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Ultimate_Fantastic_Four

Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics . The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel 's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint . The Ultimate Fantastic Four team exists alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including Ultimate Spider-Man , Ultimate X-Men , and The Ultimates . While the characters may bear resemblance to their normal Marvel Universe counterparts , they differ in many aspects . The origin of their powers is different and the team is much younger . The series revolves around the adventures of Reed Richards , Ben Grimm , and siblings Susan and Johnny Storm , who get engulfed in a malfunctioned teleporter experiment and get superpowers : Reed can stretch , Susan projects force fields and makes herself invisible , Johnny becomes a human torch and Ben is a super strong stone giant . The series takes place in contemporary New York . The title was created by Brian Michael Bendis , Mark Millar and Adam Kubert . The series debuted in early 2004 , and had a monthly publishing schedule . Issue # 60 , the last of the series , was written by Joe Pokaski and drawn by Tyler Kirkham and was followed by a series epilogue in Ultimate Fantastic Four : Requiem .

0 Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics . Marvel Comics Marvel Comics superhero superhero comic book comic book Fantastic Four Fantastic Four 1 The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel 's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint . comic book comic book Fantastic Four Fantastic Four Ultimate Marvel Ultimate Marvel 2 The Ultimate Fantastic Four team exists alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including Ultimate Spider-Man , Ultimate X-Men , and The Ultimates . Fantastic Four Fantastic Four Ultimate Marvel Ultimate Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate X-Men Ultimate X-Men The Ultimates The Ultimates (comic book) 3 4 5 While the characters may bear resemblance to their normal Marvel Universe counterparts , they differ in many aspects . Marvel Universe Marvel Universe 6 The origin of their powers is different and the team is much younger . 7 The series revolves around the adventures of Reed Richards , Ben Grimm , and siblings Susan and Johnny Storm , who get engulfed in a malfunctioned teleporter experiment and get superpowers : Reed can stretch , Susan projects force fields and makes herself invisible , Johnny becomes a human torch and Ben is a super strong stone giant . Reed Richards Ultimate Mister Fantastic Johnny Storm Alternative versions of the Human Torch#Ultimate Marvel 8 The series takes place in contemporary New York . 9 10 11 The title was created by Brian Michael Bendis , Mark Millar and Adam Kubert . Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis Mark Millar Mark Millar Adam Kubert Adam Kubert 12 The series debuted in early 2004 , and had a monthly publishing schedule . 2004 2004 in comics 13 Issue # 60 , the last of the series , was written by Joe Pokaski and drawn by Tyler Kirkham and was followed by a series epilogue in Ultimate Fantastic Four : Requiem . Joe Pokaski Joe Pokaski Fantastic Four Fantastic Four 14

Uruguay_national_football_team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association , the governing body for football in Uruguay . The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez . The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste -LRB- The Sky Blue -RRB- . The Uruguayan team recently won the 2011 Copa América . They have won the Copa América 15 times , being the team that has won the tournament on most occasions . The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice , including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts , defeating Argentina 4 -- 2 in the final . They won their second title in 1950 , upsetting host Brazil 2 -- 1 in the final match , which received an attendance higher than any football match ever . They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice , in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Cup , before the creation of the World Cup . Uruguay also won the 1980 Mundialito , a tournament among former World Cup champions . In total , Uruguay have won 20 official titles , a world record for the most international titles held by any country . Another unique achievement of Uruguay is that it ´ s the only nation in world football to organize multiple major international tournaments in own country and win them all . La Celeste won 7 Copa América tournaments , 1 World Cup and Mundialito , all staged in Uruguay . Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants -LRB- 2011 est. -RRB- . Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population , 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930 . The second-smallest country , by population , to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978 . Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals ; only five nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever participated in any World Cup : Northern Ireland -LRB- three times -RRB- , Slovenia -LRB- twice -RRB- , Wales , Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago .

0 The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association , the governing body for football in Uruguay . football Football at the Summer Olympics Uruguay Uruguay international Federation of International Football Associations association football association football Uruguayan Football Association Uruguayan Football Association football in Uruguay football in Uruguay 1 The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez . Óscar Tabárez Óscar Tabárez 2 The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste -LRB- The Sky Blue -RRB- . La Celeste La Celeste 3 4 The Uruguayan team recently won the 2011 Copa América . 2011 2011 Copa América 2011 Copa América 2011 Copa América Copa América Copa América 5 They have won the Copa América 15 times , being the team that has won the tournament on most occasions . Copa América Copa América 6 The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice , including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts , defeating Argentina 4 -- 2 in the final . 1930 1930 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Argentina Argentina final 1930 FIFA World Cup Final 7 They won their second title in 1950 , upsetting host Brazil 2 -- 1 in the final match , which received an attendance higher than any football match ever . 1950 1950 FIFA World Cup football Football at the Summer Olympics final 1930 FIFA World Cup Final Brazil Brazil national football team final match Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup) 8 9 10 They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice , in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Cup , before the creation of the World Cup . 1924 Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics football Football at the Summer Olympics football at the Summer Olympics football at the Summer Olympics 1928 Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics 11 Uruguay also won the 1980 Mundialito , a tournament among former World Cup champions . Uruguay Uruguay 1980 Mundialito 1980 Mundialito 12 In total , Uruguay have won 20 official titles , a world record for the most international titles held by any country . Uruguay Uruguay international Federation of International Football Associations 13 14 15 Another unique achievement of Uruguay is that it ´ s the only nation in world football to organize multiple major international tournaments in own country and win them all . football Football at the Summer Olympics Uruguay Uruguay international Federation of International Football Associations 16 La Celeste won 7 Copa América tournaments , 1 World Cup and Mundialito , all staged in Uruguay . La Celeste La Celeste Uruguay Uruguay Copa América Copa América 17 18 19 Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants -LRB- 2011 est. -RRB- . 2011 2011 Copa América 20 Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population , 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930 . 1930 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Uruguay 21 The second-smallest country , by population , to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978 . Argentina Argentina 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup 22 Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals ; only five nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever participated in any World Cup : Northern Ireland -LRB- three times -RRB- , Slovenia -LRB- twice -RRB- , Wales , Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago . Uruguay Uruguay Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team Slovenia Slovenia national football team Wales Wales national football team Jamaica Jamaica national football team Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago national football team 23

USC_School_of_Cinematic_Arts

The USC School of Cinematic Arts -LRB- formerly the USC School of Cinema-Television , or CNTV -RRB- is a private media School within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , in the U.S. state of California . The school offers multiple undergraduate and graduate programs covering production , screenwriting , critical studies , animation and digital arts , and interactive media & games . Additional advanced programs include the Media Arts and Practice PhD Program , the Peter Stark Producing Program , and the Business of Entertainment -LRB- offered in conjunction with the USC Marshall School of Business MBA Program -RRB- . It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States , established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , and has been ranked as one of the best film programs in the world on several occasions .

0 The USC School of Cinematic Arts -LRB- formerly the USC School of Cinema-Television , or CNTV -RRB- is a private media School within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , in the U.S. state of California . Los Angeles Los Angeles California California private Private school University of Southern California University of Southern California U.S. state U.S. state 1 The school offers multiple undergraduate and graduate programs covering production , screenwriting , critical studies , animation and digital arts , and interactive media & games . undergraduate undergraduate graduate Graduate school production Filmmaking screenwriting Screenwriter critical studies Film theory animation and digital arts Division of Animation and Digital Arts interactive media & games USC Interactive Media Division 2 Additional advanced programs include the Media Arts and Practice PhD Program , the Peter Stark Producing Program , and the Business of Entertainment -LRB- offered in conjunction with the USC Marshall School of Business MBA Program -RRB- . Media Arts and Practice Media Arts and Practice PhD PhD Producing Film production USC Marshall School of Business USC Marshall School of Business MBA MBA 3 4 5 It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States , established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , and has been ranked as one of the best film programs in the world on several occasions . United States United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 6

Unitary_state

A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions -LRB- sub-national units -RRB- exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate . The majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government . Of the 192 UN member states , 165 are governed as unitary states . In a unitary state , sub-national units are created and abolished -LRB- an example being the 22 mainland regions of France being merged into 13 -RRB- , and their powers may be broadened and narrowed , by the central government . Although political power may be delegated through devolution to local governments by statute , the central government remains supreme ; it may abrogate the acts of devolved governments or curtail their powers . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an example of a unitary state . Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland have a degree of autonomous devolved power , but such power is delegated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution -LRB- England does not have any devolved power -RRB- . Many unitary states have no areas possessing a degree of autonomy . In such countries , sub-national regions can not decide their own laws . Examples are the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway . In federal states , the sub-national governments share powers with the central government as equal actors through a written constitution , to which the consent of both is required to make amendments . This means that the sub-national units have a right of existence and powers that can not be unilaterally changed by the central government . Unitary states are contrasted with federations . An example of a federation is the United States of America . Under the U.S. Constitution , powers are shared between the federal government and the states . Its Article V states that the approval of three-quarters of the states , in either their legislatures or state ratifying conventions , must be attained for an amendment to take effect , giving the states a strong degree of protection from domination by the centre . __ TOC __

0 A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions -LRB- sub-national units -RRB- exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate . state State (polity) central government central government 1 The majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government . states U.S. state 2 Of the 192 UN member states , 165 are governed as unitary states . UN member states Member states of the United Nations states U.S. state 3 4 5 In a unitary state , sub-national units are created and abolished -LRB- an example being the 22 mainland regions of France being merged into 13 -RRB- , and their powers may be broadened and narrowed , by the central government . state State (polity) central government central government regions of France regions of France 6 Although political power may be delegated through devolution to local governments by statute , the central government remains supreme ; it may abrogate the acts of devolved governments or curtail their powers . central government central government political power Power (social and political) devolution devolution statute statute 7 8 9 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an example of a unitary state . state State (polity) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 10 Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland have a degree of autonomous devolved power , but such power is delegated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution -LRB- England does not have any devolved power -RRB- . devolution devolution Scotland Scotland Wales Wales Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom England England 11 Many unitary states have no areas possessing a degree of autonomy . states U.S. state 12 In such countries , sub-national regions can not decide their own laws . 13 Examples are the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway . Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Kingdom of Norway Norway 14 15 In federal states , the sub-national governments share powers with the central government as equal actors through a written constitution , to which the consent of both is required to make amendments . central government central government constitution constitution states U.S. state 16 This means that the sub-national units have a right of existence and powers that can not be unilaterally changed by the central government . central government central government 17 18 19 Unitary states are contrasted with federations . states U.S. state 20 An example of a federation is the United States of America . federation federation United States of America United States 21 Under the U.S. Constitution , powers are shared between the federal government and the states . U.S. Constitution United States Constitution federal government federal government of the United States states U.S. state 22 Its Article V states that the approval of three-quarters of the states , in either their legislatures or state ratifying conventions , must be attained for an amendment to take effect , giving the states a strong degree of protection from domination by the centre . state State (polity) states U.S. state Article V Article Five of the United States Constitution 23 24 25 __ TOC __ 26

Ultimates

The Ultimates is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch , and first appeared in The Ultimates # 1 -LRB- March 2002 -RRB- , as part of the company 's Ultimate Marvel imprint . The team is a modern reimagining of the superhero team the Avengers .

0 The Ultimates is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Marvel Comics Marvel Comics The Ultimates The Ultimates (comic book) 1 The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch , and first appeared in The Ultimates # 1 -LRB- March 2002 -RRB- , as part of the company 's Ultimate Marvel imprint . Bryan Hitch Bryan Hitch Ultimate Marvel Ultimate Marvel The Ultimates The Ultimates (comic book) Mark Millar Mark Millar 2 The team is a modern reimagining of the superhero team the Avengers . superhero superhero Avengers Avengers (comics) 3

Twilight_-LRB-2008_film-RRB-

Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer 's popular novel of the same name . Directed by Catherine Hardwicke , the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson . It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series . This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan -LRB- a teenage girl -RRB- and Edward Cullen -LRB- a vampire -RRB- , and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires . The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures , during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written . Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project 's stagnant development . Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel 's storyline . Principal photography took 44 days and completed on May 2 , 2008 ; the film was primarily shot in Oregon . Twilight was theatrically released on November 21 , 2008 ; it grossed over US$ 393 million worldwide . It was released on DVD March 21 , 2009 and became the most purchased DVD of the year . The soundtrack was released on November 4 , 2008 . Following the film 's success , New Moon and Eclipse , the next two novels in the series , were produced as films the following year .

0 Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer 's popular novel of the same name . Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer novel of the same name Twilight (novel) 1 Directed by Catherine Hardwicke , the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson . Catherine Hardwicke Catherine Hardwicke Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson 2 It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series . 3 This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan -LRB- a teenage girl -RRB- and Edward Cullen -LRB- a vampire -RRB- , and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires . Bella Swan Bella Swan Edward Cullen Edward Cullen vampire vampire coven coven 4 5 6 The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures , during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written . Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures screen adaptation film adaptation 7 Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project 's stagnant development . Summit Entertainment Summit Entertainment stagnant development development hell 8 Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel 's storyline . Melissa Rosenberg Melissa Rosenberg 9 Principal photography took 44 days and completed on May 2 , 2008 ; the film was primarily shot in Oregon . Oregon Oregon 10 11 12 Twilight was theatrically released on November 21 , 2008 ; it grossed over US$ 393 million worldwide . 13 It was released on DVD March 21 , 2009 and became the most purchased DVD of the year . 14 The soundtrack was released on November 4 , 2008 . soundtrack Twilight (soundtrack) 15 Following the film 's success , New Moon and Eclipse , the next two novels in the series , were produced as films the following year . New Moon New Moon (novel) Eclipse Eclipse (Meyer novel) the series twilight (novel series) 16

Tupac_Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur -LRB- -LSB- ˈtuːpɑːk_ʃəˈkʊər -RSB- ; born Lesane Parish Crooks ; June 16 , 1971September 13 , 1996 -RRB- , also known by his stage names 2Pac , Makaveli , and Pac , was an American rapper , record producer , actor , and poet . As of 2007 , Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide . His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best-selling albums in the United States . He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many publications , including Rolling Stone , which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time . On April 7 , 2017 , Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Shakur began his career as a roadie , backup dancer , and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground , eventually branching off as a solo artist . Most of the themes in Shakur 's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities , racism , and other social problems . Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party , whose ideals were reflected in his songs . During the latter part of his career , Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast -- West Coast hip hop rivalry , becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers , producers , and record-label staff members , most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records . On September 7 , 1996 , Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas , Nevada . He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada , where he died six days later .

0 Tupac Amaru Shakur -LRB- -LSB- ˈtuːpɑːk_ʃəˈkʊər -RSB- ; born Lesane Parish Crooks ; June 16 , 1971September 13 , 1996 -RRB- , also known by his stage names 2Pac , Makaveli , and Pac , was an American rapper , record producer , actor , and poet . record producer record producer Makaveli Makaveli Records 1 As of 2007 , Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide . 2 His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best-selling albums in the United States . All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (2Pac album) best-selling albums in the United States List of best-selling albums in the United States 3 He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many publications , including Rolling Stone , which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . Rolling Stone Rolling Stone 4 He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time . 5 On April 7 , 2017 , Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 6 7 8 Shakur began his career as a roadie , backup dancer , and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground , eventually branching off as a solo artist . Digital Underground Digital Underground roadie Road crew backup dancer backup dancer MC Master of ceremonies alternative hip hop alternative hip hop 9 Most of the themes in Shakur 's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities , racism , and other social problems . 10 Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party , whose ideals were reflected in his songs . Black Panther Party Black Panther Party 11 During the latter part of his career , Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast -- West Coast hip hop rivalry , becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers , producers , and record-label staff members , most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records . Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records 12 13 14 On September 7 , 1996 , Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas , Nevada . fatally shot Murder of Tupac Shakur Flamingo Road Flamingo Road (Las Vegas) 15 He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada , where he died six days later . University Medical Center of Southern Nevada University Medical Center of Southern Nevada 16

Vapor

In physics a vapor -LRB- American -RRB- or vapour -LRB- British -RRB- is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature , which means that the vapor can be condensed to a liquid by increasing the pressure on it without reducing the temperature . A vapor is different from an aerosol . An aerosol is a suspension of tiny particles of liquid , solid , or both within a gas . For example , water has a critical temperature of 647 K , which is the highest temperature at which liquid water can exist . In the atmosphere at ordinary temperatures , therefore , gaseous water -LRB- known as water vapor -RRB- will condense into a liquid if its partial pressure is increased sufficiently . A vapor may co-exist with a liquid -LRB- or a solid -RRB- . When this is true , the two phases will be in equilibrium , and the gas-partial pressure will be equal to the equilibrium vapor pressure of the liquid -LRB- or solid -RRB- .

0 In physics a vapor -LRB- American -RRB- or vapour -LRB- British -RRB- is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature , which means that the vapor can be condensed to a liquid by increasing the pressure on it without reducing the temperature . gas gas temperature temperature critical temperature critical temperature condensed condensation liquid liquid pressure pressure 1 A vapor is different from an aerosol . aerosol aerosol 2 An aerosol is a suspension of tiny particles of liquid , solid , or both within a gas . gas gas liquid liquid aerosol aerosol 3 4 5 For example , water has a critical temperature of 647 K , which is the highest temperature at which liquid water can exist . temperature temperature critical temperature critical temperature liquid liquid 6 In the atmosphere at ordinary temperatures , therefore , gaseous water -LRB- known as water vapor -RRB- will condense into a liquid if its partial pressure is increased sufficiently . liquid liquid pressure pressure atmosphere Earth's atmosphere water vapor water vapor partial pressure partial pressure 7 8 9 A vapor may co-exist with a liquid -LRB- or a solid -RRB- . liquid liquid 10 When this is true , the two phases will be in equilibrium , and the gas-partial pressure will be equal to the equilibrium vapor pressure of the liquid -LRB- or solid -RRB- . gas gas liquid liquid pressure pressure partial pressure partial pressure vapor pressure vapor pressure 11

Ty_Cobb

Tyrus Raymond Cobb -LRB- December 18 , 1886 -- July 17 , 1961 -RRB- , nicknamed The Georgia Peach , was an American Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- outfielder . He was born in rural Narrows , Georgia . Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , the last six as the team 's player-manager , and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics . In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot , receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes -LRB- 98.2 % -RRB- ; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until 1992 . In 1999 , editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb 3rd on their list of `` Baseball 's 100 Greatest Players '' . Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career . He still holds several records as of the end of the 2016 season , including the highest career batting average -LRB- .366 or .367 , depending on source -RRB- and most career batting titles with 11 -LRB- or 12 , depending on source -RRB- . He retained many other records for almost a half century or more , including most career hits until 1985 -LRB- 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source -RRB- , most career runs -LRB- 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source -RRB- until 2001 , most career games played -LRB- 3,035 -RRB- and at bats -LRB- 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source -RRB- until 1974 , and the modern record for most career stolen bases -LRB- 892 -RRB- until 1977 . He still holds the career record for stealing home -LRB- 54 times -RRB- and for stealing second base , third base , and home in succession -LRB- 5 times -RRB- , and as the youngest player ever to compile 4,000 hits and score 2,000 runs . Cobb ranks fifth all-time in number of games played and committed 271 errors , the most by any American League -LRB- AL -RRB- outfielder . Cobb 's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style , which was described by the Detroit Free Press as `` daring to the point of dementia . '' Cobb himself wrote shortly before his death , `` In legend I am a sadistic , slashing , swashbuckling despot who waged war in the guise of sport . '' Cobb was notorious for sliding into bases feet first , with his spikes high . Cobb 's legacy , which includes a large college scholarship fund for Georgia residents financed by his early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors , has been tarnished by allegations of racism and violence , largely stemming from a couple of biographies that were released following his death . Cobb 's reputation as an extremely violent man was fanned by his first biographer , sportswriter Al Stump , whose stories about Cobb have been discredited as sensationalized , and in some part proven to be entirely fictional , while Cobb 's views on race evolved and mellowed after his retirement from baseball .

0 Tyrus Raymond Cobb -LRB- December 18 , 1886 -- July 17 , 1961 -RRB- , nicknamed The Georgia Peach , was an American Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- outfielder . Major League Baseball Major League Baseball outfielder outfielder 1 He was born in rural Narrows , Georgia . 2 Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , the last six as the team 's player-manager , and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics . Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics player-manager player-manager career List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders 3 In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot , receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes -LRB- 98.2 % -RRB- ; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until 1992 . 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1936 4 In 1999 , editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb 3rd on their list of `` Baseball 's 100 Greatest Players '' . Sporting News Sporting News 5 6 7 Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career . career List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders 8 He still holds several records as of the end of the 2016 season , including the highest career batting average -LRB- .366 or .367 , depending on source -RRB- and most career batting titles with 11 -LRB- or 12 , depending on source -RRB- . career List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders batting average Batting average#All-time leaders batting titles List of Major League Baseball batting champions most career List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders 9 He retained many other records for almost a half century or more , including most career hits until 1985 -LRB- 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source -RRB- , most career runs -LRB- 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source -RRB- until 2001 , most career games played -LRB- 3,035 -RRB- and at bats -LRB- 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source -RRB- until 1974 , and the modern record for most career stolen bases -LRB- 892 -RRB- until 1977 . career List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders most career List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders hits Hit (baseball) runs Run (baseball) games played games played modern record stolen base#Background 10 He still holds the career record for stealing home -LRB- 54 times -RRB- and for stealing second base , third base , and home in succession -LRB- 5 times -RRB- , and as the youngest player ever to compile 4,000 hits and score 2,000 runs . career List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders hits Hit (baseball) runs Run (baseball) 11 Cobb ranks fifth all-time in number of games played and committed 271 errors , the most by any American League -LRB- AL -RRB- outfielder . outfielder outfielder games played games played errors Error (baseball) American League American League 12 13 14 Cobb 's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style , which was described by the Detroit Free Press as `` daring to the point of dementia . '' Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press 15 Cobb himself wrote shortly before his death , `` In legend I am a sadistic , slashing , swashbuckling despot who waged war in the guise of sport . '' 16 Cobb was notorious for sliding into bases feet first , with his spikes high . 17 18 19 Cobb 's legacy , which includes a large college scholarship fund for Georgia residents financed by his early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors , has been tarnished by allegations of racism and violence , largely stemming from a couple of biographies that were released following his death . Coca-Cola Coca-Cola General Motors General Motors 20 Cobb 's reputation as an extremely violent man was fanned by his first biographer , sportswriter Al Stump , whose stories about Cobb have been discredited as sensationalized , and in some part proven to be entirely fictional , while Cobb 's views on race evolved and mellowed after his retirement from baseball . Al Stump Al Stump 21

Up_All_Night_-LRB-One_Direction_album-RRB-

Up All Night is the debut studio album by English-Irish group One Direction , released by Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom , followed by a worldwide release during 2012 . Four months after finishing third in the seventh series of British reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2010 , One Direction began recording the album in Sweden , UK and the United States , working with a variety of writers and producers . The album is predominantly a pop music album which orientates into pop rock , dance-pop , teen pop and power pop . The album 's lyrical content regards being young , relationships , heartbreak and empowerment . Staged in support of the album , One Direction performed the album 's songs live on televised shows , at awards ceremonies , and during their worldwide Up All Night Tour . The album received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics , many of whom appreciated the album 's combination of melodic song craft and catchy , pop-oriented material that , while slickly produced , avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears . An international success , the album topped the charts in sixteen countries and , by December 2012 , has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide . The album bowed at number two on the UK Albums Chart and ultimately became the UK 's fastest-selling debut album of 2011 . Up All Night debuted to number one on the United States Billboard 200 , selling 176,000 copies in its first week . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry -LRB- IFPI -RRB- , Up All Night was the third global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 4.5 million copies . One Direction finished 2012 with two of that year 's top five best-selling albums in the United States ; Up All Night at number three and their second studio album , Take Me Home , at number five , making the boy band the first act to place two albums in the year-end top five in the Nielsen SoundScan era . In addition , Up All Night became the best-selling album by a group and the third best-selling debut album of 2012 . Four singles were released from the album , including the UK Singles Chart top ten hits `` What Makes You Beautiful '' , `` Got ta Be You '' , and `` One Thing '' .

0 Up All Night is the debut studio album by English-Irish group One Direction , released by Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom , followed by a worldwide release during 2012 . One Direction One Direction Syco Syco Music studio album studio album Syco Records Syco Music 1 Four months after finishing third in the seventh series of British reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2010 , One Direction began recording the album in Sweden , UK and the United States , working with a variety of writers and producers . One Direction One Direction seventh series The X Factor (UK series 7) The X Factor The X Factor (UK TV series) 2 The album is predominantly a pop music album which orientates into pop rock , dance-pop , teen pop and power pop . pop music pop music pop rock pop rock dance-pop dance-pop teen pop teen pop power pop power pop 3 The album 's lyrical content regards being young , relationships , heartbreak and empowerment . 4 Staged in support of the album , One Direction performed the album 's songs live on televised shows , at awards ceremonies , and during their worldwide Up All Night Tour . One Direction One Direction Up All Night Tour Up All Night Tour 5 6 7 The album received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics , many of whom appreciated the album 's combination of melodic song craft and catchy , pop-oriented material that , while slickly produced , avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears . music critics Music journalism adult contemporary adult contemporary 8 An international success , the album topped the charts in sixteen countries and , by December 2012 , has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide . 9 The album bowed at number two on the UK Albums Chart and ultimately became the UK 's fastest-selling debut album of 2011 . UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart 10 Up All Night debuted to number one on the United States Billboard 200 , selling 176,000 copies in its first week . 11 According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry -LRB- IFPI -RRB- , Up All Night was the third global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 4.5 million copies . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 12 13 14 One Direction finished 2012 with two of that year 's top five best-selling albums in the United States ; Up All Night at number three and their second studio album , Take Me Home , at number five , making the boy band the first act to place two albums in the year-end top five in the Nielsen SoundScan era . One Direction One Direction Take Me Home Take Me Home (One Direction album) studio album studio album Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan 15 In addition , Up All Night became the best-selling album by a group and the third best-selling debut album of 2012 . 16 Four singles were released from the album , including the UK Singles Chart top ten hits `` What Makes You Beautiful '' , `` Got ta Be You '' , and `` One Thing '' . What Makes You Beautiful What Makes You Beautiful One Thing One Thing (One Direction song) UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 17

University_of_Haifa

The University of Haifa is a public research university on the top of Mount Carmel in Haifa , Israel . The university was founded in 1963 by the mayor of its host city , Abba Hushi , to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .

0 The University of Haifa is a public research university on the top of Mount Carmel in Haifa , Israel . Haifa Haifa Israel Israel university university Mount Carmel Mount Carmel 1 The university was founded in 1963 by the mayor of its host city , Abba Hushi , to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Hebrew Hebrew language university university Abba Hushi Abba Hushi Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2

United_States_House_of_Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which , along with the Senate , composes the legislature of the United States . The composition and powers of the House are established by Article One of the United States Constitution . The House is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts which are allocated to each of the 50 states on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census , with each district entitled one representative . Since its inception in 1789 , all representatives are elected popularly . The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435 . As of the 2010 Census , the largest delegation is that of California , with fifty-three representatives ; seven states have the smallest delegation possible , a single representative : Alaska , Delaware , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Vermont , and Wyoming . The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation , known as bills , which , after concurrence by the Senate , are sent to the President for consideration . In addition to this basic power , the House has certain exclusive powers which include the power to initiate all bills related to revenue , the impeachment of federal officers , who are sent to trial in the Senate , and in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for President , the duty falls upon the House to elect one of the top three recipients of electors for that office , with one vote given to each state for that purpose . The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House , who is elected by the members thereof and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party . He or she and other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conferences , depending on whichever party has more voting members . The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol .

0 The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which , along with the Senate , composes the legislature of the United States . United States United States lower chamber Lower house United States Congress United States Congress Senate United States Senate legislature legislature 1 2 3 The composition and powers of the House are established by Article One of the United States Constitution . United States United States Article One of the United States Constitution Article One of the United States Constitution 4 The House is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts which are allocated to each of the 50 states on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census , with each district entitled one representative . congressional districts List of United States congressional districts U.S. Census United States Census 5 Since its inception in 1789 , all representatives are elected popularly . 6 The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435 . total number of voting representatives United States congressional apportionment fixed by law Apportionment Act of 1911 7 As of the 2010 Census , the largest delegation is that of California , with fifty-three representatives ; seven states have the smallest delegation possible , a single representative : Alaska , Delaware , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Vermont , and Wyoming . 2010 Census 2010 United States Census California List of United States Representatives from California 8 9 10 The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation , known as bills , which , after concurrence by the Senate , are sent to the President for consideration . Senate United States Senate legislation legislation bills Article One of the United States Constitution#Section 7: Bills President President of the United States 11 In addition to this basic power , the House has certain exclusive powers which include the power to initiate all bills related to revenue , the impeachment of federal officers , who are sent to trial in the Senate , and in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for President , the duty falls upon the House to elect one of the top three recipients of electors for that office , with one vote given to each state for that purpose . Senate United States Senate bills Article One of the United States Constitution#Section 7: Bills President President of the United States impeachment Impeachment in the United States electors Electoral College (United States) 12 13 14 The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House , who is elected by the members thereof and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party . Speaker Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Speaker of the House Speaker of the United States House of Representatives party Party caucuses and conferences in the United States Congress 15 He or she and other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conferences , depending on whichever party has more voting members . Republican Republican Party (United States) Democratic Democratic Party (United States) other floor leaders Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conferences Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives party Party caucuses and conferences in the United States Congress 16 The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol . United States Capitol United States Capitol United States United States 17

Twenty_One_Pilots

Twenty One Pilots -LRB- stylized as TWENTY ØNE PILØTS -RRB- is an American musical duo originating from Columbus , Ohio . The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with former members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih , who eventually left in 2011 , and currently consists of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun . The duo rose to fame in the mid -- 2010s after several years of touring and independent releases . They put out two self-released albums , Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011 , before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012 . Their label debut , Vessel , was released in 2013 . The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album , Blurryface -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , which produced the successful singles `` Stressed Out '' and `` Ride '' . In addition , the single `` Heathens '' , recorded for the soundtrack of the film Suicide Squad , made the group the first alternative artist to have two concurrent top ten singles in the U.S. . The duo has won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance .

0 Twenty One Pilots -LRB- stylized as TWENTY ØNE PILØTS -RRB- is an American musical duo originating from Columbus , Ohio . Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (album by Twenty One Pilots) 1 The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with former members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih , who eventually left in 2011 , and currently consists of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun . Tyler Joseph Tyler Joseph Josh Dun Josh Dun 2 The duo rose to fame in the mid -- 2010s after several years of touring and independent releases . 3 4 5 They put out two self-released albums , Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011 , before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012 . Fueled by Ramen Fueled by Ramen self-released Self-publishing Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (album by Twenty One Pilots) 6 Their label debut , Vessel , was released in 2013 . Vessel Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album) 7 The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album , Blurryface -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , which produced the successful singles `` Stressed Out '' and `` Ride '' . Blurryface Blurryface Stressed Out Stressed Out Ride Ride (Twenty One Pilots song) 8 In addition , the single `` Heathens '' , recorded for the soundtrack of the film Suicide Squad , made the group the first alternative artist to have two concurrent top ten singles in the U.S. . Heathens Heathens (song) Suicide Squad Suicide Squad (film) 9 The duo has won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance . Grammy Award Grammy Award Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 10

University_of_Oxford

The University of Oxford -LRB- informally Oxford University or simply Oxford -RRB- is a collegiate research university located in Oxford , England . It has no known date of foundation , but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 , making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world 's second-oldest university in continuous operation . It is one of the world 's most prestigious universities . It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris . After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209 , some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge . The two `` ancient universities '' are frequently jointly referred to as `` Oxbridge '' . The university is made up of a variety of institutions , including 38 constituent colleges and a full range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions . All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university , each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities . Being a city university , it does not have a main campus ; instead , its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre . Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and halls , supported by classes , lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments . Oxford is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship , one of the world 's oldest and most prestigious scholarships , which has brought graduate students to study at the university for more than a century . The university operates the world 's oldest university museum , as well as the largest university press in the world and the largest academic library system in Britain . Oxford has educated many notable alumni , including 28 Nobel laureates , 27 Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom , and many heads of state and government around the world .

0 The University of Oxford -LRB- informally Oxford University or simply Oxford -RRB- is a collegiate research university located in Oxford , England . Oxford Oxford England England collegiate collegiate university research university research university 1 It has no known date of foundation , but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 , making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world 's second-oldest university in continuous operation . English-speaking world English-speaking world 2 It is one of the world 's most prestigious universities . 3 It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris . Henry II Henry II of England University of Paris University of Paris 4 After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209 , some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge . Oxford Oxford Cambridge Cambridge University of Cambridge University of Cambridge 5 The two `` ancient universities '' are frequently jointly referred to as `` Oxbridge '' . ancient universities ancient university Oxbridge Oxbridge 6 7 8 The university is made up of a variety of institutions , including 38 constituent colleges and a full range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions . 38 constituent colleges Colleges of the University of Oxford 9 All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university , each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities . 10 Being a city university , it does not have a main campus ; instead , its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre . 11 Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and halls , supported by classes , lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments . Oxford Oxford undergraduate teaching Undergraduate education 12 13 14 Oxford is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship , one of the world 's oldest and most prestigious scholarships , which has brought graduate students to study at the university for more than a century . Oxford Oxford Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes Scholarship 15 The university operates the world 's oldest university museum , as well as the largest university press in the world and the largest academic library system in Britain . university museum Ashmolean Museum university press Oxford University Press 16 Oxford has educated many notable alumni , including 28 Nobel laureates , 27 Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom , and many heads of state and government around the world . Oxford Oxford 28 Nobel laureates List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation#University of Oxford Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by education 17

Twelfth_Doctor

The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi . Within the series ' narrative , the Doctor is a time travelling , humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords . When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , and in doing so gain a new physical appearance , and with it a distinct new personality ; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme 's inception in 1963 . Capaldi 's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky , brusque , contemplative , and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions . Capaldi made his first , very brief appearance as the Doctor in the show 's fiftieth anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , as one of the thirteen incarnations of the Doctor who are summoned to save Gallifrey from destruction . Capaldi 's first full appearance as the Doctor was at the end of the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . He is accompanied in the eighth and ninth series by companion Clara Oswald -LRB- Jenna Coleman -RRB- . He also appeared in `` For Tonight We Might Die '' , the first episode of the 2016 spin-off series Class . In the tenth series of Doctor Who , he is accompanied by two new companions : Nardole -LRB- Matt Lucas -RRB- and Bill Potts -LRB- Pearl Mackie -RRB- . On 30 January 2017 , Capaldi announced he would be leaving the programme , with the 2017 Christmas episode being his last .

0 The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) BBC BBC science fiction television Science fiction on television Doctor Who Doctor Who 1 He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi . Peter Capaldi Peter Capaldi 2 Within the series ' narrative , the Doctor is a time travelling , humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) humanoid humanoid alien Extraterrestrial life Time Lords Time Lords 3 When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , and in doing so gain a new physical appearance , and with it a distinct new personality ; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme 's inception in 1963 . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) regenerate regeneration (Doctor Who) 4 Capaldi 's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky , brusque , contemplative , and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) 5 6 7 Capaldi made his first , very brief appearance as the Doctor in the show 's fiftieth anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , as one of the thirteen incarnations of the Doctor who are summoned to save Gallifrey from destruction . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Day of the Doctor The Day of the Doctor Gallifrey Gallifrey 8 Capaldi 's first full appearance as the Doctor was at the end of the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . The Time of the Doctor The Time of the Doctor the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) 9 He is accompanied in the eighth and ninth series by companion Clara Oswald -LRB- Jenna Coleman -RRB- . Clara Oswald Clara Oswald eighth Doctor Who (series 8) ninth Doctor Who (series 9) companion Companion (Doctor Who) Jenna Coleman Jenna Coleman 10 He also appeared in `` For Tonight We Might Die '' , the first episode of the 2016 spin-off series Class . For Tonight We Might Die For Tonight We Might Die Class Class (2016 TV series) 11 In the tenth series of Doctor Who , he is accompanied by two new companions : Nardole -LRB- Matt Lucas -RRB- and Bill Potts -LRB- Pearl Mackie -RRB- . Nardole Nardole Bill Potts Bill Potts (Doctor Who) Doctor Who Doctor Who tenth series Doctor Who (series 10) Matt Lucas Matt Lucas (comedian) Pearl Mackie Pearl Mackie 12 On 30 January 2017 , Capaldi announced he would be leaving the programme , with the 2017 Christmas episode being his last . 13

UFC_216

UFC 216 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on September 9 , 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton , Alberta .

0 UFC 216 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on September 9 , 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton , Alberta . Ultimate Fighting Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship Rogers Place Rogers Place mixed martial arts mixed martial arts 1

United_States

The United States of America -LRB- USA -RRB- , commonly known as the United States -LRB- U.S. -RRB- or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles -LRB- 9.8 million km2 -RRB- and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States -LRB- OAS -RRB- , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .

0 The United States of America -LRB- USA -RRB- , commonly known as the United States -LRB- U.S. -RRB- or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . territories Territories of the United States constitutional constitutional federal republic federal republic states U.S. state federal district Washington, D.C. self-governing territories Territories of the United States various possessions United States Minor Outlying Islands 1 2 Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . North North America states U.S. state federal district Washington, D.C. Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district Contiguous United States North America North America Canada Canada Mexico Mexico 3 The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . North North America Alaska Alaska North America North America Canada Canada state of Alaska Alaska Bering Strait Bering Strait Russia Russia 4 The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . Hawaii Hawaii state of Hawaii Hawaii archipelago archipelago Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean 5 The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . territories Territories of the United States Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea 6 Nine time zones are covered . time zones Time in the United States 7 The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . geography geography of the United States climate climate of the United States wildlife Fauna of the United States 8 9 10 At 3.8 million square miles -LRB- 9.8 million km2 -RRB- and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . third-most populous List of countries and dependencies by population 11 It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . ethnically diverse Race and ethnicity in the United States multicultural Multiculturalism 12 The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . New York City New York City metropolitan areas List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas Los Angeles Greater Los Angeles Area Chicago Chicago metropolitan area Dallas Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Houston Greater Houston Philadelphia Delaware Valley Miami Miami metropolitan area Atlanta Atlanta metropolitan area Boston Greater Boston San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area 13 14 15 Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . North North America American Americans Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia Settlement of the Americas 16 European colonization began in the 16th century . European colonization European colonization of the Americas 17 The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . 13 British colonies Thirteen Colonies East Coast East Coast of the United States colonies Colony 18 Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . American Americans Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain American Revolution American Revolution colonies Colony 19 On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . American Americans Independence American Revolution Declaration United States Declaration of Independence American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War colonies Colony Declaration of Independence United States Declaration of Independence 20 The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain recognition of the independence of the United States Treaty of Paris (1783) European power colonial empire 21 The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . Confederation Articles of Confederation current constitution United States Constitution Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation 22 The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . Bill of Rights United States Bill of Rights fundamental civil liberties Natural and legal rights 23 24 25 The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . North North America territories Territories of the United States Native Native Americans in the United States American Americans states U.S. state North America North America displacing Native American tribes American Indian Wars acquiring new territories United States territorial acquisitions admitting new states List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union 26 During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . American Americans American Civil War American Civil War slavery in the country slavery in the United States 27 By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution 28 The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . Spanish Spanish language American Americans military United States Armed Forces 29 The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . superpower superpower first country to develop nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons and the United States use them Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki permanent member Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council United Nations United Nations 30 The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . superpower superpower Cold War Cold War dissolution of the Soviet Union dissolution of the Soviet Union sole superpower hyperpower 31 The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States -LRB- OAS -RRB- , and other international organizations . American Americans United Nations United Nations World Bank World Bank International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund Organization of American States Organization of American States 32 33 34 The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . developed country developed country largest economy by nominal GDP List of countries by GDP (nominal) second-largest economy by PPP List of countries by GDP (PPP) 35 Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . 36 The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . ranks among the highest International rankings of the United States average wage List of countries by average wage human development Human Development Index per capita GDP List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita 37 While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . U.S. economy Economy of the United States post-industrial post-industrial society services Service (economics) knowledge economy knowledge economy 38 Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . global military spending List of countries by military expenditures military United States Armed Forces 39 The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations . cultural Culture of the United States scientific research and technological Science and technology in the United States 40

Unforgiven

Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples . The film portrays William Munny , an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming . The film stars Eastwood in the lead role , with Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris . Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else 's work . Eastwood dedicated the movie to deceased directors and mentors Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . The film won four Academy Awards : Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood , Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman , and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox . Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance , but he lost to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman . The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture , following Cimarron -LRB- 1931 -RRB- and Dances with Wolves -LRB- 1990 -RRB- . In 2004 , Unforgiven was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .

0 Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples . Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood David Webb Peoples David Peoples revisionist Western revisionist Western 1 The film portrays William Munny , an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming . 2 The film stars Eastwood in the lead role , with Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris . Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Richard Harris Richard Harris 3 Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else 's work . 4 5 6 Eastwood dedicated the movie to deceased directors and mentors Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . Don Siegel Don Siegel Sergio Leone Sergio Leone 7 The film won four Academy Awards : Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood , Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman , and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox . Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Joel Cox Joel Cox Academy Awards Academy Awards Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Best Director Academy Award for Directing Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Best Film Editing Academy Award for Film Editing 8 Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance , but he lost to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman . Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Al Pacino Al Pacino Scent of a Woman Scent of a Woman (1992 film) 9 The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture , following Cimarron -LRB- 1931 -RRB- and Dances with Wolves -LRB- 1990 -RRB- . Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Cimarron Cimarron (1931 film) Dances with Wolves Dances with Wolves 10 11 12 In 2004 , Unforgiven was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . National Film Registry National Film Registry Library of Congress Library of Congress 13

U_Me_Aur_Hum

U Me Aur Hum -LRB- You , Me and Us -RRB- is a 2008 Bollywood romantic drama film produced and directed by Ajay Devgan under Ajay Devgan Films and Eros International . The film , Devgan 's first as a director , stars him alongside his wife Kajol in their seventh film together . Karan Khanna , Isha Sharvani , Sumeet Raghavan and Divya Dutta also star in the film . Written by Devgan himself and three other writers , the film was released on 11 April 2008 in around 450 cinemas -LRB- with 150 of them being digital screens -RRB- .

0 U Me Aur Hum -LRB- You , Me and Us -RRB- is a 2008 Bollywood romantic drama film produced and directed by Ajay Devgan under Ajay Devgan Films and Eros International . Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgan Eros International Eros International 2008 Bollywood films of 2008 Bollywood Bollywood romantic drama film romantic drama film Ajay Devgan Films Ajay Devgn FFilms 1 The film , Devgan 's first as a director , stars him alongside his wife Kajol in their seventh film together . Kajol Kajol 2 Karan Khanna , Isha Sharvani , Sumeet Raghavan and Divya Dutta also star in the film . Isha Sharvani Isha Sharvani Sumeet Raghavan Sumeet Raghavan Divya Dutta Divya Dutta 3 Written by Devgan himself and three other writers , the film was released on 11 April 2008 in around 450 cinemas -LRB- with 150 of them being digital screens -RRB- . 2008 Bollywood films of 2008 4

Universal_Pictures

Universal Pictures -LRB- also referred to as Universal Studios or simply Universal -RRB- is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal . The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle , Mark Dintenfass , Charles O. Baumann , Adam Kessel , Pat Powers , William Swanson , David Horsley , Robert H. Cochrane , and Jules Brulatour , and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States , the world 's fourth oldest after Gaumont , Pathé and Nordisk Film , and the oldest in terms of the overall film market . Its studios are located in Universal City , California , and its corporate offices are located in New York City . Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- and is one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' studios .

0 Universal Pictures -LRB- also referred to as Universal Studios or simply Universal -RRB- is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal . Comcast Comcast NBCUniversal NBCUniversal film studio film studio 1 The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle , Mark Dintenfass , Charles O. Baumann , Adam Kessel , Pat Powers , William Swanson , David Horsley , Robert H. Cochrane , and Jules Brulatour , and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States , the world 's fourth oldest after Gaumont , Pathé and Nordisk Film , and the oldest in terms of the overall film market . Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle Pat Powers Pat Powers (businessman) David Horsley David Horsley Jules Brulatour Jules Brulatour United States United States Film Film film studio film studio Charles O. Baumann Charles O Baumann Gaumont Gaumont Film Company Pathé Pathé Nordisk Film Nordisk Film 2 Its studios are located in Universal City , California , and its corporate offices are located in New York City . Universal City Universal City, California California California New York City New York City 3 Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- and is one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' studios . Motion Picture Association of America Motion Picture Association of America Hollywood Hollywood 4

Tyrion_Lannister

Tyrion Lannister -LRB- also referred to as `` the Imp '' or `` the Halfman '' -RRB- is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire , a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Based on an idea that came to Martin while writing the 1981 novel Windhaven , Tyrion has been called one of the author 's finest creations and most popular characters by The New York Times . Martin has named the character as his favorite in the series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Tyrion is a dwarf and member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Tyrion was one of a few prominent characters that were not included in 2005 's A Feast for Crows , but returned in the next novel A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter . The popularity of the character led Martin and Bantam Books to publish The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister , an illustrated collection of Tyrion quotes from the novels , in 2013 . In the story , Tyrion uses his status as a Lannister to mitigate the impact of the marginalization and derision he has received all of his life -- even from his own family . Knowing that no one will ever take him seriously , he soothes his inadequacies with wine , wit , and self-indulgence . But as the peaceful rule of King Robert Baratheon begins to come apart , Tyrion sees how ill-equipped his family are to hold everything together . He first saves his own neck from the vengeful Catelyn Stark and her sister Lysa Arryn , then is tasked by his father Tywin to impose order on the capital of King 's Landing -- as well as his nephew Joffrey , the new king -- as civil war is sparked . Tyrion struggles to strengthen and protect the city and family who hate him and refuse to see the peril they are in ; when his father returns , Tyrion becomes vulnerable to the wrath and machinations of the self-serving courtiers who surround Joffrey -- including Tyrion 's own scheming sister Cersei . Tyrion escapes death again but at great cost , and in fleeing Westeros finds himself in even more danger , but without his Lannister resources . Peter Dinklage has garnered enormous praise for his portrayal of the character . In 2011 , Dinklage received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and later the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series , Miniseries , or Television Film for his portrayal of Tyrion in the HBO series . He won the Emmy again in 2015 . Among other accolades , Dinklage has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , and 2016 .

0 Tyrion Lannister -LRB- also referred to as `` the Imp '' or `` the Halfman '' -RRB- is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire , a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Game of Thrones Game of Thrones A Song of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire George R. R. Martin George R. R. Martin fictional character fictional character fantasy fantasy 1 Based on an idea that came to Martin while writing the 1981 novel Windhaven , Tyrion has been called one of the author 's finest creations and most popular characters by The New York Times . Windhaven Windhaven The New York Times The New York Times 2 Martin has named the character as his favorite in the series . 3 4 5 Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Tyrion is a dwarf and member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros . Game of Thrones Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones House Lannister House Lannister dwarf dwarfism Westeros Westeros 6 He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . A Clash of Kings A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Storm of Swords 7 Tyrion was one of a few prominent characters that were not included in 2005 's A Feast for Crows , but returned in the next novel A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . A Feast for Crows A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons A Dance with Dragons 8 The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter . The Winds of Winter The Winds of Winter 9 The popularity of the character led Martin and Bantam Books to publish The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister , an illustrated collection of Tyrion quotes from the novels , in 2013 . Bantam Books Bantam Books The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister 10 11 12 In the story , Tyrion uses his status as a Lannister to mitigate the impact of the marginalization and derision he has received all of his life -- even from his own family . 13 Knowing that no one will ever take him seriously , he soothes his inadequacies with wine , wit , and self-indulgence . 14 But as the peaceful rule of King Robert Baratheon begins to come apart , Tyrion sees how ill-equipped his family are to hold everything together . Robert Baratheon Robert Baratheon 15 He first saves his own neck from the vengeful Catelyn Stark and her sister Lysa Arryn , then is tasked by his father Tywin to impose order on the capital of King 's Landing -- as well as his nephew Joffrey , the new king -- as civil war is sparked . Catelyn Stark Catelyn Stark Lysa Arryn Lysa Arryn Tywin Tywin Lannister Joffrey Joffrey Baratheon 16 Tyrion struggles to strengthen and protect the city and family who hate him and refuse to see the peril they are in ; when his father returns , Tyrion becomes vulnerable to the wrath and machinations of the self-serving courtiers who surround Joffrey -- including Tyrion 's own scheming sister Cersei . Joffrey Joffrey Baratheon Cersei Cersei Lannister 17 Tyrion escapes death again but at great cost , and in fleeing Westeros finds himself in even more danger , but without his Lannister resources . Westeros Westeros 18 19 20 Peter Dinklage has garnered enormous praise for his portrayal of the character . Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage 21 In 2011 , Dinklage received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and later the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series , Miniseries , or Television Film for his portrayal of Tyrion in the HBO series . Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award HBO HBO 22 He won the Emmy again in 2015 . 23 Among other accolades , Dinklage has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , and 2016 . Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award 24

Unfabulous_and_More

Unfabulous and More is the debut studio album by Emma Roberts and is the soundtrack for the TV series Unfabulous . Released on September 27 , 2005 . The album contains songs from the show 's first season , as well as several new songs . The tracks `` I Wan na Be '' and `` Dummy '' were both released as singles . The song `` Mexican Wrestler '' , which was sung by Emma in the episode `` The 66th Day '' , was originally on Jill Sobule 's 2000 album Pink Pearl . This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions .

0 Unfabulous and More is the debut studio album by Emma Roberts and is the soundtrack for the TV series Unfabulous . Emma Roberts Emma Roberts soundtrack soundtrack Unfabulous Unfabulous 1 Released on September 27 , 2005 . 2 3 4 The album contains songs from the show 's first season , as well as several new songs . 5 The tracks `` I Wan na Be '' and `` Dummy '' were both released as singles . 6 The song `` Mexican Wrestler '' , which was sung by Emma in the episode `` The 66th Day '' , was originally on Jill Sobule 's 2000 album Pink Pearl . Pink Pearl Pink Pearl 7 8 9 This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions . Copy Control Copy Control 10

UEFA_Euro_2016_qualifying

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from September 2014 to November 2015 to determine the 23 UEFA member men 's national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts France in the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament . A total of 53 national teams participated in this qualifying process , with Gibraltar taking part for the first time . The draw took place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis , Nice , on 23 February 2014 . Sides were seeded according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings , which were announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule after the 23 -- 24 January Executive Committee meeting in Nyon .

0 The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from September 2014 to November 2015 to determine the 23 UEFA member men 's national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts France in the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament . football association football UEFA UEFA France France national football team UEFA Euro 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 1 2 3 A total of 53 national teams participated in this qualifying process , with Gibraltar taking part for the first time . 53 #Seeding Gibraltar Gibraltar national football team 4 The draw took place at the Palais des Congrès Acropolis , Nice , on 23 February 2014 . Palais des Congrès Acropolis Palais des Congrès Acropolis Nice Nice 5 Sides were seeded according to the UEFA national team coefficient rankings , which were announced along with the draw procedure and final tournament match schedule after the 23 -- 24 January Executive Committee meeting in Nyon . UEFA UEFA Nyon Nyon 6

Unapologetic

Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna . It was released on November 19 , 2012 , by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records . It was recorded between June and November 2012 , during promotion of her sixth album , Talk That Talk -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . As executive producer , Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators The-Dream , David Guetta , Chase & Status , and StarGate to work alongside new collaborators such as Parker Ighile , Mike Will Made-It , and Labrinth . Unapologetic is mainly a pop , dubstep and R&B album that incorporates elements of hip hop , EDM and reggae in its production , similar to the sound of her previous albums Talk That Talk and Rated R -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Unapologetic received generally mixed reviews from critics , with some reviewers describing its music as interesting , while others criticized its lyrical content and rushed nature . The album won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 ceremony . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 238,000 copies , becoming Rihanna 's first number one album on the chart and best-selling debut week of her career . The album also became the singer 's third , fourth , and fifth consecutive number one album in the United Kingdom , Norway , and Switzerland , respectively . As of December 2014 , Unapologetic has sold over four million copies worldwide . The album produced seven singles including the international hits `` Diamonds '' and `` Stay '' . The former peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna 's twelfth number one song , tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth most number one songs in the history of the chart . Prior to its release , Rihanna promoted the album with the 777 Tour which consisted of a seven-date promotional tour in which she performed seven concerts each in a different city in North America and Europe in seven days . To further promote Unapologetic , Rihanna embarked on her fourth worldwide tour entitled the Diamonds World Tour .

0 Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna . Rihanna Rihanna 1 It was released on November 19 , 2012 , by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records . Def Jam Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings 2 It was recorded between June and November 2012 , during promotion of her sixth album , Talk That Talk -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Talk That Talk Talk That Talk 3 As executive producer , Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators The-Dream , David Guetta , Chase & Status , and StarGate to work alongside new collaborators such as Parker Ighile , Mike Will Made-It , and Labrinth . Rihanna Rihanna Chase & Status Chase & Status David Guetta David Guetta Parker Ighile Parker Ighile Labrinth Labrinth Mike Will Made-It Mike Will Made It StarGate Stargate (production team) The-Dream The-Dream 4 Unapologetic is mainly a pop , dubstep and R&B album that incorporates elements of hip hop , EDM and reggae in its production , similar to the sound of her previous albums Talk That Talk and Rated R -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . R&B contemporary R&B Talk That Talk Talk That Talk pop pop music dubstep dubstep hip hop hip hop music EDM electronic dance music reggae reggae Rated R Rated R (Rihanna album) 5 6 7 Unapologetic received generally mixed reviews from critics , with some reviewers describing its music as interesting , while others criticized its lyrical content and rushed nature . 8 The album won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 ceremony . Grammy Award Grammy Award Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album 2014 ceremony 56th Annual Grammy Awards 9 It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 238,000 copies , becoming Rihanna 's first number one album on the chart and best-selling debut week of her career . Rihanna Rihanna 10 The album also became the singer 's third , fourth , and fifth consecutive number one album in the United Kingdom , Norway , and Switzerland , respectively . 11 As of December 2014 , Unapologetic has sold over four million copies worldwide . 12 13 14 The album produced seven singles including the international hits `` Diamonds '' and `` Stay '' . Diamonds Diamonds (Rihanna song) Stay Stay (Rihanna song) 15 The former peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna 's twelfth number one song , tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth most number one songs in the history of the chart . Rihanna Rihanna UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Madonna Madonna (entertainer) The Supremes The Supremes 16 Prior to its release , Rihanna promoted the album with the 777 Tour which consisted of a seven-date promotional tour in which she performed seven concerts each in a different city in North America and Europe in seven days . Rihanna Rihanna 777 Tour Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows 17 To further promote Unapologetic , Rihanna embarked on her fourth worldwide tour entitled the Diamonds World Tour . Rihanna Rihanna Diamonds Diamonds (Rihanna song) Diamonds World Tour Diamonds World Tour 18

Ultraviolence_-LRB-album-RRB-

Ultraviolence is the third studio album and second major-label record by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey , released on June 13 , 2014 by UMG Recordings . Despite originally dismissing the possibility of releasing another record after her major-label debut Born to Die -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Del Rey began planning its follow-up in 2013 . Production continued into 2014 , at which time she heavily collaborated with Dan Auerbach to revamp what she initially considered to be the completed record . The project saw additional contributions from producers including Paul Epworth , Greg Kurstin , Daniel Heath , and Rick Nowels . Ultraviolence received positive reviews from contemporary music critics , who commended its cohesion as a concept album , compared to her previous albums , and its overall production . It has also been noted as an improvement from Del Rey 's debut album Born to Die . It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 182,000 copies , becoming Del Rey 's first number-one album on the chart and the best-selling debut week of her career . Ultraviolence was preceded by the digital release of five singles , the top 20 hit `` West Coast '' , `` Shades of Cool '' , `` Ultraviolence '' , `` Brooklyn Baby '' and `` Black Beauty '' . On December 1 , 2014 , she announced The Endless Summer Tour featuring shows with Courtney Love and Grimes , to support the album . Ultraviolence has sold 1,200,000 copies worldwide as of December 2014 .

0 Ultraviolence is the third studio album and second major-label record by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey , released on June 13 , 2014 by UMG Recordings . Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence Ultraviolence (song) studio album studio album UMG Recordings Universal Music Group 1 Despite originally dismissing the possibility of releasing another record after her major-label debut Born to Die -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Del Rey began planning its follow-up in 2013 . Born to Die Born to Die (Lana Del Rey album) 2 Production continued into 2014 , at which time she heavily collaborated with Dan Auerbach to revamp what she initially considered to be the completed record . Dan Auerbach Dan Auerbach 3 The project saw additional contributions from producers including Paul Epworth , Greg Kurstin , Daniel Heath , and Rick Nowels . Paul Epworth Paul Epworth Greg Kurstin Greg Kurstin Rick Nowels Rick Nowels 4 5 6 Ultraviolence received positive reviews from contemporary music critics , who commended its cohesion as a concept album , compared to her previous albums , and its overall production . Ultraviolence Ultraviolence (song) contemporary music critics Music journalism concept album concept album 7 It has also been noted as an improvement from Del Rey 's debut album Born to Die . Born to Die Born to Die (Lana Del Rey album) 8 It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 182,000 copies , becoming Del Rey 's first number-one album on the chart and the best-selling debut week of her career . 9 Ultraviolence was preceded by the digital release of five singles , the top 20 hit `` West Coast '' , `` Shades of Cool '' , `` Ultraviolence '' , `` Brooklyn Baby '' and `` Black Beauty '' . West Coast West Coast (song) Shades of Cool Shades of Cool Ultraviolence Ultraviolence (song) Brooklyn Baby Brooklyn Baby Black Beauty Black Beauty (Lana Del Rey song) 10 On December 1 , 2014 , she announced The Endless Summer Tour featuring shows with Courtney Love and Grimes , to support the album . The Endless Summer Tour The Endless Summer Tour Courtney Love Courtney Love Grimes Grimes (musician) 11 12 13 Ultraviolence has sold 1,200,000 copies worldwide as of December 2014 . Ultraviolence Ultraviolence (song) 14

United_States_Navy_SEALs

The United States Navy 's `` Sea , Air , and Land '' Teams , commonly abbreviated as the Navy SEALs , are the U.S. Navy 's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command . Among the SEALs ' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from , and return to , a river , ocean , swamp , delta , or coastline . The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments -LRB- Sea , Air , and Land -RRB- for which they are named . As of 2017 , all active SEALs are currently male and members of the U.S. Navy . The CIA 's highly secretive and elite Special Operations Group -LRB- SOG -RRB- recruits operators from SEAL Teams , with joint operations going back to the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War . This cooperation still exists today , as evidenced by military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan .

0 The United States Navy 's `` Sea , Air , and Land '' Teams , commonly abbreviated as the Navy SEALs , are the U.S. Navy 's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command . special operations force special operations force Naval Special Warfare Command United States Naval Special Warfare Command 1 Among the SEALs ' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from , and return to , a river , ocean , swamp , delta , or coastline . 2 The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments -LRB- Sea , Air , and Land -RRB- for which they are named . 3 4 5 As of 2017 , all active SEALs are currently male and members of the U.S. Navy . 6 The CIA 's highly secretive and elite Special Operations Group -LRB- SOG -RRB- recruits operators from SEAL Teams , with joint operations going back to the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War . Vietnam War Vietnam War CIA Central Intelligence Agency MACV-SOG Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group 7 This cooperation still exists today , as evidenced by military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan . 8

Twinjet

A twinjet or twin-engine jet is a jet aircraft powered by two engines . Such configuration of an aircraft is the most popular today for commercial airliners , for fighters , and many other kinds , because while offering safety from a single engine failure , it is also acceptably fuel-efficient .

0 A twinjet or twin-engine jet is a jet aircraft powered by two engines . jet aircraft jet aircraft engine jet engine 1 Such configuration of an aircraft is the most popular today for commercial airliners , for fighters , and many other kinds , because while offering safety from a single engine failure , it is also acceptably fuel-efficient . engine jet engine fighters fighter aircraft 2

UCI_WorldTeam

A UCI WorldTeam -LRB- 2015 -- present -RRB- , previously UCI ProTeam -LRB- 2005 -- 2014 -RRB- , is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale -LRB- UCI -RRB- to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling , the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour , respectively .

0 A UCI WorldTeam -LRB- 2015 -- present -RRB- , previously UCI ProTeam -LRB- 2005 -- 2014 -RRB- , is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale -LRB- UCI -RRB- to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling , the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour , respectively . Union Cycliste Internationale Union Cycliste Internationale cycling team cycling team road cycling road cycling UCI World Tour UCI World Tour UCI ProTour UCI ProTour 1

Usher_-LRB-musician-RRB-

Usher Raymond IV -LRB- born October 14 , 1978 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor . Born in Dallas , Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga , Tennessee until moving to Atlanta , Georgia . At the age of 12 , his mother put him in local singing competitions , before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records . In 1994 , he released his self-titled debut album , Usher . He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' . 8701 -LRB- 2001 -RRB- produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' . It sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003 . Confessions -LRB- 2004 -RRB- established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade , selling 20 million copies worldwide . Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Yeah ! '' , `` Burn '' , `` Confessions Part II '' , and `` My Boo '' , it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA . Here I Stand -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Raymond v. Raymond -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , debuted atop of the Billboard 200 , and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Love in This Club '' and `` OMG '' . The EP , Versus , also produced the Hot 100 top-five single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' . Looking 4 Myself -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single `` Scream '' . Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Climax '' . Hard II Love -LRB- 2016 -RRB- peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States . To date , his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards . At the end of 2009 , Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade , the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade , and ranked Confessions as the top solo album of the 2000s decade . Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of `` Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years '' . Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles . Considered an icon and sex symbol , he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2008 , he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group -LRB- RBMG -RRB- ; a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber .

0 Usher Raymond IV -LRB- born October 14 , 1978 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor . Usher Usher (album) 1 Born in Dallas , Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga , Tennessee until moving to Atlanta , Georgia . Dallas Dallas Texas Texas Atlanta Atlanta Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) 2 At the age of 12 , his mother put him in local singing competitions , before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records . LaFace LaFace Records A&R Artists and repertoire LaFace Records LaFace Records 3 In 1994 , he released his self-titled debut album , Usher . Usher Usher (album) 4 He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' . My Way My Way (Usher song) Nice & Slow Nice & Slow Billboard Billboard (magazine) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 5 8701 -LRB- 2001 -RRB- produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' . 8701 8701 U Remind Me U Remind Me U Got It Bad U Got It Bad 6 It sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003 . R&B Contemporary R&B Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance 7 8 9 Confessions -LRB- 2004 -RRB- established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade , selling 20 million copies worldwide . Confessions Confessions (Usher album) 10 Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Yeah ! '' Billboard Billboard (magazine) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 11 , `` Burn '' , `` Confessions Part II '' , and `` My Boo '' , it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA . Confessions Confessions (Usher album) Burn Burn (Usher song) Confessions Part II Confessions Part II My Boo My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song) Diamond RIAA certification#List of certifications RIAA Recording Industry Association of America 12 Here I Stand -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Raymond v. Raymond -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , debuted atop of the Billboard 200 , and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Love in This Club '' and `` OMG '' . Here I Stand Here I Stand (Usher album) Raymond v. Raymond Raymond v. Raymond Love in This Club Love in This Club OMG OMG (song) Billboard Billboard (magazine) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 13 The EP , Versus , also produced the Hot 100 top-five single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' . EP extended play Versus Versus (EP) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 14 Looking 4 Myself -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single `` Scream '' . Looking 4 Myself Looking 4 Myself Scream Scream (Usher song) Billboard Billboard (magazine) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 15 Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Climax '' . R&B Contemporary R&B Raymond v. Raymond Raymond v. Raymond Looking 4 Myself Looking 4 Myself There Goes My Baby There Goes My Baby (Usher song) Climax Climax (Usher song) 16 Hard II Love -LRB- 2016 -RRB- peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . Hard II Love Hard II Love Billboard Billboard (magazine) 17 18 19 Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States . United States United States Usher Usher (album) 20 To date , his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . best-selling music artists of all time List of best-selling music artists 21 Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards . Usher Usher (album) numerous awards and accolades List of awards and nominations received by Usher Billboard Billboard (magazine) 22 At the end of 2009 , Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade , the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade , and ranked Confessions as the top solo album of the 2000s decade . Confessions Confessions (Usher album) Billboard Billboard (magazine) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 23 Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of `` Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years '' . R&B Contemporary R&B Billboard Billboard (magazine) 24 Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles . Usher Usher (album) Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 25 Considered an icon and sex symbol , he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame . Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) icon pop icon sex symbol sex symbol Georgia Music Hall of Fame Georgia Music Hall of Fame Hollywood Walk of Fame Hollywood Walk of Fame 26 In 2008 , he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group -LRB- RBMG -RRB- ; a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber . RBMG RBMG Justin Bieber Justin Bieber record label record label Scooter Braun Scooter Braun 27

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan -LRB- -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan -LRB- Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси Республика Узбекистан -RRB- , is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world . Located in Central Asia , it is a unitary , constitutional , presidential republic , comprising twelve provinces , one autonomous republic and a capital city . Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries : Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest . Once part of the Turkic Khaganate and later Timurid Empires , the region that today includes the Republic of Uzbekistan was conquered in the early 16th century by Eastern Turkic-speaking nomads . The area was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century , and in 1924 what is now Uzbekistan became a bordered constituent republic of the Soviet Union , known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic -LRB- Uzbek SSR -RRB- . Following the breakup of the Soviet Union , it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 -LRB- officially celebrated the following day -RRB- . Uzbekistan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . The country 's official language is Uzbek , a Turkic language written in the Latin alphabet and spoken natively by approximately 85 % of the population ; however , Russian remains in widespread use . Uzbeks constitute 81 % of the population , followed by Russians -LRB- 5.4 % -RRB- , Tajiks -LRB- 4.0 % -RRB- , Kazakhs -LRB- 3.0 % -RRB- , and others -LRB- 6.5 % -RRB- . A majority of Uzbeks are non-denominational Muslims . Uzbekistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States -LRB- CIS -RRB- , Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -LRB- OSCE -RRB- , UN , and the SCO . While officially a democratic republic , non-governmental human rights organizations define Uzbekistan as `` an authoritarian state with limited civil rights '' . Uzbekistan 's economy relies mainly on commodity production , including cotton , gold , uranium , and natural gas . Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy , its government continues to maintain economic controls which imports in favour of domestic `` import substitution '' .

0 Uzbekistan -LRB- -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan -LRB- Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси Республика Узбекистан -RRB- , is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world . doubly landlocked doubly landlocked 1 Located in Central Asia , it is a unitary , constitutional , presidential republic , comprising twelve provinces , one autonomous republic and a capital city . presidential presidential system Central Asia Central Asia unitary unitary state 2 Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries : Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest . Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Tajikistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Afghanistan Afghanistan Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 3 4 5 Once part of the Turkic Khaganate and later Timurid Empires , the region that today includes the Republic of Uzbekistan was conquered in the early 16th century by Eastern Turkic-speaking nomads . Turkic Khaganate Göktürks Eastern Turkic Eastern Turkic 6 The area was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century , and in 1924 what is now Uzbekistan became a bordered constituent republic of the Soviet Union , known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic -LRB- Uzbek SSR -RRB- . Uzbek Uzbek language Russian Russian language Uzbek SSR Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet Union Soviet Union Russian Empire Russian Empire Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic 7 Following the breakup of the Soviet Union , it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 -LRB- officially celebrated the following day -RRB- . Soviet Union Soviet Union breakup of the Soviet Union breakup of the Soviet Union 8 9 10 Uzbekistan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . constitutional republic constitutional republic democratic democracy secular secular unitary unitary state 11 The country 's official language is Uzbek , a Turkic language written in the Latin alphabet and spoken natively by approximately 85 % of the population ; however , Russian remains in widespread use . Uzbek Uzbek language Russian Russian language Latin alphabet Latin alphabet 12 Uzbeks constitute 81 % of the population , followed by Russians -LRB- 5.4 % -RRB- , Tajiks -LRB- 4.0 % -RRB- , Kazakhs -LRB- 3.0 % -RRB- , and others -LRB- 6.5 % -RRB- . Uzbeks Uzbek people 13 A majority of Uzbeks are non-denominational Muslims . Uzbeks Uzbek people 14 Uzbekistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States -LRB- CIS -RRB- , Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -LRB- OSCE -RRB- , UN , and the SCO . OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe UN United Nations SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 15 While officially a democratic republic , non-governmental human rights organizations define Uzbekistan as `` an authoritarian state with limited civil rights '' . democratic democracy non-governmental non-governmental organization human rights human rights 16 17 18 Uzbekistan 's economy relies mainly on commodity production , including cotton , gold , uranium , and natural gas . cotton cotton gold gold uranium uranium natural gas natural gas 19 Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy , its government continues to maintain economic controls which imports in favour of domestic `` import substitution '' . transition transition economy market economy market economy 20

US_Open_Series

The US Open Series is the seven-week summer tennis season linking twelve ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tournaments together . The Series leads to the US Open . It is often referred to as the U.S. or North American hard court season . From 2012 until 2018 , the series will be sponsored by Emirates . It was organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television . Until 2004 , most summer North American tournaments were not on television , the exceptions being the highly televised ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati . The eight non-Masters tournaments now enjoy about 50 hours of television combined -- about two hours on each day of their final weekends , chiefly on ESPN2 , which is where ESPN shows its tennis programming .

0 The US Open Series is the seven-week summer tennis season linking twelve ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tournaments together . tennis tennis ATP World Tour Association of Tennis Professionals WTA Tour Women's Tennis Association US Open US Open (tennis) 1 The Series leads to the US Open . US Open US Open (tennis) 2 It is often referred to as the U.S. or North American hard court season . 3 From 2012 until 2018 , the series will be sponsored by Emirates . Emirates Emirates (airline) 4 5 6 It was organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television . tennis tennis 7 Until 2004 , most summer North American tournaments were not on television , the exceptions being the highly televised ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati . ATP World Tour Association of Tennis Professionals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada Masters Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters 8 9 10 The eight non-Masters tournaments now enjoy about 50 hours of television combined -- about two hours on each day of their final weekends , chiefly on ESPN2 , which is where ESPN shows its tennis programming . tennis tennis ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN ESPN 11

Vietnam_War

The Vietnam War -LRB- Chiến tranh Việt Nam -RRB- , also known as the Second Indochina War , and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America -LRB- Kháng chiến chống Mỹ -RRB- or simply the American War , was a war that occurred in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 . It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam . The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union , China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States , South Korea , Australia , Thailand and other anti-communist allies . The war is therefore considered a Cold War-era proxy war . The Viet Cong -LRB- also known as the National Liberation Front , or NLF -RRB- , a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North , fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region , while the People 's Army of Vietnam , also known as the North Vietnamese Army -LRB- NVA -RRB- , engaged in more conventional warfare , at times committing large units to battle . As the war continued , the military actions of the Viet Cong decreased as the role and engagement of the NVA grew . U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations , involving ground forces , artillery , and airstrikes . In the course of the war , the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam . The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam . They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States . The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam . This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy , with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism worldwide . Beginning in 1950 , American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.The Military Assistance Advisory Group , Indochina -LRB- with an authorized strength of 128 men -RRB- was set up in September 1950 with a mission to oversee the use and distribution of US military equipment by the French and their allies . U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s , with troop levels tripling in 1961 and again in 1962 . U.S. involvement escalated further following the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident , in which a U.S. destroyer clashed with North Vietnamese fast attack craft , which was followed by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , which gave the U.S. president authorization to increase U.S. military presence . Regular U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965 . Operations crossed international borders : bordering areas of Laos and Cambodia were heavily bombed by U.S. forces as American involvement in the war peaked in 1968 , the same year that the communist side launched the Tet Offensive . The Tet Offensive failed in its goal of overthrowing the South Vietnamese government , but became the turning point in the war , as it persuaded a large segment of the U.S. population that its government 's claims of progress toward winning the war were illusory despite many years of massive U.S. military aid to South Vietnam . Gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground forces began as part of `` Vietnamization '' , which aimed to end American involvement in the war while transferring the task of fighting the communists to the South Vietnamese themselves . Despite the Paris Peace Accord , which was signed by all parties in January 1973 , the fighting continued . In the U.S. and the Western world , a large anti-Vietnam War movement developed as part of a larger counterculture . The war changed the dynamics between the Eastern and Western Blocs , and altered North -- South relations . Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 . The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year . The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities -LRB- see Vietnam War casualties -RRB- . Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from 966,000 to 3.8 million . Some 240,000 -- 300,000 Cambodians , 20,000 -- 62,000 Laotians , and 58,220 U.S. service members also died in the conflict , and a further 1,626 remain missing in action .

0 The Vietnam War -LRB- Chiến tranh Việt Nam -RRB- , also known as the Second Indochina War , and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America -LRB- Kháng chiến chống Mỹ -RRB- or simply the American War , was a war that occurred in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 . Saigon Battle of Saigon (1968) Cambodia Cambodia Laos Laos Indochina Indochina Vietnam Vietnam fall of Saigon fall of Saigon 1 It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam . Indochina Wars Indochina Wars South Vietnam South Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnam Indochina Indochina Vietnam Vietnam 2 The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union , China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States , South Korea , Australia , Thailand and other anti-communist allies . North Vietnamese North Vietnamese United States Role of the United States in the Vietnam War anti-communist anti-communism allies Free World Military Forces 3 The war is therefore considered a Cold War-era proxy war . Cold War Cold War proxy war proxy war 4 5 6 The Viet Cong -LRB- also known as the National Liberation Front , or NLF -RRB- , a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North , fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region , while the People 's Army of Vietnam , also known as the North Vietnamese Army -LRB- NVA -RRB- , engaged in more conventional warfare , at times committing large units to battle . North Vietnamese North Vietnamese Viet Cong Viet Cong Vietnam Vietnam anti-communist anti-communism common front common front guerrilla war guerrilla warfare conventional warfare conventional warfare 7 As the war continued , the military actions of the Viet Cong decreased as the role and engagement of the NVA grew . Viet Cong Viet Cong 8 U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations , involving ground forces , artillery , and airstrikes . air superiority Air supremacy search and destroy search and destroy ground forces Army artillery artillery 9 In the course of the war , the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam . North Vietnam North Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam strategic bombing strategic bombing 10 11 12 The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam . North Vietnamese North Vietnamese Viet Cong Viet Cong Vietnam Vietnam 13 They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States . Indochina Indochina United States Role of the United States in the Vietnam War colonial war colonial war First Indochina War First Indochina War 14 The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam . South Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam 15 This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy , with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism worldwide . domino theory domino theory containment policy containment policy 16 17 18 Beginning in 1950 , American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.The Military Assistance Advisory Group , Indochina -LRB- with an authorized strength of 128 men -RRB- was set up in September 1950 with a mission to oversee the use and distribution of US military equipment by the French and their allies . Indochina Indochina allies Free World Military Forces French Indochina French Indochina 19 U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s , with troop levels tripling in 1961 and again in 1962 . 20 U.S. involvement escalated further following the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident , in which a U.S. destroyer clashed with North Vietnamese fast attack craft , which was followed by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , which gave the U.S. president authorization to increase U.S. military presence . Gulf of Tonkin incident Gulf of Tonkin incident North Vietnamese North Vietnamese Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 21 Regular U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965 . combat units Military organization 22 Operations crossed international borders : bordering areas of Laos and Cambodia were heavily bombed by U.S. forces as American involvement in the war peaked in 1968 , the same year that the communist side launched the Tet Offensive . Tet Offensive Tet Offensive Cambodia Cambodia Laos Laos 23 The Tet Offensive failed in its goal of overthrowing the South Vietnamese government , but became the turning point in the war , as it persuaded a large segment of the U.S. population that its government 's claims of progress toward winning the war were illusory despite many years of massive U.S. military aid to South Vietnam . Tet Offensive Tet Offensive South Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam 24 25 26 Gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground forces began as part of `` Vietnamization '' , which aimed to end American involvement in the war while transferring the task of fighting the communists to the South Vietnamese themselves . ground forces Army Vietnamization Vietnamization 27 Despite the Paris Peace Accord , which was signed by all parties in January 1973 , the fighting continued . Paris Peace Accord Paris Peace Accord 28 In the U.S. and the Western world , a large anti-Vietnam War movement developed as part of a larger counterculture . Vietnam Vietnam anti-Vietnam War movement Opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War counterculture Counterculture of the 1960s 29 The war changed the dynamics between the Eastern and Western Blocs , and altered North -- South relations . Eastern Eastern Bloc 30 31 32 Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 . 33 The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year . Saigon Battle of Saigon (1968) South Vietnam South Vietnam North Vietnamese North Vietnamese Vietnam Vietnam capture of Saigon Fall of Saigon 34 The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities -LRB- see Vietnam War casualties -RRB- . Vietnam War casualties Vietnam War casualties Vietnam Vietnam 35 Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from 966,000 to 3.8 million . 36 Some 240,000 -- 300,000 Cambodians , 20,000 -- 62,000 Laotians , and 58,220 U.S. service members also died in the conflict , and a further 1,626 remain missing in action . Cambodians Khmer people Laotians Lao people 37

Waheeda_Rehman

Waheeda Rehman -LRB- born 3rd February 1938 -RRB- is an Indian actress who has appeared in mainly Hindi films , as well as Tamil , Bengali and Telugu films . She is noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1950s , 1960s and early 1970s . She has received a Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality , a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award , a National Film Award for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress , throughout her career . She has been cited as the Bollywood 's `` most beautiful '' actress by various media outlets , a title for which she has received substantial publicity . Rehman was born in Chengalpattu , Tamil Nadu , India . She was in her teens when her father died . Her dream was to become a doctor but , due to her family circumstances and her mother illness , she abandoned her goal . In order , to help her family , she hit the silver screen with Telugu films , Jayasimha -LRB- 1955 -RRB- , followed by Rojulu Marayi -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and a Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . It is in Vijaya-Suresh 's Ram aur Shyam -LRB- a remake of Telugu movie Ramudu Bheemudu -RRB- in 1967 that she acted again under the direction of the topnotch Telugu director Tapi Chanakya who incidentally directed her movies Rojulu Maaraayi in Telugu -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and Kaalam Maaripochu in Tamil -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Her first initial appearance in a Hindi film was in CID -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Later , she was seen in a series of successful films including Pyaasa -LRB- 1957 -RRB- , 12 O'Clock -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Kaagaz Ke Phool -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam , Chaudhvin Ka Chand -LRB- 1961 -RRB- . Her other notable works include Solva Saal -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Baat Ek Raat Ki -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Kohra -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , Bees Sal Baad -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Guide -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , Teesri Kasam , Mujhe Jeene Do -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Neel Kamal and Khamoshi -LRB- 1969 -RRB- .

0 Waheeda Rehman -LRB- born 3rd February 1938 -RRB- is an Indian actress who has appeared in mainly Hindi films , as well as Tamil , Bengali and Telugu films . Indian Cinema of India Hindi films Bollywood Tamil Tamil language Telugu Telugu language 1 She is noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1950s , 1960s and early 1970s . 2 She has received a Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality , a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award , a National Film Award for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress , throughout her career . Indian Cinema of India Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality Centenary Medal Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award National Film Award for Best Actress National Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Awards for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress 3 She has been cited as the Bollywood 's `` most beautiful '' actress by various media outlets , a title for which she has received substantial publicity . 4 5 6 Rehman was born in Chengalpattu , Tamil Nadu , India . Tamil Tamil language Chengalpattu Chengalpattu 7 She was in her teens when her father died . 8 Her dream was to become a doctor but , due to her family circumstances and her mother illness , she abandoned her goal . 9 In order , to help her family , she hit the silver screen with Telugu films , Jayasimha -LRB- 1955 -RRB- , followed by Rojulu Marayi -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and a Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Tamil Tamil language Telugu Telugu language Jayasimha Jayasimha (film) Rojulu Marayi Rojulu Marayi 10 It is in Vijaya-Suresh 's Ram aur Shyam -LRB- a remake of Telugu movie Ramudu Bheemudu -RRB- in 1967 that she acted again under the direction of the topnotch Telugu director Tapi Chanakya Telugu Telugu language Ramudu Bheemudu Ramudu Bheemudu Tapi Chanakya Tapi Chanakya 11 12 who incidentally directed her movies Rojulu Maaraayi in Telugu -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and Kaalam Maaripochu in Tamil -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . Tamil Tamil language Telugu Telugu language 13 14 15 Her first initial appearance in a Hindi film was in CID -LRB- 1956 -RRB- . CID C.I.D. (1956 film) 16 Later , she was seen in a series of successful films including Pyaasa -LRB- 1957 -RRB- , 12 O'Clock -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Kaagaz Ke Phool -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam , Chaudhvin Ka Chand -LRB- 1961 -RRB- . Pyaasa Pyaasa Kaagaz Ke Phool Kaagaz Ke Phool Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Chaudhvin Ka Chand Chaudhvin Ka Chand 17 Her other notable works include Solva Saal -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , Baat Ek Raat Ki -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Kohra -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , Bees Sal Baad -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Guide -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , Teesri Kasam , Mujhe Jeene Do -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Neel Kamal and Khamoshi -LRB- 1969 -RRB- . Guide Guide (film) Neel Kamal Neel Kamal (1968 film) Khamoshi Khamoshi Solva Saal Solva Saal Baat Ek Raat Ki Baat Ek Raat Ki Kohra Kohra Bees Sal Baad Bees Saal Baad (1962 film) Teesri Kasam Teesri Kasam Mujhe Jeene Do Mujhe Jeene Do 18

Walt_Disney

Walter Elias Disney -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɪzni -RSB- December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 -RRB- was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and film producer . A pioneer of the American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Born in Chicago in 1901 , Disney developed an early interest in drawing . He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18 . He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy . With Ub Iwerks , Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928 , his first highly popular success ; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years . As the studio grew , Disney became more adventurous , introducing synchronized sound , full-color three-strip Technicolor , feature-length cartoons and technical developments in cameras . The results , seen in features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- , Fantasia , Pinocchio -LRB- both 1940 -RRB- , Dumbo -LRB- 1941 -RRB- and Bambi -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , furthered the development of animated film . New animated and live-action films followed after World War II , including the critically successful Cinderella -LRB- 1950 -RRB- and Mary Poppins -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , the latter of which received five Academy Awards . In the 1950s , Disney expanded into the amusement park industry , and in 1955 he opened Disneyland . To fund the project he diversified into television programs , such as Walt Disney 's Disneyland and The Mickey Mouse Club ; he was also involved in planning the 1959 Moscow Fair , the 1960 Winter Olympics , and the 1964 New York World 's Fair . In 1965 , he began development of another theme park , Disney World , the heart of which was to be a new type of city , the `` Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow '' -LRB- EPCOT -RRB- . Disney was a heavy smoker throughout his life , and died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed . Disney was a shy , self-deprecating and insecure man in private , but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona . He had high standards and high expectations of those with whom he worked . Although there have been accusations that he was racist or anti-semitic , they have been contradicted by family members , employees and animation historians . His reputation changed in the years after his death , from a purveyor of homely patriotic values -LRB- in the right -RRB- to a representative of American imperialism -LRB- in the left -RRB- . Nevertheless , Disney is considered a cultural icon , particularly in the United States , where the company he co-founded is one of the world 's largest and best-known entertainment companies .

0 Walter Elias Disney -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɪzni -RSB- December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 -RRB- was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and film producer . 1 A pioneer of the American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . American animation industry Modern animation in the United States 2 As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . Academy Awards Academy Awards 3 He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Emmy Award Emmy Award Golden Globe Golden Globe Awards 4 Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . National Film Registry National Film Registry Library of Congress Library of Congress 5 6 7 Born in Chicago in 1901 , Disney developed an early interest in drawing . Chicago Chicago 8 He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18 . 9 He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy . California California Disney Brothers Studio The Walt Disney Company Roy Roy O. Disney 10 With Ub Iwerks , Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928 , his first highly popular success ; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years . Ub Iwerks Ub Iwerks Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse 11 As the studio grew , Disney became more adventurous , introducing synchronized sound , full-color three-strip Technicolor , feature-length cartoons and technical developments in cameras . Technicolor Technicolor 12 The results , seen in features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- , Fantasia , Pinocchio -LRB- both 1940 -RRB- , Dumbo -LRB- 1941 -RRB- and Bambi -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , furthered the development of animated film . Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) Fantasia Fantasia (1940 film) Pinocchio Pinocchio (1940 film) Dumbo Dumbo Bambi Bambi 13 New animated and live-action films followed after World War II , including the critically successful Cinderella -LRB- 1950 -RRB- and Mary Poppins -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , the latter of which received five Academy Awards . Academy Awards Academy Awards Cinderella Cinderella (1950 film) Mary Poppins Mary Poppins (film) 14 15 16 In the 1950s , Disney expanded into the amusement park industry , and in 1955 he opened Disneyland . amusement park amusement park Disneyland Disneyland 17 To fund the project he diversified into television programs , such as Walt Disney 's Disneyland and The Mickey Mouse Club ; he was also involved in planning the 1959 Moscow Fair , the 1960 Winter Olympics , and the 1964 New York World 's Fair . Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Disneyland Disneyland The Mickey Mouse Club The Mickey Mouse Club 1959 Moscow Fair American National Exhibition 1960 Winter Olympics 1960 Winter Olympics 18 In 1965 , he began development of another theme park , Disney World , the heart of which was to be a new type of city , the `` Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow '' -LRB- EPCOT -RRB- . Disney World Walt Disney World Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow EPCOT (concept) 19 Disney was a heavy smoker throughout his life , and died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed . 20 21 22 Disney was a shy , self-deprecating and insecure man in private , but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona . 23 He had high standards and high expectations of those with whom he worked . 24 Although there have been accusations that he was racist or anti-semitic , they have been contradicted by family members , employees and animation historians . 25 His reputation changed in the years after his death , from a purveyor of homely patriotic values -LRB- in the right -RRB- to a representative of American imperialism -LRB- in the left -RRB- . American imperialism American imperialism 26 Nevertheless , Disney is considered a cultural icon , particularly in the United States , where the company he co-founded is one of the world 's largest and best-known entertainment companies . cultural icon cultural icon largest and best-known entertainment companies The Walt Disney Company 27

Veronica_Mars_-LRB-character-RRB-

Veronica Mars is the fictional protagonist , occasional narrator -LRB- through voiceovers -RRB- , and antiheroine of the American television series Veronica Mars , which aired on UPN from 2004 to 2006 and on The CW from 2006 to 2007 . The character was portrayed by Kristen Bell through the duration of the series . Following the show 's cancellation , Bell reprised the role in the 2014 film continuation . The character , created by Rob Thomas , was originally male and the protagonist of his unproduced novel Untitled Rob Thomas Teen Detective Novel , which eventually became the basis of the series . After the work 's transition from novel to television series , Thomas changed the character 's gender from male to female as he believed a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting . Prior to the series , Veronica had to deal with her best friend Lily being murdered , her father losing his reputation as sheriff and her mother leaving him as a result , and losing her status as one of the popular girls in high school because of it .

0 Veronica Mars is the fictional protagonist , occasional narrator -LRB- through voiceovers -RRB- , and antiheroine of the American television series Veronica Mars , which aired on UPN from 2004 to 2006 and on The CW from 2006 to 2007 . Veronica Mars Veronica Mars fictional character (arts) protagonist protagonist narrator First-person narrative voiceovers voiceovers antiheroine antiheroine UPN UPN The CW The CW Television Network 1 The character was portrayed by Kristen Bell through the duration of the series . Kristen Bell Kristen Bell 2 Following the show 's cancellation , Bell reprised the role in the 2014 film continuation . film continuation Veronica Mars (film) 3 The character , created by Rob Thomas , was originally male and the protagonist of his unproduced novel Untitled Rob Thomas Teen Detective Novel , which eventually became the basis of the series . Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (writer) protagonist protagonist 4 After the work 's transition from novel to television series , Thomas changed the character 's gender from male to female as he believed a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting . noir Noir fiction 5 6 7 Prior to the series , Veronica had to deal with her best friend Lily being murdered , her father losing his reputation as sheriff and her mother leaving him as a result , and losing her status as one of the popular girls in high school because of it . 8

WTA_Finals

The WTA Finals -LRB- formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships short : WTA Championships -RRB- , is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women 's Tennis Association -LRB- WTA -RRB- tour . The location and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972 . Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two round robin groups , and eight doubles teams . The WTA Finals is unofficially considered the fifth most prestigious event of a season after the four Grand Slam tournaments . It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors . The most successful finals player is Martina Navratilova , who has won 8 singles titles and 13 doubles titles . To qualify for the WTA Finals , WTA players compete throughout the year in over 53 WTA tournaments throughout the world , as well as the four Grand Slam events . Players earn ranking points on the Porsche Race To Singapore leaderboard , and the top 8 singles players and top 8 doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the year -LRB- as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament -RRB- earn the right to compete in the WTA Championships . For singles , all results from that year count towards a player 's ranking ; for doubles , only the best 11 results for a team from that year count towards the team 's ranking . Qualified players participate in a round-robin format in two groups of four . The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semifinals . Doubles teams participate in a single elimination draw .

0 The WTA Finals -LRB- formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships short : WTA Championships -RRB- , is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women 's Tennis Association -LRB- WTA -RRB- tour . tennis tennis 1 The location and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972 . 2 Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two round robin groups , and eight doubles teams . round robin Round-robin tournament 3 4 5 The WTA Finals is unofficially considered the fifth most prestigious event of a season after the four Grand Slam tournaments . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 6 It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors . 7 The most successful finals player is Martina Navratilova , who has won 8 singles titles and 13 doubles titles . Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova 8 9 10 To qualify for the WTA Finals , WTA players compete throughout the year in over 53 WTA tournaments throughout the world , as well as the four Grand Slam events . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 11 Players earn ranking points on the Porsche Race To Singapore leaderboard , and the top 8 singles players and top 8 doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the year -LRB- as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament -RRB- earn the right to compete in the WTA Championships . Singapore Singapore 12 For singles , all results from that year count towards a player 's ranking ; for doubles , only the best 11 results for a team from that year count towards the team 's ranking . 13 14 15 Qualified players participate in a round-robin format in two groups of four . 16 The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semifinals . 17 Doubles teams participate in a single elimination draw . 18

Wallander_-LRB-UK_TV_series-RRB-

Wallander is a British television series adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell 's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector . It is the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production . Yellow Bird , a production company formed by Mankell , began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006 . In 2007 , Branagh met with Mankell to discuss playing the role . Contracts were signed and work began on the films , adapted from Sidetracked , Firewall and One Step Behind , in January 2008 . Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director . Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series . The first three-episode series , produced by Yellow Bird , Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland , was broadcast on BBC One from November to December 2008 . The second series was filmed from July to October 2009 and was broadcast in January 2010 . The third series was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad , Scania , Sweden , and Riga , Latvia , and aired in July 2012 . The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV , dubbed into German , in December 2015 . The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016 . Critics have written positively of the series , which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award -LRB- Best Actor for Branagh -RRB- and six British Academy Television Awards , including Best Drama Series .

0 Wallander is a British television series adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell 's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector . Henning Mankell Henning Mankell Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh Swedish Swedes Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander 1 It is the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production . 2 Yellow Bird , a production company formed by Mankell , began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006 . Yellow Bird Yellow Bird (company) 3 In 2007 , Branagh met with Mankell to discuss playing the role . 4 Contracts were signed and work began on the films , adapted from Sidetracked , Firewall and One Step Behind , in January 2008 . Sidetracked Sidetracked (novel) Firewall Firewall (Henning Mankell novel) One Step Behind One Step Behind (novel) 5 Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director . Philip Martin Philip Martin (director) 6 Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series . Anthony Dod Mantle Anthony Dod Mantle 7 8 9 The first three-episode series , produced by Yellow Bird , Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland , was broadcast on BBC One from November to December 2008 . Left Bank Pictures Left Bank Pictures Yellow Bird Yellow Bird (company) BBC One BBC One BBC Scotland BBC Scotland 10 The second series was filmed from July to October 2009 and was broadcast in January 2010 . 11 The third series was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad , Scania , Sweden , and Riga , Latvia , and aired in July 2012 . Ystad Ystad Sweden Sweden Scania Scania Riga Riga Latvia Latvia 12 The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV , dubbed into German , in December 2015 . 13 The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016 . BBC One BBC One 14 Critics have written positively of the series , which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award -LRB- Best Actor for Branagh -RRB- and six British Academy Television Awards , including Best Drama Series . Broadcasting Press Guild Award Broadcasting Press Guild British Academy Television Awards British Academy Television Awards Best Drama Series British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series 15

Warm_Leatherette_-LRB-album-RRB-

Warm Leatherette is the fourth studio album by Grace Jones , released on 9 May 1980 by Island Records . The album features contributions from the reggae production duo Sly and Robbie and is a departure from Jones ' earlier disco sound , moving towards a new wave-reggae direction .

0 Warm Leatherette is the fourth studio album by Grace Jones , released on 9 May 1980 by Island Records . Grace Jones Grace Jones Island Island Records Warm Leatherette Warm Leatherette#Grace Jones version Island Records Island Records 1 The album features contributions from the reggae production duo Sly and Robbie and is a departure from Jones ' earlier disco sound , moving towards a new wave-reggae direction . reggae reggae Sly and Robbie Sly and Robbie new wave New wave music 2

Vitamer

A vitamer of a particular vitamin is any of a number of chemical compounds , generally having a similar molecular structure , each of which shows vitamin-activity in a vitamin-deficient biological system . For instance , vitamin A has at least six vitamer chemicals that all qualify as `` vitamin A '' , each with slightly different properties . In such a system , `` vitamin A '' is termed the `` generic descriptor '' of the vitamin , which is defined by its biological properties in a vitamin-deficient organism , not by its chemical structure . In the `` vitamin A '' system , four of those found naturally in plant origin foods are chemically carotenoids -LRB- three carotenes and one is a xanthophyll -RRB- . However , the retinol and retinal forms , which occur in animal-based foods , are several times as effective in humans , per microgram , than are the plant-based forms . In some cases these differences are extreme : for example the carotenoid forms of vitamin A can not be absorbed by cats or ferrets at all , and therefore do not have vitamin A activity in these species . The retinoids are pharmaceutical forms of vitamin A. Typically , the vitamin activity of multiple vitamers is due to the body 's limited ability to convert one vitamer to another , or many vitamers to the same enzymatic cofactor -LRB- s -RRB- , which is active in the body as a form of the vitamin . As part of the definition of vitamin , the body can not completely synthesize an optimal amount of vitamins from simple foodstuffs , without some minimal amount of a vitamer molecule as a foundation . Typically not all vitamers possess exactly the same vitamin potency , per mass . This is due to differences in absorption and interconversion of the various vitamers of a vitamin . Often for the same reason , the toxicity of vitamers varies by molecule , as is the case with vitamin E. A set of chemicals may be -LRB- but is not always -RRB- grouped under an alphabetized vitamin `` generic descriptor '' title , such as `` vitamin A '' . Other examples of vitamers include cyanocobalamin , hydroxocobalamin , methylcobalamin , and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin -LRB- adenosylcobalamin -- AdoB-12 -RRB- , which are all vitamers of B12 , and thus all possess `` B12 activity '' . Another example is that both niacinamide and nicotinic acid -LRB- niacin -RRB- have vitamin B3 activity . __ NOTOC __

0 A vitamer of a particular vitamin is any of a number of chemical compounds , generally having a similar molecular structure , each of which shows vitamin-activity in a vitamin-deficient biological system . vitamin vitamin 1 2 3 For instance , vitamin A has at least six vitamer chemicals that all qualify as `` vitamin A '' , each with slightly different properties . vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A 4 In such a system , `` vitamin A '' is termed the `` generic descriptor '' of the vitamin , which is defined by its biological properties in a vitamin-deficient organism , not by its chemical structure . vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A 5 In the `` vitamin A '' system , four of those found naturally in plant origin foods are chemically carotenoids -LRB- three carotenes and one is a xanthophyll -RRB- . vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A xanthophyll xanthophyll 6 However , the retinol and retinal forms , which occur in animal-based foods , are several times as effective in humans , per microgram , than are the plant-based forms . retinol retinol retinal retinal 7 In some cases these differences are extreme : for example the carotenoid forms of vitamin A can not be absorbed by cats or ferrets at all , and therefore do not have vitamin A activity in these species . vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A carotenoid carotenoid 8 The retinoids are pharmaceutical forms of vitamin A. vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A 9 10 11 Typically , the vitamin activity of multiple vitamers is due to the body 's limited ability to convert one vitamer to another , or many vitamers to the same enzymatic cofactor -LRB- s -RRB- , which is active in the body as a form of the vitamin . vitamin vitamin cofactor cofactor (biochemistry) 12 13 14 As part of the definition of vitamin , the body can not completely synthesize an optimal amount of vitamins from simple foodstuffs , without some minimal amount of a vitamer molecule as a foundation . vitamin vitamin 15 16 17 Typically not all vitamers possess exactly the same vitamin potency , per mass . vitamin vitamin 18 This is due to differences in absorption and interconversion of the various vitamers of a vitamin . vitamin vitamin 19 Often for the same reason , the toxicity of vitamers varies by molecule , as is the case with vitamin E. vitamin vitamin 20 21 22 A set of chemicals may be -LRB- but is not always -RRB- grouped under an alphabetized vitamin `` generic descriptor '' title , such as `` vitamin A '' . vitamin vitamin vitamin A vitamin A 23 Other examples of vitamers include cyanocobalamin , hydroxocobalamin , methylcobalamin , and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin -LRB- adenosylcobalamin -- AdoB-12 -RRB- , which are all vitamers of B12 , and thus all possess `` B12 activity '' . cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin hydroxocobalamin hydroxocobalamin methylcobalamin methylcobalamin adenosylcobalamin adenosylcobalamin 24 Another example is that both niacinamide and nicotinic acid -LRB- niacin -RRB- have vitamin B3 activity . vitamin vitamin niacinamide niacinamide nicotinic acid nicotinic acid 25 26 __ NOTOC __ 27

Virgin_Megastores

Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain , founded by Sir Richard Branson as a record shop on London 's Oxford Street in early 1976 . In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road . The company expanded to hundreds of stores worldwide in the 1990s , but has lost a large number of stores in recent years , largely with the sale and eventual closing of the UK , US , Irish , Canadian , Australian , Italian , Spanish , French , Greek and Japanese stores . By 2015 , current operations are exclusively in the Middle East and in North Africa , consisting of approximately 40 stores .

0 Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain , founded by Sir Richard Branson as a record shop on London 's Oxford Street in early 1976 . Oxford Street Oxford Street Richard Branson Richard Branson record shop record shop 1 2 3 In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road . Oxford Street Oxford Street Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road 4 The company expanded to hundreds of stores worldwide in the 1990s , but has lost a large number of stores in recent years , largely with the sale and eventual closing of the UK , US , Irish , Canadian , Australian , Italian , Spanish , French , Greek and Japanese stores . 5 By 2015 , current operations are exclusively in the Middle East and in North Africa , consisting of approximately 40 stores . 6

Victoria_Beckham

Victoria Caroline Beckham , -LRB- Adams ; born 17 April 1974 -RRB- is an English businesswoman , fashion designer , model , and singer . In the late 1990s , Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls , and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine Top of the Pops . After the Spice Girls split , she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles . Her first release , `` Out of Your Mind '' , reached # 2 in the UK Singles Chart . Beckham has participated in five official documentaries and reality shows about her , including Victoria 's Secrets , Being Victoria Beckham , The Real Beckhams , Victoria Beckham - A Mile In Their Shoes and Victoria Beckham : Coming to America . She has since made a cameo appearance in an episode of Ugly Betty , and been a guest judge on Project Runway , Germany 's Next Topmodel , and American Idol . In the past decade , Beckham has become an internationally recognised style icon and fashion designer . Following high-profile collaborations with other brands , she launched an eponymous label in 2008 , and a lower-priced -LRB- diffusion -RRB- label in 2011 . The Victoria Beckham label was named designer brand of the year in the UK in 2011 ; in 2012 the brand was assessed as the star performer in the Beckham family 's business interests . Writing in the Daily Telegraph in 2011 , Belinda White noted that the transition from WAG to fashion designer had been more successful than most had predicted , saying : `` She has gathered a significant celebrity following and won over the scathing fashion pack who now clamour for a ticket to her bi-annual show at New York Fashion Week . '' She is married to David Beckham , and they have four children . As of September 2015 , the couple 's joint wealth is estimated at # 508 million .

0 Victoria Caroline Beckham , -LRB- Adams ; born 17 April 1974 -RRB- is an English businesswoman , fashion designer , model , and singer . businesswoman businesswoman 1 In the late 1990s , Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls , and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine Top of the Pops . Spice Girls Spice Girls Top of the Pops Top of the Pops (magazine) 2 After the Spice Girls split , she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles . Virgin Virgin Records Telstar Telstar Records Spice Girls Spice Girls Virgin Records Virgin Records Telstar Records Telstar Records 3 Her first release , `` Out of Your Mind '' , reached # 2 in the UK Singles Chart . Out of Your Mind Out of Your Mind UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 4 5 6 Beckham has participated in five official documentaries and reality shows about her , including Victoria 's Secrets , Being Victoria Beckham , The Real Beckhams , Victoria Beckham - A Mile In Their Shoes and Victoria Beckham : Coming to America . 7 She has since made a cameo appearance in an episode of Ugly Betty , and been a guest judge on Project Runway , Germany 's Next Topmodel , and American Idol . Ugly Betty Ugly Betty Project Runway Project Runway American Idol American Idol (season 9) 8 9 10 In the past decade , Beckham has become an internationally recognised style icon and fashion designer . 11 Following high-profile collaborations with other brands , she launched an eponymous label in 2008 , and a lower-priced -LRB- diffusion -RRB- label in 2011 . 12 The Victoria Beckham label was named designer brand of the year in the UK in 2011 ; in 2012 the brand was assessed as the star performer in the Beckham family 's business interests . 13 Writing in the Daily Telegraph in 2011 , Belinda White noted that the transition from WAG to fashion designer had been more successful than most had predicted , saying : `` She has gathered a significant celebrity following and won over the scathing fashion pack who now clamour for a ticket to her bi-annual show at New York Fashion Week . '' Daily Telegraph Daily Telegraph WAG WAGs 14 She is married to David Beckham , and they have four children . David Beckham David Beckham 15 As of September 2015 , the couple 's joint wealth is estimated at # 508 million . 16

Vlad_the_Impaler

Vlad III , known as Vlad the Impaler -LRB- Vlad Țepeș -LSB- pronˈvlad_ˈțepeș -RSB- -RRB- or Vlad Dracula -LRB- 1428/311476/77 -RRB- , was voivode -LRB- or prince -RRB- of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death . He was the second son of Vlad Dracul , who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436 . Vlad and his younger brother , Radu , were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire from 1442 to secure their father 's loyalty . Vlad 's father and eldest brother , Mircea , were murdered after John Hunyadi , Regent-Governor of Hungary , invaded Wallachia in 1447 . Hunyadi installed Vlad 's second cousin , VladislavII , as the new voivode . Hunyadi launched a military campaign against the Ottomans in the autumn of 1448 , and Vladislav accompanied him . Vlad broke into Wallachia with Ottoman support in October , but Vladislav returned and Vlad sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire before the end of the year . Vlad went to Moldavia in 1449 or 1450 , and later to Hungary . He invaded Wallachia with Hungarian support in 1456 . Vladislav died fighting against him . Vlad began a purge among the Wallachian boyars to strengthen his position . He came into conflict with the Transylvanian Saxons , who supported his opponents , Dan and Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who were Vladislav 's brothers -RRB- , and Vlad 's illegitimate half-brother , Vlad the Monk . Vlad plundered the Saxon villages , taking the captured people to Wallachia where he had them impaled -LRB- which gave rise to his cognomen -RRB- . Peace was restored in 1460 . The Ottoman Sultan , Mehmed II , ordered Vlad to pay homage to him personally , but Vlad had the sultan 's two envoys captured and impaled . In February 1462 , he broke into Ottoman territory , massacring tens of thousands of Turks and Bulgarians . Mehmed launched a campaign against Wallachia to replace Vlad with Vlad 's younger brother , Radu . Vlad attempted to capture the sultan at Târgovişte during the night of 1617June 1462 . The sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia , but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu . Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary , in late 1462 , but Corvinus had him imprisoned . Vlad was held in captivity in Visegrád from 1463 to 1475 . During this period , anecdotes about his cruelty started to spread in Germany and Italy . He was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia in the summer of 1475 . He fought in Corvinus 's army against the Ottomans in Bosnia in early 1476 . Hungarian and Moldavian troops helped him to force Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who had dethroned Vlad 's brother , Radu -RRB- to flee from Wallachia in November . Basarab returned with Ottoman support before the end of the year . Vlad was murdered before 10January 1477 . Books describing Vlad 's cruel acts were among the first bestsellers in the German-speaking territories . In Russia , popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen central government only through applying brutal punishments , and a similar view was adopted by most Romanian historians in the 19th century . Vlad 's reputation for cruelty and his patronymic gave rise to the name of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker 's 1897 novel Dracula .

0 Vlad III , known as Vlad the Impaler -LRB- Vlad Țepeș -LSB- pronˈvlad_ˈțepeș -RSB- -RRB- or Vlad Dracula -LRB- 1428/311476/77 -RRB- , was voivode -LRB- or prince -RRB- of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death . Wallachia Wallachia Dracula Dracula 1 He was the second son of Vlad Dracul , who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436 . Wallachia Wallachia Vlad Dracul Vlad Dracul 2 Vlad and his younger brother , Radu , were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire from 1442 to secure their father 's loyalty . Radu Radu cel Frumos Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire 3 Vlad 's father and eldest brother , Mircea , were murdered after John Hunyadi , Regent-Governor of Hungary , invaded Wallachia in 1447 . Wallachia Wallachia Mircea Mircea II of Wallachia John Hunyadi John Hunyadi 4 Hunyadi installed Vlad 's second cousin , VladislavII , as the new voivode . 5 6 7 Hunyadi launched a military campaign against the Ottomans in the autumn of 1448 , and Vladislav accompanied him . 8 Vlad broke into Wallachia with Ottoman support in October , but Vladislav returned and Vlad sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire before the end of the year . Wallachia Wallachia Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire 9 Vlad went to Moldavia in 1449 or 1450 , and later to Hungary . Moldavia Moldavia 10 He invaded Wallachia with Hungarian support in 1456 . Wallachia Wallachia 11 Vladislav died fighting against him . 12 Vlad began a purge among the Wallachian boyars to strengthen his position . Wallachian boyars Wallachian boyars 13 He came into conflict with the Transylvanian Saxons , who supported his opponents , Dan and Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who were Vladislav 's brothers -RRB- , and Vlad 's illegitimate half-brother , Vlad the Monk . Transylvanian Saxons Transylvanian Saxons Dan Dan III of Wallachia Basarab Laiotă Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân illegitimate Legitimacy (family law) Vlad the Monk Vlad the Monk 14 Vlad plundered the Saxon villages , taking the captured people to Wallachia where he had them impaled -LRB- which gave rise to his cognomen -RRB- . Wallachia Wallachia impaled Impalement cognomen cognomen 15 Peace was restored in 1460 . 16 17 18 The Ottoman Sultan , Mehmed II , ordered Vlad to pay homage to him personally , but Vlad had the sultan 's two envoys captured and impaled . impaled Impalement Ottoman Sultan Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II Mehmed II 19 In February 1462 , he broke into Ottoman territory , massacring tens of thousands of Turks and Bulgarians . 20 Mehmed launched a campaign against Wallachia to replace Vlad with Vlad 's younger brother , Radu . Wallachia Wallachia Radu Radu cel Frumos 21 Vlad attempted to capture the sultan at Târgovişte during the night of 1617June 1462 . attempted to capture the sultan The Night Attack of Târgovişte Târgovişte Târgovişte 22 The sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia , but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu . Wallachia Wallachia Radu Radu cel Frumos 23 Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary , in late 1462 , but Corvinus had him imprisoned . Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary King of Hungary 24 25 26 Vlad was held in captivity in Visegrád from 1463 to 1475 . Visegrád Visegrád 27 During this period , anecdotes about his cruelty started to spread in Germany and Italy . 28 He was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia in the summer of 1475 . Moldavia Moldavia Stephen III of Moldavia Stephen III of Moldavia 29 He fought in Corvinus 's army against the Ottomans in Bosnia in early 1476 . 30 Hungarian and Moldavian troops helped him to force Basarab Laiotă -LRB- who had dethroned Vlad 's brother , Radu -RRB- to flee from Wallachia in November . Wallachia Wallachia Radu Radu cel Frumos Basarab Laiotă Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân 31 Basarab returned with Ottoman support before the end of the year . 32 Vlad was murdered before 10January 1477 . 33 Books describing Vlad 's cruel acts were among the first bestsellers in the German-speaking territories . 34 In Russia , popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen central government only through applying brutal punishments , and a similar view was adopted by most Romanian historians in the 19th century . 35 Vlad 's reputation for cruelty and his patronymic gave rise to the name of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker 's 1897 novel Dracula . vampire vampire patronymic patronymic Count Dracula Count Dracula Bram Stoker Bram Stoker Dracula Dracula 36

Vikrant_Massey

Vikrant Massey is an Indian actor . He is noted for his leading roles in TV series , Dharam Veer -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Balika Vadhu -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , V The Serial -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Qubool Hai -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and in Bollywood movies Lootera and Dil Dhadakne Do .

0 Vikrant Massey is an Indian actor . actor actor 1 He is noted for his leading roles in TV series , Dharam Veer -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Balika Vadhu -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , V The Serial -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Qubool Hai -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and in Bollywood movies Lootera and Dil Dhadakne Do . Dharam Veer Dharam Veer (TV series) Balika Vadhu Balika Vadhu Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo V The Serial V The Serial Qubool Hai Qubool Hai Lootera Lootera Dil Dhadakne Do Dil Dhadakne Do 2

Vincente_Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli -LRB- February 28 , 1903 -- July 25 , 1986 -RRB- was an American stage director and film director , famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis , Gigi , The Band Wagon , and An American in Paris . In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time , Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas . He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951 ; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli .

0 Vincente Minnelli -LRB- February 28 , 1903 -- July 25 , 1986 -RRB- was an American stage director and film director , famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis , Gigi , The Band Wagon , and An American in Paris . stage director Theatre director movie musicals Musical film Meet Me in St. Louis Meet Me in St. Louis Gigi Gigi (1958 film) The Band Wagon The Band Wagon An American in Paris An American in Paris (film) 1 In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time , Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas . comedies Comedy film melodramas Melodrama 2 He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951 ; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli . Judy Garland Judy Garland Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli 3

War_-LRB-U2_album-RRB-

War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2 . It was produced by Steve Lillywhite , and was released on 28 February 1983 on Island Records . The album has come to be regarded as U2 's first overtly political album , in part because of songs like `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` New Year 's Day '' , as well as the title , which stems from the band 's perception of the world at the time ; Bono stated that `` war seemed to be the motif for 1982 . '' U2 recorded the album from September -- November 1982 at Windmill Lane Studios with Lillywhite producing , the group 's third consecutive album made at the studio with the producer . While the central themes of their earlier albums Boy and October focused on adolescence and spirituality , respectively , War focused on both the physical aspects of warfare , and the emotional after-effects . Musically , it is also harsher than the band 's previous releases . The album has been described as the record where the band `` turned pacifism itself into a crusade . '' War was a commercial success for the band , knocking Michael Jackson 's Thriller from the top of the charts to become the band 's first number-one album in the UK . It reached number 12 in the US and became their first gold-certified album there . While poorly received by British critics at the time of release , War has since gained critical acclaim . In 2012 , the album was ranked number 223 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . The group supported the album with the War Tour through the end of 1983 .

0 War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2 . U2 U2 rock rock music 1 It was produced by Steve Lillywhite , and was released on 28 February 1983 on Island Records . Island Island Records Steve Lillywhite Steve Lillywhite Island Records Island Records 2 The album has come to be regarded as U2 's first overtly political album , in part because of songs like `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` New Year 's Day '' , as well as the title , which stems from the band 's perception of the world at the time ; Bono stated that `` war seemed to be the motif for 1982 . '' U2 U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday Bono Bono 3 4 5 U2 recorded the album from September -- November 1982 at Windmill Lane Studios with Lillywhite producing , the group 's third consecutive album made at the studio with the producer . U2 U2 Windmill Lane Studios Windmill Lane Studios 6 While the central themes of their earlier albums Boy and October focused on adolescence and spirituality , respectively , War focused on both the physical aspects of warfare , and the emotional after-effects . October October (U2 album) Boy Boy (album) 7 Musically , it is also harsher than the band 's previous releases . 8 The album has been described as the record where the band `` turned pacifism itself into a crusade . '' 9 10 11 War was a commercial success for the band , knocking Michael Jackson 's Thriller from the top of the charts to become the band 's first number-one album in the UK . Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Thriller Thriller (Michael Jackson album) 12 It reached number 12 in the US and became their first gold-certified album there . gold RIAA certification 13 While poorly received by British critics at the time of release , War has since gained critical acclaim . 14 In 2012 , the album was ranked number 223 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . Rolling Stone Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 15 The group supported the album with the War Tour through the end of 1983 . War Tour War Tour 16

Washington_-LRB-state-RRB-

Washington -LRB- -LSB- ˈwɒʃɪŋtən -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon , west of Idaho , and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean . Named after George Washington , the first President of the United States , the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory , which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute . It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889 . Olympia is the state capital . Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington , D.C. , the capital of the U.S. , which is often shortened to Washington . Washington is the 18th largest state with an area of 71,362 square miles -LRB- 184,827 sq km -RRB- , and the 13th most populous state with over 7 million people . Approximately 60 percent of Washington 's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area , the center of transportation , business , and industry along the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands , deep fjords , and bays carved out by glaciers . The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west , mountain ranges in the west , central , northeast and far southeast , and a semi-arid basin region in the east , central , and south , given over to intensive agriculture . Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States , after California . Mount Rainier , an active stratovolcano , is the state 's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet -LRB- 4,392 m -RRB- and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States . Washington is a leading lumber producer . Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir , hemlock , ponderosa pine , white pine , spruce , larch , and cedar . The state is the biggest producer of apples , hops , pears , red raspberries , spearmint oil , and sweet cherries , and ranks high in the production of apricots , asparagus , dry edible peas , grapes , lentils , peppermint oil , and potatoes . Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue , and the commercial fishing of salmon , halibut , and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state 's economy . Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles , shipbuilding and other transportation equipment , lumber , food processing , metals and metal products , chemicals , and machinery . Washington has over 1,000 dams , including the Grand Coulee Dam , built for a variety of purposes including irrigation , power , flood control , and water storage .

0 Washington -LRB- -LSB- ˈwɒʃɪŋtən -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon , west of Idaho , and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean . Pacific Pacific Time Zone state U.S. state Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest United States United States Oregon Oregon Idaho Idaho Canadian province Provinces and territories of Canada British Columbia British Columbia Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean 1 Named after George Washington , the first President of the United States , the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory , which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute . state U.S. state United States United States Oregon Oregon George Washington George Washington Washington Territory Washington Territory Oregon Treaty Oregon Treaty Oregon boundary dispute Oregon boundary dispute 2 It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889 . state U.S. state 3 Olympia is the state capital . Olympia Olympia, Washington state U.S. state state capital state capital capital Capital city 4 Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington , D.C. , the capital of the U.S. , which is often shortened to Washington . D Democratic Party (United States) capital Capital city 5 6 7 Washington is the 18th largest state with an area of 71,362 square miles -LRB- 184,827 sq km -RRB- , and the 13th most populous state with over 7 million people . state U.S. state 18th largest state List of U.S. states and territories by area 13th most populous List of U.S. states and territories by population 8 Approximately 60 percent of Washington 's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area , the center of transportation , business , and industry along the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands , deep fjords , and bays carved out by glaciers . Seattle Seattle Pacific Pacific Time Zone Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Seattle metropolitan area Seattle metropolitan area Puget Sound Puget Sound Salish Sea Salish Sea fjords fjords 9 The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west , mountain ranges in the west , central , northeast and far southeast , and a semi-arid basin region in the east , central , and south , given over to intensive agriculture . state U.S. state 10 Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States , after California . state U.S. state United States United States West Coast West Coast of the United States Western United States Western United States California California 11 Mount Rainier , an active stratovolcano , is the state 's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet -LRB- 4,392 m -RRB- and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States . Mount Rainier Mount Rainier state U.S. state United States United States stratovolcano stratovolcano 12 13 14 Washington is a leading lumber producer . 15 Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir , hemlock , ponderosa pine , white pine , spruce , larch , and cedar . 16 The state is the biggest producer of apples , hops , pears , red raspberries , spearmint oil , and sweet cherries , and ranks high in the production of apricots , asparagus , dry edible peas , grapes , lentils , peppermint oil , and potatoes . state U.S. state 17 Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue , and the commercial fishing of salmon , halibut , and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state 's economy . state U.S. state 18 19 20 Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles , shipbuilding and other transportation equipment , lumber , food processing , metals and metal products , chemicals , and machinery . 21 Washington has over 1,000 dams , including the Grand Coulee Dam , built for a variety of purposes including irrigation , power , flood control , and water storage . Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam 22

Venice

Venice -LRB- -LSB- langˈvɛnɪs -RSB- ; Venezia -LSB- veˈnɛtsja -RSB- ; Venesia -LSB- - vecveˈnɛsja -RSB- -RRB- is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region . It is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges . These are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon , an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers . Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings , their architecture , and artwork . The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site . In 2014 , 264,579 people resided in Comune di Venezia , of whom around 55,000 live in the historic city of Venice -LRB- Centro storico -RRB- . Together with Padua and Treviso , the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area -LRB- PATREVE -RRB- , with a total population of 2.6 million . PATREVE is a statistical metropolitan area without any degree of autonomy . The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC . The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice . Venice has been known as the `` La Dominante , '' `` Serenissima , '' `` Queen of the Adriatic , '' `` City of Water , '' `` City of Masks , '' `` City of Bridges , '' `` The Floating City , '' and `` City of Canals . '' The Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance , and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto , as well as a very important center of commerce -LRB- especially silk , grain , and spice -RRB- and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century . The City State of Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center which gradually emerged from the 9th century to its peak in the 14th century . This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history . It is also known for its several important artistic movements , especially the Renaissance period . After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna , the Republic was annexed by the Austrian Empire , until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866 , following a referendum held as a result of the Third Italian War of Independence . Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music , and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi . Venice has been ranked the most beautiful city in the world as of 2016 .

0 Venice -LRB- -LSB- langˈvɛnɪs -RSB- ; Venezia -LSB- veˈnɛtsja -RSB- ; Venesia -LSB- - vecveˈnɛsja -RSB- -RRB- is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region . Veneto Veneto Italy Italy region Italian regions 1 It is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges . 2 These are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon , an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers . Venetian Lagoon Venetian Lagoon Po Po River Piave Piave River 3 Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings , their architecture , and artwork . architecture architecture 4 The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site . World Heritage Site World Heritage Site 5 6 7 In 2014 , 264,579 people resided in Comune di Venezia , of whom around 55,000 live in the historic city of Venice -LRB- Centro storico -RRB- . Comune Comune 8 Together with Padua and Treviso , the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area -LRB- PATREVE -RRB- , with a total population of 2.6 million . Padua Padua, Italy Treviso Treviso, Italy Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area 9 PATREVE is a statistical metropolitan area without any degree of autonomy . 10 11 12 The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC . region Italian regions Veneti Adriatic Veneti 13 The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice . Republic of Venice Republic of Venice 14 Venice has been known as the `` La Dominante , '' `` Serenissima , '' `` Queen of the Adriatic , '' `` City of Water , '' `` City of Masks , '' `` City of Bridges , '' `` The Floating City , '' and `` City of Canals . '' Adriatic Adriatic Sea 15 16 17 The Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance , and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto , as well as a very important center of commerce -LRB- especially silk , grain , and spice -RRB- and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century . Republic of Venice Republic of Venice Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance Renaissance staging area staging area Crusades Crusades Battle of Lepanto Battle of Lepanto (1571) spice spice trade 18 The City State of Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center which gradually emerged from the 9th century to its peak in the 14th century . 19 This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history . 20 21 22 It is also known for its several important artistic movements , especially the Renaissance period . Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance period Italian Renaissance 23 After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna , the Republic was annexed by the Austrian Empire , until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866 , following a referendum held as a result of the Third Italian War of Independence . Italy Italy Napoleonic Wars Napoleonic Wars Congress of Vienna Congress of Vienna Austrian Empire Austrian Empire Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Third Italian War of Independence Third Italian War of Independence 24 Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music , and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi . Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi 25 Venice has been ranked the most beautiful city in the world as of 2016 . 26

Vinod_Khanna

Vinod Khanna -LRB- 6 October 1946 -- 27 April 2017 -RRB- was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films . He was the recipient of two Filmfare awards . He was also an active politician and was the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998 -- 2009 and 2014 -- 2017 . In July 2002 , Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Behari Vajpayee cabinet . Six months later , he became the Minister of State for external affairs . Khanna played lead roles in many films and is best remembered for his performances in Mere Apne , Mera Gaon Mera Desh , Kuchhe Dhaage , Gaddaar , Imtihaan , Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , Inkaar , Amar Akbar Anthony , Rajput , The Burning Train , Qurbani , Kudrat , Parvarish , Khoon Pasina , Dayavan , Chandni and Jurm . After making his debut in 1968 , Khanna first acted in supporting and antagonistic roles ; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne , as the main villain in the super-hit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh , and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak , which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra . In 1982 , at the peak of his film career , Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh . After a 5-year hiatus , he returned to the Hindi film industry with two hit films , Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate .

0 Vinod Khanna -LRB- 6 October 1946 -- 27 April 2017 -RRB- was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films . Bollywood Bollywood 1 He was the recipient of two Filmfare awards . 2 He was also an active politician and was the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998 -- 2009 and 2014 -- 2017 . Gurdaspur Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) MP Members of Parliament 3 In July 2002 , Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Behari Vajpayee cabinet . Atal Behari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee 4 Six months later , he became the Minister of State for external affairs . Minister of State Union Council of Ministers 5 6 7 Khanna played lead roles in many films and is best remembered for his performances in Mere Apne , Mera Gaon Mera Desh , Kuchhe Dhaage , Gaddaar , Imtihaan , Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , Inkaar , Amar Akbar Anthony , Rajput , The Burning Train , Qurbani , Kudrat , Parvarish , Khoon Pasina , Dayavan , Chandni and Jurm . Mere Apne Mere Apne Mera Gaon Mera Desh Mera Gaon Mera Desh Kuchhe Dhaage Kuchhe Dhaage Gaddaar Gaddaar (1973 film) Imtihaan Imtihaan Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Inkaar Inkaar (1978 film) Amar Akbar Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony Rajput Rajput (film) The Burning Train The Burning Train Qurbani Qurbani (film) Kudrat Kudrat Parvarish Parvarish (1977 film) Khoon Pasina Khoon Pasina Dayavan Dayavan Chandni Chandni Jurm Jurm (1990 film) 8 9 10 After making his debut in 1968 , Khanna first acted in supporting and antagonistic roles ; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne , as the main villain in the super-hit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh , and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak , which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra . Maharashtra Maharashtra Mere Apne Mere Apne Mera Gaon Mera Desh Mera Gaon Mera Desh Achanak Achanak (1973 film) K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra 11 12 13 In 1982 , at the peak of his film career , Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh . Osho Rajneesh Osho Rajneesh 14 After a 5-year hiatus , he returned to the Hindi film industry with two hit films , Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate . Insaaf Insaaf (1987 film) Satyamev Jayate Satyamev Jayate (film) 15

Venom

thumb | Venomous Animals Venom is a form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another . The potency of different venoms varies ; lethal venoms are often characterised by the median lethal dose -LRB- LD50 , LD50 , or LD-50 -RRB- , expressed in terms of mass fraction -LRB- e.g. , milligrams of toxin per kilogram of body mass -RRB- , that will kill 50 % of the target of a specified type -LRB- e.g. , laboratory mice -RRB- . Utilization of venom across a large number of species demonstrates an example of convergent evolution and a homoplastic trait . It is difficult to conclude exactly how this trait came to be so intensely widespread and diversified . The multigene families that encode the toxins of venomous animals are actively selected on , creating more diverse toxins with specific functions . Venoms adapt to their environment and victims and accordingly evolve to become maximally efficient on a predator 's particular prey -LRB- particularly the precise ion channels within the prey -RRB- . Consequently , venoms become specialized to an animal 's standard diet . Venomous animals resulted in 57,000 human deaths in 2013 , down from 76,000 deaths in 1990 .

0 thumb | Venomous Animals thumb file:Venomous Animals.jpg 1 2 Venom is a form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another . toxin toxin animal animal 3 4 5 The potency of different venoms varies ; lethal venoms are often characterised by the median lethal dose -LRB- LD50 , LD50 , or LD-50 -RRB- , expressed in terms of mass fraction -LRB- e.g. , milligrams of toxin per kilogram of body mass -RRB- , that will kill 50 % of the target of a specified type -LRB- e.g. , laboratory mice -RRB- . toxin toxin median lethal dose median lethal dose laboratory mice laboratory mice 6 7 8 Utilization of venom across a large number of species demonstrates an example of convergent evolution and a homoplastic trait . convergent evolution convergent evolution 9 It is difficult to conclude exactly how this trait came to be so intensely widespread and diversified . 10 The multigene families that encode the toxins of venomous animals are actively selected on , creating more diverse toxins with specific functions . 11 Venoms adapt to their environment and victims and accordingly evolve to become maximally efficient on a predator 's particular prey -LRB- particularly the precise ion channels within the prey -RRB- . 12 Consequently , venoms become specialized to an animal 's standard diet . animal animal 13 14 15 Venomous animals resulted in 57,000 human deaths in 2013 , down from 76,000 deaths in 1990 . 16

Vince_Staples

Vincent Jamal `` Vince '' Staples -LRB- born July 2 , 1993 -RRB- is an American rapper from Long Beach , California . He is part of the hip hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow Californian rappers A$ ton Matthews and Joey Fatts . Staples was once a close associate of Odd Future , in particular Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt . He is currently signed to Blacksmith Records , ARTium Recordings and Def Jam Recordings . Staples rose to prominence with appearances on albums by Odd Future members and his collaborative mixtape titled Stolen Youth with Mac Miller , who produced the project . In October 2014 , he released his debut EP Hell Can Wait , which included the singles `` Hands Up '' and `` Blue Suede '' . His debut album , Summertime ' 06 , was released on June 30 , 2015 , to critical acclaim . He was also featured as a part of the XXL 2015 Freshman Class .

0 Vincent Jamal `` Vince '' Staples -LRB- born July 2 , 1993 -RRB- is an American rapper from Long Beach , California . Long Beach Long Beach, California California California rapper Rapping 1 He is part of the hip hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow Californian rappers A$ ton Matthews and Joey Fatts . Joey Fatts Joey Fatts hip hop Hip hop music 2 Staples was once a close associate of Odd Future , in particular Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt . Earl Sweatshirt Earl Sweatshirt Mike G Mike G Odd Future Odd Future 3 He is currently signed to Blacksmith Records , ARTium Recordings and Def Jam Recordings . Def Jam Def Jam Recordings Blacksmith Blacksmith Records Blacksmith Records Blacksmith Records ARTium Recordings ARTium Recordings Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings 4 5 6 Staples rose to prominence with appearances on albums by Odd Future members and his collaborative mixtape titled Stolen Youth with Mac Miller , who produced the project . Odd Future Odd Future mixtape mixtape Stolen Youth Stolen Youth (mixtape) Mac Miller Mac Miller produced Hip hop production 7 In October 2014 , he released his debut EP Hell Can Wait , which included the singles `` Hands Up '' and `` Blue Suede '' . Hell Can Wait Hell Can Wait 8 His debut album , Summertime ' 06 , was released on June 30 , 2015 , to critical acclaim . 9 He was also featured as a part of the XXL 2015 Freshman Class . XXL XXL Magazine 10

Walt_Disney_Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures , Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios , owned by The Walt Disney Company . The subsidiary is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit . It took on its current name in 1983 . Today , in conjunction with the other units of Walt Disney Studios , Walt Disney Pictures is classified as one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' film studios . Animated films such as those produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under this brand . Pirates of the Caribbean is the studio 's most successful franchise , with two of its sequels , released in 2006 and 2011 , earning over $ 1 billion in worldwide box office gross . Nearly all of Walt Disney Pictures ' releases are distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , through home media platforms via Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and through television syndication by Disney -- ABC Domestic Television .

0 Walt Disney Pictures , Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios , owned by The Walt Disney Company . Walt Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) film production company Production company 1 The subsidiary is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit . Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) live-action feature films live-action feature films 2 It took on its current name in 1983 . 3 Today , in conjunction with the other units of Walt Disney Studios , Walt Disney Pictures is classified as one of Hollywood 's `` Big Six '' film studios . Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) 4 Animated films such as those produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under this brand . Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios Pixar 5 6 7 Pirates of the Caribbean is the studio 's most successful franchise , with two of its sequels , released in 2006 and 2011 , earning over $ 1 billion in worldwide box office gross . Pirates of the Caribbean Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) 8 9 10 Nearly all of Walt Disney Pictures ' releases are distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , through home media platforms via Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and through television syndication by Disney -- ABC Domestic Television . Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 11

Veronica_Roth

Veronica Roth -LRB- born August 19 , 1988 -RRB- is an American novelist and short story writer known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy , consisting of Divergent , Insurgent , and Allegiant ; and Four : A Divergent Collection . Divergent was the recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011 and the 2012 winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction .

0 Veronica Roth -LRB- born August 19 , 1988 -RRB- is an American novelist and short story writer known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy , consisting of Divergent , Insurgent , and Allegiant ; and Four : A Divergent Collection . short story writer short story writer Divergent Divergent (novel) novelist novelist New York Times bestselling The New York Times Best Seller list Insurgent Insurgent (novel) Allegiant Allegiant (novel) 1 Divergent was the recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011 and the 2012 winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction . Divergent Divergent (novel) Goodreads Goodreads 2

Vicious_Lies_and_Dangerous_Rumors

Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is the second solo album by American rapper and OutKast-member Big Boi , released on December 11 , 2012 , by Purple Ribbon Records and Def Jam Recordings . The album features guest appearances from Sleepy Brown , Phantogram , T.I. , Ludacris , Kid Cudi , Little Dragon , Killer Mike , Kelly Rowland , ASAP Rocky , B.o.B , Wavves , Mouche , Scar , Bosko , Jai Paul , UGK , Big K.R.I.T. , Theophilus London , and Tre Luce .

0 Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is the second solo album by American rapper and OutKast-member Big Boi , released on December 11 , 2012 , by Purple Ribbon Records and Def Jam Recordings . Big Boi Big Boi Purple Ribbon Purple Ribbon Records Def Jam Def Jam Recordings solo album solo album OutKast Outkast Purple Ribbon Records Purple Ribbon Records Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings 1 The album features guest appearances from Sleepy Brown , Phantogram , T.I. , Ludacris , Kid Cudi , Little Dragon , Killer Mike , Kelly Rowland , ASAP Rocky , B.o.B , Wavves , Mouche , Scar , Bosko , Jai Paul , UGK , Big K.R.I.T. , Theophilus London , and Tre Luce . Phantogram Phantogram (band) Jai Paul Jai Paul Sleepy Brown Sleepy Brown Ludacris Ludacris Kid Cudi Kid Cudi Little Dragon Little Dragon Killer Mike Killer Mike Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland ASAP Rocky ASAP Rocky B.o.B B.o.B Wavves Wavves UGK UGK Theophilus London Theophilus London 2

Wars_of_the_Roses

The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : the House of Lancaster -LRB- associated with a red rose -RRB- , and the House of York -LRB- whose symbol was a white rose -RRB- . The conflict lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487 ; however , there was fighting before and after this period between the houses . The power struggle ignited around social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years ' War , combined with the mental infirmity and weak rule of Henry VI which revived interest in Richard of York 's claim to the throne . Historians disagree about whether the Wars of the Roses were caused by the structural problems of bastard feudalism or Henry VI 's ineffectiveness as king . With the Duke of York 's death , the claim transferred to his heir , Edward , who later became the first Yorkist king of England , as Edward IV . His son reigned for 86 days as Edward V , but Parliament then decided that Edward and his brother Richard were illegitimate and offered the crown to Edward IV 's younger brother , who became Richard III . The two young princes disappeared within the confines of the Tower of London . The final victory went to a claimant of the Lancastrian party , Henry Tudor , Earl of Richmond , who defeated the last Yorkist king , Richard III , at the Battle of Bosworth Field . After assuming the throne as Henry VII , he married Elizabeth of York , the eldest daughter and heir of Edward IV , thereby uniting the two claims . The House of Tudor ruled the Kingdom of England until 1603 , with the death of Elizabeth I , granddaughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York .

0 The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : the House of Lancaster -LRB- associated with a red rose -RRB- , and the House of York -LRB- whose symbol was a white rose -RRB- . England England House of Lancaster House of Lancaster House of York House of York throne of England throne of England House of Plantagenet House of Plantagenet white rose White Rose of York 1 The conflict lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487 ; however , there was fighting before and after this period between the houses . 2 The power struggle ignited around social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years ' War , combined with the mental infirmity and weak rule of Henry VI which revived interest in Richard of York 's claim to the throne . Henry VI Henry VI of England Richard of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Richard Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York 3 Historians disagree about whether the Wars of the Roses were caused by the structural problems of bastard feudalism or Henry VI 's ineffectiveness as king . Henry VI Henry VI of England bastard feudalism bastard feudalism 4 5 6 With the Duke of York 's death , the claim transferred to his heir , Edward , who later became the first Yorkist king of England , as Edward IV . England England Edward IV Edward IV of England Duke of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York 7 His son reigned for 86 days as Edward V , but Parliament then decided that Edward and his brother Richard were illegitimate and offered the crown to Edward IV 's younger brother , who became Richard III . Edward IV Edward IV of England Richard III Richard III of England Edward V Edward V of England Richard Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York 8 The two young princes disappeared within the confines of the Tower of London . disappeared Princes in the Tower Tower of London Tower of London 9 10 11 The final victory went to a claimant of the Lancastrian party , Henry Tudor , Earl of Richmond , who defeated the last Yorkist king , Richard III , at the Battle of Bosworth Field . Richard III Richard III of England Richard Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York Battle of Bosworth Field Battle of Bosworth Field 12 After assuming the throne as Henry VII , he married Elizabeth of York , the eldest daughter and heir of Edward IV , thereby uniting the two claims . Henry VII Henry VII of England Edward IV Edward IV of England Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York 13 The House of Tudor ruled the Kingdom of England until 1603 , with the death of Elizabeth I , granddaughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York . England England House of Tudor House of Tudor Henry VII Henry VII of England Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York Kingdom of England Kingdom of England Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 14

Victor_Hugo

Victor Marie Hugo -LRB- -LSB- viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo -RSB- ; 26 February 1802 -- 22 May 1885 -RRB- was a French poet , novelist , and dramatist of the Romantic movement . He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers . Outside France , his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables , 1862 , and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame -LRB- Notre-Dame de Paris -RRB- , 1831 . In France , Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections , such as Les Contemplations -LRB- The Contemplations -RRB- and La Légende des siècles -LRB- The Legend of the Ages -RRB- . He produced more than 4,000 drawings and also campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment . Though a committed royalist when he was young , Hugo 's views changed as the decades passed , and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism ; his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time . He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris . His legacy has been honoured in many ways , including his portrait being placed on French currency .

0 Victor Marie Hugo -LRB- -LSB- viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo -RSB- ; 26 February 1802 -- 22 May 1885 -RRB- was a French poet , novelist , and dramatist of the Romantic movement . French French nationality law poet poet Romantic movement Romantic movement 1 He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers . French French nationality law 2 Outside France , his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables , 1862 , and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame -LRB- Notre-Dame de Paris -RRB- , 1831 . Paris Paris The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Les Misérables Les Misérables 3 In France , Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections , such as Les Contemplations -LRB- The Contemplations -RRB- and La Légende des siècles -LRB- The Legend of the Ages -RRB- . poetry poetry Les Contemplations Les Contemplations La Légende des siècles La Légende des siècles 4 He produced more than 4,000 drawings and also campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment . capital punishment capital punishment 5 6 7 Though a committed royalist when he was young , Hugo 's views changed as the decades passed , and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism ; his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time . royalist royalist republicanism republicanism 8 He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris . Paris Paris Panthéon Panthéon 9 His legacy has been honoured in many ways , including his portrait being placed on French currency . French French nationality law 10

WCW_World_Heavyweight_Championship

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling -LRB- WCW -RRB- and later , the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF , now WWE -RRB- . It was the original world title of the World Championship Wrestling promotion , spun off from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . It existed in WCW from 1991 to 2001 . Following the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001 , it became one of two world titles in the WWF , with its name being immediately abbreviated to the WCW Championship and finally , the World Championship in November . It continued to complement the then-WWF Championship until the following month , when both titles were unified to create the Undisputed WWF Championship . The Undisputed title retained the lineage of the WWF Championship , and the World Championship was retired . Ric Flair was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , with Chris Jericho being the last . The title was the second of six to be represented by the historic Big Gold Belt , first introduced in 1986 .

0 The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling -LRB- WCW -RRB- and later , the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF , now WWE -RRB- . WCW World Championship Wrestling WWF WWE professional wrestling professional wrestling world heavyweight championship Professional wrestling championship#World championships World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling WWE WWE 1 It was the original world title of the World Championship Wrestling promotion , spun off from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA World Heavyweight Championship 2 It existed in WCW from 1991 to 2001 . WCW World Championship Wrestling 3 4 5 Following the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001 , it became one of two world titles in the WWF , with its name being immediately abbreviated to the WCW Championship and finally , the World Championship in November . WCW World Championship Wrestling WWF WWE 6 It continued to complement the then-WWF Championship until the following month , when both titles were unified to create the Undisputed WWF Championship . WWF WWE WWF Championship WWE World Championship unified Championship unification Undisputed Undisputed championship#World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment 7 The Undisputed title retained the lineage of the WWF Championship , and the World Championship was retired . WWF WWE WWF Championship WWE World Championship Undisputed Undisputed championship#World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment 8 9 10 Ric Flair was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , with Chris Jericho being the last . WCW World Championship Wrestling Ric Flair Ric Flair Chris Jericho Chris Jericho 11 The title was the second of six to be represented by the historic Big Gold Belt , first introduced in 1986 . Big Gold Belt Big Gold Belt 12

Vieques,_Puerto_Rico

Vieques -LRB- -LSB- viːˈeɪkᵻs -RSB- -LSB- ˈbjekes -RSB- , -LSB- ˈbjẽke -RSB- -RRB- , in full Isla de Vieques , is an island -- municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean , part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands . Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , and retains strong influences from 400 years of Spanish presence in the island . Vieques lies about 8 mi east of the Puerto Rican mainland , and measures about 21 mi long by 4 mi wide . Its most populated barrio is Isabel Segunda -LRB- sometimes written `` Isabel II '' -RRB- , the administrative center on the northern side of the island . The population of Vieques was 9,301 at the 2010 Census . The island 's name is a Spanish spelling of an American Indian word -LRB- likely Taíno -RRB- said to mean `` small island '' . It also has the nickname `` Isla Nena '' , usually translated from the Spanish as `` Little Girl Island '' , alluding to its perception as Puerto Rico 's little sister . During the colonial period , the British name was `` Crab Island '' . Vieques is best known internationally as the site of a series of protests against the United States Navy 's use of the island as a bombing range and testing ground , which led to the navy 's departure in 2003 . Today the former navy land is a national wildlife refuge , with numerous beaches that still retain the names given by the navy , including Red Beach , Blue Beach and Green Beach . The beaches are commonly listed among the top beaches in the Caribbean for their azure-colored waters and white sands .

0 Vieques -LRB- -LSB- viːˈeɪkᵻs -RSB- -LSB- ˈbjekes -RSB- , -LSB- ˈbjẽke -RSB- -RRB- , in full Isla de Vieques , is an island -- municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean , part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands . Puerto Rico Puerto Rico island Islands of Puerto Rico municipality Municipalities of Puerto Rico Spanish Virgin Islands Spanish Virgin Islands 1 Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , and retains strong influences from 400 years of Spanish presence in the island . Puerto Rico Puerto Rico island Islands of Puerto Rico Commonwealth Commonwealth (United States insular area) 2 3 4 Vieques lies about 8 mi east of the Puerto Rican mainland , and measures about 21 mi long by 4 mi wide . 5 Its most populated barrio is Isabel Segunda -LRB- sometimes written `` Isabel II '' -RRB- , the administrative center on the northern side of the island . island Islands of Puerto Rico Isabel Segunda Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico 6 The population of Vieques was 9,301 at the 2010 Census . 7 8 9 The island 's name is a Spanish spelling of an American Indian word -LRB- likely Taíno -RRB- said to mean `` small island '' . American Indian Native Americans in the United States island Islands of Puerto Rico Taíno Taíno language 10 It also has the nickname `` Isla Nena '' , usually translated from the Spanish as `` Little Girl Island '' , alluding to its perception as Puerto Rico 's little sister . Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 11 During the colonial period , the British name was `` Crab Island '' . 12 13 14 Vieques is best known internationally as the site of a series of protests against the United States Navy 's use of the island as a bombing range and testing ground , which led to the navy 's departure in 2003 . island Islands of Puerto Rico series of protests United States Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico United States Navy United States Navy bombing range bombing range 15 Today the former navy land is a national wildlife refuge , with numerous beaches that still retain the names given by the navy , including Red Beach , Blue Beach and Green Beach . 16 The beaches are commonly listed among the top beaches in the Caribbean for their azure-colored waters and white sands . 17

WWE_Intercontinental_Championship

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand . Along with the United States Championship on the SmackDown brand , it is one of the two secondary titles of the promotion . The current champion is Dean Ambrose , who is in his second reign . The championship was established by the then-World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF -RRB- on September 1 , 1979 , after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified -LRB- kayfabe -RRB- the WWF North American Heavyweight and South American Heavyweight championships . It is the third oldest championship currently active in WWE , behind the WWE Championship -LRB- 1963 -RRB- and United States Championship -LRB- 1975 -RRB- . Although generally contested in the midcard at WWE shows , it was defended in the main events of presentations such as WrestleMania VI , SummerSlam in 1992 , the third and eighth In Your House shows , and Backlash in 2001 . It has been called a `` stepping stone '' to the WWE Championship . In November 2001 , the then-WCW United States Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship . In 2002 after the first brand split , it became exclusive to Raw and the WWF was renamed to WWE . Later that year , the European and Hardcore championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship , which itself was unified into the World Heavyweight Championship . The following year , however , it was reactivated for Raw , followed by the United States Championship 's reactivation as a counterpart title on SmackDown . The title has switched between brands as a result of the WWE draft over the years ; the 2017 Superstar Shake-up moved the title back to Raw .

0 The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand . WWE WWE Raw WWE Raw professional wrestling professional wrestling championship Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships American United States professional wrestling promotion professional wrestling promotion brand WWE brand extension 1 Along with the United States Championship on the SmackDown brand , it is one of the two secondary titles of the promotion . brand WWE brand extension United States Championship WWE United States Championship SmackDown WWE SmackDown 2 The current champion is Dean Ambrose , who is in his second reign . Dean Ambrose Dean Ambrose 3 4 5 The championship was established by the then-World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF -RRB- on September 1 , 1979 , after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified -LRB- kayfabe -RRB- the WWF North American Heavyweight and South American Heavyweight championships . Pat Patterson Pat Patterson (wrestler) championship Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships American United States World Wrestling Federation History of WWE#World Wrestling Federation unified Championship unification kayfabe kayfabe WWF North American Heavyweight WWF North American Heavyweight Championship 6 It is the third oldest championship currently active in WWE , behind the WWE Championship -LRB- 1963 -RRB- and United States Championship -LRB- 1975 -RRB- . WWE WWE championship Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships United States Championship WWE United States Championship WWE Championship WWE Championship third In Your House 3 7 Although generally contested in the midcard at WWE shows , it was defended in the main events of presentations such as WrestleMania VI , SummerSlam in 1992 , the third and eighth In Your House shows , and Backlash in 2001 . WWE WWE midcard Card (sports)#Midcard WrestleMania VI WrestleMania VI SummerSlam in 1992 SummerSlam (1992) third In Your House 3 eighth In Your House 8: Beware of Dog In Your House In Your House Backlash in 2001 Backlash (2001) 8 It has been called a `` stepping stone '' to the WWE Championship . WWE WWE WWE Championship WWE Championship 9 10 11 In November 2001 , the then-WCW United States Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship . United States Championship WWE United States Championship unified Championship unification WCW World Championship Wrestling 12 In 2002 after the first brand split , it became exclusive to Raw and the WWF was renamed to WWE . WWE WWE Raw WWE Raw brand WWE brand extension brand split WWE brand extension renamed to WWE History of WWE#World Wrestling Entertainment 13 Later that year , the European and Hardcore championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship , which itself was unified into the World Heavyweight Championship . unified Championship unification European WWE European Championship Hardcore WWE Hardcore Championship World Heavyweight Championship World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) 14 The following year , however , it was reactivated for Raw , followed by the United States Championship 's reactivation as a counterpart title on SmackDown . Raw WWE Raw United States Championship WWE United States Championship SmackDown WWE SmackDown 15 The title has switched between brands as a result of the WWE draft over the years ; the 2017 Superstar Shake-up moved the title back to Raw . WWE WWE Raw WWE Raw WWE draft WWE draft 2017 Superstar Shake-up 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up 16

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period -LRB- 243 days -RRB- of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellites . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun -LRB- elongation -RRB- is 47.8 ° . Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . It is radically different from Earth in other respects . It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft -LRB- Mariner 2 in 1962 -RRB- , and the first to be successfully landed on -LRB- by Venera 7 in 1970 -RRB- . Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions .

0 Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . Sun Sun planet planet Earth Earth 1 It has the longest rotation period -LRB- 243 days -RRB- of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . planet planet rotation period rotation period Solar System Solar System rotates Retrograde and prograde motion 2 It has no natural satellites . 3 It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . Roman goddess of love and beauty Venus (mythology) 4 It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Moon Moon apparent magnitude apparent magnitude 5 Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun -LRB- elongation -RRB- is 47.8 ° . Sun Sun planet planet Earth Earth inferior planet Inferior and superior planets elongation Elongation (astronomy) 6 7 8 Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . Sun Sun planet planet Earth Earth terrestrial planet terrestrial planet 9 It is radically different from Earth in other respects . Earth Earth 10 It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . carbon dioxide carbon dioxide atmosphere atmosphere 11 The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . planet planet Earth Earth atmospheric pressure atmospheric pressure 12 Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Sun Sun planet planet Solar System Solar System Mercury Mercury (planet) 13 Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . sulfuric acid sulfuric acid visible light visible light 14 It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . runaway greenhouse effect runaway greenhouse effect 15 The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . photodissociated photodissociation swept into interplanetary space Atmospheric escape solar wind solar wind planetary magnetic field Magnetosphere 16 Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . volcanism Volcanology of Venus 17 18 19 As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . 20 It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . 21 Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . planet planet 22 23 24 As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . planet planet Earth Earth 25 It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft -LRB- Mariner 2 in 1962 -RRB- , and the first to be successfully landed on -LRB- by Venera 7 in 1970 -RRB- . planet planet Earth Earth Mariner 2 Mariner 2 Venera 7 Venera 7 26 Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . visible light visible light Magellan orbiter Magellan (spacecraft) 27 Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions . rovers rover (space exploration) 28

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Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake . It was released on April 29 , 2016 , by Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records . Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016 , with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the records executive producers . 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85 , Maneesh Bidaye , Kanye West and Jordan Ullman , among others . The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B , dancehall , hip hop and pop , among others . The album was supported by five singles : `` Hotline Bling '' -LRB- which was included as a bonus track -RRB- , `` One Dance '' featuring Wizkid and Kyla , `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne -LRB- Jay Z and Kanye West -RRB- , `` Controlla '' and `` Too Good '' featuring Rihanna . `` One Dance '' became Drake 's first number-one single in 10 countries as the lead artist , including Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States . The single spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . Views was met with lukewarm reviews from critics , many of whom found it to be an overlong retread of Drake 's previous work . Despite this , it spent 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 . Views became the first album to accumulate one-billion streams on Apple Music . On December 1 , 2016 , Views was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . As of January 2017 , Views sold 1.61 million copies and a total of 4.14 million album-equivalent units in the United States . Views was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 59th Grammy Awards . Additionally , `` Hotline Bling '' won for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song , respectively . The single version of `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne was nominated for Best Rap Performance .

0 Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake . Drake Drake (musician) studio album studio album 1 It was released on April 29 , 2016 , by Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records . Young Money Young Money Entertainment Cash Money Cash Money Records Republic Republic Records Young Money Entertainment Young Money Entertainment Cash Money Records Cash Money Records Republic Records Republic Records 2 Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016 , with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the records executive producers . Drake Drake (musician) 40 40 (record producer) 3 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85 , Maneesh Bidaye , Kanye West and Jordan Ullman , among others . 40 40 (record producer) Jordan Ullman Majid Jordan Kanye West Kanye West Nineteen85 Nineteen85 4 The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B , dancehall , hip hop and pop , among others . R&B Contemporary R&B dancehall dancehall pop Pop music hip hop Hip hop music 5 6 7 The album was supported by five singles : `` Hotline Bling '' -LRB- which was included as a bonus track -RRB- , `` One Dance '' featuring Wizkid and Kyla , `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne -LRB- Jay Z and Kanye West -RRB- , `` Controlla '' and `` Too Good '' featuring Rihanna . Kanye West Kanye West Wizkid Wizkid (musician) Hotline Bling Hotline Bling One Dance One Dance Pop Style Pop Style Controlla Controlla Too Good Too Good singles Single (music) Kyla Kyla (British singer) Jay Z Jay Z Rihanna Rihanna 8 `` One Dance '' became Drake 's first number-one single in 10 countries as the lead artist , including Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States . Drake Drake (musician) One Dance One Dance 9 The single spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 10 11 12 Views was met with lukewarm reviews from critics , many of whom found it to be an overlong retread of Drake 's previous work . Drake Drake (musician) 13 Despite this , it spent 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 . 14 Views became the first album to accumulate one-billion streams on Apple Music . Apple Music Apple Music 15 On December 1 , 2016 , Views was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . Quadruple Platinum RIAA certification Recording Industry Association of America Recording Industry Association of America 16 As of January 2017 , Views sold 1.61 million copies and a total of 4.14 million album-equivalent units in the United States . 17 Views was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 59th Grammy Awards . Album of the Year Grammy Award for Album of the Year Best Rap Album Grammy Award for Best Rap Album 59th Grammy Awards 59th Annual Grammy Awards 18 Additionally , `` Hotline Bling '' won for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song , respectively . Hotline Bling Hotline Bling Best Rap/Sung Performance Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance Best Rap Song Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 19 The single version of `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne was nominated for Best Rap Performance . Pop Style Pop Style Best Rap Performance Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance 20

Venus_Williams

Venus Ebony Starr Williams -LRB- born June 17 , 1980 -RRB- is an American professional tennis player who is generally regarded as one of the all-time greats of women 's tennis and who , along with younger sister Serena Williams , is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women 's professional tennis tour . Ranked World No. 11 in singles as of January 28 , 2017 , Williams has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association on three occasions , for a total of 11 weeks . She first became the World No. 1 on February 25 , 2002 , the first African American woman to do so in the Open Era . On 10 June 2002 , Venus and Serena became the first sisters to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . On 7 June 2010 , Venus became co-No . 1 in doubles with Serena after they won their 4th consecutive grand slam doubles title at Roland Garros . By virtue of that doubles ascension , Venus became one of seven women to reach No. 1 in singles and No. 1 in doubles . On 21 June 2010 , Venus and Serena again occupied the No. 2 and No. 1 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . This came almost exactly 8 years after first accomplishing this feat . At the time , Venus had just celebrated her 30th birthday and Serena was three months shy of her 29th birthday , both ages at which many of their peers had retired . Her seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her twelfth on the all-time list , more than any other active female player except sister Serena . She has also won fourteen Grand Slam doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles . Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list . Williams is one of four women to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era . From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . She is one of only six women in the Open Era to win 200 or more main draw Grand Slam singles matches . At the 2017 French Open , Williams extended her record as the all-time leader , male or female , in Grand Slams played , with 74 . Furthermore , Williams ' run to the 2017 Australian Open Women 's Singles final set the record for longest span between singles slam finals in the open era at 20 years , the beginning of which was marked by her appearance in the singles final at the 1997 US Open . Williams has won four Olympic gold medals , one in singles and three in women 's doubles , along with a silver medal in mixed doubles . She and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other tennis player , male or female . Venus also holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by a male or female tennis player , shared with Kathleen McKane Godfree . She is the only tennis player to have won a medal at four separate Olympic Games . At the 2000 Sydney Olympics , Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games , after Helen Wills Moody in 1924 . With 49 singles titles , Williams is behind only Serena among active players on the WTA Tour . Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest since January 1 , 2000 . She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams , along with Serena and Russian Maria Sharapova . By winning her 49th career singles title at the 2016 Taiwan Open , Williams became the 5th oldest WTA Tour titlist in the Open Era , at 35 years , 7 months and 28 days . Williams has played against her sister in 27 professional matches since 1998 , and won 11 . They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record . Venus has 8 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events with Martina Hingis being the only player other than Serena to beat Venus in a major final at the 1997 US Open . Beginning with the 2002 French Open , they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals , the first time sisters had so met in the Open Era . On the other side , the pair have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other and are undefeated in Grand Slam finals .

0 Venus Ebony Starr Williams -LRB- born June 17 , 1980 -RRB- is an American professional tennis player who is generally regarded as one of the all-time greats of women 's tennis and who , along with younger sister Serena Williams , is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women 's professional tennis tour . tennis tennis Serena Williams Serena Williams 1 2 3 Ranked World No. 11 in singles as of January 28 , 2017 , Williams has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association on three occasions , for a total of 11 weeks . 2017 2017 Australian Open – Women's Singles 4 She first became the World No. 1 on February 25 , 2002 , the first African American woman to do so in the Open Era . 2002 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Open Era Open Era 5 On 10 June 2002 , Venus and Serena became the first sisters to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . 2002 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 6 On 7 June 2010 , Venus became co-No . 2010 2010 French Open – Women's Doubles 7 1 in doubles with Serena after they won their 4th consecutive grand slam doubles title at Roland Garros . 8 By virtue of that doubles ascension , Venus became one of seven women to reach No. 1 in singles and No. 1 in doubles . 9 On 21 June 2010 , Venus and Serena again occupied the No. 2 and No. 1 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . 2010 2010 French Open – Women's Doubles 10 This came almost exactly 8 years after first accomplishing this feat . 11 At the time , Venus had just celebrated her 30th birthday and Serena was three months shy of her 29th birthday , both ages at which many of their peers had retired . 12 13 14 Her seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her twelfth on the all-time list , more than any other active female player except sister Serena . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 15 She has also won fourteen Grand Slam doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 16 Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list . 17 Williams is one of four women to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era . Open Era Open Era 18 From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . 2000 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 2001 2001 Australian Open – Women's Doubles Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 2000 Wimbledon Championships 2000 Wimbledon Championships 2001 US Open 2001 US Open (tennis) 19 She is one of only six women in the Open Era to win 200 or more main draw Grand Slam singles matches . Open Era Open Era Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 20 At the 2017 French Open , Williams extended her record as the all-time leader , male or female , in Grand Slams played , with 74 . 2017 2017 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2017 French Open 2017 French Open 21 Furthermore , Williams ' run to the 2017 Australian Open Women 's Singles final set the record for longest span between singles slam finals in the open era at 20 years , the beginning of which was marked by her appearance in the singles final at the 1997 US Open . 2017 2017 Australian Open – Women's Singles Singles Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles 2017 Australian Open 2017 Australian Open 22 23 24 Williams has won four Olympic gold medals , one in singles and three in women 's doubles , along with a silver medal in mixed doubles . Olympic gold medals Olympic gold medals 25 26 She and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other tennis player , male or female . tennis tennis Olympic gold medals Olympic gold medals 27 Venus also holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by a male or female tennis player , shared with Kathleen McKane Godfree . tennis tennis Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree 28 She is the only tennis player to have won a medal at four separate Olympic Games . Olympic Games Tennis at the Summer Olympics tennis tennis 29 At the 2000 Sydney Olympics , Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games , after Helen Wills Moody in 1924 . 2000 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Olympic Games Tennis at the Summer Olympics 2000 Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medals Olympic gold medals Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody 30 31 32 With 49 singles titles , Williams is behind only Serena among active players on the WTA Tour . 33 Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest since January 1 , 2000 . 2000 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 2000 Wimbledon Championships 2000 Wimbledon Championships Generali Ladies Linz Generali Ladies Linz 34 She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams , along with Serena and Russian Maria Sharapova . Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova 35 By winning her 49th career singles title at the 2016 Taiwan Open , Williams became the 5th oldest WTA Tour titlist in the Open Era , at 35 years , 7 months and 28 days . 2016 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Open Era Open Era 2016 Taiwan Open 2016 Taiwan Open – Singles 36 37 38 Williams has played against her sister in 27 professional matches since 1998 , and won 11 . 1998 1998 US Open – Mixed Doubles played against her sister Williams sisters rivalry 39 They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 40 Venus has 8 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events with Martina Hingis being the only player other than Serena to beat Venus in a major final at the 1997 US Open . Martina Hingis Martina Hingis 41 Beginning with the 2002 French Open , they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals , the first time sisters had so met in the Open Era . 2002 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Open Era Open Era Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 42 On the other side , the pair have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other and are undefeated in Grand Slam finals . Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) 43

WALL-E

WALL-E -LRB- stylized with an interpunct as WALL · E -RRB- is a 2008 American computer-animated dystopian science fiction comedy film directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and co-written by Jim Reardon . It stars the voices of Ben Burtt , Elissa Knight , Jeff Garlin , Fred Willard , John Ratzenberger , Kathy Najimy , Sigourney Weaver and the MacInTalk system . It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures , and was the overall ninth feature film produced by the company . After directing Finding Nemo , Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set largely in space . WALL-E has minimal dialogue in its early sequences ; many of the characters do not have voices , but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds designed by Ben Burtt . The film criticizes consumerism , corporatism , nostalgia , waste management , human environmental impact and concerns , obesity , and global catastrophic risk . It is also Pixar 's first animated film with segments featuring live-action characters . Following Pixar tradition , WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release . WALL-E was released in the United States and Canada on June 27 , 2008 , by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It was an instant blockbuster , grossing $ 533.3 million worldwide over a $ 180 million budget , receiving overwhelming acclaim from critics and winning the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film , the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation , the final Nebula Award for Best Script , the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with five nominations . The film also topped Times `` Best Movies of the Decade '' .

0 WALL-E -LRB- stylized with an interpunct as WALL · E -RRB- is a 2008 American computer-animated dystopian science fiction comedy film directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and co-written by Jim Reardon . Andrew Stanton Andrew Stanton Jim Morris Jim Morris (film producer) Jim Reardon Jim Reardon interpunct interpunct computer-animated Computer-animated film dystopian List of dystopian films science fiction science fiction film comedy film comedy film 1 It stars the voices of Ben Burtt , Elissa Knight , Jeff Garlin , Fred Willard , John Ratzenberger , Kathy Najimy , Sigourney Weaver and the MacInTalk system . Ben Burtt Ben Burtt Elissa Knight Elissa Knight Jeff Garlin Jeff Garlin Fred Willard Fred Willard John Ratzenberger John Ratzenberger Kathy Najimy Kathy Najimy Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver MacInTalk PlainTalk 2 It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures , and was the overall ninth feature film produced by the company . Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Pixar the overall ninth feature film produced by the company List of Pixar films 3 4 5 After directing Finding Nemo , Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set largely in space . Finding Nemo Finding Nemo 6 WALL-E has minimal dialogue in its early sequences ; many of the characters do not have voices , but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds designed by Ben Burtt . Ben Burtt Ben Burtt body language body language 7 The film criticizes consumerism , corporatism , nostalgia , waste management , human environmental impact and concerns , obesity , and global catastrophic risk . consumerism consumerism corporatism corporatism nostalgia nostalgia waste management waste management human environmental impact and concerns human impact on the environment obesity obesity global catastrophic risk global catastrophic risk 8 It is also Pixar 's first animated film with segments featuring live-action characters . 9 Following Pixar tradition , WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release . Presto Presto (film) 10 11 12 WALL-E was released in the United States and Canada on June 27 , 2008 , by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 13 It was an instant blockbuster , grossing $ 533.3 million worldwide over a $ 180 million budget , receiving overwhelming acclaim from critics and winning the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film , the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation , the final Nebula Award for Best Script , the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with five nominations . blockbuster Blockbuster (entertainment) Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation#Long Form Nebula Award for Best Script Nebula Award for Best Script Saturn Award for Best Animated Film Saturn Award for Best Animated Film Academy Award Academy Award Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Animated Feature 14 The film also topped Times `` Best Movies of the Decade '' . 15

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The Walt Disney Studios is an American film studio , one of the four major businesses of The Walt Disney Company and the main component of its Studio Entertainment segment . The studio , best known for its multi-faceted film division , which is one of Hollywood 's major film studios , is based at the eponymous Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . The Studios generated an estimated income of $ 2.703 billion during the 2016 fiscal year . The studio entertainment business alone -LRB- live-action and animated motion pictures , direct-to-video content , musical recordings and live stage plays -RRB- brought in $ 5.83 billion in 2012 . The Walt Disney Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- .

0 The Walt Disney Studios is an American film studio , one of the four major businesses of The Walt Disney Company and the main component of its Studio Entertainment segment . Entertainment Entertainment industry The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company film studio film studio Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) 1 The studio , best known for its multi-faceted film division , which is one of Hollywood 's major film studios , is based at the eponymous Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . Burbank Burbank, California California California Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) 2 3 4 The Studios generated an estimated income of $ 2.703 billion during the 2016 fiscal year . 5 The studio entertainment business alone -LRB- live-action and animated motion pictures , direct-to-video content , musical recordings and live stage plays -RRB- brought in $ 5.83 billion in 2012 . 6 7 8 The Walt Disney Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America -LRB- MPAA -RRB- . Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) Motion Picture Association of America Motion Picture Association of America 9

Walter_Murphy

Walter Anthony Murphy , Jr. -LRB- born December 19 , 1952 -RRB- is an American composer , arranger , pianist , musician , songwriter , and record producer . He is best known for the instrumental `` A Fifth of Beethoven '' , a disco adaptation of Beethoven 's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack . Further classical -- disco fusions followed , such as `` Flight ' 76 '' , `` Rhapsody in Blue '' , `` Toccata and Funk in 'D ' Minor '' , `` Bolero '' , and `` Mostly Mozart '' , but were not as successful . In a career spanning nearly five decades , Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows , including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , The Savage Bees , Stingray , Wiseguy , The Commish , Profit , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Looney Tunes , and How Murray Saved Christmas . He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane , composing music for his films and TV shows such as Family Guy , The Cleveland Show , American Dad ! , Ted , and Ted 2 .

0 Walter Anthony Murphy , Jr. -LRB- born December 19 , 1952 -RRB- is an American composer , arranger , pianist , musician , songwriter , and record producer . 1 He is best known for the instrumental `` A Fifth of Beethoven '' , a disco adaptation of Beethoven 's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack . disco disco A Fifth of Beethoven A Fifth of Beethoven Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Fifth Symphony Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) 2 Further classical -- disco fusions followed , such as `` Flight ' 76 '' , `` Rhapsody in Blue '' , `` Toccata and Funk in 'D ' Minor '' , `` Bolero '' , and `` Mostly Mozart '' , but were not as successful . disco disco Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Bolero Boléro Mostly Mozart Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) 3 4 5 In a career spanning nearly five decades , Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows , including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , The Savage Bees , Stingray , Wiseguy , The Commish , Profit , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Looney Tunes , and How Murray Saved Christmas . The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Stingray Stingray (NBC TV series) Wiseguy Wiseguy The Commish The Commish Profit Profit (TV series) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer Looney Tunes Looney Tunes How Murray Saved Christmas How Murray Saved Christmas 6 He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane , composing music for his films and TV shows such as Family Guy , The Cleveland Show , American Dad ! Seth MacFarlane Seth MacFarlane Family Guy Family Guy The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show 7 , Ted , and Ted 2 . Ted Ted (2012 film) Ted 2 Ted 2 8

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War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman . In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines . The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi . The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall . At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .

0 War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Josh Friedman Josh Friedman David Koepp David Koepp science fiction science fiction film disaster film disaster film novel of the same title The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells H. G. Wells 1 It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman . Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Dakota Fanning Justin Chatwin Justin Chatwin Miranda Otto Miranda Otto Tim Robbins Tim Robbins 2 In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines . extraterrestrials Martian (War of the Worlds) invade Alien invasion war machines Tripod (War of the Worlds) 3 4 5 The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . California California Connecticut Connecticut New Jersey New Jersey New York New York (state) Virginia Virginia 6 The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release . 7 Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi . Hitachi Hitachi 8 The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . 9 War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall . 10 At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise . Tom Cruise Tom Cruise 11

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Kennedy John Victor , known professionally as Vikram or Chiyaan Vikram , is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil language films and has won seven Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the People 's University of Milan in May 2011 . He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani , which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu films in the 1990s , many of which went unnoticed . However , the success of Bala 's tragedy film Sethu -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , in which Vikram appeared as a rogue turned lover , started Vikram 's successful career as an actor . In the early 2000s , Vikram appeared in a series of masala films , with Dhill -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Gemini -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Dhool -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Saamy -LRB- 2003 -RRB- becoming commercially successful ventures . During the period , Vikram also appeared in diverse roles and received critical acclaim for his performance as a blind villager in Kasi and a Robin Hood-esque figure in Samurai . In 2003 , Vikram 's performance as a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders in Bala 's Pithamagan saw him win the National Film Award for Best Actor , with his character only speaking a couple of lines of dialogue in the entire film . His appearance as an idealistic lawyer with multiple personality disorder in Shankar 's blockbuster Anniyan -LRB- 2005 -RRB- also won critical acclaim , as did his appearance as a superhero in Kanthaswamy -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Vikram 's portrayal of Veeraiya , a tribal leader inspired by the Ramayana character Ravana , in Mani Ratnam 's Raavanan saw him secure further accolades , as did his appearance as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . He consequently appeared in multiple get-ups as a bodybuilder and a crippled hunchback , losing up to 35 kilograms for sequences , during the making of Shankar 's romantic thriller I -LRB- 2015 -RRB- and won rave reviews from critics for his performance . It is currently the fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time . Vikram has promoted various social causes and appeared as the Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2011 . He has been a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special children , Vidya Sudha , which he stayed at during the making of Deiva Thirumagal as well as having long-term associations with the Kasi Eye Care and running his own welfare association through the Vikram Foundation . In 2016 , he produced and directed the video to the flood relief anthem , Spirit of Chennai , as a tribute to the city 's volunteers following the -LSB- -LSB- 2015 South Indian floods -RSB-

0 Kennedy John Victor , known professionally as Vikram or Chiyaan Vikram , is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil language films and has won seven Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the People 's University of Milan in May 2011 . Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil language Tamil cinema Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards South National Film Award National Film Award (India) Tamil Nadu State Film Award Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Honorary Doctorate Honorary Doctorate 1 2 3 He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani , which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu films in the 1990s , many of which went unnoticed . En Kadhal Kanmani En Kadhal Kanmani Malayalam Malayalam cinema Telugu Telugu cinema 4 However , the success of Bala 's tragedy film Sethu -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , in which Vikram appeared as a rogue turned lover , started Vikram 's successful career as an actor . Bala Bala (director) Sethu Sethu (film) 5 In the early 2000s , Vikram appeared in a series of masala films , with Dhill -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Gemini -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Dhool -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Saamy -LRB- 2003 -RRB- becoming commercially successful ventures . masala films Masala (film genre) Dhill Dhill Gemini Gemini (2002 Tamil film) Dhool Dhool Saamy Saamy 6 During the period , Vikram also appeared in diverse roles and received critical acclaim for his performance as a blind villager in Kasi and a Robin Hood-esque figure in Samurai . Kasi Kasi (film) Robin Hood Robin Hood Samurai Samurai (2002 film) 7 In 2003 , Vikram 's performance as a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders in Bala 's Pithamagan saw him win the National Film Award for Best Actor , with his character only speaking a couple of lines of dialogue in the entire film . National Film Award National Film Award (India) Bala Bala (director) Pithamagan Pithamagan National Film Award for Best Actor National Film Award for Best Actor 8 His appearance as an idealistic lawyer with multiple personality disorder in Shankar 's blockbuster Anniyan -LRB- 2005 -RRB- also won critical acclaim , as did his appearance as a superhero in Kanthaswamy -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . multiple personality disorder Dissociative identity disorder Shankar S. Shankar Anniyan Anniyan Kanthaswamy Kanthaswamy 9 Vikram 's portrayal of Veeraiya , a tribal leader inspired by the Ramayana character Ravana , in Mani Ratnam 's Raavanan saw him secure further accolades , as did his appearance as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Ramayana Ramayana Ravana Ravana Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam Raavanan Raavanan Deiva Thirumagal Deiva Thirumagal 10 He consequently appeared in multiple get-ups as a bodybuilder and a crippled hunchback , losing up to 35 kilograms for sequences , during the making of Shankar 's romantic thriller I -LRB- 2015 -RRB- and won rave reviews from critics for his performance . Shankar S. Shankar I I (film) 11 It is currently the fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time . fourth highest-grossing Tamil film List of highest-grossing Tamil films 12 13 14 Vikram has promoted various social causes and appeared as the Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2011 . United Nations Human Settlements Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme 15 He has been a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special children , Vidya Sudha , which he stayed at during the making of Deiva Thirumagal as well as having long-term associations with the Kasi Eye Care and running his own welfare association through the Vikram Foundation . Kasi Kasi (film) Deiva Thirumagal Deiva Thirumagal 16 In 2016 , he produced and directed the video to the flood relief anthem , Spirit of Chennai , as a tribute to the city 's volunteers following the -LSB- -LSB- 2015 South Indian floods -RSB- Chennai Chennai Spirit of Chennai Spirit of Chennai 17

Vlad_II_Dracul

Vlad II , also known as Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Dragon -LRB- before 1395 -- November 1447 -RRB- , was voivode -LRB- or prince -RRB- of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442 , and again from 1443 to 1447 . Born an illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia , he spent his youth at the court of Sigismund of Luxembourg , who made him a member of the Order of the Dragon in 1431 -LRB- hence his sobriquet -RRB- . Sigismund also recognized him as the lawful voivode of Wallachia , allowing him to settle in the nearby Transylvania . Vlad could not assert his claim during the life of his half-brother , Alexander I Aldea , who acknowledged the suzerainty of the Ottoman Sultan , Murad II . After Alexander Aldea died in 1436 , Vlad seized Wallachia with Hungarian support . Following the death of Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1437 , Hungary 's position weakened , causing him to pay homage to Murad II , which included participating in Murad II 's invasion of Transylvania in the summer of 1438 . John Hunyadi , Voivode of Transylvania , came to Wallachia to convince Vlad to join a crusade against the Ottomans in 1441 . After Hunyadi routed an Ottoman army in Transylvania , the sultan ordered Vlad to come to Edirne where he was captured in 1442 . Hunyadi invaded Wallachia and made Vlad 's cousin , Basarab II , voivode . Vlad was released before the end of the year , but he had to leave his two sons as hostages in the Ottoman Empire . He was restored in Wallachia with Ottoman support in 1443 . He remained neutral during Hunyadi 's `` Long Campaign '' against the Ottoman Empire between October 1443 and January 1444 , but he sent 4,000 horsemen to fight against the Ottomans during the Crusade of Varna . With the support of a Burgundian fleet he captured the important Ottoman fortress at Giurgiu in 1445 . He made peace with the Ottoman Empire in 1446 or 1447 , which contributed to the deterioration of his relationship with Hunyadi . Hunyadi invaded Wallachia , forcing Vlad to flee from Târgoviște in late November , where he was killed at a nearby village .

0 Vlad II , also known as Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Dragon -LRB- before 1395 -- November 1447 -RRB- , was voivode -LRB- or prince -RRB- of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442 , and again from 1443 to 1447 . 1 Born an illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia , he spent his youth at the court of Sigismund of Luxembourg , who made him a member of the Order of the Dragon in 1431 -LRB- hence his sobriquet -RRB- . Mircea I of Wallachia Mircea I of Wallachia illegitimate son Legitimacy (family law) Sigismund of Luxembourg Sigismund of Luxembourg Order of the Dragon Order of the Dragon 2 Sigismund also recognized him as the lawful voivode of Wallachia , allowing him to settle in the nearby Transylvania . Transylvania Transylvania 3 Vlad could not assert his claim during the life of his half-brother , Alexander I Aldea , who acknowledged the suzerainty of the Ottoman Sultan , Murad II . Alexander I Aldea Alexander I Aldea Ottoman Sultan Ottoman Sultan Murad II Murad II 4 5 6 After Alexander Aldea died in 1436 , Vlad seized Wallachia with Hungarian support . 7 Following the death of Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1437 , Hungary 's position weakened , causing him to pay homage to Murad II , which included participating in Murad II 's invasion of Transylvania in the summer of 1438 . Sigismund of Luxembourg Sigismund of Luxembourg Transylvania Transylvania Murad II Murad II 8 John Hunyadi , Voivode of Transylvania , came to Wallachia to convince Vlad to join a crusade against the Ottomans in 1441 . Transylvania Transylvania John Hunyadi John Hunyadi Voivode of Transylvania Voivode of Transylvania 9 After Hunyadi routed an Ottoman army in Transylvania , the sultan ordered Vlad to come to Edirne where he was captured in 1442 . Transylvania Transylvania Edirne Edirne 10 Hunyadi invaded Wallachia and made Vlad 's cousin , Basarab II , voivode . Basarab II Basarab II of Wallachia 11 12 13 Vlad was released before the end of the year , but he had to leave his two sons as hostages in the Ottoman Empire . 14 He was restored in Wallachia with Ottoman support in 1443 . 15 He remained neutral during Hunyadi 's `` Long Campaign '' against the Ottoman Empire between October 1443 and January 1444 , but he sent 4,000 horsemen to fight against the Ottomans during the Crusade of Varna . Crusade of Varna Crusade of Varna 16 With the support of a Burgundian fleet he captured the important Ottoman fortress at Giurgiu in 1445 . Giurgiu Giurgiu 17 He made peace with the Ottoman Empire in 1446 or 1447 , which contributed to the deterioration of his relationship with Hunyadi . 18 Hunyadi invaded Wallachia , forcing Vlad to flee from Târgoviște in late November , where he was killed at a nearby village . 19

Vilcabamba,_Peru

Vilcabamba -LRB- in hispanicized spelling -RRB- , Willkapampa -LRB- Aymara and Quechua -RRB- or Espíritu Pampa was a city founded by Manco Inca in 1539 and was the capital of the Neo-Inca State , the last refuge of the Inca Empire until it fell to the Spaniards in 1572 , signaling the end of Inca resistance to Spanish rule . The city was then destroyed , rediscovered in 1911 , and scholars believe it to be the fabled `` Lost city of the Incas '' . It is located on the Chontabamba River , a tributary of the Urubamba River . It is often referred to as Vilcabamba the Old or Old Vilcabamba to distinguish it from the Spanish colonial town of Vilcabamba la Nueva .

0 Vilcabamba -LRB- in hispanicized spelling -RRB- , Willkapampa -LRB- Aymara and Quechua -RRB- or Espíritu Pampa was a city founded by Manco Inca in 1539 and was the capital of the Neo-Inca State , the last refuge of the Inca Empire until it fell to the Spaniards in 1572 , signaling the end of Inca resistance to Spanish rule . Aymara Aymara language Quechua Quechua language Manco Inca Manco Inca Neo-Inca State Neo-Inca State Inca Empire Inca Empire Inca Inca 1 The city was then destroyed , rediscovered in 1911 , and scholars believe it to be the fabled `` Lost city of the Incas '' . Lost city Lost city 2 3 4 It is located on the Chontabamba River , a tributary of the Urubamba River . tributary tributary Urubamba River Urubamba River 5 It is often referred to as Vilcabamba the Old or Old Vilcabamba to distinguish it from the Spanish colonial town of Vilcabamba la Nueva . 6

Warangal

Warangal is a city and the district headquarters of Warangal Urban District and Warangal Rural District 's in the Indian state of Telangana . Warangal is the second largest city in Telangana after Hyderabad , spreading across 406.87 km2 with a population of 811,844 . Along with 11 other cities in the country having rich culture and heritage , it has been chosen for the HRIDAY -- Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme by the Government of India . It was also selected as a smart city in the `` fast-track competition '' , which makes it eligible for additional investment to improve urban infrastructure and industrial opportunities under the Smart Cities Mission . Warangal served as the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty which was established in 1163 . The monuments left by the Kakatiyas include fortresses , lakes , temples , and stone gateways helped the city to become a significant tourist attraction . The Kakatiya Kala Thoranam was included in the Emblem of Telangana by the state government . The city along with its two neighborhoods of Hanamkonda and Kazipet , is often referred as Tri-city .

0 Warangal is a city and the district headquarters of Warangal Urban District and Warangal Rural District 's in the Indian state of Telangana . District List of districts of India Telangana Telangana Warangal Urban Warangal Urban district Warangal Rural Warangal Rural district Indian Indian people Warangal Urban District Warangal Urban District Warangal Rural District Warangal Rural District Indian state Indian state 1 Warangal is the second largest city in Telangana after Hyderabad , spreading across 406.87 km2 with a population of 811,844 . Telangana Telangana Hyderabad Hyderabad 2 Along with 11 other cities in the country having rich culture and heritage , it has been chosen for the HRIDAY -- Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme by the Government of India . City City India India Government of India Government of India 3 It was also selected as a smart city in the `` fast-track competition '' , which makes it eligible for additional investment to improve urban infrastructure and industrial opportunities under the Smart Cities Mission . smart city smart city Smart Cities Mission Smart Cities Mission 4 5 6 Warangal served as the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty which was established in 1163 . Kakatiya dynasty Kakatiya dynasty 7 The monuments left by the Kakatiyas include fortresses , lakes , temples , and stone gateways helped the city to become a significant tourist attraction . 8 The Kakatiya Kala Thoranam was included in the Emblem of Telangana by the state government . Kakatiya Kala Thoranam Kakatiya Kala Thoranam Telangana Telangana Emblem of Telangana Emblem of Telangana 9 The city along with its two neighborhoods of Hanamkonda and Kazipet , is often referred as Tri-city . Hanamkonda Hanamkonda Kazipet Kazipet 10

Wales

Wales -LRB- -LSB- ˈweɪlz -RSB- Cymru -LSB- ˈkəm.rɨ -RSB- -RRB- is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20779 km2 . Wales has over 1680 mi of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon -LRB- Yr Wyddfa -RRB- , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century , and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England 's conquest of Wales , though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century . The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 -- 1542 . Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century . Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh national feeling grew over the century ; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962 . Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters . At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution , development of the mining and metallurgical industries transformed the country from an agricultural society into an industrial nation ; the South Wales Coalfield 's exploitation caused a rapid expansion of Wales ' population . Two-thirds of the population live in south Wales , mainly in and around Cardiff -LRB- the capital -RRB- , Swansea and Newport , and in the nearby valleys . Now that the country 's traditional extractive and heavy industries have gone or are in decline , Wales ' economy depends on the public sector , light and service industries and tourism . Wales ' 2010 gross value added -LRB- GVA -RRB- was # 45.5 billion -LRB- # 15,145 per head , 74.0 % of the average for the UK , and the lowest GVA per head in Britain -RRB- . Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain , and the vast majority of the population speaks English , the country has retained a distinct cultural identity and is officially bilingual . Over 560,000 Welsh language speakers live in Wales , and the language is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west . From the late 19th century onwards , Wales acquired its popular image as the `` land of song '' , in part due to the eisteddfod tradition . At many international sporting events , such as the FIFA World Cup , Rugby World Cup and the Commonwealth Games , Wales has its own national teams , though at the Olympic Games , Welsh athletes compete as part of a Great Britain team . Rugby union is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and an expression of national consciousness .

0 Wales -LRB- -LSB- ˈweɪlz -RSB- Cymru -LSB- ˈkəm.rɨ -RSB- -RRB- is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . country country part Countries of the United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Great Britain Great Britain 1 It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . England England east Wales–England border Irish Sea Irish Sea Bristol Channel Bristol Channel 2 It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20779 km2 . 3 Wales has over 1680 mi of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon -LRB- Yr Wyddfa -RRB- , its highest summit . Snowdon Snowdon 4 The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . country country north temperate zone Temperateness maritime climate maritime climate 5 6 7 Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century , and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Welsh Welsh people Welsh national identity Welsh people Celtic Celts Britons Britons (historical) Roman withdrawal from Britain Roman withdrawal from Britain Celtic nations Celtic nations 8 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England 's conquest of Wales , though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century . England England Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Edward I of England Edward I of England conquest Conquest of Wales by Edward I Owain Glyndŵr Owain Glyndŵr 9 The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 -- 1542 . English English language England England English legal system English law 10 Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century . Welsh Welsh people Welsh politics Welsh politics 11 Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh Welsh people Liberalism Liberal Party (UK) Lloyd George David Lloyd George socialism socialism Labour Party Labour Party (UK) 12 Welsh national feeling grew over the century ; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962 . Welsh Welsh people Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru Welsh Language Society Welsh Language Society 13 Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters . National Assembly National Assembly for Wales Government of Wales Act 1998 Government of Wales Act 1998 National Assembly for Wales National Assembly for Wales devolved policy matters Contemporary Welsh Law#Areas to legislate: The devolved areas 14 15 16 At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution , development of the mining and metallurgical industries transformed the country from an agricultural society into an industrial nation ; the South Wales Coalfield 's exploitation caused a rapid expansion of Wales ' population . country country Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution mining mining in Wales metallurgical metallurgy South Wales Coalfield South Wales Coalfield 17 Two-thirds of the population live in south Wales , mainly in and around Cardiff -LRB- the capital -RRB- , Swansea and Newport , and in the nearby valleys . Cardiff Cardiff south Wales south Wales Swansea Swansea Newport Newport, Wales valleys South Wales valleys 18 Now that the country 's traditional extractive and heavy industries have gone or are in decline , Wales ' economy depends on the public sector , light and service industries and tourism . country country public sector public sector tourism Tourism in Wales 19 Wales ' 2010 gross value added -LRB- GVA -RRB- was # 45.5 billion -LRB- # 15,145 per head , 74.0 % of the average for the UK , and the lowest GVA per head in Britain -RRB- . 20 21 22 Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain , and the vast majority of the population speaks English , the country has retained a distinct cultural identity and is officially bilingual . English English language country country Great Britain Great Britain cultural identity Welsh culture bilingual bilingual 23 Over 560,000 Welsh language speakers live in Wales , and the language is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west . Welsh Welsh people Welsh language Welsh language 24 From the late 19th century onwards , Wales acquired its popular image as the `` land of song '' , in part due to the eisteddfod tradition . part Countries of the United Kingdom eisteddfod eisteddfod 25 At many international sporting events , such as the FIFA World Cup , Rugby World Cup and the Commonwealth Games , Wales has its own national teams , though at the Olympic Games , Welsh athletes compete as part of a Great Britain team . Welsh Welsh people part Countries of the United Kingdom Great Britain Great Britain FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Olympic Games Olympic Games Great Britain team Great Britain at the Olympics 26 Rugby union is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and an expression of national consciousness . Welsh Welsh people Rugby union Rugby union 27

War_Doctor

The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt . Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston 's Ninth Doctor in the show 's fictional chronology , his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston 's ; the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show 's 50th anniversary . Within the programme 's narrative , the Doctor is a centuries-old alien , a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey , who travels in time and space in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , but in doing so , gains a new physical appearance and with it , a distinct new personality . This plot device has allowed a number of actors to portray different incarnations of the Doctor over the show 's long run . The War Doctor , not so named within the episodes in which he appears , is introduced as the incarnation of the Doctor who fought in the Time War of the show 's modern-day backstory . He was created as a result of a conscious decision of the Eighth Doctor , played by Paul McGann , to take up arms and become a warrior ; in accepting this duty , the War Doctor disowned the title of `` Doctor , '' and after the war 's end is viewed with disdain by his subsequent incarnations , who reclaim the title that the character is known by . In the 50th anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' , however , the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith revises his opinion of this incarnation after revisiting the final moments of the war . In his original conception of the show 's anniversary special , Moffat had written the Ninth Doctor as having ended the Time War . However , he was `` pretty certain '' that Christopher Eccleston would decline to return to the role , which he did . As he also had reservations about making Paul McGann 's Eighth Doctor the incarnation who had ended the war , he created a never-before-seen past incarnation of the Doctor , which allowed him `` a freer hand '' in writing the story , acknowledging that the success of doing this would be predicated on being able to cast an actor with a significant enough profile .

0 The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . BBC BBC the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) science fiction television Science fiction on television Doctor Who Doctor Who 1 He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt . John Hurt John Hurt 2 Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston 's Ninth Doctor in the show 's fictional chronology , his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston 's ; the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show 's 50th anniversary . Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston Ninth Doctor Ninth Doctor Steven Moffat Steven Moffat 3 4 5 Within the programme 's narrative , the Doctor is a centuries-old alien , a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey , who travels in time and space in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) Time Lord Time Lord Gallifrey Gallifrey travels in time and space time travel in fiction TARDIS TARDIS companions companion (Doctor Who) 6 When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , but in doing so , gains a new physical appearance and with it , a distinct new personality . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) regenerate regeneration (Doctor Who) 7 This plot device has allowed a number of actors to portray different incarnations of the Doctor over the show 's long run . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) plot device plot device 8 The War Doctor , not so named within the episodes in which he appears , is introduced as the incarnation of the Doctor who fought in the Time War of the show 's modern-day backstory . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) backstory backstory 9 He was created as a result of a conscious decision of the Eighth Doctor , played by Paul McGann , to take up arms and become a warrior ; in accepting this duty , the War Doctor disowned the title of `` Doctor , '' and after the war 's end is viewed with disdain by his subsequent incarnations , who reclaim the title that the character is known by . Eighth Doctor Eighth Doctor Paul McGann Paul McGann 10 In the 50th anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' , however , the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith revises his opinion of this incarnation after revisiting the final moments of the war . The Day of the Doctor The Day of the Doctor the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) Eleventh Doctor Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith Matt Smith (actor) 11 12 13 In his original conception of the show 's anniversary special , Moffat had written the Ninth Doctor as having ended the Time War . Ninth Doctor Ninth Doctor 14 However , he was `` pretty certain '' that Christopher Eccleston would decline to return to the role , which he did . Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston 15 As he also had reservations about making Paul McGann 's Eighth Doctor the incarnation who had ended the war , he created a never-before-seen past incarnation of the Doctor , which allowed him `` a freer hand '' in writing the story , acknowledging that the success of doing this would be predicated on being able to cast an actor with a significant enough profile . the Doctor The Doctor (Doctor Who) Eighth Doctor Eighth Doctor Paul McGann Paul McGann never-before-seen retroactive continuity 16

Velvet_Revolver

Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N ' Roses members Slash -LRB- lead guitar -RRB- , Duff McKagan -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Matt Sorum -LRB- drums , backing vocals -RRB- , alongside Dave Kushner -LRB- rhythm guitar -RRB- formerly of punk band Wasted Youth . Original vocalist Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots left the band in 2008 . In 2004 , the band achieved commercial success with their debut album , Contraband . Despite positive reviews , some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N ' Roses , criticizing them for a `` disconnection '' between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band . With their single `` Slither '' , they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance . The band released Libertad in 2007 , driven by the release of the single `` She Builds Quick Machines '' , and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains . In April 2008 , Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots . Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008 . Then , in November of the same year , the band was released by their record label RCA Records , at their request , to allow them `` complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish '' replacing Weiland . The release of Slash 's self-titled debut solo album and Duff McKagan 's addition to the Jane 's Addiction lineup seemed to put the future of the band in doubt . However , McKagan left Jane 's Addiction a few months after joining . Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus , although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12 , 2012 at a benefit concert , which proved to be their last performance together before Weiland 's death in 2015 . Slash and McKagan have since rejoined Guns N ' Roses .

0 Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N ' Roses members Slash -LRB- lead guitar -RRB- , Duff McKagan -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Matt Sorum -LRB- drums , backing vocals -RRB- , alongside Dave Kushner -LRB- rhythm guitar -RRB- formerly of punk band Wasted Youth . Dave Kushner Dave Kushner Duff McKagan Duff McKagan Slash Slash (musician) Matt Sorum Matt Sorum hard rock hard rock supergroup Supergroup (music) punk Hardcore punk Wasted Youth Wasted Youth (American band) 1 Original vocalist Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots left the band in 2008 . Scott Weiland Scott Weiland Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots 2 In 2004 , the band achieved commercial success with their debut album , Contraband . Contraband Contraband (Velvet Revolver album) 3 Despite positive reviews , some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N ' Roses , criticizing them for a `` disconnection '' between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band . Scott Weiland Scott Weiland Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots 4 With their single `` Slither '' , they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance . Slither Slither (song) Grammy Award Grammy Award Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance 5 6 7 The band released Libertad in 2007 , driven by the release of the single `` She Builds Quick Machines '' , and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains . Libertad Libertad (Velvet Revolver album) She Builds Quick Machines She Builds Quick Machines Alice in Chains Alice in Chains 8 In April 2008 , Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots . Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots reunited with Stone Temple Pilots 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour 9 Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008 . 10 Then , in November of the same year , the band was released by their record label RCA Records , at their request , to allow them `` complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish '' replacing Weiland . RCA RCA Records RCA Records RCA Records 11 12 13 The release of Slash 's self-titled debut solo album and Duff McKagan 's addition to the Jane 's Addiction lineup seemed to put the future of the band in doubt . Duff McKagan Duff McKagan Slash Slash (musician) self-titled debut solo album Slash (album) 14 However , McKagan left Jane 's Addiction a few months after joining . 15 Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus , although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12 , 2012 at a benefit concert , which proved to be their last performance together before Weiland 's death in 2015 . Scott Weiland Scott Weiland 16 Slash and McKagan have since rejoined Guns N ' Roses . Slash Slash (musician) 17

Virtual_Console

, sometimes abbreviated as VC , is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo eShop online services that allows players to purchase and download retro games -LRB- mostly unaltered -RRB- for Nintendo 's Wii and Wii U home gaming consoles and the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console . The Virtual Console lineup consists of titles originally released on past home and handheld consoles . These titles are run in their original forms through software emulation -LRB- excluding GBA titles on 3DS -RRB- , and can be purchased for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points -LRB- Wii -RRB- , US$ 2.99 and US$ 6.99 -LRB- 3DS -RRB- and US$ 4.99 and US$ 9.99 -LRB- Wii U -RRB- depending on system , rarity , and/or demand . Virtual Console 's library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System , Super NES , Game Boy , Game Boy Color , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy Advance , Nintendo DS , and Wii , as well as Sega 's Master System and Genesis/Mega Drive , NEC 's TurboGrafx-16 , and SNK 's Neo Geo AES . The service for the Wii also includes games for platforms that were known only in select regions , such as the Commodore 64 -LRB- Europe and North America -RRB- and MSX -LRB- Japan -RRB- , as well as Virtual Console Arcade , which allows players to download video arcade games . Virtual Console titles have been downloaded over ten million times . The distribution of past games through the Virtual Console is one of Nintendo 's attempts at preventing software piracy .

0 , sometimes abbreviated as VC , is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo eShop online services that allows players to purchase and download retro games -LRB- mostly unaltered -RRB- for Nintendo 's Wii and Wii U home gaming consoles and the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console . Nintendo Nintendo Wii Wii Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS Wii U Wii U Wii Shop Channel Wii Shop Channel Nintendo eShop Nintendo eShop 1 2 3 The Virtual Console lineup consists of titles originally released on past home and handheld consoles . 4 These titles are run in their original forms through software emulation -LRB- excluding GBA titles on 3DS -RRB- , and can be purchased for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points -LRB- Wii -RRB- , US$ 2.99 and US$ 6.99 -LRB- 3DS -RRB- and US$ 4.99 and US$ 9.99 -LRB- Wii U -RRB- depending on system , rarity , and/or demand . Wii Wii Wii U Wii U software emulation Emulator Wii Points Nintendo Points 5 Virtual Console 's library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System , Super NES , Game Boy , Game Boy Color , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy Advance , Nintendo DS , and Wii , as well as Sega 's Master System and Genesis/Mega Drive , NEC 's TurboGrafx-16 , and SNK 's Neo Geo AES . Nintendo Nintendo Wii Wii Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Entertainment System Super NES Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Boy Game Boy Game Boy Color Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 Nintendo 64 Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Nintendo DS Sega Sega Master System Master System Genesis/Mega Drive Sega Genesis NEC NEC TurboGrafx-16 TurboGrafx-16 SNK SNK Neo Geo AES Neo Geo (system) 6 The service for the Wii also includes games for platforms that were known only in select regions , such as the Commodore 64 -LRB- Europe and North America -RRB- and MSX -LRB- Japan -RRB- , as well as Virtual Console Arcade , which allows players to download video arcade games . Wii Wii Commodore 64 Commodore 64 MSX MSX 7 Virtual Console titles have been downloaded over ten million times . 8 The distribution of past games through the Virtual Console is one of Nintendo 's attempts at preventing software piracy . Nintendo Nintendo 9

Vermont

Vermont -LRB- -LSB- vərˈmɒnt , _ vɜr - -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , New York to the west , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont 's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state . Vermont is the 2nd-least populous of the U.S. states , ahead of Wyoming in population . The capital is Montpelier , the least populous state capital in the U.S. . The most populous municipality , Burlington , is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous within a state . As of 2015 , Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S. . It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016 . For thousands of years indigenous peoples , including the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Mohawk , occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France 's colony of New France . France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years ' War . For many years , the nearby colonies , especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York , disputed control of the area -LRB- then called the New Hampshire Grants -RRB- . Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia , which supported the many settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire . Ultimately , those settlers prevailed in creating an independent state , the Vermont Republic . Founded in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War , the republic lasted for 14 years . Aside from the original 13 states that were formerly colonies , Vermont is one of only four U.S. states that were previously sovereign states -LRB- along with California , Hawaii , and Texas -RRB- . Vermont was also the first state to join the U.S. as its 14th member state after the original 13 . While still an independent republic , Vermont was the first of any future U.S. state to partially abolish slavery .

0 Vermont -LRB- -LSB- vərˈmɒnt , _ vɜr - -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . state U.S. state New England New England northeastern United States northeastern United States 1 It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , New York to the west , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire New York Province of New York Canadian province Provinces and territories of Canada Quebec Quebec 2 Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont 's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state . Lake Champlain Lake Champlain state U.S. state New York Province of New York Green Mountains Green Mountains 3 4 5 Vermont is the 2nd-least populous of the U.S. states , ahead of Wyoming in population . 2nd-least populous List of U.S. states and territories by population Wyoming Wyoming 6 The capital is Montpelier , the least populous state capital in the U.S. . Montpelier Montpelier, Vermont state U.S. state least populous state capital List of capitals in the United States 7 The most populous municipality , Burlington , is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous within a state . Burlington Burlington, Vermont state U.S. state least populous city List of U.S. states' largest cities by population most populous within a state List of cities in Vermont 8 As of 2015 , Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S. . maple syrup maple syrup 9 It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016 . state U.S. state 10 11 12 For thousands of years indigenous peoples , including the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Mohawk , occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France 's colony of New France . indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples of the Americas Algonquian Algonquian languages Abenaki Abenaki Mohawk Mohawk people France Kingdom of France New France New France 13 France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years ' War . France Kingdom of France Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain 14 For many years , the nearby colonies , especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York , disputed control of the area -LRB- then called the New Hampshire Grants -RRB- . New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire New York Province of New York colonies Thirteen Colonies New Hampshire Grants New Hampshire Grants 15 Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia , which supported the many settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire . New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire New York Province of New York Green Mountain Boys Green Mountain Boys 16 17 18 Ultimately , those settlers prevailed in creating an independent state , the Vermont Republic . state U.S. state Vermont Republic Vermont Republic 19 Founded in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War , the republic lasted for 14 years . American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War 20 Aside from the original 13 states that were formerly colonies , Vermont is one of only four U.S. states that were previously sovereign states -LRB- along with California , Hawaii , and Texas -RRB- . colonies Thirteen Colonies California California Republic Hawaii Kingdom of Hawaii Texas Republic of Texas 21 Vermont was also the first state to join the U.S. as its 14th member state after the original 13 . state U.S. state 22 While still an independent republic , Vermont was the first of any future U.S. state to partially abolish slavery . state U.S. state partially abolish slavery history of slavery in Vermont 23

War_Horse_-LRB-film-RRB-

War Horse is a 2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis , adapted from English author Michael Morpurgo 's 1982 novel of the same name . The film 's cast includes Jeremy Irvine -LRB- in his film acting debut -RRB- , Emily Watson , David Thewlis , Tom Hiddleston , Benedict Cumberbatch , Eddie Marsan , Niels Arestrup , Toby Kebbell , David Kross and Peter Mullan . Set before and during World War I , it tells of the journey of Joey , a bay Thoroughbred horse raised by British teenager Albert -LRB- Irvine -RRB- , as he is bought by the British Army , leading him to encounter numerous individuals and owners throughout Europe , all the while experiencing the tragedies of the war happening around him . DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009 , with Spielberg announced to direct the film in May 2010 . Having directed many films set during the Second World War , it was his first film to tackle the events of World War I. Long-term Spielberg collaborators Janusz Kamiński , Michael Kahn , Rick Carter and John Williams all worked on the film as cinematographer , editor , production designer , and music composer , respectively . Produced by DreamWorks Pictures and released by Touchstone Pictures , War Horse became a box-office success and was met with positive reviews . The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture , two Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTAs .

0 War Horse is a 2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis , adapted from English author Michael Morpurgo 's 1982 novel of the same name . Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Lee Hall Lee Hall (playwright) Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpurgo war War film drama film drama film novel of the same name War Horse (novel) 1 The film 's cast includes Jeremy Irvine -LRB- in his film acting debut -RRB- , Emily Watson , David Thewlis , Tom Hiddleston , Benedict Cumberbatch , Eddie Marsan , Niels Arestrup , Toby Kebbell , David Kross and Peter Mullan . Emily Watson Emily Watson David Thewlis David Thewlis Peter Mullan Peter Mullan Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup Jeremy Irvine Jeremy Irvine Tom Hiddleston Tom Hiddleston Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch Eddie Marsan Eddie Marsan Toby Kebbell Toby Kebbell David Kross David Kross 2 Set before and during World War I , it tells of the journey of Joey , a bay Thoroughbred horse raised by British teenager Albert -LRB- Irvine -RRB- , as he is bought by the British Army , leading him to encounter numerous individuals and owners throughout Europe , all the while experiencing the tragedies of the war happening around him . war War film World War I World War I bay Bay (horse) Thoroughbred Thoroughbred 3 4 5 DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009 , with Spielberg announced to direct the film in May 2010 . DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks 6 Having directed many films set during the Second World War , it was his first film to tackle the events of World War I. Long-term Spielberg collaborators Janusz Kamiński , Michael Kahn , Rick Carter and John Williams all worked on the film as cinematographer , editor , production designer , and music composer , respectively . John Williams John Williams Janusz Kamiński Janusz Kamiński Michael Kahn Michael Kahn (film editor) World War I World War I Second World War World War II Rick Carter Rick Carter 7 8 9 Produced by DreamWorks Pictures and released by Touchstone Pictures , War Horse became a box-office success and was met with positive reviews . DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures 10 The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture , two Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTAs . Academy Awards 84th Academy Awards Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Golden Globe Awards 69th Golden Globe Awards 11

Virgil_Earp

Virgil Walter Earp -LRB- July 18 , 1843 -- October 19 , 1905 -RRB- was both Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone , Arizona City Marshal when he led his brothers Morgan and Wyatt and Doc Holliday in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 . They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton . All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps ' interference in their illegal activities . All four lawmen were charged with murder by Ike Clanton , who had run from the gunfight . During a month-long preliminary hearing , Judge Wells Spicer exonerated the men , concluding they had been performing their duty . But two months later on December 28 , friends of the slain outlaws retaliated , ambushing Virgil . They shot him in the back , hitting him with three shotgun rounds , shattering his left arm and leaving him permanently maimed . The Cowboys suspected were let off for lack of evidence . His brother Morgan Earp was assassinated in March 1882 . Charges against those suspected were dismissed on a technicality . Wyatt Earp concluded he could not rely on civil justice and decided to take matters into his own hands . Wyatt assembled a posse that included their brother Warren Earp and set out on a vendetta to kill those they felt were responsible . Virgil left Tombstone to recuperate from his wounds in Colton , California where his parents lived . Virgil married before he left to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War . When he returned , his wife and child had left . He held a variety of other jobs throughout his life , though he primarily worked in law enforcement . His younger brother Wyatt , who spent most of his life as a gambler , became better known as a lawman because of writer Stuart N. Lake 's fictionalized 1931 biography Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal and later portrayals of him in movies and fiction as Old West 's `` toughest and deadliest gunmen of his day . '' In 1898 , Virgil learned that his first wife Ellen Rysdam and their daughter were living in Oregon and reestablished contact with them . After suffering from pneumonia for six months , Virgil died on October 19 , 1905 .

0 Virgil Walter Earp -LRB- July 18 , 1843 -- October 19 , 1905 -RRB- was both Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone , Arizona City Marshal when he led his brothers Morgan and Wyatt and Doc Holliday in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 . Wyatt Wyatt Earp Morgan Morgan Earp Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Tombstone Tombstone, Arizona Arizona Arizona Territory Doc Holliday Doc Holliday Cowboys Cochise County Cowboys 1 They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton . Tom Tom McLaury Frank McLaury Frank McLaury Billy Clanton Billy Clanton 2 All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps ' interference in their illegal activities . Cowboys Cochise County Cowboys 3 All four lawmen were charged with murder by Ike Clanton , who had run from the gunfight . Ike Clanton Ike Clanton 4 During a month-long preliminary hearing , Judge Wells Spicer exonerated the men , concluding they had been performing their duty . Wells Spicer Wells Spicer 5 6 7 But two months later on December 28 , friends of the slain outlaws retaliated , ambushing Virgil . 8 They shot him in the back , hitting him with three shotgun rounds , shattering his left arm and leaving him permanently maimed . 9 The Cowboys suspected were let off for lack of evidence . Cowboys Cochise County Cowboys 10 His brother Morgan Earp was assassinated in March 1882 . Morgan Morgan Earp Morgan Earp Morgan Earp 11 Charges against those suspected were dismissed on a technicality . 12 Wyatt Earp concluded he could not rely on civil justice and decided to take matters into his own hands . Wyatt Wyatt Earp 13 Wyatt assembled a posse that included their brother Warren Earp and set out on a vendetta to kill those they felt were responsible . Wyatt Wyatt Earp Warren Warren Earp Warren Earp Warren Earp vendetta Earp Vendetta Ride 14 Virgil left Tombstone to recuperate from his wounds in Colton , California where his parents lived . Tombstone Tombstone, Arizona 15 16 17 Virgil married before he left to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War . American Civil War American Civil War 18 When he returned , his wife and child had left . 19 He held a variety of other jobs throughout his life , though he primarily worked in law enforcement . 20 His younger brother Wyatt , who spent most of his life as a gambler , became better known as a lawman because of writer Stuart N. Lake 's fictionalized 1931 biography Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal and later portrayals of him in movies and fiction as Old West 's `` toughest and deadliest gunmen of his day . '' Wyatt Wyatt Earp Stuart N. Lake Stuart N. Lake 21 In 1898 , Virgil learned that his first wife Ellen Rysdam and their daughter were living in Oregon and reestablished contact with them . 22 After suffering from pneumonia for six months , Virgil died on October 19 , 1905 . 23

Vera_Farmiga

Vera Ann Farmiga -LRB- -LSB- fɑrˈmiːɡə -RSB- born August 6 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actress , director and producer . She began her career on Broadway in the play Taking Sides -LRB- 1996 -RRB- . She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . Farmiga 's breakout role came in 2004 , when she portrayed a mother harboring a secret drug habit in the drama film Down to the Bone . She then co-starred in The Manchurian Candidate -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , The Departed -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and Nothing But the Truth -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . She gained more critical acclaim for her role as Alex Goran in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress . She then had starring roles in Orphan -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Source Code -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and Safe House -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Farmiga made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , in which she also starred in the lead role . In 2013 , she portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the horror film The Conjuring , and reprised the role in the 2016 sequel The Conjuring 2 . From 2013 to 2017 , Farmiga starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel , for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . This role , along with her roles in Joshua , Orphan , and the two Conjuring films , has dubbed her as a contemporary scream queen .

0 Vera Ann Farmiga -LRB- -LSB- fɑrˈmiːɡə -RSB- born August 6 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actress , director and producer . 1 She began her career on Broadway in the play Taking Sides -LRB- 1996 -RRB- . Taking Sides Taking Sides (play) 2 She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Roar Roar (U.S. TV series) Return to Paradise Return to Paradise (1998 film) 3 4 5 Farmiga 's breakout role came in 2004 , when she portrayed a mother harboring a secret drug habit in the drama film Down to the Bone . Down to the Bone Down to the Bone (film) 6 She then co-starred in The Manchurian Candidate -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , The Departed -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and Nothing But the Truth -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . The Manchurian Candidate The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) The Departed The Departed The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film) Nothing But the Truth Nothing but the Truth (2008 American film) 7 She gained more critical acclaim for her role as Alex Goran in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress . Up in the Air Up in the Air (2009 film) Academy Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 8 9 10 She then had starring roles in Orphan -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Source Code -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and Safe House -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Orphan Orphan (film) Source Code Source Code Safe House Safe House (2012 film) 11 Farmiga made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , in which she also starred in the lead role . Higher Ground Higher Ground (film) 12 In 2013 , she portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the horror film The Conjuring , and reprised the role in the 2016 sequel The Conjuring 2 . Lorraine Warren Ed and Lorraine Warren The Conjuring The Conjuring The Conjuring 2 The Conjuring 2 13 14 15 From 2013 to 2017 , Farmiga starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel , for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Norma Louise Bates Norma Bates (Psycho) A&E A&E (TV channel) Bates Motel Bates Motel (TV series) Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 16 This role , along with her roles in Joshua , Orphan , and the two Conjuring films , has dubbed her as a contemporary scream queen . Orphan Orphan (film) Joshua Joshua (2007 film) scream queen scream queen 17

Waiting_to_Exhale

Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker -LRB- in his feature film directorial debut -RRB- and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett . The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan . Lela Rochon , Loretta Devine , Dennis Haysbert , Michael Beach , Gregory Hines , Donald Faison , and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast . The original music score was composed by Kenneth `` Babyface '' Edmonds . The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix , Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another . All of them are `` holding their breath '' until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man . The film is notable for having an all-African-American cast . The Los Angeles Times called it a `` social phenomenon '' .

0 Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker -LRB- in his feature film directorial debut -RRB- and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett . Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Angela Bassett Angela Bassett romance film romance film feature film directorial debut List of directorial debuts 1 The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan . Terry McMillan Terry McMillan 2 Lela Rochon , Loretta Devine , Dennis Haysbert , Michael Beach , Gregory Hines , Donald Faison , and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast . Loretta Devine Loretta Devine Lela Rochon Lela Rochon Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert Michael Beach Michael Beach Gregory Hines Gregory Hines Donald Faison Donald Faison Mykelti Williamson Mykelti Williamson 3 The original music score was composed by Kenneth `` Babyface '' Edmonds . 4 The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix , Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another . 5 All of them are `` holding their breath '' until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man . 6 7 8 The film is notable for having an all-African-American cast . African-American African-American 9 The Los Angeles Times called it a `` social phenomenon '' . Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 10

Ward_Moore

Joseph Ward Moore -LRB- August 10 , 1903 -- January 28 , 1978 -RRB- was an American science fiction writer . According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , `` he contributed only infrequently to the field , -LSB- but -RSB- each of his books became something of a classic . ''

0 Joseph Ward Moore -LRB- August 10 , 1903 -- January 28 , 1978 -RRB- was an American science fiction writer . science fiction science fiction 1 According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , `` he contributed only infrequently to the field , -LSB- but -RSB- each of his books became something of a classic . '' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2

Walt_Whitman

Walter `` Walt '' Whitman -LRB- -LSB- ˈhwɪtmən -RSB- May 31 , 1819 -- March 26 , 1892 -RRB- was an American poet , essayist , and journalist . A humanist , he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism , incorporating both views in his works . Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon , often called the father of free verse . His work was very controversial in its time , particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass , which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality . Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War . Early in his career , he also produced a temperance novel , Franklin Evans -LRB- 1842 -RRB- . Whitman 's major work , Leaves of Grass , was first published in 1855 with his own money . The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic . He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892 . After a stroke towards the end of his life , he moved to Camden , New Jersey , where his health further declined . When he died at age 72 , his funeral became a public spectacle .

0 Walter `` Walt '' Whitman -LRB- -LSB- ˈhwɪtmən -RSB- May 31 , 1819 -- March 26 , 1892 -RRB- was an American poet , essayist , and journalist . 1 A humanist , he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism , incorporating both views in his works . humanist humanism transcendentalism transcendentalism realism literary realism 2 Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon , often called the father of free verse . free verse free verse 3 His work was very controversial in its time , particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass , which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality . Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass 4 5 6 Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War . Huntington Huntington, New York Long Island Long Island American Civil War American Civil War 7 Early in his career , he also produced a temperance novel , Franklin Evans -LRB- 1842 -RRB- . temperance novel temperance novel Franklin Evans Franklin Evans 8 Whitman 's major work , Leaves of Grass , was first published in 1855 with his own money . Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass 9 The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic . epic epic poetry 10 He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892 . 11 After a stroke towards the end of his life , he moved to Camden , New Jersey , where his health further declined . 12 When he died at age 72 , his funeral became a public spectacle . 13

Venom_-LRB-comics-RRB-

Venom , or the Venom Symbiote , is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with Spider-Man . Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man # 300 -LRB- May 1988 -RRB- . Venom was originally conceived as a supervillain , but has since become more of an antihero . Venom is a Symbiote , a sentient alien , with a gooey , almost liquid-like form . As with real-world symbiotes , it requires a host , usually human , to bond with for its survival . After bonding , the Symbiote endows its enhanced powers upon the host . When the Venom Symbiote bonds with a human , that new dual-life form refers to itself as `` Venom '' . The Venom Symbiote 's first known host was Spider-Man , who eventually separated himself from the creature when he discovered its true nature . The Symbiote went on to merge with other hosts , most notably Eddie Brock , its second and most infamous host , with whom it first became Venom and one of Spider-Man 's archenemies . According to S.H.I.E.L.D. , it is considered one of the greatest threats to humanity , alongside Magneto , Doctor Doom , and Red Skull . Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character : `` What started out as a replacement costume for Spider-Man turned into one of the Marvel web-slinger 's greatest nightmares . '' Venom was ranked as the 22nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in IGN 's list of the top 100 comic villains . IGN also ranked Mac Gargan 's incarnation of Venom as # 17 in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , while the Flash Thompson incarnation was ranked as # 27 . The character was listed as # 33 on Empire Magazines 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters .

0 Venom , or the Venom Symbiote , is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with Spider-Man . Marvel Comics Marvel Comics Spider-Man Spider-Man fictional character fictional character Symbiote Symbiote (comics) 1 Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man # 300 -LRB- May 1988 -RRB- . The Amazing Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Venom was originally conceived as a supervillain , but has since become more of an antihero . antihero antihero 3 Venom is a Symbiote , a sentient alien , with a gooey , almost liquid-like form . Symbiote Symbiote (comics) 4 As with real-world symbiotes , it requires a host , usually human , to bond with for its survival . 5 After bonding , the Symbiote endows its enhanced powers upon the host . Symbiote Symbiote (comics) 6 When the Venom Symbiote bonds with a human , that new dual-life form refers to itself as `` Venom '' . Symbiote Symbiote (comics) 7 8 9 The Venom Symbiote 's first known host was Spider-Man , who eventually separated himself from the creature when he discovered its true nature . Spider-Man Spider-Man Symbiote Symbiote (comics) 10 The Symbiote went on to merge with other hosts , most notably Eddie Brock , its second and most infamous host , with whom it first became Venom and one of Spider-Man 's archenemies . Eddie Brock Eddie Brock Spider-Man Spider-Man Symbiote Symbiote (comics) archenemies archenemy 11 According to S.H.I.E.L.D. , it is considered one of the greatest threats to humanity , alongside Magneto , Doctor Doom , and Red Skull . Magneto Magneto (comics) Doctor Doom Doctor Doom Red Skull Red Skull 12 13 14 Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character : `` What started out as a replacement costume for Spider-Man turned into one of the Marvel web-slinger 's greatest nightmares . '' Spider-Man Spider-Man Mike Conroy Mike Conroy (writer) 15 Venom was ranked as the 22nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in IGN 's list of the top 100 comic villains . IGN IGN 16 IGN also ranked Mac Gargan 's incarnation of Venom as # 17 in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , while the Flash Thompson incarnation was ranked as # 27 . Mac Gargan Mac Gargan Flash Thompson Flash Thompson IGN IGN 17 The character was listed as # 33 on Empire Magazines 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters . 18

War_Dogs_-LRB-2016_film-RRB-

War Dogs is a 2016 American biographical black comedy-drama film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips , Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin , based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson . Lawson then wrote a book titled Arms and the Dudes detailing the story . The film follows two arms dealers , Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz , who receive a US Army contract to supply munitions for the Afghan National Army worth approximately $ 300 million . The film is heavily fictionalized and dramatized , and some of its events , such as the duo driving through Iraq , were either invented or based on other events , such as screenwriter Stephen Chin 's own experiences . The film stars Jonah Hill , Miles Teller , Ana de Armas and Bradley Cooper , who also co-produced . Filming began on March 2 , 2015 in Romania . The film premiered in New York City on August 3 , 2016 and was theatrically released by Warner Bros. . Pictures on August 19 , 2016 . It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 86 million . Hill received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance .

0 War Dogs is a 2016 American biographical black comedy-drama film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips , Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin , based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson . Todd Phillips Todd Phillips Jason Smilovic Jason Smilovic biographical Biographical film black comedy black comedy film drama film drama film Rolling Stone Rolling Stone 1 Lawson then wrote a book titled Arms and the Dudes detailing the story . 2 The film follows two arms dealers , Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz , who receive a US Army contract to supply munitions for the Afghan National Army worth approximately $ 300 million . Efraim Diveroli Efraim Diveroli David Packouz David Packouz Afghan National Army Afghan National Army 3 The film is heavily fictionalized and dramatized , and some of its events , such as the duo driving through Iraq , were either invented or based on other events , such as screenwriter Stephen Chin 's own experiences . Iraq Iraq 4 5 6 The film stars Jonah Hill , Miles Teller , Ana de Armas and Bradley Cooper , who also co-produced . Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Miles Teller Miles Teller Ana de Armas Ana de Armas 7 Filming began on March 2 , 2015 in Romania . Romania Romania 8 The film premiered in New York City on August 3 , 2016 and was theatrically released by Warner Bros. . New York City New York City 9 Pictures on August 19 , 2016 . 10 It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 86 million . 11 Hill received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance . Golden Globe Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 12

Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios , headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , is an American animation studio that creates animated feature films , short films , and television specials for The Walt Disney Company . Founded on October 16 , 1923 , it is a division of The Walt Disney Studios . The studio has produced 56 feature films , from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- to Moana -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . It was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929 . The studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934 . In 1983 , Walt Disney Productions named its live-action film studio Walt Disney Pictures . During a corporate restructuring in 1986 , Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division , renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation , became a subsidiary of its film division , The Walt Disney Studios . In 2006 , Walt Disney Feature Animation took on its current name , Walt Disney Animation Studios after Pixar Animation Studios was acquired by Disney in the same year . For much of its existence , the studio was recognized as the premier American animation studio ; it developed many of the techniques , concepts , and principles that became standard practices of traditional animation . The studio also pioneered the art of storyboarding , which is now a standard technique used in both animated and live-action filmmaking . The studio 's catalog of animated features is among Disney 's most notable assets , with the stars of its animated shorts -- Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy , and Pluto -- becoming recognizable figures in popular culture and mascots for The Walt Disney Company as a whole . Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to produce films using both traditional animation and computer-generated imagery -LRB- CGI -RRB- . At the present , Andrew Millstein is the general manager of the studio for day-to-day business affairs , under the direction of Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter who also oversee Pixar .

0 Walt Disney Animation Studios , headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , is an American animation studio that creates animated feature films , short films , and television specials for The Walt Disney Company . Walt Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) animation studio animation studio 1 Founded on October 16 , 1923 , it is a division of The Walt Disney Studios . Walt Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (division) Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) 2 The studio has produced 56 feature films , from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -LRB- 1937 -RRB- to Moana -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . 56 feature films List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) Moana Moana (2016 film) 3 4 5 It was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929 . Walt Disney Walt Disney 6 The studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934 . 7 In 1983 , Walt Disney Productions named its live-action film studio Walt Disney Pictures . Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures 8 During a corporate restructuring in 1986 , Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division , renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation , became a subsidiary of its film division , The Walt Disney Studios . Walt Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (division) The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) 9 In 2006 , Walt Disney Feature Animation took on its current name , Walt Disney Animation Studios after Pixar Animation Studios was acquired by Disney in the same year . Walt Disney Walt Disney Pixar Animation Studios Pixar 10 11 12 For much of its existence , the studio was recognized as the premier American animation studio ; it developed many of the techniques , concepts , and principles that became standard practices of traditional animation . animation studio animation studio traditional animation traditional animation 13 The studio also pioneered the art of storyboarding , which is now a standard technique used in both animated and live-action filmmaking . 14 The studio 's catalog of animated features is among Disney 's most notable assets , with the stars of its animated shorts -- Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy , and Pluto -- becoming recognizable figures in popular culture and mascots for The Walt Disney Company as a whole . Walt Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Donald Duck Donald Duck Goofy Goofy Pluto Pluto (Disney) 15 16 17 Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to produce films using both traditional animation and computer-generated imagery -LRB- CGI -RRB- . Walt Disney Walt Disney traditional animation traditional animation computer-generated imagery computer-generated imagery 18 At the present , Andrew Millstein is the general manager of the studio for day-to-day business affairs , under the direction of Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter who also oversee Pixar . Edwin Catmull Edwin Catmull John Lasseter John Lasseter 19

Vedanta

Vedanta -LRB- IAST , , Sanskrit : वेदांत -RRB- or Uttara Mīmāṃsā is one of the six orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools of Hindu philosophy . Vedanta literally means `` end of the Vedas '' , reflecting ideas that emerged from the speculations and philosophies contained in the Upanishads . It does not stand for one comprehensive or unifying doctrine . Rather it is an umbrella term for many sub-traditions , ranging from dualism to non-dualism , all of which developed on the basis of a common textual connection called the Prasthanatrayi . The Prasthanatrayi is a collective term for the Principal Upanishads , the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita . All Vedanta schools , in their deliberations , concern themselves with the following three categories but differ in their views regarding the concept and the relations between them : Brahman -- the ultimate metaphysical reality , Ātman / Jivātman -- the individual soul or self , and Prakriti -- the empirical world , ever-changing physical universe , body and matter . Some of the better known sub-traditions of Vedanta include Advaita -LRB- non-dualism -RRB- , Vishishtadvaita -LRB- qualified non-dualism -RRB- , and Dvaita -LRB- dualism -RRB- . Most other Vedantic sub-traditions are subsumed under the term Bhedabheda -LRB- difference and non-difference -RRB- . Over time , Vedanta adopted ideas from other orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools like Yoga and Nyaya , and , through this syncretism , became the most prominent school of Hinduism . Many extant forms of Vaishnavism , Shaivism and Shaktism have been significantly shaped and influenced by the doctrines of different schools of Vedanta . The Vedanta school has had a historic and central influence on Hinduism .

0 Vedanta -LRB- IAST , , Sanskrit : वेदांत -RRB- or Uttara Mīmāṃsā is one of the six orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools of Hindu philosophy . IAST IAST Hindu philosophy Hindu philosophy 1 Vedanta literally means `` end of the Vedas '' , reflecting ideas that emerged from the speculations and philosophies contained in the Upanishads . Vedas Vedas 2 It does not stand for one comprehensive or unifying doctrine . 3 Rather it is an umbrella term for many sub-traditions , ranging from dualism to non-dualism , all of which developed on the basis of a common textual connection called the Prasthanatrayi . dualism dualism non-dualism Advaita Prasthanatrayi Prasthanatrayi 4 The Prasthanatrayi is a collective term for the Principal Upanishads , the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita . Prasthanatrayi Prasthanatrayi Principal Upanishads Principal Upanishads Brahma Sutras Brahma Sutras Bhagavad Gita Bhagavad Gita 5 6 7 All Vedanta schools , in their deliberations , concern themselves with the following three categories but differ in their views regarding the concept and the relations between them : Brahman -- the ultimate metaphysical reality , Ātman / Jivātman -- the individual soul or self , and Prakriti -- the empirical world , ever-changing physical universe , body and matter . Brahman Brahman Ātman Ātman (Hinduism) Jivātman Jiva Prakriti Prakriti ever-changing impermanence 8 9 10 Some of the better known sub-traditions of Vedanta include Advaita -LRB- non-dualism -RRB- , Vishishtadvaita -LRB- qualified non-dualism -RRB- , and Dvaita -LRB- dualism -RRB- . dualism dualism non-dualism Advaita Advaita Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Dvaita 11 Most other Vedantic sub-traditions are subsumed under the term Bhedabheda -LRB- difference and non-difference -RRB- . Bhedabheda Bhedabheda 12 Over time , Vedanta adopted ideas from other orthodox -LRB- āstika -RRB- schools like Yoga and Nyaya , and , through this syncretism , became the most prominent school of Hinduism . Yoga Yoga (philosophy) Nyaya Nyaya syncretism syncretism Hinduism Hinduism 13 Many extant forms of Vaishnavism , Shaivism and Shaktism have been significantly shaped and influenced by the doctrines of different schools of Vedanta . Vaishnavism Vaishnavism Shaivism Shaivism Shaktism Shaktism 14 The Vedanta school has had a historic and central influence on Hinduism . Hinduism Hinduism 15

Varun_Dhawan

Varun Dhawan -LRB- born 24 April 1987 -RRB- is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films . The son of film director David Dhawan , he studied Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University , after which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 drama My Name Is Khan . Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar 's 2012 romantic comedy Student of the Year , for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut . Dhawan established himself in Bollywood by starring in the romance Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and the dance film ABCD 2 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , both of which earned over worldwide . He garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying an avenger in the crime thriller Badlapur -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . Dhawan subsequently starred in the action drama Dilwale -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , the crime drama Dishoom -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2017 -RRB- ; the former ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films .

0 Varun Dhawan -LRB- born 24 April 1987 -RRB- is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films . Hindi films Bollywood 1 The son of film director David Dhawan , he studied Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University , after which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 drama My Name Is Khan . David Dhawan David Dhawan Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University Karan Johar Karan Johar My Name Is Khan My Name Is Khan 2 Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar 's 2012 romantic comedy Student of the Year , for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut . Student of the Year Student of the Year Filmfare Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut 3 4 5 Dhawan established himself in Bollywood by starring in the romance Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and the dance film ABCD 2 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , both of which earned over worldwide . Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania ABCD 2 ABCD 2 6 He garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying an avenger in the crime thriller Badlapur -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . Actor Actor Filmfare Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor Badlapur Badlapur (film) 7 Dhawan subsequently starred in the action drama Dilwale -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , the crime drama Dishoom -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania -LRB- 2017 -RRB- ; the former ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films . Dilwale Dilwale (2015 film) Dishoom Dishoom Badrinath Ki Dulhania Badrinath Ki Dulhania highest-grossing Bollywood films List of highest-grossing Bollywood films 8

Washington_Naval_Conference

The Washington Naval Conference , also called the Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference , was a military conference called by U.S. President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington , D.C. , from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922 . Conducted outside the auspice of the League of Nations , it was attended by nine nations -- the United States , Japan , China , France , Britain , Italy , Belgium , Netherlands , and Portugal -- regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia . Soviet Russia was not invited to the conference . It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history , and as Kaufman , 1990 shows , it is studied by political scientists as a model for a successful disarmament movement . Held at Memorial Continental Hall in downtown Washington DC , it resulted in three major treaties : Four-Power Treaty , Five-Power Treaty -LRB- more commonly known as the Washington Naval Treaty -RRB- , the Nine-Power Treaty , and a number of smaller agreements . These treaties preserved peace during the 1920s but were not renewed in the increasingly hostile world of the Great Depression .

0 The Washington Naval Conference , also called the Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference , was a military conference called by U.S. President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington , D.C. , from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922 . Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding 1 Conducted outside the auspice of the League of Nations , it was attended by nine nations -- the United States , Japan , China , France , Britain , Italy , Belgium , Netherlands , and Portugal -- regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia . League of Nations League of Nations United States United States Japan Japan China China France France Britain United Kingdom Italy Italy Belgium Belgium Netherlands Netherlands Portugal Portugal 2 Soviet Russia was not invited to the conference . Soviet Russia Soviet Union 3 It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history , and as Kaufman , 1990 shows , it is studied by political scientists as a model for a successful disarmament movement . United States United States arms control arms control 4 5 6 Held at Memorial Continental Hall in downtown Washington DC , it resulted in three major treaties : Four-Power Treaty , Five-Power Treaty -LRB- more commonly known as the Washington Naval Treaty -RRB- , the Nine-Power Treaty , and a number of smaller agreements . Memorial Continental Hall Memorial Continental Hall Four-Power Treaty Four-Power Treaty Five-Power Treaty Five-Power Treaty Nine-Power Treaty Nine-Power Treaty 7 These treaties preserved peace during the 1920s but were not renewed in the increasingly hostile world of the Great Depression . 8

WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. -LRB- d/b/a WWE -RRB- is an American publicly traded , privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling , with revenue also coming from film , music , video games , product licensing , and direct product sales . WWE also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself , founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. . As of 2016 , it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world , holding over 500 events a year -LRB- with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands -RRB- , and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries . The company 's global headquarters is located in Stamford , Connecticut , with offices in major cities across the world . As in other professional wrestling promotions , WWE shows are not legitimate contests , but purely entertainment-based , featuring storyline-driven , scripted , and choreographed matches , though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly . This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE 's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions . Since the 1980s , WWE publicly has branded their product as sports entertainment , acknowledging the product 's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater . The company 's majority owner is its chairman and CEO , Vince McMahon . Along with his wife Linda , children Shane and Stephanie , and son-in-law Paul `` Triple H '' Levesque , the McMahon family holds approximately 70 % of WWE 's equity and 96 % of the voting power . As of August 2014 , Eminence Capital , a New York-based hedge fund , acquired a 9.6 % stake in WWE while the McMahon family retains 90.4 % interest . The current entity , incorporated on February 21 , 1980 , was previously known as Titan Sports , Inc. , which was founded in 1979 in South Yarmouth , Massachusetts . It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation , the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation , in 1982 . Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation , Inc. in 1998 , then World Wrestling Federation Entertainment , Inc. in 1999 , and finally the current World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. in 2002 . Since 2011 , the company has officially branded itself solely as WWE though the company 's legal name was not changed .

0 World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. -LRB- d/b/a WWE -RRB- is an American publicly traded , privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling , with revenue also coming from film , music , video games , product licensing , and direct product sales . d/b/a Trade name professional wrestling professional wrestling 1 2 3 WWE also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself , founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. . Capitol Wrestling Corporation Capitol Wrestling Corporation professional wrestling professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion professional wrestling promotion Jess McMahon Jess McMahon Toots Mondt Toots Mondt 4 As of 2016 , it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world , holding over 500 events a year -LRB- with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands -RRB- , and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries . 5 The company 's global headquarters is located in Stamford , Connecticut , with offices in major cities across the world . 6 7 8 As in other professional wrestling promotions , WWE shows are not legitimate contests , but purely entertainment-based , featuring storyline-driven , scripted , and choreographed matches , though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly . professional wrestling professional wrestling entertainment-based Sports entertainment storyline Angle (professional wrestling) scripted Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Work (noun) 9 This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE 's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions . Vince McMahon Vince McMahon 10 Since the 1980s , WWE publicly has branded their product as sports entertainment , acknowledging the product 's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater . sports entertainment sports entertainment 11 12 13 The company 's majority owner is its chairman and CEO , Vince McMahon . Vince McMahon Vince McMahon CEO CEO 14 Along with his wife Linda , children Shane and Stephanie , and son-in-law Paul `` Triple H '' Levesque , the McMahon family holds approximately 70 % of WWE 's equity and 96 % of the voting power . Linda Linda McMahon Shane Shane McMahon Stephanie Stephanie McMahon McMahon family McMahon family 15 As of August 2014 , Eminence Capital , a New York-based hedge fund , acquired a 9.6 % stake in WWE while the McMahon family retains 90.4 % interest . McMahon family McMahon family 16 17 18 The current entity , incorporated on February 21 , 1980 , was previously known as Titan Sports , Inc. , which was founded in 1979 in South Yarmouth , Massachusetts . 19 It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation , the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation , in 1982 . Capitol Wrestling Corporation Capitol Wrestling Corporation 20 Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation , Inc. in 1998 , then World Wrestling Federation Entertainment , Inc. in 1999 , and finally the current World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. in 2002 . 21 Since 2011 , the company has officially branded itself solely as WWE though the company 's legal name was not changed . 22

Warren_Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett -LRB- -LSB- ˈbʌfᵻt -RSB- born August 30 , 1930 -RRB- is an American business magnate , investor , and philanthropist . He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world , and as of March 2017 is the second wealthiest person in the United States , and the fourth wealthiest in the world , with a total net worth of $ 73.3 billion . Born in Omaha , Buffett developed an interest in business and investing in his youth , eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring and graduating from University of Nebraska -- Lincoln . After graduating at 19 , Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School of Columbia University , learning and eventually creating his investment philosophy around a concept pioneered by Benjamin Graham -- value investing . He attended New York Institute of Finance to specialize his economics background and soon after began various business partnerships , including one with Graham . After meeting Charlie Munger , Buffett created the Buffett Partnership . His firm would eventually acquire a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway and assume its name to create a diversified holding company . Buffett has been the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970 , and his business exploits have had him referred to as the `` Wizard '' , `` Oracle '' or `` Sage '' of Omaha by global media outlets . He is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth . Buffett is a notable philanthropist , having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes , primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . In 2009 , with Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg , Warren founded The Giving Pledge , whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes . He is also active in contributing to political causes , having endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election ; he has publicly opposed the policies , actions , and statements of the current U.S. president , Donald Trump .

0 Warren Edward Buffett -LRB- -LSB- ˈbʌfᵻt -RSB- born August 30 , 1930 -RRB- is an American business magnate , investor , and philanthropist . business magnate business magnate 1 He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world , and as of March 2017 is the second wealthiest person in the United States , and the fourth wealthiest in the world , with a total net worth of $ 73.3 billion . net worth net worth 2 3 4 Born in Omaha , Buffett developed an interest in business and investing in his youth , eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring and graduating from University of Nebraska -- Lincoln . Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania 5 After graduating at 19 , Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School of Columbia University , learning and eventually creating his investment philosophy around a concept pioneered by Benjamin Graham -- value investing . Columbia University Columbia University Columbia Business School Columbia Business School Benjamin Graham Benjamin Graham value investing value investing 6 He attended New York Institute of Finance to specialize his economics background and soon after began various business partnerships , including one with Graham . New York Institute of Finance New York Institute of Finance 7 After meeting Charlie Munger , Buffett created the Buffett Partnership . Charlie Munger Charlie Munger 8 His firm would eventually acquire a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway and assume its name to create a diversified holding company . Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway 9 10 11 Buffett has been the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970 , and his business exploits have had him referred to as the `` Wizard '' , `` Oracle '' or `` Sage '' of Omaha by global media outlets . Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway shareholder shareholder his business exploits List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway 12 He is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth . value investing value investing frugality frugality 13 14 15 Buffett is a notable philanthropist , having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes , primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 16 In 2009 , with Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg , Warren founded The Giving Pledge , whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes . The Giving Pledge The Giving Pledge 17 18 19 He is also active in contributing to political causes , having endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election ; he has publicly opposed the policies , actions , and statements of the current U.S. president , Donald Trump . Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016 2016 U.S. presidential election United States presidential election, 2016 Donald Trump Donald Trump 20

Warcraft_-LRB-film-RRB-

Warcraft -LRB- alternatively known as Warcraft : The Beginning -RRB- is a 2016 American action-fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones , Charles Leavitt , and Chris Metzen . It is based on the Warcraft video game series and novels set in the world of Azeroth . The film stars Travis Fimmel , Paula Patton , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper , Toby Kebbell , Ben Schnetzer , Robert Kazinsky , Clancy Brown , and Daniel Wu . The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series . The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game 's developer , Blizzard Entertainment . Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24 , 2016 , and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10 , 2016 . The film grossed $ 433 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time , although it was still considered a mild financial disappointment due to its very large $ 160 million budget . The film made over $ 220 million in China alone , representing more than half of its global total box office .

0 Warcraft -LRB- alternatively known as Warcraft : The Beginning -RRB- is a 2016 American action-fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones , Charles Leavitt , and Chris Metzen . Duncan Jones Duncan Jones Charles Leavitt Charles Leavitt Chris Metzen Chris Metzen Warcraft Warcraft action-fantasy fantasy film 1 It is based on the Warcraft video game series and novels set in the world of Azeroth . Warcraft Warcraft video game video game Azeroth Warcraft#Azeroth 2 The film stars Travis Fimmel , Paula Patton , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper , Toby Kebbell , Ben Schnetzer , Robert Kazinsky , Clancy Brown , and Daniel Wu . Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel Paula Patton Paula Patton Ben Foster Ben Foster Dominic Cooper Dominic Cooper Toby Kebbell Toby Kebbell Ben Schnetzer Ben Schnetzer Robert Kazinsky Robert Kazinsky Clancy Brown Clancy Brown Daniel Wu Daniel Wu 3 The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series . video game video game humans Races and factions of Warcraft#Humans orcs Races and factions of Warcraft#Orcs 4 The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game 's developer , Blizzard Entertainment . Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Legendary Pictures Legendary Entertainment 5 6 7 Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24 , 2016 , and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10 , 2016 . Warcraft Warcraft Universal Pictures Universal Pictures Paris Paris 8 The film grossed $ 433 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time , although it was still considered a mild financial disappointment due to its very large $ 160 million budget . video game video game 9 The film made over $ 220 million in China alone , representing more than half of its global total box office . in China alone Cinema of China#Industry 10

Warren_G._Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding -LRB- November 2 , 1865 -- August 2 , 1923 -RRB- was the 29th President of the United States , serving from March 4 , 1921 , until his death in 1923 . At the time of his death , he was one of the most popular presidents , but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration , such as Teapot Dome , eroded his popular regard , as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton , one of his mistresses . In historical rankings of the U.S. presidents , Harding is often rated among the worst . Harding was born in Blooming Grove , Ohio . He lived in rural Ohio all his life , except when political service took him elsewhere . He settled in Marion when not yet 20 years old and bought The Marion Star , building it into a successful newspaper . In 1899 , he was elected to the Ohio State Senate and , after four years there , successfully ran for lieutenant governor . He was defeated for governor in 1910 , but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914 . Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920 , but he was considered an also-ran with little chance of success . The leading candidates , such as General Leonard Wood , could not gain a majority to secure the nomination , and the convention deadlocked . Harding 's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the 10th ballot . He conducted a front porch campaign , remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him . He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs , running on a theme of return to normalcy and becoming the first sitting senator to be elected president . Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures , including Andrew Mellon at the Treasury , Herbert Hoover at Commerce and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department . A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 -- 1922 , in which the world 's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade . Two members of his cabinet were implicated in corruption : Interior Secretary Albert Fall and Attorney General Harry Daugherty . The resulting scandals did not fully emerge until after Harding 's death , nor did word of his extramarital affairs , but both greatly damaged his reputation . Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western speaking tour ; he was succeeded by his vice president , Calvin Coolidge .

0 Warren Gamaliel Harding -LRB- November 2 , 1865 -- August 2 , 1923 -RRB- was the 29th President of the United States , serving from March 4 , 1921 , until his death in 1923 . 29th President of the United States List of Presidents of the United States 1 At the time of his death , he was one of the most popular presidents , but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration , such as Teapot Dome , eroded his popular regard , as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton , one of his mistresses . Nan Britton Nan Britton Teapot Dome Teapot Dome 2 In historical rankings of the U.S. presidents , Harding is often rated among the worst . historical rankings of the U.S. presidents Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States 3 4 5 Harding was born in Blooming Grove , Ohio . Ohio Ohio 6 He lived in rural Ohio all his life , except when political service took him elsewhere . Ohio Ohio 7 He settled in Marion when not yet 20 years old and bought The Marion Star , building it into a successful newspaper . Marion Marion, Ohio The Marion Star The Marion Star 8 In 1899 , he was elected to the Ohio State Senate and , after four years there , successfully ran for lieutenant governor . Ohio Ohio Ohio State Senate Ohio State Senate lieutenant governor Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 9 He was defeated for governor in 1910 , but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914 . 10 11 12 Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920 , but he was considered an also-ran with little chance of success . Republican Republican Party (United States) 13 The leading candidates , such as General Leonard Wood , could not gain a majority to secure the nomination , and the convention deadlocked . Leonard Wood Leonard Wood 14 Harding 's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the 10th ballot . 15 He conducted a front porch campaign , remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him . Marion Marion, Ohio front porch campaign front porch campaign 16 He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs , running on a theme of return to normalcy and becoming the first sitting senator to be elected president . James M. Cox James M. Cox Eugene Debs Eugene Debs return to normalcy return to normalcy 17 18 19 Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures , including Andrew Mellon at the Treasury , Herbert Hoover at Commerce and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department . Andrew Mellon Andrew Mellon Treasury United States Department of Treasury Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Commerce United States Department of Commerce Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes State Department United States Department of State 20 A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 -- 1922 , in which the world 's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade . Washington Naval Conference Washington Naval Conference 21 Two members of his cabinet were implicated in corruption : Interior Secretary Albert Fall and Attorney General Harry Daugherty . Interior Secretary United States Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall Albert Fall Attorney General United States Attorney General Harry Daugherty Harry Daugherty 22 The resulting scandals did not fully emerge until after Harding 's death , nor did word of his extramarital affairs , but both greatly damaged his reputation . 23 Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western speaking tour ; he was succeeded by his vice president , Calvin Coolidge . Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge San Francisco San Francisco heart attack heart attack 24

Vitamin_B12

Vitamin B12 , also called cobalamin , is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system , and the formation of red blood cells . It is one of eight B vitamins . It is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body , especially affecting DNA synthesis , fatty acid and amino acid metabolism . No fungi , plants , or animals -LRB- including humans -RRB- are capable of producing vitamin B12 . Only bacteria and archaea have the enzymes needed for its synthesis . Some substantial sources of B12 include animal products -LRB- shellfish , meat -RRB- , fortified food products , and dietary supplements . B12 is the largest and most structurally complicated vitamin and can be produced industrially only through bacterial fermentation synthesis , typically used to manufacture B12 for fortified foods and supplements . Vitamin B12 consists of a class of chemically related compounds -LRB- vitamers -RRB- , all of which show pharmacological activity . It contains the biochemically rare element cobalt -LRB- chemical symbol Co -RRB- positioned in the center of a planar tetra-pyrrole ring called a corrin ring . The vitamer is produced by bacteria as hydroxocobalamin , but conversion between different forms of the vitamin occurs in the body after consumption . Vitamin B12 was discovered as a result of its relationship to the disease pernicious anemia , an autoimmune disease in which parietal cells of the stomach responsible for secreting intrinsic factor are destroyed ; these cells are also responsible for secreting acid in the stomach . Because intrinsic factor is crucial for the normal absorption of B12 , its lack in the presence of pernicious anemia causes a vitamin B12 deficiency . Many other subtler kinds of vitamin B12 deficiency and their biochemical effects have since been elucidated . Due to impairment of vitamin B12 absorption during aging , people over age 60 are at risk of deficiency .

0 Vitamin B12 , also called cobalamin , is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system , and the formation of red blood cells . cobalamin cobalamin vitamin vitamin brain brain nervous system nervous system 1 It is one of eight B vitamins . B vitamins B vitamins 2 It is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body , especially affecting DNA synthesis , fatty acid and amino acid metabolism . metabolism metabolism cell cell (biology) DNA DNA fatty acid fatty acid amino acid amino acid 3 No fungi , plants , or animals -LRB- including humans -RRB- are capable of producing vitamin B12 . vitamin vitamin 4 Only bacteria and archaea have the enzymes needed for its synthesis . bacteria bacteria archaea archaea 5 Some substantial sources of B12 include animal products -LRB- shellfish , meat -RRB- , fortified food products , and dietary supplements . shellfish shellfish fortified food fortified food 6 B12 is the largest and most structurally complicated vitamin and can be produced industrially only through bacterial fermentation synthesis , typically used to manufacture B12 for fortified foods and supplements . vitamin vitamin bacterial fermentation bacterial fermentation 7 8 9 Vitamin B12 consists of a class of chemically related compounds -LRB- vitamers -RRB- , all of which show pharmacological activity . vitamers vitamers pharmacological activity biological activity 10 It contains the biochemically rare element cobalt -LRB- chemical symbol Co -RRB- positioned in the center of a planar tetra-pyrrole ring called a corrin ring . cobalt cobalt pyrrole pyrrole corrin corrin 11 The vitamer is produced by bacteria as hydroxocobalamin , but conversion between different forms of the vitamin occurs in the body after consumption . hydroxocobalamin hydroxocobalamin vitamin vitamin bacteria bacteria vitamer vitamer 12 13 14 Vitamin B12 was discovered as a result of its relationship to the disease pernicious anemia , an autoimmune disease in which parietal cells of the stomach responsible for secreting intrinsic factor are destroyed ; these cells are also responsible for secreting acid in the stomach . pernicious anemia pernicious anemia autoimmune disease autoimmune disease intrinsic factor intrinsic factor 15 Because intrinsic factor is crucial for the normal absorption of B12 , its lack in the presence of pernicious anemia causes a vitamin B12 deficiency . vitamin vitamin pernicious anemia pernicious anemia intrinsic factor intrinsic factor 16 Many other subtler kinds of vitamin B12 deficiency and their biochemical effects have since been elucidated . vitamin vitamin 17 Due to impairment of vitamin B12 absorption during aging , people over age 60 are at risk of deficiency . vitamin vitamin 18

Warren_Casey

Warren Casey -LRB- April 20 , 1935 -- November 8 , 1988 -RRB- was an American theatre composer , lyricist , writer , and actor . He is best known for being the writer and composer , with Jim Jacobs , of the stage and film musical Grease .

0 Warren Casey -LRB- April 20 , 1935 -- November 8 , 1988 -RRB- was an American theatre composer , lyricist , writer , and actor . American United States theatre theatre composer composer lyricist lyricist writer writer actor actor 1 He is best known for being the writer and composer , with Jim Jacobs , of the stage and film musical Grease . composer composer writer writer Jim Jacobs Jim Jacobs Grease Grease (musical) 2

Vicksburg_Campaign

The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg , Mississippi , a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River . The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton 's forces stationed there . The campaign consisted of many important naval operations , troop maneuvers , failed initiatives , and eleven distinct battles from December 26 , 1862 , to July 4 , 1863 . Military historians divide the campaign into two formal phases : Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- December 1862 -- January 1863 -RRB- and Grant 's Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- March -- July 1863 -RRB- . Grant initially planned a two-pronged approach in which half of his army , under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman , would advance to the Yazoo River and attempt to reach Vicksburg from the northeast , while Grant took the remainder of the army down the Mississippi Central Railroad . Both of these initiatives failed . Grant conducted a number of `` experiments '' or expeditions -- Grant 's Bayou Operations -- that attempted to enable waterborne access to the Mississippi south of Vicksburg 's artillery batteries . All five of these initiatives failed as well . Finally , Union gunboats and troop transport boats ran the batteries at Vicksburg and met up with Grant 's men who had marched overland in Louisiana . On April 29 and April 30 , 1863 , Grant 's army crossed the Mississippi and landed at Bruinsburg , Mississippi . An elaborate series of demonstrations and diversions fooled the Confederates and the landings occurred without opposition . Over the next 17 days , Grant maneuvered his army inland and won five battles , captured the state capital of Jackson , Mississippi , and assaulted and laid siege to Vicksburg . After Pemberton 's army surrendered on July 4 -LRB- one day after the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg -RRB- , and when Port Hudson surrendered to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9 , Texas and Arkansas were effectively cut off from the Confederacy , and the Mississippi River was once again open for northern commerce to reach the Gulf of Mexico , and as a supply line for the Union Army . Grant 's Vicksburg Campaign is studied as a masterpiece of military operations and a major turning point of the war .

0 The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg , Mississippi , a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River . American Civil War American Civil War Western Theater Western Theater of the American Civil War Confederate Confederate States of America Mississippi River Mississippi River 1 The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton 's forces stationed there . Union Union Army Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant John C. Pemberton John C. Pemberton Army of the Tennessee Army of the Tennessee 2 3 4 The campaign consisted of many important naval operations , troop maneuvers , failed initiatives , and eleven distinct battles from December 26 , 1862 , to July 4 , 1863 . 5 Military historians divide the campaign into two formal phases : Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- December 1862 -- January 1863 -RRB- and Grant 's Operations Against Vicksburg -LRB- March -- July 1863 -RRB- . 6 7 8 Grant initially planned a two-pronged approach in which half of his army , under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman , would advance to the Yazoo River and attempt to reach Vicksburg from the northeast , while Grant took the remainder of the army down the Mississippi Central Railroad . William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman Yazoo River Yazoo River 9 Both of these initiatives failed . 10 Grant conducted a number of `` experiments '' or expeditions -- Grant 's Bayou Operations -- that attempted to enable waterborne access to the Mississippi south of Vicksburg 's artillery batteries . 11 All five of these initiatives failed as well . 12 Finally , Union gunboats and troop transport boats ran the batteries at Vicksburg and met up with Grant 's men who had marched overland in Louisiana . Union Union Army Louisiana Louisiana 13 On April 29 and April 30 , 1863 , Grant 's army crossed the Mississippi and landed at Bruinsburg , Mississippi . 14 An elaborate series of demonstrations and diversions fooled the Confederates and the landings occurred without opposition . 15 Over the next 17 days , Grant maneuvered his army inland and won five battles , captured the state capital of Jackson , Mississippi , and assaulted and laid siege to Vicksburg . 16 17 18 After Pemberton 's army surrendered on July 4 -LRB- one day after the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg -RRB- , and when Port Hudson surrendered to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9 , Texas and Arkansas were effectively cut off from the Confederacy , and the Mississippi River was once again open for northern commerce to reach the Gulf of Mexico , and as a supply line for the Union Army . Union Union Army Confederate Confederate States of America Mississippi River Mississippi River Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg Port Hudson Siege of Port Hudson Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel P. Banks 19 Grant 's Vicksburg Campaign is studied as a masterpiece of military operations and a major turning point of the war . turning point Turning point of the American Civil War 20

Walden_Media

Walden Media , LLC or Walden Media Group is an American film investor , distributor , and publishing company best known as the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia series . Its films are based on notable classic or award-winning children 's literature , compelling biographies or historical events , as well as documentaries and some original screenplays . The corporate headquarters of Walden Media are located in Los Angeles , California , and the Education , Outreach , Interactive and Publishing office is in Boston , Massachusetts .

0 Walden Media , LLC or Walden Media Group is an American film investor , distributor , and publishing company best known as the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia series . 1 Its films are based on notable classic or award-winning children 's literature , compelling biographies or historical events , as well as documentaries and some original screenplays . 2 3 4 The corporate headquarters of Walden Media are located in Los Angeles , California , and the Education , Outreach , Interactive and Publishing office is in Boston , Massachusetts . 5

Vince_Vaughn

Vincent Anthony Vaughn -LRB- born March 28 , 1970 -RRB- is an American actor , producer , screenwriter , activist , and comedian . Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s , appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film Swingers . He has appeared in a number of films in the 1990s , including the sports film Rudy -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the sci-fi adventure dinosaur film The Lost World : Jurassic Park -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . In the 2000s , he acted in several comedies , including Old School -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Wedding Crashers -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Break-Up -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Fred Claus -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . He continued his comedic roles in the 2010s with The Dilemma -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Watch -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and The Internship -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . In 2015 , he starred as Frank Semyon in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama television series True Detective alongside Colin Farrell , Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams .

0 Vincent Anthony Vaughn -LRB- born March 28 , 1970 -RRB- is an American actor , producer , screenwriter , activist , and comedian . 1 2 3 Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s , appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film Swingers . Swingers Swingers (1996 film) 4 He has appeared in a number of films in the 1990s , including the sports film Rudy -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the sci-fi adventure dinosaur film The Lost World : Jurassic Park -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and the drama-thriller Return to Paradise -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . Rudy Rudy (film) Return to Paradise Return to Paradise (1998 film) 5 6 7 In the 2000s , he acted in several comedies , including Old School -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Wedding Crashers -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Break-Up -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Fred Claus -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . comedies comedy film Old School Old School (film) Wedding Crashers Wedding Crashers The Break-Up The Break-Up Fred Claus Fred Claus 8 He continued his comedic roles in the 2010s with The Dilemma -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Watch -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and The Internship -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . The Dilemma The Dilemma The Watch The Watch (2012 film) The Internship The Internship 9 In 2015 , he starred as Frank Semyon in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama television series True Detective alongside Colin Farrell , Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams . second season True Detective (season 2) HBO HBO True Detective True Detective Colin Farrell Colin Farrell Taylor Kitsch Taylor Kitsch Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams 10

Vito_Corleone

Vito Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola 's three Godfather films , in which he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and then , as a young man , by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II . He is an orphaned Sicilian immigrant who builds a mafia empire . Upon his death , Michael , his youngest son , succeeds him as the mafia don of the Corleone crime family . He has two other sons , Santino -LRB- Sonny -RRB- and Frederico -LRB- Fredo -RRB- and one daughter Constanzia -LRB- Connie -RRB- . He informally adopts Sonny 's friend , Tom Hagen , a lawyer and his consigliere . Vito oversees a business founded on gambling , bootlegging , and union corruption , but he is known as a good , generous man who lives by a strict moral code of loyalty to friends and , above all , family . He is also known as a traditionalist who demands respect commensurate with his status ; even his closest friends refer to him as `` Godfather '' or `` Don Corleone '' rather than `` Vito '' .

0 Vito Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola 's three Godfather films , in which he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and then , as a young man , by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II . Marlon Brando Marlon Brando The Godfather The Godfather Godfather The Godfather Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Mario Puzo Mario Puzo fictional character fictional character Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola three Godfather films The Godfather (film series) The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part II 1 He is an orphaned Sicilian immigrant who builds a mafia empire . Sicilian Sicily mafia mafia 2 Upon his death , Michael , his youngest son , succeeds him as the mafia don of the Corleone crime family . mafia mafia Michael Michael Corleone mafia don Don (honorific) Corleone crime family Corleone family 3 4 5 He has two other sons , Santino -LRB- Sonny -RRB- and Frederico -LRB- Fredo -RRB- and one daughter Constanzia -LRB- Connie -RRB- . Santino Sonny Corleone Frederico Fredo Corleone Constanzia Connie Corleone 6 He informally adopts Sonny 's friend , Tom Hagen , a lawyer and his consigliere . Tom Hagen Tom Hagen lawyer lawyer consigliere consigliere 7 8 9 Vito oversees a business founded on gambling , bootlegging , and union corruption , but he is known as a good , generous man who lives by a strict moral code of loyalty to friends and , above all , family . gambling gambling bootlegging rum-running union Trade union 10 He is also known as a traditionalist who demands respect commensurate with his status ; even his closest friends refer to him as `` Godfather '' or `` Don Corleone '' rather than `` Vito '' . Godfather The Godfather Don Don (honorific) traditionalist Traditionalist conservatism 11

Vienna

Vienna -LRB- -LSB- viˈɛnə -RSB- Wien , -LSB- viːn -RSB- -RRB- is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Vienna is Austria 's primary city , with a population of about 1.8 million -LRB- 2.6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria 's population -RRB- , and its cultural , economic , and political centre . It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . Until the beginning of the 20th century , it was the largest German-speaking city in the world , and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I , the city had 2 million inhabitants . Today , it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin . Vienna is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary . These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Along with nearby Bratislava , Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy , Vienna is also said to be `` The City of Dreams '' because it was home to the world 's first psycho-analyst -- Sigmund Freud . The city 's roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city , and then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre , from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century . The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles , including Baroque castles and gardens , and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings , monuments and parks . Vienna is known for its high quality of life . In a 2005 study of 127 world cities , the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first -LRB- in a tie with Vancouver , Canada and San Francisco , USA -RRB- for the world 's most liveable cities . Between 2011 and 2015 , Vienna was ranked second , behind Melbourne , Australia . For eight consecutive years -LRB- 2009 -- 2016 -RRB- , the human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual `` Quality of Living '' survey of hundreds of cities around the world , a title the city still held in 2016 . Monocle 's 2015 `` Quality of Life Survey '' ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world `` to make a base within . '' The UN-Habitat has classified Vienna as being the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013 . The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008 , and sixth globally -LRB- out of 256 cities -RRB- in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index , which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas : culture , infrastructure , and markets . Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners . Between 2005 and 2010 , Vienna was the world 's number-one destination for international congresses and conventions . It attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year .

0 Vienna -LRB- -LSB- viˈɛnə -RSB- Wien , -LSB- viːn -RSB- -RRB- is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Austria Austria states of Austria states of Austria 1 Vienna is Austria 's primary city , with a population of about 1.8 million -LRB- 2.6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria 's population -RRB- , and its cultural , economic , and political centre . Austria Austria primary city primate city metropolitan area metropolitan area cultural culture of Austria economic Economy of Austria political Politics of Austria 2 It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . 7th-largest city Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits European Union European Union 3 Until the beginning of the 20th century , it was the largest German-speaking city in the world , and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I , the city had 2 million inhabitants . German-speaking German language Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary World War I World War I 4 Today , it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin . Berlin Berlin 5 Vienna is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . United Nations United Nations OPEC OPEC 6 The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary . Austria Austria Czech Republic Czech Republic Slovakia Slovakia Hungary Hungary 7 These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Centrope Centrope 8 Along with nearby Bratislava , Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . Bratislava Bratislava 9 In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Site 10 11 12 Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy , Vienna is also said to be `` The City of Dreams '' because it was home to the world 's first psycho-analyst -- Sigmund Freud . Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud 13 The city 's roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city , and then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary Celtic Celts Roman Ancient Rome Medieval Medieval Baroque Baroque 14 It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre , from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century . 15 The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles , including Baroque castles and gardens , and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings , monuments and parks . Baroque Baroque 16 17 18 Vienna is known for its high quality of life . 19 In a 2005 study of 127 world cities , the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first -LRB- in a tie with Vancouver , Canada and San Francisco , USA -RRB- for the world 's most liveable cities . world cities Global city Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit 20 Between 2011 and 2015 , Vienna was ranked second , behind Melbourne , Australia . 21 22 For eight consecutive years -LRB- 2009 -- 2016 -RRB- , the human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual `` Quality of Living '' survey of hundreds of cities around the world , a title the city still held in 2016 . Mercer Mercer (consulting firm) 23 Monocle 's 2015 `` Quality of Life Survey '' ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world `` to make a base within . '' 24 25 26 The UN-Habitat has classified Vienna as being the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013 . UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme 27 28 The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008 , and sixth globally -LRB- out of 256 cities -RRB- in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index , which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas : culture , infrastructure , and markets . 29 Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners . urban planning urban planning 30 31 32 Between 2005 and 2010 , Vienna was the world 's number-one destination for international congresses and conventions . 33 It attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year . 34

Warren_Court

The Warren Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States during the period when Earl Warren served as Chief Justice . Warren replaced the deceased Fred M. Vinson as Chief Justice in 1953 , and Warren remained in office until he retired in 1969 . Warren was succeeded as Chief Justice by Warren Burger . Warren led a liberal majority that used judicial power in dramatic fashion , to the consternation of conservative opponents . The Warren Court expanded civil rights , civil liberties , judicial power , and the federal power in dramatic ways . The court was both applauded and criticized for bringing an end to racial segregation in the United States , incorporating the Bill of Rights -LRB- i.e. including it in the 14th Amendment Due Process clause -RRB- , and ending officially sanctioned voluntary prayer in public schools . The period is recognized as the highest point in judicial power that has receded ever since , but with a substantial continuing impact . Prominent members of the Court during the Warren era besides the Chief Justice included Justices William J. Brennan , Jr. , William O. Douglas , Hugo Black , Felix Frankfurter , and John Marshall Harlan II .

0 The Warren Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States during the period when Earl Warren served as Chief Justice . Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court of the United States Earl Warren Earl Warren Chief Justice Chief Justice of the United States 1 Warren replaced the deceased Fred M. Vinson as Chief Justice in 1953 , and Warren remained in office until he retired in 1969 . Chief Justice Chief Justice of the United States Fred M. Vinson Fred M. Vinson 2 Warren was succeeded as Chief Justice by Warren Burger . Chief Justice Chief Justice of the United States Warren Burger Warren Burger 3 4 5 Warren led a liberal majority that used judicial power in dramatic fashion , to the consternation of conservative opponents . judicial power Judicial activism 6 The Warren Court expanded civil rights , civil liberties , judicial power , and the federal power in dramatic ways . civil rights Civil and political rights civil liberties civil liberties judicial power Judicial activism federal power Federal government of the United States 7 8 9 The court was both applauded and criticized for bringing an end to racial segregation in the United States , incorporating the Bill of Rights -LRB- i.e. including it in the 14th Amendment Due Process clause -RRB- , and ending officially sanctioned voluntary prayer in public schools . racial segregation in the United States racial segregation in the United States incorporating Incorporation (Bill of Rights) Bill of Rights United States Bill of Rights 14th Amendment Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prayer in public schools prayer in public schools 10 The period is recognized as the highest point in judicial power that has receded ever since , but with a substantial continuing impact . judicial power Judicial activism 11 12 13 Prominent members of the Court during the Warren era besides the Chief Justice included Justices William J. Brennan , Jr. , William O. Douglas , Hugo Black , Felix Frankfurter , and John Marshall Harlan II . Chief Justice Chief Justice of the United States William O. Douglas William O. Douglas Hugo Black Hugo Black Felix Frankfurter Felix Frankfurter John Marshall Harlan II John Marshall Harlan II 14

Veronica_Mars

Veronica Mars is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas . The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune , California , and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character . The series premiered on September 22 , 2004 , during television network UPN 's final two years , and ended on May 22 , 2007 , after a season on UPN 's successor , The CW , airing for three seasons total . Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros. . Television , Silver Pictures Television , Stu Segall Productions , and Rob Thomas Productions . Joel Silver and Rob Thomas were executive producers for the entire run of the series , while Diane Ruggiero was promoted in the third season . Veronica Mars is a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father . In each episode , Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery . The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc , introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale . The third season took a different format , focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes . Thomas initially wrote Veronica Mars as a young adult novel , which featured a male protagonist ; he changed the gender because he thought a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting and original . Filming began in March 2004 , and the series premiered in September to 2.49 million American viewers . The critically acclaimed first season 's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States . Veronica Mars appeared on a number of fall television best lists , and garnered several awards and nominations . During the series ' run , it was nominated for two Satellite Awards , four Saturn Awards , five Teen Choice Awards and was featured on AFI 's TV Programs of the Year for 2005 . Following the cancellation of the series , Thomas wrote a feature film script continuing the series . Warner Bros. opted not to fund the project at the time . On March 13 , 2013 , Bell and Thomas launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $ 2 million goal in less than eleven hours . They accumulated over $ 5.7 million via Kickstarter . The film was released on March 14 , 2014 .

0 Veronica Mars is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas . Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (writer) Veronica Mars Veronica Mars (character) teen noir film noir mystery Mystery fiction drama drama noir Hardboiled 1 The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune , California , and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character . Kristen Bell Kristen Bell 2 The series premiered on September 22 , 2004 , during television network UPN 's final two years , and ended on May 22 , 2007 , after a season on UPN 's successor , The CW , airing for three seasons total . UPN UPN The CW The CW 3 Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros. . Veronica Mars Veronica Mars (character) 4 Television , Silver Pictures Television , Stu Segall Productions , and Rob Thomas Productions . Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (writer) Stu Segall Productions Stu Segall Productions Silver Pictures Television Silver Pictures Rob Thomas Productions Rob Thomas (writer) 5 Joel Silver and Rob Thomas were executive producers for the entire run of the series , while Diane Ruggiero was promoted in the third season . Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (writer) Joel Silver Joel Silver Diane Ruggiero Diane Ruggiero 6 7 8 Veronica Mars is a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father . Veronica Mars Veronica Mars (character) high school high school college college private investigator private investigator 9 In each episode , Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery . mystery Mystery fiction 10 The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc , introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale . mystery Mystery fiction mystery arc Story arc 11 The third season took a different format , focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes . mystery Mystery fiction 12 13 14 Thomas initially wrote Veronica Mars as a young adult novel , which featured a male protagonist ; he changed the gender because he thought a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting and original . Veronica Mars Veronica Mars (character) noir Hardboiled 15 Filming began in March 2004 , and the series premiered in September to 2.49 million American viewers . 16 The critically acclaimed first season 's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States . 17 Veronica Mars appeared on a number of fall television best lists , and garnered several awards and nominations . Veronica Mars Veronica Mars (character) 18 During the series ' run , it was nominated for two Satellite Awards , four Saturn Awards , five Teen Choice Awards and was featured on AFI 's TV Programs of the Year for 2005 . Satellite Awards Satellite Awards Saturn Awards Saturn Awards Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards AFI American Film Institute 19 20 21 Following the cancellation of the series , Thomas wrote a feature film script continuing the series . 22 Warner Bros. opted not to fund the project at the time . 23 On March 13 , 2013 , Bell and Thomas launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $ 2 million goal in less than eleven hours . Kickstarter Kickstarter 24 They accumulated over $ 5.7 million via Kickstarter . Kickstarter Kickstarter 25 The film was released on March 14 , 2014 . The film Veronica Mars (film) 26

Virtual_band

In music , a virtual band -LRB- also called a virtual group , cartoon group , or cartoon band -RRB- is any group whose members are not corporeal musicians , but animated characters . Although it mostly deals with fiction , the band itself does n't fall under that category , as they exist outside a television and film universe . The music is recorded -LRB- and , in the case of concerts , performed -RRB- by human musicians and producers , while any media related to the virtual band , including albums , video clips and the visual component of stage performances , feature the animated line-up ; in many cases -LRB- including all five of the Gorillaz albums , Gorillaz , Demon Days , Plastic Beach , The Fall , and Humanz -RRB- , the virtual band members have been credited as the writers and performers of the songs . Live performances can become rather complex , requiring perfect synchronization between the visual and audio components of the show . The term virtual band was popularised with The Archies in 1968 , though the concept of the virtual band was first demonstrated by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958 , when their creator , Ross Bagdasarian , accelerated recordings of his own voice to achieve the ` chipmunk voice ' . There have since been numerous virtual bands that have recorded material , including , but not restricted to , The Archies , Dethklok , Freen in Green , Skeleton Staff , and Mistula . Each group has used different animation and recording techniques to achieve their desired effect , the most common being computer animation , traditional animation , and vocal mixing and manipulation . In recent years , the term has also come to be used for music groups who collaborate using the Internet , no longer requiring the members to be present in the same place .

0 In music , a virtual band -LRB- also called a virtual group , cartoon group , or cartoon band -RRB- is any group whose members are not corporeal musicians , but animated characters . music music animated characters animation 1 Although it mostly deals with fiction , the band itself does n't fall under that category , as they exist outside a television and film universe . 2 The music is recorded -LRB- and , in the case of concerts , performed -RRB- by human musicians and producers , while any media related to the virtual band , including albums , video clips and the visual component of stage performances , feature the animated line-up ; in many cases -LRB- including all five of the Gorillaz albums , Gorillaz , Demon Days , Plastic Beach , The Fall , and Humanz -RRB- , the virtual band members have been credited as the writers and performers of the songs . music music albums albums Gorillaz Gorillaz (album) Demon Days Demon Days Plastic Beach Plastic Beach The Fall The Fall (Gorillaz album) Humanz Humanz 3 Live performances can become rather complex , requiring perfect synchronization between the visual and audio components of the show . 4 5 6 The term virtual band was popularised with The Archies in 1968 , though the concept of the virtual band was first demonstrated by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958 , when their creator , Ross Bagdasarian , accelerated recordings of his own voice to achieve the ` chipmunk voice ' . The Archies The Archies Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks Ross Bagdasarian Ross Bagdasarian Sr. 7 There have since been numerous virtual bands that have recorded material , including , but not restricted to , The Archies , Dethklok , Freen in Green , Skeleton Staff , and Mistula . The Archies The Archies Dethklok Dethklok Mistula Mistula 8 Each group has used different animation and recording techniques to achieve their desired effect , the most common being computer animation , traditional animation , and vocal mixing and manipulation . 9 10 11 In recent years , the term has also come to be used for music groups who collaborate using the Internet , no longer requiring the members to be present in the same place . music music music groups who collaborate using the Internet Internet band 12