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The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995. The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2020.
List
Below is a list of newspapers published in Switzerland.
German language
French langu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20newspapers%20in%20Switzerland |
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour is a Filmation series that ran on CBS during the 1977–1978 television season. It consisted of the second season of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (six new episodes combined with reruns from the first season), and reruns of The New Adventures of Batman aired together.
For the 1978–1980 seas... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Batman/Tarzan%20Adventure%20Hour |
Nicolas Billon (born March 22, 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his plays The Elephant Song, Iceland, and Butcher.
Biography
Nicolas Billon was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He is the son of Johanne Archambault and writer Pierre Billon.
The Elephant Song, his first play, pre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas%20Billon |
Marina Records is a German record label started in 1993 and specialising in indie pop. Acts include Ashby, Pearlfishers, Cowboy Mouth (the Grahame Skinner band, not the better-known American act) and The Bathers.
Marina has also released albums by such acts as Paul Quinn & The Independent Group, Shack (the "lost" Wate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina%20Records |
In 2004, there were nearly 1,000 printed media in Slovenia, including newspapers, magazines and journals.
This article is a list of newspapers published in Slovenia or in Slovene.
Daily
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As of 2022 there were 8 daily newspapers in Slovakia.
Below is a list of newspapers published in Slovakia.
Daily newspapers
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| SME || website || 1993 || Petit Press || the best-selling Slovak political-oriented daily, centre-right in poli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20newspapers%20in%20Slovakia |
Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel-like bends, usually played on a Fender Telecaster ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Nichols |
Riordan Roett (born September 10, 1938) is an American political scientist specializing in Latin America. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in political science and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was assistant professor (1967–1973) and acting director o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riordan%20Roett |
Coade stone or Lithodipyra or Lithodipra () is stoneware that was often described as an artificial stone in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was used for moulding neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments of the highest quality that remain virtually weatherproof today.
Coade stone ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coade%20stone |
Corpe () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
The name Corpe is derived from an old French word for a crow 'Corp'. Corpe is part of the canton of Mareuil-sur-Lay and was originally an agricultural community. It is recorded in the rolls of the Battle of Agincor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpe |
The Antigua Workers' Union (AWU) or (ABWU) is a national trade union centre of Antigua and Barbuda. It was formed in 1967 after a split from the ATLU. The AWU created the Progressive Labour Movement (UPP) in 1970.
The AWU is led by Senator David Massiah as general secretary. Senator Chester Hughes is president of the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua%20Workers%27%20Union |
The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary guides operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and advises the secretar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant%20Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20East%20Asian%20and%20Pacific%20Affairs |
The Congolese Air Force () is the air branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo, in the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
Former Cold War air force
After achieving independence from France in 1960, the Congolese air force () was started with equipment such as the Douglas C-47s, Broussards and B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolese%20Air%20Force |
"Jerusalem's Lot" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. The story was also printed in the illustrated 2005 edition of King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot.
Setting and style
"Jerusalem's Lot" is an epistolary short story set in the fictional town of Preacher's Corners, Cum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem%27s%20Lot |
The Hoberman Arch was the centerpiece of the Olympic Medals Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Following the Olympics, the arch was moved to the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park at the University of Utah where, along with the Olympic cauldron, it was one of the main features and an im... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoberman%20Arch |
Lord Beauchamp may refer to:
Baron Beauchamp of Hache
Baron Beauchamp de Warwick
Baron Beauchamp of Powick
Baron Beauchamp de Somerset
Baron Beauchamp of Bletso
Beauchamp, Baron St Amand
Baron Beauchamp of Kidderminster
Viscount Beauchamp, a subsidiary title of the Marquess of Hertford, second creation
Viscoun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%20Beauchamp |
The tourism industry of the Isle of Man has been an important element in the economy for over a century.
History
In the early days visitors were mostly richer British families. Key for the development of the sector in the Victorian Era was the introduction of ferry connections with steamships between Liverpool and the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism%20in%20the%20Isle%20of%20Man |
Championship Manager 2006 is a computer game in Eidos' Championship Manager series. It is essentially a seasonal update for Championship Manager 5. The game was developed by Beautiful Game Studios (BGS) and was released on Windows on March 31, 2006.
Key features
Possibly the most anticipated new feature for CM 2006 is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championship%20Manager%202006 |
Kagutsuchi (カグツチ; Old Japanese: Kagututi), also known as Hi-no-Kagutsuchi or Homusubi among other names, is the kami of fire in classical Japanese mythology.
Mythology
Kagutsuchi's birth burned his mother Izanami, causing her death. His father Izanagi, in his grief, beheaded Kagutsuchi with his sword, Ame no Ohabari (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagu-tsuchi |
Skelton is a small village and civil parish about north west of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about to the north. The parish had a population of 1,059 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,153 at the 2011 Census.
The village has a primary school, pub... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skelton%2C%20Cumbria |
The membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as of December 31, 2022, was 17,002,461. The LDS church is known for its rapid membership growth. While it reduced velocity during recent years and membership growth slowed to below the world growth rate in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membership%20history%20of%20the%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter-day%20Saints |
Kent Place School is a girls' independent college-preparatory day school (with a coeducational nursery and pre-kindergarten) serving students in preschool through twelfth grade in Summit, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Kent Place School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent%20Place%20School |
Thermoplastic olefin, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), or olefinic thermoplastic elastomers refer to polymer/filler blends usually consisting of some fraction of a thermoplastic, an elastomer or rubber, and usually a filler.
Outdoor applications such as roofing frequently contain TPO because it does not degrade under s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic%20olefin |
Frank S. Scott (2 December 188328 September 1912) was a United States Army corporal who died during his second enlistment, aged 28, in an aircraft crash. As the first enlisted American to die in an aircraft incident, Scott was memorialized multiple times.
Personal life
Frank S. Scott was born in Braddock, Pennsylvani... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20S.%20Scott |
CKMW-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Winkler, Manitoba, serving the Pembina Valley Region broadcasting at 88.9 FM with a country format branded as Country 88. The station is currently owned & operated by Golden West Broadcasting.
CKMW shares its location with sister stations CJEL-FM and CFAM.
History
It f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKMW-FM |
ABWU may refer to:
All Bengal Women's Union, a non-governmental organization
Antigua Workers' Union, a national trade union of Antigua and Barbuda | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABWU |
The Latvian National Museum of Art () is the richest collection of national art in Latvia. It houses more than 52,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century until the present time.
The museum is located in building in Riga, whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian%20National%20Museum%20of%20Art |
Schlick or Schlicke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
Moritz Schlick (1882–1936), German philosopher and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle
Arnolt Schlick (c. 1457–c. 1521), German organist and composer of the Renaissance
Robert H. Von Schlick (1875–1941), Ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlick |
St John's Marlborough (formerly St John's School and Community College) is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 18. The school opened in 1975 and is in the south of the town.
History
The school was formed in 1975 as a new comprehensive school, taking ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20John%27s%20Marlborough |
Luke James Joyce (born 9 July 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Radcliffe.
Joyce came through the youth team at Wigan Athletic to make his first-team debut in January 2006. He was allowed to sign for Carlisle United six months later, from where he was loaned out to Confere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20Joyce |
CJEL-FM is a Canadian radio station being licensed to Winkler, Manitoba, and serving the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba broadcasting at 93.5 FM. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format branded on-air as The Eagle 93.5 and is owned by Golden West Broadcasting.
History
On October 19, 1999, Golden West Broadc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJEL-FM |
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 December 1962. Voters elected 65 members of the Legislative Assembly. The election was notable for bringing to power the Rhodesian Front, initially under Winston Field, which set the colony on the course for its eventual Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
Bac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%20Southern%20Rhodesian%20general%20election |
Roger Carter may refer to:
Roger Carter (academic) (1922–2009), law professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Roger Carter (American football), American football player
Roger Carter (darts player) (born 1961), American darts player
Roger Carter (Marxist-Leninist candidate), Canadian political cand... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Carter |
Windows CardSpace (codenamed InfoCard) is a discontinued identity selector app by Microsoft. It stores references to digital identities of the users, presenting them as visual information cards. CardSpace provides a consistent UI designed to help people to easily and securely use these identities in applications and we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20CardSpace |
Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (; born 7 January 1972) is a speed skater from Russia and a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Career
Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana%20Zhurova |
"The Bewlay Brothers" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. One of the last tracks to be written and recorded for the LP, the ballad has been described as "probably Bowie's densest and most impenetrable song".
Bowie named his publishing company in the late 1970s B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bewlay%20Brothers |
VX or vx may refer to:
Science and technology
VX (nerve agent), a neurotoxic chemical warfare agent
Chinese VX, structural isomer of VX
V-sub x, another organophosphate nerve agent of the V-series
VX Nano, a brand of optical mouse by Logitech
VX Revolution, a brand of optical mouse by Logitech
Yaesu VX series, com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX |
Merzbox is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It consists of 50 CDs spanning Merzbow's career from 1979 to 1997. 30 discs are taken from long out of print releases, while 20 are composed mainly of unreleased material. The box also contains two CD-ROMs, six CD-sized round cards, six round stic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbox |
The Lamborghini Marco Polo, or Italdesign Marco Polo, was a styling exercise by Italdesign Giugiaro. Introduced in 1982 at the Bologna Motor Show, the Marco Polo was inspired by the Lancia Medusa concept car designed by Italdesign two years prior. The design was originally intended for an upcoming DeLorean DMC-24 sedan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini%20Marco%20Polo |
Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington.
Career
His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums (see below). Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played lead gui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Sprinkle |
Wojciech Świdziniewski (26 July 1975 – 17 September 2009) born in Białystok, is a Polish fantasy writer and columnist. His first short story, The Consecrated (Konsekrowany), was published in Fantastyka, Poland's leading fantasy literary magazine, in 1999. His another short stories were published in Polish magazine Scie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech%20%C5%9Awidziniewski |
Liam is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam or the old Germanic name William.
Etymology
The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: willa ("will" or "resolution"); and helma ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elements effectively means "helmet of will" or "guardian".
When the Frankish Empire wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam |
"Let's Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars, written by Ric Ocasek for the band's second studio album, Candy-O (1979). A new wave rock song, the song's hook was inspired by the Routers. The song's vocals are performed by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"Let's Go" was released in 1979 as the debut single from Candy-O on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s%20Go%20%28The%20Cars%20song%29 |
Viliame Seruvakula is a former Fijian military officer who played an instrumental role in the aftermath of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. He is the son of former politician Ratu Semi Seruvakula.
He attended Ratu Sukuna Memorial, Queen Victoria and Lelean Memorial Schools. He was a member of the Deans Trophy winning Lele... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viliame%20Seruvakula |
Robert James "Bob" Fairfoull (born 6 August 1976) is a Scottish musician. He was the bass guitarist for the Scottish rock band Idlewild. He attended Portobello High School in Edinburgh between 1992–96 and was in the same class as Paul Thomson, the drummer from the band Franz Ferdinand.
Roddy Woomble - a friend of Fair... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Fairfoull |
Finis Ewing (July 10, 1773 – July 4, 1841) was the primary founder of the Cumberland Presbyterian Denomination on February 4, 1810.
Biography
Originally ordained by Transylvania Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1803, Ewing became one of the leading ministers in the Second Great Awakening or Great Revival... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finis%20Ewing |
Clatford is a small hamlet (formerly a village) approximately west of the village of Manton and about west of Marlborough, which is the nearest town, in Wiltshire, England. It is just south of the River Kennet and the A4 primary route.
Early in the 12th century, Clatford manor was given to the Benedictine abbey of S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clatford |
Pierre Billon (born June 15, 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a novelist and screenwriter from Quebec.
His son Nicolas Billon is also a noted writer.
Bibliography
Novels
L'ogre de Barbarie (1972)
La Chausse-Trappe (1980)
L'enfant du Cinquième Nord (Mamatowee Awashis) (1983)
Le Livre de Seul (1983)
L'ultime Allia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Billon%20%28writer%29 |
The 1997–98 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.
Overview
Premier League
Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. They added the FA Cup two weeks later to become only the second English club to repeat the double.
All thr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398%20in%20English%20football |
"Bombers" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was recorded in July 1971 and intended for the album Hunky Dory, but was replaced at the last minute by the cover "Fill Your Heart".
It was released as a promo single by RCA in the US in November 1971, backed by a remix of "Eight Line Poem" that ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombers%20%28David%20Bowie%20song%29 |
Eczema herpeticum is a rare but severe disseminated infection that generally occurs at sites of skin damage produced by, for example, atopic dermatitis, burns, long-term usage of topical steroids or eczema. It is also known as Kaposi varicelliform eruption, Pustulosis varioliformis acute and Kaposi-Juliusberg dermatiti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema%20herpeticum |
Tim, Timmy, or Timothy Ryan may refer to:
Political figures
Tim Ryan (Florida politician) (born 1956), American Democratic Party legislator and county commissioner
Tim Ryan (Ohio politician) (born 1973), American Democratic Party legislator and 2020 presidential candidate
Tim Ryan, alternative pseudonym of American Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Ryan |
This is a partial list of notable people affiliated with Wesleyan University. It includes alumni and faculty of the institution.
Administration and faculty
Academia, past and present
Debby Applegate – former faculty, American history, 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Hannah Arendt – fellow 1961–1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Wesleyan%20University%20people |
Isaac Wilson Joyce (October 11, 1836 – July 28, 1905) was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888.
Early life
Isaac Wilson Joyce was born in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio on October 11, 1836, to James Wilson Joyce. His father was a farmer. At the age of thirteen, in April 1850,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac%20Wilson%20Joyce |
Manton is a small village in Wiltshire, England, on the western outskirts of Marlborough just off the A4 Bath Road.
History
A settlement of twelve households and an estate held by Miles Crispin were recorded at Manetone in the 1087 Domesday Book. In the 17th century the estate came into the ownership of the earls and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manton%2C%20Wiltshire |
Adam Campbell (born Adam Jones; 19 August 1980) is an English actor. He has appeared in films, such as Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), and Wolves at the Door (2016). He played the role of Cal Vandeusen in the horror miniseries Harper's Island (2009). Campbell also appeared as Greg Walsh in the sitcom Great News (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Campbell%20%28actor%29 |
Razorback is a 1984 Australian natural horror film written by Everett De Roche, based on Peter Brennan's 1981 novel, and directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film revolves around the attacks of a gigantic wild boar terrorising the Australian outback, killing and devouring people. It was released theatrically in Australia b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorback%20%28film%29 |
The Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron Plaza is located outside the southwestern corner of Rice–Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the stadium was known as Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium and hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic%20and%20Paralympic%20Cauldron%20Plaza%20%28Salt%20Lake%20City%29 |
Shavertown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately northwest of the city of Wilkes-Barre and southwest of Scranton. The population of the CDP was 2,019 at the 2010 census.
History
Early history
Shavertown is named for an early sett... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavertown%2C%20Pennsylvania |
Betsy Stark is an American media executive and former broadcast news correspondent. Since January 2011, she has been managing director of Content and Media Strategy for the global communications firm Ogilvy Public Relations a division of WPP.
In July 2013, PR Week named Stark a “game changer” on its annual Power List,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy%20Stark |
Nagasari is a traditional Indonesia steamed cake, originating from Javanese cuisine, made of rice flour, coconut milk and sugar, filled with a slice of banana and wrapped in banana leaves.
Etymology
Naga in Javanese language means "a big snake; a dragon". It refers to a mythical green snake in the Old Java that brings... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasari |
Charles Perry, sometimes nicknamed Charlie or Chuck, may refer to:
Politics and law
Charles T. Perry (1812–1872), American politician; mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey
Charles Perry (Canadian politician) (1818–1876), Canadian businessman and Member of Parliament
Charles B. Perry (1855–1940), American politician, Speaker o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Perry |
Pecel (, Javanese:ꦥꦼꦕꦼꦭ꧀) is a traditional Javanese salad with peanut sauce, usually eaten with carbs (steamed rice, lontong or ketupat).
The simplicity of pecel preparation and its cheap price have contributed to its popularity throughout Java. It has become a food that represents practicality, simplicity, and travel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecel |
The Association for the Reform of Latin Teaching (ARLT) was founded in the United Kingdom in 1913 by the distinguished Classical scholar W. H. D. Rouse. It is now known as the Association for Latin Teaching.
It arose from Summer Schools which Rouse organised in order to train Latin teachers in the Direct Method of la... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association%20for%20the%20Reform%20of%20Latin%20Teaching |
This is a list of some notable people affiliated with Amherst College.
Notable alumni
College founders and presidents
Edward Jones 1826, Principal of forerunner of Fourah Bay College, Africa (the predecessor of the University of Sierra Leone)
Patrick Hues Mell 1833, Chancellor of the University of Georgia
Edward Du... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Amherst%20College%20people |
The Canadian Duality Flag (; also called the Canadian Unity Flag) is an unofficial flag that was originally circulated to demonstrate the unity of Canada during the lead-up to the 1995 Quebec referendum, at rallies for the "no" side. The Duality Flag design was chosen to represent explicitly the Francophone and Angloph... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Duality%20Flag |
William Beresford may refer to:
William Beresford (politician) (1797–1883), British politician
William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (1743–1819), Anglican Archbishop of Tuam, great-uncle of the above
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768–1854), British Army general, nephew of the above
William Horsley-Beresford... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Beresford |
Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão (born 14 November 1975), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a forward.
He was capped 12 times by Brazil, scoring two goals in the last game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification vs Venezuela, a 3–0 Brazilian victory. This victory class... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz%C3%A3o%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201975%29 |
A Christmas Album is the first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released on a limited-edition basis in 2004, with distribution through Hallmark stores. The albums were also not carried by all Hallmark Cards stockists.
Track listing
"Winter Wonderland" with Chris Botti (Dick Smith, Felix Ber... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Christmas%20Album%20%28James%20Taylor%20album%29 |
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (born October 21, 1984, in Prévost, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
A student in ecology at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), she won a bronze medal in the 500m short track speed skating event on February 15, 2006, at the Winter Olymp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anouk%20Leblanc-Boucher |
Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn (died c. 1286) was a Welsh king who was lord of the part of Powys known as Powys Wenwynwyn and sided with Edward I in his conquest of Wales of 1277 to 1283.
Gruffydd was the son of Gwenwynwyn and Margaret Corbet. He was still a child when his father, who had been driven out of his princedom by L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruffydd%20ap%20Gwenwynwyn |
Pyrococcus furiosus is a heterotrophic, strictly anaerobic, extremophilic, model species of archaea. It is classified as a hyperthermophile because it thrives best under extremely high temperatures, and is notable for having an optimum growth temperature of 100 °C (a temperature that would destroy most living organisms... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus%20furiosus |
Circus Caper, known as in Japan, is the title of a side-scrolling Nintendo Entertainment System video game where the player controls a young boy on a quest to save his sister who has been kidnapped by the circus. The game was released in 1989 by Toho and received poor reviews.
Plot
In Circus Caper, a boy named Tim ta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus%20Caper |
Pivot is a United States rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina featuring Brian Kelly on vocals, Eric Hambright on guitar, Mike Hambright on bass, and Phil Cicco on drums.
Discography
1999 - Self Titled EP
2003 - Simple Machines
2006 - The Dream
2009 - 5 Days
2012 - Enter the Exosphere
American progressive rock grou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivot%20%28American%20band%29 |
Which Witch is a musical written by Norwegian singers/composers Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov.
The storyline for Which Witch was derived from the witch finder's manual Malleus Maleficarum, and the original script was written by Adrian and Bjørnov's manager Ole A. Sørli. The lyrics of the early concert versions w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which%20Witch |
Alejandro Oms Cosme (March 13, 1896 – November 5, 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 50 in Havana.
Oms played winter ball in the Cuban League from 1922 to 1946. He led the leagu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro%20Oms |
Old Deer Park is an area of open space within Richmond, owned by the Crown Estate, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. It covers of which are leased as sports grounds for sports, particularly rugby and golf. Despite the name, there are now no deer in the park.
Location
The park is bounded genera... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Deer%20Park |
The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of three spotted owl subspecies. A western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus Strix, it is a medium-sized dark brown owl native to the Pacific Northwest. An important indicator species, the northern spotted owl remains threatened due to contin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20spotted%20owl |
Kadiivka or Stakhanov is a city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Komyshuvakha River, a right tributary of the Luhan.
The city is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population is approximately
The city came under the control of the breakaway pro-Russia Luhansk People's ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadiivka |
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a secondary school and sixth form located in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It is the successor school to Ulverston Grammar School and Victoria Secondary Modern, which were combined in 1967 to form Ulverston Comprehensive School. This school ultimately became UVHS.
Ad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulverston%20Victoria%20High%20School |
Jay Hickman (born May 23, 1973) is an American film and voice actor, best known for his prolific voice work on English language dubs of Japanese anime shows for ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks and Funimation.
Career
Hickman lent his voice to the character of Mark in the 2002 Canadian film Touching Wild Horses, starring J... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Hickman%20%28actor%29 |
Newbiggin is a small village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about west of Penrith. It lies at sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Flusco Pike, higher.
It is described as a "non-nucleated village," lying for a mile along either side of the C3019 between the A66 and th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbiggin%2C%20Dacre |
Illinois Route 123 (IL-123) is an east–west state highway in central Illinois, USA. long, it stretches from Historic Route 66 at Williamsville to Illinois Route 125 near Pleasant Plains.
Route description
All of IL-123's route is contained within Sangamon and Menard counties. Major towns located on or adjacent to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%20Route%20123 |
is a throw in judo. It is one of the traditional forty throws of judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current official throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hand technique, te-waza, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoi%20nage |
r.e.m.IX is a 2002 remix album of songs by R.E.M. from its 2001 album Reveal. Copies of that album were given to well-known remixers to see what they could do with its tracks and the band's favorite results were compiled to form this album. Out of the twelve original tracks on Reveal, six are found among the ten tracks... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.e.m.IX |
Hamilton West railway station serves the Hamilton West area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line.
It is situated near the headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council; the Hamilton campus of the University of the West of Scotland; Hamilton Sheriff Court; and the Hamilton Racecourse. It is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%20West%20railway%20station |
The Tropical Park Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race currently run at Gulfstream ParkHallandale Beach, Florida in mid-December. It is an ungraded stakes race for 3-year-olds with a purse of $75,000 run over the turf at miles.
Prior to 2014, the race was held at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Park%20Derby |
The Hanwha Eagles () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Hanwha Life Eagles Park. The Eagles have won the Korean Series once, in 1999, and the league pennant twice. As of 2023, the Eagles have played in the postseason 13 times... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwha%20Eagles |
Red Water is a 2003 American made-for-television horror film starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson, Gideon Emery and Coolio. When former oil rig worker turned fishing captain John Sanders (Lou Diamond Phillips) agrees to help when his ex-wife's company in extracting oil upriver and a group of thugs working for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Water |
Blue Mountain Pottery was a Canadian pottery company located in Collingwood, Ontario. It was founded in 1953 by Dennis Tupy and Jozo Weider (b. 1908 in Zhilina Czechoslovakia) and closed in 2004. Originally producing hand-painted ski motifs on purchased blanks, production of the red clay items started in 1953-1954. It ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Mountain%20Pottery |
"Five Years" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, released on his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, it was recorded in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London with his backing band the Spiders from Mars − comprising Mick Ronson, Tr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five%20Years%20%28David%20Bowie%20song%29 |
The Progressive Canadian Party fielded several candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Quebec
Outremont: Philip Paynter
Philip Paynter was a political science and economics student at Concordia University in 2006. He received 9... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Canadian%20Party%20candidates%20in%20the%202006%20Canadian%20federal%20election |
Gary Graham (11 August 1945 – 24 June 2019) ONL, was a Canadian musician born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His early musical education began at the Banff Centre while still a teenager and continued at the Music School of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and later at McGill University in Montreal.
A long-time... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Graham%20%28musician%29 |
Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Ejura has settlement population of 70,807 people. Ejura is the largest maize producing district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is in the far north of the region, near the Afram River. Ejura is connected by highways with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejura |
Lambeg may refer to:
Lambeg drum, a large Irish drum
Lambeg, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Lambeg railway station, Lambeg, Northern Ireland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeg |
Chatelherault railway station serves the villages of Ferniegair and Allanton on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named Chatelherault after the nearby Chatelherault Country Park.
History
The station was opened as Ferniegair on 1 December 1866 as a terminus for trains approaching from the s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatelherault%20railway%20station |
Frontier California, Inc. is a Frontier Communications-owned operating company providing telephone service in former Verizon regions. This included Southern California cities such as Long Beach, Seal Beach, Lakewood, Norwalk and Santa Monica.
History
GTE was originally the largest non-Bell System telephone company, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier%20California |
EN World, also known as Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News, is a British-owned tabletop role-playing game news and reviews website. The website is run and owned by Russ Morrissey ("Morrus"). It reports current news and provides insight into major product releases before they are officially unveiled. EN World was the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN%20World |
Swing with Scooter is a DC Comics teen-humor American comic book published from 1966 to 1972. It starred a British teenage musician nicknamed Scooter who lived in the US.
Publication history
Swing with Scooter was published by DC Comics for 36 issues (cover-dated July 1966 - Nov. 1972). The series was an attempt at dr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing%20with%20Scooter |
Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!, known as Atari Anthology on consoles, is a video game collection developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari Interactive. The title is a compilation of 80 video games previously published by Atari, Inc. and Atari Corporation, reproducing Atari's games from its arcade and Atari 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari%20Anthology |
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