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This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species.
Birds
Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
Green mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
Puerto ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20endemic%20fauna%20of%20Puerto%20Rico |
Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (12 January 1867 – 14 October 1930) was a Norwegian priest and politician from the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1926 to 1927.
Biography
He held positions as priest and parish priest in various places in Northern Norway between 1905 and 1920,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm%20Christian%20Magelssen |
John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little (6 April 1927 – 13 February 2006) was an English writer on heraldic subjects, and a long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London. In 1947, while still a student, Brooke-Little founded the Society of Heraldic Antiquaries, now known as the Heraldry Society and recognised as one o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Brooke-Little |
Christofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström (22 January 1806 – 18 August 1873) was the Swedish - Norwegian Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1858-1868.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1848, and of the Swedish Academy (seat number 15) in 1852.
References
1806 births
1873 deaths
S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig%20Manderstr%C3%B6m |
Square One Mall is a shopping mall located along US Route 1 (Broadway) between Main Street and Essex Street in Saugus, Massachusetts. Anchor stores are Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy and TJ Maxx. Additional stores in the mall include Old Navy, Forever 21, Famous Footwear, and Bath & Body Works.
The mall was a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%20One%20Mall |
Robert Proctor (born 16 July 1949) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australia national field hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
References
External links
1949 births
Living people
Australian male field hockey players
Olympi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Proctor%20%28field%20hockey%29 |
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware (UD) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football as a member of CAA Football, the technically separate football arm of UD's full-time home of the Coastal Athleti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware%20Fightin%27%20Blue%20Hens%20football |
Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford.
Neighbouring places
Hüllhorst
Löhne
Hiddenhausen
Bünde
Division of the municipality
The municipality is divided in 7 districts:
Hä... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchlengern |
Malcolm Evans (born 10 April 1944) is a British computer game programmer, best known for his games 3D Monster Maze for the Sinclair ZX81 and Trashman for the ZX Spectrum, released in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
He and his twin brother, Rod, were born in Romford, but his family soon moved to Portsmouth. He has a B.Sc. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Evans%20%28computer%20programmer%29 |
Douglas James Golder (born 1 February 1948) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
References
External links
1948 births
Living people
Australian male field hockey players
Olympic fiel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas%20Golder |
ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá (; 191122 September 2007) was a prominent adherent of the Baháʼí Faith. He was the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God, an appointed position in the Baháʼí Faith whose main function is to propagate and protect the religion on the international level.
Varqá was born in 1911 in Tehran, Iran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBAl%C3%AD-Muhammad%20Varq%C3%A1 |
The Early Four Track Recordings is a compilation album by indie rock band of Montreal. It contains early recordings from the band, with the song titles changed to ones which tell a fictional story about actor Dustin Hoffman eating his bathtub. The album was originally released January 16, 2001, by Kindercore and later ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Early%20Four%20Track%20Recordings |
August Christian Manthey (14 February 1811 – 25 May 1880) was a Norwegian Minister who held several government posts in the period 1856–1875. He served as Minister of Auditing, Justice, Finance, the Interior, the Navy and the Army, as well as being member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in different perio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%20Christian%20Manthey |
Christian Pierre Mathiesen (14 April 1870 – 8 August 1953) was a Norwegian landowner and politician for the Conservative Party.
Background
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist Haaken C. Mathiesen. He finished his secondary education in 1888, graduated from th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Pierre%20Mathiesen |
Jack Micheline (November 6, 1929 – February 27, 1998), born Harold Martin Silver, was an American painter and poet from the San Francisco Bay Area. One of San Francisco's original Beat poets, he was an innovative artist who was active in the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance of the 1950s and 1960s.
Beat poet
Born in Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Micheline |
In computer science, Kosaraju-Sharir's algorithm (also known as Kosaraju's algorithm) is a linear time algorithm to find the strongly connected components of a directed graph. Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman credit it to S. Rao Kosaraju and Micha Sharir. Kosaraju suggested it in 1978 but did not publish it, while Sharir inde... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosaraju%27s%20algorithm |
Rödinghausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Rödinghausen is situated on the southern slope of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north-west of Herford and 25 km north of Bielefeld.
Neighbouring municipalities
Bünde
Melle
Preußisch Oldendorf
Hüllhorst
Div... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6dinghausen |
was a prolific Japanese opera composer.
Life and career
Born in Tokyo, she studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with Tomojiro Ikenouchi, graduating in 1957. She subsequently went to France where she studied with Henri Dutilleux and Alexander Tcherepnin. After that she returned to Japan to te... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuko%20Hara |
is an Italian-Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, Mondo TV and NHK. It is an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas version of the Robin Hood story consisting of 52 episodes. In this version, Robin and his allies are mostly pre-teens.
Overview
Robin's palace was burned to ashes by the order of Alwyn, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20Hood%20%281990%20TV%20series%29 |
Birger Øivind Meidell (4 February 1882 – 29 January 1958) was a professor and a member of The Norwegian Science Academy who served two posts in the fascist NS government of Vidkun Quisling first as Church and Educational Minister and then as Norwegian minister for social affairs September 1940 - September 1941.
He was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger%20Meidell |
The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire, with of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about north of Boston. The mall is adjacent to Interstate 93 and the former Rockingham Park race track in Salem, and was the state's third shopping mall to be built. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mall%20at%20Rockingham%20Park |
Metropolitan are an American four-piece indie rock group from Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan began as a collaboration between guitarists John Masters and Aidan Coughlan in late 1998, and they recorded and released their debut record, "Side Effects," in 1999. After undergoing several lineup changes since the group's inc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20%28band%29 |
Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist holiday celebrated in East Asia, Vietnam and the Philippines. By some it is celebrated on 8 February, but by most on the 15 February. In Bhutan, it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Bhutanese calendar. It celebrates the day when the Budd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parinirvana%20Day |
Olav Meisdalshagen (17 March 1903 – 21 November 1959) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party best known for serving as the Norwegian Minister of Finance from December 1947 to November 1951 and as the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from January 1955 to May 1956. He was also a Member of Parliament for a long ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav%20Meisdalshagen |
Kaare Meland (22 May 1915 – 31 December 2002) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Bergen.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaare%20Meland |
James Irvine (born 2 December 1948) is a retired field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was also a member of the team that finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Irvine was b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Irvine%20%28field%20hockey%29 |
"Around the World" is the fourth single released by Ami Suzuki under the record label, Avex Trax.
Unlike her previous three singles, "Around the World" is a special limited edition single that only had 10,000 copies available for sale and only came in the CD format. It was released on the same day as her first album u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around%20the%20World%20%28Ami%20Suzuki%20song%29 |
This page is a List of people related to Quranic verses:
Ahl al-Bayt
The Ahl al-Bayt was Muhammad's household. Shi'a and Sunni have differing views regarding who is included among them, and also different views regarding which verses are associated with the household. Sunni considers Muhammad's wives, Children of Muha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20people%20related%20to%20Quranic%20verses |
John Newland (November 23, 1917 – January 10, 2000) was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.
Early life and career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Newland began his career in vaudeville while still in his teens. After moving to New York City to study acting, he served in the United States Arm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Newland |
Patience Mather Cleveland (May 23, 1931 – May 27, 2004) was an American film and television actress.
Biography
Cleveland was born in New York City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her older brother was James Colgate Cleveland. Her parents were Dr. Mather... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience%20Cleveland |
Trever Keith (born May 28, 1969) is an American musician, producer and record label owner from Victorville, California, United States. He is the founding member of the So-Cal punk group Face to Face and has been the singer and guitarist of the band since their inception in 1991. Keith is also the owner and founder of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trever%20Keith |
A Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), nicknamed "Wizzo", is an air flight officer directly involved in all air operations and weapon systems of a military aircraft.
Historically, aircrew duties in military aircraft were highly specialised and rigid, because the relevant controls, instruments/displays, and/or weapons were co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon%20systems%20officer |
Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl (5 October 1815 – 25 December 1877) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854 and 1857, representing the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger. He was Minister of Justice and the Police from 17 December 1861 to 8 January 1874, except for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Gerhard%20Colbj%C3%B8rnsen%20Meldahl |
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828, Guérigny – December 18, 1911, Paris) was a French botanist.
Life
Bornet studied medicine in Paris, and in 1886 became a member of the French Académie des sciences. With Gustave Thuret, he was co-author of Notes algologiques (1876-1880) and the Études phycologiques (1878... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste%20%C3%89douard%20Bornet |
Lars Olai Meling (1876–1951) was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1924–1926 and 1933–1935.
References
1876 births
1951 deaths
Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Olai%20Meling |
Bookland can refer to:
Bookland, a fictitious location corresponding to a 978 prefix that converts a 10 digit ISBN into EAN-13 barcode (with checksum changes).
Bookland (law), a category of land in Anglo-Saxon law
"Bookland", a chain of small-format book stores owned by American retailer Books-A-Million | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookland%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The history of the Jews in Moldova reaches back to the 1st century BCE, when Roman Jews lived in the cities of the province of Lower Moesia. Bessarabian Jews have been living in the area for some time. Between the 4th-7th centuries CE, Moldova was part of an important trading route between Asia and Europe, and bordered... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Jews%20in%20Moldova |
Malcolm Evans may refer to:
Sir Malcolm Evans (academic lawyer), British jurist
Malcolm Evans (cartoonist), New Zealand cartoonist
Malcolm Evans (computer programmer), British computer programmer
Mal Evans, road manager for The Beatles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Evans |
Johan Egeberg Mellbye (11 November 1866 – 17 December 1954) was a Norwegian farmer and politician who served as the first leader of the Norwegian Centre Party from 1920–1921. He also served as Minister of Agriculture 1904–1905, then representing the Conservative Party.
His son Jan E. Mellbye ran the family farm and be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan%20E.%20Mellbye |
Horsemonger Lane Gaol (also known as the Surrey County Gaol or the New Gaol) was a prison close to present-day Newington Causeway in Southwark, south London. Built at the end of the 18th century, it was in use until 1878.
History
The gaol was built to replace the old county gaol housed at what had been the nearby 'Wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsemonger%20Lane%20Gaol |
Dingxi (), also known as Longyou () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,524,097 inhabitants, of which 422,383 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Anding urban district.
History
Dingxi was important in the devel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingxi |
Laucala Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laucala%20%28Open%20Constituency%2C%20Fiji%29 |
Alternative trading system (ATS) is a US and Canadian regulatory term for a non-exchange trading venue that matches buyers and sellers to find counterparties for transactions. Alternative trading systems are typically regulated as broker-dealers rather than as exchanges (although an alternative trading system can apply... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative%20trading%20system |
Trevor Smith (born 15 April 1949) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also went to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Australian team missed the medals, finishing fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Smith%20%28field%20hockey%29 |
Ion Rațiu (; 6 June 1917 – 17 January 2000) was a Romanian lawyer, diplomat, journalist, businessman, writer, and politician. In addition, he was the official presidential candidate of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) in the 1990 Romanian presidential election in which he subsequently finished ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion%20Ra%C8%9Biu |
Cape Romano is a cape on the Gulf Coast of Florida, United States. It is on Cape Romano Island, one of a group of islands known collectively as Kice-Morgan Island.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas stated that the cape was named for Bernard Romans, who charted all of the coasts of East and West Florida in 1774. The feature is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Romano |
Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. Wizard magazine recognized him as its first ever "Man of the Year" in 2003 for hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20DiDio |
Bling Kong was an indie rock band from New York City in early to mid 2000's. The band consisted of eleven members: three drummers, two guitarists, one bass guitar player, one videographer, and four cheerleaders. The band was known for their sexual, rock-driven, music with humorous lyrics, as well as their clothing line... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bling%20Kong |
Reuben Gold Thwaites ( May 15, 1853 – October 22, 1913) was an American librarian and historical writer.
Biography
Thwaites was born in 1853 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His parents were William George and Sarah Bibbs Thwaites, who had moved to Dorchester in 1850 from Yorkshire, England. The family moved to Omro, Wis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben%20Gold%20Thwaites |
Rev. Charles Franklin Thwing (November 9, 1853 – August 29, 1937) was an American clergyman and educator.
Birth
He was born in New Sharon, Maine on November 9, 1853. He graduated from Harvard University in 1876, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1879. He then served as a pastor in churches in Cambridge, Massac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Franklin%20Thwing |
Ḥají Mullá ʻAlí-Akbar S͟hahmírzádí ( 18421910), known as Ḥají Ák͟húnd, was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
Background
Hají Ákhúnd was born in the village of S͟hahmírzád, Iran. He... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haj%C3%AD%20%C3%81kh%C3%BAnd |
The 1980–81 Yugoslav First League season was the 35th season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's champions Red Star successfully defending their title, fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381%20Yugoslav%20First%20League |
Albert Lee Ueltschi (May 15, 1917 – October 18, 2012) is considered the father of modern flight training and was the founder of FlightSafety International. Ueltschi was once personal pilot to Juan Trippe and an associate to Charles Lindbergh. On July 21, 2001, he was enshrined at Dayton, Ohio in the National Aviation H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Lee%20Ueltschi |
Cornelius Middelthon (12 April 1869 – 6 April 1934) was a Norwegian grocer and politician of the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Labour from 1920 to 1921 and again from 1923 to 1924.
1869 births
1934 deaths
Government ministers of Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius%20Middelthon |
Roddy Woomble (born 13 August 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and writer. He is the lead vocalist of indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. Celebrated for his poetic lyrics and warm, baritone voice, In 2006, Woomble released his folk-influenced debut solo album, My Secret Is My S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy%20Woomble |
UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET, is the examination for determining the eligibility for the post of assistant professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship award in Indian universities and colleges. The examination is conducted by National Testing Agency on behalf of University Grants Commission. Until July 2018, the Central Boar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Eligibility%20Test |
Robert (Herbie) Haigh (born 27 March 1945 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former hockey player from Australia, a three time olympian who won two Olympic silver medals as a member of the national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He also competed at the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Haigh |
Abel Joseph "Jack" Diamond, (November 8, 1932 – October 30, 2022) was a South Africa-born Canadian architect. Diamond arrived in Canada in 1964 for the University of Toronto. In 1974, he established his architectural practice, A.J. Diamond Architects. This practice evolved into Diamond Schmitt Architects.
Personal li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Diamond%20%28architect%29 |
Essex in Ireland refers to the military campaign pursued in Ireland in 1599 by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, during the Nine Years War.
In 1598, Queen Elizabeth I of England had been troubled over the choice of a military commander for Ireland, at a time when two factions dominated her court - one led by Essex, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex%20in%20Ireland |
"Bookland" is the informal name for the Unique Country Code (UCC) prefix allocated in the 1980s for European Article Number (EAN) identifiers of published books, regardless of country of origin, so that the EAN namespace can catalogue books by ISBN rather than maintaining a redundant parallel numbering system. In other... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookland |
Matthew "Matt" Pryor (born March 16, 1978) is an American musician who lives in Lawrence, Kansas. He is best known as a founding member and the lead vocalist of The Get Up Kids, one of the most influential acts of the second-wave emo music scene.
Early life
Matt Pryor was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 16, 197... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Pryor%20%28musician%29 |
The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the country's head of government. Tonga is a monarchy with the king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. The current prime minister is Siaosi Sovaleni, who was elected on 15 December 2021 and appointed on 27 December 2021.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20Minister%20of%20Tonga |
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is a public-use airport located near the city of Tomball in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. It is northwest of the central business district of Houston. It is the busiest general aviation airport in Texas and one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Wayne%20Hooks%20Memorial%20Airport |
Graeme Reid (born 15 June 1948), also known as Graham Reid, is a retired field hockey player from Australia. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also represented Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
References
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme%20Reid |
Ukash was a UK-based electronic money system that allowed users to exchange their cash for a secure code to make payments online. It was acquired by Skrill Group in April 2014 and merged into Austrian competitor paysafecard, acquired by Skrill a year earlier. All existing vouchers expired after 31 October 2015. Remaini... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukash |
Ole Monsen Mjelde (12 September 1865 – 7 March 1942) was a Norwegian politician of the Liberal Party who served as the Minister of Labour 1920, 1921–1923, 1924–1926, 1928–1931 and 1933–1935, and also as head Ministry of Provisioning in 1921.
References
Government ministers of Norway
1865 births
1942 deaths | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole%20Monsen%20Mjelde |
Lars Magnus Moen (29 November 1885 – 22 April 1964) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party who served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1948 to 1953. He also served in the Storting from 1928 to 1957, spanning 30 years.
Biography
Moen was born in 1885 in Lesja, Oppland, to Tore Ingebrigtsen Moen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Magnus%20Moen |
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.
Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far wes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20reptiles%20of%20Texas |
Christian Fredrik Monsen (27 April 1878 – 31 January 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and the Communist Party.
History
He was born in Kristiania as a son of Ludvig Monsen (1854–1942) and Josefine Aurora Marcelie Dehn (1852–1942).
Monsen edited the newspaper from 1913 to 1916 and was a member o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik%20Monsen |
Altynbek Sarsenbayuly (, Altynbek Särsenbaiūly; 12 September 1962 – 11 February 2006) was a Kazakh politician who served in the Government of Kazakhstan before becoming a political opposition leader. At the time of his death, he served as co-chairman of the opposition Naghyz Ak Zhol (True Bright Path) party.
In 2003, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altynbek%20Sarsenbayuly |
An Introduction to of Montreal is a special-edition vinyl record album by indie rock band of Montreal released on the Earworm record label.
Track listing
Side A
"Don't Ask Me to Explain" (Cherry Peel)
"Baby" (Cherry Peel)
"Everything Disappears When You Come Around" (Cherry Peel)
"I Can't Stop Your Memory" (Cherr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Introduction%20to%20Of%20Montreal |
The most common mode of healthcare delivery is through personal, face-to-face contact between a healthcare provider and a beneficiary (patient). There is, however, an increasing trend towards the provision of healthcare in the absence of personal contact. This limit of contact during patient care is known as health ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20absentia%20health%20care |
Erih Koš (Erich Kosch; Serbian Cyrillic: Ерих Кош) (April 15, 1913 – May 25, 2010) was a Jewish Bosnian writer and translator. He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then a condominium in Austria-Hungary).
Biography
He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and was active as a lawyer since 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erih%20Ko%C5%A1 |
Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell (1 January 1868 – 30 January 1948) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.
Peter Morell was born in Aker (now Akershus), Norway. He was the son of Ole Amundsen (1827-85) and Johanna Gustava Kjelin (1844-1918).
Morrell took over the Nedre Grefsen farm which had been purchased by his fat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Andreas%20Morell |
Allan William Stewart (born 21 January 1977 in Coventry, England) is an English musician. He is the second guitarist in Idlewild, the bassist in Holy Mountain and guitarist for the band Desalvo. He grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire.
Stewart joined Idlewild as a touring guitarist in 2000 and became a full member in 200... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan%20Stewart%20%28musician%29 |
Frozen with Fear is a 2000 Canadian crime/mystery film starring Bo Derek, Stephen Shellen and Wayne Rogers.
The picture was filmed in and around Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Synopsis
Katherine Sullivan, a severe agoraphobic, witnesses the murder of her husband and speaks with the investigating detective. Then both the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen%20with%20Fear |
Rasmus Olai Mortensen (23 August 1869 – 30 July 1934) was the Norwegian Minister of Provisioning 1921–1922, as well as head of the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1922, then Minister of Social Affairs 1922–1923 in Blehr's Second Cabinet.
1869 births
1934 deaths
Government ministers of Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasmus%20Olai%20Mortensen |
Ernst Motzfeldt (1 March 1842 – 10 June 1915) was a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm (Norske statsråder i Stockholm) 1893-1894 and Minister of Justice from 1894 to 1895 within the Second Cabinet of Prime Minister Emil Stang
Motzfeldt was born in Christiania to Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst%20Motzfeldt |
Stuart Surridge (3 September 1917 – 13 April 1992) was an English first-class cricketer who captained Surrey County Cricket Club.
Neither a remarkable batsman nor bowler, Surridge was one of the most successful team captains in the history of the County Championship who, when not playing cricket, helped develop his f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Surridge |
Swim trunks, also known as swimming trunks, are a form of swimsuit - clothing worn specifically for swimming. As such, they are usually made of materials specifically designed for being wet and remaining comfortable and hydrodynamic to not impede the swimmer. The choice of materials makes them distinct from underwear w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swim%20trunks |
Ketil Melsted Johnsen Motzfeldt (10 August 1814 - 17 November 1889) was Norwegian Naval Officer and Government Official.
Background
Motzfeldt was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were government minister Peter Motzfeldt (1777-1854) and Ernesta Birgitte Margrethe Stenersen (1789-1848).
He was the brother of Ulrik A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketil%20Motzfeldt |
The term informational self-determination was first used in the context of a German constitutional ruling relating to personal information collected during the 1983 census. The German term is informationelle Selbstbestimmung. It is formally defined as "the authority of the individual to decide himself, on the basis of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informational%20self-determination |
1921
Three Musicians (two versions)
Reading the Letter (La Lecture de la Lettre)
1922
Deux femmes courant sur la plage (La Course)
1923
The Pipes of Pan (La flûte de Pan) - Musée Picasso, Paris
Olga with a Fur Collar
La Lettre (La Réponse)
Los Enamorados ("The Lovers")
Harlequin (Arlequin) - Centre Pompidou, Musée ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Picasso%20artworks%201921%E2%80%931930 |
The appearance of the German language begins in the Early Middle Ages with the High German consonant shift. Old High German, Middle High German, and Early New High German span the duration of the Holy Roman Empire. The 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of Standard German and a decrease of dialectal variety.
High Ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20German |
Margot Franssen, (born March 21, 1952) is a philanthropist, activist and former Canadian entrepreneur, the founder, partner and president of The Body Shop Canada. During the years that she ran and co-owned the Body Shop with her husband Hall "Quig" Tingley and her sister Betty-Ann Franssen the company raised more than... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot%20Franssen |
George Townshend (1876–1957) was born in Ireland and was a well-known writer and Anglican clergyman who converted to the Baháʼí Faith at age 70. Baháʼí leader Shoghi Effendi named Townshend a Hand of the Cause of God and one of the United Kingdom's three luminaries of the Baháʼí Faith.
Early accomplishments
Townshend ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Townshend%20%28Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD%29 |
The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.
Events
Participating nations
471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Gallery of the medali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Olympics |
The Visitation is a 1999 contemporary Christian novel by Frank Peretti. Taking place in the fictional wheat town of Antioch, located in eastern Washington, The Visitation is told in first-person narrative by the protagonist, a former minister named Travis Jordan who struggles to reconcile his former pastoral life with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Visitation%20%28novel%29 |
Oskar Davičo (; 18 January 1909 — 30 September 1989) was a Serbian and Yugoslavian novelist and poet. A leading literary figure of his generation, he was one of the most acclaimed Serbian surrealist writers, but also a revolutionary socialist activist and a politician. Davičo was awarded prestigious literary NIN Award ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar%20Davi%C4%8Do |
Lautoka City (Open Constituency, Fiji) is a former electoral district in Fiji. It is 'open' in the sense that it is open to all registered voters, as opposed to communal constituencies, which only catered to local ethnic groups. Both were abolished in 2013 by the military leadership, and replaced with a type of proport... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautoka%20City%20%28Open%20Constituency%2C%20Fiji%29 |
A Pollinaire Rave is a comedy tour by of Montreal lead singer Kevin Barnes, his wife, Nina Barnes, and his brother David Barnes. Both the titles and the artwork vary depending on the individual copy. A CD by the same name was sold, and five of the seven songs on the EP became songs on the Montreal album Satanic Panic i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Pollinaire%20Rave |
Peter Motzfeldt (3 August 1777 – 1 April 1854) was a Norwegian Military Officer and Government Minister. He served as a member of the Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.
Background
Motzfeldt was born at Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of infantry captain Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt (1738–83) and And... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Motzfeldt |
"Oh! You Pretty Things" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. It was the first song he wrote for the album. Bowie recorded the song as a demo before giving it to singer Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, who decided to release it as his debut solo ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh%21%20You%20Pretty%20Things |
Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School is an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, community secondary school and sixth form in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
History
Built as the Beddau Girls School and dated 1928. One of a series of schools with similarities in style by the Glamorgan County Architect, D Pugh Jones. This exa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn%20Celynnog%20Comprehensive%20School |
The Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company is a Philippine folkloric dance troupe based in the island of Leyte in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to its official website,
Its repertoire consists of Philippine traditional dances and music showing a kaleidoscope of Philippine culture through the performi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyte%20Kalipayan%20Dance%20Company |
Mathia (, before 1927: Δράγκα - Dragka) is a small village located near the top of the Mount Lycodimos. It is part of the municipal unit of Petalidi, in Messenia, Greece, 7 kilometres from the coastline. Under Ottoman occupation, it was referred to as Draga. Pirates had destroyed its original location. In the Greek ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathia%2C%20Messenia |
The Barber coinage consists of a dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. They were minted between 1892 and 1916, though no half dollars were struck in the final year of the series.
By the late 1880s, there were increasing calls for the replacement o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%20coinage |
, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who served as Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet. Fellow Admiral Jinichi Kusaka was his cousin. Kusaka was also the 4th Headmaster of Ittō Shōden Mutō-ryū Kenjutsu, a famous school of swordsmanship founded by Yamaoka Tesshū.
Biography
Born to a dire... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABnosuke%20Kusaka |
Raymond Thomas Pierrehumbert is the Halley Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford. Previously, he was Louis Block Professor in Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. He was a lead author on the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and a co-author of the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Pierrehumbert |
The Hebrides (; ) is a concert overture that was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as Mendelssohn's Op. 26. Some consider it an early tone poem.
It was inspired by one of Mendelssohn's trips to the British Isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the Scottish island of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hebrides%20%28overture%29 |
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