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Parietales is an order of flowering plants. It is a descriptive botanical name for placentae parietales (parietal placentation) that characterised those plants. Thus it could be used even today (for a taxon above the rank of family). The termination -ales is only coincidentally identical to that appropriate to the rank... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietales |
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent%20show |
Feed the Children, established in 1979 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization focused on alleviating childhood hunger. Its mission is "providing hope and resources for those without life's essentials." The organization provides food, essentials, education supplies and disaster relief... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed%20the%20Children |
Facundo Sava (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre forward. He is the current manager of Sarmiento.
Sava played 17 years of professional football, mainly representing Gimnasia and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División. Abroad, he had brief spells at Fulha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo%20Sava |
Malta sent a team of 35 athletes to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Malta had won two bronze medals at previous Commonwealth Games.
Medals
Silver
Shooting:
Rebecca Attard Madyson, Women's Trap Singles
Bronze
Shooting:
William Chetcuti, Men's Double Trap
Malta's Commonwealth Games Team 2006
Basketball
W... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta%20at%20the%202006%20Commonwealth%20Games |
Lamotte-Picquet was a French light cruiser, launched in 1924, and named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.
Design and description
The design of the Duguay-Trouin class was based on an improved version of a 1915 design, but was reworked with more speed and a more power... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20cruiser%20Lamotte-Picquet |
Bagri may refer to:
Something from, or related to the Bagar region of India and Pakistan
Bagri language, a Rajasthani language spoken in the Bagar region
Bagri clan, the name of several lineages of the Bagar region
Bagri camel, a breed of camel
Bagrinagar, a village in Rajasthan, India
People with the name
Aja... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagri |
Mogadouro (, ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2.
History
The history of Mogadouro is evident in the number of castros that dot the landscape of region from the neolithic period. In particular are the castros of Oleiros in Bemposta, Vilarinho, São Martinho do Pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadouro |
The lingual gyrus, also known as the medial occipitotemporal gyrus, is a brain structure that is linked to processing vision, especially related to letters. It is thought to also play a role in analysis of logical conditions (i.e., logical order of events) and encoding visual memories. It is named after its shape, whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingual%20gyrus |
Allen Lee Geiberger Sr. (born September 1, 1937) is an American former professional golfer.
Professional career
Geiberger turned pro in 1959 and joined the PGA Tour in 1960. Geiberger won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour, the first being the 1962 Ontario Open and the biggest being the 1966 PGA Championship, a major titl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Geiberger |
Adolph M. Christianson (August 11, 1877 – February 11, 1954) was an attorney and a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Background
Adolph Marcus Christianson was born at Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph%20M.%20Christianson |
James McShane (28 February 1871 – 25 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club. McShane was the first player in the VFL/AFL competition to kick ten goals or more in a match when he scored eleven goals against St Kilda in 1899.
His brothers Henry and Joe McShane also played with Gee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20McShane |
Alberdi may refer to:
Alberdi (surname)
Alberdi Department, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina
Alberdi, Paraguay, a city in the Ñeembucú Department
See also
Barrio Alberdi, a neighbourhood in Rosario, Argentina
Mount Usborne, the Spanish name is Cerro Alberdi, on the East Falkland Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberdi |
Satawal is a solitary coral atoll of one island with about 500 people on just over 1 km2 located in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Satawal is the easternmost island in the Yap island group and is located approximately east ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satawal |
Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell, also known as Waliyy Abdur Rahim (born September 10, 1968) is a former streetball player from Oakland, California. He was well known among San Francisco Bay Area basketball players in the late 1980s, but in spite of his considerable talents, he did not reach the National Basketball Associatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius%20%22Hook%22%20Mitchell |
Alberdi is a primarily residential barrio (traditional neighborhood) of Rosario, Argentina. It is located in the north-east of the city, between Rondeau Boulevard and the Paraná River. In the current administrative division system employed by the municipality, it belongs in the North District.
This barrio was initiall... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrio%20Alberdi |
A calcaneal spur (also known as a heel spur) is a bony outgrowth from the calcaneal tuberosity (heel bone). Calcaneal spurs are typically detected by x-ray examination. It is a form of exostosis.
When a foot is exposed to constant stress, calcium deposits build up on the bottom of the heel bone. Generally, this has no... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcaneal%20spur |
Caltiki – The Immortal Monster () is a 1959 black-and-white science fiction-horror film with similarities to The Blob that was released in the previous year. The film's storyline concerns a team of archaeologists investigating Mayan ruins, who come across a creature that is a shapeless, amorphous blob. They manage to d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltiki%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Immortal%20Monster |
Slættanes (pronounced ) is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes.
Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island. It was founded in 1835 by a man named Hendrik Thomasen and belonged to the municipality o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl%C3%A6ttanes |
Philosophaster is a Latin satirical comedy by Robert Burton. He began writing the play in 1606 and completed it by 1615. It was performed by students in the Hall of Christ Church, Oxford on 16 February 1618 (New Style). The play was not published in Burton's lifetime, and it remained in manuscript till 1862 when it wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophaster |
The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is a museum dedicated to the worldwide history, science, and art of all types of ballooning and lighter-than-air flight. It is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, and is situated just outside the grounds used for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson-Abruzzo%20Albuquerque%20International%20Balloon%20Museum |
Ultraviolence or Ultra-violence may refer to:
A term used in the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange and the Stanley Kubrick film of the same name
Music
Ultraviolence (band) an industrial/techno band headed by Johnny Violent, AKA Jonathan Casey
Albums
Ultraviolence (album), a 2014 album by Lana Del Rey
The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolence |
Torre de Moncorvo () is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572, in an area of 531.56 km².
The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD.
Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine by Aethel Partner... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre%20de%20Moncorvo |
Anse Lazio is a beach situated in the northwest of Praslin Island, Seychelles, considered by Lonely Planet to be the "best beach on Praslin", and one of the "best in the archipelago". Located to the north east of Madagascar, east of Zanzibar and south of Socotra, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, it has clear water an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anse%20Lazio |
Barry Beauchamp Patten (11 July 1927 – 13 March 2003) was an Australian Olympic alpine skier and architect who designed Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
Background and early career
Patten was born in , Melbourne, Victoria. He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and he studied architecture first at Melbourne Te... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Patten |
Keith Sedgwick Donnellan (; June 25, 1931 – February 20, 2015) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy (later professor emeritus) at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Donnellan contributed to the philosophy of language, notably to the analysis of proper names and definite descriptions. He crit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith%20Donnellan |
The Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands or the Sandwich Isles Mission (), was an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church created by Pope Leo XII on November 27, 1825, encompassing the Sandwich Islands (now the state of Hawai‘i) and entrusted to the care of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic%20Prefecture%20of%20the%20Sandwich%20Islands |
Clarks Summit University is a private Baptist Bible college in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. It offers on-campus and online degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These include a high-school dual enrollment option, as well as associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Clarks Summit offers master's... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarks%20Summit%20University |
WTWS, known as 92.1 The Twister, is a 920-watt radio station broadcasting at 92.1 FM in Houghton Lake, Michigan, with a country music format.
Formerly licensed to Harrison, Michigan and operated as a satellite of public radio station WVXU Cincinnati for several years and owned by Xavier University (then transferred to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTWS |
Vila Flor () is a municipality in Portugal. Locally referred to as the Portuguese Capital of Olive Oil, Vila Flor is located in the Terra Quente Transmontana, in the southern part of the district of Bragança. The population in 2011 was 6,697, in an area of .
History
It was King Denis who, while travelling through the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila%20Flor |
In United States constitutional law, a suspect classification is a class or group of persons meeting a series of criteria suggesting they are likely the subject of discrimination. These classes receive closer scrutiny by courts when an Equal Protection claim alleging unconstitutional discrimination is asserted against ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspect%20classification |
Lone Scouts of America (LSA) was a Scouting organization for American boys that operated from 1915 until it merged with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1924. The LSA was founded by W. D. Boyce, publisher of the Chicago Ledger and the Saturday Blade and one of the founders of the BSA. Boyce felt that the program of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone%20Scouts%20of%20America |
EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France), with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. It employs 11,717 people, and handles 5.22 million bus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDF%20Energy |
This is a list of islands of Solomon Islands, by province and archipelago.
Islands
Choiseul Province
Choiseul Island
Taro Island
Vaghena Island (Vaglena, Wagina)
Western Province
Shortland Islands
Magusaiai
Alu Island (Shortland)
Pirumeri
Fauro Island
Masamasa
Ovau
Treasury Islands
Mono Island
Stirling Island
New Geo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20islands%20of%20Solomon%20Islands |
This list of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the Asian continent and its islands.
Species from Western New Guinea (Indonesia), the Aru Islands (Indonesia), and Christmas Island (Australia) are listed in List of Australia-New Guinea species... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Asian%20animals%20extinct%20in%20the%20Holocene |
Finis Jennings Dake (October 18, 1902 – July 7, 1987) was an American Pentecostal minister and evangelist born in Miller County, Missouri, known primarily for his writings on the subjects of Pentecostal (or Charismatic) Evangelical Christian spirituality and Premillennial Dispensationalism. His most well known work wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finis%20Jennings%20Dake |
Søren Panum Kjeldsen (; born 17 May 1975) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Professional career
Kjeldsen turned professional in 1995. Kjeldsen's success on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1997, which included his first victory as a professional in the Volvo Finnish Open, earned him membership for th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren%20Kjeldsen |
Mayo-Kebbi Est () is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Bongor. It is composed of the northern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Bongor, Fianga and Gounou Gaya).
Geography
The region borders Chari-Baguirmi Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the south-east, Mayo-Kebbi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo-Kebbi%20Est |
NAMCO (National Motor Company of Greece) is a Greek vehicle manufacturer. It was founded in 1972 by Kontogouris brothers.
History
The first efforts of the Kontogouris brothers involved attempts to build a light truck called Hellas in Germany. In 1957, they acquired rights to the production technology of a multi-purp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco%20%28automobiles%29 |
Elenski but ( or (more precisely but less commonly) , sometimes translated as Elena round or Elena leg) is a dry-cured ham from the town of Elena in northern Bulgaria and a popular delicacy throughout the country. The meat has a specific taste and can be preserved in the course of several years, owing much to the speci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elenski%20but |
Tommie James Frazier Jr. (born July 16, 1974) is an American former football player and coach who played quarterback for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Frazier led his team to consecutive national championships in 1994 and 1995, and is one of six quarterbacks to have done so since the 1950s: Oklahoma's Steve Davi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommie%20Frazier |
Sensaura, a division of Creative Technology, was a company that provided 3D audio effect technology for the interactive entertainment industry.
Sensaura technology was shipped on more than 24 million game consoles and 150 million PCs (on soundcards, motherboards and external USB audio devices).
Formed in 1991, Sensaura... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensaura |
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) is a medical school in Iran. Located in Razavi Khorasan province in the city of Mashhad, it was established in 1949 with Ferdowsi University of Mashad and separated in 1986 from its parent institution by national legislation.
The university is currently ranked as one of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashhad%20University%20of%20Medical%20Sciences |
Inn District may refer to:
Innviertel, a region in Upper Austria
Inn District, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inn%20District |
Mymoorapelta (Meaning "Vannetta Moore and Pete and Marilyn Mygatt's shield" after a combination of the names of the discoverers of the Mygatt-Moore Quarry that fossils were originally collected from, and the Greek word pɛltə "shield") is a nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian, around 155... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mymoorapelta |
John Tunnicliffe (26 August 1866 – 11 July 1948) was an English, first-class cricketer, who played in 472 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
County career
Tunnicliffe was born at Low Town in Pudsey, Yorkshire. He was a tall, forceful right-handed opening batsman, and on his figures one of the best... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Tunnicliffe |
Alberto Migré, pseudonym of "Felipe Alberto Milletari Miagro" (12 September 1931, Buenos Aires – 10 March 2006) was an Argentine TV screenwriter and producer, specialized on telenovelas.
Family background
Alberto was born in the barrio of Almagro, Buenos Aires, under the name of Felipe Alberto Milletari Miagro; the so... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto%20Migr%C3%A9 |
Miles Ian Tunnicliff (born 30 July 1968) is an English professional golfer.
Tunnicliff was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He turned professional in 1989 and after six years playing on the second tier Challenge Tour and several unsuccessful visits to the European Tour's qualifying school, he finally gained his E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles%20Tunnicliff |
The Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC) (), was an umbrella organization of at least six Sunni Islamic insurgent groups taking part in the Iraqi insurgency against U.S. and coalition and Iraqi forces: Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn ('al-Qaeda in Iraq'), Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah, Katbiyan Ansar Al-Tawhid wal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen%20Shura%20Council%20%28Iraq%29 |
Tiara Yachts is a boat manufacturer headquartered in Holland, Michigan, and is one of the oldest privately held boat manufacturers in the United States. The company, founded in 1974 by Leon Slikkers, manufactures luxury inboard and outboard yachts ranging from 34–60 feet.
History of Company
Tiara Yachts traces its roo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiara%20Yachts |
Live Corruption is a live album by the English band Napalm Death released in 1992. It was recorded live at the Salisbury Arts Centre, England on 30 June 1990. The band performed various songs composed by the original line-up.
Track listing
Credits
Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals
Jesse Pintado – guitar
Mitch Harris – ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20Corruption |
Richard Ingoldesby (or Ingoldsby; died 1 March 1719) was a British army officer and lieutenant governor of both New Jersey and New York. He became the acting governor for the two colonies from May 1709 to April 1710.
Life
Ingoldesby served the Prince of Orange during the Glorious Revolution as a field officer. He pl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Ingoldesby |
Frazier is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A
Adam Frazier (born 1991), American baseball player
B
Brenda Frazier (1921-1982), American “celebutante” socialite during the Depression era
C
Calvin Frazier (1915–1972), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Charles Frazier (born... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier |
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest () is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Pala. It is composed of the southern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).
Geography
The region borders Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region to the s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo-Kebbi%20Ouest%20Region |
Alexander Eason (8 November 1889 – 5 May 1956) was an Australian rules football player, coach and administrator in the Victorian Football League and Victorian Football Association.
Family
The seventh of the eight children of Richard Alexander Eason (1842–1909), and Annabella Bayfield Eason (1845–1921), née Sisson, Ale... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec%20Eason |
Rakata is a volcanic cone on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa; also a synonym for that island.
Rakata may also refer to:
Rakata (Star Wars), a race in the fictional Star Wars universe
Rakata (song), a song by reggaeton artists Wisin y Yandel
Rakata, a song by Arca which is featured on Kick II | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakata%20%28disambiguation%29 |
"Home" is a song from American musician Sheryl Crow's 1996 self-titled album. Written and produced by Crow, the folk ballad was released as the final single from the album on October 6, 1997, and was later included on her greatest hits album The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003). "Home" was released commercially only in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20%28Sheryl%20Crow%20song%29 |
The 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 61st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1993.
The race was won by Peugeot Talbot Sport, with drivers Geoff Brabham, and Le Mans rookies Éric Hélary and Christophe Bouchut completing 375 laps in their Peugeot 905 Evo 1B. Brabham became just the third Australia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans |
Paranaiguara is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Geography
Paranaiguara is in the Quirinópolis Microregion, whose most important city is Quirinópolis. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 351 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna /... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranaiguara |
Trinidad & Tobago participated with a team of 71 athletes to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, winning three bronze medals and taking part in ten disciplines including athletics, badminton, gymnastics, hockey, shooting, table tennis and triathlon.
Medals
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Marc Burns, Athletics, Men's 100m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad%20and%20Tobago%20at%20the%202006%20Commonwealth%20Games |
Naqada III is the last phase of the Naqada culture of ancient Egyptian prehistory, dating from approximately 3200 to 3000 BC. It is the period during which the process of state formation, which began in Naqada II, became highly visible, with named kings heading powerful polities. Naqada III is often referred to as Dyna... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqada%20III |
Cristina Raines (née Herazo; born February 28, 1952) is an American former actress and model who appeared in numerous films throughout the 1970s, mainly horror films and period pieces. She went on to have a prolific career as a television actress throughout the 1980s.
Born in Manila, Philippines to American parents, R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina%20Raines |
In Japan, popular robots include humanoid entertainment robots, androids, animal robots, social robots, guard robots, and many more. Each type has a variety of characteristics.
Japan employs over a quarter of a million industrial robot workers. In the next 15 years, it's estimated that the number will jump to over one... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20robotics |
The Favorite Stove & Range Company was an American manufacturer from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries.
In 1887 the Favorite Stove & Range Company moved to Piqua, Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm became Piqua's largest manufacturer. The company was also the first new business to be brought to Piqua by the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favorite%20Stove |
Bowling Green School is a Pre-K through 12th Grade, college prep, private school located in Franklinton, Louisiana, United States, in Washington parish.
The school colors are Green, Gold and White. The school mascot is the Buccaneer.
History
The school was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy by white parents se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling%20Green%20School |
Robert Frank John Butler (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies. He is also a former player with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League and currently serves as the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob%20Butler%20%28baseball%29 |
Worldport can refer to:
Worldport (Pan Am), at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City that operated from 1960 to 2013
Worldport (UPS air hub), at Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldport |
"Hard to Make a Stand" is the third single from Sheryl Crow's self-titled second album (1996). It was released by A&M as a single only in Europe, Canada, Japan, and South Africa. The track caused controversy in the US due to its references to abortion. The music video for the song, directed by Matthew Amos, is taken fr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20to%20Make%20a%20Stand |
Ming Hsieh (; born 1956) is a billionaire Chinese-born American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder of Cogent Systems in 1990. In 2011, he founded a genetic testing technology company. According to Forbes magazine, his estimated net worth exceeds $1.6 billion, ranking him the 198th richest person in Ame... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming%20Hsieh |
Tuihaleni Frank Kayele (born February 12, 1964) is a former long-distance runner from Namibia, who competed for his native African country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 69th place (2:31.41) on the Men's Marathon.
Achievements
All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Kayele |
The Summer Shakespeare Festival (, ) takes place in the courtyard of Burgrave Palace at Prague Castle. The festival was originally initiated by Václav Havel. The performances are also presented at Špilberk in Brno and at Bratislava Castle in Bratislava. The organizers closely cooperate with Martin Hilský, who translate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer%20Shakespeare%20Festival |
The Greater London Built-up Area, or Greater London Urban Area, is a conurbation in south-east England that constitutes the continuous urban sprawl of London, and includes surrounding adjacent urban towns as defined by the Office for National Statistics. It is the largest urban area in the United Kingdom with a populat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater%20London%20Built-up%20Area |
The Dodge Attitude is a badge-engineered subcompact sedan sold by Stellantis North America (previously Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Chrysler Group LLC, and Dodge Chrysler LLC) in Mexico over three generations since 2006.
Overview
The Attitude was commercialised exclusively in the Mexican market, when the local subsidia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge%20Attitude |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" is the second single from American singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. Neil Finn, lead singer of Crowded House, provides backing vocals. Paul Hester, another member of Crowded House, was the inspiration for the song. The single was issued in the United Kingdom in Novem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday%20Is%20a%20Winding%20Road |
Guglionesi (; local dialect: or ) is a town and comune in Molise, southern Italy, about from Campobasso.
History
Founded in the 5th century BC, at the time it was known as Uscosium or Usconium and together with Pescara, Ortona, Lanciano, Vasto and Larino, it was one of the most important centers of the Frentani, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglionesi |
Matthew Edward Diaz ( ; born March 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins.
Amateur career
As a two-year starter at Florida State University, Diaz helped le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Diaz |
The Great Palace Mosaic Museum (), is located close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, at Arasta Bazaar. The museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople.
History
The museum hosts the mosaics used to decorate the pavement of a peristyle court, dat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Palace%20Mosaic%20Museum |
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (formerly Clarke School for the Deaf) is a national nonprofit organization that specializes in educating children who are deaf or hard of hearing using listening and spoken language (oralism) through the assistance of hearing technology such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%20Schools%20for%20Hearing%20and%20Speech |
Denversaurus (meaning "Denver lizard") is a genus of panoplosaurin nodosaurid dinosaur from the late Maastrichtian of Late Cretaceous Western North America. Although at one point treated as a junior synonym of Edmontonia by some taxonomists, current research indicates that it is its own distinct nodosaurid genus.
Disc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denversaurus |
"If It Makes You Happy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released as the lead single from her 1996 eponymous album in September 1996. The song peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Crow's final top-10 solo hit in the United States, and at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%20It%20Makes%20You%20Happy |
Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) is a typical potyvirus (genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae), which causes one of the major virus diseases of lettuce crops worldwide.
LMV is seed-borne at a low but significant rate (1-10% of the seeds produced by an infected mother plant germinate into infected seedlings). This provides th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce%20mosaic%20virus |
Winner(s) or The Winner(s) may refer to:
Champion, the victor in a game or contest
The successful social class in winner and loser culture
Film
The Winner (1926 film), an American silent film starring Billy Sullivan
The Winner (1962 film), a French film by François Reichenbach
The Winners (1973 film) or My Way, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winner |
Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction.
Holdstock broke into print in 1968. His science fiction and fantasy works explore philo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Holdstock |
Haddonfield station is a station on the PATCO Speedline rapid transit system. The station is located in Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States, near Kings Highway (New Jersey Route 41). The station is grouped with Collingswood and Westmont stations in pricing from Philadelphia.
Station layout
Haddonfield is a two-lev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddonfield%20station |
Antonio Vivaldi wrote at least three Gloria compositions, settings of the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo, with words probably dating back to the 4th century, and an integral part of the mass ordinary. Two of them have survived: RV 588 and RV 589. A third, RV 590, is mentioned only in the Kreuzherren catalogue and presumed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria%20%28Vivaldi%29 |
The Diocese of Cleveland () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northeastern Ohio in the United States. , the bishop is Edward Malesic. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, located in Cleveland, is the mother church of the diocese.
The Diocese of Cleveland is a suff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Cleveland |
"Cry! Cry! Cry!" is the debut single by singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The song was originally released in 1955 and reached number 14 on the Best Sellers charts.
Background
In 1954, before the release of the song "Cry! Cry! Cry!", Cash signed with Sun Records after he came home from serving with the United States Air ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry%21%20Cry%21%20Cry%21 |
Drall may refer to:
Drall (Star Control species), a fictional alien race in the Star Control franchise
Drall (Star Wars species), a fictional alien race in the Star Wars franchise | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drall |
René Enríquez (November 24, 1933 – March 23, 1990) was a Nicaraguan-born American television actor of the 1970s and 1980s. He is best remembered for his role as Lt. Ray Calletano in the long-running television series Hill Street Blues (1981–1987).
He died on March 23, 1990, from AIDS, the first of two Hill Street Blue... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9%20Enr%C3%ADquez |
Nine Mile Burn is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland, the last in Midlothian when heading south on the A702 road.
It is located at the foot of the Pentland Hills, near Penicuik and about 2 km north-east of the village of Carlops.
References
External links
FamilySearch - Penicuik Parish, Midlothian, Scotland
Villages... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine%20Mile%20Burn |
Lisandro de la Torre is a barrio (traditional neighborhood) in the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. It carries the name of a renowned local politician, Lisandro de la Torre (1868–1939), but is most commonly referred to as Arroyito.
It is a primarily commercial zone, delimited by Alberdi Avenue and the Paraná River (t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrio%20Lisandro%20de%20la%20Torre |
Abila Lysaniou or Abila Lysaniae or Abila () was an ancient city, on the Abana River and capital of ancient Abilene, Coele-Syria. The site is currently that of the village of Souq Wadi Barada (called Abil-es-Suk by early Arab geographers), circa northwest of Damascus, Syria. It has also been identified as the village ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abila%20Lysaniou |
Professorial Lecturer is the title for Professors of Practice and Teaching Faculty at certain universities and institutions that focus on practice-based education. This title is usually reserved for practice-based professors who are nationally or internationally recognized experts and leaders in their respective fields... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professorial%20lecturer |
The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) is an ambulance service that provides emergency medical response for the province of British Columbia, Canada. BCAS is one of the largest providers of emergency medical services in North America. The fleet consists of more than 500 ground ambulances operating from 183 stati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Columbia%20Ambulance%20Service |
Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve on the southern side of the island of Engeløya in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. It is a heavily hazel-forested area; other than a few far smaller exceptions, it is the northernmost known hazel forest. Various other species find their nort... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presteg%C3%A5rdsskogen%20Nature%20Reserve |
Shanakdakhete, also spelled Shanakdakheto or Sanakadakhete, was a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the early first century AD. Shanakdakhete is poorly attested, though is known to have constructed a temple in Naqa.
Shanakdakhete was previously believed to have been the first Kushite queen reg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanakdakhete |
The Unterlinden Museum (French: Musée Unterlinden) is located in Colmar, in the Alsace region of France. The museum, housed in a 13th-century Dominican religious sisters' convent and a 1906 former public baths building, is home to the Isenheim Altarpiece by the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald and features... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterlinden%20Museum |
Alan I. Casden (born 1945) is an American real estate developer, investor and philanthropist. His real estate companies have developed over 90,000 multi-family apartments since the 1980s. He also owns 3,100 luxury apartments in Los Angeles.
Early life and education
Casden was raised in a Jewish family, the son of a li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Casden |
Louise Elizabeth Pajo (31 July 1940 – 23 November 2020) also credited as Louise R. Pajo, Louise Pago and Teresa Pajo. was a New Zealand-born television and film actress, who worked in productions in her native country, but also in Britain and Australia, starting from 1965 until 1999.
Biography
Born in Hastings, New ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise%20Pajo |
William L. McLennan, Jr. (born on November 21, 1948), better known as Scotty McLennan, is an American Unitarian Universalist minister, lawyer, professor, published author, public speaker and senior administrator at Stanford University in Stanford, California. From January 1, 2001 until August 2014, McLennan served as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty%20McLennan |
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