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The album was released worldwide in June and July. It topped the album chart in New Zealand and made number 2 in Australia and number 3 in the UK.
What was interesting about the album?
Crowded House played at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona on 26 April as a warm-up for their appearance at the Coachella Festival
Any notable details about the reunion?
As the recording sessions progressed it was decided that the album would be issued under the Crowded House band name,
What happened next?
In January 2007, the group publicly announced their reformation and on 23 February, after 20 days of auditions, former Beck drummer Matt Sherrod joined Finn,
How did that work out?
As Sherrod and Hart had not participated in the initial sessions, four new tracks were recorded with producer Steve Lillywhite including the album's first single "Don't Stop Now".
WAs it well received?
It topped the album chart in New Zealand and made number 2 in Australia and number 3 in the UK.
Anything else interesting or notable in the ariticle?
On 6 December 2008 Crowded House played the Homebake festival in Sydney,
Where did they play next?
with warm up gigs at small venues in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney.
How did that work out?
Nelson played clarinet and drums in his tweens and early teens, learned the rudimentary guitar chords, and vocally imitated his favorite Sun Records rockabilly artists
what was garden party?
Culpeper was the son of Nicholas Culpeper (Senior), a clergyman.
Where did he go to school?
Culpeper studied at Cambridge, but it is not known at which college -
What did he study?
He afterwards became apprenticed to an apothecary.
How long was he an apprentice?
After seven years his master absconded with the money paid for the indenture,
What did he do next?
soon after this, Culpeper's mother died of breast cancer. Culpeper married the daughter of a wealthy merchant,
Did they have children?
Only one of his seven children, Mary, survived to adulthood.
Did he stay married?
After finishing Sgt. Pepper, but prior to the album's commercial release, the Beatles took an acetate disc of the album to the American singer Cass Elliot's
Was the album popular
Derek Taylor, remembered that residents of the neighbourhood opened their windows and listened without complaint
what other interesting things are there about the release
On 26 May 1967, Sgt. Pepper was given a rushed release in the UK, where it was originally scheduled for 1 June. The US release followed on 2 June.
did it win any awards
1967. With 2.5 million copies sold within three months of its release, Sgt. Pepper's initial commercial success exceeded that of all previous Beatles albums.
did it ever reach platinum or even gold status
Sgt. Pepper was widely perceived by listeners as the soundtrack to the "Summer of Love". In Riley's opinion,
why did they feel this way
The Dialogic Imagination (first published as a whole in 1975)
What is the basis of the publication?
) is a compilation of four essays concerning language and the essay: "Epic and Novel" (1941),
Why did he publish the four essays together.
It is through the essays contained within The Dialogic Imagination that Bakhtin introduces the concepts of heteroglossia, dialogism and chronotope,
Why did he introduce these concepts?
making a significant contribution to the realm of literary scholarship.
What else can you tell me about Bakhtin?
In "Epic and Novel", Bakhtin demonstrates the novel's distinct nature by contrasting it with the epic.
Was the book well received?
Tom Scholz first started writing music in 1969 while he was attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
what did he do after MIT?
where he wrote an instrumental, titled "Foreplay".
was that popular?
As a presbyter of the church at Rome under Pope Zephyrinus (199 - 217 AD), Hippolytus was distinguished for his learning and eloquence.
Did he do well as a presbyter?
He accused Pope Zephyrinus of modalism, the heresy which held that the names Father and Son are simply different names for the same subject.
Did the Romans like him?
Under the persecution at the time of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, Hippolytus and Pontian were exiled together in 235 AD to Sardinia,
What happened to them?
It is quite probable that, before his death there, he was reconciled to the other party at Rome, for, under Pope Fabian (236-250),
Did he reconcile with Rome?
gives him the rank of a priest, not of a bishop, an indication that before his death the schismatic was received again into the Church.
Did he continue on as a priest?
Hippolytus in a cemetery on the Via Tiburtina, his funeral being conducted by Justin the Confessor.
How did he die?
likely dying in the mines.
who did he die with?
Pontian
Was he ever made a marytr?
". In the Passionals of the 7th and 8th centuries he is represented as a soldier
How does the legend go?
a legend that long survived in the Roman Breviary.
What is the legend about?
". In the Passionals of the 7th and 8th centuries he is represented as a soldier converted by Saint Lawrence,
Is this the only legend?
According to Prudentius' account, Hippolytus was dragged to death by wild horses,
Is this a true legend?
a striking parallel to the story of the mythological Hippolytus, who was dragged to death by wild horses at Athens.
Anything else interesting about this legend?
He described the subterranean tomb of the saint and states that he saw there a picture representing Hippolytus' execution.
Who described the tomb?
Prudentius'
What is his relation to Hippolyus?
Motivated by his love of adventure, Burton got the approval of the Royal Geographical Society for an exploration of the area,
What area did he get the approval to explore?
he gained permission from the board of directors of the British East India Company to take leave from the army.
What area was he approved to explore?
His seven years in India gave Burton a familiarity with the customs and behaviour of Muslims and prepared him to attempt a Hajj
Did he make any interesting discoveries during his time in india?
It was this journey, undertaken in 1853, which first made Burton famous. He had planned it whilst traveling disguised among the Muslims of Sindh,
Why did he disguise himself?
20 October 1890
how did he die?
heart attack.
where was he when he died?
Trieste
how old was he when he died?
Three Hoodoo Gurus founders were from Perth protopunk and punk bands: Dave Faulkner (guitars) and James Baker (drums) of The Victims; while Baker had been with Roddy
When did they release their first album?
their first single, "Leilani" released in October 1982, on Phantom Records. This told the story of
What did it tell the story of?
a maiden sacrificed to the gods and an erupting volcano while her true love looked on helplessly.
Did it win any awards?
They followed Kinky with Crank in 1994. The 'Crank' world tour took the Gurus through USA, Canada, Europe and included a one-month tour of Brazil.
Was the tour very successful?
1996. In January 1997, Faulkner announced that the band would be breaking up in December.
Why did they break up?
After graduating from law school, Alexander clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1965 to 1966.
What is his political affiliation?
In 1969, he worked for Bryce Harlow, President Richard Nixon's executive assistant.
Why did he get into politics?
he was briefly roommates with future U.S. Senator Trent Lott,
What did he do in politics?
Alexander sought the party's nomination for Governor in 1974. He defeated his two chief opponents,
Is he still involved with politics?
Alexander served as the United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993.
When did Alexander become the US Secretary of Education?
1991
What president was Alexander serving under?
accredit schools despite an advisory panel that repeatedly recommended against it in 1991 and 1987.
Was Alexander looked upon positively by the public?
He made alliances with the Wendat (called Huron by the French) and with the Algonquin, the Montagnais and the Etchemin,
What did these tribes want from Champlain?
These tribes demanded that Champlain help them in their war against the Iroquois, who lived farther south.
Did he agree?
Champlain set off with nine French soldiers and 300 natives to explore the Riviere des Iroquois
What happened on this expedition?
Having had no encounters with the Iroquois at this point many of the men headed back, leaving Champlain with only 2 Frenchmen and 60 natives.
Did he ever encounter the Iroquois?
Champlain and his party encountered a group of Iroquois. In a battle begun the next day, two hundred Iroquois advanced on Champlain's position,
What happened in this battle?
Champlain recounts firing his arquebus and killing two of them with a single shot, after which one of his men killed the third. The Iroquois turned and fled.
What were the effects of this battle?
This action set the tone for poor French-Iroquois relations for the rest of the century.
Were there any more trouble with them?
The Battle of Sorel occurred on June 19, 1610, with Samuel de Champlain supported by the Kingdom of France and his allies,
Who was he allied with?
the Wyandot people, Algonquin people and Innu people
Who did he battle?
against the Mohawk people in New France
When was the battle?
On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec"
What led him to Quebec?
Dugua wanted Champlain to start a new French colony and fur trading center on the shores of the St. Lawrence.
What happened after he arrived?
set about fortifying the area by the erection of three main wooden buildings, each two stories tall, that he collectively called the "Habitation",
What was next?
This was the very beginning of Quebec City. Gardening, exploring, and fortifying this place became great passions of Champlain for the rest of his life.
What was the last action of Champlain in this city?
1620s, the Habitation at Quebec was mainly a store for the Compagnie des Marchands (Traders Company),
Any other noteworthy developments in this city?
Champlain lived in the wooden Fort Saint Louis newly built up the hill (
What other markers of civilization were built in this city?
two houses built by the two settler families
What was the founding date of this city?
On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec"
What did he hope to accomplish by coming here?
Dugua wanted Champlain to start a new French colony and fur trading center on the shores of the St. Lawrence.
What resources did he leave France with?
Los Angeles,
What is his date of birth?
April 9, 1967
who were his parents?
actor Berkeley Harris and TV producer Susan Harris
What school did he go to?
Stanford
what did he study at Stanford?
cognitive neuroscience
When did he finish school?
2009
What religion was he brought up in?
was entirely secular,
Did he study or follow other religions later in life?
he studied meditation with Buddhist and Hindu religious teachers,
Where did he study meditation?
India and Nepal,
what else is interesting about his early life?
While a student at Stanford University, Harris experimented with MDMA,
what is mdma?
psychedelic drug
Did he get into any trouble in the early years?
Nye married musician Blair Tindall, on February 3, 2006, however, he annulled the relationship seven weeks later when the marriage license was declared invalid.
did he have kids?
he annulled the relationship seven weeks later
does he have siblings?
Nye sued Tindall for $57,000 in attorney's fees after she allegedly violated the protective order.
why was there a protective order?
Tindall acknowledged killing his plants but denied being a threat to him.
why did she kill his plants?
he annulled the relationship seven weeks later when the marriage
is there anything else interesting in his personal life?
"it is a time of unrestrained corporate greed, false religiosity, moronic fecklessness, and evil intent in high places.
was this one of his novels?
In July 2006, a new untitled novel by Pynchon was announced along with a synopsis written by Pynchon himself,
how did this novel do with the public?
One reviewer remarked, "It is brilliant, but it is exhaustingly brilliant." Other reviewers described Against the Day as "lengthy and rambling"
What did other people say about the novel?
while negative appraisals condemned the novel for its "silliness" or characterized its action as "fairly pointless" and remained unimpressed by its "grab bag of themes".
is there any interesting facts that stood out to you in the article?
Against the Day was released on November 21, 2006, and is 1,085 pages long in the first edition hardcover. The book was given almost no promotion by Penguin
What can you tell me about the no promotion?
professional book reviewers were given little time in advance to review the book.
any other aspects that stood out to you in the article?
it stated that the novel's action takes place between the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the time immediately following World War I.
What other aspect about the book you can tell me?
The Crying of Lot 49, was published a few months later in 1966.
What gave him the inspiration to publish this?
its labyrinthine plot features an ancient, underground mail service known as "The Tristero" or "Trystero",
How was this received by the public?
The Crying of Lot 49 won the Richard and Hilda Rosenthal Foundation Award shortly after publication.
Did they ever see popularity around the world?
Pynchon politely turned down an invitation from Stanley Edgar Hyman to teach literature at Bennington College,
Why did he turn down the invitation?
writing that he had resolved, two or three years earlier, to write three novels at once.
What other novels did he write?
If they come out on paper anything like they are inside my head then it will be the literary event of the millennium."
Why did he say that?
"Very slowly, I was in Muscle Shoals and I went down to Jacksonville and was jamming with Berry and Dicky.
Who were Berry and Dicky?
While living in Macon, Allman met Donna Roosman, who bore his second child, Galadrielle.
Were they married?
The couple's relationship soon ended.
Did he have any other children?
the birth of a daughter who was born deaf.
Who was the mother of his daughter?
Duane Allman was born on November 20, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Did Allman received any kind of education?
Geraldine "Mama A" Allman sent Duane and Gregg to Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee,
Did they learn anything interesting when they studied there?
which they both disliked intensely.
When did Allman get started with music?
The boys returned to Nashville to spend summers with their grandmother, and there Gregg learned guitar basics from a neighbor.
Did they performed in a live stage?
In 1960, he had saved enough money to buy his first guitar, a Japanese-made Teisco Silvertone, while Duane acquired a Harley 165 motorbike.
Was this a good investment?
the Campbells both served as judges alongside Donnie McClurkin for a gospel music competition show on BET called Sunday Best.
Did Mary Mary compete?
gospel music competition show on BET called Sunday Best.
Did they win?
they released their fifth studio album, The Sound.
What were some other albums they released?
The album won Mary Mary four Stellar Awards on January 16, 2010.
What awards did they win?
The album won Mary Mary four Stellar Awards on January 16, 2010.
Did they get on the charts?
reaching number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and number one on the Hot Dance Club Play.
Did they have any other hits?
17th century in Western Europe saw a widespread break-down in politics, economics and society caused by demographic, social, religious, economic and political problems.
What problems did the breakdown cause?
various events, such as the English Civil War, the Fronde in France, the climax of the Thirty Years' War in Germany, troubles in the Netherlands, and
What other events were a result?
revolts against the Spanish Crown in Portugal, Naples and Catalonia, were all manifestations of the same problems.
Did the countries go to war?
The most important causes of the "general crisis" in Trevor-Roper's opinion were conflicts between "Court" and "Country";
What else happened during this time?
religious and intellectual changes introduced by the Reformation and the Renaissance were important secondary causes of the "general crisis."
When did those take place?
the middle years of the 17th century in Western Europe
What else happened during this time?
16th and 17th centuries
What was the English Civil War?
In Trevor-Roper's opinion, the dispute between the Puritans and the Arminians was a major, although not the sole, cause of the English Civil War.
Who won the English Civil War
the English gentry were, economically, on the way down or up, in the century before the English Civil War and whether this helped cause that war.
What happened after the English Civil War?
According to American journalist Ron Rosenbaum, Trevor-Roper received a letter from Lisbon written in Hebrew stating that the Stern Gang would assassinate him for The Last Days of Hitler,
What did Trevor-Roper say in the Last Days of Hitler
which they considered portrayed Hitler as a "demoniacal" figure but let ordinary Germans who followed Hitler off the hook, and for this he deserved to die.
What did Trevor-Roper say about the English CIvil War?
Trevor-Roper argued that history should be understood as an art, not a science and that the attribute of a successful historian was imagination.
What was the public response to his opinions?
and he led the league in strikeouts in 1995 (while finishing second in walks) and was second with a 2.54 ERA.
who did he play for?
He was the last Dodger to throw a no-hitter until Josh Beckett completed one on May 25, 2014.
did he set any records?
He struck out 11.101 batters per 9 innings to break Sandy Koufax's single-season franchise record of 10.546 in 1962.
did he win any awards?
But he only barely won NL Rookie of the Year honors that year over future MVP Chipper Jones,
who did he play for at this time?
Nomo also found commercial success in America.
what was the success in america?
Nomo had a signature sneaker, called the Air Max Nomo, produced by Nike in 1996.
did he work with any other products?
Nomo began to struggle again in 2004. After undergoing shoulder surgery in October 2003, he was benched after going 4-11 with an 8.25 ERA for the Dodgers (
Did he recover?
After a poor start in which he posted a 7.24 ERA, he was released on July 25.
Did he play for another team after that?
On July 27, Nomo was picked up off waivers by the New York Yankees, who signed him to a minor league contract, but never recalled him.
Why was he never recalled?
Nomo was signed to a minor league contract by the Chicago White Sox during spring training in 2006 to play for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights of the International League,
Did he set any records for them?
the White Sox released him on June 7 of that year.
What is the most fascinating aspect of this article?
On April 10, Nomo made his first major league appearance since 2005. He faced the New York Yankees in relief.
How did he perform?
However, he later surrendered back-to-back homers to Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada in the ninth inning.
Did he win any games with the Yankess?
Evy enrolled at the University of Michigan.
What position did he play
Evy was moved from the center position to quarterback one week before his first varsity game.
How did he do at quarterback
He started and was an all-Big Ten Conference performer three straight seasons.
Did he win awards at school
He was named to the 1939 College Football All Polish-American Team.
what other awards did he win
Evashevski won the Big Ten Medal given to the school's best senior student-athlete.
Did he graduate
Evashevski graduated with a sociology major and a psychology minor.
what did he do after college
his plans were interrupted with the outbreak of World War II and the Americans entering the War.
did he go to war?
" With those words, Evashevski left the Palouse in eastern Washington to become the University of Iowa's 19th head football coach.
What words did he say before leaving?
And, of course, I don't have to tell you what I think of Big Ten football. It's the best in the country.
Did he win any championships as a couch?
Iowa's first two opponents in 1952 were Pittsburgh and Indiana, and Iowa lost to both, starting the year 0-2.
How did the rest of the year go for the team?
Do you think Iowa could ever really have a consistently winning team?" Evashevski snapped, "Why in the hell do you think I took the job?"
Did the team began to perform better after losing the first games?
Evashevski nearly took the head coaching job at Indiana University, but Fritz Crisler urged him to consider Iowa.
Why did he decided to go to Iowa?
A week after delivery of the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia, on 28 July, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
What did Serbia do in return of the declaration?
Within weeks, the Germans, Russians, French and British had all entered the fray which eventually became known as World War I.
Who was Serbia allied with?
Franz Joseph fell deeply in love with Nene's younger sister Elisabeth ("Sisi"), a beautiful girl of fifteen, and insisted on marrying her instead.
Was he supposed to marry Nene?
Helene ("Nene"), who was four years the Emperor's junior. However, Franz Joseph fell deeply in love with Nene's younger sister Elisabeth
What year were Franz and Elizabeth married
as a composer,
what pieces did he compose?
works for the great choral festivals
did critics like him?
recommend the young composer Samuel Coleridge
Did he book jobs?
Three Choirs Festival for a concert piece,
How did he feel about his work?
helped establish the younger man's career.
What album did he produce?
he regarded Purcell as the greatest,
who were his antecedents?
nineteenth-century French composers, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saens and, particularly,
what were some of his early works?
Elgar began composing when still a child,
what did he comopose?
Elgar wrote songs and partsongs.
by which titles?
Serenade for Strings and Three Bavarian Dances.
did they win awards?
Elgar's principal large-scale early works were for chorus and orchestra for the Three Choirs and other festivals.
what other festivals?
Mendelsohn describes the composer as "an intensely private man who deeply resented efforts to inquire into his personal affairs.
Was there anything else about his personality other than private?
Verdi was similarly never explicit about his religious beliefs. Anti-clerical by nature in his early years,
What other beliefs did his personality seem to lead him towards?
Strepponi wrote in 1871 "I won't say [Verdi] is an atheist, but he is not much of a believer."
Can you elaborate further on his beliefs or perspectives?
Verdi's operas are not written according to an aesthetic theory, or with a purpose to change the tastes of their audiences.
How did he write his operas?
Rigoletto is one of, if not the earliest operas to abandon the traditional distinction between the sung aria, and the more speech-like recitative.
When did he write Rigoletto?
Nabucco,
Was his work well received?
In July 2015, Badu released a free mixtape of her favorite recordings, describing the set as "carefully and lovingly selected high frequency tones for the soul."
What were some songs on her mixtape?
In July 2015, Badu released a free mixtape of her favorite recordings, describing the set as "carefully and lovingly selected high frequency tones for the soul."
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In early October, Badu released a remix of Drake's single "Hotline Bling", and later released a mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone, on November 27, 2015,
How were these received?
digital download and streaming exclusively through Apple Music.
Did she make any other mixtapes?
After one week of exclusive release on iTunes, But You Caint Use My Phone was released to other digital retailers and streaming services on December 4, 2015.
How did it do?
Baduizm, Badu's debut album, was released in early 1997.
Was this a successful album?
The album met with critical and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard charts and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
What were the name of some of the songs on the album?