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A paddle holster is a holster for a handgun whose method of securing the holster to the wearer utilizes a flat, concave shaped piece of plastic or stiffened leather designed to be worn against the body inside of the pants. The broad surface area of the "paddle" and the material from which it is made use friction to pre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle%20holster |
Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live in Beckenham, or else had important connections to make to the town.
A
Raymond Adamson (1920–2002), television actor
Rory Allen (born 1977), football player
Julie Andrews (born 1935), act... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20people%20from%20Beckenham |
Whatatutu is a small settlement in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Te Karaka on the upper reaches of the Waipaoa River, close to its meeting with its tributaries, the Mangatu River and Waingaromia River.
Whatatutu is about 45 minutes from Gisborne and is home to about 300 people. Oi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatatutu |
Overview
Marguerite Ross Barnett (May 21, 1942 – February 26, 1992) was the eighth president of the University of Houston and a former chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Barnett was the first African American woman to lead a major American university.
Barnett was born in Charlottesville, Virginia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite%20Ross%20Barnett |
was a Japanese composer, pianist and conductor. Hayashi is considered to be one of the most renowned and accomplished Japanese composers of the postwar period. In particular, Hayashi was noted for his choral suite Scenes from Hiroshima (1958–2001).
In exploring the possibilities of Japanese language opera, Hayashi com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru%20Hayashi |
James Wandin (28 July 1933 – 20 February 2006), also known as Jim, Jimmy, or Juby, was the ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri till his death in February 2006. He was the first Australian rules footballer of Aboriginal descent to play with St Kilda Football Club in 1952–1953.
Family
James Wandin was a great-great nephew to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Wandin |
Sevanaia Koroi is a professional rugby league footballer. He represented Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Koroi signed with the British side Barrow Raiders for 2009, but the deal was cancelled due to the player being unable to obtain a visa.
References
External links
Fiji v France: Teams
Living people
Expat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevanaia%20Koroi |
Mirror Lake is a mountain lake in Clackamas County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the foot of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain in a natural catchment formed by a toe of the mountain, southwest of Mount Hood, and WSW of Government Camp within Mount Hood National Forest.
It is among the most popular day hik... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror%20Lake%20%28Clackamas%20County%2C%20Oregon%29 |
Alipate Tani Noilea is a Fijian rugby league and rugby union footballer. He is a rugby league international and represented Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
He was one of Fiji's stand-out players in the 2008 tournament and earned widespread praise for his performances from the stand-off position. Noilea signe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipate%20Noilea |
Osea Sadrau is a Fijian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the West Coast Storms in the Fiji National Rugby League Competition and also contracted to the Kaiviti Silktails. He previously AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship in France. He is a Fijian international.
Sadrau represented Fiji at both the 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osea%20Sadrau |
James Storer (born 16 February 1982) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who last played for the Port Kembla Blacks in the Group 7 Rugby League competition. He represented Fiji in three Rugby League World Cups.
Background
He is of Indigenous & Fijian heritage.
Playing career
Storer joined the St. George-I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Storer |
Wainui Beach is a small settlement on the coast of New Zealand's North Island, located just to the north of Tuaheni Point, some 8 km to the east of Gisborne, to which it is linked by State Highway 35.
The beach is one of the NZ Automobile Association's 101 Must-do places for Kiwis. It is noted for its consistent surf ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainui%20Beach |
Waisale Sukanaveita (born 19 July 1984) is a rugby league and union footballer who plays for the Terrigal Sharks. He is a Fijian international. In rugby league he plays as a hooker and in rugby union he is a utility back (halfback/center). In his earlier rugby league career he played for the Nadera Panthers. Then later... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waisale%20Sukanaveita |
Ilisoni Vonomateiratu is a professional rugby league footballer. He is a Fijian international.
References
External links
Fiji v France: Teams
1981 births
Living people
Fijian rugby league players
Fiji national rugby league team players
I-Taukei Fijian people
Parkes Spacemen players
Rugby league props | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilisoni%20Vonomateiratu |
Semisi Tora (born 28 January 1979) is a Fijian rugby league footballer who represented his country at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He plays as a or forward. He is the son of dual-code rugby international Kaiava Salusalu.
As of 2012, he was playing for the Nyngan Tigers. Tora also competed for Fiji at the 2006 Pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisi%20Tora |
David Gregory Jeaffreson, CBE, JP (, 23 November 1931 – 30 October 2008) was a British colonial government official and civil servant. He arrived in Hong Kong in 1961 serving as Administrative Officer, and was Secretary for Economic Services and Secretary for Security in 1970s and 1980s, during which he had also been a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Jeaffreson |
Lexington Community Unit School District 7 is a unified school district in
Lexington, Illinois, United States. All three of its school levels (grade, junior high, and high school) are one campus.
Junior high
Extra-cirrcicular activities in junior high include Builders Club and Math Team. Sports are boys baseball, g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington%20Community%20Unit%20School%20District%207 |
Proiphys is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.
Species
Proiphys alba (R.Br.)Mabb. - New Guinea, Qld, NT, WA
Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb. - Thailand, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proiphys |
Ayoka is a feminine given name commonly used in Nigeria and derived from the Yoruba language. It means "one who causes joy" or "one who causes joy all around".
Notable Ayokas
Ayoka Chenzira (born 1953), American filmmaker and television director
Ayoka Olufunmilayo Adebambo, Nigerian professor of animal breeding and ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayoka |
John Jeffry Louis Jr. (June 10, 1925 – February 15, 1995) was an American businessman and diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Early life
John J. Louis Jr., was born in Evanston, Illinois to Chicago advertiser John Jeffry Louis and Johnson Wax heiress Henrietta Johnson Louis. He g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20J.%20Louis%20Jr. |
James Gunn's PG Porn is a web series created by brothers James Gunn, Brian Gunn, and Sean Gunn. It consists of a series of pornography spoofs, with a humorous event occurring just before the supposed commencement of pornographic sexual acts. Each episode pairs a mainstream actor with a pornographic actress or model. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Gunn%27s%20PG%20Porn |
Eurycles may refer to:
Proiphys, a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants, Eurycles, in the family Amaryllidaceae
Caius Iulius Eurycles, a.k.a. Eurycles of Sparta, "Λακεδαιμονίων ηγεμόνα" (ruler of Spartans), a benefactor of Greek cities, and founder of the family of the Euryclids (1st century BCE) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurycles |
"Into Your Eyes" is the third single from American DJ Armand Van Helden's sixth album, Nympho (2005). The song's refrain is lifted from "I Might Lie", a 1987 rock hit by Andy Taylor.
Music video
The music video parodies John Carpenter's 1988 film They Live, replacing the aliens by dancing women. In a key twist, howev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into%20Your%20Eyes |
The Pasadena via Oak Knoll Line was an interurban route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It operated from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California. Cars ran as far as Altadena during rush hours.
History
The route was originally built in 1906 to reach the Wentworth Hotel (later H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasadena%20via%20Oak%20Knoll%20Line |
The metabolic window (also called the anabolic window or protein window) is a term used in strength training to describe the 2 hour (give or take, dependent on the individual) period after exercise during which nutrition can shift the body from a catabolic state to an anabolic one. Specifically, it is during this perio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic%20window |
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a real time strategy video game stand-alone expansion pack to Company of Heroes. It was released on April 9, 2009.
Gameplay
Tales of Valor includes new units, additional maps and further multiplayer modes, such as 'Stonewall', where the player commands a small number of troops agai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company%20of%20Heroes%3A%20Tales%20of%20Valor |
Chat line is a services allowing for people to communicate with one another by telephone call. However, more recent chat lines are similar to CB radio in which a number of people both listen and speak together.
See also
Instant messaging
Online chat
Chat room
Beep line
Party line (telephony)
Synchronous confere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat%20line |
Lopamudra Mitra is an Indian Bengali-language singer who started the trend of singing " Kobitar Gaan" or music set to poems. She is a doyen in this genre. Her most notable Kobitar Gaan, or poem set to tune, is Benimadhob by Joy Goswami. She is a popular singer in other genres like Folk, Modern Bengali Songs, and Rabind... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopamudra%20Mitra |
No. 325 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron (325ECSS) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ground support squadron. It was formed on 30 September 2008 by combining Combat Support Unit Richmond and Combat Support Unit Glenbrook. The two units were combined as part of reforms which aim to improve the efficiency of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%20325%20Expeditionary%20Combat%20Support%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Emgwen Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies of Nandi County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
Members of Parliament
Wards
References
Constituencies in Nandi County
Constituencies in Rift Valley Province
1997 establishments in Kenya
Constituenci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emgwen%20Constituency |
The Dattatreya night frog (Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae first described in the Shola forests around the Dattatreya Peeta in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. It is still known only from this part of the Western Ghats, India.
Description
This species' head ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya%20night%20frog |
The Sierra Madre Line was a Pacific Electric interurban route which ran from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre.
History
The line opened to Pasadena on March 1, 1904. Cars were run through on the Lamanda Park Line to Pasadena. The extension to Sierra Madre opened on New Year's Day 1906. On ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra%20Madre%20Line |
Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has four wards, all of which elect member of county assembly for the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. After the promulgation of the new... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanza%20Constituency |
HMS Cockade was a destroyer of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. A cockade is a knot of ribbons, or other circular- or oval-shaped symbol of distinctive colours which is usually worn on a hat. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
Cockade was launched on 1 March 1944 and commissioned on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Cockade%20%28R34%29 |
Zeituni Onyango ( ; May 29, 1952 April 7, 2014) was the half-aunt of United States President Barack Obama; she was born into the Luo tribe in Kenya. Born during the British rule of the Protectorate of Kenya, Onyango was the half-sister of Barack Obama Sr., father to the president. The younger Obama refers to her as "Au... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeituni%20Onyango |
Pandabeswar (also spelled Pandaveswar) is an administrative centre in Pandabeswar CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Police station
Pandabeswar police station has jurisdiction over Pandabeswar CD Block. The area covered is 161 km2 and the popul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandabeswar |
Seeheim is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. The only notable structures in Seeheim today are the hotel and the railway station; only a handful of people live there. Seeheim belongs to the Keetmanshoop Rural electoral constituency.
History
Seeheim was founded in 1896 as a base for the German Schu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeheim |
The San Fernando Line was a part of the Pacific Electric Railway system in Los Angeles County, California. It was designed to increase the reach of public transportation from the Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood into the San Fernando Valley, to support land speculation and development expanding Los Angeles.
History
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Fernando%20Line |
The Islamic Azad University,Yadegar Emam (Shahr-e-Rey) Branch is situated in southern Tehran Province in Iran. It initially began working in Ray,iran, the oldest part of Tehran.
Campuses
The Yadegar Emam branch of Islamic Azad University has two large campuses:
Yadegar-Imam campus which has engineering, geography, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%20Azad%20University%2C%20Shahr-e-Rey%20Branch |
Lenny Valentino was a Polish dream pop band from Mysłowice that formed in 1998. Its primary songwriter is vocalist and guitarist Artur Rojek of the band Myslovitz. The rest of the band's founding lineup consists of Mietall Waluś (bass), Michał Koterba (guitar), and Wojciech Kuderski (drums). They disbanded in 2001.
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny%20Valentino |
Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes (died 552) was a Roman aristocrat. He was appointed consul of the Senate for the year 530, which he held alongside Flavius Lampadius. Johannes Sundwall believed Orestes was the son of Rufius Magnus Faustus Avienus, the consul of 502, and this view has been supported by more recent write... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufius%20Gennadius%20Probus%20Orestes |
Bassey Abobo Akpan (born 6 January 1984 in Eket, Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NPFL club, Kano Pillars.
Club career
Born in Eket, Nigeria, Akpan began his career with Delta Force Academy of Asaba. He was part of the team that placed third at the 1998 Nike Premier... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassey%20Akpan |
was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e art. He inherited the name Hiroshige II following the death in 1858 of his master Hiroshige, whose daughter he married. In 1865 he moved from Edo to Yokohama after dissolving his marriage and began using the name Kisai Risshō (喜斎立祥; alternate pronunciation: Ryūshō). His work so res... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige%20II |
was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who was a student of Utagawa Hiroshige. He was also referred to as .
Born , he was given the artistic name Shigemasa. In 1867, after Hiroshige II, a fellow pupil of the original Hiroshige, divorced the master's daughter Otatsu, Gotō married her and initially took on the name Hiroshige II ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige%20III |
Change of position is a defence to a claim in unjust enrichment which operates to reduce a defendant's liability to the extent to which his or her circumstances have changed as a consequence of an enrichment.
History
The historical core of the law of unjust enrichment consists of the quasi-contractual actions of mone... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change%20of%20position |
Anne La Berge (born Palo Alto, California, in 1955) is a flutist, composer and improviser, currently residing in Amsterdam. Her performances bring together a virtuosic command of her instrument, use of microtonal textures and melodies, and an array of percussive flute effects, all combined with electronic processing. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20La%20Berge |
is a train station located in Chikushino, Fukuoka.
Lines
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Platforms
History
April 12, 1924: Opening of the station
September 22, 1942: New operator of the station is West Japan Railway
March 1, 1969: Express trains stop at this station
1974: Renovation of the station
Adjacent ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asakuragaid%C5%8D%20Station |
Climbing fig is a common name for several plants in the genus Ficus and may refer to:
Ficus pantoniana, a vine from Australia
Ficus pumila, a vine from East Asia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing%20fig |
Peter Alan Stanley (born 28 October 1956) is an Australian historian and research professor at the University of New South Wales in the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society. He was Head of the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia from 2007–13. Between 1980 and 200... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Stanley |
The antagonists of the Reborn! anime and manga series, known in Japan as Katekyō Hitman Reborn!, are created by Akira Amano. Set in a fictional town called Namimori in modern Japan, the series' main protagonists are of Japanese descent. However, their connection to an Italian Mafia family results in a majority of other... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Reborn%21%20antagonists |
Changamwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Mombasa county, Kenya. It used to be one of the four constituencies in Mombasa district. With the promulgation of the new constitution in August 2010, it saw a creation of two more constituencies in Mombasa County. These are Jomvu and Nyali Constituencies which wer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changamwe%20Constituency |
Ekoball Stal Sanok is a Polish football club based in Sanok.
They reached the 1/4 of final in the Polish Cup in the 2008/2009 season, and notable cup exploits include giant-killing Legia Warsaw. The club spent majority of time at third and fourth levels of Polish football pyramid, only once winning the promotion to th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stal%20Sanok |
In South Australia, Highway 1 is a long route that follows the coastline of the state, from the Victorian border near Mount Gambier to the Western Australian border near Eucla. Highway 1 continues around the rest of Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, and connecting major centres in Tasmania. All roads wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway%201%20%28South%20Australia%29 |
Three ships of Britain's Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trompeuse, after the French word for "deceptive":
was a former French 16-gun brig-sloop, launched in July 1793, that captured on 12 January 1794 near Cape Clear Island and that grounded off Kinsale on 15 July 1796. At the time of her loss all her crew were... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Trompeuse |
Mahasena, also known in some records as Mahasen, was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 277 to 304 CE. He started the construction of large tanks or reservoirs in Sri Lanka, and built sixteen such tanks. After becoming king, Mahasena discriminated the Buddhists belonging to the Theravada-school and destroye... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahasena%20of%20Anuradhapura |
Clan Innes is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland. The de facto chief of the clan is the Duke of Roxburghe, directly descended in the male line from the Innes Baronets, chiefs of the name.
History
Clan Innes claims descent from a Berowald, a Flemish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan%20Innes |
Shigenobu is a Japanese name. It is usually a male given name but can be a surname or the name of a place. As with most personal names, the meaning of the name is derived from which kanji (Chinese characters) are used, and there are several different kanji that are pronounced "shige" and a few which can be pronounced... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigenobu |
Abdulkareem Elemosho (born August 10, 1977 in Ilorin) is a Nigerian football (soccer) player currently with Kwara United F.C. of Nigeria.
Trivia
His favourite jersey number is 22 and his boot size is 10, his ambition is to become a coach.
He played for Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin (1998–1999), Shooting Stars Sports C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulkareem%20Elemosho |
The BBÖ 113 was a class of 40 express train, 4-8-0 tender locomotives operated by the Federal Railway of Austria (Bundesbahnen Österreichs, BBÖ).
History
After World War I new locomotives had to be built for the Austrian Western Railway due to increasing train loads and the replacement of old, wooden, passenger coach... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB%C3%96%20113 |
Nikolai Mikhailovich Golushko (; ; born 21 June 1937 in the village Andreyevka in Kokshetau region, Kazakh SSR) is a former minister and KGB officer.
Biography
He was born to a family of Grey Klin Ukrainians. In 1959 he graduated from the law faculty of Tomsk university. He worked in KGB from 1963 on (for many years ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai%20Golushko |
is a train station located in Chikushino, Fukuoka.
Lines
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Platforms
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Adjacent stations
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References
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikushi%20Station |
Kisauni Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Mombasa County. The constituency has seven wards electing councillors for the Mombasa municipal council. With the promulgation of the new constitution in August 2010, Nyali Constituency was carved out from Kisauni Constituenc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisauni%20Constituency |
Toyoshige is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Toyoshige can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
豊重, "bountiful, heavy"
豊茂, "bountiful, luxuriant"
豊繁, "bountiful, prosperous/complexity"
登代重, "climb up, generation, heavy"
The name can also be written i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyoshige |
Sir Alexander Crichton (2 December 1763 – 4 June 1856) was a Scottish physician and author.
Medical career
Born in Newington, Edinburgh, Crichton received his M.D. from Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 1785. He developed his medical skills through studies at Paris, Stuttgart, Vienna, and Halle. He returned to L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Crichton |
Likoni is among the six constituencies in Mombasa County with five wards which include Timbwani which is the largest, Bofu, Mtongwe, Likoni and Shika Adabu.
The current Member of Parliament for Likoni is Hon Mishi Juma Mboko who is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement party and took over from Mwalim Masoud Mwa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likoni%20Constituency |
Fouldes v Willoughby (1841) 8 M&W 540 is a leading English law case on the tort of conversion.
Facts
The owner of two horses had come on board a ferry from Birkenhead to Liverpool. The ferryman refused to carry the horses. The owner refused to take them back on shore, and so the ferryman took the bridle from the owner... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouldes%20v%20Willoughby |
Miles Peter Richmond (19 December 1922 – 7 October 2008) was a British artist.
Born Peter Richmond, in Isleworth, Middlesex, he added the name Miles in the 1980s, and became generally known as such. From 1940 to 1943 he attended Kingston School of Art, and then, as a conscientious objector during World War Two, he wor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles%20Richmond |
Ishk may refer to:
Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge, the educational charity founded by the psychologist Robert E. Ornstein in Los Altos, California, US.
Ishkashimi language, the language spoken in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong, an organization for the professional analys... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishk |
Master Sergeant Ralph Lee Bowerman (US Army, retired; August 14, 1934 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada – October 19, 2015), was a composer, songwriter, musician and entertainer. A saxophone player since childhood, Ralph Bowerman is best known for winning the US Army Bicentennial Army hymn competition on June 14, 1975, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Lee%20Bowerman |
The County of Lecce was a semi-independent Italo-Norman entity in Apulia, in south-eastern Italy, which existed from 1055 until 1463. Its capital was at the city of Lecce, and it was bounded by the territories of Brindisi to the north, Oria and Nardò to the west, and Soleto and Otranto to the south.
The county was fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20of%20Lecce |
Zabrinski were an alternative rock band from Carmarthen and Cardiff, Wales. They formed in the late 1990s and released four albums before splitting up in 2007.
History
Misnamed after the 1970 film Zabriskie Point, the band was formed by school friends Matthew Durbridge (vocals, guitar), Iwan Morgan (electronica/keyboa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabrinski |
Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is the state's first Level I Trauma Center. Receiving's emergency department treats more than 105,000 patients annually, and nearly 60% of Michigan's emergency physicians are trained at Receiving. Receiving also features the state's largest burn center, Michigan's first ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%20Receiving%20Hospital |
was a long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1956 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:25:15 on December 9, 1956. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place (2:38:11) and won the 1953 Boston Marathon. He retired on July 18, 2009. He was born in Odate, Akita.
Int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keizo%20Yamada |
This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire's east and west divided. In 285, the emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Byzantine%20Empire |
Carl (or Karl) Lange (30 October 1909 – 23 June 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1954 and 1985. He was born in Flensburg, Germany and died in Ostfildern, Germany.
Partial filmography
Ernst Thälmann (1954) - Zweiter Arbeiter
Der Stern von Afrika (1957) - Hauptmann Krusenberg
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Lange%20%28actor%29 |
Henry Charles Bamford (8 February 1920 – 31 October 1958) was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career. A local man, born and raised in St. Philip's Marsh, he played chiefly as a right-back for the club for thirteen years from 1945 until his death in 1958, making 486 l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Bamford |
Christiane Nielsen (10 September 1936 – 8 April 2007) was a German film actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1957 and 1967. She was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Frankfurt, Germany.
Selected filmography
(1959)
The Moralist (1959)
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1960)
Until Money Departs You (1960)
The Wom... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane%20Nielsen |
Wayne Thomas may refer to:
Wayne Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Wayne B. Thomas (born 1969), American economist
Wayne Thomas (bobsleigh) (born 1966), Jamaican Olympic bobsledder
Wayne Thomas (footballer, born 1978), English footballer
Wayne Thomas (footballer, born 1979), English ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Thomas |
The 9×23mm Winchester is a pistol cartridge developed as a joint venture by Winchester Ammunition and Colt's Manufacturing Company. The 9×23mm Winchester has a convoluted development history, but was commercially introduced by Winchester in 1996. Marketed primarily to competition shooters as a replacement for .38 Super... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9%C3%9723mm%20Winchester |
Valentina Golubenko (; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian-born chess player playing for Estonia and Croatia, holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was world champion in the girls under 18 category in 2008. Golubenko is the first and only world youth chess champion from Estonia thus far. Although she spent... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina%20Golubenko |
Rere is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. it is located in the upper valley of the Wharekōpae River in remote country in the foothills of the Huiarau Range, inland from Gisborne. It is notable for the Rere Falls and Rere Rock Slide, both on the Wharekopae River.
Rere Falls, while not ve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rere%2C%20New%20Zealand |
Whangara ( ) is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island, located between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, five kilometres southwest of Gable End Foreland and two kilometres east of State Highway 35.
The settlement features prominently in the early history of the Ngāti Porou iwi, as the site where Tama... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whangara |
Gable End Foreland is a prominent headland on the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 30 kilometres northeast of Tuaheni Point and 20 kilometres south of Tolaga Bay.
The headland was named by Captain James Cook on his first voyage to New Zealand in 1769. The name reflects the similarity of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gable%20End%20Foreland |
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS, Explorer 95 or MIDEX-7) is a space telescope for NASA's Explorer program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by the Kepler mission. It was launched on 18 April 2018, atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle and was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transiting%20Exoplanet%20Survey%20Satellite |
Robert Adolf Stemmle (10 June 1903 – 24 February 1974) was a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1932 and 1967. He also directed 46 films between 1934 and 1970. His 1959 film Die unvollkommene Ehe was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was born in Magd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20A.%20Stemmle |
The Wharekōpae River is located in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. A tributary of the Waikohu River (which is itself a tributary of the Waipaoa River), it rises on the slopes of Maungatapere, a peak at the northeastern end of the Huiarau Range, and flows east, reaching the Waikohu River at the settlement ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharek%C5%8Dpae%20River |
Online tutoring is the process of tutoring in an online, virtual, or networked, environment, in which teachers and learners participate from separate physical locations. Aside from space, participants can also be separated by time.
Online tutoring is practiced using many different approaches for distinct sets of users... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20tutoring |
Saint George's Cathedral (Amharic: የቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ካቴድራል) is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form. It is located at the northern end of Churchill Road in the city.
Overview
The new church was built on the ruins of an older church from the 15th cen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20George%27s%20Cathedral%2C%20Addis%20Ababa |
Power Factor (PF) in practical shooting competitions refers to a ranking system used to reward cartridges with more recoil. Power factor is a measure of the momentum of the bullet (scaled product of the bullet's mass and velocity), which to some degree reflects the recoil impulse from the firearm onto the shooter (see ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20factor%20%28shooting%20sports%29 |
Puha or Puhatikotiko is a locality between the Waipaoa River and the Waikohu River in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the confluence of the two rivers on State Highway 2 close to Te Karaka, inland from the city of Gisborne.
A notable resident was Te Kani Te Ua.
References
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puha%2C%20New%20Zealand |
Waverly is a historic home located at Croom in Prince George's County, Maryland. The house, constructed in 1855, is a -story, two-part Italianate-style frame house. The casing of the principal entrance is a combination of both the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Also on the property are two of the original outbui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly%20%28Croom%2C%20Maryland%29 |
Waikohu is a small settlement in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the confluence of the Wharekopae and Waikohu Rivers on State Highway 2 to the west of Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne.
Populated places in the Gisborne District | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikohu |
Brigitte Grothum (born 26 February 1935) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1955. She was born in Dessau, Germany.
Selected filmography
Ripening Youth (1955), as Dora
The First Day of Spring (1956), as Trixi
Das Mädchen Marion (1956), as Marion von Hoff
The Last Ones Shall Be First (1957), a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte%20Grothum |
The Waikohu River is located in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. A tributary of the Waipaoa River, it rises close to Matawai in the Raukumara Range and flows southeast, reaching the Waipaoa River close to the tiny settlement of Puha, between the settlements of Waikohu and Te Karaka.
Rivers of the Gisborne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikohu%20River |
Elie Rekhess (אלי רכס) (born 1945, Haifa) is an Israeli scholar of political history of the Arabs in Israel; Islamic resurgence in Israel; the West Bank and Gaza and Palestinian affairs. He serves as Crown Visiting professor in Israel Studies at Northwestern University affiliated with the Department of History and the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie%20Rekhess |
The Huiarau Range is a range of mountains in Te Urewera in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Part of the spine of mountains that run roughly parallel with the island's east coast, it is a southwestern extension of the Raukumara Range, lying between the end of that range and the North Island Volcanic Plateau.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huiarau%20Range |
Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Bavaria, German Empire and died in Grünwald, West Germany.
Selected filmography
The Unsuspec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20H%C3%A4ussler |
The Effects of 333 is the fifth studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It was released on November 1, 2008 through the band's own Abstract Dragon imprint. The album is completely instrumental and was made available as a download through their official music store at 3:33 AM PT. It was first announced on October 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Effects%20of%20333 |
Vene may refer to:
Pterocarpus erinaceus, tree native to West Africa commonly known as vène
Siim-Sander Vene (born 1990), Estonian basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Vene, Finnish boating magazine
Vene means "Russian" in Estonian
See also
Veneküla, name of several village... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vene |
Motuoroi Island is a small island off the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the small settlement of Anaura, halfway between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "island of Roi" for Motuoroi.
See also
List of islands of Ne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motuoroi%20Island |
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