Passage 1:The Brave ArcherThe Brave Archer, also known as Kungfu Warlord, is a 1977 Hong Kong filmadapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The film was produced by the ShawBrothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Tien Niu in the lead roles.The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by The Brave Archer 2 (1978) and The Brave Archer3 (1981). The trilogy has two unofficial sequels, The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) and Little DragonMaiden (1983).PlotGuo Jing and Yang Kang are the sons of two rebels. The rebels are killed by imperialsoldiers, and then, the boys are rescued by six skilled pugilists. The pugilists agree to separate the twoboys, tutor them separately in martial arts, and let them meet again when they have grown up, todetermine whose abilities are better. Guo becomes the student of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" whileYang Kang becomes the foster son of a Jurchen prince inadvertently.When he reaches adulthood, GuoJing travels to a local town, where he meets and befriends a beggar named Huang Rong, who is actuallythe daughter of Huang Yaoshi, master of Peach Blossom Island. He also meets Yang Kang, withoutknowing Yang's true identity, during a contest to win the hand-in-marriage of Mu Nianci, the adopteddaughter of Yang's father. Yang's father is actually still alive. Yang Kang is tempted by the wealth andfame of being a noble, and he refuses to acknowledge and betrays his father, while his mother commitssuicide.Huang Rong reveals to Guo Jing later that she is actually a woman and they go on adventuretogether. Guo Jing learns the "Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms" from the "Nine-fingered Beggar" HongQigong, while Huang Rong is groomed by Hong to become his successor as chief of the Beggars' Sect.Guo and Huang travel to Peach Blossom Island later to meet Huang's father. Huang Yaoshi is does notapprove of his daughter's marriage to Guo Jing. While exploring the island, Guo Jing meets a strangeman called Zhou Botong who teaches him special martial arts techniques and forces him to read amanual, which is later revealed to be written by Huang Rong's late mother.Ouyang Feng visits PeachBlossom Island with his nephew Ouyang Ke, and he proposes a marriage between his nephew and HuangRong. Just then, Hong Qigong also arrives and he strongly supports Guo Jing to marry Huang Rong.Eventually, Huang Yaoshi arranges for a contest between Guo Jing and Ouyang Ke to determine who isworthy of his daughter's hand-in-marriage. The last part of the contest involves both of them having toread a manual and recite it from memory later. As Guo had already read the manual earlier, he recites iteasily and wins the contest. Huang Yaoshi agrees to his daughter's marriage to Guo Jing. However,Ouyang Feng realizes that the manual is actually the fabled Nine Yin Manual and he wants it forhimself.CastExternal linksThe Brave Archer at IMDbThe Brave Archer at the Hong Kong MovieDataBasePassage 2:Little Dragon MaidenLittle Dragon Maiden, also known as The Brave Archer 5, is a1983 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. Little DragonMaiden is seen as an unofficial sequel to the The Brave Archer, The Brave Archer 2, The Brave Archer 3,and The Brave Archer and His Mate.CastExternal linksLittle Dragon Maiden at IMDbLittle Dragon Maidenat the Hong Kong Movie DataBasePassage 3:Robert RossenRobert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almostthree decades.His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and BestSupporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He won theGolden Globe for Best Director and the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture. In 1961, hedirected The Hustler, which was nominated for nine Oscars and won two.After directing and writing forthe stage in New York, Rossen moved to Hollywood in 1937. From there, he worked as a screenwriter forWarner Bros. until 1941, and then interrupted his career to serve until 1944 as the chairman of theHollywood Writers Mobilization, a body to organize writers for the effort in World War II. In 1945, hejoined a picket line against Warner Bros. After making one film for Hal B. Wallis's newly formedproduction company, Rossen made one for Columbia Pictures, another for Wallis and most of his laterfilms for his own companies, usually in collaboration with Columbia.Rossen was a member of theAmerican Communist Party from 1937 to about 1947, and believed the Party was "dedicated to socialcauses of the sort that we as poor Jews from New York were interested in."He ended all relations with the


Passage 1:Vera MiletićVera Miletić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Милетић; 8 March 1920 – 7 September 1944)was a Serbian student and soldier. She was notable for being the mother of Mira Marković, posthumouslymaking her the mother-in-law of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević.Personal lifeHer cousin wasDavorjanka Paunović who was the personal secretary of Communist Party of Yugoslavia leader Josip BrozTito.Passage 2:Beatrice of ProvenceBeatrice of Provence (c. 1229 – 23 September 1267), was rulingCountess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1245 until her death, as well as Countess of Anjou and Maine,Queen of Sicily and Naples by marriage to Charles I of Naples.She was the fourth and youngest daughterof Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Forcalquier by his wife Beatrice, in turn daughter of CountThomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva.LifeInheritance of Provence and ForcalquierBeatrice, like hersisters, mother and grandmother was known for her beauty. A description of Beatrice said she"set men'shearts thumping and the fingers of troubadours to fevered twanging of lyres. Two of the balladists at theProvencal court were temporarily deprived of reason for love of the entrancing Beatrice"All RamonBerenguer IV's three older daughters married to titles of status: The eldest, Margaret, was Queen ofFrance by marriage to Louis IX; the second, Eleanor, was Queen of England by marriage to Henry III, andthe third, Sanchia, was titular Queen of Germany by marriage to Henry's brother Richard, Earl ofCornwall. King Louis IX's marriage to Margaret had been arranged by his mother, Blanche of Castile, withthe hopes that he would inherit Provence and Forcalquier when her father died.In his will signed on 20June 1238 at Sisteron, Ramon Berenguer IV unexpectedly left the Counties of Provence and Forcalquierto his youngest and still unmarried daughter, Beatrice.Countess of Provence and ForcalquierRamonBerenguer IV died on 19 August 1245 at Aix-en-Provence, and according to his will, Beatrice becameCountess of Provence and Forcalquier in her own right, with the provision that the Dowager Countesscould retain the usufruct of the County of Provence for her lifetime.Now, Beatrice became one of the mostattractive heiresses in medieval Europe, and soon several suitors appeared for her hand. Firstly, theneighboring rulers of her domains began their claims: the twice-divorced Raymond VII, Count of Toulouseand King James I of Aragon, who, despite being married to Violant of Hungary, invaded Provence andseized the residence of the countess. In addition, the thrice-widowed Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor,dispatched the imperial navy to Provence to ensure Beatrice could marry one of his sons or evenhimself.In such a difficult situation, the Dowager Countess decided to act quickly, placing herself andBeatrice in a safe fortress in Aix, secured the trust of its people and then asked Pope Innocent IV for hisprotection. In Cluny during December 1245, a secret meeting between Pope Innocent IV, Louis IX ofFrance, his mother Blanche of Castile, and his youngest brother Charles took place. It was decided that inreturn for Louis IX supporting the Pope militarily against Frederick II, the Pope would allow that Charlesmarry Beatrice. Mother and daughter were satisfied with this selection,  but under the terms of thetreaty, Provence was to never go to France outright through Charles. It was agreed that if Charles andBeatrice had children, the Counties would go to them; if there was no issue, then the Provence andForcalquier would go to Sanchia of Provence, and if she died without heirs, the Counties would go to theKing of Aragon. Henry III of England protested these terms, arguing that he had not yet received the fulldowry for his wife Eleanor nor his brother for Sanchia. He also still had the castles in Provence against theloan he had made to the late Count.Charles, along with Philip of Savoy and five hundred knights, rodefrom Lyon to Provence. On their way, they ran into Raymond VII of Toulouse, who also had an army onthe way to Provence. Raymond VII had been deceived by knights in favour of Charles and for that reasonhe had brought fewer men, and Charles and his army were quicker. When Charles got toAix-en-Provence, James I of Aragon, who had been there all along but was not allowed to see Beatrice,had his soldiers surrounding the castle in which the young Beatrice and her mother were. There was abrief struggle, but the King of Aragon retreated with dignity.To the young Beatrice, Charles (who wasdescribed as "an admirable young man") was a satisfactory resolution to her problems. Their marriagetook place on 31 January 1246 at Aix-en-Provence. They had soldiers on guard and the bride wasescorted down the aisle by her uncle, Thomas, Count of Flanders.The inheritance of Beatrice also caused


Passage 1:Pablo AlboránPablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz (born 31 May 1989), popularly known asPablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Alborán has releasedfive studio albums, two live albums, and various musical collaborations. His records are distributed byWarner Music Spain which he was signed to in 2013. That year he released "Solamente Tú", the leadsingle from his 2011 self-titled debut album. The track topped the charts in his home country for twoconsecutive weeks. The album peaked at number one in its first week of sales, making Alborán the firstsolo artist to sign a complete debut album to rank to the top since 1998 in Spain. Alborán was nominatedfor Best New Artist at the 12th Latin Grammy Awards.Alborán's sophomore record Tanto (2012) spawnedthe number one singles "Quién" and "El Beso". It received a Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.His third studio album Terral (2014) spawned the chart-topping singles "Por Fin" and "Pasos de Cero" andreceived a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album. Alborán embarked on a huge concerttour Tour Terral, which visited Europe, North, and South America. Its respective live album Tres Nochesen Las Ventas marked Alborán's second Album of the Year nomination. In 2017, Alborán released hisfourth studio album Prometo to critical and commercial success. It spawned the singles "Saturno" and"No Vaya a Ser", among others. He released his fifth album Vértigo in 2020, followed by his sixth albumLa Cuarta Hoja in 2022.Throughout his career, Alborán has won a Goya Award for Best Original Song,nine LOS40 Music Awards, two Gaviota de Oro and two Premios Dial, among others. Throughout theyears, Alborán has been nominated for three Grammy Awards as well as twenty-three Latin GrammyAwards.Music careerFrom a very young age, he was interested in learning to play various musicalinstruments such as piano, classical guitar, flamenco guitar, and acoustic guitar, and attended singinglessons with professional artists in Málaga and Madrid. In 2002, at the age of 12, he composed his firstsongs, "Amor de Barrio" (Neighbourhood Love) and "Desencuentro" (Disagreement) which would befeatured 10 years later on his debut album. In Málaga he performed for the first time with a Flamencoband in a restaurant, and he was nicknamed El Blanco Moreno (The White Moreno), because he "was verypale-skinned and Moreno was my family name", as he stated in an interview in early 2011. Later, Pablomet producer Manuel Illán and recorded a demo, which included a cover of "Deja de Volverme Loca"(Stop Driving Me Crazy) by Diana Navarro. Upon hearing this recording, Navarro expressed great interestin Alborán and became his musical mentor.In preparation for his first album, Alborán composed a total of40 songs from which the playlist would be selected. During the recording of this studio album, PabloAlborán, he uploaded a few songs on YouTube, which gained the attention of many, including singer KellyRowland who was amazed by his voice, as far as saying "I'm in love with Pablo Alboran!". His videos havesince received millions of views."Solamente Tú" (Only You) was digitally released in Spain in October2010 as the first single of his debut album, which was released in February 2011. Both the single and thealbum were a huge success, managing to top the Spanish music charts for several consecutive weeks.The album won multiple awards, including RTVE's Album of the Year for 2011, and became Spain'sbest-selling album of that year.Alborán began his first world tour on 27 May 2011 in Madrid at the PalacioVistalegre, and has since performed in many Latin American countries, among which are Argentina, Chileand Mexico. Following his success, he released his first live album, En Acústico, in November of the sameyear. It included acoustic versions of most of the tracks in his debut album, as well as two new songs andfour bonus tracks. The song "Perdóname" (Forgive Me) was re-recorded featuring Portuguese singerCarminho, and was released as the first single of the album, peaking at number one on the Spanishsingles chart on 13 November 2011, thus helping En Acústico to debut also at number one on the albumschart one week later, on 20 November 2011, and to top the Portuguese Albums Chart in January 2012.On19 December 2011, Alborán received the 2011 Best New Act award in Los Premios 40 Principales. Bothhis albums Pablo Alborán and En Acústico were featured in Spain's official list of top-selling albums of2011, at number 1 and number 6, respectively, and singles "Solamente Tú" and "Perdóname" were therespective third and nineteenth best-selling songs in Spain in 2011.In January 2012, Alborán collaboratedon the charity single, "Cuestión de Prioridades por el Cuerno de África" (A matter of priorities for the horn


Passage 1:Troy AndesTroy Andes (born April 16, 1981, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 58 since January 12, 2013. Andes served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in a District 14 seat.EducationAndes earned his BS from Virginia Tech and his MBA from Marshall University.Elections2012 Redistricted to District 15, and with its incumbents redistricted to District 16, Andes was challenged in the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,792 votes (82.0%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 7,004 votes.2006 When District 14 Republican Representative Mike Hall ran for West Virginia Senate and left a district seat open, Andes placed in the five-way 2006 Republican Primary and was elected in the three-way two-position November 7, 2006 General election against Democratic nominee Gene Estel.2008 Andes and fellow Republican incumbent Representative Patti Schoen were unopposed for the May 13, 2008 Republican Primary, where Andes placed first with 2,337 votes (52.2%), and placed first in the four-way two-position November 4, 2008 General election with 9,323 votes (31.4%) ahead of Representative Schoen and Democratic nominees Jeffrey Martin and Karen Corea.2010 When Representative Schoen retired and left a district seat open, Andes placed first in the five-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,034 votes (42.8%), and placed first in the three-way two-position November 2, 2010 General election with 8,159 votes (40.3%) ahead of fellow Republican nominee Brian Savilla and Democratic nominee Catherine Larck.Passage 2:LeRoy D. BrownLeRoy D. Brown was the first president of University of Nevada.HistoryNevada became a state in 1864. Its constitution mandated the establishment of a state university with departments in agriculture, the mechanic arts, and mining, along with a state normal school for teacher training. The constitution specified that the state university would be controlled by an elected Board of Regents. The Nevada Legislature established the first State University campus in Elko, Nevada. Its Preparatory Department opened for enrollment in October 1874 with the goal of enhancing Nevada's young people to be ready for college-level study. D. R. Sessions served as Principal of the preparatory department. The Elko campus closed on July 15, 1885, when it was determined that Reno would provide a larger population for higher education students.The Board of Regents selected Dr. Leroy D. Brown to be the first president of the University of Nevada at the new Reno campus. A veteran of the American Civil War, he had taught in Ohio for twenty years and had been elected to the office of Commissioner of Education in Ohio. He was working for a bank in Ohio when he was recruited to Nevada. His administration began in September, 1887, before the first campus building, Morrill Hall, was completely constructed.By October, 50 students were enrolled. The Board of Regents selected Hannah Keziah Clapp of Carson City to be his assistant and a faculty member of the university. President Brown established the departments of mining and metallurgy, natural science and the Nevada State Normal School. The Secretary of War detailed a U. S. Army officer to provide drill and military tactics instruction to all male students. The first group of cadets was organized in the fall of 1888. Lieutenant Arthur C. Ducat was also employed as Professor of Modern Languages, later providing drawing instruction and calisthenics training for female students the first physical education curriculum at the university. President Brown and the other faculty developed organized a curriculum involving three areas of study: the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Agriculture, and the School of Mechanic Arts and Mining. The Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station was founded in response to the Congressional Hatch Act of March 2, 1887. Hatch Hall was completed in 1889, becoming the second building on the Reno campus. By the end of Brown's administration, the School of Mechanic Arts was separate from the School of Mining, and a Business (Commercial)  Department had been created. The Commercial Department was for non-college students. Its first diplomas were issued in 1889. He resigned on January 1, 1890, later sending his son to attend the university.Timeline1848 - Born in Center Township, Noble County, Ohio on November 3. Developed a reading habit, early in his life and visited the old township library in his neighborhood.1864 - Ran away from home and enlisted as a member of Company H, 116 O. V. I. in which he served until the end of the war.1866-1867 – Taught school1867 – Brown prepared for college at an academy in Athens, Ohio1869 – Became a student and was later awarded graduation at Ohio Wesleyan


Passage 1:Wonny SongWonny Song (born 1978) is a Canadian pianist.BiographySong was born in South Korea and grew up in Montreal. He began piano studies at the age of eight and received a full scholarship to Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music in 1994. He earned a bachelor's degree from Montreal University in 1998 and continued his studies with Anton Kuerti at the University of Toronto and at The Glenn Gould School with Marc Durand. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Minnesota in 2004, studying with Lydia Artymiw. He has also studied with Leon Fleisher, Jorge Chaminé and Marie-Francoise Bucquet. He has performed as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the EuroAsian Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea and Thailand.Song was director and director of artists-in-residence project of Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts in Montreal from 2008 to 2020. Wonny Song has been appointed Artistic Director of Orford Music (formerly the Orford Arts Centre) in May 2015. Mr. Song officially assumed his position at the beginning of summer 2015, at which time he began to prepare the 2016 program.Awards and recognitions1994 – Gold Medal at the World Piano Competition, Cincinnati.1995 – First Prize and Best Artistic Interpretation Prize at the Montreal Symphony Piano Competition.1997 – Ludmila Knezkova Piano Competition, Nova Scotia.2000 – First Elinor Bell Fellowship, University of Minnesota.2001 – First and Grand Prize winner of the Minnesota Orchestra's WAMSO Competition.2002 – Galaxy Rising Stars Award, Ottawa.2003 – Prix d'Europe, Canada.2010 – Young Canadian Musicians Award.Claire Tow Prize.Miriam Brody Aronson Prize.Fergus Orchestra Soloist Prize.Washington Performing Arts Society Prize.Saint Vincent College Concert Series Prize.DiscographySee alsoPianistsCanadian classical musicYoung Concert ArtistsLambda School of Music and Fine ArtsPassage 2:Hwang Te-songHwang Te-Song (born December 20, 1989) is a South Korean football player.Club statisticsPassage 3:CiaraCiara Princess Wilson ( see-AIR-; née Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, businesswoman, dancer, model and actress. She rose to prominence with her debut studio album Goodies (2004), which spawned the top five singles "1, 2 Step" (featuring Missy Elliott), "Oh" (featuring Ludacris), and "Goodies" (featuring Petey Pablo), the latter of which topping the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and garnered two nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. Ciara was also featured on Missy Elliott's "Lose Control" and Bow Wow's "Like You", both of which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100.Her second studio album, Ciara: The Evolution (2006), topped the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles "Get Up" (featuring Chamillionaire), "Promise", "Like a Boy" and "Can't Leave 'em Alone" (featuring 50 Cent). Ciara's third studio album Fantasy Ride (2009), produced the international top-ten single "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake), which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Her fourth studio album Basic Instinct (2010), included the R&B top-five single "Ride" (featuring Ludacris). After Basic Instinct was met with low sales, Ciara signed a new record deal with Epic Records in 2011. Ciara's fifth studio album, Ciara (2013), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit single "Body Party".Her sixth album, Jackie (2015), included the singles "I Bet" and "Dance like We're Making Love". The next year, Ciara would sign a modeling contract with IMG, become a Global Brand Ambassador for the cosmetics giant Revlon, and marry quarterback Russell Wilson. Her seventh album, Beauty Marks (2019), included the hit single " Level Up". Ciara signed a new record deal with Republic Records and Uptown Records, in partnership with her label Beauty Marks Entertainment. She released her single "Jump" as the lead for her upcoming eighth studio album on July 8, 2022.Ciara is also an actress, having appeared in All You've Got (2006), Mama, I Want to Sing! (2012), That's My Boy (2012), and The Game (2013). In March 2022, it was announced that Ciara had joined the cast of the 2023 remake of The Color Purple as Nettie. Ciara has received multiple accolades, including a Grammy Award, two BET Awards, the Woman of the Year award from Billboard Women in Music, two MTV Video Music Awards, seven Soul Train Awards, and thirteen Ascap Music Awards. As of 2019, Ciara's worldwide sales total over 45 million.Early lifeCiara Princess Harris was born in Fort Hood, Texas, on October 25, 1985, the only child of Jackie and Carlton Clay Harris. An army brat, she


Passage 1:Michael GovanMichael Govan (born 1963) is the director of the Los Angeles County Museum ofArt. Prior to his current position, Govan worked as the director of the Dia Art Foundation in New YorkCity.Early life and educationGovan was born in 1963 in North Adams, Massachusetts, and was raised inthe Washington D.C. area, attending Sidwell Friends School.He majored in art history and fine arts atWilliams College, where he met Thomas Krens, who was then director of the Williams College Museum ofArt. Govan became closely involved with the museum, serving as acting curator as an undergraduate.After receiving his B.A. from Williams in 1985, Govan began an MFA in fine arts from the University ofCalifornia, San Diego.CareerAs a twenty-five year old graduate student, Govan was recruited by hisformer mentor at Williams, Thomas Krens, who in 1988 had been appointed director of the Solomon R.Guggenheim Foundation. Govan served as deputy director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum underKrens from 1988 to 1994, a period that culminated in the construction and opening of the Frank Gehrydesigned Guggenheim branch in Bilbao, Spain. Govan supervised the reinstallation of the museum'spermanent collection galleries after its extensive renovation.Dia Art FoundationFrom 1994 to 2006,Govan was president and director of Dia Art Foundation in New York City. There, he spearheaded theconversion of a Nabisco box factory into the 300,000 square foot Dia:Beacon in New York's HudsonValley, which houses Dia's collection of art from the 1960s to the present. Built in a former Nabisco boxfactory, the critically acclaimed museum has been credited with catalyzing a cultural and economic revivalwithin the formerly factory-based city of Beacon. Dia's collection nearly doubled in size during Govan'stenure, but he also came under criticism for "needlessly and permanently" closing Dia's West 22nd Streetbuilding. During his time at Dia, Govan also worked closely with artists James Turrell and Michael Heizer,becoming an ardent supporter of Roden Crater and City, the artists' respective site-specific land artprojects under construction in the American southwest. Govan successfully lobbied Washington to havethe 704,000 acres in central Nevada surrounding City declared a national monument in 2015.LACMAInFebruary 2006, a search committee composed of eleven LACMA trustees, led by the late Nancy M. Daly,recruited Govan to run the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Govan has stated that he was drawn tothe role not only because of LACMA's geographical distance from its European and east coast peers, butalso because of the museum's relative youth, having been established in 1961. "I felt that because of thisnewness I had the opportunity to reconsider the museum," Govan has written, "[and] Los Angeles is agood place to do that."Govan has been widely regarded for transforming LACMA into both a local andinternational landmark. Since Govan's arrival, LACMA has acquired by donation or purchase over 27,000works for the permanent collection, and the museum's gallery space has almost doubled thanks to theaddition of two new buildings designed by Renzo Piano, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) andthe Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pavilion. LACMA's annual attendance has grown from 600,000 to nearly1.6 million in 2016.Artist collaborationsSince his arrival, Govan has commissioned exhibition scenographyand gallery designs in collaboration with artists. In 2006, for example, Govan invited LA artist JohnBaldessari to design an upcoming exhibition about the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, resulting in atheatrical show that reflected the twisted perspective of the latter's topsy-turvy world. Baldessari has alsodesigned LACMA's logo. Since then, Govan has also commissioned Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo todesign LACMA's Art of the Ancient Americas gallery, described in the Los Angeles Times as a "grittycavern deep inside the earth ... crossed with a high-style urban lounge."Govan has also commissionedseveral large-scale public artworks for LACMA's campus from contemporary California artists. Theseinclude Chris Burden's Urban Light (2008), a series of 202 vintage street lamps from differentneighborhoods in Los Angeles, arranged in front of the entrance pavilion, Barbara Kruger's Untitled(Shafted) (2008), Robert Irwin's Primal Palm Garden (2010), and Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass, a340-ton boulder transported 100 miles from the Jurupa Valley to LACMA, a widely publicized journey thatculminated with a large celebration on Wilshire Boulevard. Thanks in part to the popularity of these publicartworks, LACMA was ranked the fourth most instagrammed museum in the world in 2016.In his firstthree full years, the museum raised $251 million—about $100 million more than it collected during the


Passage 1:Practical JokersPractical Jokers is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by GeorgeSidney.  It was the 174th Our Gang short (175th episode, 86th talking short, 87th talking episode, andsixth MGM produced episode) that was released.PlotHoping to get even for all the practical jokesperpetrated by neighborhood troublemaker Butch, the Gang plans to sabotage Butch's birthday party.The weapon of choice is a firecracker, which is substituted for one of the birthday candles. Unfortunately,the kids in general and Alfalfa in particular are unable to escape from the party before the big (and tasty)explosion.CastThe GangDarla Hood as DarlaEugene Lee as PorkyGeorge McFarland as SpankyCarl Switzeras AlfalfaBillie Thomas as BuckwheatAdditional castTommy Bond as ButchGary Jasgur as GarySidneyKibrick as WoimLeonard Landy as LeonardMarie Blake as Butch's motherGrace Bohanon as Party extraJoeLevine as Party extraSee alsoOur Gang filmographyPassage 2:Henry Moore (cricketer)Henry WalterMoore (1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English-born first-class cricketer who spent most of his life inNew Zealand.Life and familyHenry Moore was born in Cranbrook, Kent, in 1849. He was the son of theReverend Edward Moore and Lady Harriet Janet Sarah Montagu-Scott, who was one of the daughters ofthe 4th Duke of Buccleuch. One of his brothers, Arthur, became an admiral and was knighted. Their greatgrandfather was John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783 to 1805. One of their sisters was amaid of honour to Queen Victoria.Moore went to New Zealand in the 1870s and lived in Geraldine andChristchurch. He married Henrietta Lysaght of Hāwera in November 1879, and they had one son. In May1884 she died a few days after giving birth to a daughter, who also died.In 1886 Moore became a Justiceof the Peace in Geraldine. In 1897 he married Alice Fish of Geraldine. They moved to England four yearsbefore his death in 1916.Cricket careerMoore was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In consecutiveseasons, 1876–77 and 1877–78, playing for Canterbury, he made the highest score in the short NewZealand first-class season: 76 and 75 respectively. His 76 came in his first match for Canterbury, againstOtago. He went to the wicket early on the first day with the score at 7 for 2 and put on 99 for the thirdwicket with Charles Corfe before he was out with the score at 106 for 3 after a "very fine exhibition offree hitting, combined with good defence". Canterbury were all out for 133, but went on to win thematch. His 75 came in the next season's match against Otago, when he took the score from 22 for 2 to136 for 6. The New Zealand cricket historian Tom Reese said, "Right from the beginning he smote thebowling hip and thigh, going out of his ground to indulge in some forceful driving." Canterbury wonagain.Moore led the batting averages in the Canterbury Cricket Association in 1877–78 with 379 runs atan average of 34.4. Also in 1877–78, he was a member of the Canterbury team that inflicted the onlydefeat on the touring Australians. In 1896–97, at the age of 47, he top-scored in each innings for a SouthCanterbury XVIII against the touring Queensland cricket team.Passage 3:John McMahon (Surrey andSomerset cricketer)John William Joseph McMahon (28 December 1917 – 8 May 2001) was anAustralian-born first-class cricketer who played for Surrey and Somerset County Cricket Clubs in Englandfrom 1947 to 1957.Surrey cricketerMcMahon was an orthodox left-arm spin bowler with much variation inspeed and flight who was spotted by Surrey playing in club cricket in North London and brought on to thecounty's staff for the 1947 season at the age of 29. In the first innings of his first match, againstLancashire at The Oval, he took five wickets for 81 runs.In his first full season, 1948, he was Surrey'sleading wicket-taker and in the last home game of the season he was awarded his county cap – hecelebrated by taking eight Northamptonshire wickets for 46 runs at The Oval, six of them coming in thespace of 6.3 overs for seven runs. This would remain the best bowling performance of his first-classcareer, not surpassed, but he did equal it seven years later. In the following game, the last away matchof the season, he took 10 Hampshire wickets for 150 runs in the match at Bournemouth. In the 1948season as a whole, he took 91 wickets at an average of 28.07. As a tail-end left-handed batsman, hemanaged just 93 runs in the season at an average of 4.22.The emergence of Tony Lock as a slowleft-arm bowler in 1949 brought a stuttering end of McMahon's Surrey career. Though he played in 12first-class matches in the 1949 season, McMahon took only 19 wickets; a similar number of matches in1950 brought 34 wickets. In 1951, he played just seven times and in 1952 only three times. In 1953,


Passage 1:The Slaughter RuleThe Slaughter Rule is a 2002 independent film directed by Alex Smith andAndrew J. Smith and starring Ryan Gosling and David Morse.  The film, set in contemporary Montana,explores the relationship between a small-town high school football player (Gosling), and his troubledcoach (Morse). The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance FilmFestival.PlotRoy Chutney is a high school senior in the fictional Montana town of Blue Springs. Roy doesnot have an especially close relationship with his mother Evangeline and has not seen his father in years.That does not prevent Roy from feeling emotionally devastated when he learns that his father has killedhimself, and Roy's self-esteem takes a beating when he is cut from the high school football team shortlyafterward. Roy whiles away his time by swilling beer with his best friend, Tracy Two Dogs, and falling intoa romance with Skyla, a barmaid at a local tavern, but Roy's short time on the high school gridiron seemsto have impressed Gideon Ferguson, a local character who coaches an unsanctioned high school six-manfootball team when he is not delivering newspapers or trying to score a gig singing country songs atnearby honky-tonks.Gideon thinks that Roy has potential and asks him to join his team; encouraged byGideon's belief in him, Roy agrees, and he persuades Tracy and his friend Russ to tag along. Whileplaying hardscrabble six-man football helps restore Roy's self-confidence, he finds it does not answer hisquestions about his future or his relationship with Skyla. When Gideon's overwhelming interest in Roybegins to lend credence to town rumors that Gideon is gay, Roy starts to wonder just why he was askedto join the team.CastRyan Gosling as Roy ChutneyDavid Morse as Gideon FergusonClea DuVall as SkylaSiscoKelly Lynch as Evangeline ChutneyDavid Cale as StudebakerEddie Spears as Tracy Two DogsAmyAdams as DoreenKen White as Russ ColfaxProductionJay Farrar, founder of the alternative country bandsUncle Tupelo and Son Volt, composed the film's musical score. New songs were written and performed byVic Chesnutt and Freakwater, and existing songs by Ryan Adams, Uncle Tupelo, and the Pernice Brotherswere also included.Filming for the movie largely took place in Great Falls, Montana, and a series of smalltowns in the Great Falls vicinity.The title of the film comes from the term "slaughter rule." The unofficialrule provides for an athletic competition's premature conclusion if one team is ahead of the other by acertain number of points prior to game's end. The rule helps to avoid humiliating the losing teamfurther.ReleaseThe film premiered in January 2002 during the Sundance Film Festival. Later that year,the film entered the South by Southwest Film Festival and the AFI Film Festival. It went into limitedrelease nationwide beginning January 2003.Critical receptionOn review aggregator website RottenTomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.The website's critical consensus reads, "A bleak but original indie, The Slaughter Rule benefits fromoutstanding performances by Ryan Gosling and David Morse." On Metacritic, the film has a weightedaverage score of 65 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".While theperformances by Morse and Gosling were generally received positively, some reviews of the film criticizedthe script. Reviewing the film for The New York Times, Stephen Holden praised the performances ofGosling and Morse, but opined that the film is "confused" and "doesn't have much dramatic momentum".In her review for the Los Angeles Times, Manohla Dargis praised the film's cinematography but wrote thatalthough the film has the virtue of sincerity, the story is "over-explained".Joe Leydon of Variety claimedthe script "plays like a first draft". However, Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle thought thatthe "writing and directing team of twin brothers Alex and Andrew Smith have made an astonishingly goodfirst feature". J. R. Jones, writing in Chicago Reader, described the film as "powerful" and especiallypraised David Morse's performance.AccoladesThe film received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 StockholmFilm Festival and the Milagro Award at the 2002 Santa Fe Film Festival. The film was also nominated forthe John Cassavetes Award at the 2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the2002 Sundance Film Festival.See alsoList of American football filmsPassage 2:It's Never Too Late (1956film)It's Never Too Late is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring PhyllisCalvert, Patrick Barr, Susan Stephen and Guy Rolfe. It was based on a 1952 play of the same name byFelicity Douglas.PlotFeeling her combative family has long taken her for granted, genteel British


Passage 1:Roy Rowland (film director)Roy Rowland (December 31, 1910 – June 29, 1995) was anAmerican film director. The New York-born director helmed a number of films in the 1950s and 1960sincluding Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Meet Me in Las Vegas, Rogue Cop, The 5000 Fingers of DoctorT, and The Girl Hunters. Rowland married Ruth Cummings, the niece of Louis B. Mayer and sister of JackCummings (MGM producer/director). They had one son, Steve Rowland, born in 1932, who later becamea music producer in the UK.BiographyEarly lifeRoy Rowland was born in Brooklyn, the son of RussianJewish immigrants. The family moved to Edendale, California, when Roy was ten. He graduated from theUniversity of Southern California with a law degree before beginning his career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(MGM) as a script clerk. He then began working as a prop man, grip, and assistant cameraman. In 1927he met Ruth Cummings at the Santa Monica Beach Club. She was the niece of Louis B. Mayer and thesister of producer Jack Cummings. Her family disapproved of Rowlands, so they eloped. This resulted inRowland being blacklisted. But Ruth Cummings arranged a rapprochement with Mayer.He was assistantdirector on most of the Tarzan films, starring Johnny Weissmuller in the 1930s.Short filmsRowland madehis reputation directing short films, particularly the "How to" series of shorts starring Robert Benchley.One of them, How to Sleep (1937), won an Academy Award. He also worked with producer Pete Smith asthe director of several of the short films in the Pete Smith Specialties series, and directed several of theshort films in the Crime Does Not Pay series.FeaturesRowland's debut feature was A Stranger in Town(1943). He made three films with the child actress Margaret O'Brien: Lost Angel (1943), Our Vines HaveTender Grapes (1945), and Tenth Avenue Angel (1948). He also directed musicals such as Hit the Deck(1955), Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956), and The Seven Hills of Rome (1957). He also made The 5,000Fingers of Dr. T. (1953), from a story by Dr. Seuss. He directed Many Rivers to Cross with Robert Taylorand Gun Glory (1957) with Stewart Granger and Rowland's son Steve.Rowland was survived by his wifeRuth and their son.Partial filmographyHollywood Party (1934) – co-directorSunkist Stars at Palm Springs(1936) – shortCinema Circus (1937) – shortHollywood Party (1937) – shortSong of Revolt (1937) –shortHow to Start the Day (1937) – shortA Night at the Movies (1937) – short film with RobertBenchleyMusic Made Simple (1938) – shortAn Evening Alone (1938) – shortHow to Raise a Baby (1938) –shortThe Courtship of the Newt (1938) – shortHow to Read (1938) – shortHow to Watch Football (1938)– shortOpening Day (1938) – shortMental Poise (1938) – shortHow to Sub-Let (1939) – shortAn Hour forLunch (1939) – shortDark Magic (1939) – shortHome Early (1939) – shortHow to Eat (1939) – shortThinkFirst (1939) – shortJack Pot (1940) – shortPlease Answer (1940) – short (documentary)You, the People(1940) – shortSucker List (1941) – shortChanged Identity (1941) – shortA Stranger in Town (1943)LostAngel (1943)Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)Boys' Ranch (1946)The Romance of Rosy Ridge(1947)Killer McCoy (1947)Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)Scene of the Crime (1949)The Outriders (1950)TwoWeeks with Love (1950)Excuse My Dust (1951)Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T(1953)Affair with a Stranger (1953)The Moonlighter (1953)Rogue Cop (1954)Witness to Murder(1954)Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954, TV special, with six other directors)Many Rivers to Cross (1955)Hitthe Deck (1955)Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)These Wilder Years (1956)Slander (1956)Gun Glory(1957)Seven Hills of Rome (1957)The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1959–60, TV series) – alsoproducerThe Girl Hunters (1963) – also writerGunfighters of Casa Grande (1964)Man Called Gringo(1965)The Sea Pirate (1966) – also producerIl grande colpo di Surcouf (1966)Land Raiders (1970) –associate producer onlyPassage 2:QuerelleQuerelle is a 1982 West German-French English-languagearthouse film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French authorJean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his deathat the age of 37.PlotThe plot centers on the handsome Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is also a thiefand murderer. When his ship, Le Vengeur, arrives in Brest, he visits the Feria, a bar and brothel forsailors run by the Madame Lysiane, whose lover, Robert, is Querelle's brother. Querelle has a love/haterelationship with his brother: when they meet at La Feria, they embrace, but also punch one anotherslowly and repeatedly in the belly. Lysiane's husband Nono works behind the bar and also manages La


Passage 1:Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of GuimarãesInfanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (10November 1858 – 15 April 1946) was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Miguel of Portugal and his wifeAdelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. A member of the House of Braganza by birth, Adelgundesbecame a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma through her marriage to Prince Henry ofBourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi. She was also the Regent of the Monarchic Representation of Portugaland for that reason assumed the title of Duchess of Guimarães, usually reserved for the Head of theHouse.Early lifeAdelgundes de Jesus Maria Francisca de Assis e de Paula Adelaide Eulália LeopoldinaCarlota Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Inês Isabel Avelina Ana Estanislau Sofia Bernardina, Infanta dePortugal, Duquesa de Guimarães, was born in Bronnbach, Wertheim, Germany. Her father died onNovember 14, 1866, a few days after her eighth birthday, and Adelgundes and her siblings wereeducated in a Catholic and conservative environment by their mother. Her maternal uncle, Prince Carl zuLöwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, was like a second father to the children.MarriageAdelgundes marriedPrince Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi, fourth child and youngest son of Charles III, Duke ofParma and his wife Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, on 15 October 1876 in Salzburg,Austria-Hungary. Henry, who was 25 years old, had been previously married to Princess LuisaImmacolata of the Two Sicilies, who had died three months after their marriage at the age of 19 in 1874.Henry had taken part in the Carlist war and fought in the Battle of Lacar. War wounds turned him into aninvalid.Their union produced no issue, as her nine pregnancies all ended in miscarriages. The failedpregnancies, the last of which she suffered in 1890, were a source of great grief to the couple. Theydivided their time between the Castle of Seebenstein in Austria and the Ca' Vendramin Calergi in Venice.After almost 30 years of marriage, Adelgundes became a widow in 1905.She was close to her manynephews and nieces, particularly Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg, from the time of herabdication to her early death.. The composer, Richard Wagner died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on13 February 1883 at Ca' Vendramin Calergi, a 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal as a guest ofPrince Henry, Count of Bardi and Infanta Adelgundes.Regent-in-absentiaBetween 1920 and 1928,Adelgundes acted as the regent-in-absentia on behalf of her nephew and Miguelist claimant to thePortuguese throne, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, who was only twelve years old when his fatherMiguel renounced his claim to the throne in his favor. At the beginning of her regency in 1920,Adelgundes assumed the title of Duchess of Guimarães. In 1921 she authored a manifesto outlining theHouse of Braganza's goals for the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy. During her regency, theex-King Manuel II of Portugal agreed that owing to an heir, the rights of succession could pass to DuarteNuno (although Duarte Nuno's grandfather Miguel I of Portugal was excluded from the throne and theMiguelist line deprived of its dynastic rights of succession). But Infanta Adelgundes failing to get anagreement mentioning the reestablishment of a traditional monarchy, the Integralists withheld theirsupport to an accord, and on September 1925,  Adelgundes, in a letter to King Manuel, repudiated theincomplete agreement. Since any pact resolved the issue of succession (former Dover Pact and Paris Pacthaving been both repudiated) and without known documents, there was no direct heir to the defunctthrone, but at the death of King Manuel, however, the monarchist Integralismo Lusitano movementacclaimed Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza as King of Portugal. Duarte Nuno lived with Adelgundes atSeebenstein until the German occupation of Austria when the whole family relocated to Bern,Switzerland, where she died in Gunten on 15 April 1946 at age 87.AncestryPassage 2:Carlota Joaquina ofSpainDoña Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was Queen ofPortugal and Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI. She was the daughter of King Don Charles IV ofSpain and Maria Luisa of Parma.Detested by the Portuguese court — where she was called "the Shrew ofQueluz" (Portuguese: a Megera de Queluz) — Carlota Joaquina gradually won the antipathy of the people,who accused her of promiscuity and influencing her husband in favor of the interests of the Spanishcrown. After the escape of the Portuguese court to Brazil, she began conspiring against her husband,claiming that he had no mental capacity to govern Portugal and its possessions, thus wanting to establish


Passage 1:Melis AbzalovMelis Abzalov (Uzbek: Melis Abzalov, Мелис Абзалов; Russian: Мелис Абзалов;November 18, 1938  – October 26, 2016) was an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and filmproducer. His most famous films include Suyunchi (1982), Kelinlar qozgoloni (1984), Armon (1986),and Otgan kunlar (1997).Abzalov is celebrated as one of the founders and prominent members of theUzbek film making industry. During his lifetime, he received many honorary titles and awards, includingthe title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan (1987).Life and workMelis Oripovich Abzalov was born onNovember 18, 1938, in Yangiyul, then the Uzbek SSR. He graduated from the Ostrovsky TashkentTheatre Arts Institute in 1961. A year later, in 1962, he started working at Uzbekfilm. He died on October26, 2016, in Stockholm.FilmographyAs directorChinor tagidagi duel (Russian: Дуэль под чинарой) (TheDuel under a Plane Tree)  (1979)Suyunchi (Russian: Бабушка-генерал) (1982)Kelinlar qozgoloni(Russian: Бунт невесток) (The Rebellion of the Brides) (1985)Armon (Russian: Уходя, остаются)(Sorrow) (1986)Maysaraning ishi (Russian: Восточная плутовка) (The Case of Maysara) (1989)Otgankunlar (Russian: Минувшие дни) (Days Gone By) (1997)Chimildiq (1999)Meshpolvon (2000)Baribirhayot gozal (Russian: Жизнь прекрасна или киллер поневоле) (After All, Life is Good) (2004)Sirlisirtmoq (The Secret Trap) (2008)Taziyadagi toy (Russian: Свадьба на поминках) (The Wedding at aFuneral) (2010)As actorLaylak keldi, yoz boldi (Russian: Белые, белые аисты) (White Storks) (1966)(not credited)Влюбленные (The Lovers) (1969)Седьмая пуля (The Seventh Bullet) (1972)Встречи ирасставания (Meetings and Partings) (1973)Поклонник (The Worshiper) (1973)Ты, песня моя (You, MySong) (1975)Inson qushlar ortidan boradi (Russian: Человек уходит за птицами) (Man is after the Birds)(1975)Далекие близкие годы (Far, Near Years) (1976)Птицы наших надежд (The Birds of Our Hopes)(1976)Седьмой джинн (The Seventh Genie) (1976)Буйный «Лебедь» (The Wild "Swan") (1977)Qoqonvoqeasi (Russian: Это было в Коканде) (This Happened in Kokand) (1977)Olovli yollar (Russian:Огненные дороги) (The Fiery Roads) (1978) (series)Любовь моя — революция (My Love — Revolution)(1981)Встреча у высоких снегов (The Meeting at High Snow Mountains) (1982)Новые приключенияАкмаля (The New Adventures of Akmal) (1983) (not credited)Уроки на завтра (Lessons for Tomorrow)(1983)Прощай, зелень лета... (Good-Bye, Summer) (1985) (not credited)Я тебя помню (I RememberYou) (1985)Armon (Russian: Уходя, остаются) (Sorrow) (1986)Kлиника (The Clinic)(1987)Приключения Арслана (The Adventures of Arslan) (1988)Чудовище или кто-то другой (AMonster or Somebody Else) (1988)Maysaraning ishi (Russian: Восточная плутовка) (The Case ofMaysara) (1989)Кодекс молчания (The Code of Silence) (1989)Шок (Shock) (1989)La Batalla de losTres Reyes (Russian: Битва трех королей) (Battle of the Three Kings) (1990)Tangalik bolalar (Russian:Мальчики из Танги) (1990) (not credited)Ангел в огне (The Angel on Fire) (1992)Маклер (The Broker)(1992)Shaytanat (Russian: Шайтанат — царство бесов) (1998)Alpomish (Russian: Алпомыш)(2000)Дронго (The Drongo) (2002)Синедиктум (Cinedictum) (2002)Devona (Russian: Влюбленный)(2004)Baribir hayot gozal (Russian: Жизнь прекрасна или киллер поневоле) (After All, Life is Good)(2004)Vatan (Fatherland) (2006)Ходжа Насреддин: Игра начинается (Hodja Nasreddin: The GameStarts) (2006)Застава (The Outpost) (2007) (TV series)Tilla buva (Russian: Золотой дедушка) (GoldenGrandpa) (2011)As screenwriterOtgan kunlar (Russian: Минувшие дни) (Days Gone By)(1997)AwardsAbzalov is celebrated as one of the founders of the Uzbek film making industry. He receivedmany honorary titles and awards throughout his career, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan(1987). In 2008, he received a Shuhrat Order.Passage 2:Pham Viet Anh KhoaPhạm Việt Anh Khoa (bornMay 11, 1981) is a Vietnamese movie producer, entrepreneur and founder of Saiga Films, notable bysome of Victor Vu films  including  Inferno (2010), Battle of the Brides (2011), Blood letter (2012),Scandal (2012) và Battle of the Brides 2FilmographyInferno – Giao Lo Dinh Menh (2010)Battle of theBrides (2011)Blood letter (2012)Scandal (2012)Battle of the Brides 2 (2013)The Mask (2016)Passage3:Gaius Suetonius PaulinusGaius Suetonius Paulinus (fl. AD 40–69) was a Roman general best known asthe commander who defeated the rebellion of Boudica.Early lifeLittle is known of Suetonius' family, but itlikely came from Pisaurum (modern Pesaro), a town on the Adriatic coast of Italy. He is not known to be


Passage 1:Nancy BaronNancy Baron is an American rock singer who was active in New York City in theearly 1960s, known for the singles "Where Did My Jimmy Go?" and "I've Got A Feeling".Early lifeBorn intoa family of singers and writers, Baron was introduced to many musical genres by her family at an earlyage. Noting her singing talents, her parents brought their young child to auditions for musical theaterproductions in New York City. The singer joined Glee clubs at school and formed her own female singinggroups at school. At the age of 11, she heard her first "Rock and Roll" song. This affected her taste inmusic and desire to emulate the style; it was the first time she heard a Rock group with a female leadsinger. This was significant since she realized that she could be a lead singer.Recording careerAt the ageof 15, her parents sent her for vocal coaching in Manhattan, N.Y. After a while her coach sent her torecord a demonstration record in a sound studio near Broadway. Upon hearing her sing, the soundengineer contacted his friend who was a producer of a small record company in N.Y.C.; he was impressedby her voice and immediately signed her to a contract. The singer's mother co-signed the document sinceBaron was a fifteen-year-old minor at the time.Baron became one of the many girl group/girl soundsingers of the early 1960s. Baron was not a member of a group; her producers would hire "pay for hire"backup groups for her recordings. This "sound" as it is referred to had much to do with Phil Spector, oneof its major creators; Spector produced recordings of this genre prolifically. The groups were composed ofyoung adult or teenage girls, each with a lead singer and any number of back up singers.At the time, thetroubled label (a small N.Y.C. record company owned by Wally Zober) could not promote Baron's "I'veGot A Feeling"/"Oh Yeah" 45 vinyl and so she eventually signed a contract with Jerry Goldstein producerof FGG productions, also located in Manhattan. "Where Did My Jimmy Go"/"Tra la la, I Love You" was theresult (Diamond).Later lifeBaron left the music industry at the age of 19, choosing to enter highereducation due to changes in the music industry of those days; she eventually received an advanceddegree.Baron's "I've Got a Feeling" was covered by The Secret Sisters on their 2010 self-titled album aswell as being released as a single. AllMusic describes Baron's song as "an early-'60s pop/rockobscurity".Passage 2:Elizabeth Brooke (1503–1560)Elizabeth Brooke, Lady Wyatt (1503–1560) was thewife of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the poet, and the mother of Thomas Wyatt the younger who led Wyatt'sRebellion against Mary I. Her parents were Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham and Dorothy Heydon, thedaughter of Sir Henry Heydon.  She was the sister of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham and wasconsidered a possible candidate for the sixth wife of Henry VIII of England.Marriage and issueElizabethmarried twice.First MarriageIn 1520, Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 6 October 1542) and ayear later, bore him a son:Sir Thomas (1521–1554), who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Mary I in1554. The aim of the rebellion was to replace the Catholic Queen Mary with her Protestant half-sister,Elizabeth.Early in the marriage, marital difficulties arose, with Wyatt claiming they were  'chiefly'  herfault. He repudiated her as an adulteress, although there is no record linking her with any specific man.Elizabeth separated from Thomas Wyatt in 1526 and he supported her until around 1537, when herefused to do so any longer and sent her to live with her brother, Lord Cobham. In that same year, LordCobham attempted to force Wyatt to continue his financial support. He refused. It wasn't until 1541,when Wyatt, accused of treason, was arrested and his properties confiscated, that the Brooke family wasable to force a reconciliation as a condition for Wyatt’s pardon.In a letter to Charles V, the imperialambassador, Eustace Chapuys wrote that Wyatt had been released from the Tower at the request ofCatherine Howard. Chapuys noted that the king had imposed two conditions; that Wyatt  'confess hisguilt'  and that  'he should take back his wife from whom he had been separated upwards of 15 years, onpain of death if he be untrue to her henceforth.'  There is no evidence that this provision was everenforced or existed. After pursuing Anne Boleyn, before her relationship with the King, Wyatt had beguna long-term affair with Elizabeth Darrell and he continued his association with his mistress.On 14February 1542, the night after Catherine Howard had been condemned to death for adultery, Henry VIIIheld a dinner for many men and women. The king was said to have paid great attention to Elizabeth andto Anne Basset and both were thought to be possible choices for his sixth wife. In early 1542, more than


Passage 1:Ian Barry (director)Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.Select creditsWaiting forLucas (1973) (short)Stone (1974) (editor only)The Chain Reaction (1980)Whose Baby? (1986)(mini-series)Minnamurra (1989)Bodysurfer (1989) (mini-series)Ring of Scorpio (1990)(mini-series)Crimebroker (1993)Inferno (1998) (TV movie)Miss Lettie and Me (2002) (TV movie)NotQuite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) (documentary)The Doctor BlakeMysteries (2013)Passage 2:The Seventh Company OutdoorsThe Seventh Company Outdoors (French: LaSeptième Compagnie au clair de lune) is a 1977 French comedy film directed by Robert Lamoureux. It isa sequel to Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?.CastJean Lefebvre - PithivierPierre Mondy -ChaudardHenri Guybet - TassinPatricia Karim - Suzanne ChaudardGérard Hérold - Le commandantGillesGérard Jugnot - GorgetonJean Carmet - M. Albert, le passeurAndré Pousse - LambertMichelBertoPassage 3:Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To?(French: Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy war filmdirected by Robert Lamoureux. The film portrays the adventures of a French Army squad lost somewhereon the front in May 1940 during the Battle of France.PlotDuring the Battle of France, while German forcesare spreading across the country, the 7th Transmission Company suffers an air raid near the Machecoulwoods, but survive and hide in the woods. Captain Dumont, the company commander, sends LouisChaudard, Pithiviers and Tassin to scout the area. After burying the radio cable beneath a sandy road, thesquad crosses the field, climbs a nearby hill, and takes position within a cemetery. One man cut down thewrong tree for camouflage, pulling up the radio cable and revealing it to the passing German infantry.The Germans cut the cable, surround the woods, and order a puzzled 7th Company to surrender. Thesquad tries to contact the company, but then witness their capture and run away.Commanded by StaffSergeant Chaudard, the unit stops in a wood for the night. Pithiviers is content to slow down and wait forthe end of the campaign. The next day, he goes for a swim in the lake, in sight of possible Germanfighters. When Chaudard and Tassin wake up, they leave the camp without their weapons to look forPithiviers. Tassin finds him and gives an angry warning, but Pithiviers convinces Tassin to join him in thelake. Chaudard orders them to get out, but distracted by a rabbit, falls into the lake. While Chaudardteaches his men how to swim, two German fighter planes appear, forcing them out of the water. Aftershooting down one of the German planes, a French pilot, Lieutenant Duvauchel, makes an emergencylanding and escapes before his plane explodes. PFC Pithiviers, seeing the bad shape of one of his shoes,destroys what is left of his shoe sole. Tassin is sent on patrol to get food and a new pair of shoes forPithiviers. Tassin arrives in a farm, but only finds a dog, so he returns and Chaudard goes to the farmafter nightfall. The farmer returns with her daughter-in-law and Lt Duvauchel, and she welcomesChaudard. Duvauchel, who is hiding behind the door, comes out upon hearing the news and decides tomeet Chaudard's men.When Chaudard and Duvauchel return to the camp, Tassin and Pithiviers areroasting a rabbit they caught. Duvauchel realizes that Chaudard has been lying and takes command.Thefollowing day, the men leave the wood in early morning and capture a German armored tow truck afterkilling its two drivers. They originally planned to abandon the truck and the two dead Germans in thewoods, but instead realized that the truck is the best way to disguise themselves and free the 7thCompany. They put on the Germans' uniforms, recover another soldier of the 7th Company, whosucceeded in escaping, and obtain resources from a collaborator who mistook them for Germans.On theirway, they encounter a National Gendarmerie patrol, who appear to be a 5th column. The patrol injuresthe newest member of their group, a young soldier, and then are killed by Tassin. In revenge, theydestroy a German tank using the tow truck's cannon gun.They planned to go to Paris but are misguidedby their own colonel, but find the 7th Company with guards who are bringing them to Germany. Usingtheir cover, they make the guards run in front of the truck, allowing the company to get away. WhenCaptain Dumont joins his Chaudard, Tassin, and Pithiviers in the truck, who salute the Germancommander with a great smile.CastingJean Lefebvre : PFC PithiviersPierre Mondy : Staff Sergent PaulChaudardAldo Maccione: PFC TassinRobert Lamoureux: Colonel BlanchetErik Colin: Lieutenant


Passage 1:A Slave of VanityA Slave of Vanity is a 1920 American silent drama film starring PaulineFrederick, and directed and written by Henry Otto. The film, which was adapted from Arthur WingPinero's 1901 play Iris, was produced and distributed by the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation thateventually became part of Film Booking Office of America. The film is now considered lost.PlotIris(Frederick), a British aristocrat, must choose between the poor Laurence (Barrie) and the rich Frederick(Louis). She decides to marry the wealthier Frederick, but at the last minute she changes her mind andruns off to Italy with Laurence. However, things do not work out quite the way she planned.CastPaulineFrederick as Iris BellamyArthur Hoyt as Croker HarringtonNigel Barrie as Laurence TrenwithWillard Louisas Frederick MaldonadoMaude Louis as Fanny SullivanDaisy Jefferson as Aurea VyseRuth Handforth asMiss PinsentHoward Gaye as Arthur KaneSee alsoList of lost filmsPassage 2:Shape of My HeartShape ofMy Heart may refer to:"Shape of My Heart" (Sting song), a 1993 song by Sting from the album TenSummoner's Tales"Shape of My Heart" (Backstreet Boys song), a 2000 song by the BackstreetBoys"Shape of My Heart" (Noah and the Whale song), 2008 song by Noah and the Whale, charting 94 inthe UKShape of My Heart, a 2009 album by Katia Labèque"Shape of My Heart", a 2012 single by RickPrice from The Water's EdgeThe Shape of My Heart, the UK title of God-Shaped Hole, a 2003 novel byTiffanie DeBartoloPassage 3:Half of My Heart (disambiguation)"Half of My Heart" is a 2009 song by JohnMayer from his album Battle Studies featuring Taylor Swift.Half of My Heart may also refer to:"Half of MyHeart", the love theme from the 1957 film Jeanne Eagels"Half of My Heart", a 1961 song by EmileFord"Half of My Heart", a 2000 song by The Mooney Suzuki from People Get Ready"Half of My Heart", a2019 song by Megan McKennaPassage 4:Grace of My HeartGrace of My Heart is a 1996 American musicalcomedy-drama film written and directed by Allison Anders, and starring Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, EricStoltz, Patsy Kensit and John Turturro. The film charts the fictional music career of Denise Waverly, anaspiring singer who writes for other artists in the pop music world of the mid-1960s. It premiered at the1996 Toronto International Film Festival and went into limited release on September 13, 1996. Thesoundtrack features artists Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Gerry Goffin and Jill Sobule,replicating the musical style that emerged from the Brill Building, New York City's  music factory in theheyday of girl groups and "pre-fab" acts like The Monkees.PlotIn 1958, Philadelphia steel heiress EdnaBuxton enters and wins a talent contest. When she attempts to record a demo, a studio producer tells herthat girl singers are not currently getting signed and record companies are even trying to get rid of theones on their rosters. However, when Edna tells him that she wrote the song she wants to record, he isimpressed enough to direct her to producer Joel Milner, who takes her under his wing, renames her"Denise Waverly" and invents a blue-collar persona for her. Milner reworks her song for a male doo-wopgroup, the Stylettes, as male groups are far more marketable, and the song becomes a hit.Denise movesto New York City and becomes a songwriter in the Brill Building. At a party, she meets the arrogantsongwriter Howard Caszatt, and despite an awkward initial meeting, they begin a relationship. Deniseoffers to write a song specifically for her three girlfriends, which culminates in Joel auditioning the girlsand creating the girl group the Luminaries. Howard and Denise also begin writing together and eventuallyget married and have a child. They pen a song called “Unwanted Number,” based on a young girl'sunwanted pregnancy. Although it is banned from radio, it attracts the attention of prominent andinfluential disc jockey John Murray, who, despite the negative attention around the song, credits Denisewith sparking the girl group craze.Joel recruits the beautiful English songwriter Cheryl Steed, whoimmediately catches Howard's eye, and initially, Denise's disdain. Cheryl diffuses Denise’s suspicion byinforming her that she already has a songwriting partner – her husband Matthew. Joel tasks Denise andCheryl with writing a song for the ingénue singer Kelly Porter. The two women bond over the realizationthat the young songstress is in a closeted lesbian relationship with her roommate Marion. They write thecoded song "My Secret Love" for Kelly, which becomes a hit.Denise’s relationship with Howard becomesstrained due to his philandering with other women. When she learns she is pregnant with Howard'ssecond baby, Cheryl convinces her to see an obstetrician, who safely performs an illegal abortion. Denise


Passage 1:La voix (song)"La voix" (French pronunciation: [la vwa]; "The voice") is a song by Swedishsinger Malena Ernman, which served as the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held inMoscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman. It is the firstSwedish entry to contain lyrics in French, as well as being the last Swedish entry to have contained lyricsin a language other than English. Despite the fact that France's Patricia Kaas would get a relatively goodplacing in the final, Ernman drew further attention to Francophone culture in the semi-final, as well in thegrand final (by classing 3rd in the OGAE Second Chance round), despite her ultimate placing (21st).Thesong was the winner of Melodifestivalen 2009 on 14 March 2009, earning the right to compete forSweden in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2009 on 12 May 2009. The song qualified for the final roundwhere it finished 21st place with 33 points, making it Sweden's second lowest placing in the contest since1992's "I morgon är en annan dag" (22nd), and also the second time the country failed to place withinthe Top 20.In 2010, the song was covered by Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov and opera singer AnnaNetrebko with Kirkorov singing verses and Netrebko singing chorus. They recorded two versions of thesong, one with original French and English lyrics and other sang exclusively in Russian.The song has alsobeen used as the backing track for the musical documentary Spaceplane Sailing. The short film coversthe 33-mission career of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and was premiered on YouTube in February2013.Melodifestivalen and Eurovision"La voix" participated in the fourth heat of the 2009 Melodifestivalenwhich was held on 28 February 2009 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. The song was the last of the eightcompeting entries to perform and directly qualified to the contest final as one of the two songs songwhich received the most telephone votes. On 14 March, during the final held at the Globe Arena inStockholm, Ernman were the last of the eleven competing acts to perform, and "La voix" won the contestwith 182 points, receiving the highest number of votes from the viewing public via telephone votingdespite placing only eighth with the regional and international juries.Sweden participated in the firstsemi-final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia on 12 May 2009. Ernman was the fifthcompeting artist to perform and Sweden were subsequently announced at the end of the broadcast asone of the ten countries to have qualified for the final. Ernman performed again in the final on 16 May,with Sweden drawn to perform as the fourth country on stage, and subsequently finished in twenty-firstplace with a total of 33 points. The full breakdown of results published after the final revealed that in thefirst semi-final Sweden had finished in fourth place with 105 points.Chart performanceThe song debutedon the Swedish Singles Chart on the week of 13 March 2009 at number 31, before climbing to number 10the following week and then number four in its third.On 26 April 2009, "La voix" went straight to numberone on the Svensktoppen radio chart.In May 2009, the single entered at 29 in the Belgium Ultratip,moved up to 27 in its second week and then fell off the chart.Track listingCD: (Sweden)"La voix" (radioedit)"La voix" (karaoke)ChartsPassage 2:Malena ErnmanSara Magdalena Ernman (born 4 November1970) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. Besides operas and operettas, she has also performedchansons, cabaret, jazz, and appeared in musicals. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy ofMusic. Ernman represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "La Voix",finishing in 21st place.Life and careerEarly lifeErnman was born in Uppsala, Sweden, spent her childhoodand school years in Sandviken, and was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the MusicConservatory in Orléans, France, and the school of the Royal Swedish Opera. She is married to actorSvante Thunberg, with whom she had appeared in a 2000 Swedish television musical documentary aboutthe composer Joseph Martin Kraus, played by Thunberg. Together they have two daughters: singer BeataErnman, and climate activist Greta Thunberg.OperasIn 1997, Ernman sang in the premiere of IvarHallström's 1897 opera Liten Karin in Vadstena; Opera magazine noted that "the mezzo Malena Ernmanwas very expressive as Princess Cecilia, King Erik XIV's sister". In 1998, her Rosina in The Barber ofSeville at the Royal Opera in Stockholm was described as "displaying impressive technique" and "shapingthe character with mocking good humour". The same year, she sang Kaja in the premiere of Sven-DavidSandström's Staden under Leif Segerstam also at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, where one reviewer


Passage 1:Lethal Weapon 3Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed byRichard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to Lethal Weapon 2(1989), it is the third installment in the Lethal Weapon film series and stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover,Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Stuart Wilson.In Lethal Weapon 3, LAPD Sergeants Martin Riggs (Gibson) andRoger Murtaugh (Glover) pursue Jack Travis (Wilson), a former LAPD lieutenant turned ruthless armsdealer, during the six days prior to Murtaugh's retirement. Riggs and Murtaugh are joined by Leo Getz(Pesci) as well as internal affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole (Russo).The film was a box office success, grossingover $320 million worldwide. It was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1992 and the highest-grossinginstallment in the series overall. The film was followed by Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998.PlotA week before hisretirement, L.A.P.D. Sergeant Roger Murtaugh and his partner Martin Riggs are demoted to uniformduties after failing to defuse an office building bomb. While on street patrol they witness the theft of anarmored car, and help to thwart the crime assisted by armored car driver Delores. One of the two thievesgets away, but the other is taken into police custody. The suspect is found to be a known associate ofJack Travis, a former LAPD lieutenant who is running an arms smuggling ring in Los Angeles. Thedepartment is further concerned that the thieves were using armor-piercing bullets. Riggs and Murtaughare re-promoted and assigned to work with Sergeant Lorna Cole from internal affairs to track downTravis.Travis is currently negotiating with mobster Tyrone regarding his arms deal. The armored car thiefthat escaped is brought to Travis, who subsequently kills him in front of Tyrone for putting the police onhis trail. Travis then uses his old police credentials to enter the interrogation room and kill the suspect incustody before he can be interviewed. Travis is unaware that closed-circuit cameras have been installedin the station, and Cole is able to confirm Travis' identity. While the three are reviewing the footage, theirgood friend Leo Getz, who has been helping Murtaugh sell his house, arrives and immediately recognizesTravis from several prior business deals and his love of ice hockey. Murtaugh, Riggs, and Getz narrowlymiss capturing Travis at a hockey match, and Getz is wounded. However, Getz manages to provide themwith information of a warehouse Travis owns, which they suspect is where he has stored his armsshipments.Riggs and Murtaugh contact Cole for backup before they raid the warehouse, and stop at afood truck to wait for her. As they wait for their food, they witness a drug deal and attempt to stop it.Murtaugh kills a gunman who fired at them, while the rest escape. Murtaugh recognizes the gunman,Darryl, a close friend of his son Nick. With Murtaugh emotionally distraught, Riggs and Cole head to thewarehouse, where they successfully secure his next arms shipment delivery. That night, Riggs and Colefind they have feelings for each other and sleep together. Riggs later finds a guilt-ridden Murtaugh drunkin his boat and consoles him in time for Darryl's funeral. There, Darryl's father passionately insists thatMurtaugh find the person responsible for giving Darryl the gun.Cole finds that Darryl's gun, thearmor-piercing bullets, and the arms they recovered were originally in police custody, meant to bedestroyed, and were stolen by Travis; they revoke his credentials from the system. They further tie theguns to Tyrone and interrogate him. Tyrone directs them to an auto garage where many of his henchmenwork from. Riggs, Murtaugh, and Cole are able to arrest several of the men. Meanwhile, Travis has one ofhis men hack into the computer system to find another arms storage area. He then forces CaptainMurphy under gunpoint to take him to this new facility so he can steal the guns using Murphy'scredentials. Cole finds the evidence of hacking and Murphy's absence, and the three, along with a rookiecop, Edwards, who looks up to Riggs and Murtaugh, intercept Travis. They are able to rescue Murphy andstop Travis and his men before he can take the weapons, but Edwards is killed during their pursuit.Getzprovides information on a housing development owned by Travis's shell company. Riggs, Murtaugh, andCole infiltrate the site at night and enter a large-scale gunfight. Riggs sets the construction site on fireand most of Travis' men are killed, while Travis wounds Cole. When Travis uses a bulldozer to chase downRiggs, using its blade as a bullet shield, Murtaugh tosses Daryl's gun, now loaded with the armor-piercingbullets, to Riggs, who then shoots and kills Travis through the blade. After finding out Cole wore twolayers of kevlar vests, Riggs admits his love for her as she is taken away in a chopper.The next day,


Passage 1:Ladies in DistressLadies in Distress is a 1938 American drama film directed by Gus Meins and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Polly Moran, Robert Livingston, Virginia Grey, Max Terhune and Berton Churchill. The film was released on June 13, 1938, by Republic Pictures.PlotCastAlison Skipworth as Josephine BonneyPolly Moran as Lydia BonneyRobert Livingston as Pete BraddockVirginia Grey as SallyMax Terhune as Dave EvansBerton Churchill as Fred MorganLeonard Penn as Daniel J. RomanHorace McMahon as 2nd ThugAllen Vincent as SpadeEddie Acuff as HoraceCharles Anthony Hughes as LieutenantJack Carr as PolicemanWalter Sande as DuncanBilly Wayne as BrownPassage 2:Kyōen KobanzameKyōen Kobanzame (, Kyōen Kobanzame) is a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.There are two parts of the film: the first part Kyōen Kobanzame zenpen ( ) and the second part Kyōen Kobanzame kōhen ( ) . Both parts have the same staff and the same actors.CastKanjūrō Arashi ()Misako Uji ( ) Ryūzaburō Nakamura () - dual roleUreo Egawa ( )Tomohiko Ōtani ()Saburō Sawai ()Tetsurō Tamba ()Masao Takamatsu ()Kōtarō Bandō ()Fumiko Miyata ()Namiji Matsuura ()Passage 3:A Damsel in Distress (1919 film)A Damsel in Distress is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919, starring June Caprice and Creighton Hale. The film is based on the 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. The director was George Archainbaud. The same novel later inspired a 1937 film.Plot summaryCastJune Caprice as Maud MarshCreighton Hale as George BevanWilliam H. Thompson as John W. MarshCharlotte Granville as Mrs. Caroline ByngArthur Albro as Reggie ByngGeorge Trimble as KeggsKatherine Johnson as Alice FarradayMark Smith as Percy MarshProductionThe film was directed by George Archainbaud, with Philip Masi as assistant director. The art director was Henri Menessier.Passage 4:Sidney OlcottSidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.BiographyBorn John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business. With a desire to be an actor, a young Sidney Olcott went to New York City where he worked in the theatre until 1904 when he performed as a film actor with the Biograph Studios.In 1907, Frank J. Marion and Samuel Long, with financial backing from George Kleine, formed a new motion picture company called the Kalem Company and were able to lure the increasingly successful Olcott away from Biograph. Olcott was offered the sum of ten dollars per picture and under the terms of his contract, Olcott was required to direct a minimum of one, one-reel picture of about a thousand feet every week. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including Ben Hur (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908), Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.In 1910 Sidney Olcott demonstrated his creative thinking when he made Kalem Studios the first ever to travel outside the United States to film on location.Of Irish ancestry, and knowing that in America there was a huge built-in Irish audience, Olcott went to Ireland where he made a film called A Lad from Old Ireland. He would go on to make more than a dozen films there and later on only the outbreak of World War I prevented him from following through with his plans to build a permanent studio in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland. The Irish films led to him taking a crew to Palestine in 1912 to make the first five-reel film ever, titled From the Manger to the Cross, the life story of Jesus.The film concept was at first the subject of much scepticism but when it appeared on screen, it was lauded by the public and the critics. Costing $35,000 to produce, From the Manger to the Cross earned the Kalem Company profits of almost $1 million, a staggering amount in 1912. The motion picture industry acclaimed him as its greatest director and the film influenced the direction many great filmmakers would take such as D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. From the Manger to the Cross is still shown today to film societies and students studying early film making techniques. In 1998 the film was selected for the National Film Registry of the United States Library of Congress.Despite making the studio owners very rich men, they refused to increase his salary beyond the $150 a week he was then earning. From the enormous profits made for his employers, Olcott's dividend on the one share they had given him amounted to $350. As a result, Sidney Olcott resigned and took some time off, making only an occasional film until 1915 when


Passage 1:Ole Arntzen LützowOle Arntzen Lützow (14 November 1801 – 2 November 1871) was aNorwegian politician.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1839, 1842 and 1845, representingthe rural constituency of Hedemarkens Amt. He worked as a farmer.Passage 2:Harry A. McMackinHarryAlbert McMackin (February 10, 1880 – October 13, 1946) was a Canadian politician. He served in theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick as member of the Progressive Conservative party from 1939 to1944.Passage 3:Harry A. KeeganHarry Albert Keegan (November 18, 1882 – August 25, 1968) was amember of the Wisconsin State Assembly.BiographyKeegan was born on November 18, 1882 in what isnow Madison, South Dakota. He later moved to Monroe, Wisconsin. Keegan died in August1968.CareerKeegan was a member of the Assembly twice. First, from 1939 to 1946 and second, from1949 to 1956. He was a Republican. He was a dairy farmer and also worked in the grocery business.Keegan served on the Monroe Common Council.Passage 4:Harry Sieben Sr.Harry Albert Sieben II (August23, 1914 - April 25, 1979) was an American public servant, active in government and politics inMinnesota throughout his life.Family, early life, and educationSieben was born on August 23, 1914, inHastings, Minnesota into a family active in government and politics. Sieben's father, also named HarryAlbert Sieben (1890-1945), a 1911 graduate of the University of Illinois, served as mayor of Hastingsfrom 1922 to 1926. Sieben's grandfather, J. George Sieben, served three terms as mayor of Hastings,while also serving on the city council for twelve years.Sieben's mother, Irene H. Buckley Sieben(1891-1982), was a 1911 graduate of the University of Minnesota and was a delegate to the DemocraticNational Convention in 1948.The Sieben family originally arrived in the United States from Firmenich,near Cologne, Germany, in the then-Kingdom of Prussia, in 1847.Sieben graduated from the University ofMinnesota and, later, from William Mitchell College of Law.Early careerBefore his career in law andgovernment, Sieben managed his family's drug store, which was founded by his grandfather in 1885.During World War II, Sieben joined the Army and served at the bomber modification center at HolmanField in St. Paul.Sieben married his wife, the former Mary Luger, in April 1940, in Minneapolis, where theylater made their home before moving to Hastings.Political careerSieben was a long-time member of theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and active in local and state politics for over thirtyyears. After assisting with the political activity of his father in Hastings, an early political experience ofSieben's came during Hubert Humphrey's successful 1948 bid for US Senate.In 1950, Sieben ran forMinnesota's 2nd Congressional District of the US Congress, against incumbent-since-1941, JosephO'Hara. Sieben supported the Marshall Plan and providing military assistance to Europe and Asia,including Korea, where his brother James G. Sieben served. Sieben ultimately lost 69,304 to 46,452.InFebruary 1951, he was also appointed acting director of the Office of Price Stabilization in Minnesota afterbeing recommended for it by then-Senator Hubert Humphrey.In 1954, Sieben again ran for US Congressin the 2nd District. A highlight of Sieben's campaign was a fundraising dinner for 700 people in Mankatowith sitting Senator Hubert Humphrey at $5 per plate.In January 1955, Minnesota Governor OrvilleFreeman appointed Sieben as liquor control commissioner. In 1957, Governor Freeman appointed Siebenas the Minnesota highway safety director, a role in which he served for four years.Sieben was appointedas US Marshal for Minnesota by President John F. Kennedy on May 1, 1961.Sieben stepped down from USMarshal position in the summer of 1962 to become the regional director of the Small BusinessAdministration for Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and northern Wisconsin. During this time, Siebenwas also a confidante of Governor Karl Rolvaag.In 1966, at the age of 52, he graduated from WilliamMitchell College of Law and worked as a lawyer. In 1968, Sieben was elected president of the Twin Citieschapter of the Federal Bar Association.From 1971 until his death, Sieben served as chief clerk of theUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota.Death & legacyOn April 22, 1979, Sieben hesuffered a stroke or a heart attack and was hospitalized. He died shortly afterwards on April 25, 1979, inHastings.Two of Sieben's sons, Harry A. Sieben, Jr. and Mike Sieben, served in the Minnesota House ofRepresentatives: Harry, Jr. served 14 years, including as Speaker of the House, while Mike served 10years. Harry, Jr. also served as a Major General and Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard.


Passage 1:The Wonderful World of Captain KuhioThe Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (, Kuhio Taisa, lit. "Captain Kuhio") is a 2009 Japanese comedy-crime film, directed by Daihachi Yoshida, based on Kazumasa Yoshida's 2006 biographical novel, Kekkon Sagishi Kuhio Taisa (lit. "Marriage swindler Captain Kuhio"), that focuses on a real-life marriage swindler, who conned over 100 million yen (US$1.2 million) from a number of women between the 1970s and the 1990s.The film was released in Japan on 10 October 2009.CastMasato Sakai - Captain KuhioYasuko Matsuyuki - Shinobu NaganoHikari Mitsushima - Haru YasuokaYuko Nakamura - Michiko SudoHirofumi Arai - Tatsuya NaganoKazuya Kojima - Koichi TakahashiSakura Ando - Rika KinoshitaMasaaki Uchino - Chief FujiwaraKanji Furutachi - Shigeru KurodaReila AphroditeSei AndoAwardsAt the 31st Yokohama Film FestivalBest Actor – Masato SakaiBest Supporting Actress – Sakura AndoPassage 2:We Dive at DawnWe Dive at Dawn is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance from Frank Launder. It was produced by Edward Black. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton.PlotIt is April, 1942. Lieutenant Freddie Taylor and some crew of the submarine Sea Tiger are given a week's leave after an unsuccessful patrol. Leading Seaman Hobson goes home to save his marriage, while a reluctant Torpedo Gunner's Mate Corrigan departs for his wedding in London. When the crew are recalled early Corrigan is relieved, though later regrets not completing his marriage. Sea Tiger has been assigned the top secret mission to sink Nazi Germany's new battleship, the Brandenburg, before she transits the Kiel Canal for sea trials in the Baltic Sea. Sea Tiger must put to sea immediately.Crossing the North Sea, the submarine picks up three shot-down Luftwaffe pilots from a rescue buoy, and prevents their radio alert to German forces. When the submarine enters a minefield, an airman panics and reveals the Brandenburg is further ahead than thought. The airman is attacked by a countryman and subsequently dies. Taylor decides on a desperate gamble to pursue the Brandenburg into the German-controlled Baltic Sea.When the Brandenburg is spotted, Sea Tiger fires all its torpedoes, but dives before assessing their impact due to German destroyers dropping depth charges. By expelling oil and other debris including the body of the German airman, Taylor deceives the Germans into believing that the submarine has sunk. Although successfully escaped, Sea Tiger no longer has enough oil to reach Britain. The Germans, convinced that the Sea Tiger has been sunk, have Lord Haw Haw broadcast to Britain announcing the destruction of the Sea Tiger.Taylor decides to have his crew abandon ship on the Danish island of Hågø (which is in fact the island of Bågø). Hobson, a former merchant seaman who speaks German and knows the port on the island, persuades Taylor to let him go ashore and search for oil. He succeeds, and Sea Tiger enters the harbour under cover of darkness, using Hobson's intelligence about the harbour depth. Aided by friendly Danish sailors, they refuel while Hobson and other crewmen hold off the German garrison. Although Pincher (the cook) is killed and Oxford and Lieutenant Johnson are wounded, they get back to the re-fuelled submarine and start to leave the port. While they leave though, the tanker they were able to refuel from is hit by German shells and catches fire. Taylor, not wanting to risk the Sea Tiger any longer, continues to leave the port and makes it out to the open sea.While returning to Britain, the crew are met by an escorting trawler and learn from them that they sank the Brandenburg. The Sea Tiger returns to base, flying the Jolly Roger for the first time.CastJohn Mills as Lieutenant Freddie Taylor, CaptainLouis Bradfield as Lieutenant Brace, First OfficerRonald Millar as Lieutenant Ronnie Johnson, Third OfficerJack Watling as Lieutenant Gordon, Navigating OfficerReginald Purdell as C/P.O. (Chief Petty Officer) "Dicky" Dabbs, CoxswainCaven Watson as C/P.O. Jock Duncan, Chief Engine Room ArtificerNiall MacGinnis as C/P.O. Mike Corrigan, Torpedo Gunner's MateEric Portman as L/S (Leading Seaman) James Hobson, on hydrophonesLeslie Weston as L/S Tug Wilson, Leading Torpedo OperatorNorman Williams as "Canada", Periscope OperatorLionel Grose as " Spud", Torpedo OperatorDavid Peel as "Oxford", HelmsmanPhilip Godfrey as "Flunkey", StewardRobb Wilton as "Pincher", CookJoan Hopkins as Ethel DabbsWalter Gotell as the ardent Nazi pilot, uncreditedJohn Slater as CharliePhilip Friend as Captain HumphriesProductionWe Dive at Dawn was filmed at Gaumont-British Studios in London, with the co-operation of the British Admiralty. John Mills prepared


Passage 1:Bernie BonvoisinBernard Bonvoisin (French pronunciation: [bna b̃vwaz̃]), known asBernie Bonvoisin (French pronunciation: [bni b̃vwaz̃], born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre,Hauts-de-Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director. He is best known for having been thesinger of Trust.He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/DC and together theyrecorded the song "Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.External linksBernie Bonvoisinat IMDbPassage 2:Margery CuylerMargery Cuyler is an American children's book author. She has writtenmany picture books, including That's Good! That's Bad! and the rest of its series.Cuyler grew up inPrinceton, NJ. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1970. Besides writing her own books, shehas worked as a children's book editor and in executive positions at Amazon.com, Marshall Cavendish,Golden Books Family Entertainment, Henry Holt and Company, and Holiday House. In 2011, sheappeared on The Celebrity Apprentice television show, judging the contestants on their work creating achildren's book.Cuyler lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.BibliographyPicture booksSir William and thePumpkin Monster, Henry Holt, 1984Freckles and Willie: A Valentine's Day Story, Henry Holt, 1986FatSanta, Henry Holt, 1987Freckles and Jane, Henry Holt, 1989Shadow's Baby, Clarion Books, 1989Daisy'sCrazy Thanksgiving, Henry Holt, 1990Baby Dot: A Dinosaur Story, Clarion Books, 1990Buddy Bear andthe Bad Guys, Clarion Books, 1990That's Good! That's Bad!, Henry Holt, 1991The Christmas Snowman,Arcade Books, 1992The Biggest, Best Snowman, Scholastic, 1998From Here to There, Henry Holt,1999100th Day Worries, Simon & Schuster, 2000Road Signs, Winslow Press, 2000Stop, Drop and Roll,Simon & Schuster, 2001Ah-choo!, Scholastic, 2002That's Good! That's Bad! In the Grand Canyon, HenryHolt, 2002Skeleton Hiccups, Margaret K. McElderry, 2002Big Friends, Walker and Company, 2004PleaseSay Please! Penguin's Guide to Manners, Scholastic, 2004Groundhog Stays Up Late, Walker/Bloomsbury,2005The Bumpy Little Pumpkin, Scholastic, 2005Please Play Safe! Penguin's Guide to Playground Safety,Scholastic, 2006Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler, Simon & Schuster, 2007That's Good! That's Bad! InWashington, D.C., Henry Holt, 2007Hooray for Reading Day!, Simon & Schuster, 2008Monster Mess,Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2008We’re Going on a Lion Hunt, Marshall Cavendish,2008The Little Dump Truck, Henry Holt, 2009That's Good! That's Bad! On Santa's Journey, Henry Holt,2009Bullies Never Win, Simon & Schuster, 2009Princess Bess Gets Dressed, Simon & Schuster, 2009IRepeat, Don't Cheat!, Simon & Schuster, 2010Guinea Pigs Add Up, Walker and Company, 2010Tick TockClock, HarperCollins, 2012Skeleton for Dinner, Albert Whiteman, 2013The Little School Bus, Henry Holt,2014The Little Dump Truck, Henry Holt, 2014NovelsThe Trouble with Soap, E.P. Dutton, 1982Weird Wolf,Henry Holt, 1989Invisible in the Third Grade, Henry Holt, 1995The Battlefield Ghost, Scholastic,1999NonfictionJewish Holidays, Henry Holt, 1978The All-Around Pumpkin Book, Henry Holt, 1980TheAll-Around Christmas Book, Henry Holt, 1982Passage 3:That's Good, That's Bad (Frankie Lainesong)"That's Good, That's Bad" is a 1951 hit song sung by Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine. It was writtenby Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl.Passage 4:Kristian LeontiouKristian Leontiou (born February 1982) is anEnglish singer. Formerly a solo artist, he is the lead singer of indie rock band One eskimO.EarlylifeKristian Leontiou was born in London, England and is of Greek Cypriot descent. He went to Hatch EndHigh School in Harrow and worked several jobs in and around London whilst concentrating on music whenhe had any free time.  In 2003 he signed a major record deal with Polydor. At the time, Leontiou wasdubbed "the new Dido" by some media outlets. His debut single "Story of My Life" was released in June2004 and reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart. His second single "Shining" peaked at #13 whilst thealbum Some Day Soon was certified gold selling in excess of 150,000 copies.Leontiou toured the album inNovember 2004 taking him to the US to work with L.A Reid, Chairman of the Island Def Jam musicgroup.  Unhappy with the direction his career was going, on a flight back from the US in 2004 he decidedto take his music in a new direction.  Splitting from his label in late 2005, he went on to collaborate withFaithless on the song "Hope & Glory" for their album ‘'To All New Arrivals'’.  It was this release that sawhim unleash the One eskimO moniker.  It was through working with Rollo Armstrong on the Faithlessalbum, that Rollo got to hear an early demo of "Astronauts" from the One eskimO project. Being more