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In 2012 he enrolled in the painting and drawing program at ECU and had drawing classes with Sam Herring.
Did they have any plans for the band?
William Cashion started playing guitar
What about the others?
Gerrit was a skater with interests in metal and punk music who bought his first guitar at age 14.
Where are they from?
Future Islands self-released the EP Little Advances on April 28, 2006 which they recorded in March 2006.
What are some songs on Little Advances?
The band played their first show on February 12, 2006 at an anti-Valentine's Day party in a venue called the Turducken house,
What did the band do after releasing Little Advances?
A couple of months later, Herring dropped out college and left Greenville to deal with a substance abuse problem he had acquired:
What next album did they release after Little Advances?
The band still continued and on January 6, 2007 they self-released a split CD with Welmers' solo project Moss of Aura,
What was the lineup for the band before they made the Little Advances album?
with an original line-up consisting of Cashion, Herring, Welmers and Erick Murillo
What instrument did Murillo play?
played an electronic drum kit.
What were other names for new album besides Little Advances?
LaBeouf, Ronkko & Turner have engaged in numerous high-profile performance art projects, including #IAMSORRY (2014), #ALLMYMOVIES (2015),
were theses popular?
On February 9, 2014, the artists caused controversy at the Berlin Film Festival
what happened?
LaBeouf arrived at the red carpet wearing a brown paper bag over his head with the words "I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE" written on it.
what did people do?
In January 2014, LaBeouf spoke about the plagiarism accusations with Bleeding Cool writer Rich Johnston,
What became of these accusations?
he stated that he saw copyright laws as too restrictive and that it did not allow for ideas to flow freely.
What did other people say about his plagiarism accusations?
The description of the project was also taken word-for-word from a description by Clowes of his comic.
Were there any other plagiarism accusations?
News outlets reported that LaBeouf's comic books, Let's Fucking Party and Stale N Mate, had been plagiarized from Benoit Duteurtre's The Little Girl
Was he ever punished for plagiarizing?
Authority (ITA) was rejected on the grounds of its conflict of interest from its prominence and
WHEN WORLD WAR 2 IS STARTED
Catholic
When did she marry Paul ?
They were married in a Roman Catholic ceremony on February 26, 1952,
Does she have any kids with Paul ?
She subsequently became the first solo artist signed to Capitol
Did she have a solo career?
She subsequently became the first solo artist signed to Capitol after leaving the Pied Pipers in 1944.
Did she have confidence in herself before?
George Osborne was born in Paddington, London,
when was he born?
His father Sir Peter Osborne co-founded the firm of fabric and wallpaper designers Osborne & Little. His mother is Felicity Alexandra
did he have any children?
Osborne was educated at independent schools: Norland Place School, Colet Court and St Paul's School.
did he go to college?
In 1990 he was awarded a demyship at Magdalen College, Oxford, where in 1993 he received a 2:1 bachelor's degree in Modern History.
what did he do after college?
In 1993, Osborne intended to pursue a career in journalism. He was shortlisted for, but failed to gain a place on,
where did he fail to gain a place?
He was appointed in September 2004 by then Conservative leader Michael Howard to the Shadow Cabinet, as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
What did he do a shadow chief secretary?
At this time Osborne expressed an interest in the ideas of "tax simplification" (including the idea of flat tax).
Did his flax tax idea gain traction?
). He set up a "Tax Reform Commission" in October 2005 to investigate ideas for how to create a "flatter, simpler" tax system.
Was this idea opposed?
However, the idea of a flat tax was not included in the 2010 Conservative Party manifesto.
Why wasn't the idea included in the manifesto?
Each year between 2006 and 2009, Osborne attended the annual Bilderberg Conference, a meeting of influential people in business, finance and politics.
What were the results of the bilderberg conferences?
winning American Idol,
Has he released any albums?
Phillips went on the American Idol LIVE Tour from July to September with the rest of the Top 10 finishers of season 11.
How did the tour do?
Phillips' coronation song, "Home," was a great success with sales of over 5 million copies in the US.
Is he working on new music currently?
Phillip Phillips made the Forbes Highest Earning American Idol list each of the three years he was qualified.
What is his latest song?
He also performed "Home" on the CNN Heroes special aired on December 2, 2012,
Anything else you found interesting?
Phillip has performed on The Today Show and Good Morning America Concert Series,
Any other notable performances?
He appeared at the 83rd MLB All-Star Game held at Kansas City on July 10 and sang his coronation song.
How was that received?
Phillips became the winner on the finale against Jessica Sanchez
What did Phillips win?
Idol
What year did he win Idol?
2012,
What are some of the performances he has done?
Jonny Lang's Still Rainin, which he received a standing ovation from the judges.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
he did a cover of Damien Rice's Volcano - which has been heralded as one of the best American Idol performances of all time.
What else did he perform on Idol?
"We've Got Tonight."
What other shows has he been on?
a record-breaking 132 million votes
What is he doing now?
a filming schedule was completed in Film City.
where was film city?
It was then reported that filming would move outdoors after Shah Rukh completed filming for Kaun Bannega Crorepati.
did it move outdoors?
Farah was pregnant with triplets while filming and experienced difficulties while shooting, she would constantly vomit while directing the film.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Afake fight scene involving a stuffed tiger was inspired by a similar scene in the film Tarzan 303.
were there any other interesting scenes?
After a month of work, Friml produced the score for what would be his first theatrical success.
What was his first theatrical success?
It was announced in 1912 that operetta diva Emma Trentini would be starring in a new operetta on Broadway by Herbert with lyricist Otto Harbach entitled The Firefly.
What was it about?
One of the most popular theatrical forms in the early decades of the 20th century in America
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Arthur Hammerstein, the operetta's sponsor, frantically began to search for another composer. Not finding any other theatre composer who could compose as well as Herbert,
Why did he look for another composer?
Eric Stefani and John Spence met at a Dairy Queen and had talked about getting a group together to play music.
what happened after that?
Eric got a keyboard and gathered some players together to practice.
who were the players?
Eric Stefani (keyboards), Gwen Stefani (backing vocals), John Spence (lead vocals), Jerry McMahon (guitar), Chris Leal (bass), Chris Webb (drums),
when did they form into the band?
In December 1987, Spence committed suicide several days before the band was to play a gig at The Roxy Theatre for record industry employees.
what happened after that?
No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks with Alan Meade taking over vocals.
did they produce an album then?
No
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer, and No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California.
did they tour?
The band began work on its next album the next year, but Interscope rejected much of its material,
When was the Beacon Street Collection released?
No Doubt released The Beacon Street Collection, consisting of outtakes from its previous recording sessions, that year on its own label, Beacon Street Records.
When was this released?
1993.
How did it do on the charts?
sold more than three times as many copies as its predecessor.
Was it criticized?
The release of 1995's Tragic Kingdom and the single "Just a Girl" allowed the group to achieve mainstream commercial success.
Did they chart?
Eric did not like to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing. He left No Doubt in 1994
Who was he relinquishing control to?
but Interscope rejected much of its material, and the band was paired with producer Matthew Wilder.
WHy did they reject their work?
Carlton Ridenhour (Chuck D) and William Drayton (Flavor Flav) met at Long Island's Adelphi University in the mid-1980s.
Was there a specific date that the band was named Public Enemy?
" Hank Shocklee came up with the name Public Enemy based on "underdog love and their developing politics"
When did they first perform as Public Enemy?
With the addition of Flavor Flav and another local mobile DJ named Terminator X, the group Public Enemy was born.
Who was the next member to join?
Public Enemy started out as opening act for the Beastie Boys during the latter's Licensed to Ill popularity, and in 1987 released their debut album Yo! Bum Rush the Show.
What else is interesting about Public Enemy in 1986 & 1987?
He called the tape Public Enemy #1 because he felt like he was being persecuted by people in the local scene.
Where was the local scene?
Chuck D put out a tape to promote WBAU (the radio station where he was working at the time)
Who in the local scene was persecuting him?
) and to fend off a local MC who wanted to battle him.
Why did they shorten the name from Public Enemy #1?
" Hank Shocklee came up with the name Public Enemy based on "underdog love and their developing politics"
What was their political stance?
Public Enemy started out as opening act for the Beastie Boys during the latter's Licensed to Ill popularity,
What was the most significant event for Public Enemy in 1987?
Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, was released
How did it do?
was released in 1987 to critical acclaim.
Did it win any awards?
They released their second album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back in 1988,
What's a single on that album?
Don't Believe the Hype
How did this single do?
hit single
Was there any other single of note?
Bring the Noise
What was the most relevant thing that she did to gain her success?
Nation of Millions... was the first hip hop album to be voted album of the year in The Village Voice's influential Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
What's a single on that album?
"Don't Believe the Hype" in addition to "Bring the Noise".
What was the most well received single during this period?
Fight the Power" is regarded as one of the most popular and influential songs in hip hop history.
Why is it regarded in this manner?
Shepherd wrote a series of humorous short stories about growing up in northwest Indiana
were they a hit?
many of which were first told by him on his programs and then published in Playboy.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He also wrote a column for the early Village Voice, a column for Car and Driver, numerous individual articles for diverse publications, including Mad Magazine
did he win any awards?
NBC's Tonight Show.
What was his first movie?
he wrote, directed and edited entire shows.
Was he successful at his career?
He also wrote and narrated many works,
What books did he write?
A Christmas Story,
Did Jean narrate that movie?
The word Lapp can be traced to Old Swedish lapper, Icelandic lappir (plural), probably of Finnish origin;
What does it mean?
" (possibly meaning "wilderness in the north"), the original meaning being unknown.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The term "Lapp" was popularized and became the standard terminology by the work of Johannes Schefferus, Acta Lapponica (1673
Who was Johannes?
Dakis (a popular Greek artist who was the first person to help him professionally
Did he move city's
Rouvas moved to Athens,
what did he do next
made his first professional appearance in 1991 at the Show Centre.
What did that help him do
His showmanship attracted the attention of music executives
which executive
Nikos Mouratidis, who encouraged songwriter Giorgos Pavrianos
who did he sing
Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" was discovered by PolyGram
did he sign with them
signed him to his first recording contract.
who did he live with
Allen, a freethinker and humanist, became an outspoken critic of organized religion and an active member of the scientific skepticism movement.
Why did he criticize organized religion?
He worked to promote critical thinking with such humanist and skeptical organizations as the Council for Media Integrity,
What other organizations did he work with?
Skeptics Society.
Did he write any books or articles about his skepticism?
Allen published 15 books, including Dumbth: The Lost Art of Thinking with 101 Ways to Reason Better and Improve Your Mind, which was reissued in 1998.
Did he write any other books?
Allen wrote both a 1990 critique of the Bible (Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality) as well as a sequel.
Were the books well received?
LeMond's introduction to cycling came in 1975
where was he introduced to cycling
thanks to freestyle skiing pioneer Wayne Wong, who recommended the bike as an ideal off-season training aid.
where did he train
Allen's first television experience came in 1949 when he answered an ad for a TV announcer for professional wrestling.
Was his first television experience successful?
After the first match got under way, Allen began ad-libbing in a comedic style which had audiences outside the arena laughing.
Did he have a huge audience?
He turned one of Godfrey's live Lipton tea and soup commercials upside down, preparing tea and instant soup on camera, then pouring both into Godfrey's iconic ukulele.
Was that commercial successful?
With the audience (including Godfrey, watching from Miami) laughing uproariously and thoroughly entertained, Allen gained major plaudits
Did his success continue on?
Ridley Scott was married to Felicity Heywood from 1964 to 1975.
Did they have children?
The couple had two sons, Jake and Luke,
Did he and Felicity divorce?
Ridley Scott was married to Felicity Heywood from 1964 to 1975.
Did he marry again?
Scott later married advertising executive Sandy Watson in 1979,
Did they have children?
Scott later married advertising executive Sandy Watson in 1979, with whom he had a daughter, Jordan Scott,
What did he do for fun/outside of directing?
In 2013, Ridley stated that he is an atheist.
Was this a surprise to anyone?
Charlize Theron praised the director's willingness to listen to suggestions from the cast for improvements in the way their characters are portrayed on screen.
Were there others who commented about Scott's approach as a director/producer?
Russell Crowe commented, "I like being on Ridley's set because actors can perform [...] and the focus is on the performers."
What was Ridley Scott's style?
Scott's work is identified for its striking visuals, with heroines also a common theme.
How did that translate into his films?
Scott commonly uses slow pacing until the action sequences.
What popular movies did he take this approach and use this style?
Examples include Alien and Blade Runner; the LA Times critic Sheila Benson, for example, would call the latter "Blade Crawler" "because it's so damn slow".
Is there anything else interesting about his style?
Another technique he employs is use of sound or music to build tension, as heard in Alien, with hissing steam, beeping computers and the noise of the machinery
How did he develop this style?
The Aesop Romance claims that he wrote them down and deposited them in the library of Croesus;
What other work did he do?
there probably existed in the fifth century [BCE] a written book containing various fables of Aesop, set in a biographical framework.
Does anyone have this book?
no writings by Aesop have survived.
Why is he most famous?
The body of work identified as Aesop's Fables was transmitted by a series of authors writing in both Greek and Latin.
What did Aesops fables say?
the body of fables known today bears little relation to those Aesop originally told.
What do the current fables say?
the addition of material from other cultures,
Which cultures are mainly in it?
in Thrace at a site on the Black Sea coast which would later become the city Mesembria.
What did he do?
From Aristotle and Herodotus we learn that Aesop was a slave in Samos and that his masters were first a man named Xanthus and then a man named Iadmon;
Was he a slave his whole life?
he must eventually have been freed, because he argued as an advocate for a wealthy Samian; and that he met his end in the city of Delphi.
Is anything else known about his life?
Plutarch tells us that Aesop had come to Delphi on a diplomatic mission from King Croesus of Lydia,
Did he stay in Delphi?
he insulted the Delphians, was sentenced to death on a trumped-up charge of temple theft, and was thrown from a cliff
When did he die?
McCartney's skill as a bass player has been acknowledged by other bassists, including Sting, Dr. Dre bassist Mike Elizondo, and Colin Moulding of XTC.
Did he have a favorite bass guitar?
from 1965, he favoured his Rickenbacker 4001S for recording.
Did he use that guitar for touring as well?
He uses Mesa Boogie bass amplifiers while performing live.
Does he play instruments besides bass guitar?
piano
What did you find most interesting in the article?
Starting in 1994, McCartney took a four-year break from his solo career to work on Apple's Beatles Anthology project with Harrison, Starr and Martin.
Did he overdub any of his bass playing?
He published an autobiography,
What was it titled?
Fatso,
What year did he release his autobiography?
in 1987.
Was it successful?
perform live musical comedy and have completed two albums.
What is the name of one of the albums they completed ?
In 2001, Rhett and Link independently released Just Mail Us the Grammy,
How was the album received by the fans and critics ?
In April 2007, Rhett and Link placed 3rd in the TurboTax TaxRap Contest,
What is the TurboTax Rap contest ?
a contest judged by Vanilla Ice.
did they release any other albums ?
". In 2005, Rhett and Link independently released I'm Sorry, What Was That? (Live in the Living Room),
Can you name one of the songs featured on I'm Sorry What Was That ?
The Wal-Mart Song
Did they win any awards or recognition for their music ?
Rhett married Jessie Lane in 2001 and has two children:
Is Link in a relationship?
Link married Christy White in 2000 and has three children:
Did Rhett or Link get a divorce?
They both currently have wives,
Where did Rhett attend school?
Buies Creek Elementary School in Buies Creek, North Carolina,
Where did Link attend school?
Buies Creek Elementary School in Buies Creek, North Carolina,
Did Rhett have any odd jobs?
Rhett and Link were both members of a punk rock band as teenagers known as "The Wax Paper Dogz
Did Rhett have any siblings?
In high school they shot a 25-minute film-parody on the tragedy of Oedipus Rex.
What was Oedipus Rex a parody of?
Drive Like
Can you tell me some of their influences?
especially on Relationship of Command, while Jim used the keyboard to create melody, often
What were some of their song titles?
Invalid Litter Department."
What was their first album?
they left partway through their set after telling the attendance to calm down and observe the safety rules against moshing.
were they popular?
at the peak of their popularity and following a world tour,
what were song titles?
On September 13, 2013, Bloomberg announced that he would not endorse any of then current candidates to succeed him.
Why wouldn't he endorse them?
On his radio show, he stated, "I don't want to do anything that complicates it for the next mayor.
Whom did he endorse, if anyone?
Bloomberg praised The New York Times for its endorsement of Christine Quinn and Joe Lhota
Why did he praise them?
Bloomberg was chastised in the press for his remarks regarding Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio's campaign methods.
What remarks did he say?
he considered de Blasio's campaign "racist"
Why did he feel his campaign was racist?
he's making an appeal using his family to gain support. I think it's pretty obvious to anyone watching
Did he ever make televised appearances speaking about his endorsements?
Bloomberg defeated Herman Badillo, a former Congressman, to become the Republican nominee.
Did he win the 2001 election?
After a runoff, the Democratic nomination went to New York City Public Advocate Mark J. Green.
How much did his spend on his campaign efforts?
He spent $73 million of his own money on his campaign, outspending Green five to one.
Did he question the results of the election?
In the general election, Bloomberg received Giuliani's endorsement. He also had a huge spending advantage.
Did Bloomberg announce plans to run in the next election?
Bloomberg handily beat Green in that borough, taking 75 percent of the vote there. Overall, Bloomberg won 50 percent to 48 percent.
Is there anything else notable about the article?
He was briefly replaced by Bobby Doyle and then Jerry Fisher, who went on to front the next incarnation of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
What did the band do with Fisher?
released New Blood in September 1972,
Did they release any albums during this time/
Blood, Sweat & Tears released New Blood in September 1972, which found the group moving into a more overtly jazz-fusion repertoire.
Did they tour?
Jerry LaCroix left BS&T to join Rare Earth after playing his final show with them at Wollman Rink in New York's Central Park on July 27, 1974.
Did they receive any awards during this time?
The album broke through the Top 40 chart
What else is significant about this era?
Child Is Father to the Man.
What year did he start singing?
1967,
What was the name of one of his albums.
Child Is Father to the Man.
what year did Al retire?
Al Kooper was the group's initial bandleader,
Where was he from?
third studio album, Black Messiah in
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In June 2015, D'Angelo confirmed to Rolling Stone that he was working on more material for a new album, calling it "a companion piece" to Black Messiah. In
When was it released?
December 2014,
Was it a hit?
D'Angelo performed Prince's "Sometimes it Snows in April" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in April 2016
Did he perform anywhere else ?
The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart in the week of July 22, 1995.
Who is Vanguaard?
A number of innovations in recent years have been criticized.
What was some of the innovations?
In 2004 NYPL announced participation in the Google Books Library Project.
What was NYPL role in the Google Books?
By agreement between Google and major international libraries, selected collections of public domain books would be scanned in their entirety and made available online for free to the public.
What year did they decide they was going to start this collection?
2004
Does it state there reason behind doing the books and collection this way?
According to the terms of the agreement, the data cannot be crawled or harvested by any other search engine; no downloading or redistribution is allowed.
Was the idea succcessful or did it have downfalls?
The negotiations between the two partners called for each to project guesses about ways that libraries are likely to expand in the future.
Who was apart of this idea?
The sale of the separately endowed former Donnell Library in midtown provoked controversy.
Why was the Donnell Library sold?
The elimination of Donnell was a result of the dissolution of children's, young adult and foreign language collections.
What other reason was behind the shutdown of the library?
The Donnell Media Center was also dismantled, the bulk of its collection relocated at the New York Public Library for the Performing
Was other library's up for sale after this or only Donnell Library?
The Library website provides access to the library's catalogs, online collections and subscription databases.
what else does the library website have?