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4,239 | Volunteerism in the UAE was a relatively new concept, and before the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, there had been a maximum requirement for 150 marshals to help run major rallies or races. |
4,240 | Porto Alegre lies in a transitional area between the subtropical forest and the Southern Brazilian grasslands (pampa). A number of conservation programmes have been established here to protect native trees. Many of the city's avenues have been planted with different tree species. One striking example of this is Teresóp... |
4,241 | Since the 1950s, the government has constructed a number of large pump projects, mostly on the Blue Nile. These have included the Junayd project on the right bank of the Blue Nile east of the Gezira Scheme. This project, with an irrigated area of about , went into operation in 1955 to provide an alternative livelihood ... |
4,242 | Walters' designs progressed and New Zealand shapes and ideas were important themes. The geometric spiral form of the Koru began appearing consistently in his work from the late 1950s. Walters stated “My work is an investigation of positive/ negative relationships within a deliberately limited range of forms; the forms... |
4,243 | As of 2001 India census, Puthanampatti had a population of 275.6 Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Puthanampatti has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 45%. In Puthanampatti, 13% of the population is under 6 year... |
4,244 | The cave was first explored, in 1889, by Édouard-Alfred Martel. Much of the credit for opening the cave system is owed to Guy de Lavaur (1903–1986), who came to Padirac in 1938 and managed to penetrate of the passages. |
4,245 | He is Republican chairman of the House Transportation Committee and House Committee on Committees. He also sits on the House Rules and Commerce Committees. Geist is a past president of the High Speed Ground Transportation Association and the first chairman of the Pennsylvania High-Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Commi... |
4,246 | Nine churches are officially recognized under Israel's confessional system, for the self-regulation of status issues, such as marriage and divorce. These are the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic (Latin rite), Gregorian-Armenian, Armenian Catholic, Syriac Catholic, Chaldean (Uniate), Melkite (Greek Catholic), Assyrian C... |
4,247 | In 927, Li Siyuan (who had declared himself emperor by this point, as Emperor Mingzong) further exiled Duan Ning to Liao Prefecture (遼州, in modern Jinzhong, Shanxi) and Wen Tao to De Prefecture (德州, in modern Dezhou, Shandong). In 928, he issued another edict condemning Duan and Wen for their treacherousness and order... |
4,248 | Mayoralty (1995 – 2001) |
4,249 | In 1709, when the Hotaki dynasty rose to power in Kandahar and defeated the Persian Safavids, Bamyan was under the Mughal Empire influence until Ahmad Shah Durrani made it become part of the Afghan Durrani Empire, which became to what is now the modern state of Afghanistan. |
4,250 | The Battle is a 1923 French film directed by Sessue Hayakawa and Édouard-Émile Violet. Hayakawa and his wife Tsuru Aoki played lead roles in the film. |
4,251 | Afzelia is a genus in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae (legumes). The thirteen species all are trees, native to tropical Africa or Asia. |
4,252 | He pursued music studies in Vienna 1972 with Noel Flores and then in Paris 1973 with Jules Gentil (Ecole Normale de Musique), with Jacques Février 1974-75: he continued his music studies in Rio de Janeiro with Heitor Alimonda (1976) and then in the US with Walter Robert and Joseph Rezits in Bloomington (1987); in Helsi... |
4,253 | ★ Vlad Vyuzhanin - Fatherland or Death - Russia |
4,254 | A march was held to protest Birhamani's murder, and hundreds of journalists participated. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, the Pakistan Press Foundation, and the Committee to Protect Journalists joined together to demand an investigation into the murder. |
4,255 | The Amor II subgroup has a semi-major axis between that of Mars (1.52 AU) and the asteroid belt (2.12 AU). About a third of Amors, including 1221 Amor, belong to this group. They have moderate eccentricities (from 0.17 to 0.52), and all cross the orbit of Mars from the outside. Their orbits usually take them out into t... |
4,256 | Michelle lives with her husband in a small town outside Madison, Wisconsin. |
4,257 | The serial followed the adventures of ex-Commando Captain Richard Barton MC (Noel Johnson, later Duncan Carse and Gordon Davies) who, with his mates Jock Anderson (Alex McCrindle) and Snowy White (John Mann), solved all sorts of crimes, escaped from dangerous situations, and saved the nation from disaster time and agai... |
4,258 | She was an alternate delegate to the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Republican National Conventions, and a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention. She was a member of the New York State Republican Committee in 1950. |
4,259 | Markus Hauser (born November 30, 1971, Näfels) is a Swiss musician (alto, soprano, tenor, baritone saxophonist, clarinet, transverse flute), band leader, composer and music teacher. |
4,260 | He co-produced (with George Tennyson) Owen Barfield: Man and Meaning (1994; directed and edited by Ben Levin), a documentary portrait of Owen Barfield. |
4,261 | His brother is comedian Arthur Smith. |
4,262 | In intestinal perforation pain starts from the site of perforation and spreads across the abdomen. |
4,263 | Marina Teresa Squerciati (New York City, New York, April 30, 1984) is an American actress. She currently appears as a regular in Chicago P.D. as Officer Kim Burgess. |
4,264 | Greek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally presented very seriou... |
4,265 | The hollows are then filled with printing ink, the surplus ink is wiped from the smooth surface of the metal, damped paper is laid upon the surface and driven into the hollowed letter by the pressure of a revolving cylinder. The paper draws out the ink, and the letter B is printed in intense black. |
4,266 | Though the Kurukshetra War is not mentioned in Vedic literature, its prominence in later literature led A. L. Basham, writing in 1954, to conclude that there was a great battle at Kurukshetra which, "magnified to titanic proportions, formed the basis of the story of the greatest of India's epics, the Mahabharata." Ackn... |
4,267 | Originally built as botanical garden modelled on Kew Gardens, it was named after John Lawrence, Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. The place used to hold his statue, which was later moved to Foyle and Londonderry College in Northern Ireland. |
4,268 | In 1966 Asahi Optical showed another prototype called Metalica, sometimes referred to as Metallica II. Gone was the cumbersome selenium light meter, replaced with a now standard internal CdS meter. Like the 1960 prototype, the Metalica had a bayonet lens mount, and also featured an improved Copal-square metallic shutt... |
4,269 | Female personality, Mina Liccione, on the cover of Gulf News' Friday Magazine- 2009 |
4,270 | Formulated in 1982, this model is a development of the ITU Model for Exponential Decay (MED). |
4,271 | For the 2010-11 school year, the Juniata County School District received 4.42% increase in state basic education Funding for a total of $10,561,111. One hundred fifty (150) Pennsylvania school districts received the base 2% increase. Among Pennsylvania school districts, the highest increase in 2010-11 went to Kennett ... |
4,272 | There are varied histories of Satsuma-age, but the most famous birthplace is the Satsuma district in Kagoshima. It is said that, in about 1864, the Shimazu clan brought it to Satsuma from Okinawa through some exchange and invasion. In those days, Okinawans called fried-boiled fish paste chigiage. After it was brought t... |
4,273 | In The Politics of Ecstasy, Timothy Leary suggests that Kahn had taken LSD. |
4,274 | The extant version of the book of the same name is ascribed to Zisi. It was compiled by Wang Zhuosuo (汪晫 Wāng Zhuó) of the Song dynasty, but not recognized as authentic. The more reliable edition was made by Huang Yizhou :zh:黃以周 (1828-1899), drawing the references from Shen Yue (441-513). According to Huang Yizhou, som... |
4,275 | Near to it 10 km Dharamshala has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. |
4,276 | In 1967, Piper introduced the PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow. This aircraft featured a constant-speed propeller, retractable landing gear and was powered by a 180-horsepower (134-kW) Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine. A 200-hp (149-kW) version powered by a Lycoming IO-360-C1C was offered as an option beginning in 1969 and designat... |
4,277 | In 1978, Tran, his father and brother, escaped Vietnam after the communist capture of South Vietnam. He attended Livermore High School before transferring to San Jose High School where he graduated in 1983. In 1984, he practiced with the Golden Bay Earthquakes, including playing two minutes of a preseason game. That... |
4,278 | The origin of the Chateau is not really clear...even if Hippolyte Lemarchand in the book Canton de Cleres stated that the Chateau was built in 1616, the foundations are dating from before. |
4,279 | The station has 4 platforms, platform 1 being for stopping services to Central London via Herne Hill or Catford, platform 2 for services to Orpington or Sevenoaks via Swanley, platform 3 for non-stop services to London Victoria and platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory, Ashford International or Gillingha... |
4,280 | After recording Everybody Out... Shark in the Water Orlando Sanchez left the band for a two-year sentence in a Nevada state prison. He was replaced by Brett Cutts who performed on Bats Are Out To Harm and for zmradio on KUCI, but the death of Cutts in March 2006 left the future of FM Bats in limbo. Dru Hubbell replace... |
4,281 | Wawa Pictures () is a Singaporean independent television production company. It has produced dramas such as Three Wishes (2014), Crescendo (2015) and Fire Up (2016). Recent variety shows include Markets In Asia (2016) and Sherlock At Work (2016) hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Pornsak respectively. |
4,282 | Bookman represented numerous football clubs, moving from Belfast Celtic to English club Bradford City in 1911. Three years later he switched to West Bromwich Albion, before the First World War led him to return to Ireland to play for Glentoran and then Shelbourne. He won the County Antrim Shield with Glentoran and help... |
4,283 | The Queen of La Naan and Ishtar's aunt. She is fully intent on getting one of her sons onto the throne of St. Pheliosta, though none of her sons are actually hers, and spends a lot of time setting members of the royal families against each other. Despite this, she has no tolerance for OTHER people's machinations, and ... |
4,284 | The stave on which the notes are written is vertical so the music is read from top to bottom. Each note has its own individual position, low notes on the left and high notes on the right as on the piano. This stave consists of groups of two and three vertical lines corresponding to the black keys (notes) of the piano. ... |
4,285 | The core activities at the root of evidence-based medicine can be identified as: |
4,286 | Felisin Paran, the youngest sister of Ganoes Paran, a protagonist of the preceding novel, and Empress Laseen’s new Adjunct Tavore Paran, is caught up in a cull of the nobility by Laseen, who is intent on removing rival centers of power. Felisin makes acquaintance with Baudin, a thug, and Heboric, an excommunicated High... |
4,287 | Vũ Hồng Khanh left Vietnam for Yunnan during the French colonial crackdown of 1930 and enrolled in a Kuomintang military school in Kunming. He graduated and was granted a commission in the Nationalist Chinese Twentieth Army Corps, where he rose quickly to the rank of brigadier general. In 1941 he took on the role of he... |
4,288 | Armstrong was born in Newton Stewart and played for Port Glasgow before signing for Aberdeen in 1931. His career was interrupted by World War II in 1939 and, after a brief return to Aberdeen, he signed for Queen of the South in the 1946–47 season. He later played for Elgin City and Peterhead before retiring in 1951. |
4,289 | Harris Jayaraj introduced her as a playback singer in the year 2003. She has worked in his music for several songs, ever since. She has sung in the name M.Madhumitha from her debut in 2003 till 2007. Later from 2007 till now she is singing in the name Srimathumitha. She has sung in Child harmony for A. R. Rahman for ma... |
4,290 | Iridium is the most corrosion-resistant metal known: it is not attacked by almost any acid, aqua regia, molten metals, or silicates at high temperatures. It can, however, be attacked by some molten salts, such as sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide, as well as oxygen and the halogens (particularly fluorine) at higher ... |
4,291 | Market research problems can also be analyzed by using hierarchical generalized linear models. Researchers applied the model to consumers within countries in order to solve problems in nested data structure in international marketing research. |
4,292 | In the centre of XXX Corps, the 49th (West Riding) Division attacked with the 146th Brigade at la Barbée Farm with the 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), which advanced at and reached the farm quickly from the east. At the Germans counter-attacked the farm and surrounded it on three sides. ... |
4,293 | A 21-man squad has been selected for a 2011 African Youth Championship to be held in South Africa from 17 April. |
4,294 | The Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Historical Society was formed in 1978. The society purchased Grenfell's home in St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador. The home has been restored as a museum and archives. The Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Historical Society with the support of Provincial Government and the Internatio... |
4,295 | The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bayard has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. |
4,296 | The Croisaphuill Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. |
4,297 | Main Street was initially awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, but was rejected by the Board of Trustees, who overturned the jury's decision. The prize went, instead, to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. In 1926 Lewis refused the Pulitzer when he was awarded it for Arrowsmith. |
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4,299 | In the Middle Ages it served the practical function of alerting the people of Rome to the approach of the Pope during papal processions. |
4,300 | The so-called "emo" killings, in which as many as 70 teenagers accused of homosexuality on the basis of their clothing were murdered by Shiite death squads, were condemned by human rights groups outside of Iraq. |
4,301 | Stephen Mark Veazey is the current Prophet-President of the Community of Christ, headquartered in Independence, Missouri. Veazey's name was presented to the church in March 2005 by a joint council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles, as the next Prophet-President. Delegates elected to a special Wor... |
4,302 | Frederick Phillips "Fred" Brooks, Jr. (born April 19, 1931) is an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about the process in his seminal... |
4,303 | The Galiara derive their name from the Gujarati word gali which means indigo. People who are engaged in the extraction of indigo and dyeing are referred to as Galiara. They are found throughout Gujarat. According to their traditions, the community were originally Rajputs, who some four hundred years ago, migrated from ... |
4,304 | , OECD.org, 18 July 2007 |
4,305 | The third arc begins with "Piper's Place" and features the grand opening of Piper's restaurant named "Halliwell's". This arc features the long-awaited return of Prue. After Penny and Patty task Cole with finding Prue's missing spirit in exchange for helping him find peace in the afterlife, he locates her in the form of... |
4,306 | Gideon Edward Smith (July 13, 1889 – 1961), sometimes referred to as G. E. Smith, was an American football player and coach. |
4,307 | Spotted skunks can live 10 years in captivity, but in the wild, about half the skunks die after 1 or 2 years. |
4,308 | In 2010, the California Bureau of State Audits found Inland Regional Center had a "culture of employee intimidation" and concluded the center had violated part of its contract with the state. The audit raised questions about how it sets provider rates, handles property and manages its housing program. The state of Cali... |
4,309 | After managing to win only 2 of their 16 games in January, the SuperSonics finished February with a 4–8 record and snapped an 8-game losing streak of road games with a victory against the Sacramento Kings, obtaining their first road win since mid-December. Robert Swift returned from his injuries and played his first ga... |
4,310 | Sneak King is one of three promotional Burger King-themed releases for North American winter 2006. The other two games are Pocketbike Racer and Big Bumpin'. The Burger King exclusive marketing run was from November 19 through December 24, 2006. The games were available for $3.99 with any purchase of any Burger King val... |
4,311 | Mildred and Richard have two other children together, Donald and Peggy. However, Mildred grows frustrated with being away from the country, and her frustration grows when she watches the March on Washington. She writes Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for help. Kennedy refers them to the American Civil Liberties Unio... |
4,312 | During the Second World War, the Hot Club provided the French Resistance a great cover to use to gain information on German troops and defenses to send back to Paris and, ultimately, to transmit to England. |
4,313 | CBN writes in their review of the album: "The ultimate strength of The Shelter lies not in its all-star cast or even stellar production. It's in the songwriting. Each and every song contains a penetrating spiritual truth that points the listener vertically toward worship. This might be Jars of Clay's best album since t... |
4,314 | Inspired by German-style board games, Diamond Trust of London is played between two players, each controlling a diamond trading company. The game is set in 2000, before the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to curb the blood diamond trade, and the player's aim is to extract diamonds from Ang... |
4,315 | WESM is able to offer these innovative programs through partnerships with local organizations and businesses like Loyola Marymount University, Boeing, Chevron, and the Team Heal Foundation. Because of the contributions of these partners, WESM offers opportunities for internships, field trips, guest lectures, and demons... |
4,316 | Nikephoros Parsakoutenos () was a Byzantine nobleman and nephew of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas (r. 963–969). |
4,317 | Asurs are traditionally iron-smelters. They were once hunter gatherers, having also involved in shifting agriculture. However, majority of them shifted into agriculture with 91.19 percent enlisted as cultivators. |
4,318 | During the Battle of Ballinamuck at Longford Teeling and approximately 500 other Irishmen were captured along with their French allies. The French troops were treated as prisoners of war and later returned to France, however the Irish troops were executed by the British. |
4,319 | Ashanti was then taken in for an extensive and expensive re-fit and played no further part in the fighting. Other Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyers were sent to Asia to fight against the Empire of Japan. |
4,320 | After a number of years on the Kellogg ranch, he developed arthritis, possibly due to overuse as a young horse. When he was 25 years old, it was discovered that he had also become sterile. Instead of being euthanized, he was given to Alice Payne 1948. He lived with Mrs. Payne another four years, the last two in the c... |
4,321 | This spinnenkopmolen stood on the corner on Insulidestraat and Timorstraat at . It was a drainage mill. The first mention of the mill was in 1832 and it was still standing in 1850. |
4,322 | For composition, the title of Grandmaster for chess composition was established in 1959, with André Cheron, Arnoldo Ellerman, Alexander Gerbstmann, Jan Hartong, and Cyril Kipping being the first honorary recipients. In subsequent years, qualification for the IM title, as well as for the GM title (first awarded in 1972 ... |
4,323 | UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 11, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. |
4,324 | Shortly after the war began, being sixteen years old, entered the Engineer's Department, where he learned the use of carpenter's tools and gained considerable carpenter knowledge that was of great use to him by becoming the builder of the first framed building in Upper Canada. |
4,325 | Big Swing Face is a 1967 live album and the second album by Buddy Rich and his 1960s big band. "The Beat Goes On" is a feature for Rich's daughter Cathy, whose vocal performance was overdubbed later at United Recording in Hollywood. A reissue in 1996 doubles the listing with nine previously unreleased performances from... |
4,326 | Mitchell went on to defeat Banks by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. |
4,327 | The region is named after the nearby inland sea, Hudson Bay, the second largest in the world. The entire area drains into the bay through rivers such as the Churchill, Severn, and Attawapiskat. The region is located in the extreme north of Ontario, extending into both Manitoba to the west and Quebec in the east, and co... |
4,328 | Motorcade of Generosity has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics. AllMusic critic Darryl Cater stated that "Cake's minimalist jams occasionally get repetitive." Nevertheless, Cater also noted that "there are enough standouts here to easily qualify Motorcade as a keeper." Music reviewer Robert Christgau d... |
4,329 | During its time on WDJT-DT3, MeTV served as a multicast channel in March 2008 for a NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game in standard definition besides the one being aired in high definition on WDJT's main signal. Subsequently, This TV took over simulcasting duties for the 2009 tournament. |
4,330 | Ethiopia had 58 airports , and 61 as of 2016. Among these, the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa and the Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport in Dire Dawa accommodate international flights. Ethiopian Airlines is the country's flag carrier, and is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia. From its h... |
4,331 | Mulligan's grave is at the south-east corner of the cemetery, near a mature grevillea tree. It is marked with a marble headstone, made by W.A. & C. Whelan in Townsville and surrounded by a concrete border and cast iron fence. The fence is attached to the concrete with bolts. Both the fence and the concrete border are p... |
4,332 | The song title refers to “Buffalo,” a group of photographers, models, musicians, hair and makeup artists, etc. formed by fashion stylist Ray Petri, of which group Cherry, Morgan, and McVey were all members. Such a "stance" would be to stand like such a person who is, or such a group of people who are, posing for a phot... |
4,333 | Finally, in 1951, a new Godfrey School was built just south of the old building following quite a bit of work to convince the voters to approve the bonds. Three years later, the need arose to add four additional rooms to the east wing of the school and just a year later, another four rooms were added to the north wing.... |
4,334 | The band was an independent self-promoting DIY machine that plastered Los Angeles with fliers for upcoming shows and their self-titled EP. The group was notorious for wheat-pasting large black and white posters displaying a creepy country road with menacing dying trees on either side and the name "twig" typed in lowerc... |
4,335 | Sarah and James's affair came to a head when Sarah became pregnant, telling James she was expecting a "little Captain". This, along with James's considerable debts, meant he had to tell his parents. The family solicitor, Sir Geoffrey Dillon, arranged for Sarah to stay in a cottage on the Southwold Estate. The child was... |
4,336 | In addition, the chloride concentration in the surface water also depends on the size or flow rate of the water body and the resulting dilution achieved. In chloride concentration studies carried out in Wisconsin during a winter deicing period, runoff from roadside drainages were analyzed. All studies indicated that th... |
4,337 | Clarke told the BBC on 2 September that he felt lucky to be alive. |
4,338 | Archana B. Verma wrote The Making of Little Punjab in Canada, which included a study of Sikhs living in Paldi. |
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