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Lake Sumner Forest Park is a forest park located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is centered around Lewis Pass and has a number of access points along State Highway 7. It sits in between Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve and Arthurs Pass National Park.
The name is derived from Lake Sumner, alt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Sumner%20Forest%20Park |
The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. The Rams have long-standing rivalries with Colorado, Wyoming, and Air Force. The team is currently led by head coach Jay No... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%20State%20Rams%20football |
Marie Line, also known as Marie Line Marolany or Maro Lany, is a French singer who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 for France with the song "OΓΉ aller".
Life and career
Marie-Line Marolany was born in Saint-RaphaΓ«l, Var on the French Riviera. She has French-Caribbean roots and early on was backing singer ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20Line |
Oregon Ballot Measure 60 may refer to:
Oregon Ballot Measure 60 (1998), measure that made Oregon the first state in the United States to conduct its elections exclusively by mail
Oregon Ballot Measure 60 (2008), measure to create a new Oregon state statute mandating that only undefined "classroom performance" would de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon%20Ballot%20Measure%2060 |
Johnson Toribiong (born 22 July 1946) is a Palauan attorney and politician.
Toribiong became the president of Palau, following his victory in the November 2008 election,
and left office in 2013. Before 2020 elections, Toribiong has run for president four times - in 1992, 1996, 2008 and 2012.
Background and early car... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%20Toribiong |
Technical Difficulties are unforeseen equipment problems such as hardware failures or software bugs that make it difficult or impossible to perform a desired action.
Technical Difficulties may also refer to:
Technical Difficulties (filk group)
Technical Difficulties (Racer X album)
Technical Difficulties (Training for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical%20Difficulties |
is the stage name of a Japanese adult video actor. Described as "the undisputed king of Japanese mature porn", Tokuda has inspired many adult industry actors to extend their retirement to a later age. Tokuda has gained international recognition after being profiled by CNN, The Guardian, Vice, and Yahoo.
Life and caree... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo%20Tokuda |
South Africa under apartheid was subjected to a variety of international boycotts, including on sporting contacts. There was some debate about whether the aim of the boycott was to oppose segregation in sport or apartheid in general, with the latter view prevailing in later decades. While the National Party introduced ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting%20boycott%20of%20South%20Africa%20during%20the%20apartheid%20era |
Constantine's Bridge was a late antique bridge in Mysia, modern-day Turkey.
The structure, built some time after 258 AD, crossed the river Rhyndacus (modern AdΔ±rnas ΓayΔ±) at Lopadium (modern Uluabat). It was crowned in Byzantine times by a chapel dedicated by Saint Helena to emperor Constantine I (r. 324β337 AD). Only... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine%27s%20Bridge%20%28Mysia%29 |
Andronika Arianiti, also known as Donika Kastrioti, (born 1428 β died 1506) was an Albanian noblewoman and the spouse of Albanian leader Skanderbeg (born Gjergj Kastrioti). She was the daughter of Gjergj Arianiti, an earlier leader in the ongoing revolt against the Ottomans.
Life
Donika was born in KaninΓ«, in 1428. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donika%20Kastrioti |
Lou Engle (born October 9, 1952) is an American Charismatic Christian who led TheCall, which held prayer rallies. He is the president of Lou Engle Ministries. Engle was a senior leader of the International House of Prayer and has assisted in the establishment of Justice House of Prayer and several other smaller "house... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou%20Engle |
Ueli Wiget (born 1957 in Winterthur) is a Swiss pianist, harpsichordist and harpist.
He was prized at the 1985 Sydney Competition. Since 1986 Wiget is a member of the Ensemble Modern, a chair he combines with an international concert career.
References
Ensemble Modern ()
Ruhr Trienniale
Calouste Gulbenkian Found... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueli%20Wiget |
Butler SQL is a now-defunct SQL-based database server for the classic Mac OS from EveryWare Development. For much of its history, it was partnered with another EveryWare product, Tango, that built dynamic database pages from SQL data. The product eventually ended up with Pervasive Software, although it is no longer sol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler%20SQL |
The Order of Corporate Reunion (OCR), officially the Christian, Ecumenical, and Fraternal Order of Corporate Reunion, is an ecumenical association of clergy and laity of Anglican origin. The OCR was founded by Frederick George Lee, Thomas Wimberley Mossman, and John Thomas Seccombe between 1874-1877 in London. Establis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order%20of%20Corporate%20Reunion |
Mike Margulis (August 30, 1950 β September 15, 2018) was an American soccer player who was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played one game for the U.S. soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Some references state that he attended St. Louis Universi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Margulis |
Over Woodhouse is a suburban area lying just North-West of Bolsover Towncentre, Derbyshire, just to the north of Bolsover Castle, on a hill facing it. The whole area is hemed-in by the A632, the B6419 to Shuttlewood, and two other roads which join together and lead to B6418 to Shuttlewood, lying just east of the former... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over%20Woodhouse |
Dana Fox (born September 18, 1976) is an American screenwriter. She is best known as the writer of The Wedding Date (2005), What Happens in Vegas (2008), and the television comedy series Ben and Kate (2012β13).
Career
Fox graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with a degree in English and art history, and went on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%20Fox |
GN Store Nord A/S is a Danish manufacturer of hearing aids (GN ReSound/GN Hearing) and headsets (Jabra (GN Audio)). GN Store Nord A/S is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (ISIN code DK0010272632).
History
The Great Northern Telegraph Company
The company was founded as The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Det Store No... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GN%20Store%20Nord |
The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the American League Central division. They formerly played in Washington, D.C. as the Washington Senators before moving to Minnesota after the 1960 season. The first game of the new baseball season for a team i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Minnesota%20Twins%20Opening%20Day%20starting%20pitchers |
Charles Isidore Douin (1858 β 1944) was a French bryologist who was a native of Bouville, Eure-et-Loir.
Biography
He taught school in Chartres, and was the author of a highly regarded work on mosses and liverworts titled Nouvelle flore des mousses et des hépatiques pour la détermination facile des espèces (1892). He ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Isidore%20Douin |
Mitchell Gene Ben Hanson (born 2 September 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent 2006 to 2011 at Derby County, playing on loan at Port Vale and Notts County, before signing with Eastwood Town via Oxford United in 2011, where he became joint-caretaker manager in October 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell%20Hanson |
The Leontes Bridge is a Roman bridge in Lebanon; it crosses the Litani River (the ancient Leontes) in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10Β km north of Tyre. The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, features a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1.
According to examination moder... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontes%20Bridge |
Joerg Deisinger (born JΓΆrg Deisinger) is a German photographer, musician and the former bassist and a founding member of the German 1980s heavy metal band Bonfire.
Early life and Bonfire
Deisinger was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on 23 April 1966. His pre-teen obsession with learning how to play guitar eventually bec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joerg%20Deisinger |
Baba Sampana (born 14 December 1991 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player currently playing for the Philippines Football League side Ilocos United F.C. in the Philippines.
Career
He moved in January 2008 from Shelter Force to Real Sportive, with whom he played one year. He then left Real Sportive for Eleven Wise in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba%20Sampana |
DalΓΒ·Jewels () is a permanent exhibition at the DalΓ Theatre and Museum in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, for which the architect Γscar Tusquets has completely refurbished a building annexed to the museum. The two floors that house the collection of jewels have an entrance independent from that of the museum, and can ther... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dal%C3%AD%C2%B7Jewels |
Harry Walker Wellford (August 6, 1924 β April 17, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Education and early career
Wellford was born on August 6, 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20W.%20Wellford |
Oregon Ballot Measure 58 may refer to:
Oregon Ballot Measure 58 (1998), measure that restored the right of adopted adults to access their original birth certificates
Oregon Ballot Measure 58 (2008), measure to require "English immersion" in Oregon's public schools | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon%20Ballot%20Measure%2058 |
Dr. Daniel Granger is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Matthew Chambers. Daniel was introduced as a general practitioner at the Mill Health Centre on 9 July 2007. His storylines in the programme have included his addiction to gambling, on-off relationship with Zara Carmichael (Elisabe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Granger%20%28Doctors%29 |
Joseph Addo (born November 2, 1990, in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer currently playing for Ghanaian club Aduana Stars in the Glo Premier, as a goalkeeper.
Career
Addo began his career on youth team of Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. and was promoted to the club's senior Glo Premier League team in January 2006. After his retur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Addo%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201990%29 |
Vanilla Ice Is Back! is a cover album by the rapper Vanilla Ice. Released in 2008 by Cleopatra Records, it is a cover album containing covers of several popular hip hop tracks, as well as one reggae selection: "Buffalo Soldier", originally performed by Bob Marley.
Production and release
Vanilla Ice chose most of the s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla%20Ice%20Is%20Back%21 |
The Addiction: Hope Is Near is the seventh album released by rapper Fiend. It was released on June 27, 2006, for Fiend Entertainment and was produced by Fiend and Beats By the Pound members KLC & Craig B. The album peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Track listing
"Want It All"- 4:35 (feat.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Addiction%20%28album%29 |
Colin Bryce (born 4 August 1974, in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former Great Britain Olympic bobsledder, Strongman, now working as a television presenter and producer. He currently works as a sports commentator for the BBC, ESPN, Fox Sports, Eurosport, Channel Five, Channel 4 and CBBC.
Early life and education
Although... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Bryce |
Claes Johansson Uggla (1614 β 1 June 1676) was a Swedish military officer of the 17th century, who served in both the army and the navy, reaching the rank of Admiral before he was killed in action during the naval Battle of Γland.
Biography
Uggla was born in the village of Afverstad in Γlseruds parish, VΓ€rmland, the s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes%20Uggla |
Dechen Phrodrang. meaning "Palace of Great Bliss". is a Buddhist monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan. It is located to the north of the city.
In 1971 it became a monastic school, called a lobdra, and currently it has 450 student monks enrolled in eight-year courses with a staff of 15. The monastery contains a number of impor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dechen%20Phodrang%20Monastery |
Melvin Morgan (born March 31, 1953) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Mississippi Valley State University, Morgan was an 11th round selection (314th overall pick) of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He would play for the B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20Morgan |
David Henley (February 5/12, 1748/9 β January 1, 1823) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, who served as George Washington's intelligence officer and prisoner of war commandant. He later served as the Agent for the United States Department of War for the Southwest Territory (later Tenn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Henley |
Robert Dabou (born 10 November 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for the Ghana Premier League side Ashanti Gold as a goalkeeper.
Career
Dabou began his career at All Stars F.C. Before being promoted to the first team, he played his first game in 2007 for the squad.
International
Dabuo was a member of the Gha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Dabuo |
The Gloster IV was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane, the Gloster IV was a development of the earlier Gloster III intended to compete in the 1927 Schneider Trophy race. One aircraft competed in the race, but retired part way through. The three aircraft built continued to be used as tra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster%20IV |
The 114th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in northeast Pennsylvania and has been represented by Democrat Bridget Malloy Kosierowski since 2019.
District profile
The 114th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located entirely in Lackawanna County, including the following areas:
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%20House%20of%20Representatives%2C%20District%20114 |
FC Haray Zhovkva is an amateur Ukrainian football team based in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast.
The team spent several years in the Ukrainian Second Division before was relegated at the end of the 1998β99 season along with FC Krystal Chortkiv. On the amateur level Haray has won the cup competition of the Amateur Association in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC%20Haray%20Zhovkva |
TP Formula is an auto racing team based in Italy.
References
External links
Official Website
Auto racing teams in Italy
Italian Formula 3 teams
Auto GP teams | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP%20Formula |
The Trinity Paradox is a time travel novel by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason, exploring the premise of an anti-nuclear activist from 1990s being transported back in time to the Manhattan Project, giving her the potential to sabotage the project in an attempt to prevent the development of nuclear weapons altogether.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Trinity%20Paradox |
Bridgers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Bridgers (1918β2003), French jazz pianist
John Bridgers (died 2006), American football coach
Luther B. Bridgers (1884β1948), American minister and songwriter
Robert Rufus Bridgers (1819β1888), American politician
Phoebe Bridgers (born 1994), America... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgers |
Gareth John Evans (born 14 January 1967) is an English football player and coach. He played for Coventry City, Rotherham United, Hibernian, Stoke City, Northampton Town, Partick Thistle, Airdrie and Alloa Athletic. Evans has been the caretaker manager of Hibernian and Livingston, and was head coach of the Scotland wome... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth%20Evans%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201967%29 |
Count of Peniche (in Portuguese Conde de Peniche) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 6, 1806, by Prince Regent John, on behalf of Queen Maria I of Portugal, and granted to Caetano JosΓ© de Noronha e Albuquerque, younger son of the 3rd Marquis of Angeja and 4th Count of Vila... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count%20of%20Peniche |
Kilton is a large suburban area in the northeast of the market town of Worksop in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It consists of a series of large post-World War II housing developments, some of which are council estates.
The suburb was, since the late nineteenth century, home... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilton%2C%20Nottinghamshire |
Olea paniculata, commonly known as the native olive, is a plant of the genus Olea and a relative of the olive. It grows natively in Pakistan and southwestern China (Yunnan) through tropical Asia to Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) and the Pacific islands of New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Lord Howe Island.
Descri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olea%20paniculata |
The White Bridge () was a Roman bridge across the river Granicus in Mysia in the north west of modern-day Turkey. Presumably constructed in the 4th century AD, it belonged in Ottoman times to the important road to Gallipoli on the Dardanelles. The structure was praised by early European travellers for its fine construc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Bridge%20%28Mysia%29 |
Dale Elizabeth Tryon, Baroness Tryon (nΓ©e Harper; 3 January 1948 β 15 November 1997) was a socialite and a successful businesswoman in the international fashion world. She created the fashion label "Kanga" and the couture line "The Dale Tryon Collection". "Kanga" also came to be her own nickname. Tryon gave her support... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale%20Tryon%2C%20Baroness%20Tryon |
Peru High School, also known as "PHS", is a high school located in Peru, Indiana, United States, serving students in grades 9β12 for Peru Community Schools since 1972. The former high school building, built in 1939 and now serving as headquarters of the Miami Nation of Indiana, is included in the Peru High School Hist... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%20High%20School |
Nature's Great Events is a wildlife documentary series made for BBC television, first shown in the UK on BBC One and BBC HD in February 2009. The series looks at how seasonal changes powered by the sun cause shifting weather patterns and ocean currents, which in turn create the conditions for some of the planet's most ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature%27s%20Great%20Events |
Alexander Korsantia (born 1965, Tbilisi) is a Georgian pianist.
Alexander immigrated to Canada in 1992, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. After living in Vancouver for a number of years, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts.
He won the 1988 Sydney International Piano Competition (as a Soviet citizen) and the 1995... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Korsantia |
Jheryl Busby (May 5, 1949 β November 4, 2008) was an American recording company executive who was the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Motown Records.
Biography
Busby grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where he went to John C. Fremont High School. He attended Long Beach State College, dropping out af... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jheryl%20Busby |
James FitzEustace of Harristown, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass
(1530β1585)
James FitzEustace, the eldest son of Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass and Joan, daughter of James Butler, 8th Baron Dunboyne. He was born in 1530 and died in Spain in 1585. Baltinglass's family was traditionally associated with the FitzGeral... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Eustace%2C%203rd%20Viscount%20Baltinglass |
Moons are celestial bodies that orbit planets or smaller bodies.
Moons may also refer to:
Moonmoon, a "moon of a moon"
7805 Moons, a main-belt asteroid
Ellen Moons, Belgian materials scientist
Jan Moons (born 1970), Belgian footballer
Harvey balls, ideograms used for comparing qualitative information
See also
Mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 21 February 1959), better known by his stage name Kali, is a French musician from Martinique known for his contributions to Modern Zouk, banjo playing and his work with the Eurovision Song Contest. He is further notable for his often controversial, politically charged lyrics comment on imper... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali%20%28French%20singer%29 |
Thomas Morgan (6 December 1769 β 22 November 1851) was a Welsh navy chaplain who saw action during the French Revolutionary Wars and was involved in the Spithead mutiny before serving as chaplain of the naval dockyard at Portsmouth.
Life
Morgan was born on 6 December 1769 and educated at Christ College, Brecon. He the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Morgan%20%28navy%20chaplain%29 |
The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide or Red Book; ) is a legal citation guide in Canada. It is published by the McGill Law Journal of the McGill University Faculty of Law and is used by law students, scholars, and lawyers throughout Canada. The book is bilingual, one half being in English and the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Guide%20to%20Uniform%20Legal%20Citation |
The 115th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in northeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Democrat Maureen Madden since 2017.
District profile
The 115th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Monroe County and includes the following areas:
Barrett Township
Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%20House%20of%20Representatives%2C%20District%20115 |
The Armed Offenders Squad was a unit of the Victorian Police tasked with investigating non-fatal violent crimes. Subject to frequent complaints of police brutality, the squad was disbanded in 2006 following an investigation by the Victorian Office of Police Integrity.
Formation
The predecessor of the Armed Offenders... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed%20Offenders%20Squad%20%28Victoria%29 |
Dravo Corporation was a shipbuilding company with shipyards in Pittsburgh and Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded by Frank and Ralph Dravo in Pittsburgh in 1891. The corporation went public in 1936 and in 1998 it was bought out by Carmeuse for $192 million ($ million today). On March 5, 1942, it became the first corp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravo%20Corporation |
Russell Gerry Crook (1869β1955) was an American sculptor and craftsman active in the Boston area.
Crook was born in San Francisco, and studied under John Henry Twachtman and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. He had his studio in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He created the Kona Fountain in Center Harbor, New Hampshire (1907), as well... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Gerry%20Crook |
Sir Peter John Wood (born November 1946, in Surrey) is an English entrepreneur, most notable as the founder of the Direct Line and esure insurance companies. Wood was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to UK industry and philanthropy. In 2021 he was the 198th wealthiest person in Britain with an estima... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Wood%20%28businessman%29 |
The Tango Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located to the north of the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan, near Cheri Mountain. It was founded by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo (1184? - 1251?) in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye, the 4th Temporal Ruler in 1688. In 1616, the Tibetan lama Shabdrung N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango%20Monastery |
Millbrae Crescent is a street located in Glasgow providing numerous examples of category A listed buildings thought to be designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson, or posthumously by his architectural partner, Robert Turnbull. The street comprises an elegant row of two-storey terraced houses built using blonde sandstone a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millbrae%20Crescent |
Helwangspitz is a mountain in Liechtenstein in the RΓ€tikon range of the Eastern Alps, to the east of Vaduz, with a height of / or .
References
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Liechtenstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helwangspitz |
Christopher Merrick Hughes (born 3 March 1954, London, England), also known as Merrick, is a British music producer, songwriter, and former drummer of Adam and the Ants. Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair, and as the co-writer of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Hughes has a joint b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Hughes%20%28musician%29 |
Samia Sarwar (1970 β 6 April 1999) was a Pakistani woman who was shot dead in her lawyers' office in Lahore in an honour killing arranged by her parents.
Sarwar was a married woman with two children, belonging to an affluent family of Peshawar. She had accused her husband, a cousin with whom she had an arranged marria... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing%20of%20Samia%20Sarwar |
Alpspitz is a mountain in Liechtenstein in the RΓ€tikon range of the Eastern Alps, to the east of Vaduz, with a height of or .
References
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Liechtenstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpspitz |
The Warsaw tram network is a tram system serving a third of Warsaw, Poland, and serving half the city's population. It operates 726 cars, and is the second-largest system in the country (after the Silesian system). There are about 25 regular lines, forming a part of the city's integrated public transport system organi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Warsaw |
Gafleispitz is a mountain in Liechtenstein in the RΓ€tikon range of the Eastern Alps, to the east of Schaan, with a height of .
References
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Liechtenstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gafleispitz |
During President Gerald Ford's presidency, he nominated two people for two different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Ford's presidency ended. Neither of the two nominees was renominated by Ford's successor, President Jimmy Carter. Both... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%20Ford%20judicial%20appointment%20controversies |
Riccardo Zadra is an Italian pianist.
Zadra was awarded the 1988 Sydney Competition's 2nd prize. He has performed and recorded internationally since. He is the founder of the Accademia pianistica internazionale de Padova, presided by Aldo Ciccolini, and teaches at the Vicenza Conservatory.
References
Ministry of Ed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo%20Zadra |
Windows HPC Server 2008, released by Microsoft on 22 September 2008, is the successor product to Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. Like WCCS, Windows HPC Server 2008 is designed for high-end applications that require high performance computing clusters (HPC stands for High Performance Computing). This version of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20HPC%20Server%202008 |
The Girl in the Picture is a 1985 Scottish film directed by Cary Parker and starring John Gordon Sinclair as Alan, a Glaswegian photographer, keen to get back with his former girlfriend Mary (Irina Brook). Meanwhile, his assistant Ken (played by David McKay) is smitten by a girl he knows only through her photograph.
T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Girl%20in%20the%20Picture%20%281985%20film%29 |
The 116th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County and includes the following areas:
Luzerne County
Hazleton
Hazle Township
West Hazleton
Schuylkill County
East Union Township
Kline Township
Mahanoy City
Mahanoy Township
McAdoo
North Union Township
Ringtown... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%20House%20of%20Representatives%2C%20District%20116 |
Hurricane Olaf was a minimal hurricane that impacted Mexico in October 2003. The fifteenth named storm and sixth hurricane of the annual season, Olaf formed from a tropical wave became better organized on October 2 to the south-southeast of Acapulco and developed into a depression the next day. It strengthened into Tro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Olaf%20%282003%29 |
Safwan al-Qudsi (; 1940 β 28 October 2022) was a Syrian politician and the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party, a member of the central leadership of the National Progressive Front, a political alliance of parties which controls the Syrian legislature, and chairman of the Arab Parties Congress.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safwan%20al-Qudsi |
Stephen Paul Miller (born 1951) is an American poet and academic. He has written five books of poetry, one critical volume, and co-edited two critical collections.
Miller's poetry books include Being with a Bullet (Talisman), Skinny Eighth Avenue (Marsh Hawk Press), Art Is Boring for the Same Reason We Stayed in Viet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Paul%20Miller |
Schimmelpenninck is the name of the family belonging to the Dutch and German nobility, whose members played important political and military roles in the history of the Netherlands, Prussia and later in the German Empire.
History
The first recorded members of the family lived in the 15th century Zutphen and belonged t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schimmelpenninck%20family |
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (also known as CalRecycle) is a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency that oversees the state's waste management, recycling, and waste reduction programs. CalRecycle was established in 2010 to replace the California Integrated Waste Manage... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Department%20of%20Resources%20Recycling%20and%20Recovery |
Giver may refer to:
The Giver, a 1993 novel by Lois Lowry
The Giver (film), a 2014 American social science fiction film
"The Giver", a 2012 song by Duke Dumont from EP1
"The Giver (Reprise)", a 2015 remix
Giver (TV series), a Canadian program airing on TVOntario's TVOKids programming
Givers, an indie pop group from La... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giver |
MS Azura is a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises and owned by Carnival plc. The ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. She officially entered service with the company in April 2010 and was named by Darcey Bussell.
Delivery
Azura is a ship, with a modified design which distinguishes he... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS%20Azura |
Efecto DominΓ³ is an album by Chetes, released on April 15, 2008. The album received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album.
Track list
All songs written by Chetes except where noted:
Efecto DominΓ³ (4:10)
Fuera de Lugar (3:36)
Querer (3:38)
QuΓ©date (Chetes/ Ken Coomer/ Charlie Brocco) (3:32)
La... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efecto%20Domin%C3%B3 |
Villosa taeniata, the painted creekshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
The glochidia of this species are hosted by the rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris).
References
taeniata
Bivalves described in 1834 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villosa%20taeniata |
Ivan Dimov () was a Bulgarian actor. He finished the acting school at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre and spent the next 39 years playing on the stage. Meanwhile he managed to star in some of the most prominent Bulgarian films of the 1950s and 1960s like "Kalin Orelat" and "Tyutyun". For his contribution to the cinema ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Dimov |
Liuxing Hudie Jian () is a wuxia novel by Gu Long. It was first published in Taiwan in August 1973 by Laureate () and subsequently reproduced by other publishing companies. It has been adapted into the 1976 film Killer Clans, a 1978 television series produced by Hong Kong's CTS, the 1993 film Butterfly and Sword, a 200... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liuxing%20Hudie%20Jian |
The incident at Antioch was an Apostolic Age dispute between the apostles Paul and Peter which occurred in the city of Antioch around the middle of the first century. The primary source for the incident is Paul's Epistle to the Galatians . Since the 19th century figure Ferdinand Christian Baur, biblical scholars have f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incident%20at%20Antioch |
Pavel MikΕ‘Γk (born July 27, 1943) is a Slovak architect and designer working in the field of fountain design.
Biography
Pavel MikΕ‘Γk was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He was introduced to fine arts in early childhood by his father. In school he excelled in both drawing and technical subjects. He decided on the F... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel%20Mik%C5%A1%C3%ADk |
Juan MartΓnez may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Juan MartΓnez MontaΓ±Γ©s (1568β1649), sculptor of the Spanish Golden Age
Juan MartΓnez de JΓ‘uregui y Aguilar (1583β1641), poet and painter of the Spanish Golden Age
Juan MartΓnez Abades (1862β1920), Spanish painter
(1901β1976), Chilean architect
Juan Luis MartΓnez (194... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Mart%C3%ADnez |
The Indoor Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of both men's and women's Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held every two or three years. The first Indoor Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor%20Cricket%20World%20Cup |
The Executive Council of the Province of Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from its inception in 1841 to 1848.
Members were advisers to the Governor and later to the Premier of the Province of Canada. Members of the Ex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive%20Council%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Canada |
Shane Battelle (born October 5, 1971) is a retired American soccer player who played with the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
College
After capping off his senior year at Hazelwood Central High School with a state championship, Missouri Player of the Year honors and being named a Parade Magazine All-American, B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane%20Battelle |
Cape Charles is a headland, or cape, in Northampton County, Virginia. Located at the southern tip of Northampton County, it forms the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula and the northern side of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. Cape Charles was named in honor of Charles I of England, the second son of King James ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Charles%20%28headland%29 |
Arthur Emmett may refer to:
Arthur Emmett (judge) (born 1943), judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Arthur Emmett (cricketer) (1869β1935), English cricketer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Emmett |
Xiang-Dong Kong ( born 1968, in Shanghai) is a Chinese pianist. He was one of the young musicians featured in From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China.
Kong was Gold Medalist at the 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. In 1992 he won the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is a 75th descendant o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang-Dong%20Kong |
Jeffrey Lawrence Price (born December 18, 1949) and Peter Stewart Seaman (born October 26, 1951) are an American screenwriting and producing duo whose notable works include Trenchcoat (1983), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Doc Hollywood (1991), Wild Wild West (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Last Holiday... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%20Price%20and%20Peter%20S.%20Seaman |
Andreas Hanakamp (born 1 July 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has competed in two Olympic Games as well many other sailing events including the 1996 Hong-Kong-Challenge, Bacardi Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race and most recently, is competing in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race.
Hanakamp has sailed over 150,000 miles offshore, wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas%20Hanakamp |
Shalamov () is a Russian male surname, its feminine counterpart is Shalamova. Notable people with the surname include:
Varlam Shalamov (1907β1982), Russian writer, journalist and poet
Yelena Shalamova (born 1982), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Russian-language surnames | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalamov |
Jeff(rey) or Geoff(rey) Price may refer to:
Jeffrey Price (screenwriter), part of the Hollywood screenwriting team
Jeff Price, head men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University
Geoff Price, American football player
Jeffrey L. Price, chronobiologist
David Price (mineral physicist) (Geoffrey David Price, born 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%20Price |
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