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feel three contestants deserved another chance, including then-best friends Aubrey O'Day and Aundrea Fimbres,
Did it win any awards?
The third season of Making the Band 3 tracked the development and struggles of the new band --
were than any altercations during the season?
As the competition's challenges increased, their friendship seemed to become the foundation upon which the group was being built.
What happened at the end of the season?
When seven women remained, Combs became discontent with the level of talent remaining in the competition and decided not to form a band.
How was that taken?
After R&B singer Diana Ross returned "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" to the Top Ten in 1981, a major controversy concerning Lymon's estate ensued.
what was the controversy?
Elizabeth Waters and Emira Eagle each approached Morris Levy, the music impresario who retained possession of Lymon's copyrights and his royalties, claiming to be Lymon's rightful widow;
who won the suit?
the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court reversed the original decision and awarded Lymon's estate to Eagle.
did athey have any other troubles?
the details of the case brought about another issue: whether Morris Levy was deserving of the songwriting co-credit on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love".
who won that case?
The street known as Sunset Boulevard has been associated with Hollywood film production since 1911,
What genre was the film?
never-solved case
Was it based on a real event?
The character of Norma Desmond mirrors aspects of the twilight years of several real-life faded silent-film stars,
What time period were these silent-film stars active in?
the 1920s,
What genres or types of films did they star in?
the silent era
Who produced the film?
Billy Wilder
What other works was Wilder known for?
As a young man living in Berlin in the 1920s, Billy Wilder was interested in American culture,
Who are some of the actors and actresses that starred in Sunset Boulevard?
The character of Norma Desmond
Who played the role of Norma Desmond?
a close friend of Normand's who was murdered in 1922
Does it show other parts of her life, apart from her relationship with her friend who was murdered?
released in 2005,
How did the album do on the charts?
which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, since its release
Did the album win any major awards or certifications?
it has been certified double-platinum in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Did the album have any singles or popular songs?
"De Contrabando"
What was the next album she released?
In 2007, she released Mi Vida Loca, which debuted at number 1 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart and number 2 on the Top Latin Albums
Did she win any major awards during this period?
the album garnered an award for Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards.
Did the album get featured in any shows or movies or commercials?
The album was recorded at The Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, Rivera sold out the concert which led her to become the first female banda singer to do so.
Did she release any more albums during this time frame?
In 2009, she changed course and recorded her first full mariachi studio album titled La Gran Senora, which garnered a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Ranchero Album,
Is there anything interesting you can tell me about that album?
Manning was the second overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft
Who wanted to draft him?
played for the Saints for ten full seasons.
Did he play for anyone else?
He went on to conclude his career with the Houston Oilers (1982-1983), and the Minnesota Vikings (1983-1984).
Did he retire after playing for the Vikings?
During his tenure in New Orleans, the Saints had nine losing seasons. They only managed to get to .500 once, in 1979,
Did he have any serious injuries while playing for the NFL?
Archie sat out the entire 1976 season after corrective surgery on his right shoulder,
Why did he retire?
He retired having never played on a team that notched a winning record nor made the playoffs.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He has served as an analyst with the Saints' radio and television broadcasts, and has worked as a commentator for CBS Sports' college football broadcasts.
Did he do any work that is unrelated to the NFL?
Archie has also appeared as a commercial spokesman for products in Southeast Louisiana,
What were some of the products?
In 2007, Manning was hired as spokesman for a United Parcel Service contest to promote its "Delivery Intercept" service.
Did he receive any honors after the NFL?
He is one of three appointees who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Working with his three sons, Cooper, Peyton, and Eli, Archie hosts the Manning Passing Academy each summer.
What do they teach at the academy?
This camp brings together young players from grades 8-12 who work with high school coaches and college players.
Do any other famous NFL players help with the academy?
Bill Parker to create several hero characters for the first title in their line,
Did Bill Parker create any other heroes?
Besides penning stories featuring Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O'Casey, Scoop Smith, and Dan Dare for the new book,
Was the creation of this charcters a successful move?
The first issue of the comic book, printed as both Flash Comics #1 and Thrill Comics #1, had a low-print run in the fall of 1939
Anything else interesting?
Chiu passed the UPCAT and enrolled in University of the Philippines's UPOU program for business courses.
What is one of the philanthropic causes that Kim Chiu supports?
Chiu has since participated in disaster relief organizations such as Philippine National Red Cross and Sagip Kapamilya.
Is there a health-related cause that is important to Kim Chiu?
She began partnership with GSK for yearly asthma awareness campaigns, Win Against Asthma, after battling asthma as a child.
Has Kim Chiu worked with the Red Cross on any relief efforts?
Chiu has since participated in disaster relief organizations such as Philippine National Red Cross and Sagip Kapamilya.
Has Kim Chiu supported any animal rights causes?
She joined the PETA campaign Free Mali along with Xian Lim.
Has Kim Chiu been outspoken about taxes paid by celebrities?
government's alleged misuse of the PDAF in a press conference on 28 August 2013, noting the amount of tax celebrities like herself pay to the government:
Does she support impoverished communities in the Phillippines?
the actress was involved with regularly funding Isla Pulo, an impoverished community of 1,000 inhabitants in Manila Bay, Philippines.
Any other interesting information?
He discovered that a mixture of salt, manganese dioxide and sulphuric acid could produce chlorine,
how did he discover this?
while in Paris, he witnessed an experiment by Berthollet in which he reacted hydrochloric acid with manganese dioxide to produce chlorine.
did he do other experiments?
He passed the chlorine into a weak solution of alkali, and obtained a turbid solution that appeared to have good bleaching properties.
what did people think of his experiments?
Otherwise he tried to keep his method a secret.
was he able to keep it a secret?
Watt's rivals soon overtook him in developing the process, and he dropped out of the race.
did he do any other experiments?
By 1794 Watt had been chosen by Thomas Beddoes to manufacture apparatus to produce, clean and store gases for use in the new Pneumatic Institution
was he successful in this?
Watt continued to experiment with various gases for several years, but by 1797 the medical uses for the "factitious airs" had come to a dead end.
why did it come to a dead end?
in March 1788, McGrigor was able to bleach 1500 yards of cloth to his satisfaction.
what did people think of the bleach?
still had many shortcomings, not the least of which was the problem of transporting the liquid product.
did he have any other struggles?
In 1776, the first engines were installed and working in commercial enterprises.
What kind of engines were they?
These first engines were used to power pumps and produced only reciprocating motion to move the pump rods at the bottom of the shaft. The
What were these engines used for?
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 make a lot of money from these engines?
The erection of the engine and its shakedown was supervised by Watt, at first, and then by men in the firm's employ.
Were there ever any malfunctions?
Although a crank seemed the obvious solution to the conversion Watt and Boulton were stymied by a patent for this,
What did Watt and Boulton end up doing about this?
Watt adamantly opposed this and they circumvented the patent by their sun and planet gear in 1781.
What was most interesting about this article?
Over the next six years, he made a number of other improvements and modifications to the steam engine.
What was one of the improvements?
A double acting engine, in which the steam acted alternately on the two sides of the piston was one.
What was the advantage of that?
). A compound engine, which connected two or more engines was described.
Did he make any other improvements?
Ignatieff was an assistant professor of history
Where?
University of British Columbia
When did he start working there?
1976
How long did he stay at University of British Columbia?
from 1976 to 1978.
Was he made a full professor?
In 1978 he moved to the United Kingdom,
What did he do in the UK?
he held a senior research fellowship at King's College, Cambridge until 1984.
What was the subject of his research?
He then left Cambridge for London, where he began to focus on his career as a writer and journalist.
Did he get a job with a newspaper?
He was also an editorial columnist for The Observer from 1990 to 1993.
Did he write books?
Ignatieff was born on May 12, 1947 in Toronto,
Who were his parents?
Russian-born Canadian Rhodes Scholar and diplomat George Ignatieff, and his Canadian-born wife, Jessie Alison (nee Grant).
Did he have any siblings?
Ignatieff's family moved abroad regularly in his early childhood as his father rose in the diplomatic ranks.
Where is one of the places they lived?
At the age of 11, Ignatieff was sent back to Toronto to attend Upper Canada College as a boarder in 1959.
Did he attend any other schools?
After high school, Ignatieff studied history at the University of Toronto's Trinity College (B.A., 1969).
What was his degree?
(B.A., 1969).
What did he do after graduation?
After completing his undergraduate degree, Ignatieff took up his studies at the University of Oxford,
Did anything of note happen there?
he studied under, and was influenced by, the famous liberal philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin, whom he would later write about.
What did he write about him?
Baum embarked on his lifetime infatuation--and wavering financial success--with the theater.
What else did he do?
way. Disillusioned, Baum left the theater -- temporarily -- and went to work as a clerk in his brother-in-law's dry goods company in Syracuse.
How else was he connected to the theater?
Baum could never stay away long from the stage. He performed in plays under the stage names of Louis F. Baum and George Brooks.
What noteworthy performances did he have?
The Maid of Arran proved a modest success,
What other performances did he have?
In 1880, his father built him a theater in Richburg, New York, and Baum set about writing plays and gathering a company to act in them.
What else is significant about his relationship with theater?
His aunt Katharine Gray played his character's aunt. She was the founder of Syracuse Oratory School, and Baum advertised his services in her catalog to teach theater,
What else did he do?
On November 9, 1882, Baum married Maud Gage, a daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage,
Did they have any children?
1856
Where was he born
Chittenango, New York
Who were his parents
Benjamin Ward Baum,
What did his father do
His father succeeded in many businesses, including barrel-making, oil drilling in Pennsylvania, and real estate.
Did he go to school
Frank was a sickly, dreamy child, tutored at home with his siblings.
Did he go to college
By the age of 17, Baum established a second amateur journal called The Stamp Collector, printed an 11-page pamphlet called Baum's Complete Stamp Dealers' Directory,
Did he do anything else of interest
In that same month, Hingis underwent surgery on her right ankle.
When did she retire?
February 2003, at the age of 22, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis, due to her injuries and being in pain. "
What other injures die she receive?
In May 2002, she needed another ankle ligament operation, this time on her left ankle.
How long was she out with the injury?
1989
What was the name of the first book?
Dawn,
What was the name of the second book?
The Evening and the Morning and the Night
What was the name of the third book?
The playing time of a phonograph record depends on the available groove length divided by the turntable speed.
When was the 78 rpm recording time discovered?
The 12-inch disc, introduced by Victor in 1903, increased the playing time to three and a half minutes.
Was the 78 rpm recording time a standard then in the music industry?
Because the standard 10-inch 78 rpm record could hold about three minutes of sound per side, most popular recordings were limited to that duration.
Is the 78 rpm recording time popular now?
German record company Odeon is often said to have pioneered the album in 1909 when it released the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky on 4 double-sided discs
When did they become common?
In the 1930s, record companies began issuing collections of 78 rpm records by one performer or of one type of music
How many songs did they have?
Most albums included three or four records, with two sides each, making six or eight tunes per album.
What were original albums made of?
78 rpm records were normally sold individually in brown paper or cardboard sleeves that were plain, or sometimes printed to show the producer or the retailer's name.
Any more interesting info?
In the mid-1990s, Butler published two novels later designated as the Parable (or Earthseed) series.
What was the name of one of the novels?
The first book in the series, Parable of the Sower
What was the second book?
Her 1998 follow-up novel, Parable of the Talents,
Was the series successful?
In the spring of 1974, after completing a vast world tour that culminated with a tour of Asia, the group took an extended break,
Did band members do their own thing during this time period?
An additional cause of the hiatus were the long tours that had by this time strained Pinder, who needed a rest.
Did Pinder just rest from 1974 to 1977?
Before the band's 1973-74 world tour (their last with Pinder), Hayward wrote a song called "Island" with the intention of including it on a potential follow-up album,
Did Pinder wind up leaving the band?
which the Moodies recorded in 1973 before ultimately going their separate ways.
Did any band members produce a big hit during this solo time?
Hayward and Lodge released a duo album, the very successful Blue Jays (1975), and a UK chart single, "Blue Guitar" (no. 8),
Who else was successful during this time?
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) - from which Hayward's "The Story in Your Eyes" was taken as a US charting single (No. 23) - and Seventh Sojourn
What other songs or albums did they release?
The opening track "Procession" was the only item composed by all five band members, a fascinating track depicting the "evolution" of music,
What was the album or song they released after Procession?
leading into Hayward's "Story in Your Eyes". Thomas's reflective "Our Guessing Game" and whimsical "Nice To Be Here"
Did they have any hit singles on the charts?
The Story in Your Eyes" was taken as a US charting single (No. 23) -
Was that their only hit single?
a re-issue of the five-year-old "Nights in White Satin" became the Moody Blues' biggest US hit, soaring to number two on the Billboard Hot 100
Did they receive any awards or honors for any of their songs or albums?
After he had been coaching at Dundee for 18 months, the club's local rivals Dundee United offered McLean the position of manager
Did he take the job?
He accepted the offer and began his managerial career
How did his team do
McLean immediately started a co-ordinated youth policy which was to produce many fine young players over the two decades which followed.
Did he have any famous players
In December 1979, McLean guided his team to triumph
Who did they beat
wins over sides like Barcelona, AS Monaco, Borussia Monchengladbach, PSV Eindhoven, Anderlecht and Werder Bremen.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
McLean immediately started a co-ordinated youth policy
How did that policy work?
In 1959 he started the Detours, the band that was to evolve into the Who.
Who was in detours?
Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle,
Did they make a record?
The band played professional gigs, such as corporate and wedding functions,
When did they split up?
In February 1964, the Detours became aware of the group Johnny Devlin and the Detours and changed their name.
what did they change their name to?
Daltrey chose "the Who" the next morning.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The Detours were influenced by the bands they supported,
Who were they influenced by?
Screaming Lord Sutch, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.
Do they still produce music?
Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media is a 2005 autobiography from Harper Perennial
Was he ever on a best sellers list?
It was a New York Times bestseller for 11 weeks.
What book was on the best sellers list?
Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media
Were there famous politicians upset by the book?
Stossel was criticized for a segment on his October 11, 1999, show during which he argued that AIDS research has received too much funding,
What was the name of John's show?
In a February 2000 Salon.com feature on Stossel entitled "Prime-time propagandist",
What was the basis of Salon's criticism of John?
David Mastio wrote that Stossel has a conflict of interest in donating profits from his public speaking engagements
Did Stossel write any papers or books during this time period?
The Tour de France has the major fault of dividing the country, right down to the smallest hamlet, even families, into two rival camps.
Was there any other significance?
Behind this fluidity and the appearance of ease was the image of France winning and those who took risks identified with him.
Can you share any other details about the social significance?
Humble people saw themselves in Raymond Poulidor, whose face - lined with effort - represented the life they led on land they worked without rest or respite.
Who were some of these people?
A big part of the public therefore finished by identifying with the one who symbolised bad luck and the eternal position of runner-up,
Was there any other significance for Jacques?
His declarations, full of good sense, delighted the crowds: a race, even a difficult one, lasts less time than a day bringing in the harvest.
Did he win any awards or medals?
Even today, the expression of the eternal second and of a Poulidor Complex is associated with a hard life, as an article by Jacques Marseille showed
Did the significance of his career ever end?
a system in which disapproved actions, thoughts, and emotions are repressed ("cured") through pseudomedical interventions.
What does Szasz have to do with this term?
The "Therapeutic State" is a phrase coined by Szasz in 1963.
What is an interesting fact regarding this state?
The "nanny state" has turned into the "therapeutic state" where nanny has given way to counselor.
what did the nanny state do?
The "nanny state" was punitive, austere, and authoritarian, the therapeutic state is touchy-feely, supportive - and even more authoritarian.
WHat does the therapeutic state cause in people?
"the therapeutic state swallows up everything human on the seemingly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of health and medicine,
What do others feel about his theory on this state?
The medicalization of government produces a "therapeutic state", designating someone as, for example, "insane" or as a "drug addict".
What is interesting about this article?
he argued that the same persecution that targeted witches, Jews, gypsies, and homosexuals now targets "drug addicts" and "insane" people.
Szasz mention anything interesting?
Szasz argued that psychiatrics were created in the 17th century to study and control those who erred from the medical norms of social behavior;
What are the medical norms of social behavior?
1960s, another specialization, bariatrics, was created to deal with those who erred from the medical norms
What else happened in the 1960s?
military, Petrovic followed his brother's footsteps and moved to Cibona to form, at that time, the best backcourt duo in Europe.
Was his brother older?
Petrovic's scoring average during the four years with Cibona stood at 37.7 points in the Yugoslavian first division and 33.8 in all of the European wide competitions
Did he play for the same team?
In 1988, he signed with Real Madrid instead, for at that time a hefty sum of around US$4 million.
How long did he play for Real Madrid?
In 1987, the Twins reached the post-season for the first time since 1970 despite finishing with a mark of 85-77
who was their coach?
In April 1989, he recorded his 1,000th hit, becoming the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to do so in his first five seasons.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He continued to play well in 1990, but had a down season, finishing with a .298 batting average,
when did he stop playing?
1990,
what did he do after?
The Spice Girls returned to the studio in August 1999, after an eight-month recording break to start work on their third and last studio album.
Was the album a success?
However the song failed to break onto the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart stateside, instead peaking at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
What singles came off the Forever album?
"Holler" did peak at number thirty-one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2000. The only major performance of the lead single came at
Were there other notable singles?
Forever achieved only a fraction of the success of its two best-selling predecessors, selling five million copies.
What happened to the Spice Girls after Forever?
In December 2000, the group unofficially announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus and would be concentrating on their solo careers
Who was the most successful going solo?
Brown and Adams announced they were both pregnant; Brown was married to dancer Jimmy Gulzer and became known as Mel G for a brief period.
Were there other reasons too?
Las Vegas.
Has he won any awards?
reality
What reality show was he on?
Nashville Star,
Any other reality shows?
Secret Talents of the Stars, in which he practiced stand-up comedy. The following year, he competed on the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.
Did he ever say if he enjoyed doing TV?
Black has enjoyed his television experiences,
Who has been some of his co-stars?
Black sued his manager, Bill Ham, for breach of contract;
Did Black win the lawsuit?
Black sought $2 million in damages and requested that Ham return $4 million in royalties.
What year did Black sue Ham?
March 1992,
What state was the lawsuit filed in?
Her father, though influential, was the war chief of a small band of about 150 people.
What was her mother like?
At the age of six, Sarah traveled with her family to near Stockton, California, where the adults worked in the cattle industry.
What was this time like for her?
He played FBI Agent Ian Curtis in Benny Chan's 2000 Hong Kong action film Gen-Y Cops. In 2002, he was cast on the sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan,
Was he on Friends for long