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The Long Way Home (Confession album) The Long Way Home is the second full-length studio album by Australian hardcore/metalcore band Confession, released on 23 September 2011, through Resist Records. This is the last album to feature guitarists Dan Brown and Adam Harris, bassist Tim Anderson and drummer Shane O'Brien, l...
Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You is the second EP released by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen in 2005. It is also the last album to feature Michael Crafter on vocals, besides the re-issue of Music for the Recently Deceased. The EP features a reworked version of "To B...
The Cat (2011 film) The Cat (; lit. "The Cat: Eyes that See Death") is a 2011 South Korean horror film directed by Byun Seung-wook. The film is about So-yeon (Park Min-young), who works at a small pet-grooming shop called Kitty N Puppy. So-yeon suffers from claustrophobia and starts having apparitions of a ghostly youn...
Michael Crafter Michael Crafter is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and entertainment manager. His music career began as lead vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen. He is the vocalist of Confession, and former vocalist of Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. Crafter runs a clothing apparel business, Mistake Clothing.
4th APAN Star Awards The 4th APAN Star Awards () is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held at Wonju Gymnasium in Wonju, Gangwon Province on November 28, 2015 and hosted by Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Sung-joo, Lee Hoon and T-ara's Park So-yeon. The nominees were chosen from 98 Korean dramas th...
3rd APAN Star Awards The 3rd APAN Star Awards () is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held at the Hall of Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center, Chungnam National University in Daejeon on November 15, 2014 and hosted by T-ara's Park So-yeon and Kim Sung-joo. The nominees were ch...
Park So-yeon (singer) Park So-yeon (born October 5, 1987), better known mononymously as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the former main vocalist and member of South Korean girl group T-ara.
Life and Death (album) Life And Death is the third full-length studio album by Australian hardcore/metalcore band Confession, released on 13 June 2014, through Lifeforce Records. This is the first album to feature the lineup of guitarists Russell Holland and Lyndsay Antica, bassist Steven French, and drummer Jake Darga...
High Water (For Charley Patton) "High Water (For Charley Patton)" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 31st studio album ""Love and Theft"" in 2001. The song draws its title from the Charley Patton song "High Water Everywhere", and is meant as a tribute to that bluesman. It is one of many songs based on the 1927 Lou...
When the Levee Breaks "When the Levee Breaks" is a blues song written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The song is in reaction to the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
To Ramona "To Ramona" is a folk waltz written by Bob Dylan for his fourth studio album, "Another Side of Bob Dylan". The melody is taken from traditional Mexican folk music. "To Ramona" is also a nod to Rex Griffin's 1937 song "The Last Letter". The song is one of several on the album to highlight the more personal, le...
Shelter from the Storm "Shelter from the Storm" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 15th studio album, "Blood on the Tracks", in 1975. Along with "Tangled Up in Blue", "Shelter from the Storm" was one of two songs from "Blood on the Tracks" to be re-released on the 2000 compilation "The Essential Bob Dylan". The so...
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was originally recorded on August 2, 1965, and released on the album "Highway 61 Revisited". The song was later released on the compilation album "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II" and as two separate live versio...
High water mark A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land. Such a mark is often the result of a flood, but high water marks may reflect an all-time high, an annual high (highest level to which water rose that year) or the high point for some other division of time. Knowl...
All I Really Want to Do "All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson-produced 1964 album, "Another Side of Bob Dylan" ("see" 1964 in music). It is arguably one of the most popular songs that Dylan wrote in the period immediately after he abandoned topical songwriting. Within a...
Mama, You Been on My Mind "Mama, You Been on My Mind" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Written in 1964 during a trip to Europe, the song dealt with his recent breakup with his girlfriend, Suze Rotolo. Dylan first recorded the song in June of that year during a session for his album "Another Side of Bo...
Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song) "Don't Hurt Yourself" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, "Lemonade". The song was produced by Jack White, Beyoncé and Derek Dixie, and written by White, Beyoncé, and Diana Gordon. It contains samples of "When the Levee Breaks" written by Jimmy Pa...
Early Spring 2008 Midwest floods The March 2008 Midwest floods were a massive flooding event in the Southern Midwest and portions of the Southern Plains. Cape Girardeau, Missouri officially reported 11.48 in between March 18 and 19. At least 17 people died as a result of the flooding. Levee breaks were observed in seve...
South Brighton railway station, Adelaide South Brighton railway station is a former railway station on the Seaford line in Adelaide, South Australia. It was located about 15.8 kilometres from Adelaide station. The station closed in 1976, and was demolished shortly after, A newer station was built 200 metres to the sout...
G399/400 Beijing-Changchun Through Train The G399/400 Beijing-Changchun Through Train (Chinese:G399/400次北京南到长春高速动车组列车) is Chinese railway running between the capital Beijing to Changchun, capital of Jilin express passenger trains by the Shenyang Railway Bureau, Changchun passenger segment responsible for passenger tran...
G393/394 Beijing-Harbin Through Train The G393/394 Beijing-Harbin Through Train (Chinese:G393/394次北京南到哈尔滨西高速动车组列车) is Chinese railway running between the capital Beijing to Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang express passenger trains by the Harbin Railway Bureau, Harbin passenger segment responsible for passenger transport...
Electoral district of Heysen Heysen is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Sir Hans Heysen, a prominent South Australian landscape artist. It is a 1,102 km² electoral district that takes in some of the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide before fan...
Aldgate railway station, Adelaide Aldgate railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Aldgate, 34.9 kilometres from Adelaide station. It opened on 14 March 1883. On 23 December 1886, a second platform was added.
G381/382 Beijing-Harbin Through Train The G381/382 Beijing-Harbin Through Train (Chinese:G381/382次北京南到哈尔滨西高速动车组列车) is Chinese railway running between the capital Beijing to Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang express passenger trains by the Beijing Railway Bureau, Harbin passenger segment responsible for passenger transpor...
Madurta railway station Madurta railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line serving the Adelaide Hills suburb of Aldgate to the east of the Cricklewood Road level crossing.
Piccadilly Valley wine sub-region Piccadilly Valley wine sub-region is a wine sub-region in South Australia located between the town of Summertown in the north and the towns of Stirling and Aldgate to its south in the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east of the Adelaide city centre. The sub-region received appellation as an ...
Stirling, South Australia Stirling is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, approximately 16 km from the Adelaide city centre. The area in the east of Stirling Stirling East. It is administered by the Adelaide Hills Council. Its population is about 2500, though the town has largely merged with neighbouring tow...
Jibilla railway station Jibilla railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line serving the Adelaide Hills suburb of Aldgate immediately east of the Yatina Road level crossing.
David S. G. Goodman David Stephen Gordon Goodman (born 1948) is Professor and Head of the Department of China Studies at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou. He is also Emeritus Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Sydney and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Jay Blumler Jay Blumler (born 1924) is an American-born theorist of communication and media. He is now Emeritus Professor of Public Communication at the University of Leeds, and also Emeritus Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, having spent his early academic life largely in the UK.
Barry Conyngham Emeritus Professor Barry Ernest Conyngham, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} , (born 27 August 1944) is an Australian composer and academic. He has over seventy published works and over thirty recordings featuring his compositions, and his works have been premiered or performed in Australia, Japan, North...
Stuart Rees Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees AM is an Australian academic, human rights activist and author who is the founder of the Sydney Peace Foundation and Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney in Australia. In his numerous books on social justice issues and in...
Colum Kenny Colum Kenny is an author and emeritus professor at Dublin City University (DCU), in Dublin, Ireland. Emeritus Professor, B.C.L., Barrister-at-Law, Ph.D. Columnist for the "Irish Times". Formerly chair of the Masters in Journalism programme at DCU. School of Communications faculty 1982-2015. Areas of special...
Cees Hamelink Cees Jan Hamelink (born 14 September 1940) is a Dutch academic known for his work on communication, culture, and technology. He is emeritus professor of international communications and emeritus professor of media at the University of Amsterdam; professor in management information and knowledge at the Uni...
Donald Caspar Donald L. D. Caspar (born January 8, 1927) is an American structural biologist (the very term he coined) known for his works on the structures of biological molecules, particularly of the tobacco mosaic virus. He is an emeritus professor of biological science at the Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Flor...
Peter McLaren Peter McLaren (born August 2, 1948) is Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, College of Educational Studies, Chapman University, where he is Co-Director of the Paulo Freire Democratic Project and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice. He is also Emeritus Professor of Urban E...
Journal of Contemporary Asia The Journal of Contemporary Asia (JCA) is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of Asian studies. It was established in 1970 and is published quarterly by Routledge. It is currently edited by Kevin Hewison (Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). One of its...
Joost Businger Joost Alois Businger (born 29 March 1924) is a Dutch-American meteorologist. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Washington. Businger is best known for his work on atmospheric boundary layer (ABL).
Dave Farrow David Andrew Farrow (born January 10, 1975) is a two-time Canadian Guinness World Record Holder for Most Decks of Playing Cards Memorized in a Single Sighting, entrepreneur, memory coach, speed reader and keynote speaker. He is best known for winning the Guinness World Records for Most Decks of Playing Card...
George Hood (athlete) George E. Hood is an ultra athlete, certified personal trainer (NESTA) and a Group-X instructor. Hood also owns and operates a successful business known as Oceanside Paddleboard in Oceanside, CA.www.OceansidePaddleboard.com. George holds 7 world records. He has set a total of 6 Guinness World Reco...
Ashrita Furman Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 200 records, including the record for holding the most Guinness world records. He has been breaking...
Twin Galaxies Twin Galaxies is an American organization that tracks "retro" and "old-school" video game world records and conducts a program of electronic-gaming promotions. It operates the Twin Galaxies website and publishes the "Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records", with the Arcade Volu...
Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1998 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natura...
Bao Xishun Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born 1951) is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, China, recognized by "Guinness World Records" as one of the world's tallest living men. On September 17, 2009, Turkey's Sultan Kösen overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man in the world, when he was measured by Guinness Wo...
Guinness World Records: The Videogame Guinness World Records: The Videogame is a party video game based on the Guinness World Records series of books of world records. Developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the game was released on November 7, 2008 in Europe and Australasia, and...
Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega (English: "Guinness World Records – Now India will Break") is a reality TV show based on the Guinness Book of World Records. The show, which was hosted by Preity Zinta and Shabbir Ahluwalia, premiered on 18 March 2011 to an audience measu...
Guinness World Records Gone Wild Guinness World Records Gone Wild, also known as "Guinness World Records Unleashed", is an American reality television series on truTV. The series debuted on February 7, 2013 and is hosted by Dan Cortese. The series' first season averaged more than 1.3 million viewers and ranked as one o...
List of best-selling singles According to "Guinness World Records", "White Christmas" (1942) by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. The song recognized as "the best-selling single of all time" was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was liste...
Witness (Blessthefall album) Witness is the second full-length studio album by Blessthefall. It was released on October 6, 2009, through Fearless Records. It is the band's first album with Beau Bokan on lead vocals and final album with original guitarist Mike Frisby. The album was co-produced with There for Tomorrow dr...
Awakening (Blessthefall album) Awakening is the third full-length studio album by Blessthefall. It was released on October 4, 2011, through Fearless Records. It is the band's second album with singer Beau Bokan and first album with rhythm guitarist Elliott Gruenberg after the departure of Mike Frisby. The album was pro...
His Last Walk His Last Walk is the debut full-length album by American post-hardcore band Blessthefall, released April 10, 2007. It is the only release by the band to feature original vocalist, Craig Mabbitt, who would later be replaced by Beau Bokan. The album was released before Blessthefall started to play on the Ta...
If She Would Have Been Faithful... "If She Would Have Been Faithful... " is a song written by Steve Kipner and Randy Goodrum for the group Chicago and recorded for their album "Chicago 18" (1986), with Jason Scheff singing lead vocals. The third single released from that album, it was a Top 10 adult contemporary hit an...
What Kind of Man Would I Be? "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album "Chicago 19" and 1989 album "Greatest Hits 1982–1989". Scheff sang the lead vocals.
Hollow Bodies Hollow Bodies is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Blessthefall. It was released on August 20, 2013 through Fearless Records and produced by Joey Sturgis. It is the third album to include lead singer Beau Bokan, second album to include rhythm guitarist, Elliott Gruenberg and the first to ...
Take the Crown (band) Take the Crown was a post-hardcore band from Huntington Beach, California. The original lineup included vocalist Beau Bokan, guitarist Nick Coffey, guitarist Tony Gonzalez, bassist James Campbell, and keyboardist Ryan Wilson. The band began recording demos in 2004 with friend Chris Sorenson of Sao...
Beau Bokan Beau Mark Bokan (born November 30, 1981) is an American musician and singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of Blessthefall, and the former vocalist of Take the Crown. Bokan runs his own clothing line titled "Golden Hearts Shine Forever" which was launched in March 2011. Bokan is Roman...
Blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) is an American metalcore band from Scottsdale, Arizona, signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, "His Last Walk", with original v...
Chauncy (album) Chauncy is the 1996 debut solo album by singer/songwriter/bassist Jason Scheff. Scheff is probably best known as a member of the band Chicago, where he has been the bassist and a lead singer since 1985. It also featured the only officially available recording of his 1993 co-composition "Mah Jongg" prior...
John DeNicola John DeNicola (born October 4, 1955) is an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination, in 1988. In 1989 he was the co-winner of ASCAP ...
Jackie James Jackie James is a Scottish singer/songwriter,keyboard player. James wrote the Million seller , "Heartbeat" for the group Steps, and went on to write more songs for the group. She has also written songs for Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Minogue. Pete Waterman, who signed James to his music publishin...
Yatta (song) "Yatta!"(やった "Hooray") is a 2001 parody song by the fictional Japanese boy band Green Leaves (はっぱ隊 , "Happa-tai" ) . The song title, "yatta", is the past tense of the Japanese verb "yaru" ("to do"), an exclamation meaning "It's done!", "I did it!", "Ready!" or "All right!" The song was first performed as a...
Scott Harris (songwriter) Scott Harris Friedman is an American multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and musician best known for his work with Shawn Mendes and co-writing hit song "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, which reached #1 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2016. Harris has 10 songs on Sh...
List of songs written by Pebe Sebert Pebe Sebert is an American singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist who is known for writing the number one single "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" by Dolly Parton and also writing many songs with her daughter Kesha. Sebert has also written songs for Miranda Cosgrove, Mi...
List of songs written by Bruno Mars American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has written and recorded songs for his studio albums, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010) and "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012), and has written songs for other singers. The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine) worked in the majority of the...
Guilherme Arantes Guilherme Arantes (] ) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist. As a teenager, he was a member of the band "Os Polissonantes", which also featured Brazilian actor Kadu Moliterno on bass guitar. In 1969, Arantes started the band "Moto Perpétuo" with fellow students from USP's architecture course. ...
Walter Marks (composer) Walter Marks is a songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is probably best known for his song "I've Gotta be Me", recorded by Sammy Davis, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson and many others. He has also written songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, The Temptations, Della Reese, Little An...
Hiromi Satō Hiromi Sato (佐藤 ひろ美 , Satō Hiromi , born December 10, 1970) is a female Japanese singer and songwriter from Iwate Prefecture. She has performed for songs for games and anime, such as "Mizuiro", "Please Twins!", "Green Green", and the "Galaxy Angel" games. She has also written songs for other artists. Prior ...
Jessica Ashley Jessica Ashley Karpov better known as Jessica Ashley, is an American R&B singer, currently signed to M2V/Epic Records. She gained popularity and a large following by posting YouTube cover videos for several years. In addition to her career as a recording artist, Ashley has written songs for JoJo, MKTO, M...
Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. Sometimes, the term, '...
William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a prominent English businessman and politician who sits as a Conservative hereditary Lord Temporal in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Astor family known for its prominence in business, society, and polit...
John Jacob Astor III John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was a prominent member of the Astor family, becoming the wealthiest family member in his generation and the founder of their English branch.
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (September 21, 1830 – October 30, 1908) was a prominent American socialite of the last quarter of the 19th century. Famous for being referred to later in life as ""the" Mrs. Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of businessman, racehorse breeder...
John Jacob Astor IV John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was a businessman, racehorse breeder/owner, and yachtsman. He was also a prominent member of the Astor family. While his elder brother financier/philanthropist John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) was head of the English line of Astors...
1st Para-Commando Battalion The 1st Para-Commando Battalion (also known as The Cheetahs) is an elite Commando unit in the Bangladesh Army, established in 1976 inspired by the British Special Air Service. Headquartered in Sylhet, its raising commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Md. Zahurul Alam (retired as brigadie...
William Waldorf Astor William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (March 31, 1848 – October 18, 1919) was a wealthy American-born attorney, politician, businessman, and newspaper publisher. He moved with his family to England in 1891, became a British subject in 1899, and was made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 an...
Senior lieutenant colonel Senior lieutenant colonel ("SLTC") is a senior officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces, ranking just above lieutenant colonel and below colonel. The senior lieutenant colonel rank designates those who have been tapped for higher appointments in the army, navy and air force. The insignia for...
John Jacob Astor VI John Jacob "Jakey" Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the ""Titanic" Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS "Titanic"; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died...
Zero for Conduct Zero for Conduct (French: "Zéro de conduite" ) is a 1933 French featurette directed by Jean Vigo. It was first shown on 7 April 1933 and was subsequently banned in France until November 1945.
The Great Mouse Detective The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 American animated mystery comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 26th Disney animated feature film, the film was directed by Burny Mattinson, David Michener, and the team of John Musker and Ron Clement...
Winnie the Pooh (2011 film) Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American animated buddy musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 51st Disney animated feature film. Inspired by A. A. Milne's stories of the same name, the film is part of Disney's "Winnie the Pooh...
Xiao Shan Going Home Xiao Shan Going Home () is a Chinese featurette directed by Jia Zhangke. The film, running around one hour in length, was made by Jia while he was attending the Beijing Film Academy and stars his friend, classmate, and now frequent collaborator, Wang Hongwei in the titular role.
Smile (Dami Im song) "Smile" is a single by Australian recording artist Dami Im, released on 26 May 2015. It was written in Solna, Sweden by Im, Hayley Aitken and Olof Lindskog, and produced by the latter under his production name Ollipop. "Smile" is an upbeat bubblegum pop and doo-wop song that consists of a saxophone...
Mickey's Christmas Carol Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It was directed and produced by Burny Mattinson. The cartoon is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", starring Scrooge McDuck as Ebeneze...
Once Upon a Mouse Once Upon a Mouse is a 1981 American theatrical featurette directed by Jerry Kramer and Gary Rocklen, produced in association with Walt Disney Productions by Kramer/Rocklen Studios. It was released on July 10, 1981 on a double bill with "The Fox and the Hound.
Simple Things (Jim Brickman song) "Simple Things" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jim Brickman. It was released in August 2001 as the lead single from the album of the same name. Brickman performed the song with Rebecca Lynn Howard and was also written by Brickman along with Darrell Brow...
Simple Things Remixes Simple Things Remixes is a remix album by Zero 7, released only in the United States. It features mixes of tracks from their first album, "Simple Things" and an enhanced music video for the 2001 single "Destiny".
The Steamroller and the Violin The Steamroller and the Violin (Russian: Каток и скрипка , translit. "Katok i skripka"), is a 1961 featurette directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and from a screenplay written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Andrei Tarkovsky. The film tells the story of the unlikely friendship of Sasha (Igor Fomchenk...
Graeme Fell Graeme Vincent Fell (born 19 March 1959 in Romford, London, England) is a former 3000 meters steeplechase runner. In 1982 he competed for England at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, winning a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase behind Julius Korir of Kenya.
3000 metres race walk The 3000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for women at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight...
Lydia Mato Lydia Mato is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 1000, 3000 and 5000 meters. She holds the national record in the 3000 meters with 9:31.97 minutes after winning the 2015 Nebraska Invitational, in May 2015. She became the first Ghanaian ever to win a US Cross County Championship at any level in US sch...
Saïd Aouita Saïd Aouita (Arabic: سعيد عويطة‎ ‎ ; born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan track and field athlete. He won the 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, as well as the 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He is a former world record hold...
Germanium Detector Array The Germanium Detector Array (or GERDA) experiment is searching for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) in Ge-76 at the underground Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS). Neutrinoless beta decay is expected to be a very rare process if it occurs. The collaboration predicts less than one ...
Maria Radu Maria Radu (born May 25, 1959) is a retired female middle and long-distance runner from Romania, who is best known for winning the women's 3000 metres at the 1983 Summer Universiade.
PattiSue Plumer Patricia Susan "PattiSue" Plumer (born April 27, 1962) is an American former Middle-distance and Long-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian, finishing 13th in the 3000 meters final in 1988 in Seoul, before going on to finish 10th in the 1500 meters final and 5th in the 3000 meters final in 1992 in...
Peter Welsh (athlete) Robert Peter Welsh (born 16 July 1943, in Dunedin, Otago) is a former 3000 meters steeplechase runner from New Zealand. In 1966 he competed for his native country at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, winning the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase event. He also competed at the 1968 Su...
Janice MacDonald Janice Elva MacDonald (born 1959 in Banff, Alberta) is a Canadian writer of literary and mystery novels, textbooks, non-fiction, and stories for both adults and children. She is best known as the creator of a series of comic academic mystery novels featuring reluctant amateur sleuth Miranda "Randy" Cra...
Fan Kexin Fan Kexin (Chinese: 范可新, born 19 September 1993) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. She has been in the Chinese national team since 2010. She won two silver medals on 500 meters and 3000 meters relay in 2010 ISU World Junior Championships. In 2011, she won her first gold medal of World Championships on 50...
Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex is a national historic district located at Port Byron and Mentz in Cayuga County, New York. The district includes two contributing buildings (the Erie House and the blacksmith shop / mule barn); three contributing engineering structures (Erie Canal Lock 52, culvert,...
17th Street Canal The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, It moves water into Lake Pontchartrain. The canal, along with the Orleans Canal and the London Avenue Canal, form the New Orleans Outfall Canals. The 17th Street Canal form...