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The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom. The name comes from their association with Lord Palmerston, who was Prime Minister at the time and promoted the idea.
The stru... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Palmerston%20Forts%20on%20the%20Isle%20of%20Wight |
Jean d'Orléans-Longueville (1484, in Château de Parthenay — 24 September 1533, in Tarascon), Cardinal de Longueville was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church for six months in 1533. He was abbot in commendam of Bec, and concurrently archbishop of Toulouse (1503) and bishop of Orléans (1521).
Biography
Jean d’Orlé... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20d%27Orl%C3%A9ans-Longueville |
The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about in southwestern Alaska. It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, only slightly smaller than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is a coastal plain extending to the Bering Sea, covering the d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon%20Delta%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge |
Academic detailing is "university or non-commercial-based educational outreach." The process involves face-to-face education of prescribers by trained health care professionals, typically pharmacists, physicians, or nurses. The goal of academic detailing is to improve prescribing of targeted drugs to be consistent with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic%20detailing |
Charles Allan "Skeeter" Skelton (May 1, 1928, in Hereford, Texas – January 17, 1988, in El Paso, Texas) was an American lawman and firearms writer. After serving in the United States Marine Corps from 1945-46 he began a law enforcement career which included service with the United States Border Patrol, a term as Sher... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeeter%20Skelton |
Freeman Harrison Owens (July 20, 1890 – December 9, 1979) was an early American filmmaker and aerial photographer.
Biography
was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the only child of Charles H. Owens and Christabel Harrison. He attended Pine Bluff High School in Pine Bluff, but quit in his senior year to work at a local mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman%20Harrison%20Owens |
Accessio is a concept from Roman property law for acquiring ownership of property (the accessory) which is merged, or acceded to, another piece of property (the principal). Generally, the owner of the principal, whatever it may be, also became the owner of the accessory. Its usage continues in modern times in legal sy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessio%20%28Roman%20law%29 |
Paula Shaw (born July 17, 1941) is an American actress. A life member of the Actors Studio, Shaw has portrayed characters in numerous films and on television (including a role as prostitute on Barney Miller, season three, "Quarantine", and season four, "Bugs"). She is perhaps most well known for portraying the charact... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula%20Shaw |
Clive Thomas (born 27 June 1936) is a Welsh former football referee, who operated in the English Football League and for FIFA during his career. He came from Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley.
Career
Thomas's original ambition was to be a professional footballer. He achieved a place on the ground staff at Norwich City, p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive%20Thomas%20%28football%29 |
Elections to Kirklees 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 43
Liberal Democrat 20
Conservative 7
Green Party 2
Election result
Referen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%20Kirklees%20Metropolitan%20Borough%20Council%20election |
The church of St Nicholas in Harpenden is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Background
It is the oldest known church in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It was originally built as a Chapel-of-Ease in about 1217, until it was enlarged and the existing tower added in 1470. The old ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Nicholas%20Church%2C%20Harpenden |
The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was the 13th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement, Don McLean, and the 18th overall pick to the Washington Capitals for the number one overall ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%20NHL%20Amateur%20Draft |
The Church Farm School (CFS) is a private secondary Christian school in Exton, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1985, the campus was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The school was founded in 1918 by Charles Shreiner. Shreiner, an Episcopal clergyman, established the sc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20Farm%20School |
Wilfried Behre, (born 1956 in Hannover, Germany) is an artist and sculptor.
Life
Work in several goldsmith workshops, student of the Japanese stone sculptor Makoto Fujiwara at the Hochschule Hannover where he was examined as “Master student” (Meisterschüler) in 1992. Internationally active with sculptures in Germany, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried%20Behre |
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is an association of people with an interest in technology and disability. Its mission statement notes that RESNA's mission is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehabilitation%20Engineering%20and%20Assistive%20Technology%20Society%20of%20North%20America |
RESNA or Resna may refer to:
Resen, North Macedonia, the Greek name for Resen, Macedonia
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, known as RESNA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RESNA |
In Ancient Roman and Byzantine tradition, acclamatio (Koiné aktologia) was the public expression of approbation or disapprobation, pleasure or displeasure, etc., by loud acclamations. On many occasions, there appear to have been certain forms of acclamations always used by the Romans; as, for instance, at marriages, ,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclamatio |
Maria Ana of Portugal may refer to:
Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718–1781), queen consort of Joseph I of Portugal
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal (1768–1788), daughter of Mary I of Portugal and Peter III of Portugal, wife of Infante Gabriel of Spain
Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843–1884), daughter of Maria ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Ana%20of%20Portugal |
Woodlands is a large, prosperous central area (ward) of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, which is mainly residential. Much of the ward is taken up by leafy streets where property prices are among the highest in Central Scotland (with several houses selling at over £800,000) and includes Lochgreen, Slamannan, Rosebank,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlands%2C%20Falkirk |
Charles William Ganzel (June 18, 1862 – April 7, 1914) was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1897. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher, for four major league clubs. His most extensive playing time came with the Detroit Wolverines (209 games, 1886–1888) and Bosto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Ganzel |
In Ancient Roman sacrificial tradition, an acerra (Greek: ) was the incense box used in sacrifices. The incense was taken out of the acerra and let fall upon the burning altar; hence, we have the expression de acerra libare. (turibulum)
The acerra was also, according to Festus, a small altar, placed before the dead, o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acerra%20%28incense%20box%29 |
A medical science liaison (MSL) is a healthcare consulting professional who is employed by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and managed care companies. Other job titles for medical science liaisons may include medical liaisons, clinical science liaisons, medical science managers, regional medical scientis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20science%20liaison |
Dorian Hill (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name D-Ray 3000. He is best known for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Hill began his training at the age of 16 under "The Canadian Destroyer" Doug Chevalier and "... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Ray%203000 |
Owlpen Manor is a Tudor Grade I listed manor house of the Mander family, situated in the village of Owlpen in the Stroud district in Gloucestershire, England. There is an associated estate set in a valley within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The manor house is about one mile east of Uley, and three m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlpen%20Manor |
Artrain is an organization devoted to promote art and culture. The organization used to operate a traveling art museum on a train, which is no longer in service. It consisted of three gallery cars, with two more cars in support, and traveled widely in the United States, operating in a different region every year. It wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artrain%20USA |
Waupoos is a community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Situated on Smith Bay on Lake Ontario, Waupoos is in the centre of the county's cider and wine industry. Located about 13 km from Picton, it is set among apple orchards, wineries, local farms and forested hills.
During and after the American Revolution, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waupoos%2C%20Ontario |
EMR (Electro-Mechanical Research) Telemetry was a division of Weston Instruments, Inc. based in Sarasota, Florida. EMR started in 1957 and was sold to several different companies throughout its existence. EMR has been owned or operated by companies such as Fairchild Camera and Instrument, Schlumberger LTD, Loral, Lockh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMR%20Telemetry |
East Branch Reservoir, is a reservoir in the town of Southeast, New York, near the village of Brewster. Part of the New York City water supply system, it was formed by impounding the East Branch of the Croton River. Forming part of the Croton Watershed, it was placed into service in 1891, and lies some north of the ci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Branch%20Reservoir |
Trauma is a 1993 Italian giallo horror film directed by Dario Argento and starring Asia Argento, Christopher Rydell, Piper Laurie, and Frederic Forrest. Set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it follows a troubled teenage girl who, with the help of a boyfriend, attempts to stop a serial killer who murdered her parents.
It wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma%20%281993%20film%29 |
Darlene Faye Gillespie (born April 8, 1941) is a Canadian-American former child actress, most remembered as a singer and dancer on the original The Mickey Mouse Club television series from 1955 to 1959. Her Irish father and French Canadian mother were a former vaudeville dance team. When Darlene was two years old, her ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlene%20Gillespie |
The 1967 National Football League draft was conducted March 14–15, 1967, at the Gotham Hotel in New York City. It was the first common draft with the AFL, part of the AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966.
This draft was delayed as new guidelines were established; redshirt (or "future") players were no longer eligible... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%20NFL/AFL%20draft |
Martindale may refer to:
People
Adam Martindale (1623–1686), leading 17th century English Presbyterian minister
Billy Martindale (born 1938), American golfer
C. C. Martindale (1879–1963), English priest and writer
David Martindale (born 1974), Scottish football manager
Doug Martindale (born 1947), Canadian politi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martindale |
Hadzi may refer to:
Dimitri Hadzi, an American abstract sculptor
Hadži, an honorific used in Orthodox Christianity in the Balkan countries, related to the Muslim honorary title Hajji | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadzi |
Daphne, Op. 82, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss, subtitled "Bucolic Tragedy in One Act". The German libretto was by Joseph Gregor. The opera is based loosely on the mythological figure Daphne from Ovid's Metamorphoses and includes elements taken from The Bacchae by Euripides.
Performance history
The first p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne%20%28opera%29 |
Martic can refer to:
Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Anglicized version of the Serbian and Croatian surname Martić | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martic |
Rayong is a city located in the Gulf of Thailand. The name may also refer to:
Rayong Province
Amphoe Mueang Rayong or Mueang Rayong district
Rayong River | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayong%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Underwood International College, Yonsei University was founded in 2006 as a constituent college of Yonsei University. Based in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea.
The college is the first and only liberal arts college in the Republic of Korea, and the only college at Yonsei University to conduct and assess all classes in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood%20International%20College |
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (; 13 July 1861 – 31 July 1942) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Guillaume IV. She was the regent of Luxembourg between 1908 and 1912; first during the illness of her spouse, and then in the name of their daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde.
Family
Born at Sc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanta%20Marie%20Anne%20of%20Portugal |
Sheridan Gray Snyder OBE (born October 20, 1936) is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist in the biotechnology industry. He is the founder and CEO of Biocatalyst, but also a "serial entrepreneur", a founder of Genzyme and many other companies.
Beginnings
Education
Snyder graduated from The Lawrencev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan%20Snyder |
Martić () is a Croatian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Grga Martić, Croatian writer
Milan Martić, Croatian politician
Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
Tonči Martić, Croatian former footballer
See also
Maretić
Martic
Surnames of Croatian origin
Patronymic surnames
Surnames of Serbian origi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marti%C4%87 |
TDtv combines IPWireless commercial UMTS TD-CDMA solution and 3GPP Release 6 Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) to deliver Mobile TV. TDtv operates in the universal unpaired 3G spectrum bands that are available worldwide at 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz. It allows UMTS operators to fully utilize their existing spect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDtv |
Mark Lindley (born 11 February 1937) is a noted musicologist and, more recently, a historian of modern India, and a teacher of economics.
Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), the Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.). He has taught at various universities, in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Lindley |
Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case in the early 1920s.
In 1919 and 1920, de Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process, DeForest Phonofilm, which recorded sound directly onto film as parallel lines. These para... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonofilm |
Goodwood Country Park is a Country Park in West Sussex in southern England.
It is within the estate of Goodwood House near Chichester, and next to Goodwood Racecourse and the Trundle Iron Age hill fort.
It is mostly woodland, with some open grassland space, with picnic area near the car park. There are a number of wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwood%20Country%20Park |
The Union of Active Struggle (, ZWC), also translated as Union for Active Struggle and Union for Active Resistance, was a Polish secret military organization founded in June 1908 in Lwów by Józef Piłsudski, Marian Kukiel, Kazimierz Sosnkowski and Władysław Sikorski, all members of the Combat Organization of the Polish ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union%20of%20Active%20Struggle |
California's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
The district includes all of Imperial County and parts of Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Cities in the new 25th district include Cathedral City, Indio, Coachella... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2025th%20congressional%20district |
California's 27th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by . It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2027th%20congressional%20district |
Our Lips Are Sealed is a 2000 direct-to-video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The film was partly set and filmed in Sydney, Australia.
Plot
The Parker Sisters are placed in the FBI's Witness Protection Program after they witness a robbery at the local museum, in which the priceless Kneel Diamond is stolen. U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our%20Lips%20Are%20Sealed%20%28film%29 |
California's 28th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, in Los Angeles County. The district is regarded as a Democratic stronghold and has been held by the Democratic Party since 2003 and is currently represented by .
Following redistricting ahead of the 2022 election cycl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2028th%20congressional%20district |
California's 29th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in the north central San Fernando Valley. The district is represented by .
It includes the city of San Fernando, as well as the Los Angeles communities of Van Nuys, Pacoima, Arleta, Panorama City, Sylmar, and par... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2029th%20congressional%20district |
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), formerly Sree Chitra Tirunal Medical Center, is an autonomous medical school and an Institute of National Importance in India established in 1976 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The institute is named after Chithira Tirunal Balarama Varma, the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sree%20Chitra%20Tirunal%20Institute%20for%20Medical%20Sciences%20and%20Technology%2C%20Trivandrum |
California's 30th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The 30th district takes in the Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena, and the Los Angeles area communities of Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Edendale, Park La Brea, Hancock Park, and westside Ech... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2030th%20congressional%20district |
California's 31st congressional district is a congressional district in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. The district is located in the San Gabriel Valley.
From January 3, 2023, following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district is currently represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano.
Recent resul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2031st%20congressional%20district |
Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%20Fried |
California's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The 32nd district takes in the city of Malibu and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Beverly Glen, Bel Air, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Canoga Par... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2032nd%20congressional%20district |
California's 33rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
From January 3, 2023, following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district centered on San Bernardino.
Recent results in statewide elections
Composition
As of the 2020 re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2033rd%20congressional%20district |
California's 34th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Located in Los Angeles County, the district is represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez. Its previous U.S. representative, Democrat Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, resigned January 24, 2017, to become attorney general of California. Repr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2034th%20congressional%20district |
California's 35th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is currently represented by .
The district is based in the Inland Empire, including the communities of Chino, Eastvale, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland.
Recent results in statewide e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2035th%20congressional%20district |
California's 36th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The 36th district is located primarily in the South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles. It takes in the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica,
the west side of Culver City, Hermosa Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2036th%20congressional%20district |
Nodal is a generative software application for composing music. The software was produced at the Centre for Electronic Media Art (CEMA), Monash University, Australia. It uses a novel method for the notation and playing of MIDI based music. This method is based around the concept of a user-defined graph. The graph consi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodal%20%28software%29 |
Mascaron may refer to:
Mascaron (architecture), a decorative element in the form of a sculpted face or head of a human being or an animal
Jules Mascaron, French preacher
Surnames of French origin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascaron |
California's 39th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
The district includes parts of Riverside County, including Jurupa Valley, Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris. The district has been represented by Democrat Mark Takano ever since he was redistricted from the 41st con... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2039th%20congressional%20district |
California's 40th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, encompassing Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. The district is currently represented by . It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2040th%20congressional%20district |
Beethoven on Speed is an album by The Great Kat, released in 1990.
Track listing
The album is divided into two opuses :
Opus One
"Beethoven on Speed (Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C Minor)" — 1:54
"Ultra-Dead" — 3:19
"Flight of the Bumble-Bee" — 2:08
"Revenge Mongrel" — 1:33
"Funeral March (Piano Sonata in B Min... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven%20on%20Speed |
California's 42nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is currently represented by .
The 42nd district is located entirely within Los Angeles County, and is centered around Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs.
Recent results in statewide elections
Composition
As of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2042nd%20congressional%20district |
California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by . The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the ci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2043rd%20congressional%20district |
Mighty Max was a series of toys that were manufactured by Bluebird Toys PLC in the UK in 1992. The toys were similar to the earlier Polly Pocket toyline, but these toys were marketed primarily towards young boys. In Canada and the United States, they were distributed by Irwin Toy Limited and Mattel Inc. respectively. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty%20Max%20%28toyline%29 |
Gică Petrescu (; 2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk music composer and performer.
Born in Bucharest, he made his debut at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai High School in his native city. His official debut was made by performing for radio audience... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gic%C4%83%20Petrescu |
California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California currently represented by Republican Michelle Steel. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or hel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2045th%20congressional%20district |
California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
It has been represented by Democrat Lou Correa since 2017, when he succeeded Loretta Sanchez, who retired to run for the U.S. Senate. The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, San... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2046th%20congressional%20district |
Cooperative multitasking, also known as non-preemptive multitasking, is a style of computer multitasking in which the operating system never initiates a context switch from a running process to another process. Instead, in order to run multiple applications concurrently, processes voluntarily yield control periodically... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative%20multitasking |
The Frome Festival is festival of music and culture held annually in Frome, Somerset, England since 2000.
Martin Bax, a former mayor of the town, conceived the Frome Festival and ran it from its inaugural occurrence in 2000 until 2007, for which he received the MBE. In 2008 Martin Dimery, was appointed as his successo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frome%20Festival |
California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
Following 2020 redistricting, the district shifted to Orange County to contain Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Seal Beach. It is currently represented by Democrat Katie Porter.
Competitiveness... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2047th%20congressional%20district |
California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
The district currently includes southwestern portions of San Diego County. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and most of Imperial Beach.
Recent resu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2052nd%20congressional%20district |
California's 53rd congressional district was a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It was last represented by Sara Jacobs, who succeeded Susan Davis following the 2020 election. It was eliminated following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.
The district was recently in San Diego County. I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2053rd%20congressional%20district |
LOL (stylised ) is the debut studio album by Polish pop group Blog 27, released in Poland in 2005 and internationally in 2006.
Release
The album was originally released in Poland on Ala and Tola's 13th birthday on 27 November 2005. The first edition included only 10 tracks and 2 music videos. The second edition, relea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL%20%28Blog%2027%20album%29 |
Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger was a senator of the Roman Republic.
Career
He was praetor in the year of Cicero's consulship, 63 BC, and consul in 61 BC, the year in which Publius Clodius profaned the mysteries of the Bona Dea, and Gnaeus Pompeius triumphed for his several victories over the Cilician pirates, Tigranes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus%20Valerius%20Messalla%20Niger |
Die Liebe der Danae (The Love of Danae) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a February 1937 German libretto by Joseph Gregor, based on an outline written in 1920, "Danae, or The Marriage of Convenience", by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Strauss worked on the score in 1937, 1938 and into 1939, although he was pre-o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die%20Liebe%20der%20Danae |
The Cretan wildcat is a member of the genus Felis that inhabits the Greek island of Crete. Its taxonomic status is unclear at present, as some biologists consider it probably introduced, or a European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris), or a hybrid between European wildcat and domestic cat (F. catus). It was previou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretan%20wildcat |
Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography was by Stephen C. LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.
In a 2010 interview with Uncut, Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track "Angola Anthem":
"My managers put me in a psych ward... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedies%20%28Dr.%20John%20album%29 |
Zabulon may refer to:
Zebulun, biblical founder of a tribe of Israelites
Sabulon, an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see
the Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon, (alias southern dimorphic skipper), a North American butterfly
Zabulon (Night Watch), a fictional character in the World o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabulon |
Sandra Lea Lynch (born July 31, 1946) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is the first woman to serve on that court. Lynch served as chief judge of the First Circuit from 2008 to 2015.
Early life and education
Lynch w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra%20Lynch |
This is a list of all the golfers who represented the United States in the Solheim Cup from the first staging in 1990 through to 2023.
Players
+ Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced.
* Heather Bowie later became Heather Bowie Young. Dottie Pepper was called Dottie Mochrie from 1990 to 199... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20American%20Solheim%20Cup%20golfers |
Nancy Hennings is an American musician who teamed up with Henry Wolff to make the album Tibetan Bells in 1971, one of the pioneering LPs of new-age music. In 1982, with the assistance of Wolff and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, she produced the mysterious sounding Yamantaka. She also contributed to the other Tibeta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Hennings |
The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the Indian cricket team. It was established in 2000 and is located near to the M.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Cricket%20Academy |
Mighty Max may refer to:
Mighty Max (toyline), a series of toys from Bluebird Toys
Mighty Max (TV series), a television series based on the toys
Max Weinberg, an American drummer and television personality
Mitsubishi Mighty Max, a pickup truck sold by Mitsubishi Motors | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty%20Max |
The ABN AMRO Open, also known as the Rotterdam Open, and formerly known as: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (1991-2021), is a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour and has been held annually at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam%20Open |
David Devall (born 1931) is a Canadian retired broadcaster and meteorologist. He served as the chief forecaster at CFTO-TV in Toronto for more than 48 years beginning in 1961, and was recognized as having had the "longest career as a weather forecaster" by Guinness World Records and the World Records Academy upon his ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Devall |
Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) is an intermodal rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, local bus, and intercity bus transportation hub in Miami-Dade County, Florida, just outside the Miami city limits near the Grapeland Heights neighborhood. The facility was constructed by the Florida Department of Transportation... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami%20Intermodal%20Center |
Garfield Howard "Garry" Weston CBE (April 28, 1927 – February 15, 2002) was a Canadian businessman who was active in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of Reta (née Howard) and W. Garfield Weston, owner of the George Weston Limited food conglomerate headquartered in Toronto. He was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry%20Weston |
İhsan Sabancı (1931–1979) was a Turkish businessman and a second-generation member of the Sabancı family.
He was born in 1931 in the village of Akçakaya village in Kayseri Province as the first of six sons of Hacı Ömer Sabancı and Sadıka. His brothers were Sakıp (1933–2004), Hacı (1935–1998), Şevket (1936–2021), Erol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0hsan%20Sabanc%C4%B1 |
Bob Weaver (November 20, 1928 – June 17, 2006) was one of the United States's first TV weathermen.
Biography
Weaver was born in New York City. He moved to Florida to attend the University of Miami. Shortly after graduating, he was hired by WTVJ, becoming Miami's first TV weatherman; he would become a fixture at the s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Weaver%20%28weatherman%29 |
Nicholas Worth (September 4, 1937 – May 7, 2007) was an American character actor who appeared on film, on TV, and in video games.
Early years
Worth was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 4, 1937. He served for three years in the army as a paratrooper and studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and Pasad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Worth |
The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The forts were built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, prompted by concerns about the strength of the French Navy,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston%20Forts |
Cactus Club Cafe is a Canadian-owned chain of premium casual restaurants that originated in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The chain has since expanded to 31 locations throughout Canada, with other locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
History
Cactus Club Cafe was founded in 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe |
Night Fall is a 2004 novel by American author Nelson DeMille.
Plot
The story begins with the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York. A couple conducting an illicit affair on the beach witness the crash and flee the scene, having accidentally videotaped the crash and what appears to be a missile risin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night%20Fall%20%28novel%29 |
Joseph Quincy Krumgold (April 9, 1908 – July 10, 1980) was an American writer of books and screenplays. He was the first person to win two annual Newbery Medals for the most distinguished new American children's book.
Life
Krumgold was born in 1908 in Jersey City, New Jersey, in a Jewish family, and was immersed in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Krumgold |
John William Clark Watson (February 27, 1808 – September 24, 1890) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Mississippi from 1864 to 1865.
References
Sources
External links
John William Clark Watson at The Political Graveyard
1808 births
1890 deaths
19th-century American politician... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20William%20Clark%20Watson |
Cunninghamhead is a hamlet in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the centre of the lands of Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge in Cunninghame. This mainly rural area is noted for its milk and cheese production and the Ayrshire, Cunninghame or Dunlop breed of cattle.
Bourtreehill Estate
The estate was within the d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunninghamhead%2C%20Perceton%20and%20Annick%20Lodge |
Milenge Milenge () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. Largely based on the 2001 film Serendipity, the movie is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fifth and final film together (to date) following Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met (2007). Other members from the cast in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milenge%20Milenge |
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