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1215372 | Wanli District, New Taipei | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanli%20District,%20New%20Taipei | Wanli District, New Taipei
Wanli District, New Taipei
Wanli District (), known in Basay as Masu, is a rural district on the rocky seacoast in northeastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Wanli is a popular tourist destination and the site of the Cape Yeliu Miocene Formation which features distinctive hoodoo outcro... | 46,700 |
1215372 | Wanli District, New Taipei | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanli%20District,%20New%20Taipei | Wanli District, New Taipei
Spanish, who were then ousted by the Dutch. The area began to develop when Hoklo people came to set up fishing operations.
The Ming dynasty loyalist Koxinga landed his troops at Wanli in 1661 to expel the Dutch from their northern strongholds while their principal fortress in Tainan was unde... | 46,701 |
1215372 | Wanli District, New Taipei | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanli%20District,%20New%20Taipei | Wanli District, New Taipei
of the island in 1895, Wanli (called "Banri" by the Japanese) became part of "Kīrun" Subprefecture, "Taihoku Ken". In 1901, a reorganisation split "Taihoku Ken" up into smaller prefectures, with Banri becoming part of Kinpori (Kimpauli) Subprefecture, . In 1909, Kīrun Prefecture was amalgamat... | 46,702 |
1215372 | Wanli District, New Taipei | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanli%20District,%20New%20Taipei | Wanli District, New Taipei
with Xizhi District of New Taipei City, and to the southwest is Taipei City's Shilin District. The topography of the area is marked by the rocky Pacific coastline and the forested, mountainous interior.
# Administration.
Since 25 December 2010 Wanli has been administered as the Wanli Distri... | 46,703 |
1215372 | Wanli District, New Taipei | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanli%20District,%20New%20Taipei | Wanli District, New Taipei
g (), Huangtan (), Shuangxing (), Xidi (), Kanjiao (), and Zhongfu (). Prior to the 2010 reorganisation Wanli elected its own mayor, but now as a district of New Taipei City the District Chief is appointed by the mayor of New Taipei City.
# Economy.
The crabbing industry is important, and i... | 46,704 |
1215407 | Scrapbook | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrapbook | Scrapbook
Scrapbook
Scrapbook may refer to:
- Scrapbooking, the process of making a scrapbook
# Software.
- Scrapbook (Mac OS), a Mac OS application
- ScrapBook, a Firefox extension
# Film and TV.
- Scrapbook (film), American horror film 2000
- "Scrapbook", American comedy film with Eric Balfour 1999
# Music.
... | 46,705 |
1215402 | Debbie Travis' Facelift | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debbie%20Travis'%20Facelift | Debbie Travis' Facelift
Debbie Travis' Facelift
Debbie Travis' Facelift was a home improvement reality television show that ran from January 28, 2003 to December 30, 2005. It was produced in Canada for Home & Garden Television (HGTV) and also aired in the United States on the American version of the network, Home & Ga... | 46,706 |
1215402 | Debbie Travis' Facelift | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debbie%20Travis'%20Facelift | Debbie Travis' Facelift
to renovate as quickly as possible. Much of the show's drama is based around time and budget constraints in completing the job before the target returns, and upon the reaction of the target once they see the completed work.
The personalities of members of the team have become well-known to regu... | 46,707 |
1215402 | Debbie Travis' Facelift | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debbie%20Travis'%20Facelift | Debbie Travis' Facelift
r viewers, along with such trademarks as the "Sivart van" (an old-style delivery truck labeled "sivart", 'Travis' spelled in reverse), which the team arrives in; Debbie's reveal of a possibly-controversial design to skeptical family members; and the 'facelift book', a small scrapbook presented t... | 46,708 |
1215409 | Osmán Morote Barrionuevo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osmán%20Morote%20Barrionuevo | Osmán Morote Barrionuevo
Osmán Morote Barrionuevo
Osmán Morote Barrionuevo known with the alias of Comrade Nicolas was one of Efraín Morote Best's sons. At one point in his life, he became the Shining Path's second-in-command. His two siblings, Arturo and Katia, also became members of the Shining Path, a Maoist insurg... | 46,709 |
1215409 | Osmán Morote Barrionuevo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osmán%20Morote%20Barrionuevo | Osmán Morote Barrionuevo
ote Barrionuevo
Osmán Morote Barrionuevo known with the alias of Comrade Nicolas was one of Efraín Morote Best's sons. At one point in his life, he became the Shining Path's second-in-command. His two siblings, Arturo and Katia, also became members of the Shining Path, a Maoist insurgency in P... | 46,710 |
1215387 | Carrie Donovan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrie%20Donovan | Carrie Donovan
Carrie Donovan
Carrie Donovan (March 22, 1928 – November 12, 2001) was an American fashion editor for "Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar" and "The New York Times Magazine". In the 1990s she became known for her work in Old Navy commercials where she wore her trademark large eyeglasses and black clothing, often d... | 46,711 |
1215387 | Carrie Donovan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrie%20Donovan | Carrie Donovan
1942 when they then went to live with their mother. Donovan did not have a relationship with her father who left early on in her life. When Donovan was just 10 years old, she mailed her own sketches for a design collection to the actress Jane Wyman, who replied with a handwritten letter. She later attend... | 46,712 |
1215387 | Carrie Donovan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrie%20Donovan | Carrie Donovan
married to Alexander Liberman, the editor of "Vogue". Donovan was recruited by "The New York Times Magazine" in 1955 after she graduated from Parson's School of Design. A few years later Donovan was recruited by Diana Vreeland of "Vogue".
Donovan gained recognition as a style editor for "Vogue", "Harper... | 46,713 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
Jocky Wilson
John Thomas "Jocky" Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989. Wilson competed... | 46,714 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
from public life, and was rarely seen in public or gave interviews before his death in March 2012.
# Early life.
As a child, Wilson's parents were deemed unfit to raise him and Wilson spent much of his childhood in an orphanage. He began playing in a local pub in Kirkcaldy where the landlady supported hi... | 46,715 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
competition at Butlins, Ayrshire, which he went on to win, claiming the top prize of £500. His success in this tournament convinced him that he should turn professional.
# Peak career.
In 1981 he beat world number one Eric Bristow and Cliff Lazarenko of England in the BDO Nations Cup final. His Scotland ... | 46,716 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
in a major event although the odd final appearance still came over the next few years.
His record at the World Championship was one of great consistency. From his debut in 1979 until 1991 he managed to reach at least the quarter-finals on every single occasion. He was quarter-finalist eight times (1979, 1... | 46,717 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
Television.
In the television documentary, "Eric Bristow: Sports Life Stories", Bristow described various psychological ploys he used against his opponents to "scramble their heads". He added that in response the only two opponents who would look him in the eye at the handshake at the start of a game were... | 46,718 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
of alcoholic spirits Wilson would consume remarking, 'At the end he was doing a 40 oz bottle'.
# Darts split.
Wilson joined the other top professionals who split away from the ruling British Darts Organisation in 1993 to form the WDC (now Professional Darts Corporation). He was not able to recapture the ... | 46,719 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
was broadcast on ITV and played on quadro dartboards. Wilson became one of the few players to have hit 240 on television during a visit to the dart board, by getting 3 darts in the quadruple 20, during his semi final victory over John Lowe. Wilson lost the final to Dennis Priestley.
Wilson reached the qua... | 46,720 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
darts tournaments after he allegedly threw a punch at an official during a championship. This was taken as a reaction to Jocky's being under intense pressure at the time of the Falklands War, as he was married to an Argentine woman named Malvina (the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands is "Islas Malvin... | 46,721 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
took to them. They made him belch when drinking, he complained.
# After retirement.
Wilson never formally announced his retirement from darts; he simply departed from the sport suddenly on 23 December 1995. It is believed that he left after being diagnosed with diabetes, which stopped him drinking during... | 46,722 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
in a one-bedroom flat back on the council estate where he grew up. He also suffered from arthritis in his hands.
Wilson ceased giving interviews to the press and television. An "Observer" reporter tried to interview him in January 2007 on the 25th anniversary of his first title win, only to be told by his... | 46,723 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
inaugural tournament in December 2009.
A heavy smoker for forty years, in November 2009 it was announced that Wilson had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Reports stated that he had smoked up to 50 cigarettes a day for most of his life. He died just after 9 p.m. on 24 March 2012 a... | 46,724 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
Brown 2-4)
- 1982: Winner (beat John Lowe 5-3)
- 1983: 3rd place (beat Tony Brown 2-0; lost in Semi Final to Keith Deller 3-5)
- 1984: Semi Final (lost to Dave Whitcombe 5-6)
- 1985: Quarter Final (lost to Dave Whitcombe 3-4)
- 1986: Quarter Final (lost to Dave Whitcombe 2-4)
- 1987: Semi Final (lost... | 46,725 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
1995: Group Stage (lost both group games to Dennis Priestley and John Lowe)
# In popular culture.
- In 1982 his picture was displayed on "Top of the Pops" during a performance of "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" by Dexys Midnight Runners, apparently an in-joke on the part of the produc... | 46,726 |
1215398 | Jocky Wilson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jocky%20Wilson | Jocky Wilson
ps" during a performance of "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" by Dexys Midnight Runners, apparently an in-joke on the part of the production staff.
- He was amongst the first sports people to have a computer game created after him. Published by Zeppelin Games, "Jocky Wilson's Darts Chall... | 46,727 |
1215429 | F3F | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F3F | F3F
F3F
F3F may refer to:
- Grumman F3F, an aircraft
- Fun Fun Fun Fest, an annual music festival held in Austin, Texas
- F3F, a class of competition for radio-controlled model gliders, administered by the Fédération Aéronautique International. The competition involves flying 10 consecutive laps of a 100m course as... | 46,728 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
Mario Party Advance
# Gameplay.
The player can choose from four different "Mario" characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Yoshi. The player drives a car around a party board, similar to those seen in previous "Mario Party" games. Depending on the character chosen, the player will start at a ... | 46,729 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
to collect all the minigames and "Gaddgets" that were scattered around Shroom City by Bowser, by completing quests assigned to the player by the various inhabitants of Shroom City.
Gaddgets, invented by Professor E. Gadd, are interactive items such as a Morse code generator and a love meter. The ga... | 46,730 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
used by players to roll the dice and to play minigames.
# Reception.
"Mario Party Advance" received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, "Famitsu" gave it a score of three sevens and one six for a total of 27 out of 40.
While the game contains a large ... | 46,731 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
its large amount of dialogue, and wrote that most of its minigames "are actually on the bland side, featuring some rudimentary platform challenges or memory games that have been done a billion times before in other games. The 2D environment must have restricted the team's creativity in providing som... | 46,732 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
was "practically the dictionary definition of awful", noting that "most - if not all - of its hundred odd mini games are among some of the most insultingly undemanding and badly-designed efforts you'll ever see associated with the beloved franchise". Reed said "a typical game within Mario Party Adva... | 46,733 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
reinterpretations of Mario Party, playing this game made me want to just jump on my Gamecube and play the original console versions -- even if I have to play against 3 CPU players because frankly, being the only player on a board game that's advertised as a party is just disheartening."
In 2015, IG... | 46,734 |
1215417 | Mario Party Advance | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario%20Party%20Advance | Mario Party Advance
to just jump on my Gamecube and play the original console versions -- even if I have to play against 3 CPU players because frankly, being the only player on a board game that's advertised as a party is just disheartening."
In 2015, IGN listed the game at the bottom of its list of "Best Mario Party ... | 46,735 |
1215440 | Harold Lee | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harold%20Lee | Harold Lee
Harold Lee
Harold Lee may refer to:
- Harold B. Lee (1899–1973), eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Harold Lee (character), fictional character in the "Harold & Kumar" film series
- Harold Lee, cowboy featured in "Death in the West" (1983), who was dying of lung cance... | 46,736 |
1215451 | Bases | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bases | Bases
Bases
Bases may refer to:
- Bases (fashion), a military style of dress adopted by the chivalry of the sixteenth century
- Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES)
- the plural form of base (disambiguation)
- the plural form of basis (disambiguation)
# See also.
- Base (disambiguati... | 46,737 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
Little Wing
"Little Wing" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. It is a slower tempo, rhythm and blues-inspired ballad featuring Hendrix's vocal and guitar with recording studio effects accompanied by bass, drums, and glockenspiel. Lyrically, it is one of se... | 46,738 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
the song while performing in New York City's Greenwich Village prior to his involvement with producer Chas Chandler. After being inspired by events at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, Hendrix completed the song in October 1967, when it was recorded by the Experience during the sessions for their second album... | 46,739 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
demo versions have been released as well as additional live renditions. "Little Wing" is one of Hendrix's most popular songs and has become a standard, with interpretations recorded by musicians in a variety of styles. It is ranked number 366 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of ... | 46,740 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
He described the experience: "The best gig was with Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Curtis was a "really" good guitarist ... I learned a lot in that short time. He probably influenced me more than anyone I'd ever played with up to that time, that sweet sound of his, you know". In 1966, Hendrix recorded... | 46,741 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
Curtis Mayfield-influenced guitar styling is the song's strongest attribute".
According to Hendrix, "Little Wing" came from an idea he had originally developed while playing in Greenwich Village, when he was fronting his band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in the summer of 1966. He later explained that he... | 46,742 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
same chord progression as the later master recording, but had a more forceful rock feel. After another take in the same vein, Chandler called for a different approach. Recording engineer Eddie Kramer explained, "Chas knew right away what was needed. He had Jimi slow the tempo down and try it again". After t... | 46,743 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
However, for the lead, Kramer later fed the guitar signal through a makeshift Leslie speaker, which was normally used for electric organs. By rotating the sound, Leslie speakers produce vibrato- and tremolo-like effects, i.e., a pulsing or quivering addition to the sound (Hendrix later popularized the use o... | 46,744 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
was treated with sound processing techniques to give it an airy sound. These have been variously described as artificial double tracking (ADT), phasing, Pultec filter equalization, and processing with a Leslie speaker.
Regarding the song's arrangement, Shapiro commented, "Musically, 'Little Wing' is struct... | 46,745 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
bar in 2/4 at a slow rock (70–72 beats per minute) tempo and is built on a chord progression without a bridge section:
After an instrumental introduction, there are two verses, followed by a guitar solo, which has been described as "richly melodic" by biographer Keith Shadwick. Shapiro noted the song's bre... | 46,746 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
approach, with Hendrix's "thumb fret[ting] the bass notes, functioning in almost the same manner as a keyboardist's left hand, and the fingers of his fretting hand can be likened to a pianist's right hand". Leonard also adds that guitarist Adrian Belew describes the technique as a "lost art".
# Lyrics and ... | 46,747 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
Live Today", "May This Be Love", and "Little Wing". He described "Little Wing" as being "based on a very, very simple Indian style", perhaps referring to some Native American mythologies in which spirits inhabit nature and animals, including birds. In one interview, he saw it as self-explanatory: "That's ex... | 46,748 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
Wing". However, other writers have suggested that the figure is similar to the guardian angel associated with Christianity, which is clearly what she represents in Hendrix's later song "Angel". Hendrix's brother, Leon, interpreted "Little Wing" (and "Angel") as a general tribute: "He wrote it for his girlfr... | 46,749 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
performed "Little Wing" in concert for the first time. At some point he responded to a question, "Love? I know a girl, Katerina, in Sweden." In a later 1969 interview, Hendrix described his relationships while he was on tour: "So like 'Little Wing' is like one of these beautiful girls that come around somet... | 46,750 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
on November 1 (it is not clear if "Little Wing" was among those remixed). On November 2, 1967, a monaural mix was prepared, making "Axis" the last Hendrix album specifically mixed in mono (subsequent mono albums were electronically "folded" from the stereo mixes). When recording engineer Kramer was preparin... | 46,751 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
in the US. The song appears on subsequent reissues of "Axis: Bold as Love", which continues to be a best selling Hendrix album. It has also been included on numerous Hendrix compilation albums, including "The Essential Jimi Hendrix", "Stone Free", "The Ultimate Experience", "", and "".
# Live performances.... | 46,752 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
an open chord, while later ones have more elaborate single-string guitar improvisation with effects, such as wah-wah, before a chiming final chord. For one 1968 performance in San Francisco, Hendrix's guitar signal was routed through a Leslie speaker. Writer Dave Rubin commented, "the real Leslie played out... | 46,753 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
live versions appear on "Stages: Paris 68" (L'Olympia Paris, January 29, 1968), "The Jimi Hendrix Concerts" (Winterland Ballroom San Francisco, October 12, 1968),
and "Hendrix in the West" (Royal Albert Hall London, February 24, 1969). These recordings have been reissued on "Live in Paris & Ottawa 1968", "... | 46,754 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
Ladyland" at the Record Plant studio in New York. This low fidelity tape from the Cafe au Go Go, along with others from the Generation Club and the Scene in New York, was later stolen from his apartment and has appeared on several bootleg albums over the years.
# Eric Clapton adaptation.
English guitarist... | 46,755 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
the sessions for "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" shortly before Hendrix's death on September 18, 1970. Clapton biographer Michael Schumacher notes, "Clapton had intended it as a tribute to a living legend, but now that Hendrix was gone, the song hit on a different emotional level."
Atco Records issue... | 46,756 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
released on the "Live at the Fillmore" album in 1994.
After the break up of Derek and the Dominos, Clapton continued to perform "Little Wing". Live recordings appear on "Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert" (1973), "" (1974, released 1996), "Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert" (DVD with Sheryl Crow 1999), "Live ... | 46,757 |
1215348 | Little Wing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little%20Wing | Little Wing
"Little Wing" on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 366.
As one of Jimi Hendrix's most popular songs, "Little Wing" has been interpreted by many musicians. Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded an instrumental version in 1984 that was released on "The Sky Is Crying" in 1991. In 1987, Sting re... | 46,758 |
1215464 | Bare Range | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bare%20Range | Bare Range
Bare Range
The Bare Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located south of the Red Deer River valley in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named for the "bareness" of or lack of trees on the gentle slopes of the range.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
# See also.
... | 46,759 |
1215424 | Kamran Shirdel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamran%20Shirdel | Kamran Shirdel
Kamran Shirdel
Kamran Shirdel (; born 1939 in Tehran) is an Iranian documentarist.
He studied architecture and urbanism at the University of Rome and film direction at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome, graduating in 1964. He worked as an assistant director with John Huston on "The Bibl... | 46,760 |
1215424 | Kamran Shirdel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamran%20Shirdel | Kamran Shirdel
Italiana" and received the Medals of "La stella della solidarieta italiana" in a ceremony held in Farmanieh Palace in Tehran on May 2010.
# Filmography.
- "Nedamatgah" (aka "Women's Prison")1965 / 11 min. / Black & white / shot in 35 mm.
- "Qal'eh" (aka "Women's Quarter", it depicts the life condition... | 46,761 |
1215424 | Kamran Shirdel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamran%20Shirdel | Kamran Shirdel
Rained" (aka "Oun Shab Keh Baroun Oumad", an Award-winning satirical documentary)1967 - 1974 / 35 min./Black & White / shot in 35 mm.
- "The Morning of the Fourth Day" (Sobh-e Rooz-e Chaahaarom) (Feature film, fiction,1972)
- "Dubai" (1974)1974-75 / 38 min. / color / shot in 35 mm.
- "Solitude Opus 1"... | 46,762 |
1215436 | Shuttered Room | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shuttered%20Room | Shuttered Room
Shuttered Room
Shuttered Room is the debut studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1982.
It contains the group's debut single, "Stand or Fall", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as #79 on the Hot 100. Its follow-up single was "Red Skies". Both songs were ... | 46,763 |
1215436 | Shuttered Room | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shuttered%20Room | Shuttered Room
a number of respects, including the fact that all the songs are credited to Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Barrett, with lyrics attributed to Cy Curnin only, and that the engineer is listed as Stephen W Tayler rather than Taylor.
- Side 1
- 2. "Some People" – 3:01
- 3. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
- 4. "C... | 46,764 |
1215436 | Shuttered Room | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shuttered%20Room | Shuttered Room
All songs are credited as being written by Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, and Jamie West-Oram, except where noted.
- Side 1
- 2. "I Found You" – 3:38
- 3. "Some People" – 3:00
- 4. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
- 5. "The Strain" – 3:33
- 6. "Red Skies" – 4:19
- Side 2
- 2. "Lost Planes" – ... | 46,765 |
1215436 | Shuttered Room | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shuttered%20Room | Shuttered Room
(Repertoire REP 4598-WY).
The 1996 European CD compiles all the tracks from the various issues onto one CD.
- 1. "Sinking Island" – 4:32
- 2. "I Found You" – 3:38
- 3. "Some People" – 3:00
- 4. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
- 5. "Red Skies" – 4:20
- 6. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
- 7. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57... | 46,766 |
1215436 | Shuttered Room | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shuttered%20Room | Shuttered Room
- 4. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
- 5. "Red Skies" – 4:20
- 6. "Lost Planes" – 3:20
- 7. "Cameras in Paris" – 3:57
- 8. "I Live" – 4:53
- 9. "Shuttered Room" – 2:46
- 10. "The Fool" – 5:21
- 11. "Time in a Glass" – 3:27
- 12. "The Strain" – 3:33
- 13. "Stand or Fall" (Extended Mix) – 4:52
# Personnel... | 46,767 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
Oh My Darling, Clementine
"Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an American western folk ballad in trochaic meter usually credited to Percy Montrose (1884), although it is sometimes credited to Barker Bradford. The song is believed to have been based on another song called "" by H. S. Thompson (1863... | 46,768 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
Olinos o Niño", a sad love story very popular in Spanish-speaking cultures. It was also given various English texts. No particular source is cited to verify that the song he used to hear in the 1920s in a remote Spanish village was not an old text with new music, but Brenan states in his prefa... | 46,769 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
Scott Trotter. The re-written lyrics include a reference to Gene Autry ("could he sue me, Clementine?") amongst the five swinging verses.
# Contemporary use.
The singing of the song was a signature trait and running gag of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Huckleberry Hound in episodes rel... | 46,770 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
de Paris" by English dance trio Dario G.
The song plays during the opening credits for the John Ford movie "My Darling Clementine", with Henry Fonda. It also runs as a background score all through the movie.
The melody is used in "Xīnnián Hǎo" (), a Chinese New Year song.
Similarities have ... | 46,771 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
along to the song prior to the start of the main feature.
In the 1981 film "Death Hunt", Charles Bronson's character sings part of the song to himself alone in his log cabin as his pursuers listen on from outside.
The melody is the intro theme for the game "Miner 2049er".
The song is featur... | 46,772 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
1978 episode "Make Me A Perfect Murder.
In the 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", there are two references to the song (specifically its use in Hanna-Barbera in which Huckleberry Hound sings it): one at the beginning and one at the end, both regarding Clementine (Kate Winslet)... | 46,773 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
your harpoon and your trusty line, if she shows now, yell... there she blows now It just may be chunky Clementine".
# Jan and Dean version.
Jan and Dean had a hit with "Clementine" hitting as high as 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released under the Dore label (SP DORE 539 (US)) in Nove... | 46,774 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
disjointed jazz sound in the style of Thelonious Monk, and the final verse in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan.
# Other versions.
- Television host Jack Narz recorded the song for his album "Sing the Folk Hits With Jack Narz" in 1959.
- In 2004 the song was recorded by Westlife on their "A... | 46,775 |
1215416 | Oh My Darling, Clementine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine | Oh My Darling, Clementine
rom the original.
- In 2012 Neil Young and Crazy Horse recorded a minor-key hard-rock version of "Clementine" on their album "Americana".
- In the 2018 Telltale Games video game, "", the character Louis (voiced by Sterling Sulieman) will sing the main characters, Clementine and Alvin Junior ... | 46,776 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
Juhayman al-Otaybi
Juhayman ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-Otaybi ( 16 September 1936 – 9 January 1980) was a Saudi militant and former Saudi Arabian soldier who in 1979 led the Grand Mosque seizure of the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Islam's holiest site, to protest against the Saudi monarchy and the House ... | 46,777 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
them of accepting the rule of an infidel state and offering loyalty to corrupt rulers in "exchange for honours and riches."
On 20 November 1979, the first day of the Islamic year 1400, the Masjid al-Haram was seized by a well-organized group of 400 to 500 men under al-Otaybi's leadership. A siege la... | 46,778 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
1980, in Mecca.
# Biography.
Otaybi was born in al-Sajir, Al-Qassim Province, a settlement established by King Abdulaziz to house Ikhwan bedouin tribesmen who had fought for him. This settlement (known as a hijra) was populated by members of Otaybi's tribe, the 'Utaybah tribe, one of the most pre-e... | 46,779 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
ability, but he loved to read religious texts.
He served in the Saudi Arabian National Guard from 1955 to 1973. He was thin and stood 6' 1½" (187 cm) according to his friends in the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
# Education.
After his military service he moved to Medina. It is when he met with Muh... | 46,780 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
in a "makeshift compound" about a half hour's walk to the Prophet's Mosque, and his followers stayed in a nearby dirt-floored hostel called Bayt al-Ikhwan ("House of the Brothers"). Otaybi and his devotees obeyed an austere and simple lifestyle, searching the Quran and Hadith for scriptural evidence ... | 46,781 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
image of the King on it.
By 1977, ibn Baz had departed to Riyadh and Otaybi became the leader of a faction of young recruits that developed their own—sometimes unorthodox—religious doctrines. When older members of the Jamaa travelled to Medina to confront Otaybi about these developments, the two fac... | 46,782 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
them harmless.
He married both the daughter of Prince Sajer Al Mohaya and the sister of Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al Qahtani.
His doctrines are said to have included:
- 1. The imperative to emulate the Prophet's example—revelation, propagation, and military takeover.
- 2. The necessity for the Muslim... | 46,783 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
the sunnah and not on the equivocal interpretations ("taqlid") of the ulama and on their "incorrect" teachings in the schools and universities.
- 5. The necessity to isolate oneself from the sociopolitical system by refusing to accept any official positions.
- 6. The advent of the mahdi from the li... | 46,784 |
1215418 | Juhayman al-Otaybi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juhayman%20al-Otaybi | Juhayman al-Otaybi
het through Husayn ibn Ali to remove the existing injustices and bring equity and peace to the faithful.
- 7. The duty to reject all worshipers of the partners of God ("shirk"), including worshipers of Ali, Fatimah and Muhammad.
- 8. The duty to establish a puritanical Islamic community which prote... | 46,785 |
1215502 | Samuel Miller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel%20Miller | Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller may refer to:
- Samuel Miller (theologian) (1769–1850), professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of "The Ruling Elder" (1831)
- Samuel Miller (saw), inventor of the circular saw in 1777
- Samuel Miller (USMC) (1775–1855), officer in the United States Marine Co... | 46,786 |
1215502 | Samuel Miller | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel%20Miller | Samuel Miller
eeman Miller (1816–1890), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Samuel Henry Miller (1840–1918), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Samuel Miller, 19th century Virginia philanthropist... | 46,787 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
Harrington
Harrington (or Harington) may refer to:
# People as a forename.
- Arthur Raikes (Arthur Edward Harington Raikes, 1867–1915), British army officer
- Charles Harrington Elster, American writer
- Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1890–1941), American author
- Francis Harrington Glidden (1832–19... | 46,788 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
Harrington Warner (1842–1923), American businessman
- Ivo Whitton (Ivo Harrington Whitton, 1893–1967), Australian golfer
- John Harington Gubbins (1852–1929), British linguist
- John Harrington Stevens, American senator
- Jonathan H. Green (Jonathan Harrington Green, 1813–1887), American gambler and inve... | 46,789 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
Harrington Harbour, Quebec
- Harrington Lake
## New Zealand.
- Harington Point
## South Africa.
- Harrington Place, Stellenbosch
## United Kingdom.
- Harrington, Cumbria
- Harrington, Lincolnshire
- Harrington, Northamptonshire
- Harrington Bridge, crosses the River Trent between Derbyshire and Lei... | 46,790 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
Harrington Beach State Park, Wisconsin
- Harrington Creek, California
- Harrington House (Weston, Massachusetts)
- Lake Harrington, a lake in Minnesota
- Harrington Meeting House, Maine
- Harrington Park, New Jersey
- Camp Don Harrington, Texas
- Don Harrington Discovery Center, Amarillo, Texas
# Cha... | 46,791 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
fictional character in TV drama "Peyton Place"
- Rodney Harrington, fictional character in TV drama "Peyton Place"
- Stephanie Harrington, fictional superhero
# Other.
- "Evan Harrington", novel by George Meredith
- "Harrington" (novel), an 1817 novel by Maria Edgeworth
- Harrington–Hollingsworth exper... | 46,792 |
1215510 | Harrington | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrington | Harrington
ton" (novel), an 1817 novel by Maria Edgeworth
- Harrington–Hollingsworth experiment in hematology
- Harrington & Richardson firearms
- Harington baronets, English title
- Harrington College of Design, Chicago
- Harrington College Icebergs, Canadian ice hockey team
- Harrington Designer Antiques
- Har... | 46,793 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
Beast of Gévaudan
The Beast of Gévaudan (; , ) is the historical name associated with a man-eating animal or animals which terrorized the former province of Gévaudan (consisting of the modern-day "département" of Lozère and part of Haute-Loire), in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France betw... | 46,794 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
of money and manpower to hunt the animals responsible, including the resources of several nobles, soldiers, royal huntsmen, and civilians. The number of victims differs according to the source. A 1987 study estimated there had been 210 attacks, resulting in 113 deaths and 49 injuries; 98 of the victim... | 46,795 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
that hunter Jean Chastel, who is credited with slaying the Beast for the final time in the summer of 1767, killed it with bullets he had forged out of silver.
# Description.
Descriptions of the time vary, but generally the Beast was said to look like a typical wolf, thought it was allegedly as big a... | 46,796 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
near the town of Langogne in the eastern part of Gévaudan, saw the Beast come at her. However, the bulls in the herd charged the Beast, keeping it at bay. They then drove it off after it attacked a second time. Shortly afterwards the first official victim of the Beast was recorded: 14-year-old Janne B... | 46,797 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
late December 1764, rumors had begun circulating that there might be a pair of animals behind the killings. This was because there had been such a high number of attacks in such a short space of time, and because many of the attacks appeared to have occurred or were reported nearly simultaneously. Som... | 46,798 |
1215425 | Beast of Gévaudan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beast%20of%20Gévaudan | Beast of Gévaudan
and another 350 livres to be shared among his companions. The king also directed that Portefaix be educated at the state's expense. He then decreed that the French state would help find and kill the Beast.
## Royal intervention.
First captain Duhamel of the Clermont-Ferrand dragoons and his troops w... | 46,799 |
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