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17324 | Beyoncé | At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé. She was nominated for Album of the Year but the award was won by Beck for his Morning Phase album. In ... |
14201 | Bette Rogge | Bette Rogge (June 14, 1922 – January 20, 2015) (married name Bette Morse) was an American radio and television presenter, talk show host and journalist. She was the "Grand Dame" of Dayton area broadcasting." |
16932 | Beyoncé | In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song in B'Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists. Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made the... |
14203 | The Lifecycle of Software Objects | "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" is a novella by American writer Ted Chiang originally published in 2010 by Subterranean Press. |
14204 | Qingming Festival | The Qingming Festival has been observed by the Chinese for over 2500 years. It became a public holiday in mainland China in 2008. In Taiwan, the public holiday was in the past observed on 5 April to honor the death of Chiang Kai-shek on that day in 1975, but with Chiang's popularity waning, this convention is not being... |
14205 | Does He Love You | ``Does He Love You ''is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's album Greatest Hits Volume Two. It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle. |
14206 | Me and God | "Me and God" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner, recorded as a duet with Ralph Stanley, with backing vocals from Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams of Diamond Rio. It was released in November 2006 as the third single from his album "Your Man". The song was nominated for ... |
14207 | Mourir demain | "Mourir demain" is a 2003 song recorded by the Canadian artist Natasha St-Pier. She performed the song as a duet with the French singer Pascal Obispo. It was released on 18 June 2004, as the second single from St-Pier's fourth studio album, "L'Instant d'après", on which it features as third track. This song, which has ... |
14208 | Working Day and Night | "Working Day and Night" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It is the third track from his fifth studio album, "Off the Wall" (1979). The song was written and produced by Jackson. Despite not being released as a single, it has been played often on the radio and in films, becoming one of Jackson's mo... |
14209 | Something to Brag About | "Something to Brag About" is a song written by Bobby Braddock that was recorded as a duet between American country artists Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery. It was also issued as a single in 1970. |
14210 | Every Other Weekend | ``Every Other Weekend ''is a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney, recorded on the former's 2007 album Reba: Duets. The song, written by Skip Ewing and Connie Harrington, is the third and final single from the album. When shipped to radio, Chesney's vocals were replaced with Ewing's, a... |
14211 | Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song) | ``Our House ''is a song written by British singer - songwriter Graham Nash and recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their album Déjà Vu (1970). The single reached # 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and # 20 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song,`` an ode to countercultural domestic bliss'', was written while Nash wa... |
14212 | If You're Reading This | "If You're Reading This" is a song by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was first performed at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards, which were held in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired May 15, 2007 on CBS. Shortly after McGraw's live performance, several radio stations began playing a telecast of the s... |
14213 | That's What Love Is | "That's What Love Is" is a song by American R&B artist Miki Howard. Performed as a duet with Gerald Levert lead singer of R&B trio LeVert and son of The O'Jays lead singer, Eddie Levert. Released in 1988, the song was the follow-up single after "Baby, Be Mine" from Howard's album "Love Confessions". "That's What Love I... |
14214 | Heroes & Friends | Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released in 1990. Except for the title track (which is reprised at the end), every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. "A Few Ole Country Boys" (a duet with George Jones) and the title track were both relea... |
14215 | Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (song) | "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" is a song written by Garth Brooks and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Chris LeDoux with Garth Brooks. It was released in July 1992 as the first single from his album "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy". The song reached number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot Country... |
14216 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé has received numerous awards. As a solo artist she has sold over 15 million albums in the US, and over 118 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny's Child), making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed... |
14265 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé's first solo recording was a feature on Jay Z's "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her first solo album Dangerously in Love was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts. T... |
14218 | Lazy Love | "Lazy Love" is a song by American recording artist Ne-Yo, premiere online on May 14, 2012. It officially impacted Urban radio on May 29, 2012 and was released on June 12, 2012 by Motown Records for purchase as a digital download. It is the first single from his album "R.E.D." The music video for the song premiered on J... |
14219 | The Mile End Sessions | The Mile End Sessions is the seventh album by solo artist David Usher. It was released on September 14, 2010 and is composed mostly of previously released songs re-recorded in acoustic arrangements. There were two singles released off the record. |
14242 | Some Hearts Are Diamonds | Some Hearts Are Diamonds is the second solo album by Chris Norman, released in 1986 by Hansa Records. Dieter Bohlen, formerly of Modern Talking, produced the album and wrote several of the songs. |
16937 | Beyoncé | The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls and by singer Josephine Baker. Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas. Beyoncé's... |
16998 | I'm Not Lisa | ``I'm Not Lisa ''is a country music song written and recorded by American country artist Jessi Colter. It was released as a single on January 16, 1975, by Capitol Records.`` I'm Not Lisa'' would become Colter's first major hit as a solo artist. |
14223 | Beyoncé | A self-described "modern-day feminist", Beyoncé creates songs that are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary... |
14224 | The Best of British £1 Notes | The Best of British £1 Notes is a compilation album and DVD by John Lydon showing his work not only with the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) but also as a solo artist and collaborator and features "The Rabbit Song", a new song from his as yet unreleased second solo album. It was released by EMI and Virgin Record... |
14225 | Adolf Overweg | In 1849, he joined a 3-man expedition under the command of James Richardson and Heinrich Barth (who later took command after Richardson's death). They set to leave Tripoli in the Spring of 1850 in order to help the British government forge relations with central African kingdoms and explore unknown territory there. The... |
14226 | Adolf Fischhof | Adolf Fischhof (Hungarian: Fischhof Adolf) (8 December 1816 – 23 March 1893) was a Hungarian-Austrian writer and politician of Jewish descent. |
14227 | Gerard Pieter Adolfs | Gerard Pieter Adolfs (born 2 January 1897 in Semarang, Central-Java; died 1 February 1968 in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands) was a Dutch East Indies painter and architect. In the 1930s – at the height of his artistic career – the press called G.P. Adolfs the “Wizard of Light”. |
14228 | Ngadda River | The Ngadda River is a river in Nigeria that flows into Lake Chad and the Chad Basin. The Alau dam built on the river has interfered with fertile seasonal floodplains in the region of Maiduguri. |
14229 | Adolf Gutknecht | Oberleutnant Adolf Gutknecht (born 12 September 1891, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. |
14230 | Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area | Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area is located on south of Huttonsville in Randolph County, West Virginia. The terrain at Becky Creek is steep, and is covered with second-growth hardwood forest. Camping is permitted in the designated area. Camping is also available at nearby Kumbrabow State Forest. |
14231 | Adolf Engler | Adolf Engler was born on March 25, 1844, in Sagan, Silesia, now Żagań, in western Poland as Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, and died in Berlin, Germany, on October 10, 1930. |
14232 | Adolf VIII of Berg | Adolf VIII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf V) (c. 1240 – 28 September 1296) was the eldest son of Count Adolf VII of Berg and Margaret of Hochstaden. |
14233 | Reinhold Hanisch | Reinhold Hanisch (27 January 1884, Grünwald an der Neiße near Gablonz/Neiße, northern Bohemia, Imperial & Royal Austria 2? February (death date controversial) 1937, in Vienna, aged 53) was an Austrian migrant worker and sometime business partner of the young Adolf Hitler. Hanisch, who published articles on Hitler, with... |
14234 | Adolf IX of Berg | Adolf IX of Berg (also referred to as Adolf VI) (c. 1280 – 3 April 1348) was the eldest son of Henry of Berg, Lord of Windeck and Agnes of the Mark. |
14235 | Adolf VII of Berg | Adolf VII of Berg (also referred to as Adolf IV, especially in the Netherlands and in Germany) (c. 1220 – 22 April 1259) was the eldest son of Henry IV, Duke of Limburg and Irmgard of Berg. |
14236 | Can We Talk | ``Can We Talk ''Single by Tevin Campbell from the album I'm Ready Released September 30, 1993 Format CD single Cassette single Recorded Genre R&B new jack swing Length 4: 45 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter (s) Babyface Daryl Simmons Producer (s) Babyface Tevin Campbell singles chronology`` One Song'' (1993) ``Can We Talk... |
14237 | The Music Man (1962 film) | With help from his associate Marcellus Washburn (Buddy Hackett), Hill deliberately incites mass concern among the parents of River City that their young boys are being seduced into a world of sin and vice by the new pool table in town (``Ya Got Trouble ''). He convinces them that a boys' marching band is the only way t... |
14238 | KNWC-FM | KNWC-FM, also known as Life 96.5, is a Christian radio station located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota. KNWC-FM concentrates on contemporary Christian music, although Christian talk programs are carried as well. |
14239 | Infinity on High | Upon listening to the finished tracks, the members selected guest appearances they felt would work with the songs. The group ``aim (ed) for the stars ''on its choices of collaborators, with Wentz stating,`` I want to bring in people who no one would expect... This year it's like, we made some new friends, like Lil Wayn... |
14240 | Girl Talk (TLC song) | "Girl Talk" is a song by American group TLC. It was written by band members Lisa Lopes and Tionne Watkins along with Anita McLoud, Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, and Kandi Burruss for the group's fourth studio album, "3D" (2002). Featuring production by Hustle, it was released as the album's lead single in September 20... |
14241 | The Night Begins to Shine | ``The Night Begins to Shine ''is a song by the band B.E.R. from the Teen Titans Go! TV series The song was originally written and produced in 2005 as an`` '80s - style song'' for a music library. The song was first featured in the Teen Titans Go! episode, ``Slumber Party ''as a throwaway joke. The song became popular w... |
14242 | Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard | ``Please Do n't Talk to the Lifeguard ''is a song by American pop singer Diane Ray. It was featured on her 1964 album The Exciting Years, and reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
14243 | WMMI | WMMI (830 AM) is an AM radio station located in Shepherd, Michigan. It specializes in news and talk programming from a variety of providers, such as Michigan Radio Network, Michigan Talk Radio Network, Radio America, and Premiere Networks. |
14244 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | ``Waiting for a Star to Fall ''is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. It was a worldwide hit and became their signature song. |
14245 | Zoltán Huszárik | Huszárik was born in the small village of Domony, Hungary. His father died when he was two years old. Being an only child, Huszárik had an adoring relationship with his widowed mother. His background had a great influence on his work. |
15123 | Jean Lambert-Rucki | Born in 1888 in Kraków, Poland, Jean Lambert-Rucki was the youngest of a large family. He was eleven years old when his father died suddenly. A child prodigy, he earned a living by making portraits that surprised the Bourgeoisie of Kraków. |
14247 | Alluvial (horse) | Alluvial was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Buckpasser, who in turn was sired by the 1953 United States Horse of the Year, Tom Fool, out of the Hill Prince mare Bayou. Alluvial was a half-sister, through Bayou, to the graded stakes race winning filly Batteur, who won the Santa Monica Handicap, Santa Margari... |
14248 | Tompion | Immaculately bred, Tompion was the son of the Hall of Fame horse Tom Fool. His damsire was Count Fleet, the 1943 U.S. Triple Crown champion. During his racing career he was owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and trained by Robert L. Wheeler. |
14249 | Kala Ramnath | Kala Ramnath is the first child of Malathy and T.N. Mani in Chennai, India. Kala Ramnath was born into a family that includes violinists T. N. Krishnan and N. Rajam. Her father, T.N. Mani was known for his contributions to Indian film music. |
14250 | Temperance "Bones" Brennan | Brennan is best friends with her coworker, Angela, saying in the 6th - season premiere she loves Angela ``like a sister ''and is going to be an aunt to Hodgins' and Angela's newborn child. It is revealed at the end of the season six finale`` The Change in the Game'' that Brennan is pregnant and the father is Booth. |
14251 | The Last Song | At seventeen, Veronica ``Ronnie ''Miller (Miley Cyrus) remains as rebellious as she was the day her parents divorced and her father moved to North Carolina three years prior. Once a classical piano child prodigy under the tutelage of her father, Steve Miller (Greg Kinnear), Ronnie now ignores the instrument and has not... |
14252 | It's Good | "It's Good" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne and features American rapper Jadakiss and Canadian rapper Drake. The song is the fourteenth track off Wayne's ninth studio album, "Tha Carter IV". It was solicited to radio on September 13, 2011 as the album's fifth single. |
14253 | Toot It and Boot It | ``Toot It and Boot It ''(sometimes written as`` Toot It & Boot It'') is the debut song by American rapper YG, taken from his second mixtape The Real 4Fingaz (2010). The song was officially released as YG's commercial debut single on June 8, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings. The song features uncredited vocals and production... |
14254 | Walk It Talk It | ``Walk It Talk It ''is a song by American hip hop trio Migos with guest vocals from Canadian rapper Drake. It was included on the trio's third studio album, Culture II (2018). After the album's release, it debuted at number 18 and later peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 after its release as the third single.... |
14255 | O.S.T.R. | Adam Andrzej Ostrowski (, born 15 May 1980 in Łódź, Poland), better known as O.S.T.R., is a Polish rapper, musician, audio engineer and record producer, famous for his freestyle rap skills, ambitious lyrics and unique beats. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Łódź, violin class. He is one of the few Polish rappe... |
14256 | John (Lil Wayne song) | "John" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, and the second single from his album "Tha Carter IV". The song features rapper Rick Ross, and it peaked at number 22 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24, 2011, on iTunes. The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album "T... |
14257 | No Mediocre | "No Mediocre" is a song by American rapper T.I., released on June 17, 2014, through Grand Hustle and Columbia Records, as the lead single from his ninth studio album "Paperwork" (2014). The song, produced by DJ Mustard, features a guest appearance from Grand Hustle protégé, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. |
14258 | Dirty Gold | Dirty Gold is the debut studio album by American rapper Angel Haze. It was released on December 30, 2013, by Island Records and Republic Records. The 12-song effort features production from Markus Dravs, Mike Dean, Greg Kurstin, Malay, Rudimental and A Tribe Called Red, and a track written by Australian singer-songwrit... |
14259 | Goosebumps (disambiguation) | ``Goosebumps ''(styled as`` goosebumps'' on the album) is a song by American rapper Travis Scott. It serves as the third single from his second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. It was sent to rhythmic radio on December 13, 2016 by Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records. The song features vocals from America... |
14260 | Right Above It | "Right Above It" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, released as the first single off his eighth studio album, "I Am Not a Human Being" (2010). The song features vocals from Canadian and Young Money rapper Drake, and is produced by American hip-hop producer Kane Beatz. The song is also written by rapper and produce... |
14261 | Drop (Rich Boy song) | "Drop" is a song by American rapper Rich Boy. The song, produced by Cha Lo, was released as a single on January 20, 2009, under Interscope Records. |
14262 | Teach Me How to Dougie | "Teach Me How to Dougie" is a song recorded by American hip hop group Cali Swag District featuring hook vocals from Fairburn–based rapper Future and Canadian–Nigerian actress Oluniké Adeliyi. It was produced by Runway Star for Cali Swag District's debut studio album, "The Kickback" (2011). The song was written by Chant... |
14263 | I'm the One (DJ Khaled song) | ``I'm the One ''is a song written and recorded by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber and American rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne. The song was released on April 28, 2017 by We the Best and Epic Records as the second single from Khaled's tenth studio album Grateful. |
14264 | She's in Love with the Boy | "She's in Love with the Boy" is a debut song written by Jon Ims and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in March 1991 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album. The song reached number one on the "Billboard" U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was the first of fi... |
14265 | I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl | "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" is a song written by Jesse Winchester, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in October 1987 as the lead single from the album "River of Time". The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and at number 4 on the ... |
14266 | Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel | "Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel" is a single by American country music artist Jan Howard. Released in November 1971, the song reached #36 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. The single was later released on Howard's 1972 album of the same name. The song became Howard's first solo top forty single in two years.... |
14267 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way | ``Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way ''is a song written and performed by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1975 as the first single from the album Dreaming My Dreams. The song was Waylon Jennings' fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at numbe... |
14268 | Doo Wop (That Thing) | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" is the debut solo single from American recording artist Lauryn Hill. The song is taken from her debut album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". Written and produced by Hill, the song was released as the album's lead single in July 1998. It was Hill's first and only "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one,... |
14269 | Dirty Sticky Floors | "Dirty Sticky Floors" is the first solo single by Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan and is the lead track on his 2003 debut album, "Paper Monsters". It was released in late May 2003 as the lead single from that album, reaching No.18 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music). The song would also reach #5 in "Bi... |
14270 | Crystals (song) | ``Crystals ''is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk / indie pop band Of Monsters and Men. It is the lead single for their second studio album, Beneath the Skin. The single and album artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky. The song appeared in The CW's`` Dare to Defy'' promo and the firs... |
14271 | He Stopped Loving Her Today | ``He Stopped Loving Her Today ''is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. The ... |
14272 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (often referred to as "H To The Izzo") is the first single released by Jay-Z from his sixth album "The Blueprint". It is among his most popular singles. This was the second song released off "The Blueprint", after the diss track "Takeover", but the lead single from it. The song reached #8 on the "Bill... |
14273 | Underpass (song) | "Underpass" is a song by UK artist John Foxx, and was released as a single in January 1980. It was the artist's first solo single release after leaving the band Ultravox and the first single release from the "Metamatic" album, which was released shortly after. |
14274 | This (Darius Rucker song) | "This" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. It was released in November 2010 as the second single from his album "Charleston, SC 1966", and the sixth solo single release of his career. It reached number-one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart in April 2011. Rucke... |
16040 | Consort Yujiulü | Consort Yujiulü (郁久閭椒房, personal name unknown) (died 452), formally Empress Gong (恭皇后, literally "the respectful empress"), was a consort of Tuoba Huang (Crown Prince Jingmu), a crown prince of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. She was the mother of Emperor Wencheng. |
14276 | Qing dynasty | These years saw an evolution in the participation of Empress Dowager Cixi (Wade–Giles: Tz'u-Hsi) in state affairs. She entered the imperial palace in the 1850s as a concubine to the Xianfeng Emperor (r. 1850–1861) and came to power in 1861 after her five-year-old son, the Tongzhi Emperor ascended the throne. She, the E... |
14277 | Empress Dowager Huang | Empress Dowager Huang (黃太后, personal name unknown), referred to semi-formally as Empress Dowager Longqi (龍啟太后) after her son Wang Yanjun's "Longqi" era name, was an empress dowager of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Min. She was the primary concubine of Wang Shenzhi (Prince Zhongyi), who was co... |
14278 | Lady Li (Wang Jipeng) | Lady Li was a cousin to Wang Jipeng — her mother was a sister to his father Wang Yanjun (known as Wang Lin during his reign as emperor), and her father was the official Li Min (李敏), who served as a chancellor during Wang Lin's reign. It is not known when she married Wang Jipeng, but as historical accounts referred to h... |
14279 | Fakhr-un-Nissa | Fakhr-un-Nissa (died 1501) was a Mughal princess as the eldest child of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and his Empress consort Aisha Sultan Begum. |
14280 | Intellectual property | Law professor, writer and political activist Lawrence Lessig, along with many other copyleft and free software activists, has criticized the implied analogy with physical property (like land or an automobile). They argue such an analogy fails because physical property is generally rivalrous while intellectual works are... |
15596 | Fruit of the Loom | In 2014, the company closed its Jamestown (Kentucky) plant, which had once been the second manufacturing plant in the state, and laid off all 600 employees. The company said it was moving the plant's operations to Honduras to reduce production costs. |
20787 | Intellectual property | The German equivalent was used with the founding of the North German Confederation whose constitution granted legislative power over the protection of intellectual property (Schutz des geistigen Eigentums) to the confederation. When the administrative secretariats established by the Paris Convention (1883) and the Bern... |
14283 | Steam engine | The working fluid in a Rankine cycle can operate as a closed loop system, where the working fluid is recycled continuously, or may be an "open loop" system, where the exhaust steam is directly released to the atmosphere, and a separate source of water feeding the boiler is supplied. Normally water is the fluid of choic... |
14284 | Sellar Property Group | Sellar Property Group is a British property group notable for its project Shard London Bridge, built in London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom. |
14285 | Texas state supported living centers | Texas state supported living centers (formerly state schools) are a collection of residential facilities run by the state for people with intellectual disabilities (formerly called "mental retardation") in Texas, United States. The schools, operated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, operate unde... |
14286 | Dean Dinwoodey | Dean Dinwoodey (November 12, 1899 – February 7, 1983) was the first president and chairman of BNA (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.) and a noted intellectual property law scholar. The Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., bears his name. |
14287 | GNU Manifesto | The GNU Manifesto was written by Richard Stallman and published in March 1985 in "Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools" as an explanation of goals of the GNU Project, and as a call for support and participation in developing GNU, a free software computer operating system. It is held in high regard within the free softw... |
14288 | Intellectual property | In 2013 the United States Patent & Trademark Office approximated that the worth of intellectual property to the U.S. economy is more than US$5 trillion and creates employment for an estimated 18 million American people. The value of intellectual property is considered similarly high in other developed nations, such as ... |
14289 | Victoria Espinel | Prior to this, she was the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for the White House, housed in the Office of Management and Budget. She was appointed to the position by Barack Obama on September 25, 2009, and her appointment was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 3, 2009. She st... |
14290 | Claire Wolniewicz | Claire Wolniewicz (born 1966) is a French journalist and writer, of Polish origin. She studied law and worked for a while in the field of intellectual property. She works as a freelance journalist, and has written TV scripts, short stories and novels. Her debut novel "Ubiquité" won the 2006 "Prix des Lycéens Librecourt... |
14291 | Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property | The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on 20 March 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property. The Convention is currently still in force. The substantive provisions of the Convention fall ... |
17048 | Intellectual property | The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recognizes that conflicts may exist between the respect for and implementation of current intellectual property systems and other human rights. In 2001 the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a document called "Human rights and intellectual pro... |
14293 | Anthony Pigott | Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony David Pigott, KCB, CBE (born 1944) is a former British Army officer. He presently serves as Independent Member of Steering Board at the Intellectual Property Office. |
14294 | Nonprofit organization | In South Africa, charities issue a tax certificate when requested by donors which can be used as a tax deduction by the donor. Non Profit Organisations are registered under Companies and Intellectual Property Commission as Nonprofit Companies (NPCs) but may voluntarily register with The Nonprofit Companies Directorate.... |
14295 | Planet Moon Studios | In January 2011, Bigpoint Games acquired the Planet Moon Studios staff in San Francisco, California, but did not acquire the company, its intellectual properties, or its other assets. Shortly thereafter, Planet Moon Studios closed its doors. |
14296 | Intellectual property | In the context of trademarks, this expansion has been driven by international efforts to harmonise the definition of "trademark", as exemplified by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ratified in 1994, which formalized regulations for IP rights that had been handled by common law, or ... |
14297 | Catch That Kid | Catch That Kid is a 2004 American adventure comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich and starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, and Sam Robards. It is a remake of the Danish blockbuster "Klatretøsen" (2002). The film's working titles were "Mission Without Permission" (also the film's UK tit... |
14298 | Intellectual property | The stated objective of most intellectual property law (with the exception of trademarks) is to "Promote progress." By exchanging limited exclusive rights for disclosure of inventions and creative works, society and the patentee/copyright owner mutually benefit, and an incentive is created for inventors and authors to ... |
14369 | Intellectual property | Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman argues that, although the term intellectual property is in wide use, it should be rejected altogether, because it "systematically distorts and confuses these issues, and its use was and is promoted by those who gain from this confusion". He claims that the term "operate... |
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