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In computer programming, a pure function is a function that has the following properties:
the function return values are identical for identical arguments (no variation with local static variables, non-local variables, mutable reference arguments or input streams), and
the function has no side effects (no mutation of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure%20function |
A tragedy is a literary work with an unhappy outcome.
Tragedy may also refer to:
Music
Albums
Tragedy (Julia Holter album), 2011
Tragedies (album), a 1995 album by Norwegian band Funeral
Tragedy (Forever Storm album), 2013
Musicians
Tragedy (band), an American hardcore punk band
Tragedy Khadafi (born 1971), rapper ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Ted Richards (born 11 January 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Richards was recruited from Xavier College, with the 27th pick in the 2000 national draft. He made his senior debut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Richards |
Scott Thornton may refer to:
Scott Thornton (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Scott Thornton (ice hockey), ice hockey player | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Thornton |
Samurai Western is an action-adventure video game, made by Acquire games company, released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. The player assumes the role of a samurai named Gojiro Kiryu, who travels to the Wild West in search of his brother, Rando.
Gameplay
Samurai Western does away with the adventure elements present in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai%20Western |
Kristin Thornton (born 5 March 1988) is an Australian rules footballer.
He was recruited as the number 54 draft pick in the 2005 AFL draft from Peel Thunder. He made his debut for the Sydney Swans in round 8 against the Carlton Blues kicking one goal.
He was delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2008 season after s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin%20Thornton |
Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI) is a secondary school in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school is run by the Waterloo Region District School Board. During the 2019–2020 school year, 1,475 students were enrolled at the school. It has magnet programs including English as a Second Language (E.S.L.), Extended French, G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo%20Collegiate%20Institute |
Daniele Nardello (born 2 August 1972 in Varese) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. His career ran from 1994 to 2009, with highlights including winning the 2001 Italian national road race championship, the 2003 Züri-Metzgete, and three straight top-10 finishes and one stage win at the Tour de France.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele%20Nardello |
Jarred Moore (born 6 March 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL) who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the North Melbourne Football Club.
Moore grew up in Langwarrin and played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, from where he was recruited as the number ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarred%20Moore |
Catamenial pneumothorax is a spontaneous pneumothorax that recurs during menstruation, within 72 hours before or after the onset of a cycle. It usually involves the right side of the chest and right lung, and is associated with thoracic endometriosis. A third to a half of patients have pelvic endometriosis as well. Des... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamenial%20pneumothorax |
The Bo Diddley beat is a syncopated musical rhythm that is widely used in rock and roll and pop music. The beat is named after rhythm and blues musician Bo Diddley, who introduced and popularized the beat with his self-titled debut single, "Bo Diddley", in 1955. The beat has been described as essentially the Afro-Cuban... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%20Diddley%20beat |
Lehigh Valley Hospital, also known as Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Lehigh Valley Hospital is the largest hospital in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region and the third largest hospital in Pennsylvania with 877 licensed beds and the third most operating rooms (46) of a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh%20Valley%20Hospital%E2%80%93Cedar%20Crest |
Noggin, also known as NOG, is a protein that is involved in the development of many body tissues, including nerve tissue, muscles, and bones. In humans, noggin is encoded by the NOG gene. The amino acid sequence of human noggin is highly homologous to that of rat, mouse, and Xenopus (an aquatic frog genus).
Noggin is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noggin%20%28protein%29 |
Edward Ray Fiori (born April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA and Champions Tour.
Early life and education
Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California, to prac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Fiori |
Ryan Brabazon (born 26 December 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
After winning the Jack Clarke Medal for fairest and best in the WAFL Colts competition he was recruited as the number 59 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Claremont. He m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Brabazon |
David Kudrave (born March 10, 1966 in Los Angeles), is an American former open wheel racing driver. He raced in the 1993 CART season, with 8 career starts. His best finish came in his first race, the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kudrave also raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 Indy Racing League seaso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Kudrave |
The Endeavour class were non-combat naval ships used by the Canadian Forces for oceanographic research.
There were at least two ships built in this class, , and CFAV Quest (AGOR 172), originally HMCS Quest.
References
External links
Endeavour-class oceanographic research ships
Auxiliary research ship classes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endeavour-class%20research%20ship |
is a Latin term used by Cicero in , ("The Nature of the Gods") and has been translated as "inspiration".
Cicero's usage was a literalising of "inspiration", which had already become figurative. As "inspiration" had come to mean simply the gathering of a new idea, Cicero reiterated the idea of a rush of unexpected brea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afflatus |
The "Subversive Proposal" was an Internet posting by Stevan Harnad on June 27, 1994 (presented at the 1994 Network Services Conference in London) calling on all authors of "esoteric" research writings to archive their articles for free for everyone online (in anonymous FTP archives or websites). It initiated a series o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversive%20Proposal |
Tim Schmidt (born 14 March 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
Originally from South Australian National Football League club West Adelaide, Schmidt was drafted by Sydney with pick number 29 at the 2003 AFL Draft and made his debut on 29 July... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Schmidt |
Janez "Jani" Brajkovič (born 18 December 1983) is a racing cyclist from Metlika, Slovenia, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in 2004.
In 2018, while riding for the team, Brajkovič was suspended after a positive anti-doping test. He was banned for just over... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janez%20Brajkovi%C4%8D |
Votrax International, Inc. (originally the Vocal division of Federal Screw Works), or just Votrax, was a speech synthesis company located in the Detroit, Michigan area from 1971 to 1996. It began as a division of Federal Screw Works from 1971 to 1973. In 1974, it was given the Votrax name (taken from the name of its fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votrax |
Humblot's heron (Ardea humbloti), also known as the Madagascar heron, is a species of heron. It is commonly found on the north and west coasts of Madagascar but it is also present in the Comoro Islands and Mayotte. Humblot's heron is considered an endangered species due to its declining population. The major threats th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humblot%27s%20heron |
The Open Voting Consortium (OVC) is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to the development, maintenance, and delivery of trustable and open voting systems for use in public elections.
OVC was founded in December 12, 2003 by Alan Dechert, Dr. Arthur Keller and computer science professor Dr. Doug Jones. The purpose of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Voting%20Consortium |
The Gardener is Child ballad 219 (Roud 339); also called "Proud Maisrie" or "The Gardener Child", the collection includes several variants, many fragmentary.
Synopsis
A gardener woos a lady, proposing to dress her in various flowers. She rejects him with a suggestion that he wear snow and other wintry weather.
Refer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Gardener%20%28ballad%29 |
Luke Vogels (born 7 June 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Vogels played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup junior competition, but was overlooked in the AFL Draft. In 2004 he played as a member of the Terang Mortlake Football Club winning the Maskel Medal and also th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20Vogels |
Dan Gargan (born December 14, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He is the former color commentator for Atlanta United FC on Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast. Currently, Gargan is the managing director of one of the best youth sports clu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Gargan |
George W. Hewlett High School (also known as Hewlett High School, or HHS, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett Bay Park, New York, United States. Located in the Five Towns area of Long Island, it is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District (Dist... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20W.%20Hewlett%20High%20School |
The Albanian Naval Force () is the naval branch of the Albanian military. Their name was changed from the Albanian Naval Defense Forces in 2010. The Naval Force is headquartered in Durrës, and operates multiple bases, including Kepi i Palit base in Durrës, and Pashaliman in Vlorë.
The vessels of the Albanian Naval For... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%20Naval%20Force |
Forbes Point is a small community on the southwestern shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.
History
Forbes Point was named after Alexander Forbes, who settled the area in the late 18th century. Stone walls from his homestead can st... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes%20Point%2C%20Nova%20Scotia |
Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) was a squadron in the United States Marine Corps that trained naval aviators to fly the AV-8B Harrier. Also known as the Hawks, the squadron was based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 and the 2nd Marine Aircra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMAT-203 |
Heath Grundy (born 2 June 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Nicknamed 'Reg' due to his namesake Reg Grundy, he was elevated from the Sydney Swans rookie list in 2005 after playing senior football with South Australian National Footbal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath%20Grundy |
Jean-Claude Rouzaud served for over 30 years as president of Champagne Louis Roederer. He was Decanter's man of the year 2001.
He is well known for organizing a celebration in 1997 to celebrate his 30th anniversary as president of the well-known Champagne company.
The owners of 30 of the best wines in the world, in hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude%20Rouzaud |
Sandro Finoglio (born Sandro Finoglio Esperanza; January 3, 1973) is a Venezuelan actor, model, TV host. Winner of the Mister Venezuela national title in 1997, Finoglio was sent to Troia, Portugal a year later to compete in the Mister World competition, which he won. His father is from Rome and his Mother is from Pisa.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro%20Finoglio |
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (abbreviated as FSX) is a 2006 flight simulation video game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and the tenth installment of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series, which w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Flight%20Simulator%20X |
"She Said Yes" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in October 1995 as the fourth and final single from his debut album A Thousand Memories. The song peaked at number 17 in the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 20 on the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%20Said%20Yes |
Live at the Hootenanny, Vol. 1 is a live compilation recorded at the Hootenanny Festival at the Oak Canyon Ranch, California in 1999 over the Fourth of July weekend. The concert features rockabilly bands like the Reverend Horton Heat, The Derailers, Mike Ness, and the Royal Crown Revue.
Track listing
"Five-O Ford" (R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20at%20the%20Hootenanny%2C%20Vol.%201 |
The Rutland-6 Representative District is a one-member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland-6%20Vermont%20Representative%20District%2C%202002%E2%80%932012 |
Yerrinbool is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee Shire, and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about a drive from nearby Mittagong. It is to Hill Top as the crow flies, accessible by foot via a fire trail. It is on the western... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerrinbool%2C%20New%20South%20Wales |
The National Radio Theater was a non-profit independent producer of radio plays created in Chicago by Yuri Rasovsky and Michelle M. Faith. The company produced a radio drama anthology series called The National Radio Theater of Chicago, which ran on classical FM station WFMT from January 1973 to April 1986, with the pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Radio%20Theater |
The Battle of Shanhai Pass, fought on May 27, 1644 at Shanhai Pass at the eastern end of the Great Wall, was a decisive battle leading to the beginning of the Qing dynasty rule in China proper. There, the Qing prince-regent Dorgon allied with former Ming general Wu Sangui to defeat rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Shanhai%20Pass |
Georges Vanier Secondary School (also named as Georges Vanier SS, GVSS, Georges Vanier or Vanier) and Woodbine Middle School (shortly called as Woodbine M.S., WMS and Woodbine) are two public schools consisting of a junior high school (Grades 6 to 8) and high school (Grades 9 to 12) located in North York district of To... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges%20Vanier%20Secondary%20School |
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection is a bundle of two Street Fighter games: Hyper Street Fighter II, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Both versions are nearly identical, but the latter version offered online competitive play. The PlayStation 2 version of the bundle ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street%20Fighter%20Anniversary%20Collection |
Edith Clarke (February 10, 1883 – October 29, 1959) was the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States, and the first female professor of electrical engineering in the country. She was the first woman to deliver a paper at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith%20Clarke |
was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, acquired as a prize of war during the Russo-Japanese War from the Imperial Russian Navy, where it was originally known as . The cruisers and were her sister ships.
Background
Pallada was built by the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg, Russia for the Imperial R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20cruiser%20Tsugaru |
was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of Doshisha University and resided in Osaka Prefecture. He died of acute heart failure on February 22, 2020.
As a voice actor, he was most recognized for his work in the anime series Kinnikuman a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiko%20Kishino |
Cedar Crest Boulevard, colloquially known as Cedar Crest and The Boulevard, is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is part of Pennsylvania Route 29 (PA 29). North of it, the road becomes State Route 1019 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar%20Crest%20Boulevard |
In former United States patent law, a statutory invention registration (SIR) was a publication of an invention by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The publication was made at the request of the applicant (i.e. inventor(s) or assignee(s)). In order for an applicant to have a patent application pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Statutory%20Invention%20Registration |
Transfusion-related immunomodulation (TRIM) refers to the transient depression of the immune system following transfusion of blood products. This effect has been recognized in groups of individuals who have undergone kidney transplantation or have had multiple miscarriages. Some research studies have shown that, becaus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfusion-related%20immunomodulation |
The Empire of Great Fulo, also known as the Denanke Kingdom or Denianke Kingdom, was a Pulaar kingdom of Senegal, which dominated the Futa Toro region. Its population dominated its neighbors through wars against the Mali and Songhai empires.
Tenguella, a Fula chief in Futa Toro, led an emigration in the 1450s to estab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire%20of%20Great%20Fulo |
Keepsake is a third person point-and-click adventure game developed by Canadian company Wicked Studios for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms. The player plays as the main character Lydia. The quest starts that Lydia investigates what happened to Dragonvale Academy as she was on her way to meet a friend there, as sh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keepsake%20%28video%20game%29 |
The Mammals are a contemporary folk rock band based in the Hudson Valley area of New York, in the United States.
The band tours internationally and consists of founding members and principal songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruth Ungar (fiddle, guitar) plus Konrad Meissner (drums) and a rotating cast of pla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mammals |
"Number One" is a song by American musician Pharrell Williams featuring fellow American rapper Kanye West. The heavily synthesized song was written by the two and produced by the former. It was released as the third single Williams' debut studio album In My Mind (2006).
The single was released in the UK on August 21,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number%20One%20%28Pharrell%20Williams%20song%29 |
is a Japanese voice actor represented by Aoni Production. He was formerly credited as . He is a graduate of Hosei University.
Filmography
Television animation
1966
Sally the Witch (Mephisto, Dump Driver, Charlatan)
1968
Akane-chan (Uncle Kusuke)
GeGeGe no Kitarou 1st Series (Konaki Jijii (ep. 7 only), Akamata)
1969... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonehiko%20Kitagawa |
Luz Rosauro-Magsaysay (
Banzon; June 25, 1914 – August 17, 2004) was the wife of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and the seventh First Lady of the Philippines.
A native of Balanga, Magsaysay was devoted to her family, relatives and friends. She and Ramon had three children: Teresita (1934–1979), Milagros (b. 1936... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz%20Magsaysay |
Consolation payments is payment given to relatives of civilians who have died accidentally.
US Representative John Murtha has said that the United States has paid $5 million in consolation payments to the Iraqis in 2004 and $20 million in 2005.
References
See also
Iraq War
Iraq War legal issues | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolation%20payment |
Satellite News Channel (SNC) was an American short-lived news-based cable television channel that was operated as a joint venture between the ABC Video Enterprises division of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (a.k.a. ABC) and the Group W Satellite Communications subsidiary of Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (a.k... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20News%20Channel |
The Archdiocese of Tarragona () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, having Metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Girona, Lle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Catholic%20Archdiocese%20of%20Tarragona |
Camellia granthamiana (), or Grantham's camellia, is a rare, endangered species of Camellia, which was first discovered in Hong Kong in 1955.
The distribution of the species is limited in both Hong Kong and Mainland China. Only one individual of the species was found at that time when it was discovered. A few more wil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia%20granthamiana |
Most of Bob Marley's early music was recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who together with Marley were the most prominent members of the Wailers. In 1972, the Wailers had their first hit outside Jamaica when Johnny Nash covered their song "Stir It Up", which became a UK hit. The 1973 album Catch a Fire was relea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Marley%20and%20the%20Wailers%20discography |
Juan Carlos Carbonell (born May 16, 1970), is a Chilean open wheel race-car driver. Born in Santiago, he began racing in the Chilean Formula Three Championship in 1989–1994. In 1995 he moved up to the Indy Lights, followed by the IMSA World Sports Car Series in 1996. In late 1996, he started a single race in the Ind... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Carlos%20Carbonell |
Dmitry Salita (; ; born Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lekhtman; April 4, 1982) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Born in Ukraine, he grew up in New York City from the age of nine.
Salita is a practicing Orthodox Jew. He does not fight on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays and keeps kosher.
Biography
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry%20Salita |
The North Shore Railroad is a short line railroad that operates of track in Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The line runs generally northeast between Northumberland (in Northumberland County) and the unincorporated village of Beach Haven in Salem Township ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Shore%20Railroad%20%28Pennsylvania%29 |
The Rutland-7 Representative District is a one-member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland-7%20Vermont%20Representative%20District%2C%202002%E2%80%932012 |
Island in the Sun may refer to:
Island in the Sun, a nickname for the island of Sri Lanka.
Island in the Sun (novel), a 1955 novel by Alec Waugh
Island in the Sun (film), a 1957 film adapted from the novel by Alec Waugh
"Island in the Sun" (Harry Belafonte song), a song by Harry Belafonte, which was the theme tune to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island%20in%20the%20Sun |
Balloon were an early 1990s music duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first album, Gravity, was released in 1992 by Dedicated Records, a British record label known for neo-psychedelia.
Biography
Bickerton and Sheppard met in 1988. They recorded more than 60 demo tracks before they we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon%20%28band%29 |
Victoria "Vicky" Quirino-Gonzalez (born Victoria Syquia Quirino; May 18, 1931 – November 29, 2006) was the second daughter of President Elpidio Quirino. Since her father was a widower, she served as First Lady of the Philippines, becoming the youngest bearer of the title at the age of 16.
Her mother, Alicia Syquia, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%20Quirino-Gonzalez |
was a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo who was attached to Arts Vision at the time of his death. His family name and his first name are often misprinted as "Mizushima" (水島) and "Tetsuya" (鉄矢) by numerous journals. He was a lecturer in the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy and starred in a number of Studio Pierrot series in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuo%20Mizutori |
Palisade Senior High School is a high school located in Palisade, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51. It is situated on the western edge of Palisade, on the "old highway" (US Highway 6). The town of Palisade and the school were founded in 1904. The current school building w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisade%20High%20School |
The Millennium Centar (, ) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the city of Vršac. It is the home ground of basketball club KK Vršac and ŽKK Vršac and has a capacity of 4,400 seats. The arena is also used for concerts and other live entertainment.
History
The arena was officially opened on April 5, 2001. The are... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium%20Centar |
Aero Warriors, also called aero-cars, is a nickname for four muscle cars developed specifically to race on the NASCAR circuit by Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury for the 1969 and 1970 racing seasons. The cars were based on production stock cars but had additional aerodynamic features.
The first Aero Warrior was the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero%20Warriors |
Saint-François-Xavier () is a station on line 13 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby Église Saint-François-Xavier, a church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier (1506–1562), co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
History
The station opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-Xavier%20station |
The torso is the central part of the body.
As such, torso is also used to refer to works of art depicting that body part, for example Belvedere Torso.
Torso may also refer to:
Torsö, an island in Sweden
Torsö (crater), a crater on the planet Mars
Torso (Image Comics), a graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis
Torso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torso%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Leonila "Inday" de la Serna Dimataga Garcia (July 17, 1906 – May 17, 1994) was a Filipino pharmacist who was the eighth First Lady of the Philippines. She was the wife of Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia. She assumed the title on March 18, 1957, upon the accession of her husband, who was then-Vice President, short... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonila%20Garcia |
Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (June 16, 1792 in Lisbon – December 27, 1846 in Torres Vedras; ) was a Portuguese military officer, engineer, poet, scientist and politician, who distinguished himself during the Liberal Wars and in the conflicts that marked Portugal's history in the first half of the 19th century.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs%20da%20Silva%20Mouzinho%20de%20Albuquerque |
Plum TV was an American broadcast television network targeted mostly to affluent viewers in the country. The majority of the programming was locally produced largely in affluent vacation communities, marketed towards the mass affluent.
History
Plum TV was launched in 2004 by Tom Scott of Nantucket Nectars, film produc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum%20TV |
The coat of arms of Calgary, Alberta, was adopted in 1902. The arms existed only in black and white until 1984, when an alderman asked the city to develop it in full colour.
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) uses a modified version of the city's arms as its regimental badge, and also uses the same motto, "Onward"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Calgary |
WSUN (97.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Holiday, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay Area. The station is owned by Spanish Broadcasting System, and airs a Spanish contemporary hits format branded as "El Zol 97.1". The transmitter site is off Dartmouth Drive in Holiday.
History
The station signed o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSUN%20%28FM%29 |
Platinum Weird is a musical collaboration formed in 2004 between Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi. It is also the subject of an elaborate hoax placing the band in 1974, including a half-hour mockumentary produced for television network VH1 and a series of bogus World Wide Web fan sites and related false documents for th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum%20Weird |
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VMFA-531) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of various types aircraft from its inception culminating with the F/A-18 Hornet. Known as the "Grey Ghosts”, the squadron participated in action during World War II and the Vietnam War. They were decommissioned on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFA-531 |
Thomas MacDowell () was Bishop of Galloway (1359–1363). He had previously been rector of the parish of “Kyrteum” (perhaps Kirkcolm?), and so was certainly a native of Galloway as his Gaelic name further suggests. He was provided to the see by Pope Innocent VI sometime before December 1359. He was consecrated at Avignon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20MacDowell |
Oranienburger Straße () is a street in central Berlin. It is located in the borough of Mitte, north of the River Spree, and runs south-east from Friedrichstraße to Hackescher Markt.
The street is popular with tourists and Berliners for its nightlife with numerous restaurants and bars. Formerly a centre of Jewish life... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranienburger%20Stra%C3%9Fe |
FIELDS Stores Ltd. is a Canadian discount store company owned by FHC Holdings, with 67 locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories.
History
The first FIELDS store was established in Vancouver in 1950 by the chain's founders, Joseph Segal and Saul "Sonny" Wosk. From th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields%20%28department%20store%29 |
The Tepanecs or Tepaneca are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries. The Tepanec were a sister culture of the Aztecs (or Mexica) as well as the Acolhua and others—these tribes spoke the Nahuatl language and shared the same general pantheon, with local and trib... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepanec |
Evangelina "Eva" Macaraeg-Macapagal (; born Evangelina Guico Macaraeg; November 1, 1915 – May 16, 1999) was the second wife of Diosdado Macapagal, the ninth President of the Philippines. She was the ninth First Lady of the Philippines, and the mother of the fourteenth President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Biography
Ev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva%20Macapagal |
This is a list of golf courses for the design of which American golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast was at least in part responsible.
OD denotes courses for which Tillinghast is the original designer
R denotes courses reconstructed by Tillinghast
A denotes courses for which Tillinghast made substantial additions
E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20golf%20courses%20designed%20by%20A.%20W.%20Tillinghast |
Deer Island Lake is a lake located in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Lake is one of about 24 clear, clean lakes located in a special wilderness area known as the Sylvania Wilderness, which in turn is located within the Ottawa National Forest a few miles (6 to 8 km) to the west of the town of Watersm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer%20Island%20Lake |
Wreckovation is a portmanteau term coined by Catholics to describe the style of renovations which some Catholic cathedrals, churches, and oratories have undergone since the Second Vatican Council.
Background
In the Tridentine Roman Missal, the altar is assumed to be ad orientem (towards the East) even when it is vers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckovation |
Tudor St George Tucker (28 April 1862 – 21 December 1906) was an English painter who spent a large part of his short life in Australia. He was best known for his landscapes and portraits of women.
Biography
He was the son of Captain Charlton Nassau Tucker, a retired Bengal Cavalry officer. His grandfather, Henry St G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor%20St%20George%20Tucker |
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 or BMP7 (also known as osteogenic protein-1 or OP-1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BMP7 gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TGF-β superfamily. Like other members of the bone morphogenetic protein family of proteins, it plays a key role in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone%20morphogenetic%20protein%207 |
Kiddieland Amusement Park (stylized as "KiDDieLAND") was an amusement park located at the corner of North Avenue and First Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois. It was home to several classic rides including the Little Dipper roller coaster, which opened in 1950. The park closed on September 27, 2009, and was demolished in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiddieland%20Amusement%20Park |
Benjamin Dyer (17781823) was the captain (later, a lieutenant) of the 5th Company of the 64th regiment of the Virginia militia in Henry County during the War of 1812. He led the detachment of Henry County militia to the coastal border of Norfolk, Virginia to help defend against British invasion by sea.
He was born in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Dyer |
Basham may refer to:
Basham (surname)
Basham, Alabama, an unincorporated community in the United States
Basham, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
The Basham Brothers, American wrestling tag team of Doug and Danny Basham
See also
Besham
Barham (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basham |
TerraSAR-X, is an imaging radar Earth observation satellite, a joint venture being carried out under a public-private-partnership between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and EADS Astrium. The exclusive commercial exploitation rights are held by the geo-information service provider Astrium. TerraSAR-X was launched on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraSAR-X |
Jim Griffin, Jimmy Griffin or James Griffin may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Jimmy Griffin (James Arthur Griffin, 1943–2005), American musician, member of Bread
James J. Griffin (born 1949), American writer of Western novels
James Griffin (songwriter), Australian singer / songwriter
Law and politics
James Griffin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Griffin |
George Frederick Folingsby (23 August 1828 – 4 January 1891) was an Irish-born Australian painter and art educator.
Folingsby was born in the County of Wicklow, Ireland. At the age of 18 he emigrated to Canada. Later he went to New York Cit studied drawing and contributed illustrations to magazines of the day, includi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Folingsby |
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are symptoms that are archetypically associated with the extrapyramidal system of the brain's cerebral cortex. When such symptoms are caused by medications or other drugs, they are also known as extrapyramidal side effects (EPSE). The symptoms can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-ter... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrapyramidal%20symptoms |
James Robert Atlas (March 22, 1949 – September 4, 2019) was a writer, especially of biographies, as well as a publisher. He was the president of Atlas & Company and founding editor of the Penguin Lives Series.
Early life and education
Atlas was born in Evanston, Illinois to Donald and Nora (Glassenberg) Atlas. His fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Atlas |
The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies they were designed to parry, or defend, more effectively than a simple dagger ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrying%20dagger |
A wedding ring cushion or ring bearer pillow is a small pillow on which the wedding rings are carried in a traditional Western white wedding. They are frequently carried by a junior member of the bridal party known as the ringbearer frequently a younger male relative or friend.
During the process, the ring bearer car... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding%20ring%20cushion |
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