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Manuel Altolaguirre (29 June 1905 – 26 July 1959) was a Spanish poet, an editor, publisher, and printer of poetry, and a member of the Generation of '27.
Biography
Born in the Andalusia city of Málaga in 1905, Altolaguirre's collaborative poets included Emilio Prados, Vicente Aleixandre, and Federico García Lorca. Af... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Altolaguirre |
Trashman may refer to the following:
Trashman (character), a fictional character and eponymous comic book created by Spain Rodriguez
Trashman (video game), a 1984 video game for the ZX Spectrum
The Trashmen, a band from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Waste collector, the occupation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trashman |
The Bitch is a 1979 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara. It is a sequel to The Stud (1978) and, like its predecessor, is based on a novel by the British author Jackie Collins and stars her sister Joan Collins as Fontaine Khaled. Both films were made for a relatively small sum but were highly profitable at the b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bitch%20%28film%29 |
Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. His generation of writers includes Elena Poniatowska, José Emilio Pacheco, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Monsiv%C3%A1is |
The Piscataway Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Piscataway, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K-3, two intermediate schools serving grades 4-5 and three midd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscataway%20Township%20Schools |
Events from the year 1849 in art.
Events
March – The Journal of Design and Manufactures is established by Henry Cole in London.
May
First exhibition of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, in London: John Everett Millais' Isabella and Holman Hunt's Rienzi at the Royal Academy summer exhibition and Dante Gabr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1849%20in%20art |
Takeshita (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
, Japanese actress
, Japanese professional wrestler
, Japanese general
, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
, Japanese fashion model and actress
, Japanese footballer
, Japanese badmi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshita |
Vincent Martin Oliver Bell (2 February 1918 – 1 February 1978) was an English poet who was a key member of The Group, an informal group of poets who met in London from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.
Biography
Bell was born in Hampshire, England. He attended the University of Southampton, then called University Colleg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Bell%20%28poet%29 |
Epic Systems Corporation, or Epic, is an American privately held healthcare software company. According to the company, hospitals that use its software held medical records of 78% of patients in the United States and over 3% of patients worldwide in 2022.
History
Epic was founded in 1979 by Judith R. Faulkner with a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic%20Systems |
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
The United States topped the medal standings in the competition with 28 (12 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze). During the competit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20World%20Championships%20in%20Athletics |
Theodore Davis may refer to:
Theodore Davis (Canadian politician) (c. 1778 – 1841)
Theodore M. Davis (1838–1915), American lawyer and archaeologist
Theodore R. Davis (1840–1894), American artist
See also
Ted Davis (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Davis |
Putte Wickman (10 September 1924 – 14 February 2006) was a Swedish jazz clarinetist.
Career
He was born Hans Olof Wickman in Falun, and grew up in Borlänge, Sweden, where his parents hoped he would become a lawyer. He nagged them to allow him to go to high school in Stockholm. When he arrived in the capital he still d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putte%20Wickman |
Leonard Clark (1 August 1905 – September 1981) was an English poet, writer, editor, and educator. Though his works do occasionally mention Devon and Yorkshire, they always return to the Forest of Dean. His pieces center around people and places familiar to him from, as well as the nature of, his hometown Cinderford.
B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard%20Clark%20%28poet%29 |
Alice in Glamourland () is a 2004 Dutch comedy film, directed by Pieter Kramer and starring Linda de Mol and Joan Collins. The story is about a poor single mother, who participates in a course about 'How to marry a millionaire'.
The film received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors).
Plot
A poor, single woman called Elli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20in%20Glamourland |
Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche (Not on the lips), which was his last appearance.
He was born in Vittel and came to prominence... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darry%20Cowl |
Zagrebačka Televizija (Television of Zagreb), also known as Z1 Televizija, is a local commercial television station based in capital city of Croatia, Zagreb. Television started its broadcasting in August 2004 as Z1.
It was also known by the name TV Sljeme.
There are more notable TV talk shows produced and aired on Z1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1%20%28television%29 |
Lady Godiva Rides Again is a 1951 British comedy film starring Pauline Stroud, George Cole and Bernadette O'Farrell, with British stars in supporting roles or making cameo appearances. It concerns a small-town English girl who wins a local beauty contest by appearing as Lady Godiva, then decides to pursue a higher prof... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%20Godiva%20Rides%20Again |
Lawrence College Ghora Gali is a school situated in Murree Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. The college is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of . It is 4 km from Murree and 57 km from Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
History
The colleg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20College%20Ghora%20Gali |
Ralph Roberts was an American automotive designer who worked for the Chrysler Corporation during the 1930s and 1940s.
LeBaron
Although a designer Roberts joined the founders of design practice LeBaron in 1921 to look after administration. The founders left but he remained in the practice which grew to manufacture car ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Roberts%20%28automotive%20designer%29 |
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury metropolitan area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Pla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown%2C%20Connecticut |
Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender and is currently a manager.
He began and finished his professional career at Independiente. He spent seven years in Spain, representing Zaragoza and Barcelona and amassing La Liga totals of 187 matches a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20Milito |
Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara (born 25 January 1988) is an Indian cricketer and is the captain of Sussex County Cricket Club in County Championship. He plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket. Pujara is known for his disciplined batting style which made him an integral part of the Indian Test team for over a decade.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheteshwar%20Pujara |
Michael Tollin is an American film and television producer/director who served as executive producer of the Emmy award-winning The Last Dance, a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty. The series received rave reviews and set numerous ratings records, being seen by nearly 15 million ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Tollin |
These Old Broads is a 2001 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Carrie Fisher and Elaine Pope, and starring Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds, as well as Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins, and Elizabeth Taylor in her final film role. In a 2001 BBC Omnibus documentary about Taylor,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These%20Old%20Broads |
Anne Passovoy is active in science fiction fandom and filk music, and has won two Pegasus Awards. She is married to Bob Passovoy. She has written many filk songs, including "Marcon Ballroom" and writing perhaps the most widely sung tune for Poul Anderson's poem, "Mary O'Meara."
Robert A. Heinlein in part dedicated his... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20Passovoy |
Kaifu may refer to:
Places
Kaifu District, Changsha (), Hunan, China
, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
, a town in Kaifu District, Tokushima
Persons
, Japanese astronomer
, 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan
Japanese-language surnames | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifu |
Joanie or Joannie is a feminine given name which may refer to:
People:
Joan Joanie Bartels (born 1953), American children's music singer and songwriter
Joanie Keller, American country music singer
Joanie Mackowski (born 1963), American poet
Joanie Madden, Irish-American flute and whistle player of Irish traditiona... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanie |
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is an American animated series created by the Filmation studio for Saturday mornings on CBS, starting in 1976. This was the first animated series about the jungle hero. There are 36 episodes produced over four seasons.
Opening-credits narration
"The jungle: Here I was born; and here my paren... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan%2C%20Lord%20of%20the%20Jungle |
Avatar Aang () is the title character and protagonist of Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko), voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen. Aang is the last surviving Airbender, a monk of the Air Nomads' Southern Air Temple.
He is an incarnation of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aang |
The Tomb of Perneb is a mastaba-style tomb from ancient Egypt, built during the reigns of Djedkare Isesi and Unas (ca. 2381 BC to 2323 BC), in the necropolis of Saqqara, north of Pharaoh Djoser's Step Pyramid and about 30 kilometers south of Giza, Egypt. It was the tomb of Perneb, and from the size and placement of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb%20of%20Perneb |
Miyazawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Emma Miyazawa (born 1988), Japanese actress
, Japanese women's footballer
Kazufumi Miyazawa (born 1966), Japanese musician
Kenji Miyazawa (1896–1933), Japanese poet and author of children's literature
Kiichi Miyazawa (1919–2007), 78th Prime Minis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyazawa |
The Fairey Spearfish was a British carrier-based, single-engined, torpedo bomber/dive bomber that was ordered from Fairey Aviation for the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Designed during the war, the prototype did not fly until July 1945. Much larger than earlier naval bombers, it was designed for use aboard the lar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey%20Spearfish |
Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. He is the current executive vice president of basketball operations of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life and college career
Karnišovas was born in Klaipėda to Mykolas, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%C5%ABras%20Karni%C5%A1ovas |
Full Circle (previously Dear Charles) is a play by Alan Melville adapted from "Les Enfants d'Edouard" by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Frederick J. Jackson. It also was produced in 1944 with the title Slightly Scandalous, lasting only one week.
The plot focuses on Parisian author Dolores who "decides it is time to legitim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full%20Circle%20%28Melville%20play%29 |
Genene Anne Jones (born July 13, 1950) is an American serial killer, responsible for the deaths of up to 60 infants and children in her care as a licensed vocational nurse during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984, Jones was convicted of murder and injury to a child. She had used injections of digoxin, heparin, and later suc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genene%20Jones |
The Sopranos, an American crime drama television series created by David Chase that aired on the premium cable network HBO between 1999 and 2007, won and was nominated for a variety of different awards. The show won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards in 111 nominations. The series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for O... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20awards%20and%20nominations%20received%20by%20The%20Sopranos |
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) is an organization in the United States devoted to the advancement of science, funding research projects in the physical sciences. Since 1912, Research Corporation for Science Advancement has identified trends in science and education, financing many scientific resear... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research%20Corporation |
Coleman is a community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.
Coleman is located in Census Division No. 15 and in the riding of Macleod... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman%2C%20Alberta |
Streetnoise is a 1969 album by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, originally released as a double LP.
It includes cover versions of The Doors’ "Light My Fire", Nina Simone’s "Take Me To The Water", Laura Nyro’s "Save the Country", Miles Davis' "All Blues", Richie Havens' "Indian Rope Man", and "Let The Sunsh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetnoise |
Model elimination is the name attached to a pair of proof procedures invented by Donald W. Loveland, the first of which was published in 1968 in the Journal of the ACM. Their primary purpose is to carry out automated theorem proving, though they can readily be extended to logic programming, including the more general d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%20elimination |
The British Columbia Breakers were a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Owner of the Breakers was Nu Global Sports Inc.
History
The British Columbia Breakers is an ice hockey... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Columbia%20Breakers |
Billy Joe Tolliver (born February 7, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for twelve seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers, Shreveport Pirates, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Or... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Joe%20Tolliver |
The Feeble Files is an adventure video game about the adventures of an alien called Feeble. The game is a science fiction comedy, with a similar style of British humour to that of Adventure Soft's previous games, the Simon the Sorcerer series.
It was created and released in the UK in 1997 by Adventure Soft. e.p.i.c. i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Feeble%20Files |
A laptop orchestra (lork or LO) or laptop ensemble (LE) is a chamber music ensemble consisting primarily of laptops. Education based laptop orchestras include SCLOrk (Santa Clara University Laptop Orchestra), BLOrk (University of Colorado Boulder Laptop Orchestra), CLOrk (Concordia Laptop Orchestra), CMLO (CMU Laptop... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop%20orchestra |
The following is a list of Filipino (Pinoy) superheroes, who have either appeared in Filipino comic books (komiks), television shows (fantaserye), or movies.
A
A-Gel from Batang X
Abdullah from "Kuwtmak"
Adarna from Sandugo
Afnan from "Kuwtmak"
Aguiluz from Mulawin
Agimat from Agimat, Ang Anting-anting ni Lolo and S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Filipino%20superheroes |
BibleGateway is a Christian website designed to allow easy reading, listening, studying, searching, and sharing of the Bible in many different versions and translations, including English, French, Spanish, and other languages. Its mission statement is "To honor Christ by equipping people to read and understand the Bibl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibleGateway |
Louis William Merloni (born April 6, 1971), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from – and again for part of 2003. He also played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou%20Merloni |
In the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Battle of the Mincio River was fought on 8 February 1814 and resulted in an inconclusive engagement between the French under Eugène de Beauharnais and the Austrians under Field Marshal Heinrich von Bellegarde. Fought on the same ground as Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Borghe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Mincio%20River%20%281814%29 |
Qomsheh or Qumisheh or Qowmsheh () may refer to various places in Iran:
Komeshcheh, city in Isfahan Province
Shahreza, city in Isfahan Province
Qomsheh Tappeh, Kermanshah Province
Qomsheh-ye Baba Karam Khan, Kermanshah Province
Qomsheh-ye Lor Zanganeh, Kermanshah Province
Qomsheh-ye Seyyed Amin, Kermanshah Province
Q... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qomsheh |
Haywood Franklin Jeffires (pronounced "Jeffries"; born December 12, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round (20th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft out of North Carolina S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haywood%20Jeffires |
Star Spangled Ice Cream was an American ice cream company. They marketed their ice cream as a politically conservative alternative to Ben & Jerry's which the founders felt to be too liberal. Similarly to Ben & Jerry's, the names of the ice cream were puns, usually plays on conservative phrases and ideas, such as "Smal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Spangled%20Ice%20Cream |
Schetky Northwest Sales, Inc. is a company that sells both commercial and school buses and is located in Portland, Oregon.
The Schetky family first became involved with transportation in 1931 when Jack Schetky assembled what was rumored to be the first School Bus assembled west of the Mississippi River. In 1942, Jack ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schetky%20Northwest%20Sales%2C%20Inc. |
Hata may refer to:
Places
Hata, Nagano, a former town in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Hata District, Kōchi, a district in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Hata, India, a town and municipal council in Uttar Pradesh, India
Hata (Assembly constituency), a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Hata, a former village t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hata |
Erik Røring Møinichen (15 December 1797 – 7 February 1875) was a Norwegian politician.
Personal life
Møinichen was born in Trondhjem as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Thomas Henrich Møinichen (1758–1845) and Ingeborg Birgitte Røring, Sr. He was an older brother of Ingeborg Birgitte Møinichen, Jr, who married... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik%20R%C3%B8ring%20M%C3%B8inichen |
Curtis Everett Duncan (born January 26, 1965), is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL Draft.
A 5'11", 184-lb. receiver from Northwestern University, Duncan played his enti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%20Duncan |
Harry Burton (13 September 1879 – 27 June 1940) was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Today, he is sometimes referred to as an Egyptologist, since he worked for the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for around 25 yea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Burton%20%28Egyptologist%29 |
Mir Ahmad Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi, Nasir Jung, was the son of Nizam-ul-Mulk by his wife Saeed-un-nisa Begum. He was born 26 February 1712. He succeeded his father as the Nizam of Hyderabad State in 1748. He had taken up a title of Humayun Jah, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Ahmad Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Nasir Jung, Naw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir%20Jung |
Weird Little Boy is a one-off album by a band of the same name, performed by John Zorn (alto saxophone, keyboards, samplers), Trey Spruance (guitar, drums, keyboards), William Winant (percussion), Mike Patton (drums, vocals) and Chris Cochrane (guitar). It was released in 1998 on the Japanese label Avant.
Weird Little... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird%20Little%20Boy |
Early life
Abune Takla Haymanot was born in 1918, the son of a simple soldier, Wolde Mikael Adamu in southern Begemder province. As a young boy, he left home to study at the Zerzer St. Michael Church School in Bitchena, Gojjam Province where he studied advanced Bible commentary and "Kine" (ecclesiastic poetry). He... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuna%20Takla%20Haymanot |
Grapette is a grape-flavored soft drink that was first produced and marketed in 1939 by Benjamin "Tyndle" Fooks. Grapette is now produced by Grapette International, and is marketed in the United States by Walmart as part of its Sam's Choice line of soft drinks.
Development
Grapette was developed by Benjamin "Tyndle"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapette |
Amore is the Italian word for "love". It may come from Amare which is "to love" in Latin.
People
Alexis Amore, pornographic actress
Eugenio Amore, Italian beach volleyball player
Gianna Amore, Playboy centerfold
Gregg Amore, Secretary of State of Rhode Island
Film and TV
Amore!, a 1993 American film
L'Amore (fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amore |
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speakin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian |
Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.
Overlapping constituencies
The south of Croydon is traditionally a more Conservative area, while the north of Croydon has traditionally Labour-vo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon%20and%20Sutton%20%28London%20Assembly%20constituency%29 |
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember (August 18, 1823 – March 4, 1913) was a member of a prominent American Jewish family from Charleston, South Carolina, and a nurse and female administrator of Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. She assumed the responsibility informally at the age of 39 and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe%20Pember |
Josef Stangl (; 12 March 1907 – 8 April 1979) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Würzburg, Germany.
Born in Kronach, Bavaria, Stangl became a priest on 16 March 1930, and he was appointed by Pope Pius XII as Bishop of Würzburg on 27 June 1957.
He approved the exorcism on Anneliese Michel in 1975 and 1976, ordering total ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef%20Stangl |
Obuchi is a Japanese surname 小渕. Notable people with the surname include:
Keizo Obuchi (1937–2000), Japanese politician
Yūko Obuchi (born 1973), Japanese politician, daughter of Keizo
Raiju Obuchi (born 2003), Japanese association footballer
Japanese-language surnames | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obuchi |
William Henry Stevenson (1 June 192426 November 2013) was a British-born Canadian author and journalist.
His 1976 book A Man Called Intrepid was about William Stephenson (no relation) and was a best-seller. It was made into a 1979 mini-series starring David Niven. Stevenson followed it in 1983 with another book, Intre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Stevenson%20%28Canadian%20writer%29 |
David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February 1986) is a former professional football player who played for Wolverhampton wanderers and Shrewsbury town.
Edwards began his career at hometown club Shrewsbury Town, making his professional debut in 2003. After three full seasons with the team in League Two he moved to Luton T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Edwards%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201986%29 |
Body Shock (also: Bodyshock) is a British medical documentary series about the conditions or lives of extraordinary people. It was originally produced by redback for Channel 4 in the UK, but in September 2006, it was taken over by ArkMedia.
There have been three series since December 2003.
The Boy Who Gave Birth to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20Shock |
Zygmunt Gloger (3 November 1845 in Tybory-Kamianka – 16 August 1910 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, archaeologist, geographer and ethnographer, bearer of the Wilczekosy coat of arms. Gloger founded the precursor of modern and widely popular Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society (PTTK).
Life
He was a son of enginee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt%20Gloger |
The California dancer (Argia agrioides) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native from Oregon south through California to Arizona, as well as adjacent parts of Mexico.
References
External links
Argia agrioides at AzOdes
Coenagrionidae
Insects described in 1895 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20dancer |
The Apple Media Tool was a multimedia authoring tool and associated programming environment sold by Apple in the late 1990s. It was primarily aimed at producing multimedia presentations for distribution on CD-ROM and was aimed at graphic designers who did not have programming experience. It featured an advanced user in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20Media%20Tool |
, formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990 by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning employees.
Establishment
OLM was founded as Oriental Light and Magic, Inc. on October 3, 1990 by Toshiaki Okuno, Shūkichi Kanda, Shōj... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLM%20%28studio%29 |
B26, B-26 or B.26 may refer to:
Games
Sicilian Defence, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code
Military
BAM B26, a pellet gun manufactured in China
Blackburn B.26 Botha, a British World War II torpedo bomber
Douglas A-26 Invader, an American Cold War bomber, which was designated B-26 from 1948 until 1962
Fokker B ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B26 |
Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch (29 December 1888 Dresden – 18 April 1977 Windhoek) was a German-born Namibian artist. He studied at the Dresden Staatsakademie für Bildende Künste (Dresden Art Academy, today's College of Fine Arts) for six years, and used a travel grant award to visit France, Italy, UK and the Netherl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph%20Jentsch |
The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.
The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.
Subspecies
Argia fum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable%20dancer |
Operation Crimp (8–14 January 1966), also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods, was a joint US-Australian military operation during the Vietnam War, which took place north of Cu Chi in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. The operation targeted a key Viet Cong headquarters that was believed to be concealed undergroun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Crimp |
Christine Malèvre (born January 10, 1970) is a former nurse who was arrested in 1998 on suspicion of having killed as many as 30 patients. She confessed to some of the murders, but claimed she had done so at the request of the patients, who were all terminally ill. France, however, does not recognize a right to die, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Mal%C3%A8vre |
Macuata 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/Macuata%20East%20%28Open%20Constituency%2C%20Fiji%29 |
Ealing and Hillingdon is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Ealing and the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Overlapping constituencies
The constituency contains all of the following UK Parliament constituencies after the 2019 General Election:
Eal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing%20and%20Hillingdon%20%28London%20Assembly%20constituency%29 |
In politics and government, lapsed power is a term often used to describe a certain constitutionally granted power of government that is no longer used, according to constitutional convention. This may be because the power's original conditions of use no longer exist, making it an anachronism, or simply because the nat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapsed%20power |
Marjorie Joyner (née Stewart; October 24, 1896 – December 27, 1994) was an American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist. Joyner is noted for being the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine. In addition to her career in hair care, Joyner... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie%20Joyner |
Steve The First was a four-part dark comedy set in a post-apocalyptic future, broadcast on CBC Radio One in 2005. It ran on Saturday mornings from 11:30 - 12:00pm (half an hour later in Newfoundland).
Steve, a young slacker, emerges from an underground vault after a year spent reading a lengthy novel, and discovers he... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%2C%20The%20First |
Urban Tapestry is a three-woman band based in Toronto, Ontario that performs filk music, composed by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Allison Durno, and Jodi Krangle. As a group, they won the 'Best Performer' Pegasus Award in both 1997 and 2004.
Urban Tapestry has released three albums between 1994 and 2003.
Discography
Castles ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%20Tapestry |
The pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis) is a common grasshopper of the family Acrididae, native to the deserts of western North America along with South America, ranging from British Columbia to Argentina. They are more active during the summer months, and their pale, mottled coloration makes them h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid-winged%20grasshopper |
The Islamic Front for Armed Jihad (French name, Front Islamique du Djihad Armé, hence the abbreviation FIDA) was a militant Islamist organization active during the Algerian Civil War. It called for the violent overthrow of the secular Algerian government, and a system of government based on shari'a law.
On July 21, 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%20Front%20for%20Armed%20Jihad |
Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai () was a leader of the Arab tribe of Tayy, and one of the companions of Muhammad. He was the son of the poet Hatim al-Tai. Adi remained antagonistic to Islam for about twenty years until he converted to Islam in 630 (9th year of Hijri).
Biography
Adiyy inherited the domain of his father and was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi%20ibn%20Hatim |
Le Silence de la mer (lit. 'The silence of the sea') is a 1949 French drama film by Jean-Pierre Melville, his directorial debut. It is based on the 1942 book of the same name written by Vercors (the pen name of Jean Bruller). Set during WWII in occupied France, the story concerns the relationship of a Frenchman and his... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%20Silence%20de%20la%20mer%20%281949%20film%29 |
Henrik Schaefer (born 1968 in Bochum) is a German conductor.
He is Music Director of the Opera of Gothenburg (Sweden)
Alongside his work at this house he keeps up an impressive carriere as a guest conductor with the Gävle Symphony, Danish Radio Symphony, Osaka Philharmonic, Helsingborg Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, Norr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik%20Schaefer |
Rhonda Belle Martin (née Thomley; c. 1907 – October 11, 1957) was an American serial killer and family annihilator who was executed by the state of Alabama for the murder of Claude Carroll Martin, her fourth husband, in 1951. Martin's method of murder was rat poison; she was also accused of poisoning and murdering her ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhonda%20Belle%20Martin |
Aerial silks (also known as aerial contortion, aerial ribbons, aerial tissues, fabric, ribbon, or tissu) is a type of performance in which one or more artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a specialist fabric. The fabric may be hung as two pieces, or a single piece, folded to make a loop, classified as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial%20silk |
This page is concerned with the stochastic modelling as applied to the insurance industry. For other stochastic modelling applications, please see Monte Carlo method and Stochastic asset models. For mathematical definition, please see Stochastic process.
"Stochastic" means being or having a random variable. A stocha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic%20modelling%20%28insurance%29 |
Fatty acid desaturases (also called unsaturases) are a family of enzymes that convert saturated fatty acids into unsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. For the common fatty acids of the C18 variety, desaturases convert stearic acid into oleic acid. Other desaturases convert oleic acid into linolenic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty%20acid%20desaturase |
Social network services are increasingly being used in legal and criminal investigations. Information posted on sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook has been used by police and university officials to prosecute users of said sites. In some situations, content posted on Myspace has been used in court to determ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%20of%20social%20network%20websites%20in%20investigations |
Eugen Diederichs (June 22, 1867 – September 10, 1930) was a German publisher born in Löbitz, in the Prussian Province of Saxony.
Diederichs started his publishing company in Florence, Italy, in 1896. He moved on to Leipzig, where he published the early works of Hermann Hesse, and from there to Jena in 1904. He started... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen%20Diederichs |
Enfield and Haringey is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Enfield and the London Borough of Haringey.
Overlapping constituencies
The equivalent Westminster seats are:
Edmonton (Labour)
Enfield North (Labour)
Enfield Southgate (Labour)
Hornsey... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield%20and%20Haringey%20%28London%20Assembly%20constituency%29 |
The Heritage Reformed Congregations (HRC) constitute a continental Calvinist denomination in the United States and Canada. They were established in 1993 by dissidents from the Netherlands Reformed Congregations under the leadership of Pastor Joel Beeke.
History
The Heritage Reformed Congregations were formed in 1993... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage%20Reformed%20Congregations |
Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, (21 January 1829 – 8 February 1883), known simply as Salar Jung I, was an Indian nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State between 1853 until his death in 1883. He also served as regent for the sixth Nizam, Asaf Jah VI between 1869 and 1883.
His tenure is known for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir%20Turab%20Ali%20Khan%2C%20Salar%20Jung%20I |
Abner Kirk "Trey" Junkin III (born January 23, 1961) is a former American football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). Junkin played college football at Louisiana Tech University. Although considered one of the forefathers of the modern long snappers, Junkin also played at the tight end and linebacker p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey%20Junkin |
Socialist Students is a socialist organisation with branches in universities, further education colleges and sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom. Socialist Students was established in the late 1990s by members of the Socialist Party (SP) who had built support for the Save Free Education Campaign amongst students ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20Students |
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