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Akita began collaborating with the Hungarian drummer Balazs Pandi in 2009,
Did they release any albums together ?
Later that year, Achebe was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship for six months of travel,
where did he travel?
Achebe set out for a tour of East Africa.
how long did he travel
six months
What is no longer at ease?
his second novel,
What was it about?
about a civil servant who is embroiled in the corruption of Lagos.
Did the novel sell well?
Achebe demonstrated in his second novel an ability to depict modern Nigerian life.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He abandoned the study of medicine and changed to English, history, and theology.
Why did he abandon medicine?
Achebe began to become critical of European literature about Africa.
Why was he critical of it?
he was so disturbed by the book's portrayal of its Nigerian characters as either savages or buffoons that he decided to become a writer.
When did he find success as a writer?
In 1950 Achebe wrote a piece for the University Herald entitled "Polar Undergraduate", his debut as an author.
Did he win any awards?
One of his first duties was to help create the Voice of Nigeria network. The station broadcast its first transmission on New Year's Day 1962,
What did he do there?
Director of External Broadcasting.
What is the writers series?
Writing about the conference in several journals, Achebe hailed it as a milestone for the literature of Africa,
What kinds of things did they talk about at the conference?
Among the topics of discussion was an attempt to determine whether the term African literature ought to include work from the diaspora,
What else did they discuss?
solely that writing composed by people living within the continent itself.
How did he feel about the subject?
Writing about the conference in several journals, Achebe hailed it as a milestone for the literature of Africa,
What else did he have to say?
highlighted the importance of community among isolated voices on the continent and beyond.
What else did he do during this time?
While at Makerere, Achebe was asked to read a novel written by a student (James Ngugi, later known as Ngugi wa Thiong'o) called Weep Not, Child.
Did he like it?
Impressed, he sent it to Alan Hill at Heinemann, which published it two years later
How did this impact him?
Achebe was chosen to be General Editor of the African Writers Series,
Did he go through with ti?
His five seasons in Newfoundland produced the first large-scale and accurate maps of the island's coasts and were the first scientific,
Who sent him to Newfoundland?
1760s, aboard HMS Grenville.
Did he find anything interesting there?
the Admiralty and Royal Society at a crucial moment both in his career and in the direction of British overseas discovery.
What else did he find?
attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society at a crucial moment both in his career and in the direction of British overseas discovery. Cook's map would
Do we still use his maps?
discovery. Cook's map would be used into the 20th century--copies of it being referenced by those sailing Newfoundland's waters for 200 years.
Did he learn any other interesting things?
In 1766, the Admiralty engaged Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
Did he do a good job commanding
Cook, at the age of 39, was promoted to lieutenant to grant him sufficient status to take the command.
What happen in 1769
across the Pacific to arrive at Tahiti on 13 April 1769, where the observations of the Venus Transit were made.
What happen in 1770
He then voyaged west, reaching the south-eastern coast of Australia on 19 April 1770,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He stopped at Bustard Bay (now known as Seventeen Seventy or 1770) at 8 o'clock on 23 May 1770.
Why did he stop
On 24 May Cook and Banks and others went ashore.
What happen in 1771
The years between 1434 and 1436 are generally considered his high point
what was one of his successes?
the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin,
what was special about it?
van Eyck was considered revolutionary within his lifetime;
what was another success?
Lucca Madonna
any other successes?
He served as court artist and diplomat, and was a senior member of the Tournai painters' guild.
What did he do as the court artist?
A court salary freed him from commissioned work, and allowed a large degree of artistic freedom.
Did he make good money as a court artist?
Work on the Fundamental Principles had started under Amin:
What were the Fundamental Principals?
it guaranteed democratic rights such as freedom of speech, the right to security and life, the right to peaceful association, the right to demonstrate
Was this supported by the public?
The introduction of more Soviet-style institutions led the Afghan people to distrust the communist government even more.
Did this cause any conflict within the people?
Karmal's three most important promises were the general amnesty of prisoners, the promulgation of the Fundamental Principles of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the adoption of a new flag
Was amnesty granted to the prisoners?
Of 2,700 prisoners, 2,600 were released from prison; 600 of these were Parchamites.
What put them in jail?
background. When he was released from prison, he continued his activities in the student union, and began to promote Marxism.
What was he in prison for?
Imprisoned from 1953 to 1956,
What did he do to promote Marxism?
Karmal spent the rest of the 1950s and the early 1960s becoming involved with Marxist organizations, of which there were at least four in Afghanistan at the time;
What were the Marxist organizations in Afghanistan at that time?
the 1964 Afghan Provisional Constitution, which legalised the establishment of new political entities,
Which new political entities did it legalize?
several prominent Marxists agreed to establish a communist political party. The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (
Was communism popular in Afghanistan back then?
publication of Chance
when was chance publicated
1913,
did he have friends
Henry James, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, John Galsworthy, Edward Garnett,
did he have more friends
Garnett's wife Constance Garnett (translator of Russian literature), Stephen Crane,
did he write books with someone
1900s he composed a short series of novels in collaboration with Ford Madox Ford.
did he have any other works
Under Western Eyes,
when was it made
in the 1980s
did he get relieved of russian subject
born in the Russian
which commonwealth was he from
Polish-Lithuanian
whats important about the article
Eventually Conrad would make his home in England.
did he become a citizen of england
On 2 July 1886 he applied for British nationality, which was granted on 19 August 1886.
whats his dads name
his father Apollo
was he stuck in russia
had not been released from being a Russian subject.
why was he stuck
Conrad could not return to Ukraine, in the Russian Empire - he would have been liable to many years' military service and, as the son of political exiles, to harassment.
who helped him
At the end of the Reconquista, only Granada was left for Isabella and Ferdinand to conquer.
Who were they fighting against to conquer Granada?
The Emirate of Granada had been held by the Muslim Nasrid dynasty
Were they able to conquer Granada?
On 2 January 1492 Isabella and Ferdinand entered Granada to receive the keys of the city, and the principal mosque was reconsecrated as a church.
What did they do to reorganize the empire?
Isabella and her husband had created an empire
Where was the empire located?
Isabella's plans for her eldest two children did not work out.
Why didnt it work out?
Her only son, John of Asturias, died shortly after his marriage. Her daughter Isabella of Aragon, whose son Miguel da Paz died at the age of two, died in childbirth.
Who ended up taking over?
With difficult events in her personal life, Tierney struggled for years with episodes of manic depression.
How has she handled these problems?
Tierney consulted a psychiatrist and was admitted to Harkness Pavilion in New York. Later, she went to the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut.
Did she ever cure her manic depression?
After some 27 shock treatments, intended to alleviate severe depression, Tierney fled the facility, but was caught and returned.
What other health problems did she have?
She subsequently became a heavy smoker.
Did she ever get a disease from smoking?
Tierney had reportedly started smoking after a screening of her first movie to lower her voice, because she felt, "I sound like an angry Minnie Mouse."
What other interesting information do you have about her health?
She later became an outspoken opponent of shock treatment therapy, claiming it had destroyed significant portions of her memory.
What other treatments did she get for her manic depression?
Tierney's family arranged for her to be admitted to the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.
Did anyone else in her family have similar health problems?
In 1943, she gave birth to a daughter, Daria, who was deaf and mentally disabled,
What happened to Daria?
In Tierney's first role on Broadway, she carried a bucket of water across the stage in What a Life! (
Did she have other roles on Broadway?
year, she appeared in the role of Molly O'Day in the Broadway production Mrs. O'Brien Entertains (1939
Did she have a speaking part in her role of Molly O'Day?
The New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson wrote, "As an Irish maiden fresh from the old country, Gene Tierney in her first stage performance is very pretty and refreshingly modest.
How long did she perform on Broadway?
Tierney's father set up a corporation, Belle-Tier, to fund and promote her acting career.
Was Belle-Tier a success?
Columbia Pictures signed her to a six-month contract in 1939.
What happened after the six month contract was up?
When Columbia Pictures failed to find Tierney a project, she returned to Broadway
What was her next Broadway show?
Tierney was quoted (after the fact), saying: "I always had several different 'looks', a quality that proved useful in my career."
What were her various looks?
She was the toast of Broadway before her 20th birthday.
Did she win any awards?
Cruz won the runoff for the Republican nomination with a 14-point margin over Dewhurst.
What happened after that?
Cruz defeated Dewhurst despite being outspent by Dewhurst who held a statewide elected office.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Dewhurst raised over $30 million and outspent Cruz at a ratio of nearly 3-to-1.
Is there anything else noteable about the election?
The television show Curb Your Enthusiasm extensively referenced West Side Story in the season seven episode "Officer Krupke".
Was this a popular show?
". An episode of Welcome Back, Kotter, "Sweatside Story", parodies West Side Story when the Sweathogs engage in a rumble with students from rival New Utrecht High School.
Is there anything else important about the references in popular culture?
In film, Pixar animator Aaron Hartline used the first meeting between Tony and Maria as inspiration for the moment when Ken meets Barbie in Toy Story 3.
Did that become popular as well?
The 2005 short musical comedy film West Bank Story, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film,
Did the musical win any more awards?
Johnny Richards' 1961 Kenton's West Side Story, an album of jazz orchestrations based on the Bernstein scores. It won the 1962 Grammy Award
Were there any other rewards as well?
The original Australian production opened in October 1960 at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, before touring to the Tivoli Theatre in Sydney in February 1961.
What is another location?
Subsequent Australian national tours have been staged in 1983, 1994 and 2010.
There are no other international production locations other than Australia?
An international tour (2005-2010), directed and choreographed by Joey McKneely played in Tokyo, Paris, Austria, Switzerland, Germany,
Are these productions popular in other areas of the world?
In 2011, a Lima production was produced by "Preludio Asociacion Cultural" with Marco Zunino as Tony, Rossana Fernandez-Maldonado as Maria,
What were some theatres that put on these productions?
Juturna, Circa Survive's first album,
how many songs did it have
Juturna peaked at #183 on the Billboard 200.
how long did it take them to make juturna
The album has since gone on to be considered massively influential to the post-hardcore community.
what were the songs on it
Meet Me In Montauk" and the silence that follows it at 8:56, "House of Leaves"
were they successful
In mid April 2014, Circa Survive once again entered Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA to record their fifth album with producer/engineer Will Yip.
What was the album named?
Sunny Day Real Estate / Circa Survive Split 7".
Did the album have any major hits?
Schema". The second single "Only the Sun" was shown on November 5, 2014.
Did any songs make it onto the charts?
Anthony Green
What did the band work on after that album?
In January 2017 the band began a tour to celebrate ten years of 'On Letting Go' with support from MewithoutYou and Turnover.
Is there anything else important to know about the band?
from 1988
How did he get involved?
he joined the band as a special guest and played accordion or synthesizer.
How long did he play with them?
until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.
Who invited him to join the band?
Above all, Hornsby's musical versatility and ability to slip in and out of extended freeform jams won over longtime Grateful Dead fans.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Hornsby was the presenter when the Grateful Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994
Was he included?
12 February 2013.
How many albums did they release before this?
the band's fourth studio album would also be named Temper Temper.
DId they tour in support of this album?
The band began touring in support of Temper Temper on 10 February 2013,
How long did the tour last?
finished the tour on 3 November 2013.
Did they tour with any other bands?
Birmingham's
Did the album win any awards?
"Temper Temper"
What studio produced Temper Temper?
their fifth studio album
When was Venom released?
Venom was set for release on 14 August 2015,
How many copies did it sell?
the same day an expansive UK tour was announced.
Were there any specific shows they did for this tour?
London's Camden Rocks festival
Who else played at the Camden Rocks festival?
"No Way Out,"
How did "No Way Out" do?
Fashion Nugget, Cake's second album, was released on September 17, 1996.
Who was it written by?
Like Motorcade, it was produced by the band and released on Capricorn Records.
Were there any singles?
All Time Low released their fourth studio album almost a year later, titled Dirty Work,
Which year was it released?
in June 2011,
What was done before the album was released?
In March 15, 2010, All Time Low released the song "Painting Flowers"
Which album was this song on?
album Almost Alice,
Did this album chart on the billboard or others?
Dirty Work, in June 2011, after being pushed back from a March release date. The album is currently All Time Low's highest-selling album to date overseas.
Did they tour?
In spring of 2011, All Time Low embarked on the Dirty Work Tour even though the album was not yet released,
What were some of the locations for this one or others?
UK tour
Where there any in the US? or outside UK
In Canada, the group toured with Simple Plan, Marianas Trench, and These Kids Wear Crowns.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
All Time Low returned to Ireland & The UK in January and February 2010 as they headlined the Kerrang! Relentless Tour 2010 With The Blackout, My Passion and Young Guns.
Who else did they tour or perform with?
along with numerous supporting bands including Good Charlotte, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cartel, and Simple Plan.
Did they talk about influences?
All Time Low released their second studio album So Wrong, It's Right
Did they any another album's?
The band released their debut studio album, The Party Scene, in July 2005.
What another album's did they release?
released the Put Up or Shut Up EP in July.
When did they release this one?
2006,
Did they release any more albums after this one?
Formed
How well did So wrong its right do on the charts?
It peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Independent Albums chart.
Did any of their singles reach the billboards?
Chris Cortilello on bass, and Rian Dawson on drums. Cortilello and Ihle left the band, resulting in the band laying dormant until Zack Merrick joined
Did they ever collaborate with any other bands to perform?
In late 2006, the band performed a showcase for John Janick the founder of record label Fueled by Ramen.
Any other people?
They made their live debut in the UK in late 2007 supporting Plain White T's.
Were there any other people?
In early 2008 the band completed their first headlining tour, the Manwhores and Open Sores Tour with opening acts Every Avenue, Mayday Parade, and Just Surrender.
Any other tours the went on?
the band released The Cult in October 1994, produced by Bob Rock.
Was that a self titled album?
The self-titled 'Cult' album
How did it do?
commonly referred to as the 'Black Sheep' album by fans of the group.
Why was it called that?
songs about his life, with the subject matter ranging from sexual abuse at the age of 15, to the death of Nigel Preston, to his directionless years spent in Glasgow
What other topics did it cover?
The record achieved little success, only reaching No. 69 in the US and No. 21 in the UK.
What did they do following this?
the Beauty's On The Streets tour
What year was that?
winter 1994,
Where did they tour?
The single "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" was released with the band going on tour in support of the new album.
How did the single do?
album Ceremony
when was it released?
1991,
was it well received?
The album climbed to US No. 34, but sales were not as impressive as the previous three records, only selling around one million copies worldwide.
when did the lawsuit come about?
1992,
what was it about?
The band were sued by the parents of the Native American boy pictured on the cover of Ceremony,
did they have permission to use the image?
alleged exploitation and for the unauthorized use of the child's image.
was the lawsuit successful?
"Wild Hearted Son".
what was the ablum about?
Lisa is always depicted as 7-8 years old.
does she have a family?
Homer and Marge
what does her character look like?
Lisa has been friendly with several boys, including Ralph Wiggum in "I Love Lisa" (season 4, 1993), Nelson Muntz in "Lisa's Date with Density" (
Does she have hobbies?
As the series progressed, Lisa began to develop into a more intelligent and more emotional character.
what is Lisa's IQ?
In The Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Lisa was something of a "female Bart":
who created Lisa?
Matt Groening,
whos lisa's dad?
1 February 1979, Khomeini returned in triumph to Iran, welcomed by a joyous crowd estimated (by BBC)
What happen after returning
Khomeini adamantly opposed the provisional government of Shapour Bakhtiar, promising "I shall kick their teeth in. I
Did he do anything else important
), Khomeini appointed his own competing interim prime minister, Mehdi Bazargan,
What year did he do that
As Khomeini's movement gained momentum, soldiers began to defect to his side and Khomeini declared ill fortune on troops who did not surrender.
What else did the troops do
On 11 February, as revolt spread and armories were taken over, the military declared neutrality and the Bakhtiar regime collapsed.
Did anything else happen when he returned to Iran
On 30 and 31 March 1979, a referendum to replace the monarchy with an Islamic Republic passed with 98% voting in favour of the replacement,
What else was Ruhollah known for
Khomeini answered via his aide Sadegh Ghotbzadeh: "Hichi" (Nothing). This statement--much discussed at the time and since--
What other statements was made
Ablett combined strength, speed, and skill to produce many spectacular highlights and goal-kicking feats.
Did Ablett win any awards?
he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
What team did Ablett Sr. play for?
A noted big game player, Ablett kicked 43 goals in 11 State appearances.
Did he win any titles or championships?
He was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for his performance
Did he win any other medals or titles?
Ablett once had a set of gates named in his honour,
Where were the gates?
renovated Skilled Stadium.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
), he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
When was he inducted into the Hall of Fame?
You All Over.
How did it do on the charts?
The single reached Billboard's Top 40 on 5 August 1978. It remained on the chart for seventeen weeks and was No. 1 for four weeks
What album was the single from?
Mixed Emotions
What label released the album?
Warner/Curb Records.
Did they release albums before Mixed Emotions?
released their eponymous debut album through Wooden Nickel Records that same year.
What year did they release the album?
1973
How did the album do?
Singles released from the album proved unsuccessful, and it would be a good five years before the band released a full-length follow-up album.
Did Warner release this album also?
Wooden Nickel Records
What other albums did they release?
All There Is,
When was All There Is released?
1963,
How did they form?
a group of high school students started a rock and roll band in Richmond, Kentucky.
Who were the original members?
Jimmy Stokley, Ronnie 'Mack' Davenport, Paul Smith, Mike Howard, Billy Luxon, J.P. Pennington, and Buzz Cornelison.
How did they choose the name Exile?
Their chosen name may have resulted from the influx of Cubans into the United States after the Fidel Castro takeover in 1959.
How did they get their start?
When the Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars hit the road in 1965, they picked up the Exiles to perform on several dates in and around Kentucky.
Who else was part of Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars?
Freddy Cannon, B. J. Thomas, Paul Revere and the Raiders and others.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In the early 1960s the Exiles recorded their first record in the studios of WEKY Radio Station in Richmond.
What was the name of that album?
Side one was named "The Answer to Her Prayers" written by Paul Smith, Jr. and the back side was called "Come On".
Who produced the record?
The recording was produced by WEKY Radio DJ" Jimmy K" (Kincer) on his own record label "JIMBO Records".
How did the record do?
Stewart had recurring health problems throughout his childhood,
What type of illness did he suffer from?
He left Cambridge due to an extended illness,
What else resulted from his illness?
his family elected to send him to The Royal School, Armagh, rather than to England for his secondary education.
How was his time in school?
he applied himself with greater diligence than expected from an aristocrat and obtained first class in his last examinations.
Did he have other accomplishments at school?
after returning to Ireland did not pursue further formal education.
What did he do after returning to Ireland?
Stewart was elected as a Member of the Irish Parliament for Down
What was this position like for him?
he entered the Irish House of Commons as an Independent.
What was he able to achieve during this time?
He ran on a platform supporting Whig principles of electoral reform and opposing the Irish policies of the British Government.
Was this a popular stance?
he was offered the Government-controlled seat of Tregony in Cornwall,
What happened while he was in Cornwall?
The elder Stewart was an Irish politician and prominent Ulster landowner He was created Baron Londonderry in 1789,
And his mother?
Stewart's mother, who died in childbirth when he was a year old, was Lady Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway, daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway,
Did he have other siblings?
By Frances Pratt, Stewart's father had ten children who survived to adulthood,
How many passed as children?
In 1794, Stewart married Amelia (Emily) Hobart a daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, a former British Ambassador to Russia
Did he father children with her?
By all accounts, the two remained devoted to each other to the end, but they had no children.
How long were they together?