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King in black adder i
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Richard iv
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English television executive and businessman. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009.[3] Since 2011 he has been a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords.
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Michael grade
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Notable television roles include three appearances as "Bob" in the Blackadder series
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Gabrielle glaister
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(13 July 1933 - 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching.[1]
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Patsy Byrne
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Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Originally it was held on 1 August, or about halfway between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.
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Lughnasa
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Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Traditionally, it is celebrated from the very beginning of one Celtic day to its end, or in the modern calendar, from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November, this places it about halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice
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Samhain
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Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is held on 1 February, or about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.[1][2] Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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Imbolc
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had his own prank show on Fox called Invasion of Hidden Cameras in 2002. He also was one of the pranksters on Spy TV. In 2003 and 2004, co-hosted the fifth and sixth seasons of The Man Show with Joe Rogan. He hosted his own radio show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2005.[3] That year, hosted Girls Gone Wild: America Uncovered. When asked what it was like working with Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis, admitted he's "The most awful human being I've ever met in all of my time in the entertainment business."[4]
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Doug Stanhope
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an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, motivational speaker, and music producer. He was the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy. As a musician, he is known for his singles "Party Hard" and "We Want Fun".
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Andrew w k
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Who, in 1811, hypothesized that two given samples of an ideal gas, of the same volume and at the same temperature and pressure, contain the same number of molecules?
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Amadeo Avogadro
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Kenya's third biggest city, after Nairobi and Mombasa, is not a city at all but a refugee camp - the world's largest.
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Dadaab
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October 6, 1919 - January 2, 1995) was the[2][3] President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969-91. During his rule, he styled himself as Jaalle
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Siad barre
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also known as anti-Romanyism, anti-Romani sentiment or anti-Gypsyism) is hostility, prejudice, discrimination or racism directed at the Romani people as an ethnic group, or people perceived as being of Romani heritage.
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Antiziganism
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was voted on an ESPN poll as the Best Female Athlete Ever.[14] In September 2015, she claimed that she is currently the UFC's highest paid fighter, male or female.[15][16]
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Ronda rousey
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was a European robotic spacecraft mission from the European Space Agency. The spacecraft flew by and studied Halley's Comet and in doing so became the first spacecraft to make close up observations of a comet
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Giotto
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It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini,
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Basilica di Santa Croce
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Did self portrait with monkey, lived in blue house
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Frida kahlo
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18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131), was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, who is widely considered to be one of the most influential scientists of the middle ages. He wrote numerous treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy and astronomy.
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Omar khayyam
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dormant volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Much of the mountain is under water; when measured from its oceanic base is over 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall.
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Mauna Kea
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one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean. The largest subaerial volcano in both mass and volume, has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth. It is an active shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km3),[4] although its peak is about 120 feet (37 m) lower than that of its neighbor
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Mauna Loa
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in this period (16th to 11th centuries BC) held the position of transcendental, self-created[2] creator deity "par excellence", he was the champion of the poor or troubled and central to personal piety.[3] His position as King of Gods developed to the point of virtual monotheism where other gods became manifestations of him.
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Amun ra
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it is approximately equal to one divided by the age of the universe.
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Hubbles contestant
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ambiguous term referring either to a simple cycle of atoms and bonds in a molecule or to a connected set of atoms and bonds in which every atom and bond is a member of a cycle
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Ring
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was a short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century,[1] partly inspired by Cubism. The movement was announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which contained its manifesto and the movement's rejection of landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style tending towards abstraction.
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Vorticism
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18 November 1882 - 7 March 1957) was an English painter and author (he dropped the name 'Percy', which he disliked). He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art, and edited the literary magazine of the Vorticists, BLAST.[1] His novels include his pre-World War I-era novel Tarr (set in Paris), and The Human Age, a trilogy comprising The Childermass (1928), Monstre Gai and Malign Fiesta (both 1955), set in the afterworld.
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Wyndham Lewis
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This man earned the sobriquet of "The Young Butcher" after executing Carbo and his supporters. He was the only equestrian to ever be awarded a triumph, receiving his first after his African victories, which also earned him his epithet, although he was unable to use elephants to draw his chariot at the procession. This man had two sons, Sextus, who later rebelled against Octavian in Sicily, and Gnaeus, named after his father.
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Pompey
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central Greece, Gaius Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the republic under the command of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ("Pompey the Great"). Pompey had the backing of a majority of the senators, of whom many were optimates, and his army significantly outnumbered the veteran Caesarian legions.
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Pharsalus
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1945 French film directed by Marcel Carné. It was made during the German occupation of France during World War II. Set among the Parisian theatre scene of the 1820s and 1830s, it tells the story of a beautiful courtesan, Garance, and the four men who love her in their own ways: a mime artist, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat.
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Children of paradise
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August 1906[1] - 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), The Devil's Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945), the latter of which is often cited as one of the greatest films of all time. |
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was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition.
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Esther
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Other successes followed, including To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); In a Lonely Place (1950); The African Queen (1951; Oscar winner); Sabrina (1954); and The Caine Mutiny (1954; Oscar nomination). His last film was The Harder They Fall (1956).
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Humphrey bogart
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Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Persian Empire. The story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Ester מגילת אסתר in Hebrew).
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Purim
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A layer of connective tissue surrounding the liver and ensheathing the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile ducts within the liver.
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Glissons capsule
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biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock. In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the acclaimed thriller The Night of the Hunter.
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Charles Laughton
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February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood" or just simply as "The King".[1]
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Clark gable
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won an Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night (1934),[2] and was nominated for leading roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
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Clark gable
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devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. She was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, but her career prospects improved greatly following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934).[1]
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Myrna loy
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September 1893 - 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian-born British film producer and director.[1] He worked in Hollywood the first time during the transition to "talkies", from 1926 to 1930. The change led to divorce from his first wife, a popular Hungarian actress who could not make the transition because of her strong accent in English. became a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.
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Alexander Korda
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Her role as the title character in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) brought her recognition. She played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film Willard (1971) was highly successful, and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). |
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appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness For The Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. own favorite film among those that he starred in was Nightmare Alley.[1]
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Tyrone power
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March 27, 1899 - April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.
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Gloria Swanson
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Three Daphne du maurier novels adapted by hitch cock
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Rebecca the birds Jamaica inn
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gained a reputation in Hollywood for bossiness and prudishness, avoiding the partying lifestyle. She appeared in films such as How Green Was My Valley (1941) (her first collaboration with John Ford), The Black Swan with Tyrone Power (1942), The Spanish Main (1945), Sinbad the Sailor (1947), the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947) with John Payne and Natalie Wood and Comanche Territory (1950).
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Maureen o hara
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made her first film with Wayne, the actor with whom she is most closely associated, with Rio Grande (1950). This was followed by The Quiet Man (1952), her best-known film, and The Wings of Eagles (1957), by which time her relationship with Ford had deteriorated. Such was her strong chemistry with Wayne that many assumed they were married or in a relationship. In the 1960s increasingly turned to more motherly roles as she aged, appearing in films such as The Deadly Companions (1961), The Parent Trap (1961) and The Rare Breed (1966). She retired from the industry in 1971 after starring with Wayne one final time in Big Jake, but returned 20 years later to appear with John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991)
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Maureen o hara
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He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in movies such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and White Heat (1949) and was even typecast or limited by this view earlier in his career.[4]
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James Cagney
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pushes a grapefruit against Mae Clark's face, the film thrust him into the spotlight. He became one of Hollywood's biggest stars and one of Warner Bros.' biggest contracts. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, for Angels with Dirty Faces for his subtle portrayal of the tough guy/man-child Rocky Sullivan. In 1942, won the Oscar for his energetic portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy.[8] He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me
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James Cagney
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His first great success was as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), and this led to a period of typecasting as a gangster with films such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and B-movies like The Return of Doctor X (1939).
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Humphrey bogart
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28 August 1899 - 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976.[1] After receiving an education in drama, started on the stage, but he found his success in American movies during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as The Garden of Allah (1936), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller Gaslight (1944). He received four Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.
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Charles Boyer
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won an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 for his naval film drama, In Which We Serve, and was knighted in 1969. In the 1950s he achieved fresh success as a cabaret performer, performing his own songs, such as "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "London Pride" and "I Went to a Marvellous Party".
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Noel coward
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first African American to be nominated twice within the same year for an Academy Award for Best Original Score, as he was also nominated for his work on the film In Cold Blood (1967).
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Quincy Jones
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1946 film noir[3][4] directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story about the "process of a criminal investigation, not its results."[5] William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay.
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The big sleep
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primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism
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Avesta
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language name of Zoroastrianism's principal act of worship, and also the name of the primary liturgical collection
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Yasna
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name for the creator and sole God of Zoroastrianism, the old Iranian religion predating Islam.
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Ahura Mazda
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550-486 BCE) was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. He ruled the empire at its peak, when it included much of West Asia, the Caucasus, parts of the Balkans (Thrace-Macedonia and Paeonia), most of the Black Sea coastal regions, parts of the North Caucasus, Central Asia, as far as the Indus Valley in the far east, and portions of north and northeast Africa including Egypt (Mudrâya),[3] eastern Libya and coastal Sudan.[4][5]
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Darius i
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Wrote the dicing bell and the butterfly
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Jean dominique bauby
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born Angelo Siciliano; October 30, 1892[1] - December 24, 1972
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Charles atlas
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Linear B early form what language
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Greek
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won four Grand Slam titles: two in singles, one in doubles and one in mixed doubles. She reached six Grand Slam singles finals, most recently at the US Open and French Open in 2005. Her Grand Slam singles titles came at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open; is the last French player, male or female, to win the latter title.[1] She won the doubles event at the 2000 French Open with Martina Hingis as her partner, and reached an additional Grand Slam women's doubles final at the 2000 Australian Open, also partnering Hingis. She also won the mixed doubles event at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi. |
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Designed Mondrian dress 1965
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YSL
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born 31 December 1961) is a senior British civil servant who has been the Cabinet Secretary since 1 January 2012, and Head of the Home Civil Service since September 2014.[1] He has previously served twice as the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, as well as the Downing Street Chief of Staff and the first and only Downing Street Permanent Secretary.[2][3]
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Jeremy hey wood
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This cream liqueur from South Africa is made with sugar, cream and the fruit of the African ______ tree, Sclerocarya birrea, also known locally as the 'Elephant' or 'Marriage Tree'. Launched in 1989 with a vowel added in front of that tree's name; what is the brand name of slightly fruity/caramel tasting liqueur?
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Amarula
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Eolophus roseicapilla has a number of common names, including rose-breasted cockatoo, roseate cockatoo, and pink and grey. Which other, better known five-letter name for this bird is also a derogatory Australian slang word, with similar meaning to 'fool' or 'idiot'?
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Galah
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narrow strip of territory in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan. The corridor, wedged between the Pamirs to the north and the Karakoram range to the south, is about 350 km (220 mi) long and 13-65 kilometres (8.1-40.4 mi) wide.[1]
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Wakhan corridor
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writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure.
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Sub poena
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Country name eight standing together
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Tuvalu
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German for black
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Schwarz
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What is the title of Ukraine's song that won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest?
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1944
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Won Eurovision 2016
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Jamala
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professional head of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service;
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First sea lord
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novel written by Morrissey, released on 24 September 2015.
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List of the lost
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boat made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. During the events of Ragnarök,
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Naglfar
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Star Trek tv 87-94
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Next generation
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Star Trek tv 93-99
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Deep space nine
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It was produced for seven seasons, from 1995 to 2001, and is the first Star Trek TV series with a female captain, Kathryn Janeway played by Kate Mulgrew, as a main character.
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Voyager
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prequel to the original Star Trek series. The series premiered on September 26, 2001, on the UPN television network and the final episode aired on May 13, 2005.
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Enterprise
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born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet".[1] He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly.
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John cooper Clarke
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1982 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the second film based on Star Trek, and is a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
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The wrath of Khan
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Star Trek 2016 film
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Beyond
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2013 American science fiction action film directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof.[5] It is the 12th installment in the Star Trek film franchise and sequel to the 2009 film Star Trek.
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Star Trek into darkness
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the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working-class family. The series reached #1 in the Nielsen ratings becoming the most watched television show in the United States from 1989 to 1990, and remained in the top four for six of its nine seasons, and in the top twenty for eight seasons,
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Roseanne
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Dianthus caryophyllus,
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Carnation
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economically important family, providing products such as cooking oils, lettuce, sunflower seeds, artichokes, sweetening agents, coffee substitutes and herbal teas. Several genera are of horticultural importance, including pot marigold, Calendula officinalis, Echinacea (cone flowers), fleabane, chrysanthemums, dahlias, zinnias, and heleniums.
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Daisies
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August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series.
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Gene Roddenberry
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various lines of perfumes and colognes, including Obsession and Eternity.
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Calvin klein
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Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world's third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2012 revenue,
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Uni lever
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Its products include cleaning agents, and personal care products. Prior to the sale of Pringles to the Kellogg Company, its product line also included foods and beverages.[3]
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Procter and gamble
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Vanitas, bright crystal, dreamer fragrances
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Versace
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L'Eau Cheap and Chic, women fragrance launched in 2001Couture!, women fragrance launched in 2004I Love Love, women fragrance launched in 2005Hippy Fizz, women fragrance launched in 2006Friends Men, men fragrance launched in 2006Funny!, women fragrance launched in 2007Glamour, women fragrance launched in 2008
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Moschino
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Acqua di gioia, diamonds, idore fragrances
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Armani
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prince of Xanten who is later revealed to have a heroic background including killing a dragon and winning lands and an immense fortune from a pair of brothers. From bathing in the dragon's blood, he is invulnerable except for a spot on his back where a leaf adhered to his skin. Determined to marry Kriemhild, the sister of King Gunther of the Burgundians, he assists Gunther in wooing Brünhild, queen of Iceland, using his cloak of invisibility to enable Gunther to beat the phenomenally strong queen at javelin throwing, boulder tossing, and the long jump. He also single-handedly conquers Nibelungenland to provide troops in case Brünhild tries to kill Gunther and his kin.
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Siegfried
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Directed million dollar baby
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Clint Eastwood
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Directed alien
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Ridley scott
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Directed top gun
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Tony Scott
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Directed Thelma and Louise, Black Hawk Down (2001), crime thriller Hannibal (2001), biographical film American Gangster (2007), and science fiction films Prometheus (2012)
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Ridley Scott
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action comedy Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), auto racing film Days of Thunder (1990), action comedy The Last Boy Scout (1991), romantic dark comedy crime film True Romance (1993), submarine action film Crimson Tide (1995), psychological thriller The Fan (1996), spy thriller Enemy of the State (1998), spy film Spy Game (2001), action thriller Man on Fire (2004), sci-fi action thriller Déjà Vu (2006), thriller The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), and the action thriller Unstoppable (2010). Director
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Tony Scott
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Directed 40 year old Virgin
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Judd apatow
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Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), and Trainwreck (2015). Director
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Judd apatow
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Directed a beautiful mind
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Ron Howard
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2008 American sports comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by and starring George Clooney. The film also stars Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, and John Krasinski and focuses on the early years of professional American football.
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Leather heads
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first came to prominence playing young Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years.[1] Meanwhile, he appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), the coming of age film American Graffiti (1973), the western The Shootist (1976), and the comedy Grand Theft Auto (1977), which he also directed.
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Ron Howard
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Directed the da Vinci code 2006
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Ron Howard
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2015 American documentary film written and directed by Michael Moore.[3][4] The film, in the style of a travelogue, has Moore spending time in countries such as Tunisia, Finland, Italy, France, and Portugal where he experiences those countries' alternative methods of dealing with social and economic ills experienced in the United States.[5]
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Where to invade next
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2009 American documentary film directed, written by, and starring Michael Moore. The film centers on the late-2000s financial crisis and the recovery stimulus, while putting forward an indictment of the current economic order in the United States
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Capitalism a love story
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His films, which include the science fiction disaster thriller Armageddon (1998), the epic war film Pearl Harbor (2001) and the science fiction action films in the Transformers film series (2007-present), have grossed over US$5 billion worldwide.[4
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Michael bay
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26 July 1967)[1][2] is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), and Revolver (2005). He has also appeared in films such as the action thriller The Transporter trilogy (2002-08), the heist film The Italian Job (2003), the black comedy/action film Crank (2006), the action film War (2007), the science fiction action thriller Death Race (2008), the crime film The Bank Job (2008), and the action series The Expendables (2010-2014).
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Jason statham
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He is best known for his comedic roles, such as in the films Billy Madison (1995), The Waterboy, Big Daddy (1999), and Mr. Deeds (2002), and voicing Dracula in Hotel Transylvania (2012) and Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015).
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Adam sandler
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Played happy Gilmore
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Adam sandler
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1986 American coming-of-age comedy-drama adventure film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. Based on Stephen King's novella The Body, the title is derived from the Ben E. King song of the same name, which plays over the opening and end credits. The film tells the story of four boys in small town Oregon who go on a hike across the countryside to find the dead body of a missing child.
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Stand by me
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left to direct his first animated feature, The Iron Giant (1999), which fared poorly at the box office but came to be regarded as a modern animated classic. He rejoined Lasseter at Pixar in 2000, where he would develop his second picture, The Incredibles (2004), and his third picture, Ratatouille (2007).
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Brad bird
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born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel.
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Henry selick
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He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels. Since 2010, he has also been a primary cast member as NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods on CBS.[2]
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Tom selleck
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1987 American parody film co-written and directed by Mel Brooks and starring Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy and Rick Moranis. It also features Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and the voice of Joan Rivers. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 26, 1987, and was met with a mixed reception. It has since become a cult classic[3] on video and one of Brooks's most popular films. Its setting and characters parody the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as other sci-fi franchises including Star Trek, Alien, and the Planet of the Apes films.
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Space balls
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May 30, 1920 - July 2, 1989) was an American film director best known for such films as Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978).
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Franklin j shaffner
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He is known for his roles as Jan Nyman in Breaking the Waves (1996), Prof. Gerald Lambeau in Good Will Hunting (1997), Bootstrap Bill in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Bill Anderson in Mamma Mia! (2008)
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Stellan skarsgard
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Directed 2012 the avengers
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Joss whedon
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Directed first pirates of the Caribbean
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Gore verbinski
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2011 American science fiction thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler and tells the story of a group of young teenagers who are filming their own movie when a train derails, releasing a dangerous presence into their town. The movie was filmed in Weirton, West Virginia and surrounding areas.
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Super 8
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born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor, famous for creating the cult horror comedy Evil Dead series, as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002-07) and the 1990 superhero film Darkman. His most recent work is 2013's Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful.
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Sam raimi
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Directed jar head
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Sam mendes
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He also is known for dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1996), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
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Sam mendes
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2002 American crime thriller film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family.
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Road to perdition
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born August 31, 1974) is an American music video, short film, and film director. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2009 romantic comedy-drama (500) Days of Summer and went on to direct the 2012 Spider-Man reboot The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014.
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Marc webb
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500 days of summer last name
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Finn
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best known as a staff writer for the American sitcom Seinfeld for its first five seasons, contributing some of the show's darkest and most absurd storylines. He has also directed the mockumentary comedy films Borat and Brüno, the documentary film Religulous, and comedy film The Dictator.
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Larry charles
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His 1998 album Devil Without a Cause sold 13 million copies worldwide. singles "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy" and "Only God Knows Why"
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Kid rock
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Greek-American musician and founding member of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has been married to model Elaine Starchuk and actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson.
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Tommy lee
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notable roles include Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, Crash Davis in Bull Durham, Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams,
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Kevin Costner
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served as head writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for two seasons. He directed Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
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Adam McKay
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Directed the big short
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Adam mckay
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October 19, 1966) is an American actor, filmmaker and comedian. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Rudy, Swingers (which he also wrote), Very Bad Things, The Break-Up, and Chef. His notable directorial efforts include Elf, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Chef, and The Jungle Book. He also served as an executive producer on The Avengers, Iron Man 3, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. His most prominent television role was that of Pete Becker, Monica Geller's boyfriend during season three of the television sitcom Friends.
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Jon favreau
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crime drama Revolver (2005) were not commercial or critical successes. The next crime drama, RocknRolla (2008), received mixed reviews and a modest box office return. In 2009, he directed his first films in the action mystery genre, with Sherlock Holmes (2009) and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Both films were major box office successes, and the two films received positive, and moderately positive reviews, respectively.
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Guy Richie
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fictional character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a towering, massive,[1] and tough elderly Black woman.[2]
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Madea Simmons
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born May 7, 1954) is an American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless.
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Amy Hecker ling
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Clueless based on what book
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Emma
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He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It (1986), and has since directed such films as Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), and most recently Chi-Raq (2015). has acted in ten of his own films. |
Spike lee |
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Liberty Island previously called
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Bedloes
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Fortification on Liberty island
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Fort wood
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Katie price birth name
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Katrina in field
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breakthrough came in 2009 with the roles of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek
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Zoe Saldana
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was a French naturalist. He was a soldier, biologist, academic, and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. He gave the term biology a broader meaning by coining the term for special sciences, chemistry, meteorology, geology, and botany-zoology.[2]
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Jean baptiste Lamarck
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17 July 1894 - 20 June 1966) was a Belgian priest, astronomer and professor of physics at the Catholic University of Leuven.[1] He proposed the theory of the expansion of the universe, widely misattributed to Edwin Hubble.[2][3]
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Georges lemaitre
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(born 4 July 1952)[1] is an English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English.
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John Waite
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born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and the first three films in the Transformers film series (2007-2011). He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee.
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John turturro
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Lot relation to Abraham
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Nephew
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gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film, Erin Brockovich (2000), and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent.
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Aaron eckhart
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quantum physics, particles can act like waves, so that they can be particle or wave or particle and wave. This is what's known in quantum mechanics as
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Super position
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Absolute zero in Celsius and Fahrenheit
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-273.15c, -459.67f
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method for finding solutions to combinatorial optimisation problems and ground states of glassy systems using quantum fluctuations
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Quantum annealing
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heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material causing changes in properties such as strength, hardness, and ductility
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Annealing
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quantum computing company, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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D wave
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Bridal chorus from what opera
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Lohengrin
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Also known as Adoration of the Mystic Lamb or Het Lam Gods
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Ghent altar piece
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J
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L
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An adventurer, merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod, which legendary character of the Russian medieval epic 'Bylina' inspired an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
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Sadko
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French director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3, Colombiana, and Taken 2 and Taken 3.
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Olivier megaton
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What name is given to the rapid flashes caused when phosphors are hit by short wavelength electromagnetic waves?
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Scintillation
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then went on to create several other successful video games, including other Warcraft sequels, the Diablo series, the StarCraft series, and also in 2004 the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft.
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Blizzard
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Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company that is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts role-playing game series.
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Square enix
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Uranus moons named after characters from which pope poem
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The rape of the lock
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smallest and innermost of Uranus's five round satellites.
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Miranda
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Moon of Uranus named after character both pope and Shakespeare
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Ariel
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Wunda is a large crater on the surface of Uranus' moon
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Umbriel
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Largest Uranus moon
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Titania
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outermost major moon of the planet Uranus. It is the second-largest and second most massive of the Uranian moons, and the ninth most massive moon in the Solar System.
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Oberon
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Fictional prison porridge
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Slade
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novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. It was the last novel she completed and the only one set in the contemporary Victorian society of her day. Its mixture of social satire and moral searching, along with a sympathetic rendering of Jewish proto-Zionist and Kabbalistic ideas, has made it a controversial final statement of one of the greatest of Victorian novelists.
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Daniel deronda
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first recorded in 1833, and in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted spoon or half-buried egg[1] formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.
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Drumlin
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has had leading roles in such films as Ruby in Paradise (1993), Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Double Jeopardy (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), High Crimes (2002), De-Lovely (2004), Dolphin Tale (2011), Divergent (2014), Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), Insurgent (2015). She starred as Rebecca Winstone in the 2012 television series Missing, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. In 2010, she earned a one-year mid-career master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She is a well known Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball fan, being present at most games.[2]
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Ashley judd
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named "Best New Artist" in the 1978 Rolling Stone Readers' Poll and won "Video of the Year" for "You Might Think" at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.
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The cars
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His best-known songs include the 1972 singles "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light", which have heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and the 1983 single "Bang the Drum All Day", which is featured in many sports arenas, commercials and movie trailers. Although lesser known, "Couldn't I Just Tell You" has had a major influence on artists in the power pop musical genre.[3]
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Todd rundgren
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hit single "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)", from the album Closer to Home, released in 1970, was considered stylistically representative of Terry Knight and the Pack's recordings. In 1970 Knight launched an intensive advertising campaign to promote the album Closer to Home. That album was certified multi-platinum despite a lack of critical approval.[4
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Grand funk railroad
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Roman imperial dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 CE and 96 CE, encompassing the reigns of Vespasian (69-79), and his two sons Titus (79-81) and Domitian (81-96).
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Flavian
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refers to the first five Roman emperors—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero[1]—or the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its formation under Augustus in the second half of the 1st century (44/31/27) BC, until AD 68 when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide.[2]
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Julio Claudian
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was a dynasty of seven Roman Emperors who ruled over the Roman Empire from 96 AD to 192 AD.
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Nerva Antonine
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born 12 October 1944)[1] is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Clock News, becoming a regular presenter in 1975. She was the first female journalist permanently to present the BBC national television news. |
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jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and, for I. walleriana in Great Britain, "busy lizzie", as well as, ambiguously, balsam. As a rule-of-thumb, "jewelweed" is used exclusively for Nearctic species, "balsam" is usually applied to tropical species, and "touch-me-not" is typically used in Europe and North America.[2]
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Impatiens
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meaning "enclosed seeds", after the enclosed condition of the seeds.
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Angiosperm
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Which country has the greatest total length of coastline?
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Canada
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Which other Islamic country named after a river has the dalasi as its unit of currency?
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Gambia
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In which country is Pico Duarte, at 3,098m the highest mountain on any Caribbean island?
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Dominican Republic
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born 18 July 1944) is a British former track and field athlete, winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1]
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David hemery
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born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".[1]
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Gareth Edwards
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Scottish Fomulae One World Racing Driver Champion 1963 and 1965, crashed and killed 1968
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Jim Clark
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Athlete, Olympic silver medal 400 metres Mexico City 1968, two gold medals European Championships Athens 1969, died of cancer 1970
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Lillian board
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Sprinter, 100 metres Olympic gold medal winner Barcelona 1992, World Champion 1993, three-time European Champion
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Linford Christie
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Long jumper, first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field Tokyo 1964, world record distance
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Mary rand
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1965 he became Britain's first world road race champion and won the Giro di Lombardia; this made him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, the first cyclist to win the award. I died during 1967 tour
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Tom Simpson
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mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Beast of Provence",[2] the "Giant of Provence",[3][4] or "The Bald Mountain".[4] It has gained fame through its use in the Tour de France cycling race.[4]
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Ventoux
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Kitchener first names
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Herbert horatio
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according to the Acts of the Apostles, the apostle chosen by the believers to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent suicide.[2] His calling as an apostle is unique, in that his appointment was not made personally by Jesus, who had already ascended into heaven, and it was also made before the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the early Church.
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Matthias
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2013 period drama film directed by John Lee Hancock from a screenplay written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney
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Saving mr banks
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Which novelist and critic, who was married to Iris Murdoch for over forty years, died earlier this year aged 89?
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John bayley
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Four corners monument states
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New Mexico Colorado Arizona Utah
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The character is an undercover British agent masquerading as a gendarme. His grasp of French is limited however, and this is represented on screen by his mangling of vowels for comic effect, such as his catchphrase, "Good moaning!". fictional character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992; he was played by actor Arthur Bostrom.
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Officer Crabtree
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German for hospital
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Krankenhaus
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BBC television British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, comprising eighty-five episodes. The story is set in a small-town café in German-occupied France during the Second World War.
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Allo allo
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particularly noted for producing and co-writing a string of popular BBC sitcoms with Jimmy Perry and Jeremy Lloyd including Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and 'Allo 'Allo!.
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David croft
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7 April 1941) is a BAFTA-nominated English comic actor, best known for playing René Artois in the British TV comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!.
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Gorden Kaye
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born 27 November 1961) is an English actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years. She is also known for her role as meddlesome wealthy Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey,[2] spanning from 2010-15, who appeared in a number of episodes including the final episode of the final series.
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Samantha bond
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Prado museum means what
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Meadow
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Schoolboy invented rugby
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William Webb Ellis
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born 27 August 1932), née Pakenham, is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930-2008),
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Antonia Fraser
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Established academie francaise
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Richelieu
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1972 American horror film about a young boy and his pet rat. The film is a sequel to the 1971 film Willard.[1] The theme song is performed by pop singer Michael Jackson. It was also included on his 1972 album of the same name.
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Ben
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Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey
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Fanny cradock
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allowing her to frequently say in later years, "You'll find that recipe in the booklet, so I won't show you now." advocated bringing Escoffier-standard food into the British home and gave every recipe a French name. Her food looked extravagant, but was generally cost-effective, |
Fanny cradock |
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Star of London spy
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Ben wishaw
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Grand national 2016 winner
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Rule the world
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Grand national 2016 jockey
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David Mullins
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Grand national 2016 trainer
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Mouse Morris
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Tgv stands for
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Train a grand vitesse
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Sncf stands for
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Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
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Other word for ninja
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Shinobi
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Played by James Norton in grant Chester
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Sidney chambers
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dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatin made from a meat stock or consommé. Non-savory dishes, often made with commercial gelatin mixes without stock or consommé, are usually called gelatin salads.
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Aspic
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herb or preparation intended to either prevent formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract or facilitate the expulsion of said gas, thereby combatting flatulence.
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Carminative
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world-wide network of large antennas and communication facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain (Madrid), and Australia (Canberra), that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions. It also performs radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe, and supports selected Earth-orbiting mission
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Deep space network
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Chadian politician who has been the President of Chad since 1990
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Idriss deby
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Algerian politician who has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999.[1] He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1963 to 1979. As President, he presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002, and he ended emergency rule in February 2011 amidst regional unrest. He has also served as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Abdelaziz bouteflika
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born 21 August 1963)[1] is the current King of Morocco. He ascended to the throne on 23 July 1999 upon the death of his father, King Hassan II.[2]
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Mohammed 6
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Wrote the heart is a lonely Hunter
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Carson McCullers
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The avoirdupois system of weights is based on a pound consisting of sixteen ounces. What is the alternate system based on a pound of twelve ounces (each of 120 carats)?
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Troy
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Bouncy red hair and a thick Oklahoma accent are among the trademarks of what country music legend and namesake TV sitcom star, whose twelve number one albums on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart are the most ever by a female artist?
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Reba mcentire
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also began hosting ABC's Good Night America. The show featured the famous refrain from Arlo Guthrie's hit "City of New Orleans" (written by Steve Goodman) as the theme. A 1975 episode of the program, featuring Dick Gregory and Robert J. Groden, showed the first national telecast of the historic Zapruder Film.[19]
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Geraldo Rivera
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Plays Eddie the eagle 2016 film
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Taron egerton
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largest flying boat ever built and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history.[4]
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H4 Hercules spruce goose
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gained prominence in Hollywood from the late 1920s, making big-budget and often controversial films like The Racket (1928), Hell's Angels (1930), Scarface (1932), and The Outlaw (1943).
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Howard Hughes
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he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. It was a great success with both the critics and the public. He directed many action adventures such as Violent Saturday (1955), Bandido (1956) starring Robert Mitchum, The Vikings (1958), and Mr. Majestyk (1974). also directed a trilogy of films centering on famous serial killers and focusing on the theme of capital punishment: Compulsion (1959), The Boston Strangler (1968) and 10 Rillington Place (1971). He helmed Soylent Green (1973), a cautionary tale of overpopulation and pollution. Some of his entertainments are regarded as controversial and provocative, such as Che! (1969), a biopic of Che Guevara, and the interracial melodrama of the Deep South in Mandingo (1975).
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Richard fleischer
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played Dorothy Shaw in the hit film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) opposite Marilyn Monroe for 20th Century Fox. She appeared in two movies opposite Robert Mitchum: His Kind of Woman (1951) and Macao (1952). Other co-stars include Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx in the comedy Double Dynamite (1951); Victor Mature, Vincent Price and Hoagy Carmichael in The Las Vegas Story (1952); Jeff Chandler in Foxfire (1955); and Clark Gable and Robert Ryan in The Tall Men (1955).
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Jane Russell
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Couple founded help for heroes
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Bryn and Emma parry
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Ok corral stands for
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Old kindersley
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Pottery made by Minton in Victorian England
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Majolica
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