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Towne West Square Towne West Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Opened in 1980, it comprises more than 100 stores in 951447 sqft of gross leasable area. The mall's five anchor stores include Convergys, Dick's Sporting Goods, two Dillard's locations and JCPenney. Sears (the si...
North Shore Square North Shore Square is a 621192 sqft shopping mall in Slidell, Louisiana. The mall is the largest mall on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, fifth largest in the New Orleans area and the 11th largest in Louisiana. The mall is home to two anchor stores, Dillard's, and At Home, as well as approximate...
Washington Square Mall (Evansville, Indiana) Washington Square Mall is a shopping mall located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It opened October 31, 1963 and was the first enclosed shopping center in Indiana. Developed by Erie Investments, the mall was originally anchored by Sears and an A & P supermarket. Louis...
Eastern Hills Mall Eastern Hills Mall is a shopping mall located at the western border of the Town of Clarence in Erie County, New York, United States. It lies on Transit Road (New York State Route 78, a 73.49-mile state highway), which in the vicinity of the mall, divides Clarence, New York from the town of Amherst, N...
Everett Mall Everett Mall is a 673000 sqft indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Everett, Washington, USA. Planned in the late 1960s, the mall began with the construction of two anchor stores, Sears in 1969 and White Front in 1971. The mall was originally built and opened in 1974 after the Boeing bust stalled constru...
Stratford Square Mall Stratford Square Mall is a shopping mall in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The 1300000 sqft mall has four anchors: Carson's, Kohl's, Sears, and Burlington Coat Factory with two vacant anchors last occupied by JCPenney and Macy's.
Enfield Square Enfield Square Mall, formerly Westfield Shoppingtown Enfield Square, is an enclosed shopping mall that is located in Enfield, Connecticut. The mall is owned by J.P. Morgan Chase. At 788,000 sqft , Enfield Square is the 10th largest mall in the State of Connecticut, containing 54 shops, all on one level. ...
Macy's Macy's, originally R. H. Macy & Co., is a department store owned by Macy's, Inc. It is one of two divisions owned by the company, with the other being Bloomingdale's. s of 2016 , the Macy's division operates 728 department store locations in the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, including...
Tänikon monastery Tänikon monastery is a former Cistercian monastery in the village of Ettenhausen in the municipality of Aadorf in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The former monastery church and the monastery buildings, now "Agrotechnorama" Tänikon, are both Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Preuilly Abbey Preuilly Abbey (French: "Abbaye de Preuilly" ; Latin: "Prulliacum" ) was a Cistercian monastery in Égligny in the Seine-et-Marne department, France. It was located about 21 kilometres south-west of Provins and 15 kilometres east of Montereau-Fault-Yonne.
Barbeau Abbey Barbeau Abbey (French: "Abbaye de Barbeau" or "Abbaye Notre-Dame de Barbeau" ; Latin: "Barbelum", "Sequanae portus" or "Sacer portus") is a former Cistercian monastery in Fontaine-le-Port in the French department of Seine-et-Marne. It was located about 10 kilometres northeast of Fontainebleau and 8 kilome...
Cherlieu Abbey Cherlieu Abbey (French: "Abbaye de Cherlieu" ; Latin: "Carus locus" ) is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of Montigny-lès-Cherlieu in Haute-Saône, France, about 37 kilometres west-north-west of Vesoul and about 6 kilometres south-east of Vitrey-sur-Mance in the Forest of Cherlieu ("Forêt de C...
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Oya The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Oia is a former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1137. It is located in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931. The monastery is listed in the Regis...
Pforta monastery The Pforta monastery is a former Cistercian monastery located near Naumburg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was established in the 1130s and prospered in the Middle Ages. In the course of Reformation the monastery was disbanded in 1540. Today the buildings are used by the school "Landesschule Pforta". Th...
Rueda Abbey Rueda Abbey or Rueda de Ebro Abbey (Spanish: "Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Rueda" , or the "Royal Monastery of Our Lady of the Wheel") is a former Cistercian monastery in Sástago in the Ribera Baja del Ebro comarca, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 74 kilometres to the south-east of Zaragoza on ...
Fontevivo Abbey Fontevivo Abbey (Italian: "Abbazia di Fontevivo" ; Latin: "Fons Vivus" ) is a former Cistercian monastery in Fontevivo, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 15 kilometres west of Parma on the Via Emilia towards Fidenza.
Cârța Monastery The Cârţa Monastery is a former Cistercian (Benedictine) monastery in the Țara Făgărașului region in southern Transylvania in Romania, currently a Lutheran Evangelical church belonging to the local Saxon community. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River, between the cities of Sibiu and Făgăraş, close...
Bonnevaux Abbey (Dauphiné) Bonnevaux Abbey (French: "Abbaye de Bonnevaux" ; Latin: "Bonae Valles" ) is a former Cistercian monastery in Lieudieu near Villeneuve-de-Marc in the Isère department of France, in the region of the Dauphiné, 25 kilometres east of Vienne and about 6 kilometres south-east of Saint-Jean-de-Bourn...
40 Days and 40 Nights 40 Days and 40 Nights is a 2002 satirical erotic romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, written by Rob Perez and starring Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon and Paulo Costanzo. The film depicts Matt Sullivan, a San Francisco web designer who has chosen to abstain from any sexual contact fo...
The Day (2011 film) The Day is a 2011 Canadian post-apocalyptic film directed by Douglas Aarniokoski. The film stars Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore and Cory Hardrict. The film premiered on September 16 , 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in 12 th...
The Rules of Attraction (film) The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 black comedy film written and directed by Roger Avary, based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. It stars James van der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, and Kip Pardue.
Shannyn Sossamon Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon, commonly known as Shannyn Sossamon (born October 3, 1978), is an American actress and musician. She has appeared in the films "A Knight's Tale" (2001), "40 Days and 40 Nights", "The Rules of Attraction" (both 2002), "The Order" (2003), "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) and...
A Knight's Tale A Knight's Tale is a 2001 medieval adventure-comedy film written, produced, and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer, and James Purefoy as Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, the Black Prince.
Road to Nowhere (film) Road to Nowhere is a 2010 American romance thriller independent film directed by Monte Hellman, written by Steven Gaydos, and starring Cliff De Young, Waylon Payne, Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, and Dominique Swain. It is Hellman's first feature film in 21 years.
Sinister 2 Sinister 2 is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Ciaran Foy and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. The sequel to the 2012 film "Sinister", the film stars James Ransone, reprising his role from the original film, and Shannyn Sossamon as a mother whose sons are tormented by th...
One Missed Call (2008 film) One Missed Call is a 2008 supernatural horror film directed by Eric Valette and written by Andrew Klavan. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany, it is a remake of the 2003 Japanese film of the same name directed by Takashi Miike, whi...
The Holiday The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Co-produced by Bruce A. Block, it was filmed in both California and England, and stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as Amanda and Iris, two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who tempo...
The Order (2003 film) The Order, also known as The Sin Eater, is a 2003 mystery horror film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, starring Heath Ledger, Benno Fürmann, Mark Addy, and Shannyn Sossamon. Helgeland directed Ledger, Addy and Sossamon in the 2001 film "A Knight's Tale".
Queen Village, Philadelphia Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies along the eastern edge of the city, immediately south of Center City. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to the north, Bella Vista to the west and Pennsport to the south. Historically, the area is part of...
Yalecrest Yalecrest is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of Salt Lake City and is known for the architectural variety and rare collection of turn-of-the-century homes – all within a six block radius bordered by the South Side of Sunnyside Avenue, North Side of 1300 South, East Side of 1300 East and W...
Mahnar Bazar Mahnar Bazar is a municipality, block and Sub-division in Vaishali district of Bihar state in India. It is also the main market to all nearby ward areas and villages. Mahnar comes under Hajipur Lok Sabha Constituency. It is a nagarpalika divided into many wards. It has its own police station and land regis...
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in New Delhi. It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh (1730–1802) captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi, led to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines within the...
Cumberland Estates Cumberland Estates is a residential neighborhood in the City of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, which gained national attention for architectural innovation and research housing in the mid-20th century. It began 2.1 miles outside the city limits, in Knox County, as one of many planned suburban n...
Biltmore Area The Biltmore is an upscale residential neighborhood & financial district in central North East Phoenix, Arizona. It is the city's most acclaimed neighborhood, largely due to its location, near the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. The local landmark was opened on 23 February 1929. The Resort is surrounded by two 18...
Skyline Drive (Colorado) Skyline Drive is a scenic roadway in Cañon City, Colorado. It was built by inmate labor in 1908. The road starts from U.S. Highway 50 with a gradual incline up the side of the ridge. When the road crests, it winds, climbs and falls like a roller coaster until near the end where a scenic outlook...
Peak's Suburban Addition, Dallas Peak's Suburban Addition is a historic residential neighborhood and City of Dallas Historic District in east Dallas, Texas (USA). The district's boundaries are, roughly, N. Fitzhugh Street to the northeast, Sycamore to the northwest, Peak Street and Haskell Street toward the southwest, ...
Arlington Heights Historic District The Arlington Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 737 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a residential neighborhood in central Arlington. The area was formed from the integration of twenty-five su...
Barber, California The Barber Neighborhood is a working class residential neighborhood in Chico, California, generally south of Little Chico Creek and west of Park avenue. The Barber Neighborhood Association represents the interests of the neighborhood to the community. This neighborhood was originally the settlement o...
Jackie Gilroy Jackie Gilroy (1942–2007) is a former Gaelic footballer for Dublin and St Vincents. He was born in Drumcondra, County Dublin. He won an all-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1963 as part of the Dublin senior football panel. Dublin defeated Galway in the final at Croke Park. Jackie won the All-Ireland Minor Foo...
Derek Percy Derek Ernest Percy (15 September, 1948, Strathfield, New South Wales - 23 July 2013 St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne) was an Australian child killer, linked to the deaths of nine children in the 1960s. He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity, of the murder of Yvonne Tuohy, and he was suspected in th...
St Vincents Hall St Vincents Hall, Grantham, is a Gothic Revival mansion built in 1868 for the industrialist Richard Hornsby who founded Richard Hornsby & Sons, engine and machinery manufacturer.
St Vincents GAA St Vincents is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Marino, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1931 in Marino, although its club grounds were in Raheny for a number of years, but it moved to its home back into Marino in 1987. St Vincents merged with Marino Camogie Club i...
Tomás Quinn Tomás 'Mossy' Quinn (Irish: "Tomás Ó Cuinn" ) is an Irish All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from Dublin. He is sometimes known as Mossy Quinn. He plays his club football for St Vincents. He attended Ardscoil Rís in Marino and was the free-taker for the Dublin Senior Football Team. He has finished the la...
Pat Kelly (Gaelic footballer) Pat Kelly is a former inter county footballer with Mayo and is a current player with St Vincents. He won a Dublin Senior Football Championship title with St Vincents in 2007. Pat then went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship final against Tyrrellspass of Westmeath. Pat...
Mickey Whelan Mickey Whelan is former selector on the Dublin senior football team, he was a selector for Pat Gilroy who played for him while he managed St Vincents. He is a former player and manager of Dublin and St Vincents senior football teams. He is a former player for Clanna Gael and won a Dublin Senior Football C...
2007 Dublin Senior Football Championship This is a round-up of all the latest in the 2007 Dublin Senior Football Championship which began April 18, 2007 when Garda took on champions UCD at Parnell Park. UCD had finished the 2006 championship by beating St Vincents in the final. St Vincents managed to better their 2006 ...
Shane Dalton Shane Dalton is a member of St Vincents GAA Club in Marino Dublin. He originally started his playing career with St Monicas, Edenmore and joined St Vincents at the age of 16. He was a senior dual player for both his club St Vincents and his county Dublin. He played minor, Under 21 and senior in hurling and...
Tommy Conroy Tommy Conroy (born c. 1963) is a former Gaelic football player for Dublin. He played a key role in Dublin's triumph over Galway in the 1983 All Ireland Football Championship final. Top Cat won an all star in 1985 after a phenomenal season for both his club, St Vincents, and for Dublin. He was a part of the...
Arbutus Arbutus is a genus of 11 accepted species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands (Teneriffa) and North America. The name "Arbutus" was taken from Latin, where it referred to "A. unedo".
Aspidistra Aspidistra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia, particularly China and Vietnam. They grow in shade under trees and shrubs. Their leaves arise more or less directly from ground level, where their flowers also appear. The num...
Imazapyr Imazapyr is a non-selective herbicide used for the control of a broad range of weeds including terrestrial annual and perennial grasses and broadleaved herbs, woody species, and riparian and emergent aquatic species. It is used to eliminate "Lithocarpus densiflorus" (Tan Oak) and "Arbutus menziesii" (Pacific M...
List of power stations in Nigeria There are currently two main types of power plants operating in Nigeria: (1) hydro-electric and (2) thermal or fossil fuel power plants. With a total installed capacity of 8457.6MW (81 percent of total) in early 2014, thermal power plants (gas-fired plants) dominates the Nigerian power...
Trellis (architecture) A trellis (treillage) is an architectural structure, usually made from an open framework or lattice of interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo or metal that is normally made to support and display climbing plants, especially shrubs. There are many types of trellis for different places a...
Aspidistra nikolaii Aspidistra nikolaii is a plant species of the genus "Aspidistra" that was one of the new 21 species of plants and animals recently discovered in the Annamite Range of central Vietnam. It was named after a late Russian botanist named Nicolai Arnautov. It has a dark blue flower that is almost black.
Self-pollination Self-pollination is when pollen from the same plant arrives at the stigma of a flower (in flowering plants) or at the ovule (in Gymnosperms). There are two types of self-pollination: In autogamy, pollen is transferred to the stigma of the same flower. In geitonogamy, pollen is transferred from the anth...
Silene menziesii Silene menziesii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Menzies' campion and Menzies' catchfly. It is native to western North America from Alaska through the western half of Canada to the southwestern United States. It can be found in many types of habitat and it i...
False vivipary False vivipary is an abnormal condition found in many types of plants in which a plantlet is produced where the flower should appear. It is not a completely understood topic, but some say it could be caused by a hormonal mistake. The plantlet which appears can be rooted and grown like normal plants. This...
Thorius munificus Thorius munificus is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near its type locality near Las Vigas, Veracruz. Its natural habitats are pine-oak and pine forests, woodlands, and "Arbutus" forests with abundant shrubby and ericaceous plants. The ...
The Book of Philip K. Dick The Book of Philip K. Dick is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by DAW Books in 1973. The book was subsequently published in the United Kingdom by Coronet in 1977 under the title "The Turning Wheel and Other Stories". The stories...
The Father-Thing (collection) The Father-Thing is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Gollancz in 1989 and reprints Volume III of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick". It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. Many of the stories ...
The Days of Perky Pat (collection) The Days of Perky Pat is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Gollancz in 1990 and reprints Volume IV of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick". It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume. The stories...
Nanny (short story) Nanny is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1955 in" Startling Stories" and later in" The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick". It has since been republished several times, including in "Beyond Lies the Wub" in 1988.
Jenny Diski Jenny Diski FRSL (née Simmonds; 8 July 1947 – 28 April 2016) was an English writer. She had a troubled childhood, but was rescued by the older novelist Doris Lessing; she lived in Lessing's house for four years. Diski was educated at University College London, and worked as a teacher during the 1970s and ea...
The Mold of Yancy "The Mold of Yancy" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1955. It is published in volume four of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick", The Days of Perky Pat.
The Good Terrorist The Good Terrorist is a 1985 political novel written by the British novelist Doris Lessing. It was first published in September that year by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom and by Alfred A. Knopf in the United States. The book's protagonist is the naïve drifter Alice, who squats with a group of r...
Adjustment Team "Adjustment Team" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in "Orbit Science Fiction" (September–October 1954, No. 4) with illustration by Faragasso. It was later reprinted in "The Sands of Mars and Other Stories" (Australian) in 1958, "The Book of Phili...
The Philip K. Dick Reader The Philip K. Dick Reader is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1997. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "If", "Science Fiction Adventures", "Science Fiction Stories", "Orbit", "Fant...
Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) supported by the Philip K. Dick Trust, and named after science fiction and fantasy writer Philip K. Dick. It has been awarded since 1983, the year a...
World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement, signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which co...
International Sugar Organization The International Sugar Organization is an intergovernmental organization, based in London, which was established by the International Sugar Agreement of 1968, as the body responsible for administering the Agreement. Unlike its predecessors under pre-1968 versions of the International S...
Intergovernmental organization An intergovernmental organization or international governmental organization (IGO) is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states (referred to as "member states"), or of other intergovernmental organizations. Intergovernmental organizations are often called international organi...
Economic Cooperation Organization The Economic Cooperation Organisation or ECO is a Eurasian political and economic intergovernmental organization which was founded in 1985 in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investme...
ALBA ALBA or ALBA-TCP, formally the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (Spanish: "Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América" ) or the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples’ Trade Treaty (Spanish: "Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América - Tratado de C...
International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. As of September 2016, it became a re...
Enlargement of the Eurasian Economic Union The future enlargement of the Eurasian Economic Union is theoretically open to any Post-Soviet states and potentially any country of Europe or Asia. In order to accede, a state must fulfill certain economic and political requirements. Enlargement of the Union is also subject t...
Gül Train Gül Train (Formerly ECO Train) (Urdu: ‎ ) is an international freight train service between Islamabad, Pakistan and Istanbul, Turkey via Tehran, Iran. The train named after Turkish President Abdullah Gül and was launched on 14 August 2009 on trial basis. It is an important project of Economic Cooperation Orga...
Coalition for Rainforest Nations The Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) is an intergovernmental organization established by forested tropical counties to collaboratively reconcile forest stewardship with economic development. The Rainforest Coalition aims to bring together both developing and industrialized nation...
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international co-operation and to create and maintain international order. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another...
Sarracenia Sarracenia ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera "Darlingtonia" and "Heliamphora".
Sarracenia oreophila Sarracenia oreophila, also known as the green pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus "Sarracenia". It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up to 75 centimetres from the ground, with a ...
Diapensia lapponica Diapensia lapponica, the pincushion plant, is a plant in the family Diapensiaceae, the only circumboreal species in the genus "Diapensia", the others being mainly in the Himalaya and on mountains in southwestern China. This species likely became Circumboreal-circumpolar [Arctic–alpine] after it jump...
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Butea Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, "B. monosperma" and "B. superba", or is expanded to include four or five species.
Sarracenia rosea Sarracenia rosea is a species of pitcher plant in the genus "Sarracenia" and is sometimes known as Burk's southern pitcherplant.
Ordos Ejin Horo Airport Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (IATA: DSN, ICAO: ZBDS) is an airport serving Ordos City in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is located in Ejin Horo Banner. First built in 1959 and called Dongsheng Airport, the airport ceased operation in 1983. In 2005 the airport was rebuilt at the current ...
2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round The 2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round was an auto racing event held at the Ordos International Circuit, Ordos City, China on 2–4 September, and was the eighth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's first race held in China, as well as at the 3.751 km...
Dalad Banner Dalad Banner (Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Далад қосиу "Dalad qosiɣu"; ) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, lying on the southern (right) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of Ordos City, although it is closer to the city of Baotou, 33 km to the north-northw...
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Spaceware Sky Vision II Sky Vision (Yuan-Jian or Yuanjian, 远见) UAVs are a series of Chinese UAVs developed by [ Beijing Sky Universe Digital City Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (Spaceware, 北京天宇数字城市科技有限公司)], and some of which are manufactured by its subsidiary Ordos City China Science Flying Universe Science and Techn...
Yu Wenxia Yu Wenxia (; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese actress, television host, singer, model and beauty queen. She won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after Zhang Zilin in 2007.
Jessica Kahawaty Jessica Michelle Kahawaty (Arabic:جيسيكا ميشيل قهواتي; born 12 September 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Lebanese Australian lawyer, TV Host, beauty queen, model, charity worker, and most recently the face and presenter for Yahoo Maktoob's new entertainment shows, 'omg! NOW' and 'omg! NUJOOM'. Je...
2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round The 2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on October 3, 2010, at the newly built Ordos International Circuit, Ordos City, China. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to China, and is followed the week after by a round through the streets of Be...
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The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game is a board game combining luck and tactics. It was designed by Simon Knock in 1987.
Weight for Age Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year. Weight f...
Sega Rally Championship Sega Rally Championship is a 1994 arcade racing game developed by AM5 on the Sega Model 2 board. It was ported over to the Sega Saturn (by AM3) in 1995 and PC in 1997. The unique selling point of "Sega Rally" was the ability to drive on different surfaces (including asphalt, gravel and mud), wit...
F-1 Grand Prix (video game series) F-1 Grand Prix (エフワングランプリ) ) is a series of video games developed and published by Video System. The series is based on the seasonal television series by Fuji Television and FOCA. It was also influenced by Video System's 1989 arcade racing game, "Tail to Nose: Great Championship" (kno...
James Sulivane Captain James Sulivane (sometimes spelled Sullivane) was the primary catalyst in the growth and development the town of East New Market, Maryland. In 1776, James Sulivane combined several tracts of land and resurveyed the 933 acre tract as "Newmarket". In 1785 he carved out the town's first 20 lots on th...
Kart racing game Kart racing game, also known as cart racing game, go-kart racing game, or simply kart racer, is a subgenre of racing video games. Kart racing games are known to have simplified driving mechanics while adding obstacles, unusual racetrack designs and various action elements. Kart racers are also known to...