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Melacoryphus lateralis
Melacoryphus lateralis is a species of true bug, one of several called black-and-red seed bug. Black and fringed with red and gray, some call it the charcoal seed bug, due to its resemblance to a dying ember. Native to the deserts of western North American, they have a tendency to appear in large... |
Liquidambar styraciflua
American sweetgum ("Liquidambar styraciflua"), also known as American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum, is a deciduous tree in the genus "Liquidambar" native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane... |
Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area
Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area (Manahawkin Bottomland Hardwood Forest) is a 1642 acre wildlife management area near Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in January 1976. It is known for its mature bottomland hardw... |
Liquidambar
Liquidambar, commonly called sweetgum (sweet gum in the UK), gum, redgum, satin-walnut, or American storax, is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae with 15 species. They were formerly often treated in Hamamelidaceae. |
Stenodema laevigatum
Stenodema laevigatum, or sometimes Stenodema laevigata (also called Grass bug), is a carnivorous species of bug from Miridae family. The species have a gray to brown elongated body, with the eyes located backwards in the head. Sometimes they might come in green colour. They are 8 - in length, which... |
HackerOne
HackerOne is a vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform that connects businesses with cybersecurity researchers. It is one of the first companies to embrace and utilize crowd-sourced security and hackers as linchpins of its business model, and is the largest cybersecurity firm of its kind. As of Feb... |
The Love Bug (1997 film)
The Love Bug is a 1997 American made-for-television comedy adventure film and a sequel/remake of the 1968 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC as part of "The Wonderful World of Disney" on November 30, 1997. The remake starred Bruce Campbell and includ... |
Datronia scutellata
Datronia scutellata is a plant pathogen that causes wood rot on "Liquidambar" (sweetgum) and "Platanus occidentalis" (American sycamore) trees. |
Neuromancer
Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. It is one of the best-known works in the cyberpunk genre and the first novel to win the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. It was Gibson's debut novel and the beginning of the Sprawl trilogy. The... |
Bridge trilogy
The Bridge trilogy is a series of novels by William Gibson, his second after the successful Sprawl trilogy. The trilogy comprises the novels "Virtual Light" (1993), "Idoru," (1996) and "All Tomorrow's Parties" (1999). A short story, "Skinner's Room", was originally composed for "Visionary San Francisco",... |
Tessier-Ashpool
Tessier-Ashpool is a fictional family appearing in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy. The family owns Freeside, a space station shaped like a spindle Bernal sphere constructed in high orbit. The family resides in the Villa Straylight, which occupies one end of the spindle. |
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic is a short story by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, which served as inspiration for the 1995 film of the same name. The short story first appeared in "Omni" magazine in May 1981, and was subsequently included in 1986's "Burning Chrome", a collection of Gibson's short fiction. It... |
Mona Lisa Overdrive
Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in 1988. It is the final novel of the cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy, following "Neuromancer" and "Count Zero", taking place eight years after the events of the latter. The novel was nominated for the Nebu... |
Governors Awards
The Governors Awards presentation is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Three awards that signify lifetime achievement within the fi... |
Burning Chrome (short story collection)
Burning Chrome (1986) is a collection of short stories written by William Gibson. Most of the stories take place in Gibson's Sprawl, a shared setting for most of his cyberpunk work. Many of the ideas and themes explored in the short stories were later revisited in Gibson's popula... |
Sprawl trilogy
The Sprawl trilogy (also known as the Neuromancer, Cyberspace, or Matrix trilogy) is William Gibson's first set of novels, composed of "Neuromancer" (1984), "Count Zero" (1986), and "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988). |
Count Zero
Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second volume of the Sprawl trilogy, which begins with "Neuromancer" and concludes with "Mona Lisa Overdrive", and is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre. |
Molly Millions
Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears, Rose Kolodny, and others) is a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson, particularly his Sprawl trilogy. She first appeared in "Johnny Mnemonic", to which she makes an oblique reference in "Neuromancer" (where she is mostly referred ... |
Illegal drugs in Puerto Rico
Illegal drugs in Puerto Rico are an increasingly significant problem from a criminal, social, and medical perspective, and a large amount of crime in Puerto Rico has been linked to the amount of illegal drugs that flow through the country. Located in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has become a ... |
Drug addiction in Pakistan
Drug addiction is defined as compulsive and out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences. In the last few decades, drug addiction has increased exponentially in Pakistan. Most of the illegal drugs come from the neighbouring Afghanistan. According to the UN estimate, 8.9 million peop... |
Illicit drug use in Australia
Illicit drug use in Australia is the recreational use of prohibited drugs in Australia. Illicit drugs include illegal drugs (such as cannabis, opiates, and certain types of stimulants), pharmaceutical drugs (such as pain-killers and tranquillisers) when used for non-medical purposes, and o... |
Politics of drug abuse
Most countries have legislation designed to criminalise some drug use. Usually however the legislative process is self-referential, defining abuse in terms of what is made illegal. The legislation concerns lists of drugs specified by the legislation. These drugs are often called "illegal drugs" b... |
Drug policy of Slovakia
Drug policy of Slovakia is the legislative framework that governs all aspects of legal drugs and illegal drugs on the territory of Slovakia. It was established with the country's creation on 1 January 1993; the Slovak Republic taking over all commitments of the former Czechoslovakia. Both domest... |
Drug abuse in Tanzania
Drug abuse is a major issue in Tanzania. In 2011, the drug control commission (which is dealing with drug abuse issues) reported that the number of people who are addicted ranges from 150,000 and 500,000. Most of the people who are involved in drug abuse in Tanzania are youths, who are often invo... |
Illegal drug trade in the Philippines
The prevalence of drug use in the Philippines is lower than the global average, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) and marijuana. Ephedrine and m... |
Drug possession
Drug possession is the crime of having one or more illegal drugs in one's possession, either for personal use, distribution, sale or otherwise. Illegal drugs fall into different categories and sentences vary depending on the amount, type of drug, circumstances, and jurisdiction. |
Race and the War on Drugs
The War on Drugs is a term for the actions taken and legislation enacted by the United States government, intended to reduce or eliminate the production, distribution, and use of illicit drugs. The War on Drugs began during the Nixon Administration, with the goal of reducing the supply of and ... |
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, first known as the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) then later as the Partnership at DrugFree.org, is a New York City-based non-profit organization which runs campaigns to prevent teenage drug and alcohol abuse in the United States. It is nota... |
Story of O
Story of O (French: Histoire d'O , ] ) is an erotic novel published in 1954 by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage, and published in French by Jean-Jacques Pauvert. |
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. It is about a plague of blindness that befalls the entire world, allowing the rise of an aggressive species of plant. Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen n... |
Lionel Snell
Ramsey Dukes is the current and most well-known pen name of Lionel Snell, a contemporary English magician, publisher and author on magic and philosophy. He has also under the pen names Lemuel Johnston. Angerford and Lea, Adamai Philotunus and Per Anum Ad Astra. His regular satirical column "The Satanist's ... |
Jeff Sampson
Jeff Sampson is a young adult and children's author. He was born on a U.S. military base in Nuremberg, Germany on July 15, 1982. He started writing professionally at age eighteen. His first books were packaged series fiction. When Sampson was twenty-two, he had his first novel published as part of the Drag... |
The Cuckoo Clock
The Cuckoo Clock by Mary Louisa Molesworth is a British children's fantasy novel published in 1877. The book was published under her pen name Ennis Graham but was then reprinted with her own name in 1882. Original illustrations were done by Walter Crane. A new edition of "The Cuckoo Clock" was publishe... |
El Ardiente Secreto
El Ardiente Secreto (English The impassioned secret) is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcast in 1978. This soap opera was televised on weekends only. It was based on the Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre". |
Ardiente secreto
Ardiente secreto is a Mexican telenovela produced by Irene Sabido for Televisa in 1978. Is based on the Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre". |
Aunt Jane's Nieces
Aunt Jane's Nieces is the title of a juvenile novel published by Reilly & Britton in 1906, and written by L. Frank Baum under the pen name "Edith Van Dyne." Since the book was the first in a series of novels designed for adolescent girls, its title was applied to the entire series of ten books, publi... |
The Dice Man
The Dice Man is a novel published in 1971 by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart and tells the story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions based on the casting of dice. Cockcroft wrote the book based on his own experiences of using dice to make decisions while studying psycholog... |
Colin Falconer (writer)
Colin Falconer (born 1953) is a pen name of Colin Bowles, who also uses the pen name Mark D'Abranville, an English-born Australian writer. Works published under the pen name include contemporary and historical thrillers, and children's books. Under his original name he has also published books o... |
Alexander Burt
Alexander Baird Burt (9 April 1884 – 1967) was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the Scottish team, which won the bronze medal. His brother, John, also was a member of the Scottish team. |
2012–13 FC Sion season
In the 2012–13 season, Sion competes in the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup. In the summer transfer window, they brought in Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso, as well as Kyle Lafferty (former of Rangers). In addition, they bought an until then unknown Brazilian footballer called Léo I... |
Jamal Alioui
Jamal Alioui (Arabic: جمال عليوي , born 2 June 1982) is a French-born Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Wydad Casablanca. He also played for Perugia Calcio, Calcio Catania, F.C. Crotone, FC Metz, FC Sion, FC Nantes, Wydad Casablanca in the Moroccan league and Al-Kharitiyath in the Qatar Stars ... |
Elsad Zverotić
Elsad Zverotić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Eлcaд Звepoтић, born 31 October 1986) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Sion and the Montenegro national team as a defender or right midfielder. He is Montenegro's most-capped player of all time, with 59 caps since his debut in 2008... |
Mirsad Mijadinoski
Mirsad Mijadinoski (Macedonian: Мирсад Мијадиноски ; born 1 October 1981) is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia who plays as a defender. Previously ha played for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League and later ha was on loan at Újpest FC. |
Mirosław Dreszer
Mirosław Dreszer (born 28 August 1965 in Tychy) is a Polish former football player who played goalkeeper. He began playing for GKS 71 Tychy; he played in the Polish First Division in the 1984–85 season, and played for Legia Warsaw in the 1985–86 season in two matches. In 1984, he started as the goalkee... |
FC Sion
FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion (] ). The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in thirteen of their fourteen appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2015. |
Amir Abdelhamid
Amir Abdelhamid (Arabic: أمير عبد الحميد ) (born April 24, 1979) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the Goalkeeper position for the Egyptian club Wadi Dela FC. He started his career in El-Ahly and became his first goalkeeper after Essam El-Hadary escaped to FC Sion on 21 February 2008. He proved exc... |
John Burt (field hockey)
John Burt (15 April 1877 – 29 April 1935) was a Scottish field hockey player. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the Scottish team, for the United Kingdom, which won the bronze medal. His brother, Alexander, also was a member of the Scottish team. |
Damien Germanier
Damien Germanier (born 30 March 1988 in Sion) is a Swiss football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Echallens on loan from FC Sion. |
WHJC
WHJC is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Matewan, West Virginia, serving Matewan, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky. WHJC is owned and operated by Evelyn Warren, through licensee Coalfields Society Foundation Inc. |
WKJN
WKJN is a Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Centreville, Mississippi, serving Wilkinson and Amite counties in Mississippi and East Feliciana Parish in Louisiana. The station is owned and operated by Charles W. Dowdy, debtor-in-possession, following the September 2011 bankruptcy filing by Southwe... |
WLQM (AM)
WLQM is a Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Franklin, Virginia, serving Franklin, Eastern Southampton County, Virginia and Southern Isle of Wight County, Virginia. WLQM is owned and operated by Franklin Broadcasting Corporation. |
WAVN
WAVN is a Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Southaven, Mississippi, serving Metro Memphis. WAVN is owned and operated by Flinn Broadcasting. |
WAKK (AM)
WAKK was a gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to McComb, Mississippi, serving South-Central Mississippi. The station was owned and operated by Charles W. Dowdy, debtor-in-possession, following the September 2011 bankruptcy filing by Southwest Broadcasting, Inc. |
WBLB
WBLB is a Southern Gospel and Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pulaski, Virginia, serving Pulaski and Pulaski County, Virginia. WBLB is owned and operated by WBLB, Inc. |
WBTX
WBTX is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Broadway-Timberville, Virginia, serving Northern Rockingham County and Southern Shenandoah County in Virginia. WBTX is owned and operated by WBTX Radio, LLC. |
WUCG-LP
WUCG-LP is a Christian Music, Southern Gospel, and Bluegrass Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blairsville, Georgia, serving Blairsville and Union County, Georgia. WUCG-LP is owned and operated by The Missionary Quartermaster, Inc. |
WVRS
WVRS is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Gore, Virginia, serving Western Frederick County, Virginia and Eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia. WVRS is owned and operated by Point FM Ministries, Inc. |
WHBK
WHBK is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marshall, North Carolina, serving Madison County, North Carolina and Northern Buncombe County, North Carolina. WHBK is owned and operated by Seay Broadcasting Company. |
Decorations of Azad Hind
The decorations of Azad Hind were instituted by Subhas Chandra Bose while in Germany, initially for the Indian Legion, to be awarded for gallantry in the field of battle. Both Indians and Germans were eligible for the decorations. Later, the same awards were instituted by the Azad Hind provisio... |
A. D. Loganathan
Major General Arcot Doraisawmy Loganadan (18 September 1889 – 9 March 1949) was an officer of the Indian National Army, and a minister in the Azad Hind Government as a representative of the Indian National Army. He also served briefly as the Azad Hind Governor for the Andaman islands and Burma. |
INA treasure controversy
The INA treasure controversy relates to alleged misappropriation by men of "Azad Hind" of the "Azad Hind" fortune recovered from belongings of Subhas Chandra Bose in his last known journey. The treasure, a considerable amount of gold ornaments and gems, is said to have been recovered from Bose'... |
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindus... |
The Indian Struggle
The Indian Struggle, 1920–1942 is a two-part book by the Indian nationalist leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that covers the 1920–1942 history of the Indian independence movement to end British imperial rule over India. Banned in India by the British colonial government, "The Indian Struggle" was ... |
Azad Hind Dal
The Azad Hind Dal was a branch of the Indian Independence League that was formed during World War II to take administrative control of the Indian territories to fall to the Indian National Army starting with the latter's Imphal campaign. The branch was created by Subhas Chandra Bose to replace the Indian ... |
Shaukat Malik
Colonel Shaukat Ali Malik was an officer of the Indian National Army notable for having led a unit of the Bahadur Group in the capture of Moirang during the initial phases of the INA's Imphal Campaign during World War II. Moirang was the first territory within India to be captured by the INA and also the ... |
Azad Hind Radio
Azad Hind Radio was a propaganda radio service that was started under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany in 1942 to encourage Indians to fight for freedom. Though initially based in Germany, its headquarters was shifted to Singapore and later to Rangoon following the course of the w... |
Indian National Army
The Indian National Army (INA; "Azad Hind Fauj" ; "lit.": Free Indian Army) was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. Its aim was to secure Indian independence from British rule. It formed an alliance with Imperial Japan in the latter's campaign... |
Azad Hind stamps
The Azad Hind Stamps are a set of Cinderella stamps in six different designs produced in 1943 in Nazi Germany for Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind (Indian National Army). The Indian Postal Department includes these six unused Azad Hind Stamps in its commemorative book "India's Freedom Struggle through I... |
Stripped (tour)
Stripped is the title of a stand-up comedy tour by Eddie Izzard, and is a continuation of his style of comedy, full of "stream-of-conscious banter and predilection for nonsensical detours and frequent tangents." The tour was performed from 28 April to 9 August 2008 with three "warm-up" dates. It has bee... |
Roy 'Chubby' Brown
Roy "Chubby" Brown (born Roy Vasey; 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian, famous for his sarcastic blue humour. The free speaking nature of his act and lack of concern for political correctness have led Brown to face accusations that his comedy style is "outdated". |
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them. The performer is commonly known as a comic, stand-up comic, stand-up comedian, or simply a stand-up. In stand-up comedy, the comedian usually recites a grouping of humorous stori... |
Mike Elliott (comedian)
Michael Elliott (17 July 1946 – 23 December 2014), also known as Mike the Mouth, was an English stand-up comedian, actor, television presenter, radio personality and comedian. |
Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist, and was a central figure in the alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In the updated 2010 poll... |
Eddie Izzard
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard ( ; born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist. His comedic style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime. He had a starring role in the television series "The Riches" as Wayne Malloy and has... |
Liam Williams (comedian)
Liam Williams (born 1988 in Garforth, Leeds) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer, known for his wry poetic presentation style. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Fridge Comedy Awards, and for Best Show at the 2014 awards. |
Richard Herring
Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian, comedy writer, podcaster and diarist whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring. He is described by "The British Theatre Guide" as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy". |
James Buckley (actor)
James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, musician, film director, comedian, artist and YouTuber. He is known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom "The Inbetweeners." |
Stephen K. Amos
Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 1967) is an English stand-up comedian and television personality. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. He began his career as a compere at the Big Fish comedy clubs in South London, and has been nominat... |
Angel (1982 Irish film)
Angel is a 1982 film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Stephen Rea. The film was Neil Jordan's directorial debut, and the executive producer was John Boorman. |
Breathless (1983 film)
Breathless is a 1983 American drama film directed by Jim McBride and written by McBride and L. M. Kit Carson, starring Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky. It is a remake of the 1960 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, "À bout de souffle" (k... |
A House with No Curtains
"A House with No Curtains" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1998 the sixth single from his album "Everything I Love". The song had previously been the B-side to the album's fourth single "There Goes". Jackson wrote the s... |
What I Meant to Say
"What I Meant to Say" is a song written by Sam Hogin, Jim McBride and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in October 1995 as the fourth and final single from Hayes' debut album "Old Enough to Know Better". The song reached #5 on the "Billboard" Hot Cou... |
Sawmill Road
"Sawmill Road" is a song written by Dan Truman, Sam Hogin and Jim McBride, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in November 1993 as the fourth and final single from the album "Close to the Edge". The song reached #21 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
How Do You Sleep at Night
"How Do You Sleep at Night" is a song written by Jim McBride and Jerry Salley, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in July 1998 as the third single from his album "When the Wrong One Loves You Right". The song reached number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot Count... |
The Wrong Man (1993 film)
The Wrong Man is a 1993 American thriller film directed by Jim McBride. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. |
Kant Pan
Kant Pan is a sound and film editor. At the beginning of his career he worked as an assistant film editor for Giro City, Clockwise, Never Say Never Again and also David Cronenberg's The Fly. Later, working from London, UK, he worked as a sound editor on Wish You Were Here, Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears) a... |
Glen and Randa
Glen and Randa is a 1971 X rated post-apocalypse movie directed by Jim McBride. It was co-written by McBride, Lorenzo Mans and Rudy Wurlitzer. McBride made the film for $480,000 with an obscure cast including Steven Curry, Shelley Plimpton, Woodrow Chambliss and Gary Goodrow. |
Great Balls of Fire! (film)
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran. The film is produced by Adam Fi... |
Isaac C. Kidd
Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Kidd was killed on the bridge of USS "Arizona" during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest m... |
Abel Davis
Brigadier General Abel Davis was an officer in the Illinois National Guard. He was regarded as "the second highest ranking Jewish officer in the Illinois National Guard, and one of the highest ranking Jewish officers in the United States Army." He served in the 66th infantry. |
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction). The chosen valedictorian is often the student with the highest ranking (high... |
Man in the Rain
"Man in the Rain" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It was included on the album "Tubular Bells III" and released as a single on 5 October 1998 by Warner Music. The vocals were performed by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. |
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included in the album "Crises" of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfie... |
University of Utah
The University of Utah (also referred to as the U, U of U, or Utah) is a public coeducational space-grant research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. As the state's flagship university, the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 graduate degree programs.... |
William Short (American ambassador)
William Short (1759–1849) was Thomas Jefferson's private secretary when Jefferson was a peace commissioner and then the United States Minister to France in Paris, from 1784 to 1789. Jefferson, later the third President of the United States, was a lifelong mentor and friend. In a 1789... |
John F. Weston
John F. Weston (November 13, 1845 – August 3, 1917) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a raid on Confederate shipping. He was a brigadier general of United States Volunteers in t... |
Carlos M. Gomez
Carlos M. Gomez is the current Chief of Department of the New York Police Department. A native of Cuba who emigrated to the United States as a young boy with his father, Gomez grew up in the New York City borough of Queens. He was designated Chief of Department of the NYPD on September 16, 2016. The Chi... |
José Sisto
José Sisto, also called José Sisto Rodrigo and José Sixto, was twice Governor of Guam, first after overthrowing Francisco Martínez Portusach, and again after being legitimately placed in the position by the United States government. He served as Spanish administrator of the Public Treasury in Guam until the ... |
Alternative press in Nigeria
The Alternative press in Nigeria or the press of the third kind is made up of writers who use militant approaches or viewpoints in news coverage. This usually encompasses guerrilla journalism, a term credited to some Nigerian news magazines for their radical and militant rhetoric and writin... |
Richard Phillips (American painter)
Richard Phillips (born 1962) is an American artist. He was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts and lives and works in New York City. Phillips is known for his large-scale glossy hyper-realistic paintings, recalling the pictorial style of magazines from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and re... |
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