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Parts books were often issued as microfiche, though this has fallen out of favour. Now, many manufacturers offer this information digitally in an electronic parts catalogue. This can be locally installed software, or a centrally hosted web application. Usually, an electronic parts catalogue enables the user to virtually disassemble the product ...
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
Partsearch Technologies, a Manhattan-based company started in 2001, had compiled an online catalog of more than eight million spare parts for electronics, appliances, and other items. It offers repair technicians and consumers a single place to find obscure parts and commonly lost items such as batteries.
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows.
The Stones' success on the British and American singles charts peaked during the 1960s. [92] [93] "19th Nervous Breakdown" [94] was released in February 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK [95] and US charts; [96] "Paint It Black" reached number 1 in the UK and US in May 1966.
Neil Young [14] was born on November 12, 1945, in Toronto. [15] [16] His father, Scott Alexander Young (1918–2005), was a journalist and sportswriter who also wrote fiction. [17]
Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. [12] She was raised by her mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018 [13]), an activist who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, [14] having divorced from Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, an electrician and union leader, after Björk was born.
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 [1] [2] [3] by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after.