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He received a European-led education in the Scottish Church College, which was well reputed among Bengalis;
Was he an only child?
a member of the English Society as well as that of the Sanskrit Society,
What did he do being a part of these groups?
it has been suggested that his education provided him a foundation for his future leadership.
What did he do for higher learning?
He graduated in 1920 with majors in English, philosophy and economics.
What did he do after graduation?
At 22 years of age he married Radharani Devi, who was then 11 years old, in a marriage arranged by their parents.
Did they have any children or ever divorce?
At 14, she gave birth to Abhay's first son.
Did he begin his religious journey around this time/\?
George Steiner was born in 1929
Who where his parents
Paris, to Viennese Jewish parents Dr Frederick George Steiner and Mrs Else Steiner (nee Franzos).
WHy was this so terrible
He has an elder sister, Ruth Lilian, who was born in Vienna in 1922.
What did this mean
Frederick Steiner was a senior lawyer in the Austrian Central Bank,
WHta did his mother try
Else Steiner was a Viennese grande dame.
Why was this so bad
Five years before George Steiner's birth, his father had moved his family from Austria to France to escape the growing threat of Nazism.
What did tis do to his family
believed that Jews were "endangered guests wherever they went" and equipped his children with languages.
Why was this so bad
Steiner grew up with three mother tongues: German, English, and French;
What did this mean for them
his mother was multilingual and would often "begin a sentence in one language and end it in another.
Why was this so bad
When he was six years old, his father who believed in the importance of classical education taught him to read the Iliad in the original Greek.
What did this do
1956 Steiner returned to the United States, where for two years he was a scholar
What did he do upon returning
where for two years he was a scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
What did this lead to
He also held a Fulbright professorship in Innsbruck, Austria from 1958 to 1959.
What did he try next
1959, he was appointed Gauss Lecturer at Princeton, where he lectured for another two years.
What did this do next
He then became a founding fellow of Churchill College at the University of Cambridge in 1961.
What did this do to him
Steiner was initially not well received at Cambridge by the English faculty. Many disapproved of this charismatic "firebrand with a foreign accent
What was this so bad for
questioned the relevance of the Holocaust he constantly referred to in his lectures.
What did this do to his
Bryan Cheyette, professor of 20th-century literature at the University of Southampton said that at the time,
What was so bad about this
Britain [...] didn't think it had a relationship to the Holocaust; its mythology of the war was rooted in the Blitz, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain.
What made this so weird
While Steiner received a professorial salary, he was never made a full professor at Cambridge with the right to examine.
What did he try next
From 1974 to 1976, Dierdorf started every game at right tackle for the Cardinals during a three-year span
Did he win any games during this time?
the team compiled records of 10-4, 11-3, and 10-4
Did the team play a Superbowl?
During his peak years from 1974 to 1978, Dierdorf was regarded as one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL.
Did he ever swith teams?
In 1975, the group set an NFL record, allowing only eight sacks in 14 games.
Did the team set any other records?
1993's A Storm in Heaven was the band's full-length debut, produced by record producer John Leckie. "
Was this debut successful?
The album was a critical success, but was only a moderate commercial success, reaching No. 27 in the UK album chart that summer.
Who was involved in the making of this album?
The band then played on the travelling US alternative rock festival, Lollapalooza, in the summer of 1994.
Did the band travel alone?
The tour became notorious for the events of 11 July
What happened on July 11th?
Ashcroft was hospitalised for dehydration after a massive session of drinking, and Salisbury was arrested for destroying a hotel room in Kansas in a drug-fuelled delirium.
Did Ashcroft recover after this?
However, the band were performing again the very next day. Ashcroft later recalled: "At the start, it was an adventure, but America nearly killed us."
What happened with Salisbury after he got arrested?
The band's physical and mental turmoil continued into the chaotic recording sessions of the band's second album, 1995's A Northern Soul,
was it successful?
The band released the album's first single "This Is Music" in May, and it reached No. 35,
did it have any other music?
It was followed by "On Your Own"
how was that received?
performed even better, reaching No. 28.
did they go on tour?
The rest of the year was spent playing and recording songs for a new album.
did the have any hits?
This Is Music" in May, and it reached No. 35, their first single to reach the Top 40.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Ashcroft reunited with Jones and Salisbury just a few weeks after the break-up, but McCabe did not rejoin them.
why did he not rejoin?
Washington's introduction to surveying began at an early age through school exercises that taught him the basics of the profession,
What was his first work as a surveyor?
His first opportunity as a surveyor occurred in 1748 when he was invited to join a survey party organized by his neighbor and friend George Fairfax of Belvoir.
When did he begin his professional career ?
Washington began his professional career in 1749
What started his professional career?
he was appointed county surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia. He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William & Mary.
Was he licensed as a surveyor?
He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William & Mary.
How long was he a surveyor?
The death of his father prevented Washington from an education at England's Appleby Grammar School such as his older brothers had received.
Did he have any formal education?
He achieved the equivalent of an elementary school education from a variety of tutors, as well as from a school run by an Anglican clergyman
Where was he born?
birth date of February 22, 1732.
Who were his parents?
Augustine Washington and his second wife Mary Ball Washington,
Did he have any siblings?
older brothers
How many brothers did he have?
attention of movie producers.
how did he get their attention
productions of Journey's End brought Whale to the attention of movie producers.
what was his first movie
The Love Doctor
what did he do in that movie
dialogue director
did the movie win any awards
best choice
what was his most famous movie
Journey's End
did he work with any big name actors or actresses
David Manners
what did they work together on
he worked as an actor, set designer and builder, "stage director" (akin to a stage manager) and director.
what was one of his first plays
In 1928 Whale was offered the opportunity to direct two private performances of R.C. Sherriff's then-unknown play Journey's End for the Incorporated Stage Society,
what was one of the plays that was a huge hit
With the success of Journey's End at home,
what year was this?
1929.
did he have any other plays that were worth naming
The play ran for over a year and cemented its reputation as the greatest play about World War I.
what year did this one come out to the public eye
1928
when was the next year something big happened to help his career
Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought by divine guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern Scottish town of St Andrews stands today
What year did this take place?
one is among the manuscripts collected by Jean-Baptiste Colbert and willed to Louis XIV of France, now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris,
Are there any churches dedicated to him?
Cypriot tradition holds that a ship which was transporting Saint Andrew went off course and ran aground.
What happen after the ship ran aground?
Upon coming ashore, Andrew struck the rocks with his staff at which point a spring of healing waters gushed forth.
Was he stranded?
On their way back to Kandahar, the Abdalis had "unanimously accepted" Durrani as their new leader.
Was he well liked?
In short, they formed a formidable force of young Pashtun soldiers who were loyal to their high-ranking leader.
what were some of his accomplishments during his rise to power?
Along the way and by sheer luck, they managed to capture a caravan with booty from India. He and his troops were rich;
what else interesting happened during his rise to power?
Nader Shah's rule abruptly ended in June 1747 when he was assassinated by his own guards.
why did his guards assassinate him?
Welles worked extensively in radio as an actor, writer, director and producer, often without credit. Between 1935 and 1937 he was earning
How much did he make while doing radio?
as much as $2,000 a week, shuttling between radio studios
Which studios did he perform for?
Harlem and midtown Manhattan
What was the name of one show he did?
Welles adapted and performed Hamlet in an early two-part episode of CBS Radio's Columbia Workshop.
Which show was he most famous for?
drama The Fall of the City was an important development in his radio career and made the 21-year-old Welles an overnight star.
Why was that show so important?
In July 1937, the Mutual Network gave Welles a seven-week series to adapt Les Miserables. It was his first job as a writer-director for radio,
Was Les Miserables successful?
one of Welles's earliest and finest achievements.
What other successful programs did he write or perform in?
That September, Mutual chose Welles to play Lamont Cranston, also known as The Shadow.
How was The Shadow received by the public?
in 1937, Welles and Houseman founded their own repertory company, which they called the Mercury Theatre.
What did the company do?
Welles was executive producer,
What role did Houseman play?
Caesar, Welles's modern-dress adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar
How were their shows received?
Joseph Cotten later described as "so vigorous, so contemporary that it set Broadway on its ear."
Did they receive any other great reviews?
"I think he was the greatest directorial talent we've ever had in the [American] theater," Lloyd said
Did he receive any awards?
Such was the success of the Mercury Theatre that Welles appeared on the cover of Time magazine,
What year did he appear?
the issue dated May 9, 1938--three days after his 23rd birthday.
What else did you find interesting about this time?
The set was completely open with no curtain, and the brick stage wall was painted dark red. Scene changes were achieved by lighting alone.
Why was this done?
The original lineup for Saosin, consisting of Burchell, Shekoski, Kennedy and Green, was formed in the summer of 2003.
Was their first album popular?
The E.P. has sold an estimated 62,000 copies.
What songs were on the EP?
Saosin went on a U.S. tour with bands Boys Night Out and Anatomy of a Ghost shortly after the release of Translating the Name.
What did they do after the tour?
In February 2004, the band's vocalist Anthony Green left Saosin and later formed the band
What band did Anthony Green form after leaving?
the then 19-year-old Cove Reber was announced as their new permanent lead singer.
How was he recieved?
There are still distinct fans of both eras (Green Era/Reber Era) debating on which is a better fit for the band as a whole.
Why?
Many fans consider the time with Green to be something entirely different from the time with Reber.
Did they release a new album?
That summer, they released the Saosin EP.
How did it do?
The band continued touring for the rest of 2005, opening for Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed and Cambria.
Did it have any singles?
A video to their new single "Bury Your Head" was filmed during the tour.
Did the single reach charts?
Hughes was involved in another near-fatal aircraft accident on July 7, 1946,
Did howard sustain any injuries?
Hughes sustained significant injuries in the crash, including a crushed collar bone, multiple cracked ribs, crushed chest with collapsed left lung,
Were those his only injuries?
shifting his heart to the right side of the chest cavity, and numerous third-degree burns.
When did hughes get started?
During the 1940s to the late 1950s, the Hughes Tool Company ventured into the film industry when it obtained partial ownership of the RKO companies
What were the RKO companies?
included RKO Pictures, RKO Studios, a chain of movie theaters known as RKO Theatres and a network of radio stations known as the RKO Radio Network.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 1953, Hughes was involved with a high profile lawsuit
Why was hughes sued?
They had accused him with financial misconduct and corporate mismanagement.
Who was suing him?
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. Antitrust Case. As a result of the hearings, the shaky status of RKO became increasingly apparent.
What was the result of the lawsuit?
Hughes offered to buy out all other stockholders in order to dispense with their distractions.
Was he sued anymore?
HK-1 Hercules flying boat
What was the use of the flying boat?
use during World War II to transport troops and equipment across the Atlantic as an alternative to seagoing troop transport ships that were vulnerable
How much did the hercules cost to make?
The Hercules flew only once for one mile (1.6 km), and 70 feet (21 m) above the water, with Hughes at the controls, on November 2, 1947.
Did the boat have many critics?
Howard Hughes was summoned to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee to explain why the H-4 development had been so troubled,
Did hughes win this battle?
Hughes turned the tables on his main interlocutor, Maine Senator Owen Brewster, and the hearings were widely interpreted as a Hughes victory.
Is there any other interesting aspects about the hercules?
On November 4, 2017, the 70th anniversary of the only flight of the H-4 Hercules was celebrated at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Was the anniversary well attended?
Hughes' paternal cousin Michael Wesley Summerlin and Brian Palmer Evans, son of Hughes radio technology pioneer Dave Evans,
How large was the hercules?
The Hercules was the world's largest flying boat, the largest aircraft made from wood, and, at 319 feet 11 inches (97.51 m),
Did it break any other records?
President Kibaki was married to Lucy Muthoni from 1961 until her death in 2016.
Did he remarry?
In 2004, the media reported that Kibaki has a second spouse, whom he allegedly married under customary law, Mary Wambui, and a daughter, Wangui Mwai.
Did he have any other children?
They have four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and Tony Githinji.
Did he have children with anyone else?
Ms. Wambui, the rather popular "other woman", who enjoyed the state trappings of a Presidential spouse and became a powerful and wealthy business-woman
What kind of power did she have?
succeeded Kibaki as Member of Parliament for Othaya in the 2013 General Election.
Did she have any other political rolls?
The 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum was held on 21 November 2005.
what was important about the referendum?
The main issue of contention in the Constitution review process was how much power should be vested in the Kenyan Presidency.
Did he work with any important people?
entire cabinet
Was there anything else important in the article?
Kibaki dismissed his entire cabinet in the middle of his administration's term, with the aim of purging all Raila-allied ministers from the cabinet.
What was the response to the dismissal?
They cite criticism of Kibaki neglecting his pre-election agreement,
Did they try to get rid of him?
Brownback signed three anti-abortion bills in 2011.
Did any of the bills pass?
he signed a bill banning abortion after 21 weeks,
What other bills passed?
a bill requiring that a doctor get a parent's notarized signature before providing an abortion to a minor.
Were these the only bills passed?
In May 2011, Brownback approved a bill prohibiting insurance companies from offering abortion coverage as part of general health plans
What other bills did he approve?
A Kansas budget passed with Brownback's approval in 2011 blocked Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri from receiving family planning funds from the state.
Did he face any opposition?
A judge has blocked the budget provision, ordered Kansas to begin funding the organization again, and agreed with Planned Parenthood that it was being unfairly targeted.
Was this the only bill that was blocked?
On April 7, 2015, Brownback signed The Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act, which bans the most common technique used for second-trimester abortions.
Did this bill pass?
The Helsinki Commission monitors compliance with international agreements reached in cooperation with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
did he accomplish anything else during his tenure?
In 2000, Brownback and Congressman Chris Smith led the effort to enact the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
did this bill pass?
President Clinton signed the legislation in October 2000.
Did he pass any other legislation?
In November 2015, Brownback had an approval rating of 26 percent according to a Morning Consult poll, the lowest among all governors in the United States.
who were his allies?
Brownback was a member of the Judiciary Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee
was he involved in any scandals?
Brownback blocked a confirmation vote on a George W. Bush federal appeals court nominee from Michigan, judge Janet T. Neff.
why did he block that person?
A Canadian show, This Hour Has Seven Days, aired from 1964 to 1966 on CBC.
How many episodes were there?
the Canadian show mixed satirical aspects with more serious journalism.
Did it air anywhere else?
An Australian show, The Mavis Bramston Show, aired from 1964 to 1968 on the Seven Network.
Was it popular internationally?
The New Zealand show A Week Of It ran from 1977 to 1979, hosted by Ken Ellis, and featuring comedians
Did it air anywhere else?
A Dutch version, Zo is het toevallig ook nog 's een keer, aired from November 1963 to 1966.
What is particularly interesting in the article?
The series lampooned news and politics and featured songs, usually by McPhail and Gadsby, who continued with their own show, McPhail and Gadsby in similar vein.
Was there ever any controversy?
An American version was on NBC, initially as a pilot episode
Who starred in this show?
The pilot featured Henry Fonda and Henry Morgan,
What actors were on the series?
The recurring cast included Frost, Morgan, Buck Henry and Alan Alda,
Were there any other well known actors in the cast?
regular contributors included Gloria Steinem, William F. Brown, Tom Lehrer and Calvin Trillin.
what happened in 1985?
On April 21, 1985 in the United States, the ABC network aired That Was The Week That Was as a special,
Was it a success?
The American version is largely a lost program, although the pilot survives and was donated to the Library of Congress by a collector.
Was it cancelled?
After the series' cancellation, Lehrer recorded a collection of his songs used on the show,
Was the US version the most successful?
The ethnonym Ukrainians became widely accepted only in the 20th century after their territory obtained distinctive statehood in 1917.
how did it obtain distinctive statehood?
The Ukrainian language appeared in the 14th - 16th centuries (with some prototypical features already evident in the 11th century),
did it become widely used?
Even after Joseph Stalin's death the concept of a Russified though multiethnic Soviet people was officially promoted,
What were the different ethnicities included?
according to which the non-Russian nations were relegated to second-class status. Despite this, many Ukrainians played prominent roles in the Soviet Union, including such public figures as Semyon Timoshenko.
What role did Timoshenko play?
The creation of a sovereign and independent Ukraine in 1991, however, pointed to the failure of the policy of the "merging of nations" and
What happened because of this?
During the recording of the group's first studio album Exposure, the personnel of the group changed.
How did it change?
According to People magazine, one of the original singers quit while two of the girls were fired midway through the recording of the first album,
Why were two fired?
but according to Billboard, all three were fired. Arista records felt that the three original singers lacked star potential.
Who were the remaining members after the changes?
they were replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno.
Was there any other drama in the group?
She continued to tour actively in dance clubs and freestyle shows, until her death on December 15, 2008, of a seizure at the age of 46.
Did the members ever collaborate after being fired/leaving?
All three original members: Casanas, Lorenzo and Miller later contributed vocals on songs on the Miami group Will to Power's eponymous 1988 debut album.
Did they do any solo ventures after separation?
Shortly thereafter, Casanas pursued a solo career and Lorenzo pursued other ambitions;
Did they have any hit singles alone?
Notice Me".
Did it receive any awards?
In March 1987, the new lineup of Expose released its debut album
How did the band fair starting out?
"Come Go with Me" which reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Did they have any hit ?
"Let Me Be the One", a mid-tempo R&B song with Bruno on lead vocal, became yet another hit reaching #7
Were they influenced by anyone?
During Expose's peak, the group endured legal issues behind the scenes.
were there any other notable hits released?
"Point of No Return"
How did this hit do?
it too topped out at #5 on the US Hot 100.
How many copies did it sell
On January 26, 2012, Hogan returned to the ring at a house show in Nottingham,
Did he have a match there?
where he, James Storm and Sting defeated Bobby Roode, Bully Ray and Kurt Angle in a six-man tag team main event.
What happened with aces and eights?
feuding with a mysterious group of masked men, who had dubbed themselves the "Aces & Eights".
Was there a feud between anyone?
Hogan moved into a storyline with Bully Ray after Austin Aries revealed a secret relationship between Ray and Hogan's daughter Brooke.
Was this true?  Did they have evidence of this feud?
After seeing them kissing in a parking garage on the December 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hogan suspended Ray indefinitely.
Did this lead to any changes with aces and eights?
The following week on Impact Wrestling, after Ray saved Brooke from a kidnapping by the Aces & Eights, Brooke accepted his marriage proposal.
Who took over aces and eights?
On October 27, 2009, it was announced that Hogan had signed a contract to join TNA on a full-time basis.
How did he do?
Hogan won.
Did he have a lot of success with his matches?
gave him his Hall of Fame ring and claimed it would make him a "god of wrestling".
When did he get his Hall of Fame ring?
Dixie Carter revealed Hogan's role in the company in an interview with The UK Sun stating when his job came to question,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Hogan debuted, reuniting briefly with former nWo partners Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman, the latter two of whom made their returns to the company.
Who else did he work with?
After Jerome's departure, founder Edgar Froese steered the band in a direction somewhat reminiscent of material throughout their career.
What happened then?
In later years, Tangerine Dream released albums in series.
Were any of the albums successful?
took a directional change away from the new-age leanings of those albums and toward an electronica style.
Did they cite any bands as influences?
The music was partnered with literature, painting, early forms of multimedia, and more.
what was krautrock?
Electronic Meditation, was a tape-collage Krautrock piece, using the technology of the time rather than the synthesized music they later became famous for.
what was special about their origins?