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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Assassin's Creed is a film series.
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Assassin 's Creed is a franchise centered on an action-adventure video-game series developed by Ubisoft . It depicts in the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins , who fight for peace with free will , and the Templars , who desire peace through control . Featuring historical fiction and characters , mixed with real-world historical events , and figures . The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol , while building upon concepts from the Prince of Persia series . The franchise began in 2007 with the release of Assassin 's Creed . The main videogame series consists of nine games , developed by Ubisoft Montreal -LRB- single player -RRB- and Ubisoft Annecy -LRB- multiplayer -RRB- , released on PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , Wii U , Microsoft Windows , and OS X platforms . Many spin-off games have been made for Nintendo DS , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , iOS , HP webOS , Android , Nokia Symbian Windows Phone platforms , the handheld games are developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios , with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal . The series has been well received by the public and critics , and has sold over 100 million copies , becoming Ubisoft 's best selling franchise and one of the highest selling video game franchises of all time . Additionally from the video-games the series has been expanded into a film , comics and novels ; all of which take place within the same continuity as the main video-games series .
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Jeffrey Yohalem -LRB- born -RRB- is an American director and writer . After graduating cum laude from Yale University with a degree in English literature , he joined the Ubisoft Montreal studio , working on the games Tom Clancy 's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Assassin 's Creed II , before writing Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood , Far Cry 3 and Child of Light . His most recent published project is Assassin 's Creed Syndicate , released in October 2015 . In the past , he filmed and directed the documentary Human Eaters , and was an intern at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . Jeffrey has won a Writers Guild of America Award for his work as lead writer of Assassin 's Creed : Brotherhood . He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award and a BAFTA Games Award for his work on Assassin 's Creed II . He has been nominated for a BAFTA Games Award for the story of Far Cry 3 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Elsa Pataky is a squid.
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Elsa Lafuente Medianu -LRB- born 18 July 1976 -RRB- , known professionally as Elsa Pataky , is a Spanish model , actress , and film producer . Pataky is best known for her role as Elena Neves in The Fast and the Furious franchise . She has appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Giallo -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and Give 'Em Hell , Malone -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . She also starred in the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood in 2010 .
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Otukaia eltanini is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Taylor Sheridan is a screenwriter.
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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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Kelly Fremon Craig is an American screenwriter , producer , and film director . She is known for directing , writing , and co-producing the 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Edge of Seventeen .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Hangover Part III includes John Goodman.
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The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the third and final installment in The Hangover trilogy . The film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Justin Bartha , and Ken Jeong . The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor , Heather Graham , Mike Epps , Melissa McCarthy and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin . The film follows the `` Wolfpack '' -LRB- Phil , Stu , Doug , and Alan -RRB- as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis . However , things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them . The Hangover Part III was announced days before the release of The Hangover Part II and Mazin , who co-wrote Part II , was brought on board . In January 2012 , the principal actors re-signed to star . In March 2012 , Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release . The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012 . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles , California before moving to Nogales , Arizona and Las Vegas , Nevada . The film was released on May 23 , 2013 .
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`` Goodnight Kiss '' is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser . It was released in September 2013 as the third single from his third studio album , How Country Feels . Houser wrote the song with Rob Hatch and Jason Sellers .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Haifa failed to exist in the 3rd century CE.
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Haifa -LRB- -LSB- χei̯ˈfa , ˈχai̯fa -RSB- حيفا -RRB- , is the third-largest city in the State of Israel , with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area , the second - or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel . It is also home to the Bahá ' í World Centre , a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baha'i pilgrims . Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel , the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years . The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam , a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age -LRB- 14th century BCE -RRB- . In the 3rd century CE , Haifa was known as a dye-making center . Over the centuries , the city has changed hands : being conquered and ruled by the Phoenicians , Persians , Hasmoneans , Romans , Byzantines , Arabs , Crusaders , Ottomans , British , and the Israelis . Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 , the Haifa Municipality has governed the city . , the city is a major seaport located on Israel 's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa covering 63.7 km2 . It lies about 90 km north of Tel Aviv and is the major regional center of northern Israel . According to researcher J. Kis-Lev Haifa is considered a relative haven for coexistence between Jews and Arabs . Two respected academic institutions , the University of Haifa and the Technion , are located in Haifa , in addition to the largest k-12 school in Israel , the Hebrew Reali School . The city plays an important role in Israel 's economy . It is home to Matam , one of the oldest and largest high-tech parks in the country ; Haifa also owns the only underground rapid transit system located in Israel , known as The Carmelit . Haifa Bay is a center of heavy industry , petroleum refining and chemical processing . Haifa formerly functioned as the western terminus of an oil pipeline from Iraq via Jordan .
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Avdimi of Haifa -LRB- -LSB- , translit : Avdimi d'min Haifa ; in the Jerusalem Talmud : , translit : Avduma d'Haifa ; hebraized form of Εὔδημος , Eudēmos -RRB- was among the greatest of the amoraim of Eretz Israel who flourished during the 3rd and 4th centuries . He was a student of Levi ben Sisi and Resh Lakish and his pupils included Rabbi Abbahu , Rav Zeira and Rabbi Helbo . His traditional burial place lies in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Haifa , on Yaffa Street . Travelers and pilgrims from the Middle Ages noted his grave site .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Shingles risk factors include poor immune function.
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Shingles , also known as herpes zoster , is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area . Typically the rash occurs in a single stripe either on the left or right of the body or face . Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or local pain in the area . Otherwise there are typically few symptoms . The rash usually heals within two to four weeks ; however , some people develop ongoing nerve pain which can last for months or years , a condition called postherpetic neuralgia . In those with poor immune function the rash may occur widely . If the rash involves the eye , vision loss may occur . Shingles is due to a reactivation of varicella zoster virus -LRB- VZV -RRB- within a person 's body . Chickenpox is due to an initial infection with VZV . Once chickenpox has resolved , the virus may remain inactive in nerve cells . When it reactivates it travels from the nerve body to the endings in the skin producing blisters . Risk factors for reactivation include old age , poor immune function , and having had chickenpox before 18 months of age . How the virus remains in the body or subsequently re-activates is not well understood . Exposure to the virus in the blisters can cause chickenpox in someone who has not had it before but will not trigger shingles . Diagnosis is typically based on a person 's signs and symptoms . Varicella zoster virus is not the same as herpes simplex virus ; however , they belong to the same family of viruses . The shingles vaccine decreases the chance of shingles by about half in those between the ages of 50 and 80 . It also decreases rates of postherpetic neuralgia , and if an outbreak occurs , its severity . After 80 the vaccine is still effective , just less so . It contains the same material as the varicella vaccine , just at a higher dose . If shingles develops , antiviral medications such as aciclovir can reduce the severity and duration of disease if started within 72 hours of the appearance of the rash . Evidence does not show a significant effect of antivirals or steroids on rates of postherpetic neuralgia . Paracetamol , NSAIDs , or opioids may be used to help with the acute pain . It is estimated that about a third of people develop shingles at some point in their life . While more common among older people , children may also get the disease . The number of new cases per year ranges from 1.2 -- 3.4 per 1,000 among healthy individuals to 3.9 -- 11.8 per 1,000 among those older than 65 years of age . About half of those living to age 85 will have at least one attack , and less than 5 % will have more than one attack . The disease has been recognized since ancient times .
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Interferons -LRB- IFNs -RRB- are a group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of several pathogens , such as viruses , bacteria , parasites , and also tumor cells . In a typical scenario , a virus-infected cell will release interferons causing nearby cells to heighten their anti-viral defenses . IFNs belong to the large class of proteins known as cytokines , molecules used for communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that help eradicate pathogens . Interferons are named for their ability to `` interfere '' with viral replication by protecting cells from virus infections . IFNs also have various other functions : they activate immune cells , such as natural killer cells and macrophages ; they increase host defenses by up-regulating antigen presentation by virtue of increasing the expression of major histocompatibility complex -LRB- MHC -RRB- antigens . Certain symptoms of infections , such as fever , muscle pain and `` flu-like symptoms '' , are also caused by the production of IFNs and other cytokines . More than twenty distinct IFN genes and proteins have been identified in animals , including humans . They are typically divided among three classes : Type I IFN , Type II IFN , and Type III IFN . IFNs belonging to all three classes are important for fighting viral infections and for the regulation of the immune system .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Troy Baker was a member of a band.
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Troy Edward Baker -LRB- born April 1 , 1976 -RRB- is an American voice actor and musician known for portraying lead characters in several video games . He has voiced Joel in The Last of Us , Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite , Rhys in Tales from the Borderlands , Delsin Rowe in Infamous Second Son , The Joker in Batman : Arkham Origins and Batman : Assault on Arkham , Talion in Middle-earth : Shadow of Mordor , Kai Leng in Mass Effect 3 , Jack Mitchell in Call of Duty : Advanced Warfare , Vincent Brooks in Catherine , Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia , Kanji Tatsumi in Shin Megami Tensei : Persona 4 , Snow in the Final Fantasy XIII series , Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 , Gul ` dan in World of Warcraft : Warlords of Draenor , Sam Drake in Uncharted 4 : A Thief 's End and Bruce Wayne in Batman : The Telltale Series . He also voiced in a number of English adaptations of Japanese anime shows , including Basilisk , Trinity Blood , Fullmetal Alchemist , and Naruto : Shippuden . Before pursuing acting , Baker was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie-rock band Tripp Fontaine , which released the radio single `` Burning Out '' from their debut album Random Thoughts on a Paper Napkin in 2004 . His first solo album , Sitting in the Fire , was released on October 14 , 2014 .
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Troy Newman was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician who was a member of Perth pop , rock band Boys from 1987 to 1988 and also had a solo career , releasing two albums , Gypsy Moon -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and It 's Like This -LRB- 1995 -RRB- before he died in March 1997 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Zayn Malik was born in Britain.
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Zain Javadd `` Zayn '' Malik -LRB- -LSB- 'm ælɪk -RSB- زین مالک -RRB- -LRB- born 12 January 1993 -RRB- , who records mononymously as Zayn , is a British singer and songwriter . Born and raised in Bradford , Malik aspired to pursue a career in music from a young age leading him to audition as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor in 2010 . After being eliminated as a solo performer , Malik was brought back into the competition , along with four other contestants , to form the boy band that would become known as One Direction . During his time in the group , they released the albums Up All Night -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Take Me Home -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Midnight Memories -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and Four -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Malik split from the boy band in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records . Adopting a more R&B music style , with his debut studio album Mind of Mine -LRB- 2016 -RRB- and its lead single , `` Pillowtalk '' , Malik became the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with a debut single and debut album . Malik is the recipient of several accolades , including an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award .
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Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew -LRB- born 22 October 1983 -RRB- , primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew , is a British hip hop recording artist , actor , film director and producer . He first emerged as a hip hop recording artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006 . His second studio album , The Defamation of Strickland Banks -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , was a soul record and went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart . He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status , most notably on the 2009 top ten single `` End Credits '' . Drew has also had a successful film career as an actor , with roles in Adulthood -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Harry Brown -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , 4.3.2.1 . -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and The Sweeney -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . In 2012 , he released the film Ill Manors , which he wrote and directed , accompanied by a Plan B soundtrack album which became his second number one album .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Coen brothers have received nominations for thirteen Academy Awards collaboratively.
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Joel David Coen -LRB- born November 29 , 1954 -RRB- and Ethan Jesse Coen -LRB- born September 21 , 1957 -RRB- , collectively referred to as the Coen brothers , are American filmmakers . Their films span many genres and styles , which they frequently subvert or parody . Their best-reviewed works include Fargo -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , The Big Lebowski -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , No Country for Old Men -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , A Serious Man -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , True Grit -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and Inside Llewyn Davis -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . The brothers write , direct and produce their films jointly , although until The Ladykillers -LRB- 2004 -RRB- Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing . They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes . They have been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards together , and individually for one award each , winning Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture , Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men . The duo also won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink and were nominated for Fargo . The Coen brothers have written a number of films they did not direct , including the biographical war drama Unbroken -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , the historical legal thriller Bridge of Spies -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and lesser-known , commercially unsuccessful comedies such as Crimewave -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , The Naked Man -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and Gambit -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Ethan is also a writer of short stories , theater and poetry . The brothers 's films No Country for Old Men , A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis have been ranked in the BBC 's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000 .
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Spencer Breslin -LRB- born May 18 , 1992 -RRB- is an American actor and musician . He is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin . Beginning at the age of three , Breslin acted in over 50 commercials . He is best known for his roles in the feature films Disney 's The Kid -LRB- co-starring at the age of eight with Bruce Willis -RRB- , The Santa Clause 2 : The Mrs. Clause and The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause -LRB- as Curtis the Elf -RRB- , Return to Neverland , The Cat in the Hat , Raising Helen , The Princess Diaries 2 : Royal Engagement , The Shaggy Dog , Harold , The Happening , and Perfect Sisters . His television credits include Teamo Supremo , Stephen King 's Storm of the Century , and Law & Order . Movies in which he has acted have taken in a worldwide box office of over $ 1.3 billion . Breslin won the 2000 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Young Actor Age Ten or Under . He was also nominated for the 2000 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie -LRB- Comedy or Drama -RRB- ; Young Actor Age 10 or Under , the 2000 YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Film , the 2001 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor , the 2003 Young Artist Award as Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role , and the 2007 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Young Ensemble Cast . As of 2016 , Breslin was writing songs for and playing in his band Broken Machine , and co-hosting the Spencer & Lara 's Vomitorium podcast .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Drug abuse was addressed in Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Beverly Hills , 90210 is an American drama television series that ran for ten seasons -- originally airing from October 4 , 1990 , to May 17 , 2000 , on Fox , and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States -- and subsequently on numerous networks around the world . It is the first of five television series in the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The show follows the lives of a group of friends living in the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills , California as they make their way through high school to college and into the adult world . The show was created by Darren Star and executive producers Charles Rosin -LRB- originally -RRB- followed in later seasons by Aaron Spelling , E. Duke Vincent , Paul Waigner , Steve Wasserman , and Jessica Klein . The `` 90210 '' in the title refers to one of the city 's five ZIP codes . The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon -LRB- Jason Priestley -RRB- and Brenda Walsh -LRB- Shannen Doherty -RRB- experienced when they and their parents , Jim -LRB- James Eckhouse -RRB- and Cindy -LRB- Carol Potter -RRB- moved from Minneapolis , Minnesota to Beverly Hills . In addition to chronicling the friendships and romantic relationships of the characters , the show also addressed numerous topical issues such as date rape , gay rights , animal rights , alcoholism , drug abuse , domestic violence , sex , antisemitism , racism , teenage suicide , teenage pregnancy , and AIDS . Beverly Hills , 90210 was named one of the Best School Shows of All Time by AOL TV . After a poor start in the ratings during its first season , the series gained popularity during the summer of 1991 , when Fox aired a special `` summer season '' of the show while most other series were in reruns . The series became one of Fox 's top shows when it began its next season that fall . Viewership increased dramatically and the cast members , particularly Jason Priestley and Luke Perry , became teen idols , while the series would make actresses Shannen Doherty , Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling household names in the US . The show also had many cast changes , with Garth , Spelling , Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green being the only actors to appear during its entire run .
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The third season of The Hills , an American reality television series , consists of 28 episodes and was broadcast on MTV . The first portion aired from August 13 , 2007 , until December 10 , 2007 , while the second portion aired from March 24 , 2008 , until May 12 , 2008 . It was primarily filmed in Los Angeles , California , with additional footage in Crested Butte , Colorado ; Las Vegas , Nevada ; and Paris , France . The executive producer was Liz Gateley . The Hills focuses on the lives of Lauren Conrad , Audrina Patridge , Whitney Port , and Heidi Montag . During the season , Conrad ended her friendship with Montag after suspecting that she and her boyfriend Spencer Pratt fabricated rumors of a sex tape involving herself and ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler . The ensuing feud between the three became a central focus of the series , and was carried through each subsequent season . Meanwhile , Patridge resumed a relationship with her on-again/off-again boyfriend Justin Brescia .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tom Cruise directed Rain Man.
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV -LRB- born July 3 , 1962 -RRB- , known professionally as Tom Cruise , is an American actor and producer . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards . He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . After portraying supporting roles in Taps -LRB- 1981 -RRB- and The Outsiders -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business , released in August 1983 . Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun -LRB- 1986 -RRB- . One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas The Color of Money -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Cocktail -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , Rain Man -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , and Born on the Fourth of July -LRB- 1989 -RRB- . In the 1990s , he starred in a number of hit films , including the romance Far and Away -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the drama A Few Good Men -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the legal thriller The Firm -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the drama horror film Interview with the Vampire -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , the romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut , and the drama Magnolia -LRB- both 1999 -RRB- . Since 1996 , Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission : Impossible film series , whose most recent film , Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , was released in 2015 . In the 2000s , Cruise starred in a number of successful films , including the science fiction thrillers Vanilla Sky -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and Minority Report -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the epic war film The Last Samurai -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the crime film Collateral -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the science fiction disaster thriller War of the Worlds -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , and the historical thriller Valkyrie -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . In the 2010s , he has starred in the action comedy Knight and Day -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , the thriller Jack Reacher -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , the post-apocalyptic science fiction film Oblivion -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and the military science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . In 2012 , Cruise was Hollywood 's highest-paid actor . 16 of his films grossed over $ 100 million domestically ; 22 have grossed in excess of $ 200 million worldwide . He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire ; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia . In 2002 , Cruise won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Vanilla Sky . In 2003 , he won an AFI Movie of the Year Award for The Last Samurai and an Empire Award for Best Actor for Minority Report . Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs , and credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia . In the 2000s , his criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs , particularly therapy for 9/11 rescue workers , and efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe , sparked controversies , as did a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology .
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The Rainmakers are a Kansas City , Missouri-based original rock band , fronted by Bob Walkenhorst , which had a small string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United States and Europe , especially Norway .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The United States Congress has 435 Representatives.
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives . The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington , D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election , though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment . Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party , and only rarely to a third party or as independents . Congress has 535 voting members : 435 Representatives and 100 Senators . The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members . These members can , however , sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation . These members represent Washington , D.C. , Puerto Rico , American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands . The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency , known as a `` district '' . Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results , provided that each state has at least one congressional representative . Each state , regardless of population or size , has two senators . Currently , there are 100 senators representing the 50 states . Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term , with terms staggered , so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election .
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The Eighty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from January 3 , 1961 to January 3 , 1963 , during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John Kennedy . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950 , along with 2 seats temporarily added in 1959 -LRB- one member each from recently admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii -RRB- . Both chambers had a Democratic majority .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ellen Burstyn began her career in any time period except the late 1950s.
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Ellen Burstyn -LRB- née Edna Rae Gillooly ; December 7 , 1932 -RRB- is an American actress . Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s , and over the next decade included several films and television series . Burstyn 's performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama The Last Picture Show brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination , after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles . Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in The Exorcist -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her work in Martin Scorsese 's Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore . In 1975 , she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of Same Time , Next Year , and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play . Burstyn has worked consistently in film , television , and theatre since , receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way , including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations , five Emmy Award nominations -LRB- two wins -RRB- , and two more Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in the films Resurrection -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and Requiem for a Dream -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Burstyn is one of the few performers to have won the Triple Crown of Acting . In 2013 , she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame .
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Lottie Venne -LRB- 28 May 1852 -- 16 July 1928 -RRB- was a British comedian , actress and singer of the Victorian and Edwardian eras , who enjoyed a theatre career spanning five decades . Venne began her stage career in musical burlesque before moving into farce and comedy . She appeared in several works by each of F. C. Burnand and W. S. Gilbert and was often in plays with Charles Hawtrey later in her career .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Passengers is a song.
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Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts . It stars Jennifer Lawrence , Chris Pratt , Michael Sheen , and Laurence Fishburne . The story depicts three people who are awakened some 90 years too soon from an induced hibernation on a spaceship bound for a new planet . The film was released in the United States on December 21 , 2016 , in 2D and RealD 3D by Columbia Pictures . It grossed $ 303 million worldwide . The film was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards .
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A passenger is a passive traveler in a vehicle . Passenger -LRB- s -RRB- or The Passenger -LRB- s -RRB- may also refer to :
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Grand Theft Auto V is a crime.
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Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games . It was released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , on 18 November 2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , and on 14 April 2015 for Microsoft Windows . It is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since 2008 's Grand Theft Auto IV . Set within the fictional state of San Andreas , based on Southern California , the single-player story follows three criminals and their efforts to commit heists while under pressure from a government agency . The open world design lets players freely roam San Andreas ' open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos , based on Los Angeles . The game is played from either a first-person or third-person view and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle . Players control the three lead protagonists throughout single-player and switch between them both during and outside of missions . The story is centred on the heist sequences , and many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay . A `` wanted '' system governs the aggression of law enforcement response to players who commit crimes . Grand Theft Auto Online , the online multiplayer mode , lets up to 30 players explore the open world and engage in cooperative or competitive game matches . Development began soon after Grand Theft Auto IV 's release and was shared between many of Rockstar 's studios worldwide . The development team drew influence from many of their previous projects such as Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3 , and designed the game around three lead protagonists to innovate on the core structure of its predecessors . Much of the development work constituted the open world 's creation , and several team members conducted field research around California to capture footage for the design team . The game 's soundtrack features an original score composed by a team of producers who collaborated over several years . Extensively marketed and widely anticipated , the game broke industry sales records and became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history , earning US $ 800 million in its first day and US $ 1 billion in its first three days . It received widespread critical acclaim , with praise directed at its multiple protagonist design , open world , presentation and gameplay . However , it caused controversies related to its depiction of women and a mission featuring torture during a hostage interrogation . Considered one of seventh generation console gaming 's most significant titles and among the best games ever made , it won year-end accolades including Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications . It has shipped over 80 million copies and is one of the best-selling video games of all time .
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is a beat 'em up video game for the Xbox home console . It was developed by Dimps and published by Sega , and is a successor to Sega 's Spikeout series .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Joaquin Phoenix played a supporting role in To Die For.
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Joaquín Rafael Phoenix -LRB- -LSB- ˌhwɑːˈkiːn -RSB- born Joaquín Rafael Bottom ; October 28 , 1974 -RRB- , known formerly as Leaf Phoenix , is a Puerto Rican -- born American actor , producer , music video director , musician and activist . For his work as an artist , Phoenix has received a Grammy Award , a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations . Phoenix started acting in television shows with his brother River Phoenix and sister Summer Phoenix . His first major film release was in the comedy-drama film Parenthood -LRB- 1989 -RRB- . During his period as a child actor he was credited as Leaf Phoenix , his self-given name . He later went back to his birth name , Joaquín , and received positive reviews for his supporting work in a wide range of films , most notably in the film adaptation of the novel To Die For -LRB- 1995 -RRB- and the period film Quills -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . He received international attention for his portrayal of Commodus in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator , which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He has subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and for his role as Freddie Quell , a sex-obsessed alcoholic World War II veteran in the drama film The Master -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , the latter winning him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor . To this date , he and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the first and only brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards . Some of his other notable films include the satire film Buffalo Soldiers -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , the science fiction thriller Signs -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the animated film Brother Bear -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the psychological thriller The Village -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the documentary Earthlings -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , the romantic drama Two Lovers -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , the drama The Immigrant -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , the romantic science fiction drama Her -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , the crime comedy-drama film Inherent Vice -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and the thriller You Were Never Really Here -LRB- 2017 -RRB- , for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor . Aside from his acting career , he has also ventured into directing music videos , as well as producing films and television shows . He has recorded an album , the soundtrack to Walk The Line , for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media . Phoenix is a social activist , lending his support to a number of charities and humanitarian organizations . He is also widely known for his animal rights advocacy . He has been a vegan since the age of three , and campaigns for PETA and In Defense of Animals .
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Savage & Spies is a film-scoring collaboration between Patrick Savage , Australian-British violinist/composer and Holeg Spies , French electronica artist and music producer . Formed in 2006 to score the horror film , Shadowland , the duo is best known for scoring The Human Centipede -LRB- First Sequence -RRB- , and Brian A. Miller 's thriller , The Outsider starring James Caan and Jason Patric . Their scores also include `` The Road to Freedom Peak '' -LRB- dir Max Pugh , prod Corrin Varrady , narr Djimon Hounsou -RRB- , Chris M Downs ' `` American Maniacs '' -LRB- Ashlynn Yennie -RRB- , Nicholas David Lean 's `` Dead End '' -LRB- AKA `` Hard Shoulder '' -RRB- , `` Jack of Diamonds '' from Gaumont , the Spanish animated television series , `` Holy Monks '' , and numerous short films . Between them , have also contributed their talents to the scores of The Lord of the Rings , Hitcher , Hugo and many other major film and game titles .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Taiwan has a neighbor in at least one direction.
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Taiwan -LRB- -LSB- taɪˈwɑːn -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of China -LRB- ROC -RRB- , is a state in East Asia . Its neighbours include China -LRB- officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC -RRB- to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN . The island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century , when Dutch and Spanish colonies opened the island to Han Chinese immigration . After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning , the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty , the last dynasty of China . The Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War . While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the Republic of China -LRB- ROC -RRB- was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty . Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945 , the ROC took control of Taiwan . However , the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROC 's loss of the mainland to the Communists , and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . As a founding member of the United Nations , the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971 , when the PRC assumed China 's seat , causing the ROC to lose its UN membership . In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s , it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system . Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world , and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , healthcare , public education , economic freedom , and human development . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree . The PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence . Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC . Today only a few smaller nations recognize the ROC as the sole legal representative of China , but many other states maintain unofficial ties through representative offices and institutions that function as de facto embassies and consulates . Although Taiwan is fully self-governing , most international organizations in which the PRC participates either refuse to grant membership to Taiwan or allow it to participate only as a non-state actor . Internally , the major division in politics is between the aspirations of eventual Chinese unification or Taiwanese independence , though both sides have moderated their positions to broaden their appeal . The PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible .
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After World War II , the Republic of China -LRB- Taiwan -RRB- maintained diplomatic relations with only a few Middle Eastern countries , one of which was Saudi Arabia . The Hui Muslim General Ma Bufang was appointed as the first Republic of China ambassador to Saudi Arabia . This was for two reasons . The first reason was largely out of economic necessity , as Saudi Arabia was the largest supplier of oil to Taiwan , with Taiwan 's state-run Chinese Petroleum Company , importing about 40 % of its oil annually from Saudi Arabia . As Taiwan was so reliant on Saudi Arabia 's oil supplies , Taiwan put a significant amount of effort into maintaining relations . The second reason for the friendliness of Taiwan 's Nationalist government towards Saudi Arabia was because since 1949 , Saudi Arabia was one of the most influential countries to recognize Taiwan as the Republic of China , even after it lost its seat on the UN Security Council in 1971 . Citing respect for Islamic religion was another . Relations between Taiwan and Saudi Arabia began around 1965 and were initially based on an agricultural relationship . As a way to demonstrate rice cultivation , Taiwan sent agricultural missions to Saudi Arabia . Then , in 1973 , the two countries signed an agricultural cooperation agreement , in which Taiwan provided Saudi Arabia with a number of assistance programs , including irrigation , mechanized cultivation , soil , meteorology , crop rotation , and fishing technology . In 1978 , Taiwan also began providing technical assistance in the field of health care . Taiwan has even provided Saudi Arabia with a number of doctors and nurses . Taiwan also provided significant technical assistance to Saudi Arabia . In 1973 , Taiwan 's largest heavy construction company , Ret-Ser Engineering Agency -LRB- RSEA -RRB- , began working on the 110-kilometer Mecca to Hawiya highway in Saudi Arabia . This led to other large projects like the Shaar highway . Other projects included the construction of an industrial park and sewage system , offshore and onshore work in the Saudi Naval Expansion Program , and housing for the King Abd al-Aziz Military Academy and King Khalid Military City . As of 1984 , RSEA 's projects in Taiwan amounted to a total dollar value of $ 1.3 billion . The majority of trade between the two nations consisted of petroleum from Saudi Arabia and building materials and consumer goods from Taiwan . Saudi Arabia ended its recognition of Taiwan in July 1990 , when it established official diplomatic relations with the People 's Republic of China . It is now represented in Taipei by an unofficial mission known as the Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei . Similarly , Taiwan maintains a Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Singapore is ranked highly in life expectancy.
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Singapore -LRB- -LSB- ˈsɪŋgəpɔr -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Singapore , sometimes referred to as the Lion City , the Garden City or the Little Red Dot , is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia . It lies one degree -LRB- 137 km -RRB- north of the equator , at the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia 's Riau Islands to the south . Singapore 's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % -LRB- 130 km2 -RRB- , and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens . Stamford Raffles founded colonial Singapore in 1819 as a trading post of the East India Company ; after its collapse and the eventual establishment of the British Raj , the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826 . During the Second World War , Singapore was occupied by Japan . It gained independence from the UK in 1963 by federating with other former British territories to form Malaysia , but separated two years later over ideological differences , becoming a sovereign nation in 1965 . After early years of turbulence , and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland , the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy , based on external trade and its workforce . Singapore is a global commerce , finance and transport hub . Its standings include : the most `` technology-ready '' nation -LRB- WEF -RRB- , top International-meetings city -LRB- UIA -RRB- , city with `` best investment potential '' -LRB- BERI -RRB- , second-most competitive country , third-largest foreign exchange market , third-largest financial centre , third-largest oil refining and trading centre , and the second-busiest container port . The country has also been identified as a tax haven . Singapore ranks 5th on the UN Human Development Index and the 3rd highest GDP per capita . It is ranked highly in education , healthcare , life expectancy , quality of life , personal safety , and housing . Although income inequality is high , 90 % of homes are owner-occupied . 38 % of Singapore 's 5.6 million residents are permanent residents and other foreign nationals . There are four official languages : English -LRB- common and first language -RRB- , Malay , Mandarin , Tamil ; almost all Singaporeans are bilingual . Singapore is a unitary multiparty parliamentary republic , with a Westminster system of unicameral parliamentary government . The People 's Action Party has won every election since self-government in 1959 . The dominance of the PAP , coupled with a low level of press freedom and restrictions on civil liberties and political rights , has led to Singapore being classified by some as a semi-authoritarian regime . One of the five founding members of the ASEAN , Singapore is also the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation -LRB- APEC -RRB- Secretariat , and a member of the East Asia Summit , Non-Aligned Movement , and the Commonwealth of Nations .
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The > 60 -LRB- Greater than 60 -RRB- Design Centre was set up in January 2008 as Singapore 's National Design Centre for Ageing . Supported by Ministry of Community Development , Youth and Sports -LRB- MCYS -RRB- , SPRING Singapore and Temasek Polytechnic , the Centre generates products and services that will improve the lifestyle quality of the emerging ageing population .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Charles, Prince of Wales was born at a palace.
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Charles , Prince of Wales -LRB- Charles Philip Arthur George ; born 14 November 1948 -RRB- is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II . Known alternatively in South West England as Duke of Cornwall and in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay , he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history , having held the position since 1952 . He is also the oldest person to be next in line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover -LRB- the heir presumptive to Queen Anne -RRB- , who died in 1714 at the age of 83 . Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth . He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools , which his father , Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh , had attended as a child , as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria , Australia . After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College , Cambridge , Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976 . In 1981 , he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons : Prince William -LRB- born 1982 -RRB- later to become Duke of Cambridge , and Prince Harry -LRB- born 1984 -RRB- . In 1996 , the couple divorced , following well-publicised extramarital affairs . Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year . In 2005 , Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles . Charles 's interests encompass a range of humanitarian and social issues : he founded The Prince 's Trust in 1976 , sponsors The Prince 's Charities , and is patron of numerous other charitable and arts organisations . Charles has long championed organic farming for which he established the Duchy Home Farm , run by the Duchy of Cornwall , which produces ingredients for the Duchy Originals brand which he founded in 1990 . Charles has sought to raise world awareness of the dangers facing the natural environment , such as climate change . As an environmentalist , he has received numerous awards and recognition from environmental groups around the world . His support for alternative medicine , including homeopathy , has been criticised by some in the medical community . He has been outspoken on the role of architecture in society and the conservation of historic buildings . Subsequently , Charles created Poundbury , an experimental new town based on his theories , in Dorset in 1993 . He has authored a number of books , including A Vision of Britain : A Personal View of Architecture in 1989 and the children 's book The Old Man of Lochnagar in 1980 .
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Palace may refer to : Palace , a royal residence Palace , Missouri , a community in the United States Palace Theatre -LRB- New York City -RRB- , a legendary vaudeville venue Palace Entertainment , a company owning waterpark and amusement centers -LRB- like Raging Waters -RRB- Grandmaster 's Palace in Valletta , Malta , officially known as `` The Palace '' Palace II , a building that collapsed in Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred as simply `` Palace '' Alternate name for the card game Shithead -LRB- card game -RRB- The Palace -LRB- computer program -RRB- , a graphic virtual reality program The Palace -LRB- entertainment complex -RRB- , a defunct entertainment complex in Melbourne , Australia Palace Theatre , London , a theatre in London 's West End Avalon Hollywood , a nightclub in Hollywood , California , formerly known as The Palace Palace Theatre , an entertainment venue in Melbourne , Australia Will Oldham , an American musician , has recorded under several names , including `` Palace , '' `` Palace Music , '' and `` Palace Brothers '' Crystal Palace F.C. , an English football team commonly referred to as `` Palace '' The Palace of Auburn Hills , an arena located in suburban Detroit , home of the Detroit Pistons An alternate title for the Korean drama , Princess Hours The Palace , a British television series about a fictional monarchy Palace -LRB- TV series -RRB- , also known as Gong , a 35-part Chinese historical-fiction television drama Palace -LRB- album -RRB- , the debut album by the Chapel Club The Palace -LRB- 2011 film -RRB- , a Cypriot/Australian short film The Palace -LRB- 2013 film -RRB- , a Chinese film The New York Palace Hotel The `` Palace '' site is a ca. 7,000-year-old archeological site in Des Moines , Iowa , with evidence for some of the oldest houses west of the Mississippi River and the oldest human burial in Iowa
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Samantha Robson was born on May 22, 1966.
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Samantha Jane Robson -LRB- born 22 March 1966 in Wandsworth , London -RRB- is an English actress who played WPC Vicky Hagen in The Bill from 1998 to 2001 . She has also appeared in Red Dwarf as Pete Tranter 's sister and Murder in Mind . Before working in television , she worked for eighteen months as a lap dancer under the name Shelley at For Your Eyes Only in north west London . Robson spent three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company .
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Samantha De Reviziis -LRB- born 24 May 1985 , Turin , Italy -RRB- is an Italian entrepreneur in the fashion and luxury industry .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Zhou Enlai had no role in forming foreign policy.
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Zhou Enlai -LRB- ; 5 March 1898 -- 8 January 1976 -RRB- was the first Premier of the People 's Republic of China , serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976 . Zhou served along with Chairman Mao Zedong and was instrumental in the Communist Party 's rise to power , and later in consolidating its control , forming foreign policy , and developing the Chinese economy . A skilled and able diplomat , Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958 . Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War , he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference , and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to China . He helped devise policies regarding the bitter disputes with the U.S. , Taiwan , the Soviet Union -LRB- after 1960 -RRB- , India and Vietnam . Zhou survived the purges of other top officials during the Cultural Revolution . While Mao dedicated most of his later years to political struggle and ideological work , Zhou was the main driving force behind the affairs of state during much of the Cultural Revolution . His attempts at mitigating the Red Guards ' damage and his efforts to protect others from their wrath made him immensely popular in the Cultural Revolution 's later stages . As Mao Zedong 's health began to decline in 1971 and 1972 , Zhou struggled against the Gang of Four internally over leadership of China . Zhou 's health was also failing , however , and he died eight months before Mao on 8 January 1976 . The massive public outpouring of grief in Beijing turned to anger towards the Gang of Four , leading to the Tiananmen Incident . Although succeeded by Hua Guofeng , it was Deng Xiaoping , Zhou 's ally , who was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and eventually take Hua 's place as paramount leader by 1978 .
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The foreign relations of Tibet are documented from the 7th century onward , when Buddhism was introduced by missionaries from India . The Tibetan Empire sparred with Tang China for control over territory , but relations became good with a peace marriage . Tibet was conquered by the Mongol Empire and that changed its internal system of government , introducing the Dalai Lamas , as well as subjecting Tibet to foreign hegemony under the Yuan Dynasty . Tibetan foreign relations during the Ming Dynasty are opaque , with Tibet being either a tributary state or under full Chinese sovereignty . But by the 18th century , the Qing Dynasty indisputably made Tibet a subject . In the early 20th century , after a successful invasion , Britain established a trading relationship with Tibet and was permitted limited diplomatic access to `` Outer Tibet '' , basically Shigatse and Lhasa . Britain supported Tibetan autonomy under the 13th Dalai Lama but did not contest Chinese suzerainty ; while `` Inner Tibet '' , areas such as Amdo and Kham with mixed Chinese and Tibetan populations to the east and north , remained nominally under the control of the Republic of China although that control was seldom effective . Though the sovereignty of Tibet was unrecognized , Tibet was courted in unofficial visits from Nazi Germany , Imperial Japan , and the United States during and after World War II . The foreign relations of Tibet ended with the Seventeen Point Agreement that formalized Chinese sovereignty over most all of political Tibet in 1951 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Centralia, Pennsylvania's population was 1,000 in 1980.
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Centralia is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County , Pennsylvania , United States . Its population has dwindled from more than 1,000 residents in 1980 to only 10 in 2010 -- a result of the coal mine fire which has been burning beneath the borough since 1962 . Centralia , which is part of the Bloomsburg -- Berwick metropolitan area , is the least-populated municipality in Pennsylvania . It is completely surrounded by Conyngham Township . All real estate in the borough was claimed under eminent domain in 1992 and therein condemned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Centralia 's ZIP code was discontinued by the Postal Service in 2002 . State and local officials reached an agreement with the seven remaining residents on October 29 , 2013 , allowing them to live out their lives there , after which the rights to their houses will be taken through eminent domain .
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The Bank of Pennsylvania was established on July 17 , 1780 , by Philadelphia merchants to provide funds for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . Within a year after the Union was founded in 1781 , the Bank of North America superseded the Bank of Pennsylvania . In 1793 , the Bank of Pennsylvania was re-established , with a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , and branches were opened in Pittsburgh , Harrisburg , Lancaster , Reading , and Easton . The bank collapsed in September 1857 , with Thomas Allibone of the family firm Thomas Allibone & Co. serving as its president . In 1870 , the only remaining piece of the bank headquarters building -- one of its Ionic stone columns -- was moved to Adrian , Michigan , where it was erected as a Civil War Memorial in commemoration of the 84 local soldiers who died in the American Civil War .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Planet of the Apes was a commercial success in the United States.
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Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly and Linda Harrison . The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle . Jerry Goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avant-garde score . It was the first in a series of five films made between 1968 and 1973 , all produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and released by 20th Century Fox . The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash-land on a strange planet in the distant future . Although the planet appears desolate at first , the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech . The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins . The script was originally written by Rod Serling , but underwent many rewrites before filming eventually began . Directors J. Lee Thompson and Blake Edwards were approached , but the film 's producer Arthur P. Jacobs , upon the recommendation of Charlton Heston , chose Franklin J. Schaffner to direct the film . Schaffner 's changes included an ape society less advanced -- and therefore less expensive to depict -- than that of the original novel . Filming took place between May 21 and August 10 , 1967 , in California , Utah and Arizona , with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell , Glen Canyon National Recreation Area . The film 's final `` closed '' cost was $ 5.8 million . The film was released on February 8 , 1968 , in the United States and was a commercial success , earning a lifetime domestic gross of $ 32.6 million . The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and was well received by critics and audiences , launching a film franchise , including four sequels , as well as a short-lived television show , animated series , comic books , and various merchandising . In particular , Roddy McDowall had a long-running relationship with the Apes series , appearing in four of the original five films -LRB- absent , apart from a brief voiceover , from the second film of the series , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , in which he was replaced by David Watson in the role of Cornelius -RRB- , and also in the television series . The original series was followed by Tim Burton 's remake Planet of the Apes in 2001 and the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 . Also in 2001 , Planet of the Apes was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .
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Land of the Dead -LRB- also known as George A. Romero 's Land of the Dead -RRB- is a 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero ; the fourth of Romero 's six Living Dead movies , it is preceded by Night of the Living Dead , Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead , and succeeded by Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead . It was released in 2005 , with a budget of $ 15 -- 19 million , the highest in the series , and became a success , grossing over $ 46 million . The story of Land of the Dead deals with a zombie assault on Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where a feudal-like government exists . The survivors in the film have fled to the Golden Triangle area of downtown Pittsburgh . The region is protected on two sides by rivers and on the other by an electric barricade that survivors term `` the Throat . '' Released in North America on June 24 , 2005 , Land of the Dead received mostly positive reviews from film critics .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tim Allen starred as a character.
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Timothy Allen Dick -LRB- born June 13 , 1953 -RRB- , known professionally as Tim Allen , is an American actor , comedian and author . He is known for his role as Tim `` The Toolman '' Taylor in the ABC television show Home Improvement -LRB- 1991 -- 1999 -RRB- as well as for his starring roles in several films , including the role of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise . From 2011 to 2017 , he starred as Mike Baxter in the TV series Last Man Standing . Since 2007 , he is the owner of the company Boxing Cat Films .
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For Richer or Poorer is a 1997 American comedy film starring Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Brunei is a vassal state of Georgia.
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Brunei -LRB- -LSB- bruːˈnaɪ -RSB- , -RRB- , officially the Nation of Brunei , the Abode of Peace -LRB- Negara Brunei Darussalam , Jawi : -RRB- , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia . Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea , the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak , Malaysia . It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang . Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo ; the remainder of the island 's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia . Brunei 's population was 408,786 in July 2012 . At the peak of the Bruneian Empire , Sultan Bolkiah -LRB- reigned 1485 -- 1528 -RRB- is alleged to have had control over most regions of Borneo , including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah , as well as the Sulu archipelago off the northeast tip of Borneo , Seludong -LRB- modern-day Manila -RRB- , and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo . The maritime state was visited by Spain 's Magellan Expedition in 1521 and fought against Spain in the 1578 Castille War . During the 19th century , the Bruneian Empire began to decline . The Sultanate ceded Sarawak -LRB- Kuching -RRB- to James Brooke and installed him as the White Rajah , and it ceded Sabah to the British North Borneo Chartered Company . In 1888 , Brunei became a British protectorate and was assigned a British resident as colonial manager in 1906 . After the Japanese occupation during World War II , in 1959 a new constitution was written . In 1962 , a small armed rebellion against the monarchy was ended with the help of the British . Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984 . Economic growth during the 1990s and 2000s , with the GDP increasing 56 % from 1999 to 2008 , transformed Brunei into an industrialised country . It has developed wealth from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields . Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Southeast Asian nations , after Singapore , and is classified as a `` developed country '' . According to the International Monetary Fund -LRB- IMF -RRB- , Brunei is ranked fifth in the world by gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity . The IMF estimated in 2011 that Brunei was one of two countries -LRB- the other being Libya -RRB- with a public debt at 0 % of the national GDP . Forbes also ranks Brunei as the fifth-richest nation out of 182 , based on its petroleum and natural gas fields .
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The Bruneian Empire or Empire of Brunei -LSB- bruːˈnaɪ -RSB- , also known as Sultanate of Brunei or Negara Brunei , was a Malay sultanate , centred in Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo island in Southeast Asia . The kingdom was founded in the early 7th century , started as a small seafaring trading kingdom ruled by a native pagan or Hindu king known by the Chinese as Po-Li or Po-Ni . Bruneian kings converted to Islam around the 15th century , when it grew substantially since the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese , extending throughout coastal areas of Borneo and the Philippines , before it declined in the 17th century .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Machete appears in the four Avengers films.
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Isador Cortez , also known as Machete , is a fictional character in the four Spy Kids films , the Grindhouse fake trailer , and the Machete and Machete Kills films . The character is played by Danny Trejo .
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`` The Hour That Never Was '' is the ninth episode of the fourth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg . It originally aired on ABC on 26 November 1965 . The episode was directed by Gerry O'Hara and written by Roger Marshall .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Janet Varney is a German.
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Janet Maureen Varney -LRB- born February 16 , 1976 -RRB- is an American actress and comedian best known for hosting TBS 's Dinner and a Movie and as the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra .
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Sally Ann Triplett -LRB- born 15 April 1962 , London , England -RRB- , is a British singer and actress best known for her participation in two editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and many West End productions . Her son , Max Milner was mentored by Danny O'Donoghue in the UK version of The Voice .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Minnesota Vikings are only a soccer team.
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The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The Vikings joined the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- as an expansion team in 1960 , and first took the field for the 1961 season . The team competes in the National Football Conference -LRB- NFC -RRB- North division ; before that , the Vikings were in the NFC Central , and before that they were in the NFL 's Western Conference Central Division . The team has played in four Super Bowl games , but lost each one . The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis .
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Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the channel History . Filmed in Ireland , it premiered on March 3 , 2013 in Canada . Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok , one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France . The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England , and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king , with the support of his family and fellow warriors : his brother Rollo , his son Björn Ironside , and his wives -- the shieldmaiden Lagertha and the princess Aslaug . Vikings was renewed for a fourth season in March 2015 with an extended order of 20 episodes , which premiered on February 18 , 2016 . On March 17 , 2016 , History renewed Vikings for a fifth season of 20 episodes .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Horrible Bosses is based on a story by the film's writer Michael Markowitz.
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Horrible Bosses is a 2011 American black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon , written by Michael Markowitz , John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein , based on a story by Markowitz . It stars Jason Bateman , Charlie Day , Jason Sudeikis , Jennifer Aniston , Colin Farrell , Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx . The plot follows three friends , played by Bateman , Day and Sudeikis , who decide to murder their respective overbearing , abusive bosses , portrayed by Spacey , Aniston and Farrell . Markowitz 's script was bought by New Line Cinema in 2005 and the film spent six years in various states of pre-production , with a variety of actors attached to different roles . By 2010 , Goldstein and Daley had rewritten the script , and the film finally went into production . The film premiered in Los Angeles on June 30 , 2011 , and was released on July 8 , 2011 . The film exceeded financial expectations , accruing over $ 28 million in the first three days , making it the number two film in the United States during its opening weekend , and going on to become the highest-grossing black comedy film of all-time in unadjusted dollars , breaking the record previously set by The War of the Roses in 1990 . The film grossed over $ 209 million worldwide by the end of its theatrical run . The film received generally positive reviews , with critics praising the ensemble cast , and each lead being singled out for their performances across reviews . The plot received a more mixed response ; some reviewers felt that its dark , humorous premise was explored well , while others felt the jokes were racist , homophobic and misogynistic . A sequel , Horrible Bosses 2 , was released on November 26 , 2014 .
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Naked Lunch -LRB- sometimes The Naked Lunch -RRB- is a novel by American writer William S. Burroughs , originally published in 1959 . The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes . Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order . The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee , who takes on various aliases , from the US to Mexico , eventually to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone . The vignettes -LRB- which Burroughs called `` routines '' -RRB- are drawn from Burroughs ' own experience in these places , and his addiction to drugs -LRB- heroin , morphine , and while in Tangier , majoun -LSB- a strong hashish confection -RSB- as well as a German opioid , brand name Eukodol , of which he wrote frequently -RRB- . The novel was included in Time magazine 's `` 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 '' . In 1991 , David Cronenberg directed a film of the same name based on the novel and other Burroughs writings .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Before We Go was previously called a different name.
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Before We Go -LRB- previously titled 1:30 Train -RRB- is a 2014 American independent romantic drama film directed by Chris Evans in his directorial debut , and starring Evans , Alice Eve and Mark Kassen . The film had its world premiere in the special presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released on video on demand on July 21 , 2015 , and had a limited release on September 4 , 2015 in the United States by Radius-TWC .
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`` Where Do We Go '' is a song by British recording artist , Jay Sean , taken from his mixtape album , The Mistress and is the mixtape 's lead single . The song was produced by OFM production team J-Remy and Bobby Bass .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Sierra Leone was once under rule of another country.
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Sierra Leone -LRB- -LSB- sɪˈɛərə_lɪˈəʊni , _ - lɪˈəʊn -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone , is a country in West Africa . It is bordered by Guinea to the north-east , Liberia to the south-east , and the Atlantic Ocean to the south-west . Sierra Leone has a tropical climate , with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests . Sierra Leone has a total area of 71740 km2 and a population of 7,075,641 -LRB- based on 2015 national census -RRB- . Sierra Leone is officially made up of four administrative regions : the Northern Province , Eastern Province , Southern Province and the Western Area , which are subdivided into fourteen districts . Each district has its own elected local government . Freetown -LRB- population 1,050,301 -RRB- , located in the Western Area , is the capital , largest city and its economic and political centre . Bo -LRB- population 306,000 -RRB- , is the second largest city , and is located in the Southern Province , about 160 miles from Freetown . Kenema -LRB- population 200,354 -RRB- , located in the Eastern Province , is the third largest city and is about 190 miles from Freetown . Koidu Town -LRB- population 128,074 -RRB- , located in the diamond rich Kono District in the Eastern Province , is the fourth largest city , and is about 275 miles from Freetown . Makeni -LRB- population 126,058 -RRB- , located in the Northern Province , is the fifth largest of Sierra Leone 's five major cities , and is about 85 miles from Freetown . Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature . Sierra Leone became an independent Nation on 27 April 1961 from Britain , led by Sir Milton Margai , who was elected by landslide as the first prime minister of the new nation under parliamentary government . The current constitution of Sierra Leone was adopted in 1991 during the presidency of Joseph Saidu Momoh , though it has been amended several times . Since independence to present , Sierra Leone politics has been dominated by two major political parties ; the Sierra Leone People 's party -LRB- SLPP -RRB- and the All People 's Congress -LRB- APC -RRB- . The current president of SIerra Leone is Ernest Bai Koroma , a member of the APC party , who was elected in 2007 after defeating the ruling SLPP candidate , and he won reelection for his final term as president in 2012 . From 1991 to 2002 , the Sierra Leone civil war was fought and devastated the country . This proxy war left more than 50,000 people dead , much of the country 's infrastructure destroyed , and over two million people displaced as refugees in neighbouring countries . In January 2002 , then Sierra Leone 's president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah , fulfilled his campaign promise by ending the civil war , with help by the British Government , ECOWAS and the United Nations . More recently , the 2014 Ebola outbreak overburdened the weak healthcare infrastructure , leading to more deaths from medical neglect than Ebola itself . It created a humanitarian crisis situation and a negative spiral of weaker economic growth . The country has an extremely low life expectancy at 57.8 years . About sixteen ethnic groups inhabit Sierra Leone , each with its own language and customs . The two largest and most influential are the Temne and the Mende people . The Temne are predominantly found in the north of the country , while the Mende are predominant in the south-east . Sierra Leone has a significant minority of the Krio people , who are descendants of freed African American and West Indian slaves . Although English is the official language spoken at schools and government administration , the Krio language is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone and is spoken by 97 % of the country 's population . The Krio language unites all the different ethnic groups in the country , especially in their trade and social interaction with each other . Sierra Leone is a predominantly secular Muslim majority country , with the overall muslim population at 77 % of the population , though with an influential Christian minority at about 22 % . Sierra Leone is regarded as one of the most religiously tolerant nations in the world . Muslims and Christians collaborate and interact with each other very peacefully . Religious violence is very rare in the country . The major Christian and Muslim holidays are officially national holidays including Christmas and Eid Al Fitr . In politics , the overwhelming majority of Sierra Leoneans vote for a candidate without regard to whether the candidate is a Muslim or a Christian . Sierra Leone has relied on mining , especially diamonds , for its economic base . It is also among the largest producers of titanium and bauxite , a major producer of gold , and has one of the world 's largest deposits of rutile . Sierra Leone is home to the third-largest natural harbour in the world . Despite exploitation of this natural wealth , 70 % of its people live in poverty . Sierra Leone is a member of many international organisations , including the United Nations , the African Union , the Economic Community of West African States -LRB- ECOWAS -RRB- , the Mano River Union , the Commonwealth of Nations , the African Development Bank , and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation .
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ISO 3166-2 : SL is the entry for Sierra Leone in ISO 3166-2 , part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization -LRB- ISO -RRB- , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions -LRB- e.g. , provinces or states -RRB- of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1 . Currently for Sierra Leone , ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 area and 3 provinces . The Western Area contains the capital of the country Freetown and has special status equal to the provinces . Each code consists of two parts , separated by a hyphen . The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Sierra Leone . The second part is a letter .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Kevin Durant has made contributions to The Players' Tribune.
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Kevin Wayne Durant -LRB- born September 29 , 1988 -RRB- is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- . Durant has won an NBA Most Valuable Player Award , four NBA scoring titles , the NBA Rookie of the Year Award , and two Olympic gold medals . He has also been selected to seven All-NBA teams and eight All-Star teams . Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect . He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas , where he won numerous year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year . In the 2007 NBA draft , he was selected with the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics . After his rookie season , the team relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder . Durant helped lead Oklahoma City to the 2012 NBA Finals , losing to the Miami Heat in five games . He played nine seasons for the Thunder organization before joining the Warriors in 2016 . Off the court , Durant often ranks as one of the highest-earning basketball players in the world , due in part to endorsement deals with companies such as Foot Locker and Nike . He has developed a reputation for his philanthropy and regularly leads the league in All-Star votes and jersey sales . In recent years , he has contributed to The Players ' Tribune as both a photographer and writer . In 2012 , he tried his hand at acting , appearing in the film Thunderstruck .
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Quicken Loans Arena , commonly known as `` The Q '' , is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , United States . The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- , the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League , and the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League . It also serves as a secondary arena for Cleveland State Vikings men 's and women 's basketball . The arena opened in October 1994 as part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex with adjacent Progressive Field , which opened in April of that year . It is named for the retail mortgage lender Quicken Loans , whose chairman and founder is Dan Gilbert , the majority owner of the Cavaliers , Monsters , and Gladiators . From its opening until August 2005 , it was known as Gund Arena , named for former Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund , after he paid for the naming rights . The Q replaced the Richfield Coliseum as the primary entertainment facility for the region and the home of the Cavaliers , and supplanted the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University , which opened in 1990 , as the primary concert and athletic venue in downtown Cleveland . Quicken Loans Arena seats 20,562 people in its basketball configuration and up to 20,056 for ice hockey , making it the second-largest arena in the NBA by seating capacity . It is a frequent site for concerts and other athletic events such as the men 's and women 's basketball tournaments of the Mid-American Conference -LRB- MAC -RRB- , hosting the men 's tournament since 2000 and the women 's tournament since 2001 . It has also been the host venue for the 2007 NCAA Women 's Division I Basketball Final Four , opening and regional semifinal games in the NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament , and the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 2000 and 2009 . In July 2016 , The Q hosted the 2016 Republican National Convention .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Andrew Stanton was incapable of directing A Bug's Life.
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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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The Wild Life is a 1984 comedy-drama film , written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Art Linson . Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee composed the film 's score .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Sachin Tendulkar received a civilian award.
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar -LRB- -LSB- sətʃɪn_tɛnˈduːlkər -RSB- born 24 April 1973 -RRB- is a former Indian cricketer and captain , widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time . He took up cricket at the age of eleven , made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen , and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years . He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries , the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International , the holder of the record for the number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket , and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket . In 2002 , just halfway through his career , Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time , behind Don Bradman , and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time , behind Viv Richards . Later in his career , Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup , his first win in six World Cup appearances for India . He had previously been named `` Player of the Tournament '' at the 2003 edition of the tournament , held in South Africa . In 2013 , he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack . Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997 , India 's highest sporting honour , and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008 , respectively , India 's fourth and second highest civilian awards . After a few hours of his final match on 16 November 2013 , the Prime Minister 's Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian award . He is the youngest recipient to date and the first ever sportsperson to receive the award . He also won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards . In 2012 , Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Parliament of India . He was also the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force . In 2012 , he was named an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia . In December 2012 , Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs . He retired from Twenty20 cricket in October 2013 and subsequently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket , retiring on 16 November 2013 after playing his 200th and final Test match , against the West Indies in Mumbai 's Wankhede Stadium . Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total , scoring 34,357 runs .
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The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket . The team 's primary home ground is the Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai . Secondary home venues include the MCA ground in Bandra Kurla Complex and Brabourne Stadium . The team comes under the West Zone designation . It was formerly known as the Bombay cricket team , but changed when the city was officially renamed from Bombay to Mumbai . Mumbai is the most successful team in the history of Ranji Trophy , India 's premier domestic cricket competition , with 41 titles , the most recent being in 2015 -- 16 . It also has 14 Irani Cup titles to its name , also the most by any team . Mumbai has produced some of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time such as Sachin Tendulkar , Sunil Gavaskar , Vijay Merchant , Polly Umrigar and Dilip Vengsarkar .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Carice van Houten was born October 5, 1976.
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Carice Anouk van Houten -LRB- -LSB- kaːˈris ɑˈnuk vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə -LRB- n -RRB- -RSB- ; born 5 September 1976 -RRB- is a Dutch actress and singer . Born in Leiderdorp , a town in the western Netherlands , she was brought up by writer and theatre-radio producer Theodore van Houten . Her younger sister Jelka is also an actress . She was exposed to the performing arts at an early age and studied at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Kleinkunstacademie Theaterschool in Amsterdam . Her first leading role as the eponymous protagonist in the television film Suzy Q -LRB- 1999 -RRB- won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama ; two years later , she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress for Undercover Kitty -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . She gained widespread recognition for her performance in Black Book -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , the most commercially successful Dutch film to date , for which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress , in addition to nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association , the European Film Academy , and the Online Film Critics Society . She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Valkyrie -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for The Happy Housewife -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Black Butterflies -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Her other notable English-language performances include Repo Men -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Black Death -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and Brimstone -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . Since 2012 , Van Houten has received international recognition for her role as Melisandre on the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones -LRB- 2012 -- present -RRB- , for which she has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . After meeting Australian actor and musician Guy Pearce on the set of Brimstone in 2015 , she gave birth to their first child the following year .
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Claire-Hélène Hovington -LRB- born May 14 , 1944 in Sacré-Cœur , Quebec -RRB- is a Canadian politician , who represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Venus orbits a star.
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period -LRB- 243 days -RRB- of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellites . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun -LRB- elongation -RRB- is 47.8 ° . Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . It is radically different from Earth in other respects . It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft -LRB- Mariner 2 in 1962 -RRB- , and the first to be successfully landed on -LRB- by Venera 7 in 1970 -RRB- . Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions .
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59 Virginis -LRB- e Virginis , HR 5011 , Gliese 504 -RRB- is a G-type main-sequence star , located in constellation Virgo at approximately 57 light-years from Earth . In 2013 a Jovian planet , b , was discovered by direct imaging of the system .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Twilight Saga's second film did not break box office records.
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The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer . The films star Kristen Stewart , Robert Pattinson , and Taylor Lautner . The series has grossed over $ 3.3 billion in worldwide receipts and consists , to date , of five motion pictures . The first installment , Twilight , was released on November 21 , 2008 . The second installment , New Moon , followed on November 20 , 2009 , breaking box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in history , grossing an estimated $ 72.7 million . The third installment , Eclipse , was released on June 30 , 2010 , and was the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX . The series was in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures , during which time a screen adaptation of Twilight that differed significantly from the novel was written . Three years later , Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the film . After Twilight grossed $ 35.7 million on its opening day , Summit Entertainment announced they would begin production on New Moon ; they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month . A two-part adaptation of Breaking Dawn began shooting in November 2010 with release dates of November 18 , 2011 , and November 16 , 2012 , respectively .
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Jatt & Juliet 2 is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh . The film is a sequel to the 2012 blockbuster Jatt & Juliet , however not directly or story-wise . Actors Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa reprise their roles from the previous film in the sequel amongst other characters . The film released on 28 June 2013 , almost a year after the release of the prequel , and received a positive response at the box office . Jatt & Juliet 2 went on to become the highest-grossing Punjabi film ever , thus beating the record previously held by the first Jatt & Juliet film . Jatt and Juliet 2 will be the first ever Punjabi movie to be released on Blu-ray .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.D. B. Weiss is a producer.
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Daniel Brett Weiss -LRB- born April 23 , 1971 -RRB- is an American author , screenwriter , producer , and director . Along with his collaborator David Benioff , he is best known as screenwriter , executive producer , and sometimes director of Game of Thrones , the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin 's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire . His 2003 debut novel , Lucky Wander Boy , is themed around video games .
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Stephan Weidner -LRB- born 29 May 1963 in Alsfeld , Hesse -RRB- , also known as Der W , is a musician and music producer . From 25 November 1980 until 18 June 2005 he was the bassist , songwriter and leader of the German hard-rock band Böhse Onkelz . Weidner was also a singer with Nordend Antistars , a collaboration with Sub7even singer Daniel Wirtz . In April 2008 Weidner 's first solo album Schneller , Höher , Weidner was released .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Demi Lovato is an opponent of women's rights.
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Demetria Devonne Lovato -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɛmi_loʊ-ˈvɑːtoʊ -RSB- or ; born August 20 , 1992 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . After making her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends , Lovato rose to prominence in 2008 when she starred in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and released her debut single `` This Is Me '' which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 . The success of the film and its soundtrack resulted in a recording contract with Hollywood Records . Her debut album , Do n't Forget -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 . The following year , Lovato was cast as the titular character of the television series Sonny with a Chance and she released her sophomore album , Here We Go Again , which became her first one to top the Billboard 200 chart . After the release of additional television films and their soundtracks in 2010 , including Camp Rock 2 : The Final Jam , Lovato 's personal issues put her career on a hiatus and led to the discontinuation of Sonny with a Chance after a second season . She entered a treatment center in November 2010 to seek help for addictions , an eating disorder , and self-harm . While there , she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder . Work on her third studio album , Unbroken -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , began after she successfully completed treatment . The album addresses several of her difficulties . Its lead single , `` Skyscraper '' , became Lovato 's second top 10 entry in the US , while its second single , `` Give Your Heart a Break '' , was certified triple platinum in the country . Lovato was a judge and mentor on the American version of The X Factor in 2012 and 2013 . Her third album , Demi -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , opened with first-week sales of 110,000 copies . The lead single from her eponymous album , `` Heart Attack '' , became her third top 10 in the US and the album spawned three more singles . While promoting the project , Lovato released a book titled Staying Strong : 365 Days a Year -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . She also returned to acting as a recurring character in Glee , and released a memoir in 2014 . Lovato 's fifth album , Confident -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , reached number two on the Billboard 200 . Its lead single `` Cool for the Summer '' was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . All five of Lovato 's albums have received a gold certification in the US . Musically , Lovato is considered a pop , pop rock , and R&B artist . Lovato has received a considerable number of accolades , including an MTV Video Music Award , 13 Teen Choice Awards , five People 's Choice Awards , an ALMA Award , a Latin American Music Award and a Grammy Award nomination . In 2013 , Maxim ranked her 26th on its Hot 100 list and Billboard ranked her second on its Social 50 Artists of the Year list . Outside the entertainment industry , Lovato has been involved with several social and environmental causes since the launch of her career . In May 2013 , she was cited for her dedication as a mentor to teens and young adults with mental health challenges at a National Children 's Mental Health Awareness Day hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in Washington , D.C. . She has also become an advocate for the LGBT community , and women 's rights . In 2014 , she was announced as the Grand Marshal for LA Pride week , and that same year she became the face for Human Rights Campaign 's Americans for Marriage Equality Campaign . In April 2016 , Lovato was honored with the GLAAD Vanguard Award for making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people .
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`` Here We Go Again '' is a song performed by American singer Demi Lovato . It was written by Isaac Hasson , Lindy Robbins and Mher Filian and produced by SuperSpy , for Lovato 's second studio album of the same name . It was released as the album 's lead single on June 23 , 2009 , through Hollywood Records . The song was the only single from Here We Go Again released in North America . `` Here We Go Again '' is a power pop song with guitar lines and pop hooks and the lyrics speak of the protagonist 's on-off relationship with a hesitant boyfriend . The song received positive reviews from critics , who praised its pop hook and made comparisons with works by Kelly Clarkson . `` Here We Go Again '' peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Lovato 's first top 40 hit on the chart as a solo artist . The song was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2014 . It also peaked at number 36 in New Zealand and in the lower region of the Canadian Hot 100 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Roy Whiting was born on January 26, 1959.
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Roy William Whiting -LRB- born 26 January 1959 -RRB- is an English convicted child killer , from West Sussex . In December 2001 , he was convicted of the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne , which occurred in West Sussex in July 2000 .
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Roy Dowsing -LRB- 23 October 1915 -- 13 December 1973 -RRB- was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League -LRB- VFL -RRB- . His football career lasted from 1939-1946 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jonathan Pryce starred in Ronin.
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Ronin is a 1998 American spy action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer , starring Robert De Niro , Jean Reno , Natascha McElhone , Stellan Skarsgård , Sean Bean , and Jonathan Pryce , and written by David Mamet -LRB- under the pseudonym Richard Weisz -RRB- from a screenplay by first-time writer John David Zeik . The film centers on a team of hired ex-special operatives trying to steal a mysterious and heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties and alliances . The film is noted for its realistic car chases through Nice and Paris and its convoluted plot involving the briefcase as a MacGuffin .
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Kunoichi is a 2011 Japanese historical martial arts film directed by Seiji Chiba and starring Rina Takeda .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Christina Aguilera is an influential person.
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Christina María Aguilera -LRB- born December 18 , 1980 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , actress and television personality . Born in Staten Island , New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford , Pennsylvania , she appeared on the television series Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club in her early years . After recording `` Reflection '' , the theme for Disney 's 1998 film Mulan , Aguilera signed with RCA Records . She rose to prominence with her 1999 self-titled debut album that spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Genie in a Bottle '' , `` What a Girl Wants '' , and `` Come On Over Baby -LRB- All I Want Is You -RRB- '' . The following year , Aguilera released two studio albums ; the Spanish-language album Mi Reflejo and the holiday album My Kind of Christmas . She assumed creative control for her fourth studio album , Stripped -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , which produced `` Dirrty '' , `` Beautiful '' , and `` Fighter '' . Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , debuted at number one on the album charts of ten countries and spawned the tracks `` Ai n't No Other Man '' and `` Hurt '' . In 2010 , Aguilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film Burlesque . The following year , she debuted as a coach on the reality competition television series The Voice ; she has since appeared on six of its twelve seasons . Her seventh studio album , Lotus , was released in 2012 . Aguilera has also been featured on several successful collaborations during her career , including `` Lady Marmalade '' , `` Moves like Jagger '' , and `` Say Something '' . Aguilera has been recognized as a pop icon and earned the title `` Pop Princess '' in her early years . Her work has earned her five Grammy Awards , one Latin Grammy Award , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She has sold over 17.9 million albums in the United States as of 2014 and 50 million albums worldwide as of 2015 . In 2009 , she ranked at number 58 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time , thereby becoming the youngest and the only artist under 30 to be named . Billboard recognized her as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s , and Time listed Aguilera among the top 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2013 . Aside from her work in the entertainment industry , Aguilera is involved in charitable activities through human rights , world issues , and her work as a UN ambassador for the World Food Programme .
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Hernan Aguilar is an Argentine film director , writer and producer . He is a prominent figure of cinema in his country , and known for directing Madraza -LRB- 2017 -RRB- aka `` Godmother '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Radioactive is the title of a song.
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`` Radioactive '' is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album , Night Visions -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , as the opening track . `` Radioactive '' was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29 , 2012 , and released to contemporary radio on April 9 , 2013 . Musically , `` Radioactive '' is an electronic rock and alternative rock song with elements of dubstep and contains cryptic lyrics about apocalyptic and revolutionist themes . The song received positive reviews from critics , who praised the production , lyrics , and vocals , calling it a highlight on the album . Due to heavy rotation on various commercials and trailers , the song became a sleeper hit , peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the band 's first top 10 single as well as being the third best selling song in that country . It also broke the record for slowest ascension to the top 5 in chart history and currently holds the record for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 at 87 weeks . The song has also reached number one in Sweden and in the top 20 in several countries including Australia , Canada , New Zealand and the United Kingdom , becoming Imagine Dragons ' most successful single to date . It has since been certified ten times platinum in the USA , making it the one of the best selling singles of all time . `` Radioactive '' received two Grammy Awards nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance , winning the latter . This was Imagine Dragons ' first time being nominated . During the broadcast , they presented a remix of the song with their Interscope label-mate , rapper Kendrick Lamar . The remix was later released for purchase on iTunes .
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'' -LRB- You Got ta -RRB- Fight for Your Right -LRB- to Party ! -RRB- '' -LRB- sometimes shortened to `` Fight for Your Right '' -RRB- is a song by American group the Beastie Boys , released as the fourth single released from their debut album Licensed to Ill -LRB- 1986 -RRB- . One of their best-known songs , it reached no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of March 7 , 1987 , and was later named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . The song was also included on their compilation albums The Sounds of Science in 1999 and Solid Gold Hits in 2005 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Amsterdam was the home of diarist Anne Frank.
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Amsterdam -LRB- -LSB- ˈæmstərdæm , _ ˌæmstərˈdæm -RSB- -LSB- ɑmstərˈdɑm -RSB- -RRB- is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands , although it is not the seat of the government , which is The Hague . Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper , 1,351,587 in the urban area , and 2,410,960 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area . The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country . The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad , one of the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population of approximately 7 million . Amsterdam 's name derives from Amstelredamme , indicative of the city 's origin around a dam in the river Amstel . Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century , Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age -LRB- 17th century -RRB- , a result of its innovative developments in trade . During that time , the city was the leading centre for finance and diamonds . In the 19th and 20th centuries the city expanded , and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were planned and built . The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19 -- 20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List . Since the annexation of municipality Sloten in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam , the oldest historic part of the city lies in Sloten -LRB- 9th century -RRB- . As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe , Amsterdam is considered an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities -LRB- GaWC -RRB- study group . The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands . Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there , and seven of the world 's 500 largest companies , including Philips and ING , are based in the city . In 2012 , Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit -LRB- EIU -RRB- and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer . The city was ranked 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009 . The Amsterdam seaport to this day remains the second in the country , and the fifth largest seaport in Europe . Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank , artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh , and philosopher Baruch Spinoza . The Amsterdam Stock Exchange , the oldest stock exchange in the world , is located in the city center . Amsterdam 's main attractions , including its historic canals , the Rijksmuseum , the Van Gogh Museum , Stedelijk Museum , Hermitage Amsterdam , Anne Frank House , Amsterdam Museum , its red-light district , and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 5 million international visitors annually .
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The Anabaptist riot of Amsterdam or Wederdopersoproer generally refers to an event on 10 May 1535 in which 40 Anabaptists occupied the city hall . The city guardsmen stormed the city hall and in the battle that ensued , the mayor Peter Colijn , 20 militiamen and 28 Anabaptists were killed . The surviving Anabaptists were executed in a particularly gruesome manner : their hearts were cut out of their breasts while still alive , their bodies were drawn and quartered , and their heads were stuck on pikes and posted at the city gates . The event was commemorated in a painting by Barend Dircksz .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Andy Kaufman was a theatrical performer.
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Andrew G. Kaufman -LRB- January 17 , 1949 -- May 16 , 1984 -RRB- was an American entertainer , actor , writer , performance artist and professional wrestler . While often referred to as a comedian , Kaufman described himself instead as a `` song and dance man . '' He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood , once saying in a rare introspective interview , `` I am not a comic , I have never told a joke . ... The comedian 's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him . ... My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can . '' After working in small comedy clubs in the early 1970s , Kaufman first came to the attention of a wider audience in 1975 , when he was invited to perform portions of his act on the first season of Saturday Night Live . His Foreign Man character was the basis of his role as Latka Gravas on the hit television show Taxi , on which he appeared from 1978 until 1983 . During this time , he continued to tour comedy clubs and theaters in a series of unique performance art / comedy shows , sometimes appearing as himself and sometimes as obnoxiously rude lounge singer Tony Clifton . He was also a frequent guest on sketch comedy and late-night talk shows , particularly Late Night with David Letterman . In 1982 , Kaufman brought his professional wrestling villain act to Letterman 's show with a staged encounter with Jerry `` The King '' Lawler of the Continental Wrestling Association -LRB- although the fact that the altercation was planned in advance was not publicly disclosed for over a decade -RRB- . Kaufman died of lung cancer at age 35 in 1984 . However , because pranks and elaborate ruses were major elements of his career , persistent rumors have circulated insisting that Kaufman faked his own death as a grand hoax . His body of work maintains a cult following and he continues to be respected for his original material , unique performance style , and unflinching commitment to character .
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Micheal Andrew Kott -LRB- born June 17 , 1961 -RRB- is an American actor . He works in theatre , film and achieved recognition for his role in a Chicago production of Blood Brothers , winning a Jeni Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical in 1997 . He was also seen as Morrie in Tuesdays With Morrie . Most recently he received critical acclaim for his role as the Psychic in the horror film Secrets Of The Clown Micheal can currently be seen in the Chicago premiere of Rupert Holmes ' Solitary Confinement . His directing credits include Chicago productions of Doubt , Exact Change , The Boys Next Door , Grey Gardens , Das Barbecue . and Anthony Shaffer 's Murderer .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Nicole Kidman is a citizen of 2 countries.
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Nicole Mary Kidman , AC -LRB- born June 20 , 1967 -RRB- is an Australian actress and film producer . Kidman 's breakthrough roles were in the 1989 feature film thriller Dead Calm and television thriller miniseries Bangkok Hilton . Appearing in several films in the early 1990s , she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in the stock-car racing film Days of Thunder -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , the romance-drama Far and Away -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , and the superhero film Batman Forever -LRB- 1995 -RRB- . Other successful films followed in the late 1990s . Her performance in the musical Moulin Rouge ! -LRB- 2001 -RRB- earned her a second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Kidman 's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours -LRB- 2002 -RRB- received critical acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival . Kidman 's other notable films include the crime comedy-drama To Die For -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , for which she won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , the horror-thriller The Others -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , the epic war drama film Cold Mountain -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the drama Dogville -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the political thriller The Interpreter -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , and the epic historical romantic drama Australia -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . Her performances in the drama Birth -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and the thriller The Paperboy -LRB- 2012 -RRB- earned her Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively . Her performance in the 2010 drama Rabbit Hole -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , which she also produced , earned Kidman further accolades , including a third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2012 , she earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Kidman 's performance in Lion -LRB- 2016 -RRB- earned her a fourth Academy Award nomination , her first for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2017 , Kidman returned to television , starring in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies . Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006 . In 2006 , Kidman was made a Companion in the Order of Australia , and was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry for that year . As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii , Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States . Kidman founded and owns the production company Blossom Films .
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The Peacemaker is a 1997 American action-political thriller film starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman and directed by Mimi Leder . It was the first film released by DreamWorks . While the story takes place all over the world , it was shot primarily in the Republic of Macedonia , with some sequences filmed in New York City , Philadelphia , and Bratislava .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Cersei Lannister is in A Storm of Swords, which released in 2000.
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Cersei Lannister 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 , where she is portrayed by Lena Headey . In the novels , she is a point of view character . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Cersei is a member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the kingdom of Westeros . She subsequently appeared in A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . She becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning in A Feast for Crows -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter . In the story , Cersei Lannister , Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros , is the wife of King Robert Baratheon . Her father arranged the marriage , after his attempt to betroth her to Rhaegar Targaryen as she wanted failed and Targaryen dynasty lost the war , initiating himself as a political counselor for the newly crowned King Robert . The Lannisters are the richest family in Westeros and helped him to win the Throne , which is why Robert was interested in a marriage between them . Cersei has a twin brother , Jaime , with whom she has been involved in an incestuous affair . All three of Cersei 's children are Jaime 's . Cersei 's main character attribute is her desire for power and her ambition . Headey has garnered enormous praise for her portrayal of the character on the HBO series Game of Thrones . Headey has been nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 . In season 5 , a young version of the character is portrayed by Nell Williams in a flashback .
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Jorah Mormont , nicknamed Jorah the Andal , 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 . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Jorah is the only son of Jeor Mormont , the honorable lord commander of the Nights Watch of the kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Jorah is portrayed by Iain Glen in the HBO television adaptation .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jesse Eisenberg was employed with Justin Bartha.
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Jesse Adam Eisenberg -LRB- born October 5 , 1983 -RRB- is an American actor , author and playwright . Born and raised in New York City , Eisenberg began acting in plays at an early age , and made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real -LRB- 1999 -- 2000 -RRB- . Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , he appeared in the drama film The Emperor 's Club -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the psychological thriller film The Village -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the comedy-drama film The Squid and the Whale -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and the drama film The Education of Charlie Banks -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . In 2006 , Eisenberg was the recipient of the Vail Film Festival Rising Star Award for his role in The Living Wake . In 2009 , he starred in the comedy-drama film Adventureland with Kristen Stewart and the horror comedy Zombieland with Emma Stone , Abigail Breslin , and Woody Harrelson . He then played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film The Social Network , for which he received nominations for various awards , including the BAFTA , Golden Globe , and Academy Award . He also starred in Holy Rollers -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . Since , he has gone on to voice the main character , Blu , a male Spix 's macaw , in the animated films Rio -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and Rio 2 -LRB- 2014 -RRB- ; starred in the 2011 action-comedy film 30 Minutes or Less ; starred in two films by Woody Allen , To Rome with Love -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Café Society . He played a magician in the heist film Now You See Me -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and its 2016 sequel ; re-teamed with Kristen Stewart for the action-comedy film American Ultra -LRB- 2015 -RRB- ; and portrayed supervillain Lex Luthor opposite Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill , and Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , which was released in March 2016 . Eisenberg has contributed pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney 's websites . He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage : Asuncion , The Revisionist , and The Spoils . Eisenberg 's first book , Bream Gives Me Hiccups : and Other Stories , a short story collection , was released in September 2015 .
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Jesse Frederick James Conaway -LRB- born 1948 -RRB- , known professionally as Jesse Frederick , is an American film and television composer and singer best known for writing and performing the themes to TGIF television shows such as Perfect Strangers , Full House , Family Matters , and Step By Step for ABC .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Robert Browning wrote poetry written only in the form of a speech of a chorus.
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Robert Browning -LRB- 7 May 1812 -- 12 December 1889 -RRB- was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets . His poems are known for their irony , characterization , dark humour , social commentary , historical settings , and challenging vocabulary and syntax . Browning 's early career began promisingly , but was not a success . The long poem Pauline brought him to the attention of Dante Gabriel Rossetti , and was followed by Paracelsus , which was praised by William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens , but in 1840 the difficult Sordello , which was seen as wilfully obscure , brought his poetry into disrepute . His reputation took more than a decade to recover , during which time he moved away from the Shelleyan forms of his early period and developed a more personal style . In 1846 Browning married the older poet Elizabeth Barrett , who at the time was considerably better known than himself . So started one of history 's most famous literary marriages . They went to live in Italy , a country he called `` my university '' , and which features frequently in his work . By the time of her death in 1861 , he had published the crucial collection Men and Women . The collection Dramatis Personae and the book-length epic poem The Ring and the Book followed , and made him a leading British poet . He continued to write prolifically , but his reputation today rests largely on the poetry he wrote in this middle period . When Browning died in 1889 , he was regarded as a sage and philosopher-poet who through his writing had made contributions to Victorian social and political discourse -- as in the poem Caliban upon Setebos , which some critics have seen as a comment on the theory of evolution , which had recently been put forward by Darwin and others . Unusually for a poet , societies for the study of his work were founded while he was still alive . Such Browning Societies remained common in Britain and the United States until the early 20th century . Browning 's admirers have tended to temper their praise with reservations about the length and difficulty of his most ambitious poems , particularly The Ring and the Book . Nevertheless , they have included such eminent writers as Henry James , Oscar Wilde , George Bernard Shaw , G. K. Chesterton , Ezra Pound , Jorge Luis Borges , and Vladimir Nabokov . Among living writers , Stephen King 's The Dark Tower series and A.S. Byatt 's Possession refer directly to Browning 's work . Today Browning 's critically most esteemed poems include the monologues Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came , Fra Lippo Lippi , Andrea Del Sarto , and My Last Duchess . His most popular poems include Porphyria 's Lover , How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix , the diptych Meeting at Night , the patriotic Home Thoughts from Abroad , and the children 's poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin . His abortive dinner-party recital of How They Brought The Good News was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder , and is believed to be the oldest surviving recording made in the United Kingdom of a notable person .
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An aubade is a morning love song -LRB- as opposed to a serenade , which is in the evening -RRB- , or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn . It has also been defined as `` a song or instrumental composition concerning , accompanying , or evoking daybreak '' . In the strictest sense of the term , an aubade is a song from a door or window to a sleeping woman . Aubades are generally conflated with what are strictly called albas , which are exemplified by a dialogue between parting lovers , a refrain with the word alba , and a watchman warning the lovers of the approaching dawn . The aubade gained in popularity again with the advent of the metaphysical fashion . John Donne 's poem `` The Sunne Rising '' is an example of the aubade in English . Aubades were written from time to time into the 18th and 19th century . In the 20th century , the focus of the aubade shifted from the genre 's original specialized courtly love context into the more abstract theme of a human parting at daybreak . In this reformulated context several notable aubades were published in the 20th century , such as `` Aubade '' by Philip Larkin . French composers of the turn of the 20th century wrote a number of aubades . In 1883 , the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier composed an `` Aubade '' for piano solo , inspired by a four-month visit to Spain . Maurice Ravel included a Spain-inspired aubade entitled `` Alborada del gracioso '' in his 1906 piano suite Miroirs . An aubade is the centerpiece of Erik Satie 's 1915 piano suite Avant-dernières pensées . The composer Francis Poulenc later wrote -LRB- in concerto form -RRB- a piece titled Aubade ; it premiered in 1929 . In 2014 , postmodern dancer and choreographer Douglas Dunn presented a piece titled Aubade , with costumes , video and lighting by Charles Atlas , and poetry by Anne Waldman .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jonathan Hensleigh is a Canadian exclusively.
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Jonathan Blair Hensleigh -LRB- born February 1959 -RRB- is an American screenwriter and film director , working primarily in the action-adventure genre , best known for writing film such as Jumanji , Die Hard with a Vengeance , and Armageddon , as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film The Punisher .
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John Thomas Marryat Hornsby -LRB- 13 March 1857 -- 23 February 1921 -RRB- , generally known as J. T. Marryat Hornsby , was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from the Wairarapa . He was a newspaper editor and proprietor .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Bryan Adams has been passed over by the American Music Awards.
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Bryan Guy Adams , -LRB- born 5 November 1959 -RRB- is a Canadian singer , songwriter , record producer , guitarist , photographer , philanthropist and activist . Adams rose to fame in North America with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless which produced some of his best known songs including `` Run to You '' and `` Summer of ' 69 '' . In 1991 , he released '' -LRB- Everything I Do -RRB- I Do It for You '' from the album Waking Up the Neighbours and the song became a worldwide hit which went to number 1 in many countries , including 16 consecutive weeks in the United Kingdom , a new record . Adams also had the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Heaven '' , `` All for Love '' and `` Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman ? '' For his contributions to music , Adams has garnered many awards and nominations , including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations , 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992 . He has also won MTV , ASCAP , American Music awards , three Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films . Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation , which helps improve education for people around the world . Adams was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2011 and Canada 's Walk of Fame , Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1998 , and in April 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Canada 's Juno Awards . Adams has sold over 100 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . In 2008 , Adams was ranked 38th on the list of All-Time top artists in the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts . On 13 January 2010 , he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career , and on 1 May 2010 was given the Governor General 's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts .
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Catte Adams is an American singer/songwriter who has toured or recorded with artists such as Bill Medley , Neil Young , Natalie Cole , Chaka Khan , and appears on Yanni 's live concert video , Tribute . She came to national prominence as the Grand Champion winner of Star Search starring Ed McMahan which led to appearances on the Tonight Show , Arsenio Hall and numerous opening act appearances with George Burns , Don Rickles and Jay Leno .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Purdue University is where Neil Armstrong earned his bachelor's degree.
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Neil Alden Armstrong -LRB- August 5 , 1930 -- August 25 , 2012 -RRB- was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also an aerospace engineer , naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor . Before becoming an astronaut , Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War . After the war , he earned his bachelor 's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -LRB- NACA -RRB- High-Speed Flight Station , where he logged over 900 flights . He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California . A participant in the U.S. Air Force 's Man in Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs , Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962 . He made his first space flight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966 , becoming NASA 's first civilian astronaut to fly in space . He performed the first docking of two spacecraft , with pilot David Scott . This mission was aborted after Armstrong used some of his reentry control fuel to prevent a dangerous spin caused by a stuck thruster , in the first in-flight space emergency . Armstrong 's second and last spaceflight was as commander of Apollo 11 , the first manned Moon landing mission in July 1969 . Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft , while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the Command/Service Module . Along with Collins and Aldrin , Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon . President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978 . Armstrong and his former crewmates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009 . Armstrong died in Cincinnati , Ohio on August 25 , 2012 , at the age of 82 , after complications from coronary artery bypass surgery .
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Robert Lee Curbeam , Jr. -LRB- born March 5 , 1962 -RRB- is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy . Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School , Baltimore County , Maryland in 1980 . He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1984 , a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990 , and a master 's degree in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991 . He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Association of Old Crows . Curbeam was named Fighter Wing One Radar Intercept Officer of the Year in 1989 and received the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Best Developmental Thesis -LRB- DT-II -RRB- Award . He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight . During the STS-116 mission , Curbeam completed four spacewalks .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Foo Fighters have albums.
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Foo Fighters is an American rock band , formed in Seattle , Washington in 1994 . It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of Nirvana after the death of Kurt Cobain . The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II , which were known collectively as `` foo fighters '' . Prior to the release of Foo Fighters ' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters , which featured Grohl as the only official member , Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith , both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate , as well as Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear to complete the lineup . The band began with performances in Portland , Oregon . Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group 's second album , The Colour and the Shape -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself . Smear 's departure followed soon afterward , though he would rejoin them in 2006 . They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl , respectively , although Stahl was fired before the recording of the group 's third album , There Is Nothing Left to Lose -LRB- 1999 -RRB- . The band briefly continued as a trio until Chris Shiflett joined as the band 's lead guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose . The band released its fourth album , One by One , in 2002 . The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material . Foo Fighters released its sixth album , Echoes , Silence , Patience & Grace , in 2007 . The band 's seventh studio album , Wasting Light , produced by Butch Vig was released in 2011 , in which Smear returned as a full member . In November 2014 , the band 's eighth studio album , Sonic Highways , was released as an accompanying soundtrack to the Grohl-directed 2014 miniseries of the same name . Over the course of the band 's career , four of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album . As of 2015 , the band 's eight albums have sold 12 million copies in the U.S. , and 30 million worldwide .
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The American group The Black Eyed Peas has released six studio albums , two compilation albums , one extended play , twenty-one singles and two video albums . Interscope Records released the band 's debut album , Behind the Front , in the United States in June 1998 . Although the album received a four-star review from AllMusic , it charted low on the Billboard 200 in the United States and on the French Albums Chart , at numbers 129 and 149 respectively . The band 's second album , Bridging the Gap , was released in 2000 and peaked at number sixty-seven in the US and reached its highest position in New Zealand , at number eighteen . In June 2003 , the band released its third album , Elephunk , which included the singles `` Where Is the Love ? '' , the band 's first international number-one single , `` Shut Up '' , `` Hey Mama '' and `` Let 's Get It Started '' . The album peaked at number fourteen in the US and was certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . It peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart ; number two on the Canadian Albums Chart , French and New Zealand Albums Chart ; and number three in the UK Albums Chart . Their fourth album , entitled Monkey Business , was released in 2005 and reached number two in the US and number one in many countries . It spawned their two highest-charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time , `` Do n't Phunk with My Heart '' and `` My Humps '' , both of which reached number three . The Black Eyed Peas released their fifth studio album , The E.N.D , in June 2009 . It became their highest charting album in the US , reaching number one . The first single from the album , `` Boom Boom Pow '' , peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the band 's first US number-one hit , and held onto the top spot for twelve weeks until the album 's second single , `` I Got ta Feeling '' , replaced it . `` I Got ta Feeling '' also replaced `` Boom Boom Pow '' at the top of the charts in Canada and Australia and peaked at number one in numerous other countries , including the United Kingdom . The album 's third single , `` Meet Me Halfway '' , has peaked at number one in Australia , Germany and the UK and reached the top ten in the US . The fourth single , `` Imma Be '' , became the group 's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . The Black Eyed Peas released their sixth studio album , The Beginning , in November 2010 . The first single from the album , `` The Time -LRB- Dirty Bit -RRB- '' , reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart on December 12 . The second single was `` Just Ca n't Get Enough '' and it was released in February 2011 . The album 's third single was `` Do n't Stop the Party '' and it was released in May 2011 . In 2015 they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released 2 new singles called `` Awesome '' and `` Yesterday '' from their upcoming 7th album . As of June 2011 , the group has sold approximately 32.5 million albums and 31 million singles worldwide .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.All original members of Stone Temple Pilots were born in September.
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Stone Temple Pilots -LRB- sometimes abbreviated as STP -RRB- are an American rock band from San Diego , California , that originally consisted of Scott Weiland -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- , brothers Dean -LRB- guitar -RRB- and Robert DeLeo -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Eric Kretz -LRB- drums -RRB- . Since the band 's formation in 1989 , its line-up remained unchanged until the firing of Weiland in 2013 , who was replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington . In 2015 , Bennington left the band to focus solely on Linkin Park . On December 3 , 2015 , Weiland was found dead on his tour bus prior to a performance with his band The Wildabouts . In 2016 , the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist . After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young , the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots . The band found immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album , Core -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s . The band released four more studio albums : Purple -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , No. 4 -LRB- 1999 -RRB- and Shangri-La Dee Da -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , before separating in 2002 , after which the band members partook in various projects -LRB- most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone -RRB- . The band eventually reconvened in 2008 for a reunion tour , released a new self-titled album in 2010 , and actively toured until Chester Bennington 's departure . The band 's only material with Bennington was the EP High Rise in 2013 . While initially displaying a sound typically identified as grunge early on in its career , further releases from the band expressed a variety of influences , including psychedelic rock , bossa nova and classic rock . The band 's evolution throughout the 1990s and early 2000s involved several tumultuous periods of commercial highs and lows , brought about in part by Weiland 's well-publicized struggles with drug addiction .
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`` Heaven & Hot Rods '' is a song by the American alternative rock group Stone Temple Pilots . It is the second single released in support of their album No. 4 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Junun is a film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
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Junun is a 2015 documentary film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . It documents the making of the album of the same name in Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan , India , by the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur , English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood , Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express , and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich . Greenwood previously composed soundtracks for several Anderson films . Junun premièred at the 2015 New York Film Festival and was released on the MUBI film streaming service on October 9 and on iTunes on November 20 , 2015 . It received generally favorable reviews .
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Uru is an upcoming Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Vicky Anand and Produced by V.P. Viji . The film stars Kalaiyarasan and Dhansika in the leading roles and features music composed by Johan Shevanesh .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.There is a film called The Lego Movie.
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The Lego Movie is a 2014 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . The screenplay , penned by Lord and Miller , is based on a story by them and Dan and Kevin Hageman ; while the film features a few live-action scenes , it is primarily an animated film . Based on the Lego line of construction toys , the story focuses on an ordinary Lego minifigure who finds himself being the only one to help a resistance stop a tyrannical businessman from gluing everything in the Lego worlds into his vision of perfection . Chris Pratt , Will Ferrell , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Nick Offerman , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Liam Neeson , and Morgan Freeman provide their voices for the film 's main characters . The Lego Movie was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group since the release of Looney Tunes : Back in Action in 2003 , and was an international co-production of the United States , Australia and Denmark . It was dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Fleming , the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company , following her death in Cancun , Mexico in April 2013 . The film was released on February 7 , 2014 by Warner Bros. . Pictures to near-unanimous acclaim ; critics praised its visual style , humor , voice cast and heartwarming message . It earned more than $ 257 million in the U.S. and Canada and $ 210 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of over $ 469 million , with the film winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film , the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film ; it was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Everything Is Awesome '' . The film has since expanded into a major franchise which ties into the Lego brand . A spin-off film , The Lego Batman Movie , was released to theaters on February 10 , 2017 , with a second spin-off , The Lego Ninjago Movie , set to release later in the year . A sequel to the film is scheduled for release on February 8 , 2019 , as well as a third spin-off , The Billion Brick Race , also planned .
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is a 2011 Japanese film loosely based on the manga of the same name and directed by Tokiyuki Takimoto . It was released on 11 June 2011 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jackfruit is believed to have originated in India and is cultivated.
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The jackfruit -LRB- Artocarpus heterophyllus -RRB- , also known as jack tree , jakfruit , or sometimes simply jack or jak , is a species of tree in the fig , mulberry , and breadfruit family -LRB- Moraceae -RRB- . It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of the Western Ghats in the Indian subcontinent . The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands , and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit , reaching as much as 35 kg in weight , 90 cm in length , and 50 cm in diameter . The jackfruit tree can produce about 100 to 200 fruits in a year . The jackfruit is a multiple fruit , composed of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers , and it is the fleshy petals that are eaten . The jackfruit tree is a widely cultivated and popular food item throughout the tropical regions of the world . Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh .
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Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world . It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico . Some of the common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia , Barbary fig , cactus pear , spineless cactus , and prickly pear , although this last name has also been applied to other less common Opuntia species . In Mexican Spanish , the plant is called nopal , while the fruit is called tuna , which are names also used in American English , especially as culinary terms .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Didier Drogba was a former Methodist.
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Didier Yves Drogba Tébily -LRB- -LSB- didje dʁɔɡba -RSB- ; born 11 March 1978 -RRB- is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Phoenix Rising FC . He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team . He is best known for his career at Chelsea , for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club 's fourth highest goal scorer of all time . He has been named African Footballer of the Year twice , winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009 . After playing in youth teams , Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans , and signed his first professional contract aged 21 . After finishing the 2002 -- 03 season with 17 goals in 34 appearances for Ligue 1 side Guingamp , he moved to Olympique de Marseille , where he finished as the third highest scorer in the 2003 -- 04 season with 19 goals and helped the club reach the 2004 UEFA Cup Final . In the summer of 2004 , Drogba moved to Premier League club Chelsea for a club record # 24 million fee , making him the most expensive Ivorian player in history . In his debut season he helped the club win their first league title in 50 years , and a year later he won another Premier League title . In March 2012 , he became the first African player to score 100 Premier League goals , and also became the only player in history to score in four separate FA Cup finals the same year , when he scored in Chelsea 's win over Liverpool in the 2012 final . He also played in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final , in which he scored an 88th-minute equaliser and the winning penalty in the deciding shoot-out against Bayern Munich . After spending 6 months with Shanghai Shenhua in China , and one and a half seasons with Turkish club Galatasaray where he scored the winning goal in the final of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup , Drogba returned to Chelsea in July 2014 . With a career record of scoring 10 goals in 10 finals winning 10 trophies at club level , Drogba has been referred to as the `` ultimate big game player . '' An Ivory Coast international between 2002 and 2014 , Drogba captained the national team from 2006 until his retirement from the Ivory Coast team and is the nation 's all-time top goalscorer with 65 goals from 104 appearances . He led the Ivory Coast to the 2006 FIFA World Cup , their first appearance in the tournament , and also scored their first goal . He later captained the Ivory Coast at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups . He was part of the Ivory Coast teams that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2012 , but were beaten on penalties on both occasions . On 8 August 2014 , he announced his retirement from international football .
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Dr Dion Angus Forster -LRB- born 14 January 1972 -RRB- is an ordained Minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa . He is a theologian and author . He was formerly the Dean of the Seminary of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa , John Wesley College . Dr Forster is the International Chairman of the ` EXPOSED - shining a light on corruption ' campaign -LRB- a coalition of the World Evangelical Alliance , the Salvation Army , the International Bible Societies , Micah Challenge and Unashamedly Ethical -RRB- . He teaches Systematic Theology and Ethics , with a focus on Public Theology in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Logan Lerman starred in a 2016 American drama film.
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Logan Wade Lerman -LRB- born January 19 , 1992 -RRB- is an American actor , known for playing the title role in the fantasy-adventure Percy Jackson films . He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s , before starring in the series Jack & Bobby -LRB- 2004 -- 2005 -RRB- and the movies The Butterfly Effect -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and Hoot -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . Lerman gained further recognition for his roles in the western 3:10 to Yuma , the thriller The Number 23 , the comedy Meet Bill , and 2009 's Gamer and My One and Only . He subsequently played d'Artagnan in 2011 's The Three Musketeers , starred in the coming-of-age dramas The Perks of Being a Wallflower -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Indignation -LRB- 2016 -RRB- and Sidney Hall -LRB- 2017 -RRB- , and had major roles in the 2014 films Noah and Fury .
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Lullaby is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Levitas , and starring Garrett Hedlund , Richard Jenkins , Anne Archer , Jessica Brown Findlay , Amy Adams , Jessica Barden , Terrence Howard , and Jennifer Hudson . The movie explores all the right to die issues of a cancer stricken father who has decided to stop all medication and turn off the life support machines . One sees how the Jewish family members respond to each other and how the father says goodbye to his wife , son , and daughter .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dawn of the Dead (1978 film) has been remade.
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Dawn of the Dead -LRB- also known internationally as Zombi -RRB- is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film directed by George A. Romero . It was written by Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento , and produced by Claudio Argento , Richard P. Rubinstein and Alfredo Cuomo . It was the second film made in Romero 's Living Dead series , but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead , and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society . In the film , a phenomenon of unidentified origin has caused the reanimation of the dead , who prey on human flesh , which subsequently causes mass hysteria . The cast features David Emge , Ken Foree , Scott Reiniger , and Gaylen Ross as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall . Dawn of the Dead was filmed over approximately four months , from late 1977 to early 1978 , in the Pennsylvania cities of Pittsburgh and Monroeville . Its primary filming location was the Monroeville Mall . The film was made on a budget estimated at $ 1.5 million and was a significant box office success for its time , grossing approximately $ 55 million worldwide . Since opening in theaters in 1978 , and despite heavy gore content , reviews for the film have been positive . In addition to four official sequels , the film has spawned numerous parodies and pop culture references . A remake of the movie premiered in the United States on March 19 , 2004 . It was labeled a `` re-imagining '' of the original film 's concept . In 2008 , Dawn of the Dead was chosen by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time , along with Night of the Living Dead .
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The Last House on the Left is a 1972 American exploitation horror film written , edited , and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham . The film follows two teenage girls who are taken into the woods and tortured by a gang of murderous thugs . The story is inspired by the 1960 Swedish film The Virgin Spring , directed by Ingmar Bergman , which in turn is based on a Swedish ballad - `` Töres döttrar i Wänge '' . Craven 's directorial debut , the film was made on a modest budget of $ 87,000 , and was filmed in New York City and rural Connecticut in 1971 . It was released theatrically in the United States on August 30 , 1972 , and was a major box office success , grossing over $ 3 million domestically . Although its confrontational violence resulted in its being heavily censored and sometimes banned in other countries , the film was generally well received by critics . The film was remade as The Last House on the Left in 2009 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Louise Simonson writes comic books.
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Louise Simonson -LRB- born Mary Louise Alexander ; born September 26 , 1946 -RRB- is an American comic book writer and editor . She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack , X-Factor , New Mutants , Superman : The Man of Steel , and Steel . She is often referred to by the nickname `` Weezie '' . In recognition of her contributions to comics , Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition .
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Simon Oliver is a British-American comic book writer . He wrote the Wildstorm comic series Gen ¹³ and the Vertigo comic book series The Exterminators and Hellblazer Presents : Chas - The Knowledge .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Lipstick Under My Burkha has abusive words.
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Lipstick Waale Sapne -LRB- English : Lipstick Under My Burkha -RRB- is an Indian film made in Hindi . The film is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha . The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma , Ratna Pathak , Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles along with Sushant Singh , Vikrant Massey , Shashank Arora , Vaibhav Tatwawaadi and Jagat Singh Solanki . The trailer of film was released on 14 October 2016 . The film premiered at the Tokyo and Mumbai Film Festivals , where it won the Spirit of Asia Prize and the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality . In January 2017 , the Central Board of Film Certification refused to certify the film , stating that `` The story is lady oriented , their fantasy above life . There are contanious -LSB- sic -RSB- sexual scenes , abusive words , audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society '' .
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A gag order -LRB- also known as a gagging order or suppression order -RRB- is an order , typically a legal order by a court or government , restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party . The phrase may sometimes be used of a private order by an employer or other institution . Gag orders may be used , for example , to keep legitimate trade secrets of a company , to protect the integrity of ongoing police or military operations , or to protect the privacy of victims or minors . Conversely , as their downside , they may be abused as a useful tool for those of financial means to intimidate witnesses and prevent release of information , using the legal system rather than other methods of intimidation . Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation -LRB- SLAPP -RRB- orders may potentially be abused in this way . Gag orders are sometimes used in an attempt to assure a fair trial by preventing prejudicial pre-trial publicity , although their use for this purpose is controversial since they are a potentially unconstitutional prior restraint that can lead to the press 's using less reliable sources such as off-the-record statements and second - or third-hand accounts . In a similar manner , a `` gag law '' may limit freedom of the press , by instituting censorship or restricting access to information .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Julius Caesar was produced only by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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Julius Caesar is a 1953 epic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare , directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , who also wrote the uncredited screenplay , and produced by John Houseman . The original music score is by Miklós Rózsa . The film stars Marlon Brando as Mark Antony , James Mason as Brutus , John Gielgud as Cassius , Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar , Edmond O'Brien as Casca , Greer Garson as Calpurnia , and Deborah Kerr as Portia .
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The gens Actoria was a Roman family during the late Republic . The best-known member of the gens is Marcus Actorius Naso , who wrote a life of Julius Caesar , or a history of his times , which is quoted by Suetonius . The time at which he lived is uncertain , but from the way in which he is referred to by Suetonius , he would almost seem to have been a contemporary of Caesar .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Glee is a British drama.
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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19 , 2009 , to March 20 , 2015 . It focuses on the fictitious William McKinley High School glee club , New Directions , which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with social issues , especially regarding sexuality and race , relationships , and learning to become an effective team . The initial twelve-member cast included club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester -LRB- Matthew Morrison -RRB- , cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester -LRB- Jane Lynch -RRB- , guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury -LRB- Jayma Mays -RRB- , Will 's wife Terri -LRB- Jessalyn Gilsig -RRB- , and eight club members played by Dianna Agron , Chris Colfer , Kevin McHale , Lea Michele , Cory Monteith , Amber Riley , Mark Salling , and Jenna Ushkowitz . In subsequent seasons , the main cast has expanded to fourteen and fifteen members . The series was created by Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk , and Ian Brennan , the latter of whom first conceived of Glee as a film . The three wrote all of the show 's episodes for the first two seasons , and Murphy and Falchuk initially served as the show 's main directors . The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19 , 2009 , and the first season aired from September 9 , 2009 , to June 8 , 2010 . Subsequent seasons aired in September through May . The sixth and final season aired from January to March 2015 . Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that were selected by Murphy , who aimed to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits , and produced by Adam Anders and Peer Åström . Songs covered in the show were released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast , and a series of Glee albums have been released by Columbia Records . The music of Glee has been a commercial success , with over thirty-six million digital single sales and eleven million album sales worldwide through October 2011 . The series ' merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-ray releases , an iPad application , and karaoke games for the Wii . There were live concert tours by the show 's cast after the first and second seasons completed shooting ; a concert film based on the 2011 tour , Glee : The 3D Concert Movie , was produced by Murphy and Fox and directed by Kevin Tancharoen . During its first season , Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics , with Metacritic 's weighted average of 77 out of 100 based on eighteen critical reviews . The season was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , six Satellite Awards and fifty-seven other awards , with wins including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy , and Emmy awards for Jane Lynch , guest-star Neil Patrick Harris and Murphy 's direction of the pilot episode . In 2011 , the show once again won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series , and Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively , and Gwyneth Paltrow won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series . The show was also chosen by Fox to fill the coveted time slot that followed the network 's coverage of Super Bowl XLV in 2011 . On October 17 , 2013 , in the wake of the death of Cory Monteith three months prior , and one week after his tribute episode `` The Quarterback '' aired , Murphy announced that the sixth season would be the final one of the series . After 121 episodes and over 728 music performances , Glee came to an end on March 20 , 2015 .
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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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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Beyond Westworld was a television program.
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Beyond Westworld is a 1980 television series that carried on the stories of the two feature films Westworld and Futureworld . It featured Jim McMullan as Security Chief John Moore of the Delos Corporation . The story revolved around John Moore having to stop the evil scientist , Quaid , as he planned to use the robots in Delos to try to take over the world . Despite being nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards -LRB- Outstanding Achievement in Makeup and Outstanding Art Direction For a Series -RRB- , only five episodes were produced , and only three of them were aired before cancellation .
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Over There is an American action/drama/war television series co-created by Steven Bochco and Chris Gerolmo and produced by 20th Century Fox Television . It premiered in the United States on July 27 , 2005 on FX and in Canada on September 6 , 2005 on the History Television channel . The series was presented in 16:9 widescreen format in the U.S. and UK , and mastered in high definition . FX formally announced on November 1 , 2005 that the show would not be returning due to declining ratings . The thirteenth and final episode of the series , `` Follow the Money '' , aired in the U.S. on October 26 , 2005 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Sachin Tendulkar is from the second most populous nation.
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar -LRB- -LSB- sətʃɪn_tɛnˈduːlkər -RSB- born 24 April 1973 -RRB- is a former Indian cricketer and captain , widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time . He took up cricket at the age of eleven , made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen , and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years . He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries , the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International , the holder of the record for the number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket , and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket . In 2002 , just halfway through his career , Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time , behind Don Bradman , and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time , behind Viv Richards . Later in his career , Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup , his first win in six World Cup appearances for India . He had previously been named `` Player of the Tournament '' at the 2003 edition of the tournament , held in South Africa . In 2013 , he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack . Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997 , India 's highest sporting honour , and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008 , respectively , India 's fourth and second highest civilian awards . After a few hours of his final match on 16 November 2013 , the Prime Minister 's Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian award . He is the youngest recipient to date and the first ever sportsperson to receive the award . He also won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards . In 2012 , Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Parliament of India . He was also the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force . In 2012 , he was named an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia . In December 2012 , Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs . He retired from Twenty20 cricket in October 2013 and subsequently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket , retiring on 16 November 2013 after playing his 200th and final Test match , against the West Indies in Mumbai 's Wankhede Stadium . Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total , scoring 34,357 runs .
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Kumar Sangakkara is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team . He is a left-handed top-order batsman and plays as the wicket-keeper in One Day International -LRB- ODI -RRB- format of the game . Described by the English cricket writer Peter Roebuck as `` among the most polished and prudent of batsmen '' , Sangakkara has made centuries -LRB- 100 or more runs in a single innings -RRB- on 38 and 25 occasions in Test and ODI matches respectively , as of 24 August 2015 . He has at times been top of the International Cricket Council -LRB- ICC -RRB- rankings for Test batsmen . His awards include ODI Cricketer of the Year , captain of the ICC World XI Test team , and the 2011 ICC People 's Choice Award -LRB- all at the 2011 ICC Awards -RRB- , and being named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2012 . Sangakkara made his Test debut against South Africa in July 2000 . He scored his maiden Test century in 2001 , against India , and his first double-century during the 2002 Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan . Sangakkara 's highest score in Test cricket is 319 , which he scored against Bangladesh in 2014 . During his innings of 287 against South Africa in 2006 , he and Mahela Jayawardene set a new world record of 624 runs for the highest partnership for any wicket in Test or first-class cricket . In the following year , he scored back-to-back double-centuries against Bangladesh , the fifth instance of successive double-centuries in Test cricket . He has scored 200 or more runs in a Test match on eleven occasions , surpassing Brian Lara , who has scored 200 or more runs in a Test match on nine occasions ; only Donald Bradman -LRB- 12 double-centuries -RRB- has done so more often . He became the ninth batsman and second Sri Lankan to score centuries against all Test-playing nations in December 2007 , when he scored 152 against England . He was appointed captain of the Sri Lanka team in March 2009 , following the resignation of Mahela Jayawardene , and the first of his seven Test centuries as captain came against Pakistan in July of the same year . Sangakkara has the second-highest batting average -- 69.60 per innings -- for a captain who scored a minimum of 1,500 runs . He made his ODI debut in July 2000 against Pakistan , and his first century in this format was against the same team during the 2003 Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup . The start of his ODI career was `` fairly ordinary '' , according to one cricket journalist , as he only scored two centuries in four years . His highest score of 169 was made at the R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , against South Africa , during South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2013 . Sangakkara 's only ODI century as captain was scored against New Zealand in a group stage match in the 2011 ICC World Cup . In the sixth match of the 2011 -- 12 Commonwealth Bank Series , Sangakkara became the fastest Sri Lankan cricketer , and third in all , to reach 10,000 ODI runs . As of April 2014 , he has not scored a century in T20I cricket ; his highest score in this format of the game is 78 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Keeping Up with the Joneses is a book.
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Keeping Up with the Joneses is a 2016 American action comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Michael LeSieur . Starring Zach Galifianakis , Jon Hamm , Isla Fisher and Gal Gadot , the film follows a suburban couple -LRB- Galifianakis and Fisher -RRB- who begin to suspect their new neighbors -LRB- Hamm and Gadot -RRB- are secret agents . The film was released on October 21 , 2016 by 20th Century Fox , received generally negative reviews and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 29 million against its $ 40 million budget .
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Nicholas Jones -LRB- born 1942 -RRB- is a British broadcasting and newspaper journalist , author and political commentator . Jones is a print and broadcasting journalist and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent with over fifty years ' experience . He is also the author of several books about British politics and industrial relations .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Never Enough was written by Niall Horan.
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Niall James Horan -LRB- born 13 September 1993 -RRB- is an Irish singer and songwriter , best known as a member of the boy band One Direction . In 2010 , Horan auditioned as a solo artist for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor . He failed to progress to the `` Boys '' category at the `` judges ' houses '' , but after guest judge Nicole Scherzinger suggested that Niall join One Direction , with Harry Styles , Zayn Malik , Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson , the group became a reality . The five-piece band made it to the final and finished in third place . Even though they did not win , One Direction was signed by Simon Cowell to his record label Syco . In his career as a member of One Direction , Horan co-wrote many songs , beginning with `` Taken '' , `` Everything About You '' , `` Same Mistakes '' , `` Back for You '' and `` Summer Love '' from their debut albums Up All Night and Take Me Home . In the latter , he also played guitar . He continued to co-write , including the songs `` Do n't Forget Where You Belong '' , `` Why Do n't We Go There '' and `` Story of My Life '' for the album Midnight Memories ; `` Night Changes '' , `` Fool 's Gold '' and `` Change Your Ticket '' for the album Four ; and `` Wolves '' , `` A.M. '' , `` Temporary Fix '' and `` Never Enough '' for the band 's fifth album Made in the A.M. . He released his first single as a solo artist , `` This Town '' , in 2016 .
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Affluenza : When Too Much is Never Enough is a book written by Professor Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss , and was published in 2005 . According to the book , Western society is addicted to overconsumption and this situation is unique in human history . Hamilton and Denniss argue that people `` aspire to the lifestyles of the rich and famous at the cost of family , friends and personal fulfilment '' , and that rates of stress , depression and obesity are high as people try to cope with the emptiness and disappointments of consumer life . Affluenza says that an increasing number of Australians are ignoring advertisers , reducing their spending , and reprioritizing their time .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.A mole is a massive structure.
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A mole is a massive structure , usually of stone , used as a pier , breakwater , or a causeway between places separated by water . The word comes from Middle French mole , ultimately from Latin mōlēs , meaning a large mass , especially of rock , and it has the same root as molecule . A mole may have a wooden structure built on top of it that resembles a wooden pier . The defining feature of a mole , however , is that water can not freely flow underneath it , unlike a true pier . The oldest known mole is at Wadi al-Jarf , an ancient Egyptian harbor complex on the Red Sea .
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The Mole-Dagomba are a meta-ethnicity and western Oti-Volta Gur ethno-linguistic group residing in six present-day West Africa countries namely : Benin , Burkina Faso , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Mali and Togo .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Magna Carta promised to protect barons from illegal imprisonment.
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Magna Carta Libertatum -LRB- Medieval Latin for `` the Great Charter of the Liberties '' -RRB- , commonly called Magna Carta -LRB- also Magna Charta ; '' -LRB- the -RRB- Great Charter '' -RRB- , is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede , near Windsor , on 15 June 1215 . First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons , it promised the protection of church rights , protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment , access to swift justice , and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown , to be implemented through a council of 25 barons . Neither side stood behind their commitments , and the charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III , leading to the First Barons ' War . After John 's death , the regency government of his young son , Henry III , reissued the document in 1216 , stripped of some of its more radical content , in an unsuccessful bid to build political support for their cause . At the end of the war in 1217 , it formed part of the peace treaty agreed at Lambeth , where the document acquired the name Magna Carta , to distinguish it from the smaller Charter of the Forest which was issued at the same time . Short of funds , Henry reissued the charter again in 1225 in exchange for a grant of new taxes ; his son , Edward I , repeated the exercise in 1297 , this time confirming it as part of England 's statute law . The charter became part of English political life and was typically renewed by each monarch in turn , although as time went by and the fledgling English Parliament passed new laws , it lost some of its practical significance . At the end of the 16th century there was an upsurge in interest in Magna Carta . Lawyers and historians at the time believed that there was an ancient English constitution , going back to the days of the Anglo-Saxons , that protected individual English freedoms . They argued that the Norman invasion of 1066 had overthrown these rights , and that Magna Carta had been a popular attempt to restore them , making the charter an essential foundation for the contemporary powers of Parliament and legal principles such as habeas corpus . Although this historical account was badly flawed , jurists such as Sir Edward Coke used Magna Carta extensively in the early 17th century , arguing against the divine right of kings propounded by the Stuart monarchs . Both James I and his son Charles I attempted to suppress the discussion of Magna Carta , until the issue was curtailed by the English Civil War of the 1640s and the execution of Charles . The political myth of Magna Carta and its protection of ancient personal liberties persisted after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 until well into the 19th century . It influenced the early American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies and the formation of the American Constitution in 1787 , which became the supreme law of the land in the new republic of the United States . Research by Victorian historians showed that the original 1215 charter had concerned the medieval relationship between the monarch and the barons , rather than the rights of ordinary people , but the charter remained a powerful , iconic document , even after almost all of its content was repealed from the statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries . Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today , often cited by politicians and campaigners , and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities , Lord Denning describing it as `` the greatest constitutional document of all times -- the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot '' . In the 21st century , four exemplifications of the original 1215 charter remain in existence , held by the British Library and the cathedrals of Lincoln and Salisbury . There are also a handful of the subsequent charters in public and private ownership , including copies of the 1297 charter in both the United States and Australia . The original charters were written on parchment sheets using quill pens , in heavily abbreviated medieval Latin , which was the convention for legal documents at that time . Each was sealed with the royal great seal -LRB- made of beeswax and resin sealing wax -RRB- : very few of the seals have survived . Although scholars refer to the 63 numbered `` clauses '' of Magna Carta , this is a modern system of numbering , introduced by Sir William Blackstone in 1759 ; the original charter formed a single , long unbroken text . The four original 1215 charters were displayed together at the British Library for one day , 3 February 2015 , to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta .
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Robert FitzwalterAlso spelled FitzWalter , fitzWalter , etc. -LRB- died 9 December 1235 -RRB- was the leader of the baronial opposition against King John , and one of the twenty-five sureties of Magna Carta . He was feudal baron of Little Dunmow , Essex and constable of Baynard 's Castle , in London , to which was annexed the hereditary office of castellain and chief banneret of the City of London . Part of the official aristocracy created by Henry I and Henry II , he served John in the wars in Normandy , in which he was taken prisoner by King Philip II of France and forced to pay a heavy ransom . Fitzwalter was implicated in the baronial conspiracy of 1212 . According to his own statement the king had attempted to seduce his eldest daughter , but Robert 's account of his grievances varied from time to time . The truth seems to be that he was irritated by the suspicion with which John regarded the new baronage . Fitzwalter escaped a trial by fleeing to France . He was outlawed , but returned under a special amnesty after John 's reconciliation with the pope . Fitzwalter continued , however , to take the lead in the baronial agitation against the king , and upon the outbreak of hostilities in 1215 was elected `` Marshal of the Army of God and Holy Church '' . It was due to his influence in London that his party obtained the support of the city and used it as their base of operations . The clause of the Magna Carta prohibiting sentences of exile , except as the result of a lawful trial , refers more particularly to his case . He was one of the twenty-five barons appointed to enforce the promises of Magna Carta , and his aggressive attitude was one of the causes which contributed to the revival of civil war later in 1215 . Fitzwalter 's incompetent leadership made it necessary for the rebels to invoke the help of France . He was one of the envoys who invited Prince Louis to England , and was the first of the barons to do homage when Louis entered London . Slighted by the French as a traitor to his natural lord , he served Louis with fidelity until he was captured at the battle of Lincoln in May 1217 . Released on the conclusion of peace , he joined the Fifth Crusade , but returned at an early date to make his peace with the regency . The remainder of his life was uneventful , and he died peacefully in 1235 . He was the father of three children : Matilda , Robert , and Christina -LRB- who married William FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville , 3rd Earl of Essex -RRB- . He is remembered as a champion of English liberty , and has also become associated with various legends , including that of Robin Hood .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Patrick Dempsey has acted in films.
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Patrick Galen Dempsey -LRB- born January 13 , 1966 -RRB- is an American actor and race car driver , best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek `` McDreamy '' Shepherd on Grey 's Anatomy . He saw early success as an actor , starring in a number of films in his early 20s , including Ca n't Buy Me Love -LRB- 1987 -RRB- and Loverboy -LRB- 1989 -RRB- . In the 1990s , he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film , such as Outbreak -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , and television , before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , a surprise box office hit . He has since then starred in a number of other films , including Enchanted -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Made of Honor -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Valentine 's Day -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Flypaper -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Freedom Writers -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Transformers : Dark of the Moon -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and Bridget Jones 's Baby -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . Dempsey , who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection , also enjoys auto racing in his spare time . He has competed in pro-am events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans , Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race , and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race . Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans , Dempsey declared that he would `` walk away '' from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to motorsports .
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Tony Dempsey -LRB- born 11 May 1944 -RRB- is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician . He was a Teachta Dála -LRB- TD -RRB- for the Wexford constituency from 2002 to 2007 . Dempsey is a native of Davidstown , County Wexford , and was educated at Enniscorthy Christian Brothers School , University College Dublin and St. Patrick 's College , Maynooth . Prior to entering politics , he worked as a secondary schoolteacher and was a principal teacher of a large secondary school in Enniscorthy at the time of his election . Dempsey was best known for his involvement with Gaelic games in County Wexford . He had been appointed chairman of Wexford County Board -LRB- the governing body of the Gaelic Athletic Association in the county -RRB- in 1976 at the age of 35 , becoming one of the youngest ever persons to hold the position , and he had been involved with inter-county hurling and Gaelic football teams in Wexford either as a trainer , selector or manager . He trained the Wexford Junior Gaelic football team to a Leinster championship in 2000 when they defeated Dublin in the final . At the time of his election , he was manager of the Wexford Senior Hurling team . Dempsey was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election . This was the first time that he had stood for election at any level . He had been chosen as a candidate in the hope of increasing Fianna Fáil 's vote and obtaining three seats out of five in the constituency for the party . However , the strategy was unsuccessful and while Dempsey was elected , it was at the expense of a party colleague , Hugh Byrne . Dempsey did not contest the 2007 general election . He was elected to Wexford County Council at the 2009 local elections and re-elected at 2014 local elections .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Gabon is surrounded by the Republic of Congo.
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Gabon -LRB- -LSB- ɡəˈbɒn -RSB- -LSB- ɡabɔ̃ -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Gabonese Republic -LRB- République gabonaise -RRB- , is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa . Located on the equator , Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest , Cameroon to the north , the Republic of the Congo on the east and south , and the Gulf of Guinea to the west . It has an area of nearly 270000 sqkm and its population is estimated at 1.5 million people . Its capital and largest city is Libreville . Since its independence from France in 1960 , Gabon has had three presidents . In the early 1990s , Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions . Gabon was also a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2010 -- 2011 term . Abundant petroleum and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa , with the 4th highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita -LRB- PPP -RRB- -LRB- after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana -RRB- in the region . GDP grew by more than 6 % per year from 2010 to 2012 . However , because of inequality in income distribution , a significant proportion of the population remains poor .
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Mbinda is a town in the Republic of Congo , lying on the border with Gabon . It is a transport hub and lies at the end of a railway line to Brazzaville .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Taylor Schilling was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
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Taylor Schilling -LRB- born July 27 , 1984 -RRB- is an American actress . She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black -LRB- 2013 -- present -RRB- , for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress -- Television Series Drama . She made her film debut in the 2007 drama Dark Matter . Schilling also starred in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy -LRB- 2009 -- 10 -RRB- . Her other films include Atlas Shrugged : Part I -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , the romantic drama The Lucky One -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and the comedy The Overnight -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Allison Janney . Janney , famous for her television work on the long-running series The West Wing , is a seven-time Primetime Emmy Award winner -LRB- from twelve total nominations -RRB- . She won four Emmy Awards for her work on The West Wing and in 2014 won two awards for her portrayals on Masters of Sex -LRB- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series -RRB- and Mom -LRB- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -RRB- , winning again for Mom in 2015 . Janney has also been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and a total of fifteen Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with her television and motion picture work combined . Along with her film and television credits , Janney has also appeared in Broadway productions , which has earned her two Drama Desk Awards and two Tony Awards nominations .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Larry Buttrose wrote The Maze of the Muse.
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Larry Philip Buttrose -LRB- born 16 December 1952 -RRB- is an Australian writer , journalist and academic . He is the ghostwriter of the Saroo Brierley memoir A Long Way Home -LRB- adapted for the screen as the major international feature film Lion -RRB- . He is also the author of the novels The Maze of the Muse and Sweet Sentence , and the travel books The King Neptune Day & Night Club , and Cafe Royale -LRB- also published as The Blue Man -RRB- . For the stage he co-wrote the hit musical Hot Shoe Shuffle , as well Kurtz , his stage adaptation of Heart of Darkness , and a stage adaptation of Don Quixote . For the screen he co-wrote the feature Gino and the feature documentary Movietone Memories , and is currently working on the screenplay for Hicks , about the life of Australian inmate in Guantanamo , David Hicks . He teaches Screenwriting at New York University 's Sydney campus at The Rocks .
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Swede Mason is a musician and video editor who gained fame for the 2011 mashup `` Masterchef Synesthesia '' -LRB- also known as `` Buttery Biscuit Bass '' -RRB- which was released in the United Kingdom and reached No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart . The song itself is based on voice samples by hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode from MasterChef ; both Wallace and Torode have spoken out in favour of the track . The associated YouTube video gained over 9 million views and was described by The Guardian as a `` masterpiece of editing '' . Swede Mason claims that the video took him around a year to complete . He is also famous for a mashup of Jeremy Clarkson beatboxing , which has had over 3 million views on YouTube .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.David Angell was born in 2001.
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David Lawrence Angell -LRB- April 10 , 1946September 11 , 2001 -RRB- was an American producer of sitcoms . Angell won multiple Emmy Awards as the creator and executive producer , along with Peter Casey and David Lee , of the comedy series Frasier . Angell and his wife Lynn both died heading home from their vacation in Cape Cod aboard American Airlines Flight 11 . This was the first plane to hit the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks .
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David Michael Zastudil -LRB- born October 26 , 1978 -RRB- is a former American football punter . He played college football at Ohio , and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Count Basie formed the Count Basie Orchestra.
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William James `` Count '' Basie -LRB- August 21 , 1904 -- April 26 , 1984 -RRB- was an American jazz pianist , organist , bandleader , and composer . His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens . Dropping out of school , he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank , New Jersey . By age 16 , he increasingly played jazz piano at parties , resorts and other venues . In 1924 , he went to Harlem , where his performing career expanded ; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago , St. Louis and Kansas City . In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten 's band in Kansas City , and played with them until Moten 's death in 1935 . In 1935 , Basie formed his own jazz orchestra , the Count Basie Orchestra , and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording . He led the group for almost 50 years , creating innovations like the use of two `` split '' tenor saxophones , emphasizing the rhythm section , riffing with a big band , using arrangers to broaden their sound , and others . Many musicians came to prominence under his direction , including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans , the guitarist Freddie Green , trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry `` Sweets '' Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams .
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Basie 's Beatle Bag is a 1966 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra , arranged by Chico O'Farrill . Basie released a second album of Beatles songs , Basie on the Beatles , in 1969 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dwayne Johnson can't act.
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Dwayne Douglas Johnson -LRB- born May 2 , 1972 -RRB- , also known by his ring name , The Rock , is an American actor , producer , and professional wrestler . He holds both American and Canadian citizenships . Born in California and raised in New Zealand and the U.S. states of Hawaii and Pennsylvania , Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami , where he won a national championship on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team . He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League and was cut two months into the 1995 season . This led him to become a professional wrestler like his grandfather , Peter Maivia , and his father , Rocky Johnson , from whom he also inherited his Canadian citizenship . Currently signed to WWE on a part-time contract , Johnson gained mainstream fame in the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF , now WWE -RRB- from 1996 to 2004 as a major figure in the company 's Attitude Era , and was the first third-generation wrestler in the company 's history . He returned to wrestling part-time for WWE from 2011 to 2013 and continues to make sporadic non-wrestling appearances for the company . Johnson has 17 championship reigns in WWE , including 10 as a world champion , winning the WWF/WWE Championship eight times -LRB- seventh reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion -RRB- and the WCW/World Championship twice . He won the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Tag Team Championship five times . Johnson is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and won the 2000 Royal Rumble . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time . Johnson 's autobiography The Rock Says ... , co-written with Joe Layden , was published in 2000 . It debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list , spent 20 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list , and sold 720,000 copies in hardcover alone . Johnson 's first leading film role was in The Scorpion King in 2002 . For this role , he was paid US$ 5.5 million , a world record for an actor in his first starring role . He has since appeared in various films , and become known for his ability to reinvigorate film franchises . One of his more prominent roles is Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious franchise ; its most recent film , The Fate of the Furious , was released in 2017 and has grossed over $ 1.1 billion worldwide , making it the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time . He hosted and produced The Hero , a reality competition series ; and has since continued to produce TV series and films through his production company Seven Bucks Productions , each of which he also stars in . Forbes listed Johnson No. 25 in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013 . He was the world 's highest-paid actor of 2016 . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 . In 2015 , Muscle & Fitness named Johnson their `` Man of the Century '' .
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Daniel Abineri -LRB- born 8 August 1958 -RRB- is an English songwriter , actor , director and playwright known for writing the book , music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom . The 1994 London production made national news when it caused grave offence to the Roman Catholic Church and was closed down after just nine performances .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Cary Grant was attracted to the arts at a young age.
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Cary Grant -LRB- born Archibald Alec Leach ; January 18 , 1904 -- November 29 , 1986 -RRB- was a British-American actor , known as one of classic Hollywood 's definitive leading men . He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s , and became known for his transatlantic accent , debonair demeanor , and light-hearted approach to acting and sense of comic timing . He became an American citizen in 1942 . Born in Horfield , Bristol , Grant became attracted to theatre at a young age , and began performing with a troupe known as `` The Penders '' from the age of six . After attending Bishop Road Primary School and Fairfield Grammar School in Bristol , he toured the country as a stage performer , and decided to stay in New York City after a performance there . He established a name for himself in vaudeville in the 1920s and toured the United States before moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s . He initially appeared in crime films or dramas such as Blonde Venus -LRB- 1932 -RRB- and She Done Him Wrong -LRB- 1933 -RRB- , but later gained renown for his appearances in romantic comedy and screwball comedy films such as The Awful Truth -LRB- 1937 -RRB- , Bringing Up Baby -LRB- 1938 -RRB- , His Girl Friday -LRB- 1940 -RRB- and The Philadelphia Story -LRB- 1940 -RRB- . Along with the later Arsenic and Old Lace -LRB- 1944 -RRB- and I Was a Male War Bride -LRB- 1949 -RRB- ; these films are frequently cited as among the all-time great comedy films . Having established himself as a major Hollywood star , he was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor , for Penny Serenade -LRB- 1941 -RRB- and None but the Lonely Heart -LRB- 1944 -RRB- . In the 1940s and 1950s , Grant forged a working relationship with the director Alfred Hitchcock , appearing in films such as Suspicion -LRB- 1941 -RRB- , Notorious -LRB- 1946 -RRB- , To Catch a Thief -LRB- 1955 -RRB- and North by Northwest -LRB- 1959 -RRB- . Hitchcock admired Grant and considered him to have been the only actor that he had ever loved working with . Towards the end of his film career , Grant was praised by critics as a romantic leading man , and received five Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nominations , including Indiscreet -LRB- 1958 -RRB- with Ingrid Bergman , That Touch of Mink -LRB- 1962 -RRB- with Doris Day , and Charade -LRB- 1963 -RRB- with Audrey Hepburn . He is remembered by critics for his unusually broad appeal , as a handsome , suave actor who did not take himself too seriously , possessing the ability to play with his own dignity in comedies without sacrificing it entirely . His comic timing and delivery made Grant what Premiere magazine considers to have been `` quite simply , the funniest actor cinema has ever produced '' . Grant was married five times ; three of his marriages were elopements with actresses -- Virginia Cherrill -LRB- 1934 -- 1935 -RRB- , Betsy Drake -LRB- 1949 -- 1962 -RRB- and Dyan Cannon -LRB- 1965 -- 1968 -RRB- . He has one daughter with Cannon , Jennifer Grant -LRB- born 1966 -RRB- . After his retirement from film acting in 1966 , Grant pursued numerous business interests , representing cosmetics firm Fabergé , and sitting on the board of MGM and others . He was presented with an Honorary Oscar by his friend Frank Sinatra at the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970 , and in 1981 , he was accorded the Kennedy Center Honors . In 1999 , the American Film Institute named Grant the second greatest male star of Golden Age Hollywood cinema , after Humphrey Bogart .
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The Music Man is a musical with book , music , and lyrics by Meredith Willson , based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey . The plot concerns con man Harold Hill , who poses as a boys ' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to the naive Iowa townsfolk , promising to train the members of the new band . But Harold is no musician and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons . Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him , but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness , Marian begins to fall in love . Harold risks being caught to win her . In 1957 , the show became a hit on Broadway , winning five Tony Awards , including Best Musical , and running for 1,375 performances . The cast album won the first Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and spent 245 weeks on the Billboard charts . The show 's success led to revivals , including a long-running 2000 Broadway revival , a popular 1962 film adaptation and a 2003 television adaptation . It is frequently produced by both professional and amateur theater companies .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Zhou Enlai was uninvolved in developing the Chinese economy.
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Zhou Enlai -LRB- ; 5 March 1898 -- 8 January 1976 -RRB- was the first Premier of the People 's Republic of China , serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976 . Zhou served along with Chairman Mao Zedong and was instrumental in the Communist Party 's rise to power , and later in consolidating its control , forming foreign policy , and developing the Chinese economy . A skilled and able diplomat , Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958 . Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War , he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference , and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to China . He helped devise policies regarding the bitter disputes with the U.S. , Taiwan , the Soviet Union -LRB- after 1960 -RRB- , India and Vietnam . Zhou survived the purges of other top officials during the Cultural Revolution . While Mao dedicated most of his later years to political struggle and ideological work , Zhou was the main driving force behind the affairs of state during much of the Cultural Revolution . His attempts at mitigating the Red Guards ' damage and his efforts to protect others from their wrath made him immensely popular in the Cultural Revolution 's later stages . As Mao Zedong 's health began to decline in 1971 and 1972 , Zhou struggled against the Gang of Four internally over leadership of China . Zhou 's health was also failing , however , and he died eight months before Mao on 8 January 1976 . The massive public outpouring of grief in Beijing turned to anger towards the Gang of Four , leading to the Tiananmen Incident . Although succeeded by Hua Guofeng , it was Deng Xiaoping , Zhou 's ally , who was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and eventually take Hua 's place as paramount leader by 1978 .
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Zhou Chi -LRB- 793 -- March 23 , 851 -RRB- , courtesy name Desheng , formally the Baron of Ru ` nan , was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty , serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Split (2016 American film) is about a man that kidnaps three teenage girls.
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Split is a 2016 American psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan . The film stars James McAvoy , Anya Taylor-Joy , and Betty Buckley , and follows Kevin Wendell Crumb , a man with 23 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility . Principal photography began on November 11 , 2015 , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on January 20 , 2017 , by Universal Pictures . The film received general acclaim , with some critics labeling it a welcoming return for Shyamalan , and was a massive financial success , grossing $ 276 million worldwide on a budget of $ 9 million . The film is a sequel to the 2000 movie Unbreakable which was also written , produced and directed by M. Night Shaymalan . A sequel has been confirmed which will be titled Glass .
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Taken is a series of English-language French action-thriller films beginning with Taken in 2008 . All three films feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills . A television series , set to serve as a prequel and starring Clive Standen as Bryan Mills , premiered in February 2017 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.New York University is in Connecticut.
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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 University of Bridgeport , commonly referred to as UB , is a private , independent , non-sectarian , coeducational National university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport , Connecticut . The University is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges -LRB- NEASC-CIHE -RRB- . The University is known for its diverse student population , currently ranking as the tenth most racially diverse national university in the country by U.S. News & World Report . The students of the University of Bridgeport are from 80 countries and 46 states . In 2010 , the percentage of students graduating that had participated in an English as a foreign or second language -LRB- ESL -RRB- program was one of the nation 's highest at 5 % .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Giacomo Casanova was from the Republic of Russia.
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Giacomo Girolamo Casanova -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva -RSB- or -LSB- kasaˈnɔːva -RSB- 2 April 1725 -- 4 June 1798 -RRB- was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice . His autobiography , Histoire de ma vie -LRB- Story of My Life -RRB- , is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century . As was not uncommon at the time , Casanova , depending on circumstances , used more or less fictitious names , such as baron or count of Farussi -LRB- the name of his mother -RRB- or Chevalier de Seingalt -LRB- pronounced Saint-Galle , as in French -RRB- . He often signed his works Jacques Casanova de Seingalt after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice . He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with `` womanizer '' . He associated with European royalty , popes , and cardinals , along with luminaries such as Voltaire , Goethe , and Mozart . He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein 's household , where he also wrote the story of his life .
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Histoire de ma vie -LRB- Story of My Life -RRB- is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova , a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer . A previous , bowdlerized version was originally known in English as The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova -LRB- from the French Mémoires de Jacques Casanova -RRB- until the original version was published in 1960 . From 1838 to 1960 , all the editions of the memoirs were derived from the bowdlerized editions produced in German and French in the early nineteenth century . Arthur Machen used one of these inaccurate versions for his English translation published in 1894 which remained the standard English edition for many years . Although Casanova was Venetian -LRB- born April 2 , 1725 , in Venice , died June 4 , 1798 , in Dux , Bohemia , now Duchcov , Czech Republic -RRB- , the book is written in French , which was the dominant language in the upper class at the time . The book covers Casanova 's life only through 1774 , although the full title of the book is Histoire de ma vie jusqu ' à l'an 1797 -LRB- History of my Life until the year 1797 -RRB- . On February 18 , 2010 , the National Library of France purchased the 3,700-page manuscript of Histoire de ma vie for approximately $ 7 million -LRB- # 5,750,000 -RRB- . The manuscript is believed to have been given to Casanova 's nephew , Carlo Angiolini , in 1798 . The manuscript is believed to contain pages not previously read or published . Following this acquisition , a new edition of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade , based on the manuscript , was published from 2013 to 2015 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Theodore Roosevelt founded a third party.
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. -LRB- -LSB- ˈroʊzəvɛlt -RSB- ; October 27 , 1858 -- January 6 , 1919 -RRB- was an American statesman , author , explorer , soldier , naturalist , and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 . He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States and as the 33rd Governor of New York . As a leader of the Republican Party during this time , he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century . His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore , alongside those of George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , and Abraham Lincoln . Roosevelt was born a sickly child with debilitating asthma , but he successfully overcame his physical health problems by embracing a strenuous lifestyle . He integrated his exuberant personality , vast range of interests , and world-famous achievements into a `` cowboy '' persona defined by robust masculinity . Home-schooled , he began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard College . His book , The Naval War of 1812 -LRB- 1882 -RRB- , established his reputation as both a learned historian and as a popular writer . Upon entering politics , he became the leader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York 's state legislature . Following the near-simultaneous deaths of his wife and mother , he escaped to a cattle ranch in the Dakotas . Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley , but resigned from that post to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish -- American War . Returning a war hero , he was elected Governor of New York in 1898 . After the death of Vice President Garret Hobart , the New York state party leadership convinced McKinley to accept Roosevelt as his running mate in the 1900 election , moving Roosevelt to the prestigious but powerless role of vice president . Roosevelt campaigned vigorously and the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket won a landslide victory based on a platform of peace , prosperity , and conservatism . Following McKinley 's assassination in September 1901 , Roosevelt became president at age 42 , and remains the youngest president . As a leader of the Progressive movement , he championed his `` Square Deal '' domestic policies , promising the average citizen fairness , breaking of trusts , regulation of railroads , and pure food and drugs . Making conservation a top priority , he established a myriad of new national parks , forests , and monuments intended to preserve the nation 's natural resources . In foreign policy , he focused on Central America , where he began construction of the Panama Canal . He expanded the Navy and sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project the United States ' naval power around the globe . His successful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War won him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize . He avoided the controversial tariff and money issues . Elected in 1904 to a full term , Roosevelt continued to promote progressive policies , but many of his efforts and much of his legislative agenda were eventually blocked in Congress . Roosevelt successfully groomed his close friend , William Howard Taft , and Taft won the 1908 presidential election to succeed him . In polls of historians and political scientists , Roosevelt is generally ranked as one of the five best presidents . Frustrated with Taft 's conservatism , Roosevelt belatedly tried to win the 1912 Republican nomination . He failed , walked out , and founded a third party , the Progressive , so-called `` Bull Moose '' Party , which called for wide-ranging progressive reforms . The split allowed the Democrats to win the White House and a majority in both houses of Congress . Following his election defeat , Roosevelt led a two-year expedition to the Amazon basin , where he nearly died of tropical disease . During World War I , he criticized President Woodrow Wilson for keeping the country out of the war with Germany , and his offer to lead volunteers to France was rejected . Though he had considered running for president again in 1920 , Roosevelt 's health continued to deteriorate , and he died in 1919 .
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The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas beginning in 1823 . It stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as `` the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States . '' At the same time , the doctrine noted that the U.S. would recognize and not interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries . The Doctrine was issued in 1823 at a time when nearly all Latin American colonies of Spain and Portugal had achieved or were at the point of gaining independence from the Portuguese and Spanish Empires . President James Monroe first stated the doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress . The term `` Monroe Doctrine '' itself was coined in 1850 . By the end of the 19th century , Monroe 's declaration was seen as a defining moment in the foreign policy of the United States and one of its longest-standing tenets . It would be invoked by many U.S. statesmen and several U.S. presidents , including Ulysses S. Grant , Theodore Roosevelt , John F. Kennedy , and Ronald Reagan . The intent and impact of the Monroe Doctrine persisted with only minor variations for more than a century . Its stated objective was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European intervention and avoid situations which could make the New World a battleground for the Old World powers , so that the U.S. could exert its own influence undisturbed . The doctrine asserted that the New World and the Old World were to remain distinctly separate spheres of influence , for they were composed of entirely separate and independent nations . After 1898 , Latin American lawyers and intellectuals reinterpreted the Monroe doctrine in terms of multilateralism and non-intervention . In 1933 , under President Franklin D. Roosevelt , the U.S. went along with the new reinterpretation , especially in terms of the Organization of American States .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Winona Ryder has been in a Tim Burton film with Johnny Depp.
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Winona Ryder -LRB- born Winona Laura Horowitz ; October 29 , 1971 -RRB- is an American actress . One of the most profitable and iconic actresses of the 1990s , she made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas . As Lydia Deetz , a goth teenager in Tim Burton 's Beetlejuice -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , she won critical acclaim and widespread recognition . After appearances in film and on television , Ryder continued her acting career with the cult film Heathers -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life that has since become a landmark teen film . She later appeared in the coming of age drama Mermaids -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , earning a Golden Globe nomination , and in the same year appeared alongside Johnny Depp in Burton 's dark fairy-tale Edward Scissorhands -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , and shortly thereafter with Keanu Reeves in Francis Ford Coppola 's gothic romance Bram Stoker 's Dracula -LRB- 1992 -RRB- . Having played diverse roles in many well-received films in the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s , Ryder won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination in the same category for her role in The Age of Innocence in 1993 , as well as another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the literary adaptation of Little Women the following year . She later appeared in the Generation X hit Reality Bites -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Alien : Resurrection -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , the Woody Allen comedy Celebrity -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , and Girl , Interrupted -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , which she also executive-produced . In 2000 , Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , honoring her legacy in the film industry . Ryder 's personal life has attracted significant media attention . Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were constant subjects of tabloid journalism . She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression . In 2002 , she appeared in the box office hit Mr. Deeds alongside Adam Sandler . In 2006 , Ryder returned to the screen after a brief hiatus , appearing in high-profile films such as Star Trek . In 2010 , she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards : as the lead actress in When Love Is Not Enough : The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan . She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . Since 2016 , she has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix supernatural-horror series Stranger Things , for which she has garnered Golden Globe and SAG nominations .
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Frankenweenie is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures . It is a remake of Burton 's 1984 short film of the same name and is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley 's book of the same name . The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films : Winona Ryder -LRB- Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands -RRB- ; Catherine O'Hara -LRB- Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas -RRB- ; Martin Short -LRB- Mars Attacks ! -RRB- ; and Martin Landau -LRB- Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow -RRB- . Frankenweenie is in black and white . It is also the fourth stop-motion film produced by Burton and the first of those four that is not a musical . In the film , a boy named Victor loses his dog , a Bull Terrier named Sparky , and uses the power of electricity to resurrect him -- but is then blackmailed by his peers into revealing how they too can reanimate their deceased past pets and other creatures , resulting in mayhem . The tongue-in-cheek film contains numerous references and parodies related to the book , past film versions of the book and other literary classics . Frankenweenie , the first black-and-white feature film and the first stop-motion film to be released in IMAX 3D , was released on October 5 , 2012 and met with positive reviews and moderate box office sales . The film won the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for an Academy Award ; a Golden Globe ; a BAFTA ; and an Annie Award for Best Film in each respective animated category .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Born Naked is an album.
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Born Naked is the seventh studio album from American singer-songwriter , actor and drag queen RuPaul . It was released on iTunes and Amazon through RuCo on February 24 , 2014 , coinciding with the sixth season premiere of RuPaul 's Drag Race . The album is RuPaul 's highest charting to date , reaching 4th position on US Billboard 's Dance/Electronic Albums list . The album is a mix of electronic , bounce , rock and gospel tunes .
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`` Undivided Love '' is the fourth song released by UK singer Louise in 1996 from her debut album Naked as a solo artist . It charted at number 5 in the UK . The video was directed by Greg Masuck
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Views had the single "Pop Style."
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Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake . It was released on April 29 , 2016 , by Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records . Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016 , with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the records executive producers . 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85 , Maneesh Bidaye , Kanye West and Jordan Ullman , among others . The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B , dancehall , hip hop and pop , among others . The album was supported by five singles : `` Hotline Bling '' -LRB- which was included as a bonus track -RRB- , `` One Dance '' featuring Wizkid and Kyla , `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne -LRB- Jay Z and Kanye West -RRB- , `` Controlla '' and `` Too Good '' featuring Rihanna . `` One Dance '' became Drake 's first number-one single in 10 countries as the lead artist , including Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States . The single spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . Views was met with lukewarm reviews from critics , many of whom found it to be an overlong retread of Drake 's previous work . Despite this , it spent 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 . Views became the first album to accumulate one-billion streams on Apple Music . On December 1 , 2016 , Views was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . As of January 2017 , Views sold 1.61 million copies and a total of 4.14 million album-equivalent units in the United States . Views was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 59th Grammy Awards . Additionally , `` Hotline Bling '' won for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song , respectively . The single version of `` Pop Style '' featuring The Throne was nominated for Best Rap Performance .
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Bajan Style is the debut studio album from Barbados-based pop group Cover Drive , released on 7 May 2012 through Polydor Records . The band enlisted a variety of producers such as Future Cut , Quiz & Larossi , J.R. Rotem , Aliby , Orange Factory and Steve Mac to work on the record . The album is rooted in R&B , pop , reggae fusion , hip hop and synthpop genres . `` Bajan Style '' received generally positive reviews from music critics , who complimented Cover Drive 's Barbados `` summer '' - feel input to British charts and described the band 's songs as `` catchy '' . Critics also applauded the group 's lead singer Amanda Reifer for her easy ability to perform different song styles , and compared her to recording artist Rihanna , who , like the band , also originates from Barbados . Some compared the album to the work of No Doubt and The Black Eyed Peas . The album charted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and on the Scottish Albums Chart at 28 . Four singles have been released from the album as of August 2012 , three of which have charted within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart . `` Lick Ya Down '' was released as the lead single on 28 August 2011 . After receiving heavy airplay on both the radio and music channels in the United Kingdom , the song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart . The second single `` Twilight '' , became the group 's first single to chart in Ireland , and their first UK number one . `` Sparks '' , the third single , charted at number four in the UK and 29 in Ireland . `` Explode '' featuring vocals from British grime rapper Dappy served as the fourth single from the album and reached number 29 in the UK and 27 in Ireland .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Glee doesn't have an app for the iPad.
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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19 , 2009 , to March 20 , 2015 . It focuses on the fictitious William McKinley High School glee club , New Directions , which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with social issues , especially regarding sexuality and race , relationships , and learning to become an effective team . The initial twelve-member cast included club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester -LRB- Matthew Morrison -RRB- , cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester -LRB- Jane Lynch -RRB- , guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury -LRB- Jayma Mays -RRB- , Will 's wife Terri -LRB- Jessalyn Gilsig -RRB- , and eight club members played by Dianna Agron , Chris Colfer , Kevin McHale , Lea Michele , Cory Monteith , Amber Riley , Mark Salling , and Jenna Ushkowitz . In subsequent seasons , the main cast has expanded to fourteen and fifteen members . The series was created by Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk , and Ian Brennan , the latter of whom first conceived of Glee as a film . The three wrote all of the show 's episodes for the first two seasons , and Murphy and Falchuk initially served as the show 's main directors . The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19 , 2009 , and the first season aired from September 9 , 2009 , to June 8 , 2010 . Subsequent seasons aired in September through May . The sixth and final season aired from January to March 2015 . Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that were selected by Murphy , who aimed to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits , and produced by Adam Anders and Peer Åström . Songs covered in the show were released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast , and a series of Glee albums have been released by Columbia Records . The music of Glee has been a commercial success , with over thirty-six million digital single sales and eleven million album sales worldwide through October 2011 . The series ' merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-ray releases , an iPad application , and karaoke games for the Wii . There were live concert tours by the show 's cast after the first and second seasons completed shooting ; a concert film based on the 2011 tour , Glee : The 3D Concert Movie , was produced by Murphy and Fox and directed by Kevin Tancharoen . During its first season , Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics , with Metacritic 's weighted average of 77 out of 100 based on eighteen critical reviews . The season was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , six Satellite Awards and fifty-seven other awards , with wins including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy , and Emmy awards for Jane Lynch , guest-star Neil Patrick Harris and Murphy 's direction of the pilot episode . In 2011 , the show once again won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series , and Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively , and Gwyneth Paltrow won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series . The show was also chosen by Fox to fill the coveted time slot that followed the network 's coverage of Super Bowl XLV in 2011 . On October 17 , 2013 , in the wake of the death of Cory Monteith three months prior , and one week after his tribute episode `` The Quarterback '' aired , Murphy announced that the sixth season would be the final one of the series . After 121 episodes and over 728 music performances , Glee came to an end on March 20 , 2015 .
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Kwalee is an independent UK video game developer . The company was founded in September 2011 by David Darling CBE , best known for founding Codemasters . The company makes games for iOS devices , including the iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch . The company is based in Leamington Spa in the County of Warwickshire . Kwalee is one of several companies that go up to make the Leamington Spa video gaming cluster , sometimes known as Silicon Spa . Kwalee employs nearly 20 technical , marketing and administrative staff in its Leamington Spa offices . Andrew Graham , the designer of the Micro Machines series , has joined the company as Gameplay Guru .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Gene Hackman appeared in a romantic comedy in 2014.
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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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Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Alex Cox . It was produced by Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy , with executive producer Michael Nesmith , and stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez . Repo Man received widespread acclaim , was considered one of the best films of 1984 , and has since achieved cult film status .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Spencer Tracy was a film actor.
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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy -LRB- April 5 , 1900 -- June 10 , 1967 -RRB- was an American actor , noted for his natural style and versatility . One of the major stars of Hollywood 's Golden Age , Tracy was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor and won two , sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier . Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College , and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . He spent seven years in the theatre , working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway . Tracy 's breakthrough came in 1930 , when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood . After a successful film debut in Up the River , Tracy was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation . His five years with Fox were unremarkable , and he remained largely unknown to audiences after 25 films . In 1935 , Tracy joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , at the time Hollywood 's most prestigious studio . His career flourished with a series of hit films , and in 1937 and 1938 he won consecutive Oscars for Captains Courageous and Boys Town . By the 1940s , Tracy was one of the studio 's top stars . In 1942 , he appeared with Katharine Hepburn in Woman of the Year , beginning a popular partnership that produced nine movies over 25 years . Tracy left MGM in 1955 , and continued to work regularly as a freelance star , despite an increasing weariness as he aged . His personal life was troubled , with a lifelong struggle against alcoholism and guilt over his son 's deafness . Tracy became estranged from his wife in the 1930s , but never divorced , conducting a long-term relationship with Katharine Hepburn in private . Towards the end of his life , Tracy worked almost exclusively for director Stanley Kramer . It was for Kramer that he made his last film , Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner in 1967 , completed just 17 days before Tracy 's death . During his career , Tracy appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen 's greatest actors . In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema .
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Matt Zimmerman -LRB- born 26 December 1934 -RRB- is a Canadian actor , best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in the 1960s television series Thunderbirds and sequel films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Silicon Valley is in the northern part of California.
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Silicon Valley is a nickname for the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area , in the northern part of the U.S. state of California . The `` valley '' in its name refers to the Santa Clara Valley in Santa Clara County , which includes the city of San Jose and surrounding cities and towns , where the region has been traditionally centered . The region has expanded to include the southern half of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Mateo County , and southern portions of the East Bay in Alameda County . The word `` silicon '' originally referred to the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers in the region , but the area is now the home to many of the world 's largest high-tech corporations , including the headquarters of 39 businesses in the Fortune 1000 , and thousands of startup companies . Silicon Valley also accounts for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the United States , which has helped it to become a leading hub and startup ecosystem for high-tech innovation and scientific development . It was in the Valley that the silicon-based integrated circuit , the microprocessor , and the microcomputer , among other key technologies , were developed . As of 2013 , the region employed about a quarter of a million information technology workers . As more high-tech companies were established across the Santa Clara Valley , and then north towards the Bay Area 's two other major cities , San Francisco and Oakland , the `` Silicon Valley '' name eventually came to refer to all high-tech businesses in the region . The term is now generally used as a synecdoche for the American high-technology economic sector . The name also became a global synonym for leading high-tech research and enterprises , and thus inspired similar named locations , as well as research parks and technology centers with a comparable structure all around the world .
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Sonic Solutions , acquired by Rovi Corporation in 2010 , was an American computer software company headquartered in Novato , California . In addition to having a number of offices in the U.S. , the company also maintained offices in Europe and Asia .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Gerd von Rundstedt was a Field Marshal.
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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt -LRB- 12 December 1875 -- 24 February 1953 -RRB- was a Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II . Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition , Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892 . During World War I , he served mainly as a staff officer . In the inter-war years , he continued his military career , reaching the rank of Colonel General -LRB- Generaloberst -RRB- before retiring in 1938 . He was recalled at the beginning of World War II as commander of Army Group South in the invasion of Poland . He commanded Army Group A during the Battle of France , and was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in 1940 . In the invasion of the Soviet Union , he commanded Army Group South , responsible for the largest encirclement in history , the Battle of Kiev , as well as the largest mass killing of the Holocaust to that date , at Babi Yar . He was relieved of command in December 1941 , but was recalled in 1942 and appointed Commander-in-Chief in the West . He was dismissed after the German defeat in Normandy in July 1944 , but was again recalled as Commander-in-Chief in the West in September , holding this post until his final dismissal by Adolf Hitler in March 1945 . Rundstedt was aware of the various plots to depose Hitler , but refused to support them . After the war , he was charged with war crimes , but did not face trial due to his age and poor health . He was released in 1949 , and died in 1953 .
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Fältmarskalk -LRB- Field Marshal -RRB- was a Swedish military rank equivalent to present day NATO OF-10 , and from the end of the 16th century to 1824 , 77 persons have held this rank , sometimes written as General Fältmarskalk -LRB- General Field Marshal , or German equivalent Generalfeldmarschall -RRB- . It was de jure a rank in Sweden until the reform of 1972 . Riksmarskalk -LRB- Marshal of the Realm -RRB- was earlier the most senior military officer in Sweden -LRB- still second to the Monarch -RRB- , but is now a senior officer of the Royal Court .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.There is an American named Dominick Dunne.
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Dominick John Dunne -LRB- October 29 , 1925 -- August 26 , 2009 -RRB- was an American producer , writer and investigative journalist . He began his career as a producer in film and television , noted for involvement with the pioneering gay film The Boys in the Band -LRB- 1970 -RRB- and the award winning drug film Panic in Needle Park -LRB- 1971 -RRB- . He turned to writing in the early 1970s . After the 1982 murder of his daughter Dominique , he came to focus on the ways in which wealth and high society interacts with the judicial system . A frequent contributor to Vanity Fair , Dunne also appeared regularly on television discussing crime from the 1980s to the end of his life .
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Bernard Dunne -LRB- born 6 February 1980 -RRB- is an Irish former professional boxer and a former WBA , and European Super Bantamweight champion . On Saturday 21 March 2009 , Dunne defeated Ricardo Cordoba in the 11th round to become the WBA super bantamweight champion in a fight that won ESPN 's 2009 Fight of The Year with 6 knockdowns occurring in the fight between the two fighters -LRB- 4 for Dunne and 2 for Cordoba -RRB- . Dunne lost his title on 26 September 2009 in the 02 Dublin . Dunne retired on 19 February 2010 . In November 2009 , Irish publishers Liberties Press released the first biography of Dunne . Entitled Bernard Dunne : The Ecstasy and the Agony , it is an up-to-date account of Dunne 's beginnings until his defeat to Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym . In 2012 , Dunne was an analyst on the 2012 Olympics boxing coverage on RTÉ Sport .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.True Blood is a horror television series.
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True Blood is an American dark fantasy horror television series produced and created by Alan Ball and based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris . The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse -LRB- Anna Paquin -RRB- , a telepathic waitress living in the rural town of Bon Temps , Louisiana , two years after the invention of a synthetic blood that has allowed vampires to `` come out of the coffin '' and allow their presence to be known to mankind . Now they are struggling for equal rights and assimilation , while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power . Sookie 's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton -LRB- Stephen Moyer -RRB- and for the first time must navigate the trials , tribulations and terrors of intimacy and relationships . The show was broadcast on the premium cable network HBO , in the United States , and was produced by HBO in association with Ball 's production company , Your Face Goes Here Entertainment . The series premiered on September 7 , 2008 and concluded on August 24 , 2014 , comprising seven seasons and 80 episodes . The first five seasons received highly positive reviews , and both nominations and wins for several awards , including a Golden Globe and an Emmy .
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is a horror anime co-produced by studio Production I.G and manga artist group CLAMP . It is the second anime series in the Blood franchise following the 2005 -- 2006 series Blood + . The original 12-episode series aired during 2011 , with a movie Blood-C : The Last Dark releasing in Japanese theaters the following year . The anime was subsequently adapted into two manga , a 2011 novelization , a 2015 stage play set between the events of Blood-C and The Last Dark , and a live-action prequel set for release in 2017 . Blood-C focuses on Saya Kisaragi , an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town ; in reality , she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns , monsters who feed on human blood . As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns , Saya begins finding faults in her reality , and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself , the town and her surviving friends . Blood-C was designed to share only thematic similarities with earlier Blood projects . CLAMP was brought on board to both design the characters and help create the scenario . It featured several new elements to the Blood franchise , such as being primarily set within a high school environment . The Elder Bairns were inspired by the Great Old Ones from H. P. Lovecraft 's Cthulhu Mythos , and modeled after traditional Japanese monsters . Its bloody violence , a stylistic choice following the series ' themes , resulted in censorship in Japan and eventual blacklisting in China . The series has received mixed to positive reviews from journalists .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jean Grey is a setting.
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Jean Grey-Summers -LRB- born Jean Elaine Grey -RRB- is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl , Phoenix , and Dark Phoenix . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in The X-Men # 1 -LRB- September 1963 -RRB- . Jean Grey is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . She was born with telepathic and telekinetic powers . Her powers first manifested when she saw her childhood friend being hit by a car . She is a caring , nurturing figure , but she also has to deal with being an Omega-level mutant and the physical manifestation of the cosmic Phoenix Force . Jean Grey experienced a transformation into the Phoenix in the X-Men storyline `` The Dark Phoenix Saga '' . She has faced death numerous times in the history of the series . Her first death was under her guise as Marvel Girl , when she died and was `` reborn '' as Phoenix in `` The Dark Phoenix Saga '' . This transformation led to her second death , which was suicide , though not her last . She is an important figure in the lives of other Marvel Universe characters , mostly the X-Men , including her husband Cyclops , her mentor and father figure Charles Xavier , her unrequited love interest Wolverine , her best friend and sister-like figure Storm , and her genetic children Rachel Summers , X-Man , Cable , and Stryfe . The character was present for much of the X-Men 's history , and she was featured in all three X-Men animated series and several video games . She is a playable character in X-Men Legends -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , X-Men Legends II : Rise of Apocalypse -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Marvel vs Capcom 3 : Fate of Two Worlds -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Marvel Heroes -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and Lego Marvel Super Heroes -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and appeared as a non-playable in the first Marvel : Ultimate Alliance . Famke Janssen portrayed the character in five installments of the X-Men films . Sophie Turner portrays a younger version in the 2016 film X-Men : Apocalypse . In 2006 , IGN rated Jean Grey 6th on their list of top 25 X-Men from the past forty years , and in 2011 , IGN ranked her 13th in the `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes '' . Her Dark Phoenix persona was ranked 9th in IGN 's `` Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time '' list , the highest rank for a female character .
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The game takes place on the fictional planet Pern created by science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey for her Dragonriders of Pern series of novels . The story , divided into four chapters , follows the dragonrider D'kor who , with the help of his dragon Zenth , searches for girls to be candidates for Impressing a new young gold dragon . Various side-plots are developed throughout the game including a bit of intrigue involving an epidemic sickness that is somewhat reminiscent of the storyline in McCaffrey 's novel Moreta : Dragonlady of Pern . The game contains over 120 locations on three continents . The player interacts and speaks with over 170 characters . The game did not sell well , and was derided both by the gaming community and fans of the series for inconsistencies , poor storyline , and poor gameplay .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Syd Barrett founded the English rock band Pink Floyd.
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Roger Keith `` Syd '' Barrett -LRB- 6 January 1946 -- 7 July 2006 -RRB- was a British musician , composer , singer-songwriter , and painter . Best known as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd , Barrett was the lead singer , guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band . Barrett was excluded from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist , and was briefly hospitalised amid speculation of mental illness . Barrett was musically active for less than ten years . With Pink Floyd , he recorded four singles , their debut album -LRB- and contributed to the second one -RRB- , and several unreleased songs . Barrett began his solo career in 1969 with the single `` Octopus '' from his first solo album , The Madcap Laughs -LRB- 1970 -RRB- . The album was recorded over the course of a year with five different producers -LRB- Peter Jenner , Malcolm Jones , David Gilmour , Roger Waters and Barrett himself -RRB- . Nearly two months after Madcap was released , Barrett began working on his second and final album , Barrett -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , produced by Gilmour and featuring contributions from Richard Wright . Two years later , he left the music industry , retired from public life and strictly guarded his own privacy until his death in 2006 . In 1988 , an album of unreleased tracks and outtakes , Opel , was released by EMI with Barrett 's approval . Barrett 's innovative guitar work and exploration of experimental techniques such as dissonance , distortion and feedback influenced many musicians . His recordings are also noted for their strongly English-accented vocal delivery . After leaving music , Barrett continued with painting and dedicated himself to gardening . Pink Floyd wrote and recorded several tributes to him , most notably the 1975 album Wish You Were Here , which included `` Shine On You Crazy Diamond '' , as homage to Barrett .
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Painted Willie was a punk rock band started in 1984 in Los Angeles by drummer and film-maker Dave Markey after the demise of his first band , Sin 34 . They were active from 1984 to 1987 and released one 7 '' , two 12 inch EPs and three LPs .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Archimedes was a person who did physics.
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-RRB- | death_place = Syracuse , SicilyMagna Graecia | field = | known_for = -RCB- -RCB- Archimedes of Syracuse -LRB- -LSB- ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz -RSB- Ἀρχιμήδης -RRB- was a Greek mathematician , physicist , engineer , inventor , and astronomer . Although few details of his life are known , he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity . Generally considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time , Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and analysis by applying concepts of infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion to derive and rigorously prove a range of geometrical theorems , including the area of a circle , the surface area and volume of a sphere , and the area under a parabola . Other mathematical achievements include deriving an accurate approximation of pi , defining and investigating the spiral bearing his name , and creating a system using exponentiation for expressing very large numbers . He was also one of the first to apply mathematics to physical phenomena , founding hydrostatics and statics , including an explanation of the principle of the lever . He is credited with designing innovative machines , such as his screw pump , compound pulleys , and defensive war machines to protect his native Syracuse from invasion . Archimedes died during the Siege of Syracuse when he was killed by a Roman soldier despite orders that he should not be harmed . Cicero describes visiting the tomb of Archimedes , which was surmounted by a sphere and a cylinder , which Archimedes had requested to be placed on his tomb , representing his mathematical discoveries . Unlike his inventions , the mathematical writings of Archimedes were little known in antiquity . Mathematicians from Alexandria read and quoted him , but the first comprehensive compilation was not made until by Isidore of Miletus in Byzantine Constantinople , while commentaries on the works of Archimedes written by Eutocius in the sixth century AD opened them to wider readership for the first time . The relatively few copies of Archimedes ' written work that survived through the Middle Ages were an influential source of ideas for scientists during the Renaissance , while the discovery in 1906 of previously unknown works by Archimedes in the Archimedes Palimpsest has provided new insights into how he obtained mathematical results .
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Physics is the science of all phenomena . Physics may also refer to : Physics -LRB- Aristotle -RRB- , a key text in the philosophy of Aristotle Physics -LRB- band -RRB- , an American rock music group Physics , the initial title of Journal of Applied Physics used during 1931 -- 1937 , published by the American Physical Society Physics -LRB- American Physical Society magazine -RRB- , a scientific magazine published by the American Physical Society from 2008 Physics -LRB- Chinese Physical Society journal -RRB- , a scientific journal published by the Chinese Physical Society Other articles : Geophysics Mathematical physics Newtonian physics in reference to classical mechanics Mesoscopic physics Nobel Prize in Physics Particle physics Physics in medieval Islam Quantum physics is known as quantum mechanics . Theoretical physics Fluid dynamics PhysX for NVIDIA 's physics engine for computer games :
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Michael Winterbottom works with many of the same actors on a regular basis.
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Not to be confused with the classical scholar Michael Winterbottom -LRB- academic -RRB- . Michael Winterbottom -LRB- born 29 March 1961 -RRB- is an English filmmaker . He began his career working in British television before moving into features . Three of his films -- Welcome to Sarajevo , Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People -- have competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . Winterbottom often works with the same actors ; many faces can be seen in several of his films , including Shirley Henderson , Paul Popplewell , John Simm , Steve Coogan , Rob Brydon , Raymond Waring and Kieran O'Brien .
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Carlos Jacott -LRB- born July 28 , 1967 -RRB- , is an American film and television actor . He has appeared in over 40 television shows including Firefly and CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , and playing a demon on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel . He has also co-starred in films including Kicking and Screaming , Mr. Jealousy , Being John Malkovich , The Last Days of Disco , Grosse Pointe Blank and Fun with Dick and Jane . Along with Alexis Denisof , Summer Glau , Jeff Ricketts , Andy Umberger , Bob Fimiani , Jonathan M. Woodward , and Eliza Dushku , he is one of only eight actors to appear in three series created by Joss Whedon -LRB- in his case Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , and Firefly -RRB- . Notably , all three of his characters appeared benevolent at first , then betrayed the heroes .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Ajay Devgan is an Indian actor.
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Ajay Devgan -LRB- born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969 -RRB- , also credited as Ajay Devgn , is an Indian film actor , director and producer . He is widely considered as one of the most popular actors of Hindi cinema , who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Devgan has won numerous accolades , including two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards . In 2016 , he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri , the fourth highest civilian honour of the country . Devgan began his professional career with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance . He then starred in successful films such as Jigar -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , Dilwale -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Suhaag -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Naajayaz -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Diljale -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and Ishq -LRB- 1997 -RRB- . In 1998 , he appeared in a critically acclaimed performance in Mahesh Bhatt 's drama Zakhm and he received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie . In 1999 , his most-talked-about film was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in which he played Vanraj , a man who tries to unite his wife with her lover . In the early 2000s , he gave critically acclaimed performances in Ram Gopal Varma 's fictional expose of Mumbai underworld Company . He played the character of a gangster , for which he won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor . The same year he gave another critically acclaimed performance in Deewangee for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award . In 2003 , he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi 's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh . Throughout his career he has performed in many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , '' Gangajal , -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Yuva -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Apaharan -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Omkara -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Golmaal : Fun Unlimited -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Golmaal Returns -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , All the Best : Fun Begins -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Golmaal 3 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Raajneeti -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Singham -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Bol Bachchan -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Son of Sardaar -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Singham Returns -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and Drishyam -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . He has starred in more than hundred Hindi films . Having done so , he established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema . In addition , Devgn owns a production company Ajay Devgn FFilms which was established in 2000 . In 2008 , he debuted as a film director with U Me Aur Hum . He is married to film actress , Kajol since 1999 and the couple have two children . In August 2009 , Devgn changed his surname from Devgan to Devgn on the request of his family .
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Ajay Mehta -LRB- -LSB- ˈɑːdʒeɪ_ˈmɛtə -RSB- -RRB- is an Indian actor based in North America , known for his deep baritone voice .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Line of Duty is not a British TV series.
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Line of Duty is a British police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio that premiered on 26 June 2012 . It is the most popular drama series broadcast on BBC Two in the multichannel era and is a winner of the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series . Line of Duty was included in a list of the Top 50 BBC Two shows of all-time , in a list of the 80 best BBC shows of all time and was the highest ranked current series in a list of the best cop shows of all time . The first series was BBC Two 's best-performing drama series in ten years , with a consolidated audience of 4.1 million viewers . The drama was recommissioned for a second series and the first episode was broadcast on 12 February 2014 . The second series achieved widespread public and critical acclaim , and on 8 April 2014 , the BBC commissioned two more series . In an interview on 28 April 2016 , creator Jed Mercurio said that a fourth series would begin filming in the autumn of that year . It commenced broadcast on BBC One on 26 March 2017 . A fifth series has been confirmed and will air in Spring 2019 . A sixth series has also been ordered by the BBC . In the United States , the first series was aired on Hulu in August 2012 as an exclusive series .
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M.I. High was a British action television series produced by Kudos for CBBC and created by Olivia McRae . The series focuses on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional secret intelligence agency M.I. 9 who have to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents . The line-up of spies has altered between the show 's seven series . The series premiered on 8 January 2007 and originally ended on 21 March 2011 after five series , before being revived for a further two series that aired between 7 January 2013 to 31 March 2014 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Heartlight was the eighth time Diamond had a top 5 hit.
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`` Heartlight '' is a song written by Neil Diamond , Carole Bayer Sager and her then-husband Burt Bacharach , and recorded by Diamond in 1982 . The song is the first track on Diamond 's 1982 album , also titled Heartlight , and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming his eighth -LRB- and last -RRB- top 5 hit on the chart . The song also spent four weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in late 1982 , and was the last of his eight # 1s on that chart . The song is inspired by the blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , which Diamond , Bayer Sager and Bacharach had all seen together . When the alien E.T. leaves Earth , his heart glows a luminous red , hence the title of the song . The songwriters were required to pay Universal Studios $ 25,000 for the use of ideas from the film .
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`` Diamonds from Sierra Leone '' is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West . It was released on July 4 , 2005 , as the lead single of his second studio album , Late Registration . The song contains a sample of the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film , Diamonds Are Forever as performed by Shirley Bassey . Bassey was reported to be very impressed with Kanye 's performance and stated that she wished to work with him in the future . The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 , was moderately successful on the iTunes music service , and peaked at number 8 on the UK Top 40 . It won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 48th Grammy Awards .
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