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Festival of Festivals may refer to:
Asti's Festival of Festivals, an annual celebration of country life held in Asti, Italy
Festival of Festivals, Saint Petersburg, a film festival held in St Petersburg, Russia
Toronto International Film Festival, formerly Toronto Festival of Festivals, a film festival held in Toro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival%20of%20Festivals |
Reuben Hyde Walworth (October 26, 1788 – November 27, 1867) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. Although nominated three times to the United States Supreme Court by President John Tyler in 1844, the U.S. Senate never attempted a confirmation vote. Known for his simplification of equity law in the United Stat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben%20H.%20Walworth |
Reichstadt may refer to
Reichstadt Agreement, an 1876 pact between Austria-Hungary and Russia
The German name for Zákupy, a town in the Czech Republic
Reichstädt, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany
See also
Duke of Reichstadt
Reichsstadt
Reichstag (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstadt |
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is a regional orchestra based in Fairfax, Virginia, founded in 1957.
Currently, the Fairfax Symphony plays at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Notable members from past and present include Maestro Christopher Zimmerman, music director since 2009; Maestro Wil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax%20Symphony%20Orchestra |
Harry Donald Lord (March 8, 1882 – August 9, 1948) was an American professional baseball player who played for the Boston Americans/Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Buffalo Blues from 1907 to 1915.
Early life and education
Harry Lord was born in Porter, Maine, on March 8, 1882, and graduated from Bates College in 1908. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Lord |
Cypripedium acaule is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae native to eastern North America. It is the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, United States.
Name
It is commonly referred to as the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower. The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypripedium%20acaule |
Charles Fraser or Frazer or Frazier (1788 – 22 December 1831) was Colonial Botanist of New South Wales from 1821 to 1831. He collected and catalogued numerous Australian plant species, and participated in a number of exploring expeditions. He was a member of the Stirling expedition of 1827, and his report on the qualit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Fraser%20%28botanist%29 |
Charles Frazer or Frazier may refer to:
Charles Frazer (cricketer) (1905–1971), Australian-born English cricketer
Charles Frazer or Charles Fraser (botanist) (1788–1831), Colonial Botanist of New South Wales, 1821–1831
Charles Frazier (born 1950), American novelist
Charlie Frazer (1880–1913), Australian politician... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Frazer |
Charles Fraser may refer to:
Charles Fraser (artist) (1782–1860), American miniature painter
Charles Fraser (botanist) (1788–1831), botanist and explorer of Australia
Charles Fraser (ice hockey) (1897–1970), ice hockey player
Charles Fraser (missionary), missionary with the Scottish Missionary Society to Russian T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Fraser |
Bowin Cars was an Australian designer and manufacturer of motor racing cars from 1968 to 1976. The company was founded by John Vincent Joyce (1938–2002), a successful designer and builder of racing cars and in later years gas appliances incorporating Low NOx Technology.
History
Approximately ten racing cars were sold... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowin%20Cars |
Hockey Nova Scotia is the governing body of all ice hockey in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hockey Nova Scotia is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
The Maritime Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) was granted a branch membership within the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1928, with its jurisdiction including the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20Nova%20Scotia |
The Honduran Cup was the top knock-out football tournament in Honduras.
The first tournament was played in 1968, four years later the second tournament took the name Copa Presidente () in honor of Dr. Ramón Cruz; later, General Oswaldo López changed the name and called it Copa Jefe de Estado (). Twenty years later the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduran%20Cup |
Rex Hagon is a Canadian actor and television host.
His performing career began in his youth, most notably with the children's television program The Forest Rangers.
Hagon attended Upper Canada College. He is a graduate of sociology from the University of Toronto. He presently operates a consulting business which sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex%20Hagon |
Portugal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
A delegation of nineteen competitors participated in six sports, conquering, for the first time, two silver medals in one Olympiad and one olympic medal in the athletics. The long-distance runner and future marathon olympic champion Carlos Lopes conque... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
The Honduran Supercup is a Honduran football competition held yearly as a preseason match between the reigning champions of the Liga Nacional and the Honduran Cup. The competition started unofficially in 1997, but it was discontinued after just two seasons. In 2015, it was intended to be reactivated, however the matc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduran%20Supercup |
Hockey Québec is the governing body of all ice hockey in Quebec, Canada. Hockey Québec is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
Hockey Québec was organized in 1976 to take over from the various organizations governing hockey in Quebec. Hockey Québec is formed by 15 different regional associations.
Quebec Amateur Hockey ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20Qu%C3%A9bec |
Littoral art is a term used by Canadian artist and writer Bruce Barber to describe art occurring outside of the institutions of the artworld. It is a manifestation of Nicolas Bourriaud's relational aesthetics and is public and community-based, emphasizing the interaction between artists and spectators. The idea derives... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral%20art |
Mexico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 54 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Daniel Bautista — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Bronze
Juan Paredes — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Athletics
Men's 5.000 metres
Rodolfo Gomez
Heat — 13:4... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
No. 24 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron. The squadron was formed in 1940 and saw action as a bomber squadron during World War II serving in the Pacific theatre against the Japanese, and undertaking operations during the Battle of Rabaul, and the New Guinea, New Britain and Borneo campaigns. The squadro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2024%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares (born 22 January 1979), commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Career
Atlético Mineiro
Lincoln was born in São Brás do Suaçuí. He was a member of the 1999 Atlético Mineiro team, who were runners-up in Campeonato Br... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201979%29 |
"Treehouse of Horror XVII" is the fourth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the seventeenth Treehouse of Horror episode. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 5, 2006. In "Married to the Blob", Homer eats green extraterrestrial... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse%20of%20Horror%20XVII |
Iran competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 86 competitors, 82 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 9 sports. Moslem Eskandar-Filabi was the flagbearer for Iran in the opening ceremony. This would be the last Olympics Iran would take part in until the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, due ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
(ESP) was a Japanese video game publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1997 as a publisher for games developed by the Game Developers Network (GD-NET). GD-NET, which included companies such as Treasure and Game Arts, was established due to concerns over smaller developers not having the same finan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment%20Software%20Publishing |
Spain competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 113 competitors, 103 men and 10 women, took part in 68 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
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Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Andrés Ballbé
Heat — 1:48.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
The Kassite dynasty, also known as the third Babylonian dynasty, was a line of kings of Kassite origin who ruled from the city of Babylon in the latter half of the second millennium BC and who belonged to the same family that ran the kingdom of Babylon between 1595 and 1155 BC, following the first Babylonian dynasty (O... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassite%20dynasty |
Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) is the governing body of all amateur hockey ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) was founded as the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association (NAHA) on Decembe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador |
The grey moray (Gymnothorax nubilus) is a moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax, found around the offshore islands off Northland and the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand.
References
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%20moray |
The Shapies is an Australian computer-animated children's television series. Produced by Light Knights Productions, it first aired on 6 July 2002, on the Australian Nine Network and, in the United States, on PBS Kids and Animania. The series originally lasted for 26 episodes, with the Series 2 finale airing 30 December... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Shapies |
The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of at Western Australia's northeastern corner. The Shire's seat of government was originally in Wyndham but now in the town of Kununurra, which is home to over half of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Wyndham%E2%80%93East%20Kimberley |
Hockey North is the governing body of all ice hockey in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada.
History
Hockey North is one of 13 member branches of Hockey Canada. The organization is divided into two regional bodies: Hockey Northwest Territories and Hockey Nunavut. Hockey North sanction championships at the Pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20North |
David Schultheis (born July 19, 1940) is an American businessman and former Republican member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 9th district from 2007 to 2011. Previously he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2000 to 2007.
Biography
Schultheis has lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado sin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Schultheis |
In 1970, the Junior A level was divided into two more levels, Tier I (Major Junior A) and Tier II (Minor Junior A). In 1974, the "Major Junior A" division of the OHA became the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) and began to operate independently of the OHA. Finally in 1980, the OMJHL became the Ontario Hockey... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Ontario%20Hockey%20League |
Mail is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Geography
Mail is located on the south-eastern side of the island of Mainland adjacent to the A970 road some south of Lerwick, between Cunningsburgh and Sandwick. It lies almost on the 60th parallel north. Mail has two beaches, the Sands o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail%2C%20Shetland |
Tamiko Pleshette Nash is an American actress, television host, model and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA 2006.
Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African American to hold the title. She went on to place first runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.
Nash has previo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiko%20Nash |
Voice of Fire is an 1967 acrylic on canvas abstract painting made by American painter Barnett Newman in 1967. It consists of three equally sized vertical stripes, with the outer two painted blue and the centre painted red. The work was created as a special commission for Expo 67. In 1987 it was loaned to the National G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice%20of%20Fire |
"Streets of Forbes" is an Australian folksong about the death of bushranger Ben Hall. The song is one of the best-known elements of the Australian folk repertoire. It has been recorded by many folk and popular artists and groups including Martin Carthy, The Bushwhackers, Gary Shearston, Niamh Parsons, June Tabor, Steam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets%20of%20Forbes |
The Volkswagen GX3 was a concept car created by project Moonraker, which was initiated by Stefan Liske, former director of group product strategy at Volkswagen. The GX3 was first shown at the 2006 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. It was considered an unusual concept, since it was three-wheeled and sometimes considered mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen%20GX3 |
Varzy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
See also
Communes of the Nièvre department
References
Communes of Nièvre
Nivernais | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varzy |
The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 108 competitors, 72 men and 36 women, took part in 58 events in 11 sports.
Medalists
The Netherlands finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Silver
Herman Ponsteen — Cyclin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
The Australian mottled moray (in Australia), and mottled moray (in New Zealand), Gymnothorax prionodon, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found at depths down to 80 m. Their length is between 80 and 150 cm.
References
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20mottled%20moray |
The Hockey PEI is the governing body of ice hockey in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Hockey PEI is a branch of Hockey Canada. The organization has been in existence since 1974. It is subdivided into six smaller councils - Minor Hockey Council, Female Hockey Council, Junior Hockey Council, Senior Hockey Council, Develop... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20PEI |
The Shire of Wongan–Ballidu is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about NNE of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Wongan Hills. The shire includes the Wongan Hills, after which the town is named.
History
On 10 February 18... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Wongan%E2%80%93Ballidu |
Mark Camacho (born April 12, 1964) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor.
Career
He has starred in live-action films, but is best known for his voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in Arthur, Lyle in Animal Crackers, Dad in Rotten Ralph, George Martin in Spaced Out, Harry and Dragon in Potatoes and Drag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Camacho |
Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 50 competitors, 47 men and 3 women, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
Switzerland finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and four medals overall.
Gold
Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
No. 60 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. It was formed in January 1942 and disbanded three months later, without seeing combat.
Squadron history
No. 60 Squadron was formed at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, on 1 January 1942 as part of Australia's response to the rapid Japanese... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2060%20Squadron%20RAAF |
"Cactus" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and is the eighth track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. It was written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis and engineered by Steve Albini.
"P-I-X-I-E-S"
Between the second verse and chorus of "Cactus," the band and the studio members can be h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus%20%28Pixies%20song%29 |
KNSO (channel 51) is a television station licensed to Clovis, California, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Telemundo network to the Fresno area. Owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, KNSO maintains a transmitter on Bald Mountain, south of Meadow Lakes in Fresno County.
History
T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNSO |
The Korean salamander (Hynobius leechii), or Gensan salamander, is the most common species of salamander on the Korean peninsula, and is also found and on Jeju Island and in the north-eastern Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. It typically lives on forested hills, and from time to time mass deaths o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean%20salamander |
Hockey Saskatchewan is the governing body of all ice hockey in Saskatchewan. Hockey Saskatchewan is a branch of Hockey Canada. Hockey Saskatchewan was established as the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association in 1906, and was later known as the Saskatchewan Hockey Association.
History
The Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey%20Saskatchewan |
New Kids on the Block is the debut studio album from American pop boy band New Kids on the Block released in 1986. The album failed to garner any attention at the time of its release. In August 1989, during the success of their second album, Hangin' Tough, Columbia Records released the New Kids on the Block track "Did... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Kids%20on%20the%20Block%20%28album%29 |
No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol squadron of World War II. It was formed in May 1943 as an emergency measure and disbanded in January 1944.
History
During the first half of 1943 Japanese submarines operated off the Australian east coast, sinking 16 ships and damaging several more... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2066%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Mailand is a hamlet in the Shetland Islands.
It is on the island of Unst, the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles, near its southern coast.
External links
Villages in Unst | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailand%2C%20Shetland |
On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993. It was devised by the programme's presenter at the time, Simon Mayo, and was broadcast at approximately 8.45am.
Mayo, a history graduate from University of Warwick, used the day's date each morning to regurgitate hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20This%20Day%20in%20History |
Kristi Marie Capel (born July 7, 1983) is a television newscaster from Springfield, Missouri.
Pageants and education
Capel is a native of Florence, Kentucky who later moved to Missouri. She competed in the Miss Missouri USA pageant in late 2005 and won. She had placed in the top fifteen of the Miss Kentucky USA pag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi%20Capel |
Woodruff Park, named for Robert W. Woodruff, is located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The park's are north of Edgewood Ave, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE. The park includes a fountain, a performance pavilion, and several monuments.
History
The original between Peachtree Street, Edgewood... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff%20Park |
The speckled moray, or Griffin's moray (Gymnothorax obesus) is a moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax, found in Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland and the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 200 cm.
R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled%20moray |
The S&W Ladysmith (later styled LadySmith) is a series of handguns manufactured by Smith & Wesson starting early in the first decade of the 20th century. Early models, branded were chambered in .22 Long. Starting in the 1980s, under the slightly modified "LadySmith" moniker, S&W manufactured several short-barreled revo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%20%26%20Wesson%20Ladysmith |
Deep Space Communications Complex can refer to:
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex located at Tidbinbilla, Australian Capital Territory near Canberra, Australia
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex located about 35 miles north of Barstow, California on the Fort Irwin Military Reservation
The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep%20Space%20Communications%20Complex |
No. 67 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol squadron of World War II. It was formed in January 1943, conducted patrols off the southern Australian coastline until the end of the war, and was disbanded in November 1945.
History
During the first half of 1943 Japanese submarines operated off ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2067%20Squadron%20RAAF |
The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.
History
The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extendi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Victoria%20Plains |
The Wabash Bridge carries one railroad track across the Mississippi River between Hannibal, Missouri, and Pike County, Illinois. Built by the Wabash Railroad, the bridge is today owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway.
On May 3, 1982, the towboat Northern King lost power in one engine while pushing 12 grain-filled ba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash%20Bridge |
The Manifesto of Czech writers (Czech, Manifest českých spisovatelů) was the first public declaration in favour of the self-determination of the Czech nation during the First World War. It was published in May 1917. The declaration was directed at the Czech deputies at the Imperial Council in Vienna, the Parliament of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifesto%20of%20Czech%20writers |
KSDI may refer to:
KSDI-LD, a defunct low-power television station (channel 44, virtual 33) formerly licensed to serve Fresno, California, United States
KGOF-LD, a low-power television station (channel 33) licensed to serve Fresno, California, which held the call sign KSDI-LP from 1997 to 2016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSDI |
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2002 to July 2003, then moved to Magazine Special in September 2003 and finished in January 2017. Its chapters were collected in 44 tankōbon volumes. It was pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel%20%28manga%29 |
Nadia Chambers (born 13 January 1968 in Bridgend) is a Welsh actress. She is the youngest of four children. Chambers moved to London in 1981 to attend stage school.
Career
From 1982 to 1985, Chambers played the role of Annette Firman in the television series Grange Hill. She came to be best known for her appearance i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia%20Chambers |
Unit Oka 9420 was the central Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group of the Imperial Japanese Army. Formed in 1942 to support the Japanese Southern Army, Unit 9420 consisted of two units; the Umeoka Unit, which specialized in the plague, and the Kono Unit, which ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%209420 |
Woodruff may refer to:
People
Woodruff (surname)
Woodruff (given name)
Places
In the United States:
Buildings
Woodruff Hall, Athens, Georgia
Charles Woodruff House (disambiguation), several places
Woodruff-Riter-Stewart Home, Salt Lake City, Utah
Communities
Woodruff, Arizona
Woodruff, Idaho
Woodruff, India... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff |
The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of , much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Upper%20Gascoyne |
Rupert Grant (born November 5, 1973, in Washington, D.C., United States ) is a former Arena Football League fullback/linebacker most recently with the now-defunct Nashville Kats. His nickname is "Dogghead". During his time in the AFL, Grant also played for the Detroit Fury and Orlando Predators. He was originally si... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert%20Grant |
Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English actor, theatre director, and educator. He was appointed Assistant Head at the Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, in 2019. His best known acting role is that of Mr. Bingley in the 1995 television miniseries Pride and Prejudice. His ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispin%20Bonham-Carter |
Irving Marmer Copi (; né Copilovich or Copilowish; July 28, 1917 – August 19, 2002) was an American philosopher, logician, and university textbook author.
Biography
Copi studied under Bertrand Russell while at the University of Chicago. In 1948 he contributed to the calculus of relations with his article using logical... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving%20Copi |
Unit 8604 (), also known as Detachment 8604, Detachment Nami or Detachment Nami 8604, was the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department unit of the Japanese Southern China Area Army. It secretly researched biological warfare and other topics through human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%208604 |
Merry, Merry Christmas is the third studio and only Christmas album by pop band New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989. It features seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the band was peaking, it went double platinum and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry%2C%20Merry%20Christmas |
The mosaic moray (Enchelycore ramosa) is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, found in south-eastern Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland on the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 metres, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 180 centimetres (up to 6 feet), ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic%20moray |
Brazil competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 93 competitors, 86 men and 7 women, took part in 48 events in 12 sports. Brazilians athletes obtained two bronze medals, repeating the same performance of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The sailors, Reinaldo Conrad and Peter Ficker, won the medal in Fl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
20 minutes ( vingt minutes) is a free, daily newspaper aimed at commuters in France. It is published by Schibsted and . 20 minutos, the Spanish version, is distributed by Schibsted and Zeta in Spain. In Switzerland, the French-language edition 20 minutes and the German-language edition 20 Minuten are published by Tamed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20%20minutes%20%28France%29 |
"Slow Burn" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his 22nd studio album, Heathen, on 3 June 2002. The song was not released as a single in the UK. There was no British single from Heathen released until September, with "Everyone Says 'Hi'". The recording features Pete Townsh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow%20Burn%20%28David%20Bowie%20song%29 |
Jepetto was a popular band from 1994 to 2004 from Annapolis, Maryland. The band was managed by Adam Wheatley of Funkstarr band's core members, Chris Cosgrove, David Richardson, and Chris Hartman formed Victory Party with Casey Hean, Ben Frock, and Carl Jenson.
Lineup
Chris "Kahz" Cosgrove — vocals
Dan Marcellus — drum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jepetto |
The Grand Council (, ) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part of the canton, the Bernese Jura (districts of Courtelary, La Neuveville and Moutier) has 12 seats guaranteed, and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Council%20of%20Bern |
Lucy Jane Briers (born 19 August 1967) is an English actress. Her film, stage and television roles have included appearances in Pride & Prejudice (1995) and sitcom Game On.
Early life
Briers was born on 19 August 1967 in Hammersmith, London. She is the daughter of the actor Richard Briers and actress Ann Davies. She w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy%20Briers |
Daniele Matias Hypólito (born 8 September 1984) is a Brazilian gymnast who competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Olympic Games. Hypólito is the first gymnast from Brazil to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver in floor exercise in 2001. She is also the nine-time senior all-around Brazilian nat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele%20Hyp%C3%B3lito |
The Shire of Mount Marshall is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north-northwest of Merredin and about northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Bencubbin.
History
The first European explorer in the area wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Mount%20Marshall |
The Mid-Atlantic music scene consists of mostly unsigned bands from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. However, there have been some success stories of bands that worked hard over the years to achieve commercial success such as Ji... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20the%20Mid-Atlantic%20United%20States |
Richard Allen Lane station (formerly Allen Lane station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 200 West Allens Lane in the Mount Airy neighborhood and serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The station building was built circa 1880. Like many in Philadelphia, it retains much of its Victorian/E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Allen%20Lane%20station |
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (), 6–9 January 1945, was an Allied amphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II. In the early morning of 6 January 1945, a large Allied force commanded by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen from Lingayen Gulf, on the island of Luzon. U.S. Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion%20of%20Lingayen%20Gulf |
Miriam Karlin (23 June 19253 June 2011) was an English actress whose career lasted for more than 60 years. She was known for her role as Paddy in The Rag Trade, a 1960s BBC and 1970s LWT sitcom, and in particular for the character's catchphrase "Everybody out!" Her trademark throughout her career was her deep, rough, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam%20Karlin |
The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta. It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park.
History and mission
Walter J. Phillips was a printmaker and painter, from the 1930s to the 1950s, who played a seminal role in the development of the vis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Phillips%20Gallery |
The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubistic paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren%20Munk |
The United States Patent Classification is an official patent classification system in use and maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It was mostly replaced by the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) on January 1, 2013. Plant and design patents are still classified solely within USPC a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Patent%20Classification |
Mario Sironi (May 12, 1885 – August 13, 1961) was an Italian modernist artist who was active as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer. His typically somber paintings are characterized by massive, immobile forms.
Biography
He was born in Sassari on the island of Sardinia. His father was an engineer; his mater... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Sironi |
The sabar is a traditional drum from Senegal that is also played in the Gambia. It is associated with Wolof and Serer people.
The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick. Among its most renowned exponents was the Senegalese musician Doudou N'Diaye Rose.
Sabar is also recognized as the style of music play... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabar |
Verkhnyaya Pyshma () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located north of Yekaterinburg. Population:
History
It was founded in 1660 as the village (selo) of Pyshminskoye, which was named after the Pyshma River. A copper mine opened here in 1856. Town status was granted to it in 1946.
Town development in 20th cen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhnyaya%20Pyshma |
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 163 competitors, 125 men and 38 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's Discus Throw
Ludvík Daněk
Qualification — 60.44m
Final — 61.28m (→ 9th place)
Josef Šilhavý
Qualification — 60.82m
Final — 58.42... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
The long-billed hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) is a bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found from central Mexico south through Central America, Colombia and Ecuador into Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
It has often been considered conspecific with what is now the long-tailed hermit, P. supercil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-billed%20hermit |
The Shire of Derby–West Kimberley is one of four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of , most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's population as at the 2016 Census was almost 8,000, with most residing in the major towns of Derby, which is also the Shire... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Derby%E2%80%93West%20Kimberley |
Harmony Day, an event officially expanded and renamed as Harmony Week for its 20th anniversary in 2019, is a government-declared observance celebrated annually on or around 21 March in Australia. It was introduced by the Howard government 1999, and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony%20Day |
St Modan's Roman Catholic High School is an S1-S6 Catholic high school in Stirling, Scotland.
History
In September 1933, St Modan's High School was officially opened by Archbishop McDonald of St Andrew's and Edinburgh. It was located in Barnsdale Road, St Ninians, Stirling. It was one of the first catholic schools to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Modan%27s%20High%20School |
Namco was a Japanese corporation best known as a producer of video games.
Namco may also refer to:
Bandai Namco Entertainment, a merger between Namco and Bandai's game development departments
Bandai Namco Pictures, a Japanese animation studio split off from Sunrise
Namco (automobiles), a Greek automobile producer
Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Penny Tai (; born 22 April 1978) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, producer and director. Since her debut in 2000, she has achieved many successes in her music career, including winning 5 Golden Melody Awards.
In addition to performing arts, Tai is enthusiastic about charity and was elected as one of Malaysia's Top T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny%20Tai |
is a Japanese game series, set in Hokkaidō. The series was developed by Red Company and published by Hudson Soft. An anime version and a manga adaptation have also been released.
History
The series began with , which was released on March 18, 1999 for the Dreamcast. A fan disc, , was released on August 5 that same yea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kita%20e |
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