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206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
(kilometres) of territory.
They are vulnerable to attack while watering but with a large number of birds milling about, predators find it difficult to select a target bird and are likely to have been spotted before they can get close to the flock. The choice of a watering site is influenced by the topograph... | 29,700 |
206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
in dehydration and death. The Burchell's sandgrouse in the Kalahari Desert sometimes travels over daily to reach a water source. Not all species need to drink every day, and the Tibetan sandgrouse does not need to travel to drink because of the abundance of water from melting snowfields in its habitat.
## B... | 29,701 |
206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
duties are shared and in most species, the males incubate at night while the females sit on the eggs during the day. The eggs usually hatch after 20–25 days. The precocial chicks are covered with down and leave the nest as soon as the last hatchling has dried out. The parents do not provide them with food an... | 29,702 |
206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
Pteroclidae was formerly included in the Galliformes due to the similarities the family shares with the true grouse. However, it was later discovered that these similarities are superficial and a result of convergent evolution. Sandgrouse were later placed near the Columbiformes largely due to their reported... | 29,703 |
206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
DNA-study by Fain and Houde (2004) they were included in the Metaves, together with the Columbiformes. In the larger study by Hackett et al. (2008) they were once again positioned close to the Columbiformes, in Columbimorphae, but also with the Mesites. The intricately patterned, precocial downy young and eg... | 29,704 |
206953 | Sandgrouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandgrouse | Sandgrouse
most species live in arid unpopulated areas and at low densities. They are not generally sought after as game birds as they are not especially palatable, although they have on occasion been taken in great numbers at water holes. An attempt to introduce them into Nevada failed but they have been introduced to... | 29,705 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Japanese battleship Yamato
Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, "Yamato" was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States, Japan's main rival in the Pacific. She was laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor a... | 29,706 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
in response to American threats. Although present at the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, she played no part in the battle.
The only time "Yamato" fired her main guns at enemy surface targets was in October 1944, when she was sent to engage American forces invading the Philippines ... | 29,707 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
badly hobbled by critical fuel shortages in the home islands. In a desperate attempt to slow the Allied advance, "Yamato" was dispatched on a one-way mission to Okinawa in April 1945, with orders to beach herself and fight until destroyed, thus protecting the island. The task force was spotte... | 29,708 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
After withdrawing from the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited the size and power of capital ships, the Imperial Japanese Navy began their design of the new "Yamato" class of heavy battleships. Their planners recognized Japan would be unable to compete with the output of U.S. naval shipyar... | 29,709 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
of lifting up to 350 tonnes were installed. Extreme secrecy was maintained throughout construction, a canopy even being erected over part of the drydock to screen the ship from view. "Yamato" was launched on 8 August 1940, with Captain (later Vice-Admiral) Miyazato Shutoku in command. A great... | 29,710 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
guns of . Each gun was long, weighed , and was capable of firing high-explosive or armor-piercing shells . Her secondary battery comprised twelve guns mounted in four triple turrets (one forward, one aft, two midships), and twelve guns in six twin mounts (three on each side amidships). Thes... | 29,711 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
anti-aircraft guns was increased to 162.
# Service.
## Trials and initial operations.
During October or November 1941 "Yamato" underwent sea trials, reaching her maximum possible speed of . As war loomed, priority was given to accelerating military construction. On 16 December, months ahea... | 29,712 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
A veteran of Japan's crushing victory over Russia at the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War, the Pearl Harbor victor was planning a decisive engagement with the United States Navy at Midway Island. After participating in war games "Yamato" departed Hiroshima Bay on 27 May for duty w... | 29,713 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
in the engagement. On 5 June, Yamamoto ordered the remaining ships to return to Japan, so "Yamato" withdrew with the main battleship force to Hashirajima, before making her way back to Kure.
"Yamato" left Kure for Truk on 17 August 1942. After 11 days at sea, she was sighted by the American ... | 29,714 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
February 1943, "Yamato" was replaced by her sister ship "Musashi" as flagship of the Combined Fleet. The battleship spent only a single day away from Truk between her arrival in August 1942 and her departure on 8 May 1943. On that day, she set sail for Yokosuka and from there for Kure, arrivi... | 29,715 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
three carriers, and smaller warships to intercept US Task Force 15, and again a month later with six battleships, three carriers, and eleven cruisers. Intelligence had reported that the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was nearly empty of ships, which the Japanese interpreted to mean ... | 29,716 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
On 25 December, while ferrying troops and equipment—which were wanted as reinforcements for the garrisons at Kavieng and the Admiralty Islands—from Yokosuka to Truk, "Yamato" and her task group were intercepted by the American submarine about out at sea. "Skate" fired a spread of four torpedo... | 29,717 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
and "Yamato" departed on 10 January for Kure.
On 16 January 1944, "Yamato" arrived at Kure for repairs of the torpedo damage and was dry-docked until 3 February. During this time, armor plate sloped at ° was fitted in the area of damage to her hull. It had been proposed that of steel be used... | 29,718 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Division to the Second Fleet.
"Yamato" was again dry-docked at Kure for further upgrades to all her radar and anti-aircraft systems from 25 February to 18 March 1944. Each of the two beam-mounted 6.1 inch (155-mm) triple turrets was removed and replaced by three pairs of 5-inch (127-mm) AA g... | 29,719 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
to include infrared identification systems and aircraft search and gunnery control radars. She left the dry dock on 18 March and went through several trials beginning on 11 April. "Yamato" left Kure on 21 April and embarked soldiers and materiel the following day at Okinoshima for a mission t... | 29,720 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
mission was cancelled when word reached Ozawa's headquarters of American carrier attacks on the Mariana Islands. Instead, the Imperial Japanese Navy reorganized, concentrating the majority of its remaining fighting strength in the hope of achieving a decisive success against the Americans. By... | 29,721 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
fire on returning Japanese aircraft.
Following the battle, "Yamato" withdrew with the Mobile Fleet to the Hashirajima staging area near Kure to refuel and rearm. With "Musashi" she left the fleet on 24 June for the short journey to Kure, where she received five more triple 25 mm anti-aircraf... | 29,722 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
were installed. Leaving Japan on 8 July, "Yamato"—accompanied by the battleships "Musashi", , "Nagato", and eleven cruisers and destroyers—sailed south. "Yamato" and "Musashi" headed for the Lingga Islands, arriving on 16–17 July. By this stage of the war, Japan's tanker fleet had been much r... | 29,723 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
engagements in history—the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In response to the American invasion of the Philippines, Operation Shō-Gō called for a number of Japanese groups to converge on the island of Leyte, where American troops were landing. On 18 October, "Yamato" was given a coating of black camouf... | 29,724 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea.
The following day the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea hurt the Center Force badly with the loss of three more heavy cruisers, eliminating a substantial part of the fleet's anti-aircraft defence. During the course of the day, American carrier aircraft sortied a total of 2... | 29,725 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
battle group under the command of Admiral William Halsey, Jr., departed the Leyte Gulf area on the evening of 24 October. Convinced that Kurita's Center Force had been turned back, Halsey took his powerful Task Force 38 in pursuit of the Japanese Northern Force, a decoy group composed of one ... | 29,726 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
the Battle off Samar, attacked an American formation that had remained in the area to provide close support for the invading troops. Known as "Taffy 3", this small group comprised six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts. In the initial stages of this battle, "Yamato"... | 29,727 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
caliber cannons, the light American surface combatants, supported by FM-2 Wildcats and TBM Avengers from Taffy 3's escort carriers, attacked so ferociously that Kurita believed his ships were engaging a full American task force of fleet carriers. A mistaken report that he was facing six fleet... | 29,728 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
and one light cruiser were subsequently lost. The Centre Force sank one American escort carrier (CVE), two destroyers, and a destroyer escort. A second CVE was lost by kamikaze attack after the surface engagement.
Following the engagement, "Yamato" and the remnants of Kurita's force returned... | 29,729 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
where several of the battleship's older anti-aircraft guns were replaced. On 25 November, Captain Aruga Kōsaku was named "Yamato"s commander.
## Operation Ten-Go.
On 1 January 1945, "Yamato", "Haruna" and "Nagato" were transferred to the newly reactivated 1st Battleship Division. "Yamato" l... | 29,730 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
The intervention of a squadron of Kawanishi N1K1 "Shiden" fighters (named "George" by the Allies) flown by veteran Japanese fighter instructors prevented the raid from doing too much damage to the base and assembled ships, while "Yamato"s ability to maneuver—albeit slowly—in the Nasami Channe... | 29,731 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
and Okinawa-based army units, attack the Allied forces assembled on and around Okinawa. "Yamato" would then be beached to act as an unsinkable gun emplacement and continue to fight until destroyed. In preparation for the mission, "Yamato" had taken on a full stock of ammunition on 29 March. A... | 29,732 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
learning the particulars of Operation Ten-Go. Further confirmation of Japanese intentions came around 20:00 when the Surface Special Attack Force, navigating the Bungo Strait, was spotted by the American submarines and . Both reported "Yamato"s position to the main American carrier strike for... | 29,733 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
but as a contingency the battleships together with seven cruisers and 21 destroyers were sent to interdict the Japanese force before it could reach the vulnerable transports and landing craft.
"Yamato"s crew were at general quarters and ready for anti-aircraft action by dawn on 7 April. The ... | 29,734 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
appeared overhead to deal with any Japanese aircraft that might appear. None did.
At about 12:30, 280 bomber and torpedo bomber aircraft arrived over the Japanese force. , which had fallen out of formation due to engine trouble, was caught and sunk by a detachment of aircraft from . The Surf... | 29,735 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
her triple 25 mm anti-aircraft mounts and blew a hole in the deck. A third bomb then destroyed her radar room and the starboard aft 127 mm mount. At 12:46, another two bombs struck the battleship's port side, one slightly ahead of the aft 155 mm centreline turret and the other right on top of... | 29,736 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
that little damage was caused. Shortly afterward, up to three more torpedoes struck "Yamato". Two impacts, on the port side near the engine room and on one of the boiler rooms, are confirmed; the third is disputed but is regarded by Garzke and Dulin as probable because it would explain the re... | 29,737 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
weapons, sharply curtailing their effectiveness.
The second attack started just before 13:00. In a coordinated strike, dive bombers flew high overhead to begin their runs while torpedo bombers approached from all directions at just above sea level. Overwhelmed by the number of targets, the b... | 29,738 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
struck a fire room that had already been hit, one impacted a different fire room, and the third hit the hull adjacent to a damaged outboard engine room, increasing the water flow into that space and possibly flooding nearby locations. The fourth hit, unconfirmed, may have struck aft of the th... | 29,739 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
that the main battery was unable to fire and her speed was limited to .
The third and most damaging attack developed at about 13:40. At least four bombs hit the ship's superstructure and caused heavy casualties among her 25 mm anti-aircraft gun crews. Many near misses drove in her outer plat... | 29,740 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
outer engine room, which, along with three other rooms on the starboard side, was being counterflooded to reduce the port list. The torpedo strike accelerated the rate of flooding and trapped many crewmen.
At 14:02, the order was belatedly given to abandon ship. By this time, "Yamato"s speed... | 29,741 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
"Yamato" from her starboard side. Her list was now such that the torpedoes—set to a depth of —struck the bottom of her hull. The battleship continued her inexorable roll to port. By 14:20, the power went out and her remaining 25 mm anti-aircraft guns began to drop into the sea. Three minutes ... | 29,742 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itō. The few survivors were recovered by the four surviving destroyers, which withdrew to Japan.
From the first attack at 12:37 to the explosion at 14:23, "Yamato" was hit by at least 11 torpedoes and six bombs. There may have been two more torpedo and bomb hits, but thi... | 29,743 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
site two years later, and the team's photographic and video records were later confirmed by one of the battleship's designers, Shigeru Makino, to show the "Yamato"s last resting place. The wreck lies southwest of Kyushu under of water in two main pieces; a bow section comprising the front two... | 29,744 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
was surveyed using digital technology, giving a more detailed view and confirming the earlier identification. The resulting video revealed many details such as the chrysanthemum crest on the bow, the massive propeller, and the detached main gun turret. The nine-minute video of this survey is ... | 29,745 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Powers and the United States in particular. Shigeru Fukudome, chief of the Operations Section of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, described the ships as "symbols of naval power that provided to officers and men alike a profound sense of confidence in their navy." "Yamato"s symbolic m... | 29,746 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Inutabu in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture to commemorate the lives lost in Operation Ten-Go. In October 1974, Leiji Matsumoto created a new television series, "Space Battleship Yamato", about rebuilding the battleship as a starship and its interstellar quest to save Earth. The series was a huge... | 29,747 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
to the United States as "Star Blazers", the animated series proved popular and established a foundation for anime in the North American entertainment market. The motif in "Space Battleship Yamato" was repeated in "Silent Service", a popular manga and anime that explores issues of nuclear weap... | 29,748 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Museum was opened near the site of the former Kure shipyards. Although intended to educate on the maritime history of post Meiji-era Japan, the museum gives special attention to its namesake; the battleship is a common theme among several of its exhibits, which includes a section dedicated to... | 29,749 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
Based on a book of the same name, the film is a tale about the sailors aboard the doomed battleship and the concepts of honour and duty. The film was shown on more than 290 screens across the country and was a commercial success, taking in a record 5.11 billion yen at the domestic box office.... | 29,750 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
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- Skulski, Janusz (2004) [1988]. "The Battleship Yamato: Anatomy of a Ship" Conway Maritime Press.
- Steinberg, Rafael (1978). "Island Fighting". Time-Life Books Inc.
- Steinberg, Raf... | 29,751 |
206932 | Japanese battleship Yamato | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese%20battleship%20Yamato | Japanese battleship Yamato
mpany. .
- Reynolds, Clark G (1982). "The Carrier War". Time-Life Books. .
- Skulski, Janusz (2004) [1988]. "The Battleship Yamato: Anatomy of a Ship" Conway Maritime Press.
- Steinberg, Rafael (1978). "Island Fighting". Time-Life Books Inc.
- Steinberg, Rafael (1980) "Return to the Phili... | 29,752 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
Today
Today (archaically to-day) may refer to:
- Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called "now"
- Current era, present day
# Arts, entertainment, and media.
## Films.
- "Today" (1930 film), a 1930 American drama film directed by William Nigh
- "Today" (2012 film) or "Aujourd'hu... | 29,753 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
"Today" (Galaxie 500 album), 1988
- "Today!" (Herbie Mann album), 1966
- "Today" (Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge album), collection of classic songs re-recorded by Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
- "Today" (Junkie XL album), 2006
- "Today" (Marty Robbins album), 1971
- "Today!" (Mississippi John... | 29,754 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
album by The Statler Brothers
- "Today" (Superpitcher album), a mix album made by German electronic music artist Superpitcher
- "Today" (EP), a 1999 EP by Everlast
- "Today!", an album by The Airmen of Note
- "Today", an album by Gary McFarland
- "Today", an album by Gigi Leung
- "Today", an album by Raul M... | 29,755 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
to the soundtrack of the film "Great Expectations" in 1998
- "Today" (The Smashing Pumpkins song), a 1993 song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Today" (Is Your Day), a 2011 song by Shania Twain
- "Today", by Air
- "Today", by Barry Ryan
- "Today", by Family
- "Today", by Jesse Cleg... | 29,756 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
by Talk Talk from "The Party's Over"
- "Today", by Tom Scott
- "Today", by Zero 7 from "The Garden"
- "T.O.D.A.Y", by Royce da 5'9" featuring Ingrid Smalls from "Death Is Certain"
- "Today", by Raul Malo, the opening song of the movie "Snow Dogs" co-written by Jaime Hanna, Raul Malo and Alan Miller
## Period... | 29,757 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
in the "Manila Standard Today"
- "Florida Today" or "Today", a U.S. daily newspaper
- "Today Newspaper" (Gambia), an independent newspaper in the Gambia, West Africa
- Today Newspapers, a defunct newspaper chain in Texas, United States
- "Today, the new John Bull", a defunct British magazine
## Radio.
- "To... | 29,758 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
"Today Today", an Australian radio show
## Television.
- "Today" (1960 TV series), an Australian television series
- "Today" (Australian TV program), an Australian breakfast television program
- Today (Thames Television series), a regional news programme shown in the London area, commonly remembered for Bill ... | 29,759 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
TV morning program
## Other arts, entertainment, and media.
- Today, a character in the Abbott and Costello comedy routine "Who's on First?"
- Radio Today (website), a network of websites reporting on radio news and events based in MediaCityUK
# Other uses.
- Today Art Museum, in Beijing, China
- Today spon... | 29,760 |
206960 | Today | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Today | Today
am
## Other arts, entertainment, and media.
- Today, a character in the Abbott and Costello comedy routine "Who's on First?"
- Radio Today (website), a network of websites reporting on radio news and events based in MediaCityUK
# Other uses.
- Today Art Museum, in Beijing, China
- Today sponge, a brand of b... | 29,761 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
Slim Shady EP
Slim Shady EP is the debut extended play by American rapper Eminem released on December 16, 1997 through the Detroit-based record label Web Entertainment. Unlike "Infinite", the "Slim Shady EP" helped Eminem gain the interest of CEO Jimmy Iovine (co-founder of Interscope Records) and West C... | 29,762 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
it is now placed at a high price. His lyrics are a marked departure from those found on "Infinite", featuring constant references to drug use, sexual acts, mental instability, and over-the-top violence. Another departure was his exploration of more serious themes of dealing with poverty, his direct and se... | 29,763 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
than on prior album efforts. According to "Billboard", at this point in his life Eminem had "realized his musical ambitions were the only way to escape his unhappy life".
# Background and production.
In 1996, his debut album "Infinite", which was recorded at the Bassmint, a recording studio owned by the... | 29,764 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
influenced his lyrical style: "After that record, every rhyme I wrote got angrier and angrier. A lot of it was because of the feedback I got. Motherfuckers was like, 'You're a white boy, what the fuck are you rapping for? Why don't you go into rock & roll?' All that type of shit started pissing me off." A... | 29,765 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
entitled "Slim Shady EP" simultaneously on cassette, vinyl, and CD. During this time, Eminem and his wife, Kim Scott lived in a high-crime neighborhood with their newborn daughter Hailie, where their house was burglarized numerous times. After being evicted from his home, Eminem traveled to Los Angeles to... | 29,766 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
anything from a demo tape or a CD. When Jimmy played this, I said, 'Find him. Now.'" Eminem and Dr. Dre subsequently began work on his major-label debut album "The Slim Shady LP".
# Artwork.
The cover depicts the opening intro as well as the first track, in which Slim Shady awakens Eminem and orders him... | 29,767 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
a similarity to Black Flag's 1981 debut album, "Damaged".
# Reception.
According to an interview with Zane Lowe, Eminem made 500 copies of the EP, but sold only slightly higher than 250. Though rare, reviews of the EP were generally mixed to positive. AllMusic gave the EP two and a half out of five star... | 29,768 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
Two of Us", and "Murder, Murder". It was written about a month or two prior to Eminem's record deal with Aftermath Entertainment but wasn't published until March 1998.
# Track listing.
Notes
- signifies a co-producer.
Sample credits
- "Low Down, Dirty" contains a sample of "One More Chance" by The No... | 29,769 |
206956 | Slim Shady EP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slim%20Shady%20EP | Slim Shady EP
l with Aftermath Entertainment but wasn't published until March 1998.
# Track listing.
Notes
- signifies a co-producer.
Sample credits
- "Low Down, Dirty" contains a sample of "One More Chance" by The Notorious B.I.G., "Soopaman Luva 3" and "Rated R" by Redman
- "Murder, Murder" contains a sample of... | 29,770 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
Fool
Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to:
# Common uses.
- Fool, an insult describing one who is stupid or unintelligent
- Clown
- Harlequin
- Jester
- Fool, to play a magic trick, confidence trick or defraud someone
# Arts, entertainment and media.
## Fictional characters.
- Fool (stock character) in ... | 29,771 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
film), an Indian film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
- The Fool (1913 film), a 1913 British silent film
- The Fool (1925 film), a lost silent film
- "The Fool" (1990 film), a British film
- "The Fool" (2014 film), a Russian film
## Gaming and Tarot.
- Fool (card game)
- The Fool (Tarot card)
## Literature... | 29,772 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton
- The Fools, a musical group from Massachusetts, U.S.
## Albums.
- Fool (Joe Jackson album), 2019
- "The Fool" (The Fool album), 1968
- "The Fool" (Ryn Weaver album), 2015
- "The Fool" (Warpaint album), 2010
- "Fools" (The Reason album), 2010
- "Fools" (EP), by Laur... | 29,773 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
2006 album "Peep"
- "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album "Room Service"
- "Fool" by Shakira, from the 2001 album "Laundry Service"
- "Fool" by Swans from the album "Greed"
- "Fool (#2)" by Swans from the album "Holy Money"
- "Fool (I Feel Bad for You)" by Medina, from the U.S. release of 2012 "Forever" al... | 29,774 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
"The Fool" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, from the 1968 album "Quicksilver Messenger Service"
- "Fools" (Alphaville song), 1994
- "Fools" by Deep Purple, from their 1971 album "Fireball"
- "Fools" by Rachel Stevens, from the 2003 album "Funky Dory"
- "Fools" by Troye Sivan, from the 2015 album "Wild"
- "Fo... | 29,775 |
206968 | Fool | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fool | Fool
it fool, a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries
- "Ful" (pronounced "fool") or ful medames, a Middle Eastern dish made from fava beans
# Other uses.
- Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville, Gabon, ICAO airport code FOOL
- The Motley Fool, a financial advice company ("fool.com") n... | 29,776 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
Luton Airport
London Luton Airport , previously called "Luton International Airport", is an international airport located east of Luton town centre in the county of Bedfordshire, England, and is north of Central London.
In 2018, over 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport, a record total for... | 29,777 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
Wizz Air and previously served as a base for Monarch Airlines until it ceased operations in October 2017. The vast majority of the routes served are within Europe, although there are some charter and scheduled routes to destinations in Northern Africa and Asia.
The airport is two miles from Junction 10 o... | 29,778 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
opened on the site on 16 July 1938 by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood. During World War II, it was a base for Royal Air Force fighters. Situated where the valley of the River Lea cuts its way through the north-east end of the Chiltern Hills, the airport occupies a hill-top location, with a r... | 29,779 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
and several executive jet operators and maintenance companies are based there.
It became the operating base for charter airlines such as Autair (which went on to become Court Line), Euravia (now TUI Airways, following Euravia's change of name to Britannia Airways and subsequent merger with First Choice A... | 29,780 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
of reinvestment and Stansted Airport, also north of London, growing. The council responded to lobbying and focused again on developing the airport, first by operating the airport at arm's length via an independent management team. As a result, necessary infrastructure work was undertaken. The next 15 year... | 29,781 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
runway had disappeared under a landfill, while 06/24 had effectively become a taxiway. To remain a viable airport it was necessary to update airfield services, and achieve CAT3 status. This meant updating ILS; glidepath and localiser and removing the hump in the runway; even a six-foot person could not se... | 29,782 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
partners were courted and business models were considered. The process envisaged a cargo centre, an airport railway station, and people mover from station to airport terminal (hence the unused underpass parallel to the road as you approach the terminal).
In 1990, the airport was renamed London Luton Airp... | 29,783 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
latter making Luton its base.
In August 1997, to fund an £80 million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30-year concession contract to a public-private partnership consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited, a partnership of Airport Group International (AGI) and Barclays Private Equi... | 29,784 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
in November 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, houses 60 check-in desks, baggage and flight information systems and a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars.
## Development since the 2000s.
In September 2004, a area featuring a spectacular vaulted ceiling was completed with the new termina... | 29,785 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
supported the government plans to expand the facilities to include a full-length runway and a new terminal. However, local campaign groups, including Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN) and Stop Luton Airport Plan (SLAP) opposed the new expansion plans, for reasons i... | 29,786 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
for Transport (DfT) advised the airport authority to use the airport site more efficiently. The DfT supports plans to extend the runway from its current length to and increase the length of the taxiway. A full-length runway would increase airlines' operational flexibility by enabling the use of aircraft t... | 29,787 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
both Spanish companies. control organisation. In November 2013 ownership of London Luton Airport Operations Ltd passed to Aena and Ardian. In 2018, AMP Capital acquired Ardian's 49% stake in the business.
From 2006 to 2008 Silverjet operated long-haul flights to Newark and Dubai from a dedicated terminal... | 29,788 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
Pristina and Kutaisi in addition to more than a dozen already served ones from other bases.
# Facilities.
The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west (08/26), with a length of at an elevation of . The runway is equipped with an Instrument Landing System (ILS) rated to Category II... | 29,789 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
There are approximately 60 stands available for aircraft. All of these stands are located on the northern side of the terminal building, away from the runway and connected to it by a 'U' shaped set of taxiways and aprons that together encircle the terminal.
The northern side of the U-shaped apron is ring... | 29,790 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLAOL). London Luton Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P835) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for... | 29,791 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
the previous headquarters of EasyJet. Hangar 89, built in 1974, has of office space and can house two aircraft the size of an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 at one time. When EasyJet received H89, it had a 1970s style office setup. EasyJet modernised the building and painted it orange.
In addition, TUI Airway... | 29,792 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
("1-62"), a separate security screening hall, as well as some shops, service counters and the arrivals facilities. After the security screening hall, stairs lead to the departures lounge on the upper floor, where several more stores, restaurants and all 28 departure gates in two side piers ("1-19" and "20... | 29,793 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
to Leeds and connects to the M25 motorway. The airport is linked to M1's Junction 10 by the dual-carriageway A1081 road. There is a short stay car park adjacent to the terminal, together with medium and long term on airport car parks to the west and east of the terminal respectively and linked to the term... | 29,794 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
from the station to Bedford, St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
East Midlands Trains operate semi-fast services calling at Parkway station hourly. These trains run south directly to London St Pancras and north to Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Corby, Market Harboroug... | 29,795 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
with a segregated tracked transit system was announced. Ambitious plans to build a new direct railway link from the Midland Main Line to the airport were put forward in 2015, with the aim of reducing the journey time from central London to the airport to 20min and significantly increasing passenger number... | 29,796 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
of Small Businesses (FSB), Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce (among others) for their campaign for better rail links to Luton Airport Parkway. They are calling on the government to make it a requirement of the new East Midlands franchise holder to introduce four fast t... | 29,797 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
is the served by the Route A of the Luton to Dunstable Busway, a bus rapid transit route which connects the airport with Luton Town Centre and the neighbouring towns of Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Milton Keynes. The buses, operated by Arriva Shires & Essex, run on a segregated guided busway track across... | 29,798 |
206934 | Luton Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luton%20Airport | Luton Airport
by Arriva Shires & Essex and the A1 operated by National Express which operate competing services to and from Victoria Coach Station. EasyBus services operate towards Liverpool Street station. A range of longer distance National Express services linking Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports as well as d... | 29,799 |
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