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The Cardwell Reforms were a series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell between 1868 and 1874 with the support of Liberal prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone paid little attention to military affairs but he was keen on efficiency. In 1870, he pushed throu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardwell%20Reforms |
Anjani Thomas (born July 10, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for her work with singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, as well as Carl Anderson, Frank Gambale, and Stanley Clarke. She became a solo artist in 2000.
Life
Anjani was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she trained in guitar, piano and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjani |
Römerberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately southwest of Speyer.
History
The municipality of Römerberg was established by the fusion of the municipalities of Berghausen, Heiligenstein and Mechtersheim in 1969. The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6merberg |
Pacific LightNet is a locally owned, facilities-based CLEC, providing both voice and data services to its customers in Hawaii. At the core of its products and services is a 10,000 fiber mile submarine and terrestrial fiber optic network connecting the state's six major islands, the only of its kind. Linked to all major... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20LightNet |
Warden Park Secondary Academy is a coeducational secondary school based in Cuckfield (near Haywards Heath), West Sussex, England.
Description
There are approximately 1,500 students at the school, from 11 to 16 years old. The current headteacher is Dom Kenrick, who started in September 2017. The chair of the governing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warden%20Park%20Secondary%20Academy |
Sadije Toptani (Tirana, 28 August 1876 – Durrës, 25 November 1934) was queen mother of Albania from September 1928 until her death. She was the mother of Zog I of Albania.
Biography
Sadije (also written Sadijé, Sadiya or Khadija) was a member of the Toptani family, Sadije was the daughter of Emim Bey Toptani (1843−19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadije%20Toptani |
A list song, also called a laundry list song or a catalog song, is a song based wholly or in part on a list. Unlike topical songs with a narrative and a cast of characters, list songs typically develop by working through a series of information, often humorous or comically, articulating their images additively, and som... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20song |
Dudenhofen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Römerberg-Dudenhofen.
Notable people
Jürgen Creutzmann (born 1945), member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudenhofen |
The Childers Reforms of 1881 reorganised the infantry regiments of the British Army. The reforms were done by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers during 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell Reforms.
The reorganisation was effected by General Order 41/1881, issued on 1 May 1881, amended by G.O. 70... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childers%20Reforms |
Mk22 may refer to:
Military
Barrett MRAD adopted as the Mk 22 Advanced Sniper Rifle by the U.S. military
Mark 22 nuclear bomb, United States thermonuclear test
Mark 22 torpedo, United States prototype torpedo
Smith & Wesson Model 39 pistol formerly used by the United States Naval Special Warfare Command as the Mk 22 M... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk22 |
Dannstadt-Schauernheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Ludwigshafen.
Dannstadt-Schauernheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Dannstadt-Schauernheim.
References
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannstadt-Schauernheim |
Ursäkta röran (vi bygger om) () was a Swedish television programme that was broadcast on TV4 in 2002. It was Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson first success and was the show that brought them to fame. The concept involved Filip and Fredrik making fun of both famous and unknown people using a hidden camera and similar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urs%C3%A4kta%20r%C3%B6ran%20%28vi%20bygger%20om%29 |
David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist.
Profumo was born in London, the son of former British government minister John Profumo, and his wife, actress Valerie Hobson. The Profumo family is of Italian origin.
Biography
Profumo was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Profumo |
Heßheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 4 km west of Frankenthal.
Heßheim was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Heßheim.
Politics
Municipal Council
Mayor
The mayor of Heßheim is Holger Korn (SPD).
Referenc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%C3%9Fheim |
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (informally ÇOMÜ) is a Turkish public research university located in Çanakkale (Dardannelles) province (near Gallipoli) and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network, the European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IA... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87anakkale%20Onsekiz%20Mart%20University |
Maxdorf is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Ludwigshafen.
Maxdorf is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Maxdorf.
References
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxdorf |
Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, is a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking regions. They are further divided into sub-sects based on the places where they have settled such as Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peruru Dravidulu, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida%20Brahmin |
Gonopods are specialized appendages of various arthropods used in reproduction or egg-laying. In males, they facilitate the transfer of sperm from male to female during mating, and thus are a type of intromittent organ. In crustaceans and millipedes, gonopods are modified walking or swimming legs. Gonopods may be highl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonopod |
The National Compact Stellarator Experiment, NCSX in short, was a magnetic fusion energy experiment based on the stellarator design being constructed at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL).
NCSX was one of a number of new stellarator designs from the 1990s that arose after studies illustrated new geometrie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Compact%20Stellarator%20Experiment |
Sonita was the country of Asura king Bana or Vana. His daughter Usha married Vasudeva Krishna's grandson Aniruddha.
References in Mahabharata
The link between Sonita kingdom and its king Bana is made clearer in the Bhagavata Purana
King Bana of Sonita is mentioned as follows:- Vasudeva Krishna hath slain Jarasandha, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonita%20Kingdom |
Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert (c. 1476 – 27 August 1507) was the sole heir and daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his first wife, Mary Woodville.
Her father died on 16 July 1491, and she inherited extensive lands in Wales. As her father had no sons, she succeeded to his barony, but could... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Somerset%2C%20Baroness%20Herbert |
Salcia Landmann, born Salcia Passweg (; 18 November 1911 – 16 May 2002), was a Jewish writer. She was born in Zhovkva, Galicia, and died in St. Gallen, Switzerland. She worked on preserving the Yiddish language, and she wrote the important work Der Jüdische Witz (Jewish Humor). She was one of the founders of the Intern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salcia%20Landmann |
Zelman Isaevich Passov (Russian: Зельман Исаевич Пассов; 1905 – 15 February 1940) was a Soviet security officer who headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service, then part of the NKVD from June to November 1938. In October 1938, when he was arrested on charges of "participating in an anti-Soviet conspiracy". He was s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelman%20Passov |
Elizabeth Somerset may refer to:
Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis, née Lady Elizabeth Somerset
Elizabeth Somerset, Baroness Herbert, wife of Charles Somerset, Baron Herbert
Elizabeth Somerset, Countess of Worcester (wife of the 2nd Earl), wife of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
Elizabeth Somerset, Cou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Somerset |
"Be My Girl" is the 1986 debut single by New Kids on the Block, with lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg. Written and produced by Maurice Starr, it was the group's first release from their self-titled album New Kids on the Block. Although it received marginal airplay in their hometown of Boston, it was largely ignored natio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%20My%20Girl%20%28New%20Kids%20on%20the%20Block%20song%29 |
Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree. More specifically, it is sometimes known as Malabar silk-cotton tree; red silk-cotton; red cotton tree; or ambiguously as silk-cotton or kapok, both of which may also refer to Ceiba pentandra.
This Asian tropical tree has a straight ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax%20ceiba |
Alexander Resch (born 5 April 1979 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German former luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. At their last race at the 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Resch |
Mardan Mamat (born 31 October 1967) is a Singaporean professional golfer.
Mamat was born in Singapore. He turned professional in 1994.
Mamat plays on the Asian Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2004 Royal Challenge Indian Open. In 2006 he won the OSIM Singapore Masters, which was co-sanctioned by the Asian... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan%20Mamat |
Patric-Fritz Leitner (born 23 February 1977 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German former luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. At the 2010 Winter ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patric%20Leitner |
Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. Established in 1837 it is situated at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers. The town was named after Lieutenant Raymond, who had explored the Hunter River in 1797 and descr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Terrace |
Waldsee may refer to:
Waldsee, Palatinate, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Bad Waldsee, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Waldsee (camp), a German language summer camp in Minnesota, US
See also
Lords of Walsee | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldsee |
Artur Khristyanovich Artuzov (name at birth: Artur Eugene Leonard Fraucci) ( (); 18 February 1891 – 21 August 1937) was a leading figure in the Soviet international intelligence and counter-intelligence and security officer and spymaster of the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.
Early life
Artuzov's father was Ital... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur%20Artuzov |
Classic FM TV was a television channel owned by British radio station Classic FM. Until 14 December 2007 it was available as a television channel on the Sky Digital satellite and Virgin Media cable TV services. After that, Classic FM TV only broadcast online in the United Kingdom via the Internet.
It claimed itself as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic%20FM%20TV |
The Next Band were a British rock trio featuring vocalist/bassist Rocky Newton, guitarist John Lockton and drummer Frank Noon, who is credited with playing drums on Def Leppard's 1979 EP The Def Leppard E.P.. The band's name was later changed to Red Alert.
Other bands featuring members of The Next Band
Lockton and No... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Next%20Band |
Stalag VIII-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, located just to the south of the town of Görlitz in Lower Silesia, east of the River Neisse. The location of the camp lies in today's Polish town of Zgorzelec, which lies over the river from Görlitz.
It was originally set up as a Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag%20VIII-A |
Waldsee is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It is situated approximately 3 km north of Speyer. Waldsee is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rheinauen.
Twin towns – sister cities
Waldsee is twinned with:
Ruffec, Charente, France (1974)
References... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldsee%2C%20Palatinate |
In Indian mythology, Lauhitya (Lohity, Lohitya etc. as variations) was the easternmost country (it is also the name of a river) known to the people of the epic-age (Treta Yuga or Dvapara Yuga). Bhargava Rama is believed to have visited this place. The Pandava Bhima also visited this kingdom during his eastern military ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauhitya%20Kingdom |
"Pilot" is the two-part television pilot of the ABC television series Lost, with part 1 premiering on September 22, 2004, and part 2 one week later on September 29. Both parts were directed by J. J. Abrams, who co-wrote the script with series co-creator Damon Lindelof. Jeffrey Lieber, who had been commissioned by ABC t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot%20%28Lost%29 |
Joseph Rymal (November 17, 1821 – December 15, 1900) was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1882.
He was born in Barton Township, Upper Canada in 1821, the son of Jacob Rymal. His father was a Reformer in the Legisla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Rymal |
Jan Behrendt (born 29 November 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krauße he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL Wor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Behrendt |
"Tabula Rasa" (Latin for "blank slate") is the third episode of the first season of Lost. It was directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof. It first aired on October 6, 2004, on ABC.
The character of Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) is featured in the episode's flashbacks, showing how she got captured in Aus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula%20Rasa%20%28Lost%29 |
Stefan Krauße (born 17 September 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Jan Behrendt he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles.
In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL Wo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan%20Krau%C3%9Fe |
Pan-Car was a Greek producer of automobiles and light trucks, operating between 1968 and 1994. As was often the case in Greece, its name comes from that of its founder, Panayiotis Caravisopoulos. In 1968 it was one of many Greek companies that produced three-wheeled trucks, using Volkswagen engines. In 1977 it introduc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Car |
Gunpoint is the direction that a gun is pointing. It may also refer to:
"At gunpoint", under threat from a gun; see Coercion#Physical
Gunpoint (film), 1966 Western directed by Earl Bellamy starring Audie Murphy
Gunpoint (video game), 2013 video game
See also
At Gunpoint, a 1955 American Western film | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpoint |
; real name: Kaiho Shōeki, "brush name": Yusho (alternative names: Josetsusai, Yūkeisai, Yūtoku), was a Japanese painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period. He was born in Ōmi province, the fifth son of Kaihō Tsunachika, who was a vassal of Azai Nagamasa.
At an early age he became a page at the Tōfuku-ji (temple) in Kyōto ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaih%C5%8D%20Y%C5%ABsh%C5%8D |
Kevin Carl Shaffer (born March 2, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa.
Shaffer also played for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears.
Early years
He attended Conestoga Valley High S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Shaffer |
"Walkabout" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American drama television series Lost. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by David Fury. It first aired on ABC in the United States on October 13, 2004.
The episode centers on the character of John Locke (Terry O'Quinn), who in flashbacks is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkabout%20%28Lost%29 |
Kurt Brugger (born 17 March 1969 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1987 to 2003. Together with Wilfried Huber, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He competed in four Winter Olympics: 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1998.
Brugger originally competed in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Brugger |
"White Rabbit" is the fifth episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Christian Taylor. It first aired on October 20, 2004, on ABC.
The episode is centered on the character of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), with flashbacks revealing his past, including his childhood and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Rabbit%20%28Lost%29 |
Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1985 to 2010. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He competed in both doubles and singles, but enjoyed his greatest success in doubles in part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried%20Huber |
The name SAM (not to be confused with S.A.M., a Swedish automotive company) stands for Stephanos A. Mbaltas (badge 'ΣΑΜ', in Greek, appearing in the logo), the founder of this Greek company, one of several that produced three-wheeler trucks in that country, in business between 1966 and 1974. Its first models used 1200c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM%20%28vehicles%29 |
Norbert Huber (born 3 September 1964) is an Italian former luger who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s.
Huber was born in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.
Huber also won ten medals at the FI... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert%20Huber |
"House of the Rising Sun" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American television series Lost. It centers on Jin-Soo Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim), who brutally attacks Michael Dawson (Harold Perrineau); the survivors do not know why since Jin and his wife Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) only speak Korean. Meanwhile, Jac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20the%20Rising%20Sun%20%28Lost%29 |
Bom Despacho can refer to the following places:
Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais
A ferry-terminal on the island of Itaparica, from which car-ferries can be boarded for Salvador. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bom%20Despacho |
Hansjörg Raffl (born 29 January 1958 in Olang) is an Italian former luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.
Raffl also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with tw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansj%C3%B6rg%20Raffl |
The Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 94) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that required and established a set procedure for the indefinite detention of mentally ill offenders. It was passed through the House of Commons in direct reaction to the trial of James Hadfield, who attempted to assass... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal%20Lunatics%20Act%201800 |
"The Moth" is the seventh episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by Jennifer Johnson and Paul Dini. It first aired on November 3, 2004, on ABC. The character of Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
Charlie begins experiencing the eff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Moth%20%28Lost%29 |
The Urban and Suburban Transit Association (VEKE) () is a Hungarian non-profit organization, aimed at developing city transport in Hungary.
Organizational structure
VEKE's headquarters are located in Budapest. Besides this main organization there exists two affiliated VEKE Érd-Diósd and Győr organizations. VEKE can on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%20and%20Suburban%20Transit%20Association |
Suhma Kingdom was an ancient state during the Late Vedic period on the eastern part of the Indian Subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal. The kingdom included present day districts of Midnapore and parts of Hoogly and Howrah. This kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata along with its neighbouring... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhma%20Kingdom |
Siddhartha Deb (born 1970) is an Indian author.
Life
He was born in Meghalaya and grew up in Shillong in northeastern India. He was educated at Calcutta University and at Columbia University, US. Deb began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcutta in 1994 before moving to Delhi to continue regular j... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha%20Deb |
Skaggs may refer to:
Skaggs Companies, predecessors to many famous United States retailing chains, including Safeway, Albertsons, Osco, and Longs Drug Stores
Skaggs family, a family prominent in merchandising
Skaggs School of Pharmacy, the pharmacy school of the University of California, San Diego
People
Charlie Ska... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaggs |
Yves Mankel (born 12 November 1970 in Gotha, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Thomas Rudolph, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
Mankel also won a silver in the men's doubles event at the 1991 FIL World Luge Champion... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves%20Mankel |
"Confidence Man" is the eighth episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Tucker Gates and written by Damon Lindelof. It first aired on November 10, 2004, on ABC. The character of James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) is featured in the episode's flashbacks. Sawyer is accused of stealing Shannon Rut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence%20Man%20%28Lost%29 |
Thomas Rudolph (born 15 June 1970 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Yves Mankel he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
Rudolph also won a silver in the men's doubles event at the 1991 FIL World Luge Championshi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Rudolph |
Terence Joseph Burke (born 1 February 1942) is a former member for the seat of Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He held the seat between 1968 and 1987. In 1974, with the Labor Party in Opposition, he was a member of the Tonkin shadow ministry. He is the elder brother of former premier Brian Burke a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Burke |
"Solitary" is the ninth episode of the first season of Lost, an American television drama series following the survivors of a plane crash stranded on a tropical island. The episode was directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by David Fury. It first aired on November 17, 2004, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary%20%28Lost%29 |
Jochen Pietzsch (born 1 December 1963 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former East German luger who competed during the mid-1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
Pietzsch also found great success at the FIL World Luge Championships with ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jochen%20Pietzsch |
Jörg Hoffmann (born 15 March 1963 in Sondershausen) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1990. Together with Jochen Pietzsch he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
Hoffmann also found great success at the FIL World Luge Championships with a to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg%20Hoffmann%20%28luger%29 |
Herxheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km south-east of Landau. Herxheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Herxheim.
Herxheim is twinned with:
Ilfracombe, England
St. Apollinaire, France
Histo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herxheim%20bei%20Landau/Pfalz |
Jörg Hoffmann may refer to:
Jörg Hoffmann (luger) (born 1963), East German luger
Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) (born 1970), former freestyle swimmer from Germany
Jörg Hofmann (trade unionist) (born 1956), German trade union leader | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg%20Hoffmann |
The Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II is a turboprop twin engine utility aircraft manufactured and designed by Reims Aviation in cooperation with Cessna.
Design and development
The F406 Caravan II is a twin turboprop engined, fourteen-seat low-wing monoplane of conventional aluminium and steel construction. It is a develop... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims-Cessna%20F406%20Caravan%20II |
The Gridiron Club is the oldest and among the most prestigious journalistic organizations in Washington, D.C.
History
Frank A. De Puy (1854–1927) was one of several who met January 24, 1885, at the Welcker's Hotel in Washington, D.C. – 721 15th Street, N.W., between New York Avenue and H Street – to form the Gridiron... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gridiron%20Club |
Spurius Tarpeius is a mythological/historical character. He was the commander of the Roman citadel under King Romulus. His daughter, Tarpeia, betrayed the city to the fathers of the kidnapped Sabine women and asked for everything the Sabine warriors had on their left arms: it is thought Sabine warriors had gold bracele... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurius%20Tarpeius |
Ejnar Mikkelsen (23 December 1880 – 1 May 1971) was a Danish polar explorer and writer. He is most known for his expeditions to Greenland.
Biography
Mikkelsen was born on 23 December 1880, in Vester Brønderslev, Jutland.
In 1900, he served in the Georg Carl Amdrup expedition to Christian IX Land in East Greenland. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejnar%20Mikkelsen |
Bad Bergzabern () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately southwest of Landau.
Bad Bergzabern is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Bergzabern |
Haeun can refer to:
Haeun (Jeungsando), a principle of the Jeungsando faith.
Choe Chi-won, a Silla philosopher sometimes known by his pen name Haeun
Haeundae-gu, Busan
Kim Hae-woon (born 1973), South Korean footballer
Ha-eun, Korean feminine given name | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haeun |
Formerly and historically titled The Brentford & Chiswick Times, The Brentford, Chiswick & Isleworth Times was a weekly local newspaper covering news and events across mainly The Brentford and Chiswick areas and the Eastern part of The London Borough of Hounslow in London, United Kingdom.
It is no longer published.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentford%2C%20Chiswick%20and%20Isleworth%20Times |
"Raised by Another" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American drama series Lost. It first aired on December 1, 2004, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Directed by Marita Grabiak and written by Lynne E. Litt, the episode was the first to reveal the backstory of Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised%20by%20Another |
Gobisaurus is an extinct genus of herbivorous basal ankylosaurid ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (and possibly also the Lower Cretaceous) of China (Nei Mongol Zizhiqu). The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Gobisaurus domoculus.
Discovery and naming
The Sino-Soviet Expeditions (1959–1960) discovered... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobisaurus |
Invocator are a Danish technical thrash metal band featuring Esbjerg-based guitarist/singer Jacob Hansen, founder of the band. They are considered influential on the European thrash metal/heavy metal scene, and known for incorporating elements from death metal, thrash metal, groove metal and progressive metal into thei... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invocator |
"All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" is the eleventh episode of the American drama series first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach. It first aired on December 8, 2004, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). In the episode, flashbacks reveal Jack S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20the%20Best%20Cowboys%20Have%20Daddy%20Issues |
Song Hae-sung (born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
Song made his feature film debut in 1999 with the time-traveling romance Calla, starring Song Seung-heon and Kim Hee-sun, but didn't become more widely known until the success of his second film, Failan (2001). Starring Choi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song%20Hae-sung |
Eric Meadus (1931–1970) was an English artist whose work was exhibited in the Royal Academy and Paris Salon.
Meadus came from the 'Flower Roads' of Swaythling, a council estate. He was born in Rigby Road, Southampton, but his family soon moved to Lobelia Road. He first exhibited in a mixed show at the City Art Gallery... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Meadus |
Truvelo Combi is a speed camera manufactured by the South African company Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd. It was approved in 1999.
Background
The Truvelo camera is usually a front-facing camera (it can also be rear-facing) taking pictures using a flash gun fitted with a magenta filter (the driver is less likely to be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truvelo%20Combi |
Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including the southern part of present-day West Bengal (India) and southwestern Bangladesh. Vanga f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanga%20Kingdom |
"Whatever the Case May Be" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Lost. It was directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof and Jennifer Johnson. It first aired on January 5, 2005, on ABC. The character of Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
Plot
Flashbacks
Kate is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever%20the%20Case%20May%20Be |
Julian Leszczyński (; 8 January 1889 – 20 August 1939), also known by pseudonym Leński, was a Polish communist political activist, publicist, and leader of the Stalinist faction in the Communist Party of Poland (KPP).
He led the party in the 1930s, and himself fell victim to the Great Purge.
Life and career
Leszczyń... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20Leszczy%C5%84ski |
Thomas Schwab (born 20 April 1962 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. Together with Wolfgang Staudinger he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, representing West Germany.
Schwab also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Schwab |
Lionheart is a British hard rock band formed in late 1980, originally featuring singer Jess Cox (ex-Tygers of Pan Tang), guitarist Dennis Stratton (ex-Iron Maiden), guitarist/keyboardist Steve Mann (ex-Liar, later with MSG, Michael Schenker and Eloy), and bassist/vocalist Rocky Newton (ex-The Next Band, Wildfire), and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionheart%20%28British%20band%29 |
Wolfgang Staudinger (born 8 September 1963 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989. Together with Thomas Schwab he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Staudinger also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 F... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%20Staudinger |
"Hearts and Minds" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American television series Lost. The episode sees Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder) experience a vision quest, believing his stepsister Shannon (Maggie Grace) to be dead. Through a series of flashbacks, it is revealed that Boone is in love with Shann... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts%20and%20Minds%20%28Lost%29 |
The Clare Glens are a wooded area with a path up the red sandstone gorge separated by the banks of the Clare river, which separates Counties Tipperary and Limerick, Ireland. It is located approximately 4 km from Newport, County Tipperary, approximately 5 km from Murroe on the R506 road.
There are two carparks located ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare%20Glens |
"Special" is the 14th episode of the first season of the American drama television series Lost. The episode was directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by David Fury. It first aired on ABC in the United States on January 19, 2005. The characters of Michael Dawson (Harold Perrineau) and his son Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%20%28Lost%29 |
The Putrajaya Lake () is a lake located at the centre of Putrajaya, Malaysia, roughly 33 kilometres south of Kuala Lumpur. This 650-hectare man-made lake is designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city and also for recreation, fishing, water sports and water transport. The lake and its surrounding areas fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putrajaya%20Lake |
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education%20for%20All%20Handicapped%20Children%20Act |
Landau-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, around Landau. The seat of the municipality is in Landau, itself not part of the municipality.
The Verbandsgemeinde Landau-La... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landau-Land |
"Homecoming" is the 15th episode of the first season of the American drama television series Lost. It aired on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada on February 9, 2005. The episode was written by executive producer Damon Lindelof and directed by Kevin Hooks. The episode sees the return of Claire Littleton (Emi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homecoming%20%28Lost%29 |
A wetu is a domed hut, used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag. They provided shelter, sometimes seasonal or temporary, for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing. They were made out of sticks of a red cedar frame covered with either tree bark or mats made from grass or r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetu |
Malkotsis was the trade name for Technica S. Malkotsis A.E., which has historically been the most important Greek engine manufacturer, surpassing several engine (mostly diesel and semi-diesel) manufacturers that flourished in Greece in the 1920s and (mostly) 1930s, like Dimadis-Kanakis in Volos, Peteinaris in Kalamata,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malkotsis |
The Protva () is a river in the Moscow and Kaluga oblasts in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The area of its basin is . The Protva freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributary is the Luzha. The towns of Vereya, Borovsk, Protv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protva |
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