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Raúl_Castro | 0 | Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (; American Spanish: [raˈul moˈðesto ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician who is currently serving as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, succeeding his brother, Fidel Castro, in April 2011.Castro has also been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, the highest decision-making body, since 1975. He served as the Minister of the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008. His ministerial tenure made him the longest-serving minister of the armed forces. Because of his brother's illness, Castro became the acting President of the Council of State in a temporary transfer of power from 31 July 2006.Castro was officially made President by the National Assembly on 24 February 2008, after his brother, who was still ailing, announced on 19 February 2008 that he would not stand again. He was re-elected President on 24 February 2013. Shortly thereafter, Castro announced that his second term would be his final term, and that he would not seek re-election in 2018. He stepped down from the presidency on 19 April 2018 after his successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel was elected by the National Assembly following parliamentary elections. Castro remains the First Secretary of the Communist Party, is head of the constitutional reform commission, and also continues to have a seat representing Santiago de Cuba's Segundo Frente municipality in the National Assembly. He is still reckoned as the de facto leader of the country, retaining oversight over his successor.He is expected to step down as First Secretary at the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, which is scheduled to take place 16 to 19 April 2021. | Raúl Castro | 0 |
Patriarchs_(Bible) | 0 | The Patriarchs ( אבות Avot or Abot , singular אב Ab or Aramaic : אבא Abba ) of the Bible , when narrowly defined , are Abraham , his son Isaac , and Isaac 's son Jacob , also named Israel , the ancestor of the Israelites . These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs of Judaism , and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age . They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during and following their lifetimes . They are used as a significant marker by God in revelations and promises , and continue to play important roles in the Abrahamic faiths . More widely , the term Patriarchs can be used to refer to the twenty male ancestor-figures between Adam and Abraham . The first ten of these are called the Antediluvian patriarchs , because they came before the Flood . Judaism and Islam hold that the patriarchs , along with their primary wives , known as the matriarchs -- Sarah ( wife of Abraham ) , Rebekah ( wife of Isaac ) and Leah ( one of the wives of Jacob ) -- are entombed at Cave of Machpelah in Hebron , a site held holy by Jews , Muslims , and Christians . Only Rachel , Jacob 's favorite wife , is said to be buried separately at what is known as Rachel 's Tomb , near Bethlehem , at the site where she is believed to have died in childbirth . | Patriarchs (Bible) | 1 |
Assyrian_people | 0 | Assyrian people , or Syriacs ( see names of Syriac Christians ) , are an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East . Some of them self-identify as Chaldeans , or as Arameans . They speak modern Aramaic , whose subdivisions include Northeastern , Central , and Western Neo-Aramaic , as well as another language , dependent on the country of residence . The Assyrians are typically Syriac-speaking Christians who claim descent from Assyria , one of the oldest civilizations in the world , dating back to 2500 BC in ancient Mesopotamia . The areas that form the Assyrian homeland are parts of present-day northern Iraq , southeastern Turkey , northwestern Iran and northeastern Syria . The majority have migrated to other regions of the world , including North America , the Levant , Australia , Europe , Russia and the Caucasus during the past century or so . Emigration was triggered by such events as the Assyrian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire during World War I , the Simele Massacre in Iraq in 1933 , the Iranian Revolution of 1979 , Arab Nationalist Ba'athist policies in Iraq and Syria such as the al-Anfal campaign of Saddam Hussein , and the rise of ISIS and its takeover of most of the Nineveh Plains . Assyrians are predominantly Christian , mostly adhering to the East and West Syrian liturgical rites of Christianity . The churches that constitute the East Syrian rite include the Assyrian Church of the East , Ancient Church of the East , and Chaldean Catholic Church , whose followers mostly speak the Northeastern branch of East Aramaic . Whereas the churches of the West Syrian rite , the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church , mostly speak the Central and Western branches . Most recently , the 2003 Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War which began in 2011 have displaced the regional Assyrian community , because its people have faced ethnic and religious persecution at the hands of Islamic extremists . Of the one million or more Iraqis reported by the United Nations to have fled Iraq since the occupation , nearly 40 % were Assyrians even though Assyrians comprised only around 3 % of the pre-war Iraqi demography . According to a 2013 report by a Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council official , it is estimated that only 300,000 Assyrians remain in Iraq . Due to the Syrian Civil War , however , many Iraqis , including Assyrians , have fled back into Iraq , specifically to northern Iraq and the part of the country controlled by the Iraqi government , with ISIS still in control of much of the Assyrian homeland . | Assyrian people | 2 |
Province_of_Seville | 0 | The Province of Seville ( Sevilla ) is a province of southern Spain , in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia . It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga , Cádiz in the south , Huelva in the west , Badajoz in the north and Córdoba in the east . Seville is the province 's as well as the Andalusian autonomous community 's capital . | Province of Seville | 3 |
Asteroid_belt | 0 | The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter . It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets . The asteroid belt is also termed the main asteroid belt or main belt to distinguish it from other asteroid populations in the Solar System such as near-Earth asteroids and trojan asteroids . About half the mass of the belt is contained in the four largest asteroids : Ceres , Vesta , Pallas , and Hygiea . The total mass of the asteroid belt is approximately 4 % that of the Moon , or 22 % that of Pluto , and roughly twice that of Pluto 's moon Charon ( whose diameter is 1200 km ) . Ceres , the asteroid belt 's only dwarf planet , is about 950 km in diameter , whereas 4 Vesta , 2 Pallas , and 10 Hygiea have mean diameters of less than 600 km . The remaining bodies range down to the size of a dust particle . The asteroid material is so thinly distributed that numerous unmanned spacecraft have traversed it without incident . Nonetheless , collisions between large asteroids do occur , and these can form an asteroid family whose members have similar orbital characteristics and compositions . Individual asteroids within the asteroid belt are categorized by their spectra , with most falling into three basic groups : carbonaceous ( C-type ) , silicate ( S-type ) , and metal-rich ( M-type ) . The asteroid belt formed from the primordial solar nebula as a group of planetesimals . Planetesimals are the smaller precursors of the protoplanets . Between Mars and Jupiter , however , gravitational perturbations from Jupiter imbued the protoplanets with too much orbital energy for them to accrete into a planet . Collisions became too violent , and instead of fusing together , the planetesimals and most of the protoplanets shattered . As a result , 99.9 % of the asteroid belt 's original mass was lost in the first 100 million years of the Solar System 's history . Some fragments eventually found their way into the inner Solar System , leading to meteorite impacts with the inner planets . Asteroid orbits continue to be appreciably perturbed whenever their period of revolution about the Sun forms an orbital resonance with Jupiter . At these orbital distances , a Kirkwood gap occurs as they are swept into other orbits . Classes of small Solar System bodies in other regions are the near-Earth objects , the centaurs , the Kuiper belt objects , the scattered disc objects , the sednoids , and the Oort cloud objects . On 22 January 2014 , ESA scientists reported the detection , for the first definitive time , of water vapor on Ceres , the largest object in the asteroid belt . The detection was made by using the far-infrared abilities of the Herschel Space Observatory . The finding was unexpected because comets , not asteroids , are typically considered to `` sprout jets and plumes '' . According to one of the scientists , `` The lines are becoming more and more blurred between comets and asteroids . '' | Asteroid belt | 4 |
Football_in_England | 0 | Association football is the national sport in England , where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863 , which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game . With over 40,000 association football clubs , England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country as well as the world 's first club ( Sheffield F.C. ) , the world 's oldest professional association football club ( Notts County F.C ) , the oldest national governing body ( the Football Association ) , the first national team , the oldest national knockout competition ( the FA Cup ) and the oldest national league ( the English Football League ) . Today England 's top domestic league , the Premier League , is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world , with six of the ten richest football clubs in the world . The England national football team is one of only 8 teams to win the World Cup , in 1966 . A total of five English club teams have won the UEFA Champions League ( European Cup ) . | Football in England | 5 |
Corendon_Dutch_Airlines | 0 | Corendon Dutch Airlines ( formerly Alliance Air India ) is a Dutch branch of the Corendon Group ( which also operates Corendon Airlines in Turkey ) which started operations under its own AOC in April 2011 using a single Boeing 737 -- 800 aircraft serving European holiday destinations from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . Its head office is in Lijnden , Haarlemmermeer . | Corendon Dutch Airlines | 6 |
Andy_Warhol | 0 | Andy Warhol ( -LSB- ˈwɔrhɒl -RSB- born Andrew Warhola ; August 6 , 1928 -- February 22 , 1987 ) was an American artist , director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art . His works explore the relationship between artistic expression , celebrity culture , and advertising that flourished by the 1960s , and span a variety of media , including painting , silkscreening , photography , film , and sculpture . Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell 's Soup Cans ( 1962 ) and Marilyn Diptych ( 1962 ) , the experimental film Chelsea Girls ( 1966 ) , and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable ( 1966 -- 67 ) . Born and raised in Pittsburgh , Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator . After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s , he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist . His New York studio , The Factory , became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals , drag queens , playwrights , Bohemian street people , Hollywood celebrities , and wealthy patrons . He promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars , and is credited with coining the widely used expression `` 15 minutes of fame . '' In the late 1960s , he managed and produced the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and founded Interview magazine . He authored numerous books , including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism : The Warhol Sixties . He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement . After a gallbladder surgery in 1987 , Warhol died in February of that year at the age of 58 . Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions , books , and feature and documentary films . The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh , which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives , is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist . Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable . The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$ 105 million for a 1963 canvas titled `` Silver Car Crash ( Double Disaster ) '' ; his works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold . A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the `` bellwether of the art market '' . | Andy Warhol | 7 |
Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang | 0 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British musical adventure fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and written by Roald Dahl and Hughes , loosely based on Ian Fleming 's 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang : The Magical Car . The film stars Dick Van Dyke , Sally Ann Howes , Lionel Jeffries , James Robertson Justice , and Robert Helpmann as the main antagonist , the evil Childcatcher . The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli ( co-producer of the James Bond series of films , also based on Fleming 's novels ) . John Stears supervised the special effects . Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music , while the musical numbers , written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman of Mary Poppins , were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood . The song `` Chitty Chitty Bang Bang '' was nominated for an Academy Award . | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 8 |
Ray_(film) | 0 | Ray is a 2004 American musical biographical film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles . The independently produced film was written , produced and directed by Taylor Hackford , and stars Jamie Foxx in the title role . Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as well as the Golden Globe , BAFTA , Screen Actors Guild and Critics ' Choice awards , becoming the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance , and the only one to win the Golden Globe in the Musical or Comedy ( rather than the Drama ) category . Charles was set to attend an opening of the completed film , but died of liver disease in June , several months before its premiere . | Ray (film) | 9 |
The_Philadelphia_Story_(film) | 0 | The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor , starring Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , and James Stewart and featuring Ruth Hussey . Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry , the film is about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist . The socialite character of the play -- performed by Hepburn in the film -- was inspired by Helen Hope Montgomery Scott ( 1904 -- 1995 ) , a Philadelphia socialite known for her hijinks , who married a friend of playwright Barry . Written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt , it is considered one of the best examples of a comedy of remarriage , a genre popular in the 1930s and 1940s , in which a couple divorce , flirt with outsiders and then remarry -- a useful story-telling ploy at a time when the depiction of extramarital affairs was blocked by the Production Code . The film was Hepburn 's first big hit following several flops , which had led to her being included on a 1938 list that Manhattan movie theater owner Harry Brandt compiled of actors considered to be `` box office poison . '' She acquired the film rights to the play , which she had also starred in , with the help of Howard Hughes , in order to control it as a vehicle for her screen comeback . According to a Turner Broadcasting documentary MGM : When the Lion Roars , after MGM purchased the film rights they were skeptical about Hepburn 's box office appeal , so Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's Louis B. Mayer took an unusual precaution by casting two A-list male stars ( Grant and Stewart ) to support Miss Hepburn . Nominated for six Academy Awards , the film won two ; James Stewart for Best Actor and Donald Ogden Stewart for Best Adapted Screenplay . It was remade in 1956 as a musical , retitled High Society . However , a number of movie reviews indicate that this movie is overrated ( http://ew.com/gallery/20-classic-movies-you-call-overrated/7 ) . The Philadelphia Story was produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1995 . | The Philadelphia Story (film) | 10 |
PBS_Kids | 0 | PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children 's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in the United States . Some public television children 's programs not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS which is produced by independent public television distributors such as American Public Television are not labeled as `` PBS Kids '' programming , and it is mainly a programming block branding . PBS Kids is also the name of a separate network which has had two iterations in the age of digital television ; one which existed between 1999 and 2005 , and the current version which was launched in January 2017 . | PBS Kids | 11 |
License_to_Wed | 0 | License to Wed is a 2007 American romantic comedy film starring Robin Williams , Mandy Moore and John Krasinski , and directed by Ken Kwapis . The film was released in theaters on July 3 , 2007 . | License to Wed | 12 |
Peyton_Manning | 0 | Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) , primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time , he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season . He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning . Manning was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft . From 1998 to 2010 , he improved the fortunes of the struggling Colts franchise and helped transform them into playoff contenders . During his tenure as starting quarterback , Manning led the team to eight division championships , two AFC championships , and one Super Bowl title , the franchise 's first in over three decades , as well as their first since relocating to Indianapolis . After undergoing neck surgery that forced him to miss the entire 2011 season , Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Denver Broncos . Serving as the team 's starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015 , he contributed to the Broncos reaching the top of their division each year and his playing career concluded with a victory in Super Bowl 50 . Manning holds many NFL records , including passing yards ( 71,940 ) , touchdown passes ( 539 ) , AP MVP awards ( 5 ) , Pro Bowl appearances ( 14 ) , and 4,000-yard passing seasons ( 14 ) . A two-time Super Bowl winner and the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI , Manning is also the only quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two different franchises more than once each and the only starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises . At 39 years of age , Manning is the oldest quarterback to start in and win a Super Bowl . Manning is also the only quarterback in NFL history to make the Super Bowl four times with four different head coaches ( Dungy , Caldwell , Fox , and Kubiak ) . During a 2009 Monday Night Football game , Manning received the nickname `` The Sheriff '' from color commentator Jon Gruden due to his tendency to audible prior to the snap , and he was one of the most recognizable and parodied players in the NFL . Teams led by Manning typically utilized the hurry-up offense in place of the standard huddle . | Peyton Manning | 13 |
Health_care_reform | 0 | Health care reform is a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changes -- for the most part , governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place . Health care reform typically attempts to : Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insurance programs or private sector insurance companies Expand the array of health care providers consumers may choose among Improve the access to health care specialists Improve the quality of health care Give more care to citizens Decrease the cost of health care | Health care reform | 14 |
Death_and_state_funeral_of_Ronald_Reagan | 0 | On June 5 , 2004 , Ronald Reagan , the 40th President of the United States , died after having suffered from Alzheimer 's disease for nearly a decade . His seven-day state funeral followed . After Reagan 's death , his body was taken from his Bel Air , Los Angeles home to the Gates , Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica , California to prepare the body for burial . On June 7 , Reagan 's casket was transported by hearse and displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley , California , then flown to Washington , D.C. on June 9 for a service , public viewing and tributes at the U.S. Capitol . His death occurred on the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy . After lying in state for thirty-four hours in the Capitol rotunda , a state funeral service was conducted at the Washington National Cathedral on June 11 , the day when President George W. Bush declared a national day of mourning . Later that day , after the service , Reagan 's casket was transported back to California for interment at the Reagan Presidential Library . The state funeral was executed by the Military District of Washington ( MDW ) and was the first since that of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973 . Richard Nixon , who presided over Johnson 's funeral , declined to have a state funeral in 1994 . Reagan was the first U.S. former president to die in the 21st century . | Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | 15 |
Shia_LaBeouf | 0 | Shia Saide LaBeouf ( -LSB- ˈʃaɪ.ə _ ləˈbʌf -RSB- born June 11 , 1986 ) is an American actor , performance artist , and filmmaker . He became known among younger audiences as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens , a role for which LaBeouf received a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003 . He made his film debut in Holes ( 2003 ) , based on the novel of the same name by Louis Sachar . In 2004 , he made his directorial debut with the short film Let 's Love Hate and later directed a short film titled Maniac ( 2011 ) , starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi . In 2007 , LaBeouf starred in the commercially successful films Disturbia and Surf 's Up . The same year he was cast in Michael Bay 's science fiction film Transformers as Sam Witwicky , the main protagonist of the series . Despite mixed reviews , Transformers was a box office success and one of the highest-grossing films of 2007 . LaBeouf later appeared in its sequels Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen ( 2009 ) and Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) , both also box office successes . In 2008 , he played Henry `` Mutt Williams '' Jones III in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , the fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise . His other films include Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps ( 2010 ) , Lawless ( 2012 ) , The Company You Keep ( 2012 ) , Nymphomaniac ( 2013 ) and Fury ( 2014 ) . Since 2014 , LaBeouf has pursued a variety of public performance art projects with LaBeouf , Rönkkö & Turner . | Shia LaBeouf | 16 |
House_of_Lusignan | 0 | The House of Lusignan ( -LSB- ˈluːzᵻnjɒn -RSB- ) was a royal house of French origin , which ruled much of Europe and the Levant , including the kingdoms of Jerusalem , Cyprus , and Armenia , from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages . It also had great influence in England and France . The family originated in Poitou , near Lusignan in western France , in the early 10th century . By the end of the 11th century , the family had risen to become the most prominent petty lords in the region from their castle at Lusignan . In the late 12th century , through marriages and inheritance , a cadet branch of the family came to control the kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus . In the early 13th century , the main branch succeeded in the Counties of La Marche and Angoulême . As Crusader kings in the Latin East , they soon had connections with the Hethumid rulers of the Kingdom of Cilicia , which they inherited through marriage in the mid-14th century . The Armenian branch fled to France , and eventually Russia , after the Mamluk conquest of their kingdom . The claim was taken by the Cypriot branch , until their line failed . This kingdom was annexed by the Republic of Venice in the late 15th century . | House of Lusignan | 17 |
RCTV | 0 | Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional ( RCTV Internacional ) is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo . It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas . Owned by Empresas 1BC , RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión ( RCTV ) on 15 November 1953 by William H. Phelps , Jr. . Its radio counterpart was Radio Caracas Radio . On 27 May 2007 , RCTV made headlines when the Government of Venezuela decided not to renew their radio broadcast concession for what it said was the station 's role in the 2002 coup which briefly overthrew Venezuela 's democratically elected government . The Supreme Court of Justice ( Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ ) upheld the decision by the National Commission of Telecommunications ( CONATEL ) not to renew RCTV 's broadcast license . RCTV continued to broadcast via satellite and cable as RCTV International . In January 2010 RCTV was sanctioned with temporary closure for failing to respect Venezuelan media law . It rejected the Venezuelan media regulator 's finding that it was a domestic media provider . In 2010 , the Council on Foreign Relations described RCTV as `` the most important independent television station in Venezuela '' . | RCTV | 18 |
Just_the_Way_You_Are_(Bruno_Mars_song) | 0 | `` Just the Way You Are '' is the debut solo single recorded by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars . It is the lead single from his debut studio album , Doo-Wops & Hooligans ( 2010 ) . The song was written by The Smeezingtons , Khalil Walton and Needlz and produced by The Smeezingtons , and Needlz . It was released in the United States to Contemporary hit radio on August 10 , 2010 . The track was added to BBC Radio 1 A Playlist in the United Kingdom , and was released in the United Kingdom on September 19 , 2010 as `` Just the Way You Are ( Amazing ) '' . The debut single received positive reviews from critics , who considered it a stand-out track on Doo-Wops & Hooligans and praised The Smeezington 's production . It won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2011 ceremony . The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Top 40 charts and charted in the top five in other countries . It was certified 9 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and 6 times by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . Worldwide , it was the best selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 12.2 million copies . So far , it has sold over 13.7 million copies worldwide becoming one of the best selling digital singles of all time . The music video , directed by Ethan Lader , was released on September 8 , 2010 and features Peruvian born Australian actress Nathalie Kelley . The official remix features rapper Lupe Fiasco and is included on the deluxe edition of Doo-Wops & Hooligans . Mars performed `` Just The Way You Are '' on The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour ( 2010 -- 2012 ) , on the Moonshine Jungle Tour ( 2013 -- 2014 ) and on the 24K Magic World Tour ( 2017-2018 ) . He also include it during his performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show . The song has been covered by various recording artists . `` Just the Way You Are '' also inspired Meghan Trainor 's debut single `` All About That Bass '' . The song is featured in the movie Pitch Perfect . | Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song) | 19 |
2008_Summer_Olympics | 0 | The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing , China , from 7 to 24 August 2008 . A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games ) . China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games . It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia , after Tokyo , Japan , in 1964 and Seoul , South Korea , in 1988 . The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong , making it the third time the events of the same Olympics were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs , while sailing was contested in Qingdao , and football events took place in several different cities . Beijing was awarded the Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001 , having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after two rounds of voting . The Government of the People 's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transportation systems . A total of 37 venues were used to host the events , including 12 constructed specifically for use at the Games . The official logo of these Olympic Games , titled `` Dancing Beijing '' , refers to the host city by featuring a stylized calligraphic character jīng ( , meaning capital ) . The Games were the second most watched Olympics in history , attracting 4.7 billion viewers worldwide . Some politicians and non-governmental organizations criticized the choice of China as Olympic host because of the country 's human rights record , and protests by critics of China 's human rights record , with particular focus on Tibet , marred the international portion of the Olympic torch relay . There were 43 world records and 132 Olympic records set at the 2008 Summer Olympics . An unprecedented 86 countries won at least one medal during the Games . Chinese athletes won the most gold medals with 51 , and with 100 medals in total became only the 7th different Olympic team to top an overall medal tally . The United States won the most total medals with 110 , and placed second in the medal tally followed by Russia . The games were deemed highly successful with the rising standard of competition among nations across the world . On April 2017 after near 9 years , the Olympics has had the most ( 50 ) Olympic medals stripped for doping violations . | 2008 Summer Olympics | 20 |
2010_Tonight_Show_conflict | 0 | The 2010 Tonight Show conflict was a media and public relations conflict involving American television network NBC and two of its then-late-night talk show hosts , Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno . Leno , the host of long-running franchise The Tonight Show since 1992 , and O'Brien , host of Late Night since 1993 , were strong ratings leaders for the network for much of the decade . When O'Brien 's contract neared its end and he was courted by other networks in 2001 , NBC extended his contract and essentially guaranteed him he would be the fifth host of The Tonight Show . The network neglected to let Leno know this until his contract extension in 2004 , when they informed him he would remain host for five more years and then transition the show to O'Brien in 2009 . When that time arrived , other networks conveyed interest in Leno ; NBC , in an effort to keep both of its late-night stars , offered Leno a nightly primetime show before the local news and O'Brien 's Tonight Show . The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and The Jay Leno Show failed to attract immediate viewers , and NBC affiliates , seeing their viewership decline , grew restless . NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Zucker , alongside chairman Jeff Gaspin and executive Rick Ludwin , created a remedy : move Leno back to his 11:35 pm start time and bump O'Brien a half-hour later , to 12:05 am . O'Brien and his staff were both disappointed and furious ; when it became clear O'Brien would not agree to the proposed changes , the situation grew heated . Though not a breach of either host 's contract , the change resulted in a public outcry and public demonstrations largely in support of O'Brien . O'Brien 's public statement that he would `` not participate in the destruction of The Tonight Show '' led to negotiations with NBC for a settlement . O'Brien and his staff received $ 45 million to walk away from the network , with his final Tonight Show airing January 22 , 2010 ; Leno was reinstated as host that March , while O'Brien moved to TBS to host Conan . The controversy surrounding the scheduling move was described by media outlets as `` embarrassing '' for the network and a `` public relations disaster '' . | 2010 Tonight Show conflict | 21 |
Space_probe | 0 | A space probe is a robotic spacecraft that does not orbit the Earth , but , instead , explores further into outer space . A space probe may approach the Moon ; travel through interplanetary space ; flyby , orbit , or land on other planetary bodies ; or enter interstellar space . See List of active Solar System probes for a list of active probes ; the space agencies of the USSR ( now Russia and Ukraine ) , the United States , the European Union , Japan , China and India have in the aggregate launched probes to several planets and moons of the Solar System as well as to a number of asteroids and comets . Approximately fifteen missions are currently operational . | Space probe | 22 |
One_(manga_artist) | 0 | One ( stylized as ONE ) is the pseudonym of a Japanese manga artist , best known for his webcomic series One-Punch Man , which was later remade as a digital manga illustrated by Yusuke Murata . One serializes One-Punch Man on his own website under no official publisher , while the remake is serialized in the web version of Weekly Young Jump . His other series , Mob Psycho 100 is serialized in the online version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday , called Ura Sunday . As of December 2015 , his website gets more than 100,000 hits a day , and has logged more than 70 million total visits . He was born in Niigata and was brought up in Kōnosu , Saitama . | One (manga artist) | 23 |
The_Fate_of_the_Furious | 0 | The Fate of the Furious ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 and Fast 8 , and often stylized as F8 ) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan . It is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Dwayne Johnson , Jason Statham , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Scott Eastwood , Nathalie Emmanuel , Elsa Pataky , Kurt Russell and Charlize Theron . The Fate of the Furious follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , who has settled down with his wife Letty ( Rodriguez ) , until cyberterrorist Cipher ( Theron ) coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team , forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher . The Fate of the Furious marks the first installment in the franchise since The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) not to star both Paul Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 while filming Furious 7 ( 2015 ) , and Jordana Brewster ; following script rewrites to the seventh installment after Walker 's death which completed the story arcs for both of their characters ( Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively ) , both characters were retired . Plans for an eighth installment were first announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! and announced that the film would be set in New York City . Preparations for the film began immediately after the release of Furious 7 , with Diesel , Morgan and producer Neal H. Moritz re-signing . After setting an initial release date in the same month , casting took place between April and June 2015 . In October 2015 , Gray was announced to direct the film in the place of James Wan , who had directed the previous installment . Principal photography began in March 2016 in locations such as Mývatn , Havana , Atlanta , Cleveland and New York City , continuing the franchise 's tradition of filming in exotic locations around the world . The Fate of the Furious premiered on April 4 , 2017 in Berlin , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 14 , 2017 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX internationally . The film received mixed reviews from critics , who praised the action sequences and performances , while criticizing the storyline . The film has grossed over $ 1.2 billion worldwide , making it the thirtieth film ( and the second in the franchise , after Furious 7 ) to gross over $ 1 billion , the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time . The film grossed $ 532 million worldwide during its opening weekend , setting the record for the highest-grossing opening of all time , ahead of Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( $ 529 million ) . A sequel is scheduled to be released on April 19 , 2019 . | The Fate of the Furious | 24 |
Predator_(film) | 0 | Predator is a 1987 American science-fiction action film directed by John McTiernan . It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite special forces team who are on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Val Verde in Central America 's Northern Triangle . Kevin Peter Hall co-stars as the titular antagonist , a technologically advanced form of extraterrestrial life secretly stalking and hunting the group . Predator was written by brothers Jim and John Thomas in 1985 , under the working title of Hunter . Filming began in April 1986 and creature effects were devised by Stan Winston . The film 's budget was around $ 15 million . 20th Century Fox released it in the United States on June 12 , 1987 , where it grossed $ 59,735,548 . Initial critical reaction was mixed ; criticism focused on the thin plot . In subsequent years , critics ' attitudes toward the film became positive , and it has appeared on a number of `` best of '' lists . It spawned two sequels , Predator 2 ( 1990 ) and Predators ( 2010 ) , and two crossover films with the Alien franchise , Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) . Another film , The Predator , is scheduled for 2018 . | Predator (film) | 25 |
RKO_281 | 0 | RKO 281 is a 1999 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber , James Cromwell , Melanie Griffith , John Malkovich , Roy Scheider and Liam Cunningham . The film depicts the troubled production behind the 1941 film Citizen Kane . The film 's title is a reference to the original production number of Citizen Kane . | RKO 281 | 26 |
Vatican_City | 0 | Vatican City ( -LSB- ˈvætᵻkən_ˈsɪti -RSB- Città del Vaticano -LSB- tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno -RSB- Civitas Vaticana ) , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City ( -LSB- Stato della Città del Vaticano , links = no -RSB- -LSB- Status Civitatis Vaticanae , links = no -RSB- ) , is a walled enclave within the city of Rome . With an area of approximately 44 hectares ( 110 acres ) , and a population of 1,000 , it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population . However , formally it is not sovereign , with sovereignty being held by the Holy See , the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world . It is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ( a type of theocracy ) ruled by the Bishop of Rome -- the Pope . The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins . Since the return of the Popes from Avignon in 1377 , they have generally resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City , although at times residing instead in the Quirinal Palace in Rome or elsewhere . Vatican City is distinct from the Holy See ( -LSB- Sancta Sedes , links = no -RSB- ) , which dates back to early Christianity and is the main episcopal see of 1.2 billion Latin and Eastern Catholic adherents around the globe . The independent city-state , on the other hand , came into existence in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy , which spoke of it as a new creation , not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States ( 756 -- 1870 ) , which had previously encompassed much of central Italy . According to the terms of the treaty , the Holy See has `` full ownership , exclusive dominion , and sovereign authority and jurisdiction '' over the city-state . Within Vatican City are religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter 's Basilica , the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums . They feature some of the world 's most famous paintings and sculptures . The unique economy of Vatican City is supported financially by the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos , fees for admission to museums , and the sale of publications . | Vatican City | 27 |
Patch_Adams_(film) | 0 | Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographical comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams , Monica Potter , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton . Directed by Tom Shadyac , it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter `` Patch '' Adams and the book , Gesundheit : Good Health is a Laughing Matter , by Adams and Maureen Mylander . Despite being poorly received by critics and Dr. Adams himself , the film was a box-office success , grossing over twice its budget in the United States alone . | Patch Adams (film) | 28 |
Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen | 0 | Not to be confused with Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1793 , a second declaration , written in 1793 but never formally adopted . The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ( -LSB- Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen , links = no -RSB- ) , passed by France 's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789 , is an important document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights . The Declaration was directly influenced by Thomas Jefferson , working with General Lafayette , who introduced it . Influenced also by the doctrine of `` natural right '' , the rights of man are held to be universal : valid at all times and in every place , pertaining to human nature itself . It became the basis for a nation of free individuals protected equally by the law . It is included in the beginning of the constitutions of both the Fourth French Republic ( 1946 ) and Fifth Republic ( 1958 ) and is still current . Inspired by the Enlightenment philosophers , the Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French Revolution and had a major impact on the development of freedom and democracy in Europe and worldwide . The Declaration , together with Magna Carta , the English Bill of Rights , and the United States Bill of Rights , inspired in large part the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights . | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | 29 |
Bibliotheca_Corviniana | 0 | Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned libraries of the Renaissance world , established by Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary between 1458 and 1490 . It was destroyed after the Hungarian defeat by the Ottomans in the Battle of Mohács in 1526 . | Bibliotheca Corviniana | 30 |
Lemmy | 0 | Ian Fraser Kilmister ( 24 December 1945 -- 28 December 2015 ) , better known as Lemmy , was an English musician , singer , and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead . His music was one of the foundations of the heavy metal genre . He was known for his appearance ( including his friendly mutton chops ) , his distinctive gravelly voice and distinctive bass playing style . Alongside his music career , he also had many minor roles in film and television . Lemmy was born in Stoke-on-Trent and grew up in North Wales . He was influenced by rock and roll and the early Beatles , which led to him playing in several rock groups in the 1960s , including the Rockin ' Vickers . He worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and the Nice , before joining the space rock band Hawkwind in 1971 , singing lead on their hit `` Silver Machine '' . After being fired from Hawkwind for drug possession , he founded Motörhead as lead singer , bassist , songwriter and frontman . Motörhead 's success peaked in 1980 and 1981 and included the hit single `` Ace of Spades '' and the top charting live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith . Lemmy continued to record and tour regularly with Motörhead until his death in December 2015 in Los Angeles , where he had lived since 1990 . Aside from his musical activities , Lemmy was well known for his hard-living lifestyle , chain smoking , and regular consumption of alcohol ( notably Jack Daniel 's ) and amphetamines . | Lemmy | 31 |
Fictional_universe_of_The_Hunger_Games | 0 | The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem , its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides , and the outlying districts , numbered 1 to 12 , each with a different economy . In addition , there is the secretive District 13 , where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which citizens from the districts , selected through a process called `` reaping '' , are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna , such as the Mockingjay , a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device , and after whom the third book in the series is named . | Fictional universe of The Hunger Games | 32 |
Chris_Hughes | 0 | Chris Hughes ( born ) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook , with Harvard roommates Mark Zuckerberg , Dustin Moskovitz , Eduardo Saverin , and Andrew McCollum . He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic from 2012 to 2016 . | Chris Hughes | 33 |
Oliver_Stone | 0 | William Oliver Stone ' ( born September 15 , 1946 ) is an American screenwriter , film director , and producer . Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express ( 1978 ) . He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface ( 1983 ) . As a director , Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon ( 1986 ) , for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director ; the film was awarded Best Picture . Platoon was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War , in which Stone served as an infantry soldier . He continued the series with Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) -- for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar -- and Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Stone 's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama Salvador ( 1986 ) ; the financial drama Wall Street ( 1987 ) and its 2010 sequel Money Never Sleeps ; the Jim Morrison biopic The Doors ( 1991 ) ; and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency -- JFK ( 1991 ) , Nixon ( 1995 ) and W. ( 2008 ) . His latest film is Snowden ( 2016 ) . Many of Stone 's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century , and as such were considered contentious at the times of their releases . They often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene , as evidenced in JFK , Natural Born Killers , and Nixon '' . | Oliver Stone | 34 |
The_Nines | 0 | The Nines ( stylized as The NIN9S ) is a 2007 science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by John August and starring Ryan Reynolds , Hope Davis , Melissa McCarthy , and Elle Fanning . The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival , and made $ 63,165 in the U.S. box office through October 11 , 2007 . | The Nines | 35 |
List_of_Disney_Channel_series | 0 | This is a list of television series originally broadcast on , and produced at least partially by , Disney Channel ( formerly `` The Disney Channel '' ) , a family-oriented American basic cable channel and former premium channel , owned by The Walt Disney Company . Both past and present series are included . Future series are only included if they have a confirmed air date . Series that are still in production are marked in bold . Disney Channel has had many popular shows throughout its history . Its first ever series was Good Morning , Mickey ! , which ran from 1983 to 1992 . The first series branded as a `` Disney Channel Original Series '' was Flash Forward , which ran from 1995 to 1999 . The channel 's first hit series was The All-New Mickey Mouse Club , which ran from 1989 to 1996 . Its second hit series was Even Stevens , which ran from 2000 to 2003 . | List of Disney Channel series | 36 |
SolarCity | 0 | SolarCity Corporation is an American company that specializes in solar energy services and is headquartered in San Mateo , California . SolarCity 's long-term agreements with its customers generate recurring payments and create a portfolio of high-quality receivables that it monetizes to further reduce the cost of making the switch to solar energy . It offers energy storage services through its parent company , Tesla Inc. , including a turnkey residential battery backup service that incorporates Tesla 's Powerwall . | SolarCity | 37 |
Wilhoit,_Arizona | 0 | Wilhoit is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Yavapai County , Arizona , United States . The population was 664 at the 2000 census . | Wilhoit, Arizona | 38 |
Take_Me_Home_(Cher_album) | 0 | Take Me Home is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher , released on January 25 , 1979 on Casablanca Records . The RIAA certified it gold on May 17 of that year for the sales of 500,000 copies in the US . | Take Me Home (Cher album) | 39 |
The_Big_Read | 0 | The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003 , where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation 's best-loved novel of all time . The year-long survey was the biggest single test of public reading taste to date , and culminated with several programmes hosted by celebrities , advocating their favourite books . | The Big Read | 40 |
John_Michael_Higgins | 0 | John Michael Higgins ( born February 12 , 1963 ) is an American actor and voice actor whose film credits include Christopher Guest 's mockumentaries , the role of David Letterman in HBO 's The Late Shift , and a starring role in the American version of Kath & Kim . He portrayed Peter Lovett in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced , and provided the voice of Iknik Blackstone Varrick in The Legend of Korra . He currently stars in the NBC sitcom Great News as Chuck Pierce . | John Michael Higgins | 41 |
Winston_Smith | 0 | Winston Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of George Orwell 's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four . The character was employed by Orwell as an everyman in the setting of the novel , a `` central eye ... -LSB- the reader -RSB- can readily identify with '' . | Winston Smith | 42 |
Google_Fiber | 0 | Google Fiber is part of the Access division of Alphabet Inc. . It provides fiber-to-the-premises service in the United States , providing broadband Internet and IPTV to a small and slowly increasing number of locations . In mid-2016 , Google Fiber had 68,715 television subscribers and was estimated to have about 453,000 broadband customers . The service was first introduced to the Kansas City metropolitan area , including 20 Kansas City area suburbs within the first 3 years . Initially proposed as an experimental project , Google Fiber was announced as a viable business model on December 12 , 2012 , when Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt stated `` It 's actually not an experiment , we 're actually running it as a business , '' at the New York Times ' DealBook Conference . Google Fiber announced expansion to Austin , Texas , and Provo , Utah , in April 2013 , and subsequent expansions in 2014 and 2015 to Atlanta , Charlotte , the Triangle , Nashville , Salt Lake City , and San Antonio . On August 10 , 2015 , Google announced its intention to restructure the company moving less central services and products into a new umbrella corporation , Alphabet Inc. . As part of this restructuring plan , Google Fiber would become a subsidiary of Alphabet and may become part of the `` Access and Energy '' business unit . In October 2016 , all expansion plans were put on hold and some jobs were cut . Google Fiber will continue to provide service in the cities where it is already installed . | Google Fiber | 43 |
Grand_Theft_Auto_clone | 0 | Grand Theft Auto clone is a subgenre of open world action-adventure video games , characterized by their likeness to the Grand Theft Auto series in either gameplay , or overall design . These types of open world games are games in which players may find and use a variety of vehicles and weapons while roaming freely in an open world setting . The objective of such games is to complete a sequence of core missions involving driving and shooting , but often side-missions and minigames are added to improve replay value . The storylines of games in this subgenre typically have strong themes of crime and violence . The subgenre has its origins in open-world action adventure games popularized in Europe ( and particularly the United Kingdom ) throughout the 1980s and 1990s . The release of Grand Theft Auto ( 1997 ) marked a major commercial success for open-ended game design in North America , and featured a more marketable crime theme . But it was the popularity of its 3D sequel Grand Theft Auto III in 2001 that led to the widespread propagation of a more specific set of gameplay conventions consistent with a subgenre . The subgenre now includes many games from different developers all over the world where the player can control wide ranges of vehicles and weapons . The subgenre has evolved with greater levels of environmental detail and more realistic behaviors . As usage of the term `` clone '' often has a negative connotation , reviewers have come up with other names for the subgenre . Names such as `` sandbox games '' , however , are applied to a wider range of games that do not share key features of the Grand Theft Auto series . | Grand Theft Auto clone | 44 |
Clásica_de_San_Sebastián | 0 | The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa -- Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián ( San Sebastián Classic ) is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián , Spain . The 2016 edition was won by Bauke Mollema . It is traditionally a climbers ' race , with several famous Grand Tour stars claiming the race . Clásica de San Sebastián is famous for its spectacular views of the coastline and its winding , undulating terrain which strongly favours aggressive riding . The current race route is approximately 220 kilometres in length and includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb at around the 200 kilometre mark . This is usually the decisive point of the race . It was a round of the UCI Road World Cup ( which ran from 1989 to 2004 ) and has since been part of its successors , the UCI ProTour and since 2011 the UCI World Tour . | Clásica de San Sebastián | 45 |
The_Divergent_Series:_Allegiant | 0 | The Divergent Series : Allegiant is a 2016 American action adventure film directed by Robert Schwentke with a screenplay by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper , and Noah Oppenheim . It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel Allegiant , the final book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth , and the third installment in The Divergent Series . The film stars Shailene Woodley , Theo James , Jeff Daniels , Miles Teller , Ansel Elgort , Zoë Kravitz , Maggie Q , Ray Stevenson , Bill Skarsgard , Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts , and is the sequel to Insurgent and could be followed by the concluding entry , Ascendant ( Allegiant and Ascendant were originally to be titled Allegiant -- Part 1 and Allegiant -- Part 2 ) . Allegiant was released on March 18 , 2016 , in theaters and IMAX and received mainly negative reviews . The film was a financial disappointment , grossing $ 179 million worldwide , becoming the lowest-grossing Divergent film . This led to budget cuts on the fourth and the possibility that the final installment in the series , Ascendant , would be released as a TV movie instead of a theatrical one . | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | 46 |
Microsoft | 0 | Microsoft Corporation ( -LSB- ˈmaɪkrəˌsɒft , _ - roʊ - , _ - ˌsɔːft -RSB- , abbreviated as MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems , Microsoft Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it is the world 's largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world 's most valuable companies . Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4 , 1975 , to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 . It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s , followed by Microsoft Windows . The company 's 1986 initial public offering ( IPO ) , and subsequent rise in its share price , created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees . Since the 1990s , it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions . In May 2011 , Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $ 8.5 billion , and in December 2016 bought LinkedIn for $ 26.2 billion . , Microsoft is market-dominant in the IBM PC-compatible operating system market and the office software suite market , although it has lost the majority of the overall operating system market to Android . The company also produces a wide range of other software for desktops and servers , and is active in areas including Internet search ( with Bing ) , the video game industry ( with the Xbox , Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles ) , the digital services market ( through MSN ) , and mobile phones ( via the operating systems of Nokia 's former phones and Windows Phone OS ) . In June 2012 , Microsoft entered the personal computer production market for the first time , with the launch of the Microsoft Surface , a line of tablet computers . With the acquisition of Nokia 's devices and services division to form Microsoft Mobile , the company re-entered the smartphone hardware market , after its previous attempt , Microsoft Kin , which resulted from their acquisition of Danger Inc. . The word `` Microsoft '' is a portmanteau of `` microcomputer '' and `` software '' . | Microsoft | 47 |
One-Punch_Man | 0 | is an ongoing Japanese superhero parody webcomic created by an author using the pseudonym One which began publication in early 2009 . The series quickly went viral , surpassing 7.9 million hits in June 2012 . The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children 's character Anpanman , wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ( `` one punch '' ) . One-Punch Man tells the story of Saitama , an extremely overpowered superhero , who has grown bored by the absence of challenge in his fight against evil and seeks to find a worthy opponent . A digital manga remake of the series , illustrated by Yusuke Murata , began publication on Shueisha 's Young Jump Web Comics website in 2012 . The chapters are periodically collected and printed into tankōbon volumes , with twelve released as of December 2 , 2016 . Viz Media has licensed the remake for English serialization in its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine . An anime television adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan between October and December 2015 . It was dubbed in English during the summer of 2016 , and later that year a planned second season was announced . | One-Punch Man | 48 |
Chris_Chibnall | 0 | Chris Chibnall ( born 1970 ) is an English television writer . He is best known for his work on the science-fiction series Torchwood and the ITV detective serial Broadchurch . On 22 January 2016 it was announced that he would become the full-time show runner of Doctor Who in 2018 . | Chris Chibnall | 49 |
Blackmail_(1929_film) | 0 | Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra , John Longden , and Cyril Ritchard . Based on the 1928 play Blackmail by Charles Bennett , the film is about a London woman who is blackmailed after killing a man who tries to rape her . After starting production as a silent film , British International Pictures decided to convert Blackmail into a sound film during filming , becoming the first successful European dramatic talkie ; a silent version was released for theaters not equipped for sound ( at 6,740 feet ) , with the sound version ( 7,136 feet ) released at the same time . The silent version still exists in the British Film Institute collection . | Blackmail (1929 film) | 50 |
BAFTA_Fellowship | 0 | The BAFTA Fellowship , or the Academy Fellowship , is a lifetime achievement award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) since 1971 `` in recognition of outstanding achievement in the art forms of the moving image '' , and is the highest honour the Academy can bestow . Fellowship recipients have been mainly film directors , but some have also been awarded to actors , film and television producers , cinematographers , film editors , screenwriters and ( since 2007 ) to contributors to the video game industry . People from the United Kingdom dominate the list , but it includes over a dozen U.S. citizens and several from other countries in Europe , though none of the latter have been recognized since 1996 . Shigeru Miyamoto , in 2010 , became the first citizen of an Asian country to receive the award . The inaugural recipient of the award was filmmaker and producer Alfred Hitchcock . The award has been made posthumously to comedy pair Morecambe and Wise in 1999 , and to Stanley Kubrick , who died that same year and was made a fellow in 2000 . The most recent recipient was British actress Joanna Lumley . | BAFTA Fellowship | 51 |
John_McCain_presidential_campaign,_2000 | 0 | The 2000 presidential campaign of John McCain , the United States Senator from Arizona , began in September 1999 . He announced his run for the Republican Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 2000 presidential election . McCain was the main challenger to Texas Governor George W. Bush , who had the political and financial support of most of the party establishment . McCain staged an upset win in the February 2000 New Hampshire primary , capitalizing on a message of political reform and `` straight talk '' that appealed to moderate Republican and independent voters and to the press . McCain 's momentum was halted when Bush won the South Carolina primary later that month , in a contest that became famous for its bitter nature and an underground smear campaign run against McCain . McCain won some subsequent primaries , but after the March 2000 Super Tuesday contests he was well behind in delegates and withdrew . He grudgingly endorsed Bush two months later and made occasional appearances for him during the general election . | John McCain presidential campaign, 2000 | 52 |
Young_Frankenstein | 0 | Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character , a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein . The supporting cast includes Teri Garr , Cloris Leachman , Marty Feldman , Peter Boyle , Madeline Kahn , Kenneth Mars , Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman . The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks . The film is an affectionate parody of the classic horror film genre , in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein produced by Universal in the 1930s . Most of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film Frankenstein . To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films , Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white , a rarity in the 1970s , and employed 1930s ' style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs , wipes , and fades to black . The film also features a period score by Brooks ' longtime composer John Morris . A critical favorite and box office smash , Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine 's readers ' `` List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time '' , No. 56 on Bravo TV 's list of the `` 100 Funniest Movies '' , and No. 13 on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 funniest American movies . In 2003 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the United States National Film Preservation Board , and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry . On its 40th anniversary , Brooks considered it by far his finest ( though not his funniest ) film as a writer-director . | Young Frankenstein | 53 |
Phoenix_Force_(comics) | 0 | The Phoenix Force is a fictional entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The entity has bonded with other characters , and often used the alias Phoenix while bonded . The Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in The Dark Phoenix Saga storyline , and is frequently linked to Jean Grey . In 2009 , Jean Grey as the Dark Phoenix was ranked as IGN 's 9th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time . Wizard list of Top 100 villains ranked the Dark Phoenix as 38th . | Phoenix Force (comics) | 54 |
Creed_(film) | 0 | Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler and written by Coogler and Aaron Covington . A spin-off and sequel to the Rocky film series , the film stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson Creed , Apollo Creed 's son , with Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of Rocky Balboa . It also features Tessa Thompson , Phylicia Rashād , Tony Bellew and Graham McTavish . The film reunites Jordan with Fruitvale Station writer/director Coogler , as well as Wood Harris , with whom Jordan had worked on The Wire . Filming began on January 19 , 2015 in Liverpool , and later also took place in Philadelphia , Rocky 's hometown . Creed was released in the United States on November 25 , 2015 , the fortieth anniversary of the date of the opening scene in 1976 's Rocky . The seventh installment of the series and sequel to 2006 's Rocky Balboa , the film received acclaim from critics , who called it the best Rocky film in many years . For his performance , Stallone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , his first Oscar nomination since the original film . He won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor , Critics ' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture , his first Golden Globe . | Creed (film) | 55 |
T._J._Hooker | 0 | T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant . The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13 , 1982 , on ABC and ran on the network until May 4 , 1985 . The show was then picked up for a further single season by CBS . The supporting cast includes Adrian Zmed as rookie Officer Vince Romano , Heather Locklear as rookie Officer Stacy Sheridan ( season 2 onwards ) , and Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan as personnel in the fictional `` LCPD '' Police Department Academy Precinct . Towards the end of the show 's second season , James Darren became a regular cast member as Officer Jim Corrigan . The series was created by Rick Husky , who later went on to serve as executive producer of Walker , Texas Ranger , and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg . | T. J. Hooker | 56 |
The_Colour_in_Anything | 0 | The Colour in Anything is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake . It was released on 6 May 2016 , by Polydor Records . It serves as the follow-up to his Mercury Prize-winning 2013 album Overgrown . It features contributions from Justin Vernon and Frank Ocean , and additional production work by Rick Rubin . | The Colour in Anything | 57 |
25_(Adele_album) | 0 | 25 is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Adele . It was released on 20 November 2015 , through XL Recordings . Following the release and international success of her second studio album 21 . Titled as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at 25 years old , 25 is a `` make-up record '' . The album 's lyrical content features themes of Adele `` yearning for her old self , her nostalgia '' , and `` melancholia about the passage of time '' according to an interview with the singer by Rolling Stone , as well as themes of motherhood and regret . In contrast to Adele 's previous works , the production of 25 incorporated the use of electronic elements and creative rhythmic patterns , with elements of 1980s R&B and organs . Like 21 , Adele worked with producer and songwriter Paul Epworth and Ryan Tedder , along with new collaborations with Max Martin and Shellback , Greg Kurstin , Danger Mouse , the Smeezingtons , Samuel Dixon , and Tobias Jesso Jr. . 25 received generally positive reviews from music critics , who commended Adele 's vocal performance and the album 's production . The album was a massive commercial success , debuting at number one in more than 25 markets and broke first-week sales records in multiple countries , including the United Kingdom and United States ; in the US , the album sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of release , marking the largest single-week sales for an album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991 . 25 eventually became the world 's best-selling album of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold within the year , and has sold 20 million copies as of June 2016 , making it one of the best selling albums worldwide . Following 21 , it was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting shipments of ten million copies in the United States , making Adele the only artist of the 2010s to achieve this certification with two albums . Many journalists felt that the album impacted the music industry by encouraging the public to return to buying physical albums , instead of downloading or streaming . 25 received the BRIT Award for British Album of the Year , while the lead single `` Hello '' won British Single of the Year . The album then won the 2017 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year , and Best Pop Vocal Album . `` Hello '' also won Grammys for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Pop Solo Performance . | 25 (Adele album) | 58 |
Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg | 0 | Henri ( Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume born 16 April 1955 ) is the current Grand Duke of Luxembourg , reigning since 7 October 2000 . He is the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium , and a first cousin of the current King of the Belgians , Philippe . | Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | 59 |
Furious_7 | 0 | Furious 7 ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast 7 ) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan . It is the seventh installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Jordana Brewster , Djimon Hounsou , Kurt Russell , and Jason Statham . Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , Brian O'Conner ( Walker ) , and the rest of their team , who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in Fast & Furious 6 ( 2013 ) , until Deckard Shaw ( Statham ) , a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother , puts the team in danger once again . With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) and The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) , Furious 7 is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift . The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 with filming only half-completed . Following Walker 's death , filming was delayed for script rewrites , and his brothers , Caleb and Cody , were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes . These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker and Brewster 's characters ( Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively ) , causing both to be retired . As a result , it is also the final installment in the franchise to star Brewster . Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6 . In April 2013 , Wan , predominantly known for horror films , was announced to direct the film in place of Justin Lin , who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments . Casting began in the same month with the re-signing of Diesel and Walker , and an initial release date was set . Principal photography began in Atlanta , Georgia , in September 2013 , resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014 , with other filming locations including Los Angeles , Colorado , Abu Dhabi , and Tokyo . Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3 , 2015 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D , and 4DX internationally . Upon release , the film became a critical and commercial success , with praise being aimed at the film 's action sequences and its tribute to Walker . The film grossed $ 397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend , which is the sixth highest-grossing opening of all time . The film has grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide -- more than the franchise 's first five installments combined -- making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days , the third highest-grossing film of 2015 and the sixth highest-grossing film of all time . A sequel , The Fate of the Furious , was released on April 14 , 2017 . | Furious 7 | 60 |
Homeboy_(Eric_Church_song) | 0 | `` Homeboy '' is a song co-written by American country music artist Eric Church . It was released in February 2011 as the ninth single of his career , and the first from his album Chief . Church wrote the song with Casey Beathard . | Homeboy (Eric Church song) | 61 |
Mining_in_Wales | 0 | Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth century . It was key to the Industrial Revolution . Wales was famous for its coal mining , in the Rhondda Valley , the South Wales Valleys and throughout the South Wales coalfield and by 1913 Barry had become the largest coal exporting port in the world , with Cardiff as second , as coal was transported down by rail . Northeast Wales also had its own coalfield and Tower Colliery ( closed January 2008 ) near Hirwaun is regarded by many as the oldest open coal mine and one of the largest in the world . Wales has also had a significant history of mining for slate , gold and various metal ores . | Mining in Wales | 62 |
White_House_Fellows | 0 | The White House Fellows program was established by President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964 . The mission of the program is `` to give the Fellows first hand , high-level experience with the workings of the federal government and to increase their sense of participation in national affairs '' . `` President Johnson expected the Fellows to ` repay that privilege ' when they left by ` continuing to work as private citizens on their public agendas ' . He hoped that the Fellows would contribute to the nation as future leaders . '' The webpage on the program explains it this way : White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time , paid special assistants to senior White House Staff , the Vice President , Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials . Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors , and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally . Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis . The selection process is very competitive and there can be as many as 1,000 applicants for the eleven to nineteen fellowships . The White House Fellows Program office processes the applications and former Fellows screen the applications to identify the most promising candidates . Approximately 100 of the most qualified applicants are selected to be interviewed by eight to ten regional panels , which are composed of prominent local citizens . Based on the results of the interviews , the regional panels and the Director select approximately thirty candidates to proceed as National finalists . The President 's Commission on White House Fellowships then interviews the thirty candidates and recommends 11 -- 19 outstanding candidates to the President for a one-year appointment as Fellows . | White House Fellows | 63 |
George_Newbern | 0 | George Young Newbern ( born December 30 , 1964 ) is an American actor , best known for his roles as Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride ( 1991 ) and its sequel Father of the Bride Part II as well as Danny ( The Yeti ) in Friends . He is also well known for his recurring role as Julia 's son Payne in Designing Women and for providing the voices of Superman from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series , as well as Nooj and Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series . He is known for his voice role as Bark in Pup Star . He also known for having appeared in Saw VI as well as his role as `` Charlie '' on the hit TV show Scandal . | George Newbern | 64 |
Julia_(1977_film) | 0 | Julia is a 1977 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann , from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent . It is based on Lillian Hellman 's book Pentimento . A chapter of Pentimento tells the story of her relationship with a lifelong friend , `` Julia , '' who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to World War II . Hellman said the story was true , but critics have challenged its accuracy . The film in DeLuxe Color was produced by Richard Roth , with Julien Derode as executive producer and Tom Pevsner as associate producer . Julia was received positively from the critics and was nominated for eleven Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Fred Zinnemann and Best Actress for Jane Fonda . It ended up winning three awards , Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards , Best Supporting Actress for Vanessa Redgrave , and Best Adapted Screenplay for Alvin Sargent 's script . Julia was the first film to win both supporting actor categories since The Last Picture Show six years earlier in 1971 , and would be followed by Hannah and Her Sisters nine years later in 1986 . | Julia (1977 film) | 65 |
Cary_Elwes | 0 | Ivan Simon Cary Elwes ( -LSB- ˈɛlwɪs -RSB- born 26 October 1962 ) , known professionally as Cary Elwes , is an English actor and writer . He is best known for his roles in films such as The Princess Bride , Glory , Robin Hood : Men in Tights , Days of Thunder , Bram Stoker 's Dracula , Hot Shots ! , Twister , The Jungle Book , Liar , Liar , and Saw . He has also had recurring roles in series such as The X-Files and Psych , and currently stars in the Crackle series The Art of More . | Cary Elwes | 66 |
Julia_Roberts | 0 | Julia Fiona Roberts ( born October 28 , 1967 ) is an American actress and producer . She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman ( 1990 ) , which grossed US $ 464 million worldwide . She has won three Golden Globe Awards ( out of eight nominations ) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting , winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) . Her films Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ) , Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) Sleeping with the Enemy ( 1991 ) , Hook ( 1991 ) , The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ) , My Best Friend 's Wedding ( 1997 ) , Conspiracy Theory ( 1997 ) , Notting Hill ( 1999 ) , Runaway Bride ( 1999 ) , Ocean 's Eleven ( 2001 ) , Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) , Ocean 's Twelve ( 2004 ) , Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2007 ) , Valentine 's Day ( 2010 ) , Eat Pray Love ( 2010 ) , Mirror Mirror ( 2012 ) , and Money Monster ( 2016 ) have collectively brought box office receipts of over US$ 2.7 billion , making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts . She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for her performance in the HBO television film The Normal Heart ( 2014 ) . Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the world throughout most of the 1990s and in the first half of the 2000s . Her fee for 1990 's Pretty Woman was US$ 300,000 ; in 2003 , she was paid an unprecedented US$ 25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) . As of 2007 Roberts 's net worth was estimated to be US$ 140 million . She has been named People magazine 's `` World 's Most Beautiful Woman '' a record five times . | Julia Roberts | 67 |
Peking_University | 0 | Peking University ( abbreviated PKU and colloquially known in Chinese as Běidà 北大 Chinese : 北京大学 , pinyin : Běijīng Dàxué ) , is a major Chinese research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League . It is the first modern national university established in China , founded as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient Taixue or Guozijian , or Imperial Academy . It also served as the highest administration for education ( ministry of education ) in China at the beginning of its founding . By 1920 , it had become a center for progressive thought . Peking University is consistently ranked as the top higher learning institution in mainland China . In addition to academics , Peking University is especially renowned for its campus grounds , and the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture . Throughout its history , the university has educated and hosted many prominent modern Chinese thinkers , including figures such as : Mao Zedong , Lu Xun , Gu Hongming , Mao Dun , Li Dazhao , and Chen Duxiu . Peking University was influential in the birth of China 's New Culture Movement , May Fourth Movement , the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989 and many other significant events . | Peking University | 68 |
Issa_Rae | 0 | Jo-Issa `` Issa '' Rae Diop ( born January 12 , 1985 ) is an American actress , writer , director , producer and web series creator . She is best known as the creator of the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl . Since the premiere of Awkward Black Girl , Rae has developed her own YouTube platform where she features various content created by people of color . Rae 's shows have garnered over 20 million views and over 260,000 subscribers on YouTube . As of 2017 , Rae is the creator , co-writer and star of the HBO series Insecure , which is partially based on Awkward Black Girl . '' | Issa Rae | 69 |
Ingólfr_Arnarson | 0 | Ingólfr Arnarson ( spelled with a in Modern Icelandic : Ingólfur Arnarson -LSB- ˈiŋkoulvʏr̥ ˈartnar̥sɔn -RSB- ) and his wife , Hallveig Frodesdatter and together with his brother Chiorleif , are commonly recognized as the first permanent Norse settlers of Iceland . According to tradition , they founded Reykjavík in 874 . According to Landnáma ( The Icelandic Book of Settlements ) , he built his homestead in and gave name to Reykjavík in 874 . ( However , archaeological finds in Iceland suggest settlement may have started somewhat earlier . ) The medieval chronicler Ari Thorgilsson said Ingólfr was the first Nordic settler in Iceland , but mentioned that `` Papar '' -- i.e. Irish monks and hermits -- had been in the country before the Norsemen . He wrote that they left because they did not want to live amongst the newly arrived Norse pagans . Landnáma ( written two to three centuries after the settlement ) contains a long story about Ingólfr 's settlement . The book claims he left Norway after becoming involved in a blood feud . He had heard about a new island which Garðarr Svavarsson , Flóki Vilgerðarson and others had found in the Atlantic Ocean . With his step brother Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson , he sailed for Iceland . When land was in sight , he threw his high seat pillars ( a sign of his being a chieftain ) overboard and promised to settle where the gods decided to bring them ashore . Two of his slaves then searched the coasts for three years before finding the pillars in the small bay which eventually became Reykjavík ( located in South Western Iceland ) . In the meantime , Hjörleifr had been murdered by his Irish slaves because of his ill-treatment of them . Ingólfr hunted them down and killed them in Vestmannaeyjar ( Westman Islands ) . The islands got their name from that event , but vestmenn ( west men ) is a name that Norse men at this time sometimes used for Irishmen . Ingólfr was said to have settled a large part of southwestern Iceland , but after his settlement nothing more was known of him . His son , Torstein ( Þorsteinn Ingólfsson ) , was a major chieftain and was said to have founded the first thing , or parliament , in Iceland . It was a forerunner of the Althingi . His name Ingólfr means `` aristocratic wolf '' , which would be translated as `` royal or kingly wolf . '' | Ingólfr Arnarson | 70 |
Luke_Cage | 0 | Luke Cage , also known as Power Man ( real name Carl Lucas ) , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Luke Cage first appeared in Luke Cage , Hero for Hire # 1 ( June 1972 ) and was created by Archie Goodwin , John Romita , Sr. and George Tuska . He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book . Created during the height of the Blaxploitation genre , Luke Cage is an ex-convict imprisoned for a crime he did not commit , who gains the powers of superhuman strength and unbreakable skin after being subjected voluntarily to an experimental procedure . Once freed , Cage becomes a `` hero for hire '' and teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist as part of the duo , Power Man and Iron Fist . He later marries the super-powered private investigator Jessica Jones , with whom he has a daughter . In 2005 , writer Brian Michael Bendis added Luke Cage to the lineup of the New Avengers , and he has since appeared in various Avengers titles , and became the leader of a group of reformed supervillains called the Thunderbolts . Actor Mike Colter played the character in the first season of Jessica Jones , a live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and headlined his own series , which premiered in September 2016 on Netflix . Colter is set to reprise his role in The Defenders . | Luke Cage | 71 |
Richard_Price_(writer) | 0 | Richard Price ( born October 12 , 1949 ) is an American novelist and screenwriter , known for the books The Wanderers ( 1974 ) , Clockers ( 1992 ) and Lush Life ( 2008 ) . Price 's novels explore late-20th century urban America in a gritty , realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim . Several of his novels are set in a fictional northern New Jersey city called Dempsy . In addition to writing literature , he writes for television , including The Wire and The Night Of . | Richard Price (writer) | 72 |
Ron_Howard | 0 | Ronald William `` Ron '' Howard ( born March 1 , 1954 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his youth and directing a number of successful feature films later in his career . Howard first came to prominence playing young Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years and later playing teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for seven years . He appeared in the musical film The Music Man ( 1962 ) , the comedy film The Courtship of Eddie 's Father ( 1963 ) , the coming of age film American Graffiti ( 1973 ) , the western film The Shootist ( 1976 ) , and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto ( 1977 ) , which he also directed . In 1980 , Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing . His films include : the science-fiction/fantasy film Cocoon ( 1985 ) , the historical docudrama Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) ( earning him the Academy Award for Best Director ) , and the thriller The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) . In 2002 , Howard narrated the Fox comedy series , Arrested Development , on which he would also serve as producer and play a semi-fictionalized version of himself . In 2003 , Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts . Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him . He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013 . Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries . | Ron Howard | 73 |
United_States_Department_of_Commerce | 0 | The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth . The mission of the department is to `` promote job creation and improved living standards for all Americans by creating an infrastructure that promotes economic growth , technological competitiveness , and sustainable development . '' Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision-making , and helping to set industrial standards . This organization 's main purpose is to create jobs , promote economic growth , encourage sustainable development and improve standards of living for all Americans . The Department of Commerce headquarters is the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington , D.C. | United States Department of Commerce | 74 |
One_False_Move | 0 | One False Move is a 1992 American thriller film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton . The film stars Thornton alongside Bill Paxton and Cynda Williams and was directed by Carl Franklin . The low-budget production was about to be released straight to home video when it was finished , but became popular through word of mouth , convincing the distributor to give the film a theatrical release . Film critic Gene Siskel voted this film as his favorite of 1992 . | One False Move | 75 |
Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_–_Motion_Picture | 0 | The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year . The formal title has varied since its inception ; since 2005 , the award has officially been called `` Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture '' . Five actors have won the award twice : Richard Attenborough , Edmund Gwenn , Martin Landau , Edmond O'Brien , and Christoph Waltz . Notes : '' † '' indicates the winner of the Academy Award . '' × '' indicates a Golden Globe Award-winner who was not nominated for an Academy Award . '' ‡ '' indicates a Golden Globe Award-nominee who was also nominated for an Academy Award . | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | 76 |
Ganges_Delta | 0 | The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta ( also known as the Brahmaputra Delta , the Sunderbans Delta , or the Bengal Delta ) in Bangladesh and in West Bengal ( India ) is a river delta in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent , consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the world 's largest delta , and empties into the Bay of Bengal . It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world , thus earning the nickname The Green Delta . The delta stretches from the Hooghly River on the west to the Meghna River on the east . It is approximately 354 km across at the Bay of Bengal . Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta ) and Haldia in India and Mongla and Chittagong in Bangladesh are the principal seaports of the delta . A number of large rivers flow through the Brahmaputra Delta , including the Padma ( main distributary of the Ganges ) and the Jamuna ( main distributary of the Brahmaputra ) , which merge and then join the Meghna before entering the sea . | Ganges Delta | 77 |
The_Philosophy_of_Andy_Warhol | 0 | The Philosophy of Andy Warhol ( From A to B & Back Again ) is a 1975 book by the American artist Andy Warhol . It was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich . The book is an assemblage of self-consciously ironic `` quotable quotes '' about love , beauty , fame , work , sex , time , death , economics , success , and art , among other topics , by the `` Prince of Pop '' . | The Philosophy of Andy Warhol | 78 |
Sense_and_Sensibility | 0 | Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen , published in 1811 . It was published anonymously ; By A Lady appears on the cover page where the author 's name might have been . It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters , Elinor and Marianne , both of age to marry . The novel follows the young women to their new home with their widowed mother , a meagre cottage on the property of a distant relative , where they experience love , romance and heartbreak . The novel is set in southwest England , London and Sussex between 1792 and 1797 . The novel sold out its first print run of 750 copies in the middle of 1813 , marking a success for its author , who then had a second print run later that year . The novel continued in publication throughout the 19th , 20th and 21st centuries . | Sense and Sensibility | 79 |
2012_Toronto_International_Film_Festival | 0 | The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) was held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between September 6 and September 16 , 2012 . TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21 , 2012 . Looper directed by Rian Johnson was selected as the opening film . | 2012 Toronto International Film Festival | 80 |
Lightning_rod | 0 | A lightning rod ( US , AUS ) or lightning conductor ( UK ) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike . If lightning hits the structure , it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire , instead of passing through the structure , where it could start a fire or cause electrocution . Lightning rods are also called finials , air terminals or strike termination devices . In a lightning protection system , a lightning rod is a single component of the system . The lightning rod requires a connection to earth to perform its protective function . Lightning rods come in many different forms , including hollow , solid , pointed , rounded , flat strips or even bristle brush-like . The main attribute common to all lightning rods is that they are all made of conductive materials , such as copper and aluminum . Copper and its alloys are the most common materials used in lightning protection . | Lightning rod | 81 |
The_Shawshank_Redemption | 0 | The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont , and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman . Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption , the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne , a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover , despite his claims of innocence . During his time at the prison , he befriends a fellow inmate , Ellis Boyd `` Red '' Redding , and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money-laundering operation . While The Shawshank Redemption received positive reviews at release , it suffered from poor viewership and competition from other films such as Pulp Fiction at its initial release , and was a box office disappointment . The film received multiple award nominations ( including seven Oscar nominations ) and highly positive reviews from critics for its acting , story , and realism . Through Ted Turner 's acquisition of Castle Rock Entertainment , the film started gaining more popularity in 1997 after it started near-daily airings on Turner 's TNT network . It is now considered to be one of the greatest films of the 1990s . It has since been successful on cable television , VHS , DVD , and Blu-ray . It was included in the American Film Institute 's 100 Years ... 100 Movies ( 10th Anniversary Edition ) . In 2015 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . | The Shawshank Redemption | 82 |
1950_United_States_Census | 0 | The Seventeenth United States Census , conducted by the Census Bureau , determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361 , an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census . | 1950 United States Census | 83 |
Minnesota_Vikings | 0 | The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The Vikings joined the National Football League ( NFL ) as an expansion team in 1960 , and first took the field for the 1961 season . The team competes in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) North division ; before that , the Vikings were in the NFC Central , and before that they were in the NFL 's Western Conference Central Division . The team has played in four Super Bowl games , but lost each one . The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis . | Minnesota Vikings | 84 |
List_of_Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_episodes | 0 | Avatar : The Last Airbender is a 61-episode , Emmy Award-winning American animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko . It first aired on February 21 , 2005 , on Nickelodeon with a one-hour series premiere and concluded its run with a two-hour TV movie on July 19 , 2008 . The Avatar : The Last Airbender franchise refers to each season as a `` Book '' , in which each episode is referred to as a `` chapter '' . Each `` Book '' takes its name from one of the elements that Aang , the protagonist , must master : Water , Earth , and Fire . The show 's first two seasons each consisted of 20 episodes , while the third season had 21 . In addition to the three seasons , there were two recap episodes and three `` shorts '' . The first recap summarized the first eighteen episodes while the second summarized season two . The first self-parody was released via an online flash game . The second and third were released with the Complete Second Season Box Set DVD . The entire series has been released on DVD in Region One , Region Two and Region Four . In the Avatar : The Last Airbender universe , there are people who are able to manipulate , or `` bend '' , the four elements : Air , Water , Earth , and Fire . Along with the four elements , there are four nations that correspond with each element . Not everyone can bend an element , and those that can can only bend one . However , the Avatar is a being able to manipulate all four elements as well as communicate with the spirits . The Avatar is also born into one nation , and after dying , is reincarnated into another nation following the pattern of Air , Water , Earth , and Fire . The series takes place 100 years after the Fire Nation declares war against all other nations and has killed off all airbenders in search of finding the Avatar , who has been reincarnated as an airbender named Aang . The Avatar , trapped in ice for 100 years , knows nothing of the war . The series starts with Aang being accidentally freed by Katara , a waterbender . The series then primarily follows the adventures of Aang and his companions , Sokka , Katara , and later Toph and Zuko , as he tries to master all four elements and defeat the Fire Nation . There is also a strong secondary focus on Zuko , the banished and disinherited crown prince of the Fire Nation . Zuko was scarred in a duel with his own father , the current Fire Lord , and is obsessed with trying to capture Aang to regain his father 's favor and in doing so restoring his honor . | List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes | 85 |
Jamie_Fraser_(character) | 0 | James `` Jamie '' Fraser is a fictional character in the Outlander series of multi-genre novels by American author Diana Gabaldon , and its television adaptation . In the series , married World War II nurse Claire Randall is visiting Scotland when she finds herself transported from 1945 back to 1743 . There she finds adventure , war and romance with the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser . Jamie also appears in two novels in the Lord John series of historical mysteries , and in the 2013 novella Virgins . Jamie is portrayed by Sam Heughan in the Starz television series Outlander . He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2015 , and Best Actor on Television in 2016 . Heughan was also nominated for a People 's Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor in 2016 and 2017 , a 2016 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television , and a 2016 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series . | Jamie Fraser (character) | 86 |
Keith_Richards | 0 | Keith Richards ( born 18 December 1943 ) is an English guitarist , singer , songwriter , and author , best known as a founder member of the rock band the Rolling Stones . Rolling Stone magazine credited Richards for `` rock 's greatest single body of riffs '' on guitar and ranked him 4th on its list of 100 best guitarists . Fourteen songs that Richards wrote with the Rolling Stones ' lead vocalist Mick Jagger are listed among Rolling Stone magazine 's `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . The Stones are generally known for their guitar interplay of rhythm and lead ( `` weaving '' ) between Richards and Brian Jones , Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood over the years . In spite of this , Richards plays the only guitar tracks on some of their most famous songs including `` Paint It Black '' , `` Ruby Tuesday '' , `` Sympathy for the Devil '' and `` Gim me Shelter '' . | Keith Richards | 87 |
Mike_Dean_(record_producer) | 0 | Michael `` Mike '' George Dean ( born March 1 , 1965 ) , is an American hip hop record producer , audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist from Houston , Texas . Dean is best known for recording and mixing songs for major artists across the American hip hop industry such as Kanye West , Travis Scott , Jay Z and Desiigner . | Mike Dean (record producer) | 88 |
In_the_Name_of_the_Father_(film) | 0 | In the Name of the Father is a 1993 Irish-British-American biographical courtroom drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan . It is based on the true life story of the Guildford Four , four people falsely convicted of the 1974 IRA 's Guildford pub bombings , which killed four off-duty British soldiers and a civilian . The screenplay was adapted by Terry George and Jim Sheridan from the autobiography Proved Innocent : The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon . The film was positively received by critics , and received seven Academy Award nominations , including Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Daniel Day-Lewis ) , Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Pete Postlethwaite ) , Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Emma Thompson ) , Best Director , and Best Picture . | In the Name of the Father (film) | 89 |
Commodore_(rank) | 0 | Commodore is a naval rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain , but below a rear admiral . Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral or senior captain as an equivalent , although counter admiral may also correspond to rear admiral . Traditionally , `` commodore '' is the title for any officer assigned to command more than one ship at a time , even temporarily , much as `` captain '' is the traditional title for the commanding officer of a single ship even if the officer 's official title in the service is a lower rank . As an official rank , a commodore typically commands a flotilla or squadron of ships as part of a larger task force or naval fleet commanded by an admiral . A commodore 's ship is typically designated by the flying of a Broad pennant , as opposed to an admiral 's flag . It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6 ( which is known in the U.S. as `` rear admiral ( lower half ) '' ) , but whether it is regarded as a flag rank varies between countries . It is sometimes abbreviated : as `` Cdre '' in British Royal Navy , `` CDRE '' in the US Navy , `` Cmdre '' in the Royal Canadian Navy , `` COMO '' in the Spanish Navy and in some navies speaking the Spanish language , or `` CMDE '' as used in the Indian Navy or in some other Navies . | Commodore (rank) | 90 |
Drax_the_Destroyer | 0 | Drax the Destroyer ( Arthur Douglas ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin , the character first appeared in Iron Man # 55 ( February 1973 ) . Arthur Douglas was a human whose family was attacked and killed by the supervillain Thanos . Needing a champion to combat Thanos , the being known as Kronos took Arthur 's spirit and placed it in a powerful new body , and Drax the Destroyer was born . Drax 's powers included enhanced strength and resilience , flight , and the ability to project energy blasts from his hands . The character often battled Thanos , and on occasion the superheroes Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock . He was also a member of the group known as the Infinity Watch . In 2004 , the character lost his flight and energy blasts , and a portion of his strength and resilience . This version of the character played a role in the crossover comic book storylines `` Annihilation '' and `` Annihilation : Conquest '' , and became a member of the relaunched Guardians of the Galaxy . He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise , including animated television series , action figures , and video games . Drax is portrayed by Dave Bautista in the 2014 live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy , its 2017 sequel , and the upcoming Avengers : Infinity War . | Drax the Destroyer | 91 |
Silver_Spoons | 0 | Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25 , 1982 , to May 11 , 1986 , and in first-run syndication from September 15 , 1986 , to March 4 , 1987 . The series was produced by Embassy Television for the first four seasons , until Embassy Communications moved the series to syndication . Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan , Howard Leeds and Ben Starr . | Silver Spoons | 92 |
George_VI | 0 | George VI ( Albert Frederick Arthur George ; 14 December 1895 -- 6 February 1952 ) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death . He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth . Known as Albert until his accession , George VI was born in the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria , and was named after his great-grandfather Albert , Prince Consort . As the second son of King George V , he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother , Edward . He attended naval college as a teenager , and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War . In 1920 , he was made Duke of York . He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters , Elizabeth and Margaret . In the mid-1920s , he had speech therapy for a stammer , which he never fully overcame . George 's elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII upon the death of their father in 1936 . However , later that year Edward revealed his desire to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson . British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised Edward that for political and religious reasons he could not marry a divorced woman and remain king . Edward abdicated in order to marry , and George ascended the throne as the third monarch of the House of Windsor . During George 's reign , the break-up of the British Empire and its transition into the Commonwealth of Nations accelerated . The parliament of the Irish Free State removed direct mention of the monarch from the country 's constitution on the day of his accession . The following year , a new Irish constitution changed the name of the state to Ireland and established the office of President . From 1939 , the Empire and Commonwealth -- except Ireland -- was at war with Nazi Germany . War with Italy and Japan followed in 1940 and 1941 , respectively . Though Britain and its allies were ultimately victorious in 1945 , the United States and the Soviet Union rose as pre-eminent world powers and the British Empire declined . After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 , George remained king of both countries , but relinquished the title of Emperor of India in June 1948 . Ireland formally declared itself a republic and left the Commonwealth in 1949 , and India became a republic within the Commonwealth the following year . George adopted the new title of Head of the Commonwealth . He was beset by health problems in the later years of his reign . He was succeeded by his eldest daughter , Elizabeth II . | George VI | 93 |
1984_Virginia_Slims_Championships_–_Doubles | 0 | Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and successfully defended their title , by defeating Jo Durie and Ann Kiyomura 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 1 in the final . It was the 5th Tour Championships title and 95th overall title for Navratilova , and the 4th Tour Championships title and 47th overall title for Shriver , in their respective doubles careers . It was also the 14th title for the pair during the 1983 season . | 1984 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles | 94 |
Talib_Kweli | 0 | Talib Kweli Greene ( born October 3 , 1975 ) is an American hip hop recording artist , entrepreneur , and social activist . He is the son of professional educators . In 2011 , Kweli founded Javotti Media , which is self-defined as : `` a platform for independent thinkers and doers . '' Kweli earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper , Yasiin Bey , formerly known as Mos Def , when they formed the group Black Star . Kweli 's musical career continued with solo success including collaborations with producers Kanye West , Just Blaze , and Pharrell Williams . Kweli has supported new artists J. Cole , Jay Electronica , Kendrick Lamar , and NIKO IS . | Talib Kweli | 95 |
The_Gambler_(album) | 0 | The Gambler is the sixth studio album by Kenny Rogers , released by United Artists in 1978 . One of his most popular , it has established Rogers ' status as one of the most successful artists of the 1970s and 1980s . The album reached many markets around the world , such as the Far East and Jamaica , with Rogers later commenting `` When I go to Korea or Hong Kong people say ` Ah , the gambler ! ' '' ( as per the sleeve notes to the 1998 released box set `` Through the Years '' on Capitol Records ) . The album has sold over 35 million copies . The title track `` The Gambler '' was written by Don Schlitz , who was the first to record it . It was also covered by several other artists , but it was Kenny Rogers ' adaptation of the tale that went on to top the country charts and win a Song of the Year Grammy , later becoming Rogers ' signature song . Although Johnny Cash recorded the song first , Kenny Rogers 's version was released first . Both this song and `` She Believes in Me '' became pop music hits , helping Rogers become well-known beyond country music circles . Although largely compiled from songs by some of the music business 's top songwriters , such as Alex Harvey , Mickey Newbury and Steve Gibb , Rogers continued to show his own talent for songwriting with `` Morgana Jones '' . The album was produced by Larry Butler . Its popularity has led to many releases over the years . After United Artists was absorbed into EMI/Capitol in 1980 , `` The Gambler '' was reissued on vinyl and cassette on the Liberty Records label . Several years later , Liberty issued an abridged version of the album , removing the track `` Morgana Jones '' . EMI Manhattan Records released `` The Gambler '' on CD in the 1980s . An ` Original Master Recording ' from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs was released on vinyl ( audiophile edition vinyl ) . Finally , `` The Gambler '' was released on Rogers ' own Dreamcatcher Records in 2001 as part of the Kenny Rogers `` Original Masters Series . '' In Britain , both the title cut and the album did very well in the country market , but both failed to reach the top 40 of the pop charts . In the 1980s the single of `` The Gambler '' was re-issued and made the top 100 sales list , but again charted outside the top 40 . It was n't until the song was re-issued in 2007 that it charted at its # 22 peak . Additionally , `` I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again '' was later a single in 1986 for T. Graham Brown , whose version went to # 3 on the country charts . | The Gambler (album) | 96 |
Geography_of_Greece | 0 | Greece is a country in Southern Europe , located at the crossroads of Europe , Asia , and Africa . Its mainland is located at the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula and is surrounded on the north by Albania , the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria ; to the east by the Aegean Sea and Turkey , to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Ionian Sea and Italy . The country consists of a large mainland and two additional smaller peninsulas projecting from it ; the Chalkidice and the Peloponnese , which is separated from the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth . Greece also features a large number of islands , of various sizes , both large ones including Crete , Euboea , Rhodes and Corfu , and groups of smaller ones such as the Dodecanese and the Cyclades . According to the CIA World Factbook , Greece has 13,676 km of coastline , the largest in the Mediterranean Basin . Greece is largely mountainous , with its latitude ranging from 35 ° 00 ′ N to 42 ° 00 ′ N and in longitude from 19 ° 00 ′ E to 28 ° 30 ′ E . As a result , the country has considerable climatic variation . | Geography of Greece | 97 |
White_Ship | 0 | The White Ship ( Candida nauis , la Blanche-Nef ) was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur , on 25 November 1120 . Only one of those aboard survived . Those who drowned included William Adelin , the only legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England , his half-sister Matilda , and his half-brother Richard . William Adelin 's death led to a succession crisis and a period of civil war in England known as the Anarchy . | White Ship | 98 |
American_Zoetrope | 0 | American Zoetrope ( also known as Zoetrope Studios from 1979 until 1990 ) is a privately run American film studio , centred in San Francisco and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas . Opened on December 12 , 1969 , American Zoetrope was an early adopter of digital filmmaking , including some of the earliest uses of HDTV . The studio has produced not only the films of Coppola ( including Apocalypse Now , Bram Stoker 's Dracula and Tetro ) , but also George Lucas 's pre-Star Wars films ( THX 1138 ) , as well as many others by avant-garde directors such as Jean-Luc Godard , Akira Kurosawa , Wim Wenders and Godfrey Reggio . Four films produced by American Zoetrope are included in the American Film Institute 's Top 100 Films . American Zoetrope-produced films have received 15 Academy Awards and 68 nominations . | American Zoetrope | 99 |
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