question: who played g baby in the movie hardball

answers: DeWayne Warren

title: Hardball (film)

text: winning the pre-championship game, G-Baby is struck and killed by a stray bullet. Conor wants to forfeit the game, but G-Baby's older brother rallies the team together. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 39% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Although "Hardball" contains some touching moments, they are not enough to transcend the sports formula." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average

title: Hardball (2019 TV series)

text: principal is Ms. Crapper and Tiffany's dads are Steele and Stone. Hardball (2019 TV series) Hardball is an Australian children's television series set to screen on ABC Me. The series is produced by Northern Pictures with Screen Australia in association with Create NSW and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF). When Mikey moves to Western Sydney, he finds himself in the thick of the ultra-competitive, schoolyard game of handball. He is befriended by misfits Jerry and Salwa, who join forces to train him to become the "sweetest-bestest-acest" handball champ that Western Sydney has ever seen. They aim to topple current

title: Hardball (film)

text: reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on September 11, 2001 by Columbia Records. It peaked at #55 on the "Billboard" 200 and #34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Hardball (film) Hardball is a 2001 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book "Hardball: A Season in the Projects" by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed

title: Hardball (film)

text: Hardball (film) Hardball is a 2001 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book "Hardball: A Season in the Projects" by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. The film was released on September 14, 2001. Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) is a gambler who secretly bets $6,000 on his (dead) father's account and is now severely in debt with two bookies. In order to repay the debts, he is told by a corporate friend that he

title: Hardball (film)

title: HardBall!

text: and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. The game appears in the opening scene of the 1987 film "The Princess Bride", being played by Fred Savage. HardBall! HardBall! is the first in a series of popular baseball computer and video games published by Accolade. It was released for a variety of platforms between 1985 and 1991. The game was followed by sequels "HardBall II" and "HardBall III". Play is controlled with a joystick or arrow keys and an action button. One of the four cardinal directions is used

title: Hardy Richardson

text: kids. After his father made him fight four older boys to get it back, Nucky was beaten unconscious and spent 11 days in the hospital. Hardy Richardson Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson (April 21, 1855 – January 14, 1931), also known as "Hardie" and "Old True Blue", was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1875 to 1892 with a brief minor league comeback in 1898. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing at every position, including 585 games at second base, 544 games in the outfield, and 178 games at third base. Richardson played for six

title: Hardball (2019 TV series)

text: Hardball (2019 TV series) Hardball is an Australian children's television series set to screen on ABC Me. The series is produced by Northern Pictures with Screen Australia in association with Create NSW and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF). When Mikey moves to Western Sydney, he finds himself in the thick of the ultra-competitive, schoolyard game of handball. He is befriended by misfits Jerry and Salwa, who join forces to train him to become the "sweetest-bestest-acest" handball champ that Western Sydney has ever seen. They aim to topple current king of the court, Tiffany and her minion Lance. The school

title: Catya Sassoon

text: "Hardball". She also appeared in "", "Secret Games" and "Dance with Death". In 1993, Sassoon landed the lead role in the Roger Corman-produced martial arts film "Angelfist", directed by Cirio H. Santiago. Sassoon made her last screen appearance in the 1995 action film, "". In addition to acting, Sassoon was also the lead singer of an all female group, Feline Force. While shooting a film in South Africa around 1994, Sassoon met a Zimbabwean musician. The two were married shortly thereafter and moved to Zimbabwe. Around 1995, the couple had a son, London Vidal, whom Sassoon named in honor of

title: Hardball with Chris Matthews

text: the character of Josh Lyman, a strategist for Vinick's opponent, to shout: "Yeah! Welcome to "Hardball", Arnie!" The show was featured in the February 22, 2007, "30 Rock" episode "Hard Ball", in which series character Jenna Maroney came on the show to explain about how she was misquoted in "Maxim" magazine about US military troops, but embarrassed herself even further when she confused Barack Obama with Osama bin Laden after she mentions whom she would support for U.S. president in 2008. The 2008 film "Swing Vote" contains several segments of Chris Matthews delivering commentary on "Hardball" that relates to the

title: Zoe Hardman

text: Zoe Hardman Zoe Kristi Hardman (born 16 November 1982 in Kent, England) is a British television presenter and actress. She first appeared on TV in Channel 4's reality game show "Playing It Straight" in 2005. She was a presenter on ITV's phone-in quiz show "Glitterball". She is heavily involved in the Entertainment and Fashion show weekly for the online entertainment syndication company ReelKandi TV. She also continues to do commercials, acting and voiceover work. In 2011, Zoe was the showbiz news reporter for an on-line channel (T5M). Last summer was also spent filming at The Ashes (Cricket) tournament for the

title: Hardball (1989 TV series)

text: Brandon Tartikoff saw this series as inspired by the "Lethal Weapon" films and Battles was patterned after Pete Rose. The series was created by Robert Palm and executive produced by John Ashley and Frank Lupo. The series' theme song "Roll It Over", was written by Sylvester Levay and Eddie Money. Money also performed the tune. Hardball (1989 TV series) Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989–90 television schedule. "Hardball" is a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles (John Ashton) and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard

title: Matthew Glave

text: Cotwell in the 1994 film "Baby's Day Out". He also played Brick Davis in the 2001 comedy film "Corky Romano". In 2011, he played the antagonist Dr. Olson in Disney Channel's "The Suite Life Movie". He also played Wayne in "My Name Is Earl". He appeared in the second episode ABC drama series "Revenge", as a wealthy Wall Street hedge fund manager Bill Harmon, in September 2011. He has also made appearances in "The Closer" and the film "Argo". Glave also appeared in the reimagined "Hawaii Five-0" TV series, guest-starring in the Season 4 episode, "Na hala a ka makua

title: Hardball (1989 TV series)

text: Hardball (1989 TV series) Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989–90 television schedule. "Hardball" is a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles (John Ashton) and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard Tyson). Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year-old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement. NBC President

title: Hardball (film)

text: must coach a baseball team of troubled African-American fifth grade kids from Chicago's ABLA housing projects in exchange for $500 each week, for ten weeks. Worried only about getting his $500 check, Conor shows up at the baseball field to a rag tag bunch of trash-talking, street-wise, inner city kids who live in the projects. Some of the team includes: Andre Ray Peetes (Bryan Hearne), a smart mouthed jokester and captain of the team who forms a strong bond with Conor; Kofi Evans (Michael Perkins), a troubled, angry boy who is the best player on the team; Jefferson Albert Tibbs

title: Brooks Robinson

text: the Hard Rock casino. , or Retrosheet Brooks Robinson Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977). He batted and threw right-handed, though he was a natural left-hander. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is considered one of the greatest defensive third basemen in major league history. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position. Robinson was elected to the

title: Troy Glaus

text: Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (; born August 3, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and third baseman. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (–), Arizona Diamondbacks (), Toronto Blue Jays (–), St. Louis Cardinals (–), and the Atlanta Braves (). Glaus lettered in baseball while attending UCLA. He bats and throws right-handed. In thirteen seasons Glaus hit .254 with 320 home runs and 950 RBI in 1537 games. In 19 postseason games, he hit .347 with nine home runs and 16 RBI. Glaus has been selected to four All-Star Games, three with the Angels and

title: Balla Baby

text: Balla Baby "Balla Baby" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It was released as the lead single from his second album "Powerballin'" (2004). It garnered a mixed reception from critics, was the only single from the album to be released worldwide, and reached number 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video by Jeremy Rall was made to promote the single that features Chingy inside a pinball machine that's named after the album's title. The remix features Lil Flip & Boozie of G.I.B. and a music video was made for

title: Hard Ball

text: Hard Ball "Hard Ball" (also known as "Negotiation") is the fifteenth episode of NBC's first season of "30 Rock". It was written by one of the season's co-producers, Matt Hubbard, and directed by one of the season's supervising producers, Don Scardino. It aired on February 22, 2007 in the United States. Guest stars who appeared in the episode were David Alan Basche, Gregg Bello, Katrina Bowden, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Rachel Dratch, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross and Gregory Wooddell. Tucker Carlson and Chris Matthews also appear as themselves in the episode. The episode focuses on Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) trying

title: Tony Ganios

text: Ganios semi-retired from acting after "Die Hard 2" to be an insurance agent in New York City, with brief appearances in three films between 1991 and 1993. In 2012, Ganios reunited with some of his "Porky's" co-stars to launch a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to produce a teen-sex comedy to be called "Daddies' Girls". As of 2017 the film has not been produced and its official website (daddiesgirlsthemovie.com) is inactive. Tony Ganios Tony Ganios (born October 21, 1959) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his roles as heroic tough-guy Perry in the 1979 film "The

title: The Hard Easy (film)

text: The Hard Easy (film) The Hard Easy is a 2006 American action crime drama film directed by Ari Ryan, and written by Jon Lindstrom and Tom Schanley. The film stars Henry Thomas, Vera Farmiga, David Boreanaz, Bruce Dern, Peter Weller, Gary Busey, and Nick Lachey. The film was released straight-to-DVD in the United States on May 22, 2007. In Los Angeles, the gambler Paul Weston (Henry Thomas) is a loser, and owes a lot of money to the dangerous mobster Freddie (Rae Allen). When he is brutally beaten and the life of his former wife is threatened by Freddie, his

title: Hardball (comics)

text: Camp Hammond to steal the SPIN Tech dart. Hardball steers them away from discovering his mission by leaving a note hinting that they should take a look at the labs. Fear that the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents would find out about the MVP clones made Gyrich call off their investigation and leave the base. Roger enters into a romantic relationship with Komodo. When he completed his training, Hardball was assigned to Nevada's Initiative team. He appears with the Heavy Hitters, including Gravity, Nonstop, and Telemetry, helping the Skrull Kill Krew and 3-D Man deal with a Skrull posing as an unnamed team

title: The Hardball Times

text: The Hardball Times The Hardball Times (abbreviated as THT) is a website which publishes news, original comments and statistical analysis of baseball each week Monday through Friday, in addition to the Hardball Times Annual book which features essays by leading sabermetric personalities. The website features the slogan "Baseball. Insight. Daily." Run by current owner Dave Studeman and David Gassko, it was founded by Aaron Gleeman and Bill James assistant Matthew Namee in 2004. The Hardball Times maintains a large and ever-changing stable of writers; many of its writers have gone on to work for larger media organizations (former writers Aaron

title: Hardball with Chris Matthews

text: film's plot line. Matthews received a credited cameo for recording the segments. The "Hardball" Award is an award created in 2009 that recognized individuals "who displays a combination of guts and political moxie to win not just the day but our fondest admiration." The award is not given on a regular basis; instead, it is given when someone displays character consistent with the award. Recipients: "Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who Knows the Game" was Chris Matthews's first book, which led to the creation of the show. Hardball with Chris Matthews Hardball with Chris Matthews is an

title: Hardball (1994 TV series)

text: Hardball (1994 TV series) Hardball is an American baseball sitcom that aired Sunday nights at 8:30 pm on Fox from September 4, 1994 to October 23, 1994. The series premiered in the middle of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike and was canceled around the time that the year's World Series would have been played. The series focused on the players and staff of the Pioneers, a fictional American League baseball team. Among those shown were pitcher Dave Logan, who has been largely overlooked by MLB, catcher Mike Widmer, who is past his prime, team owner Mitzi Balzer, who is

title: Hard (video game player)

text: Hard (video game player) Anthony Barkhovtsev, better known as Hard, is a Canadian "League of Legends" player and Jungler for Echo Fox, a team currently participating in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. He was announced as part of Echo Fox's starting roster on 5 January 2016. Along with two other foreign players on his team, Froggen and kfo, he missed the first game of the 2016 Spring NA LCS because his team was unable to obtain proper documentation in time. Hard had previously played for Cloud9 Tempest in the North American League of Legends Challenger Series. Cloud9

title: Sucker Punch (2011 film)

text: fantasy is a parallel to the events in the brothel. Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung portray the four prisoners imagined as dancers by Babydoll. Carla Gugino plays Dr. Vera Gorski, a psychiatrist who, in Babydoll's mind, is known as Madame Gorski, a choreographer at the strip club. Oscar Isaac plays Blue Jones, the asylum's orderly, who in Babydoll's mind, is the corrupt owner of the brothel. The film was released in both conventional and IMAX theatres in the United States at midnight on March 25, 2011. The film under-performed at the box office and was negatively

title: Hardline (band)

text: Killerhit and Brunette (which at one point was the top-drawing band in Hollywood, setting the all-time attendance record at Gazzarri's), later played in the band Gravity, and have since returned to Hardline. The band originally also included guitarist Neal Schon of Journey and Bad English, bassist Todd Jensen (ex-Sequel), and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group's sound was a mainstream commercialized mixture of glam metal and AOR. Two of the group's first songs were played in the movie "Rapid Fire" which starred Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts expert, Bruce Lee, at the actor's request. On Nov. 2, 1992, the

title: Omari Hardwick

text: released in theaters on July 6, 2018. He married Jennifer Pfautch in 2011 and they have two children. Omari Hardwick Omari Latif Hardwick (born January 9, 1974) is an American actor, known for his roles in the TV series "Saved" and "Dark Blue", in Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna" (2008), and, "The A-Team" (2010), "Kick-Ass" (2010), in Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" (2010) and as Andre in BET Network's "Being Mary Jane". He currently stars as James "Ghost" St. Patrick in Starz's "Power". Hardwick was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Joyce and Clifford Hardwick III, an attorney.

title: Eric Hardgrave

text: Eric Hardgrave Eric Hardgrave (born October 5, 1960 in Fresno, California) is a former professional baseball player who was an All-American college baseball player at Stanford University. He is currently a managing partner of the Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, Acuity Ventures. Hardgrave played first base for Bullard High School in Fresno, California. He was selected with the 59th pick of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians. Hardgrave did not sign with the Indians, opting to attend Stanford University, where he played for four seasons with the Cardinal. In his senior year of 1983, Hardgrave hit

title: Hardball (film)

long_answer: Worried only about getting his $500 check, Conor shows up at the baseball field to a rag tag bunch of trash-talking, street-wise, inner city kids who live in the projects, where people have to sit on the floor in their apartments to avoid stray bullets. Conor's efforts are hindered from the onset by the fact that he does not have nine kids to make up the team—one kid, having altered his birth certificate to be younger and another, "G-Baby" (DeWayne Warren), who is far too young to play. The kids tell Conor it is because their teacher, Elizabeth "Sister" Wilkes (Diane Lane), is making several boys finish a book report. Conor visits the teacher, but his life is threatened repeatedly by his bookies for not paying his gambling debts. He is visited by the mother of three boys that are allowed to play in exchange for his tutoring them.


question: who played john coffey in the movie the green mile

answers: Michael Clarke Duncan

title: John Coffey (band)

text: John Coffey (band) John Coffey was a Dutch punk rock/post-hardcore band from Utrecht. John Coffey is influenced by bands such as Refused, Every Time I Die and The Ghost of a Thousand. The band name is a reference to the character John Coffey from the movie The Green Mile (1999) by Frank Darabont, based on the six-book series by Stephen King. The band gained a lot of interest when a video and gif went viral of the singer catching a beer while he was standing on the crowd. In the autumn of 2008 the band recorded its debut album "Vanity"

title: The Green Mile (novel)

text: The Green Mile (novel) The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. The serial novel was originally released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work. The book is an example of magical realism. "The Green Mile" was first published in six low-priced paperback volumes. The first, subtitled "The Two Dead Girls" was published on March 28, 1996, with new volumes following monthly until the final volume, "Coffey on

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: after hearing of the open call for John Coffey. The official film soundtrack, "Music from the Motion Picture The Green Mile", was released on December 19, 1999 by Warner Bros. It contains 37 tracks, primarily instrumental tracks from the film score by Thomas Newman. It also contains four vocal tracks: "Cheek to Cheek" by Fred Astaire, "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" by Billie Holiday, "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" by Gene Austin, and "Charmaine" by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 80% based

title: The Green Mile (novel)

text: row, nicknamed "The Green Mile" for the color of the floor's linoleum. This year marks the arrival of John Coffey, a tall powerfully built black man who has been convicted of raping and murdering two small white girls. During his time on the Mile, John interacts with fellow prisoners Eduard "Del" Delacroix, a Cajun arsonist, rapist, and murderer, and William Wharton ("Billy the Kid" to himself, "Wild Bill" to the guards), a wild-acting and dangerous multiple murderer who is determined to make as much trouble as he can before he is executed. Other inhabitants include Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American

title: Michael Clarke Duncan

text: Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and various similar honors.  He also appeared in motion pictures such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Scorpion King (2002), Daredevil (2003) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). His voice can be heard in films such as Brother Bear (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Green Lantern (2011).

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: and will also outlive Elaine. Paul later attends her funeral and muses that if John's power could make a normally short-lived mouse live for six decades as Mr. Jingles has, how much longer does he himself have left. The Detterick family, which John Coffey was wrongly convicted of victimizing, is played by William Sadler and Paula Malcomson as the parents, with young sisters Evanne and Bailey Drucker playing their murdered daughters. Darabont adapted the novel into a screenplay in under eight weeks. The film was shot at Warner Hollywood Studios, West Hollywood, California, and on location in Shelbyville, Tennessee and

title: John Coffey (band)

text: the band announced they had decided to ""put the band on hold"", ""We don’t want to say farewell, but we won’t be making music these coming years."" John Coffey (band) John Coffey was a Dutch punk rock/post-hardcore band from Utrecht. John Coffey is influenced by bands such as Refused, Every Time I Die and The Ghost of a Thousand. The band name is a reference to the character John Coffey from the movie The Green Mile (1999) by Frank Darabont, based on the six-book series by Stephen King. The band gained a lot of interest when a video and gif

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: "Green Mile". In 1935, Paul supervises officers Brutus Howell, Dean Stanton, Harry Terwilliger, and Percy Wetmore at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Paul is suffering from a severe bladder infection and receives John Coffey, a physically imposing but mentally challenged and gentle black man, into his custody. John had been sentenced to death after being convicted of raping and murdering two white girls. One of the other inmates is a Native-American named Arlen Bitterbuck, who is charged with murder and is the first to be executed. Percy demonstrates a severe sadistic streak, but, as the nephew of Louisiana's First Lady, he cannot

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The critical consensus states "Though "The Green Mile" is long, critics say it's an absorbing, emotionally powerful experience." The film also has a score of 61 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 36 critics indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film 3 and a half stars out of 4, writing "The film is a shade over three hours long. I appreciated the extra time, which allows us to feel the passage of prison months and years." "Forbes" commentator Dawn Mendez referred to the character of John Coffey as

title: The Green Mile (novel)

text: his arms immediately after they suffered a bus accident, and that he then saw John Coffey's ghost watching him from an overpass. Paul seems to be all alone, now 104 years old, and wondering how much longer he will live. "The Green Mile" won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 1996. In 1997, "The Green Mile" was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award and the Locus Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel." Frank Darabont adapted the novel into a screenplay for a

title: Chris Henry Coffey

text: Chris Henry Coffey Chris Henry Coffey (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his role in the David Schwimmer-directed film "Trust" also starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Viola Davis. He was praised for his "tour-de-force performance... giving a shockingly convincing performance that is equally perverse and plausible". Roger Ebert also singled Coffey out in his "Best films of 2011" compilation. Coffey was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A 1999 graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he has originated roles on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally in numerous world premieres including Gina Gionfriddo's "Can You Forgive

title: Chris Henry Coffey

text: Days, and starred in many indies including "Walking on the Sky", "June", and "Play it By Ear". Coffey also starred in the short films "BFF" (premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, written and directed by Neil LaBute) and "Epilogue", (produced by the Amalgamated Picture Company, also premiering at TFF). Coffey currently lives in New York City and is married to actress Jennifer Mudge. Chris Henry Coffey Chris Henry Coffey (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his role in the David Schwimmer-directed film "Trust" also starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Viola Davis. He was praised

title: Scott Coffey

text: Scott Coffey Scott Coffey (born Thomas Scott Coffey; May 1, 1967) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. His film credits include "Shag", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Dream Lover", and "Mulholland Drive". He directed "Ellie Parker" in 2005. Coffey was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began his acting career appearing in school plays, community theatre and with the Hawaii Performing Arts Company. He also appeared in several episodic television shows. He is now an acclaimed writer director. Coffey lives in Berlin, Germany and L.A. with his longtime boyfriend, novelist Blair Mastbaum. At sixteen, with the money

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: he perceives is a miracle of God. Although distraught over the notion of being executed while innocent, John tells Paul that he does, in fact, wish to die, as he psychically experiences humanity’s cruelty. Mentioning that he had never seen a movie before, John watches "Top Hat" with the other guards as a last request. John is executed that night; he asks that the customary hood not be placed over his head, as he is afraid of the dark. Paul concludes his story by telling Elaine that John's was the last execution that he and Brutus supervised; following Coffey's execution,

title: Elizabeth Coffey

text: Elizabeth Coffey Elizabeth Coffey is an American actress. She had notable roles in two of the early films of John Waters. Coffey is a transgender woman. She is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members. At the time of her first film appearance in Waters' "Pink Flamingos" (1972), Coffey was a pre-operative male-to-female transsexual who had already undergone hormone therapy to develop breasts and female features. She played the part of a beautiful woman who turns the tables on a perverted flasher/voyeur by exposing and wagging her penis at him, sending him fleeing in

title: Scott Coffey

text: Murakami. Scott Coffey Scott Coffey (born Thomas Scott Coffey; May 1, 1967) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. His film credits include "Shag", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Dream Lover", and "Mulholland Drive". He directed "Ellie Parker" in 2005. Coffey was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began his acting career appearing in school plays, community theatre and with the Hawaii Performing Arts Company. He also appeared in several episodic television shows. He is now an acclaimed writer director. Coffey lives in Berlin, Germany and L.A. with his longtime boyfriend, novelist Blair Mastbaum. At sixteen, with the

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Hanks and Darabont met at an Academy Award luncheon in 1994. Stephen King stated he envisioned Hanks in the role and was happy when Darabont mentioned his name. Morse had not heard about the script until he was offered the role. He stated he was in tears by the end of it. Darabont wanted Cromwell from the start, and after he read the script, Cromwell was moved and agreed. Duncan credited his casting to Bruce Willis, with whom he had worked on the film "Armageddon" one year earlier. According to Duncan, Willis introduced him to Darabont

title: Michael Clarke Duncan

text: Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Following his role as Coffey, Duncan was then cast in a string of films that helped to establish him as an actor in both action and comedy roles: "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000), "See Spot Run" (2001), "Planet of the Apes" (2001), "The Scorpion King" (2002), and "Daredevil" (2003), in the last of which he played The Kingpin from Marvel Comics. When Duncan was cast as the Kingpin in 2002, he faced

title: John W. Coffey

text: such as "The Landscapes of Louis Remy Mignot: A Southern Painter Abroad" with Katherine E. Manthorne and "Moshe Kupferman: Between Oblivion and Remembrance." John W. Coffey John W. Coffey is an American author and art historian. He was born on March 12, 1954 and attended Needham B. Broughton High School. He received his undergraduate degrees in history and art history from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and received his masters in art history from Williams College. He currently is Deputy Director for Art and Curator of American and Modern Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and

title: John Chaffey

text: John Chaffey John Chaffey is an English osteopathic doctor and former child film actor. Chaffey was featured in many television adverts as a child. He is best remembered for a role in the 1973 Peter Sellers movie "The Optimists of Nine Elms". Chaffey studied at University of East London, receiving in 1991 a research-based degree comparing osteopathic and physiotherapeutic interventions in the mechanical discomforts of pregnancy. He qualified at the British School of Osteopathy (1988). He headed an osteopathic group practice beginning in 1991, working with a team of 11 osteopathic specialists. He attained leadership positions in the UK Osteopathy

title: John B. Coffey

text: John B. Coffey John Brindley Coffey (May 8,1921 – November 26, 2013) was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the USAAF who flew with the Hell's Angels in the 303d Bombardment Group in World War II and was Deputy Chairman and then Chairman of the USAAF Nato Planning Liaison Group during the Cold War. He was born in Rossville, Georgia, United States, to Robert L. Coffey, a brick manufacturer and Curie Ethel Brindley, a milliner. He is the 2nd of three sons, between Robert L. Coffey, Jr. born 1921, and William B. Coffey born 1923. Both his brothers became pilots in

title: Shane Coffey

text: Shane Coffey Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's "Pretty Little Liars". Coffey grew up in Spring, Texas then studied theater at the University of Southern California. He is a founding member of The Casitas Group, an independent theater company started in 2008, alongside Troian Bellisario. Coffey's first acting part was playing Patrick for one episode on "Summerland" alongside Jesse McCartney. In January 2012, Coffey joined the recurring cast of "Pretty Little Liars" as Holden Strauss, an old friend of Aria's, who becomes her way of covering when she's

title: Shane Coffey

text: actually going to see Ezra Fitz. Coffey also portrayed Jimmy Nash on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". In 2012, he wrapped on a short film called "Exiles", a modern rendition of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" with a twist. Coffey and Troian Bellisario, "Pretty Little Liars" co-star, make music under the name "FAMILY". In 2013, Coffey appeared in an Audi Super Bowl commercial titled "Prom". In 2015, Coffey starred in Lord Huron - "Fool for Love" music video. Coffey plays a lead role in the 2016 film Sugar Mountain, directed by Richard Gray. Shane Coffey Shane Coffey is an

title: Junior Coffey

text: Junior Coffey Junior Lee Coffey (born March 21, 1942) is a former professional football player, a running back in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants. Born in Kyle, Texas, Coffey ( ) with 10.2* speed in the 100 (yards), was one of the leading running backs and defensive linebackers in Texas high school football during the 1960s. As a senior in 1960, he rushed for 1,562 yards in 11 games to lead the Dimmitt Bobcat offense. In a bi-district playoff game against Olton during the 1960 season, Coffey carried the ball

title: Dave Coffey

text: Dave Coffey Dave Coffey is an Irish writer, director and actor. He is a native of Killiney, County Dublin. He wrote and directed both series of "Dan & Becs" for RTÉ (in which he co-starred) and has also appeared in RTÉ's "Bittersweet "and the music video for the single "Grace, Don't Wait!" by Irish band The Coronas. In December 2007 Coffey began writing a weekly column as "Dan " for the "Irish Independent"’s "Day & Night Magazine". "Dan & Becs" was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Awards award in the category of Best Entertainment Programme. In 2008 Coffey

title: Paul Coffey

text: Paul Coffey Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played for nine teams in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defensemen in career goals, assists, and points, behind Ray Bourque. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star Teams (four First-Team and four Second-Team). He holds the record for the most goals by a defensemen in one season, 48 in 1985-86, and is the only defensemen to have scored

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: be held to account. He is particularly abusive with inmate Eduard Delacroix (Del); he breaks Del's fingers with his baton, steps on a pet mouse named Mr. Jingles, which Del had adopted, repeatedly calls him by a gay slur, and ultimately sabotages his execution by deliberately failing to soak the sponge used to conduct electricity to Del's head, pretending he "didn't know" it was supposed to be wet; as a result, Del suffers a much more painful and graphic death by literally frying in the chair. John begins to demonstrate supernatural powers; he cures Paul's bladder infection, which also makes

title: Dennis Coffey

text: Danny Tyrell and others. In 2012, Coffey was interviewed on the PBS program "History Detectives", about the authenticity of an old Ampeg B-15 amplifier with the stenciled name of fellow Funk Brothers member bassist James Jamerson. Along with Mike Theodore, Coffey discovered the folk-rock singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who is the subject of the 2012 Oscar-winning film "Searching for Sugar Man" in which Coffey appears. Coffey played lead guitar on Rodriguez's first album "Cold Fact" (1970). Dennis Coffey was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame as a member of the Funk Brothers in 2010 and as

title: The Green Mile (film)

text: to John that he is, in fact, responsible for the crime for which John was condemned; John had been arrested for Wharton's crime as he had been at the crime scene trying to resurrect the two white children with his powers, but was unsuccessful. John then reveals the story psychically to Paul, and, when doing so, he also transfers a snippet of his supernatural energy into Paul. Meanwhile, Percy is committed to an insane asylum after entering a vegetative state. Paul discusses with John the possibility of an unlikely long term escape, as he does not wish to execute what

title: James Coffey

text: James Coffey James Coffey is an American musician who specializes in composing and recording children's songs. He has released seven albums, including four on his own label, Blue Vision Music. He also has composed and recorded songs for a series of toy train albums and videos produced by TM Books & Video in Indiana and has released two albums on the TM label featuring songs introducing children to John Deere farm equipment. Coffey was born in Chicago, and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beginning on the piano at eight years old, he was trained as a classical pianist. After high

title: Michael Clarke Duncan


question: who wrote catch 22 (both names)

answers: Joseph Heller.

answers: American author Joseph Heller

answers: Joseph Heller

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: featured supposed veiled attacks on each other, suggesting to many fans that there was some sort of disagreement or heat between Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto. While there was a disagreement, the two parties have since reconciled their differences. Given that Catch 22's Kevin Gunther was in charge of Streetlight Manifesto's tour booking for many years, and members of both bands have said in conversations with fans that there is no "beef" between the two, it is safe to assume that any disagreement is firmly behind them. In 2004, Catch 22 released "Live", a combination CD and DVD recording of

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: Catch 22 (band) Catch 22 was an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey. The band was formed in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky, who left the band in 1998 and later formed Streetlight Manifesto.<br> Founding members still in the band are vocalist/saxophonist Ryan Eldred, trumpeter Kevin Gunther and drummer Chris Greer. While largely inactive since 2012, the band announced a spate of shows in 2015. Catch 22 was formed by guitarist/vocalist Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store. Bassist Josh Ansley, saxophonist Ryan Eldred,

title: Catch 22 (song)

text: Catch 22 (song) "Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer, Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, "Two Degrees". Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea." At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year. The "Catch 22" video was released on 6 November 2016.

title: Catch 22 (song)

text: It is set in a previously dead video game arcade where a group of friends find a game called "Catch 22", allowing them to test their fate. "Catch 22" debuted at number eighteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart. Catch 22 (song) "Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer, Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, "Two Degrees". Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an

title: Catch-22

text: Catch-22 is a satirical novel by American author Joseph Heller.  He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.

title: Catch-22 (video game)

text: creative games. If the developer commits to its future growth and repair (functional achievements and a co-op mode), Catch-22 will become a score-chasing game that players and their friends will have even more reasons for which to return. " Pocket Gamer UK said "Catch 22's simple set up reveals a game that quickly becomes pretty tough, but always eggs you on to try again. " Catch-22 (video game) Catch-22 was an iOS game developed by Dutch indie studio Mango Down and released on September 25, 2012. The game had a rating of 87% based on 8 critic reviews. Digital Spy

title: Catch-22 (play)

text: are referred to as if the reader already knows all about them. The pacing of "Catch-22" is frenetic, its tenor intellectual, and its humor largely absurd, though interspersed with moments of grisly realism. Heller adapted his book for the stage in 1971, condensing its 500 pages and 50 named characters into two hours of stage time for a cast of nine. Due to there being the author's adaptation it is almost impossible for others to get adapting rights, and, in order to stage "Catch-22", Heller's version has to be used. Until recently, the adaptation had not been very successful and

title: Catch-22 (play)

text: had never been performed on Broadway as originally intended. However, Aquila Theatre produced a stage adaptation of "Catch-22" directed by Peter Meineck and based on Heller's own 1971 version. This production toured the United States in 2007-8, and a production began in New York City in November at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, opening on November 23, 2008. A section based on events in Chapter 8 of the book "Catch-22" was removed from the play to shorten its running time, and published as separate short one-act play, "Clevinger's Trial", which has been produced occasionally. Catch-22 (play) Catch-22 is a satirical play

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: band began touring heavily on a national scale, appearing with Mustard Plug, Reel Big Fish, and other third-wave ska, hardcore, and punk acts. Davidson and Soprano left the band in 2001 to pursue other projects, and for a while the band actively courted new vocalists, even putting an advertisement on their website. The group also recruited Ian McKenzie, formerly of Long Island, New York ska band Edna's Goldfish on trombone/vocals. After a fruitless search, the band decided to continue on as it was, with Ryan Eldred and Kevin Gunther sharing vocal duties. "Washed Up and Through the Ringer", an expansion

title: Catch-22 (video game)

text: Catch-22 (video game) Catch-22 was an iOS game developed by Dutch indie studio Mango Down and released on September 25, 2012. The game had a rating of 87% based on 8 critic reviews. Digital Spy said "Catch-22 is one of those perfect games that will keep you playing just one more round long into the night. " 148Apps said "Blending together equal parts simplicity and self-induced complexity, the game is an ideal fit on the platform. Don't even bother to debate this ninety nine cent purchase. It should become a mandatory staple of your collection as soon as possible. "

title: Catch-22

text: post-war lives of some of the major characters in "Catch-22", with particular emphasis on the relationship between Yossarian and tail gunner Sammy Singer. "Catch-22" contains allusions to many works of literature. Howard Jacobson, in his 2004 introduction to the Vintage Classics publication, wrote that the novel was "positioned teasingly ... between literature and literature's opposites – between Shakespeare and Rabelais and Dickens and Dostoevsky and Gogol and Céline and the Absurdists and of course Kafka on the one hand, and on the other vaudeville and slapstick and Bilko and Abbott and Costello and Tom and Jerry and the Goons (if

title: Catch-22 (logic)

text: to Major and ground him rather than simply sending him home. They fear that if they do not, others will refuse to fly, just as Yossarian did. Heller originally wanted to call the phrase (and hence, the book) by other numbers, but he and his publishers eventually settled on 22. The number has no particular significance; it was chosen more or less for euphony. The title was originally "Catch-18", but Heller changed it after the popular "Mila 18" was published a short time beforehand. The term "catch-22" has filtered into common usage in the English language. In a 1975 interview,

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: a show performed at The Downtown in Farmingdale, New York, earlier that year. In 2006 they released their fourth studio album, "Permanent Revolution". Several bands who opened for Catch 22 in the past have gone on to find fame on the mainstream, including Sum 41, Bowling for Soup, and Taking Back Sunday. In July 2010, former vocalist Jeff Davidson returned as a guest performer to sing a few songs at one show, making it his first performance with the band since 2001. In February 2012, Catch 22's official website showed that they would be making an appearance at Bamboozle 2012.

title: Catch22 (charity)

text: The company name Catch22 (without a space) may also refer to a community interest company based in Seven Sisters (Tottenham), London called Catch 22 Academy. Catch 22 Academy is a journalism school founded in 2006. Catch22 (charity) Catch22 is a social business, a not for profit business with a social mission which operates in the United Kingdom (England and Wales). Catch22 can trace its roots back 229 years, to the formation of The Philanthropic Society in 1788. Catch22 designs and delivers services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. The organisation describes itself as “having the heart of

title: Catch-22

text: Gottlieb, who, along with Nina Bourne, would edit and oversee the marketing of the book. Gottlieb was a strong advocate for the title along with Peter Schwed and Justin Kaplan. Henry Simon, a vice-president at Simon & Schuster, found it repetitive and offensive. The editorial board decided to contract the book when Heller agreed to revisions—he signed for $1,500. Officially published on 10 October 1961, the hardcover sold for $5.95. The book was not a best-seller in hardcover in the United States. Though it sold 12,000 copies by Thanksgiving, it never entered the New York Times Bestseller List. "Catch-22" received

title: Catch-22

text: number of character exchanges in the novel, but because of the release of the 1960 movie "Ocean's Eleven", this was also rejected. "Catch-17" was rejected so as not to be confused with the World War II film "Stalag 17", as was "Catch-14", apparently because the publisher did not feel that 14 was a "funny number." Eventually, the title came to be "Catch-22", which, like 11, has a duplicated digit, with the 2 also referring to a number of "déjà vu"-like events common in the novel. "Catch-22" was sold to Simon & Schuster, where it had been championed by editor Robert

title: Catch-22 (film)

text: the novel "Catch-22" is frenetic, its tenor intellectual, and its tone largely absurdist, interspersed with brief moments of gritty, almost horrific, realism. The novel did not follow a normal chronological progression; rather, it was told as a series of different and often (seemingly, until later) unrelated events, most from the point of view of the central character Yossarian. The film simplified the plot to largely follow events in chronological order, with only one event shown in Yossarian's flashbacks. In a long, continuous shot, in the scene where Captain Major accepts his rank as Major, becoming Major Major Major Major, the

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: After this the band has been inactive, but not officially broken up. In February 2015, Catch 22 was listed as a performer for Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, Quebec. On January 30, 2016 Jeff Davidson joined the band to perform Alone In A Crowd in full at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. When Tomas Kalnoky was still the band's songwriter, the band had a traditional ska punk sound, and their album Keasbey Nights was one of the most recognized third wave ska albums of the time. During this time, Kalnoky was the band's primary vocalist, while Kevin Gunther provided most of

title: Catch-22 (video game)

text: Gamezebo wrote "The highest compliment I can pay to Catch-22 is that it feels like it was ripped right from the universe of the Rand and Robyn Miller's Myst. " AppAdvice said "It's ultra simple with only one game mode, though there are leaderboards and achievements that add some depth. " GamesMaster UK described the game as "Soothingly simple". AppSpy wrote "The name encapsulates the gameplay of this high score zen puzzler beautifully. " TouchArcade said "The Catch-22 here is a game that is paradoxically fun, despite a few flaws and a lack of modes that would otherwise cripple less

title: Catch 22 (Tinchy Stryder album)

text: decidedly British hip hop album. Coming from the grime world, but not in the least grimy, the hook laden, techno-pop tracks are so relentlessly catchy, his unpretentious, snotty-nosed lyricism is like aural icing on a sugary pop cake.""The Times" gave the album 3/5 stars and said: "With a second No 1 single under his belt, Kwasi Danquah III, 22, is being hailed by wishful thinkers as the second coming of grime. Catch 22 is an uneasy balancing act between these two Stryder sides; but it makes for compelling spectacle.""The Independent" however was much less favourable of the album giving it

title: Catch-22 (logic)

text: Heller said the term would not translate well into other languages. James E. Combs and Dan D. Nimmo suggest that the idea of a "catch-22" has gained popular currency because so many people in modern society are exposed to frustrating bureaucratic logic. They write: Everyone, then, who deals with organizations understands the bureaucratic logic of Catch-22. In high school or college, for example, students can participate in student government, a form of self-government and democracy that allows them to decide whatever they want, just so long as the principal or dean of students approves. This bogus democracy that can be

title: Catch-22 (Lost)

text: Catch-22 (Lost) "Catch-22" is the 17th episode of the third season of "Lost", and the 66th episode overall. It was aired in the United States on April 18, 2007, on ABC. The episode was written by Jeff Pinkner and Brian K. Vaughan, and directed by Stephen Williams. The character of Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) is featured in the episode's flashbacks. Flashbacks in this episode show Desmond ending his test period of silence after joining a monastery. He is greeted by Brother Campbell, who welcomes him to the abbey. The two quickly get along, and one day they are applying

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: signed. The band then signed to Victory and produced their first studio album, 1998's "Keasbey Nights". Ansley left and was replaced by Pat Calpin. Kalnoky left the band shortly thereafter, deciding (due in part to parental pressure) to continue his education rather than tour. Catch 22 continued on with Pat Calpin moving to guitar, Pat "Mingus" Kays on bass, and Jeff Davidson on vocals. After recording the Washed UP! EP, Egan left the band to continue his teaching career and focus on family life. "Alone in a Crowd" followed in 2000 with Mike Soprano on trombone. After this release, the

title: Catch-22

text: While a few characters are most prominent, notably Yossarian and the Chaplain, the majority of named characters are described in detail with fleshed out or multidimensional personas to the extent that there are few if any "minor characters." Although its non-chronological structure may at first seem random, "Catch 22" is highly structured. It is founded on a structure of free association, ideas run into one another through seemingly random connections. For example, Chapter 1 entitled "The Texan" ends with "everybody but the CID man, who had caught a cold from the fighter captain and come down with pneumonia." Chapter 2,

title: Catch-22 (logic)

text: be declared insane. This phrase also means a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Different formulations of "Catch-22" appear throughout the novel. The term is applied to various loopholes and quirks of the military system, always with the implication that rules are inaccessible to and slanted against those lower in the hierarchy. In chapter 6, Yossarian (the protagonist) is told that Catch-22 requires him to do anything his commanding officer tells him to do, regardless of whether these orders contradict orders from the officer's superiors. In a final episode,

title: Catch 22 (band)

text: both Eldred and Gunther took over lead vocal duties. The older material was distributed evenly between the two, but Eldred was selected as main vocalist for the band's new songs. The album Dinosaur Sounds saw the band's sound depart even more from ska punk, towards alternative rock, which resulted in the alienation of some fans.<br> 2006's Permanent Revolution saw the band return to its ska punk roots, while also borrowing influences from jazz, reggae and alternative rock. The album was also a concept album, one of the first in the ska punk scene. Catch 22 (band) Catch 22 was an

title: Catch-22 (Lost)

text: character was originally credited as "parachutist" in the official press release, before it was revised to give her character the name Naomi. The episode received 12.08 million American viewers. IGN's Chris Carabott wrote that "the thought of the normally good-hearted and endearing Desmond leading Charlie to his death is an intriguing premise" and was critical of the love-triangle subplot, calling it a "step back". Catch-22 (Lost) "Catch-22" is the 17th episode of the third season of "Lost", and the 66th episode overall. It was aired in the United States on April 18, 2007, on ABC. The episode was written by

title: Catch-22

text: of illogical and immoral reasoning. The opening chapter of the novel was originally published in "New World Writing" as "Catch-18" in 1955, but Heller's agent, Candida Donadio, requested that he change the title of the novel, so it would not be confused with another recently published World War II novel, Leon Uris's "Mila 18". The number 18 has special meaning in Judaism (it means "Alive" in Gematria; see Chai) and was relevant to early drafts of the novel which had a somewhat greater Jewish emphasis. The title "Catch-11" was suggested, with the duplicated 1 paralleling the repetition found in a

title: Catch-22

text: from May to October in 1944. Heller was able to make it out of the war, but it took until 1953 before he could start writing about it. The war experience turned Heller into a "tortured, funny, deeply peculiar human being". After publication in 1961, "Catch-22" became very popular among teenagers at the time. "Catch-22" seemed to embody the feelings that young people had toward the Vietnam War. A common joke was that every student who went off to college at the time took along a copy of "Catch-22". The popularity of the book created a cult following, which led

title: Catch (band)

text: Catch (band) Catch were a British indie pop group consisting of musicians Toby Slater (vocals and keyboards), Wayne Murray (bass and vocals) and Ben Etchells (guitar). The band were signed to Virgin Records and released two singles - "Bingo", which reached No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart, and "Dive In", which reached No. 44. The band released one self-titled album, which was only issued in Indonesia. The album is no longer in print or available online, however various tracks have surfaced on file and video sharing websites over the years. Reputedly formed when Slater, Murray and Etchells kissed the

title: Catch-22

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American author Joseph Heller
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Joseph Heller.


question: where was the world chess tournament 2017 held

answers: Tbilisi, Georgia

answers: in Tbilisi, Georgia

title: Women's World Chess Championship 2017

text: Women's World Chess Championship 2017 The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 was a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The final was won by Tan Zhongyi over Anna Muzychuk in the rapid tie-breaks. At the FIDE General Assembly during the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku in September 2016, the organizational rights to the event were awarded to Iran, who held the Championship in Tehran from 10 February to 4 March 2017. Some top female players decided not to attend the tournament. Hou Yifan, the outgoing women's world champion and top ranked female player, decided not to

title: 2017 World Draughts Championship

text: 2017 World Draughts Championship The 2017 World Draughts Championship at the international draughts held in Tallinn, Estonia. 79 players, who qualified through the championships of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America competed in the tournament, which started on October 1, 2017 and will end on October 16, 2017. Among them was women's grandmaster Matrena Nogovitsyna from Russia. Three round played in hotel Europe, other in Paul Keres Chess House. The winning prize for the tournament is 30,000 euros. The tournament will be supervised by main referee Andriy Shcherbatyuk (Ukraine). At the same time the 2017 Women's World Draughts Championship

title: Fast chess

text: were held at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar. Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine won the 2016 World Rapid Championship, while Carlsen, after defending his title with difficulty in 2015, came in third place. In the Blitz Championship, Sergey Karjakin of Russia and contender in the recently held World Chess Championship 2016 won the championship title albeit due to a better tiebreak over the second place Carlsen. Karjakin defeated Carlsen in their individual encounter. Carlsen was once again reserved board 1 for both championships. Anna Muzychuk also from Ukraine, won both the 2016 Women World Rapid and

title: 2017 World Draughts Championship

text: to define the places: 1. the largest number of victories 2. the best results between this players 3. the best results obtained in order of the classification. GMI — international grandmaster MI — international master MF — master FMJD GMIF — women's international grandmaster 2017 World Draughts Championship The 2017 World Draughts Championship at the international draughts held in Tallinn, Estonia. 79 players, who qualified through the championships of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America competed in the tournament, which started on October 1, 2017 and will end on October 16, 2017. Among them was women's grandmaster Matrena Nogovitsyna

title: Chess World Cup 2017

text: The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2 to 27 September 2017.  It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian. This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup, 12 years after his first win in 2005.

title: World Chess Championship 2016

text: met across the chessboard at the 2017 Tata Steel tournament. The game was drawn. The next decisive game was at Norway Chess 2017, with Carlsen winning. World Chess Championship 2016 The World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match between reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Sergey Karjakin to determine the World Chess Champion. Carlsen has been world champion since 2013, while Karjakin qualified as challenger by winning the 2016 Candidates Tournament. The best-of-12 match, organized by FIDE and its commercial partner Agon, was played in New York City between 10 and 30 November 2016. The match opened with

title: Vladimir Fedoseev

text: Championship in Riyadh, after losing the playoff to Viswanathan Anand. Vladimir Fedoseev Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev (; born February 16, 1995) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2015 and 2017. Fedoseev tied for second place in the Chigorin Memorial 2010 tournament, finishing seventh on tiebreak. In 2011, Fedoseev won the under 18 section of the Russian Youth Championships and finished runner-up in the same division at the World Youth Chess Championship. In the same year, he played for the gold medal-winning Russian team in the World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad in Kocaeli, Turkey. In

title: Women's World Chess Championship 2016

text: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 The Women's World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match played between Mariya Muzychuk, the defending champion, and the challenger Hou Yifan to determine the FIDE Women's World Champion. The scheduled 10-game match was held from 1 to 14 March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2015, but was delayed because no host could be found. On March 14, Hou won the championship by defeating Muzychuk in Game 9, ending the match. As in her two previous championship matches, Hou Yifan won convincingly, not losing a single game.

title: Azer Mirzoev

text: 2017. 1st place in Cesenatico open in September 2017. 2nd place in Fuad Jafarov memorial in Baku January 2018. 2nd place in Kathmandu open in April 2018. Azer Mirzoev Azer Mirzoev (), (born 20 March 1978) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster (2001). His results in international tournaments include 1st at Elgoibar 2006, 1st at San Sebastián 2009, 1st at Calvi 2010, 1st–2nd with Omar Almeida Quintana at Albacete 2010. He also won the Stadium Casablanca tournament twice. 1st place in Figueres tournament in August 2012. 1st place in Stadimum Casablanca in Zaragoza in December 2012. 1st place in 7th Beirut

text: 2017 World Russian Draughts Championship The 2017 World Draughts-64 Championship held in Saint Peterburg, Russia. 64 players from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America competed in the tournament, which started on October 20, 2017 and will end on October 28, 2017. Tournament played in hotel «Moscow». The winning prize for the tournament was about 52,000 $ (three million rubles). At the same time the Women's World Draughts Championship was held. Championship played in classic (at the Russian draughts), rapid (at the Brazilian draughts) and blitz (at the Russian draughts) formats. In the first stage participants played Swiss-system tournament with

title: Zhansaya Abdumalik

text: 2016, she won the women's championship of Kazakhstan and the 6th Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska Memorial in Wrocław, Poland. Zhansaya has played for team Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiad, Women's World Team Chess Championship and Women's Asian Nations Chess Cup. In the 2016 Asian Nations Cup she won the team bronze medal and an individual silver playing board two. In July 2017, Abdumalik earned her first GM norm with a score of 7/9 at the World Open. The following year, she earned her final two GM norms in succession at the Karpos Open in March and the Budapest Spring Festival in

title: Women's World Chess Championship 2017

text: enter the tournament because of dissatisfaction with FIDE's Women's World Championship system. The 2015 Women's World Champion, Mariya Muzychuk, and US Women's Champion Nazi Paikidze also elected not to attend, out of protest at the tournament's location in Iran, where it is mandatory for all women to wear a hijab in public (a rule which also applied to the participating players). Other notable absentees were women's world number four Humpy Koneru and seven-time US Women's Champion Irina Krush. On 12 May 2017 FIDE suspended the Chess Federation of Iran for non-payment of Women's World Championship prizes. On 2 June 2017,

text: Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 — was a Swiss-system tournament in Riga, to decide the women's European individual chess champion. The title was won by Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia for the first time. At the European Chess Union (ECU) General Assembly during the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku in September 2016, the organizational rights to the 18th Individual European Chess Championship for women were awarded to Latvia, who held the event in Riga from 10 to 22 April 2017, under the auspices of European Chess Union. The venue for the championship was the

title: Anna Ushenina

text: she won the Rector Cup in Kharkiv with a performance rating of 2649. In 2016, she won the European Women's Championship in Mamaia, edging out on tie-break score Sabrina Vega, after both players had scored 8.5/11 points. She won the silver medal in the second GM group at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel. In the final of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012 she achieved a tiebreak victory over Antoaneta Stefanova to become the 14th Women's World Chess Champion. This automatically entitled her to the title of grandmaster and also qualified her to the 2013 Chess World Cup. She

title: Anna Muzychuk

text: Women's World Chess Championship 2017 in Tehran. In October 2017, she won the ACP European Women's Rapid Championship in Monte Carlo. In November 2017 she announced she would boycott the 2017 Women's World Speed Chess Championship, to be held in Saudi Arabia, due to Saudi Arabia's rules regarding women. On her Facebook page she commented: Muzychuk played on the top board for Slovenia in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. In her first Olympiad, in 2004, she defeated, among others, the then-reigning women's world champion, Antoaneta Stefanova. In 2006 the Slovenian team, seeded 17th, finished

title: Karina Ambartsumova

text: chess championship. In 2011 in Shenzhen Ambartsumova played for Russia at the chess tournament in XXVI Summer Universiade. In 2008 she won Moscow women's rapid chess championship. In 2012 Ambartsumova won Moscow women's blitz chess championship. In 2014 she became the third in the Moscow women's chess championship. In 2014 in Denmark she won the international women's tournament "Lady Chess". She twice won silver medals for "SK Schwäbisch Hall" team in German Chess Bundesliga. In 2015 in Saint Petersburg Ambartsumova won Russian women's rapid chess championship. In 2017 in Sochi she took bronze medal in the Russian women's rapid chess

title: Women's World Chess Championship 2016

text: 44. Bxa6 c5 45. Bb7 c4 46. a6 1-0 Women's World Chess Championship 2016 The Women's World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match played between Mariya Muzychuk, the defending champion, and the challenger Hou Yifan to determine the FIDE Women's World Champion. The scheduled 10-game match was held from 1 to 14 March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2015, but was delayed because no host could be found. On March 14, Hou won the championship by defeating Muzychuk in Game 9, ending the match. As in her two previous championship matches,

title: Norway Chess

text: finished in the top 5 and, thus, earned their extra white game. The fifth Norway Chess tournament was held between 6–16 June 2017. The tournament involved all ten of the world's best players by rating (at the time of announcement) and had an average Elo rating of 2797. As a result, it was billed as the strongest chess tournament in history by Altibox, its sponsor. However, by the time the tournament was held two players had dropped out of the top ten (Karjakin and Giri; their replacements Mamedyarov and Ding Liren did not play). It is also not the tournament

title: Dubai Open Chess Tournament

text: 2016, at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. It was won by British grandmaster Gawain Jones, who also ruled the Dubai Open Blitz Cup 2016. The Dubai Open was first organised in 1999 by the Dubai Chess and Culture Club to allow young players in the UAE to compete against top grandmasters. The tournament consistently attracts dozens of grandmasters, international masters and other titled players and is now considered one of the strongest open tournaments in the world. The 2016 edition of the tournament set a record in participation with 189 players from 37 countries competing in the 9-round Swiss

title: Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova

text: title year later. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (born 16 July 1999), is an Uzbekistani Women Grandmaster (2016). In 2011, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won bronze medal the World Youth Chess Championship in age category U12. In 2015, she won Asian Girls Championship in age category U20. In 2017, she is second Asian Zone 3.4 after Dinara Saduakassova and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018. In 2018, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won Uzbekistan Women Chess Championship. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova played for Uzbekistan in the Women's Chess Olympiads: In 2015, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International

title: Open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad

text: rated player in the world Magnus Carlsen, the challenger in the World Chess Championship 2016 Sergey Karjakin as well as the former World Champions Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. Grandmaster Eugenio Torre was in the line-up of the Philippines for the record twenty-third time, having played on each Chess Olympiad since 1970 except in Dresden in 2008. On the other hand, Ukraine were weaker for Vassily Ivanchuk, who does not play for the first time after 14 consecutive Olympiads (1988-2014) and 13 appearances on board one (1990-2014). The former World Champion Challenger and leader of the Israeli team in 8

title: Sabrina Latreche

text: the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, but went out in the first round to Alexandra Kosteniuk. Sabrina Latreche Sabrina Latreche (born 30 July 1993) is an Algerian chess player. She has been a Woman International Master (WIM) since 2011 She was joint winner of the 2014 and 2016 Women's Arab Chess Championship. She won the Algerian Women's chess championship four times: in 2011 and three times in a row from 2015 to 2017. She represented Algeria at six Olympiads from 2006 to 2016 . She won a gold medal for the second board at Chess at the 2011 All-Africa Games,

text: 2017 Women's World Draughts Championship The 2017 Women's World Draughts Championship at the international draughts held in Tallinn, Estonia International Draughts Federation FMJD. Sixteen female players in total was competing in the tournament. The tournament started on October 1, 2017 and lasted on October 15, 2017. Three round played in hotel Europe, other – at Paul Keres Chess House. It played as a round-robin, with 15 rounds in total. The winning prize for the tournament is 20,000 euros. At the same time the 2017 World Draughts Championship was held. Women's World Draughts Champion Natalia Sadowska (Poland) and former champion Zoja

title: 42nd Chess Olympiad

text: the World Champion and highest rated player in the world Magnus Carlsen, the challenger in the World Chess Championship 2016 Sergey Karjakin as well as the former World Champions Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. Grandmaster Eugenio Torre was in the line-up of the Philippines for the record twenty-third time, having played on each Chess Olympiad since 1970 except in Dresden in 2008. On the other hand, Ukraine were weaker for missing Vassily Ivanchuk, who did not play for the first time after 14 consecutive Olympiads (1988–2014) and 13 appearances on board one (1990–2014). The former World Champion Challenger and leader

text: took the first 20 places (1st place - 12.000 euros, 2nd place - 10.000 euros, 3rd place - 8.000 euros ... 20th place - 1000 euros). 144 chess players from 33 countries took part in the tournament. In connection with the exclusion of the chess federation of Bulgaria from FIDE, all participants from Bulgaria represented the European Chess Union at the tournament. The 18th Individual European Chess Championship for women was qualification event for the next World Women Championship. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 14 players qualified for Women's World Chess Championship 2018. Nana

title: World Scrabble Championship 2017

text: Eldar and Harshan Lamabadusuriya, played a best-of-five final the day after for the top prize of €7,000. Eldar beat Lamabadusuriya 3–0. The World Scrabble Championship 2017 was originally slated to take place at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Qatar, as part of the 4th Mindsports World Championship (comprising chess, go, e-sports, and Scrabble events) organised by the Mindsports Academy (MSA). However, due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis, the championship was relocated to Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, and held from 22 to 27 August under the auspices of Mindsports International (the parent organisation of MSA)

title: World Chess Championship 2016

text: World Chess Championship 2016 The World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match between reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Sergey Karjakin to determine the World Chess Champion. Carlsen has been world champion since 2013, while Karjakin qualified as challenger by winning the 2016 Candidates Tournament. The best-of-12 match, organized by FIDE and its commercial partner Agon, was played in New York City between 10 and 30 November 2016. The match opened with seven consecutive draws before Karjakin won the eighth game. Carlsen evened the score by winning the tenth game. All other games were drawn, leaving the match

title: Zhansaya Abdumalik

text: at the World Youth Championships held in Caldas Novas, Brazil. In September 2013, she finished as runner-up in the World Junior Girls Chess Championship; thanks to this achievement, she was voted the best girl under-20 player of 2013 at the 1st Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards, held in June 2014 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. In November 2013, she won the Brno Open in the Czech Republic scoring 7½/9 points. Zhansaya won the bronze medal in the Asian Women's Blitz Championship of 2014. She won the bronze medal also at the 2015 World Junior Girls Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk. In

title: Women's World Chess Championship 2017

text: opponent to win game 2, however Muzychuk came back with a crushing early victory in game 3. Game 4 was a quiet draw, setting the stage for a rapid playoff. In the first pair of rapid matches, Tan Zhongyi won the title. Consequently, she was also awarded the Grandmaster title. Player positions are determined by the January FIDE rating list. No. 1 plays no. 64, 2 plays 63, and so on. Women's World Chess Championship 2017 The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 was a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The final was won by Tan

text: Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (November) The Women's World Chess Championship 2018 was a knock-out tournament to crown a new women's world champion in chess. It was the second world championship held in 2018, after the Tan Zhongyi vs Ju Wenjun match in May 2018. The tournament was played as a 64-player knockout type from 2 to 23 November in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Three semi-finalists, except the tournament winner, Ju Wenjun, qualified to a new 2019 Candidates Tournament. While the format is not yet determined it will decide the challenger for the 2019 World Championship. The schedule of the tournament: The

title: Chess World Cup 2017

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question: who votes to elect a rajya sabha memmber

answers: state legislatures

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: is elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018. From Himachal Pradesh State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018. From Jharkhand State, 2 members are elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 May 2018. From Karnataka State, 4 members are elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Madhya Pradesh State, 5 members

title: Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha

text: Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha A member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the upper house of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elected members of the State Assembly with a system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote. Parliament of India is bicameral with two houses; Rajya Sabha (Upper house i.e. Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (Lower house i.e. House of the People). Total number of members of Rajya Sabha are lesser than member of

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Bihar State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Chhattisgarh State, 1 member is elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seat on 23 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018. From Gujarat State, 4 members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Haryana State, 1 member

title: Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha

text: A person must satisfy all following conditions to be qualified to become a member of parliament of the Rajya Sabha; A person would be ineligible for being a Member of the Rajya Sabha if the person; Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha A member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the upper house of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elected members of the State Assembly with a system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote. Parliament of India

title: List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam

text: The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Assam elects 7 seats since 1956 and 6 seats since 1952. and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Assam. The number of seats allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using proportional representation via Single transferable vote.

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: are elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Uttarakhand State, 1 member is elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace member retiring on 2 April 2018. From Uttar Pradesh State, 10 members are elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From West Bengal State, 5 members are elected for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 23 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Kerala State, 3 members are

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections are held in 2018 to elect the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held on January 16 to elect 3 members from Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim. The elections were held on March 23 to elect 58 members from 16 States and a by-election was held to elect 1 member from Kerala. The elections were held on June 21 to elect 3 members from Kerala. The elections were held to elect 3 members from National Capital Territory of Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim.

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Maharashtra State, 6 members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 2 April 2018. From Odisha State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018. From Rajasthan State, 3 members are elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 15 March 2018, to replace members retiring on 3 April 2018. From Telangana State, 3 members

title: 2011 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu, Assam and Bihar. 2011 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2011, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held on 22 July to elect respectively 1 member from Goa, 3 members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal. The following members are elected in the elections held in 2011. State - Member - Party The bye-elections were also held

title: 2008 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: for the vacant seats from the State of Bihar, Nagaland, West Bengal and Bihar , and West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. 2008 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2008, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 55 members from 15 states , 4 members from Karnataka and 1 member from Mizoram and Aruncahl Pradesh and 11 members from 2 states for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from various states . The following members are

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: elected unopposed for the "Rajya Sabha" seats on 14 June 2018, to replace members retiring on 1 July 2018. In addition to scheduled elections, unforeseen vacancies, caused by members' resignation, death or disqualification, may also be filled via By-elections. 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections are held in 2018 to elect the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held on January 16 to elect 3 members from Delhi and 1 member from Sikkim. The elections were held on March 23 to elect 58 members from 16 States and a by-election was

title: Elections in India

text: there were only 80,708 candidates. The number of votes and seats won provides a ranking of the major political parties. The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the parliament. 233 of its members are elected indirectly by the legislative assemblies of the states and the Electoral College of the Union Territories. The President of India appoints 12 of its members. (See Wikipedia, "Rajya Sabha"). The 233 members are elected for a six-year term. Every two years, one-third of the members retire. The elected members are chosen by proportional representation via the single transferable vote. There are twelve nominated members

title: 2013 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu

text: 2013 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu was the indirect election to the Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of the Parliament of India to elect members from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The election were held for six seats on 27 June 2013. The elections for which voting was held for the first time in 17 years. The term of six members of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu expired on 27 July. Hence, the Election Commission of India decided to hold a biennial election for the six seats. The candidates were

title: 2011 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2011 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2011, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held on 22 July to elect respectively 1 member from Goa, 3 members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal. The following members are elected in the elections held in 2011. State - Member - Party The bye-elections were also held for the vacant seats from the State of Karnataka,

title: Parliament of India

text: (by the President) to either house of Parliament are referred to as Members of Parliament (MP). The Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian public voting in Single-member districts and the Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of all State Legislative Assembly by proportional representation. The Parliament has a sanctioned strength of 545 in Lok Sabha including the 2 nominees from the Anglo-Indian Community by the President, and 245 in Rajya Sabha including the 12 nominees from the expertise of different fields of science, culture, art and history. The Parliament meets at

title: Elections in Bihar

text: are conducted every five years. Last Lok Sabha election was held in 2014 and Vidhan Sabha election was held in 2015. Elections to the Rajya Sabha are held at regular interval with one third of the members retiring in a staggered manner. Members of Vidhan Sabha elect the state's representative to Rajya Sabha. The elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha are conducted along similar lines with the major difference being size of constituencies. At present each Lok Sabha constituency consists of 6 Vidhan Sabha constituency. Each constituency elects a single member to represent them via a First Past

title: 2018 elections in India

text: occurrence of such vacancy. The elections to the lower houses (in Parliament and in the states) use first past the post system - the candidate with a plurality of the votes wins the election. Elections to one-third of the seats of the upper house of the Parliament - the Rajya Sabha are conducted every two years. The members of the upper house are elected indirectly by the state legislative assemblies on the basis of proportional representation. Members to the state legislative councils (in states which have an upper house) are elected indirectly through local bodies. All the elections at the

title: 2018 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 3 members from the National Capital Territory of Delhi retired on 27 January 2018 and 1 member from Sikkim retired on 23 February 2018. Elections for 58 seats and a by-election for 1 seat were held on 23 March 2018. The election was held for 3 seats of Kerala on 21 June 2018. Delhi had an election for 3 "Rajya Sabha" seats on 16 January 2018 to replace members retiring on 27 January 2018. Sikkim had an election for 1 "Rajya Sabha" seat on 16 January 2018 to replace member retiring on 23 February 2018. From Andhra Pradesh State, 3

title: 2008 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2008 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2008, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 55 members from 15 states , 4 members from Karnataka and 1 member from Mizoram and Aruncahl Pradesh and 11 members from 2 states for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from various states . The following members are elected in the elections held in 2008. "The list is incomplete." State - Member - Party The bye-elections were also held

title: Elections in Bihar

text: of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Most of the members of the House are indirectly elected by state and territorial legislatures using single transferable votes, while the President of India can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years. Bihar legislature assembly has 243 seats. For the election of its members,

title: 2010 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: from the State of Gujarat, Rajashthan, Uttar Pradesh. 2010 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2010, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 13 members from 6 states, 49 members from 12 states, 6 members from Andhra Pradesh and 2 members from Haryana for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from various states . The following members are elected in the elections held in 2010. "The list is incomplete." State - Member - Party The

title: 2009 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2009 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2009, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 4 members from Jammu and Kashmir, 3 members from Kerala and 1 members from Pondicherry for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from states of J&K, KL, PY. The following members are elected in the elections held in 2009.They are members for the term 2009-2015 and retire in year 2015, except in case of the resignation or death before the

title: 2016 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2016 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held in India on March 14, and June 11, 2016, to elect 13 and 57 members of the Rajya Sabha respectively. The election of March 14, 2016 was held to elect 13 members for duration of 6 years from 6 states to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election with terms of sitting members ending as: Assam - 2 seats, Himachal Pradesh - 1 seat, Kerala - 3 seats, Tripura - 1 seat all term ending on 2 April 201; Nagaland - 1 seat with term

title: 1993 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 1993 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1993, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.1 member from Goa, 3 members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal are elected. Elections were held to elect members from various states. The following members are elected in the elections held in 1993. They are members for the term 1993-1999 and retire in year 1999, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. "The list is incomplete." State - Member - Party The following bye elections were held in

title: 2009 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: term. The list is incomplete. Member - Party - State State - Member - Party The bye-elections were also held for the vacant seats from the State of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar . 2009 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2009, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 4 members from Jammu and Kashmir, 3 members from Kerala and 1 members from Pondicherry for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from

title: 2016 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: ending on 2 April 2016 but vacant since 26 November 2015 and Punjab - 5 seats with term ending on 9 April 2016. The election of June 11, 2016 was held to elect 57 members from 15 states to the Rajya Sabha. The seats in following states were up for election: 2016 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held in India on March 14, and June 11, 2016, to elect 13 and 57 members of the Rajya Sabha respectively. The election of March 14, 2016 was held to elect 13 members for duration of 6 years from 6

title: Member of parliament

text: Pradesh has the greatest number of representatives in both houses. The person which secures the support of more than half the seats in the Lok Sabha forms the Government. To form the government, parties may form a coalition. The Lok Sabha is the lower house and the Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the bicameral Indian Parliament. The term of a member of the Rajya Sabha is 6 years long, while the Lok Sabha members are elected for a term of 5 years, unless the house is dissolved sooner. Rajya Sabha is a permanent house, and is not subject

title: 2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: in case of the resignation or death before the term. State - Member - Party The following bye elections were held in the year 2002. State - Member - Party 2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2002, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 56 members from 17 states and 4 seats from Karnataka , 4 members from Jammu and Kashmir and 11 members from 2 states for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha. Elections were held in 2002 to elect members from

title: 2005 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2005 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2005, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 1 member from Goa, 3 members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal were elected. Elections were held to elect members from various states. The following members are elected in the elections held in 2005. They are members for the term 2005-2011 and retire in year 2011, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. "The list is incomplete." State - Member - Party The following bye elections were held

title: 2001 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

text: 2001 Indian Rajya Sabha elections Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 2001, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 2 members from Assam and 6 members from Tamil Nadu were elected to Rajya Sabha. Elections were held to elect members from various states. The following members are elected in the elections held in 2001.They are members for the term 2001-2007 and retire in year 2007, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. "The list is incomplete." State - Member - Party The following bye elections were held in the

title: List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam