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Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Tokyo, Japan via Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul where it joins end-on with European route E80, running all the way to Lisbon, Portugal.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AH1 |
The Asse is a small hill range in the district of Wolfenbüttel in southeastern Lower Saxony with a median height of 200 metres ASL; the highest elevation is the Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostly covered by trees. It has been inhabited since t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse%20%28hills%29 |
Robert William Dewar Boyce (born 1943, in Montreal) is a professional historian and was (until his retirement) a senior lecturer in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His main fields of interest are French external relations in the twentieth century, the role of economi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Boyce |
Iovan Iorgovan is a character in Romanian mythology, similar in some ways to Hercules. The legend is present in the Cerna valley of south-western Transylvania. In the legend, Iovan is named "fiu de Ramlean" which can be translated as "son of Rome."
References
Romanian mythology | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iovan%20Iorgovan |
Daniel Hagen is an American voice, television, and film actor. He has had guest appearances on Seinfeld ("The Dealership"), CSI, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Charmed. He has voice acted for Star Wars video games such as Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, Star War... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Hagen |
Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles (14.5 kilometres) south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Melville Castle lies to the north east. The Gaelic form is Leas Bhaid, meaning the "cl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasswade |
Mirel Matei Rădoi (born 22 March 1981) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al Bataeh.
A defensive midfielder or a centre-back, Rădoi began his playing career at Extensiv Craiova in 1999, before signing for Steaua București one year later. Follo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirel%20R%C4%83doi |
Eric J. Lyman is an American journalist, writer and ghost writer.
Lyman graduated from Florida State University. He has written on topics from South America, including the thesis that the border conflict between Peru and Ecuador could be based on pre-Columbian Inca roots, and was the first to break the story that the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Lyman |
Paul Cinquevalli (30 June 1859 – 14 July 1918) was a German music hall entertainer whose speciality juggling act made him popular in the English music halls during the 19th and early 20th century.
Cinquevalli first appeared in England in 1885 with much success and settled in London, appearing in various circuses, musi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Cinquevalli |
Doamna Neaga is the heroine of many tales in Romanian folklore. She is allegedly based on a real individual who lived in 17th-century Wallachia. According to the legends, she owned many beautiful and well-hidden estates in the Buzău region, where she used to hide with her servants during Tatar incursions.
References
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doamna%20Neaga |
The Colourfield were an English band formed in 1984 in Manchester, England, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman Terry Hall joined up with Karl Shale and ex-Swinging Cats member Toby Lyons. Despite the fact that all three members were from Coventry, the band was based in Manchester.
History
1984 – The Begi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Colourfield |
Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. While the title character is billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", the series is known for being in the style of an anthology title and featuring an ensemble cast, largely inspired by extant American and British characters from comics and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Staff |
"La Vie Bohème" () is a song from the 1996 musical Rent. It is a celebration of bohemianism, especially the type present in 1980s Alphabet City, Manhattan, which begins with a mocking of the character Benny's statement that "Bohemia is dead". The song features the characters of Rent listing ideas, people, trends, and o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Vie%20Boh%C3%A8me |
Manuel Perez may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Manuel Perez (musician) (1871–1946), American cornetist and bandleader
Manuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981), animator for Warner Bros. Cartoons
Manuel Pérez (director) (born 1939), Cuban film director
Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista or Manny Pérez (born 1969), Dominica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Perez |
Danylo Apostol (; ; ) (1654–1734), was a Hetman of Zaporizhian Host from 1727 to 1734.
Brief biography
Born in a Cossack family of Moldavian origin, Danylo Apostol was a prominent military leader, polkovnyk (colonel) of the Myrhorod Regiment, and a participant in the Russian campaigns against the Ottoman Empire and C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danylo%20Apostol |
Stanford is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated north of the town of Thetford and southwest of the city of Norwich.
The name of the village derives from Old English and means "stony ford".
The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%2C%20Norfolk |
Proletarsky (masculine), Proletarskaya (feminine), or Proletarskoye (neuter) may refer to:
Proletarsky District (disambiguation), several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union
Proletarsky Urban Settlement (or Proletarskoye Urban Settlement), several municipal urban settlements in Russia
Proletarsky, Rus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proletarsky |
The New York County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (), or New York GAA is one of the three county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in North America, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the New York metropolitan area. The county board is also responsible for the New York county teams.
The co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20GAA |
The Holocene glacial retreat is a geographical phenomenon that involved the global retreat of glaciers (deglaciation) that previously had advanced during the Last Glacial Maximum. Ice sheet retreat initiated ca. 19,000 years ago and accelerated after ca. 15,000 years ago. The Holocene, starting with abrupt warming 11,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene%20glacial%20retreat |
Red Bicyclette is a French wine produced by the Sieur d'Arques cooperative and distributed in the United States by the E. & J. Gallo Winery. Its distinctive label appeals to consumers who prefer branded wines, labelled with the variety of grape from which they are made, rather than by the exact location. The followin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Bicyclette |
Lung Cheung Road () is a major road in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It forms part of Route 7 linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. It is a dual 3-lane carriageway running in the east-west direction for its entire length.
Kwun Tong (connected by Kwun Tong Road) in Eastern Kowloon was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung%20Cheung%20Road |
The Best of Run-DMC is a 2003 compilation album by Sony BMG of American hip hop group Run-D.M.C.'s greatest hits, recompiled in 2007.
Track listing
A ten-song album was released by BMG in 2003.
"King of Rock" – 5:13
"It's Tricky" – 3:04
"My Adidas" – 2:49
"Down with the King" – 5:04
"Holli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Best%20of%20Run-DMC |
Fixation disparity is a tendency of the eyes to drift in the direction of the heterophoria. While the heterophoria refers to a fusion-free vergence state, the fixation disparity refers to a small misalignment of the visual axes when both eyes are open in an observer with normal fusion and binocular vision. The misalign... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation%20disparity |
The Takutu River (Takatu River, Tacutu River) is a river in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana and Roraima in Brazil. It forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The confluence of the Takutu and Uraricoera Rivers forms the Branco River. The Takutu River's sources almost link with those of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takutu%20River |
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (; born 1966) is an Irish barrister and former radio host with (RTÉ). She presented Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin along with Gerry Ryan.
Career
Ní Mhurchú initially worked as a teacher in an Irish language school in Carlow and then spent ten years working as a journalist and presenter in R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia%20N%C3%AD%20Mhurch%C3%BA |
Glostrup FK IF32 is a Danish football club which plays in the Denmark Series. They play at Glostrup Stadion in Glostrup on Zealand, which has a capacity of 4,000.
The club was formed in 2003 as a merger between Glostrup IF 32, Glostrup IC and Hvissinge FC. In 2009 the club was merged with Albertslund IF to form Boldk... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glostrup%20FK |
Dasmond Koh (; born 22 February 1972) is a Singaporean actor, television host, radio DJ and businessman. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1995 to 2015. In 2015, He left Mediacorp to concentrate on NoonTalk Media which he co-founded in 2011.
Career
Prior to entering the entertainment industry, Koh had been a f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasmond%20Koh |
Celtic Instrumentals is a collection of Rawlins Cross' favourite instrumental tracks from their previous CDs plus some newly recorded tunes. It was released in 1997 by Warner Music.
Track listing
"MacPherson's Lament"
"Little Sara"/"Jessie's Jig"
"O'Neil's March"/"The Haughs of Cromdale"
"Wedding Gift"
"Mac's Fancy"/"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic%20Instrumentals |
This is a list of Amarilloans, notable current and former citizens of Amarillo, Texas.
Arts and entertainment
Jennifer Archer, author
Art Bell, radio host and author
Lacey Brown, folk singer and American Idol finalist
Gail Caldwell, Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic
Derek Cecil, actor (Push, Nevada)
Cyd Charisse, dan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20people%20from%20Amarillo%2C%20Texas |
Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as co-director of Toy Story 2 (1999).
After co-directing Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003), Unkr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Unkrich |
Maryland Route 176 (MD 176) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Dorsey Road, the highway runs from the end of state maintenance in Hanover east to MD 648 in Glen Burnie. MD 176 is a mostly four-lane highway that parallels MD 100 and forms the southern portion of the Airport Loop, a circumferenti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%20Route%20176 |
Acheron class may refer to:
Amphion, A, or Acheron-class diesel-electric submarines of the British Royal Navy, ordered in 1943, for service in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.
s of the Royal Navy, a class of twenty destroyers, all built under the 1910–11 Programme and completed between 1911 and 1912, whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron%20class |
Everest College was a system of colleges in the United States, and with Wyotech, made up Zenith Education. It was until 2015 a system of for-profit colleges in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario, owned and operated by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. In 2021, former Everest students were made eligible for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everest%20College |
The Siparuni River is a river in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana. It is a tributary of the Essequibo River. Tributaries of the Siparuni River include the Takutu River, Burro-Burro River, Tipuru River and Levai Creek.
Archaic petroglyphs have been recorded in a number of locations on the Siparuni River, includin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siparuni%20River |
Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso (born June 21, 1983, in Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Mexican singer and reality television star and grammy nominee singer.
Early life
Nadia was born to Mario Lopez Hernández and Aurora Ayuso Rodriguez. She has an older brother named Mario Josuè Lopez Ayuso. Since childhood, Nadia embraced singing, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia%20L%C3%B3pez |
Moose Hunters is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. It was the 93rd short in the Mickey Mouse film series, and the fourth for that year. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy on a moose hunting expedition. It was directed by Ben Sharp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose%20Hunters |
Monica Germino (born 1974) is an American and Dutch violinist.
Germino spent her early years in Virginia, US. She is a graduate of Yale and the New England Conservatory. In 1993 she received a
grant to study music in The Netherlands. Germino resides in The Netherlands.
Monica Germino has performed at the Huddersfield... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica%20Germino |
The Italian Cultural Institute, London () is based at 39 Belgrave Square in Belgravia, London. The institute promotes Italian culture and organises events at its own premises including exhibitions, concerts and meetings. It also supports the learning of Italian language through the set-up of group lessons. It deals wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian%20Cultural%20Institute%2C%20London |
"Theme from Harry's Game" is a 1982 song by Clannad commissioned as the theme for Harry's Game, a Yorkshire Television miniseries adapted from a 1975 novel set in The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It was released as a single in October 1982 and became a surprise hit, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart the follow... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme%20from%20Harry%27s%20Game |
Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun, KT, PC (1681 – 26 February 1742) was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
He was the son of John Hope of Hopetoun by a daughter of the 4th Earl of Haddington. His father, John Hope, purchased the barony of Niddry Castle from George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton around 1680. He also bought th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Hope%2C%201st%20Earl%20of%20Hopetoun |
Scarlet Fantastic were a British pop band active in the 1980s, consisting of Maggie K. De Monde and Rick P. Jones. The duo were former members of pop trio Swans Way, who had a hit with "Soul Train" in 1984. Scarlet Fantastic reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, with October 1987 single "No Memory", a s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet%20Fantastic |
The Dodge MAXXcab is a four-door sport utility pickup truck concept car developed by Dodge. Unveiled at the 2000 Detroit Auto Show, it was billed by Dodge as a "Passenger Priority Truck". It shares styling cues from other vehicles in the Dodge and Chrysler line up, and is based on a modified Dodge Dakota chassis. It fe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge%20MAXXcab |
The Socialist Health Association (SHA, called the Socialist Medical Association before May 1981) is a socialist medical association based in the United Kingdom. It is affiliated to the Labour Party as a socialist society.
History
The Socialist Medical Association was founded in 1930 to campaign from within the Labour ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20Health%20Association |
Thomas H. Cormen is the co-author of Introduction to Algorithms, along with Charles Leiserson, Ron Rivest, and Cliff Stein. In 2013, he published a new book titled Algorithms Unlocked. He is an emeritus professor of computer science at Dartmouth College and former Chairman of the Dartmouth College Department of Compute... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20H.%20Cormen |
Information bias is a cognitive bias to seek information when it does not affect action. An example of information bias is believing that the more information that can be acquired to make a decision, the better, even if that extra information is irrelevant for the decision.
Example
In an experiment , subjects conside... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20bias%20%28psychology%29 |
The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the West Division of the Big Ten. Nebraska plays its home games at Memorial Stadium, where it has sold out every game since 1962.
Nebraska is among the most stori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska%20Cornhuskers%20football |
William James Booth CVO (3 February 1939 – 2 June 2009) was an Anglican priest and priest vicar of Westminster Abbey who served as a chaplain to HM The Queen.
Early life
A descendant of Humphrey Booth of Dublin (see Gore-Booth), he was born in 1939 and educated at Ballymena Academy, County Antrim and Trinity College, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Booth%20%28priest%29 |
Rio de Fornos is a village near Vinhais, in the district of Bragança, province of Trás-os-Montes, in the North of Portugal.
History
Literal translation into English is "River of Ovens", as there is a river that runs through this village that originates in the mountains. The name comes from the fact that ovens used to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio%20de%20Fornos |
Stonebridge or StoneBridge may refer to:
Places
Stonebridge Estate (disambiguation)
United Kingdom
Stonebridge, Essex, a hamlet
Stonebridge, London, an area in northwest London
Stonebridge, Norfolk, a village
Stonebridge, West Midlands, a junction between the A45 and A452 roads in England
Stonebridge, part of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge |
Donald William McCafferty (March 12, 1921 – July 28, 1974) was an American football player and coach who, in his first year as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, led the team to a victory in Super Bowl V, and became the first rookie head coach to win the Super Bowl.
College career
McCafferty played college football fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20McCafferty |
Quimby the Mouse was created by Chris Ware while he attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1990 to 1991 (some of the strip was written from 1992 to 1993) The strip originally appeared in the student paper The Daily Texan.
The strip follows that of a seemingly depressed cartoon mouse, modeled after Felix the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimby%20the%20Mouse |
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, published Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior from 1996 to 1998.
Plot
Mayo is a professional assassin who is hired by the "Organization" to kill the mother of a young prostitute, Shion. Shion pleads with Mayo, and convinces him to give up ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strain%20%28manga%29 |
Hoitovirhe (English: Malpractice), released on 10 December 2004 by Spinefarm Records, is the first full-length album by the Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt.
Track listing
Singles
Teurastaja
"Teurastaja"
"4 Käskyä"
Verta ja lihaa
"Verta ja lihaa"
"Volvot ulvoo kuun savuun"
References
2004 albu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoitovirhe |
William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry.
He has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 langu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Joyce%20%28writer%29 |
Las Vegas College was a for-profit college in Henderson, Nevada. In 2009 it became Everest College.
History
Founded in 1979 in Las Vegas by Betty Krolak under the name Krolak Business Institute, Barbara A. and E.T. Paulus purchased the Institute in December 1980 and incorporated it under the name of TO-Ba Corporation.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las%20Vegas%20College |
WWF The Music, Volume 4 is a soundtrack album by WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF). Released on November 2, 1999, by Koch Records, it features entrance theme music of various WWE superstars, all of which were composed and performed by Jim Johnston (with the exception of one song, performed by H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF%20The%20Music%2C%20Volume%204 |
Bobovac () is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica. It is a protected site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobovac |
The list of ship launches in 2005 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2005.
See also
References
2005
Ship launches | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ship%20launches%20in%202005 |
Roy Alexander "Red" Parnell (September 17, 1905 - February 16, 1954) was an American left fielder and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably with the Philadelphia Stars from 1936 to 1943. Born in Austin, Texas, he died at age 48 in Philadelphia.
In his rookie year in the Negro National League in 1927, he batte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Parnell |
Central High School is a public secondary school for grades 9-12 located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Its enrollment is 1,598, and it is operated by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.
History
Central High School graduated its first class of seniors in 1948. The school was first established and located in an ol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20High%20School%20%28Grand%20Junction%2C%20Colorado%29 |
Everest College was a for-profit career college in Springfield, Missouri, formerly known as Springfield College. Everest College offered diplomas, associate and bachelor's degrees in the fields of business, administration, computer technology, legal, and health care programs.
Everest College was in no way affiliated w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everest%20College%20%28Missouri%29 |
WWF The Music, Vol. 5 is a soundtrack album by WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF). Released on February 20, 2001 by Koch Records (now eOne Records), it features entrance theme music of various WWE superstars, all of which were composed and performed by Jim Johnston (with the exception of one son... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF%20The%20Music%2C%20Vol.%205 |
Érin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France.
Situation
Érin is a small village on the south side of the small river, the Ternoise which flows through St.Pol-sur-Ternoise and joins the River Canche at Hesdin. The geology of the area is like that of the Somme valley to it... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rin |
Lurcy-Lévis () is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
It is around east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and west of (Moulins) and the N7.
Population
Economy
Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcy-L%C3%A9vis |
Stonebridge is a village in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1075 road, some north east of the town of Thetford and south west of the city of Norwich. The village forms part of the civil parish of Wretham , which in turn falls within the district of Breckland.
References
Ordnance Survey (1999).... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge%2C%20Norfolk |
The 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) () is a Soviet 100 mm anti-tank and field gun.
History
Development
The BS-3 was based on the B-34 naval gun. The development team was led by V. G. Grabin.
World War II
During World War II the Soviet Army employed the gun in the light artillery brigades of tank armies (20 pieces a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100%20mm%20field%20gun%20M1944%20%28BS-3%29 |
Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the club was promoted to the Tippeligaen, the top league in Norway, but finish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarpsborg%2008%20FF |
Trevor John Immelman (born 16 December 1979) is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won his sole major championship at the 2008 Masters Tournament.
Early years
Immelman was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Born into ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Immelman |
Charles Neal Ascherson (born 5 October 1932) is a Scottish journalist and writer. He has been described by Radio Prague as "one of Britain's leading experts on central and eastern Europe". Ascherson is the author of several books on the history of Poland and Ukraine. His work has appeared in The Guardian and The New Yo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal%20Ascherson |
Illington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wretham in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is 6.2 miles north east of Thetford, 24 miles west south west of Norwich and 92.3 miles north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Thetford for the Brecklan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illington |
Debra Ruh (born 1958) is an American business woman and advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. She founded TecAccess, which provides software and services for information technology accessibility for people with disabilities and for Section 508 compliance.
Ruh is Chair of the United Nations's G3ict Empl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra%20Ruh |
A Stranger is Watching is a 1982 American horror film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The screenplay was written by Earl Mac Rauch and Victor Miller, based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Mary Higgins Clark.
Plot
Steve Peterson's wife, Nina is murdered in front of their young daughter Julie. Three years later, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Stranger%20Is%20Watching%20%28film%29 |
ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol. 6 is a compilation album released by WWE in 2004. It mostly features recent theme songs of wrestlers on the roster at the time. The album reached a peak of #38 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.
Track listing
Composed by Jim Johnston (unless noted).
Ev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThemeAddict%3A%20WWE%20The%20Music%2C%20Vol.%206 |
Sarah Louise Clouston Geeson (born 23 June 1950), known professionally as Sally Geeson, is an English actress with a career mostly on television in the 1970s. She is best known for playing Sid James's daughter, Sally, in Bless This House and for her roles in Carry On Abroad (1972) and Carry On Girls (1973). She also st... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%20Geeson |
Preaching the "End-Time" Message is a rarities collection by American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released in May 2005. It contains three original studio tracks, recorded on March 10, 2005, as well as live songs and rare alternate versions. The album is available on CD, vinyl LP and picture disc, although only 500 co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preaching%20the%20%22End-Time%22%20Message |
The Masivo Integrado de Occidente ('Western Mass Integrated'), also referred to as MIO, is a bus rapid transit system that serves Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The system is operated through articulated buses which move in dedicated lanes. Approximately 97% of the city's spatial perimeter will be covered by this system, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masivo%20Integrado%20de%20Occidente |
The Department of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet.
The department was established in 1967 when Premier Louis Robichaud split the Department of Public Works and Highwa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%20of%20Transportation%20%28New%20Brunswick%29 |
The Holland class were the first submarines built for the Royal Navy. They were built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. The first three were designed by John Philip Holland. The Hollands were built under licence from the Holland Torpedo Boat Company/Electric Boat Company during the years 1901 to 1903. The Admiralty hoped... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland-class%20submarine |
The rue Saint-Séverin is a sometimes boisterous street running parallel to the river in the north of Paris' Latin Quarter. Lined with restaurants and souvenir shops, much of its commerce is dedicated to tourism.
Name origin
One of Paris' oldest churches, the Église Saint-Séverin, lies midway along this street's length... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue%20Saint-S%C3%A9verin%2C%20Paris |
ARM9 is a group of 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores licensed by ARM Holdings for microcontroller use. The ARM9 core family consists of ARM9TDMI, ARM940T, ARM9E-S, ARM966E-S, ARM920T, ARM922T, ARM946E-S, ARM9EJ-S, ARM926EJ-S, ARM968E-S, ARM996HS. Since ARM9 cores were released from 1998 to 2006, they are no longer reco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM9 |
An information commons is an information system, such as a physical library or online community, that exists to produce, conserve, and preserve information for current and future generations. Wikipedia could be considered to be an information commons to the extent that it produces and preserves information through curr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20commons |
HMS Holland 2 was the second Royal Navy submarine to be built, and the first to be given a non-secret launch, in February 1902.
She was the second of the Holland-class submarines. Holland No. 2 was laid down on 4 February 1901 and commissioned on 1 August 1902. She set the depth record for the British Holland-class, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Holland%202 |
Bates is a common surname of English origin and is derived from the name Bartholomew. The name could also originate from the Old English "Bat", meaning "Boat", as used to identify a person whose occupation was boatman. Another origin is that which means "lush pasture", describing someone who lived near such a place.
A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates%20%28surname%29 |
This list presents representative academic journals covering sociology and its various subfields.
A
Acta Sociologica
The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales
Année Sociologique
Annual Review of Sociology
Arm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20sociology%20journals |
NBA on TNT is a branding used for broadcasts of the National Basketball Association (NBA) games, produced by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, the sports division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Sports subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery and televised on TNT since 1989. TNT's NBA coverage includes the Inside the NBA studio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA%20on%20TNT |
The 1981–82 Yugoslav First League season was the 36th season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 26 July 1981 and ended on 2 May 1982. Dinamo Zagreb led by Miroslav Blažević won their fourth title five poi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382%20Yugoslav%20First%20League |
The congressional office buildings are the office buildings used by the United States Congress to augment the limited space in the United States Capitol. The congressional office buildings are part of the Capitol Complex, and are thus under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol and protected by the United State... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional%20office%20buildings |
Victor Rousseau Emanuel (born Avigdor Rousseau Emanuel; January 1879 – 6 April 1960, Tarrytown, New York) was a British writer who wrote novels, newspaper series, science fiction and pulp fiction works. He was active in Great Britain and the United States during the first half of the 20th century.
During the first 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Rousseau%20Emanuel |
Chatham Street Theatre may refer to either of two former theaters on Chatham Street (now Park Row) in New York City:
Chatham Theatre, opened 1839, demolished 1862
Chatham Garden Theatre, opened 1824, converted in 1832 to the Free Presbyterian Chatham Street Chapel, which became a hotel and was later demolished | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham%20Street%20Theatre |
Hamit Şare (born February 19, 1982 in Bursa, Turkey) is an Olympic alpine skier discipline.
Hamit began skiing at five years of age. He joined the Turkish national ski team already in 1993. He won seven national titles, represented Turkey 79 times, and finished in the top 50 in the 2005 World Championships. He is curr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamit%20%C5%9Eare |
Forces Command is a military formation in use in at least two different armies:
Forces Command (Australia)
United States Army Forces Command | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces%20Command |
Big Shiny Tunes is a series of rock albums compiled and released by the Canadian music television station MuchMusic, and through MusiquePlus in Quebec, from 1996 to 2009. The best-selling album of the series was Big Shiny Tunes 2, which was certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units) by the CRIA on March 25, 1998. I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Shiny%20Tunes |
Otto Wilhelm Heinrich Wagener (29 April 1888 – 9 August 1971) was a German major general and, for a period, Adolf Hitler's economic advisor and confidant.
Life and career
An industrialist's son, Wagener was born in Durlach, graduated from Gymnasium and then became an army officer. In 1916 during the First World War,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20Wagener |
Wefelpütt is a small village in Germany with only 63 inhabitants.
Since 1929 it belongs to the city of Wuppertal.
Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wuppertal | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wefelp%C3%BCtt |
"Lay Down Your Arms" is a 1956 popular music song with music by Åke Gerhard and Leon Landgren and lyrics by Gerhard (original "Anne-Caroline" Swedish) and Paddy Roberts (English).
Recorded Versions
In the United States, the biggest hit version was recorded by The Chordettes, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard chart.
In... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay%20Down%20Your%20Arms%20%281956%20song%29 |
Simmel is a German language surname. It may refer to:
Ernst Simmel (1882–1947), German psychologist
Friedrich Simmel (born 1970), German biophysicist
Georg Simmel (1858–1918), German sociologist
Johannes Mario Simmel (1924–2009), Austrian writer
Marianne Simmel (1923–2010), American psychologist
German-language surn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmel |
Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama Poldark.
Early life
Rees was born at Redhill Hospital (now Edgware Commu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angharad%20Rees |
The Caldwell Zoo is an zoo located in the city of Tyler, Texas. It features animals from all over the world.
The Caldwell Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).
History
The zoo had its origins in the Child Development L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell%20Zoo |
"Big Shiny Tunes 2" is the second edition of the MuchMusic compilation series, Big Shiny Tunes. The album had been accompanied by heavy advertising in Canada. It is the best-selling album of the series, having sold 1,233,000 copies.
Commercial performance
Big Shiny Tunes 2 debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Shiny%20Tunes%202 |
"Big Shiny Tunes 3" is the third edition of the MuchMusic compilation series, Big Shiny Tunes. The album was assembled by having its audience vote on which songs they would like to have included, a novel process.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 112,000 copies in it... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Shiny%20Tunes%203 |
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