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Oldřich Lipský (4 July 1924 – 19 October 1986) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, brother of actor Lubomír Lipský.
All his films were comedies, frequently employing themes of Dadaism, farce and magical realism. He was a frequent collaborator with actor Miloš Kopecký, who appeared in most of his works.
He wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich%20Lipsk%C3%BD |
Romer's tree frog (Liuixalus romeri) is a species of frog native to Hong Kong and a small portion of Guangxi, China. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5 – 2.5 cm, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory. Despite its common name, it belongs to the family Rhacophoridae, instead of the Hylidae.
Descri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romer%27s%20tree%20frog |
The Crescent Bridge carries a rail line across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. It was formerly owned by the Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway, a joint subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent%20Rail%20Bridge |
Emil Radok (22 May 1918 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí – 7 January 1994 in Montreal) was a Czech film director. He was co-inventor of the multi-media show Laterna Magika, , which was a star attraction at the Czechoslovakia pavilion at Expo 67. In 1968 he left to exile to Canada and died there.
Probably Radok's most monumen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil%20Radok |
The development of Windows Vista began in May 2001, prior to the release of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, and continuing until November 2006.
Microsoft originally expected to ship Vista sometime late in 2003 as a minor step between Windows XP (codenamed "Whistler") and the next planned major release of Wind... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development%20of%20Windows%20Vista |
is a Japanese neologism used frequently in fictional works to describe any martial art style or fighting technique that has been developed with the purpose of killing an opponent. The term is used interchangeably as well and the homophonous term is used when the martial art style or technique explicitly revolves arou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansatsuken |
Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Ludington State Park just north of the city of Ludington. First constructed in 1867, it continues to be an active navigational aid.
History
On July 28, 1866, Congress appropriated $35,000 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Sable%20Point%20Light |
Alfréd Radok (17 December 1914 in – 22 April 1976) was a distinguished Czech stage director and film director. Radok's work belongs with the top Czech stage direction of the 20th century. He is often cited as a formalist in his work.
Biography
Radok was born in Koloděje nad Lužnicí. His father Viktor Radok was Jewish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfr%C3%A9d%20Radok |
The Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council is the chief legislature governing the South Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do. The current chairperson of the Council is Lee Cheol-u. A chairperson, together with two vice-chairs, is elected twice for each term of the council, serving for two years.
The Council has 339 memb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongsangbuk-do%20Provincial%20Council |
Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1969, with the preamble stating:
Ratifications
As of January 2023, the convention has been ratified by 56 countries.
References
External links
Text
Ratifications
International Labour Organiz... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour%20Inspection%20%28Agriculture%29%20Convention%2C%201969 |
A Forest Apart is a 2003 Star Wars ebook written by Troy Denning. The novel is set before Tatooine Ghost in the Star Wars expanded universe timeline.
The novel is also available as part of the Tatooine Ghost paperback ().
In the novel, Lumpawarrump heads to Coruscant to spend time with his father, Chewbacca. The story... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Forest%20Apart |
Big B, Inc. was a Birmingham, Alabama-based drugstore chain. The company began operation in 1968 as division of Birmingham based Bruno's Supermarkets. Most of its stores were located next to a Bruno's, Food World or FoodMax. Big B also operated a discount drugstore chain called Drugs For Less. The company had close t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20B%20Drugs |
Back Roads is a 1981 American romantic comedy film starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. It is directed by Martin Ritt. It got middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office. This was the first film produced by CBS Theatrical Films (a short lived film production branch of CBS). The film was distributed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back%20Roads%20%281981%20film%29 |
Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970 (no 131) is a Convention by the International Labour Organization established in 1970. The preamble stated:
Ratifications
As of May 2023, the convention has been ratified by 54 states.
External links
Text.
Ratifications.
International Labour Organization conventions
Minimum wage ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum%20Wage%20Fixing%20Convention%201970 |
Lan Han (; died August 15, 398) was an official and a consort kin of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty, who killed the emperor Murong Bao (Emperor Huimin) in 398 and briefly took over the regime before being killed by Murong Bao's son Murong Sheng (Emperor Zhaowu).
Lan Han was an uncle of Murong Bao's father M... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lan%20Han |
Sir Ralph de Hengham (1235 – 18 May 1311) was an English cleric who held various high positions within the Medieval English judicial system.
Biography
Career
His first employer was Giles of Erdington a justice of the Common Bench, whose service he entered as a clerk before 1255. By 1260 he had become a clerk for the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20de%20Hengham |
Lori Cullen is a Canadian pop and jazz singer-songwriter. She has released seven albums as a solo artist, has collaborated with other artists as a guest musician, and is a Juno Award nominee.
Originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Cullen released her debut album Garden Path in 2000. She followed up with So Much, an alb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori%20Cullen |
Hana Soukupová (born 18 December 1985) is a Czech model. She has participated in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows and modelled for the Victoria's Secret catalog.
Early life
Soukupová was born on 18 December 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).
Modeling career
Soukupová began to work as a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana%20Soukupov%C3%A1 |
Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of political letters critical of the government of King George III to the Public Advertiser, from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772 as well as several other London newspapers such as the London Evening Post.
Charges were brought against several people, of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity%20of%20Junius |
John Joseph Cantwell (December 1, 1874 – October 30, 1947) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He led the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1917 until his death in 1947, becoming its first archbishop in 1936. Cantwell was critical of the U.S. film industry and helped found the National Legion of De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Joseph%20Cantwell |
Joseph Baldwin (October 31, 1827, some sources indicate October 27, 1827 – January 13, 1899) was an American educator, and called by some the "father of the normal school system".
Early life
Baldwin was born to Joseph and Isabella (née Cairns) in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His lifework has been characterized by a pai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Baldwin |
WMJJ (96.5 FM, "Magic 96.5") is a radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama. Owned by San Antonio-based iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. This format temporarily switches to Christmas music for the months of November and December. Its studios are located at Beacon Ridge Tower in Birmingham, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMJJ |
The Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA or TSOTA) is the only arts school in the greater Tacoma, Washington, area. SOTA historically only housed grades 10 through 12, but beginning in the 2012 school year, it began admitting students in the 9th grade as well. SOTA's student capacity is around 600 students. SOTA was establ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma%20School%20of%20the%20Arts |
Shi Zhengrong (, born on February 10, 1963) is a Chinese-Australian businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and, up to March 2013, chairman and chief executive officer of Suntech Power.
Biography
Shi was born in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China. His identical twin brother is Chen Henglong, who is also a tycoon. He... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%20Zhengrong |
Vahina Giocante (born 30 June 1981) is a French actress.
Career
As Marie in Marie Baie des Anges (1997), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera.
In 1999 she appeared in No Scandal () directed by Benoît Jacquot.
In the 2004 film directed by Ziad D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vahina%20Giocante |
The Wiener–Hopf method is a mathematical technique widely used in applied mathematics. It was initially developed by Norbert Wiener and Eberhard Hopf as a method to solve systems of integral equations, but has found wider use in solving two-dimensional partial differential equations with mixed boundary conditions on th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener%E2%80%93Hopf%20method |
Lee Chul-woo (born February 20, 1939) is a member of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council, the chief legislative body of Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. He is the current chairperson of the council (until June 2006). He represents Cheongdo County.
Lee is a graduate of Dongseong High School in Busan.
Lee has served... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Chul-woo |
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún (often abbreviated as Òkè-Ìlá) is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of the middle-age Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name.
Òkè-Ìlá is a city in Ọṣun State, Nigeria. It is situated in the northeastern part of Yorubaland in southwestern Nigeria. Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún’s sister ci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oke%20Ila |
Duke's Mayonnaise is a condiment created by Eugenia Duke in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1917.
Duke's Mayonnaise is the third-largest mayonnaise brand in the United States (behind Hellmann's and Kraft), however its popularity was at first largely limited to the South. It is used in regional favorites such as colesla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke%27s%20Mayonnaise |
Blain may refer to:
People
Blain Morin (born 1960), Canadian politician
Blain (surname)
Places
Blain, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Electoral division of Blain, Northern Territory, Australia
Blain, Loire-Atlantique, France
Other
Blain (animal disease), an eighteenth-centur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blain |
Ntsu Mokhehle (26 December 1918 – 6 January 1999) was a Lesotho politician. He founded Basutoland African Congress (BAC) in 1952. He founded Basutoland Congress Party in 1957 then later in 1997 founded Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). He served as the third prime minister of Lesotho from 2 April 1993 to 17 August... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntsu%20Mokhehle |
Infighting is the name given to certain martial art techniques used while near the opponent. The Chinese martial art of Wing Chun specializes in infighting.
Technique
The key points of infighting are the control of the enemy's angle of attack, i.e., to control and limit the ways or angles through which an opponent may... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infighting%20%28martial%20arts%29 |
The conflict thesis is a historiographical approach in the history of science that originated in the 19th century with John William Draper and Andrew Dickson White. It maintains that there is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between religion and science, and that it inevitably leads to hostility. The consensus among ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict%20thesis |
Blain was an animal disease of unknown etiology that was well known in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is unclear whether it is still extant, or what modern disease it corresponds to.
According to Ephraim Chambers' 18th-century Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, blain was "a distemper" (in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blain%20%28animal%20disease%29 |
Sabine Moussier (; born Diana Sabine Moussier on July 12, 1966) is a German-Mexican actress who is best known for her villainous roles in Televisa's telenovelas, such as María Isabel, El privilegio de amar, Entre el amor y el odio, La madrastra, Amar sin límites, Piel de otoño, Amor sin maquillaje, Las tontas no van al... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine%20Moussier |
Both Old World and New World quail include edible species. The common quail used to be much favoured in French cooking, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese quail. The common quail is also part of Polish cuisine, Maltese cuisine, Italian cuisine, Mexican cuisine, and Indian cuisine. Q... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quail%20as%20food |
On the Front Line is the fifth album from hardcore punk band The Casualties. It is their second release under Side One Dummy Records, and arguably their most famous with that label. It was released in 2004, and re-released in 2005, as En la Línea del Frente, which was recorded with Spanish vocals, the mother tongue of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20the%20Front%20Line%20%28The%20Casualties%20album%29 |
Kaushalya Bannerji (born Calcutta) is a Canadian poet, visual artist, and occasional essayist.
A resident of Toronto since the 1970s, Kaushalya Bannerji is the daughter of sociologist, philosopher, and professor Himani Bannerji and professor, translator, and writer, Manabendra Bandyopadhyay (1938-2020). In her pioneer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaushalya%20Bannerji |
Allegations against the founder
Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj was an Indian religious leader, and the founder of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP), a worldwide Hindu non-profit organization with five main ashrams, four in India and one in the United States. An 85-year-old Kripalu Parishat was charged in Trinidad,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha%20Madhav%20Dham |
Parasite is a 1982 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Charles Band. The film is set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future in which the United States has been taken over by a criminal organization which unwittingly creates an uncontrollable deadly parasite and sets it loose on the population... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite%20%281982%20film%29 |
Haae Edward Phoofolo (born 1947) served as interim prime minister of Lesotho from 17 August 1994 to 14 September 1994. Son of an Anglican clergyman, Phoofolo was born in Ladybrand, South Africa. He received his secondary education in 1969 and a joint LLB degree from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hae%20Phoofolo |
Whatever Will Be is the debut studio album by Australian singer Tammin Sursok, released on 22 May 2005 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. It debuted at number thirteen on the top 50 Australian ARIA Charts. It features the singles "Pointless Relationship", "Whatever Will Be" and "It's a Beautiful Thing". The album spent e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever%20Will%20Be |
Elon University School of Law is an American law school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, occupying the former downtown public library building. Established in 2006, Elon Law is one of nine graduate programs offered by Elon University. It earned full accreditation from the American Bar Association in 2011 and has ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon%20University%20School%20of%20Law |
Samanea saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. It is often placed in the genus Samanea, which by yet other authors is subsumed in Albizia entirely.
Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanea%20saman |
Himani Bannerji (born 1942) is a Canadian writer, sociologist, scholar, and philosopher from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She teaches in the Department of Sociology, the Graduate Programme in Social and Political Thought, and the Graduate Programme in Women's Studies at York University in Canada. She is also known for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himani%20Bannerji |
Major-General Elias Phisoana Ramaema (10 November 1933 – 11 December 2015) was Chairman of the Military Council and Council of Ministers of Lesotho (head of government) from 2 May 1991 to 2 April 1993.
Born at Mapoteng, Berea District, Ramaema completed his high school education at Roma College in 1956. He worked as a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias%20Phisoana%20Ramaema |
Choi Kyoung-hwan (born June 22, 1955) is a South Korean politician who was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea in the Hannara Party. He represented the Gyeongsan-Cheongdo region of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Choi has promised to work for the extension of Daegu Subway Line 1 beyond the borders of Daegu to Gyeongsan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Kyoung-hwan |
Rain tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Albizia saman, a tree in the family Fabaceae, native to a range extending from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil
Brunfelsia a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Solanaceae, native to the tropical Americas
Philenoptera violacea, a tree in the fami... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain%20tree |
Rabbi David Twersky (born October 28, 1940), originally spelled Twerski, is the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York, and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide.
Early life
Twersky was born in Iaşi, Romania, in 1940. In 1945, at the end of World War II, his family moved to Bucharest. In 1947,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Twersky%20%28Skverer%20Rebbe%29 |
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (Autonomous) is an engineering college located in Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by the Bannari Amman Group in 1996 and is affiliated to Anna University. The institute offers 21 undergraduate, 10 postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Technology and Manag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannari%20Amman%20Institute%20of%20Technology |
Orangun or Ọ̀ràngún of Ìlá is the title of the paramount ruler of one of the ancient Igbomina kingdoms, a sub group of the Yoruba people with its seat and capital located in Ila Orangun, central Yorubaland, presently in southwestern Nigeria.
The origin of the title can be traced to the mythology of a history of Oduduw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangun |
Thomas James Conaty (August 1, 1847 – September 18, 1915) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as rector of the Catholic University of America (1896-1903) and Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles (1903-1915).
Early life and education
Thomas Conaty was born on August 1, 1847, in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20James%20Conaty |
Sheriff is a political or legal office, varying greatly between countries.
Sheriff or Sherriff may also refer to:
People
Surname
Alexander Clunes Sheriff (1816–1878), English businessman and Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester 1865–78
Frank Sheriff (born 1957), abstract sculptor
Mary Sheriff, American art his... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar is a duo of fights starting in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 1 contest which received national acclaim, and was highly regarded among fans as one of the most exciting, greatest and memorable fights in the history of not only the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but of mixed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest%20Griffin%20vs.%20Stephan%20Bonnar |
Viking Crown was a side project started by heavy metal musician Phil Anselmo in the mid-1990s. The first Viking Crown release was an EP recorded in 1994 titled Unorthodox Steps of Ritual which featured Anselmo, credited as Anton Crowley, on guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The two later releases would feature Necrophagi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking%20Crown |
The Florida SpringFest is a three-day annual showcase in popular music acts, both local and national, in downtown Pensacola, Florida. The Florida SpringFest is traditionally held anywhere from mid-May until early June.
The event has been running nearly every year since 1990 (except 2020), when Pensacola businessman Bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Florida%20SpringFest |
Drusen, from the German word for node or geode (singular, "Druse"), are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that build up between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye. The presence of a few small ("hard") drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people over 40 hav... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drusen |
Onnuri may refer to:
Onnuri Community Church, a South Korean megachurch
RV Onnuri, a Korean research vessel built in Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onnuri |
Maa Junior Tanuvasa (born November 6, 1970) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Hawaii. He was drafted in the eighth round (209th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He is best known for his time as a defensive end for the Denver Broncos from 1995 - 2000, w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maa%20Tanuvasa |
A bench-clearing brawl is a form of fighting that occurs in sports, most notably baseball and ice hockey, in which most or all players on both teams leave their dugouts, bullpens, or benches, and charge onto the playing area in order to fight one another or try to break up a fight. Penalties for leaving the bench can ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench-clearing%20brawl |
This is a list of the birds species of the Tuamotus. The avifauna of the Tuamotus include 86 species. Of these, 13 are endemic, and one is extinct.
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Cle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20birds%20of%20the%20Tuamotus |
Chief Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (4 May 1918 – 3 November 1986) served as the first prime minister of Basutoland (now Lesotho) from 6 May 1965 to 7 July 1965.
References
1918 births
1986 deaths
Prime Ministers of Lesotho | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhonyana%20Nehemia%20Maseribane |
Ferdinando Fuga (11 November 1699 – 7 February 1782) was an Italian architect who was born in Florence, and is known for his work in Rome and Naples. Much of his early work was in Rome, notably, the Palazzo della Consulta (1732–7) at the Quirinal, the Palazzo Corsini (1736–54), the façade of the Santa Maria Maggiore (1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando%20Fuga |
Cerro Lípez (also Cerro Lipez) is a stratovolcano in the Cordillera de Lípez in the Sud Lípez Province of the Potosí Department in southwestern Bolivia. It has twin peaks and rises to 5,933 m. On some maps it is incorrectly labeled as Nuevo Mundo. Nuevo Mundo is in fact hundreds of kilometres to the northeast and five... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro%20L%C3%ADpez |
"Pointless Relationship" is the debut single of Australian actress Tammin from her first album, Whatever Will Be (2005). The song was co-written by Norwegian singer Marion Raven for her debut solo album but was given to Tammin instead. Released as a single on 15 November 2004, "Pointless Relationship" peaked at number ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointless%20Relationship |
Killjoy DeSade (born Frank Pucci; November 4, 1966 – March 18, 2018) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia.
Career
Pucci founded Necrophagia in 1983, which first dissolved in 1990. Shortly after Necrophagia's dissolution, he formed his solo band and released Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killjoy%20%28musician%29 |
Sanulrim (Hangul: 산울림), also spelled Sanullim, was a South Korean rock band that debuted in 1977. They are considered to be one of South Korea's most influential rock groups. The band consisted of brothers Kim Chang-wan, Kim Chang-hoon, and Kim Chang-ik.
History
The three members of Sanulrim are brothers, not unlike t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanulrim |
Green Street is a road in the London Borough of Newham, East London, which forms much of the boundary between East and West Ham.
Green Street is best known for the former Boleyn Ground, home to West Ham United from 1904 to 2016, and for its wide range of shops and market outlets. It was also the site of Green Street ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20Street%2C%20Newham |
Sapranthus is a genus of flowering woody plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus was first described in 1866 by Berthold Carl Seemann.
Description
Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees. The flowers are solitary and terminal and have six petals. The flowers have a characteristic foetid odour (giving the generic ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapranthus |
GCJ may refer to:
Google Code Jam, programming competition hosted by Google
GCJ-02, a geodetic datum used in China
General Council of the Judiciary, the constitutional body governing the Judiciary of Spain
GNU Compiler for Java
Grand Central Airport, in Midrand, South Africa
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCJ |
The Renault Reinastella is an automobile created by the French car maker Renault. The original Reinastella was a luxury-class car manufactured between 1929 and 1933.
The car was unveiled at the 1928 Paris Motor Show as the Renault Renahuit. The original Reinastella was the first of Renault's Stella series, high-end lu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault%20Reinastella |
Ryan G. Manelick (December 14, 1972 – December 14, 2003) was an American defense contractor.
He was employed by Ultra Services of Istanbul, Turkey when he was killed in Baghdad, Iraq on December 14, 2003, his birthday, just after leaving Camp Anaconda. He was survived by three children.
On October 9, 2003 his colleag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20G.%20Manelick |
Borden Chase (January 11, 1900 – March 8, 1971) was an American writer.
Career
Early jobs
Born Frank Fowler, he left school at fourteen went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York City's Holland Tunnel, where he worked with u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borden%20Chase |
Thunder is the sound of the shock wave produced by lightning.
Thunder may also refer to:
Computing
Thunder (assistive technology), a screen reader
Thunder Networking Technologies, a Chinese multimedia and Internet company
Thunder, the codename for Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0
Film and television
Thunder the Dog, star ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Coruscant Nights is a trilogy of novels by Michael Reaves. The series is set in the Star Wars universe a year after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Rather than follow closely after each these, the books follow the same group of characters. Characters from the Medstar Duology reappear here.
A stand-alone ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coruscant%20Nights |
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. Opening ceremonies at significant events such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and the Rugby World Cup might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening%20ceremony |
Environmental crime is an illegal act which directly harms the environment. These illegal activities involve the environment, wildlife, biodiversity and natural resources. International bodies such as, G7, Interpol, European Union, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Res... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental%20crime |
Elgeseter Bridge () is a bridge in the city and municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the European route E6 highway which passes over the Nidelva river and connects Prinsens street in the Midtbyen area of Trondheim with Elgeseter street in the Elgeseter area of Trondheim in the south. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeseter%20Bridge |
Coastal Grand Mall is super-regional shopping mall is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, located off of US Highway 17 and Harrelson Blvd. and was built in 2004. It is the second largest mall in the state behind the Haywood Mall in Greenville. The mall's anchors include Belk, Dillard's, and JCPenney with Dick's S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal%20Grand%20Mall |
Inpyeong-dong is a dong in Tongyeong City, in far southeastern South Korea. A peninsula, it is joined to land on the east. Inpyeong-dong also includes several small islands.
The Tongyeong campus of Gyeongsang National University is located in Inpyeong-dong. The highest point in the dong is Cheonamsan, 258 meters ab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inpyeong-dong |
The Julius Keilwerth company is a German saxophone manufacturer, established in 1925.
Company history
Early history
Julius Keilwerth first apprenticed for the Kohlert company in Graslitz, Czechoslovakia. After this apprenticeship, Julius Keilwerth and his brother, Max, established a workshop in their home around 1925... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius%20Keilwerth |
The World Biographical Information System Online (or WBIS Online) is an online database that contains biographical articles from international lexica and encyclopedias in various languages.
Claiming to be "the most comprehensive biographical database available", WBIS Online is based on a bibliography of biographical s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Biographical%20Information%20System%20Online |
Mirovia or Mirovoi (from Russian мировой, mirovoy, meaning "global") was a hypothesized superocean which may have been a global ocean surrounding the supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic Era, about 1 billion to 750 million years ago. Mirovia may be essentially identical to, or the precursor of, the hypothesized... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirovia |
Obedience thru Suffering is the debut studio album by the American sludge metal band Crowbar, released in 1991.
Track listing
Music videos
"Subversion"
Line-up
Kirk Windstein – vocals, rhythm guitar
Kevin Noonan – lead guitar
Todd Strange – bass
Craig Nunenmacher – drums
References
Crowbar (American band) albums
1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obedience%20thru%20Suffering |
Rules of the road may refer to:
Transportation
Rules of the Road (Ireland), the official road safety manual for Ireland
Rules of the road in China
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Arts and entertainment
Rules of the Road (Anita O'Day album), 1993
Rules of the Road (Lee Kernaghan album), 200... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules%20of%20the%20road |
Time Heals Nothing is the third studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released in 1995 through Pavement Music. The album was rereleased in 2000 by Spitfire Records with new album artwork, courtesy of Rich DiSilvio.
Track listing
Personnel
Kirk Windstein – vocals, rhythm guitar
Matt Thomas – lead guitar
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20Heals%20Nothing |
Crescentia alata, variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, or winged calabash, is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae and in the genus Crescentia, native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica.
Description
It is a small tree growing to 8 m tall. It has hard, cannonball-like... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentia%20alata |
Dennis Gilmore Dalton is a professor of political science from the United States. From 1969 until 2008, Dalton was the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Dalton's work had a particular focus on the thought and leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and civil disobedience. Bef... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Dalton |
Clyde's Adventure is a platform game released for IBM PC compatibles by Moonlite Software in 1992. Originally, Episode 1 was shareware, while Episode 2 was available only upon registration. Moonlite software has since released the entire game as freeware.
Gameplay
The objective of the game is to explore castles, colle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde%27s%20Adventure |
Lifesblood for the Downtrodden is the eighth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released on February 8, 2005 through Candlelight Records. Its working title in 2004 had been You Don't Need an Enemy to Have a War. It is dedicated to the memory of guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who died after the band had rec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesblood%20for%20the%20Downtrodden |
Mamohato Bereng Seeiso (née Princess Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela) (28 April 1941 – 6 September 2003) served as the Regent Head of State of Lesotho on three occasions: 5 June to 5 December 1970, 10 March to 12 November 1990 and 15 January to 7 February 1996.
Biography
'Mamohato was born at Tebang, located in th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Mamohato%20Bereng%20Seeiso |
These lists of Australian cities by population provide rankings of Australian cities and towns according to various systems defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The eight Greater Capital City Statistical Areas are listed for the state and territory capital cities. All Significant Urban Areas (SUA), represen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cities%20in%20Australia%20by%20population |
U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the eastern parallel route for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky.
Route description
Tennessee
US 31E begins as the Ellington Parkway at the corner of Main Street and US 31, US 31W, US 41 and US 431 (Spring Street) just east of Interstate 24 (I-24). It never... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%2031E |
U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky.
Tennessee State Route 41 (SR 41) is its unsigned companion route in Tennessee.
During the December 2021 tornado outbreak, an EF3 tornado devastated stretches of US 31W in Bowling Gree... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%2031W |
The 4th Marine Logistics Group (4th MLG) is a reserve logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps. The group is headquartered at New Orleans, Louisiana while its subordinate units are spread across the United States.
Mission
Provide general and direct support and sustained combat service support above the organi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th%20Marine%20Logistics%20Group |
Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, defines a trademark as “any visible sign capable of distinguishing goods”. Early jurisprudence has taken it to mean “a sign, device or mark by which the articles produced or dealt in by a particular person or organization are d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%20trademark%20law |
"Gone" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). Written by Kara DioGuardi and co-written and produced by John Shanks, "Gone" is a pop song about a woman leaving her lover in search for a better relationship. "Gone" was well received by music critics, though ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone%20%28Kelly%20Clarkson%20song%29 |
Archbishop Riordan High School is a diocesan, co-ed Catholic high school established by the Society of Mary in San Francisco, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco. It opened in fall 1949 as Riordan High School, named after Archbishop Patrick William Riordan, the second Archbishop of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop%20Riordan%20High%20School |
"New Killer Star" is a song written and performed by David Bowie in 2003 for his album Reality. This was the first single from the album.
While it is uncertain what the song is really about (like other Bowie songs), the lyrics make oblique reference to life in post-9/11 New York City. However the video clip, directed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Killer%20Star |
Cre-Lox recombination is a site-specific recombinase technology, used to carry out deletions, insertions, translocations and inversions at specific sites in the DNA of cells. It allows the DNA modification to be targeted to a specific cell type or be triggered by a specific external stimulus. It is implemented both in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cre-Lox%20recombination |
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