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"One More Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob Weir and performed by the Grateful Dead, of which he was a member. The song had been performed in concert by the Grateful Dead starting in 1971, but it first appeared on record on Weir's debut solo album Ace in 1972. It subsequently appeared on several Grateful Dead li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20More%20Saturday%20Night%20%28song%29 |
is a Japanese manga artist, born in Nanao in Ishikawa, Japan. She debuted with the manga Warera High School Hero, published in the 1991 Autumn issue of Ribon Bikkuri Daizoukan. Her best-known work is Akazukin Chacha (Red Riding Hood Chacha).
Works
References
1969 births
Living people
Manga artists from Ishikawa Pref... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min%20Ayahana |
Nahal Tut (, also Nachal Toot) is an archaeological site excavated along the streambed of the same name in northern Israel's Menashe Heights from February to July 2005 by Amir Gorzalczany and Gerald Finkielsztejn in preparation for the northward extension of Highway 6. Trig Point N-568 is situated south of Nahal Melah... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal%20Tut%20%28archaeological%20site%29 |
T-Coffee (Tree-based Consistency Objective Function for Alignment Evaluation) is a multiple sequence alignment software using a progressive approach. It generates a library of pairwise alignments to guide the multiple sequence alignment. It can also combine multiple sequences alignments obtained previously and in the l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Coffee |
The Boyne City Railroad was a railway based at Boyne City, Michigan, U.S., during 1893–1978.
Early history
The original railroad was established by William Howard White of Boyne City, Michigan in 1893. William H. White was a northern Michigan industrialist who owned the W.H. White Company. The company operated saw mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyne%20City%20Railroad |
The Broad Left was a political faction within the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom (NUS) during the 1970s. It consisted of a working relationship between the Labour Party, the Liberal Party, Plaid Cymru, the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and other, non-aligned, supporters in order to work as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad%20Left |
Nord-Audnedal (historic: Nordre Undal) is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 1911. It was located along the river Audna in the Audnedalen valley in the present-day municipalities of Lyngdal and Lindesnes in Agder co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Audnedal |
In addition to Quadratus of Athens (Quadratus the Apologist), there are several Christian saints with the name Quadratus (sometimes spelled Codratus):
Quadratus of Africa
Quadratus of Africa was martyred in Africa Proconsularis on an unknown date. His feast day is celebrated on May 26. He was the subject of a panegy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratus%20%28martyr%29 |
Unión Deportiva Lanzarote is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1970 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 12, holding home games at the Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote (sports city), a 6,000-seat stadium which is shared with CD Orientación ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UD%20Lanzarote |
Guy Beaulne, (23 December 1921 – 1 October 2001) was a French Canadian actor and theatre director.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Ottawa. He also had a Normal School Teacher Diploma.
In 1953, he directed the Quebec television series, La famil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Beaulne |
El Jabato (lit. "The young wild boar") is the hero of a series of Spanish comic books, created in 1958 by the writer Víctor Mora and illustrated mainly by Francisco Darnís. El Jabato'''s themes and cast of characters were similar to those of the other series created by Mora, Capitán Trueno, although El Jabato is set in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Jabato |
Duguay-Trouin was the lead ship of her class of French light cruisers, launched in the early 1920s. She was named after René Duguay-Trouin. She patrolled the Mediterranean during the Spanish Civil War, and after the outbreak of the Second World War, she hunted Nazi pocket battleships before being interned after the Fal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20cruiser%20Duguay-Trouin%20%281923%29 |
The Sinfonietta (subtitled "Military Sinfonietta" or "Sokol Festival") from 1926 is a late work for large orchestra (of which 25 are brass players) by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček. It is dedicated "To the Czechoslovak Army" and Janáček said it was intended to express "contemporary free man, his spiritual beauty and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinfonietta%20%28Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek%29 |
Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi (; – 3 April 687) was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna.
Born in Ta'if, Mukhtar moved to Iraq at a young age and grew up in Kufa. Following the dea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhtar%20al-Thaqafi |
Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. Sør-Frøya included the southwestern part of the island of Frøya in what is now the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county. The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the vil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Fr%C3%B8ya |
Where Lovers Mourn is the debut full-length album released by the band Draconian through Napalm Records on the 20 October 2003. It was recorded and produced at Studio Mega by Chris Silver and Draconian in June 2003.
Most of the songs in this album are new and enhanced versions for songs Draconian had previously writte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%20Lovers%20Mourn |
Helen Adams (born 30 May 1978) is a Welsh television personality who rose to fame in the United Kingdom when she was chosen to be a contestant on the second series of the reality television show Big Brother, in 2001.
Big Brother
Adams was born in Cwmbran. Originally a hairdresser for Classy Cutz, Newport, and part-tim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20Adams |
The Centiloquium (= "one hundred sayings"), also called Ptolemy's Centiloquium, is a collection of one hundred aphorisms about astrology and astrological rules. It is first recorded at the start of the tenth century CE, when a commentary was written on it by the Egyptian mathematician Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Misri (later s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centiloquium |
Nord-Frøya is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. Nord-Frøya included the northern part of the island of Frøya and all of the small islands to the north and northeast such as Sula, Mausund, Froan, and Halten in what is now the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Fr%C3%B8ya |
Conica may refer to:
Conica (book) by Apollonius of Perga
Conica (Hydrozoa), a suborder of Leptomedusa
Several species with the epithet capitata:
Annona conica (= Raimondia conica), a custard apple
Fonscochlea conica, a snail
Knema conica, a plant related to nutmeg
Paludinella conica, a snail
Phrantela conica, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conica |
Far-right politics in Croatia () refers to any manifestation of far-right politics in the Republic of Croatia. Individuals and groups in Croatia that employ far-right politics are most often associated with the historical Ustaše movement, hence they have connections to Neo-Nazism and neo-fascism. That World War II poli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right%20politics%20in%20Croatia |
The Mob is a New York hardcore band formed in 1980. The band began when Jack Flanagan left the group Heart Attack to form his own group with Ralph Gebbia, John Frawley, and Nicko. After being exposed to hardcore through a Bad Brains show at CBGB, the group started playing harder and faster (described by Flanagan as "sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mob%20%28American%20hardcore%20band%29 |
The Republic of Croatia is administratively organised into twenty counties, and is also traditionally divided into four historical and cultural regions: Croatia proper, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. These are further divided into other, smaller regions.
Historical regions
Smaller regions
Banovina (or Banija)
is a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions%20of%20Croatia |
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, it is the largest hospital in Africa and third largest hospital in the world. It has 6,760 staff members, 3,400 beds and occupies . The hospital is located in the Soweto area south of Johannesburg. It is one of the 40 Gauteng provincial hospit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Hani%20Baragwanath%20Hospital |
The Western Communities, also called the West Shore (e.g. West Shore RCMP) or Westshore (e.g. Westshore Town Centre), is the suburban municipalities of Colwood, Langford, Metchosin and The Highlands, Langford and unincorporated districts west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet, and south of the Malahat in the Capi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Communities%2C%20British%20Columbia |
This is a list of fauna of the Lower Colorado River Valley in the southwestern United States.
Birds
Insects/arthropods/etc.
Lepidoptera
Yucca moth
Mammals
Lizards
Snakes
Tortoises
Desert tortoise
Gallery
See also
Fauna of the Sonoran Desert
List of Sonoran Desert birds (Arizona)
Lower Colorado River Val... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20fauna%20of%20the%20Lower%20Colorado%20River%20Valley |
Christa Sauls (born April 15, 1972) is an American model and actress.
Career
Sauls started her television career in the mid-1990s with roles in Step by Step and Baywatch Nights. In 1997 she appeared in the Conan series and had a lead role in the second season of Acapulco H.E.A.T.. In the late-1990s, she had appearanc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa%20Sauls |
Aliana Taylor "Ali" Lohan ( ; born December 22, 1993) is an American singer and television personality. She is the younger sister of actress and singer Lindsay Lohan.
Early life
Lohan was born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, on Long Island, to Donata "Dina" (née Sullivan) and Michael Lohan, The family later moved to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliana%20Lohan |
David Malcolm Carter (born 16 June 1972) is an English golfer.
Carter was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and represented his country of birth at junior level. He later moved to England and turned professional in 1989. After several visits to qualifying school he had his rookie season on the European Tour in 1995.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Carter%20%28golfer%29 |
In film, specifically animation, a leica reel (also known as story reel or animatic) is a type of storyboarding device used in the production of potential series or features. Unlike actual storyboards or pitches, leica reels (when made) are used later in the development process, usually after voice actors have been hir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica%20reel |
David or Dave Carter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
David A. Carter (born 1957), American author and illustrator of pop-up books
David E. Carter, author who has written over 100 books on graphic design, logo design, and corporate branding
Dave Carter (1952–2002), American folk singer, songwriter
Fictional chara... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Carter |
The John Mordaunt Trust (JMT) was set up in 1996 to honour the memory of an influential AIDS activist.
Goals
The John Mordaunt Trust is an advocacy project set up to campaign for the health and human rights of ex/current injectors affected by HIV and other blood-borne infections (BBIs).
Background
John was deported f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Mordaunt%20Trust |
Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí (died 1917), known as Ibn-i-Abhar (), was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
Background
Ibn-i-Abhar was born in the village of Abhar. His father came from a fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn-i-Abhar |
is a Japanese manga artist most known for his work on Freesia. Much of his manga is explicit in nature, frequently containing copious amounts of sex and violence.
Matsumoto's work Becchin & Mandara was released in English August 2011 as Velveteen & Mandala by North American publisher Vertical Inc. Other works by Matsu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro%20Matsumoto |
The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations () is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurşunlu Han. Because of Atatürk's desire to establish a Hittite museum, the buildings were bought upon the suggestio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum%20of%20Anatolian%20Civilizations |
Pieter 'Piet' Klijnveld (16 August 1874 – 9 February 1945) was a Dutch accountant who started a practice that, after several mergers, would grow into the international accounting firm KPMG.
Life and career
Pieter Klijnveld was born on 16 August 1874 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
After working at the Amsterdam off... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%20Klijnveld |
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452) was an English noblewoman, first the mistress and then the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who in 1441 was forcibly divorced and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy, a punishment likely to have been politically motivated.
Origins
Eleanor was the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor%2C%20Duchess%20of%20Gloucester |
Weyer may refer to:
Places
Weyer, Bas-Rhin, a commune in Alsace, France
Weyer, Austria, a town in Upper Austria
Weyer, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate
Weyer, New York, a hamlet
Burgruine Weyer, a ruined castle in Austria
People with the surname
Francis Weyer, better known as Francis Goya (born ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weyer |
The Gilgit River () is a tributary of the Indus River, flowing through various districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, including Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit districts. The Gilgit River originates from Shandur Lake and proceeds to join the Indus River in proximity to the towns of Juglot and Bunji. This confluence is believed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit%20River |
In solid mechanics, structural engineering, and shipbuilding, hogging and sagging describe the shape that a beam or similar long object will deform into when loading is applied. Hogging describes a beam that curves upwards in the middle, and sagging describes a beam that curves downwards.
Ships
Dynamic stress
Hogging... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogging%20and%20sagging |
The 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 62nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1994.
The 1994 race was won by a car that had its roots in a 10-year-old design. Porsche exploited an unusual quirk in the GT regulations at the time, using German fashion magnate Jochen Dauer in a plan to have a street... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans |
Lac () is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Bol. It is chiefly composed of the former Lac Prefecture. The region includes Chad's portion of the shore of Lake Chad.
Geography
The region borders Kanem Region to the north and east, Hadjer-Lamis Region and Cameroon to the south, Nigeria to the southwest, and N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac%20%28region%29 |
Sakha Republic is a federal subject of Russia.
Sakha may also refer to:
Sakha language, or Yakut, a Turkic language
Sakha people, also Yakuts, a Turkic people
Sakha scripts, writing systems for the Sakha language
Xois, a town in Egypt also known as Sakha
Sakha, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
Sakha Cons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakha%20%28disambiguation%29 |
David Slater (born November 22, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter.
Career
Slater was the male vocalist champion on TV's Star Search in 1987. Slater then signed a recording contract with Capitol Records and launched a country music career. He released two albums on Capitol in the late 1980s, Exchange of Hearts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Slater |
The Roark family is a fictional dynasty from Frank Miller's graphic novel series Sin City.
The family is made up of corrupt officials and landowners of Irish descent, who hold absolute power in Basin City. They are the main antagonists in the series, and are frequent catalysts to various plots and storylines. Severa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roark%20family |
The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel is the world's second tallest hotel, a 72-storey, twin-tower skyscraper complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The AED1.8 billion complex features a 1,608-room hotel run by Marriott International.
History
This project, owned by the Emirates Group, was originally conceived as a si... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JW%20Marriott%20Marquis%20Dubai |
Armamar () is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,297, in an area of 117.24 km2.
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 15 civil parishes (freguesias):
Aldeias
Aricera e Goujoim
Armamar
Cimbres
Folgosa
Fontelo
Queimada
Queimadela
Santa Cruz
São Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armamar |
Heritage Christian School is a private Christian day school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States on the SE corner of Binford Boulevard and 75th Street. There are currently 1,200 students in preschool through 12th grade.
School System
Elementary School: Preschool - 4th Grade
Intermediate School: 5th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage%20Christian%20School%20%28Indianapolis%29 |
The Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas), also known as giant grebe, giant pied-billed grebe, or poc, is an extinct water bird, a relative of the pied-billed grebe. It was endemic at the Lago de Atitlán in Guatemala at an altitude of 1700 m asl. It was described in 1929 by Ludlow Griscom based on a specimen collected in 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atitl%C3%A1n%20grebe |
Fedot Ivanovich Shubin (May 28, 1740 – May 24, 1805) is widely regarded as the greatest sculptor of 18th-century Russia.
Biography
A peasant's son, Fedot Shubnoy was born in a Pomor village near Kholmogory and, inspired by the example of his neighbour Mikhail Lomonosov, he walked all the way to St Petersburg at the ag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedot%20Shubin |
Beer7 () is a Ska punk band from Be'er Sheva, Israel. The name is a shortened version of the city's name – Sheva is Hebrew for seven. The band was formed in 2001, and recorded its first album in 2003. The album Skandal was distributed by an indie label named "Ra records". It was sold out and later uploaded online.
Bee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer7 |
Maria Piątkowska (; previously Chojnacka, née Ilwicka; 24 February 193119 December 2020) was a Polish sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper. She won the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 1962 European Athletics Championships, and came third in two other European Athletics Championships events. She was Polish national champion ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Pi%C4%85tkowska |
Miass (, ) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, on the bank of the river Miass. Population:
Name
The name Miass is taken from the Bashkirs (), the indigenous inhabitants of these places, with the root of the word meaning "water" or ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miass |
Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981.
Professional career
In 1982, Way turned professional and quickly found succes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Way |
Sand diver may refer to:
Fish:
Trichonotidae, a family of fishes of the suborder Trachinoidei
long-finned sand diver, Limnichthys polyactis
New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae
Synodus intermedius (sand diver), a fish of the genus Synodus
Other uses:
, formerly Empire Farrier, an Empire F type coaster | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%20diver |
A hybrid kernel is an operating system kernel architecture that attempts to combine aspects and benefits of microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures used in operating systems.
Overview
The traditional kernel categories are monolithic kernels and microkernels (with nanokernels and exokernels seen as more extreme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20kernel |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Ward results
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%20Liverpool%20City%20Council%20election |
Saul Adler OBE FRS (; May 17, 1895 – January 25, 1966) was an Israeli expert on parasitology.
Early life
Adler was born in 1895 in Kerelits (Karelichy), then in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus. In 1900, he and his family moved to England and they settled in Leeds. He studied at University of Leeds and the Liverpool... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul%20Adler |
The Manchester–Southport line is a railway line in the north-west of England, operated by Northern Trains. It was originally built as the Manchester and Southport Railway. The section between Wigan and Salford is also known locally as the Atherton Line.
Starting at the city centre stations of Manchester Victoria (also... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester%E2%80%93Southport%20line |
Moses Blackman FRS (6 December 1908 – 3 June 1983) was a South African-born British crystallographer.
Biography
Moses Blackman (known as Morris) was born in Cape Town on 6 December 1908, the son of Esther (née Oshry) and Rabbi Joseph Blackman.
His early school years were in Upington; he then attended Victoria Boys H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses%20Blackman |
Mírzá ʻAlí-Muḥammad-i-K͟hurásání (; died 1928), known as Ibn-i-Aṣdaq, was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
Ibn-i-Asdaq was addressed by Baháʼu'lláh as Shahíd Ibn-i-Shahíd (Martyr, son... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn-i-Asdaq |
Sagging may refer to:
Sagging (fashion), a fashion trend for wearing pants below the waist to expose one's underwear
Sagging (naval), the stress a ship is put under when it passes over the trough of a wave
Ptosis (breasts), the relaxing of breast's structures due to aging | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagging |
The Hospital of St Thomas of Acre was the medieval London headquarters of the Knights of Saint Thomas. It was founded as a church in 1227 in the parish of St Mary Colechurch, birthplace of the order's patron saint, Saint Thomas Becket. In the 14th century and after it was the main headquarters of the military order.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital%20of%20St%20Thomas%20of%20Acre |
Almas Tower ( Diamond Tower) is a 68-storey, , supertall skyscraper in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2008 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building was topped out in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almas%20Tower |
Sir Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen FRS (20 March 1922 – 26 May 2022) was a British physician, pharmacologist, academic and university administrator. He was Master of Darwin College, Cambridge, from 1982–89, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of The University of Cambridge from 1985–89, and founding President of the Academia Europæa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%20Burgen |
The Story of Ab, or The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man, is a novel written by Stanley Waterloo in 1897.
Plot summary
Ab is a Stone Age boy who grows to young manhood amid the many dangers of his times. With his friend, Oak, he digs a pit and catches a baby rhinoceros, participates in a mammoth hunt wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Story%20of%20Ab |
The integration of the Caribbean telephone networks into the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) began with the assignment of area codes in the Caribbean in 1958, when area code 809 was designated for Bermuda and any other potential participant island countries.
From 1958 to 1999, most of the British West Indies in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area%20codes%20in%20the%20Caribbean |
Frederic Stanley "Rick" Mishkin (born January 11, 1951) is an American economist and Alfred Lerner professor of Banking and Financial Institutions at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. He was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2008.
Early life and education
Mishkin was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic%20Mishkin |
The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (F-M) is a K-12 public school district located in the Town of Manlius in Central New York, enrolling approximately 4,800 students. F-M serves a large portion of the Town of Manlius, including the villages of Manlius and Fayetteville, as well as portions of Jamesville and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayetteville-Manlius%20Central%20School%20District |
Sir Roy Yorke Calne, FRCP, FRCS, FRS (born 30 December 1930) is a British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation.
Career
His most notable achievements are the world's first liver, heart, and lung transplant together with John Wallwork in 1987; the first successful combined stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Yorke%20Calne |
Darbazi (; from , "gate") is a term used in Georgia to describe a chamber with a distinctive "swallow dome"-type roof structure found in the traditional domestic architecture of Asia Minor and the South Caucasus. The central feature is a pyramidal vault (gvirgvini), supported on pillars and constructed of a stepped ser... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darbazi |
George Bevan "Bo" Strickland (January 10, 1926 – February 21, 2010) was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent ten seasons from 1950 to 1960 as am infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. He served as the Indians' interim manager twice in the 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Strickland%20%28baseball%29 |
Firhouse () is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. It is just outside the M50 orbital motorway, and in the postal district of Dublin 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firhouse |
Sharkham Point is a headland located close to the Devon fishing town of Brixham. It overlooks St. Mary's Bay and is a short walk away from Berry Head Country Park. This stretch was originally the Coastguard Walk along which the coastguards regularly patrolled. At St. Mary's Bay the path begins to rise and fall over the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharkham%20Point |
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (24 February 1644, Erfurt – 1 May 1694, Eisenach) was the mother of Johann Sebastian Bach.
She was a daughter of Valentin Lämmerhirt (or Lemmerhirt, 1605–1665), a furrier and coachman in Erfurt. On 8 April 1668, she married her friend since childhood, Johann Ambrosius Bach. The couple left E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Elisabeth%20L%C3%A4mmerhirt |
Paul Narcyz Rosenstein-Rodan (1902–1985) was an economist of Jewish origin born in Kraków, who was trained in the Austrian tradition under in Vienna. His early contributions to economics were in pure economic theory – on marginal utility, complementarity, hierarchical structures of wants and the pervasive Austrian Sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Rosenstein-Rodan |
Bettel v Yim (1978), 20 O.R. (2d) 617 is a Canadian tort case from Ontario. The Court established that an individual is liable for all harm that flows from his or her conduct even where the harm was not intended.
See also
List of notable Canadian lower court cases
Canadian tort case law
1978 in Canadian case law
197... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettel%20v%20Yim |
Carregal do Sal () is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,835, in an area of 116.89 km2.
The present mayor is Atílio dos Santos Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the second Monday after the third Sunday of July.
Parishes
Administratively, th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carregal%20do%20Sal |
The Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) () is a large development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of 80 towers being constructed along the edges of three artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, JLT Lake) as well as the JLT Embankment of eight towers facing Jumeirah Islands. Initially JLT had four lake... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumeirah%20Lake%20Towers |
Jericho Union Free School District is an American School district in Jericho, New York. It began in 1959 with the completion of Jericho High School. The district contains three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The current Superintendent of Schools is Henry L. Grishman.
Overview
Jericho UFSD s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho%20Union%20Free%20School%20District |
Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible faces. A spar will easily break or cleave into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with smooth shiny surfaces.
The various spar minerals were a historical term among miners and alchemists for any nonmetallic miner... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar%20%28mineralogy%29 |
The year 1501 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.
Astronomy
Nilakantha Somayaji completes his astronomical treatise Tantrasamgraha.
Amerigo Vespucci maps the two stars Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, as well as the stars of the constellation Crux, which are below the hor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1501%20in%20science |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Ward results
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
Breckf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20Liverpool%20City%20Council%20election |
G18 may refer to:
Roads
G-18 (Michigan county highway)
County Route G18 (California)
G18 Rongcheng–Wuhai Expressway, in China
Vehicles
, an Auk-class minesweeper of the Mexican Navy
Chase G-18, an American combat glider
EMD G18, an American diesel locomotive
Fiat G.18, an Italian airliner
, a Weapon-class d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G18 |
Learning to Lie () is a German film released in 2003. It is based on the novel of Frank Goosen from the year 2000.
Plot
Beginning in West Germany in 1982, 18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning%20to%20Lie |
Russell M. Nelson (born 1924), is an American physician and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Russell Nelson may also refer to:
Russ Nelson (born 1958), American computer programmer
J. Russell Nelson (1929–2016), American educator | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Nelson%20%28disambiguation%29 |
In Greek mythology, Europa is the name of:
Europa (consort of Zeus)
one of the Oceanids, the daughters of the Titan Oceanus
daughter of the earth giant Tityas and mother of Poseidon's son Euphemus the Argonaut | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa%20%28Greek%20mythology%29 |
Georg Lenck (sometimes spelt Lembke) (7 November 1685 – 22 March 1744) was a German musician.
Biography
Lenck was born in Reichenbach, Vogtland, Saxony, and was Kantor at Laucha an der Unstrut, near Naumburg when he competed unsuccessfully for the post of Thomaskantor at Leipzig, which was eventually offered to Johan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg%20Lenck |
Gifton Ruben Elisha Noel-Williams (born 21 January 1980) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a striker for Watford, Stoke City and Burnley among other clubs. After a serious knee injury in 1999, he was affected by rheumatoid arthritis for much of the rest of his career.
He retired from prof... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifton%20Noel-Williams |
HDB Hub is the headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. It is located on Lorong 6 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh, Singapore next to Toa Payoh MRT station.
History
The HDB Hub opened on 10 June 2002 as the headquarters of the Housing and Development Board, with all public service counters in the board's former headqu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDB%20Hub |
In a fixed-wing aircraft, the spar is often the main structural member of the wing, running spanwise at right angles (or thereabouts depending on wing sweep) to the fuselage. The spar carries flight loads and the weight of the wings while on the ground. Other structural and forming members such as ribs may be attached ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar%20%28aeronautics%29 |
Kiss of the Vampire may refer to:
Kiss of the Vampire (film), a 1963 film by Don Sharp
Kiss of the Vampire, also titled Immortally Yours, a 2009 film by Joe Tornatore
Kiss of the Vampire, a novel by Francine Pascal
See also
Vampire's Kiss, a 1989 film with Nicolas Cage
Vampire Kisses (series), a series of books writt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss%20of%20the%20Vampire |
John Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Early life and education
Born in Rochester, New York, the son of Absalom Bell Page and Elizabeth Thomas, he moved with his family in 1890 to Bronte, Ontario. H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Percy%20Page |
Wemding () is a town in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.
History
The town of Wemding was founded in 793, and Wemding is also the location of the Zeitpyramide (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wemding |
Eve (; ; ; ; ; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman, yet some debate within Judaism has also given that position to Lilith. Eve is known also as Adam's wife.
According to the second chapter of Gen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve |
The dynamic stability of an aircraft refers to how the aircraft behaves after it has been disturbed following steady non-oscillating flight.
Longitudinal modes
Oscillating motions can be described by two parameters, the period of time required for one complete oscillation, and the time required to damp to half-amplit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft%20dynamic%20modes |
Hájí Mírzá Ḥasan-i-Adíbu'l-ʻUlamá (; September 1848–2 September 1919), known as Mírzá Ḥasan or Adíb, was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
Background
Mírzá Hasan was born in Talaqán ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%ADb |
Vanguard Sailboats was one of the most successful sailboat builders. It was founded in 1967, and is now owned by LaserPerformance.
History
Vanguard Sailboats was founded in 1967 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA by Peter and Olaf Harken. The brothers started to gain attention after their sailing hardware was used on boats ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard%20Sailboats |
The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, and its own policy work in issuing public comment, responding to official ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy%20of%20Social%20Sciences |
The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1909. After two full-length tales about rabbits, Potter had grown weary of the subject and was reluctant to write another. She realized however that children most enjoyed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tale%20of%20the%20Flopsy%20Bunnies |
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