text
stringlengths
4
7.07k
text_hash
stringlengths
32
32
__index_level_0__
int64
1
1.81M
Tropical Storm Jose was responsible for damaging crops , highways and homes ; flooding districts in several cities in the state of Veracruz , and the evacuation of 80 @,@ 000 people to shelters . The government of that state estimated the damages caused by the storm to be approximately $ 45 million ( 2005 USD ) . Appr...
edb3aeadb167e724f6642d0f180885c2
20,657
It was also reported that the storm damaged at least 16 @,@ 000 homes and about 250 square kilometers ( 60 thousand acres ) of land used for cattle . In addition over 420 square kilometers ( 103 thousand acres ) of various crops , including sugarcane , corn and bananas , were flooded . Many boats were also lost as a r...
ac93f357e10fa00feb714251150c7f09
20,658
Jose was responsible for six direct casualties . One of these deaths was the result of a mud slide that killed a man was in Xalapa , Veracruz . The other five deaths were also due to mudslides in Oaxaca .
b8153a7436f9c6bcfb625c94b46829db
20,659
= Norsk Spisevognselskap =
86141f7f3388cd41637e12e63be4b648
20,662
Norsk Spisevognselskap A / S , often abbreviated NSS or shortened to Spisevognselskapet , was a Norwegian state enterprise which operated restaurant carriages on Norwegian trains and restaurants at railway stations and railway hotels . The company was established in December 1918 , and started a catering service in 19...
23c54c46fe35d6180a20a9ce70d1f288
20,664
In January 1975 , NSS merged with the convenience @-@ store chain Narvesen Kioskkompani into a new company called Narvesen – Spisevognselskapet . This enterprise was partly owned by the Norwegian State Railways ( NSB ) and Fritt Ord , before it merged with the Reitan Group and was delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange...
85db7ed4938b6f8f9426c269396579ac
20,665
= = Background = =
d514b18e9690308b2ac67a227be74a70
20,667
From the 1854 establishment of railways in Norway to 1909 , no dining service was offered aboard trains ; passengers were allowed to bring food with them . Train stations also lacked dining facilities . The first dining service was started by restaurateur Carl Christiansen . He established the restaurant at Drammen St...
de023c49c1ba130a5b740540223dee83
20,669
= = Early days = =
862017799d5ca2a62c68a063bc298dbe
20,671
In 1916 , the executive board of the state railways wanted to centralise the operation of restaurant carriages and the most important station restaurants in Norway under one management . The board stated that they wanted to minimise the conflict of interest between the railway company and the dining @-@ car operator ....
1f8e740bf6019a0b89318b242aa4210a
20,673
This model was inspired by Sweden , where a separate dining company had been established ; this company paid the railway company part of its revenue and a fixed fee per restaurant carriage . The Swedish model involved including the operation of station restaurants at locations where the restaurant carriages would have...
a86622708f994f93d8dba5627149082a
20,674
On 2 February 1926 , Parliament voted to nationalise the Trunk Railway . During the debate , the organisation of Spisevognselskapet was criticised ; with the nationalisation , the state became the sole owner of Spisevognselskapet . On 31 March 1927 , the Ministry of Labour recommended that the company remain a state @...
570c446a195a47ab6f4a6164d63b695d
20,675
= = Restaurant carriages = =
1dda8109ea4a2ecbac415f3e919485d0
20,677
The restaurant carriages of the NSS were open to everyone , but dining was so expensive that only passengers travelling in first class used the service . Usually , three or four dishes were offered in the restaurant carriages . A four @-@ course dinner cost five Norwegian kroner in the 1920s , which was expensive at t...
1f982d2b1b1621c59f551c804171a2d0
20,679
With the opening of the Dovre Line , Spisevognselskapet established dining @-@ car service on 25 June 1921 . In 1921 a train ride from Kristiania to Trondheim lasted approximately 15 hours , and the average waiting time at each station was between 10 and 15 minutes . On 1 July 1925 dining service was introduced on the...
6174e15d975b458a832a6428705eff2d
20,680
After the war trains faced competition from aviation and automobiles , and serving trolleys were installed on Norwegian trains . In 1965 cart service on trains was centralised and standardised ; food service was faster , and prices were lowered . During the 1970s cafeteria cars were used , where passengers could serve...
a6fc7df3949325da7a387bd4c5d0fda0
20,681
= = Restaurants = =
f2f26488b71d49eff46b33d52d630213
20,683
NSS derived most of its revenue from the operation of restaurants at railway stations ; in 1939 , this amounted to 80 % . Initially , the company operated the restaurant at Oslo Ø ; from 1921 , it also took over operation of the restaurants at Oslo West Station , Hamar , Koppang , Opdal and Elverum . The following yea...
f5476b20abadc854e72b137296554543
20,685
After this NSS decided not to obtain many additional restaurants , as it did not see value in such a strategy . From 1930 through 1934 the company took over restaurants at Ål , Jaren , Lillestrøm and Tønsberg , along with dining service on the steamship Skibladner , which ran on Mjøsa . During the first half of the 19...
cb5414874fbf76d18b79291245451a72
20,686
= = Hotels = =
f946a79cc39c063aadb181ec103ef5ad
20,688
In 1919 the Norwegian Trunk Railway operated one hotel , which was built as part of Eidsvoll Station . Operation of the 20 @-@ room hotel was taken over by Spisevognselskapet on 14 October 1924 . NSB was at the time building the Dovre Line between Oslo and Trondheim , and was considering establishing hotels where the ...
2b09a62af5a7e4bbb227e234c1d593a9
20,690
In Oslo , the company had its offices and workings spread around town . The main depot was at the East Station ; the head office was at Fred . Olsens gate 21 from 1919 to 1921 , at Kongens gate 29 until 1932 , and at Tollbodgaten 24 until 1938 . Management wanted to centralise both a new depot and administrative offic...
04742c61523d972eee809242055de0b6
20,691
In Bergen the company established Hotel Terminus Bergen along with other investors , but the hotel failed to make money . In the late 1940s the company bought Grand Hotell Bellevue in Ålesund , and later operated Saltfjellet Tourist Hotel for a short period . In 1952 , Oslo Municipality 's Viking Hotel was completed ,...
ceec0fe530e4b2f908c6c301cff02ede
20,692
= = Dissolution = =
11a40996de84d77ce23722fb2f877df0
20,694
Narvesen had an exclusive agreement with NSB to operate newsagent 's shops at all railway stations , except in stations with restaurants , which were operated by Spisevognselskapet . Narvesen had a near @-@ monopoly on newsagents in Norway , and rented facilities in many public places . The owners of Narvesen intended...
506d3b4be9794f7b850db57061a3def9
20,696
By the late 1980s , the company had sold all its hotel operations . The merged company retained the obligation to operate dining services on the trains , which throughout the 1980s necessitated considerable subsidies from NSB . In 1988 , NSB decided to organize the operation of the dining services through tendered con...
6ab9e0ae4be8804cc37083dc3c36719a
20,697
In 1999 , Fritt Ord reduced its stock share in Narvesen from 51 % to 34 % . In the fall of 2000 , Fritt Ord accepted a proposal to merge Narvesen with the Reitan Group . The merged company was named ReitanNarvesen ; Fritt Ord held 16 @.@ 2 % of its shares . In November 2001 Fritt Ord sold its shares of ReitanNarvesen ...
c625815cc9bac64c331e129352fb7316
20,698
= The Actor 's Children =
db29dc3d7f41c99271d90d93dc675288
20,701
The Actor 's Children is a 1910 American silent short drama written by Lloyd Lonergan and produced by the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle , New York . The film features Orilla Smith , Yale Boss , Frank Hall Crane and Nicholas Jordan . The production was not the first film subject by the company , but it was the fir...
1cdae85181d34d47cd7342c485782c89
20,703
The film begins with two unemployed parents obtaining employment in an upcoming theater production . Shortly after returning home , the landlady shows up and demands the rent , but can not collect . She gives them one week , but the theater production does not manifest and the parents again search for work . While the...
2b7db17b60218a0430c5eaec028e28d6
20,704
= = Plot = =
7a5625aae35b14ae7adf319ca468714f
20,706
The plot of the film was best convened through a published synopsis in trade which introduced the names of the cast and the backstory . Eugenie Freeman and Paul Temple , marry and have two children , a boy and a girl . The parents have been unemployed , but the film starts with the parents finding work in an upcoming ...
de64473e4bf18ca098ced62d71666c2d
20,708
The production is postponed and the parents are out looking for work when a prospective tenant appears . Mrs. O 'Brien shows him the room and he is interested , but does not know what to do with the children . Mrs. O 'Brien puts the children out onto the street where they dance to the music played by an organ grinder ...
eec7e0809f7b61b70c8270615545e20d
20,709
In the meantime , the parents have searched for their children and suddenly come into a fortune when a relative bequeaths a large sum of money to them . The parents search for their children in large gatherings and find their children dancing on the vaudeville bill from their theater box . The family is reunited and t...
e098676275a5d1cd777b52cf2d679711
20,710
= = Cast = =
40fd18b3951e93ebe44773cb16de6388
20,712
Frank H. Crane as the actor ( adult male lead )
90fc878fb7f74a391b9eabd2cb4020ed
20,714
Orilla Smith as the actor 's daughter ( little girl )
b8abb75b68df91236c9687abdea9dadb
20,715
Yale Boss as the actor 's son ( little boy )
679ac0829ebdc6a9938a4b20c2a66922
20,716
Nicholas Jordan as a comedian
46c4a074f772210aeb337b67d869a85e
20,717
= = Production = =
faaebcbbaf42e685bce2a1bbbaaad33b
20,719
The script for the production was written by Lloyd F. Lonergan , who employed the deus ex machina dramatic technique in the conclusion of the plot . In film , this is the sudden inheritance and parents finding their children in the theater . The two children , Orilla Smith and Yale Boss , were child actors with prior ...
fb31f177341e4696ccf9368fda708600
20,721
The director of the film is not known , but two possibles exist . Barry O 'Neil was the stage name of Thomas J. McCarthy , who would direct many important Thanhouser pictures , including its first two @-@ reeler , Romeo and Juliet . Lloyd B. Carleton was the stage name of Carleton B. Little , a director who would stay...
9dec918e5d8d2d7d7393a2cca2febed9
20,722
= = Release = =
82d31ca11203ea3496cf6bc637a6c220
20,724
The single reel drama , approximately 1000 ft , was released on March 15 , 1910 by the Thanhouser Company . In later years , Edwin Thanhouser recalled that 19 copies of the film were produced and sent out to dealers throughout the United States . Of these 19 copies produced , ten were returned , some with letters of i...
2e5db26b069eb9e34d1a0dbde6fd57d7
20,726
= = Reception and impact = =
9f8a1adf503de1ced6833870e9150112
20,728
The Actor 's Children was released with enthusiasm and positive reviews in trade publications . The Moving Picture World reviews would be favorable and without much criticism , even calling the acting convincing . A more honest review in The New York Dramatic Mirror was written by a reviewer who was pleased with the p...
22c43c4fe293a10795ee94133a534529
20,730
The release managed to survive against considerable odds , but the surviving print is not without severe faults . The surviving print has considerable nitrate deterioration and very poor picture quality in certain parts . This film survives in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film archives .
aeb643daf69126e52922288d075ab5e6
20,731
= The Stolen Eagle =
ef500cfc96a395510fabe6df743f444e
20,734
" The Stolen Eagle " is the series premiere of the British @-@ American historical drama television series Rome . Written by series creator Bruno Heller and directed by Michael Apted , the episode first aired in the United States on Home Box Office ( HBO ) on August 28 , 2005 , and on the BBC in the United Kingdom and...
fc8c290cd409bc589ace8a44273801cd
20,736
As the wars in Gaul come to an end , Julius Caesar ( Ciarán Hinds ) is faced with both triumph and tribulation . On the heels of his victory comes news of his daughter 's death . Awarded with the adulation of the people , he also garners the enmity of politicians in Rome , including Pompey the Great ( Kenneth Cranham ...
628db6527f0e9afb94cf3e7ced50a27d
20,737
HBO described its marketing strategy as " its largest , most aggressive for a new series , " and media outlets estimated its cost at $ 10 million . On its first broadcast , an estimated 3 @.@ 8 million US viewers watched the episode . On its first airing in the UK and Ireland , it secured an estimated audience of 6 @....
7361ffb0b928a21d72d0e8a9c0e54fa6
20,738
= = Plot = =
7a5625aae35b14ae7adf319ca468714f
20,740
During the Siege of Alesia in 52 BC , Centurion Lucius Vorenus of the 13th Legion commands his men as Gallic warriors fall on his line . In contrast to the Gauls ' chaotic charge , the Roman files fight with precision , until one drunk legionary , Titus Pullo , breaks ranks and charges into the crowd of Gauls . Vorenu...
c7f07aa0c80102141d68c1fb83f5b1ee
20,742
In the Roman Senate , Cato the Younger moves that Caesar be stripped of his command and recalled to Rome to answer charges of misusing his office and illegal warmongering . Pompey , as sole Consul present , vetoes the motion , insisting in trusting Caesar . At the theater that night , Scipio introduces his daughter Co...
609bd7e2525775882363f64f358edba3
20,743
In camp , Caesar welcomes Marcus Junius Brutus , his unofficial stepson whose mother is Caesar 's lover , Servilia of the Junii . Later , at a party hosted by Servilia , Brutus confides to Pompey that the loss of the eagle has made Caesar unusually vulnerable as his men are on the brink of mutiny . On the road to Caes...
7f43543c95bed64a709993870c781767
20,744
Vorenus and Pullo set off in search of the eagle , encountering and rescuing Octavian from his captors . Octavian thanks them and promises that they will be rewarded . Vorenus and Pullo discover Pompey 's slave with the eagle hiding in the bandit cart and kill him , realizing the bandits were hired by Pompey . A polit...
405c823e670bb6d7cf461bfa573c01dc
20,745
= = Production = =
faaebcbbaf42e685bce2a1bbbaaad33b
20,747
= = = Conception and writing = = =
a6907297f7b0de29b5756933d1139000
20,750
" The Stolen Eagle " was written by executive producer and co @-@ creator Bruno Heller and directed by Michael Apted , who also directed the following two episodes . Heller said the era of the Roman Empire was " pivotal in Western history . If things hadn 't turned out the way they did at that particular point , the w...
054ba466686573b9a5531dba2584d877
20,752
The episode title is a reference to the standard of the Roman legion , a symbol that represents the legion 's unity . While the storyline detailing its theft was based on fiction , Heller believed that it showed how Caesar could turn " misfortune into opportunity . He was always one step ahead of his enemies . " Certa...
d7cfe8f121c57d1511598e2c1c425d20
20,753
= = = Casting = = =
e83a82d4a7b2a163dbfbd9992c549fbb
20,755
The producers cast relatively unknown British actors for the series . Scottish actress Lindsay Duncan , who was cast as Servilia , believed that she and other UK actors " can do old , can do classic , and you believe it . " She also said that because of long distances , American actors or those of other nationalities ...
2e3409d18c6a1bb0a764d89db640c25e
20,757
Scottish actor Kevin McKidd , who had never appeared in a television series that necessitated over twelve months of filming , was cast as Lucius Vorenus , one of the lead characters . McKidd said , " What was different about this show is you get 14 months to really get into every nook and cranny of the character , in ...
7b020f4a022448a63baf12eb619636e5
20,758
Caesar 's niece , Atia , was portrayed by actress Polly Walker . According to Heller , while most auditioning actresses assumed that the character was the series ' villainess , Walker made " [ Atia ] bigger than life but completely real ... She could read the phone book with that kind of brio and joy . " Rather than a...
0f41237da5a4dcae2f5fe899b57c2256
20,759
= = = Filming = = =
a0fdc25ccc0f9bf92dfd28b27739e5c5
20,761
The series was given a budget of $ 100 million ( £ 58 million ) , the largest both HBO and the BBC had ever devoted to a series . The season was filmed between March 2004 and July 2005 , at locations in or around Rome , and on a set considered " to be the biggest and most expensive ever built for television . " It was...
e8f1bdb6a850c37f071f6960a8d96ec5
20,763
People think of Rome as white and cold and beautiful , powerful but distant . But based on the research , I don 't think it was like that at all . If you go to Pompeii , you 're struck by how garish it is , even now . The temples and sculptures were all brightly painted . Rome was like Pompeii , but much bigger . And ...
2cadd568c99b161c278dd2e6f4a08231
20,764
The series begins with opening credits that depict traditional Roman myths , such as Romulus and Remus , the city 's foundation mythos . For inspiration , visual effects and design company A52 explored museums , read the script and researched Roman history . They created the opening sequence entirely in @-@ house . VF...
b102597df062b1d3a01498f8cdcd2525
20,765
Heller was responsible for writing the episode 's voice @-@ over , despite his dislike of the task . He said that despite it being his " 400th version , " he was " still not happy with it . " He believed that an early scene in which cart distributes spoils in front of Pompey represented the first real sense of how the...
e456599d2df34f1011e2d49757dc3eba
20,766
Anachronistic stirrups were used to ensure the safety of the actors , though the crew attempted to conceal or camouflage them for historical authenticity , as they were not then used by the Roman cavalry . Extras playing soldiers attended a boot camp under the guidance of a former Royal Marine . Those actors portrayin...
34ee3200f4bf9fe5842cf4980c5d51ce
20,767
James Madigan , the visual effects supervisor , approached the series as a feature film , observing that " every aspect of the production took meticulous care with every detail , the costumes , the set dressing , the acting , and the attention to historical fact . As you worked on it , you really got the feeling that ...
fa1bd53011fc8e36a4eedbaaed9a1d4a
20,768
= = Marketing = =
78a3f0bf30d5e5e2c64c12160b824ea9
20,770
HBO said its marketing plan for the series was , " its largest , most aggressive push for a new series " . The channel broadcast the first three episodes seven days a week at various times during the day . Non @-@ subscribers could preview the first two episodes during the first week of September 2005 . HBO implemente...
2b4df6abcb0f1c5db56986d253f7b4a6
20,772
David Baldwin , the executive vice president of program planning , said , " This is a huge series for us . We wanted to give it every opportunity to be seen by as many people as possible . " Media outlets estimated that the entire marketing campaign cost HBO $ 10 million , the most the network had spent on marketing a...
6e8516ad2a1bc043406aef9e200ec649
20,773
Commentators viewed the success of Rome as crucial for the network , especially after the past mixed reception of Carnivàle and K @-@ Street . In July 2005 , James Hibberd of Television Week wrote that Rome was viewed " as the network 's best shot for adding another literate , must @-@ see drama to its schedule " . Wr...
4297aeffaa32383aa488e67ff63ab13b
20,774
= = Reception = =
f8d79e3fcb54590ed5efe8209a7826d9
20,776
= = = Ratings = = =
d6d54ad1f9d8a6873fe82ec3cd4a669d
20,779
" The Stolen Eagle " was first broadcast on August 28 , 2005 in the United States on HBO and in Canada on The Movie Network and Movie Central . An estimated 3 @.@ 8 million viewers watched the episode , less than the series premieres of Carnivale and Deadwood but consistent with the series finale of Six Feet Under . I...
58f38ef68cc526b3d33c80507d378857
20,781
= = = Critical reception = = =
f2076f1106e1cddfe8fc8034bcd2d8a4
20,783
" The Stolen Eagle " received generally mixed reviews from television critics , many of whom criticized its slow pace . Mark A. Perigard of The Boston Herald wrote , " Less perverse than I , Claudius , more entertaining than American Broadcasting Company 's ( ABC ) toga twister Empire , " Rome " gets off to an uneven ...
b52cb31d4908705cbfbda1c0fbb2e68e
20,785
The Scotsman 's Robert McNeil thought that the premiere was " shocking , but also rather slow , as characters are established . Maybe it 'll get better . In the meantime , to paraphrase Roger McGough , I came , I saw , I concurred with those who say : Rome wasn 't built in an hour . " Similarly opinionated was The Cin...
e5fb3292eef9367193efc7f38f19b233
20,786
Paul English of The Daily Record wrote that " Rome is visually dazzling , full of vim and tantalizingly seductive , " adding that " McKidd 's growling turn as Ceasar 's [ sic ] footsoldier Lucius Vorenus will undoubtedly propel him into the US major league . " Writing for the Los Angeles Daily News , David Kronke fail...
01e7b6bf3aea7bbd6c84710c84265b81
20,787
Some viewers criticized the graphic nudity seen in the pilot , especially in the US . Heller commented , " Romans didn 't have our body shame and fear of sexuality . I think that is part of the modern fascination with that world . There was a lack of shame about those things , that we had to portray with a lack of sha...
3dcce099d07669d7b6646b8d821d0337
20,788
= = = Accolades = = =
54f2694b1a631145d9fb557cc88fce96
20,790
= Roxas ( Kingdom Hearts ) =
45a78036db335423e831082fd933515c
20,794
Roxas ( Japanese : ロクサス , Hepburn : Rokusasu ) is a fictional character from Square Enix 's video game franchise Kingdom Hearts . First revealed during the final scenes of the 2004 title Kingdom Hearts : Chain of Memories , Roxas is a " Nobody " , a being created when the series ' main character Sora briefly loses his...
db3a14283c61464f02a2c71d529021bc
20,796
Since his first cameo in the series , director Tetsuya Nomura has stated that Roxas is an important character to the series , and that in order to explain his back story in more detail than done in Kingdom Hearts II , Kingdom Hearts 358 / 2 Days was created . Since his introduction in Kingdom Hearts II , Roxas has rec...
147a7492fdd9d305cca442efad82597f
20,797
= = Characteristics = =
7578e00b1806474d133aedda48bbb013
20,799
Roxas is depicted as a spiky blond @-@ haired teenager with blue eyes . As a civilian he wears a white jacket along with a black jacket and white trousers . As a member of Organization XIII , Roxas wears a black coat that covers most of his body including his hood along with the other members . His weapon is the Keybl...
b1379803e2f5d91a748259a8aced5d32
20,801
Roxas ' personality significantly changes across the series due to the fact that when first introduced , he appears with fake memories that make him believe he is a common teenager and spends most of his time with his friends . When learning that he is Sora 's Nobody and remembering his past , Roxas gives up his exist...
76f2b5a3cb52a3ead5d2530873106c83
20,802
= = Appearances = =
fa2af00833c4400349cfa5332a61583e
20,804
Roxas ' first appearances were cameos in " Another Side , Another Story " , a bonus trailer found in Kingdom Hearts , and in the ending of Kingdom Hearts : Chain of Memories . In Kingdom Hearts II , Roxas is introduced as a boy living in a digital replica of a city called Twilight Town . Unaware of the virtual nature ...
ea1dd73839d5d03de812e30fd1a9e9d7
20,806
Kingdom Hearts 358 / 2 Days , a prequel to Kingdom Hearts II , reveals Roxas ' life with Organization XIII . Unlike the other Organization members , Roxas lacks memories of his previous life . During Roxas ' time in the Organization , he is placed under Axel 's watch , and the two become friends . After Axel is sent t...
7a59fa72e5dd610f6f04b4dabb2f66bd
20,807
A virtual representation of Roxas appears as a boss character in the mobile phone game Kingdom Hearts coded , in which he confronts a virtual representation of Sora , he later appears in the ending as one of the people connected to Sora 's heart who may have a chance at returning one day . He makes a cameo appearance ...
40e3c939ea4fb752d5ae798e2a8e7a97
20,808
= = Creation and development = =
618effa0412842a6689eb05870099bfe
20,810
After Roxas first made a cameo at the end of Kingdom Hearts : Chain of Memories , the director of the series , Tetsuya Nomura , was questioned about the character . However , he refrained from revealing too much detail about him and stated that he would become an important , playable character for the franchise . The ...
fe973b539f7c20a25b44b9b7cfd58cec
20,812
After Kingdom Hearts II : Final Mix was released , Nomura wanted to expand Roxas ' role in the series to explain the events between his birth and his disappearance from Organization XIII . For Kingdom Hearts 358 / 2 Days , the staff thought that Roxas ' role as a member of the group would be a suitable theme for the p...
f19fd1036f186d8f192973dbed79ae6b
20,813
Kingdom Hearts II : Final Mix 's secret ending features a character named Ventus that bears a striking resemblance to Roxas . Nomura commented that , despite how similar they are , Roxas and Ventus are not the same character . Additionally , he stated that by playing Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep , players will be abl...
8d17a791a67b8ed4013c2972ca09e132
20,814
= = Reception = =
f8d79e3fcb54590ed5efe8209a7826d9
20,816
Roxas has been featured in various types of merchandising published by Square Enix . An action figure was released as part of the Play Arts action figures series . Other items sold include plush , keychains and replicas of his necklace .
a07e53af690f942c5ccc7c2290ab9429
20,818