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The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 31, 2006 and ended on December 2, 2006. The postseason concluded on January 8, 2007 with the BCS N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20NCAA%20Division%20I%20FBS%20football%20season |
Johnny Kalsi is a British Indian dhol drum performer residing in London. He rose to prominence as a former member of Transglobal Underground and the founder of the Dhol Foundation. He also is a member of the Afro Celt Sound System and The Imagined Village.
Biography
Early life
Kalsi was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Kalsi |
Pruntytown Correctional Center (PCC) is a state prison for West Virginia, located at Pruntytown near Grafton, West Virginia, USA.
The premises were previously used for a juvenile detention center known as the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys, which closed in 1983. Juvenile prisoners were then transferred to the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruntytown%20Correctional%20Center |
Ruskington railway station serves the village of Ruskington in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1882 as part of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway between Sleaford and Lincoln Central. It closed in 1961 but was reopened in 1975.
The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskington%20railway%20station |
The Vehicle Birth (VB) was a rock band that performed and recorded between January 1993 and May 1999.
Biography
They released one full-length record on Crank! Records and achieved some success gaining radio play, reaching 24 on the CMJ charts and charting in The Gavin Report in the summer of 1998. They toured extensi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Vehicle%20Birth |
Nocino is a dark brown liqueur from the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is made from unripe green walnuts. The walnuts and the liquor are handled using ceramic or wooden tools (to avoid oxidation) and placed in an alcoholic base. After steeping in spirit, the walnuts are removed and the alcohol is mixed wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocino |
An enumerative definition of a concept or term is a special type of extensional definition that gives an explicit and exhaustive listing of all the objects that fall under the concept or term in question. Enumerative definitions are only possible for finite sets and only practical for relatively small sets.
An exampl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumerative%20definition |
The blue maomao (Scorpis violacea), also known as the violet sweep, blue sweep or hardbelly, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the subfamily Scorpidinae, part of the sea chub family Kyphosidae. It is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands, where... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20maomao |
Solid Frog is an indie band based in Detroit, Michigan. They were formed in 1995 and released two albums: Supercoat (1995) and Pepperspray (1997) on Overture Records, Novi, Michigan. The band enjoyed some radio success with their first album, especially the song "Standard Day". Their second album Pepperspray received s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid%20Frog |
The history of Shanghai spans over a thousand years and closely parallels the development of modern China. Originally a small agricultural village, Shanghai developed during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1912) as one of China's principal trading ports. Although nominally part of China, in practice foreign diplomats contr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Shanghai |
is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer, manga author, travel critic, essayist, professor as well as mystery fiction novels writer. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime television series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaki%20Tsuji |
Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood is a 1997 biography of actress Mary Pickford (1892–1979) written by Eileen Whitfield. The book took ten years to complete and was published by Macfarlane Walter & Ross in Canada and by the University Press of Kentucky in the United States. The book won the UBC President's Medal i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickford%3A%20The%20Woman%20Who%20Made%20Hollywood |
The Faculty of Mathematics is one of six faculties of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, offering more than 500 courses in mathematics, statistics and computer science. The faculty also houses the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, formerly the faculty's computer science department. There are m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Waterloo%20Faculty%20of%20Mathematics |
Diabolique may refer to:
Diabolique (1955 film), or Les Diaboliques, 1955 French film starring Simone Signoret
Diabolique (1996 film), 1996 United States remake of Les Diaboliques starring Sharon Stone
Diabolique (band), a Swedish gothic metal band
Diabolique (porn star)
See also
Diabolik, Italian comic character | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolique |
Gregory D. Tolver Jr. (born January 13, 1980) is a 6"1' 205 lbs. former wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers in the Arena Football League (AFL). He was born on January 13, 1980, in Long Beach, California, to Gregory Tolver Sr. and Brenda Tolver. Tolver attended Mira Mesa Senior High School where he began his foot... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20R.%20Tolver |
Teresa Barbara Ciepły (née Wieczorek; 19 October 1937 – 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. She was a bronze Olympic medalist in the 4×100 metre relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Two years later she won gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay (in European record time of 44.5 seconds) and the 80 m hurdles, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa%20Ciep%C5%82y |
Ramey Air Force Base also known as Borinquen Field, is a former United States Air Force base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It was named after United States Army Air Forces Brigadier General Howard Knox Ramey. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Rafael Hernandez Airport.
History
Pre-World War II
In 1939, the U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramey%20Air%20Force%20Base |
Elisabeth Adelheid Hildegard von Thadden (29 July 1890 – 8 September 1944, executed) was a German progressive educator and a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime as a member of the Solf Circle. She was sentenced to death for conspiring to commit high treason and undermining the fighting forces (Wehrkraftzersetzun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth%20von%20Thadden |
Coxe is a surname, and may refer to:
Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr., American federal judge
Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr., American federal judge
Arthur Cleveland Coxe, American bishop, son of Samuel Hanson Cox
Cameron Coxe, Welsh footballer
Daniel Coxe, English governor of West Jersey
Eckley Brinton Coxe, Pennsylvania Mining Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxe |
Founded in 2000, J Xaverre is an English folktronica artist from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Largely a solo creation by Pete Gofton, he has occasionally been joined by Lea Doherty (vocals) and the King of Woolworths member Jon Brooks (keyboards and production).
History
Founded in 2000, J Xaveere is one of many... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%20Xaverre |
The North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada
League champions advance to the Hockey Alberta Provincials to face off against the winners of the other Alberta "B" leagues in the Russ Barnes Trophy. The Provincial winne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Eastern%20Alberta%20Junior%20B%20Hockey%20League |
Nutritional science (also nutrition science, sometimes short nutrition, dated trophology) is the science that studies the physiological process of nutrition (primarily human nutrition), interpreting the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an org... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritional%20science |
is a 1998 Japanese comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe. Gorgeous is the fourth film in the Slayers saga and the final anime entry in the prequels to the main series. It received mostly favorable reviews, and was followed by the short Slayers Premium in 2001.
In the film,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayers%20Gorgeous |
Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all its rail services.
History
The station opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 as Blankney and Metheringha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metheringham%20railway%20station |
A list of notable LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance LGBT rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.
Albania
Elton Ilirjani was the first CEO of a major company in Albania who came out of the closet as gay in 2016. He is the founder of the Dignity Glob... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20LGBT%20rights%20activists |
Francisco Errázuriz may refer to:
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean Catholic cardinal
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera, Chilean politician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Err%C3%A1zuriz |
Haramaya University (HU) (; Oromo: Univarsiitii Haramayaa) is a public research university in Haramaya, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education admits qualified students to Haramaya University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haramaya%20University |
Ruth F. Weiss (December 11, 1908 – March 6, 2006), also known by her Chinese name, Wèi Lùshī (), was an Austrian-Chinese educator and journalist. She was the last surviving European eyewitness of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the beginnings of the People’s Republic of China.
Biography
Weiss was born in Vienna,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Weiss%20%28journalist%29 |
Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco (; born 4 March 1964) is the first cousin of King Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid. He is the son of Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, the late brother of the late King Hassan II, and Princess Lalla Lamia Solh, daughter of Riad Al Solh, the first Prime Minister of Lebanon. He is als... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%20Moulay%20Hicham%20of%20Morocco |
The situation for human rights in Syria is considered one of the worst in the world and has been globally condemned by international organizations like the United Nations, Human rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the European Union. Civil liberties, political rights, freedom of speech and assembly are virtually n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Syria |
Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death (earlier title: Massacre at Mazar) is a 2002 documentary by Irish filmmaker Jamie Doran and Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi. It documents alleged war crimes committed by the Junbish-i Milli faction of the Afghan Northern Alliance under General Abdul Rashid Dostum against Talib... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan%20Massacre%3A%20The%20Convoy%20of%20Death |
Ilias may refer to:
the Iliad, an ancient Greek epos
Ilias (name), a personal name (including a list of people with the name)
ILIAS, a web-based learning management system
6604 Ilias, an asteroid
See also
Profitis Ilias (disambiguation)
Agios Ilias (disambiguation)
Ilijaš, a town and municipality in Bosnia and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilias |
Mata Tripta (1446–1522; Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾ; mātā tripatā) was the mother of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.
Biography
Early life
Tripta was born in 1446 to a father named Bhai Raam, a Jhangar Khatri from the village of Chaliawala (or Chahal), near Lahore, and her mother was Mata Bhirai. She was born in a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata%20Tripta |
Jewcy is an online magazine of Jewish pop culture and offbeat news. The site was launched on November 15, 2006. The Guardian has described Jewcy as "a cultural icon" and "at the forefront of a reinvention of Jewish identity by young US Jews". The New York Times has described Jewcy as part of "the Jewish Hipster moveme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewcy |
Deborah ( Deborah) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Alon Bachot (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" (Genesis 35:8), and is buried by Jacob, who is returning with his large family to Canaan.
According to Rashi, De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah%20%28Genesis%29 |
"Six-pointer" is a sporting cliché, particularly used in association football, used to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions, in leagues that employ a "three points for a win" system. In a "two points for a win" league, the corresponding term is "four-pointer". In a six-pointer game, the resul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-pointer |
Tahiti Trot () (or Tea for Two), Op. 16, is an arrangement for symphony orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich of the song "Tea for Two" from the musical No, No, Nanette by Vincent Youmans. It was composed in 1927 and resulted from a bet between the composer and the score's dedicatee, Nicolai Malko.
Tahiti Trot was premier... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti%20Trot |
The Pitman School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pitman, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,134 students and 118... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitman%20School%20District |
The now defunct North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League (NSJHL) was an independent, successful Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league comprised teams from cities and towns such as Saskatoon and Melfort, situated in the northern part of the province of Saskatchew... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Saskatchewan%20Junior%20B%20Hockey%20League |
In the United States Air Force, a division was an intermediate level of command, subordinate to a numbered air force, controlling one or more wings. It also controlled squadrons without associated same-function wings, i.e., 17th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron had no associated wing, but its function was part of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20Division%20%28United%20States%29 |
The terms Apostasia (, "Apostasy") or Iouliana (, "July events") or the Royal Coup ( To Vasiliko Praxikopima) are used to describe the political crisis in Greece centered on the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou and subsequent appointment, by King Constantine II, of successive prime mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasia%20of%201965 |
Allan Gibson Brodie (October 31, 1897 in New York City – January 2, 1976) was an American dentist and orthodonist.
An orthodontics teacher, writer, and researcher, Brodie served in a variety of professional positions, such as President of the Chicago Association of Orthodontics, served on advisory boards, achieved a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan%20G.%20Brodie |
Since 1983, the American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has released 13 studio albums, two live albums, 12 compilation albums, 11 video albums (including promotional releases), five extended plays, 66 singles (including promotional releases), and 53 music videos. To date, the band has sold over 120 million record... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Hot%20Chili%20Peppers%20discography |
Internet services technology is a broad field of study usually resulting in receiving an Associate of Applied Science Degree.
This two-year degree, often awarded at community colleges, is a gateway to more specialized studies, but can also be applied to immediate workforce demands.
Areas of Study
Students learn lang... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20services%20technology |
Guaramiranga is one of the smallest towns of the Northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil.
It is located at an altitude of 865 m in the Serra de Baturité hills 110 km from the state capital of Fortaleza. Guaramiranga is known locally for its temperate climate and lush green scenery. The temperature in Guaramiranga varies... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaramiranga |
Alaid Island (Igingiinax̂ in Aleut, ) is the westernmost of the Semichi Islands, a subgroup of the Near Islands group that lies at the extreme western end of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
References
Semichi Islands
Islands of Alaska
Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaid%20Island%20%28Alaska%29 |
Back to the Web is the eighth album by the indie rock band Elf Power. It was released on Rykodisc in April 2006.
Track listing
"Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song)" – 2:17
"An Old Familiar Scene" – 4:13
"Rolling Black Water" – 2:32
"King of Earth" – 3:03
"Peel Back the Moon, Beware!" – 3:34
"23rd Dream" – 2:08
"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back%20to%20the%20Web |
The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on 21 May 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta, Georgia. It is unclear just how the fire started, but it was fueled by hot temperatures and strong winds which propelled the fire. The fire, which burned for nearly 10 hours, destroyed and 1,900 structures displacing... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Atlanta%20fire%20of%201917 |
Below are directors of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, with date of appointment.
Director of the Laboratory
1801 Humphry Davy
1825 Michael Faraday
1867 John Tyndall
1887 James Dewar
Director of the Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory
1896 James Dewar
1896 Lord Rayleigh
1923 William Bragg
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director%20of%20the%20Royal%20Institution |
Brampton Manor Academy (formerly Brampton Manor School) is an 11–19 mixed, secondary school and selective sixth form with academy status in East Ham, London, England. It is the second largest school in the London Borough of Newham.
In 2019, 41 of its students were offered Oxbridge places; in 2020 the number was 51 and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brampton%20Manor%20Academy |
Hot Trip to Heaven is the fifth studio album by British rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1994 on Beggars Banquet in the United Kingdom and American in the United States. Released after a five-year hiatus, the album saw the band drop their former gothic, alternative rock sound in favour of a hi-tech electronic, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot%20Trip%20to%20Heaven |
Dana Glover (born October 14, 1974) is an American pop singer and songwriter, known for performing film songs.
Biography
Glover was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but moved to Asheville at the age of eight. At 16 she went to Manhattan for a modeling career. At age 18 she decided to become a musician; first in Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%20Glover |
USS Weiss has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
, a destroyer escort cancelled during construction in 1944
USS Weiss (DE-719), a destroyer escort converted during construction into a fast transport
, formerly Weiss (DE-719), a fast transport in commission from 1945 to 1970
U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Weiss |
Princess Lalla Latifa, née Fatima Amahzoune, (Born ; December 31, 1946) is the widow of King Hassan II of Morocco, and the mother of King Mohammed VI, Princesses Meryem, Asma, Hasna, and Prince Moulay Rachid.
Biography
Lalla Latifa was born under the name Fatima Amahzoune in 1946, but is called Latifa Hammou to avoid ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalla%20Latifa |
The M6 Bayonet is a bayonet used by the U.S. military for the M14 rifle, it can also be used with the Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle as well M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle. It was introduced in 1957, at the same time as the rifle itself. It is the only bayonet made for the M14.
Description
Like its predecessor, the M5 bayon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M6%20bayonet |
The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (NSHL) is a defunct Junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league used to be a part of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association.
History
The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League was the brain-child of Chris Joubert of Terrace Bay, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20of%20Superior%20Junior%20B%20Hockey%20League |
USS William R. Rush had been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
, a destroyer escort cancelled before construction began in 1944
, a destroyer escort cancelled before construction began in 1944
, a destroyer in commission from 1945 to 1978
See also
United States Navy ship names | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20William%20R.%20Rush |
The hamlets of Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton make up a rural community in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and close to the settlements of North Berwick, Drem, Dirleton and Gullane.
In addition to various long-established farms, a poultry processing factory, commercial mushroom-grow... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton%20Barns%2C%20East%20Fenton%20and%20West%20Fenton |
The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football in England.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to the league ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374%20in%20English%20football |
Coxon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Coxon (cricketer) (19302012), English cricketer
Alan Coxon (born before 2006), British TV chef and presenter
Alec Coxon (19162006), English cricketer
Allan Coxon (19092001), English academic who specialised in classical Greek and ancient philosophy
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxon |
The Lanchester 6x4 armoured car was a British armoured car with a 6x4 drivetrain produced in limited numbers in the late 1920s and early 1930s. A heavier, more rugged development of the earlier Lanchester 4x2 armoured car, it remained in service with Territorial and colonial units until the early 1940s and saw action i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanchester%206%C3%974%20armoured%20car |
Schaller GmbH is a German manufacturer of musical instrument hardware based in Postbauer-Heng near Nuremberg, Bavaria. It designs, produces and sells guitar tuners, bridges, tremolos, strap locks, and other accessories primarily for guitars.
Schaller was founded in Feucht near Nuremberg in 1945 by Helmut Schaller as a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaller%20GmbH |
T. H. Lain was a collective pseudonym used by nine separate authors writing under Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons novels imprint.
According to Peter Archer, WotC's Director of Publishing, the decision to credit the Dungeons & Dragons novels to just one author was made to ensure they would be shelved together... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.%20H.%20Lain |
Der Herr ist mit mir (The Lord is on my side), BuxWV 15, is a cantata by Dieterich Buxtehude. It is scored for two violins, violone, basso continuo, and four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, basso). The text is taken from Psalm 118 (6-7).
Text
Recordings
6 Cantatas, Orchestra Anima Eterna & The Royal Consort, Collegium ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der%20Herr%20ist%20mit%20mir%20%28Buxtehude%29 |
Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, KCVO, (30 July 1935 – 20 December 1983) was the brother of Moulay Hassan, later King Hassan II of Morocco and the son of King Mohammed V of Morocco (1909–1961) and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar (1909–1992).
Biography
Prince Moulay Abdallah was born at Dar al-Makhzen in Raba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%20Moulay%20Abdallah%20of%20Morocco |
Mark Rutte (; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has served as prime minister of the Netherlands since 2010. He was also the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 through 2023. He is currently acting in a demissionary capacity, and will not return to politics following th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Rutte |
The common parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) is a species of frog in the genus Pelodytes. It lives in the Iberian region of southwestern Europe. Its earliest identification is believed to be from 1802.
Description
The common parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) is a very small and slender frog with long hind legs, a f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20parsley%20frog |
A teaching fellow (sometimes referred to as a TF) is an individual at a higher education institution, including universities, whose role involves teaching and potentially pedagogic research. The work done by teaching fellows can vary enormously from institution to institution, depending on the requirements and position... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching%20fellow |
Graeco-Armenian (or Helleno-Armenian) is the hypothetical common ancestor of Greek (or Hellenic) and Armenian branches that postdates Proto-Indo-European language. Its status is somewhat similar to that of the Italo-Celtic grouping: each is widely considered plausible without being accepted as established communis opin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeco-Armenian |
The Dancer Upstairs is a 1995 novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. It is based on the Maoist insurgency of the 1980s in Peru, and tells the story of Agustin Rejas, a police Lieutenant (later promoted to Captain), hunting a terrorist based on Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path. In 2002 it was given a film adaptation u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dancer%20Upstairs |
The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, June 3, 2006, and were hosted by Jessica Alba, with it being broadcast on June 8 on tape delay. It featured performances by Christina Aguilera, AFI and Gnarls Barkley. In addition to the below awards, MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey (The MTV Generation... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20MTV%20Movie%20Awards |
Mells is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, near the town of Frome.
Vobster
The parish includes the village of Vobster, which had a coal mine of the same name on the Somerset coalfield and a quarry, both of which are now disused. The old quarry is now used as a diving centre. The Church of St Edmund, at ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mells%2C%20Somerset |
Cocks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers (1887–1944)
Arthur Percy Somers Cocks, 7th Baron Somers (1864–1953)
Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (1725–1806)
Charles Cocks, British 19th century wine enthusiast, author of Cocks & Féret
Charles Somers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocks%20%28surname%29 |
'DibenzylideneacetoneDibenzylideneacetone or dibenzalacetone, often abbreviated dba''', is an organic compound with the formula C17H14O. It is a pale-yellow solid insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol.
It was first prepared in 1881 by the German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851–1930) and the Swiss chemist Char... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibenzylideneacetone |
San Telmo ("Saint Peter González" or "Saint Erasmus of Formia") was a Spanish 74-gun ship of the line, launched in 1788. It sank while bringing reinforcements to Peru during the war of independence. Based on the location where it was lost, it has been speculated that survivors may have reached Antarctica.
History
In... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Telmo%20%28Spanish%20ship%29 |
The Black Rhyme Organisation to Help Equal Rights (B.R.O.T.H.E.R. ) was a 1989 protest supergroup founded in the United Kingdom by the raga-rap group Gatecrash and a collective of Hip hop musicians to protest the policies of apartheid in South Africa.
The group's debut single, Beyond the 16th Parallel, was released on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.R.O.T.H.E.R.%20movement |
IEEE 802.11y-2008 is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007 standard that enables data transfer equipment to operate using the 802.11a protocol on a co-primary basis in the 3650 to 3700 MHz band except when near a grandfathered satellite earth station. IEEE 802.11y is only being allowed as a licensed band. It was approve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20802.11y-2008 |
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire.
Sir William Essex bef. 1544–1548
Robert Keilway 1549–1581
Sir Henry Neville bef. 1584–1593
Sir Edward Norreys 1601–1603
Sir Henry Neville bef. 1605–1615
Sir Francis Moore 1615–1621
Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace 1621–1634
William Craven, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custos%20Rotulorum%20of%20Berkshire |
Driss ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) is the alias for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English. His book, A Life Full of Holes was tape-recorded and translated by Bowles over the course of several visits to his home by Charhadi, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driss%20Ben%20Hamed%20Charhadi |
Abdeslam Boulaich () is a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English. Boulaich's stories have been studied in college courses.
References
Moroccan storytellers
People from Tangier
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdeslam%20Boulaich |
The Spa Conference was a meeting between the Supreme War Council and the government of the Weimar Republic in Spa, Belgium on 5–16 July 1920. The main topics were German disarmament, coal shipments to the Allies and war reparations.
Attendees
The Spa Conference was the first post-war conference to include German repre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spa%20Conference%20of%201920 |
Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) or [Pd2(dba)3] is an organopalladium compound. The compound is a complex of palladium(0) with dibenzylideneacetone (dba). It is a dark-purple/brown solid, which is modestly soluble in organic solvents. Because the dba ligands are easily displaced, the complex is used as a homo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tris%28dibenzylideneacetone%29dipalladium%280%29 |
ZGF or Zgf may refer to:
Zugsführer, a rank in the Austrian Armed Forces
ZGF, the IATA code for Grand Forks Airport, British Columbia, Canada.
ZGF Architects, an American architectural firm | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGF |
Theocentricism is the belief that God is the central aspect to existence, as opposed to anthropocentrism and existentialism. In this view, meaning and value of actions done to people or the environment are attributed to God. The tenets of theocentrism, such as humility, respect, moderations, selflessness, and mindfulne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theocentricism |
The Detroit Free Press Marathon is a race run every third Sunday in October in Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada since 1978. Major General Stan Connelly and Jerry Coyle organized the first international marathon. MaryJane Hatton, recorded the times as the runners crossed the finish line. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%20Free%20Press%20Marathon |
Stuart Hall School is a Staunton, Virginia, co-educational school for students from Grade 4 to Grade 12, and it offers a boarding program from Grades 8 to 12. Stuart Hall School was established in 1827. The head of the school is Jason Coady. In the school review website Niche, Stuart Hall School was the 34th best priva... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Hall%20School |
The spotty or paketi, Notolabrus celidotus, is a species of wrasse endemic to the waters around New Zealand, including Stewart Island and the surrounding areas. It can be found on reefs at depths from , though most common in shallower parts of that range. This species can reach in standard length. Like other wrasses... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotty%20%28fish%29 |
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, dedicated to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders.
The organization's mission statement states, "The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20and%20Dana%20Reeve%20Foundation |
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallons, 7.33 barrels, or 1165 litres. This calculation uses a median value of 0... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20oil%20spills |
Twang is an onomatopoeia originally used to describe the sound of a vibrating bow string after the arrow is released. By extension it applies to the similar vibration produced when the string of a musical instrument is plucked, and similar sounds. The term came to be applied to a nasal vocal resonation, and was histori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twang |
The M7 bayonet (NSN 1095-00-017-9701) is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle, it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines, and combat shotguns. It can be used as a fighting knife and utility tool. It was introduced in 1964, when the M16 rifle entered... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M7%20bayonet |
Cles (; Nones: Clés or Cliès) is a town and comune in Trentino, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. It is the main town of Val di Non.
It is the main town of and is located in Val di Non. Monte di Cles and Monte Peller ( above sea level) are located to the west of the residential area, while... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cles |
The Revolutionary Marxist Association – Communist Project (Associazione Marxista Rivoluzionaria – Progetto Comunista), more frequently referred simply as Communist Project, was a Trotskyist faction within the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), a political party in Italy. Its leaders were Marco Ferrando and Franco Gris... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist%20Project |
Wemyss Ware was a line of pottery first produced in 1882 by Czech decorator Karel Nekola and Fife pottery-owner Robert Heron. The pottery took its name from the Wemyss family, titled incumbents of Wemyss Castle on the east coast of Fife, who were early and enthusiastic patrons of Nekola and Heron's ceramic creations. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wemyss%20Ware |
Liam Ó Maonlaí (born 7 November 1964 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician best known as a member of Hothouse Flowers. Ó Maonlaí formed the band in 1985 with his schoolmate Fiachna Ó Braonáin.
Biography
He attended Scoil Lorcáin, Monkstown and Coláiste Eoin, which is a Gaelscoil on Dublin's south... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam%20%C3%93%20Maonla%C3%AD |
Lee Redmond (born February 2, 1941) is an American woman who held the record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands.
Guinness World Records
The Enquirer featured her every few years and kept track of the progress of her nails.
Redmond started growing her nails in late 1978 to early 1979 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Redmond |
Papekop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 3 km northwest of the city of Oudewater.
Papekop was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1964, when it merged with Driebruggen. Between 1821 and 1989, when it became part of Oudewater, the village ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papekop |
Lange Linschoten is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 2 km northeast of the city of Oudewater.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1555 as Lange Lynschoten, and means "the long part of the Linschoten (river)". It is not a statistical entity, and the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lange%20Linschoten |
Atascadero High School (formerly Margarita Black Union High School) is an American public high school located in Atascadero, California. Atascadero High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Atascadero Unified School District. The school receives its students mainly from the Atascadero Junior High School and Atascadero ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atascadero%20High%20School |
A downrigger is a device used while fishing using the trolling method, which places a lure at the desired depth. A downrigger consists of a three to six-foot horizontal pole which supports a cannonball, generally 10 to 15 pounds, by a steel cable (generally stainless steel or wire). A clip, also known as a "release," ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downrigger |
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