucked the experienced 2nd Infantry Division from positions it had held in the south to Krinkelt-Rocherath, twin villages adjacent to Elsenborn Ridge and near the southern tip of the Hürtgen Forest. |
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: "Schlacht im Hürtgenwald" ) was a series of fierce battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944 between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest about 50 mi2 east of the Belgian–German border. It was the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and is the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. |
Memorabilia – The Singles
Memorabilia – The Singles is a compilation album featuring songs by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond as a solo artist and with his partner Dave Ball as the synthpop duo Soft Cell. The album is a compilation for both Almond and Soft Cell, it was released in 1991 and reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart. "Memorabilia – The Singles" was promoted by the singles "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" and "Tainted Love '91. |
This Last Night in Sodom
This Last Night in Sodom is the third full-length album by the English synthpop duo Soft Cell. It was released in March 1984, about a month after the duo (Marc Almond and David Ball) publicly announced they were dissolving the partnership. The album peaked at number 12 in the UK Album Chart, and would be Soft Cell's last album for 18 years. |
The Thought Criminals
The Thought Criminals is a London, UK based electronic band, formed by Kirlian Blue (synths, backing vocals) and Rocky Goode (vocals, lyrics) in 2004. Their debut album was "Die Young : Stay Pretty" (2008, WTII Records), made with dance producer Tony Messenger and mixer Rob Henry of Children of The Bong. Their last release was the single "All The Freaks" (August 2009, Dirty Electro/WTII Records). In 2011 Danny Fades joined the band as bassist. "The Thought Criminals conjure early 80's style electropop in the vein of, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Soft Cell, New Order, Gary Numan, OMD, etc". "The band’s sound contains audible traces of Gary Numan, Tik and Tok, Nine Inch Nails and a gorgeously dark sense of humour which will leave a little smile on your face."<ref name="Demon Pigeon Review 09/11/2010">, Demon Pigeon Review by Nina Saeidi 14 September 2010.</ref> "Take one part Numan-esque glamour, one part Soft Cell'ish sleaze and sultriness and one part Prodigy inspired punk rock and you'll still be nowhere close to describing the hyper-kinetik sound of London's self-proclaimed electro-sluts." |
The Very Best of Soft Cell
The Very Best of Soft Cell is an official compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was released on April 16, 2002 and was approved by the band; it includes most of the hit singles and also some b-sides, such as "Insecure Me" (in a newly edited version) and "It's A Mug's Game". The song "Numbers" was also considerably shortened for this release, but its AA side "Barriers" is missing. Two new songs, "Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime" and "Divided Soul", and two brand new remixes of "Tainted Love" and "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" were also included. The album reached #37 on the UK Top 40 chart. |
Cruelty Without Beauty
Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth studio album by Soft Cell. The album was released on 8 October 2002. It is Soft Cell's first album since 1984's "This Last Night in Sodom". |
Mutant Moments
Mutant Moments is a short EP, independently financed and produced by Soft Cell, a synthpop/new wave duo who would later achieve fame with their groundbreaking hit cover of the Gloria Jones song "Tainted Love". Only 2000 copies were pressed, originally by Soft Cell, on Big Frock Records, then later by a Japanese fan club, making the record extremely rare and prized by collectors and fans alike. The duo, who attended Leeds Metropolitan University, originally developed a cult following with their performances which routinely included bizarre sexual imagery and visuals representing sexual themes. Some examples include instances where singer Marc Almond would smear his body with cat food, simulate sexual intercourse with a full-length mirror, or appear onstage in drag. |
Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show
Soft Cell's: Non-Stop Exotic Video Show is a video album by British synthpop duo Soft Cell. It is a companion release to their debut album, "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret". The collection was originally issued on VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc in 1982, and re-issued on DVD in 2004. |
Say Hello to Soft Cell
Say Hello to Soft Cell is a budget-priced compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was released in 1996 by Spectrum and collects singles (minus "Tainted Love", their most popular hit), album tracks and b-sides. It is also notable for the inclusion of "A Man Can Get Lost" (incorrectly titled as "A Man Could Get Lost" in the artwork), formerly previously available only on 7" vinyl single and unavailable on CD, it remains the only CD version of this song. The four page booklet contains a brief biography by Marc Almond. |
SOS (Rihanna song)
"SOS" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album "A Girl like Me" (2006). It was written by Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart and Ed Cobb, with production was handled by Rotem, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. It was released on February 14, 2006, as the lead single from the album. "SOS" is a dance-pop song which samples Soft Cell's 1981 recording of "Tainted Love", a song written by Cobb in 1965. Critical reception of "SOS" was generally positive, with the majority of music critics praising the inclusion of the "Tainted Love" sample. Some critics compared "SOS" to Rihanna's debut single, "Pon de Replay" ("Music of the Sun", 2005). |
Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing
Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing is an EP by English synthpop duo Soft Cell, released in the United Kingdom in June 1982 by Some Bizzare Records. In addition to remixes of the group's older material, it also included a brand new track, a cover of Judy Street's 1966 song "What?", which was a Top 3 hit for Soft Cell. |
Bolax
Bolax is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, with 4 or 5 species. It is endemic to temperate South America. |
Jovibarba heuffelii
Jovibarba heuffelii, common name Hen-and-chickens, as a plant species native to the Balkans and to the Carpathians in Europe but reportedly naturalized in Wisconsin and probably in other parts of North America. It grows on rocky outcrops. |
Duke in Bavaria
Duke in Bavaria (German: "Herzog in Bayern" ) was a title used among others since 1506, when primogeniture was established , by all members of the House of Wittelsbach, with the exception of the Duke "of" Bavaria which began to be a unique position. So reads for instance the full title of Karl I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and patriarch of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld: "Count Palatine by Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim". The title grew in importance as Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen began to use it as his primary title. This choice has also had effect for his descendants. |
Ezzonids
The Ezzonids (German: "Ezzonen" , French: "Ezzonides" ) were a dynasty of Lotharingian stock dating back as far as the ninth century. They attained prominence only in the eleventh century, through marriage with the Ottonian dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. Named after Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1015 to 1034, they dominated the politics of the middle and lower Rhine and usually represented the royal interests. Under the Salian Emperors, they even briefly held the dukedoms of Swabia, Carinthia, and Bavaria. |
John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
John Christian (23 January 1700 – 20 July 1733; "in German: Johann Christian Joseph") was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1732–33. He was the second and youngest surviving son of duke Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1659–1732) with his consort Eleonore Maria Amalia of Hesse-Rotenburg (1675–1720). His elder brother was Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. |
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (German: "Ottheinrich" ; 10 April 1502, Amberg – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1559 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559. He was a son of Rupert, Count Palatine, third son of Philip, Elector Palatine; and of Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut, daughter of George of Bavaria. |
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
Ezzo ( 955 – 21 March 1034), sometimes called Ehrenfried, a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1015 until his death. As brother-in-law of Emperor Otto III, father of Queen Richeza of Poland and several other illustrious children, he was one of the most important figures of the Rhenish history of his time. |
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (Strassburg, 7 November 1674 – Zweibrücken, 3 February 1735) was a German nobleman. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He was the son of Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein. He was Duke and Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1717 to 1731. In 1731, he inherited the sovereign duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and thus became Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken. He was also Count of Rappoltstein from 1699 until his death. |
Adolf I of Lotharingia
Adolf I of Lotharingia, count of Keldachgau, Vogt of Deutz from 1008 until 1018, was the son of Hermann I "Pusillus" (the Little Pfalzgraf), count palatine of Lotharingia. He left three sons: |
Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine Gustav Samuel Leopold of the House of Wittelsbach (12 April 1670, Stegeborg Castle near Söderköping, Sweden – 17 September 1731, Zweibrücken, Germany) was the Count Palatine of Kleeburg from 1701 until 1731 and the Duke of Zweibrücken from 1718 until 1731. His titles included: 5th Duke of Stegeborg (in Sweden), Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Duke in Bavaria. |
Philip William, Elector Palatine
Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (German: "Philipp Wilhelm" ) (24 November 1615 – 2 September 1690) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria. |
Duke of Brabant
The Duke of Brabant was formally the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant since 1183/1184. The title was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I of the House of Reginar, son of Godfrey III of Leuven (who was Duke of Lower Lotharingia at that time). The Duchy of Brabant was a feudal elevation of the since 1085/1086 existing title of Landgrave of Brabant. This was an Imperial fief which was assigned to Count Henry III of Leuven shortly after the death of the preceding Count of Brabant, Count Palatine Herman II of Lotharingia (born 20 September 1085). Although the corresponding county was quite small (limited to the territory between the rivers Senne and Dender) its name was applied to the entire country under control of the Dukes from the 13th century on. In 1190, after the death of Godfrey III, Henry I also became Duke of Lotharingia. Formerly Lower Lotharingia, this title was now practically without territorial authority, but was borne by the later Dukes of Brabant as an honorific title. |
Give the Drummer Some
Give the Drummer Some is the first solo record by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 2010 release, but was later pushed back, with the album being released on March 15, 2011. The album, released under Interscope Records, was produced by the drummer himself, alongside The Neptunes, RZA, Kool Kojak, Chuck Inglish, Transplants, Kid Cudi, EDIT, Corey Taylor and Steve Aoki. The album debuted at number nine on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, with first-week sales of 28,000 copies in the United States. |
Brian R. Etting
Brian R. Etting is an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for producing "Broken", "Funny or Die", "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy", and Relative Strangers starring Danny DeVito. He also executive produced "Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln" which won Best Short Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Etting also owns his own production company with Josh Etting called Garlin Pictures. |
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Victorious: the debut soundtrack for the Nickelodeon TV series "Victorious". The majority of the album was sung by the lead actress of the television series, Victoria Justice, with the "Victorious" cast being listed beside her. Some of the other singers on the album feature Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Miranda Cosgrove, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet and Avan Jogia. The majority of the album was written by Michael Corcoran, Dan Schneider, Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak and CJ Abraham with Victoria Justice involved in the composition of "Best Friend's Brother" and Leon Thomas III on "Song 2 You". |
Deck the Halls (2006 film)
Deck the Halls is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Whitesell, written by Matt Corman, Chris Ord and Don Rhymer and starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth. The film was released on November 22, 2006. |
Blow (Kesha song)
"Blow" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kesha from her first extended play (EP), "Cannibal" (2010). The song was released on February 8, 2011. It was written by Kesha, along with Klas Åhlund, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Benjamin Levin and Max Martin, with production done by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Kool Kojak. According to Kesha the song's lyrics are representative of herself and her fans. "Blow" is dominantly an electropop and dance-pop song and is described as a party anthem as it portrays a simple message of having a desire to have a good time at a club. |
Curmudgeons (film)
Curmudgeons is a 2016 American comedy short film directed, produced by, and starring Danny DeVito. It is written and co-produced by Joshua Conkel. |
Va Va Voom
"Va Va Voom" is a song by Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj from the deluxe version of her second studio album, "". It was released on September 12, 2012 by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the fifth single from the album. The song was written by Minaj, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Max Martin, and Henry Walter, and it was produced by Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak, and Cirkut. Being released as the fifth single, it was sent to UK radio stations on September 15, 2012 and later sent to Top 40 mainstream radio on October 23, 2012. It was planned to serve as the lead single, but its release was postponed at the last minute in favor of "Starships"; it was later released as a promotion for the album's reissue "". |
Rock Me (One Direction song)
"Rock Me" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their second studio album, "Take Me Home" (2012). It was written by Peter Svensson, Sam Hollander, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Breanna Smith, and Allan Grigg, with production handled by Dr. Luke, Circut and Kool Kojak. Created in one day, Grigg carried out the mid-tempo beat, Hollander conceptualised the title and the pop rock melody "just came". Its clapping riff has been noted as similar to that of the Queen 1977 single "We Will Rock You". |
Best Friend's Brother
"Best Friend's Brother" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Victoria Justice, billed as Cast of "Victorious" featuring Victoria Justice. It was produced by Kool Kojak, who also co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha and Victoria Justice, for "" (2011), the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series, "Victorious". It was released as the album's third single on May 20, 2011 through Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. Musically, the song runs through an electropop oriented dance beat with teen pop lyrics, and the lyrics speak of a girl's crush on her best friend's brother. |
Kool Kojak
Allan P. Grigg, better known by his stage name Kool Kojak and stylized as "KoOoLkOjAk", is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, film director, and artist notable for co-writing and co-producing Flo Rida's #1 Billboard hit single "Right Round", Nicki Minaj's hit single "Va Va Voom" , and Ke$ha's top 10 single "Blow". Kool Kojak has written and produced for artists such as Sean Paul, Yelle, Waka Flocka Flame, Travis Barker, Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, Britney Spears, Jesse and Joy, Andy Milonakis, Icona Pop, N.A.S.A., Dirt Nasty, Lordz of Brooklyn, Ursula 1000, and Warren G. Kool Kojak was a featured producer on the Simon Cowell TV program X Factor and has appeared as himself on the Nickelodeon show "Victorious". He has won two ASCAP Pop Awards and one ASCAP Urban Award, a WormTown Sound Award, and has been awarded the Key to the City of Worcester, Massachusetts. |
Rex the Runt
Rex the Runt is a British live action stop motion animated claymation pixilation comedy franchise, primarily consisting of a television show and two short films produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. |
Pirate Master
Pirate Master was a CBS reality television show created by Mark Burnett which replaced the previous Mark Burnett show on CBS, Rock Star. It followed sixteen modern-day pirates on their quest for gold, which totaled US$1,000,000. The show was hosted by Cameron Daddo, and took place in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The show premiered on Thursday, May 31, 2007. The show also aired on CTV in Canada, Sky3 in the UK, premiered on June 21, 2007 on Network Ten in Australia, and premiered on July 4, 2007 on AXN Asia. On July 10 in the US, the show moved to Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET). In its Tuesday run, it would follow the 9 p.m. (ET) broadcast of "Big Brother 8 ". As of July 24, in the US, Pirate Master was only online on CBS.com's Innertube, with the last six episodes presented each week on Tuesday mornings. |
The Joe Schmo Show
The Joe Schmo Show is a reality television hoax show created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The series is broadcast in the U.S. on the cable network Spike. The show's premise is that a target person or persons are led to believe that they are contestants on a reality television show; in reality, all of the other participants in the purported show – including the host – are actors, and their actions and the outcome of the purported show are all scripted in an attempt to elicit comedic reactions from the targets. The show's first season, The Joe Schmo Show, aired in 2003, and its second season, Joe Schmo 2, aired in 2004. The first season's hoax was conducted as a typical reality competition show while the second hoax was a "Bachelor"-like dating series. |
La Carabina de Ambrosio
La Carabina de Ambrosio was a Mexican television show created and developed by Humberto Navarro, filmed at the Televisa Studios, Chapultepec in Mexico City, from 1978 until 1987. The slogan of the show was "A Magical, Comical, and Musical Variety Show." The show had guest emcees that included César Costa, Gualberto Castro, Fito Girón, and Manolo Muñoz. While the emcees sang a cast member would interrupt rudely and a comedy skit began. The show consisted of numerous skits, jokes and tricks played on the emcees. It is rumored that the reason there were so many emcees during the run of the show was due the numerous tricks played on them. |
Hairy Jeremy
Hairy Jeremy was a French Stop-Motion Animated television show by Pierre Scarella in which was made in 1992. It was dubbed and shown in the United Kingdom on CBBC. It's narrated by Regine Candler |
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series, Bob appears in a stop motion animated programme as a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series "Ready, Steady, Build!". |
Take Hart
Take Hart is a British children's television show about art, presented by Tony Hart. It took over from "Vision On", and ran from 1977 until 1983. The show featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph, and other characters created by David Sproxton like 'Smoulder the Moulder', which was a lump of mould which would create props by 'spraying' them out of a spray can. The only other human to appear on a regular basis was Mr Bennett, the caretaker, played by Colin Bennett. The programme won a BAFTA award for Hart in 1984. |
Fancy Lady Without Money
Pituca sin lucas ("Fancy Lady Without Money") is a Chilean romantic comedy television show created by Rodrigo Bastidas and Elena Muñoz. Commonly mistaken for a soap opera, the show is categorized as a telenovela, the difference lying in its projected end rather than an indefinite continuation. The show was originally broadcast on the television network Mega from October 13, 2014 until May 25, 2015. Starring Paola Volpato and Alvaro Rudolphy, and directed by Patricio Gonzalez, Pablo Aedo, Felipe Arratia, and Mauricio Lucero, "Pituca sin lucas" was filmed by studios. It was considered the most watched Chilean telenovela since 2006, reaching an average audience rating of 25.3 points and over 50% of the total share of Chilean television. |
Go (game show)
Go is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart and aired on NBC from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984. The show featured two teams, each composed of four contestants and a celebrity. The teams had to construct questions one word at a time to convey a word or phrase to their teammates. The concept of "Go" was based on a bonus round used on "Chain Reaction", another game show created by Stewart. |
Bo on the Go!
Bo on the Go! is a Canadian children's television show created by Jeff Rosen produced by Halifax Film, a DHX Media Company, in association with CBC Television. The show emphasizes the importance movement for children through a plot element called "Animoves," animations demonstrating specific body movements young viewers must learn in order to solve adventures highlighted in each program's storyline. |
Jackie Long
Jackie Long (born October 23, 1981) is an American television and film actor, writer, musician, director and producer. He is also a voice actor for Grand Theft Auto V. |
Edward Thomas Noonan
Edward Thomas Noonan (born October 23, 1861 in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. - December 19, 1923, Chicago) was a Representative from Illinois; studied law in Chicago and was admitted to the bar in 1882; after admission to the bar was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1883 and commenced practice; member of the State senate 1890-1894; colonel on the staff of Governor Altgeld 1893-1897; attorney for the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners 1893-1898; unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress in 1894 and 1896; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901); was not a candidate for renomination in 1900; resumed the practice of law in Chicago, Ill., until his death in that city on December 19, 1923; interment in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery, Macomb, Ill. |
Roger Marquardt
Roger Marquardt (October 23, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American lobbyist and politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Marquardt was born October 23, 1936 in Lombard, Illinois. He began his career as a police officer with Lombard rising to the rank of Deputy Chief before switching careers and opening a Century 21 location in DuPage. He was involved in professional issues and became a lobbyist for the Illinois Realtors. In 1966, he managed Pate Philips' first race for the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1981, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer for the DuPage Airport. Ten years later, he was appointed by Jim Edgar to serve as Assistant to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. On January 9, 2002, he was appointed to serve the remainder of Vincent Persico's term in the 92nd General Assembly. He then returned to lobbying, dividing his time between Galena and Springfield. He served as the Chair of the Jo Daviess County Republican Party. He died May 16, 2012. |
Anna Báró
Anna Báró (October 3, 1920 in Bajmok – October 23, 1994 in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage, film, television and voice actress. She died on October 23, 1994 at the age of 74 in Budapest. She was known for her roles of "Mrs. Tatár" in the film Édes Anna, of "Mrs. Alfréd Szekrényesi" in the youth TV series of Keménykalap és krumpliorr ("Bowler and Potato Nose"), and of "second-hand dealer Manci" in the TV series Szomszédok. |
Jiří Mádl
Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film actor. Among his most prominent roles are a part in the 2008 film "Night Owls", for which received the Best Actor award at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. |
Yasuaki Takumi
Yasuaki Takumi (内匠 靖明 , Takumi Yasuaki , born October 23, 1982) is a Japanese voice actor from Aichi Prefecture. He is affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. |
Wilson Wood (actor)
Wilson Wood (February 11, 1915 – October 23, 2004) was an American character actor during the middle of the twentieth century. Born in Huron, North Dakota on February 11, 1915, he made his film debut with a small role in 1946's "Two Sisters from Boston", directed by Henry Koster. During his 17-year career he would appear in over 100 films, usually in smaller roles. In 1952 he would star in a serial for Republic Pictures. The 12 part series was titled, "Zombies of the Stratosphere", which would be edited down and released in 1958 as a feature film, called "Satan's Satellites". His final appearance would be in the 1962 film, "Jumbo", starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd and Jimmy Durante, in which Wood had a featured role. Wood died on October 23, 2004 in Culver City, California. |
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, voice actor, music video director, film producer, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, and polka medleys of several popular songs, featuring his favored instrument, the accordion. |
Elizabeth D'Onofrio
Elizabeth D'Onofrio (born October 23, 1957) is an American film producer, actress, and acting coach of Italian descent. She conducts Audition Workshops throughout the US. Her younger brother is actor Vincent D'Onofrio. She is also one of the founders of the River Run Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina along with her brother Vincent and their father Gene D'Onofrio. She was also involved in the Naples Film Festival, Fort Myers Film Festival, and is the talent and film coordinator for The Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. She is married to musician Shawn Halladay and has a son, Hakan D'Onofrio from a previous relationship, and two stepdaughters, Alicia and Chantal Halladay. |
Okey Bakassi
Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule (born October 23, 1969), popularly known as Okey Bakassi is a Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor. In 2014, he won the "Best Actor in a Leading Role (Igbo)" category at the 2014 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film "Onye Ozi". |
Vienna, City of My Dreams (song)
"Vienna, City of My Dreams" (German:"Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume") is a 1914 song composed by the Austrian Rudolf Sieczyński who also wrote the lyrics. The 1957 film "Vienna, City of My Dreams" takes its title from the song. |
Vienna, City of Song
Vienna, City of Song (German: Wien, du Stadt der Lieder) is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Charlotte Ander, Paul Morgan and Igo Sym. |
Vienna, City of My Dreams (1928 film)
Vienna, City of My Dreams (German:Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume or Die Königin seines Herzens) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Liane Haid, Luigi Serventi and Käthe von Nagy. |
Vienna, City of Song (1923 film)
Vienna, City of Song (German:Wien, du Stadt der Lieder) is a 1923 Austrian silent film directed by Alfred Deutsch-German and starring Franz Glawatsch, Max Ralph-Ostermann and Louis Böhm. A later sound film was also made with the same title directed by Richard Oswald. |
Du bleibst immer noch du
"Du bleibst immer noch du" (German: "You Still Remain Yourseld" ) is a song by German recording artist Yvonne Catterfeld. The ballad was written by Catterfeld, A.C. Ademy, and Christoph Leis-Bendorff for her second studio album "Farben meiner Welt" (2004), while production was helmed by the latter. |
Vienna, City of My Dreams (1957 film)
Vienna, City of My Dreams (German: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume) is a 1957 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg and Hertha Feiler. |
The Woman of My Dreams (1944 film)
The Woman of My Dreams (German:Die Frau meiner Träume) is a 1944 German musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Wolfgang Lukschy and Walter Müller. |
The Hero of My Dreams
The Hero of My Dreams (German: Der Held meiner Träume) is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Carlos Thompson, Heidi Brühl and Peter Vogel. |
Vienna, City of My Dreams
Vienna, City of My Dreams (German:Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume) may refer to: |
Rudolf Sieczyński
Rudolf Sieczyński (1879, Vienna – 1952, Vienna) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song "Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume" ("Vienna, City of My Dreams"), whose melody and lyrics he wrote in 1914. A well-known recording was made in 1957 by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf with Otto Ackermann conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the Stanley Kubrick film "Eyes Wide Shut". |
Grey Holiday
Grey Holiday was a four-member American Christian rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was signed to Essential Records. Band members included Matthew Minor (vocals, keys, guitar), Steven Bedingfield (guitar, electronics, programming), R.T. Bodet (bass) and Josh Fenoglio (drums). The band is best known for their song "Let Go", which climbed to No. 2 the R&R magazine contemporary Christian music chart as of December 2, 2007. The Grey Holiday song "You Belong To Me" was also used for the score of the independently released hit film "Fireproof" in 2008. Although the band disbanded at the end of 2008, Minor, Bedingfield and Bodet became the band for worship leader Mark Swayze in 2009. After several years of leading worship at University United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas, the band moved to The Woodlands United Methodist Church in The Woodlands, Texas in 2014. |
Hooligan (song)
"Hooligan" (released 1 November 1999) is a song by English rock band Embrace, which became their sixth Top 40 single (#18 in the UK), and the first from their second album "Drawn From Memory". It is one of only two singles so far to be sung entirely by Richard (the other one being "One Big Family") rather than the band's lead singer Danny. |
Love Gun (song)
"Love Gun" is a song by the American rock band Kiss, first released on their 1977 album of the same name. The B-side is the album track "Hooligan", a song written by drummer Peter Criss. |
Sinema (album)
Sinema (often typeset as SINema) is the eighth studio album by the Dutch punk rock band the Heideroosjes. "Damclub Hooligan" was released as a single. |
Holiday Flyer
Holiday Flyer were a Roseville, California-based indie pop band formed in June 1993 by siblings John and Katie Conley. In this incarnation, Holiday Flyer released their debut long-player, "Try Not to Worry", in 1995. The band grew by one member for each of their next three records: Verna Brock (an alumna of Rocketship, Beanpole, and later the California Oranges) joined the group for 1997's "The Rainbow Confection"; Michael Yoas for 2000's "You Make Us Go"; and Jim Rivas (also of Rocketship) for the band's 2001 swansong, "I Hope". Holiday Flyer disbanded in October 2002, with leaders John Conley and Katie Conley devoting more time to other projects: the California Oranges and the Sinking Ships, respectively. |
Silver Town (The Men They Couldn't Hang album)
Silver Town is the fourth studio album by The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1989 under the Silvertone label and recorded at Woodcray Manor Studios in Berkshire. There were three singles released from the album, A Place in the Sun, Rain, Steam & Speed and A Map of Morocco. Rosettes was originally earmarked as a single but was cancelled due to the Hillsborough disaster as the song's lyrical content centred on the football hooligan culture at the time. Only one single released from the album had a promotional video, Rain, Steam & Speed. It was shot in black and white and featured the band members and some of their family members dressed in Victorian clothing. Lead singer Swill portrays engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel who is mentioned during the song's bridge. |
Colin Fleming (racing driver)
Colin Fleming (born April 21, 1984 in San Diego, California) is an American former racing driver who completed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, Formula Renault 2000 Germany and Formula Renault 3.5 in 2005 and 2006 with Jenzer Motorsport and Carlin Motorsport, he was also a member from the Red Bull Junior Team, Fleming finished 4th in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup in 2004 and was rookie of the year in the Formula Renault 2000 Germany also in that year. He also raced against fellow American and Californian and future Formula One Driver Scott Speed. In 2005 he switched to the Formula Renault 3.5 with Swiss team Jenzer Motorsport, despite three DNS in the first 3 and missing one race of that season he finished 13th with 34 points with a best finish of 3rd in the second race in the Bugatti Circuit, to 2006 he switched to Carlin where he finished 6th in the first race of the season in Zolder, however he failed to qualify to the Second Race of the weekend and he finished 4th in Circuit de Monaco and 8th in both races in Istanbul Park, after this round he asked to leave Carlin and the Red Bull Junior Team, Red Bull officially released him and he was replaced by fellow Red Bull Junior Team member and Future Formula One Champion Sebastian Vettel, after leaving Red Bull, he returned to the United States to complete in the Atlantic Championship mid-season and he finished 20th with 45 points and since then has not raced anymore in a Major Series, until he decided to retire. Now Colin is a high-level executive with Salesforce. |
Workout Holiday LP
Workout Holiday LP is the debut album by rock band White Denim. After signing to the band's first record label, Full Time Hobby, in early 2008, White Denim first released the single "Let's Talk About It" on April 28 in Europe. The band followed the single with the release of its first full-length album entitled "Workout Holiday" to European listeners on June 23, 2008. The LP shares the same name as their nine-song "Tour EP"; however, it features newly re-recorded versions of songs from both the "Workout Holiday" EP as well as the "Let's Talk About It" EP. |
Jimmy Norman
Jimmy Norman (August 12, 1937 – November 8, 2011) was an American rhythm and blues and jazz musician and a songwriter. In his early career, Norman had a charting single of his own, "I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You)", as well as performing session work with Jimi Hendrix, but he is better known as a lyricist and songwriter. He wrote the expanded lyrics of the song "Time Is on My Side", which became a hit for The Rolling Stones,and later in 1985 re recorded and produced by Stephen Vanderbilt featuring "St. Tropez" as the A side of a 45 released on the album "Home" throughout Europe. Norman composed a number of songs performed by well-known musicians including Johnny Nash and Bob Marley. In 1969 he became involved with doo-wop band The Coasters, first as a producer and then as a touring member. He was also recording independently, releasing a solo album in 1998, the same year poor health forced him to retire from performance. Like many other musicians of his time, he was not financially prepared for retirement or heavy medical bills, and with few royalties for his writing soon found himself in economic crisis. With the assistance of charitable organization Jazz Foundation of America, Norman regained his feet and resumed performing, releasing his first wide distribution album in 2004, "Little Pieces". He performed in the Manhattan area until shortly before his death. |
Hooligan's Holiday
"Hooligan's Holiday" is a song by American heavy metal band, Mötley Crüe, released on their 1994 eponymous album. The lyrics to the song were written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist John Corabi and bassist Nikki Sixx, while the music was written by Corabi, Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars. |
Office of Thrift Supervision
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was a United States federal agency under the Department of the Treasury that chartered, supervised, and regulated all federally chartered and state-chartered savings banks and savings and loans associations. It was created in 1989 as a renamed version of another federal agency (that was faulted for its role in the savings and loan crisis). Like other U.S. federal bank regulators, it was paid by the banks it regulated. The OTS was initially seen as an aggressive regulator, but was later lax. Declining revenues and staff led the OTS to market itself to companies as a lax regulator in order to get revenue. |
Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent federal agency created as the successor regulatory agency of the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development government-sponsored enterprise mission team, absorbing the powers and regulatory authority of both entities, with expanded legal and regulatory authority, including the ability to place government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) into receivership or conservatorship. |
Federal Agency on Atomic Energy (Russia)
Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation and Federal Agency on Atomic Energy (or Rosatom), were a Russian federal executive body in 1992-2008 (as Federal Ministry in 1992-2004 and as Federal Agency in 2004-2008). |
Federal Register
The Federal Register, abbreviated FR or sometimes Fed. Reg., is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. It is published daily, except on federal holidays. The final rules promulgated by a federal agency and published in the "Federal Register" are ultimately reorganized by topic or subject matter and codified in the "Code of Federal Regulations" (CFR), which is updated annually. |
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