question: when did frank sinatra first sing new york new york

answers: 1980

answers: 1979

title: Frank Sinatra

text: was a riveter at the Tietjen and Lang shipyard. He performed in local Hoboken social clubs such as The Cat's Meow and The Comedy Club, and sang for free on radio stations such as WAAT in Jersey City. In New York, Sinatra found jobs singing for his supper or for cigarettes. To improve his speech, he began taking elocution lessons for a dollar each from vocal coach John Quinlan, who was one of the first people to notice his impressive vocal range. Sinatra began singing professionally as a teenager, but he learned music by ear and never learned to read

title: Early life of Frank Sinatra

text: as a riveter at the Tietjen and Lang shipyard. She was also responsible for his job at the Union Club at 600 Hudson Street in Hoboken, run by Joseph Samperi, where he was paid $40 a week for five weeks. He performed in local Hoboken social clubs such as The Cat's Meow and The Comedy Club, and sang for free on radio stations such as WAAT in Jersey City. In New York he found jobs singing for his supper or for cigarettes. Sinatra began taking 45-minute elocution lessons for a dollar an hour under New York-based vocal coach John Quinlan

title: Theme from New York, New York

text: since become closely associated with him. He occasionally performed it live with Minnelli as a duet. Sinatra recorded it a second time for his 1993 album "Duets", with Tony Bennett. The first line of the song is: Within are two similar lines: The song concludes with the line: Minnelli's original recording of the song (also used in the Tony Bennett version in "Duets") uses the following closing line: It should not be confused with the song "New York, New York", from Leonard Bernstein/Adolph Green/Betty Comden's musical "On the Town" (1944), which features the lyric "New York, New York, it’s a

title: Frank Sinatra

text: Award. He was collectively included in Time magazine's compilation After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure. Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Italians Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra. Sinatra weighed at birth and had to be with the aid of forceps, which caused severe scarring to his left cheek, neck, and ear, and perforated his eardrum,

title: Frank Sinatra

text: Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150million records worldwide. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian Americans, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He

title: Frank Sinatra

text: being heavily involved in political activity in 1945 and 1946, in those two years Sinatra sang on 160 radio shows, recorded 36 times, and shot four films. By 1946 he was performing on stage up to 45 times a week, singing up to 100 songs daily, and earning up to $93,000 a week. In 1946 Sinatra released "Oh! What it Seemed to Be", "Day by Day", "They Say It's Wonderful", "Five Minutes More", and "The Coffee Song" as singles, and launched his first album, "The Voice of Frank Sinatra", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart. William Ruhlmann of

title: Frank Parker (singer)

text: Frank Parker (singer) Frank Parker (April 29, 1903 – January 10, 1999) was an American singer and radio and television personality. Parker was born Frank Ciccio on April 29, 1903 (or April 29, 1906, or July 1, 1906) in New York City. He was a graduate of the Milan Conservatory of music, and was a dancer in a stage production of "Little Nellie Kelly." Parker began his singing career as a tenor in 1926 and appeared with Harry Horlick's orchestra in 1933. Parker debuted on radio as a substitute singer on "The Eveready Hour", and he was a regular on

title: The Voice of Frank Sinatra

text: The Voice of Frank Sinatra The Voice of Frank Sinatra is the first studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released on Columbia Records, catalogue C-112, March 4, 1946. It was first issued as a set of four 78 rpm records totaling eight songs, the individual discs having been previously released as singles, consisting of catalog #s 36762, 36919, 36921, and 37089. The album went to #1 on the fledgling Billboard chart. It stayed at the top for seven weeks in 1946, spending a total of eighteen weeks on the charts. The album chart consisted of just a Top Five

title: New York (U2 song)

text: a verse about Frank Sinatra (that also didn't make it). And Lou has an album called "New York", and he mentions my name on one of the tracks, "Beginning of a Great Adventure". And I just think he is to New York what James Joyce was to Dublin." In another interview, Bono elaborated further on the song's theme of "mid-life crisis": "There used to be a verse at the end about Frank Sinatra, because if I was going to be singing about New York, New York, I felt like I should. It went "When I'm down on my luck /

title: Frank Sinatra

text: troubled New York City homicide cop, Sinatra gave an "extraordinarily rich", heavily layered characterization, one which "made for one terrific farewell" to his film career. After beginning on the "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" radio show with the Hoboken Four in 1935, and later WNEW and WAAT in Jersey City, Sinatra became the star of various radio shows of his own on NBC and CBS from the early 1940s to the mid 1950s. In 1942 Sinatra hired arranger Axel Stordahl away from Tommy Dorsey before he began his first radio program that year, keeping Stordahl with him for all of his

title: Frank Sinatra

text: Columbia to pay his back taxes after MCA refused to front the money. Rejected by Hollywood, he turned to Las Vegas and made his debut at the Desert Inn in September 1951, and also began singing at the Riverside Hotel in Reno, Nevada. Sinatra became one of Las Vegas's pioneer residency entertainers, and a prominent figure on the Vegas scene throughout the 1950s and 1960s onwards, a period described by Rojek as the "high-water mark" of Sinatra's "hedonism and self absorption". Rojek notes that the Rat Pack "provided an outlet for gregarious banter and wisecracks", but argues that it was

title: Early life of Frank Sinatra

text: Early life of Frank Sinatra Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 12, 1915. He grew up in a tenement with his parents, who had emigrated from Italy. Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra. The couple had eloped on Valentine's Day, 1913, and were married at the city hall in Jersey City, New Jersey; they later got remarried in a church. Sinatra weighed at birth and

title: Frank Sinatra filmography

text: Frank Sinatra filmography Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. Over the course of his acting career he created a body of work that one biographer described as being "as varied, impressive and rewarding as that of any other Hollywood star". Sinatra began his career as a singer, initially in his native Hoboken, New Jersey, but increasing success led to a contract to perform on stage and radio across the United States. One of his earliest film roles was in the 1935

title: Mary Small

text: arranged for her an audition with their manager Ed Wolfe who then booked her on the Rudy Vallee Hour on NBC affiliate WEAF New York where she received her first big break singing "Louisville Lady". Mary's voice was unique for that of a child, almost freakish to some, and the audience disbelief as to her age captivated America. Within a month she had landed her own show on NBC which led into Frank Sinatra's hour. Along with a selected stable of stars, they were promoted across the country on matchbooks, bottle caps and subway cars. While a child in New

title: Frank Sinatra

text: Original Song. Sinatra released "Softly, as I Leave You", and collaborated with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring on "America, I Hear You Singing", a collection of patriotic songs recorded as a tribute to the assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Sinatra increasingly became involved in charitable pursuits in this period. In 1961 and 1962 he went to Mexico, with the sole purpose of putting on performances for Mexican charities, and in July 1964 he was present for the dedication of the Frank Sinatra International Youth Center for Arab and Jewish children in Nazareth. Sinatra's phenomenal success in 1965, coinciding with his

title: Frank Sinatra's recorded legacy

text: of the 1950s. "The Voice of Frank Sinatra" was released on March 10, 1946 — it was re-issued as a 10" record in 1958. Four more albums would follow over the next five years, as would a Christmas album and a project in which Sinatra conducted the songs of Alec Wilder. Other notable Sinatra albums include "Where Are You?" from 1957, which was his first stereo album and his first album recorded with Gordon Jenkins, "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely" (1958), a bleak, introspective album, which Sinatra later claimed was his finest work. The lavish "The Concert Sinatra"

title: Early life of Frank Sinatra

text: when Sinatra was as young as 11 he had something. Sinatra later recalled: "One day, I got a nickel. I said "This is the racket". I thought, "It's wonderful to sing... I never forgot it." During his early teenage years Sinatra forced himself to develop his voice. wanting to "make something of himself". He listened heavily to Gene Austin, Rudy Vallée, Russ Colombo and Bob Eberly, and "idolized" Bing Crosby, adopting Crosby's props such as a sailor's cap and pipe in his own performances. Sinatra's maternal uncle, Domenico, gave him a ukulele for his 15th birthday, and he began performing

title: America, I Hear You Singing

text: America, I Hear You Singing America, I Hear You Singing is an album recorded and released in 1964 by American singer Frank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. The album is a collection of patriotic songs, recorded as a tribute to the assassinated president John F. Kennedy. The artists would collaborate again for the album "12 Songs of Christmas", released later the same year. The album received its first release on CD in 2010. The tracks featuring Frank Sinatra were included on the 1995 box set "The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings". A critic at "Variety" magazine liked the

title: The Voice of Frank Sinatra

text: Beginning in 1939, however, singer Lee Wiley started releasing albums of 78s dedicated to the songs of a single writer, Cole Porter for example, a precursor to the "Songbooks" sets formulated by Norman Granz and Ella Fitzgerald in 1956. These may loosely be termed concept albums, although Sinatra with "The Voice" inaugurated his practice of having a common mood, theme, or instrumentation tying the songs together on a specific release. It also holds the distinction of being the first pop album catalogue item at 33⅓ rpm, when Columbia premiered long-playing vinyl records in 1948, ten-inch and twelve-inch format for classical

title: Theme from New York, New York

text: In 1979, "Theme from New York, New York" was re-recorded by Frank Sinatra for his album Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980), and has since become closely associated with him.  He occasionally performed it live with Minnelli as a duet. Sinatra recorded it a second time for his 1993 album Duets, with Tony Bennett.

title: Frank Sinatra

text: At the end of the program Sinatra graced the stage for the last time to sing the final notes of the "Theme from New York, New York" with an ensemble. In recognition of his many years of association with Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra was elected to the Gaming Hall of Fame in 1997. While Sinatra never learned how to read music well, he had a fine, natural understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. He did, however, learn to follow a lead sheet during a performance

title: Frank Sinatra

text: Track after track, the brilliant concept albums redefined the nature of pop vocal art". Sinatra attempted to pursue an acting career in Hollywood in the early 1940s. While films appealed to him, being exceptionally self-confident, he was rarely enthusiastic about his own acting, once remarking that "pictures stink". Sinatra made his film debut in 1941, performing in an uncredited sequence in "Las Vegas Nights", singing "I'll Never Smile Again" with Tommy Dorsey's Pied Pipers. In 1943 he had a cameo role along with Duke Ellington and Count Basie in Charles Barton's "Reveille with Beverly", making a brief appearance singing "Night

title: 1942–44 musicians' strike

text: the band began with his singing, followed by any solos by Dorsey or others. A significant moment in the rise of the vocalist occurred when Sinatra performed with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra at New York City's Paramount Theater on December 30, 1942. Sinatra was third–billed on the program and although he was the United States' most popular singer, Goodman had never heard of him. Goodman announced him and the audience roared and shrieked for five minutes. Goodman's response was, "What the hell was that?" Once Sinatra started to sing, the audience continued to shriek during every song. As a

title: Frank Sinatra's recorded legacy

text: of the album, which is vitally important... Once we choose songs that will be in a particular album, I'll sit with Bill Miller, my pianist, and find the proper key. Then I will meet with the orchestrator... Usually we wind up doing it the way the arranger feels it should be done, because he understands more than I do about it..." Frank Sinatra holds the unique distinction of singing on the first "Billboard" #1 single, "I'll Never Smile Again" (1940) — which sold 900,000 copies — and had the first ever #1 album in the UK, "Songs For Swingin' Lovers"

title: New York (Glee)

text: Sinatra number were released as singles, available for digital download, though "Still Got Tonight" had been released in late April in the lead-up to the debut of Morrison's album on May 10, 2011. "New York" was first broadcast on May 24, 2011 in the United States on Fox. It garnered a 4.6/11 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, and received 11.80 million American viewers during its initial airing. With an "American Idol" lead-in, and despite strong competition from the first hour of "Dancing With the Stars Results" on ABC, which matched the "Glee" Nielsen rating/share for its two-hour broadcast, the

title: Anthony Martin Sinatra

text: 12, 1915. Sinatra continued his boxing career, until he broke his wrists after 30 professional fights. He then attempted to find marine work, but was rejected due to asthma. Dolly helped him find work as a fireman, and he was eventually appointed to the Hoboken Fire Department in 1927, where he attained the rank of Captain without having to take any formal exams. While still a Captain in the fire department, Sinatra and his wife opened a tavern, called Marty O'Brien's. With sufficient income, the family of three moved to a three-bedroom apartment, only a few blocks away from Monroe

title: Early life of Frank Sinatra

text: my eyes were single file. Between those two and my belly button my old man thought I was a clarinet". Sinatra developed an interest in music, particularly big band jazz, from a young age, and became addicted to listening to the radio, "entranced by the new musical and comedy routines and captivated by the huge audiences they commanded", according to biographer Chris Rojek. He began singing at a young age, sitting on top of the piano at his parent's bar in Hoboken, "Marty's O'Brien's. Dolly was not enthusiastic at the idea of her son becoming a singer, but she realized

title: Frank Sinatra Jr.

text: Frank Sinatra Jr. Francis Wayne Sinatra (; January 10, 1944 – March 16, 2016), professionally known as Frank Sinatra Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, and conductor. He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra; the younger brother of singer and actress Nancy Sinatra; and the older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra. Francis Wayne Sinatra was born January 10, 1944, in Jersey City, New Jersey, into the household of one of the most popular singers in the world, Frank Sinatra. The younger Sinatra, who was not technically a "junior" –

title: My Kind of Town

text: was the B-side to the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song winner, "All the Way". On Ruby Braff's 1981 tribute album, "Very Sinatra" he does a medley called "New York, New York/My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)". On Barry Manilow's 1998 album "Manilow Sings Sinatra", he includes a 3:00 version of the song. Jack Jones, who won two Grammy Awards in the 1960s and charted dozens of songs including the theme from The Love Boat, recorded an album entitled "My Kind of Town" with a title track by the same name. Among the other artists who have recorded versions

title: Frank Sinatra

text: music. He got his first break in 1935 when his mother persuaded a local singing group, the 3 Flashes, to let him join. Fred Tamburro, the group's baritone, stated that "Frank hung around us like we were gods or something", admitting that they only took him on board because he owned a car and could chauffeur the group around. Sinatra soon learned they were auditioning for the "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" show, and "begged" the group to let him in on the act. With Sinatra, the group became known as the Hoboken Four, and passed an audition from Edward Bowes

title: Theme from New York, New York


question: who is the first wife on sister wives

answers: Meri

title: Sister Wives

text: Sister Wives Sister Wives is an American reality television series broadcast on TLC that premiered on September 26, 2010. The show documents the life of a polygamist family, which includes patriarch Kody Brown, his four wives, and their 18 children. The family began the series living in Lehi, Utah, but has since moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2011, and the unincorporated township of Baderville, Arizona, (northwest of Flagstaff, Arizona) in mid-2018. Brown and his four wives have stated they participated in the show to make the public more aware of polygamist families and to combat societal prejudices. Brown believes

title: Sister Wives

text: additional associated crimes (e.g., welfare fraud or marriage of underage persons), the Browns had no credible fear of future prosecution and thus lacked standing. Sister Wives Sister Wives is an American reality television series broadcast on TLC that premiered on September 26, 2010. The show documents the life of a polygamist family, which includes patriarch Kody Brown, his four wives, and their 18 children. The family began the series living in Lehi, Utah, but has since moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2011, and the unincorporated township of Baderville, Arizona, (northwest of Flagstaff, Arizona) in mid-2018. Brown and his four

title: Mary Mary

text: husband announced their upcoming series premiering on TVOne. This announcement came on the heels of Mary Mary ending their WeTv reality show. Both sisters are married to men who happen to have the same last name, Campbell. In 2000, Tina married Teddy Campbell, who was the drummer for "American Idol". He has a daughter, Cierra, from a previous relationship. Together, they have five children. Their daughter Laiah Simone Campbell was born on September 9, 2003. Second daughter Meela Jane Campbell was born on June 11, 2007. On October 20, 2009, their son Glendon Theodore II was born. Their youngest son,

title: Wife Returns

text: can't forget Sang-woo and on one fateful day, she meets him once again. Wife Returns Wife Returns (; also known as My Wife is Back) is a South Korean television series starring Kang Sung-yeon, Jo Min-ki, Yoon Se-ah, Park Jung-chul, and Kim Mu-yeol. It aired on SBS from November 2, 2009 to April 16, 2010 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 for 116 episodes. The melodrama deals with a broken family, betrayal, adultery and revenge with a dash of violence. "Wife Returns" revolves around a woman who gets revenge on the husband of her identical twin sister. The sister was

title: Don Kelly (baseball)

text: the Pittsburgh suburb Wexford, Pennsylvania. He married Carrie Walker on January 13, 2007; his brothers-in-law include New York Yankees infielder Neil Walker and former minor leaguer Matt Walker; his father-in-law is former major league pitcher Tom Walker. His wife Carrie was a women’s basketball player at Wagner College and the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year in 2001. His sister Ashlee was a standout women's basketball player for Quinnipiac University and the Northeast Conference Player of the Year in 2003. After spending three years as head women's basketball coach at Mercy College, she was named assistant coach at Iona College

title: Basketball Wives

text: Laflin first and only female scout, Sisters Aja and Christen Metoyer, Keonna Green girlfriend of Nick Young, Elena Ahanzadeh, Brandi Maxiell wife of Jason Maxiell, Saniy'yah Samaa celebrity stylist, Hazel Renee, and former main cast member Jennifer Williams as supporting cast members. All main cast members returned for season seven with Williams promoted to the main cast. With the addition of Kristen Scott wife of former league coach Thomas Scott, CeCe Gutierrez girlfriend of former Los Angeles Lakers player and coaching legend Byron Scott and Ogom Chijindu professional football player as supporting cast members. Basketball Wives Basketball Wives is an

title: Sarah Jane Morris (actress)

text: Sarah Jane Morris (actress) Sarah Jane Morris (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama "Brothers & Sisters" from 2006 to 2009. Morris was born to Walker (a commercial airline pilot) and Janie Morris, a social worker, the youngest of four siblings and graduated from the private all-girls' Hutchison School in Memphis. She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. It was there that she met her future husband, Ned Brower, whom she married on

title: Khieu Ponnary

text: a second wife. In 1996, Ponnary, together with her sister and brother-in-law, were granted amnesty from prosecution by the Cambodian government. Ponnary was cared for by her sister and her sister’s husband Ieng Sary. She died in Pailin on July 1, 2003, aged 83. "She knows nothing. Even me she does not remember. I pity her very much, but I don't know how to help her, as she has a disease which is difficult to cure". Khieu Ponnary Khieu Ponnary (3 February 1920 – 1 July 2003) was the first wife of Pol Pot, sister of Khieu Thirith and sister-in-law

title: Sister Wives

text: polygamy is accepted by the mainstream church. Several commentators have taken notice of the fact that the family's religious convictions are downplayed in "Sister Wives". According to Nielsen Media Research, the September 26, 2010, one-hour premiere episode of "Sister Wives" drew 2.26 million viewers, a strong rating for the network. It marked the biggest series debut for TLC since "Cake Boss" launched in 2009 and was a stronger rating than any of the season premieres for HBO's "Big Love". The remaining episodes of the first season were each a half-hour long, with two broadcast together each Thursday. In the second

title: Four Wives

text: Four Wives Four Wives is a 1939 American drama film starring the Lane Sisters (Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane) and Gale Page. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and is based on the story "Sister Act" by Fannie Hurst. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1939. The film is a sequel to "Four Daughters" (1938) and was followed by "Four Mothers" (1941). Ann Lemp Borden (Priscilla Lane) has been recently widowed, after her husband Mickey Borden (John Garfield), a down and out and unlucky musical genius, is tragically killed in a car accident. She now

title: Melissa Rosenberg

text: after her father had remarried to Lynn MacCuish; he later married again to fellow therapist Beverly Kitaen-Morse. She has an older sister, Andrea (born 1960), younger brother and sister Erik and K. C. (twins, born 1963), and a younger half-sister, Mariya (born 1981), by her father's second wife. Rosenberg lives in Los Angeles with her husband Lev L. Spiro, a television director. She joked that "At our wedding, half the attendees were shrinks, the other half, their clients," after explaining that "My sister is a dance therapist; my other sister is in graduate school to become a therapist. My husband's

title: Sister Wives

text: other TLC series such as "19 Kids and Counting" and "Kate Plus 8". "Religion Dispatches" writer Joanna Brooks shared Tenety's perspective, criticizing the show for presenting polygamy in a manner that "is about as interesting to me as Kate Gosselin's latest makeover." In this vein Brooks criticized the show for not engaging the theology of plural marriage and for letting Kody Brown's superficial comments about the dissimilarity of Fundamentalist and mainstream Mormonism pass onto the viewers without any critical scrutiny or added nuance. Shari Puterman, television columnist with the "Asbury Park Press", felt the sister wives had issues with jealousy

title: First Wives' Club

text: First Wives' Club First Wives' Club () is a 2007 South Korean drama series starring Kim Hye-sun, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Hyun-kyung, Ahn Nae-sang, Lee Joon-hyuk and Son Hyun-joo. The weekend drama aired on SBS from September 29, 2007 to October 5, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 104 episodes. Han Bok-soo (Kim Hye-sun) put her husband through medical school by earning a living as a fish seller, but her husband does not feel grateful about it and looks down on her instead. She learns that her brother, Won-soo (Ahn Nae-sang), who is married to her best friend Na

title: M. R. Bhattathiripad

text: 13 September 1934. This was the first known widow marriage in the Kerala Nambuthiri community. The ceremony, though boycotted by orthodox Nambudiris, was attended by notable social reformers like Arya Pallam and M. C. Joseph. MRB's younger brother Premji later followed his brother in 1943 by marrying a 27-year old widow named Arya Antharjanam. When Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi started its flagship publication, "Keli" in 1963, MRB was the first editor. He died on 8 October 2001, aged 93. He is survived by his three daughters. His wife predeceased him in 1996. His brother Premji also predeceased him. MRB wrote

title: Jenny Sullivan

text: married to guitarist/producer Jim Messina during the heyday of the country rock duo Loggins and Messina. She is the former sister-in-law of songwriter Jimmy Webb, who was married to her half-sister (and former cover girl) Patricia. Jenny Sullivan Jenny Sullivan (born December 14, 1946) is an American film and television actress. She has starred in some TV movies, and her best-known role is reporter Kristine Walsh in the 1983 miniseries "V" and its 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle". Sullivan is the daughter of actor Barry Sullivan. Her first feature film was "The Angry Breed" (1968). Other film appearances include

title: Sister Wives

text: great story. Camera crews shot footage of the family in mid-2010 to be used in the first season, ending in May with the marriage of Kody Brown and Robyn Sullivan. The crews continued to film them afterward in case the series was picked up for a second season. "Sister Wives" was publicly introduced on August 6, 2010, at the Television Critics Association summer media tour in Beverly Hills, California. The series' first episode, an hour long, was broadcast on TLC on September 26, 2010, and the first season continued with six half-hour chapters until October 17, 2010. The broadcast of

title: James F. Holland

text: in 1972. While he worked at RPCI, Holland met his wife, Jimmie C. Holland; she became a psychiatrist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Holland had a daughter, Diane Louise, with his first wife, Fern Lucille Rahe, whom he married at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in June 1945. Their marriage came to an end in a divorce. He met his second wife, and they had five more children together, Steven M., Sally, Peter, Mary and David. One of Holland's siblings, Thomas R. Holland (1926–2013), was the first oncologist in Morristown. His elder brother, Albert H. Holland Jr. (d. 1988), was the

title: Helen Daniels

text: on the show, Helen was charged with drink driving, buried a granddaughter, had an affair with her daughter's fiancé, was kidnapped, was evicted, was widowed, told her daughter she was adopted and had a bout of depression after son in law Jim Robinson died. In the storyline Helen remarried twice, first in 1991 to Michael Daniels (Brian Blain), her first husband's cousin. Michael was soon revealed as a bigamist who was still married to his first wife Louise (Maggie Payne) and so the marriage was annulled. She later married Reuben White (James Condon) in 1995; however, he died soon afterwards.

title: Amasa Lyman

text: said] brother Amasa, go and practice on the principles I have taught you, and God bless you." Soon Lyman married his first and second plural wives, Diontha Walker and Caroline Partridge. In 1846, Lyman married four additional wives: Eliza Maria Partridge (one of numerous widows of Smith and the 25-year-old sister of Lyman's wife Caroline), Paulina Eliza Phelps, Priscilla Turley, and Cornelia Leavitt. In 1851, Lyman married his eighth and final wife, Lydia Partridge, a sister of his wives Caroline and Eliza. Lyman served several missions for the church, preaching in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Tennessee.

title: Sister Wives

title: Prem Chopra

text: to their respective wives that only if their sister is happy, would they be happy and Prem considers his sister to be his first daughter. Noted writer-director Lekh Tandon brought the proposal of Uma for marriage to Prem. Uma was the younger sister of the siblings Krishna Kapoor, Prem Nath and Rajendranath. The couple have three daughters, Rakita, Punita and Prerna Chopra. Rakita is married to film publicity designer Rahul Nanda. Punita owns a pre-school called Wind Chimes in Bandra, suburban Mumbai, and is married to singer and television actor Vikas Bhalla. Prerna is married to Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi.

title: Bianca Gonzalez

text: She is sister of TV host JC Gonzales. In March 2014, she was engaged to PBA player J.C. Intal, whom she married on December 4, 2014 in El Nido, Palawan. In April 2015, television host Boy Abunda announced on his program "Aquino & Abunda Tonight" that Gonzalez and her husband Intal were expecting their first child. The child, a daughter, Lucia Martine was born on October 23, 2015. Bianca Gonzalez Bianca Gonzalez-Intal (born March 11, 1983) is a Filipina TV host and model. She is married to PBA cager J.C. Intal. Gonzalez first hosted "GameChannel Extreme" with Iya Villania, Chase

title: Paul Teutul Jr.

text: four Teutul children, Paul Jr. has two younger brothers: Daniel, the owner/general manager of Orange County Ironworks LLC, and Michael who featured on the television shows. The youngest of the Teutul children is sister Cristin, who currently works as a nurse in Rochester, New York. Paul's mother is Paula Teutul, his father's first wife. On August 20, 2010, Paul Teutul Jr. married Rachael Biester. They were on the TLC show "Say Yes to the Dress". On February 3, 2015, Teutul's wife gave birth to their first son, Hudson Seven Teutul. Paul Teutul Jr. Paul Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974)

title: Hugh Shearer

text: married his first wife Lunette Shearer on 7 October 1947. Lunette was an accounting clerk. They purchased a property at Chisholm Avenue where they lived, until Mr. Shearer left the matrimonial home. Hugh Shearer married his second wife, Dr. Denise Eldemire, on 28 August 1998. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Herbert Eldemire, who served as Jamaica's first Health Minister from 1962 to 1972. The couple were married for nearly 6 years, until his death in July 2004. In 1941 he took a job on the staff of a weekly trade union newspaper, the "Jamaican Worker". His first

title: Anthony Dryden Marshall

text: His second wife was his former secretary Thelma Hoegnell (born May 11, 1928), whom he married on December 29, 1962. The couple were divorced on January 24, 1992, reportedly following Marshall's affair with Charlene Gilbert, the wife of an Episcopal priest in Northeast Harbor, Maine. His third wife, and widow, whom he married in 1992, is the former Charlene Detwiler Tyler (born July 28, 1945), the former wife of Paul E. Gilbert, a naval officer turned Episcopal priest, and a daughter of Charles Matthew Tyler, an insurance actuary and businessman of Charleston, S.C. By this marriage Marshall had two stepdaughters,

title: Patricia Shanil Muluzi

text: Ntaba, secretary of the Malawi Congress Party and Alliance for Democracy group called a "the plunder of public money". She has five children with Bakili Muluzi, two twins, Carlucci and Edna born in 1987, followed Zake born in 1989 and then Lucy born in 1992, finally with Tiyamike born in 1994. She was married to Muluzi in 1987 and became his second wife. As Muslims, Muluzi was married to Annie Muluzi at the time they got married and they were in a polygamous marriage arrangement. She became the second First Lady when Muluzi was elected President. Muluzi divorced his first

title: Craig Ferguson

text: eulogised his father on-air on 30 January 2006. Ferguson has two sisters (one older and one younger) and one older brother. His elder sister's name is Janice and his brother's name is Scott. His younger sister, Lynn Ferguson Tweddle, is also a successful comedian, presenter, and actress, perhaps most widely known as the voice of Mac in the 2000 stop-motion animation film "Chicken Run". She was a writer on "The Late Late Show" until July 2011. Ferguson has married three times and divorced twice as a result of what he describes as "relationship issues". His first marriage was to Anne

title: Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki

text: and faith in God. She and her family move to Mumbai. After facing many hard times, Rani and all her sisters-in-law get re-married. Rani's second husband (Sameer Sharma) is a wealthy businessman. Coincidentally, he is also named Rishabh. Rani's new life with Rishabh and his large joint family is not easy. She faces many hurdles and goes through testing times. All gets well in the end, however, and Rani lives happily ever after with her second husband. Neha janpandit (former) later replaced by Reena Kapoor as Dr Rani Manav kumar / Rani rishabh Rathore / Rani rishabh johri Woh Rehne

title: Nina Totenberg

text: who was a real estate broker. She is the widow of U.S. Senator Floyd K. Haskell (D-Colorado), whom she married in 1979. She remarried in 2000 to H. David Reines, a trauma surgeon and Vice Chairman of Surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital. On their honeymoon, he treated her for severe injuries after she was hit by a boat propeller while swimming. In March 2010, Totenberg's sister Amy Totenberg was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. District Court in Atlanta. Amy Totenberg was confirmed the next year. Another sister, Jill Totenberg, is a businesswoman married to Brian Foreman. On

title: John Schneider (screen actor)

text: his second wife, Elvira Castle, on July 11, 1993. On December 12, 2014, TMZ.com reported that Castle had filed for divorce., which, as of September 5, 2018, is still pending. They have three children, Leah and Chasen (born 1991), both of whom are Castle's children from her first marriage, and their daughter Karis. Since April 2015 Schneider has been in a relationship with Alicia Allain, his producing partner and owner of Maven Entertainment. Alicia is also his personal and professional manager. Schneider was good friends with James Best, who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in "The Dukes of Hazzard", until

title: Sister Wives

long_answer: The only legal marriage was between Kody and his first wife Meri, until their legal divorce in September 2014. (He legally married fourth wife Robyn in December 2014 in order to legally adopt her three children). The other marriages are considered spiritual unions. As of 2015 Kody has been married to Meri for 25 years, Janelle for 22 years, Christine for 21 years, and Robyn for 5 years. Kody and Meri have a daughter named Mariah, their only child. Kody and Janelle have six children: daughters Madison and Savanah and sons Logan, Hunter, Garrison, and Gabriel. Kody and Christine have six children: daughters Aspyn, Mykelti, Gwendlyn, Ysabel, and Truely and son Paedon. Robyn had three children from her first marriage, which was monogamous: Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna. Kody legally adopted them in June 2015. Kody and Robyn have two children: son Solomon and daughter Ariella. The family has one grandchild, Axel, from Kody and Janelle's daughter, Madison.


question: an influential religion to enter china along the silk route during the han dynasty was

answers: Buddhism

title: Zhang Qian

text: Murals in Mogao Caves in Dunhuang describe the Emperor Han Wudi (156–87 BC) worshipping Buddhist statues, explaining them as "golden men brought in 120 BC by a great Han general in his campaigns against the nomads", although there is no other mention of Han Wudi worshipping the Buddha in Chinese historical literature. China also sent a mission to Anxi, which were followed up by reciprocal missions from Parthian envoys around 100 BC: The Roman historian Florus describes the visit of numerous envoys, including "Seres" (Chinese or central Asians), to the first Roman Emperor Augustus, who reigned between 27 BC and

title: Silk Road transmission of art

text: the Buddha, and his representation was then used in China and Japan to depict the protector gods of Buddhist temples. Various other artistic influences from the Silk Road can be found in Asia, one of the most striking being that of the Greek Wind God Boreas, transiting through Central Asia and China to become the Japanese Shinto wind god Fūjin. In consistency with Greek iconography for Boreas, the Japanese wind god holds above his head with his two hands a draping or "wind bag" in the same general attitude. The abundance of hair have been kept in the Japanese rendering,

title: Religion in China

text: Shenzhen, Wuhan and Harbin. Manichaeism (摩尼教 Móníjiào or 明教 Míngjiào, "bright transmission") was introduced in China together with Christianity in the 7th century, by land from Central Asia and by sea through south-eastern ports. Based on Gnostic teachings and able to adapt to different cultural contexts, the Manichaean religion spread rapidly both westward to the Roman Empire and eastward to China. Historical sources speak of the religion being introduced in China in 694, though this may have happened much earlier. Manichaeans in China held that their religion was first brought to China by Mōzak under Emperor Gaozong of Tang (650–83).

title: Religion in China

text: has been a new wave of Parsis settling in China. In Classical Chinese, Zoroastrianism was first referred to as 胡天 "Hútiān", which in the Wei-Jin period became the appellation of all northern nomads. In the early Tang, a new character was invented specifically for Zoroastrianism, 祆 "xiān", meaning the "worship of Heaven". Curiously, in the Far East the Zoroastrians were regarded as "Heaven worshippers" rather than "fire worshippers" (in Japanese the name of the religion is "Kenkyō", the same as in Chinese). At the time it was rare for the Chinese to create a character for a foreign religion, and

title: Buddhist art

text: efforts of a great number of Central Asian Buddhist monks to Chinese lands. The first missionaries and translators of Buddhists scriptures into Chinese, such as Lokaksema, were either Parthian, Kushan, Sogdian or Kuchean. Central Asian missionary efforts along the Silk Road were accompanied by a flux of artistic influences, visible in the development of Serindian art from the 2nd through the 11th century in the Tarim Basin, modern Xinjiang. Serindian art often derives from the Greco-Buddhist art of the Gandhara district of what is now Pakistan, combining Indian, Greek and Roman influences. Silk Road Greco-Buddhist artistic influences can be found

title: Hinduism in China

text: a small Hindu community in China, mostly situated in southeastern China. A late thirteenth-century bilingual Tamil and Chinese-language inscription has been found associated with the remains of a Siva temple of Quanzhou. This was one of possibly two south Indian-style Hindu temples (115) that must have been built in the southeastern sector of the old port, where the foreign traders' enclave was formerly located. The Four Heavenly Kings originated from the Lokapālas. Hanuman is believed by some scholars to be a source for the Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong. The Yaksha (Chinese: 夜叉) originally from Hindu history, are a class

title: Silk Road transmission of Buddhism

text: Central Asia and went beyond the regions of Kashgar, Khotan and Yarkand, in the Tarim Basin, modern Xinjiang. As a consequence, cultural exchanges greatly increased, and Central Asian Buddhist missionaries became active shortly after in the Chinese capital cities of Loyang and sometimes Nanjing, where they particularly distinguished themselves by their translation work. They promoted both Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna scriptures. Thirty-seven of these early translators of Buddhist texts are known. The first documented translation of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese occurs in 148 CE with the arrival of the Parthian prince-turned-monk, An Shigao (Ch. 安世高). He worked to establish Buddhist temples

title: Cao'an

text: history, the "Book of Fujian" (), that Huabiao Hill's name comes from the fact that it and the nearby Lingyuan Hill, look like a pair of huabiao. The temple as it exists today is not too different from a typical Buddhist temple of its region. It is a two-story granite building with the worship space downstairs and living space for a few priests upstairs. Manichaeism arrived in China during the Tang dynasty. Early on, the Manichaean religion was strongly associated with Sogdian merchants, and, later, with Uyghurs resident in the Tang state. The religion was, however, primarily present in northern

title: Hinduism in China

text: sects; these include expatriates and lifelong practicing citizens as well as others. Evidence of Hinduism in China have been found in and around Quanzhou in Fujian province, suggesting a Hindu community and particularly Tamil Hindu traders in medieval China. The evidence consists of a Tamil-Chinese bilingual inscription dated April 1281 AD devoted to deity Śiva, as well as over 300 artifacts, idols and Chola-style temple structures discovered in Fujian province since 1933. Archeological studies suggest at least Vaishnavism and Shaivism schools of Hinduism had arrived in China in its history. At present, there are no Hindus in Quanzhou. However, there

title: Religion in China

text: texts were translated into Chinese, including a large number of Indian Tantric texts and the Vedas, which are known in Chinese as the "Minglun" or "Zhilun", or through phonetic transliteration as the "Weituo", "Feituo" or "Pituo". Various Chinese Buddhist monks dedicated themselves to the study of Hindu scriptures, thought and practice. In the Sui (581–618) and later Tang dynasty (618–907), Hindu texts translated into Chinese included the "Śulvasūtra", the "Śulvaśāstra" and the "Prescriptions of Brahmin Rishis". The Tibetans contributed with the translation into Chinese of the "Pāṇinisūtra" and the "Rāmāyaṇa". In the 7th century there was an intellectual exchange between

title: Religion in China

text: Islam among the Hui and Uyghur peoples. Prior to the formation of Chinese civilisation and the spread of world religions in the region known today as East Asia (which includes the territorial boundaries of modern-day China), local tribes shared animistic, shamanic and totemic worldviews. Mediatory individuals such as shamans communicated prayers, sacrifices or offerings directly to the spiritual world, a heritage that survives in some modern forms of Chinese religion. Ancient shamanism is especially connected to ancient Neolithic cultures such as the Hongshan culture. The Flemish philosopher Ulrich Libbrecht traces the origins of some features of Taoism to what Jan

title: Azhaliism

text: Azhaliism Azhaliism (Chinese: 阿吒力教 "Āzhālìjiào") is a Vajrayana Buddhist religion practiced among the Bai people of Yunnan, China. The name comes from lay tantric priests called "azhali" (Sanskrit: "acharyas") who are key figures in the religion, known for their use of spells and mantras. The tradition was founded by an Indian acharya named Candragupta who traveled to the kingdom of Nanzhao (653–902) from Tibet in 839. It is a hybrid tradition showing Chinese, Tibetan and Burmese influences. This tradition was also the major religion of the Dali Kingdom (937–1253). Key deities in this tradition include Mahakala (known locally as 'Black

title: Religion in China

text: is also evident in various gods, originally of Hindu origin, which have been absorbed into the Chinese folk religion. A glaring example is the god Hanuman, who gave rise to the Chinese god "Hóuwáng" (猴王 "Monkey King"), known as Sun Wukong in the "Journey to the West". In the last decades there has been a growth of modern, transnational forms of Hinduism in China: Yogic ("Yoga" is rendered as 瑜伽 "Yújiā", literally the "Jade Maiden"), Tantric, and Krishnaite groups (the "Bhagavad Gita" has been recently translated and published in China) have appeared in many urban centres including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu,

title: Religion in China

text: Some scholars provide evidences that would attest the existence of Zoroastrianism, or broader Iranian religion, in China, as early as the 2nd and 1st century BCE. Worship of Mithra was indeed performed at the court of Emperor Wu of Han (187-87 BCE). The first phase of Zoroastrianism in China started in the Wei and Jin dynasties of the Northern and Southern dynasties' period (220–589), when Sogdian Zoroastrians advanced into China. They did not proselytise among Chinese, and from this period there are only two known fragments of Zoroastrian literature, both in Sogdian language. One of them is a translation of

title: Religion in Northeast China

text: is a folk religious tradition widespread in modern-day Liaoning, with apparent links (at least by name) with the Ruzong Luandao ("Confucian Traditional Phoenix Way") and the Shengdao ("Holy Way") clusters of sects. Among folk religious sects, the Falun Gong was founded in the 1990s in Jilin by Li Hongzhi, and was widespread mostly in northeastern China at the time when it was outlawed by the central government. Shanrendao (善人道 "Way of the Virtuous Man"), is a Confucian religious movement founded in the 1920s by Jiang Shoufeng (1875-1926) and his son Jiang Xizhang (1907-2004), and led in the 1930s by the

title: Silk Road transmission of Buddhism

text: account of an embassy sent to the West by the Chinese Emperor Ming (58–75 CE): Extensive contacts however started in the 2nd century CE, probably as a consequence of the expansion of the Greco-Buddhist Kushan Empire into the Chinese territory of the Tarim Basin, with the missionary efforts of a great number of Central Asian Buddhist monks to Chinese lands. The first missionaries and translators of Buddhists scriptures into Chinese were either Parthian, Kushan, Sogdian or Kuchean. In the middle of the 2nd century, the Kushan empire under king Kaniṣka from its capital at Purushapura (modern Peshawar), India expanded into

title: Church of the East in China

text: Church of the East in China The Church of the East or Nestorian Church had a presence in China during two periods: first from the 7th through the 10th century, and later during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries. Locally, the religion was known as Jingjiao/Ching-chiao (景教), which literally means the “Luminous Religion”. Two possibly Nestorian monks were preaching Christianity in India in the 6th century before they smuggled silkworm eggs from China to the Eastern Roman Empire. The first recorded Christian mission to China was led by the Syriac monk known in Chinese as Alopen.

title: Silk Road transmission of art

text: with rosette flowers, geometric lines, and glass inlays, suggestive of Hellenistic influences, can be found on some early Han dynasty bronze mirrors. The image of the Buddha, originating during the 1st century CE in northern India (areas of Gandhara and Mathura) was transmitted progressively through Central Asia and then China until it reached Japan in the 6th century. To this day however the transmission of many iconographical details is still visible, such as the Hercules inspiration behind the Nio guardian deities in front of Japanese Buddhist temples, or representations of the Buddha reminiscent of Greek art such as the Buddha

title: Religion in China

text: dynasty (1271–1368), foreign religions were generally granted freedom, but the following Ming dynasty (1368–1644) renewed discriminations against them. Small Manichaean communities are still active in modern China. Manichaeism is thought to have exerted a strong influence on some of the currents of popular sects, such as that which gave rise to Xiantiandao. Zoroastrianism (琐罗亚斯德教 "Suǒluōyàsīdéjiào" or 祆教 "Xiānjiào", "Heaven worship teaching"; also named 波斯教 "Bōsījiào", "Persian teaching"; also 拜火教 "Bàihuǒjiào", "fire-worshippers' transmission"; also 白頭教 "Báitóujiào", "old age teaching") was first introduced in northern China in the 4th century, or even earlier, by the Sogdians, and it developed through three stages.

title: Chinese Buddhism

title: Silk Road transmission of art

text: Silk Road is the symbol of the Three hares, showing three animals running in a circle. It has been traced back to the Sui dynasty in China, and is still to be found in sacred sites in many parts of Western Europe, and especially in churches in Dartmoor, Devon. Another Buddhist deity, named Shukongoshin, one of the wrath-filled protector deities of Buddhist temples in Japan, is also an interesting case of transmission of the image of the famous Greek god Herakles to the Far-East along the Silk Road. Herakles was used in Greco-Buddhist art to represent Vajrapani, the protector of

title: Religion in China

text: also comprehends a variety of heterodox sects of Christian inspiration, including Zhushenism (主神教 "Zhǔshénjiào", "Church of Lord God"), Linglingism (灵灵教 "Línglíngjiào", "Numinous Church"), Fuhuodao, the Church of the Disciples (门徒会 "Méntúhuì") and Eastern Lightning or the Church of Almighty God (全能神教 "Quánnéngshénjiào"). Christianity existed in China as early as the 7th century, living multiple cycles of significant presence for centuries, then disappearing for other centuries, and then being re-introduced by foreign missionaries. The arrival of the Persian missionary Alopen in 635, during the early period of the Tang dynasty, is considered by some to be the first entry of Christianity

title: History of Islam in China

text: Dynasty. China's long and interactive relationship with the various steppe tribes and empires, through trade, war, subordination or domination paved the way for a large sustained Islamic community within China. Islamic influence came from the various steppe peoples who assimilated in Chinese culture. Muslims served as administrators, generals, and other leaders who were transferred to China from Persia and Central Asia to administer the empire under the Mongols. Muslims in China have managed to practice their faith in China, sometimes against great odds, since the seventh century. Islam is one of the religions that is still officially recognized in China.

title: Azhaliism

text: Sky god') and Acuoye Guanyin. The Shibaoshan (Stone Treasure Mountain) grottoes, about 10km north of Shaxi, Yunnan, are examples of the art of this Vajrayana tradition. The tradition faced several challenges during Yuan and Qing rule (such as being banned in 1507 and competition from Han Buddhist schools like Chan) but it continues as a living religion today. Azhaliism Azhaliism (Chinese: 阿吒力教 "Āzhālìjiào") is a Vajrayana Buddhist religion practiced among the Bai people of Yunnan, China. The name comes from lay tantric priests called "azhali" (Sanskrit: "acharyas") who are key figures in the religion, known for their use of spells

title: Islam in China

text: . The city also has a grave believed to be that of ibn Abi Waqqas (father of Sa'd ibn abi Waqqas). Islam was brought to China during the Tang dynasty by Arab traders, who were primarily concerned with trading and commerce. It was because of this low profile that the 845 anti-Buddhist edict during the Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution said absolutely nothing about Islam. It seems that trade occupied the attention of the early Muslim settlers, coming and going between China and the West by the oversea or the overland routes. By the time of the Song Dynasty, Muslims had come

title: Islam in China

text: Islam was named by the Tang and Song Chinese as "Dashi fa" ("law of the Arabs"). He renamed it to "Huihui Jiao" ("the Religion of the Huihui"). "On the foothills of Mount Lingshan are the tombs of two of the four companions that Prophet Muhammad sent eastwards to preach Islam. Known as the "Holy Tombs," they house the companions Sa-Ke-Zu and Wu-Ko-Shun—their Chinese names, of course. The other two companions went to Guangzhou and Yangzhou." The Imam Asim, also spelt Hashim, is said to have been one of the first Islamic missionaries in the region of China. He was a

title: Religion in China

text: is the native and major religion among the Mongols of China, mostly residing in the region of Inner Mongolia. It is centred on the worship of the "tngri" (gods) and the highest "Tenger" (Heaven, God of Heaven, God) or "Qormusta Tengri". In Mongolian folk religion, Genghis Khan is considered one of the embodiments, if not the most important embodiment, of the Tenger. In worship, communities of lay believers are led by shamans (called "böge" if males, "iduγan" if females), who are intermediaries of the divine. Since the 1980s there has been an unprecedented development of Mongolian folk religion in Inner

title: Religion in Northeast China

text: region since the 1980s. Northeast China (Manchuria) has been a hotbed for salvationist sects of the folk religion mostly introduced from Shandong and Hebei. They developed greatly throughout the 20th century. The Yiguandao (一貫道 "Consistent Way") had a strong presence in the area, but were especially the Guiyidao (皈依道 "Way of the Return to the One") and the Universal Church of the Way and its Virtue (also called Shanrendao) to have millions of followers in northeastern China. The Holy Church of the Confucian Way (儒门圣教 "Rúmén Shèngjiào", also "Confucian Gate Shengism", 门 "mén" meaning figuratively a "way" as a "gate[way]")

title: Early western influence in Fujian

text: donations for the Sufi congregation of the Shrine of Abu Es’hã q-e Kã zeruni in Kã zerun, Iran. During the period of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, China was open for trade and foreign intercourse of all kinds, including religious tolerance. The Jesuits were most successful in introducing Christianity, but the inroads made and the accumulated trust that might just have encouraged trade were lost when the Pope decided to undo a couple of hundred years of the work of his missionaries by countermanding their acceptance of ancestor respect (worship?). The Mongol empire fell and China officially closed its doors to

title: Buddhism and the Roman world

text: the Indian subcontinent may have influenced philosophical currents of the time. Roman accounts centuries later speak of monks traveling to the middle east, and there is mention of an embassy sent by the Indian king Pandion, or Porus (possibly Pandya), to Caesar Augustus around 13 AD (see "Pandion Embassy" section above). Meanwhile, the Buddha's teachings had spread north-west, into Parthian territory. Buddhist stupa remains have been identified as distant as the Silk Road city of Merv. Soviet archeological teams in Giaur Kala, near Merv, have uncovered a Buddhist monastery, complete with huge buddharupa. Parthian nobles such as An Shih Kao

title: Chinese Buddhism

long_answer: Generations of scholars have debated whether Buddhist missionaries first reached Han China via the maritime or overland routes of the Silk Road. The maritime route hypothesis, favored by Liang Qichao and Paul Pelliot, proposed that Buddhism was originally practiced in southern China, the Yangtze River and Huai River region, where prince Ying of Chu (present day Jiangsu) was jointly worshipping the Yellow Emperor, Laozi, and Buddha in 65 CE. The overland route hypothesis, favored by Tang Yongtong, proposed that Buddhism disseminated eastward through Yuezhi and was originally practiced in western China, at the Han capital Luoyang (present day Henan), where Emperor Ming of Han established the White Horse Temple in 68 CE. Rong Xinjiang, a history professor at Peking University, reexamined the overland and maritime hypotheses through a multi-disciplinary review of recent discoveries and research, including the Gandhāran Buddhist Texts, and concluded:


question: who sang the song one of these nights

answers: American rock band Eagles

answers: the American rock band Eagles

answers: Eagles

title: One of Those Nights (Bucks Fizz song)

text: for a former lover who has left him, despite him doing everything he could to please her. "One of Those Nights" was a change of pace for the group, after two upbeat singles, this one was more slow-paced and dramatic. Its lead vocal was performed by member Bobby G. Unlike their other releases, the group didn't record a Promotional Video for this single. A demo version of this song was released on the 2008 album, "The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut". One of Those Nights (Bucks Fizz song) "One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK

title: One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)

text: One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song) "One of Those Nights" is a song written by Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, and Chris Tompkins and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in November 2012 as the second single from his 2013 album "Two Lanes of Freedom" and his second one from Big Machine Records. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song three stars out of five, writing that "McGraw certainly sounds refreshed on this new song from a new record label partner, but much like songs late in his career with Curb, it feels

title: One of These Nights (Red Velvet song)

text: One of These Nights (Red Velvet song) "One of These Nights" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Composed by Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus and penned by Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory, it was released as the lead single from their second extended play, "The Velvet", which is also the group's first major release to focus on the 'Velvet' half of their unique dual concept, as a follow-up to their last album, "The Red". "One of These Nights" is an R&B-Ballad inspired by the story of Jiknyeo and Gyeonwu, a folk tale conceived

title: One of Those Nights (Bucks Fizz song)

text: One of Those Nights (Bucks Fizz song) "One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Steve Glen, Mike Burns and Dave Most, it was the group's third single and their third UK top 20 hit. The song was released in August 1981 and was the group's third single, following on from their win at the Eurovision Song Contest earlier in the year. The single reached No.20 in the UK Charts and remained in the top 75 for 10 weeks. "One of Those Nights" featured on the group's debut album, "Bucks Fizz", which

title: One of These Nights (Red Velvet song)

text: brash and bombastic". The song was fairly successful domestically. It peaked at #10 on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 229,350 digital units within its first month of release. "One of These Nights" was the third most viewed K-pop music video in America and fifth worldwide for the month of March in 2016. The song's parent album "The Velvet" included three remixes of the song, which are the De-Capo version, the Joe Millionaire version and the piano version. One of These Nights (Red Velvet song) "One of These Nights" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

title: Some Nights (song)

text: van Jaarsveld performed a version live on Jacaranda FM in April 2013. In August 2012, five hundred students from the Irish language college Coláiste Lurgan along with members of Irish folk-pop group Seo Linn covered the song as Gaeilge on the YouTube channel TG Lurgan. The song also appeared on the covers compilation "TG Lurgan 2014" In 2016, the Irish folk and country singer Shane Owens recorded it as a single accompanied by a music video. Some Nights (song) "Some Nights" is a song by American indie pop band Fun. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the second

title: One Summer Night

text: It first began gaining traction in New York. Unable to handle distributing the song, they leased the single to Mercury Records for a national release on June 12, 1958. The song became a hit once more for Mercury when their group the Diamonds covered the song in 1961. The Beach Boys released a partial cover of the song on their 1992 album "Summer in Paradise" as "Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)". Webb received a writing credit for the sample. Bruce Johnston sings the song and Al Jardine sings the chorus, which covers "One Summer Night". One Summer Night "One

title: Some of These Days

text: attempts a lyric soprano rendition of "Some of These Days" in a Klondike café whose regular vocalist (Gilda Gray) upstages McDonald with an earthy performance of the song. "Some of These Days" was also featured in the 1939 release "Only Angels Have Wings" in which Jean Arthur plays the song on the piano in a cantina. Other soundtrack appearances of the song include: Some of These Days "Some of These Days" is a popular song, written and composed by Shelton Brooks, published in 1910, and associated with the performer Sophie Tucker. "Some of These Days" became a signature song for

title: Southern Nights (song)

text: Southern Nights (song) "Southern Nights" is a song written and recorded by Allen Toussaint, from his 1975 album "Southern Nights", and later recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was the first single released from Campbell's 1977 album "Southern Nights" and reached No. 1 on three separate US charts. It was covered by the Chicago band Whitney in 2015. The lyrics of "Southern Nights" were inspired by childhood memories Allen Toussaint had of visiting relatives in the Louisiana backwoods, which often entailed storytelling under star-filled nighttime skies. When Campbell heard Toussaint's version, he immediately identified with the lyrics

title: It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)

text: and Wes Farrell. "It's One of Those Nights" was very popular in Chicago, where it reached number seven on the WLS survey. It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) "It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)" is a song written by Tony Romeo and was recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1972 album, "Shopping Bag". The song went to number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached number 20 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 . The song went to number 9 in Canada in January 1972, number 11 in the United Kingdom in February of the

title: One of These Nights (song)

text: that they "wanted 'One of These Nights' to have a lot of teeth, a lot of bite—a nasty track with pretty vocals." The writing was influence by R&B music and disco; according to Frey, he was listening to Spinners and Al Green records when he started writing the song. Frey started the writing process by composing the music, and Henley then started with the lyrics. Frey said: "I just went over to the piano and I started playing this little minor descending progression, and he comes over and goes, 'One of these nights'." After that, Frey said: "What usually happens

title: Nights on Broadway

text: Nights on Broadway "Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees from the "Main Course" album released in 1975. The second single released from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'". This track was credited to Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Recording this track started on 20 January 1975 and continued on 30 January, when they started to record songs for the album: "Jive Talkin'" (finished 2 February), "Songbird", "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" (finished 19 February), "All This Making Love" and "Edge of the Universe". Barry Gibb talked about "Nights on Broadway" on

title: One Night (Elvis Presley song)

text: One Night (Elvis Presley song) "One Night" is a song written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, and Anita Steinman. It was an R&B hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956, before being recorded with greater commercial success by Elvis Presley in 1959. The original recording of the song by Smiley Lewis, for Imperial Records, is sometimes titled "One Night of Sin", in line with the original lyrics. The single reached No.11 on the "Billboard" R&B chart in early 1956. Presley recorded a version of the song with its original lyrics on January 18, 1957, but this version would not be released

title: Moscow Nights

text: in 2003 as the basis for one of his Soviet Love Songs for Vocalising Pianist, "Evenings in Suburban Moscow." By his use, he was confirming the popularity of the song during the Communist era of China, a time when cultural exchanges between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China were particularly strong. A special piano version was used to accompany the ribbon routine of Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva who became an Olympic champion at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The Russian pop singer Vitas recorded a version of the song with his counter-tenor voice. He performed it

title: One of These Nights (song)

text: is when we get the thing fused together, he gets involved in the music and I get involved in the lyrics." While they were recording the album in Miami, the band also shared a studio with the Bee Gees, and according to Henley, the "four-on-the-floor" bass-drum pattern is a nod to disco. In the liner notes of "The Very Best Of", Frey had this to say about the song: Frey also said that the song is about putting things off. "We've all said, 'One of these nights I'm gonna do something -- get that girl, make that money, find that

title: One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)

text: Nights" debuted at number 29 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 17, 2012. It also debuted at number 96 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for the week of December 15, 2012. It also debuted at number 77 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of November 17, 2012. On the chart dated March 9, 2013, it became McGraw's first number one since "Felt Good on My Lips" in January 2011. One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song) "One of Those Nights" is a song written by Luke Laird, Rodney

title: Some of These Days

text: Some of These Days "Some of These Days" is a popular song, written and composed by Shelton Brooks, published in 1910, and associated with the performer Sophie Tucker. "Some of These Days" became a signature song for Sophie Tucker, who made the first of her several recordings of it in 1911. Ted Lewis and his band backed Tucker on her classic, million-selling 1926 recording, which stayed in the #1 position on the charts for five weeks beginning November 23, 1926, and re-affirmed her lasting association with the song. The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Ethel Waters,

title: Another Saturday Night

text: and Clifford Hills on bass. In 1974, Cat Stevens recorded a version of the song which peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, No. 13 Easy Listening, No. 1 in Canada twice, on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland. Another Saturday Night "Another Saturday Night" is the title of a 1963 hit single by Sam Cooke from the album "Ain't That Good News". It reached No. 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week. In the

title: Bucks Fizz

text: the self-titled album also became a top 20 hit in the UK charts as did their third single, "One of Those Nights". In November 1981, they performed for the UK at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, where they achieved the "Best song award" and fifth place overall with their song "Another Night". The song was released as a single there and went on to be included on their second album. In late 1981, Andy Hill with former King Crimson member Peter Sinfield came up with the fourth Bucks Fizz single. Titled "The Land of Make Believe", the song

title: One of These Nights (song)

title: One of Those Nights (Juicy J song)

text: One of Those Nights (Juicy J song) "One of Those Nights" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Juicy J. It was released on March 11, 2013, intended as the third official single from his third solo studio album "Stay Trippy" but it was subsequently removed from the final track list (appearing in the later released deluxe edition). The song features a guest appearance from Canadian singer The Weeknd, who co-produced it with Danny Boy Styles. On February 16, 2013, it was announced that the third single from his album "Stay Trippy" was to be "One Of Those

title: One More Saturday Night (song)

text: song. Basketball player and Deadhead Bill Walton's 2000s Sirius satellite radio show is named after the song. The "Ace" version song was issued as a single, credited to "The Grateful Dead with Bobby Ace", to promote the band's 1972 European tour. The single did not chart. One More Saturday Night (song) "One More Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob Weir and performed by the Grateful Dead, of which he was a member. The song had been performed in concert by the Grateful Dead starting in 1971, but it first appeared on record on Weir's debut solo album "Ace"

title: One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)

text: like an attempt is made to make every moment a huge moment." Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" gave the song four stars out of five, calling it "a sweet little song with one of McGraw's most engaging vocals and a well-produced backing track." Ben Foster of "Country Universe" gave the song a C grade, saying that "a better hook could have compensated to some extent for the generally uninspiring lyrical content, but the way it is, there’s precious little for the listener to grab onto." The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey and premiered in December 2012. "One of Those

title: Some Nights (song)

text: as well in late 2012 on BBC Radio in the "Live Lounge". The song was covered by the New Directions glee club in the "Dynamic Duets" episode of "Glee". On April 25, 2013, teen actress and musician Victoria Justice (of Nickelodeon's "Victorious") posted a softer acoustic rendition of "Some Nights". A cappella group Straight No Chaser released a mashup of this song and "We Are Young" for their 2013 album "Under the Influence". The song was covered The Band Perry in concert from Jackson MI "We Are Pioneers World Tour" 2013 with mashup "Night Gone Wasted" South African singer Bobby

title: Some of These Days

text: Louis Armstrong, Andrew Bird, Coco Briaval, Elkie Brooks, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Matt Forbes, The Hot Sardines, Susan Maughan, The McGuire Sisters, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, Sue Raney, Serena Ryder, Sidney Bechet , and recently by Erica Lewis with the band Tuba Skinny. "Some of These Days" made the first of many movie soundtrack appearances in "Lights of New York" (1928), the first "all talking" motion picture, being one of several songs played by the house band of the nightclub where the film is set. Sophie Tucker herself sang "Some of These Days"

title: Happy Days and Lonely Nights

text: Go Lover" was at #5. That week Murray's single "If Anyone Finds, This I Love You" (with Ann Warren) debuted at #17. Murray's feat has yet to be beaten but was equaled the first week of July 2009 by Michael Jackson. Happy Days and Lonely Nights "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" is a torch song written by Billy Rose and Fred Fisher, which Ruth Etting introduced in 1928. The song was successfully revived in the 1950s in the US by the Fontane Sisters and in the UK most successfully by Ruby Murray. Ruth Etting made her recording of the song

title: Sudbury Saturday Night

text: Night" was covered by Canadian musician Kim Mitchell in 1998 on the compilation "Summer Dock Party". Sudbury Saturday Night "Sudbury Saturday Night" is one of the most famous songs by Stompin' Tom Connors, which depicts the hard-drinking, hard-partying social life of hard rock miners in the Northern Ontario mining city of Sudbury. The song's chorus is: Originally released on Connors' 1967 debut album "The Northlands' Own Tom Connors", the song also reappeared on his 1972 album "Bud the Spud", his live album "Live at the Horseshoe", the compilations "A Proud Canadian" and "25 of the Best Stompin' Tom Souvenirs", and

title: One More Saturday Night (song)

text: One More Saturday Night (song) "One More Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob Weir and performed by the Grateful Dead, of which he was a member. The song had been performed in concert by the Grateful Dead starting in 1971, but it first appeared on record on Weir's debut solo album "Ace" in 1972. It subsequently appeared on several Grateful Dead live albums. Weir is credited with writing "One More Saturday Night", although there is evidence that the song was originally written with Robert Hunter, with different lyrics. Weir wanted to call his version "US Blues", but Hunter

title: One Summer Night

text: One Summer Night "One Summer Night" is a song by American doo-wop group the Danleers. Their one big hit single (and their debut single), "One Summer Night" reached number four on the "Billboard" Black Singles chart, and number seven on the Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart in 1958. The single sold over one million copies. The song was written by the' manager and main songwriter, Danny Webb, and was recorded during their first recording session. The song was first released on the AMP 3 label in May 1958 (erroneously listed as "the Dandleers"), quickly becoming a regional hit.

title: One of Those Nights (Bucks Fizz song)

text: was released two weeks earlier. In the US and Canada, the song was included on their debut release there in 1982. "The Montreal Gazette" singled this song out for praise calling it "stunning" and commended its use of "full four-part harmony as its main theme". In 2015 Music-News.com said that it was "classy". David Van Day of the pop duo, Dollar stated that they were offered the song some months earlier, but declined it. In a curious twist, Dollar were at No.19, while this song was at No.20 in the charts. The song centres around a man who is pining

title: One of These Nights (song)

long_answer: "One of These Nights" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the American rock band Eagles. The title track from their One of These Nights album, the song became their second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart after "Best of My Love" and also helped propel the album to number one. The single version was shortened from the album version of the song, removing most of the song's intro and most of its fade-out, as well. Henley is lead vocalist on the verses, while Randy Meisner sings high harmony (not lead) on the refrain. The song features a guitar solo by Don Felder that is "composed of blues-based licks and sustained string bends using an unusually meaty distortion tone."

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question: what kind of metric system does the us use

answers: international units

answers: United States customary units

title: Metric system

text: decimal prefixes has been extended to those for 10, "yotta", and 10, "yocto", which are unfamiliar because nothing in our everyday lives is that big or that small. The International System of Units has been adopted as the official system of weights and measures by all nations in the world except for Myanmar, Liberia, and the United States, while the United States is the only industrialised country where the metric system is not the predominant system of units. A number of variants of the metric system evolved, all using the "Mètre des Archives" and "Kilogramme des Archives" (or their descendants)

title: Metrication

text: but are still in the process toward full conversion. In the United Kingdom the metric system is the official system for most regulated trading by weight or measure purposes, but some imperial units remain the primary official unit of measurement. the UK has only partially metricated. According to the US Central Intelligence Agency's online "The World Factbook" (2016), the metric system has not been adopted by Myanmar (also known as Burma), Liberia or the US. The United States (and its associated states; the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau)) officially use US customary units as does Liberia. Myanmar

title: Imperial and US customary measurement systems

text: official system of units in the United Kingdom, while the customary units are still predominantly used in the United States". The situation is however not as clear-cut as this. In the United States, for example, the metric system is the predominant system of measure in certain fields such as automobile manufacture even though customary units are used in aircraft manufacture. In the United Kingdom, metric units are required for almost all regulated use of units of measure except for a few specifically exempt areas such as road signs, speedometers and draught beer. The NIST statement is also incomplete as it

title: System of measurement

text: use of Imperial weights and measures, despite "de jure" Canadian conversion to metric. A number of other jurisdictions have laws mandating or permitting other systems of measurement in some or all contexts, such as the United Kingdom – whose road signage legislation, for instance, only allows distance signs displaying imperial units (miles or yards) – or Hong Kong. In the United States, metric units are used almost universally in science, widely in the military, and partially in industry, but customary units predominate in household use. At retail stores, the liter is a commonly used unit for volume, especially on bottles

title: Metrication in Canada

text: metric units are often given precedence, although actual metric units may still be different than the United States (for example, for measurements of blood cholesterol, the units are millimole per litre, whereas they are milligram per decilitre in the United States). Most physicians chart patient height and weight in imperial units, and while most growth charts display both systems of measurement, the majority of hospitals officially document such parameters in metric. Dieticians still use kilocalories, and doctors use millimetres of mercury. While these units are metric derivatives, they are not metric units. Because most fasteners, machine parts, pumps, piping, and

title: United States customary units

text: is most evident in U.S. labeling requirements on food products, where SI units are almost always presented alongside customary units. According to the CIA Factbook, the United States is one of three nations (along with Liberia and Burma) that have not adopted the metric system as their official system of weights and measures. U.S. customary units are widely used on consumer products and in industrial manufacturing. Metric units are standard in science, medicine, as well as many sectors of industry and government, including the military. There are anecdotal objections to the use of metric units in carpentry and the building

title: Metrication

text: time, the metric system has influenced the United States through international trade and standardisation. The use of the metric system was made legal as a system of measurement in 1866 and the United States was a founding member of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in 1875. The system was officially adopted by the federal government in 1975 for use in the military and government agencies, and as preferred system for trade and commerce. It has remained voluntary for federal and state road signage to use metric units, despite attempts in the 1990s to make it a requirement. A

title: Metrication in the United States

text: (equivalent to 914.4 m), depth as "feet", and velocity, in some cases, as "feet per second". The Navy and Air Force continue to measure distance in nautical miles and speed in knots; these units are now accepted for use with SI by the BIPM. Furthermore, in military aviation NATO countries use feet for flight heights, as they do in the civilian aviation. Illegal drugs and controlled substances are often measured in metric quantities. The federal law prohibiting them defines the penalties in metric masses. In everyday use within its subculture, marijuana is sold using a combination of metric and American

title: U.S. Metric Association

text: and bushel in terms of metric units. The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 started a voluntary metrication process in the US and, as amended by the Omnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, declared the metric system to be “the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce”. The US Metric Association (USMA) advocates completion of the ongoing US conversion to the metric system, officially known as the International System of Units (SI). In support of this mission, the USMA provides a public medium for information and discussion, reports of metrication within the US, a

title: Metrication in the United States

text: Metrication in the United States Metrication (or metrification) is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring units. Although all U.S. customary units have been redefined in terms of SI units, as of 2018 the United States is one of only seven countries, including Myanmar (Burma), Liberia, Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Samoa that have not officially adopted the metric system as the primary means of weights and measures. The United States has official legislation for metrication; however, conversion

title: Traffic sign

text: signs generally follow the measurement system in use locally: that is to say, the metric system in all countries of the world except Burma, Liberia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – although the metric system is used in the UK for all purposes other than the display of road distances and the defining of speed limits, and in the US the Federal Department of Transportation has developed (very rarely used) metric standards for all signs. Where signs use a language, the recognized language/s of the area is normally used. Signs in most of the US, Canada, Australia, and

title: Metrication

text: lessons involving measuring wood or other materials for manufacturing. In the United Kingdom, degrees Fahrenheit are seldom encountered (except when some people talk about hot summer weather), while other metric units are often used in conjunction with older measurements, and road signs use miles rather than kilometres. Another example is "hard" and "soft" metric. Canada converted liquid dairy products to litre, 500 mL, and 250 mL sizes, which caused some complaining at the time of the conversion, as a litre of milk is slightly over 35 imperial fluid ounces, while the former imperial quart used in Canada was 40 ounces.

title: The Metric Marvels

text: to convert to the metric system of measurement. (The United States uses the U.S. Customary system, and not metric measurements.) Ford's presidential successor, Jimmy Carter, began to implement this law in earnest, helping to set up the U.S. Metric Board as a task force to determine when and how the U.S. would convert to metric. The USMB suggested that the transition ought to be voluntary and gradual, taking place over at least a ten-year period. As part of this gradual transition, the USMB sponsored a number of public service announcements on radio and television. "The Metric Marvels" was one such

title: U.S. Metric Association

text: also known as the Metre Convention (Convention du Mètre) of 1875 was signed by 17 countries, including the US, making the metric system the international system of weights and measures. Note that this was a meeting of international states to facilitate commerce. This treaty, then, falls under the overview of the United States Department of State, which has devolved oversight to the United States Department of Commerce. The Mendenhall Order of 1893 scrapped the previously used standards and definitions for the yard, pound, gallon, and bushel. It adopted the standards of the metric system and redefined the yard, pound, gallon,

title: Metrication

text: Netherlands abandoned the mesures usuelles in favour of the "Dutch" metric system ("Nederlands metrisch stelsel") in which metric units were simply given the names of units of measure that were then in use. Examples include the "ons" (ounce) which was defined as being 100 g. In August 1814, Portugal officially adopted the metric system but with the names of the units substituted by Portuguese traditional ones. In this system the basic units were the "mão-travessa" (hand) = 1 decimetre (10 "mão-travessas" = 1 "vara" (yard) = 1 metre), the "canada" = 1 liter and the "libra" (pound) = 1 kilogram.

title: Metrication in the United States

text: The Olympic-size swimming pool is specified solely in meters. High schools and the NCAA conduct 25-yard competitions. USA Swimming (USA-S) swims in both metric and non-metric pools. In the game of Ultimate Frisbee, the 175 g flying disc is seen as a standard of the sport. The long-distance trail Mid State Trail has used metric units exclusively in its trail guide since 1973. USA Weightlifting uses metric units to measure weight. Highway speed limits are posted in miles per hour and distances are largely displayed in miles, yards, or feet, although a few dual mile/km signs can be found, mostly

title: Metric system

text: Metric system The metric system is an internationally recognised decimalised system of measurement. It is in widespread use, and where it is adopted, it is the only or most common system of weights and measures (see metrication). It is now known as the International System of Units (SI). It is used to measure everyday things such as the mass of a sack of flour, the height of a person, the speed of a car, and the volume of fuel in its tank. It is also used in science, industry and trade. In its modern form, it consists of a set

title: Metrication

text: announced that (to appease British public opinion and to facilitate trade with the United States) it was to abandon the requirement for metric-only labelling on packaged goods, and to allow dual metric–imperial marking to continue indefinitely. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have some active opposition to metrication, particularly where updated weights and measures laws would make obsolete historic systems of measurement. Other countries, like France and Japan, that once had significant popular opposition to metrication now have complete acceptance of metrication. The Roman empire used the "pes" (foot) measure. This was divided into 12 "unciae" ("inches"). The

title: United States customary units

text: and the kilogram with the Mendenhall Order of 1893 and, in practice, for many years before. These definitions were refined by the international yard and pound agreement of 1959. Americans primarily use customary units in commercial activities, as well as for personal and social use. In science, medicine, many sectors of industry, and some of government and military, metric units are used. The International System of Units (SI), the modern form of the metric system, is preferred for many uses by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For newer units of measure where there is no traditional

title: United States customary units

title: Canadian English

text: "3L". Canadian students use the term "marks" (more common in England) or "grades" (more common in the US) to refer to their results; usage is very mixed. Unlike in the United States, use of metric units within a majority of industries (but not all) is standard in Canada, as a result of the national adoption of the metric system during the mid-to-late 1970s; this has spawned some colloquial usages such as "klick" for kilometre (as also heard in the U.S. military). Nonetheless, Imperial units are still used in many situations. For example, English Canadians state their weight and height in

title: Metrication in India

text: and lakhs are used, while tyre rim diameters are still measured in inches, as used worldwide. Road widths are popularly measured in feet but official documents use metres. Body temperature is still sometimes measured in degrees Fahrenheit. Industries like the construction and the real estate industry still use both the metric and the Imperial system, though it is more common for sizes of homes to be given in square feet and land in acres. Bulk cotton is sold by the "candy" (0.35 imperial tons, or 355.62 kg) or the "bale" (170 kg). Fruits are sold by kilos or dozens. The

title: System of measurement

text: applications. US customary units, however, are still the main system of measurement in the United States. While some steps towards metrication have been made (mainly in the late 1960s and early 1970s), the customary units have a strong hold due to the vast industrial infrastructure and commercial development. While imperial and US customary systems are closely related, there are a number of differences between them. Units of length and area (the inch, foot, yard, mile etc.) are identical except for surveying purposes. The Avoirdupois units of mass and weight differ for units larger than a pound (lb). The imperial system

title: Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems

text: metre, as 1852 metres. Traditionally, both Britain and the US used three different weight systems: troy weight for precious metals, avoirdupois weight for most other purposes and apothecaries' weight for medicines. However, apothecaries' weight has now been superseded by the metric system. One important difference is the widespread use in Britain of the stone of 14 pounds () for body weight. This unit is not used in the United States, although its influence was seen in the practice, until World War II, of selling flour by a barrel of 196 pounds (14 stone). Another difference arose when Britain abolished the

title: Measurement

text: to give just a few examples. Imperial units are used in many other places, for example, in many Commonwealth countries that are considered metricated, land area is measured in acres and floor space in square feet, particularly for commercial transactions (rather than government statistics). Similarly, gasoline is sold by the gallon in many countries that are considered metricated. The metric system is a decimal system of measurement based on its units for length, the metre and for mass, the kilogram. It exists in several variations, with different choices of base units, though these do not affect its day-to-day use. Since

title: Metrication in the United States

text: has caused writers to speculate in fiction set in the future about the adoption of the metric system. Many authors have assumed that the United States and the human race in general will use metric units; however, others have assumed the continued use of U.S. customary units or have neglected to take metrication into account. Writers sometimes use customary units simply because American readers and watchers will understand the measurements; other times, they are simply used by accident. The 1966 show "", for instance, initially used U.S. customary units despite multiple Earth national origins and a setting in the 23rd

title: Metrication in the United States

text: mL after pressure from the European Union. Most students are given some level of introduction to the metric system in elementary, middle, and high school, but the emphasis varies. Instruction primarily centers on the concepts of powers of 10, the associated prefixes, and the conversion from one prefix form to another. Units of length, volume, and mass are typically introduced through comparison with ordinary objects. The metric system is not reinforced much outside the classroom due to lack of popular metric use. Consequently, while students may understand some of the concepts underlying the metric system, they do not necessarily have

title: System of measurement

text: of beverages, and milligrams, rather than grains, are used for medications. Some other standard non-SI units are still in international use, such as nautical miles and knots in aviation and shipping. Metric systems of units have evolved since the adoption of the first well-defined system in France in 1795. During this evolution the use of these systems has spread throughout the world, first to non-English-speaking countries, and then to English speaking countries. Multiples and submultiples of metric units are related by powers of ten and their names are formed with prefixes. This relationship is compatible with the decimal system of

title: U.S. Metric Association

text: history of the use of metric units in the US, a related bibliography including relevant laws, an answer source for industrial inquiries, a cadre of people knowledgeable about the metric system, training aids and supplies for educators and the public, a certification program that has been used in industry, and various citations and awards for those supporting this mission. The USMA is in cooperative communication with various state and federal governments, both legislative and executive, and with various industrial and professional societies, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), many of whom are involved in standards development.

title: Unit of measurement

text: former British Empire. US customary units are still the main system of measurement used in the United States despite Congress having legally authorised metric measure on 28 July 1866. Some steps towards US metrication have been made, particularly the redefinition of basic US and imperial units to derive exactly from SI units. Since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959 the US and imperial inch is now defined as exactly , and the US and imperial avoirdupois pound is now defined as exactly . While the above systems of units are based on arbitrary unit values, formalised as standards,

title: United States customary units

long_answer: The majority of U.S. customary units were redefined in terms of the meter and the kilogram with the Mendenhall Order of 1893 and, in practice, for many years before. These definitions were refined by the international yard and pound agreement of 1959. Americans primarily use customary units in commercial activities, as well as for personal and social use. In science, medicine, many sectors of industry and some of government and military, metric units are used. The International System of Units (SI), the modern form of the metric system, is preferred for many uses by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For newer units of measure where there is no traditional customary unit, international units are used, sometimes mixed with customary units, such as electrical resistance of wire expressed in ohms (SI) per thousand feet.