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The National Council of the Resistance (also, National Resistance Council; in French: Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR) directed and coordinated the different movements of the French Resistance: the press, trade unions and political parties hostile to the Vichy regime, starting from mid-1943.
Background
Various... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Council%20of%20the%20Resistance |
László Szalma (born 27 October 1957) is a retired Hungarian long jumper. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships—two gold, three silver and one bronze—and finished fourth at the 1980 Olympic Games and the 1983 World Championships. His career best jump of 8.30 metres, achieved in July 1985 in Budapest, is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3%20Szalma |
Caterina va in città (English title: Caterina in the Big City) is a 2003 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni.
Plot
Caterina (Alice Teghil) is the 13-year-old only child of Giancarlo Iacovoni (Sergio Castellitto), an aspiring novelist and teacher of accounting at ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina%20in%20the%20Big%20City |
The Death-Throws are a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986) and were created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary. Introduced as enemies of Hawkeye, the Death-Throws consists primarily of jugglers who each use various jugg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death-Throws |
Morricone may refer to:
Morricone Youth, an American band
152188 Morricone, an asteroid
People with the surname
Andrea Morricone (born 1964), Italian composer and conductor
Ennio Morricone (1928–2020), Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morricone |
Gyula Pálóczi (13 September 1962 – 28 January 2009) was a Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, and due to his versatility the European Athletic Association has called him "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced".
Long ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula%20P%C3%A1l%C3%B3czi |
Inland Revenue Department may refer to the following government departments responsible for taxation:
Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
Inland Revenue Department (Nepal)
Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
Inland Revenue Department (Sri Lanka), housed in Clan House, Galle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland%20Revenue%20Department |
KMMD-CD (channel 39), is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Salinas, California, United States, serving the Monterey Bay area as an affiliate of Court TV. It is owned by CNZ Communications.
History
KMMD signed on as K03HB on January 5, 1993. The station was later granted Class A status in 2003.
On S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMMD-CD |
Hazeltine Corporation was a defense electronics company which is now part of BAE Systems Inc.
History
1924–1986
The company was founded in 1924 by investors to exploit the Neutrodyne patent of Dr. Louis Alan Hazeltine. Headquartered in Greenlawn, Long Island, New York, since 1955, it had facilities in several other ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazeltine%20Corporation |
Matthew Carl Lamanna is a paleontologist and the assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, where he oversees the dinosaur collection.
Education
Lamanna graduated from Hobart College in Geneva, New York in 1997. He received high honors in biology and geology. Lamanna went... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Lamanna |
Rádio Táxi is a pop rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, who had a string of hit singles in the early/mid 80s. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarist Wander Taffo, drummer Gel Fernandes, bassist Lee Marcucci and singer/keyboardist Willie de Oliveira, all ex-members of Rita Lee's backing band, Tutti Frutti.
Their self-t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1dio%20T%C3%A1xi |
Roman Schatz (born 21 August 1960 in Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a German-born Finnish journalist and author. He has written more than two dozen books, many of which have also been published in Germany. His first book was called From Finland with love – Suomesta rakkaudella.
Schatz translates, give... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Schatz |
Burglengenfeld is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 22 km north of Regensburg.
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burglengenfeld |
This page is a list of species of the branch Cetartiodactyla discovered in the 2000s. This branch contains animals classified under the orders Cetacea and Artiodactyla. See also parent page Mammals discovered in the 2000s.
Moschiola kathygre (2005)
Moschiola kathygre, a new species of chevrotain, was named in 2005. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cetartiodactyls%20described%20in%20the%202000s |
Bhira Hydroelectric Project is an electricity generating complex in Bhira, Maharashtra state, India. It generates power using water from the nearby Mulshi Dam. Bhira lies approximately 150 km from Mumbai. Its construction was completed in 1927.
Specifications
The plant's maximum output capacity is nominally 300 MW, ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhira%20Hydroelectric%20Project |
Gerald Mark Diduck ( ; born April 6, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Diduck played 932 games in an NHL career that spanned eight different teams from 1984 to 2001. He played for the New York Isl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%20Diduck |
St David's (), previously known as St David's Shopping Centre, is one of the principal shopping centres in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is in The Hayes area of the southern city centre. Following the extension of St David's 2 in 2009, St David's is the third busiest shopping centre in the United Kingdom.
The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20David%27s%2C%20Cardiff |
Samer (, ) is an Arabic male name literally means "informal friendly talk or chat to pass the night", "one to whom you speak", "congregation of those who spend the evening in pleasant conversation", "evening chat companion", "entertainer, companion". The name Samar has the same origin.
The name or adjective itself ste... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samer%20%28name%29 |
This page is a list of species of the order Carnivora discovered in the 2000s. The order also contains animals once classified separately in Pinnipedia. See also parent page Mammals discovered in the 2000s.
Bornean clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi (2007)
Neofelis diardi is a medium-sized wild cat found on Borneo, Suma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20carnivorans%20described%20in%20the%2021st%20century |
Sir Frank Smith, (March 13, 1822 – January 17, 1901) was a Canadian businessman and senator.
He was born in County Armagh in Ireland and in 1832 came to Canada with his family and his father established a farm in Etobicoke. Smith went into commerce, first working as a clerk in several Toronto stores, and then opening... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Smith%20%28Canadian%20politician%29 |
The Enclave is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Typically depicted as a group of dictatorially-minded scientists, the Enclave is best known for creating the characters Adam Warlock and Kismet.
Publication history
The Enclave first appeared in Fantastic Four #66 an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave%20%28comics%29 |
Kraut was a New York City punk rock/hardcore punk band formed in 1981. The original members were Davy Gunner (vocals), Doug Holland (guitar/vocals) Don Cowan (bass/vocals), and Johnny Feedback (drums/vocals).
History
Kraut's first performance was opening for The Clash at Bonds International Casino in New York on June... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraut%20%28band%29 |
Swift River is the name of a Yukon town and several rivers:
Canada
Swift River (Cottonwood River), British Columbia
Swift River (Teslin Lake), British Columbia
Jamaica
Swift River (Jamaica)
New Zealand
Swift River, New Zealand
United Kingdom
River Swift, a tributary of the River Avon (Warwickshire)
United States
S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift%20River |
Josephine-Joseph () was an American performer who was prominent in circus sideshows and the carnival circuits during the early 20th century.
She is best known for her only film role in the Tod Browning, pre-code production Freaks in 1932. Her body was supposedly split down the middle, one side female and the other mal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine%20Joseph |
Teningen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in the state Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 15 km north of Freiburg.
Geography
Location
Teningen is set on the edge of the Black Forest mountain range.
Geology
The geological subsoil consists of sandstone and limestone and i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teningen |
KVMM-CD, virtual channel 41 (UHF digital channel 28), is a low-power, Class A Estrella TV-affiliate television station licensed to Santa Barbara, California, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings.
History
On July 23, 1992, the station signed on as K19DE and later moved to its present channel with the ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVMM-CD |
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Michigan.
A member of the Democratic Party, Diggs was an early participant... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Diggs |
Béla Bakosi (born 18 June 1957) is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.
Achievements
External links
1957 births
Living people
Hungarian male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 198... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la%20Bakosi |
"The Sick Rose" is a poem by William Blake, originally published in Songs of Innocence and of Experience as the 39th plate; the incipit of the poem is O Rose thou art sick. Blake composed the poem sometime after 1789, and presented it with an illuminated border and illustration, typical of his self-publications. Since ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sick%20Rose |
KQMM-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 29, is a low-power, Class A Sonlife-affiliated television station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States. The station is owned by Caballero Television.
History
On November 6, 1990, KQMM signed on as K14IG, and was later granted class A status in 2003.
On September... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KQMM-CD |
Prickly Paradigm Press is a new incarnation of Prickly Pear Pamphlets, which was started in 1993, in Cambridge, England, by anthropologists Keith Hart and Anna Grimshaw. Together they published a series of ten pamphlets on a range of topics in anthropology, the history of science, and ethnographic film. In 1998, Mark H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prickly%20Paradigm%20Press |
Stahnsdorf is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
It is situated on the Teltow plateau, about southwest of the Berlin city centre, and east of Potsdam. Neighbouring municipalities are the town of Teltow in the east and Kleinmachnow in the north, both immediately bord... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahnsdorf |
Capitol Centre () (previously: Capitol Exchange Centre ()) is an indoor shopping centre in the city of Cardiff, Wales. Functioning as one of the city's retail malls, The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Theatre, and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the Dumfries Place bus terminus ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol%20Centre%2C%20Cardiff |
is a Japanese origami artist. Kamiya began folding at age two. Kamiya began designing origami models in 1995, and has since published hundreds of creations. Kamiya has drawn inspiration for his designs from Manga, nature, and both eastern and western mythologies.
Many of Kamiya's origami designs are complex; his Divin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi%20Kamiya |
The Lethal Legion is the name of seven teams of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first version of the Lethal Legion appeared in The Avengers #78 (Jul. 1970).
The second version of the Lethal Legion appeared in Avengers #164 (Oct. 1977)
The thi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal%20Legion |
Arthroscopic lavage is the washing out or cleaning out the contents (blood, fluid or loose debris) inside a joint space. Lavage is a general term referring to the therapeutic washing, cleaning or rinsing.
Medical uses
Excessive growth of irritated synovial membrane causes it to increase its surface area by buckling in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthroscopic%20lavage |
Jan Jongbloed (; 25 November 1940 – 30 August 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Netherlands national team, having represented the country at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, where the Oranje finished as runners-up in both cases.
Club career
Born in Amsterdam, Jon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Jongbloed |
Operation Texas was an alleged undercover operation to relocate European Jews to Texas, USA, away from Nazi persecution, first reported in a 1989 Ph.D. dissertation by Louis Stanislaus Gomolak at the University of Texas at Austin titled Prologue: LBJ's foreign-affairs background, 1908-1948. The following are some of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Texas |
The Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897–1902) was a major anthropological expedition to Siberia, Alaska, and the northwest coast of Canada. The purpose of the expedition was to investigate the relationships among the peoples at each side of the Bering Strait.
The multi-year expedition was sponsored by American indust... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesup%20North%20Pacific%20Expedition |
Walter Butler (1703–1783), also known as Walter Butler of Kilcash, and Walter Butler of Garryricken, was the de jure 16th Earl of Ormond and 9th Earl of Ossory. He did not assume these titles, as he thought them forfeit as a result of the attainder of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde. In the peerage of Ireland, the titles were ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Butler%2C%2016th%20Earl%20of%20Ormonde |
Gennadiy Valyukevich (; 1 June 1958 – 30 December 2019) was a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.
He was the father of Dmitrij Valukevic, who currently represents Slovakia.
Achievements
External links
1958 births
2019 deaths
Belarusian... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy%20Valyukevich |
The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here,
and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday. Admission is free.
History
The tower was leased fro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Joyce%20Tower%20and%20Museum |
The Caves of King "Cintolo" (Galician: Covas do Rei Cintolo, Spanish: Cueva del Rey Cintolo) are a group of caves, of more than 7,500 meters length, in the outskirts of the City of Mondoñedo, Spain.
Of limestone formation, they include numerous stalactites and stalagmites. They were discovered by archaeologist José Vi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves%20of%20King%20Cintolo |
The Lion's Game is a 2000 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It is the second of DeMille's novels to feature the detective John Corey, now working as a contractor for the fictional FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force in New York City. The 2000 novel The Lion's Game is the sequel to Plum Island and is followed by the 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lion%27s%20Game |
Under the Influence of Giants (sometimes abbreviated UTIOG) was an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their major label debut album in August 2006, which was a number one hit on the Top Heatseekers chart. Among their influences are the Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, the Bee Gees... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under%20the%20Influence%20of%20Giants |
Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the NHL.
He is currently the d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr%20Svoboda |
Holy Thursday is a poem by William Blake, from his 1789 book of poems Songs of Innocence. (There is also a Holy Thursday poem in Songs of Experience, which contrasts with this song.)
The poem depicts a ceremony held on Ascension Day, which in England was then called Holy Thursday, a name now generally applied to what ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20Thursday%20%28Songs%20of%20Innocence%29 |
Royal Garrison Church may refer to:
Royal Garrison Church, 'home' church for the Anglican military personnel serving at Aldershot in Hampshire in the UK
Domus Dei, an almshouse and hospice at Portsmouth in Hampshire, UK, also known as the Royal Garrison Church | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Garrison%20Church |
Mykola Musiyenko (, – Nikolay Musiyenko; born 16 December 1959) is a Ukrainian former triple jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. He won four medals for the Soviet Union at the European Indoor Championships, being the champion in both 1983 and 1989. He competed at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Champ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykola%20Musiyenko |
Leslie Ransselaer Holdridge (September 29, 1907 – June 19, 1999) was an American botanist and climatologist. He was the father of composer Lee Holdridge as well as the father of Leslie A. Holdridge, Lorena Holdridge, Marbella Holdridge, Marly Holdridge, Marisela Holdridge, Thania Holdridge, John Holdridge, Ida Holdrid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20Holdridge |
The Saratoga International Theater Institute (also known as SITI) was an ensemble-based theater company based in New York City and Saratoga Springs, New York. SITI was founded in 1992 by American director Anne Bogart and Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki on the campus of Skidmore College to redefine and revitalize cont... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saratoga%20International%20Theater%20Institute |
Shamil Abbyasov (born 16 April 1957) is a retired athlete, who represented the USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He specialized in the long jump and triple jump.
Abbyasov won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. His gold medal was in triple jump with an indoor world record of 17.30... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamil%20Abbyasov |
Philosophy of the World is the only studio album by the American band the Shaggs, released in 1969.
The Shaggs formed at the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who believed that his mother had predicted their rise to fame. Philosophy of the World was recorded in 1969 in Revere, Massachusetts, and released in l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy%20of%20the%20World |
Kosse refers to:
Kosse, Texas
Kosse (Königsberg) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosse |
Confuzion is a puzzle game developed and published by Incentive Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and Acorn Electron. The object is to guide a spark along a fuse wire. It is similar to the 1982 arcade game Loco-Motion. Confuzion was written by Paul Shirley who later wrote Spindizzy.
Zzap!64 magazi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confuzion |
Things Are Swingin' is an album by singer Peggy Lee with music arranged and conducted by Jack Marshall.
Track listing
"It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) – 2:14
"Things Are Swingin'" (Peggy Lee, Jack Marshall) – 2:12
"Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) – 2:53
"Rid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things%20Are%20Swingin%27 |
Timothy C. Evans (born June 1, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, former alderman and the current Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Evans is noted as the first African-American Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. A graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Evans was first electe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%20C.%20Evans |
"Laura" is a song by American pop rock band Scissor Sisters, included as the lead track on their self-titled debut album (2004). The song was released as the band's first single on October 27, 2003, in the United Kingdom, placing at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart. It was later re-issued in June 2004, charting at num... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%20%28Scissor%20Sisters%20song%29 |
Catholic spirituality includes the various ways in which Catholics live out their Baptismal promise through prayer and action. The primary prayer of all Catholics is the Eucharistic liturgy in which they celebrate and share their faith together, in accord with Jesus' instruction: "Do this in memory of me." The Catholic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20spirituality |
Automatic layout is an option in graph drawing toolkits that allow to lay out the Graph according to specific rules, such as:
reducing the length of the arcs between the Graph vertices
reduce the number of edges crossing (to improve the graph readability)
See also
Methods in graph drawing
Graph drawing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic%20layout |
Radomir Kovačević (20 March 1954 in Drvar — 14 June 2006 in Belgrade) was a Serbian and Yugoslav Olympic judoka and coach. He participated in three Olympic Games (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984) and was an Olympic medalist. He was well known in judo circles and was close friends with world-famous Japan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radomir%20Kova%C4%8Devi%C4%87 |
Indian Neck Hall was a country residence of Frederick Gilbert Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Located on the Great South Bay in Oakdale, New York, it was reputed to have been the largest estate on Long Island when it was built in 1897.
The Georgian-style home was designed by a noted architect, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20Neck%20Hall |
Petr Sýkora (born December 21, 1978) is a Czech former ice hockey player. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals between 1999 and 2005. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2020, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally he playe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr%20S%C3%BDkora%20%28ice%20hockey%2C%20born%201978%29 |
In Inca mythology, one of the main Inca creation myths was that of the Ayar Brothers who emerged from a cave called Paqariq Tampu (also spelled Paqariqtampu) (Quechua paqariy to dawn / to be born, -q a suffix, tampu inn, lodge, hispanicized and mixed spellings Pacaritambo, Paccarectambo, Paccarec Tambo, Paccarictambo, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paqariq%20Tampu |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is a large amphitheatre located in Saratoga Springs, New York, on the grounds of Saratoga Spa State Park. It presents summer performances of classical music, jazz, pop and rock, country, comedy, and dance. It opened on July 9, 1966, with a presentation of George Balanchine's A Mid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saratoga%20Performing%20Arts%20Center |
Plum Island is a 1997 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. This is the first novel to feature recurring character, detective John Corey. Plum Island is followed by the 2000 novel, The Lion's Game.
Plot
In 1997, NYPD detective John Corey is on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront home on the North Fork of Long ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum%20Island%20%28novel%29 |
Terry Kenneth Carkner (born March 7, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers. He was selected fourteenth overall in the 1984 NHL Entry ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Carkner |
Rositsa Stamenova (, born 6 March 1955) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. Her personal best time was 50.82 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Prague. She also competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
References
External ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rositsa%20Stamenova |
Ahmad Batebi (; born July 25, 1977) is an Iranian activist who was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. During his studies at the University of Tehran he gained international fame for his appearance on the July 17, 1999, cover of The Economist magazine, holding up a shirt splattered with the bl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad%20Batebi |
Erewhon is David Thomas and Two Pale Boys' debut album, as well as Thomas' first record outside the Pere Ubu banner since that group's reformation in 1987. The Two Pale Boys are a duo consisting of Keith Moliné on guitar and Andy Diagram on trumpet and other instruments.
Critical reception
The Chicago Reader wrote tha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erewhon%20%28album%29 |
Alexander Appolonovich Manuilov (; April 3, 1861 in Odessa – July 20, 1929 in Moscow) was a Russian economist and politician. He was one of the founding members of the Constitutional Democratic party (known as the Kadets) and was the Rector of Moscow State University between 1908 and 1911.
He was the Minister of Educa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Manuilov |
Godlove Stein Orth (April 22, 1817 – December 16, 1882) was a United States representative from Indiana and an acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.
Biography
Of German ancestry, he was born near Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on April 22, 1817. He attended Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg for about one yea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godlove%20S.%20Orth |
Thomas Pitt (c. 1705 – 17 July 1761), of Boconnoc, Cornwall, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1761. He was Lord Warden of the Stannaries from 1742 to 1751.
Pitt was the grandson and namesake of the better known Thomas Pitt and the son of Robert Pitt, MP, of Boc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Pitt%20of%20Boconnoc |
Astronaut High School is located in Brevard County, in the city of Titusville, Florida, United States. It is part of the Brevard County School District. The school's name comes from its location, near the Kennedy Space Center. The school was built in 1972. The school's motto is "pride in community, passion in learning... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut%20High%20School |
Andrei Ivanovich Shingarev or Shingaryov () (August 18, 1869 – January 20, 1918) was a Russian medical doctor, publicist and politician. He was a Duma deputy and one of the leaders of the Constitutional Democratic party (known as the Kadets).
Biography
Shingarev's mother, Zinaida Nikanorovna was born into an aristocra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei%20Ivanovich%20Shingarev |
Château Haut-Bailly is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Crus Classés for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan.
Château Haut-Bailly's vineyard is located along t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau%20Haut-Bailly |
Sulpicius Florus was a 1st-century Briton who served as an auxiliary infantryman in the Roman Army. He was given Roman citizenship by the emperor Galba and adopted his benefactor's gentile name, Sulpicius. However, he took part in Otho's coup against Galba in 69, and was one of the murderers of Galba's heir, Lucius C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulpicius%20Florus |
Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court affirmed the California Court of Appeal's ruling that suspicionless searches of parolees are lawful under California law and that the search in this case was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Con... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson%20v.%20California |
Linkenheim-Hochstetten () is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 17 km north of Karlsruhe.
The towns of Linkenheim and Hochstetten merged their municipal governments 1975, newly elected burgermeister (29.01.2023): Michael Möslang.
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkenheim-Hochstetten |
Ivana Kubešová (née Kleinová, then Walterová; born 26 May 1962 in Šumperk) is a retired middle distance runner who represented Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
International comp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana%20Kube%C5%A1ov%C3%A1 |
A picador is one of the two horsemen in a Spanish bullfight.
Picador may also refer to:
The Picador (film), a 1932 French drama
Picador (imprint), a British publishing brand
Picador (Picasso), 1889, his earliest extant painting
Vincent Picador, an early 1950s aircraft engine
"The Picadore", an 1889 march by America... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picador%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Sussex County Interscholastic League (SCIL) was a high school athletic conference located in Sussex County and Morris County, New Jersey. The league was formed in 1976 when a number of new high schools opened up in the previous year. The formation of the league was to promote athletics and to cut down on travel t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex%20County%20Interscholastic%20League |
Snake Eater is a 1989 action/adventure film starring Lorenzo Lamas. It was directed by George Erschbamer and written by Michael Paseornek and John Dunning. Snake Eater was actor Lorenzo Lamas's first action film.
Plot
Jack "Soldier" Kelly (Lorenzo Lamas), a police officer who served in the Marine Special Forces "Snak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake%20Eater%20%28film%29 |
KVPS-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a low-powered NewsNet-affiliated television station licensed to Indio, California, United States. The station is owned by Esther Arenas. KVPS-LD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill in Cathedral City.
History
The station was founded August 19, 1998 as K63CG. It aired Spa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVPS-LD |
The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines () is the courtesy title given to the host or hostess of Malacañang Palace, the residence of the head of state and head of government of the Philippines.
The title is traditionally held by the consort of the president of the Philippines, and as such is used to inter... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20ladies%20and%20gentlemen%20of%20the%20Philippines |
KVPS may refer to:
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (ICAO code KVPS)
KVPS-LD, a low-power television station (channel 8) licensed to serve Indio, California, United States | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVPS |
A cunicularium is an establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. This enterprise is known as cuniculture.
Etymology
The term was coined in mediaeval Latin as cunicularium (plural cunicularia), from Classical Latin cunicularis "pertaining to the rabbit", itself from cunicul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunicularium |
The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. It is four to six feet long with nine frets made of hardened beeswax. The instrument is carved out of solid soft wood such as that from the jackfruit tree.
Common to all kudyapi instruments, a constant drone is played with one string while the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutiyapi |
Peruvian art has its origin in the Andean civilizations. These civilizations rose in the territory of modern Peru before the arrival of the Spanish.
Pre-Columbian art
Peru's earliest artwork came from the Cupisnique culture, which was concentrated on the Pacific coast, and the Chavín culture, which was largely north... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian%20art |
Q & A is a 1990 American crime film written and directed by Sidney Lumet, based on a novel by New York State Supreme Court judge Edwin Torres. It stars Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante and Lumet's daughter, Jenny Lumet.
Plot
Mike Brennan, a tough, crude, decorated New York City Police Department detective li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%20%26%20A%20%28film%29 |
A picador (; pl. picadores) is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas, which is the first of the three stages in a stylized bullfight.
Function
The picador has three main functions in a traditional bullfight:
To ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picador |
Crosville Motor Services was a bus operator based in the north-west of England and north and mid-Wales.
History
On 27 October 1906, Crosville Motor Company was formed in Chester by George Crosland Taylor and his French business associate Georges de Ville, with the intention of building motor cars. The company name wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosville%20Motor%20Services |
Ta-Dah is the second studio album by American alternative band Scissor Sisters, released on September 15, 2006. It was produced by the band and includes collaborations with Elton John, Carlos Alomar, and Paul Williams. The album debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta-Dah |
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Krupskiy (; born 4 January 1960) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Russia. He won the 1982 European Athletics Championships as well as three medals at the European Indoor Championships.
Achievements
External links
European Championships
European Indoor Champions... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr%20Krupskiy |
On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, locomotives were always considered of great importance, and the railroad was involved in many experiments and innovations.
History
Early locomotives
The name Tom Thumb is forever associated with the B&O, as the first steam locomotive built in the United States for an American rail... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore%20and%20Ohio%20Railroad%20locomotives |
Thomas Goulard (1697–1784) was a French surgeon famous for Goulard's extract, a solution of lead(II) acetate and lead(II) oxide which was formerly used as an astringent. Goulard was a surgeon and anatomist in Montpellier who specialized in genitourinary disorders. His best known written work is titled Oeuvres de Chir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Goulard |
West Farms is a residential neighborhood in The Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, are: Bronx Park to the north, the Bronx River Parkway to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the west. East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through West Farms.
West Farms is part o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Farms%2C%20Bronx |
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden first published in 1952, and the title work of a collection of poems by Auden, published in 1955. It is Auden's response to the detailed description, or ekphrasis, of the shield borne by the hero Achilles in Homer's epic poem the Iliad.
Description
Auden's poem is writte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Shield%20of%20Achilles |
Querelle Jansen (born October 14, 1985, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands) is a Dutch model. Her real name is Lisette Jansen; Querelle is her professional name, chosen by an agent who had been looking for a model to name after her favourite literary character, Jean Genet's Georges Querelle.
Querelle's androgynous features... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Querelle%20Jansen |
Beth Webb is a British author of books for children and teenagers. She has written fifteen books, including the Star Dancer tetralogy, a fantasy series published by Macmillan, as well as the Fleabag Trilogy. She is also the co-founder of Books Beyond Words, and has illustrated more than twenty titles for adults with le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth%20Webb |
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