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Castle Rest was the first of several "castles" built in the Thousand Islands region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The castle was built in 1888 for George M. Pullman, and was a distinctive architectural work of Solon Spencer Beman. It remained in the Pullman-Lowden family until the mid-twentieth century... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle%20Rest |
T.TV (initially called Tango TV) was a Luxembourgish satellite, cable, internet, and mobile television channel. It was launched on 2 February 2002 as a competitor to the de facto national broadcaster RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. The channel was a subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications company Tele 2 which, at the time, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.TV |
Kefalos (Κέφαλος) is the westernmost town on the Greek island of Kos, 43 km from Kos Town. It is situated on a peninsula, also known as Kefalos, at the south-west side of the island. The town is built on a stone height, dominated by the imposing windmill of Papavasilis and is home to 2,156 inhabitants (2011 census).
N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefalos |
Longacres was a Thoroughbred horse racetrack in Renton, Washington, United States. Owned by the Gottstein/Alhadeff family and operated by the Washington Jockey Club for the vast majority of its existence, the racetrack was the home of Thoroughbred racing in Western Washington from its opening in 1933 and was the longes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longacres |
Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Playing career
Kazlauskas played for Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He won a bronze medal in th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas%20Kazlauskas |
This is a list of school districts in Mississippi.
Alcorn County
Alcorn School District
Corinth School District
Attala County
Attala County School District
Kosciusko School District
Bolivar County
Cleveland School District
North Bolivar Consolidated School District
West Bolivar Consolidated School District
Chick... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20school%20districts%20in%20Mississippi |
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 5 November 2006. The country's voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and 90 members of the National Assembly. Daniel Ortega (FSLN) won the election with 37.99% of the vote, Eduardo Montealegre (ALN) trailing with 28.30%, José Rizo (PLC) with 27.1%,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Nicaraguan%20general%20election |
John Nicholas Shakespeare (born 20 October 1942), known as John Carter, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Overview
Mainly popular in the 1960s and early 1970s, Carter's craftsmanship can be heard at work with:
Carter-Lewis and the Southerners.
The Ivy League – "Funny How Love Can Be", "That's Wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Carter%20%28English%20musician%29 |
Nurse's Song is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794.
The poem in Songs of Innocence tells the tale of a nurse who, we are to assume, is looking over some children playing in a field. When she tries to call them in, they protest, claimi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse%27s%20Song |
Kingdom Blow is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop musician Kurtis Blow, released in 1986.
The album peaked at No. 196 on the Billboard 200.
Production
The album was produced by Kurtis Blow. It contains a few guest appearances. Bob Dylan raps on "Street Rock". He performed his lines in one take, at his ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20Blow |
Mahadai Das was a Guyanese poet. She was born in Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Guyana, in 1954. She wrote poetry from her early school days at The Bishops' High School, Georgetown. She did her first degree at the University of Guyana and received her B.A. in philosophy at Columbia University, New York, and then began a d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahadai%20Das |
This is the Finnish men's 100 metres all-time list.
Top 16
References
Tilastopaja Oy
Finnish Athletics (Suomen Urheiluliitto)
100 m | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%20men%27s%20100m%20alltime-list |
Letson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Al Letson (born 1972), American poet, journalist, and radio and podcast host
Harry Letson (1896–1992), Canadian engineer and educator
Jody Letson (born 1949), American politician
Tom Letson (born 1952), American politician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letson |
The Bearcamp River is a river at the southern edge of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, the United States. It is the largest tributary of Ossipee Lake, part of the Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Bearcamp River rises in Sandwich Notch, at the northeast end of the Squam Mountain Range and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearcamp%20River |
Serbinum, also known as Serbitium or Serbicium, was an ancient Roman city in the province of Pannonia. It was situated in the location of present-day Gradiška in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sources
In Ptolemy’s Geography from the 2nd century, there is mention of (and it is also indicated on a map) a place named ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbinum |
Ruben of Dairinis (died 725) was an Irish scholar. He was, along with Cú Chuimne of Iona, responsible for the great compendium known as Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish collection of Canon law).
Sources
"Hiberno-Latin Literature to 1169", Dáibhí Ó Crónín, "A New History of Ireland", volume one, 2005.
Die irische... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben%20of%20Dairinis |
Datchet railway station serves the village of Datchet in Berkshire, England. It is down the line from , on the Staines to Windsor & Eton Line.
The station has two side platforms linked by a pedestrian footbridge, and the principal station buildings are to be found on the London bound platform. The station has a centr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datchet%20railway%20station |
A bevameter is a device used in terramechanics to measure the mechanical properties of soil. Bevameter technique was developed to measure terrain mechanical properties for the study of vehicle mobility. The bevameter test consists of penetration test to measure normal loads and shear test to determine shear loads exert... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevameter |
Michael Arthur Gilkes (5 November 1933 – 14 April 2020) was a Caribbean literary critic, dramatist, poet, filmmaker and university lecturer. He was involved in theatre for more than 40 years, as a director, actor and playwright, winning the Guyana Prize for Drama in 1992 and 2006, as well as the Guyana Prize for Best B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Gilkes%20%28writer%29 |
The Nantlle Railway (or Nantlle Tramway) was a Welsh narrow gauge railway. It was built to carry slate from several slate quarries across the Nantlle Valley to the harbour at Caernarfon for export by sea. The line provided a passenger service between Caernarfon and Talysarn from 1856 to 1865. It was the first public ra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantlle%20Railway |
Tomșani may refer to several places in Romania:
Tomșani, Prahova, a commune in Prahova County
Tomșani, Vâlcea, a commune in Vâlcea County
Tomșani, a village in Costeștii din Vale Commune, Dâmbovița County | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C8%99ani |
Sonblue is a Spanish pop group.
Members
Nacho [born July 10, 1987] (vocals)
Salva [born June 23, 1989] (guitar)
Manu [born December 31, 1987] (guitar)
Carlos [born May 29, 1989] (bass)
Alex [born July 23, 1987] (drums)
Biography
The group was initially consisted of 5 teenagers which were studying in the same sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonblue |
Ménilmontant () is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east. The neighborhood includes an 87 m (285.4 ft) high hill, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nilmontant |
Jovem Pan is the main Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is also the largest network of radio stations of the southern hemisphere, of Latin America, and one of the biggest radio stations in the world. The network has several bureaus, 109 affiliated stations all over Brazil. Jovem Pan broadcasts thro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovem%20Pan |
Sunnymeads railway station serves the once separate village of Sunnymeads in Berkshire, England, now subsumed by the neighbouring village of Wraysbury. It is down the line from , on the line between Windsor and Eton Riverside and Waterloo. It was built in 1927, and has been unmanned since 1969. Services to the station... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnymeads%20railway%20station |
Audition is the second solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2006. It peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
Production
P.O.S titled the album "Audition" because he felt he was auditioning for a national audience for the first time, given th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audition%20%28album%29 |
Stoll Vaughan is an American singer-songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky. He is the great-nephew of United States Senator John Sherman Cooper. Vaughan began his professional music career as guitar player for the Indiana band Chamberlain. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan.
Vaughan has to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoll%20Vaughan |
Ace Drummond is a Universal Pictures 1936 film serial based on the comic strip "Ace Drummond" written by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and drawn by Clayton Knight. The serial's cast features John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr. and Jackie Morrow, with Lon Chaney Jr. in a supporting role.
Plot
A mysterious villain who ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace%20Drummond%20%28serial%29 |
Pinsky is a Belarusian toponymic surname, and means someone from Pinsk in Belarus. When spelled Pinski; it is usually short form of the Polish and Ashkenazi Jewish surname Lapinski. It may refer to:
Charles Pinsky, producer/director
David Pinski (1872–1959), Yiddish-language writer
Drew Pinsky (born 1958), American... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinsky |
Pinsk is a city in Belarus. It may also refer to:
Johannes Pinsk (1891–1957), German Roman-Catholic theologian and priest
Pinsk Voblast, a former administrative subdivision of Belarus
Pinsk Raion, an administrative subdivision of Belarus
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinsk, a diocese at Pinsk
Pinsk Marshes
Pinsk Flo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinsk%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The 1984 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on 3 and 4 March 1984. The track used in the stadium at the time was 196 metres long.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
(4)
(4)
(10)
(2)
(22)
(1)
(3)
(7)
(15)
(10)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(22... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%20European%20Athletics%20Indoor%20Championships |
Ah-So is a line of Chinese and East Asian American sauces and marinades from Allied Old English, Inc., Port Reading, New Jersey. This garlicky, sweet, sticky, brightly red marinade is popular in the Northeast United States. A plastic squeeze bottle version exists. This sauce falls into the American Chinese cuisine genr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah-So |
Hastamalakacharya (IAST ) (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher. He was made the first Jagadguru (head) of the Dvāraka Pīṭhaṃ, the monastery founded by Adi Shankara in Dwaraka. Hastamalaka founded a matha by name Idayil Matham in Thrissur, Kerala.
Meeting Adi Shankara
The Mādhavī... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastamalakacharya |
Batau may refer to:
Lablab purpureus, a bean species
Batau, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Batau F.C., a South African football (soccer) club | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batau |
Wraysbury railway station serves the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, England, as well as the larger villages of Stanwell Moor and Poyle. It is down the line from .
The station is on the line between Windsor and Eton Riverside and Waterloo. Services are operated by South Western Railway.
As part of the proposed Ai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wraysbury%20railway%20station |
Kirton Lindsey railway station serves the town of Kirton in Lindsey in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. The station was opened in 1849 on the former main line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway which became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
The station was built wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirton%20Lindsey%20railway%20station |
John Graham Haggart, (November 14, 1836 – March 13, 1913) was a Canadian politician.
Haggart served as a Member of Parliament from 1872 to 1913. This forty-year period of service in the Commons is the second-longest in Canadian history, exceeded only by Wilfrid Laurier, whose period of service (1874-1919) mostly over... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Graham%20Haggart |
Parda may refer to:
Lablab purpureus, a species of bean
L-DOPA, a chemical also known by the trade name Parda
Parda (grape), a Spanish wine grape
Parda (surname), people with this name
See also
Purdah, a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities
Purdah (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parda |
The Somali Youth League (SYL, , Arabic: رابطة الشباب الصومالي, or Lega Somala della Gioventù), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first political party in Somalia.
It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
History
British Military Administra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali%20Youth%20League |
Sven-Ingvars is a Swedish pop/rock group from Slottsbron, Sweden. The band was formed in 1956 by Sven Svärd (drums), Ingvar Karlsson (guitar and accordion), Sven-Erik Magnusson (vocals, guitar, and clarinet). Later the band were joined first by Rune Bergman on bass guitar and then by Sven-Olof Petersson on tenor and b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven-Ingvars |
Chalkboard is a font released by Apple in 2003. It was released as part of Mac OS X v10.3 and the 10.2.8 update. It is regularly compared to Microsoft's Comic Sans font, which has shipped with Mac OS since Mac OS 8.6 in 1999, although it is not a perfect substitute font since the two are not metrically compatible. Chal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalkboard%20%28typeface%29 |
Imad Moustapha (; born 11 March 1959) is the Syrian Ambassador to China and his country's former Ambassador to the United States.
Biography
Imad Moustapha was born in Aleppo on 11 March 1952.
He was Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology (IT) at the University of Damascus, and Secretary General of the Arab Sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imad%20Moustapha |
The list of Druze includes prominent Druze figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.
Literature
Naim Araidi – Israeli writer and poet in Hebrew and Arabic.
Reda Mansour – Israeli Hebrew poet and writer and former ambassador in Ecuador
Rami Zeedan- Israeli Druze political scientist, historian, and author.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Druze |
Gharib Amzine () (born May 3, 1973 in Montbéliard, Doubs) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He played for Mulhouse, Racing Strasbourg and Troyes AC.
Career
Amzine made over 200 competitive appearances for Troyes, making him the club's most capped player as of Ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharib%20Amzine |
Heraea or Heraia () was the most important town of ancient Arcadia on the Lower Alpheius. It was situated near the frontiers of Elis, and on the high road from Arcadia to Olympia. Its territory was called the Heraeatis or Heraiatis (Ἡραιᾶτις). According to Greek mythology it was said to have been founded by Heraeus, a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraea%20%28Arcadia%29 |
Robert Rene Joseph Picard (born May 25, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
Career
Robert Picard established himself as a highly regarded defensive prospect with the Montreal Juniors and Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge from 1973 to 1977. He was selected 3rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Picard |
Terramechanics is the study of soil properties, specifically the interaction of wheeled or tracked vehicles on various surfaces.
The rolling resistance of a tire on soft soil consists mainly of the following components:
soil compaction
the bulldozing-effect
displacement of soil particles
sidewall friction
See also
M... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terramechanics |
The following is a list of marsupials which have been taxonomically described in the 2000s.
Species of the infraclass Marsupialia of mammals discovered and described in the 2000s.
New species list
Arfak pygmy bandicoot — Microperoryctes aplini (2004).
Mountain brushtail possum — Trichosurus cunninghami (2002).
Short... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20marsupials%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Oldham Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Since... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldham%20Metropolitan%20Borough%20Council%20elections |
Beryl Agatha Gilroy (née Answick; 30 August 1924 – 4 April 2001) was a Guyanese educator, novelist, ethno-psychotherapist, and poet. The Guardian described her as "one of Britain's most significant post-war Caribbean migrants." She emigrated to London in 1951 as part of the Windrush generation to attend the University ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl%20Gilroy |
Didier Angibeaud-Nguidjol (born 8 October 1974) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer played as a midfielder.
He played for Le Havre, FC Istres, Toulon and OGC Nice in France and also for Sturm Graz in Austria.
He played for Cameroon national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier%20Angibeaud |
Michael Kelleher is an American poet. He is the author of four collections of poems, Visible Instruments (Chax Press, 2017), Museum Hours (BlazeVOX Books, 2016) Human Scale (BlazeVOX Books, 2007) and To Be Sung (BlazeVOX Books, 2005). His poems and essays have appeared at The Brooklyn Rail, Sentence: A Journal of Prose... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Kelleher |
Jo Y. Wong is a Chinese mechanical engineer who is a professor emeritus and distinguished research professor at Carleton University.
Education
Wong earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tsinghua University and a PhD from Newcastle University. In 1986, Newcastle University awarded him an honorary D.Sc. in recogniti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%20Y.%20Wong |
Karl Ove Knausgård (; born 6 December 1968) is a Norwegian author. He became known worldwide for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle (Min Kamp). He has been described as "one of the 21st century's greatest literary sensations".
Since the completion of the My Struggle series in 2011, he has also published a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%20Ove%20Knausg%C3%A5rd |
Joseph Cirella (born May 9, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in 828 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has additionally served as assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. Cirella was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Cirella |
Stanley Greaves (born 1934) is a Guyanese painter and writer who is one of the Caribbean's most distinguished artists. Writing in 1995 at the time of a retrospective exhibition to celebrate Greaves's 60th birthday, Rupert Roopnarine stated: "It may be that no major Caribbean artist of our time has been more fecund and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley%20Greaves |
Alban wine is a notable wine of Ancient Rome that was grown in the Colli Albani (Alban Hills) region, Southeast of Rome, at the foot of Mt. Albus. The area is now occupied by the modern day papal residence of Castelgandolfo. The land was praised by Columella: "For there is no doubt that, of all the vines that the eart... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alban%20wine |
Charles Carroll Colby, (December 10, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician.
He was born in Derby, Vermont in 1827, the son of Moses French Colby, and came to Stanstead, Quebec with his family in 1832. He studied at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He studied law, was called to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Carroll%20Colby |
Henry John Woodcock (born 23 March 1967 in Taunton, England) is an Italian prosecutor currently based in Naples
Background and early life
Woodcock's father was British and worked as a teacher at Livorno's Naval Academy in northern Italy and his mother was from the southern Italian city of Naples.
Woodcock worked in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Woodcock%20%28magistrate%29 |
Martyn Bedford (born 1959) is a British novelist and literary critic.
Life and career
He is an alumnus of the University of East Anglia.
The first twelve years of Martyn Bedford's writing career were spent as a journalist on regional newspapers.
His initial book Acts of Revision won the Yorkshire Post “Best First Wor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn%20Bedford |
Perpetuus is Latin for "continuous, entire or universal", and can refer to:
People
Saint Perpetuus, sixth bishop of Tours
L. Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus II, a Roman consul (see List of late imperial Roman consuls)
Titles
dictator perpetuo, Latin for "dictator in perpetuity"
A parish priest of a particular typ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetuus |
Birdie King (バーデイー・キング) is a golf arcade video game released in 1982 by Taito. It was followed by two sequels: Birdie King 2 in 1983, and Birdie King 3 in 1984.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Birdie King 2 on their June 1, 1983 issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
Refere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdie%20King |
Frank Pietri (born Francisco Pietri; July 6, 1934 — March 26, 2020) was an American choreographer and performer in New York City.
History
The Ponce, Puerto Rico-born son of Amalia Vega and Dr Augustin Pietri, Frank Pietri's career spanned more than four decades. A protégé of Matt Mattox, he appeared as a member of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Pietri |
Marcel Mahouvé (born 16 January 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a cousin of the mother of the Berlin-born siblings Francis, Sylvie and, Nicole Banecki.
Mahouvé played for Tonnerre Yaounde, Dynamo Douala, Putra Samarinda, Montpellier HSC, Clermont Foot Auvergne, F... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel%20Mahouv%C3%A9 |
Egyptian bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Lablab purpureus
Nelumbo nucifera | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20bean |
Randall W. Moller (born August 23, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round, eleventh overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft. The majority of his career was spent with the Quebec Nordiques. Moller also played with the New ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy%20Moller |
This page is a list of species of the order Primates described in the 2000s.
2000
Rio Acari marmoset (Callithrix acariensis) and Manicore marmoset (C. manicorensis), two species of marmoset described from Brazil in 2000, the Manicore marmoset has since been downgraded to a subspecies of Marca's marmoset (M. marcai).
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20primates%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
Caroline Ellis (born 12 October 1950) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in Only Fools and Horses as Michelle and her other roles in a 1968 TV adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Jill Rowles in the Southern TV adventure series Freewheelers in 1972, and a "Brummie" ho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline%20Ellis |
John Woo's 7 Brothers is a 2006 five-issue comic book limited series published under the Director's Cut imprint of Virgin Comics. The series was produced by John Woo, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Jeevan Kang. In 2007, the series was followed by a sequel, John Woo's 7 Brothers II, written by Ben Raab and De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven%20Brothers%20%28comics%29 |
Truth N' Time is a studio album by the soul singer Al Green, released in 1978. It was Green's last album of mainly secular music for several years.
The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Production
Truth N' Time was recorded at Green's American Music studio. Green produced the album... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth%20n%27%20Time |
The 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on 5 and 6 March 1983 at Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary [1]. Sportcsarnok, also known as Budapest Sports Arena, served as the venue for this prestigious event. Athletes from various European countries participated in the championships, competing in a range o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%20European%20Athletics%20Indoor%20Championships |
The clockbug, or eupcaccia, is a fictional insect created by Japanese writer Kōbō Abe that features in his 1984 novel, The Ark Sakura.
The clockbug is an insect species whose legs have atrophied, mobility being unnecessary for its existence since it lives by consuming its own feces, merely using its antennae to rotate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockbug |
This page is a list of species of the order Lagomorpha discovered in the 2000s. See also parent page Mammals discovered in the 2000s.
Black pika Ochotona nigritia (2000)
The black pika is a new species of pika.
Venezuelan lowland rabbit Sylvilagus varynaensis (2000)
The Venezuelan lowland rabbit is a new species of c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20lagomorphs%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
Sea Shells is an album by jazz singer Peggy Lee that was released in 1958.
Track listing
"Sea Fever" (Friedrich Silcher, Eleanor Chaffee) – 2:03
"Nine Thorny Thickets" (Rolfe Humphries, Johnny Mercer) – 4:59
"Little Old Car" (Henry Beau, Peggy Lee) – 1:11
"Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 1:58
Chinese Love Poems: "Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20Shells |
GU10 is a triple CD 10th anniversary release from Global Underground Ltd. celebrating their Global Underground series. Discs 1 and 2 feature tracks from the past ten years whereas the third features tracks produced from earlier. Aside from the standard three CD package, there is also a three LP edition as well as a s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GU10%20%28album%29 |
Several species of rodent have been newly identified in different parts of the world since 2000.
References
Lists of animals described in the 21st century | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20rodents%20discovered%20in%20the%202000s |
"Kansas City" is a song from the 1943 musical Oklahoma!. The plot set-up for it is the return of cowboy Will Parker from an excursion to the city of the same name. He describes his experiences in song. The song describes the wonders of the city and its entertainments (from the viewpoint of a country bumpkin), all repri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%20City%20%28Oklahoma%21%29 |
Perk may refer to:
Places
Perk, Belgium, part of the municipality of Steenokkerzeel
Perk Castle, a castle near there
Perk Summit, Victoria Land, Antarctica
People
August Perk (1897–1945), anti-Nazi German resistance fighter
Brian Perk (born 1989), American soccer player
Ralph Perk (1914–1999), American politician
nic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perk |
"Kansas City" is a rhythm and blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year, as "K. C. Loving", the song later became a chart-topping hit when it was recorded by Wilbert Harrison in 1959. "Kansas City" is one of Leiber and Stoller's "most recorded... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%20City%20%28Leiber%20and%20Stoller%20song%29 |
Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory. The Grade II* listed building is predominantly used as a conference and retreat centre by the Church of England dioces... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launde%20Abbey |
Valentin Atanasov (, born 7 May 1961) in Kjustendil, Bulgaria is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.
His personal best time was 10.15 seconds, achieved in August 1982 in Sofia. This ranks him second among Bulgarian 100 metres sprint... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin%20Atanasov |
This page is a list of species of the order Insectivora discovered in the 2000s. See also parent page List of mammals described in the 2000s.
Notiosorex cockrumi (2004)
In 2004, a new species of desert shrew was identified in Arizona, and named Notiosorex cockrumi. The tiny shrew, which is as light as a penny, is the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20shrews%20and%20moles%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
Perpetuus () (died 30 December 490 AD) was the sixth Bishop of Tours, serving from 460 to 490.
Life
Born of a senatorial family of the Auvergne, Perpetuus became bishop of Tours around 460. He succeeded his relative, possibly an uncle, Eustochius, and was succeeded by another close relative, Volusian. He was a student... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Perpetuus |
Continua Health Alliance is an international non-profit, open industry group of nearly 240 healthcare providers, communications, medical, and fitness device companies.
Continua was a founding member of Personal Connected Health Alliance which was launched in February 2014 with other founding members mHealth SUMMIT and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continua%20Health%20Alliance |
Erol Sabancı (born 1938) is a billionaire Turkish banker and a member of the Sabancı family. Sabancı is the honorary chairman of Akbank. He has been board member of Akbank since 1963, Turkey's most valuable and profitable bank.
Early life
Sabancı was born in Akçakaya village in central Turkey near the town of Kayseri ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erol%20Sabanc%C4%B1 |
This page is a list of species of the order Chiroptera discovered in the 2000s. See also parent page Mammals described in the 2000s.
2008
Desmalopex microleucopterus (2008)
A new species of flying fox found on Mindoro Island, Philippines.
Triaenops pauliani (2008)
A new species discovered from the Picard Island (Ald... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20bats%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
The Collectio canonum Hibernensis () (or Hib) is a systematic Latin collection of Continental canon law, scriptural and patristic excerpts, and Irish synodal and penitential decrees. Hib is thought to have been compiled by two Irish scholars working in the late 7th or 8th century, Cú Chuimne of Iona (died 747) and Rub... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectio%20canonum%20Hibernensis |
Alois Walde (November 30, 1869 – October 3, 1924) was an Austrian linguist.
Alois Walde studied classical philology and comparative linguistics at the University of Innsbruck where he was awarded a PhD in 1894. The year after, he became a state employee at the university library. In 1895, he was awarded his habilitati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois%20Walde |
KMMA-CD, virtual and digital channel 41, was a low-power, Class A 3ABN Latino-affiliated television station licensed to San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The station was owned by Caballero Television.
History
On May 15, 1996, KMMA-CD signed on as K18FF, and the station was later granted Class A status in 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMMA-CD |
KMMA may refer to:
KMMA (FM), a radio station (97.1 FM) in Green Valley, Arizona, United States
KMMA-CD, a defunct television station (channel 41) in San Luis Obispo, California, United States
KOND, a radio station (107.5 FM) in Hanford, California, which held the KMMA call sign from April to October 1991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMMA |
Fringe benefits tax (FBT) within the system of taxation in New Zealand is the tax applied to most, although not all, fringe benefits ("perks"), including the ones provided through someone other than an employer. FBT is paid to Inland Revenue by the employer and is calculated with reference to the taxable value of the b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe%20benefits%20tax%20%28New%20Zealand%29 |
Black Tiger, known in Japan as , is a hack-and-slash platform game released for arcades by Capcom in 1987.
Plot
The land is under the cruel control of three evil demonic dragons, who descended on a kingdom to bring darkness and destruction. From the ruins emerged a barbarian hero, who seeks to slay the dragons and res... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Tiger%20%28video%20game%29 |
Alexander Vasilyevich Krivoshein () (July 19 (31 (N.S.), 1857, Warsaw – October 28, 1921, Berlin) was a Russian monarchist politician and Minister of Agriculture under Pyotr Stolypin.
Life
Graduate in law of St. Petersburg University. Worked in the Ministry of Justice and later in the Ministry of the Interior (1884–1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Krivoshein |
Rielasingen-Worblingen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the border with Switzerland, 4 km south of Singen, and 20 km east of Schaffhausen. This town is twinned with the French town of Nogent-sur-Seine in the Aube department and the Italian city of Ardea.
R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rielasingen-Worblingen |
Ipecac Neat is the first studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records in 2004. It was re-released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2005.
Production
P.O.S began his hip hop career as half of a rap duo called Cenospecies. After the duo broke up, they were still booked to play at several more... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipecac%20Neat |
The Swift River is an river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bearcamp River, part of the Ossipee Lake / Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The Swift River is located only four miles south of the larger and longer Swift River which parallels the Kancamagus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift%20River%20%28Bearcamp%20River%20tributary%29 |
Robert Errey (born September 21, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing and former sportscaster for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 15th overall by Pittsburgh in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and played 895 NHL games over the course of his career.
Playing ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Errey |
Heart Attack was an American early New York hardcore band formed in 1980 and active until 1984.
History
Formed in the suburban area of Whitestone, Queens, in New York City, they were probably the youngest punk band in the New York City area at the time, according to some flyers and fanzines, as the first line-up was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20Attack%20%28band%29 |
Carbon monofluoride (CF, CFx, or (CF)n), also called polycarbon monofluoride (PMF), polycarbon fluoride, poly(carbon monofluoride), and graphite fluoride, is a material formed by high-temperature reaction of fluorine gas with graphite, charcoal, or pyrolytic carbon powder. It is a highly hydrophobic microcrystalline p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon%20monofluoride |
Jagriti () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Satyen Bose. It was based on the 1949 Bengali film Paribartan that Bose had also directed. The film stars Rajkumar Gupta, Abhi Bhattacharya, and Ratan Kumar in the lead roles. The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film at the 3rd Filmfare Awards in 1956. Bh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagriti |
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