query: Who discovered America?

title: Crime Syndicate of America

text: Universe, and the Crime Syndicate characters which survive remain on Earth-0 in one form or another after its events. As detailed in "Justice League of America" #29 (August 1964), the Crime Syndicate of America originally lived on Earth-Three, a world where history was "reversed" from the real world (e.g., Christopher Columbus discovered Europe, British colonists declared their independence from America, and President John Wilkes Booth was assassinated by an actor named Abraham Lincoln). It initially had no superheroes, only the supervillains of the Crime Syndicate, though this changed with the later introduction of the heroic Lex Luthor who used his

title: America Unearthed

text: History Channel aired the two-hour special "Holy Grail in America", produced by Committee Films, which follows Scott Wolter as he explores the idea that the Kensington Runestone is evidence that the Knights Templar sailed to America about one hundred years before Columbus's voyage. Reviewer Paul Mavis characterized "Holy Grail in America" as enjoyable pseudoscientific entertainment in the tradition of the 1970s television series "In Search of…". Mavis noted that, "tellingly, the doc never presents any other geologists who have alternative theories about Wolter's findings" but concluded, "who cares if it's true or not? It's fun." "America Unearthed" began airing on

title: Poverty Discovered

text: Poverty Discovered Located Cooksville in Howard County, Maryland, United States, Poverty Discovered, "Summer Hill Farm" "Poverty Discovered" is named after the 1737 acre land tract Given to Joseph Hobbs by Lord Calvert in 1760. It was then owned by Captain Thomas Hobbs, who was involved in the burning of the Peggy Stwewart. He willed the property to his son, Kentucky General Assemblyman Joseph Hobbs Jr. The slave farm was situated on the road to Ellicott's Mills from Hood's Mill. By 1783, "Poverty Discovered" was subdivided and consisted of 400 acres. In November 3, 1793 Henry Howard sold the Poverty Discovered

title: Who Rules America?

text: California, Santa Cruz hosts Domhoff's "Who Rules America?" web site. Who Rules America? Who Rules America? is a book by research psychologist and sociologist, G. William Domhoff, Ph.D., first published in 1967 as a best-seller (#12), with six subsequent editions including "Who Rules America Now?" (1983, #43), "Who Rules America? Challenges to Corporate and Class Dominance" (2009), "Who Rules America? Power and Politics" (2013), "Who Rules America? The Triumph of the Corporate Rich" (2013), and the forthcoming, "Studying the Power Elite: Fifty Years of Who Rules America" (2017). It is frequently assigned as a sociology textbook and argues against the

title: Poverty Discovered

text: as the "Summer Hill Farm" which raises thoroughbred horses for track uses or sale. Neighboring Greenway farms also resides on land once named "Poverty Discovered". In 2012, the resale of the adjacent Woodmont Academy sparked controversy as a high density use of the property next to the historic site. Poverty Discovered Located Cooksville in Howard County, Maryland, United States, Poverty Discovered, "Summer Hill Farm" "Poverty Discovered" is named after the 1737 acre land tract Given to Joseph Hobbs by Lord Calvert in 1760. It was then owned by Captain Thomas Hobbs, who was involved in the burning of the Peggy

title: Who Rules America?

text: Who Rules America? Who Rules America? is a book by research psychologist and sociologist, G. William Domhoff, Ph.D., first published in 1967 as a best-seller (#12), with six subsequent editions including "Who Rules America Now?" (1983, #43), "Who Rules America? Challenges to Corporate and Class Dominance" (2009), "Who Rules America? Power and Politics" (2013), "Who Rules America? The Triumph of the Corporate Rich" (2013), and the forthcoming, "Studying the Power Elite: Fifty Years of Who Rules America" (2017). It is frequently assigned as a sociology textbook and argues against the concentration of power and wealth in the American upper class.

title: Who Is America?

text: the series fueled the most sign-ups in 2018 for a series in a single day for Showtime's streaming service. Who Is America? Who Is America? is an American political satire television series created by Sacha Baron Cohen that premiered on July 15, 2018, on Showtime. Baron Cohen also stars in the series as various characters and executive produces alongside Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer, and Adam Lowitt. "Who Is America?" explores "the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation". Sacha Baron Cohen portrays various characters

title: Who Is America?

text: Who Is America? Who Is America? is an American political satire television series created by Sacha Baron Cohen that premiered on July 15, 2018, on Showtime. Baron Cohen also stars in the series as various characters and executive produces alongside Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer, and Adam Lowitt. "Who Is America?" explores "the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation". Sacha Baron Cohen portrays various characters including: On June 29, and July 3, 2018, Showtime released two short videos promoting a series set to premiere

title: Discovered attack

text: called a discovered check. When the moving piece gives check to the opponent's king, the maneuver is often described as a "discovered attack with check". When the discovered attack is itself a check, it is called a "discovered check". If both pieces give check, a double check results. Discovered attacks—especially checks—can win material when the moving piece captures an opposing piece nominally protected by another opposing piece. If the opponent deals with the discovered attack (obligatory if it is a check), the attacking player will have time to return the moving piece out of harm's way. This scenario is often

title: Discovered attack

text: Discovered attack In chess, a discovered attack is an attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another. Discovered attacks can be extremely powerful, as the piece moved can make a threat independently of the piece it reveals. Like many chess tactics, they succeed because the opponent is unable to meet two threats at once. While typically the consequence of a discovered attack is the gain of , they do not have to do this to be effective; the tactic can be used merely to gain a tempo. If the discovered attack is a check, it is

title: Discovered attack

text: 2.hxg6++. The result is a "double discovered check": One check is given by the rook, discovered by the capturing pawn's move; the other by the bishop, discovered by the captured pawn's removal. Such a check is extremely rare in practical play, but is sometimes found in problems. The diagram illustrates a trap in the Advance Variation of the French Defence, based on a discovered attack. If, after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4, Black mistakenly attempts to win White's d4-pawn with 7...Nxd4 8.Nxd4 Qxd4 (diagram), White can play 9.Bb5+, a discovered attack (White's

title: Discovered attack

text: bishop gets out of the way of White's queen) against Black's queen with check. Black must get out of check, then White can follow up with 10.Qxd4. Discovered attack In chess, a discovered attack is an attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another. Discovered attacks can be extremely powerful, as the piece moved can make a threat independently of the piece it reveals. Like many chess tactics, they succeed because the opponent is unable to meet two threats at once. While typically the consequence of a discovered attack is the gain of , they do

title: Discovered attack

text: referred to as a "discovered attack" (or "check") "with capture". When the moving piece moves to a square from which it threatens to inflict checkmate on the next move, the tactic is called a "discovered attack with mate threat". A "discovered checkmate" itself is also possible. In exceptional circumstances, it is possible for the moved piece to give a "double discovered check" (though this name is not actually used). The only way for this to happen in orthodox chess is by way of an "en passant" capture. In the position shown at right, Black has just played 1...g7–g5. White replies

title: Who Is America?

text: first episode a grade of "C+" and said, "There are some laughs in "Who Is America?", but the most profound feeling you get from the show is weariness. Cohen's haphazard comedy instincts feel topical in the worst way. Some politicians said crazy things on television? That's not strange anymore. It's mandatory." In a more positive review, Sonia Saraiya of "Vanity Fair" offered the show qualified praise saying, "The Herculean efforts Cohen undergoes in order to entrap, fool, or insult his targets are both a little exhausting and a little pointless—but I can't deny that "Who Is America?" is funny, too,

title: Poverty Discovered

text: estate of James Beached at public auction. The Poverty Discovered plantation house was built c. 1760. It is log construction with brick and stone construction additions with left-centered doors. Outbuildings include a log framed structure. In the 1930s a porch was enclosed for a kitchen. William J Bryson owned the house in the 1970s and substantial renovations occurred in 1989. The building is registered by the county as HO-117, with an abbreviated history. In 1966, the Rouse Company added "Poverty Discovered" to the list of local historical names to call their new land development project. The Property is now run

title: The Men Who Built America

text: The Men Who Built America The Men Who Built America (also known as The Innovators: The Men Who Built America in some international markets) is a six-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in the Fall of 2012, and on the History Channel UK in Spring of 2013. The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated

title: The Men Who Built America

title: America America

text: cannot marry her, and subsequently embarks on the voyage on board SS Kaiser Wilhelm. There is, however, another major impediment— Stavros' shipboard affair with Mrs. Kegabian is discovered. Her enraged husband lodges a criminal complaint against Stavros, and rescinds his offer of a job in America, which will result in deportation back to Turkey. As everything looks bleak, however, the tubercular Hohannes after he is discovered by the immigration services jumps off the ship knowing that he can never enter America. This sacrifice enables Stavros to take Hohannes' place. With the climactic image of the Statue of Liberty as the

title: Makers: Women Who Make America

text: Makers: Women Who Make America Makers: Women Who Make America is a 2013 documentary film about the struggle for women's equality in the United States during the last five decades of the 20th century. The film was narrated by Meryl Streep and distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service as a three-part, three-hour television documentary in February 2013. "Makers" features interviews with women from all social strata, from politicians like Hillary Clinton and television stars like Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey, to flight attendants, coal miners and phone company workers. In 2014, PBS commissioned season 2 of "Makers: Women Who Make

title: Who Will Survive in America

text: a reduced version on the track that, according to music writer Greg Kot, "retains its essence, that of an African-American male who feels cut off from his country and culture". By contrast, Sean Fennessey interprets it as "a too-serious denouement for an album that is more about the self’s little nightmares than some aching societal rejection". West had previously sampled Scott-Heron on "My Way Home", a track from his 2005 album "Late Registration". Who Will Survive in America "Who Will Survive in America" is the final track of the standard edition of American rapper Kanye West's album "My Beautiful Dark

title: The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen

text: The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen is a six-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which premiered on March 7, 2018 on the History Channel. It is a complement to the 2012 docudrama The Innovators: The Men Who Built America. The series follows the lives of iconic pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett and Tecumseh as they blazed new trails across America's wilderness. The series is narrated by Campbell Scott, directed by John Ealer and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Note: The series consists of eight one-hour episodes; for TV they were combined into four

title: The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen

text: two-hour episodes. The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen is a six-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which premiered on March 7, 2018 on the History Channel. It is a complement to the 2012 docudrama The Innovators: The Men Who Built America. The series follows the lives of iconic pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett and Tecumseh as they blazed new trails across America's wilderness. The series is narrated by Campbell Scott, directed by John Ealer and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Note: The series consists of eight one-hour episodes; for TV they were combined

title: 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America

text: 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America (and Bernard Goldberg is only #73) is a non-fiction book by Jack Huberman. It was published in 2006 by Nation Books. The book is a liberal response to Bernard Goldberg's book "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America", and includes criticism of Republican politicians including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Rick Santorum. The book received positive reception in "Publishers Weekly" and "The Nation". "Reference & Research Book News" called the book "the liberal polemical riposte" of "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America".

title: Makers: Women Who Make America

text: series that would continue examining the themes of the original three-hour documentary. Each of the series's six episodes focuses on a different career field, and prominent women in that field. The series, referred to as ""Makers" Season 2" by PBS, premiered on September 30, 2014. Makers: Women Who Make America Makers: Women Who Make America is a 2013 documentary film about the struggle for women's equality in the United States during the last five decades of the 20th century. The film was narrated by Meryl Streep and distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service as a three-part, three-hour television documentary in

title: Who Will Survive in America

text: Who Will Survive in America "Who Will Survive in America" is the final track of the standard edition of American rapper Kanye West's album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". The piece, featuring no vocals from West himself, serves as the album's coda and is built on a sample of Gil Scott-Heron's "Comment No. 1", a blunt, surrealist piece delivered by Scott-Heron in spoken word about the African-American experience and the faded idealism of the American dream. Scott-Heron's poem, which criticized the 1960s Revolutionary Youth Movement for failing to recognize the more basic needs of the African-American community, is edited to

title: Who Is America?

text: depend on how you feel about that ratio and how much patience you have for how funny Cohen thinks he is." Offering the series restrained praise, Jen Chaney of "Vulture" spoke of the series' potential relevance to America's political state at the time of its release saying, "When "Who Is America?" is on point, as it is in the 'Kill or Be Killed' segment, it doesn't just remind us that some of our emperors have no clothes. It exposes them for walking around naked with no sense of shame whatsoever." In another mixed review, "Entertainment Weekly"s Darren Franich gave the

title: Who Is America?

text: a mixed response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 59% approval rating with an average rating of 6 out of 10 based on 61 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Fleetingly funny and all too relevant, "Who is America?" proves Sacha Baron Cohen still has something to say—though its nihilistic approach may not be the right way to say it." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 59 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In a mixed review, "The New York Times"s

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37) is a non-fiction book by Bernard Goldberg that was published in 2005. The book's central idea is to name and blame a long list of specific individuals for making the United States a "far more selfish, vulgar, and cynical place." In 2006, Goldberg updated his book, releasing 110 People Who Are Screwing Up America. Goldberg's book denounces many people, mostly left-of-center celebrities, politicians and newscasters, and takes umbrage at high-profile incidents like Janet Jackson's exposing herself "in front of one-fifth of

title: Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops (Jordaens)

text: Kunsthistorisches Museum. Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops (Jordaens) Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops is a large 1617 oil on canvas painting by Jacob Jordaens, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. The artist was then aged only 24 and still heavily influenced by Peter Paul Rubens, who had produced a version of the same scene in 1616. The work shows Hephaestus's son Erichthonius of Athens being discovered by the daughters of Cecrops I, derived from Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and the "Library of Pseudo-Apollodorus". Jordaens returned to the same subject in 1640 in a work now

text: Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops (Jordaens) Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops is a large 1617 oil on canvas painting by Jacob Jordaens, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. The artist was then aged only 24 and still heavily influenced by Peter Paul Rubens, who had produced a version of the same scene in 1616. The work shows Hephaestus's son Erichthonius of Athens being discovered by the daughters of Cecrops I, derived from Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and the "Library of Pseudo-Apollodorus". Jordaens returned to the same subject in 1640 in a work now in Vienna's

text: not have reported it – without independent confirmation, and for that I apologize," said CNN's Rick Sanchez. "MSNBC attributed that quote to a football player who was opposed to Limbaugh's NFL bid. However, we have been unable to verify that quote independently. So, just to clarify," said David Shuster in a clarification on MSNBC. Fox News Channel reported on October 17, 2009 that multiple legal analysts stated Limbaugh could file a libel lawsuit in order to prove he did not say the words attributed to him. 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: Phelps, spam mailer Jeremy Jaynes, former United States Attorney General and lawyer-activist Ramsey Clark, and several Supreme Court Justices. Barbara Kingsolver responded to her inclusion on the list in her book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle". She joked about the inclusion and said that she was proud to be on the list with people such as Jimmy Carter. The book was referenced in the manifesto of Jim David Adkisson, the gunman who killed two people and wounded seven others in the Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church shooting. 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: quipped that he "hope[s] to be ranked higher next year." Goldberg's book prompted a response from Jack Huberman, who wrote "101 People Who Are Really Screwing America (and Bernard Goldberg is Only #73)". Matt Kunitz (executive producer of "Fear Factor" and No. 69 in Goldberg's book) told the "Los Angeles Times", "I look at my company; I think Michael Moore was No 1. I don't mind being in that group of people." Ten new entries were added in Goldberg's 2006 update, "110 People Who Are Screwing Up America". Among these are the white nationalist band Prussian Blue, anti-homosexual preacher Fred

text: authoring "101 People Who Are Really Screwing America", Huberman wrote the book "The Bush-Hater's Handbook: a Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years". He is also the author of "Bushit: An A-Z Guide to the Bush Attack on Truth, Justice, Equality, and the American Way". Huberman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he spent his early life. The book is a liberal response to Bernard Goldberg's "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America". The top-listed individuals are typically Republican politicians, such as George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Rick Santorum, and conservative judges

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: of the book: "Goldberg is no down-the-line conservative, and you are certain to disagree with some of his choices and rankings -- and probably also with his often salty language. Nevertheless, "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America" is a rollicking and revealing look at 100 of the most egregious obstacles on the path of our nation's return to glory." A review by Brent Bozell, President of the conservative Media Research Center, also offered praise for the book: ""100 People Who Are Screwing Up America" is out, and it's a wonderful read for anyone not on that list." "It's easy

title: Mister America (Jeffrey Graves)

text: Trey's murderer was revealed to be Vandal Savage, who was killing all of the descendants of early superheroes who had their legacies carried on. Savage was eventually defeated by the Justice Society of America. Jeffrey then lost his job when the FBI discovered he supplied information to Trey, as Trey used to be with the FBI until he took vengeance on a murderer. Jeffrey, while cleaning out his office, took out Mr. America's costume and put his mask on. Later, Jeffrey appeared at a crime scene in the Mr. America costume with two whips, claiming himself to be the new

title: In America (novel)

text: In America (novel) In America is a 1999 novel by Susan Sontag. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. It is based on the true story of Polish actress Helena Modjeska (called Maryna Zalewska in the book), her arrival in California in 1876, and her ascendancy to American stardom. Sontag was accused of plagiarism by Ellen Lee, who discovered at least twelve passages in the 387-page book that were similar to passages in four other books about Modjeska, including "My Mortal Enemy", a novel by Willa Cather. (Cather wrote: "When Oswald asked her to propose a toast, she

text: Louis Blues hockey team Dave Checketts, who was behind the group attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams, Limbaugh's participation in the endeavor had become a "complication and a distraction". James Taranto of "The Wall Street Journal" reported that the quotes may have originated in September 2005 from a blogger who initially discovered them on a Wikipedia page. Toby Harnden of "The Daily Telegraph" reported that the quotes originated on Wikipedia and Wikiquote, prior to making it into Huberman's book. On October 15, 2009, the Associated Press contacted Huberman as well as the book's publisher, and asked for the source

title: History of South America

text: time and that about 60% of present-day South American mammals have evolved from North American species. However, some species were able to adapt and spread into North America. Apart from "Pliometanastes", during the Irvingtonian stage of the mammal land stages, around 1.9 mya, species as "Pampatherium", a giant armadillo, ground sloth "Megatherium", giant anteater "Myrmecophaga", a Neogene capybara ("Hydrochoerus"), "Meizonyx", opossum "Didelphis", and "Mixotoxodon" followed the route north. The terror bird "Titanis" was the only discovered South American carnivore species who made the journey into North America. The Americas are thought to have been first inhabited by people from eastern

title: Who Is America?

text: and interview me in English, of course, so I can understand him so we can go man-to-man. You can ask me anything you want. I'll be glad to deal with it. He won't have the guts to do that. Maybe he will, I don't know." On August 13, 2018, Youth Shooters of America founder Dan Roberts commented on his appearance in the series' fifth episode during an interview with "The New York Times". He expressed his displeasure in the conduct of Baron Cohen and Showtime saying, "This was a malicious, willful and deliberate act on the part of Sacha Baron

title: Who Rules America?

text: The 2010 edition brings the discussion up to date and also includes the rise of Barack Obama, his campaign finance supporters, and the nature of his administration. Domhoff argues in the book that a power elite wields power in America through its support of think-tanks, foundations, commissions, and academic departments. Additionally, he argues that the elite controls institutions through overt authority, not through covert influence. In his introduction, Domhoff writes that the book was inspired by the work of four men: sociologists E. Digby Baltzell, C. Wright Mills, economist Paul Sweezy, and political scientist Robert A. Dahl. The University of

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: all the kids in America under age eleven" during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show (p. vi). It decries as "Hollywood blowhards" actors who call American politicians "Nazis" while praising "dictators like Fidel Castro" (pp. vii–ix). Goldberg's chapter for Courtney Love is simply the word ""ho"". Other people (on the cover) include: filmmaker Michael Moore (#1), Democrat leader Howard Dean, reverend Al Sharpton, and rapper Eminem. The book takes aim at "liberals [who are] snooty, snobby know-it-alls, who have gotten angrier and angrier in recent years and who think they're not only smarter, but also "better", than everyone else, especially

title: 916 America

text: 916 America 916 America is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on 7 August 1915 by the Russian astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis, Russian Empire. Originally designated 916I, it was renamed '916 America' on 24 February 1923 after the Council of Astronomers at Pulkovo Observatory decided to commemorate "the friendly relations of the astronomical observatories and astronomers". Another possible reason for the name was as a mark of appreciation for the help given during the 1921 Russian famine by the American Relief Administration under the later President Herbert

title: Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America

text: perhaps bin Laden's biggest supporter is Iran. Bodansky also alleges a cooperative relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. The book's success as best-seller was amid controversy of a purported political agenda therein. Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America () is a New York Times Bestseller by Yossef Bodansky, the former Director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. The book provides a full account of the rise of Osama bin Laden and discusses Islamism. Bodansky concludes "Ultimately, the quintessence of bin Laden's threat is his

text: Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America () is a New York Times Bestseller by Yossef Bodansky, the former Director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. The book provides a full account of the rise of Osama bin Laden and discusses Islamism. Bodansky concludes "Ultimately, the quintessence of bin Laden's threat is his being a cog, albeit an important one, in a large system that will outlast his own demise -- state-sponsored international terrorism." The book details support from Sudan and Afghanistan but claims that

title: North America Nebula

text: would be 100 light-years. The nebula was discovered by William Herschel, from Slough, England, on October 24, 1786 or by his son John Herschel before 1833. North America Nebula The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. It is sometimes incorrectly called the "North "American" Nebula". The North America Nebula is large, covering an area of more than

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: claims that Interscope Records was entirely funded by Ted Field, when it was actually to a large extent—as much as 50%—funded by Atlantic Records. On July 13, 2005, Goldberg appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to promote the book. Jon Stewart, a liberal, criticized the list for suggesting that liberals who do not hold positions of power, such as Barbra Streisand, were responsible for problems in America, while conservatives who held powerful positions in the Bush Administration or Republican Congress were not held responsible for anything. Goldberg agreed that the list included more liberals than conservatives but responded

title: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

text: person could write 80 percent of this book, or its mirror image, in a weekend." Brookhiser also questioned the legitimacy of the book's arguments, given that the successes of many in the list are made possible by the public. He rhetorically asked: "Shouldn't Goldberg's book be "270 Million People Who Are Screwing Up America"?" Cathy Young, whom Goldberg praised in the book for her criticism of radical feminism, has argued that the conservatives on Goldberg's list are either "safe" targets who are not powerful or influential in conservative circles, or "tokens" inserted to create the appearance that Goldberg is not

title: Paul America

text: during filming. While shooting a scene at the Pan Am Building in which America drops Jane Holzer off, he became frustrated after numerous takes and simply drove away. A year later, the filmmakers discovered that he had driven to his brother's farm in Allegan, Michigan and was imprisoned there on drug-related charges. In order to finish the film, Palmer and Weisman got permission to film America while he was in jail and integrated the footage into the existing footage shot in 1967. America's post Factory years are largely undocumented. At one point, he was reportedly in the United States Army

title: 916 America

text: Hoover. In 1986, assuming that the asteroid was of S-type and that it had a diameter of 15 km, the rotational period was measured to be 38 hours. Observations by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite have since shown that it has a diameter of 33.2±1.3 km, with an absolute magnitude of 11.20 and an albedo of 0.053±0.004. 916 America 916 America is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on 7 August 1915 by the Russian astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis, Russian Empire. Originally designated 916I, it was renamed '916

title: Butte, America

text: Butte, America Butte, America is a 2008 documentary film about Butte, Montana's history as a copper mining town. It was created by Pamela Roberts, narrated by Gabriel Byrne, and includes a mix of first hand accounts and scholarly analysis from John T. Shea, Marie Cassidy, David Emmons, and Janet Finn. The movie focuses on developments in American labor and production during the "dawn" of the electrical age in the 1880s when copper was discovered in Butte. The mining activity brought an influx of immigrant workers and their families to the boom town that grew to be a "Western" metropolis of

title: The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

text: The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was a BBC Radio 2 comedy series written by Tony Hare. It starred Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett, Jeffrey Holland, and June Whitfield, and was broadcast between 16 January 1999, to 20 February 1999. It has since been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly called "BBC Radio 7"). The burlesque series was a comic pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The series was recorded in front of a live audience and each 30 minute episode was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 at

title: America America (1995 film)

text: movie was dubbed to Telugu and was released in Andhra Pradesh. America America (1995 film) America! America!! is a 1995 Indian Kannada family drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. It features Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand and Hema Panchamukhi essaying the key roles whilst H. G. Dattatreya, Vaishali Kasaravalli and Shivaram performing the supporting roles. The plot revolves around three childhood friends hailing from a coastal village of Karnataka who get entangled in the marital issues after flying and settling in the United States. The film makes an attempt to study the psyche of Non-resident Indians who are settled

title: America America (1995 film)

text: America America (1995 film) America! America!! is a 1995 Indian Kannada family drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. It features Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand and Hema Panchamukhi essaying the key roles whilst H. G. Dattatreya, Vaishali Kasaravalli and Shivaram performing the supporting roles. The plot revolves around three childhood friends hailing from a coastal village of Karnataka who get entangled in the marital issues after flying and settling in the United States. The film makes an attempt to study the psyche of Non-resident Indians who are settled abroad. The film was produced by G. Nandakumar under Vishwapriya Films

text: "Though Huberman takes his readers' sympathies for granted, the unabashedly leftwing bias and sheer breadth of this frontal assault on Republican politics and culture are factually convincing. ... overall Huberman serves up a frothy indictment to warm liberal innards." "Reference & Research Book News" characterized the book as a "the liberal polemical riposte" of "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America" by Bernard Goldberg. The book was highlighted in the blog "Editor's Cut" published by "The Nation". Writing for "The Nation", Katrina Vanden Heuvel commented: "In this witty book, Huberman lays out in well-researched detail the interlocking relationships within the

title: Miss America (DC Comics)

text: realizes that her mother must have discovered that she was impersonating the real Miss America. Outside of regular DC Comics continuity, James Robinson and Paul Smith feature Miss America in 1993's "The Golden Age". Joan Dale is the girlfriend of Tex Thompson, also known as Mr. America. Later in the story, disturbed by the increasingly moody and abusive actions of her lover, Joan steals Thompson's locked journal and heads to her friend Paula Brooks, the reformed costumed thief once known as the Huntress/Tigress. Paula picks the lock and soon Joan, Paula, and Paula's lover, Lance Gallant, are made aware of

title: Exploration of North America

text: Dutch East India Company. He, too, passed Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware Bay, instead sailing up the Hudson River on September 11, 1609 in search of a fabled connection to the Pacific via what was actually the Great Lakes. In Hudson's fourth and final voyage, he discovered, mapped, and explored the Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay and James Bay. Other major sea-based explorers were Captain James Cook, George Vancouver, and Charles Wilkes. There were numerous Spanish explorers and conquistadors who explored the Southwest of North America (including present-day west and central United States) and cross the continent (east to

title: Disease in colonial America

text: beriberi is in its wet form the patient can expect swelling of the extremities and face along with an effusion of fluid into their joints, pleural cavity, and pericardial cavity. Beriberi in this form can lead to sudden death. New England fishermen first discovered the disease in Colonial America in the 19th century. There have been accounts that beriberi was seen in Jamestown with people experiencing swellings and fluxes and high fevers as well as soldiers in the American Civil War who experienced the same symptoms as the disease beriberi. Acute Bacillary dysentery has a shorter duration than Typhoid but

title: Miss America 1922

text: "Amateur" beauty winner Gladys Greenmayer to win the title of Miss America for 1922. Norman Rockwell judged the Miss America 1922 bathing beauty contest along with Howard Chandler Christy and James Montgomery Flagg. They were all unclear as to how to judge the contest. One judge suggested that they judge each part or feature of the body out of ten, then the woman with the total highest score would win. After they had tried the system, they discovered that although one woman might have beautiful individual parts or features, she might not be beautiful over all. So they "...gave up

title: Captain America: Reborn

text: then ensues between the Avengers and the A.I.M. agents. The real Steve Rogers, trapped inside his own mind, is in an alternate New York run by the Red Skull. After being discovered by Nazi soldiers, Steve escapes down a dark alley where he finds Uncle Sam posters, refashioned to the image of the Red Skull. Steve Rogers punches through the wall, where he catches the Red Skull off guard, and the two fight. Aboard the transport ship, the Red Skull-controlled Captain America becomes disorientated from the mental attack of Steve Rogers. Captain America then informs Zola to release the shock

title: America on Wheels

text: million to build, was officially opened to the public on April 12, 2008. A historically important part of the museum's collection is the 1889 Nadig Gas-Powered Carriage, one of the first gas-powered vehicles driven in America. Henry Nadig, a German-born mechanic living in Allentown, built his gas-powered carriage in 1889, two years before Charles E. Duryea's first gas-powered automobile. Police forced him to drive the carriage at night, because during the day it scared horses. The vehicle was discovered rusting in a collapsed shed in Allentown, and restored. The collection of the America on Wheels is minimal as the majority

title: Specialty Coffee Association of America

text: In January 2017, the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe merged into one Specialty Coffee Association or simply SCA. The new SCA has more than 10,000 active members. Specialty Coffee Association of America The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit trade organization for the specialty coffee industry. With members located in more than 40 countries, SCAA represents different segment of the specialty coffee industry, including producers, roasters, importers/exporters and retailers. In 2005, management discovered that former Chief Operating Officer Scott Welker had embezzled more than $465,000. SCAA members

title: Military Writer's Society of America

text: write about them. In the years since, he has discovered literally hundreds of other warriors who are driven to explore and reveal their experiences through fiction, non-fiction, poetry and art. It was Bill's vision to bring them together to share and promote their respective arts. With more than 1200 members, the Military Writers Society of America is that vision brought to life. The MWSA started off as branch of "The American Authors Association" ("AAA") before becoming a fully separated organization of its own. There are annual awards given for books, music Cds and short films. The current President of MWSA

title: Captain America (Ultimate Marvel character)

text: son, in which he abandoned the Ultimates and attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the process. Rogers later infiltrate the Army's computer database and discovered the truth of the Red Skull. Sometime later Captain America was in Paris, France for his own reasons. Rogers created a plot to which he would place Nick Fury's Ultimates, who were coming for him to capture him, with tracers, and allow him to later find his son, whom the Avengers were also in pursuit. Cap fought the Avengers, managing to defeat all of them. He was subsequently subdued and captured by the Avengers. However this was

title: News from the New World Discovered in the Moon

text: lunar bird-men. The serious portion of the masque follows, in which the "scene opens" to disclose the principal masquers, led by Prince Charles, who descend, "shake off their icicles," and dance, to the accompaniment of music and song. The masque also features the inevitable lavish praise of King James. The lunar bird-men derive from the "True History" of Lucian, perhaps through the medium of Rabelais' "Pantagruel". The modern composer Theodore Antoniou wrote incidental music for the masque; his score was premiered on 30 November 1978, at a performance in Athens, Greece. News from the New World Discovered in the Moon

title: Makers: Women Who Make America

text: America", a six-episode series that would expand on the themes of the 2013 documentary, as a continuation of PBS's broader "Makers" partnership with AOL. The series premiered on September 30, 2014. Project founder and executive producer Dyllan McGee of McGee Media began what eventually became the "Makers" project in 2004. Originally, McGee set out to make a film about Gloria Steinem, but Steinem turned down the proposal. "She didn’t want it to be all about her – she wanted the bigger picture", McGee recalls. McGee named the documentary "Makers" to emphasize the sense of momentum in a continuing, ongoing women's

title: Heartland of America Park

text: is .96 miles. Heartland of America Park Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The park is situated between Interstate 80 and the Missouri River, and is adjacent to Gene Leahy Mall and the Old Market and connects to Lewis & Clark Landing. Where the park sits has been the site of exploration, expansion and now, recreation. Lewis and Clark reportedly discovered conspicuous earthen mounds when they explored the location in 1804. Historians speculate the mounds may have been natural or the remains of an Otoe village. Opened in

title: Heartland of America Park

text: Heartland of America Park Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The park is situated between Interstate 80 and the Missouri River, and is adjacent to Gene Leahy Mall and the Old Market and connects to Lewis & Clark Landing. Where the park sits has been the site of exploration, expansion and now, recreation. Lewis and Clark reportedly discovered conspicuous earthen mounds when they explored the location in 1804. Historians speculate the mounds may have been natural or the remains of an Otoe village. Opened in 1990, the park

title: The Most Famous Man in America

text: the 1998 Lewinsky scandal, in which US President Bill Clinton was discovered to have had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, the research took several years longer than she had initially planned. The book was finally released in 2006 by Doubleday and Three Leaves Press in hardback, paperback, and e-book editions. "The Most Famous Man in America" follows the life of 19th-century American minister Henry Ward Beecher. Its introduction describes Beecher's speech at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, at the close of the American Civil War; Beecher was personally invited to speak by President Abraham Lincoln, who commented, "We

title: Norse colonization of North America

text: evidence of a turf wall and the roasting of bog iron ore, and therefore a possible second 10th century Norse settlement in Canada. Findings from the 2016 excavation suggest the turf wall and the roasted bog iron ore discovered in 2015 were the result of natural processes. The possible settlement was initially discovered through satellite imagery in 2014, and archaeologists excavated the area in 2015 and 2016. Birgitta Linderoth Wallace, one of the leading experts of Norse archaeology in North America and an expert on the Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, is unsure of the identification of Point Rosee

text: News from the New World Discovered in the Moon News from the New World Discovered in the Moon was a Jacobean era masque, written by Ben Jonson; it was first performed before King James I on 7 January 1620, with a second performance on 29 February the same year. Jonson's text comments on significant recent developments in astronomy and journalism. The text of the masque was first published in the second folio collection of Jonson's works in 1641. The masque refers to the discoveries of features on the Moon made by contemporaneous astronomers — Galileo Galilei most famous among them

title: Paul America

text: the Factory, America hired a lawyer in order to persuade Warhol to pay him for his role in "My Hustler", which had become Warhol's first commercially successful film. Warhol, who never paid the actors who appeared in his films, eventually agreed to pay America $1,000 in several installments. In a December 1967 article in "The New York Times", America said he had received $500 from Warhol. Later that year, America was cast opposite Edie Sedgwick in John Palmer and David Weisman's film "Ciao! Manhattan" (1972). The film began shooting in April 1967 but production was halted after America abruptly left

title: Specialty Coffee Association of America

text: Specialty Coffee Association of America The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit trade organization for the specialty coffee industry. With members located in more than 40 countries, SCAA represents different segment of the specialty coffee industry, including producers, roasters, importers/exporters and retailers. In 2005, management discovered that former Chief Operating Officer Scott Welker had embezzled more than $465,000. SCAA members contributed a quarter of a million dollars beyond their membership dues to keep the organization running. In 2009, the U.S. Federal Court in Santa Ana, California sentenced Welker to 33 months in federal prison.

title: America 2040

text: a new world at her feet...But She alone senses the hostile force that will come to threaten them all The Third Chapter Of The America 2040 Series Continues As The Citizens Of The Planet Omega Is Safe And Sound While Captain Duncan Rodrick And His Crew Found A New City Of Stone Which Discovered By Stoner McRae Until The Former President Of The United States Dexter Hamilton Decided To Visit The New Planet For The First Time Since He Became The Commander Of Chief From The Past Two Terms. He has built a new settlement from the untamed land, but

title: BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore

text: time as a "super jury," second-guessing jury verdicts, but rather, "[T]he court should be more deferential to state courts and legislatures, and more concerned with developing a coherent framework." BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case limiting punitive damages under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiff, Dr. Ira Gore, bought a new BMW, and later discovered that the vehicle had been repainted before he bought it. Defendant BMW of North America revealed that their policy was to sell

title: BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore

text: BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case limiting punitive damages under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiff, Dr. Ira Gore, bought a new BMW, and later discovered that the vehicle had been repainted before he bought it. Defendant BMW of North America revealed that their policy was to sell damaged cars as new if the damage could be fixed for less than 3% of the cost of the car. Dr. Gore sued, and an Alabama jury awarded $4,000

title: Who Is America?

text: Cohen, the production company and Showtime, who blatantly lied to me about the purpose of the entire thing, in a deliberate effort to humiliate me." On August 20, 2018, reality personality Gretchen Rossi spoke positively about her appearance on the show to "Page Six" saying, "I’m so honored that Sacha Cohen thought to prank me and Slade! To even be on his radar in any aspect, I feel honored that he even wants to be hanging out with us." On September 5, 2018, it was reported that Moore had filed a lawsuit against Baron Cohen, Showtime, and CBS Corporation seeking

title: Who Is America?

text: in the series' first episode saying, "Sacha Baron Cohen owes me a face-to-face meeting as compensation for his underhanded tactics and his preying on the vulnerable, especially by pretending to be someone who suffered when he probably hasn't suffered a moment in his life. That's the least he could do after putting me through this. That, and buy a painting." On July 16, 2018, Showtime defended Baron Cohen against the accusations leveled against him and the series by Palin and Walsh regarding his alleged portrayal of himself as a disabled military veteran saying, "Baron Cohen never presented himself as a

title: Who Is America?

text: had been interviewed by Baron Cohen in character and was critical of the methods used to gain his participation in filming saying, "Dressing up as a wounded veteran is absolutely stolen valor, his tactics are —I know cause I too was duped." On July 12, 2018, former Alabama judge Roy Moore similarly divulged his unwitting participation in the series through a statement saying, "As for Mr. Cohen, whose art is trickery, deception and dishonesty, Alabama does not respect cowards who exhibit such traits!" That same day, Georgia talk radio host Austin Rhodes confirmed he had unwittingly had Baron Cohen on

title: Who Is America?

text: interviewed by Baron Cohen while he was in character as a disabled veteran. She expressed anger at being tricked into participating in the interview saying, "I join a long list of American public personalities who have fallen victim to the evil, exploitive, sick 'humor' of the British 'comedian' Sacha Baron Cohen, enabled and sponsored by CBS/Showtime." Ultimately, Palin's interview was not included in any of the series' seven episodes though in the end credits of the final episode Palin is credited as "Special Publicity Consultant (Inadvertent)". A day later, former U.S. congressman Joe Walsh revealed on Twitter that he too

title: Who Is America?

text: Ali G Show". On July 9, 2018, it was announced that Showtime had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of seven episodes and that it was set to premiere on July 15, 2018. The series was created by Baron Cohen who was also set to executive produce alongside Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer, and Adam Lowitt. On August 26, 2018, Baron Cohen suggested in a tweet from his official Twitter account that the show would not return for a second season. The following day, Showtime confirmed that the series had ended. However,

title: Who Is America?

text: on July 15, 2018. The videos claimed that the network could not yet reveal the title of the series, its premise, or who it was that created it due to a non-disclosure agreement. Over the following days, early speculation among various news sources pinpointed comedian Kathy Griffin as being the possible star of the new series. On July 5, 2018, following the release of a mysterious video from Sacha Baron Cohen on his Twitter account the previous day, it began to be reported that the series would actually star Baron Cohen and that it would resemble his previous series "Da

title: Miss America 1924

text: actress who appeared in more than 50 Hollywood productions. Miss America 1924 Miss America 1924, the fourth Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 6, 1924. Mary Katherine Campbell, who won the title the previous two years, placed as 1st runner-up. Pageant officials later instituted a rule allowing competitors to be crowned only once. Ruth Malcomson competing as Miss Philadelphia was named Miss America of 1924 against a field of 83 entrants, the largest number of contestants in Miss America history. Second runner-up Fay Lanphier would become Miss America

title: Marquis Who's Who

text: observed that this change of the "Forbes" methodology has slightly affected the changes in the overall ranking. Longevity researchers have used inclusion in "Who's Who in America" for a study showing that people listed there live longer. Marquis Who's Who Marquis Who's Who is the American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books are usually titled "Who's Who in..." followed by some subject, such as "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who of American Women", "Who's Who in the World", "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", "Who's Who in American Politics", etc. "Marquis Who's Who" books are

text: 1pm, making some of the rude, and occasionally crude, jokes rather risqué for the time of day. Hudd, Emmett, and Whitfield had all worked together on the very long-running radio series "The News Huddlines". Holland is a familiar voice in British comedy series, probably best known for his role as Spike Dixon, the camp comic at Maplin's holiday camp, Crimpton-on-Sea, in the BBC sitcom "Hi-de-Hi!" Hudd later appeared alongside Clive Merrison as Holmes, and Andrew Sachs as Doctor Watson in an original radio play in the series "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" in 2002. The Newly Discovered Casebook of

title: Paul America

text: Paul America Paul Johnson (February 25, 1944 – October 19, 1982), better known as Paul America, was an American actor who was a member of Andy Warhol's Superstars. He starred in one Warhol-directed film, "My Hustler" (1965), and also appeared in Edie Sedgwick's final film "Ciao! Manhattan" (1972). According to America, he met artist Andy Warhol at Ondine, a New York City discotheque in mid-1965. Warhol found America to be "unbelievably good looking - like a comic strip drawing of Mr. America, clean cut, handsome, very symmetrical". Warhol invited America back to his studio called The Factory located at 231

title: Miss America

text: State Senator Colin Bell called for CRDA to end its relationship with Miss America. On December 24, Haddad also resigned. In January 2018, Gretchen Carlson, who won the Miss America in 1989, was elected as the new chairwoman of the organization, becoming the first former Miss America to serve as its leader. Katherine Shindle, Miss America 1998, was also appointed to the board alongside fellow Miss America winners, Heather French Henry (2000) and Laura Kaeppeler (2012). This move led to a number of changes. In June 2018, there was an announcement that Miss America contestants would no longer be judged

title: Captain America

text: beginning in the one-shot comic "Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield?" (Feb. 2010). While Bucky Barnes continued adventuring in the pages of "Captain America", Steve Rogers received his own miniseries ("Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier") as well as taking on the leadership position in a new "Secret Avengers" ongoing series. Spinoff series included "Captain America Sentinel of Liberty" (Sept. 1998 – Aug. 1999) and "Captain America and the Falcon" (May 2004 – June 2005). The 1940s Captain America appeared alongside the 1940s Human Torch and Sub-Mariner in the 12-issue miniseries "Avengers/Invaders". The 2007 mini-series "Captain America: The Chosen", written by David

title: All-America

text: football players who were regarded as the best at their respective positions. The first "All-America" team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and published in "This Week's Sports" in association with Walter Camp. In triathlons, USA Triathlon bestows the All America status on the top 10% within their age group. The term has also been used in athletics in new ways to recognize the academic achievements of student-athletes as "Academic All-America" teams are named. The term "Academic All-America" is a registered trademark of the College Sports Information Directors of America, which began the program in

title: Grameen America

text: population of people who do not have access to banks and mainstream financial institutions. Grameen America opened its doors in January 2008 during the largest financial crisis of the modern era. As of the end of 2017, Grameen America had disbursed over $760 million in micro-loans to more than 95,000 low-income women in the United States. Board of Directors: Directors Emeritus: Senior Leadership: Grameen America is a Grameen replication project. Grameen America Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization based in New York City. It was founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus in 2008. Grameen America is

title: America (Frank novel)

text: who understands America's plight. Eventually, a distraught America climbs a tree and attempts to hang himself. But Ernie finds him hanging from the tree and saves his life. Shortly after, he is sent to Ridgeway. At first, America refuses to talk to Dr. B, but eventually he begins to open up to him. America decides to send a letter to Ernie to thank him for saving his life. When Ernie replies, he says he knows America killed a man, but he also knows America is a good person. He mentions Liza, who contacted Applegate looking for him. Three weeks after

title: Doctor Who fandom

text: and later the Friends of "Doctor Who". FDW ended unceremoniously in the mid-1990s, and since then, American "Doctor Who" fandom has been served mostly through local fan clubs. The "Doctor Who" Information Network (DWIN) was founded in Canada in 1980 and continues to serve fans in North America. It was one of the first "Doctor Who" clubs in North America, and is the longest running Doctor Who club on the continent. DWIN supports the monthly Toronto Tavern fan gatherings. DWIN also sponsored several local chapters throughout Canada. Also in Canada is the "Doctor Who" Society of Canada (DWSC), a social

title: Tintin in America

text: "Tintin in America", such as the abattoir scene, were adopted from Duhamel's descriptions. Hergé was also influenced by a special edition of radical anticonformist magazine "Le Crapouillot" ("The Mortar Shell") that was published in October 1930. Devoted to the United States, it contained a variety of photographs that influenced his depiction of the country. Hergé used its images of skyscrapers as a basis for his depiction of Chicago and adopted its account of Native Americans being evicted from their land when oil was discovered there. He was particularly interested in the articles in the magazine written by reporter Claude Blanchard,

title: Marquis Who's Who

text: Times" referred to the 60th edition of "Who's Who in America" as "a librarian's "Vanity Fair"." Marquis states in the Preface that "Who's Who in America" "endeavors to profile the leaders of American society; those men and women who are influencing their nation's development". Entries in "Marquis Who's Who" books list career and personal data for each biography, including birth date and place, names of parents and family members, education, writings and creative works, civic activities, awards, political affiliation, religion, and addresses. The content is also provided online to libraries and other paid subscribers. "Marquis Who's Who" claims to require

title: Captain America

text: (Flag Smasher) and international and domestic terrorism (Hydra). <br> Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Captain America Comics" #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war and the "Captain America" comic book

title: Captain America

text: Bucky, Captain America was occasionally assisted by the Sentinels of Liberty. Sentinels of Liberty was the title given to members of the "Captain America Comics" fan club who Captain America sometimes addressed as an aside, or as characters in the "Captain America Comics" stories. In late April 1945, during the closing days of World War II, Captain America and Bucky try to stop the villainous Baron Zemo from destroying an experimental drone plane. Zemo launches the plane with an armed explosive on it with Rogers and Barnes in hot pursuit. The pair reaches the plane just before take off. When

title: Captain America

text: Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Captain America Comics" #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war and the "Captain America" comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in

title: Rally America

text: production of 1000 per year. Power may be sent to either the rear wheels or the front wheels. Rally America The Rally America National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. The inaugural season was in 2005. Rally America was also the name given to the organization that sanctioned the championship, was briefly rebranded to RallyCar in July 2010, then reverted to Rally America the following year. Rally America was founded in 2002 by CPD Rally Team owner Doug Havir, who provided scoring and reporting services to the Sports Car Club of America's ProRally Championship.

title: Rally America

text: Rally America The Rally America National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. The inaugural season was in 2005. Rally America was also the name given to the organization that sanctioned the championship, was briefly rebranded to RallyCar in July 2010, then reverted to Rally America the following year. Rally America was founded in 2002 by CPD Rally Team owner Doug Havir, who provided scoring and reporting services to the Sports Car Club of America's ProRally Championship. The two companies worked in tandem until the end of the 2004 season, when the SCCA withdrew its

title: Miss America

text: In 1985, Miss Utah 1984, Sharlene Wells Hawkes, became the first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America, as she was born in Asunción, Paraguay. Miss Alabama 1994, Heather Whitestone, won the 1995 pageant becoming the first deaf Miss America (she lost most of her hearing at the age of 18 months). At the Miss America 1999 pageant held on September 19, 1998, Nicole Johnson (Miss Virginia 1998) became the first Miss America with diabetes and the first contestant to publicize an insulin pump. Around the same time, Miss America officials announced they had lifted the ban on contestants who were divorced or