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The name of the group was in reference to an unreleased indie film of the same name that Ezra and his friends produced during a vacation.
where did the band members meet?
Ezra met his bandmates at Columbia University,
Did they have any albums?
Contra was nominated for Best Alternative Album,
did they win any other awards ?
The band has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards.
Did Contra win Best Alternative Album?
In early 2010, the band announced that singer, Deuce, had left the band due to creative differences.
what happened to Deuce?
The band soon began writing material for their second studio album; American Tragedy, in mid-2010,
was that album successful?
in mid-2010, with hopes to release it by the end of the year.
what songs were on that album
The first single, "Hear Me Now
how did the single do?
2010. The single reached a peak of number nine on the Heatseekers Songs chart on Billboard, twenty
were there any awards won for this album?
Ambrose was the lone historian featured in the 1973-74 ITV television series, The World at War,
What other tv/film projects was he on?
The HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers
Did he work on other tv projects?
Ambrose served as a commentator for Lewis & Clark:
Did he provide any other commentary?
He provided commentary in twenty made-for TV documentaries,
What tv shows did he work on?
The Charlie Rose Show, C-Span programming, CNN programming, NBC's Today Show,
What other activities did he work on?
In addition to his academic work and publishing, Ambrose operated a historical tour business, acting as a tour guide
Did he have more jobs as well?
he served on the board of directors for American Rivers and was a member of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council.
Is there anything else interesting?
In 2002, Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing several passages in his book The Wild Blue.
Was he convicted?
Barnes reported in The Weekly Standard that Ambrose had taken passages from Wings of Morning:
Why did Ambrose do this?
Ambrose had footnoted sources, but had not enclosed in quotation marks numerous passages from Childers's book.
How did defend his actions?
Ambrose asserted that only a few sentences in all his numerous books were the work of other authors. He offered this defense:
Was he accused of plagiarism any other time?
I tell stories. I don't discuss my documents. I discuss the story. It almost gets to the point where, how much is the reader going to take?
Was his reputation damaged?
A Forbes investigation of his work found cases of plagiarism involving passages in at least six books, with a similar pattern going all the way back
What were the names of the books?
In 1913, local military commanders elected him provisional governor of the state of Chihuahua against the wishes of First Chief Carranza, who wished to name Manuel Chao instead.
How did he become governor?
Villa was a brilliant tactician on the battle field, which translated to political support.
Did he accomplish anything important as governor?
As Governor of Chihuahua, Villa recruited more experienced generals, including Toribio Ortega, Porfirio Talamantes, and Calixto Contreras to his military staff and achieved more success than ever.
What else is interesting about Villa?
Villa's war tactics were studied by the United States Army and a contract with Hollywood was made whereby Hollywood would be allowed to film Villa's movements
Why did Hollywood want to film his movements?
In 1913, local military commanders elected him provisional governor of the state of Chihuahua
Did he have a Lt. Governor?
the Division del Norte defied Carranza and attacked Zacatecas.
Did the Division del Norte win the battle?
the Division del Norte defeated the Federals in the Toma de Zacatecas (Taking of Zacatecas), the single bloodiest battle of the Revolution,
What happened after this?
Villa's victory at Zacatecas in June 1914 broke the back of the Huerta regime. Huerta left the country on 14 July 1914.
Who took over after Huerta left?
In August 1914, Carranza and his revolutionary army entered Mexico City ahead of Villa. Civil war between the winners was the next stage of the Revolution.
Which side won the civil war?
the single bloodiest battle of the Revolution, with Federal casualties numbering approximately 7,000 dead and 5,000 wounded, and unknown numbers of civilian casualties.
Which battle was this?
A trailer for the film was released in April 2008.
Was the trailer popular?
The Calgary Herald gave it a rating of 3/5, commenting: "This could either be good or very, very bad."
Beyond the trailer, what was something else done to promote the film?
Stiller, Downey, and Black appeared on the seventh-season finale of American Idol in a sketch as The Pips performing with Gladys Knight (via archival footage).
Did that raise awareness of the film?
The three actors also later performed a sketch at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards which featured the actors attempting to create a successful viral video
Did they perform any other sketches?
In September 2008, Stiller and Downey attended the San Sebastian International Film Festival to promote the film.
Was the film successful?
Between April 2008 and the film's commercial release in August 2008, the film had over 250 promotional screenings.
What was the response to the promotional screenings?
On August 3, 2008, Stiller, Downey, and Black visited Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps base in California, to present a screening to over a thousand military members
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The screening was on behalf of the United Service Organizations and included the actors heading to the screening by helicopter and Humvees.
What did the military members think of the film?
Preliminary production crews were on the island starting in December 2006 and principal photography began in July 2007, with filming lasting thirteen weeks
Where were the filming locations?
the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i (where Stiller has a home) was selected for the majority of the shooting.
Did they shoot any where else?
Filming for the Los Angeles and interior scenes occurred on sets at Universal Studios in Hollywood.
Were there any problems during the shoot?
The island's erratic weather hampered filming with rain and lighting issues.
Was any one injured during filming?
Former members of the U.S. military taught the actors how to handle, fire, and reload their weapons, as well as perform various tactical movements.
Did the actors do their own stunts?
The opening war scene was filmed over three weeks and required fifty stuntmen.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Tropic Thunder was the first major studio production on Kaua'i in five years.
How did the island accommodate the filming?
16-minute medley of eight short songs,
what was the album called?
White Album and Get Back / Let It Be,
was it successful?
The track is a suite of varying styles, ranging from a piano-led ballad at the start to arpeggiated guitars at the end.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Original US and UK pressings of Abbey Road do not list "Her Majesty" on the album's cover nor on the record label, making it a hidden track.
When was it listed later?
The song title appears on the inlay card and disc of the 1987 remastered CD reissue, as track 17.
Are titles of other tracks available?
It also appears on the sleeve, booklet and disc of the 2009 remastered CD reissue, but not on the cover or record label of the 2012 vinyl reissue.
What was on the cover?
album
Did this album have any hit singles?
Betterman",
Are there any other songs?
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 the album won an award for 'Best Independent Release'.
Did they win any other awards?
'. "Betterman" reached No. 5 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2001.
Were there any other achievements?
The success of Three led to its release in the US
How did the album do in the US?
two tours of the US followed. The band supported the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer as well as playing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival
What else did they do?
Dixon is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues.
did he record any albums during his career?
He released his 1971 album, Peace?, on Yambo and also singles by McKinley Mitchell, Lucky Peterson and others.
under what record label?
From the late 1960s until the mid-1970s, Dixon ran his own record label, Yambo Records, and two subsidiary labels, Supreme and Spoonful.
did he associate with any other musicians during his career?
He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley,
In what way did he work with them?
he produced early singles for Otis Rush, Magic Sam, and Buddy Guy.
how long did his career last as a musician?
By 1951, he was a full-time employee at Chess, where he acted as producer, talent scout, session musician and staff songwriter.
what was Chess?
Dixon signed with Chess Records as a recording artist, but he began performing less, being more involved with administrative tasks for the label.
what kind of administrative tasks did he perform?
he acted as producer, talent scout, session musician and staff songwriter.
did he find any new talent?
it was Caston that persuaded him to pursue music seriously.
Who was Caston?
Dixon met Leonard Caston at a boxing gym,
Was Willing doing music as a hobby at first?
Dixon performed in several vocal groups in Chicago,
Was he a boxer as well?
A man of considerable stature, standing 6 and a half feet tall and weighing over 250 pounds, he took up boxing,
Was he a good boxer?
he was successful, winning the Illinois State Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship (Novice Division) in 1937.
When did he start taking up music full time?
In 1939, Dixon was a founding member of the Five Breezes, with Caston, Joe Bell, Gene Gilmore and Willie Hawthorne.
How was his life in Chicago?
Dixon performed in several vocal groups in Chicago,
Did he have other influences in his life besides Caston?
worked briefly as Joe Louis's sparring partner,
Was Joe a boxing coach?
he refused induction into military service as a conscientious objector and was imprisoned for ten months.
Where did he serve his time?
With Quon back as manager, Ice was scheduled to appear in various reality TV programs. Ice, still an entertainer at heart,
Did he have any other hobbies?
In 2002 he appeared on Celebrity Boxing, fighting Todd Bridges under the name 'Bi-Polar'. In 2003, he appeared in five episodes of Hollywood Squares,
where there any conflicts in his career?
Allrovi reviewer Rob Theakston panned the album, writing that it "has more bad spots in it than most".
did he ever win any awards or recognition?
Ice signed a contract with Cleopatra Records, recording the cover album Vanilla Ice Is Back! at the label's request. The album was released on November 4, 2008,
did he ever have any children?
In 2007, Ice returned to a spin-off of The Surreal Life titled The Surreal Life: Fame Games where he again trashed the set after being voted off.
Is he still in the music business behind the scenes.
his influences included hip hop and funk artists such as Funkadelic, Rick James, Roger Troutman, Egyptian Lover and Parliament.
What kind of style did VAnilla ICe use?
Ice's live performances feature a mix of newer, rock and techno-influenced material and old-school hip hop.
What songs did he produce?
mainstream music as "above-ground" rather than underground, as he tried to make danceable beats and removed expletives so that the songs could reach a wider audience.
Did he work with any other rappers?
She was one of the four coaches, together with apl.de.ap, Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Manalac for the ABS-CBN program, The Voice of the Philippines,
When did it start airing?
The Voice of the Philippines, which premiered on June 15, 2013.
How many seasons was it on?
In 2014, she returned for the second season of The Voice of the Philippines
When did she return to Broadway?
Salonga reprised her role as Kei Kimura in the 2015-16 Broadway production of Allegiance.
Who wrote that show?
On 3 July 2008, Salonga became a columnist in the Philippine Daily Inquirer with her column "Backstory" (
What was her column called?
Backstory
Did she make any new music in this time period?
Salonga performed a series of concerts in North America in 2009 and was also asked to dance the Filipino novelty dances "Ocho-ocho" and "Spaghetti".
When was the Cinderella tour?
From late July 2008 to mid-2009, Salonga played the title role in the 30-week Asian tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, which premiered in Manila.
Did the tour win any awards?
Auerbach died of a heart attack on October 28, 2006 at the age of 89.
What did he do at the time of his death?
Wayne Embry universally hailed Auerbach as one of the greatest personalities in NBA history.
Why was he one of the greatest personalities?
aired reruns of Auerbach's four-minute instructional videos known as "Red on Roundball" previously aired during NBA on CBS halftime shows in the 1970s and 1980s,
Did he have any illnesses before his death?
In 1949, Reese had his only league lead in a significant batting category, topping all National Leaguers with 132 runs scored.
Did he coach at all?
After the season, the Dodgers offered Reese the position of manager; when Reese declined the promotion,
Why did he decline it?
As the Dodgers moved west in 1958, Reese joined them as a backup infielder, retiring that year after batting .224 in 59 games.
did he hold any records?
In 1949, Reese had his only league lead in a significant batting category, topping all National Leaguers with 132 runs scored.
was he influenced by anyone?
Reese was a strong supporter and good friend of the first ever black Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson.
How did they meet?
He was serving a stint in the Navy when the news of Robinson's signing came.
Did he get a chance to meet him soonafter?
his meeting Robinson marked the first time in his life that he had shaken hands with a black man--he had no particular prejudices, either.
How did the public react to their friendship?
It is reported that his father had made him starkly aware of racial injustice by showing him a tree where a lynching had occurred.
How did Jackie feel about the friendship?
Throughout that difficult first year in the major leagues, Reese helped keep Robinson's morale up amid all the abuse.
Were they friends until death?
The friendship between Reese and Robinson is prominent in Roger Kahn's classic work, The Boys of Summer.
IS the Boys of summer a film or book?
Despite his fierce nature, Auerbach was popular among his players.
Where did he first play at?
He married Dorothy Lewis in the spring of 1941.
Where were they living?
he was a member of an aircraft accident investigation board.
Which incidents did Chesley investigate?
he was a member of an aircraft accident investigation board.
In what year did Chesley leave US Airways?
He could have earned up to $30 million each year depending on ratings for Leno, compared to a $20 million annual salary during his last years at Tonight.
What was remarkable about the show's popularity?
". Each airing of Leno cost about $350,000 to $400,000 versus up to $3 million for an hour-long drama,
How else did Leno compare to other shows?
NBC expected to benefit by offering an inexpensive comedic alternative to the procedurals
Did Leno ever switch from NBC?
The first episode of The Jay Leno Show earned "fast national" estimates of 17.7 million viewers, an 11 Nielsen rating
Were most of the ratings positive or negative?
5.1 among persons 18-49) and an 18 share, significantly above both his Tonight finale and the debut of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in all categories.
Did the ratings stay this way?
As of November 1, 2009, The Jay Leno Show has averaged a 1.98 in the adults 18-49 ratings and 6.594 million viewers.
How did the ratings end up altogether?
Prior to the controversy regarding the move of the Jay Leno Show to 11:35 p.m., viewership bottomed out at 4.799 million viewers,
What happened after that?
Several stations across the country have seen what is known as the "Leno Effect",
What is the Leno Effect?
Flo Rida's debut album,
When was it released?
March 2008.
What label was it released under?
Sullenberger was employed by US Airways and its predecessor airlines from 1980 until 2010.
Was  he involved in any accident investigations?
He has also been involved in a number of accident investigations conducted by the USAF and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
Was he active with his union?
Working with NASA scientists,
Did he ever do any investigating?
He was an air accident investigator
Who did he investigate for?
In 1999, a new production had its pre-Broadway engagement at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., from December 29, 1998 to January 24, 1999.
who was the star?
This revival starred Bernadette Peters as Annie and Tom Wopat as Frank, and Ron Holgate as Buffalo Bill,
was it successful?
35 previews and 1,045 performances.
did it win any awards?
Peters won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical and the production won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.
when did the show end?
closed on September 1, 2001
who directed it?
direction by Graciela Daniele,
who choreographed it?
choreographey by Jeff Calhoun,
who did the musical score?
and music arrangements by John McDaniel.
what else is interesting about the revival?
Frank Butler, the show's handsome, womanizing star ("I'm a Bad, Bad, Man"SS), challenges anyone in town to a shooting match.
does he find someone to challenge?
Annie Oakley enters and shoots a bird off Dolly Tate's hat,
do frank and annie become friends?
While waiting for the match to start, Annie meets Frank Butler and is instantly smitten with him, not knowing he will be her opponent.
do they have a romance?
As Annie and Frank prepare for the show, Frank plans to propose to Annie after the show
what else happened in act 1?
Hurt and angry, Frank walks out on Annie and the show, joining the competing Pawnee Bill's show.
did she reject his proposal?
When Annie performs her trick and becomes a star, Chief Sitting Bull adopts her into the Sioux tribe ("I'm An Indian Too"SS).
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
When she asks Frank if he likes her, Frank explains that the girl he wants will "wear satin... and smell of cologne" ("The Girl That I Marry").
how did she react?
The rough and naive Annie comically laments that "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun.
how did act 1 . end?
He died on June 1, 1868,
how did he die?
respiratory failure
was he married?
The Civil War erupted within two months of Buchanan's retirement.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Buchanan spent most of his remaining years defending himself from public blame for the Civil War,
how did he defend himself?
Buchanan finally began defending himself in October 1862, in an exchange of letters
what did the letters state?
He discovered that a mixture of salt, manganese dioxide and sulphuric acid could produce chlorine,
Did he use this mixture to power his engines?
When Watt returned to Britain, he began experiments along these lines with hopes of finding a commercially viable process.
Was he working with someone else at the time?
With McGrigor and his wife Annie, he started to scale up the process,
When was this mixture discovered?
in March 1788,
Who is McGrigor?
his father-in-law,
What did Watt do in Europe?
By 1794 Watt had been chosen by Thomas Beddoes to manufacture apparatus to produce,
What did he produce for Beddoes?
store gases for use in the new Pneumatic Institution at Hotwells in Bristol.
Was his wife Annie helpful with the experiments?
The design was commercially successful, and for the next five years Watt was very busy installing more engines, mostly in Cornwall for pumping water out of mines.
Did he win a lot of money with this design?
These early engines were not manufactured by Boulton and Watt, but were made by others according to drawings made by Watt, who served in the role of consulting engineer.
Did he had any competition?
The field of application for the invention was greatly widened when Boulton urged Watt to convert the reciprocating motion of the piston to produce rotational power for grinding,
Was this change in the engines successful?
A compound engine, which connected two or more engines was described. Two more patents were granted for these in 1781 and 1782.
Were there any other models after that one?
Numerous other improvements that made for easier manufacture and installation were continually implemented.
Who else did James work with?
Boulton
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Because of the danger of exploding boilers, which were in a very primitive stage of development, and the ongoing issues with leaks, Watt restricted his use of high pressure steam
What other problems did he face?
In March 1860, the House created the Covode Committee
Who was the Covode Committee named after?
was designed to benefit Covode's railroad company
What did the Covode Committee investigate?
investigate the administration for evidence of offenses,
What did the Covode Committee accuse of ?
accused by Buchanan's supporters of being nakedly partisan;
Did Buchanan successfully defend himself?
The committee was unable to establish grounds for impeaching Buchanan;
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
James Robinson, stated publicly that he agreed with the Republican report even though he did not sign it.)
What did the Republican report state?
Tittle, in his 17th and final season, was photographed helmet-less, bloodied and kneeling immediately after having been knocked to the ground
when was the photo taken?
September 20, 1964,
where was it taken?
at the old Pitt Stadium.
who took the photo?
Morris Berman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
did he become famous?
Berman entered the image into contests where it took on a life of its own, winning a National Headliner Award.
did it win any other awards?
the band was paid $1250 each show. The shows were typical performances for the band,
Did they have to pay to have the album made?
and stayed in New York several days to oversee the live recording.
were there any conflicts?
Things went smoothly until the band unexpectedly brought out saxophonist Rudolph "Juicy" Carter,
what happened then?
but they started playing and the horns were leaking all over everything, rendering the songs unusable,"
how did the horns start leaking?
He rushed to Duane during the break to tell him to cut the horn players;
who rushed to duane?
Dowd.
How did the horns start to leak?
Eric Clapton
How did Eric Clapton influence them?
had a jam session together until the next afternoon, with the two guitarists regarding one another as "instant soulmates.
Did the Allman Bro's have any other albums out at this time?
Idlewild South
Was Idlewild South doing well or poorly?
Idlewild South had yet to achieve strong commercial success, but the band's popularity and reputation began to increase due to their live performances.
Did the band play a lot of concerts?
The band played continuously in 1970, performing over 300 dates on the road
Did they have any conflicts while they were touring?
tour manager Twiggs Lyndon stabbed and killed a promoter for not paying the band;
Was Lyndon convicted?
4 August 2010
Who was he playing against?
League of Ireland XI
What stadium was the game located?
Aviva Stadium.
When did he get his first goals that year?
7-1 pre-season victory
Did he have any more game highlights during this time?
with his first touch in a 2-2 away draw against Bolton Wanderers. Owen's first goal of 2011
What team was he playing against for that goal?
Bolton Wanderers.
Did he ever have injuries during his career?
he suffered a groin injury
Did he play again after the injury?
missed his team's next four games.
When did he return to play?
19 March
Did he have any more important game highlights after injury?
he had reached the number of league appearances required for a title winner's medal
What game was he playing in during this time?
On 3 July 2009, it was announced that Owen had signed a two-year deal with reigning Premier League champions Manchester United.
Did he score?
Owen scored his first goal for United on his debut, scoring an 84th-minute winner after coming on as a substitute
Did they win?