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KWQC-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States, serving the Quad Cities area as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Brady Street in downtown Davenport, and its transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois.
History
KWQC first signed on t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWQC-TV |
Bzyb, Bzyp, Bzyph or Bziphi may refer to the following entities in Abkhazia, Georgia:
Bzyb (region), a historical region of Abkhazia
Bzyb (village)
Bzyb Abkhaz, a sub-group of the Abkhaz people
Bzyb dialect, a dialect of the Abkhaz language
Bzyb Range, a mountain range bounded by the Bzyb river
Bzyb River, a riv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzyb |
The 43rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 15, 1971, and took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to honor the best films of 1970. The Awards, without a host for the third consecutive year, were broadcast by NBC for the first time in 11 years.
Georg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd%20Academy%20Awards |
Spice World is a 1997 British musical comedy film directed by Bob Spiers and written by Kim Fuller. The film stars pop girl group the Spice Girls, who all play themselves. The film—made in a similar vein to the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night (1964)—depicts a series of fictional events leading up to a major concert at Lond... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice%20World%20%28film%29 |
Volsky (masculine), Volskaya (feminine), or Volskoye (neuter) may refer to:
People
Arkady Volsky (1932–2006), Russian politician
Lavon Volski (b. 1965), Belarusian musician and poet
Paula Volsky, American fantasy writer
Tamara Volskaya, Russian musician
Vasily Volsky (1897–1946), Soviet general
Places
Volsky District... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volsky |
Bzyb Mountain Range (, Ageish'kha; ) is a mountain range in Abkhazia on the southern slope of the western part of Greater Caucasus. The ridge is about 50 km long.
Geography
The Bzyb Range's length is about 50 km and elevation is up to 3,033 m, it is made mainly of limestone with pronounced karst landscape. It is boun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzyb%20Range |
Marshall Chapman (born January 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and author.
Biography
Early life
Marshall Chapman was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of a cotton mill owner. After she attended a concert by Elvis Presley in 1956, she became interested in rock and roll.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall%20Chapman |
The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau was a clash between the Croatian Army (Hrvatska vojska - HV) and forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK), fought on 21–23 June 1992, during the Croatian War of Independence. The battle represented the culmination of a series of skirmishes between the HV and the RSK forces in N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Miljevci%20Plateau |
Madelung's deformity is usually characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and is often associated with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis. It can be bilateral (in both wrists) or just in the one wrist.
It has only been recognized within the past hundred years. Named after Otto Wilhelm Madelung (1846–1926), a German s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madelung%27s%20deformity |
The Patiṟṟuppattu (, , lit. Ten Tens, sometimes spelled Pathitrupathu,) is a classical Tamil poetic work and one of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in Sangam literature. A panegyric collection, it contains puram (war and public life) poems. The Chera kings, known as the Cheramal, are the centre of the work. Its inv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pati%E1%B9%9F%E1%B9%9Fuppattu |
The (Formerly ) was an industry research, development, and standards body for electronics in Japan. It was merged with EIAJ to form JEITA on November 1, 2000.
JEIDA was similar to SEMATECH of the US, ECMA of Europe.
JEIDA developed a number of standards, including the JEIDA memory card, and the Exif graphical file f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20Electronic%20Industries%20Development%20Association |
The Awrtable (Somali: Awrtable, Arabic: أورتبلي; also spelled Ortable, Aurtable or Owrtable) is a Somali sub-clan from the Darod clan.
Background
The Awrtable have a vast traditional territory covering Mudug, Nugaal, and some areas of Bari. They primarily inhabit the Puntland state of Somalia also be found in the So... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awrtable |
Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1966, with the preamble stating:
Ratifications
As of 2022, the convention has been ratified by 23 states. Six ratifying states have denounced the treaty by automatic action.
External links
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accommodation%20of%20Crews%20%28Fishermen%29%20Convention%2C%201966 |
The Franklin Lakes Public Schools are a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,121 students and 138.7 classr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Lakes%20Public%20Schools |
The A8 motorway () or Wrocław Motorway Bypass (, ) is a motorway bypass of the city of Wrocław, Poland. The motorway includes the high Rędziński Bridge over the Oder river.
Outside of Wrocław, A8 continues in an expressway standard as Expressway S8.
The motorway opened to traffic on 31 August 2011. It is not planne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A8%20autostrada%20%28Poland%29 |
is a Kansai Ki-in professional Go player.
Biography
Seto became a professional player in 2000 for the Kansai Ki-in. In his first 5 years at the Kansai Ki-in, he had a spectacular record in the Oteai with 51 wins and just 3 losses through 2005. In 2000, he scored 12 wins and 0 losses. In 2001, he also scored 12 wins a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiki%20Seto |
The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) was an Australian aircraft manufacturer. The CAC was established in 1936, to provide Australia with the capability to produce military aircraft and engines.
History
In 1935 the Chief General Manager of BHP, Essington Lewis, visited Europe and formed the view that war was pro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth%20Aircraft%20Corporation |
Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally was a significant case decided in the High Court of Australia on 17 June 1999. The case concerned the constitutional validity of cross-vesting of jurisdiction, in particular, the vesting of state companies law jurisdiction in the Federal Court.
Background
As part of the national corporations... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%20Wakim%3B%20Ex%20parte%20McNally |
Mountain Brothers was an American hip hop group originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after the legend of 108 mountain bandits depicted in the Chinese novel Water Margin, Mountain Brothers are considered cultural pioneers, being one of the first Asian American hip-hop groups and also for the lack of samplin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain%20Brothers |
Chu spaces generalize the notion of topological space by dropping the requirements that the set of open sets be closed under union and finite intersection, that the open sets be extensional, and that the membership predicate (of points in open sets) be two-valued. The definition of continuous function remains unchanged... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%20space |
Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1967, with the preamble stating:
Ratifications
As of 2013, the convention was ratified by 29 countries.
References
External links
Text.
Ratifications.
Health treaties
International Labour Organization conven... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20Weight%20Convention%2C%201967 |
A supersynchronous orbit is either an orbit with a period greater than that of a synchronous orbit, or just an orbit whose major axis is larger than that of a synchronous orbit. A synchronous orbit has a period equal to the rotational period of the body which contains the barycenter of the orbit.
Geocentric supersynch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersynchronous%20orbit |
Harry Richard Bailey (29 October 1922, Picton, New South Wales – 8 September 1985, Mount White, New South Wales) was an Australian psychiatrist and hospital administrator. He bore the primary responsibility for treatment of mental health patients and drug dependent clients via deep sleep therapy and other methods at a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Bailey |
Best: First Things (stylized as Best ~first things~) is the first compilation album released by Japanese pop singer Koda Kumi. It debuted at No. 1 on Oricon, giving her first number-one album, and became her longest charting album, staying on the charts for 124 weeks. The album included all of her a-sides released sinc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best%3A%20First%20Things |
A subsynchronous orbit is an orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit, i.e. the orbital period is less than the sidereal day of the planet.
Technical considerations
An Earth satellite that is in (a prograde) subsynchronous orbit will appear to drift eastward as se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsynchronous%20orbit |
Dr. Howard A. Kelly Park, often called Kelly Park, is a protected area which is owned by Orange County, Florida. It lies about 17 miles (27 kilometers) northwest of Orlando. It shares some of its boundaries with Wekiwa Springs State Park and Rock Springs Run State Reserve. The Rock Springs Run, a 10-mile (16 km)-long t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr.%20Howard%20A.%20Kelly%20Park |
The name Seowoncheon is also applied to the portion of the Jungnangcheon which separates Seoul from Gyeonggi Province.
The Seowoncheon is a stream which flows through Iseo-myeon in Cheongdo County, southern Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It is a third-level tributary of the Nakdong River, as it flows into the Cheongd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seowoncheon |
Athigaratty (also known as Adigaratty) is a hamlet located in the Nilgiri Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu. One of the largest villages in the Nilgirs South India with over 800 households.
Athigaratty is located 10 km from Udagamandalam and 18 km from Coonoor. It is one of the largest Badaga Hattis (villages) in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athigaratty |
Rafael Addison (born July 22, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was listed at 6'7" and 215 lbs.
Addison attended Syracuse University and was drafted in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.
He ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael%20Addison |
Live On Stage is a Chuck Berry album released in 2000 by Magnum Records.
Track listing
"School Days" – 3:09
"Sweet Little Sixteen" – 2:58
"Roll Over Beethoven" – 3:36
"Every Day I Have The Blues" – 4:00
"Bio" – 3:01
"Medley: Maybellene/Mountain Dew" – 2:46
"Let It Rock" – 3:42
"Medley: Carol/Little Queenie" – ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20on%20Stage%20%28Chuck%20Berry%20album%29 |
In mathematics, Dehn's lemma asserts that a piecewise-linear map of a disk into a 3-manifold, with the map's singularity set in the disk's interior, implies the existence of another piecewise-linear map of the disk which is an embedding and is identical to the original on the boundary of the disk.
This theorem was tho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehn%27s%20lemma |
E.Town Concrete, or sometimes called E-Town, is an American hardcore punk band from Elizabeth, New Jersey.
History
They formed in 1995 and shortly thereafter released Time 2 Shine, their first full-length album, in 1999 on the Resurrection A.D. label. They have since released four more albums on various record labels,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.Town%20Concrete |
Iseo-myeon can refer to three different myeon in South Korea:
Iseo-myeon, Cheongdo County, in Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province
Iseo-myeon, Wanju County, in Wanju County, North Jeolla Province
Iseo-myeon, Hwasun County, in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseo-myeon |
Nostrand Avenue Line may refer to the following public transit lines:
IRT Nostrand Avenue Line, a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway running under Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Nostrand Avenue Line (surface), a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York, running mostly along Nostran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostrand%20Avenue%20Line |
The Ten Idylls, known as Pattuppāṭṭu () or Ten Lays, is an anthology of ten longer poems in the Sangam literature – the earliest known Tamil literature. They range between about 100 and 800 lines, and the collection includes the celebrated Nakkīrar's Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai (lit. "Guide to Lord Murukan"). The collection wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten%20Idylls |
Margaret of Città di Castello (1287 – 12 April 1320) was an Italian Roman Catholic and professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Margaret had disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness. Her parents abandoned her in a local church due to her disabilities and the town's poor took her in and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret%20of%20Castello |
Relish is a cooked and pickled condiment made from chopped fruit or vegetables
Henderson's Relish, a spicy and fruity condiment sauce made in Sheffield
Gentleman's Relish, an anchovy paste
Relish may also refer to:
People
John Relish (born 1953), English football manager and former player
Nickname of Arielle Gold,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relish%20%28disambiguation%29 |
News Bunny was station mascot of the short-lived UK TV Station L!VE TV, under its publicity-seeking boss Kelvin MacKenzie.
Role
During news bulletins an extra dressed as a giant rabbit would stand behind the news presenter, and mime actions related to the news. For example, good news would be greeted with an enthusi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News%20Bunny |
AC/DC for General Exhibition, released only in Australia in 1989, is a video album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. In March 2005, all nine tracks were issued on the DVD compilation Family Jewels.
Track listing
All tracks written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Bon Scott.
"High Voltage"
"Jailbreak"
"Let There Be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC%20%28video%29 |
The Ekman layer is the layer in a fluid where there is a force balance between pressure gradient force, Coriolis force and turbulent drag. It was first described by Vagn Walfrid Ekman. Ekman layers occur both in the atmosphere and in the ocean.
There are two types of Ekman layers. The first type occurs at the surface ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekman%20layer |
The JEIDA memory card standard is a popular memory card standard at the beginning of memory cards appearing on portable computers. JEIDA cards could be used to expand system memory or as a solid-state storage drive.
History
Before the advent of the JEIDA standard, laptops had proprietary cards that were not interoper... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEIDA%20memory%20card |
The 2004 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party stayed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%20Barnsley%20Metropolitan%20Borough%20Council%20election |
Mark Steven Alarie (born December 11, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was listed at 6'7" and 217 lb.
Playing career
Alarie attended Brophy College Preparatory, where he was the Arizona Player of the Year for 1982 after averaging 29.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Alarie |
Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984), sometimes called Amanda Hearst Rønning, is an American socialite, activist, fashion model, and heiress to the Hearst Corporation, William Randolph Hearst's media conglomerate. Hearst previously worked as an associate market editor at Marie Claire and is the founder of Frie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda%20Hearst |
Photo Mechanic is a front-end photo ingesting, tagging, and browsing tool by Portland, Oregon-based company Camera Bits.
Photo Mechanic supports the initial capture of photos from the camera, previewing and making selections, and tagging each photo with various types of IPTC metadata such as captions, keywords, and co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo%20Mechanic |
The Broadway Theatre (formerly Universal's Colony Theatre, B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre, Earl Carroll's Broadway Theatre, and Ciné Roma) is a Broadway theater at 1681 Broadway (near 53rd Street) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1924, the theater was designed by Eugene De Rosa for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway%20Theatre%20%2853rd%20Street%29 |
The Siku Quanshu, also known as the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries, was the largest collection of books in Chinese history with 36,381 volumes (册, Cè), 79,337 manuscript rolls (卷, Juàn), 2.3 million pages and about 997 million words. The complete encyclopedia contains an annotated catalogue of 10,680 titles al... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siku%20Quanshu |
The Chironomoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera, suborder Nematocera, infraorder Culicomorpha. This superfamily contains the families Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae.
Description
Chironomoidea have four life stages: the egg, the worm-like larva, the pupa and the winged adult.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chironomoidea |
The Parable of the Two Debtors is a parable of Jesus. It appears in , where Jesus uses the parable to explain that the woman who has anointed him loves him more than his host, because she has been forgiven of greater sins.
A similar anointing in and may not refer to the same event, and this parable is not to be conf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable%20of%20the%20Two%20Debtors |
Triple-A syndrome or AAA syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder. In most cases, there is no family history of AAA syndrome. The syndrome was first identified by Jeremy Allgrove and colleagues in 1978; since then just over 100 cases have been reported. The syndrome is called Triple-A due to the mani... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple-A%20syndrome |
Belmont is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Red and Brown Lines, and the Purple Line Express during weekday rush hours. It is located at 945 West Belmont Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks; Brown and Purple Line trains share ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont%20station%20%28CTA%20North%20Side%20Main%20Line%29 |
Iseo-myeon is a myeon, or township, in western Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It borders Daegu on the north. It is connected to both Daegu and central Cheongdo by Local Highway 30, which crosses under the Paljoryeong pass as it descends from Daegu to its terminus in Gangnam-myeon. Iseo-myeon is comp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseo-myeon%2C%20Cheongdo%20County |
The Actors' Orphanage was started in 1896 and established as the Actors' Orphanage Fund in 1912. The fund continues but the orphanage closed in 1958.
History
The charity was started in 1896 by "Kittie" Carson and Mrs Clement Scott The first building was in Croydon. It was established as the Actors' Orphanage Fund in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors%27%20Orphanage |
Starwater Strains is a collection of short stories by American writer Gene Wolfe. While his previous collection, Innocents Aboard, contained fantasy and horror stories, this one largely consists of science fiction.
Contents
"Viewpoint"
"Rattler" (with Brian A. Hopkins)
"In Glory like Their Star"
"Calamity Warps"
"Shie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starwater%20Strains |
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Eden Mohila College (known as Eden College), is a women's college in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1873 in the Farashganj area of Dhaka. In 1878 the school was named after Ashley Eden, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The college moved to its present premises in 1963. It is affiliated with the Univers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden%20Mohila%20College |
The Tornado outbreak sequence of March 9–13, 2006 was an early season and long lasting tornado outbreak sequence in the central United States that started on the morning of March 9 and continued for over four days until the evening of March 13. The outbreak produced 99 confirmed tornadoes, which killed a total of 10 pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado%20outbreak%20sequence%20of%20March%209%E2%80%9313%2C%202006 |
The Parable of the Rich Fool is a parable of Jesus which appears in The Gospel of Luke. It depicts the futility of the belief that wealth can secure prosperity or a good life.
This parable has been depicted by several artists, including Rembrandt, Jan Luyken, James Tissot, and David Teniers the Younger.
Narrative
T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable%20of%20the%20Rich%20Fool |
The Model 1832 foot artillery sword was a short-sword with a straight, double-edged blade and brass-mounted leather scabbard.
History
The U.S. Model 1832 foot artillery short-sword has a solid brass hilt, a crossguard, and a blade usually in length. This model was the first sword contracted by the U.S. with the A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%201832%20foot%20artillery%20sword |
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is a hydrogenolysis process for removing oxygen from oxygen-containing compounds. Typical HDO catalysts commonly are sulfided nickel-molybdenum or cobalt-molybdenum on gamma alumina. An idealized reaction is:
R2O + 2 H2 -> H2O + 2 RH
The first review on HDO was published in 1983. HDO is of in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrodeoxygenation |
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is an album by Chuck Berry and soundtrack to the film of the same name, which was released in 1987 under record label, MCA. The album was recorded live at the Fox Theatre, St Louis, Missouri, and Berry Park, Wentzville, Missouri, on October 6 and October 16, 1986. The event was held to celebra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail%21%20Hail%21%20Rock%20%27n%27%20Roll%20%28album%29 |
Ariel Garten (born September 24, 1979) is a Canadian artist, scientist and intellectual known for her work in integrating art and science. She is the co-founder and former CEO of InteraXon.
Early life and education
Garten was born in Toronto. She is the daughter of Irving Garten and visual artist Vivian Reiss, who is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel%20Garten |
Kurt Anthony Bevacqua (; born January 23, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1971 to 1985. Bevacqua is notable for his performance during the 1984 World Series when he hit two home runs and had a .412 batting average as the San Diego Padres'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Bevacqua |
The Nugget is a 2002 Australian comedy film about three friends who find the world's largest nugget of gold.
Storyline
The story concerns a group of three road workers who stumble upon the world's biggest nugget of gold, and become instant millionaires — or so they think. The road workers are mates from way back, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Nugget |
The Cruzeros are a Canadian country rock band from Kelowna, British Columbia. Their concert lineup includes main songwriter and lead vocalist Barry Mathers on guitar and mandolin, Curtis Tulman on vocals, guitar, harmonica and saxophone, Jim Ryan on vocals and bass, songstress Rachel Matkin on vocals and mandolin, Jay ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cruzeros |
The Australian Law Reports are a series of law reports which report cases from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories exercising federal jurisdiction. The reports are not officially authorised. After each authorised series they are the most often cit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Law%20Reports |
Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.
Track listing
Personnel
Ronan Browne – flute, mandolin, harmonium, uilleann pipes
Jo Bruce – keyboards, programming
Kauwding Cissokho – kora
Massamba Diop – talking drum
Simon Emmerson – guitar, programming
James McNally – accordion, bodhran
I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume%201%3A%20Sound%20Magic |
Nuts is a 1987 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss. The screenplay by Tom Topor, Darryl Ponicsan and Alvin Sargent is based on Topor's 1979 play of the same title. It was both Karl Malden and Robert Webber's final feature film, and also included Leslie Nielsen's l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuts%20%281987%20film%29 |
The Decatur Daily is a daily (five days a week) newspaper serving Decatur, Alabama and the Tennessee Valley in the North Alabama area of the United States. As of September 30, 2006, it had an average daily circulation of 20,824 and a Sunday circulation of 23,840. Along with The Anniston Star, it is one of only two fami... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Decatur%20Daily |
The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (or the Pharisee and the Tax Collector) is a parable of Jesus that appears in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 18:9–14, a self-righteous Pharisee, obsessed by his own virtue, is contrasted with a tax collector who humbly asks God for mercy.
This parable primarily shows Jesus tea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisee%20and%20the%20Publican |
GJ or Gj may refer to:
Science and technology
Gigajoule (GJ), a unit of energy
Gastrojejunal feeding tube, in medicine
Gliese–Jahreiß Catalogue, in star designators
Transport codes
Gujarat, the Indian state in vehicle registrations
Eurofly, an Italian airline (by defunct IATA code)
Mexicargo, a Mexican airline ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GJ |
Baban () was a Kurdish principality existing from the 16th century to 1850, centered around Sulaymaniyah. The Baban principality played an active role in the Ottoman-Safavid conflict and gave significant military support to the Ottomans. They were in constant rivalry with Ardalan, Bohtan and Soran and its territory wou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baban |
English Teachers (airing internationally as Taipei Diaries) is a Canadian documentary television series. The series, which airs on Canada's Life Network, and internationally, profiles several young Canadians teaching English as a Second Language in Taipei, Taiwan. It won an award for Best Documentary Series at the 2004... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Teachers%20%28TV%20series%29 |
Defiance is a 1980 American action neo noir crime film starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, and Theresa Saldana. The film was an early Jerry Bruckheimer production.
The film was unsuccessful upon release, both with critics and the public, though it was shown often on cable film channels (such as HBO) in the early... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defiance%20%281980%20film%29 |
The Keithsburg Bridge was a vertical lift bridge that carried a single railroad track across the Mississippi River between Louisa County, Iowa and Keithsburg, Illinois.
The bridge was constructed for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway in 1909 and traffic across the bridge was discontinued in 1971 by then owner Chic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keithsburg%20Rail%20Bridge |
Birdlime or bird lime is an adhesive substance used in trapping birds. It is spread on a branch or twig, upon which a bird may land and be caught. Its use is illegal in many jurisdictions.
Manufacture
Historically, the substance has been prepared in various ways, and from various materials.
In South Africa, birdlim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdlime |
Mallboy is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by Vincent Giarrusso, which depicts the difficulties faced by an adolescent trying to grow up in a community plagued by social problems.
Plot
Shaun is a fourteen-year-old boy who prefers to spend time with his friends at shopping centres in suburban... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallboy |
Volume 2: Release is Afro Celt Sound System's second album, released on 25 January 1999 by Real World Records.
Release
A shorter edit of the title song "Release" was released in 1999 on the soundtrack for the American horror film Stigmata.
In 2000, Real World issued a single of the title track containing a remix of Ro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume%202%3A%20Release |
Groovy (or, less commonly, groovie or groovey) is a slang colloquialism popular during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is roughly synonymous with words such as "excellent", "fashionable", or "amazing", depending on context.
History
The word originated in the jazz culture of the 1920s, in which it referred to the “groove”... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovy |
American Me is a 1992 American independent crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana, loosely based on mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena. Executive producers included rec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Me |
Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky (Daisies). Her subsequent films screened at international film festivals, including Vlčí bou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%9Bra%20Chytilov%C3%A1 |
TAA stands for Trans Australia Airlines, now part of Qantas.
TAA or Taa may also refer to:
Biology and medicine
Tumor associated antigen
Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesins, in biology, a gram-negative outer membrane virulence factor
Tachyarrhythmia absoluta, a form of cardiac arrhythmia
TAA, a stop codon in molecular ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAA%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties. Many tributaries extend its watershe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esopus%20Creek |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's class ring, often called the Brass Rat, is a commemorative ring for the graduating class of students at MIT. The ring is redesigned each year by a committee of MIT students. The class ring has three main sections: the bezel, containing MIT's mascot, the beaver; the MIT seal (seal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT%20class%20ring |
Tan Si Chong Su, or Ancestral Hall of the Tan Clan, is a Chinese temple in Singapore. It is located on Magazine Road in the Singapore River Planning Area within Singapore's central business district. It was constructed between 1876 and 1878 as the ancestral temple for those with the same Tan surname, based on the prem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan%20Si%20Chong%20Su |
Volume 3: Further in Time is the third studio album from Afro Celt Sound System, released on 19 June 2001 through Real World.
Background
The album features N'Faly Kouyate in a more prominent role as a main contributor, a deliberate choice, as James McNally explained: "We felt the last album's African element wasn't as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume%203%3A%20Further%20in%20Time |
Jaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement.
His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaromil%20Jire%C5%A1 |
Tetrafluoroborate is the anion . This tetrahedral species is isoelectronic with tetrafluoroberyllate (), tetrafluoromethane (CF4), and tetrafluoroammonium () and is valence isoelectronic with many stable and important species including the perchlorate anion, , which is used in similar ways in the laboratory. It arises ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrafluoroborate |
Dash Rip Rock is an American rock band. The band is best known for its cowpunk sound, which mixes punk rock, rockabilly, hard rock, country and boogie. The New York Times stated that Dash Rip Rock combines “fluency in American roots music with a robust dose of punk-rock spirit.” Bill Davis, Dash Rip Rock's founder and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash%20Rip%20Rock |
The Norbert F. Beckey Bridge carries Iowa Highway 92 and Illinois Route 92 across the Mississippi River between Muscatine, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.
High Bridge
Muscatine High Bridge (1891-1972) collapsed twice in its 65-year history. The wooden bridge was originally built in 1891. The $15... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert%20F.%20Beckey%20Bridge |
Lee Eui-geun (7 November 1938 – 21 April 2009) is the governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, a province in eastern South Korea. He is a member of the Hannara party. He has served three consecutive terms in the position, beginning in 1995. His name has been mentioned as a possible future candidate for prime minister.
Born i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Eui-geun |
Wilbur T. "Bill" Mohr (29 June 1909 – 29 March 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.
Career
Playing as a half-back flanker initially, Mohr later became one of the league's greatest full-forwards; he kicked 101 goals in 1936 (the firs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Mohr |
The Papua New Guinea Council of Churches (PNGCC) is a Christian ecumenical council in Papua New Guinea.
The Council has four major programs:
Social Concerns Desk
Women's Desk
Theological programs
Administration
Its members comprise:
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
Gutnius Lutheran Church (affiliated with the Lu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua%20New%20Guinea%20Council%20of%20Churches |
Hermína Týrlová (11 December 1900 in Březové Hory – 3 May 1993 in Zlín) was a prominent Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. She was often called the mother of Czech animation. Over the course of her career, she produced over 60 animated children's short films using puppets and the technique of stop motio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herm%C3%ADna%20T%C3%BDrlov%C3%A1 |
The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of , larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia. The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20East%20Pilbara |
The Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge, also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge, carries Interstate 280 (I-280) across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme, thought to be unique in the state. In 2007, it ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant%20John%20F.%20Baker%20Jr.%20Bridge |
Zuñi Salt Lake, also Zuni Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar, located in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, about south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
Description
Zuñi Salt Lake is extremely shallow, with a depth of only in the wet season. During the dry season, much of the water evapor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu%C3%B1i%20Salt%20Lake |
Seabiscuit was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse in the United States.
Seabiscuit or sea biscuit may also refer to:
Hardtack, a hard type of edible beaten biscuit
Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a 2001 book by Laura Hillenbrand about the horse of the same name
Seabiscuit (film), a 2003 film based on the book
Sea ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabiscuit%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the dean of medicine of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Cuddy quit her job after the events of season seven's finale "Moving On".
Storylines
Cuddy's job title in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Cuddy |
KBKS-FM (106.1 MHz) – branded as Hits 106.1 – is a commercial radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format. The studios and offices are located on Elliott Avenue West in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. The transmi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBKS-FM |
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