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banning by the People's Republic of China. Relations between Japan and Mainland China were particularly tense due to two main factors: Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The film is set in Japan during World War II, when the Second Sino-Japanese War was taking place.
Why was it not well received?
there were concerns that the casting of Chinese actresses as geishas could rouse anti-Japan sentiment and stir up feelings over Japanese wartime actions in China,
Was it shown to the public?
Masters Tournament
When was this?
April 11
Did he win the the tournament?
The win marked the third Masters victory for Mickelson and his fourth major championship overall.
What was his final score?
he was in close contention throughout for the lead and finished tied with Choi for 4th at -11.
Who else was in the tournament?
Westwood recaptured a one-stroke lead by the end of the round,
Who were other players in the tournament?
Tiger Woods had a dramatic return to competitive play
What did Mickleson have to say about his victory?
Mickelson and others showed exciting play
What else was notable about the tournament?
For many fans, Mickelson's finish in the tournament was especially poignant,
Why was this poignant?
given that Amy had been suffering from breast cancer during the preceding year. Mary Mickelson, Phil's mother, was also dealing with cancer.
Did they say anythign else about the cancer?
announcer Jim Nantz's call of the final birdie putt, "That's a win for the family,"
Was there anybody else in the tournament that you haven't mentioned?
Memoirs of a Geisha received mixed reviews from western critics.
What were some of the reviews it got?
The film scored a 35% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes;
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In the United States, the film managed $57 million during its box office run. The film peaked at 1,654 screens, facing off against King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia,
Was there any awards for this?
He received his A.B. degree (summa cum laude) from Columbia University in 1956,
Did he have a good relationship with his parents?
He lived in New York with his wife, the linguist Janet Dean Fodor,
Do they have any kids?
and had two grown children.
What was his first job?
From 1959 to 1986 Fodor was on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
What did he do after MIT?
Fodor considers two alternative hypotheses.
What was the first alternative hypotheses?
The first completely denies the relational character of mental states
What was the second alternative hypotheses?
the second considers mental states as two-place relations.
Where was he educated?
University of London with a BA in history with special reference to the Near and Middle East.
When did he graduate?
In 1936, Lewis graduated from the School of Oriental Studies
What did he focus on after school?
He earned his PhD three years later, also from SOAS, specializing in the history of Islam.
Didi he study over seas?
He undertook post-graduate studies at the University of Paris, where he studied with the orientalist Louis Massignon and earned the "Diplome des Etudes Semitiques" in 1937.
Did he study in irag or other middle east states?
In 1974, aged 57, Lewis accepted a joint position at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study, also located in Princeton, New Jersey.
How long did he teach?
He began his research career with the study of medieval Arab, especially Syrian, history.
Where did he do his reserach?
Lewis wrote several influential books accessible to the general public:
did any of his research win awards?
articles that Lewis published over the next several years revolutionized the history of the Middle East by giving a broad picture of Islamic society,
Did he work with anyone?
He began his research career with the study of medieval Arab,
Did he have any problems during research?
opposed to the post-colonialist view which posits the problems of the region as economic and political maldevelopment
When did he stop reserach?
after 9/11:
How was he treated after 9/11?
Tex recorded for King Records between 1955 and 1957 with little success. He later claimed he sold musical rights to the composition "Fever" to King Records
who was he signed with at the time?
Tex recorded for King Records between 1955 and 1957 with little success.
did he write his own music or he sung other's songs?
He perfected the microphone tricks and dance moves that defined the rest of his career. Many, including Little Richard,
who is little richard?
Little Richard, claim that Tex's future nemesis James Brown stole Tex's dance moves and microphone tricks.
what was tex's first songs?
Something Wild was produced, recorded and mixed by Anssi Kippo and Children of Bodom
when was it released?
Something Wild was released in late 1997 in Finland
was it a success?
Their success was such that a representative from the Nuclear Blast label approached them with a contract
Did they enter into the contract with Nuclear Blast label?
Something Wild was released in late 1997 in Finland and in 1998 worldwide.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Months later, the band recorded two new songs again at Astia-studios with producer Anssi Kippo, entitled "Towards Dead End" and "Children of Bodom".
How did those songs do?
In February 2002, Children of Bodom began writing songs for their upcoming album, entitled Hate Crew Deathroll.
Can you tell me one of the songs in that album ?
On 3 January 2003, the Finnish Metal Music Awards were held at Tavastia Club in Helsinki.
Did Deathroll win any awards there ?
Children of Bodom was awarded Finnish Band of the Year.
What label was it released under?
In the 1970s Corea started working with vibraphonist Gary Burton,
What did they put out?
several duet albums for ECM, including 1972's Crystal Silence.
Were they successful?
A new record called The New Crystal Silence was issued in 2008 and won a Grammy Award in 2009.
Did they win any other awards?
Toward the end of the 1970s, Corea embarked on a series of concerts and two albums with Hancock.
What albums did he put out with Hancock?
In the early 1970s, Corea took a profound stylistic turn from avant-garde to a crossover jazz fusion style that incorporated Latin jazz with Return to Forever.
What were his famous works from the early 1970s?
Corea's composition "Spain" appeared on the 1972 Return to Forever album Light as a Feather. This is probably his most popular piece,
Who did Corea work with at that time?
Return to Forever consisted of Flora Purim on vocals, Joe Farrell on flute and soprano saxophone, Airto Moreira on drums , and Stanley Clarke on double bass.
Did their work win any awards?
in 1999 and a collabration with vocalist Bobby McFerrin on the 1992 album Play.
How was the album with McFerrin received?
In the sixties, Dev Anand acquired a romantic image with films such as Manzil and Tere Ghar Ke Samne with Nutan,
What other films gave him this image?
In the film Teen Deviyaan, Dev Anand played a playboy.
Did he star in any other movies?
His first colour film, Guide with Waheeda Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan.
Did the film do well for him?
Dev Anand and Suraiya met Peck for the first time at Mumbai's Willingdon Club, after the Filmfare Awards in 1954,
Did they work together after that ?
He knew of the "Indian Star" as an actor, more so probably because his romance with Suraiya was grabbing the headlines, and they had a chat.
Did they become friend ?
The second time they met was in Rome when Dev Anand was on his way back from the Venice Film Festival, he visited him on the set of Roman Holiday.
What do they have in common ?
Sorkin was born in Manhattan, New York City,
Where did he go to school?
Sorkin attended Scarsdale High School
Did he go to college?
In 1979, Sorkin attended Syracuse University.
What did he study in college?
drama
Who were his parents?
His mother was a schoolteacher and his father a copyright lawyer who had fought in WWII
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In his freshman year he failed a class that was a core requirement.
Did he have any teachers that influenced him?
drama teacher Arthur Storch,
Where his parents supportive of him?
Sorkin took an early interest in acting. Before he reached his teenage years, his parents were taking him to the theatre to see shows
Did he write anything in college or perform in plays?
a courtroom drama
How did Aaron Sorkin start writing A Few Good Men ?
a phone conversation with his sister Deborah (who had graduated from Boston University Law School and signed up for a three-year stint with the U.S. Navy
How did the process of writing A Few Good Men go for Sorkin ?
Sorkin took that information and wrote much of his story on cocktail napkins while bartending at the Palace Theatre.
When did A Few Good Men premiere ?
After opening in late 1989, it ran for 497 performances.
Who was the director of A Few Good Men ?
Don Scardino.
Where did A Few Good Men premiere ?
on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 1988, Sorkin sold the film rights for A Few Good Men to producer David Brown before it premiered, in a deal that was reportedly "well into six figures
Did David Brown ever use the film rights to make the movie ?
Brown later got a call from Alan Horn at Castle Rock Entertainment who was anxious to make the film.
Which actors appeared in the film ?
if we have an accurate conception of our own self, then we are free to realize our potential and achieve what we wish, within reasonable boundaries.
What else did she believe about this?
she believed that self-actualization is the healthy person's aim through life--as opposed to the neurotic's clinging to a set of key needs.
Did she convey these ideas through writing or clinical work or some other way?
it is important to know the differences between our ideal and real self.
DId she believe women were prevented from self actualization?
The Beatles' impact on the US was particularly strong, where a garage rock phenomenon had already begun,
How did they influence them?
The movement received a major lift following the group's historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
did they appear anywhere else?
a garage rock phenomenon had already begun, with hits such as "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen.
What impact did they have?
many of America's young people began playing guitars and forming bands in the wake of The Beatles' appearance on the Sullivan show.
Where there any other impact on the future rock bands?
Tom Petty, who played in two garage bands in Gainesville, Florida during the 1960s, is quoted mentioning the Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
What about their appearance?
Progressive rock (or art rock) grew out of the classically-minded strains of British psychedelia.
What is psychedelia?
fused elements of cultivated music with the vernacular traditions of rock.
How did the Beatles contribute to progressiveness?
is generally credited as sparking a musical craze for the sound of the instrument in the mid-1960s
What instrument did the Beatles spark a musical craze for?
droning guitars
When did the Beatles start using droning guitars?
a trend which would later be associated with the growth of raga rock, Indian rock, and the essence of psychedelic rock.
Anything else interesting in the article?
For several years following Sgt. Pepper's release, straightforward rock and roll was supplanted by a growing interest in extended form.
When was Sgt. Pepper's released?
1966,
Did the Beatles influence any other bands with their styles?
May 15, 2007,
Was he a republican or democrat?
Genuine Opposition (GO), a coalition comprising a number of parties, including Aquino's own Liberal Party,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Aquino was endorsed by the pentecostal Jesus Is Lord Church,
Did he pass any laws?
The Budget Impoundment and Control Act
When was that bill introduced?
Aquino also pushed for the passage of the Amending the Government Procurement Act
Was that bill successful?
The fourth-season premiere, "Fun Run", has Andy competitively participating in Michael's superfluously named run for rabies prevention through strategically drafting Kevin, although he falls prey to "nipple chafing."
Does he have any rivalries with Dwight?
Dwight uses pressuring negotiation tactics in order to buy Andy's Nissan Xterra at a reduced price, only to flip it for profit on eBay much to Andy's protest.
Does Andy get revenge?
Jim reveals Andy was invited in order to benefit Jim, as Andy's pride for Cornell would push the client- a graduate of Dartmouth- toward him.
How did Andy react?
The scheme plays out as intended when the client invites Kevin to play golf with him again but denies Andy's request to join them.
How does that work out for the company?
In "Goodbye, Toby", Andy proposes to Angela (unbeknownst to him, at the same moment Jim had been preparing to propose to Pam)
How did that work out for the couples?
Angela accepts his proposal with a somewhat irritated "Okay"; shortly thereafter, though, she rekindled her intimate relationship with her former lover, Dwight,
How did Andy react?
Early season episodes reveal his anger issues,
Does Andy have any rivals at work?
There is rivalry with Dwight Schrute over whether his title is higher
Does Andy leave his job at any point in Season 3?
Andy's departure from subsequent episodes as due to being sent to anger management training.
When does Andy rejoin his job?
Andy returns a few months later
Who else does Andy work with at his job?
Stanley Hudson
Does Andy have any emotional problems at work?
Andy's mobile phone that rings with Andy's rendition of "Rockin' Robin" in the ceiling, enraging him into punching a hole in the office wall.
Is this the reason that Andy has to leave his job?
A producer's cut of the episode explains Andy's departure from subsequent episodes as due to being sent to anger management training.
Does Andy get promoted at all during Season 3?
During World War I, Major Donovan led the 1st battalion, 165th Regiment of the 42nd Division.
Did he witness firsthand the crimes that were prosecuted in Nurenburg?
He also was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for leading an assault during the Aisne-Marne campaign,
Did he have a family?
his wife
How old was he when he retired?
On returning to New York in April 1919, Donovan, now a colonel, was widely discussed as a possible candidate for governor,
Did he end up being governor?
he rejected the idea, proclaiming his intention to return to Buffalo and resume the practice of law.
When did he practice law originally?
prosecution of Nazi war criminals,
Did Donovan prosecute the criminals himself?
invited Donovan to join his trial staff.
Who invited him?
Jackson, discovering that the OSS was the only agency that had seriously explored the issue, invited Donovan
Was the prosecution successful?
Jackson lobbied Truman in person to approve of Donovan's plans for a permanent postwar intelligence agency.
Did Truman approve the plans?
The effort, however, was unsuccessful. On September 20, 1945, Truman signed an executive order abolishing the OSS.
was Donovan involved with any other presidents?
Cohan was born in 1878 in Providence, Rhode Island, to Irish Catholic parents.
Where did he attend high school?
Cohan started as a child performer at age 8, first on the violin and then as a dancer.
Did he attend any special schools at all?
Cohan began writing original skits (over 150 of them)
what were some of his skits?
Soon he was writing professionally, selling his first songs to a national publisher in 1893.
what was were some of his first songs?
In 1901 he wrote, directed and produced his first Broadway musical, The Governor's Son, for The Four Cohans.
was it succesful?
Rebel, Sweetheart was released on May 24, 2005,
is there any singles from the album?
the first single from the album, "The Beautiful Side of Somewhere",
how did this song do on the charts?
hit No. 5 on AAA radio.
is there any other hit songs?
The second single was "God Says Nothing Back".
did this one do good on the charts?
This was the first Wallflowers album to be released on DualDisc.
is there any other album released during this time
the Warren Zevon tribute album Enjoy Every Sandwich:
What else did they do during this time that was interesting?
While the Wallflowers were working on Red Letter Days, they recorded a cover of the Beatles' 1965 song
What Beatles song?
"I'm Looking Through You" for the soundtrack to the 2001 film I Am Sam.
What did the critics think of the album?
The album was met with mixed to positive reviews.
How did it do on the charts?
peaking at No.32 on the Billboard 200.
Were there any singles from this album?
Around the time of Red Letter Days' release the Wallflowers embarked on a monthlong U.S. tour stretching into early December.
Does the article indicate where they played?
February including Spain, Italy, Germany and Great Britain.
Did anything unusual happen during the tour?
After this tour, the Wallflowers' drummer since 1995, Mario Calire announced he was parting ways with the band.
Did the band break up?
the band revealed their sixth album would be titled The Hunting Party.
Why did they name their album the Hunting Party?
Shinoda commented the album is a "90s style of rock record".
Where did this album generate the most interest?
Revolver ranked The Hunting Party as the fourth best album of 2014.
How long did the Hunting Party hold the 4th best rank?
2014.
What was the content of the Hunting Party album as in general drift?
Linkin Park became the first rock band to achieve more than one billion YouTube hits.
Which songs ar the most popular on YouTube?
Linkin Park's "Numb" is the third and "In the End" is the sixth "timeless song" on Spotify.
what else is interesting about this article?
Linkin Park also became the fifteenth most liked page on Facebook, tenth most liked artist, and most liked group followed by the Black Eyed Peas.
when did they achieve all this attention?
The New York Times' Jon Caramanica commented Linkin Park "brought the collision of hard rock and hip-hop to its commercial and aesthetic peak" at the beginning of the 2000s.
what other achievements did they have?
Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963, one of seventeen players in the charter class.
What other honors did he receive from his football career?
He was also inducted into halls of fame for college football,
Did he receive honors outside of sports?
President Richard Nixon, as authorized by U.S. Senate Joint Resolution 73, proclaimed Monday, April 16, 1973, as "Jim Thorpe Day" to promote the nationwide recognition of Thorpe.
What are some other notable honors that Thorpe received?
The United States Postal Service issued a 32C/ stamp on February 3, 1998 as part of the Celebrate the Century stamp sheet series.
What is the biggest honor that he received?
In a poll of sports fans conducted by ABC Sports, Thorpe was voted the Greatest Athlete of the Twentieth Century out of 15 other athletes
Who has Thorpe received honors from?
President Richard Nixon,
Are there any other notable people or places he received them from?
Associated Press
What year was he inducted into the college football hall of fame?
In 1986, the Jim Thorpe Association established an award with Thorpe's name. The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the best defensive back in college football.
Was there anything else named in his honor?
The annual Thorpe Cup athletics meeting is named in his honor.
What is the Thorpe Cup athletics meeting?
New York Giants baseball club
What teams did Jim Thorpe play football for?
After playing in the minor leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1916, he returned to the Giants in 1917 but was sold to the Cincinnati Reds early in the season.
When did Jim Thorpe stop playing Baseball?
He continued to play minor league baseball until 1922.
Did Jim Thorpe play Basketball?
Until 2005, most of Thorpe's biographers were unaware of his basketball career until a ticket that documented his time in professional basketball was discovered in an old book that year.
When did Jim Thorpe play professional Basketball
he was the main feature of the "World Famous Indians" of LaRue, a traveling basketball team. "Jim Thorpe's world famous Indians" barnstormed for at least two years (1927-28)
Did Jim Thorpe play football?
He first played professional football in 1913
Where did Jim Thorpe play professional football?
as a member of the Indiana-based Pine Village Pros,
Did Jim Thorpe play professional football anywhere else?
He then signed with the Canton Bulldogs in 1915.
When did Jim Thorpe next switch football teams or stop playing football?
He retired from professional football at age 41, having played 52 NFL games for six teams from 1920 to 1928.
When did Jim Thorpe retire from sports altogether?
On September 29, 1992, Alice in Chains released its second album, Dirt.
Did it reach bill board charts>?
The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200
Did did it receive any awards?
In 1993, the band recorded two songs with Inez,
Did they do well?
Columbia Records released Alice in Chains' second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies, on January 25, 1994.
How did this EP do?
Written and recorded in one week, Jar of Flies debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first EP--and first Alice in Chains release--to top the charts.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
After the release of Jar of Flies, Staley entered rehab for heroin addiction.
How did this affect the band?
Staley began using heroin again. Staley's condition prompted the other band members to cancel all scheduled dates one day before the start of the tour,
Did they fire stanley?
Curtiss created the JN-4 "Jenny" for the Army, and the N-9 seaplane version for the Navy.
How many employees did his company employ in Buffalo during World War 1?
18,000 workers in Buffalo
What year was the Curtiss NC designed?
In 1917,
Where are the four NC flying boats located today?
the band went out on the road and made their debut live performance in December 1966 in Hawaii.
Was the tour successful?
Dolenz came forward to sing a lead vocal
Was there any controversy?
Pleased with their initial efforts, Columbia (over Kirshner's objections) planned to send the Monkees out to play live concerts.
Did the band want to play live shows?
They had no time to rehearse a live performance except between takes on set.
Who played the drums on the live tour?
With Jones sticking primarily to vocals and tambourine (except when filling in on the drums when Dolenz came forward to sing a lead vocal),
Did the band sell out any concert dates?
In assigning instruments for purposes of the television show, a dilemma arose as to which of the four would be the drummer.
How long did this dilemnna last?
Thus, Dolenz (who only knew how to play the guitar) was assigned to become the drummer.
When did they officially have a concert and went on stage?
Noticing that their instruments were left on the set unplugged, the four decided to turn them on and start playing.
What are some important aspects of the article?
This theoretical lineup was actually depicted once, in the music video for the band's song "Words", which shows Jones on drums,
Did the band become successful on stage?
there were few limits on how long they could spend in the recording studio, and the result was an extensive catalogue of unreleased recordings.
What happened with the unreleased recordings?
In a letter to Aiken late in December 1914, Eliot, aged 26, wrote, "I am very dependent upon women (I mean female society)."
What was the response?
Less than four months later, Thayer introduced Eliot to Vivienne Haigh-Wood, a Cambridge governess. They were married at Hampstead Register Office on 26 June 1915.
Did they have any children?
The marriage was markedly unhappy, in part because of Vivienne's health issues. In a letter addressed to Ezra Pound, she covers an extensive list of her symptoms,
What were some of the symptoms?
habitually high temperature, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, and colitis. This, coupled with apparent mental instability, meant that she was often sent away by Eliot
Where did he send her?