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John Callender (MB Chb, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPsych) is a Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher born in 1954.
Callender graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1977. He is a consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen, the associate director of Grampian Medical Health Services and an Honorary Sen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Callender%20%28psychiatrist%29 |
The History of Hong Kong under Imperial China began in 214 BC during the Qin dynasty. The territory remained largely unoccupied until the later years of the Qing dynasty when Imperial China ceded the region to Great Britain under the 1842 Treaty of Nanking, whereupon Hong Kong became a British Colony.
Prehistory to Ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Hong%20Kong%20under%20Imperial%20China |
The concept of genius, in literary theory and literary history, derives from the later 18th century, when it began to be distinguished from ingenium in a discussion of the genius loci, or "spirit of the place". It was a way of discussing essence, in that each place was supposed to have its own unique and immutable natu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius%20%28literature%29 |
Berriedale is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of City of Glenorchy. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Chigwell and Rosetta. There are no educational institutions within Berriedale, however there are primary schools in both neig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berriedale%2C%20Tasmania |
This article gives a summary of results for the Belgian Second Division play-offs from 2001 to 2010.
2001
Results and table
2002
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2002 play-offs:
K. Heusden-Zolder as winner of the second period
K.S.V. Ingelmunster as second of the second division
R.A.E.C. Mons as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian%20Second%20Division%20play-offs%202001%E2%80%9310 |
Giant-Size X-Men #1 was a special issue of the X-Men comic book series, published by Marvel Comics in 1975. It was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dave Cockrum. Though not a regular issue, it contained the first new X-Men story in five years, titled Second Genesis. The issue serves as a link between the original... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-Size%20X-Men |
The 167th Street station is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and Grand Concourse in the Highbridge and Concourse neighborhoods of the Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and the B train duri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/167th%20Street%20station%20%28IND%20Concourse%20Line%29 |
The following is a list of the weevils recorded in Great Britain. For other beetles, see List of beetle species recorded in Britain.
Orthoceri Schönherr, 1823
Family Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882
Cimberis attelaboides (Fabricius, 1787)
Family Anthribidae Billberg, 1820
Anthribus fasciatus (Forster, 1771)
Anthribus nebulos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20weevil%20%28Curculionoidea%29%20species%20recorded%20in%20Britain |
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a coeducational college-preparatory and religiously pluralistic Jewish day school for grades 6 through 12, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Founded in Center City, Philadelphia in 1946 as Akiba Hebrew Academy, the school renamed itself in 2007. It is the oldest pluralistic Jewish s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20M.%20Barrack%20Hebrew%20Academy |
Isabelle Pasco (born 25 April 1966) is a French actress and model.
Pasco was born in Perpignan. She began her career as a model, modelling for photographers including: Paolo Roversi; Peter Lindberg; David Lachapelle; Helmut Newton; Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon; and Bettina Rheims.
She began acting in h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle%20Pasco |
Stewardship is a theological belief that humans are responsible for the world, humanity, and the gifts and resources that have been entrusted to us. Believers in stewardship are usually people who believe in one God who created the universe and all that is within it, also believing that they must take care of creation ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewardship%20%28theology%29 |
TIAF may refer to:
Toronto International Art Fair
Tokyo International Anime Fair
The Interfaith Alliance Foundation
The Interfaith Alliance of Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIAF |
Argyrolagus is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, belonging to the order Polydolopimorpha from the Early Pliocene Monte Hermoso Formation, Patagonia, Argentina.
Description
Jumping on its hind legs, the long (without tail) Argyrolagus resembled a gerbil or kultarr. It had a long tail for balance, and a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrolagus |
Rhagium bifasciatum, sometimes called the two-banded longhorn beetle, is one of the most common longhorn beetles in Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus, although it is absent from the far north-east of Europe and some offshore islands, such as Malta. It may reach long and can be distinguished by the two prominent pale yel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagium%20bifasciatum |
Eva Santolaria Millán (born 2 May 1975) is a Spanish actress born in Barcelona.
She left law school to make her début as an actress in the TV3 series Nissaga de poder. Her starring role in Compañeros, a TV series of Antena 3, and in 7 Vidas of Telecinco made her one of the most popular young Spanish actresses.
Filmog... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva%20Santolaria |
is a Japanese agricultural scientist, composer, and record producer. He is also known by his pseudonym, .
Early life
Born in Tochigi Prefecture, he attended Tohoku University and graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture. He received a Doctorate of Agriculture.
Career
He held positions such as Instructor at Tsukuba ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu%20%C5%8Chashi |
Isabella Minna Veronica Wagner, better known as Veronica (born July 7, 1987), is a gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of the Swedish Olympic team. She is coached by Staffan Söderberg.
Wagner was born in Stockholm, and started gymnastics at the age of 5. She progressed quickly through the spor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica%20Wagner |
Taf may refer to:
River Taf, in South Wales, UK
Tav/Taf/Taph/Taw, the final letter of many Semitic alphabets
Modern Greek pronunciation of the letter Tau
Acronym
The acronym TAF may refer to:
Film and television
The American Friend, 1977 film
Thomas And Friends (titled Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends prior to 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAF |
Mohammad Reza Zarrindast is a notable Iranian pharmacologist and biomedical researcher. Zarrindast is known as an Iranian neuropsychopharmacologist around the world and he published more than 200 original research papers in peer reviewed international journals. He is currently full professor of pharmacology at Tehran M... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Reza%20Zarrindast |
ISO 639 is a set of standards by the International Organization for Standardization that is concerned with representation of names for languages and language groups. Lists of ISO 639 codes are:
List of ISO 639-1 codes, with corresponding ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 codes
List of ISO 639-2 codes, with corresponding ISO 6... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists%20of%20ISO%20639%20codes |
The Bourbon-Busset family is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus agnatic descendants of the Capetian dynasty. Historically, they have been regarded as non-dynastic since decisions rendered by Louis XI of France.
Possibly, however, the family may be canonically legitimate, in which case it is the most se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon-Busset |
This is a list of the dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Great Britain. For other beetles, see List of beetles of Great Britain.
Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804
Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Platycerus caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dorcus parallelipiped... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20dung%20beetle%20and%20chafer%20%28Scarabaeoidea%29%20species%20recorded%20in%20Britain |
Bearwood is a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England.
Bearwood is centred on a supermarket and medical and neighbourhood centre in King John Avenue. The area was mainly developed in the 1980s on what had been open heathland. The roads are named after titles of English nobility and people linked to the signing of Magna Carta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearwood%2C%20Dorset |
Beauséjour is a former commune and was a village in France that was largely destroyed in World War I. Now it was part of the commune of Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus (Marne).
Founded in 1820, it was the scene of historic fighting between the Germans, French, and English in 1914 and 1915. It was not rebuilt after th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaus%C3%A9jour%2C%20Marne |
This is a list of Bahamians, who are identified with The Bahamas through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.
Artists
Business people
Pauline Allen-Dean first woman to become manager of a commercial bank and the first woman to serve as managing director of a comme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Bahamians |
Oreosomatidae, the oreos, are a family of marine fish. Most species are found in the Southern Hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about deep. Most of them are 43 cm at most, with the largest species reaching a length of 60 cm. Though they are small, they often have incredibly elongated lifespans, probabl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreosomatidae |
Catherine of Guelders (ca. 1440 – Guelders, January 25, 1497), was regent of the Duchy of Guelders between 1477 and 1492. First for her brother during his absence, and then for her nephew.
Life
Catherine of Guelders was the fourth and youngest child of Arnold, Duke of Guelders (1410-1473) and Catherine of Cleves (141... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine%20of%20Guelders |
ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. Each language is assigned a two-letter (639-1) and three-letter ( and ) lowercase abbreviation, amended in later versions of the nomenclature.
Table
This table lists all of:
ISO 639-1: two-letter codes, one per language for ISO 639 macrolanguage
And ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ISO%20639-1%20codes |
The 155th Street station (155th Street–Eighth Avenue on some signage) is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level 155th Street's lower level and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, at the border of Harlem and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washing... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155th%20Street%20station%20%28IND%20Concourse%20Line%29 |
Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in 7 Vidas. Her career spanned more than 50 years. She worked on stage, as well as in films and televisi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amparo%20Bar%C3%B3 |
Palorchestes ("ancient leaper") is an extinct genus of large terrestrial, herbivorous Australian marsupial of the family Palorchestidae, living from the Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene. Like other palorchestids, it had highly retracted nasal region suggesting that it had a prehensile lip, as well as highly unus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palorchestes |
Gary Gensler (born October 18, 1957) is an American government official and former Goldman Sachs investment banker serving as the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler previously led the Biden–Harris transition's Federal Reserve, Banking, and Securities Regulators agency review team. Prior... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Gensler |
Linaria alpina, sometimes called alpine toadflax, is a purple-flowered plant native to mountainous areas of southern and central Europe. It belongs to the family Plantaginaceae (plantain family; unrelated to the fruit).
It is found in many mountain ranges in southern and central Europe from the Sierra de Gredos and th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linaria%20alpina |
Norbert Bisky (born 1970) is a German artist based in Berlin. He is one of the most important representatives of a new figurative painting in the 21st century.
Life
Norbert Bisky was born in Leipzig and grew up in the former German Democratic Republic as "part of a very Communist family that really believed in all t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert%20Bisky |
San Nicola di Bari can refer to :
Saint Nicholas, whose bones were moved to Bari from Myra in modern-day Turkey, in 1087
Basilica di San Nicola, the church in Bari built to house the saint's relics
San Nicola di Bari, Randazzo church
San Nicola di Bari, Bomporto church
San Nicola di Bari, Sestola church
San Nicola d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Nicola%20di%20Bari |
Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are known commonly as pennants. There are eight species in this monophyletic genus. They are mainly distributed in eastern North America.
Species
Species include:
Notes
References
External links
Celithemis. Discover Life.
Libellulidae
Anisopter... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celithemis |
The Campbell Case of 1924 involved charges against a British communist newspaper editor, J. R. Campbell, for alleged "incitement to mutiny" caused by his publication of a provocative open letter to members of the military. The decision of the government of British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, who later suspended pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%20Case |
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Kingsley Lake is an almost perfectly circular lake of about in North East Florida, located inside Clay County about east of Starke, Florida. According to some sources, it is the oldest and highest lake in Florida, located on the edge of the Trail Ridge formation. The lake is a very stable lake with a sandy bottom.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsley%20Lake |
Panagiotis Kondylis (; ; 17 August 1943 – 11 July 1998) was a Greek philosopher, intellectual historian, translator and publications manager who principally wrote in German, in addition to translating most of his work into Greek. He can be placed in a tradition of thought best exemplified by Thucydides, Niccolò Machiav... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagiotis%20Kondylis |
The Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (KPAAF; ; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 航空 및 反航空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. As of 2021, its estimated to possess 900 combat aircraft, 300 transports, and 300... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean%20People%27s%20Army%20Air%20and%20Anti-Air%20Force |
Metacheiromys ("next to Cheiromys") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct paraphyletic subfamily Metacheiromyinae within extinct paraphyletic family Metacheiromyidae in extinct order Palaeanodonta, that lived in North America (what is now Wyoming) from the early to middle Eocene.
Etymology
The generic ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacheiromys |
The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America, as well as the West Indies.
Description
The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow in color with dark brown bands, the Halloween inspiration for its common name. Dragonf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween%20pennant |
Milo McCabe (born Michael Patrick McCabe; 5 June 1976) is a British television presenter, actor and stand-up character comedian.
Early life
McCabe was born in Kingston upon Thames to Mike McCabe. His father was a comedian of New Faces fame and appeared on The Comedians.
Career
Milo McCabe has a BA (Hons) degree in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%20McCabe |
Hokum & Hex is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint that ran from 1993 to 1994. Created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker as one of the imprint's four interconnected series, it starred Trip Monroe, a failing stand-up comic who, through apparently random circums... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokum%20%26%20Hex |
Lampang may refer to
the town Lampang
Lampang Province
Mueang Lampang district
Lampang Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampang%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Andrew David Gilroy Bevan (10 April 1928 – 12 October 1996) was a British Conservative politician.
Bevan served on Birmingham City Council and later the West Midlands County Council from 1959 to 1981. He was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1979 until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future Labour min... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Bevan%20%28politician%29 |
The genus Polytelis (literally translates into 'magnificent') of the family Psittaculidae consists of three species long-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. Traditionally, it was included in the Australian broad-tailed parrots (tribe Platycercini), but molecular studies place the genus within the Polytelini.
A 2017 mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytelis |
John Mercer Brooke (December 18, 1826 – December 14, 1906) was an American sailor, engineer, scientist, and educator. He was instrumental in the creation of the Transatlantic Cable, and was a noted marine and military innovator.
Early life and career
John M. Brooke was born in Fort Brooke (modern-day Tampa), Florida. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Mercer%20Brooke |
Free Love may refer to:
Free love, a social movement that accepts all forms of love
Free Love (film), a 1930 film starring Conrad Nagel
Free Love (album), an album by Sylvan Esso
"Free Love", a song by Morphine from their 1995 album Yes
"Free Love", a short story by Ali Smith, part of her book of short stories, "Free ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20Love |
Torchy the Battery Boy is a British television series, the second produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson, running from 1959 to 1961. Directed by Anderson, it was a collaboration with author Roberta Leigh, with music scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings.
Based on stri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchy%20the%20Battery%20Boy |
Brucetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Frederick County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 274. Brucetown lies at the intersection of Brucetown and Sir John Roads. A post office was established in the community i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucetown%2C%20Virginia |
Norman Alexander Miscampbell, QC (20 February 1925 – 16 February 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992, making him Blackpool's longest serving MP.
Early life
Miscampbell was born in Carrickfergus in County Antrim. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Miscampbell |
Deyvison Rogério da Silva (born 9 January 1985), commonly known as Bobô, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played as a forward for A-League club Sydney FC.
Club career
Beşiktaş
Bobô was leading goalscorer of Beşiktaş in the 2006–07 season, with 20 goals in all competitions. He began the 2007–08 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%C3%B4%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201985%29 |
Phitsanulok may refer to one of five places/things in the country of Thailand:
the city Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province
Mueang Phitsanulok district
Monthon Phitsanulok, a former administrative entity
Phitsanulok College | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phitsanulok%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Si Phan Don (; meaning '4,000 islands') is a riverine archipelago in the Mekong River, Champasak Province in southern Laos. Si Phan Don is part of Khong District, including the islands and part of the mainland in the east. Si Phan Don is dotted with numerous islands, half of which are submerged when the Mekong Rive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%20Phan%20Don |
Gravel Springs is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Gravel Springs was established in 1872. It lies south of Star Tannery at the intersection of Brill, Star Tannery, and Gravel Springs Roads.
References
Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia
Unincorporated com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravel%20Springs%2C%20Virginia |
Class 56 may refer to:
British Rail Class 56
DRG Class 56, a German freight locomotive class with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and comprising the:
Class 56.0: Prussian G 7.3, LBE G 7.3
Class 56.1: Prussian G 8.3
Class 56.2: Mecklenburg G 7.3
Class 56.2II–8: Rebuild from Prussian G ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class%2056 |
Seefeel are a British electronic and post-rock band formed in the early 1990s by Mark Clifford (guitar, programming), Daren Seymour (bass), Justin Fletcher (drums, programming), and Sarah Peacock (vocals, guitar). Their work became known for fusing guitar-based shoegaze with the production techniques of ambient techno ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seefeel |
Stefan Remco Aartsen (born 13 March 1975 in 's-Gravenzande) is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000.
Aartsen first gained attention in 1992, when he won the title in the 200 m freestyle at the European Junior Championships i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan%20Aartsen |
Jeopardy is the debut studio album by English post-punk band the Sound. It was released on November 1, 1980 by the record label Korova.
The album fared poorly commercially but received critical acclaim. One single, "Heyday", was released from the album.
Background
Following their 1979 EP Physical World, the band sta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy%20%28album%29 |
Kastraki (, before 1927: Ομέρ Εφένδη - Omer Efendi) is a village in Phocis, Greece, part of the municipal unit Efpalio. It is near the left bank of the river Mornos and 3 km from the Gulf of Corinth. It is west of the village of Efpalio and northeast of the town of Nafpaktos.
History
Kastraki is near the site of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastraki%2C%20Phocis |
Sava Mrkalj (; ; 1783 – 1833) was a Serb linguist, grammarian, philologist, and poet known for his attempt to reform the Serbian language before Vuk Karadžić.
Biography
Mrkalj was born in the hamlet of Sjeničak in Kordun, at the time Military Frontier, Austrian Empire, now Croatia. He attended high school in Zagreb, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sava%20Mrkalj |
Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker, (4 October 1922 – 5 July 2009) was a British Conservative politician.
Early life
Blaker was born in Hong Kong, son of Cedric Blaker. He was educated at Shrewsbury School before being evacuated to Canada in 1939. There he took a degree in classics, before being commissioned in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Blaker |
Jung Chan (born February 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
The Young Man (1994)
Extras (1998)
Over the Rainbow (2002)
Road Movie (2002)
Invisible Light (2003)
Spring Breeze (2003)
How to Keep My Love (2004) (cameo)
Possible Changes (2005)
Woman on the Beach (2006) (cameo)
The Cut (2007) ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%20Chan |
This is a list of well-known object–relational mapping software.
Java
Apache Cayenne, open-source for Java
Apache OpenJPA, open-source for Java
DataNucleus, open-source JDO and JPA implementation (formerly known as JPOX)
Ebean, open-source ORM framework
EclipseLink, Eclipse persistence platform
Enterprise JavaBeans (E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20object%E2%80%93relational%20mapping%20software |
Clay Andrews Racing was a NASCAR Busch Series team. They formerly fielded the No. 84 Hype Technologies Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the NASCAR Busch Series. The team was led by Billy Wilburn, a former Penske Racing mechanic and later crew chief. They signed Randel King as their development driver. King was released from hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay%20Andrews%20Racing |
Llerena may refer to:
Llerena, Badajoz in Badajoz province, Spain, postal code 06900
Valverde de Llerena in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Higuera de Llerena in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Retamal de Llerena in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Campillo de Llerena in the province... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llerena |
Jacob Carstensen (born 10 September 1978 in Kastrup, Tårnby) is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the world title in the 400m Freestyle at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships (25m) in Gothenburg.
Refe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%20Carstensen |
Torchy can refer to:
People
Nickname
Torchy Atkinson (1909-1990), New Zealand horticultural scientist and scientific administrator
Torchy Clark, American basketball head coach for the University of Central Florida (1969-1983)
Roy Hasson (1921-1968), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s
Judith Krantz (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchy |
is one of the earliest international auxiliary languages.
Overview
It was created by Joseph Schipfer and first published in Wiesbaden.
This project is of historical interest for two reasons—first, it being based on French, but the inclusion of , , reflects the common view of the time that French is "a world langua... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicationssprache |
Probus (Cornish: Lannbrobus) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It has the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is high, and richly decorated with carvings. The place name originates from the church's dedication to Saint Probus. The parish population at the 2011 census wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probus%2C%20Cornwall |
The Battle of Yijing was a military conflict which took place in northern China from 198 to 199 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. It was fought between Gongsun Zan, a warlord known as the "White Horse General", and Yuan Shao, a scion of the esteemed Yuan clan and former leader of the coalition against Dong Zhuo.
Backgr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Yijing |
The Red Bull Big Wave Africa is a surfing competition held annually in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
The event is held at "Dungeons", just east of The Sentinel, a peak in Hout Bay, Cape Town. The reef has been known since the 80's as a site for large Atlantic swells breaking over a reef. The competition is he... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Bull%20Big%20Wave%20Africa |
Allan Roberts (28 October 1943 – 21 March 1990) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle from 1979 until his death. A teacher and social worker before his election, he was a member of the left wing of the party.
Early life
Roberts was from a working-class background... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan%20Roberts%20%28politician%29 |
Gerasim Zelić (; 1752–1828) was a Serbian Orthodox Church archimandrite, traveller and writer. His chief work is Žitije (Lives), in three volumes. They are memoirs of his travels throughout western Europe, Russia and Asia Minor from the latter half of the 18th century to the first decade of the 19th century and the fam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerasim%20Zeli%C4%87 |
The House of McDonnell is a traditional Irish pub in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Established in 1744, the pub is noted for the quality of the traditional Irish pub interior (Grade A listed), which has remained largely unchanged over the years (the last major refurbishment taking place in the mid-19th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20McDonnell |
Robin Hood's Golden Prize is Child ballad 147. It is a story in the Robin Hood canon which has survived as, among other forms, a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad, and is one of several ballads about the medieval folk hero that form part of the Child ballad collection, which is one of the most comprehen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20Hood%27s%20Golden%20Prize |
Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 45
Conservative 7
Independent 1
Others 1
Election result
References
1998
1998 English loca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%20Coventry%20City%20Council%20election |
From the Lions Mouth [sic] is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Sound, released in November 1981 on record label Korova. Following the release of their previous album Jeopardy, keyboardist Belinda "Bi" Marshall left the group and was replaced by Colvin "Max" Mayers. For their new album, The Sound wo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From%20the%20Lions%20Mouth |
Felix Grant (December 22, 1918 – October 12, 1993) was a radio presenter who specialized in playing jazz music during his long career in Washington, D.C. (1945 to 1993), primarily at radio station WMAL.
Recognized for his distinctive voice, sophisticated style, and personal connection to many of the twentieth century'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix%20Grant |
International relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are shaped through the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Ukraine is a priority partner within the Eastern Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The EU and Ukraine hav... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European%20Union%20relations |
Božidar Petranović (18 February 1809 – 12 September 1874) was a Serbian author, scholar, journalist, and one of the leading historians of Serbian literature and a distinctive proponent of world literature. He is also mentioned as Theodor (Greek version of Serbian Božidar) Petranović in some publications. He is regarded... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C5%BEidar%20Petranovi%C4%87 |
Sophia Skou (born 1 December 1975 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former butterfly swimmer, who twice competed in the Summer Olympics for her native country: in 1996 and 2000.
Skou was Denmark's leading swimmer in the 1990s, together with Mette Jacobsen. Skou was mainly successful in the short course (25m) events, although... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia%20Skou |
"Out of This World" is an American popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer. It was first recorded by Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra in 1944.
It was introduced in the film Out of This World (1945) by Bing Crosby dubbing in for the voice of the main character played by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out%20of%20This%20World%20%28Johnny%20Mercer%20song%29 |
A realm is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules. The term is commonly used to describe a monarchical or dynastic state. A realm may also be a subdivision within an empire, if it has its own monarch, e.g. the German Empire.
Etymology
The Old French word reaume, modern French royaume, was the word firs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm |
Southwick House is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Southwick Estate in Hampshire, England, about north of Portsmouth. It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding, and related military police capabilities.
History
Early history
The house was built in 1800 in the late Georgian style, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwick%20House |
Ben Austin Blair (born 26 March 1979 in Westport, New Zealand) is a former rugby union footballer. He played four tests for New Zealand. He scored 37 points on his All Blacks debut against Ireland A in 2001 at Ravenhill in Belfast; however, as this was not a test match he was not capped. His first test match appearance... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Blair |
American-Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard proposed a psychological typology of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, and fetishistic transvestism in a series of academic papers through the 1980s and 1990s. Building on the work of earlier researchers, including his colleague Kurt Freund, Blanchard categorized trans women i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard%27s%20transsexualism%20typology |
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and belting technique. She had unorthodox voice training during her childhood, where she was immersed neck-d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regine%20Velasquez |
Aker was a former independent municipality in Akershus, Norway, that constitutes the vast majority of the territory of the modern city of Oslo.
The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church. The church in turn became the source of the name of the parish and later municipalit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aker%2C%20Norway |
Elections to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 47
Independent 7
Liberal Democrat 6
Conservative 3
Election result
Referen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%20Doncaster%20Metropolitan%20Borough%20Council%20election |
King George is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of King George County, Virginia, United States. It is sometimes referred to as King George Courthouse, because it is the location of the King George County Courthouse. The population as of the 2020 census was 4,970. The Journal Press was a local wee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20George%2C%20Virginia |
Mahakali () is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism.
Similar to Kali, Mahakali is a fierce goddess associated with universal power, time, life, death, and both rebirth and liberation. She is the consort of Bhairava, the god of consciousness, the basis of reality and existen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahakali |
Bernard John Hayhoe, Baron Hayhoe, (8 August 1925 – 7 September 2013) was a British Conservative politician.
Early life
He was born in Surrey and attended Stanley Technical School, South Norwood. He left school at 16 to take up an apprenticeship in a toolroom and studied at Borough Polytechnic. He then joined the Min... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney%20Hayhoe |
Founded in 1966, the Pointe-à-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust is a not for profit environmental non-government organisation dedicated to environmental education and the conservation of wetlands and waterfowl. Located in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago, the trust contains two lakes and about 25 hectares within the Petrotrin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-%C3%A0-Pierre%20Wild%20Fowl%20Trust |
Robin Hood's Delight is Child ballad 136. It is a story in the Robin Hood canon which has survived as, among other forms, a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad, and is one of several ballads about the medieval folk hero that form part of the Child ballad collection, which is one of the most comprehensive ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20Hood%27s%20Delight |
Woolton pie is a pastry dish of vegetables, widely served in Britain in the Second World War when rationing and shortages made other dishes hard to prepare. It was created at the Savoy Hotel in London by its then Maitre Chef de Cuisine, Francis Latry, and was one of a number of recipes commended to the British public b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolton%20pie |
Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian.
Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.
The track Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.
Track listing
"Ghazal"
"Nahan 'The Hidden'"
"Allahi Allah"
"The Hunt"
"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niyaz%20%28album%29 |
Owlpen is a small village and civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England, set in a valley in the Cotswold hills. It is about east of Uley, and east of Dursley. The Owlpen valley is set around the settlement like an amphitheatre of wooded hills open to the west. The landscape falls within the Cots... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlpen |
LMP1 may refer to:
Epstein–Barr virus latent membrane protein 1
Le Mans Prototype, a type of sports prototype race car
GMS Durango LMP1, a Le Mans Prototype built for Durango by GMS in 2000
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S, a Le Mans Prototype built for Panoz in 1999
See also
LMP (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMP1 |
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