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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Metallica is not based in California.
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Metallica is an American heavy metal band based in San Rafael , California . The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper . Metallica 's current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich , longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo . Guitarist Dave Mustaine -LRB- who went on to form rivals Megadeth -RRB- and bassists Ron McGovney , Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band . The band 's fast tempos , instrumentals , and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding `` big four '' bands of thrash metal , alongside Megadeth , Anthrax and Slayer . Metallica earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first four albums ; their third album Master of Puppets -LRB- 1986 -RRB- was described as one of the most influential and heaviest of thrash metal albums . The band expanded its musical direction and achieved substantial commercial success with its eponymous fifth album Metallica -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , which resulted in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience . The album was also their first to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 , a success that they also achieved on their following five studio albums . In 2000 , Metallica joined with other artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band 's copyright-protected material without consent from the band . A settlement was reached and Napster became a pay-to-use service . The release of St. Anger -LRB- 2003 -RRB- alienated fans with the exclusion of guitar solos and the `` steel-sounding '' snare drum , and a film titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording of St. Anger and the tensions within the band during that time . The band returned to its original musical style with the release of Death Magnetic -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and in 2009 , Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . After touring for most of the next eight years , the band followed up with the double album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , which demonstrated examples from some of the different musical styles that the band has dabbled in throughout its career . To promote the album , the band released music videos for all 13 new songs on the deluxe edition of the album ; prior to the album 's release , the band had only released 26 music videos in their career . Metallica has released ten studio albums , four live albums , five extended plays , 39 music videos and 37 singles . The band has won eight Grammy Awards and six of its albums have consecutively debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . The band 's eponymous 1991 album has sold over 16 million copies in the United States , making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era . Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time , having sold over 110 million records worldwide . Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines , including Rolling Stone , which ranked them 61st on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . As of January 2016 , Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , selling a total of 59.12 million albums in the U.S. Metallica collaborated over a long period with producer Bob Rock , who produced four of the band 's studio albums between 1990 and 2003 and served as a temporary bassist during the production of St. Anger . In 2012 , Metallica formed the independent record label Blackened Recordings and took full ownership of its albums and videos . The band is currently touring to promote Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct , which was released on November 18 , 2016 .
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The discography of Mötley Crüe , a heavy metal band from Los Angeles , California , consists of nine studio albums , two live albums , three EPs , six compilation albums , three box sets , nine DVD , thirty singles , and thirty-one music videos . Mötley Crüe were an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles , California in 1981 . The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee , who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil . Mötley Crüe has sold more than 100 million album copies worldwide , including 25 million in the US . The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles ; all members have had numerous brushes with the law , have spent time in jail , have suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs , have had countless escapades with women , and are heavily tattooed . Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles was released on June 24 , 2008 . In 2013 , the band announced a retirement and a farewell tour .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Carrie Fisher's only career was in music.
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Carrie Frances Fisher -LRB- October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 -RRB- was an American actress , writer and humorist who first became known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series . Her other film roles included Shampoo -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , The Blues Brothers -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , Hannah and Her Sisters -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , The ` Burbs -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , and When Harry Met Sally ... -LRB- 1989 -RRB- . Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels , including Postcards from the Edge and the screenplay for the film of the book , as well as an autobiographical one-woman play , and its non-fiction book , Wishful Drinking , based on the play . She worked on other writers ' screenplays as a script doctor . In later years , she earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences with bipolar disorder and drug addiction . The daughter of the singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds , Fisher and her mother appear in Bright Lights : Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , a 2016 documentary about their relationship . It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . Fisher died of cardiac arrest on December 27 , 2016 , at age 60 , four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles . Her final film , Star Wars : The Last Jedi , is scheduled to be released on December 15 , 2017 .
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Alice Fisher -LRB- 13 June 1839 -- 2 June 1888 -RRB- was a nursing pioneer , whose brief career at the Philadelphia General Hospital -LRB- PGH -RRB- was transformational .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.One of David Beckham's names is Joseph.
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David Robert Joseph Beckham , -LRB- -LSB- ˈbɛkəm -RSB- born 2 May 1975 -RRB- is an English former professional footballer . He played for Manchester United , Preston North End , Real Madrid , Milan , LA Galaxy , Paris Saint-Germain , and the England national team for which he held the appearance record for an outfield player until 2016 when Wayne Rooney surpassed his total . He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries : England , Spain , the United States and France . He announced his retirement in May 2013 after a 20-year career , during which he won 19 major trophies . Known for his range of passing , crossing ability and bending free-kicks as a right winger , Beckham was runner up in the Ballon d'Or , twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players . He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008 . A global ambassador for the sport , Beckham is regarded as a British cultural icon . Beckham 's professional club career began with Manchester United , where he made his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17 . With United , he won the Premier League title six times , the FA Cup twice , and the UEFA Champions League in 1999 . He then played four seasons with Real Madrid , winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club . In July 2007 Beckham signed a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy . While a Galaxy player , he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010 . He was the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games . In international football , Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996 at the age of 21 . He was captain for six years , earning 58 caps during his tenure . He made 115 career appearances in total , appearing at three FIFA World Cup tournaments , in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 , and two UEFA European Championship tournaments , in 2000 and 2004 . Beckham has consistently ranked among the highest earners in football , and in 2013 he was listed as the highest-paid player in the world , earning over $ 50 million in the previous 12 months . He has been married to Victoria Beckham since 1999 and they have four children . He has been a UNICEF UK ambassador since 2005 , and in 2015 he launched 7 : The David Beckham UNICEF Fund . In 2014 , MLS announced Beckham and a group of investors would own an expansion team in Miami , which would begin in 2016 or 2017 .
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David Simeon -LRB- born David John Townsend , 17 May 1943 , Chippenham , Wiltshire -RRB- is a British actor .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Breakfast Club was selected to be preserved by the Library of Congress in 2016.
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The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written , produced , and directed by John Hughes , starring Emilio Estevez , Paul Gleason , Anthony Michael Hall , Judd Nelson , Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy . The storyline follows five teenagers , each members of different high school cliques , who spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all more than their respective stereotypes , while facing a strict disciplinarian . The film premiered in Los Angeles on February 7 , 1985 . Universal Pictures released the film in cinemas in the United States on February 15 , 1985 . It received critical acclaim and earned $ 51.5 million on a $ 1 million budget . Critics consider it one of the greatest high school films of all time , as well as one of Hughes ' most memorable and recognizable works . The media referred to the film 's five main actors as members of a group called the `` Brat Pack '' . The title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for morning detention at New Trier High School , the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes ' friends . Thus , those who were sent to detention before school starting time were designated members of `` The Breakfast Club '' . In 2016 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . The film was digitally remastered and was re-screened throughout 430 theaters in celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2015 .
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The Hollywood Studio Club was a chaperoned dormitory , sometimes referred to as a sorority , for young women involved in the motion picture business from 1916 to 1975 . Located in the heart of Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , the Studio Club was run by the YWCA and housed some 10,000 women during its 59-year existence . It was the home at various times to many Hollywood celebrities , including Marilyn Monroe , Ayn Rand , Donna Reed , Kim Novak , Maureen O'Sullivan , Rita Moreno , Barbara Eden , and Sharon Tate . The building was designed by noted California architect Julia Morgan in the Italian Renaissance Revival architectural style , who also designed Hearst Castle . The Studio Club closed in 1975 , and the building was used as a YWCA-run Job Corps dormitory until April 30 , 2012 . It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and remains the property of the YWCA Greater Los Angeles .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Victor Hugo has only ever written about scientific trends.
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Victor Marie Hugo -LRB- -LSB- viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo -RSB- ; 26 February 1802 -- 22 May 1885 -RRB- was a French poet , novelist , and dramatist of the Romantic movement . He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers . Outside France , his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables , 1862 , and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame -LRB- Notre-Dame de Paris -RRB- , 1831 . In France , Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections , such as Les Contemplations -LRB- The Contemplations -RRB- and La Légende des siècles -LRB- The Legend of the Ages -RRB- . He produced more than 4,000 drawings and also campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment . Though a committed royalist when he was young , Hugo 's views changed as the decades passed , and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism ; his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time . He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris . His legacy has been honoured in many ways , including his portrait being placed on French currency .
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Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology . Science Fiction may also refer to :
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Nepal is a member of the SAARC.
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fi Nepal -LRB- -LSB- Nepālhelp = no -RSB- -RCB- -RCB- -LSB- neˈpal -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . Nepal is divided into 7 provinces and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises , 13 sub-metropolises , 246 municipal councils and 481 villages . It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km -LRB- 17 mi -RRB- of its southeastern tip . Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world 's ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation 's capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . The territory of Nepal has a recorded history since the Neolithic age . The name `` Nepal '' is first recorded in texts from the Vedic Age , the era which founded Hinduism , the predominant religion of the country . In the middle of the first millennium BCE , Gautama Buddha , the founder of Buddhism , was born in southern Nepal . Parts of northern Nepal were intertwined with the culture of Tibet . The Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal became known as Nepal proper because of its complex urban civilisation . It was the seat of the prosperous Newar confederacy known as Nepal Mandala . The Himalayan branch of the ancient Silk Road was dominated by the valley 's traders . The cosmopolitan region developed distinct traditional art and architecture . By the 18th century , the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal . The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire , under its Rana dynasty of premiers . The country was never colonised but served as a buffer state between Imperial China and Colonial India . In the 20th century , Nepal ended its isolation and forged strong ties with regional powers . Parliamentary democracy was introduced in 1951 , but was twice suspended by Nepalese monarchs in 1960 and 2005 . The Nepalese Civil War resulted in the proclamation of a republic in 2008 , ending the reign of the world 's last Hindu monarchy . Modern Nepal is a federal secular parliamentary republic . It has seven states . Nepal is a developing nation , ranking 144th on the Human Development Index -LRB- HDI -RRB- in 2016 . The country struggles with the transition from a monarchy to a republic . It also suffers from high levels of hunger and poverty . Despite these challenges , Nepal is making steady progress , with the government declaring its commitment to elevate the nation from least developed country status by 2022 . Nepal also has a vast potential to generate hydropower for export . Nepal 's foreign relations expanded after the Anglo-Nepal Treaty of 1923 , which was recognised by the League of Nations . After a Soviet veto in 1949 , Nepal was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 . Friendship treaties were signed with the Dominion of India in 1950 and the People 's Republic of China in 1960 . Nepal hosts the permanent secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation -LRB- SAARC -RRB- , of which it is a founding member . Nepal is also a member of the Non Aligned Movement and the Bay of Bengal Initiative . The military of Nepal is the fifth largest in South Asia and is notable for its Gurkha history , particularly during the world wars , and has been a significant contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations .
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An earthquake struck Nepal at on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude -LRB- Mw -RRB- of 7.8 or 8.1 Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX -LRB- Violent -RRB- . It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal -- Bihar earthquake . Many thousands of people died as a result , with most casualties reported in Nepal , including on Mount Everest , and adjoining areas of India , China , and Bangladesh . Within minutes of the earthquake , the Government of India , via the Indian Armed Forces , initiated Operation Maitri -LRB- Operation Amity -RRB- , created humanitarian missions with the primary objective of conducting relief and rescue operations in Nepal . Many countries and organizations have donated aid including the United Kingdom , which has been the largest bilateral aid contributor , China , and the United States , all of which provided or funded helicopters as requested by the Nepali government . Numerous charitable organizations , such as UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders , are delivering aid on the ground . Israel provided a large team of people to the relief effort in Nepal , second only to India . Another earthquake , or major aftershock struck Nepal on 12 May 2015 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Bahrain consists of a small archipelago.
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Bahrain -LRB- -LSB- bɑːˈreɪn -RSB- البحرين -RRB- , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small Arab monarchy in the Arabian Gulf . It is an island country consisting of a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island , situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia , to which it is connected by the 25 km King Fahd Causeway . Bahrain 's population is 1,234,571 -LRB- c. 2010 -RRB- , including 666,172 non-nationals . It is 780 km2 in size , making it the third smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore . Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilisation . It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries , which were considered the best in the world into the 19th century . Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to convert to Islam -LRB- 628 -RRB- . Following a period of Arab rule , Bahrain was occupied by the Portuguese in 1521 , who in turn were expelled in 1602 by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty under the Persian Empire . In 1783 , the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family , with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain 's first hakim . In the late 1800s , following successive treaties with the British , Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom . In 1971 , Bahrain declared independence . Formerly an emirate , Bahrain was declared a Kingdom in 2002 . In 2011 , the country experienced protests inspired by the regional Arab Spring . Bahrain had the first post-oil economy in the Arabian Gulf . Since the late 20th century , Bahrain has invested in the banking and tourism sectors . Many large financial institutions have a presence in Manama , the country 's capital . Bahrain has a high Human Development Index and was recognised by the World Bank as a high income economy .
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The Bahrain American Council -LRB- BAC -RRB- was founded by a group of U.S. and Bahraini business leaders in March 2011 -LRB- after the start of the Bahraini uprising -RRB- , hiring Policy Impact Communications , a public relations firm headed by William Nixon , to incubate the organization and sharing the same office space . The objective of the Bahrain American Council is to `` promote trade and business relations between Bahrain and the United States '' and to `` educate the public about the strategic importance of Bahrain , '' home to the United States Fifth Fleet . Today , the BAC operates out of offices located in Bahrain and Washington , DC . The chairman of the Bahrain American Council is Al Khalafalla , son of Bahrain superior court judge Omar Khalafalla . The BAC 's vice chairman is former U.S. Ambassador to the Seychelles Richard Warner Carlson . Other members of the board include John Eddy , a partner at public relations firm Southern Meridian The Bahrain American Council 's executive director , Barton W. Marcois , is a former vice president of Policy Impact Communications and a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Upper New York Bay contains the Statue of Liberty.
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The Statue of Liberty -LRB- Liberty Enlightening the World ; -LSB- La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no -RSB- -RRB- is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States . The copper statue , a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States , was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel . The statue was dedicated on October 28 , 1886 . The Statue of Liberty is a robed female figure representing Libertas , the Roman goddess . She holds a torch above her head , and in her left arm carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals with `` JULY IV MDCCLXXVI '' -LRB- July 4 , 1776 -RRB- , the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence . A broken chain lies at her feet . The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States , and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad . Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye , who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to U.S. independence would properly be a joint project of the French and U.S. peoples . Due to the post-war instability in France , work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s . In 1875 , Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the U.S. would provide the site and build the pedestal . Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed , and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions . The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 , and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882 . Fundraising proved difficult , especially for the Americans , and by 1885 work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds . Publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to complete the project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors , most of whom gave less than a dollar . The statue was constructed in France , shipped overseas in crates , and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe 's Island . The statue 's completion was marked by New York 's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland . The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War ; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service . Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been barred for safety reasons since 1916 .
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Governors Island National Monument , a unit of the US National park system , is located in New York City on 22 acre of Governors Island , a 172 acre island located a few hundred meters off the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers in New York Harbor .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dan Martin rides for a professional racing team.
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Daniel `` Dan '' Martin -LRB- born 20 August 1986 -RRB- is an Irish professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . Born and raised in England , Martin has competed for Ireland since 2006 . Martin 's accomplishments since turning professional in 2008 include winning a stage at the 2011 Vuelta a España , winning a stage at the 2013 Tour de France , and winning the overall classification at the 2010 Tour de Pologne and the 2013 Volta a Catalunya . In one-day races , he won the 2010 Japan Cup , the 2010 Tre Valli Varesine , the 2011 Giro di Toscana , the 2013 Liège -- Bastogne -- Liège , and the 2014 Giro di Lombardia .
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Racing Professionals was a racing team owned by Indy Racing League/IndyCar Series driver Jon Herb . Herb formed the team in the middle of the 2001 season and competed in a total of eight races at the end of that season and the 2002 season . In 2004 the team fielded a car for Herb in three events in the Infiniti Pro Series . In 2005 Herb ran the full IPS season , highlighted by winning the Phoenix race . The team competed in the 2007 Indianapolis 500 as Herb filed an entry on March 29 . The team also fielded a second car in conjunction with Hemelgarn Racing for driver Richie Hearn . Herb also competed in the Texas Motor Speedway and Michigan International Speedway races during the 2007 season . Herb sold the team 's chassis to the League for redistribution to former Champ Car teams after 2008 's open wheel unification .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Louis Tomlinson acted.
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Louis William Tomlinson -LRB- born Louis Troy Austin ; 24 December 1991 -RRB- is an English singer-songwriter and actor . He is known as a member of the pop boy band One Direction . Tomlinson began his career as an actor , initially appearing in ITV drama Fat Friends as an extra . He also went on to appear in another ITV drama film If I Had You and the BBC drama Waterloo Road . In 2010 , he became a founding member of One Direction after auditioning as a solo artist on The X Factor . Following the band 's hiatus , Tomlinson released the single `` Just Hold On '' with Steve Aoki in December 2016 . In 2013 , he was signed as a footballer by Doncaster Rovers of the Football League Championship on a non-contract basis . The same year he also formed his own record label , Triple Strings Ltd. . He appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK .
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Tom Noonan -LRB- born April 12 , 1951 -RRB- is an American actor , director , and screenwriter , perhaps best known for his role as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter , Cain in RoboCop 2 and as The Ripper in Last Action Hero .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Man of Steel is a TV show.
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Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman . It is a British-American venture produced by Legendary Pictures , DC Entertainment , Syncopy Inc. , and Cruel and Unusual Films , and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe . The film is directed by Zack Snyder , written by David S. Goyer , and stars Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Michael Shannon , Kevin Costner , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Antje Traue , Ayelet Zurer , Christopher Meloni , and Russell Crowe . Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series that retells the character 's origin story . In the film , Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind 's protector as Superman , but finds himself having to prevent General Zod from destroying humanity . Development began in 2008 , when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers , screenwriters and directors , opting to reboot the franchise . In 2009 , a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel 's family recapturing the rights to Superman 's origins and Siegel 's copyright . The decision stated that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films , but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011 , then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film . Producer Christopher Nolan pitched Goyer 's idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises , and Snyder was hired as the film 's director in October 2010 . Principal photography began in August 2011 in West Chicago , Illinois , before moving to Vancouver and Plano , Illinois . Man of Steel was released in theaters on June 14 , 2013 , in conventional 2D , 3D , and IMAX formats . Despite receiving mixed reviews , the film became a box office success , grossing over $ 668 million worldwide . Critics praised the film 's visuals , action sequences , and Hans Zimmer 's musical score but criticized its pacing and lack of character development . A follow-up , Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice was released on March 25 , 2016 while a standalone Superman sequel is in active development .
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Steel was an Italian entertainment TV channel , owned by NBCUniversal and broadcast on Premium Gallery , a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy . It started broadcasting on January 19 , 2008 at 13:30 -LRB- CET Time -RRB- . It is devoted to a male audience and broadcasts action and science fiction / fantasy TV series and movies , with a branded block called Syfy . At the moment , Steel is not available on Satellite television , and is not available outside Italy .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ted Bundy had two separate trials for the Florida homicides.
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Theodore Robert Bundy -LRB- born Theodore Robert Cowell ; November 24 , 1946 -- January 24 , 1989 -RRB- was an American serial killer , kidnapper , rapist , burglar , and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s , and possibly earlier . Shortly before his execution -- after more than a decade of denials -- he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978 . The true victim count remains unknown , and could be much higher . Bundy was regarded by many of his young female victims as handsome and charismatic , traits that he exploited to win their trust . He typically approached them in public places , feigning injury or disability , or impersonating an authority figure , before overpowering and assaulting them at more secluded locations . He sometimes revisited his secondary crime scenes for hours at a time , grooming and performing sexual acts with the decomposing corpses until putrefaction and destruction by wild animals made further interaction impossible . He decapitated at least 12 of his victims , and kept some of the severed heads in his apartment for a period of time as mementos . On a few occasions , he simply broke into dwellings at night and bludgeoned his victims as they slept . Initially incarcerated in Utah in 1975 for aggravated kidnapping and attempted criminal assault , Bundy became a suspect in a progressively longer list of unsolved homicides in multiple states . Facing murder charges in Colorado , he engineered two dramatic escapes and committed further assaults , including three murders , before his ultimate recapture in Florida in 1978 . He received three death sentences in two separate trials for the Florida homicides . Bundy died in the electric chair at Raiford Prison in Starke , Florida , on January 24 , 1989 . Biographer Ann Rule described him as `` a sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human 's pain and the control he had over his victims , to the point of death , and even after '' . He once called himself `` the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you 'll ever meet '' . Attorney Polly Nelson , a member of his last defense team , agreed : `` Ted '' , she wrote , `` was the very definition of heartless evil . ''
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United States v. Seale is a federal criminal case in the United States , in which Ku Klux Klan member James Ford Seale was prosecuted and convicted for his role in the racially motivated murders in 1964 of two black teens . The case was procedurally unusual in that it was initiated in 2007 , and it was unclear whether the statute of limitations had expired due to revision of the governing criminal statute in the interim . The trial court ruled against Seale on the issue , which was affirmed by an evenly divided appellate court . The appellate court then took the highly unusual step of seeking certification of the legal question to the Supreme Court of the United States , seeking guidance on whether the revisions retroactively changed the applicable limitations period . The Supreme Court dismissed the certification without comment .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Hillary Clinton is incapable of running for president.
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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton -LRB- -LSB- ˈhɪləri_daɪˈæn_ˈrɒdəm_ˈklɪntən -RSB- born October 26 , 1947 -RRB- is an American politician who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 , U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 , First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 , and the Democratic Party 's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election . Born in Chicago , Illinois , and raised in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge , Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 , and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973 . After serving as a congressional legal counsel , she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975 . In 1977 , she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families . She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first female partner at Rose Law Firm the following year . As First Lady of Arkansas , she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas 's public schools . As First Lady of the United States , Clinton was an advocate for gender equality and healthcare reform . Her relationship with her husband came under public speculation during the Lewinsky scandal , forcing her to issue a statement reaffirming her commitment to the marriage . Clinton was elected in 2000 as the first female senator from New York . She was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 . Running for president in 2008 , she won far more delegates than any previous female candidate , but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama . As Secretary of State in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013 , Clinton responded to the Arab Spring , during which she advocated the U.S. military intervention in Libya . She helped organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against Iran , in an effort to force curtailment of that country 's nuclear program ; this would eventually lead to the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement in 2015 . Leaving office after Obama 's first term , she wrote her fifth book and undertook speaking engagements . Clinton made a second presidential run in 2016 . She received the most votes and primary delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries , and formally accepted her party 's nomination for President of the United States on July 28 , 2016 with vice presidential running mate Senator Tim Kaine . She became the first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party . Despite winning a plurality of the national popular vote , Clinton lost the Electoral College and the presidency to her Republican opponent Donald Trump . Following her loss , in 2017 she decided to focus on being a self-described `` activist citizen '' .
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Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell -LRB- born April 1 , 1986 -RRB- , known professionally as Hillary Scott , is an American singer and songwriter . She is the co-lead singer of Lady Antebellum , a country music group that was formed in 2006 , and is signed to Capitol Nashville . With her family , she released the top 10 album , Love Remains , in 2016 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Travis Barker was born in 1960.
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Travis Landon Barker -LRB- born November 14 , 1975 -RRB- is an American musician and producer , and the drummer for the rock band Blink-182 . Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip-hop artists , and with the alternative rock band +44 , the rap rock group the Transplants , the alternative rock band Box Car Racer , and most recently with Antemasque . He was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM , and together they formed TRV$ DJAM . After the split of his first band , Feeble , Barker began playing for the Aquabats in 1996 as the Baron Von Tito . He recorded one album with them , The Fury of The Aquabats ! , in 1997 . His career rose when he joined Blink-182 in 1998 . Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer , producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop , alternative rock , pop and country . He has gained significant acceptance within the hip-hop community in particular and often collaborates with artists to compose rock-tinged remixes to their songs . Barker collaborated with artists -LRB- including Game , Yelawolf , Tom Morello , Corey Taylor , Slaughterhouse , Raekwon , Busta Rhymes , RZA , Slash , and other musicians -RRB- for his solo debut album , Give the Drummer Some , which was released on March 15 , 2011 . In 2011 , he worked with Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi in Aoki 's hit single Cudi the Kid , as part of his album Wonderland , with Barker as lead drummer . Aside from drumming , he founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004 . Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name . Rolling Stone referred to him as `` punk 's first superstar drummer . ''
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Tom Hooker or Thomas Barbey -LRB- born Thomas Beecher Hooker on November 18 , 1957 -RRB- is an American singer and photographer . He was the voice and one of the songwriters behind most songs for popular Italo Disco artist Den Harrow .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Maisie Williams won an award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.
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Margaret Constance `` Maisie '' Williams -LRB- born 15 April 1997 -RRB- is an English actress . She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011 , for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama , the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Television and Best Young Actor , and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor . In 2016 , she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . Williams has also had a recurring role in Doctor Who as Ashildr in 2015 . In addition to television , she made her feature film debut in the mystery The Falling -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , for which she won the London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Young Performer of the Year .
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Hannah Murray -LRB- born 1 July 1989 -RRB- is an English actress best known for portraying Cassie Ainsworth in the E4 teen drama series Skins -LRB- 2007-2008 ; 2013 -RRB- , for which she was the recipient of a BAFTA Audience Award and Gilly in the HBO series Game of Thrones -LRB- 2012 - present -RRB- , for which she has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards . She has received praise for her performances in the Off West End play Martine -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and the film Bridgend .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Lewis Friedman wrote a documentary about life.
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Lewis Friedman is an American screenwriter and speechwriter . A two-time Emmy nominee , he has written for television and film since 1998 . His credits include the films The Comedian , BASEketball and An American Carol , the Music in High Places documentary series , and television specials such as the Kennedy Center Honors . Friedman was born in New York City and grew up in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , where he attended Shorewood High School . He began his career in Milwaukee in 1972 as a promoter , and later moved to New York , where he promoted Broadway shows such as Stories by Chapin , Comedy with Music and The Middle of Nowhere . Friedman 's film screenplays are comedies . His television scripts have focused on the performing arts , and include awards shows such as the Kennedy Center Honors , the Golden Globes , and the Directors Guild Awards . In addition to the 22 episodes of Music in High Places , which featured artists such as India.Arie , Ryan Adams , and Alanis Morissette , he has written documentaries about Bob Marley and Burt Bacharach . He was nominated for two Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on the 2010 and 2012 The Kennedy Center Honors : A Celebration of the Performing Arts specials . He was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2012 and 2016 .
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Longitudes and Attitudes is the third book by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman . Published in 2002 , it consists of articles relating to 9/11 and a brief journal of Friedman 's experience around that time . Category : Books about the September 11 attacks Category :2002 books
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Macbeth is a Shakespearean comedy.
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Macbeth -LRB- -LSB- məkˈbɛθ -RSB- full title The Tragedy of Macbeth -RRB- is a tragedy by William Shakespeare ; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606 . It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake . Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I , who was patron of Shakespeare 's acting company , Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright 's relationship with his sovereign . It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy . A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland . Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife , Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself . He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia . Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion , he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler . The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death . Shakespeare 's source for the story is the account of Macbeth , King of Scotland ; Macduff ; and Duncan in Holinshed 's Chronicles -LRB- 1587 -RRB- , a history of England , Scotland , and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries , although the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth . The events of the tragedy are usually associated with the execution of Henry Garnet for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 . In the backstage world of theatre , some believe that the play is cursed , and will not mention its title aloud , referring to it instead as `` The Scottish Play '' . Over the course of many centuries , the play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth . It has been adapted to film , television , opera , novels , comics , and other media .
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The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by an abused -LRB- Jewish -RRB- moneylender . It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599 . Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare 's other romantic comedies , the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes , and it is best known for Shylock and the famous `` Hath not a Jew eyes ? '' speech . Also notable is Portia 's speech about `` the quality of mercy '' . Critic Harold Bloom listed it among Shakespeare 's great comedies .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Transformers (film) is a science fiction film.
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Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . The film , which combines computer animation with live-action filming , was directed by Michael Bay , with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer . It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto , and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series . The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky , a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons , two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery , primarily vehicles . The Autobots intend to use the AllSpark , the object that created their robotic race , to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war , while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth . Tyrese Gibson , Josh Duhamel , Anthony Anderson , Megan Fox , Rachael Taylor , John Turturro , and Jon Voight also star , while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively . Murphy and DeSanto developed the project in 2003 , and DeSanto wrote a treatment . Steven Spielberg came on board the following year , hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay . The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors -LRB- GM -RRB- loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming , which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes . Hasbro 's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies ; advertising included a viral marketing campaign , coordinated releases of prequel comic books , toys , and books , as well as product placement deals with companies such as GM , Burger King , and eBay . Transformers received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans , and is the 87th highest-grossing film of all-time and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007 , grossing $ 709 million worldwide , with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US . The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for three Academy Awards , for Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects . LaBeouf 's performance was praised by Empire , and Cullen 's reprisal of Optimus Prime from the 1980s television series was well received by fans . It was soon followed by four sequels : Revenge of the Fallen -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Dark of the Moon -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and Age of Extinction -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , the later two of which grossed $ 1 billion . A fifth installment , titled The Last Knight , is scheduled for release on June 23 , 2017 .
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Metamorphosis : The Alien Factor , also known as The Deadly Spawn II , is an American 1990 science fiction horror film written and directed by Glenn Takajian and produced by Ted A. Bohus .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ron Perlman has avoided the acting profession entirely.
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Ronald N. Perlman -LRB- born April 13 , 1950 -RRB- is an American actor and voice actor . He is best known for his roles as Clay Morrow on the television series Sons of Anarchy , Vincent on the television series Beauty and the Beast -LRB- for which he won a Golden Globe Award -RRB- , and as the comic book character Hellboy in both Hellboy -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and its sequel Hellboy II : The Golden Army -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . Perlman is also well known as a frequent collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro , also having roles in his films Cronos , Blade II and Pacific Rim . He is also known for his voice-over work as the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout , Clayface on Batman : The Animated Series , Slade on the animated series Teen Titans , The Lich in Adventure Time , The Stabbington Brothers in Disney 's animated film Tangled , and as the narrator of the television series 1000 Ways to Die .
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Richmond Shepard -LRB- born 24 April 1929 in New York City -RRB- is an American writer , director , producer and mime with a 50-year history in entertainment . He is currently one of the oldest living working mimes in show business . He built , owned and operated his own theaters in Los Angeles on Theatre Row where he produced over 30 shows . He moved to New York and worked as a theatre and film critic for WNEW , conceived and directed the off-Broadway show Noo Yawk Tawk at The Village Gate for three years . He has traveled across the world performing with mime troupes and performs improvisational comedy in various clubs around NYC as of March 2011 . Richmond Shepard 's most recent role came in 2015 where he plays the `` Sandman '' in Fuzz on the Lens Productions fantasy comedy `` Abnormal Attraction '' starring Malcolm McDowell , Leslie Easterbrook , and Gilbert Gottfried which is set to be released in 2016 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Nilotic languages are spoken in Tanzania.
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The Nilotic languages are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken across a wide area between South Sudan and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples , who traditionally practice cattle-herding .
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The Fungor language , Ko -LRB- Kau -RRB- or Nyaro , is a Niger -- Congo language of the Heiban family spoken in Kordofan , Sudan .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Buddy Holly was an influence of The Rolling Stones.
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Buddy Holly -LRB- born Charles Hardin Holley ; September 7 , 1936 -- February 3 , 1959 -RRB- was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central figure of mid-1950s rock and roll . Holley was born in Lubbock , Texas , to a musical family during the Great Depression ; he learned to play guitar and to sing alongside his siblings . His style was influenced by gospel music , country music , and rhythm and blues acts , and he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school . He made his first appearance on local television in 1952 , and the following year he formed the group `` Buddy and Bob '' with his friend Bob Montgomery . In 1955 , after opening for Elvis Presley , Holly decided to pursue a career in music . He opened for Presley three times that year ; his band 's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll . In October that year , when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets , Holly was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall , who helped him get a contract with Decca Records . Holly 's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley . Unhappy with Bradley 's control in the studio and with the sound he achieved there , Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis , New Mexico , and recorded a demo of `` That 'll Be the Day '' , among other songs . Petty became the band 's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records , which released it as a single credited to `` The Crickets '' , which became the name of Holly 's band . In September 1957 , as the band toured , `` That 'll Be the Day '' topped the US `` Best Sellers in Stores '' chart and the UK Singles Chart . Its success was followed in October by another major hit , `` Peggy Sue '' . The album Chirping Crickets , released in November 1957 , reached number five on the UK Albums Chart . Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after , toured Australia and then the UK . In early 1959 , Holly assembled a new band , consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings -LRB- bass -RRB- , famed session musician Tommy Allsup -LRB- guitar -RRB- , and Carl Bunch -LRB- drums -RRB- , and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. . After a show in Clear Lake , Iowa , Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show , in Moorhead , Minnesota . Soon after takeoff , the plane crashed , killing Holly , Ritchie Valens , The Big Bopper , and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as `` The Day the Music Died '' . During his short career , Holly wrote , recorded , and produced his own material . He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars , bass , and drums . Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists , including The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , Eric Clapton , and Elton John . He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , in 1986 . Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of `` 100 Greatest Artists '' .
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William Orville Frizzell , known as Lefty Frizzell -LRB- March 31 , 1928 -- July 19 , 1975 -RRB- , was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer . A vocalist who set the style of singing `` the country way '' for the generations that followed , Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his stellar career . He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits , and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer . He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer . Because of this , his music become much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona . Frizzell is an influential artist in country music history . Among the artists he influenced are George Jones , Willie Nelson , Roy Orbison , The Everly Brothers , Keith Whitley , Merle Haggard , and John Fogerty . He laid a foundation for the many generations of country music performers that followed him . Because of this , he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982 . Though he started his career being influenced by other country musicians , in the 1950s Frizzell became one of country music 's most well-known artists . After the death of Hank Williams in 1953 , Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts . His success did not carry on into the 1960s , and after suffering from alcoholism , he died at age 47 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tiger Woods has struggled to regain his dominant form since surgery.
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Eldrick Tont `` Tiger '' Woods -LRB- born December 30 , 1975 -RRB- is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time . He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years . Following an outstanding junior , college , and amateur career , Woods turned professional at the age of 20 , at the end of the summer in 1996 . By April 1997 he had already won his first major , the 1997 Masters . Woods won this tournament in a record-breaking performance , winning by 12 strokes while pocketing $ 486,000 . He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997 , after less than a year as a professional . Throughout the 2000s , Woods was the dominant force in golf ; from August 1999 to September 2004 -LRB- 264 weeks -RRB- and from June 2005 to October 2010 -LRB- 281 weeks -RRB- , Woods was the top-ranked men 's golfer in the world . From December 2009 to early April 2010 , Woods took leave from professional golf to focus on his personal life after he admitted infidelity . Despite attempts at reconciliation , he and his wife Elin Nordegren eventually divorced . His many alleged extramarital indiscretions were revealed by several women , through many worldwide media sources . This was followed by a loss of golf form , and his ranking gradually fell to a low of No. 58 in November 2011 . He ended a career-high winless streak of 107 weeks when he triumphed in the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011 . After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 25 , 2013 , he ascended to the No. 1 ranking once again , holding the top spot until May 2014 . Woods had back surgery in April 2014 and September 2015 and has struggled since to regain his dominant form . By March 29 , 2015 , Woods had fallen to # 104 , outside of the top 100 for the first time since 1996 . In May 2016 , Woods dropped out of the world top 500 for the first time in his professional career . Woods has broken numerous golf records . He has been World Number One for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer . He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record eleven times , the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times , and has the record of leading the money list in ten different seasons . He has won 14 professional major golf championships , the second-highest of any player -LRB- Jack Nicklaus leads with 18 -RRB- , and 79 PGA Tour events , second all time behind Sam Snead , who had 82 wins . He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer . He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam , and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour . Additionally , Woods is only the second golfer -LRB- after Nicklaus -RRB- to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times . Woods has won 18 World Golf Championships , and won at least one of those events in each of the first 11 years after they began in 1999 . Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only golfers to win both The Silver Medal and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship .
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is a golfing simulation video game in the PGA Tour series published by Electronic Arts . It was released in North America on March 27 , 2012 , in Australia on March 29 , 2012 and in Europe on March 30 , 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . This is the first version of the game since 2006 not to be released on the Wii . EA has sunsetted the servers which means the courses are no longer available for download .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tony Bill directed My Bodyguard and he is American.
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Gerard Anthony `` Tony '' Bill -LRB- born August 23 , 1940 -RRB- is an American actor , producer , and director . He produced the 1973 movie The Sting , for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips . As an actor , Bill has had supporting roles in films including Come Blow Your Horn -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , Shampoo -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , Pee-Wee 's Big Adventure -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , and Less Than Zero -LRB- 1987 -RRB- . He made his directorial debut with My Bodyguard -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , and has since directed movies like Six Weeks -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , Five Corners -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Crazy People -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , and Flyboys -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . He often casts Dudley Moore in his films .
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Anthony `` Tony '' Jones -LRB- born April 6 , 1971 -RRB- is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American independent promotions , specifically California-based All-Pro Wrestling , Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Xtreme Pro Wrestling . He has also had stints in World Wrestling Entertainment in 1998 , 2001 , 2003 , and 2007 although he is best known for his appearance with sometimes tag team partner Mike Modest in Barry Blaustein 's 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The biographical war comedy-drama film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 American biographical war comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa , and written by Robert Carlock , based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle : Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker . The film stars Tina Fey , Margot Robbie , Martin Freeman , Christopher Abbott , Alfred Molina , and Billy Bob Thornton . It was released on March 4 , 2016 by Paramount Pictures , and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 24 million against its $ 35 million budget .
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The Fog of War : Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare . The film was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass . The title derives from the military concept of the `` fog of war '' depicting the difficulty of making decisions in the midst of conflict . The film won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature . It was non-competitively screened at the Cannes Film Festival .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Andrew Stanton only writes novels.
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Andrew Stanton -LRB- born December 3 , 1965 -RRB- is an American film director , screenwriter , producer and voice actor based at Pixar . His film work includes writing and directing Pixar 's A Bug 's Life -LRB- 1998 -RRB- -LRB- as co-director -RRB- , Finding Nemo -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , and WALL-E -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and the live-action film , Disney 's John Carter -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . He also co-wrote all three Toy Story films and Monsters , Inc. -LRB- 2001 -RRB- Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned him two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature . He was also nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay , for Finding Nemo , WALL-E , and Toy Story -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- . Stanton directed the sequel to Finding Nemo , Finding Dory , which was released in June 2016 .
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Christopher Guy Landon , known as Christopher Landon -LRB- 29 March 1911 -- 26 April 1961 -RRB- was a British writer of novels and screenplays , best known for his novel Ice Cold in Alex -LRB- 1957 -RRB- which he adapted faithfully for the big screen creating one of the most famous of war movies , likewise entitled Ice Cold in Alex -LRB- 1958 -RRB- .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Abigail Breslin was incapable of starring in Nim's Island.
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Abigail Kathleen Breslin -LRB- born April 14 , 1996 -RRB- is an American actress and singer . She appeared in her first commercial when she was three years old , and in her first film , Signs -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , at the age of five . Her other film roles include Little Miss Sunshine -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , No Reservations -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Nim 's Island -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Definitely , Maybe -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , My Sister 's Keeper -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Zombieland -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and Rango -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . In September 2015 , she began acting in the horror-comedy Scream Queens on Fox , in which she has her first regular role on a television series .
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Naomi and Ely 's No Kiss List is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer , and directed by Kristin Hanggi . It is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan . The film stars Victoria Justice , Pierson Fodé , and Matthew Daddario . It had its world premiere at the Outfest Film Festival on July 17 , 2015 . It was then released on September 18 , 2015 , through video on demand .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Michael Schumacher won five consecutive driving titles.
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Michael Schumacher -LRB- -LSB- ˈmɪçaʔɛl ˈʃuːmaxɐ -RSB- ; born 3 January 1969 -RRB- is a German retired racing driver . He is a seven-time Formula One World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time . He was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year twice . He won two titles with Benetton in and before moving to Ferrari where he drove for eleven years . His time with Ferrari yielded five consecutive titles between and . Schumacher holds many of Formula One 's driver records , including most championships , race victories , fastest laps , pole positions and races won in a single season -- 13 in 2004 -LRB- the last record was equalled by fellow German Sebastian Vettel nine years later -RRB- . In 2002 , he became the only driver in Formula One history to finish in the top three in every race of a season and then also broke the record for most consecutive podium finishes . According to the official Formula One website , he is `` statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen '' . After beginning in karting , Schumacher won the German drivers ' championships in Formula König and Formula Three before joining Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship . In 1991 , his Mercedes-funded race debut for the Jordan Formula One team resulted in Schumacher being signed by Benetton Formula One team as their driver for the rest of that season . Establishing himself as a top driver , finishing third in 1992 and fourth in 1993 , Schumacher became the first German World Drivers ' Champion in 1994 by one point over Damon Hill . In 1995 he repeated the success , this time with a greater margin . Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 . Schumacher came close to winning the 1997 and 1998 titles , before breaking his leg at the 1999 British Grand Prix , ending another title run . Schumacher won five consecutive drivers ' titles from 2000 to 2004 . Schumacher retired from Formula One driving in 2006 staying with Ferrari as an advisor . He came close to an eighth title that year , but due to technical problems in the final two races he fell short to Fernando Alonso . Schumacher agreed to return for Ferrari part-way through 2009 , as cover for the badly injured Felipe Massa , but was prevented by a neck injury . Schumacher returned to Formula One on a permanent basis from 2010 with the Mercedes team before retiring for a second time at the conclusion of the 2012 season . His career was not without controversy , including being twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that determined the outcome of the World Championship , with Damon Hill in 1994 in Adelaide , and with Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 in Jerez . Off the track , Schumacher is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety . He has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts throughout his life and donated tens of millions of dollars to charity . Schumacher and his younger brother , Ralf , are the only brothers to win races in Formula One , and they were the first brothers to finish 1st and 2nd in the same race , a feat they repeated in four subsequent races . In December 2013 , Schumacher suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident . He was airlifted to a hospital and placed in a medically induced coma , having suffered a traumatic brain injury . He was in the coma for six months from 29 December 2013 until 16 June 2014 . He left the hospital in Grenoble for further rehabilitation at the University Hospital -LRB- CHUV -RRB- in Lausanne . On 9 September 2014 , Schumacher was relocated to his home where he continues to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation privately .
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Timo Glock -LRB- born 18 March 1982 -RRB- is a German BMW factory racing driver , who previously drove in Formula One for the Jordan , Toyota , Virgin Racing and Marussia F1 teams . He finished 10th in the Drivers ' Championship in both 2008 and 2009 , scoring three podium finishes . After leaving Formula One in 2013 , Glock became a works driver for BMW in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters , driving for BMW Team MTEK , and achieved his first DTM podium at the Red Bull Ring , and a first win at the season finale at the Hockenheimring .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The protagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy is Luke Skywalker.
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Star Wars -LRB- later retitled Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope -RRB- is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . The first installment in the Star Wars film series , it stars Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing , and Alec Guinness . David Prowse , James Earl Jones , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , and Peter Mayhew co-star in supporting roles . The film 's plot focuses on the Rebel Alliance , led by Princess Leia -LRB- Fisher -RRB- , and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire 's space station , the Death Star . This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker -LRB- Hamill -RRB- , who inadvertently acquires a pair of droids that possess stolen architectural plans for the Death Star . When the Empire begins a destructive search for the missing droids , Skywalker accompanies Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi -LRB- Guinness -RRB- on a mission to return the plans to the Rebel Alliance and rescue Leia from her imprisonment by the Empire . Star Wars was released theatrically in the United States on May 25 , 1977 . It earned $ 461 million in the U.S. and $ 314 million overseas , totaling $ 775 million . It surpassed Jaws -LRB- 1975 -RRB- to become the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -LRB- 1982 -RRB- . When adjusted for inflation , Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing film in North America , and the third-highest-grossing film in the world . It received ten Academy Award nominations -LRB- including Best Picture -RRB- , winning seven . It was among the first films to be selected as part of the U.S. Library of Congress ' National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . At the time , it was the most recent film on the registry and the only one chosen from the 1970s . Its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2004 . Today , it is often regarded as one of the best films of all time , as well as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures . It launched an industry of tie-in products , including TV series spinoffs , novels , comic books , and video games , and merchandise including toys , games and clothing . The film 's success led to two critically and commercially successful sequels , The Empire Strikes Back -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and Return of the Jedi -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . Star Wars was reissued multiple times at Lucas ' behest , incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects , altered dialogue , re-edited shots , remixed soundtracks , and added scenes . A prequel trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 , followed by a sequel trilogy beginning in 2015 . In 2016 , Rogue One was released as a direct prequel to the original Star Wars film .
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Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise , portrayed by Liam Neeson as the main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tunisia was introduced to Christianity.
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Tunisia -LRB- تونس ; ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ Tunisie -RRB- , officially the Tunisian Republic is a country in North Africa , covering 165,000 km2 . Its northernmost point , Cape Angela , is the northernmost point on the African continent . It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest , Libya to the southeast , and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east . Tunisia 's population was estimated to be just under 11 million in 2014 . Tunisia 's name is derived from its capital city , Tunis , which is located on Tunisia 's northeast coast . Geographically , Tunisia contains the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains and the northern reaches of the Sahara desert . Much of the rest of the country 's land is fertile soil . Its 1,300 km of coastline includes the African conjunction of the western and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Basin and , by means of the Sicilian Strait and Sardinian Channel , features the African mainland 's second and third nearest points to Europe after Gibraltar . Tunisia is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic . It is considered to be the only full democracy in the Arab World . It has a high human development index . It has an association agreement with the European Union ; is a member of La Francophonie , the Union for the Mediterranean , the Arab Maghreb Union , the Arab League , the OIC , the Greater Arab Free Trade Area , the Community of Sahel-Saharan States , the African Union , the Non-Aligned Movement , the Group of 77 ; and has obtained the status of major non-NATO ally of the United States . In addition , Tunisia is also a member state of the United Nations and a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court . Close relations with Europe in particular with France and with Italy have been forged through economic cooperation , privatisation and industrial modernization . In ancient times , Tunisia was primarily inhabited by Berbers . Phoenician immigration began in the 12th century BC ; these immigrants founded Carthage . A major mercantile power and a military rival of the Roman Republic , Carthage was defeated by the Romans in 146 BC . The Romans , who would occupy Tunisia for most of the next eight hundred years , introduced Christianity and left architectural legacies like the El Djem amphitheater . After several attempts starting in 647 , the Arabs conquered the whole of Tunisia by 697 , followed by the Ottomans between 1534 and 1574 . The Ottomans held sway for over three hundred years . The French colonization of Tunisia occurred in 1881 . Tunisia gained independence with Habib Bourguiba and declared the Tunisian Republic in 1957 . In 2011 , the Tunisian Revolution resulted in the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali , followed by parliamentary elections . The country voted for parliament again on 26 October 2014 , and for President on 23 November 2014 .
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The Husainid dynasty is the former ruling dynasty of Tunisia originally of Cretan Turkish origin . They came to power under al-Husayn I ibn Ali in 1705 replacing the Muradid dynasty . His father was a Cretan Turk and his mother was a Tunisian . The Husaynids were called `` Greek '' by Habib Bourguiba . After taking power the Husainids ruled as Beys , with succession to the throne determined by agnatic seniority with the oldest member of the dynasty becoming Bey . The heir apparent to the Bey held the title Bey al-Mahalla . The Husainids originally ruled under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire . In 1881 , with the Treaty of Bardo , Tunisia came under the control of France as a protectorate . Following independence from France on 20 March 1956 , the Bey Muhammad VIII al-Amin assumed the title of King and reigned as such until the Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba deposed the dynasty and declared Tunisia a republic on 25 July 1957 . Since June 2013 , the current head of the dynasty is Prince Muhammad al-Habib Bey -LRB- born 1929 -RRB- who is a grandson of Muhammad VI al-Habib .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Burundi is a nation with a government.
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Burundi -LRB- -LSB- bəˈrʊndi -RSB- or -LSB- bəˈrʌndi -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Burundi -LRB- Republika y' Uburundi , -LSB- buˈɾundi -RSB- République du Burundi , -LSB- buʁundi -RSB- or -LSB- byʁyndi -RSB- -RRB- , is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa , bordered by Rwanda to the north , Tanzania to the east and south , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west . It is also considered part of Central Africa . Burundi 's capital is Bujumbura . The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika . The Twa , Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years . For more than 200 of those years , Burundi was an independent kingdom , until the beginning of the 20th century , when Germany colonised the region . After the First World War and Germany 's defeat , it ceded the territory to Belgium . Both Germans and Belgians ruled Burundi and Rwanda as a European colony known as Ruanda-Urundi . Despite common misconceptions , Burundi and Rwanda had never been under common rule until the time of European colonisation . Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially had a monarchy , but a series of assassinations , coups and a general climate of regional instability culminated in the establishment of a republic and one-party state in 1966 . Bouts of ethnic cleansing and ultimately two civil wars and genocides during the 1970s and again in the 1990s left the country undeveloped and its population as one of the world 's poorest . 2015 witnessed large-scale political strife as President Pierre Nkurunziza opted to run for a third term in office , a coup attempt failed and the country 's parliamentary and presidential elections were broadly criticised by members of the international community . Burundi 's political system is that of a presidential representative democratic republic based upon a multi-party state . The President of Burundi is the head of state and head of government . There are currently 21 registered parties in Burundi . On 13 March 1992 , Tutsi coup leader Pierre Buyoya established a constitution , which provided for a multi-party political process and reflected multi-party competition . Six years later , on 6 June 1998 , the constitution was changed , broadening National Assembly 's seats and making provisions for two vice-presidents . Because of the Arusha Accord , Burundi enacted a transitional government in 2000 . In October 2016 , Burundi informed the UN of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court . Burundi remains an overwhelmingly rural society , with just 13 % of the population living in urban areas in 2013 . The population density of around 315 people per square kilometre -LRB- 753 per sq mi -RRB- is the second highest in Sub-Saharan Africa . Roughly 85 % of the population are of Hutu ethnic origin , 15 % are Tutsi , and fewer than 1 % are indigenous Twa -LRB- or Pygmies -RRB- . The official languages of Burundi are French and Kirundi , although Swahili can be found spoken along the Tanzanian border . One of the smallest countries in Africa , Burundi has an equatorial climate . Burundi is a part of the Albertine Rift , the western extension of the East African Rift . The country lies on a rolling plateau in the centre of Africa . The highest peak , Mount Heha at 8810 ft , lies to the southeast of the capital , Bujumbura . The source of the River Nile is in Bururi province , and is linked from Lake Victoria to its headwaters via the Ruvyironza River Another major lake is Lake Tanganyika , located in much of Burundi 's southwestern corner . There are two national parks , Kibira National Park to the northwest -LRB- a small region of rain forest , adjacent to Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda -RRB- , Ruvubu National Park to the northeast -LRB- along the Rurubu River , also known as Ruvubu or Ruvuvu -RRB- . Both were established in 1982 to conserve wildlife populations . Burundi 's lands are mostly agricultural or pasture . Settlement by rural populations has led to deforestation , soil erosion and habitat loss . Deforestation of the entire country is almost completely due to overpopulation , with a mere 230 mi2 remaining and an ongoing loss of about 9 % per annum . In addition to poverty , Burundians often have to deal with corruption , weak infrastructure , poor access to health and education services , and hunger . Burundi is densely populated and has had substantial emigration as young people seek opportunities elsewhere . The World Happiness Report 2017 ranked Burundi as the world 's second least happy nation with a rank of 154 .
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Since Burundi 's independence in 1962 , there have been two events called genocides in the country . The 1972 mass killings of Hutus by the Tutsi-dominated army , and the 1993 mass killings of Tutsis by the majority-Hutu populace are both described as genocide in the final report of the International Commission of Inquiry for Burundi presented to the United Nations Security Council in 1996 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Roald Dahl was a soldier in World War II.
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Roald Dahl -LRB- -LSB- langpronˈroʊ.əld _ ˈdɑːl -RSB- , -LSB- ˈɾuːɑl dɑl -RSB- ; 13 September 1916 -- 23 November 1990 -RRB- was a British novelist , short story writer , poet , screenwriter , and fighter pilot . His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide . Born in Wales to Norwegian parents , Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War , in which he became a flying ace and intelligence officer , rising to the rank of acting wing commander . He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults and he became one of the world 's best selling authors . He has been referred to as `` one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century '' . His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement , and the British Book Awards ' Children 's Author of the Year in 1990 . In 2008 , The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of `` The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 '' . Dahl 's short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children 's books for their unsentimental , macabre , often darkly comic mood , featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters . His books champion the kind-hearted , and feature an underlying warm sentiment . Dahl 's works for children include James and the Giant Peach , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Matilda , The Witches , Fantastic Mr Fox , The BFG , The Twits and George 's Marvellous Medicine . His adult works include Tales of the Unexpected .
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Poul Dalby Andersen -LRB- April 19 , 1922 -- May 29 , 2006 -RRB- was a printer who served in the Danish resistance movement during World War II and later published one of the remaining two Danish-language newspapers in the United States .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ice hockey has teams.
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Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent 's net to score points . The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical , with teams usually consisting of six players each : one goaltender , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . Ice hockey is most popular in Canada , central and eastern Europe , Scandinavia , and the northern regions of the United States . Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada , where the modern version of the sport was created , and enjoys immense popularity ; alongside Canada , hockey is the most popular winter sport in Finland , Latvia , the Czech Republic , Sweden , Slovakia , Belarus and Switzerland . In North America , the National Hockey League -LRB- NHL -RRB- is the highest level for men 's hockey and the most popular . The Kontinental Hockey League -LRB- KHL -RRB- is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe . The International Ice Hockey Federation -LRB- IIHF -RRB- is the formal governing body for international ice hockey , with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking . Worldwide , there are ice hockey federations in 74 countries . Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th century United Kingdom and elsewhere . These games were brought to North America and several similar winter games using informal rules were developed , such as `` shinny '' and `` ice polo '' . The contemporary sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada , most notably in Montreal , where the first indoor hockey game was played on March 3 , 1875 . Some characteristics of that game , such as the length of the ice rink and the use of a puck , have been retained to this day . Amateur ice hockey leagues began in the 1880s , and professional ice hockey originated around 1900 . The Stanley Cup , emblematic of ice hockey club supremacy , was first awarded in 1893 to recognize the Canadian amateur champion and later became the championship trophy of the NHL . In the early 1900s , the Canadian rules were adopted by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace , the precursor of the IIHF and the sport was played for the first time in the Olympics in the Olympic Games of 1920 . In international competitions , the national teams of six countries -LRB- the `` Big Six '' -RRB- predominate : Canada , Czech Republic , Finland , Russia , Sweden and the United States . Of the 69 medals awarded all-time in men 's competition at the Olympics , only six medals were not awarded to one of those countries . In the annual Ice Hockey World Championships , 177 of 201 medals have been awarded to the six nations . Teams outside the `` Big Six '' have won only five medals in either competition since 1953 : All 12 Women 's Olympic and 36 IIHF World Women 's Championships medals have been awarded to one of these six countries , and every gold medal in both competitions has been won by either the Canadian national team or the United States national team . In Canada , the United States , and some European countries it is known simply as hockey ; the name `` ice hockey '' is used in places where `` hockey '' more often refers to field hockey , such as South America , Asia , Africa , Australasia , and some European countries . In Russia and Ukraine , where `` hockey '' can also refer to bandy , ice hockey is often called `` hockey with puck '' .
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The 1961 -- 62 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 20th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League , the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia . Seven teams participated in the league , and Jesenice have won the championship .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Basketball's objective is to shoot something through a hoop.
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Basketball is a non-contact sport played on a rectangular court . While most often played as a team sport with five players on each side , three-on-three , two-on-two , and one-on-one competitions are also common . The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 in in diameter and 10 ft high that is mounted to a backboard at each end of the court . The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith , who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks , one of the most successful programs in the game 's history . A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket being defended by the opposition team during regular play . A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line , and two points if shot from in front of the line . A team can also score via free throws , which are worth one point , after the other team is assessed with certain fouls . The team with the most points at the end of the game wins , but additional time -LRB- overtime -RRB- is mandated when the score is tied at the end of regulation . The ball can be advanced on the court by passing it to a teammate , or by bouncing it while walking or running -LRB- dribbling -RRB- . It is a violation to lift , or drag , one 's pivot foot without dribbling the ball , to carry it , or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling . The game has many individual techniques for displaying skill -- ball-handling , shooting , passing , dribbling , dunking , shot-blocking , and rebounding . Basketball teams generally have player positions , the tallest and strongest members of a team are called a center or power forward , while slightly shorter and more agile players are called small forward , and the shortest players or those who possess the best ball handling skills are called a point guard or shooting guard . The point guard directs the on court action of the team , implementing the coach 's game plan , and managing the execution of offensive and defensive plays -LRB- player positioning -RRB- . Basketball is one of the world 's most popular and widely viewed sports . The National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- is the most popular and widely considered to be the highest level of professional basketball in the world and NBA players are the world 's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player . Outside North America , the top clubs from national leagues qualify to continental championships such as the Euroleague and FIBA Americas League . The FIBA Basketball World Cup attracts the top national teams from around the world . Each continent hosts regional competitions for national teams , like EuroBasket and FIBA Americas Championship . The FIBA Women 's Basketball World Cup features the top national women 's basketball teams from continental championships . The main North American league is the WNBA , whereas the EuroLeague Women has been dominated by teams from the Russian Women 's Basketball Premier League .
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Miss Basketball is an award given to the best high school girls basketball player in a specific U.S. state . Category : Nicknames in sports Category : Sports award winners
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.English language has a very close relationship with Frisian languages.
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English -LSB- ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ -RSB- is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the global lingua franca . Named after the Angles , one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to England , it ultimately derives its name from the Anglia -LRB- Angeln -RRB- peninsula in the Baltic Sea . It is closely related to the Frisian languages , but its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages , as well as by Latin and Romance languages , particularly French . English is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states . It is the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada , Australia , Ireland , and New Zealand , and is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean , Africa , and South Asia . It is the third most common native language in the world , after Mandarin and Spanish . It is the most widely learned second language and an official language of the United Nations , of the European Union , and of many other world and regional international organisations . It is the most widely spoken Germanic language , accounting for at least 70 % of speakers of this Indo-European branch . English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years . The earliest forms of English , a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century , are called Old English . Middle English began in the late 11th century with the Norman conquest of England , and was a period in which the language was influenced by French . Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the introduction of the printing press to London and the King James Bible , and the start of the Great Vowel Shift . Through the worldwide influence of the British Empire , modern English spread around the world from the 17th to mid-20th centuries . Through all types of printed and electronic media , as well as the emergence of the United States as a global superpower , English has become the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions and in professional contexts such as science , navigation , and law . Modern English grammar is the result of a gradual change from a typical Indo-European dependent marking pattern with a rich inflectional morphology and relatively free word order , to a mostly analytic pattern with little inflection , a fairly fixed SVO word order and a complex syntax . Modern English relies more on auxiliary verbs and word order for the expression of complex tenses , aspect and mood , as well as passive constructions , interrogatives and some negation . Despite noticeable variation among the accents and dialects of English used in different countries and regions -- in terms of phonetics and phonology , and sometimes also vocabulary , grammar and spelling -- English-speakers from around the world are able to communicate with one another with relative ease .
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The Greek language has contributed to the English vocabulary in five main ways : vernacular borrowings , transmitted through Vulgar Latin directly into Old English , e.g. , ` butter ' -LRB- Old English butere from Latin butyrum < βούτυρον -RRB- , or through French , e.g. , ` ochre ' . learned borrowings from classical Greek , e.g. , ` physics ' -LRB- < Latin physica < Greek τὰ φυσικά -RRB- ; a few borrowings via Arabic scientific and philosophical writing , e.g. , ` alchemy ' ; coinages in post-classical Latin or modern languages using classical Greek roots , e.g. , ` telephone ' or a mixture of Greek and other roots , e.g. , ` television ' -LRB- < Greek τῆλε + English ` vision ' < Latin visio -RRB- ; these are often shared among the modern European languages , including Modern Greek ; direct borrowings from Modern Greek , e.g. , bouzouki . The post-classical coinages are by far the most numerous of these .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Mark Burg is a film actor.
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Mark Burg -LRB- born December 9 , 1959 -RRB- is an American film producer , manager and actor , perhaps best known for his work on the Saw film series and on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men .
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Patrick Cassidy `` Pat '' Finn -LRB- born July 31 , 1965 -RRB- is an American film and television actor .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Joe Biden served on the Judiciary Committee when Clarence Thomas was nominated for Supreme Court.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒoʊsᵻf_rɒbᵻˈnɛt_ˈbaɪdən -RSB- born November 20 , 1942 -RRB- is an American politician who was the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 , having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama . A member of the Democratic Party , he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009 . Biden was born in Scranton , Pennsylvania , in 1942 , and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware . He became an attorney in 1969 , and was elected to the New Castle County council in 1970 . He was first elected to the Senate in 1972 , and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history . He was re-elected to the Senate six times , and was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation to assume the Vice Presidency in 2009 . He was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee . He opposed the Gulf War in 1991 , but advocated U.S. and NATO intervention in the Bosnian War in 1994 and 1995 . He voted in favor of the resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002 , but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007 . He has also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , dealing with issues related to drug policy , crime prevention , and civil liberties , and led the legislative efforts for creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act , and the Violence Against Women Act . He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas . Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and in 2008 , both times dropping out after lackluster showings . In the 2008 U.S. presidential election , Barack Obama chose Biden to be his running mate in the race , which they won . He became the first Roman Catholic , and the first Delawarean , to be Vice President of the United States . As Vice President in the Obama administration , Biden oversaw the infrastructure spending aimed at counteracting the Great Recession , and U.S. policy toward Iraq up until the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011 . His ability to negotiate with congressional Republicans helped bring about legislation such as the Tax Relief , Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization , and Job Creation Act of 2010 that resolved a taxation deadlock , the Budget Control Act of 2011 that resolved that year 's debt ceiling crisis , and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that addressed the impending `` fiscal cliff '' . In 2011 , he opposed going ahead with the military mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden . Obama and Biden were re-elected in 2012 . In October 2015 , after months of speculation , Biden chose not to run for President of the United States in 2016 . In December 2016 , he refused to rule out a potential bid for President in 2020 , but announced on January 13 , 2017 , that he would not run , only to seemingly backtrack just four days later , again refusing to rule out a potential bid . On January 12 , 2017 , Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom , with distinction . After leaving office , Biden was named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice professor at the University of Pennsylvania .
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Robert R. `` Bob '' Cupp -LRB- born November 9 , 1950 -RRB- is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and a former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court . He was elected November 7 , 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2 , 2007 . His term expired January 1 , 2013 . Cupp , a Republican , replaced retiring Democratic Justice Alice Robie Resnick by defeating Democrat Ben Espy in the general election . Between his election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010 , all the Justices of the Court were Republican . Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court , Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals -LRB- Third Judicial District -RRB- from 2003 to 2006 . Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years , 1985 -- 2000 , but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits . He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000 , the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate . During his time in the Senate , he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee . Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice , from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Miley Cyrus has multiple albums.
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Miley Ray Cyrus -LRB- born Destiny Hope Cyrus ; November 23 , 1992 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . After playing minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her childhood , she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006 . Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show . She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records , and her debut studio album Meet Miley Cyrus -LRB- 2007 -RRB- was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- having shipped over three million units . She released her second album Breakout and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film Bolt in 2008 . Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana : The Movie , and began cultivating a more mature image with her EP The Time of Our Lives in 2009 . In 2010 , she released her third album Ca n't Be Tamed , which stands as the lowest-selling record of her career , and starred in the coming-of-age film The Last Song . Cyrus focused on her acting career with several television and film appearances in 2011 and 2012 . Her sexually explicit behavior generated widespread controversy while promoting her fourth album Bangerz -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , her first under her recording contract with RCA Records . Cyrus ' independently-released fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz -LRB- 2015 -RRB- deviated from her traditional pop style for more psychedelic experimentation . In 2016 , she was a coach for the eleventh season of the singing competition series The Voice . With Bangerz , Cyrus achieved her third number-one album on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and fifth overall including Hannah Montana soundtrack albums . She has logged eight top 10 entries on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with : `` See You Again '' , `` 7 Things '' , `` The Climb '' , `` Party in the U.S.A. '' , `` Ca n't Be Tamed '' , `` We Ca n't Stop '' , `` Malibu '' and the chart-topping `` Wrecking Ball '' . Cyrus has earned numerous awards and nominations , as Billboard ranked her as the fourth best-selling female artist of 2009 . She was ranked number thirteen on Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010 , and in 2013 was declared `` Artist of the Year '' by MTV . She has been included on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2008 and 2014 .
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Hilary Weeks -LRB- née , Novakovich ; born March 7 , 1970 -RRB- is an American Christian musician and Mormon singer , who primarily plays a worship and gospel music version of Christian country and Christian pop . She has released ten musical works , with eight of those being studio albums , He Hears Me -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Lead Me Home -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and I Will Not Forget -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Day of Praise -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , If I Only Had Today -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Every Step -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Say Love -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Say Love -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and , Love Your Life -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , while she released two holiday albums , Christmastime -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and Christmas Once Again -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Her last four musical works charted on various Billboard magazine charts .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.While Akbar ruled the empire, its wealth tripled.
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Abu ` l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad -LRB- 15 October 1542 -- 27 October 1605 -RRB- , popularly known as Akbar I -LRB- -LSB- əkbər -RSB- , literally `` the great '' -RRB- and later Akbar the Great , was the third Mughal emperor , who reigned from 1556 to 1605 . Akbar succeeded his father , Humayun , under a regent , Bairam Khan , who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India . A strong personality and a successful general , Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river . His power and influence , however , extended over the entire country because of Mughal military , political , cultural , and economic dominance . To unify the vast Mughal state , Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy . To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire , he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects . Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity , Akbar strived to unite far-flung lands of his realm through loyalty , expressed through a Indo-Persian culture , to himself as an emperor who had near-divine status . Mughal India developed a strong and stable economy , leading to commercial expansion and greater patronage of culture . Akbar himself was a patron of art and culture . He was fond of literature , and created a library of over 24,000 volumes written in Sanskrit , Hindustani , Persian , Greek , Latin , Arabic and Kashmiri , staffed by many scholars , translators , artists , calligraphers , scribes , bookbinders and readers . Holy men of many faiths , poets , architects and artisans adorned his court from all over the world for study and discussion . Akbar 's courts at Delhi , Agra , and Fatehpur Sikri became centres of the arts , letters , and learning . Perso-Islamic culture began to merge and blend with indigenous Indian elements , and a distinct Indo-Persian culture emerged characterised by Mughal style arts , painting , and architecture . Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious unity within his empire , Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi , a syncretic creed derived from Islam , Hinduism , Zoroastrianism , and Christianity . A simple , monotheistic cult , tolerant in outlook , it centred on Akbar as a prophet , for which he drew the ire of the ulema and orthodox Muslims . Many of his courtiers followed Din-i-Ilahi as their religion as well , as many believed that Akbar was a prophet . One famous courtier who followed this blended religion was Birbal . Akbar 's reign significantly influenced the course of Indian history . During his rule , the Mughal empire tripled in size and wealth . He created a powerful military system and instituted effective political and social reforms . By abolishing the sectarian tax on non-Muslims and appointing them to high civil and military posts , he was the first Mughal ruler to win the trust and loyalty of the native subjects . He had Sanskrit literature translated , participated in native festivals , realising that a stable empire depended on the co-operation and good-will of his subjects . Thus , the foundations for a multicultural empire under Mughal rule was laid during his reign . Akbar was succeeded as emperor by his son , Jahangir .
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Many changes were made during the reign of Haile Selassie I toward the modernization of Ethiopia upon his accession as Emperor -LRB- King of Kings -RRB- on November 2 , 1930 , as well as before , beginning from the time he effectively controlled Ethiopia in 1916 as Regent Plenipotentiary , Ras Tafari .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Kurt Russell signed a contract for ten years.
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Kurt Vogel Russell -LRB- born March 17 , 1951 -RRB- is an American actor . He began acting on television in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters -LRB- 1963 -- 64 -RRB- . In the late 1960s , he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where , according to Robert Osborne , he became the studio 's top star of the 1970s . Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture for his performance in Silkwood -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . During the 1980s , he starred in several films by director John Carpenter , including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , and its sequel Escape from L.A. -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , all of which have since become cult films . He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , also directed by Carpenter . Russell starred in other films , including Overboard -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Tombstone -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , Stargate -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Death Proof -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , The Hateful Eight -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 -LRB- 2017 -RRB- . He has joined The Fast and the Furious franchise since 2015 , having starred in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious .
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Bryon Demetrise Russell -LRB- born December 31 , 1970 -RRB- is an American former professional basketball player from San Bernardino , California . During a National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- career that spanned from 1993 to 2006 , he played for the Denver Nuggets , Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz , helping them reach back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998 . He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief time but never appeared in a game for them . Russell had his best season with the Jazz in the 1999 -- 2000 season , when he averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game . From 1997 to 2000 , he played in every regular-season game . Russell 's alma mater , Long Beach State University , retired his jersey in 2010 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.George A. Romero worked on the horror movie The Crazies.
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George Andrew Romero -LRB- -LSB- rə 'm ɛroʊ -RSB- born February 4 , 1940 -RRB- is an American-Canadian filmmaker and editor , best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse , beginning with Night of the Living Dead and notably continuing on with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead . His other works contributed include The Crazies , Creepshow , Martin , Monkey Shines , and The Dark Half .
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Land of the Dead : Road to Fiddler 's Green is a first-person shooter licensed video game based on the George A. Romero zombie horror movie Land of the Dead .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Kaitlin Olson had minor roles in several television series.
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Kaitlin Willow Olson -LRB- born August 18 , 1975 -RRB- is an American actress and comedian . She began her career in the Groundlings , an improvisational group in Los Angeles , California , and had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra `` Sweet Dee '' Reynolds on the FX black comedy series It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2005 . Olson has also appeared in film , with roles in Leap Year -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , The Heat -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and also provided the voice for Destiny in Finding Dory -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . Beginning in 2017 , she stars as Mickey on the Fox comedy series The Mick .
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Kaitlin Elizabeth Cochran-Johnson -LRB- born February 28 , 1987 -RRB- is an American , former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American , left-handed hitting softball player originally from Yorba Linda , California . She attended Rosary High School and Arizona State University from 2006 -- 2009 , where she won the 2008 Women 's College World Series title . Also with United States women 's national softball team , she won four World Cup of Softball crowns . She holds various records for the Sun Devils in the Pac-12 . She is also one of eight NCAA Division I players to bat .400 with 200 RBIs , 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage for a career .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Shia LaBeouf was in a American political thriller movie called The Company You Keep.
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Shia Saide LaBeouf -LRB- -LSB- ˈʃaɪ.ə _ ləˈbʌf -RSB- born June 11 , 1986 -RRB- 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 -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , 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 -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , 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 -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and Transformers : Dark of the Moon -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , 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 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Lawless -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , The Company You Keep -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Nymphomaniac -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and Fury -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Since 2014 , LaBeouf has pursued a variety of public performance art projects with LaBeouf , Rönkkö & Turner .
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Playing for Keeps is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Gabriele Muccino , starring Gerard Butler with Jessica Biel , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Dennis Quaid , Uma Thurman and Judy Greer in supporting roles . The film was released on December 7 , 2012 , in the United States and Canada by FilmDistrict .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Kanye West was a musician.
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Kanye Omari West -LRB- -LSB- ˈkɑːnjeɪ -RSB- born June 8 , 1977 -RRB- is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , fashion designer , and entrepreneur . Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago , West briefly attended art school before becoming known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s , producing hit singles for artists such as Jay Z and Alicia Keys . Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper , West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success , and founded the record label GOOD Music . He went on to pursue a variety of different styles on subsequent albums Late Registration -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Graduation -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , and 808s & Heartbreak -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . In 2010 , he released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to rave reviews from critics , and the following year he collaborated with Jay Z on the joint LP Watch the Throne -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . West released his abrasive sixth album , Yeezus , to further critical praise in 2013 . His seventh album , The Life of Pablo , was released in 2016 . West 's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant mainstream attention . He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows , on social media , and in other public settings . His more scrutinized comments include his off-script denunciation of President George W. Bush during a live 2005 television broadcast for Hurricane Katrina relief and his interruption of singer Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards . West 's efforts as a fashion designer include collaborations with Nike , Louis Vuitton , and A.P.C. on both clothing and footwear , and have most prominently resulted in the YEEZY collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013 . He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA . His 2014 marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian has also been subject to widespread media coverage . West is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century , and is one of the best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide . He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards , making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist to have debuted in the 21st century . Three of his albums have been included and ranked on Rolling Stone 's 2012 update of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' list . He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015 .
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Edward Gates White -LRB- August 4 , 1918 -- December 27 , 1992 -RRB- , sometimes credited as Ed Gates or The Great Gates , was an American rhythm and blues singer , pianist and bandleader who recorded in the 1940s and 1950s . Although some sources claim he was born in Philadelphia , researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc give his birthplace as Alabama . He moved to California in 1932 , and established himself as a bandleader . With various bands , credited as the Hollywood All Stars or the Wampus Cats , he recorded sporadically for several labels between the mid-1940s and late 1950s . He also had a radio show on NBC in the mid-1940s , when he was known as `` The Man in the Moon '' . His biggest success as a recording artist came in 1949 , when `` Late After Hours '' on the Selective label , credited to `` The Great Gates '' , reached number 6 on the R&B chart . In 1952 , he recorded in Chicago with bandleader Red Saunders , and later recorded in Los Angeles on the Aladdin , 4 Star and Specialty labels . His last recordings , as an organist , were in 1962 , on the Robins Nest label . White died in 1992 , in Culver City , California .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Then She Found Me is a comedy-drama film that was directed by Helen Hunt.
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Helen Elizabeth Hunt -LRB- born June 15 , 1963 -RRB- is an American actress , director , and screenwriter . She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years , and played single mother Carol Connelly in the 1997 romantic comedy film As Good as It Gets , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress . Some of her other notable films include Twister -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Cast Away -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , What Women Want -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Pay It Forward -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , and The Sessions -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , the latter garnered her a second Academy Award nomination . She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Hunt has also won four Emmy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , and two Screen Actors Guild Awards .
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Lost & Found is a 1999 American romantic comedy film starring David Spade and Sophie Marceau and directed by Jeff Pollack .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Venus Williams does not play singles in tennis.
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Venus Ebony Starr Williams -LRB- born June 17 , 1980 -RRB- is an American professional tennis player who is generally regarded as one of the all-time greats of women 's tennis and who , along with younger sister Serena Williams , is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women 's professional tennis tour . Ranked World No. 11 in singles as of January 28 , 2017 , Williams has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association on three occasions , for a total of 11 weeks . She first became the World No. 1 on February 25 , 2002 , the first African American woman to do so in the Open Era . On 10 June 2002 , Venus and Serena became the first sisters to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . On 7 June 2010 , Venus became co-No . 1 in doubles with Serena after they won their 4th consecutive grand slam doubles title at Roland Garros . By virtue of that doubles ascension , Venus became one of seven women to reach No. 1 in singles and No. 1 in doubles . On 21 June 2010 , Venus and Serena again occupied the No. 2 and No. 1 spots in the singles rankings , respectively . This came almost exactly 8 years after first accomplishing this feat . At the time , Venus had just celebrated her 30th birthday and Serena was three months shy of her 29th birthday , both ages at which many of their peers had retired . Her seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her twelfth on the all-time list , more than any other active female player except sister Serena . She has also won fourteen Grand Slam doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles . Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list . Williams is one of four women to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era . From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . She is one of only six women in the Open Era to win 200 or more main draw Grand Slam singles matches . At the 2017 French Open , Williams extended her record as the all-time leader , male or female , in Grand Slams played , with 74 . Furthermore , Williams ' run to the 2017 Australian Open Women 's Singles final set the record for longest span between singles slam finals in the open era at 20 years , the beginning of which was marked by her appearance in the singles final at the 1997 US Open . Williams has won four Olympic gold medals , one in singles and three in women 's doubles , along with a silver medal in mixed doubles . She and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other tennis player , male or female . Venus also holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by a male or female tennis player , shared with Kathleen McKane Godfree . She is the only tennis player to have won a medal at four separate Olympic Games . At the 2000 Sydney Olympics , Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games , after Helen Wills Moody in 1924 . With 49 singles titles , Williams is behind only Serena among active players on the WTA Tour . Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest since January 1 , 2000 . She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams , along with Serena and Russian Maria Sharapova . By winning her 49th career singles title at the 2016 Taiwan Open , Williams became the 5th oldest WTA Tour titlist in the Open Era , at 35 years , 7 months and 28 days . Williams has played against her sister in 27 professional matches since 1998 , and won 11 . They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record . Venus has 8 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events with Martina Hingis being the only player other than Serena to beat Venus in a major final at the 1997 US Open . Beginning with the 2002 French Open , they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals , the first time sisters had so met in the Open Era . On the other side , the pair have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other and are undefeated in Grand Slam finals .
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women 's tennis organised by the Women 's Tennis Association -LRB- WTA -RRB- . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I , Tier II , Tier III and Tier IV events . ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour , although they award points for the WTA World Ranking .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.There is genetic information stored in cells.
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The cell -LRB- from Latin cella , meaning `` small room '' -RRB- is the basic structural , functional , and biological unit of all known living organisms . A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently , and cells are often called the `` building blocks of life '' . The study of cells is called cell biology . Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane , which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids . Organisms can be classified as unicellular -LRB- consisting of a single cell ; including bacteria -RRB- or multicellular -LRB- including plants and animals -RRB- . While the number of cells in plants and animals varies from species to species , humans contain more than 10 trillion -LRB- 1012 -RRB- cells . Most plant and animal cells are visible only under a microscope , with dimensions between 1 and 100 micrometres . The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 , who named the biological unit for its resemblance to cells inhabited by Christian monks in a monastery . Cell theory , first developed in 1839 by Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann , states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells , that cells are the fundamental unit of structure and function in all living organisms , that all cells come from preexisting cells , and that all cells contain the hereditary information necessary for regulating cell functions and for transmitting information to the next generation of cells . Cells emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago .
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Gene maps help describe the spatial arrangement of genes on a chromosome . Genes are designated to a specific location on a chromosome known as the locus and can be used as molecular markers to find the distance between other genes on a chromosome . Maps provide researchers with the opportunity to predict the inheritance patterns of specific traits , which can eventually lead to a better understanding of disease-linked traits .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Anil Kapoor appeared in a serialized television program produced for the FOX network.
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Anil Kapoor -LRB- born 24 December 1956 -RRB- is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films , as well as international films and television series . His career has spanned almost 40 years as an actor , and as a producer since 2005 . He has won many awards in his career , including two National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards in different acting categories . Kapoor made his Hindi film cameo appearance with Umesh Mehra 's Hamare Tumhare -LRB- 1979 -RRB- in a small role . He made his first debut film and then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film , Vamsa Vruksham directed by Bapu . He then made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam 's Pallavi Anu Pallavi -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . He received his first Filmfare Award , in the Best Supporting Actor category , for his role in Yash Chopra 's Mashaal -LRB- 1984 -RRB- . Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra 's Tezaab -LRB- 1988 -RRB- and later again for his performance in Indra Kumar 's Beta -LRB- 1992 -RRB- . He has also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films : Meri Jung -LRB- 1985 -RRB- ; Karma -LRB- 1986 -RRB- ; Mr. India -LRB- 1987 -RRB- ; Virasat -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor ; Taal -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award ; Pukar -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor ; No Entry -LRB- 2005 -RRB- ; Dil Dhadakne Do -LRB- 2015 -RRB- for which he won his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award . Kapoor 's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle 's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire , for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press . Globally , Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors .
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Gulf Playhouse , also known as Gulf Playhouse : 1st Person and First Person Playhouse , was an American anthology series that aired on Friday nights from 1952 -- 53 on NBC . Originally conceived as a standard live dramatic anthology series , it was later redeveloped as a summer replacements series whose anthology stories were now told as seen through the `` eye '' of the camera . The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person , animal or object . The series ran for twenty-four episodes with stars that included Rod Steiger , Tony Randall , Kim Stanley , Eddie Bracken , Ward Bond , Wendell Corey , and Kim Hunter . The show 's sponsor was Gulf Oil , and it was produced and directed by Frank Telford . Among its other directors was Arthur Penn. .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Marilyn Manson was formed by a singer.
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Marilyn Manson is an American rock band formed by singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , in 1989 . Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids , they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their theatrical live performances . In 1993 , they were the first act signed to Trent Reznor 's Nothing Records label . Until 1996 , the name of each member was created by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic serial killer , for example Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson . Their lineup has changed between many of their album releases ; the current members of Marilyn Manson are the eponymous lead singer -LRB- the only remaining original member -RRB- , bassist Twiggy Ramirez , guitarists Paul Wiley and Tyler Bates , keyboardist/percussionist Daniel Fox , and drummer Gil Sharone . In the past , band members dressed in outlandish makeup and costumes , and engaged in intentionally shocking behavior both onstage and off . Their lyrics often received criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and references to sex , violence and drugs , while their live performances were frequently called offensive and obscene . On several occasions , protests and petitions led to the group being blocked from performing , with at least three US states passing legislation banning the group from performing at state-owned venues . They released a number of platinum-selling albums , including Antichrist Superstar -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and Mechanical Animals -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . These albums , along with their highly-stylized music videos and worldwide touring , brought public recognition to Marilyn Manson . In 1999 , news media falsely blamed the band for influencing the perpetrators of the Columbine massacre . As this controversy began to wane throughout the 2000s , so did the band 's mainstream popularity . Despite this , Jon Wiederhorn of MTV , in June 2003 , referred to Marilyn Manson as `` the only true artist today '' . Marilyn Manson is widely regarded as being one of the most iconic and controversial figures in heavy metal music , with the band and its lead singer influencing numerous other groups and musicians , both in metal-associated acts and also in wider popular culture . VH1 ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their 100 Great Artists of Hard Rock . They were inducted into the Kerrang ! Hall of Fame in 2000 , and have been nominated for four Grammy Awards . In the US , the band has seen eight of its releases debut in the top ten , including two number-one albums . Marilyn Manson have sold in excess of 60 million records worldwide .
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Mason Durell Betha -LRB- born August 27 , 1975 -RRB- , better known by stage name Mase -LRB- formerly often stylized Ma $ e or MA$ E -RRB- , is an American hip hop recording artist and minister . He is best known for being signed to Sean `` Diddy '' Combs 's label Bad Boy Records .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Arkham Asylum's patients are comprised of Two-Face.
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The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane , typically called Arkham Asylum or simply Arkham -LRB- -LSB- ˈɑrkəm -RSB- -RRB- , is a fictional psychiatric hospital appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in stories featuring the superhero Batman . Arkham Asylum first appeared in Batman # 258 -LRB- October 1974 -RRB- , written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Irv Novick . Arkham Asylum serves as a psychiatric hospital for the Gotham City area and houses many patients who are criminally insane . Arkham 's high-profile patients are often from Batman 's rogues gallery , such as the Joker , Two-Face , Poison Ivy , the Riddler , Harley Quinn , Clayface , Mad Hatter , Killer Croc , Mr. Freeze , and Scarecrow .
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The Joker is a fictional supervillain from American comic book publisher DC Comics and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan 's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight . He was portrayed by late Australian actor Heath Ledger . Ledger 's interpretation of the character is specifically influenced by the graphic novels Batman : The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum : A Serious House on Serious Earth . In the film , he wears the character 's traditional color palette , while his facial appearance includes clown makeup that covers facial scars of a Glasgow smile . The film 's interpretation of the Joker embodies themes of chaos , anarchy and obsession : Throughout the film , the character expresses a desire to upset social order through crime , and defines himself by his conflict with Batman . The character also explores techniques found in Ledger 's previous performances , including his clown act in Terry Gilliam 's fantasy film The Brothers Grimm . Further , it references paintings by artist Francis Bacon , Anthony Burgess ' novel A Clockwork Orange and various punk rock musicians . The Joker is considered one of Ledger 's finest performances ; he regarded it as his most enjoyable . When the film was released in July 2008 , six months after the actor had died from an accidental prescription drug overdose , the performance caused a sensation and received universal acclaim and numerous posthumous accolades , including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Seal is a Danish songwriter.
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Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel -LRB- born 19 February 1963 -RRB- , better known by his stage name Seal , is an English singer and songwriter . He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and is known for his international hits , including `` Kiss from a Rose '' , which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Batman Forever . He was a coach on The Voice Australia in 2012 and 2013 , and returned to Australia to work as a coach in 2017 . Seal has won multiple awards throughout his career , including three Brit Awards ; he won Best British Male in 1992 , as well as four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award . As a songwriter , he received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award , for Best Song Musically and Lyrically , in consecutive years for `` Killer '' -LRB- 1990 -RRB- and `` Crazy '' -LRB- 1991 -RRB- .
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Sidsel Ben Semmane -LRB- born 9 October 1988 -RRB- is a Danish musician who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens on May 20 , 2006 . She won the chance to sing on the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on February 11 , 2006 with the song `` Twist of Love '' , written by Niels Drevsholt , which she later went on to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest . At the age of 17 , she was the youngest participant to take place in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix . She placed # 18 at Eurovision . On May 29 , 2006 , Sidsel released her first Solo album called Where Are My Shoes ? . She performs songs that were hits all over the world in the 1950s and 1960s , including `` Do You Love Me -LRB- Now That I Can Dance -RRB- '' , other songs , a medley with songs such as `` Back In The U.S.S.R '' , `` Locomotion '' , `` Shout '' , as well as her popular 2006 Eurovision song `` Twist of Love '' . Since 2013 she has been performing using the stage name `` Miss Lil ' Ben . ''
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.New York is located in North America.
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New York is a state in the northeastern United States , and is the 27th-most extensive , fourth-most populous , and seventh-most densely populated U.S. state . New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut , Massachusetts , and Vermont to the east . The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island , east of Long Island , as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest . The state of New York , with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015 , is also referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City , the state 's most populous city and its economic hub . With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . New York City is a global city , exerting a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term New York minute . The home of the United Nations Headquarters , New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . New York City makes up over 40 % of the population of New York State . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area , and nearly 40 % lives on Long Island . Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th-century Duke of York , future King James II of England . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . New York has a diverse geography . The southern part of the state consists of Long Island and several smaller associated islands , as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley , most of which lie within the wider Atlantic Coastal Plain . The large region known as Upstate New York consists of several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains , including the Allegheny Plateau and Catskills along New York 's Southern Tier , and the Adirondack Mountains , Thousand Islands archipelago , and Saint Lawrence Seaway in the Northeastern lobe of the state . These more mountainous regions are bisected by two major river valleys -- the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley , which forms the core of the Erie Canal . Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and straddles Lake Ontario and Lake Erie . Between the two lakes lies Niagara Falls . The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes , a popular vacation and tourist destination . New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York . The first Europeans to arrive were French colonists and Jesuit missionaries who arrived southward from settlements at Montreal for trade and proselytizing . In 1609 , the region was claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch , who built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers , where the present-day capital of Albany later developed . The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley , establishing the colony of New Netherland , a multicultural community from its earliest days and a center of trade and immigration . The British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1664 . The borders of the British colony , the Province of New York , were similar to those of the present-day state . Many landmarks in New York are well known to both international and domestic visitors , with New York State hosting four of the world 's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013 : Times Square , Central Park , Niagara Falls -LRB- shared with Ontario -RRB- , and Grand Central Terminal . New York is home to the Statue of Liberty , a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom , democracy , and opportunity . In the 21st century , New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship , social tolerance , and environmental sustainability . New York 's higher education network comprises approximately 200 colleges and universities , including Columbia University , Cornell University , New York University , and Rockefeller University , which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world .
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The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. State of New York .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Green Day is a punk rock musical group.
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Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt . For much of the group 's career , the band has been a trio with drummer Tré Cool , who replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of the band 's second studio album , Kerplunk -LRB- 1991 -RRB- . Guitarist Jason White , who has worked with the band as a touring member since 1999 , was an official member from 2012 to 2016 . Green Day was originally part of the punk scene at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley , California . The band 's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout ! Records . In 1994 , its major label debut Dookie -LRB- released through Reprise Records -RRB- became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Green Day was widely credited , alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime , Bad Religion , The Offspring , and Rancid , with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States . Green Day 's three follow-up albums , Insomniac -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Nimrod -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and Warning -LRB- 2000 -RRB- did not achieve the massive success of Dookie , though they were still successful , with Insomniac and Nimrod reaching double platinum and Warning achieving platinum status . The band 's rock opera , American Idiot -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , reignited the band 's popularity with a younger generation , selling six million copies in the U.S. . The band 's eighth studio album , 21st Century Breakdown , was released in 2009 and achieved the band 's best chart performance to date . 21st Century Breakdown was followed up by a trilogy of albums called ¡ Uno ! , ¡ Dos ! , and ¡ Tré ! , which were released in September , November and December 2012 respectively . The band 's twelfth studio album , Revolution Radio was released on October 7 , 2016 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , their third album to do so . Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide . The group has won five Grammy Awards : Best Alternative Album for Dookie , Best Rock Album for American Idiot , Record of the Year for `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' , Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot : The Original Broadway Cast Recording . In 2010 , a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway . The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards : Best Musical , Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design , losing only the first . Also in 2010 , Green Day was ranked no. 91 in the VH1 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . On April 18 , 2015 , the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of the 2015 class in their first year of eligibility .
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Vendetta Red is an American alternative rock band from Seattle , Washington that formed in 1998 . They released an EP , 6 Kisses , A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive , in 1999 and two albums , Blackout Analysis in 2000 and White Knuckled Substance in 2001 , before signing their first major label deal with Epic Records . Their first release on Epic , Between the Never and the Now , charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and No. 101 on the Billboard 200 in 2003 with the album 's single , `` Shatterday '' , peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . The group 's fourth album , Sisters of the Red Death , was released in 2005 and charted at No. 21 on the Top Heatseeker 's Chart . After a series of lineup changes , the group disbanded in 2006 , but announced a reunion four years later .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Challenge was meant to be on MTV but was cancelled.
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The Challenge -LRB- originally known as Road Rules : All Stars , followed by Real World/Road Rules Challenge -RRB- is a reality game show on MTV that is spun off from the network 's two reality shows , Real World and Road Rules . It features alumni from these two shows , in addition to first-time cast members called ` Fresh Meat ' , alumni from Are You the One ? , and relatives of these cast members called ` Bloodlines ' , competing against one another for a cash prize . The Challenge is currently hosted by T. J. Lavin . The series premiered on June 1 , 1998 . The title of the show was originally Road Rules : All Stars before it was renamed Real World/Road Rules Challenge by the show 's 2nd season , then later abridged to simply The Challenge by the show 's 19th season . The series initially used no hosts but instead a former cast member who had been kicked off his or her season , providing assignments as `` Mr. '' or `` Ms. Big '' -LRB- David `` Puck '' Rainey , David Edwards , and Gladys Sanabria served this role -RRB- . Later on , however , the series began using hosts : Eric Nies and Mark Long co-hosted a season , and Jonny Moseley and Dave Mirra hosted various seasons before T. J. Lavin became the show 's regular host by the 11th season . Since the 4th season , each season has supplied the show with a unique subtitle , such as Rivals . Each season consists of a format and theme whereby the subtitle is derived . Of each season 's format and theme , 8 have been repeated or revamped through sequel seasons with shared subtitles . In chronological order , these include : Battle of the Sexes -LRB- tied to Battle of the Sexes II , the show 's first sequel season -RRB- ; The Inferno -LRB- tied to The Inferno II and The Inferno III , the show 's first trilogy -RRB- ; The Gauntlet -LRB- tied to The Gauntlet II and The Gauntlet III -RRB- ; The Duel -LRB- tied to The Duel II -RRB- ; Fresh Meat -LRB- tied to Fresh Meat II -RRB- , Battle of the Seasons -LRB- tied to the second Battle of the Seasons -RRB- ; Rivals -LRB- tied to Rivals II and Rivals III -RRB- ; and Battle of the Exes -LRB- tied to Battle of the Exes II -RRB- . The current 29th season , entitled Invasion of the Champions , premiered on February 7 , 2017 and concluded on May 16 , 2017 .
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MTV Select was a television program airing weekday afternoons on MTV across Europe . It was launched in 1997 -LRB- a similar series MTV Dial aired between 1996-1997 on MTV Europe but was replaced by MTV Select -RRB- . Originally , there were four versions of MTV Select including a German , Italian , UK , and pan-European versions that aired on local MTV channels : MTV Germany , MTV UK and Ireland , MTV Italy and the original European channel MTV Europe . Later versions included Polish , Romanian , and Spanish versions of the show ; however , these were later canceled by MTV to make way for European versions of TRL . TRL UK and TRL Poland where later axed due to poor ratings as they never received the same success as MTV Select . MTV Select later appeared on MTV Japan in 2000 and was later replaced . The show is currently a big hit on MTV India , where the show format is to telecast live user requests , received through phone calls or e‑mails . With the launch of MTV Canada , a Canadian version of MTV Select aired on A‑Channel , MTV Canada , and Toronto One . Hosted by Amanda MacKay and Brian Adler and taped in Vancouver , British Columbia , the show featured interviews with bands and singers , video requests , and a countdown of the ten songs that received the most votes at the Select website , starting at Number 10 on Monday and ending at Number 1 on Friday . When MTV Canada was rebranded as Razer , the show was renamed 969 . Today , most European MTVs no longer have live studio-based interactive request shows .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Bran Stark is a fictional character.
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Brandon Stark , typically called Bran , is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Martin told Rolling Stone in 2014 that Bran 's chapter with Jaime and Cersei Lannister is what `` hooked '' many readers early in the first novel . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Bran is the son of Ned Stark , the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Bran was one of a few prominent characters that were not included in 2005 's A Feast for Crows , but returned in the next novel A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Bran is portrayed by Isaac Hempstead Wright in the HBO television adaptation .
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Battlestar -LRB- Lemar Hoskins -RRB- , who was also the fifth Bucky , is a fictional character , a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Crown (TV series) earned John Lithgow zero Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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The Crown is a biographical drama television series , created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix . The show is a biographical story about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom . The first season covers the period between the Queen 's marriage to Philip , Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret 's engagement to Peter Townsend in 1955 . A second season has been commissioned , which is intended to cover the Suez Crisis in 1956 through the retirement of the Queen 's third Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan , in 1963 following the Profumo affair political scandal . The Crown evolved out of Morgan 's 2006 film The Queen and 2013 stage play The Audience . The series is intended to last 60 episodes over six seasons , with 10 one-hour episodes per season , covering the Queen 's entire life , and with new actors being cast every two seasons . Claire Foy portrays the Queen in the first two seasons , alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret . Filming for the series takes place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire , with location shooting at various locations throughout the United Kingdom . The entire first season was released on Netflix November 4 , 2016 . Its reception was overwhelmingly positive , with critics praising cast performances , direction , writing , cinematography , production values , and the relatively accurate historical accounts of Queen Elizabeth 's reign . Significant praise was directed towards the performances of Foy in the leading role and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill , and Foy received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and Lithgow the Best Actor at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards , among other accolades , including at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and the 7th Critics ' Choice Television Awards .
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Nigel Shawn Williams is a Canadian actor and theatre director , currently the co-artistic director , with Nina Lee Aquino , of the Factory Theatre in Toronto , Ontario . Williams was born in Jamaica , and moved to Canada with his family in childhood . A 1990 graduate of the University of Windsor , his early stage roles included Thomas Coyle 's The Tyrant of Pontus , Suzan-Lori Parks ' Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom , Robert E. Sherwood 's The Petrified Forest and George Bernard Shaw 's The Six of Calais . He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role -- Play in 1995 for his performance as Paul in John Guare 's Six Degrees of Separation . He won a second Dora as an actor in 2012 for his performance as Lincoln in Obsidian Theatre 's production of Suzan-Lori Parks ' Topdog/Underdog , and was a nominee in 2013 for his performance as Henry in Canadian Stage 's production of David Mamet 's Race . As a director , he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play/Musical in 2006 for his direction of Colleen Wagner 's The Monument , and was nominated in 2011 for his direction of Anusree Roy 's Brothel # 9 . His film and television credits include the television series The City , The Famous Jett Jackson , The Jane Show , XIII : The Conspiracy and The Listener , and the films Phantom Punch , Down in the Delta , Vendetta , Jett Jackson : The Movie and John Q.
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Ten Commandments have other names.
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The Ten Commandments , also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical laws relating to ethics and worship , which play a fundamental role in Judaism , Christianity , and Islam . The commandments include instructions to worship only God , to honour one 's parents , and to keep the sabbath , as well as prohibitions against idolatry , blasphemy , murder , adultery , theft , dishonesty , and coveting . Different religious groups follow different traditions for interpreting and numbering them . The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible , in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy . Modern scholarship has found likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian laws and treaties , but is divided over exactly when the Ten Commandments were written and who wrote them .
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The Hexateuch -LRB- `` six scrolls '' -RRB- is the first six books of the Hebrew Bible : the Torah -LRB- Pentateuch -RRB- and the book of Joshua .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held in a deserted municipality.
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The 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 69th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League -LRB- AL -RRB- and National League -LRB- NL -RRB- , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball . The game was held on July 7 , 1998 , at Coors Field in Denver , Colorado , the home of the Colorado Rockies of the National League . The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8 . It was -LRB- and remains -RRB- the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history . The pregame ceremony honored the United States Air Force Academy who provided the five-man color guard , flag presentations , and , at the end of country music singer Faith Hill 's performance of the U.S. National Anthem , the flyover ceremonies . Hill 's National Anthem performance was preceded by actress Gloria Reuben 's performance of The Canadian National Anthem . Twelve-year-old Elias Kurts was given the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch , the first `` non-celebrity '' so honored .
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The Rural Municipality of Louise is a former rural municipality -LRB- RM -RRB- in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14 , 1880 . It ceased on January 1 , 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Pilot Mound and the Village of Crystal City to form the Municipality of Louise . The former RM is located in the southern part of the province , on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States . The 2006 Census reported a population of 819 persons , a 17.2 % decline from the 2001 Census figure of 989 persons .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Little Big Shots premiered on a jukebox.
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Little Big Shots is an American children 's television and talent show that premiered on NBC on March 8 , 2016 . The series is co-produced and created by Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey , with Harvey serving as the host of the hour-long show . On March 14 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a second season , which premiered on March 5 , 2017 .
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`` Headphones '' is a song by English recording artist Little Boots , included on her mixtape Jubilee Disco . To promote the song , Hesketh released a series of clips from the music video in which several people enter a booth and put on a pair of headphones while looking through a pane of glass . It was first released for sale on 3 June 2012 digitally by Elektra Records . `` Headphones '' was originally intended to be included in Little Boots ' second studio album Nocturnes -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , but was later cut out from the final track listing .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Vietnam War is also known as the American War.
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The Vietnam War -LRB- Chiến tranh Việt Nam -RRB- , also known as the Second Indochina War , and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America -LRB- Kháng chiến chống Mỹ -RRB- or simply the American War , was a war that occurred in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 . It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam . The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union , China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States , South Korea , Australia , Thailand and other anti-communist allies . The war is therefore considered a Cold War-era proxy war . The Viet Cong -LRB- also known as the National Liberation Front , or NLF -RRB- , a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North , fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region , while the People 's Army of Vietnam , also known as the North Vietnamese Army -LRB- NVA -RRB- , engaged in more conventional warfare , at times committing large units to battle . As the war continued , the military actions of the Viet Cong decreased as the role and engagement of the NVA grew . U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations , involving ground forces , artillery , and airstrikes . In the course of the war , the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam . The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam . They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States . The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam . This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy , with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism worldwide . Beginning in 1950 , American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.The Military Assistance Advisory Group , Indochina -LRB- with an authorized strength of 128 men -RRB- was set up in September 1950 with a mission to oversee the use and distribution of US military equipment by the French and their allies . U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s , with troop levels tripling in 1961 and again in 1962 . U.S. involvement escalated further following the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident , in which a U.S. destroyer clashed with North Vietnamese fast attack craft , which was followed by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , which gave the U.S. president authorization to increase U.S. military presence . Regular U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965 . Operations crossed international borders : bordering areas of Laos and Cambodia were heavily bombed by U.S. forces as American involvement in the war peaked in 1968 , the same year that the communist side launched the Tet Offensive . The Tet Offensive failed in its goal of overthrowing the South Vietnamese government , but became the turning point in the war , as it persuaded a large segment of the U.S. population that its government 's claims of progress toward winning the war were illusory despite many years of massive U.S. military aid to South Vietnam . Gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground forces began as part of `` Vietnamization '' , which aimed to end American involvement in the war while transferring the task of fighting the communists to the South Vietnamese themselves . Despite the Paris Peace Accord , which was signed by all parties in January 1973 , the fighting continued . In the U.S. and the Western world , a large anti-Vietnam War movement developed as part of a larger counterculture . The war changed the dynamics between the Eastern and Western Blocs , and altered North -- South relations . Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 . The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year . The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities -LRB- see Vietnam War casualties -RRB- . Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from 966,000 to 3.8 million . Some 240,000 -- 300,000 Cambodians , 20,000 -- 62,000 Laotians , and 58,220 U.S. service members also died in the conflict , and a further 1,626 remain missing in action .
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The Brotherhood of War is a series of novels written by W. E. B. Griffin , about the United States Army from the Second World War through the Vietnam War . The story centers on the careers of four U.S. Army officers who became lieutenants in the closing stages of World War II and the late 1940s . The series is notable for the amount of attention it does not devote to combat . Rather than skipping forward , it follows the main characters though their peacetime service as the Army evolves in the 1940s , 1950s and 1960s , particularly in the development of Army Aviation and the Special Forces .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.David Dhawan works on French films.
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David Dhawan -LRB- born Rajinder Dhawan on 16 August 1955 -RRB- is an Indian film director who works in Hindi films . He is the father of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and director Rohit Dhawan . He is best known for directing several successful films , including the comedies Swarg -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Shola Aur Shabnam -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , Judwaa -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ? -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Partner -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Chashme Baddoor -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and Main Tera Hero -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and the 1999 comedy Biwi No. 1 earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations .
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For a Cop 's Hide -LRB- Pour la peau d'un flic -RRB- is a 1981 French crime-thriller film starring and directed by Alain Delon . It had admissions of 2,377,084 in France .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Will Ferrell received only Emmy Award nominations.
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John William Ferrell -LRB- -LSB- ˈfɛrəl -RSB- born July 16 , 1967 -RRB- is an American actor , comedian , producer , and writer . He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live , and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Talladega Nights -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Step Brothers -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , The Other Guys -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , all but one of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Adam McKay . The two also founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 . Other films roles include Elf , Old School -LRB- both 2003 -RRB- , Blades of Glory -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , and the animated films Megamind -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and The Lego Movie -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Ferrell is considered a member of the `` Frat Pack '' , a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s , including Jack Black , Ben Stiller , Steve Carell , Vince Vaughn , and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson . He received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on Saturday Night Live , and two Golden Globe Award nominations for The Producers -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and Stranger than Fiction -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . He was also named the best comedian of 2015 in the British GQ Men of the Year awards . Ferrell received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 26 , 2015 .
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Ron Fitzgerald is an American television writer , actor , and illusionist . He is best known for working on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights and the Showtime comedy Weeds and has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America -LRB- WGA -RRB- Awards . He also worked on serval smaller movie/short film productions throughout the U.S.
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Melissa McCarthy first gained nationwide recognition in an American television series.
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Melissa Ann McCarthy -LRB- born August 26 , 1970 -RRB- is an American actress , comedian , writer , fashion designer and producer . She began appearing in television and films in the late 1990s , and first gained nationwide recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls -LRB- 2000 -- 2007 -RRB- . From 2007 to 2009 , she appeared as Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who ? . McCarthy was then cast as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly -LRB- 2010 -- 2016 -RRB- , earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as well as two other nominations during subsequent seasons . She has also been nominated four times -LRB- in 2012 , 2013 , 2014 and 2016 -RRB- for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her five appearances as host on Saturday Night Live . McCarthy achieved recognition as Megan Price in the comedy film Bridesmaids -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , which garnered her award nominations including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress , a BAFTA nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2013 , she co-starred in the comedy films Identity Thief and The Heat . She appeared in supporting roles in The Nines -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , The Back-up Plan -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Life as We Know It -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , This Is 40 -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and The Hangover Part III -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . In 2014 , McCarthy starred in the comedy Tammy and the comedy-drama film St. Vincent . In 2015 , she headlined the action comedy film Spy , for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical nomination . In 2016 , she starred in the comedy films The Boss and Ghostbusters . In 2017 she played White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in several episodes of Saturday Night Live . McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone founded the production company , On the Day Productions . In 2015 , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and released women 's plus size clothing collection . Also in 2015 , Forbes named McCarthy the third highest-paid actress in the world that year . In 2016 , Forbes named her the world 's second highest-paid actress , earning $ 33 million .
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Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by Todd A. Kessler , Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman and produced by KZK Productions , Sony Pictures Television , FX Productions , Bluebush Productions and Gotham Music Placement . The series chronicles the relationship between Patty Hewes -LRB- Glenn Close -RRB- , a high powered attorney , and her protégée Ellen Parsons -LRB- Rose Byrne -RRB- as well as the major case they take on each season . Damages aired on FX from July 24 , 2007 to September 12 , 2012 , broadcasting 59 episodes over five seasons during its initial run . During the series ' run , Damages received nominations for a variety of different awards , including 20 Emmy awards -LRB- with 4 wins -RRB- , eight Golden Globe Awards -LRB- with one win -RRB- , four Screen Actors Guild Awards , and 4 TCA Awards . Glenn Close , for her portrayal of Patty Hewes , received the most individual awards and nominations , winning 2 Emmy awards , a Golden Globe award and a Satellite award .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Saamy is an action movie.
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Saamy is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by Hari . presented by K. Balachander and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under banner Kavithalayaa Productions . The film stars Vikram , Trisha and Kota Srinivasa Rao in the lead . music was composed by Harris Jayaraj . Upon release , the film was highly successful at the box office . It was remade in Telugu as Lakshmi Narasimha -LRB- 2004 -RRB- starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and Asin , in Bengali as Barood starring Mithun Chakraborty , in Kannada as Ayya -LRB- 2005 -RRB- starring Darshan and Rakshitha and later in Hindi as Policegiri -LRB- 2013 -RRB- starring Sanjay Dutt and Prachi Desai . Like other films directed by Hari , this film also specialises a particular city and this time it is Tirunelveli . Saamy along with Kaakha Kaakha started a trend of police films in Tamil such as Bheeshmar , Gambeeram , Anjaneya and many others . Kota Srinivasa Rao made his debut in Tamil as a villain in this film . This film was dubbed in Hindi as ` Policewala Gunda 3 ' by Goldmines Telefilms .
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Mafia is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian arthouse action film directed by Aziz Sejawal and starring Dharmendra , Aditya Pancholi , Somy Ali , Gulshan Grover , Mohan Joshi and Raza Murad .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jackie Robinson only contributed to the Dodgers' 1976 World Series championship.
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson -LRB- January 31 , 1919 -- October 24 , 1972 -RRB- was an American professional baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- in the modern era . Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15 , 1947 . The Dodgers , by signing Robinson , heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s . Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 . Robinson had an exceptional 10-year baseball career . He was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947 , was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954 , and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949 -- the first black player so honored . Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers ' 1955 World Series championship . In 1997 , MLB `` universally '' retired his uniform number , 42 , across all major league teams ; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored . MLB also adopted a new annual tradition , `` Jackie Robinson Day '' , for the first time on April 15 , 2004 , on which every player on every team wears No. 42 . Robinson 's character , his use of nonviolence , and his unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation which then marked many other aspects of American life . He influenced the culture of and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement . Robinson also was the first black television analyst in MLB , and the first black vice president of a major American corporation , Chock full o'Nuts . In the 1960s , he helped establish the Freedom National Bank , an African-American-owned financial institution based in Harlem , New York . After his death in 1972 , in recognition of his achievements on and off the field , Robinson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom .
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James Edward Goodson -LRB- born January 25 , 1948 in Pulaski , Virginia -RRB- is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball . He played from 1970 to 1977 for the San Francisco Giants , Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Matt Damon is in The Bourne Supremacy.
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The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 American-German action spy thriller film starring Robert Ludlum 's Jason Bourne character . Though it takes the name of the second Bourne novel , its plot is entirely different . The film was directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Tony Gilroy . Universal Pictures released the film to theaters in the United States on July 23 , 2004 . It is the second in the Jason Bourne film series . It is preceded by The Bourne Identity -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and followed by The Bourne Ultimatum -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , The Bourne Legacy -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and Jason Bourne -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . The Bourne Supremacy continues the story of Jason Bourne , a former CIA assassin suffering from psychogenic amnesia . Bourne is portrayed by Matt Damon . The film focuses on his attempt to learn more of his past as he is once more enveloped in a conspiracy involving the CIA and Operation Treadstone . The film also stars Brian Cox as Ward Abbott , Joan Allen as Pamela Landy and Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons .
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Shooter is an American television drama series based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter and the 2007 film of the same name . The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president . USA Network picked up the pilot in August 2015 and ordered the pilot to series in February 2016 . The series was originally set to premiere on July 19 , 2016 but was postponed a week to July 26 , due to the July 7 Dallas shootings . Following the Baton Rouge police officer shootings on July 17 , the series was pulled from USA 's summer schedule entirely . On October 3 , 2016 , USA announced a new premiere date for Shooter , which premiered on November 15 , 2016 . On December 19 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a second season and will return in summer 2017 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Hayden Panetierre has acted on TV.
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Hayden Leslie Panettiere -LRB- born August 21 , 1989 -RRB- is an American actress , model , singer , and activist . She is known for her roles as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC sci-fi series Heroes -LRB- 2006 -- 10 -RRB- , Juliette Barnes in the ABC/CMT musical-drama series Nashville -LRB- 2012 -- present -RRB- and Kairi in the video game series Kingdom Hearts . A native of New York City , she first appeared in a commercial at the age of 11 months . She began her acting career by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live -LRB- 1994 -- 97 -RRB- , and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light -LRB- 1996 -- 2000 -RRB- , before starring at age 10 as Sheryl Yoast in the Disney feature film Remember the Titans . Other notable roles include her portrayal of the title character in the true crime drama Amanda Knox : Murder on Trial in Italy and Kirby Reed in the slasher film Scream 4 . She received two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film , for her work on Nashville in 2012 and 2013 .
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Peter Hayden Dinklage -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɪŋklɪdʒ -RSB- , born June 11 , 1969 -RRB- is an American actor and film producer . He has received numerous accolades , including a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards . Born in Morristown , New Jersey and raised in Brookside , Dinklage self-identifies as a dwarf -LRB- achondroplasia -RRB- and stands tall . He began acting as a child in a fifth grade production of The Velveteen Rabbit . He studied acting at Bennington College , starring in a number of amateur stage productions . His film debut was in Living in Oblivion -LRB- 1995 -RRB- and his breakthrough came with the comedy-drama The Station Agent -LRB- 2003 -RRB- . He has since appeared in such films as the comedy Elf -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the crime film Find Me Guilty -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , the superhero comedy Underdog -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , the high fantasy The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and the superhero film X-Men : Days of Future Past -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Since 2011 , Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones , which earned him the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2015 , as well as receiving consecutive Emmy nominations from 2011 to 2016 . He also won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film in 2012 , In 2017 , Dinklage became one of the highest paid actors on television , earning # 2 million per episode of Game of Thrones . Dinklage is an animal rights activist and has been viewed as a role model for people sharing his condition , partially because of refusing roles considered degrading for dwarf actors .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Songwriting is something done by Bob Dylan.
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Bob Dylan -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɪlən -RSB- born Robert Allen Zimmerman ; May 24 , 1941 -RRB- is an American poetic songwriter , singer , painter , writer , and Nobel prize laureate . He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades . Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s , when his songs chronicled social unrest . Early songs such as `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' and `` The Times They Are a-Changin ' '' became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement . Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival , his six-minute single `` Like a Rolling Stone '' , recorded in 1965 , enlarged the range of popular music . Dylan 's lyrics incorporate a wide range of political , social , philosophical , and literary influences . They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture . Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie , Robert Johnson , and Hank Williams , Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres . His recording career , spanning more than 50 years , has explored the traditions in American song -- from folk , blues , and country to gospel , rock and roll , and rockabilly to English , Scottish , and Irish folk music , embracing even jazz and the Great American Songbook . Dylan performs with guitar , keyboards , and harmonica . Backed by a changing lineup of musicians , he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour . His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career , but his songwriting is considered his greatest contribution . Since 1994 , Dylan has published seven books of drawings and paintings , and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries . As a musician , Dylan has sold more than 100 million records , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards , a Golden Globe Award , and an Academy Award . Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Minnesota Music Hall of Fame , Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame , and Songwriters Hall of Fame . The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for `` his profound impact on popular music and American culture , marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power . '' In May 2012 , Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama . In 2016 , he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature `` for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition '' .
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`` John Wesley Harding '' is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his 1967 album of the same name .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Christopher Nolan directed Inception.
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Christopher Edward Nolan -LRB- -LSB- ˈnoʊlən -RSB- born 30 July 1970 -RRB- is an English-American film director , screenwriter and producer . He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history , and among the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century . Having made his directorial debut with Following -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Nolan gained considerable attention for his second feature , Memento -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . The acclaim garnered by his independent films gave Nolan the opportunity to make the big-budget thriller Insomnia -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and the mystery drama The Prestige -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . He found further popular and critical success with The Dark Knight Trilogy -LRB- 2005 -- 2012 -RRB- ; Inception -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , for which he received a second Original Screenplay nomination and one for the Academy Award for Best Picture ; and Interstellar -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . His nine films have grossed over US$ 4.2 billion worldwide and garnered a total of 26 Oscar nominations and seven wins . Nolan has co-written several of his films with his younger brother , Jonathan , and runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife , Emma Thomas . Nolan 's films are rooted in philosophical , sociological and ethical concepts , exploring human morality , the construction of time , and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity . His body of work is permeated by materialistic perspectives , labyrinthine plots , nonlinear storytelling , practical special effects , and analogous relationships between visual language and narrative elements .
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TMNT is a 2007 computer-animated fantasy action film written and directed by Kevin Munroe . Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series , the film stars Chris Evans , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Mako , Kevin Smith , Patrick Stewart and Zhang Ziyi . Mako died in July 2006 , making TMNT his final film role . It was the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film made with computer-generated imagery -LRB- CGI -RRB- , created by Imagi Animation Studios , as well as the first feature film in the franchise in 14 years . The film sees the four Turtles -LRB- Raphael , Leonardo , Donatello , and Michelangelo -RRB- grow apart after their final defeat of the Shredder , when strange things are happening in New York City as ancient creatures threaten the world and the Turtles must reunite to save it . The film premiered theatrically on March 23 , 2007 to commercial success , grossing $ 95 million worldwide for a budget of $ 34 million , but received mixed reviews from film critics . Its release coincided with tie-in products including toys , comics and video games .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Vallejo, California is in the United States.
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Vallejo -LRB- -LSB- vəˈleɪ.oʊ , _ - hoʊ -RSB- ; Spanish : -LSB- baˈʎexo -RSB- -RRB- is a waterfront port city in Solano County , California , located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area . The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census . It is the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area , and the largest in Solano County . Vallejo sits on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay , 30 miles north of San Francisco . The city is named after General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo , a native Californio , leading proponent of California 's statehood , and one of the first members of the California State Senate ; the neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife , Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo . Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park , the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard , and the regional office for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service . The colleges and universities in Vallejo are California Maritime Academy , the Vallejo Center campus of Solano Community College , and Touro University California . Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco , through the BayLink division of SolTrans . Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the state of California : once in 1852 and again in 1853 , both periods being brief . The State Capitol building burned to the ground in the 1880s and the Vallejo Fire Department requested aid from the Fire Department at Mare Island Naval Shipyard . As there were no bridges at that time , the Mare Island Fire Department had to be ferried across the Napa River , arriving to find only the foundation remaining . This was the first recorded mutual aid response in the state of California . Some of the first Europeans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the sulfur springs ; in the year 1902 the area was named Blue Rock Springs . It was also known as White Sulfur Springs and that was the name of the road leading to it from town , today shortened to `` Springs Road '' . Vallejo is best known for the Zodiac Killer and being the hometown of Bay Area rappers E-40 and Mac Dre .
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The Montijo Building is an historic structure located at 560 5th Avenue in San Diego 's Gaslamp Quarter , in the U.S. state of California . It was built in 1895 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Snoop Dogg is the rapper of Tha Last Meal.
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Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr. -LRB- born October 20 , 1971 -RRB- , known professionally as Snoop Dogg -LRB- sometimes shortened to Snoop and formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion -RRB- , is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach , California . His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A , and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr. Dre 's solo debut album , The Chronic -LRB- 1992 -RRB- . He has since sold over twenty-three million albums in the United States and thirty-five million albums worldwide . Snoop 's debut album , Doggystyle , was released in 1993 under Death Row Records , debuting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts . Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release , Doggystyle became certified 4 × platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles , including `` What 's My Name ? '' and `` Gin & Juice '' . In 1994 Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case , starring himself . His second album Tha Doggfather -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , also debuted at number one on both charts with `` Snoop 's Upside Ya Head '' , as the lead single . The album was certified double platinum in 1997 . After leaving Death Row Records , Snoop signed with No Limit Records , where he recorded his next three albums . Da Game Is to Be Sold , Not to Be Told -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , No Limit Top Dogg -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and Tha Last Meal -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002 , where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss . He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G -LRB- Rhythm & Gangsta -RRB- : The Masterpiece , Tha Blue Carpet Treatment , and Ego Trippin ' . Malice 'n Wonderland -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and Doggumentary -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , were released on Priority . Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows , including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle , Snoop Dogg 's Father Hood , and Dogg After Dark . He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team . In September 2009 , Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records . In 2012 , after a trip to Jamaica , Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias , Snoop Lion . Under the new moniker , he released a reggae album , Reincarnated , and a documentary film of the same name , of his Jamaican experience , in early 2013 . His fourteenth solo studio album , Coolaid , was released in July 2016 . Snoop Dogg holds the dubious distinction of having seventeen Grammy nominations without a win . In March 2016 , the night before WrestleMania 32 in Arlington , Texas , Snoop was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame having made several appearances for the company , including as Master of Ceremonies during a match at Wrestlemania XXIV .
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`` Gin and Juice '' is the second single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from his debut album Doggystyle . It reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , peaking at number eight . It earned a gold certification from the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies . `` Gin and Juice '' was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance . It was listed as number eight on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . `` Gin and Juice '' was produced by Dr. Dre and contains an interpolation from Slave 's `` Watching You '' in its chorus and a sample from George McCrae 's `` I Get Lifted '' as its bassline ; additional vocalists on the song include Dat Nigga Daz , Jewell , Heney Loc , and Sean `` Barney '' Thomas . `` Gin and Juice '' has been covered by other groups , including alternative country group The Gourds in 1996 , lounge singer Richard Cheese in 2004 , and comedians Naked Trucker and T-Bones in 2007 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Wolfman's screenplay was written by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self.
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The Wolfman is a 2010 American horror drama film and a remake of the 1941 film of the same name . The film is directed by Joe Johnston , with a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self , and creature make-up effects by Rick Baker and stars Benicio del Toro , Anthony Hopkins , Emily Blunt , Hugo Weaving , and Geraldine Chaplin . Baker and make-up effects supervisor Dave Elsey won the Academy Award for Best Makeup at the 83rd Academy Awards . Acclaimed director Mark Romanek was originally attached to direct the film but later dropped out due to creative differences and Joe Johnston was hired shortly after . The film was released in the United States on February 12 , 2010 , grossing $ 61 million domestically and $ 139 million worldwide against a $ 150 million budget .
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Victor Wolfson -LRB- 8 March 1909 -- May 24 , 1990 -RRB- was a dramatist , director , writer , producer and actor . Wolfson began his professional career organizing acting clubs for striking coal miners in West Virginia . He soon found his passion for writing and he wrote numerous plays for Broadway , dramas for television and many novels . He wrote professionally until his death . Wolfson attended the first class of the University of Wisconsin Experimental College , where he founded their theater group , the Experimental College Players . His life 's work was playwriting and he adapted most of his plays from novels . His Broadway productions included the 1937 comedy Excursion , as well as Bitter Stream , adapted from Fontamara by Ignazio Silone , Pastoral , The Family , Pride 's Crossing , and Seventh Heaven by Victor Young . His novels included The Lonely Steeple and The Eagle on the Plain and he also wrote for Harper 's Magazine between 1948 and 1960 . In 1961 , he wrote several episodes for ABC 's 26-part television series Winston Churchill : The Valiant Years which earned him an Emmy Award 1960-1961 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field . He died , aged 81 , in a fire at his home in Wellfleet , Massachusetts , United States Wolfson 's parents , Adolph Wolfson and Rebecca Hochstein Wolfson , were ethnic Jewish radicals who emigrated from Russia in 1894 to escape the pervasive anti-semitism and political persecution of the Tsarist regime . His sister Theresa Wolfson was an economist and prolific writer .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ray Milland starred in the film The Big Clock.
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Ray Milland -LRB- 3 January 1907 -- 10 March 1986 -RRB- was a Welsh actor and director . His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985 , and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend -LRB- 1945 -RRB- , a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , the murder-plotting husband in Dial M for Murder -LRB- 1954 -RRB- , and as Oliver Barrett III in Love Story -LRB- 1970 -RRB- . Before becoming an actor , Milland served in the Household Cavalry of the British Army , becoming a proficient marksman , horse-rider and aeroplane pilot . He left the army to follow a career in acting and appeared as an extra in several British productions before getting his first major role in The Flying Scotsman -LRB- 1929 -RRB- . This led to a nine-month contract with MGM and he moved to the United States where he appeared as a stock actor . After being released by MGM , he was picked up by Paramount , who used Milland in a range of lesser speaking parts , normally as an English character . He was loaned out to Universal for a film called Three Smart Girls -LRB- 1936 -RRB- , and its success saw Milland given a lead role in The Jungle Princess -LRB- also 1936 -RRB- alongside new starlet Dorothy Lamour . The film was a big success and catapulted both to stardom . Milland remained with Paramount for almost 20 years , and as well as his Oscar-winning role in The Lost Weekend , he is remembered for the films The Major and the Minor -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , The Big Clock -LRB- 1948 -RRB- , and The Thief -LRB- 1952 -RRB- , the last of which saw him nominated for his second Golden Globe . After leaving Paramount , he began directing and ended his career moving into television . Milland , who was at one time Paramount Pictures ' highest paid actor , co-starred alongside many of the most popular actresses of the time including Gene Tierney , Grace Kelly , Lana Turner , Marlene Dietrich , Ginger Rogers , Jane Wyman , Loretta Young and Veronica Lake .
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Big Wednesday is a 1978 American coming of age film directed by John Milius . Co-written by Milius and Dennis Aaberg , it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled `` No Pants Mance . '' The picture stars Jan-Michael Vincent , William Katt , and Gary Busey as California surfers facing life and the Vietnam War against the backdrop of their love of surfing .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.California is a state.
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California -LRB- -LSB- kælᵻˈfɔːrnjə , _ - ni.ə -RSB- , -RRB- is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western -LRB- Pacific Ocean -RRB- coast of the U.S. , California is bordered by the other U.S. states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is California 's most populous city , and the country 's second largest after New York City . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second - and fifth-most populous urban regions , respectively . California also has the nation 's most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . California 's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east ; and from the redwood -- Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast . The Central Valley , a major agricultural area , dominates the state 's center . Though California is well-known for its warm Mediterranean climate , the large size of the state means it can vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north , to arid desert in the interior , as well as snowy alpine in the mountains . What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries . The Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony . The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its successful war for independence , but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican -- American War . The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California , and admitted as the 31st state on September 9 , 1850 . The California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes , with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom . If it were a country , California would be the 6th largest economy in the world and the 35th most populous . It is also regarded as a global trendsetter in both popular culture and politics , and is the origin of the film industry , the hippie counterculture , the Internet , and the personal computer , among others . Fifty-eight percent of the state 's economy is centered on finance , government , real estate services , technology , and professional , scientific and technical business services . The San Francisco Bay Area has the nation 's highest median household income by metropolitan area , and is the headquarters of three of the world 's largest 40 firms by revenue , Chevron , Apple , and McKesson . Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the state 's economy , California 's agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state .
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The history of California can be divided into : the Native American period ; European exploration period from 1542 to 1769 ; the Spanish colonial period , 1769 to 1821 ; the Mexican period , 1821 to 1848 ; and United States statehood , which continues to this present day . California was settled from the North by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years . It was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America . After contact with Spanish explorers , most of the Native Americans died out from European diseases . After the Portolà expedition of 1769 -- 70 , Spanish missionaries began setting up 21 California Missions on or near the coast of Alta -LRB- Upper -RRB- California , beginning in San Diego . During the same period , Spanish military forces built several forts -LRB- presidios -RRB- and three small towns -LRB- pueblos -RRB- . Two of the pueblos would eventually grow into the cities of Los Angeles and San Jose . After Mexican Independence was won in 1821 , California fell under the jurisdiction of the First Mexican Empire . Fearing the influence of the Roman Catholic church over their newly independent nation , the Mexican government closed all of the missions and nationalized the church 's property . They left behind a small `` Californio '' -LRB- white Hispanic -RRB- population of several thousand families , with a few small military garrisons . After the Mexican -- American War of 1846-48 , Mexico was forced to relinquish any claim to California to the United States . The unexpected discovery of gold in 1849 produced a spectacular gold rush in Northern California , attracting hundreds of thousand of ambitious young men from around the world . Only a few struck it rich , and many returned home disappointed . Most appreciated the other economic opportunities in California , especially in agriculture , and brought their families to join them . California became the 31st US state in 1850 and played a small role in the American Civil War . Chinese immigrants increasingly came under attack from nativists ; they were forced out of industry and agriculture and into Chinatowns in the larger cities . As gold petered out , California increasingly became a highly productive agricultural society . The coming of the railroads in 1869 linked its rich economy with the rest of the nation , and attracted a steady stream of migrants . In the late 19th century , Southern California , especially Los Angeles , started to grow rapidly .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Papua New Guinea is unofficially the Dependent State of Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea -LRB- PNG ; -LSB- ˈpæpuə_njuː_ˈgɪniː , _ ˈpɑː - , _ - pju - -RSB- , -LSB- ˈpæpjuə , _ pɑːˈpuːə -RSB- Papua Niugini Hiri Motu : Papua Niu Gini -RRB- , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea , is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia , a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia . Its capital , located along its southeastern coast , is Port Moresby . The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua . At the national level , after being ruled by three external powers since 1884 , Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975 . This followed nearly 60 years of Australian administration , which started during World War I . It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right . Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world . There are 852 known languages in the country , of which 12 now have no known living speakers . Most of the population of more than 7 million people live in customary communities , which are as diverse as the languages . It is also one of the most rural , as only 18 percent of its people live in urban centres . The country is one of the world 's least explored , culturally and geographically . It is known to have numerous groups of uncontacted peoples , and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior . Papua New Guinea is classified as a developing economy by the International Monetary Fund . Strong growth in Papua New Guinea 's mining and resource sector led to the country becoming the sixth fastest-growing economy in the world in 2011 . Growth was expected to slow once major resource projects came on line in 2015 . Mining remains a major economic factor , however . Local and national governments are discussing the potential of resuming mining operations in Panguna mine in Bougainville Province , which has been closed since the civil war in the 1980s -- 1990s . Nearly 40 percent of the population lives a self-sustainable natural lifestyle with no access to global capital . Most of the people still live in strong traditional social groups based on farming . Their social lives combine traditional religion with modern practices , including primary education . These societies and clans are explicitly acknowledged by the Papua New Guinea Constitution , which expresses the wish for `` traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society '' and protects their continuing importance to local and national community life .
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Don Pomb Polye -LRB- born 1 February 1967 -RRB- is a senior Papua New Guinean politician from Enga Province . He has been a Cabinet Minister under two Prime Ministers to date , and was briefly Deputy Prime Minister from July to December 2010 . Earlier , he has held Foreign Affairs , Immigration , Transport , Civil Aviation , Finance and Treasury portfolios . Polye was first elected in 2002 to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea representing the Kandep Open electorate as a member of the National Alliance Party . He was the Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation from July 2006 to August 2009 . Sir Michael Somare , the Prime Minister , appointed Polye to that position in July 2006 as part of a Cabinet reshuffle . He was also Deputy Prime Minister from July 2006 until August 2007 . As Minister for Civil Aviation he introduced an `` open air '' policy ensuring that Air Niugini faced competition from other airlines starting from 2007 . Polye was rushed from a political rally in his Kandep electorate in June 2007 after shots were fired . A rival candidate for his seat was later charged with attempted murder . Polye was removed from his position as Member of Parliament on 14 August 2009 when the National Court determined that his victory in the 2007 General Election was invalid . The judge 's ruling included the observation that it was hard to believe that some polling stations had returned a 100 % vote for Polye . The by-election for the seat took place on 9 November 2009 , and Polye ran as a candidate . He was successful in regaining his seat . In July 2010 , he replaced Puka Temu as deputy Prime Minister , when the latter tried unsuccessfully to unseat Prime Minister Somare through a parliamentary motion of no confidence . Polye himself was removed as Deputy Prime Minister on 7 December 2010 , in an impromptu cabinet reshuffle conducted under what Australia 's ABC News called `` unusual circumstances '' . However he was appointed as Papua New Guinea 's Foreign Minister later in December 2010 , holding that position until another cabinet reshuffle in June 2011 . He supported the Opposition when it brought down the government through a parliamentary motion of no confidence in August 2011 , and was appointed Minister for Finance by new Prime Minister Peter O'Neill . In October , the National Alliance Party consequently sought to expel him from the party , but was prevented from doing so by a court order . Later that month , it was reported simultaneously that Polye , along with many others , had been expelled from the party `` for conduct prejudicial to the interest of the party '' , and that he had been elected as party leader . In fact , the party split into factions , one of which was led by Polye . In January 2012 , he announced that he was de-registering the National Alliance Party , despite the existence of a rival faction claiming to be the legitimate party . Polye and his faction launched a new party , the Triumph Heritage Empowerment Rural Party -LRB- `` T.H.E. Party '' -RRB- , ahead of the June 2012 general election . On 27 February 2012 , Prime Minister Peter O'Neill relieved him of the Finance portfolio , taking it on himself , citing `` the continuing lack of ability by the department and ministry of finance to contain expenditure overruns outside of the budget appropriations '' . Polye retained the Treasury portfolio , and gained that of Border Development . Following the results of the 2012 general election Polye retained his position as Treasurer under a new cabinet announced by O'Neill . On 10 March 2014 , O'Neill sacked him again , accusing him of having a destabilising effect on the government . In December 2014 , he replaced Belden Namah as Leader of the Opposition to O'Neill 's government .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Aruba does not have an arid landscape.
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Aruba -LRB- -LSB- əˈruːbə -RSB- ; -LSB- aːˈrubaː -RSB- -RRB- is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea , located about 1600 km west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 km north of the coast of Venezuela . It measures 32 km long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 km across at its widest point . Together with Bonaire and Curaçao , Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands . Collectively , Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean . Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands , along with the Netherlands , Curaçao and Sint Maarten . The citizens of these countries all share a single nationality : Dutch . Aruba has no administrative subdivisions , but , for census purposes , is divided into eight regions . Its capital is Oranjestad . Unlike much of the Caribbean region , Aruba has a dry climate and an arid , cactus-strewn landscape . This climate has helped tourism as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm , sunny weather . It has a land area of 179 km2 and is densely populated , with a total of 102,484 inhabitants at the 2010 Census . It lies outside Hurricane Alley .
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Hooiberg is a 165 m high volcanic formation on the island of Aruba . It is located almost in the center of the island and can be seen from virtually anywhere on the island . The Dutch word hooiberg , literally translates into haystack in English , as the landform is said to resemble a stack of hay . Many have remarked about the panoramic views obtained atop Hooiberg . 662 concrete steps lead to the top of the mountain . On a clear day Venezuela can be seen from the top . The windswept mountaintop is also the site of several radio antennas and cell sites used by Setar , an Aruban telecommunication company .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Who have never performed a song beginning with the letter "H".
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The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964 . Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey , guitarist and singer Pete Townshend , bass guitarist John Entwistle , and drummer Keith Moon . They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century , selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work . The Who developed from an earlier group , the Detours , and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements , featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage . Their first single as the Who , `` I Ca n't Explain '' , reached the UK top ten , followed by a string of singles including `` My Generation '' , `` Substitute '' and `` Happy Jack '' . In 1967 , they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single `` I Can See for Miles '' , while touring extensively . The group 's fourth album , 1969 's rock opera Tommy , included the single `` Pinball Wizard '' and was a critical and commercial success . Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival , along with the live album Live at Leeds , cemented their reputation as a respected rock act . With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend , and the follow-up to Tommy , Lifehouse , was abandoned . Songs from the project made up 1971 's Who 's Next , which included the hit `` Wo n't Get Fooled Again '' . The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots , and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy in 1975 . They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976 . The release of Who Are You in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after . Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed activity , releasing a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary The Kids Are Alright . After Townshend became weary of touring , the group split in 1982 . The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985 , a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996 -- 1997 . They resumed regular touring in 1999 , with drummer Zak Starkey . After Entwistle 's death in 2002 , plans for a new album were delayed . Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who , releasing Endless Wire in 2006 , and continued to play live regularly . The Who 's major contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack , large PA systems , use of the synthesizer , Entwistle and Moon 's lead playing styles , Townshend 's feedback and power chord guitar technique , and the development of the rock opera . They are cited as an influence by hard rock , punk rock and mod bands , and their songs still receive regular exposure .
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HB is a Christian symphonic metal band , formed in Forssa , Finland in 2002 . They recorded a demo , four albums in Finnish with English versions for three of them , three singles , and a live DVD filmed at the Maata Näkyvissä Festival -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . Concerning the origin and meaning of the initials HB , Johanna Kultalahti -LRB- Aaltonen -RRB- said at the official website of the band : `` Actually the initials H and B do n't really stand for anything . We once had a competition on our webpage , where people could suggest different meanings for the two letters . Holy Bible was one of the suggestions . '' Musically the band performs symphonic metal with powerful sounds of the electric guitars , bass guitar and drums , fused with characteristic instruments of classical music , choir and even a few verses of lyric singing . The band is also characterized by the strong spiritual content in their Christ-centred lyrics . Johanna Kultalahti -LRB- Aaltonen -RRB- , the original lead vocalist , left in early 2013 , to be replaced by Miia Rautkoski , who in turn announced her departure from the band in March 2014 . On May 3 , 2014 the band announced Johanna Aaltonen was back with HB . On 10 December 2016 they played their farewell concert in Germany at Christmas Rock Night . They told the audience that they had decided to go their own ways in mutual agreement .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In a romantic comedy, Gene Hackman appeared.
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Eugene Allen `` Gene '' Hackman -LRB- born January 30 , 1930 -RRB- is a retired American actor and novelist . In a career spanning nearly five decades , Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards , winning Best Actor in The French Connection and Best Supporting Actor in Unforgiven . He won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs . He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde , in which he gained his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . His major subsequent films include : I Never Sang for My Father -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , in which he gained his second Best Supporting Actor nomination ; The French Connection -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and French Connection II -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , in which he played Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle ; The Poseidon Adventure -LRB- 1972 -RRB- ; The Conversation -LRB- 1974 -RRB- ; Superman : The Movie -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor ; Hoosiers -LRB- 1986 -RRB- ; and Mississippi Burning -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , in which he gained his second Best Actor nomination . His film roles during the 1990s featured : Unforgiven -LRB- 1992 -RRB- ; The Firm -LRB- 1993 -RRB- ; Crimson Tide -LRB- 1995 -RRB- ; Get Shorty -LRB- 1995 -RRB- ; The Birdcage -LRB- 1996 -RRB- ; and Enemy of the State -LRB- 1998 -RRB- Later roles included : Behind Enemy Lines -LRB- 2001 -RRB- ; and The Royal Tenenbaums -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . Hackman 's final film appearance to date was the romantic comedy Welcome to Mooseport in 2004 , co-starring comedian Ray Romano .
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Love Thy Neighbor is a 1984 American made-for-television romantic comedy film starring John Ritter , Penny Marshall , Cassie Yates , Bert Convy and Constance McCashin . It originally premiered as an `` ABC Movie Special '' on May 23 , 1984 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Babe Ruth died in 1948.
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George Herman `` Babe '' Ruth Jr. -LRB- February 6 , 1895 -- August 16 , 1948 -RRB- was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- spanned 22 seasons , from 1914 through 1935 . Nicknamed `` The Bambino '' and `` The Sultan of Swat '' , he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox , but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees . Ruth established many MLB batting -LRB- and some pitching -RRB- records , including career home runs -LRB- 714 -RRB- , runs batted in -LRB- RBIs -RRB- -LRB- 2,213 -RRB- , bases on balls -LRB- 2,062 -RRB- , slugging percentage -LRB- .6897 -RRB- , and on-base plus slugging -LRB- OPS -RRB- -LRB- 1.164 -RRB- ; the latter two still stand today . Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time . In , Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its `` first five '' inaugural members . At age seven , Ruth was sent to St. Mary 's Industrial School for Boys , a reformatory where he learned life lessons and baseball skills from Brother Matthias Boutlier of the Christian Brothers , the school 's disciplinarian and a capable baseball player . In 1914 , Ruth was signed to play minor-league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles but was soon sold to the Red Sox . By 1916 , he had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs , a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era . Although Ruth twice won 23 games in a season as a pitcher and was a member of three World Series championship teams with Boston , he wanted to play every day and was allowed to convert to an outfielder . With regular playing time , he broke the MLB single-season home run record in 1919 . After that season , Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the Yankees amid controversy . The trade fueled Boston 's subsequent 86 year championship drought and popularized the `` Curse of the Bambino '' superstition . In his 15 years with New York , Ruth helped the Yankees win seven American League -LRB- AL -RRB- championships and four World Series championships . His big swing led to escalating home run totals that not only drew fans to the ballpark and boosted the sport 's popularity but also helped usher in the live-ball era of baseball , in which it evolved from a low-scoring game of strategy to a sport where the home run was a major factor . As part of the Yankees ' vaunted `` Murderer 's Row '' lineup of 1927 , Ruth hit 60 home runs , extending his MLB single-season record . He retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves . During his career , Ruth led the AL in home runs during a season twelve times . Ruth 's legendary power and charismatic personality made him a larger-than-life figure in the Roaring Twenties . During his career , he was the target of intense press and public attention for his baseball exploits and off-field penchants for drinking and womanizing . His often reckless lifestyle was tempered by his willingness to do good by visiting children at hospitals and orphanages . After his retirement as a player , he was denied a managerial job in baseball , most likely due to poor behavior during parts of his playing career . In his final years , Ruth made many public appearances , especially in support of American efforts in World War II . In 1946 , he became ill with cancer , and died two years later .
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George Alexander Selkirk -LRB- January 4 , 1908 -- January 19 , 1987 -RRB- was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball . In 1935 , Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees -- and also inherited Ruth 's fabled No. 3 uniform -LRB- which was not retired until 1948 , the year of Ruth 's death -RRB- . Over the next eight seasons , Selkirk batted over .300 five times , twice drove home more than 100 RBIs , played in five World Championships -LRB- 1936 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 and 1941 -RRB- , and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939 . George Selkirk was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 , its initial year , and was later inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Marcus Allen was a football player.
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Marcus LeMarr Allen -LRB- born March 26 , 1960 -RRB- is a former American football running back and football analyst for CBS . As a professional , Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997 . He scored 145 touchdowns , including a then league record 123 rushing touchdowns , and was elected to six Pro Bowls over the course of his career . He was also a fairly good passer for a running back , completing 12 of 27 passes for 285 yards and six touchdowns , with only one interception . Allen was the first player ever to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career . Allen is considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- history . His younger brother , Damon Allen , played quarterback for 23 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was professional football 's all-time leader in passing yards . Allen has the distinction of being the only player in the history of football to have won a Heisman Trophy , an NCAA National Championship , a Super Bowl , and be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP . He has also been inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
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Jared Scot Allen -LRB- born April 3 , 1982 -RRB- is a former professional American football defensive end . After playing college football for Idaho State University for four years , he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . After four years with the Chiefs , he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for three draft picks , including a first-rounder . He spent six years with the Vikings before joining the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2014 . During the 2015 season , he was traded to the Carolina Panthers , with which he made his first career Super Bowl . A five-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro selection , Allen tallied 136 quarterback sacks during his 12-year career .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Second Punic War ended in 222 BC.
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The Second Punic War , also referred to as The Hannibalic War and -LRB- by the Romans -RRB- the War Against Hannibal , lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean . This was the second major war between Carthage and the Roman Republic and its allied Italic socii , with the crucial participation of Numidian-Berber armies and tribes on both sides . The two states fought three major wars with each other over the course of their existence . They are called the `` Punic Wars '' because Rome 's name for Carthaginians was Poeni , derived from Poenici -LRB- earlier form of Punici -RRB- , a reference to the founding of Carthage by Phoenician settlers . The war was to a considerable extent initiated by Carthage at Saguntum in Spain and is marked by Hannibal 's surprising overland journey and his costly crossing of the Alps , followed by his reinforcement by Gallic allies and crushing victories over Roman armies in the Battle of the Trebia and the ambush at Trasimene . In the following year -LRB- 216 -RRB- , Hannibal 's army defeated the Romans again , this time in southern Italy at Cannae . In consequence of these defeats , many Roman allies went over to Carthage , prolonging the war in Italy for over a decade . Against Hannibal 's skill on the battlefield , the Romans deployed the Fabian strategy . Roman forces were more capable in siege warfare than the Carthaginians and recaptured all of the major cities that had joined the enemy , as well as defeating a Carthaginian attempt to reinforce Hannibal at the Battle of the Metaurus . In the meantime , in Iberia , which served as the main source of manpower for the Carthaginian army , a second Roman expedition under Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major took Carthago Nova by assault and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia in the Battle of Ilipa . The final engagement was the Battle of Zama in Africa between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal , resulting in the latter 's defeat and the imposition of harsh peace conditions on Carthage -LRB- Carthaginian peace -RRB- , which ceased to be a major power and became a Roman client-state . A sideshow of this war was the indecisive First Macedonian War in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ionian Sea . All battles mentioned in the introduction are ranked among the most costly traditional battles of human history ; in addition , there were a few successful ambushes of armies that also ended in their annihilation .
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The Battle of Lake Trasimene -LRB- 24 June 217 BC , April on the Julian calendar -RRB- was a major battle in the Second Punic War . The Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans under the consul Gaius Flaminius . Hannibal 's victory over the Roman army at Lake Trasimene remains , in terms of the number of men involved , the largest ambush in military history . In the prelude to the battle , Hannibal also achieved the earliest known example of a strategic turning movement .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Actress Katrina Bowden co-starred in 30 Rock.
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30 Rock is an American satirical television sitcom created by Tina Fey that ran on NBC from October 11 , 2006 , to January 31 , 2013 . The series , loosely based on Fey 's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live , takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC . The series ' name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City , the address of the Comcast Building , where the NBC Studios are located and where Saturday Night Live is written , produced , and performed . This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger , Inc. , in association with NBCUniversal . 30 Rock episodes were produced in a single-camera setup -LRB- with the exception of the two live episodes that were taped in the multiple-camera setup -RRB- , and were filmed in New York . The pilot episode premiered on October 11 , 2006 , and seven seasons followed . The series stars Fey with a supporting cast that includes Alec Baldwin , Tracy Morgan , Jane Krakowski , Jack McBrayer , Scott Adsit , Judah Friedlander , Katrina Bowden , Keith Powell , Lonny Ross , John Lutz , Sue Galloway , Kevin Brown , Grizz Chapman , Maulik Pancholy , and Rachel Dratch . Tonally , 30 Rock uses surreal humor to parody the complex corporate structure of NBC and its then parent company General Electric . Television critic Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club once remarked that it `` usually adopts the manic pacing of a live-action cartoon . '' The show was influential in its extensive use of smash cuts : sudden , short cuts to unrelated scenes showing something the characters are briefly discussing . 30 Rock also became known for its dedication to making these extremely elaborate , once showing a set that took three days to build for only six seconds of video . 30 Rock received critical acclaim throughout its run , winning several major awards -LRB- including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 and nominations for every other year it ran -RRB- , and appearing on many critics ' year-end `` best of '' 2006-2013 lists . On July 14 , 2009 , the series was nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards , the most in a single year for a comedy series . Over the course of the series , it was nominated for 103 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 16 , in addition to numerous other nominations and wins from other awards shows . Despite the high praise , the series struggled in the ratings throughout its run , something of which Fey herself has made light . In 2009 , Comedy Central and WGN America bought the syndication rights to the show , which began airing on both networks on September 19 , 2011 ; the series also entered into local broadcast syndication on the same day . Today , 30 Rock is regarded as a landmark series . Its series finale in particular has been named as one of the greatest in television history by several publications . In 2013 , the Writers Guild of America named 30 Rock the 21st best-written television series of all time .
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Katrine Boorman -LRB- born 1958 -RRB- is an English actress who has appeared on film , in television , and on the London stage . She is the daughter of British director John Boorman .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Donald Sutherland was in The Italian Job.
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Donald McNichol Sutherland , -LRB- born 17 July 1935 -RRB- is a Canadian actor whose film career spans five decades . Sutherland rose to fame after starring in series of successful films including The Dirty Dozen -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , M * A * S * H -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , Kelly 's Heroes -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , Klute -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , Do n't Look Now -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , Fellini 's Casanova -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , 1900 -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , Animal House -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , Invasion of the Body Snatchers -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , Ordinary People -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and Eye of the Needle -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . Since then , he established himself as one of the most respected , prolific and versatile character actors of Canada . He later went on to star in many other successful films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , JFK -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , A Time to Kill -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Without Limits -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , The Italian Job -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Cold Mountain -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Pride & Prejudice -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Aurora Borealis -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and The Hunger Games franchise -LRB- 2012 -- 2015 -RRB- . Sutherland has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards , winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X -LRB- 1995 -RRB- and Path to War -LRB- 2002 -RRB- ; the former also brought him a Primetime Emmy Award . Inductee of Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame , Sutherland has also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . Several media outlets and movie critics describe him as one of the best actors who has never been nominated for an Oscar . He is father of actors Rossif Sutherland , Angus Sutherland , and Kiefer Sutherland .
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Big Deal on Madonna Street -LRB- I soliti ignoti , also released as Persons Unknown in the UK -RRB- is a 1958 Italian criminal-comedy film , directed by Mario Monicelli , and considered to be among the masterpieces of Italian cinema . Its original title translates as `` the usual unknown persons '' , a journalistic and bureaucratic euphemism for `` unidentified criminals '' . The film is a comedy about a group of small-time thieves and ne'er - do-wells who bungle an attempt to burgle a state-run pawn shop -LRB- Monte di Pietà in Italian -RRB- in Rome . The five hapless would-be burglars are played by Vittorio Gassman , Renato Salvatori , Carlo Pisacane , Tiberio Murgia and Marcello Mastroianni . The careers of both Gassman and Mastroianni were considerably helped by the success of the film , Gassman in particular , since before then he was not deemed suitable for comedic roles . Claudia Cardinale featured in a minor role -LRB- a chaste , black-clad Sicilian girl , almost held prisoner at home by her overbearing brother , played by Tiberio Murgia -RRB- ; she would later rise to fame for other work . The film is also notable for its breezy jazz score by the composer Piero Umiliani , who helped develop the style of the jazz soundtracks now considered characteristic of European films in the 1960s and 1970s . The producers were initially skeptical about the film , and used some misleading tactics to hook the public 's interest , such as the original poster featuring famous comedian Totò in a prominent position even though he has only a minor role . The film is distributed in Region 1 by The Criterion Collection and for the Italian market in Region 2 by 20th Century Fox .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Evan Rachel Wood appeared in at least one media production.
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Evan Rachel Wood -LRB- born September 7 , 1987 -RRB- is an American actress and musician . She began acting in the 1990s , appearing in several television series , including American Gothic -LRB- 1995 -- 96 -RRB- and Once and Again -LRB- 1999 -- 2002 -RRB- . Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in Digging to China -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled , drug-addicted teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen -LRB- 2003 -RRB- . Wood continued acting mostly in independent films , including Pretty Persuasion -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Down in the Valley -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Running with Scissors -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and in the big studio production Across the Universe -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Since 2008 , Wood has appeared in more mainstream films , including The Wrestler -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Whatever Works -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and The Ides of March -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . She has also returned to television , playing the supporting role of Queen Sophie-Anne on True Blood from 2009 to 2011 and playing Kate Winslet 's character 's daughter in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , a role for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress . As of 2016 , she plays the sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO television series Westworld , for which she won a Critics ' Choice Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination . Her personal life , particularly her relationship with Marilyn Manson , to whom she was previously engaged , has attracted press attention . In 2012 , she married English actor Jamie Bell , with whom she has one son . They separated in 2014 after two years of marriage .
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Martin Wood is a Canadian television director who has been directing since the mid-1990s . Specializing in science fiction , where he is best known for his work as a director and producer on Stargate SG-1 -LRB- 46 episodes -RRB- , as well as its spin-off series Stargate Atlantis -LRB- 30 episodes -RRB- .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Marcus Allen's younger brother is a former professional quarterback.
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Marcus LeMarr Allen -LRB- born March 26 , 1960 -RRB- is a former American football running back and football analyst for CBS . As a professional , Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997 . He scored 145 touchdowns , including a then league record 123 rushing touchdowns , and was elected to six Pro Bowls over the course of his career . He was also a fairly good passer for a running back , completing 12 of 27 passes for 285 yards and six touchdowns , with only one interception . Allen was the first player ever to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career . Allen is considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- history . His younger brother , Damon Allen , played quarterback for 23 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was professional football 's all-time leader in passing yards . Allen has the distinction of being the only player in the history of football to have won a Heisman Trophy , an NCAA National Championship , a Super Bowl , and be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP . He has also been inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
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Leighton Gary Allen -LRB- born 22 November 1973 -RRB- is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United . He was also on the books at Premier League club Wimbledon , but failed to make a first-team appearance .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Quentin Tarantino worked on a film.
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Quentin Jerome Tarantino -LRB- -LSB- ˌtærənˈtiːnoʊ -RSB- born March 27 , 1963 -RRB- is an American director , writer , and actor . His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines , satirical subject matter , an aestheticization of violence , extended scenes of dialogue , ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers , references to popular culture , soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s , and features of neo-noir film . He is widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation . His career began in the late 1980s , when he wrote and directed My Best Friend 's Birthday , the screenplay of which formed the basis for True Romance . In the early 1990s , he began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992 ; regarded as a classic and cult hit , it was called the `` Greatest Independent Film of All Time '' by Empire . Its popularity was boosted by his second film , Pulp Fiction -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , a black comedy crime film that was a major success both among critics and audiences . Judged the greatest film from 1983 -- 2008 by Entertainment Weekly , many critics and scholars have named it one of the most significant works of modern cinema . For his next effort , Tarantino paid homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s with Jackie Brown -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , an adaptation of the novel Rum Punch . Kill Bill , a highly stylized `` revenge flick '' in the cinematic traditions of Kung fu films , Japanese martial arts , Spaghetti Westerns and Italian horror , followed six years later , and was released as two films : Volume 1 in 2003 and Volume 2 in 2004 . Tarantino directed Death Proof -LRB- 2007 -RRB- as part of a double feature with friend Robert Rodriguez , under the collective title Grindhouse . His long-postponed Inglourious Basterds , which tells the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany 's political leadership , was released in 2009 to positive reviews . After that came 2012 's critically acclaimed Django Unchained , a Western film set in the antebellum era of the Deep South . It became the highest-grossing film of his career so far , making over $ 425 million at the box office . His eighth film , the mystery Western The Hateful Eight , was released in its roadshow version December 25 , 2015 , in 70 mm film format , complete with opening `` overture '' and halfway-point intermission , after the fashion of big-budget films of the 1960s and early 1970s . Tarantino 's films have garnered both critical and commercial success . He has received many industry awards , including two Academy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , two BAFTA Awards and the Palme d'Or , and has been nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy . He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time in 2005 . Filmmaker and historian Peter Bogdanovich has called him `` the single most influential director of his generation '' . In December 2015 , Tarantino received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry .
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American black comedy road film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson 's novel of the same name . It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam , starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo . The two embark on an initially assigned journey with journalistic purpose which turns out to be an exploration of the Las Vegas setting under the effect of psychoactive substances . The movie grossed $ 10.6 million at the North American box office , well below its $ 18.5 million budget . It has since become a cult film due in large part to its release on DVD , including a Special Edition released by The Criterion Collection .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Family Guy first premiered on January 31, 1999.
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Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series centers on the Griffins , a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois ; their children Meg , Chris , and Stewie ; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian . The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog , Rhode Island , and exhibits much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture . The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films , The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve . MacFarlane redesigned the films ' protagonist , Larry , and his dog , Steve , and renamed them Peter and Brian , respectively . MacFarlane pitched a seven-minute pilot to Fox in 1998 , and the show was greenlit and began production . Shortly after the third season of Family Guy had aired in 2002 , Fox canceled the series , with one episode left unaired . Adult Swim burned off the episode in 2003 , finishing the series ' original run . However , favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns on Adult Swim convinced the network to renew the show in 2004 for a fourth season , which began airing on May 1 , 2005 . Since its debut on January 31 , 1999 , episodes of Family Guy have been broadcast . Its fifteenth season began on September 25 , 2016 . Family Guy has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 11 Annie Awards , and has won three of each . In 2009 , it was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series , the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since The Flintstones in 1961 . Family Guy has also received criticism , including unfavorable comparisons to The Simpsons . Many tie-in media have been released , including Stewie Griffin : The Untold Story , a straight-to-DVD special released in 2005 ; Family Guy : Live in Vegas , a soundtrack-DVD combo released in 2005 , featuring music from the show as well as original music created by MacFarlane and Walter Murphy ; a video game and pinball machine , released in 2006 and 2007 , respectively ; since 2005 , six books published by Harper Adult based on the Family Guy universe ; and Laugh It Up , Fuzzball : The Family Guy Trilogy -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , a series of parodies of the original Star Wars trilogy . In 2008 , MacFarlane confirmed that the cast was interested in producing a feature film and that he was working on a story for a film adaptation . A spin-off series , The Cleveland Show , featuring Cleveland Brown , aired from September 27 , 2009 , to May 19 , 2013 . `` The Simpsons Guy '' , a crossover episode with The Simpsons , aired on September 28 , 2014 . Family Guy is a joint production by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked Family Guy the ninth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time . Family Guy premiered for a fifteenth season on September 25 , 2016 . A sixteenth season was silently renewed by Fox in May 2017 .
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`` Death Has a Shadow '' is the pilot episode of the American animated television series Family Guy . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 31 , 1999 , just after Super Bowl XXXIII . The episode is based on series creator Seth MacFarlane 's original pitch to Fox , The Life of Larry , and is a remake of the original Family Guy pilot . In the episode , Peter loses his job after drinking too much at a stag party and falls asleep at work . He signs up for welfare to keep his wife Lois from finding out , but gets much more money than he expected . Lois finds out and Peter decides to dump it from a blimp at the Super Bowl . He is arrested for welfare fraud and must await his family 's rescue . The basis for Family Guy was MacFarlane 's thesis film The Life of Larry , created in 1995 while he was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design . A sequel was conceived in 1996 called Larry & Steve , which aired in 1997 as a segment of Cartoon Network 's World Premiere Toons . Both shorts caught the attention of Fox , who contacted MacFarlane in 1999 to develop a series called Family Guy based on the films . A hand-drawn pilot was created by MacFarlane with a budget of $ 50,000 , which led to the series being accepted for production . It was rated TV-PG-L -LRB- TV-14-L on Adult Swim -RRB- . Critical responses to the episode were mostly positive . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 22.01 million homes during its original airing in the United States . `` Death Has a Shadow '' was written by Seth MacFarlane and directed by Peter Shin , and featured a guest performance from Pat Summerall as well as various recurring guest voices from the series . In the tenth season episode `` Back to the Pilot '' , which premiered on November 13 , 2011 , Brian and Stewie go back in time to `` Death Has a Shadow '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Elise Neal appeared in an American Broadcasting Company sitcom.
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Elise Neal -LRB- born March 14 , 1966 -RRB- is an American actress . Her big break came in 1997 , appearing in films Rosewood , Money Talks and Scream 2 . From 1998 to 2003 , Neal starred as Yvonne Hughley in the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys . She also has appeared in films include Restaurant -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Mission to Mars -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Paid in Full -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Hustle & Flow -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , and Logan -LRB- 2017 -RRB- . On television , Neal also starred as Tia Jewel in the first two seasons of UPN sitcom All of Us from 2003 to 2005 . She also played many other roles on film and television . She is three-time NAACP Image Award nominee .
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The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996 , and on NBC from 1996 to 1998 . The series stars Téa Leoni and Holland Taylor . The show took place at the office of a tabloid news publication .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Wallander was adapted from novels.
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Wallander is a British television series adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell 's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector . It is the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production . Yellow Bird , a production company formed by Mankell , began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006 . In 2007 , Branagh met with Mankell to discuss playing the role . Contracts were signed and work began on the films , adapted from Sidetracked , Firewall and One Step Behind , in January 2008 . Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director . Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series . The first three-episode series , produced by Yellow Bird , Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland , was broadcast on BBC One from November to December 2008 . The second series was filmed from July to October 2009 and was broadcast in January 2010 . The third series was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad , Scania , Sweden , and Riga , Latvia , and aired in July 2012 . The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV , dubbed into German , in December 2015 . The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016 . Critics have written positively of the series , which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award -LRB- Best Actor for Branagh -RRB- and six British Academy Television Awards , including Best Drama Series .
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She and Allan is a novel by H. Rider Haggard , first published in 1921 . It brought together his two most popular characters , Ayesha from She -LRB- to which it serves as a prequel -RRB- , and Allan Quatermain from King Solomon 's Mines . Along with the other three novels in the series , She and Allan was adapted into the 1935 film She . Its significance was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the sixth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in September 1975 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Chris Stapleton is a writer.
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Christopher Alvin Stapleton -LRB- born April 15 , 1978 -RRB- is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist . He is an established songwriter with six country number-one songs including the five-week number-one `` Never Wanted Nothing More '' recorded by Kenny Chesney , `` Love 's Gon na Make It Alright '' recorded by George Strait , and `` Come Back Song '' recorded by Darius Rucker . Over 150 of Stapleton 's songs have appeared on albums by such artists as Adele , Luke Bryan , Tim McGraw , Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley . Among other artists , he has co-written with Vince Gill , Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow . After serving as the frontman of bluegrass group The SteelDrivers from 2008 to 2010 , Stapleton released his debut studio album Traveller in 2015 , which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . Among several accolades , he won the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year , and the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th annual ceremony . His second studio album , From A Room : Volume 1 , was released on May 5 , 2017 . Stapleton 's music styles include Southern rock and bluegrass .
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Sir Richard Rawdon Stawell KBE , -LRB- 14 March 1864 -- 18 April 1935 -RRB- was an Australian doctor and the President of the Victorian branch of the British Medical Association .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Batman v Superman: Dawn is a film about superheroes.
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Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman . Directed by Zack Snyder and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures , the film is the second installment in the DC Extended Universe following 2013 's Man of Steel . It was written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer , and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Jesse Eisenberg , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Jeremy Irons , Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot . Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together , as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman , Aquaman , The Flash and Cyborg . In the film , criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman , whom Luthor is obsessed with defeating . The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International , after the release of Man of Steel . Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller , but clarified that it would follow an original premise . The incarnation of Batman in the film would also be different from the character 's previous portrayal in The Dark Knight Trilogy , serving as a cinematic reboot of the character . The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the `` Death of Superman '' story arc . Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013 , with principal photography starting in May 2014 in Detroit , Michigan . Additional filming also took place in Chicago . Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on March 25 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX 3D , 4DX , premium large formats and 70 mm prints . Following a strong debut that set new box office records , the film experienced a historic drop in its second weekend and never recovered . Despite turning a profit , it was deemed a box office disappointment and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics for its tone , screenplay and pacing , though some praised the visual style and acting performances . A director 's cut , dubbed the `` Ultimate Edition '' and features 30 minutes of additional footage , was released digitally on June 28 , 2016 , and on Blu-ray and DVD on July 19 , 2016 . A follow-up , Justice League , is set to be released in November 2017 , and a standalone Superman sequel is currently in development .
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Superman vs. The Elite is an animated superhero film based on `` What 's So Funny About Truth , Justice & the American Way ? , '' the story published in the comic book Action Comics # 775 -LRB- March 2001 -RRB- . The movie was adapted and written by Joe Kelly , who wrote the comic it was based on , and is directed by Michael Chang . It was released on June 12 , 2012 . The film also featured the return of George Newbern as Superman , and David Kaufman as Jimmy Olsen , reprising their roles from the DC animated universe . It is the 14th film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Taylor Sheridan played the role of David Hale.
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Taylor Sheridan is an American actor , screenwriter , and director . He is most known for his role as David Hale on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy , and writing the screenplay for the Denis Villeneuve-directed Sicario -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , for which he received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay . He also wrote the screenplay for Hell or High Water -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , starring Jeff Bridges , Chris Pine , and Ben Foster , which was released in August 2016 and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay . He made his directorial debut with Wind River , starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen , the script for which he also penned , set for release in 2017 .
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David Sheridan may refer to : Dave Sheridan -LRB- actor -RRB- -LRB- born 1969 -RRB- , American actor , comedian , and musician David Sheridan -LRB- Babylon 5 -RRB- , a fictional character in the television series Babylon 5 Dave Sheridan -LRB- cartoonist -RRB- -LRB- 1943 -- 1982 -RRB- , American cartoonist David S. Sheridan -LRB- 1908 -- 2004 -RRB- , inventor of the `` disposable '' plastic endotracheal tube
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.John McCain was a political candidate.
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John Sidney McCain III -LRB- born August 29 , 1936 -RRB- is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Arizona . He was the Republican nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election . McCain followed his father and grandfather , both four-star admirals , into the United States Navy , graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 . He became a naval aviator , flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers . During the Vietnam War , he was almost killed in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire . In October 1967 , while on a bombing mission over Hanoi , he was shot down , seriously injured , and captured by the North Vietnamese . He was a prisoner of war until 1973 . McCain experienced episodes of torture , and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer . His war wounds have left him with lifelong physical limitations . He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to Arizona , where he entered politics . Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 , McCain served two terms . He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 , winning re-election easily five times , most recently in 2016 . While generally adhering to conservative principles , McCain at times has had a media reputation as a `` maverick '' for his willingness to disagree with his party on certain issues . After being investigated and largely exonerated in a political influence scandal of the 1980s as a member of the Keating Five , he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns , eventually gaining passage of the McCain -- Feingold Act in 2002 . He is also known for his work in the 1990s to restore diplomatic relations with Vietnam , and for his belief that the Iraq War should have been fought to a successful conclusion . McCain has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee , opposed spending that he considered to be pork barrel , and played a key role in alleviating a crisis over judicial nominations with the bi-partisan group known as the Gang of 14 . McCain ran for the Republican nomination in 2000 but lost a heated primary season contest to George W. Bush of Texas . He secured the nomination in 2008 after coming back from early reversals , but was defeated by Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the general election , losing by a 365 -- 173 electoral college margin and by 53 -- 46 % in the popular vote . He subsequently adopted more orthodox conservative stances and attitudes and largely opposed actions of the Obama administration , especially in regard to foreign policy matters . By 2013 , however , he had become a key figure in the Senate for negotiating deals on certain issues in an otherwise partisan environment . In 2015 , McCain became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee .
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Frank Tetes Johns -LRB- February 23 , 1889May 20 , 1928 -RRB- was a carpenter and American socialist political activist and politician . He is best remembered for having been twice nominated for President of the United States by the Socialist Labor Party of America .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Winnie Harlow was part of one of the cycles of a U.S. TV series.
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Winnie Harlow -LRB- born Chantelle Brown-Young ; July 27 , 1994 -RRB- is a Canadian fashion model , spokesperson , and activist . She gained prominence as a contestant on the twenty-first cycle of the U.S. television series America 's Next Top Model , and is known for having a prominent form of the skin condition vitiligo . She is the current brand ambassador for the Barcelona-based casual clothing brand Desigual alongside Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima .
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Shirley 's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the U.S. 1971-72 television season . The sitcom was co-produced by the British ITC Entertainment and American producer Sheldon Leonard ; it starred Shirley MacLaine as a photojournalist and John Gregson as her editor at World Illustrated magazine . Immediately after the ABC broadcasts ended , the seventeen-episode series was aired in its entirety on ITV in the United Kingdom .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jared Kushner is an investor.
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Jared Corey Kushner -LRB- born January 10 , 1981 -RRB- is an American real estate investor and developer , newspaper owner , and senior advisor to President Donald Trump . Kushner is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner and is married to Trump 's daughter Ivanka . He was principal owner of the real-estate holding and development company Kushner Companies and of Observer Media , publisher of the New York Observer . He is the co-founder and part owner of Cadre , an online real-estate investment platform . On January 9 , 2017 , Kushner was named as a senior White House advisor . He consequently resigned as CEO of Kushner Companies and as publisher of the Observer , but his private financial interests remain a subject of controversy . Kushner helped develop and run Trump 's digital media strategy .
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Gregory H. Kats -LRB- born July 14 , 1959 -RRB- is an American businessman , environmentalist and writer . He is President of Capital E , a national clean energy advisory and venture capital firm . He previously served as a Managing Director at Good Energies a billion-dollar global clean energy investor and served for 5 years as the Director of Financing for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy -LRB- DOE -RRB- .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Texas Longhorns men's basketball has been to the NBA Regional Finals seven times.
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The Texas Longhorns men 's basketball team '' ' represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men 's basketball competition . The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference . The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in men 's basketball in 1906 . The Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 25th in all-time win percentage among programs with at least 50 years in Division I , with an all-time win-loss record of 1750 -- 1054 . Among Big 12 Conference men 's basketball programs , Texas is second only to Kansas in both all-time wins and all-time win percentage . The Longhorns have won 27 total conference championships in men 's basketball and have made 33 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament -LRB- 11th-most appearances all time , with a 35 -- 36 overall record -RRB- , reaching the NCAA Final Four three times -LRB- 1943 , 1947 , 2003 -RRB- and the NCAA Regional Finals -LRB- Elite Eight -RRB- seven times . As of March 21 , 2017 , Texas ranks fifth among all Division I men 's basketball programs for total NCAA Tournament games won without having won the national championship -LRB- 35 -RRB- , trailing Purdue -LRB- 36 -RRB- , Notre Dame -LRB- 38 -RRB- , Illinois -LRB- 40 -RRB- , and Oklahoma -LRB- 41 -RRB- . The Texas basketball program experienced substantial success during the early decades of its existence , but its success in the modern era is of relatively recent vintage . After two losing seasons during the program 's first five years , Texas suffered only one losing season from 1912 to 1950 , achieving a winning percentage of .703 during that span , reaching two Final Fours and one Elite Eight during the first decade of the NCAA Tournament , and receiving retroactive recognition as the 1933 national champion from the Premo-Porretta Power Poll ; from 1951 to 1988 , the Longhorns finished with losing records 14 times , recorded a winning percentage of .522 , and participated in the expanded Tournament only five times . Texas achieved some measures of national recognition during the tenures of head coaches Abe Lemons -LRB- 1976 -- 82 -RRB- and Tom Penders -LRB- 1988 -- 98 -RRB- , but the program rose to its highest level of prominence under the direction of former head coach Rick Barnes -LRB- 1998 -- 2015 -RRB- . Barnes guided Texas to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 17 seasons with the program , including a school-record fourteen consecutive appearances -LRB- 1999 -- 2012 -RRB- , as well as fifteen 20-win seasons overall and a school-best thirteen consecutive 20-win seasons -LRB- 2000 -- 12 -RRB- . Since 1977 , the team has played its home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center , where it has compiled a record of 487 -- 119 as of March 7 , 2017 . The team is currently led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart .
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The SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament is the conference tournament in basketball for the Southeastern Conference -LRB- SEC -RRB- . It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools -LRB- currently 14 -RRB- . Its seeding is based on regular season records . The winner receives the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA men 's basketball tournament , however the official conference championship is awarded to the team or teams with the best regular season record .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Oscars once nominated Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman -LRB- July 23 , 1967 -- February 2 , 2014 -RRB- was an American actor , director , and producer of film and theater . Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles -- typically lowlifes , bullies , and misfits -- Hoffman made many films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46 . Drawn to theater as a teenager , Hoffman studied acting at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts . He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992 . He gained recognition for his supporting work , notably in Boogie Nights -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Happiness -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Patch Adams -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , The Big Lebowski -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Magnolia -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , The Talented Mr. Ripley -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Almost Famous -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Punch-Drunk Love -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and Along Came Polly -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . He began to occasionally play leading roles , and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , won multiple accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor . Hoffman 's profile continued to grow , and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson 's War -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . While he mainly worked in independent films , including The Savages -LRB- 2007 -RRB- and Synecdoche , New York -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Hoffman also appeared in Hollywood blockbusters , such as Twister -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and Mission : Impossible III -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and in one of his final roles , as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series -LRB- 2013 -- 15 -RRB- . The feature Jack Goes Boating -LRB- 2010 -RRB- marked his debut as a filmmaker . Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director . He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995 , where he directed , produced , and appeared in numerous stage productions . His performances in three Broadway plays -- True West -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Long Day 's Journey into Night -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , and Death of a Salesman -LRB- 2012 -RRB- -- all led to Tony Award nominations . Hoffman struggled with drug addiction as a young adult , and relapsed in 2013 after many years of sobriety . In February 2014 , he was found dead with a syringe of heroin still in his arm , but the official cause of death was combined drug intoxication -- an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the film and theater industries . Remembered for his fearlessness in playing reprehensible characters , and for bringing depth and humanity to such roles , Hoffman was described in his New York Times obituary as `` perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation '' .
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The 34th Academy Awards , honoring the best in film for 1961 , were held on April 9 , 1962 , at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica , California . They were hosted by Bob Hope ; this was the seventh time Hope hosted the Oscars . Legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini received his first Best Director nomination for his film La Dolce Vita , though the movie itself failed to garner a nomination for Best Picture . Sophia Loren became the first actor or actress to win for an acting Oscar for a non-English-speaking role .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Attack the Block was released after 2005.
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Attack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Jodie Whittaker , John Boyega , Nick Frost and Luke Treadaway . It is notable for being the film debut for both Cornish , Boyega , and future Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price . The film centres on a teenage street gang who have to defend themselves from predatory alien invaders on a council estate in South London on Guy Fawkes Night . Released on 11 May 2011 , it achieved significant popularity , favourable critical reviews , and accolades internationally . Attack the Block has been listed as a cult film in the making by a significant number of websites .
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Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex , released in Japan as , is a first-person shooter video game based on the cyberpunk anime series Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex and a sequel to the first Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex game of the same title , developed by G-Artists and published for the PlayStation Portable by Sony Computer Entertainment , Atari and Bandai in 2005 . It was released in Japan on September 15 , 2005 , in Europe on October 21 , 2005 , and in North America on October 26 , 2005 , but under the same name as the original PS2 game causing confusion and misinterpreting as a port .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.This Is Us was chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute.
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This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20 , 2016 . The ensemble cast stars Milo Ventimiglia , Mandy Moore , Sterling K. Brown , Chrissy Metz , Justin Hartley , Susan Kelechi Watson , Chris Sullivan , and Ron Cephas Jones . It is about the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different . The series has received positive reviews since its premiere , receiving nominations for Best Television Series -- Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Best Drama Series at the 7th Critics ' Choice Awards , as well as being chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute . The cast has received accolades , with Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz receiving Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress , and Sterling K. Brown receiving a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series . It was also nominated and won the MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Tearjerker Moment in 2017 . On September 27 , 2016 , NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes . In January 2017 , NBC renewed the series through its third season , for a total of 36 additional episodes , 18 per season .
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The American Film Foundation is an award-winning production company based in Southern California . The foundation is headed by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock who have combined to create more than 60 documentary and feature films . They have won multiple awards for films like Maya Lin : A Strong Clear Vision , A Time Out of War and Lillian Gish : An Actor 's Life for Me . Both Sanders and Mock have dedicated the mission of their foundation to the production of films that honor the arts , humanities , and sciences .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.K2 is not the highest mountain in the world.
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K2 -LRB- -LSB- -RRB- , also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori -LRB- Balti and -LSB- -RRB- , is the second highest mountain in the world , after Mount Everest , at 8611 m above sea level . It is located on the China-Pakistan border between Baltistan , in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan , and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang , China . K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang . K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent . It has the second-highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders . With around 300 successful summits and 77 fatalities , about one person dies on the mountain for every four who summit . It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side , so it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side . Unlike Annapurna , the mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate -LRB- 191 summits and 61 fatalities -RRB- , or the other eight thousanders , K2 has never been climbed during winter .
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Knee Weakener is a summit on the west side Salt Lake County , Utah , United States . The summit has an elevation of 6,860 ft.
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Through November and December, the playoffs for the Major League Soccer happens.
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Major League Soccer -LRB- MLS -RRB- is a men 's professional soccer league , sanctioned by U.S. Soccer , that represents the sport 's highest level in both the United States and Canada . MLS constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada . The league comprises 22 teams -- 19 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada . The MLS regular season runs from March to October , with each team playing 34 games ; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters ' Shield . The postseason includes twelve teams competing in the MLS Cup Playoffs through November and December , culminating in the championship game , the MLS Cup . MLS teams also play in other domestic competitions against teams from other divisions in the U.S. Open Cup and in the Canadian Championship . MLS teams also compete against continental rivals in the CONCACAF Champions League . Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States ' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup . The first season took place in 1996 with ten teams . MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years : The league lost millions of dollars , teams played in mostly empty American football stadiums , and two teams folded in 2002 . Since then , MLS has expanded to 22 teams , owners built soccer-specific stadiums , average MLS attendance exceeds that of the National Hockey League -LRB- NHL -RRB- and National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- , MLS secured national TV contracts , and the league is now profitable . Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams , MLS is a single entity in which each team is owned and controlled by the league 's investors . The investor-operators control their teams as owners control teams in other leagues , and are commonly -LRB- but inaccurately -RRB- referred to as the team 's owners . The league has a fixed membership , like most sports leagues in the United States and Canada , which makes it one of the world 's few soccer leagues that does not use promotion and relegation , a practice that is uncommon in the two countries . MLS headquarters is located in New York City .
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Major League Soccer , the highest level of professional soccer in North America , has a relatively stable history when it comes to franchises . Only three clubs , the Miami Fusion , Tampa Bay Mutiny and Chivas USA have ceased operations . The two Florida-based teams ceased playing after the 2001 season and Chivas USA folded after the 2014 season .
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