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Peter Collinson (1 April 1936 – 16 December 1980) was a British film director probably best remembered for directing The Italian Job (1969).
Early life
Peter Collinson was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire in 1936. His parents, an actress and a musician, separated when he was two years old; he was raised by his grand... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Collinson%20%28film%20director%29 |
The DCBL Stadium (historically known as Lowerhouse Lane and Naughton Park) is a multi-purpose rugby league, football and American football stadium in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is the home of Rugby League side Widnes Vikings of the Betfred Championship, football team Widnes Football Club of the Northern Premier Leag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCBL%20Stadium |
Ken Smith (born 1953) is an internationally acclaimed American landscape architect.
Biography
Kenneth W. Smith was born in Waukee, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 1976. After graduation, he apprenticed with sculptor Paul Shao, and worked for the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Smith%20%28architect%29 |
Technical Sergeant Leonard Phillip Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) was an American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was the first gay service member to purposely out himself to the military to fight their ban on gays, and perhaps the best... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard%20Matlovich |
Canada–Caribbean relations are the long established relationships between Canada and the many states of the Caribbean or West Indies. These ties have been on-going throughout the history of both regions. Initially these relations were based on the policies of European colonial powers in the Americas. More recently, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93Caribbean%20relations |
The Wales National Ice Rink (WNIR) was an ice rink in Cardiff, Wales. It was the former home of the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team. The WNIR was opened in September 1986, and was inaugurated by the Duchess of York on 27 April 1987. Meat Loaf performed on 4 December 1993, as part of the Everything Louder tour, to a crow... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales%20National%20Ice%20Rink |
The Orchestra of Opera North (or English Northern Philharmonia as recording name) is the orchestra that plays for the Opera North.
It was founded as the English Northern Philharmonia, and changed its name during the period when Steven Sloane was Opera North's Music Director. Since the Royal Scottish National Orchestr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra%20of%20Opera%20North |
United Animal Nations is an animal rights organization founded in 1979, in Geneva, by the Franz Weber Foundation, based in Switzerland.
History
United Animal Nations was founded by Franz Weber on 8 November 1979 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Purpose
The purpose of the UAN is to obtain legal status for animal population... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Animal%20Nations |
Through Hell and High Water is a BBC television programme produced by Twofour that aired in the United Kingdom on 1317 February 2006. Five half-hour morning programmes (9:3010am) on BBC1 followed James Cracknell (Olympic rower) and Ben Fogle (television presenter) in their attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in "Spirit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through%20Hell%20and%20High%20Water |
Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences Into Democracy (2004, ) is a book by the French theorist and philosopher of science Bruno Latour. The book is an English translation by Catherine Porter of the French book, Politiques de la nature. It is published by Harvard University Press.
Overview
In the book, Latour a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Nature |
Headswim are an English alternative rock band active during the 1990s, best known for their 1997 single "Tourniquet". Band members subsequently went on to projects including BlackCar, Tenebrous Liar and Mew.
History
The band originally formed in 1989 in Essex, England under the name Blinder. The initial line-up was Da... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headswim |
Òmnium Cultural () is a Spanish association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture.
Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political issues; in 2012 it committed itself to Catalan independence, specifically de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%92mnium%20Cultural |
WSKG-TV (channel 46) is a PBS member television station in Binghamton, New York, United States. It is owned by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council alongside NPR members WSKG-FM (89.3) and WSQX-FM (91.5). The three stations share studios on Gates Road in Vestal, New York; WSKG-TV's transmitter is located on Ingra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSKG-TV |
Hugh Auchincloss Brown (23 December 1879 – 19 November 1975) was an electrical engineer who advanced a theory of catastrophic pole shift. Brown claimed that massive accumulation of ice at the poles caused recurring tipping of the axis in cycles of approximately 4000–7500 years. He argued that because the earth wobbles... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Auchincloss%20Brown |
U.S. Highway associations were organizations to promote business and tourism along specific highways. The earliest ones also worked on interconnecting various state highways to create longer, multi-state highways. Since 1990, new associations have formed (primarily for U.S. Route 66) for preservation of historic high... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Highway%20association |
Monica Mary McWilliams (born 28 April 1954) is a Northern Irish academic, peace activist, human rights defender and former politician in Northern Ireland.
In 1996, she co-founded the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition (NIWC) political party and was elected as a delegate at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations, which led... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica%20McWilliams |
Lev Konstantinovich Knipper (Russian: Лев Константинович Книппер; – 30 July 1974) was a Soviet and Russian composer of partial German descent and an active OGPU/NKVD agent.
Life and career
Lev Knipper was born in Tiflis to railway engineer Konstantin Leonardovich Knipper and Elena-Luiza Yul’evna Rid. Shortly after h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev%20Knipper |
San Tin Highway () is a northeast-southwest expressway at San Tin in north-western New Territories of Hong Kong. San Tin Highway connects Fanling Highway at its northeastern end at San Tin Interchange to a fork at the Tsing Long Highway and Yuen Long Highway at Kam Tin River east of Yuen Long at the southwestern end of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Tin%20Highway |
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland jointly nationalised the company in 1953, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Northern%20Railway%20%28Ireland%29 |
Adinazolam (marketed under the brand name Deracyn) is a tranquilizer of the triazolobenzodiazepine (TBZD) class, which are benzodiazepines (BZDs) fused with a triazole ring. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, and antidepressant properties. Adinazolam was developed by Jackson B. Hester, who was seeking t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adinazolam |
Langerado Music Festival was an annual music festival, taking place in early spring in South Florida, first organized in 2003 by Ethan Schwartz. In 2008, the festival was held at the Seminole Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the Everglades. The festival featured primarily music of the jamband genre, but also offered a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langerado |
Self-levelling refers to an automobile suspension system that maintains a constant ride height of the vehicle above the road, regardless of load.
Purpose
Many vehicle systems on a conventional vehicle are negatively affected by the change in attitude coming from changes in load - specifically a heavy load in the rear... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-levelling%20suspension |
PO'ed is a video game developed by Any Channel for the 3DO and published by Any Channel in 1995. It follows a cook attempting to escape a hostile, alien world. A PlayStation port was released in May 1996 by Accolade. An MS-DOS version was cancelled.
Plot
A chef's spacecraft has crash-landed on an alien world and must ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PO%27ed |
Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias (26 May 1946 – 17 January 2019), was a Spanish judge at the European Court of Justice between 31 January 1986 and 7 October 2004. He was 9th President of the Court from 7 October 1994 to 7 October 2004.
Biography
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias had a degree at Unive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil%20Carlos%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Iglesias |
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 19 August 1928. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 178 of the 250 seats.
Background
The Venizelists entered the elections as a coalition of five "parties of the liberals" under the leadership of Eleftherios Venizelos. These parties were the Democrat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928%20Greek%20legislative%20election |
WSQX-FM is an NPR member radio station in south-central New York State. It operates in Binghamton, New York, on 91.5 MHz (FM), and has an effective radiated power of 3.5 kW. The signal is repeated in Greene by WSQN 88.1 MHz, in Corning by translator station W214AA on 90.7 MHz, and in Cooperstown by translator station W... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSQX-FM |
WSKG-FM, 89.3 MHz FM, is an NPR member station in Binghamton, New York. It has an effective radiated power of 11.5 kW. Due to hilly terrain, the signal is repeated on several other frequencies located throughout South Central New York State.
WSKG-FM began broadcast in October 1975. Its operator WSKG Public Telecommuni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSKG-FM |
Halazepam is a benzodiazepine derivative that was marketed under the brand names Paxipam in the United States, Alapryl in Spain, and Pacinone in Portugal.
Medical uses
Halazepam was used for the treatment of anxiety.
Adverse effects
Adverse effects include drowsiness, confusion, dizziness, and sedation. Gastrointe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halazepam |
2000 Today was an internationally broadcast television special to commemorate the beginning of the Year 2000. This program included New Year's Eve celebrations, musical performances, and other features from participating nations.
Most international broadcasts such as the Olympic Games coverage originate from a limited... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20Today |
Sakastan (also known as Sagestān, Sagistan, Seyanish, Segistan, Sistan, and Sijistan) was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, that lay within the kust of Nemroz. The province bordered Kirman in the west, Spahan in the north west, Kushanshahr in the north east, and Turan in the south east. The governor of the provinc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakastan%20%28Sasanian%20province%29 |
The Iran Policy Committee (IPC), formed in February 2005, is a pressure group meant to influence US government policy towards Iran. IPC is made up of former White House, State Department, The Pentagon and CIA officials as well as scholars from think tanks and academia.
Aims
According to its website, the Iran Policy Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%20Policy%20Committee |
Ismail as-Sadr () (died 1919–1920) was a Lebanese Grand Ayatollah, a title which is used in Iran and Iraq referring to a Twelver Shi'a scholar who is a fully qualified mujtahid who asserts authority over peers and followers by virtue of sufficient study and achievement of the level of necessary competency needed to ob... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail%20as-Sadr |
The Lotus M90 (sometimes referred to as the Lotus X100) is a concept car that was developed by Lotus using many Toyota parts. Rumors were circulated that it was the initial design for the MKI MR2, but, though sharing an engine, it bears very little resemblance to the mid-engine roadster. The project was the last one ov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus%20M90 |
Fanling Highway () is a part of Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new town of Tai Po and San Tin Highway, passing through Sheung Shui and Fanling on its way. The three lane expressway was constructed between 1983 and 1987.
Alignment
The road succeeds the Tolo Highway at the Lam Kam Interchange where it also interc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanling%20Highway |
Fillér () was the name of various small-denomination coins throughout Hungarian history. It was the subdivision of the Austro-Hungarian and the Hungarian korona, the pengő and the forint. The name derives from the German word (four). Originally it was the name of the four-kreuzer coin. Due to significant inflation t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fill%C3%A9r |
Barry McConnell (born 1 January 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Exmouth Town. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder.
Career
Born in Exeter, Devon, McConnell originally came through Exeter City's youth system in 1995, and was a first-team player for almost 10 years, featuring in a variety of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20McConnell |
Pinazepam (marketed under the brand name Domar and Duna) is a benzodiazepine drug. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
Pinazepam and its metabolite N-desmethyldiazepam are transferred to the developing fetus in utero, but the plasma drug level in the mother is usu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinazepam |
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Austria-Hungary from the formation of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 until it was dissolved in 1918.
For a background to the diplomatic service of Austria-Hungary, including the types of diplomatic representation, see Austro-Hungarian Foreign Service.
History
Austria-Hungary had 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20diplomatic%20missions%20of%20Austria-Hungary |
Health board may refer to:
District health boards in New Zealand
Health Board (Estonia)
Health board (Ireland)
Local board of health, in England and Wales from 1848 to 1894
Local health boards in Wales
National Board of Health (Denmark)
NHS Scotland#Regional health boards
New York City's Metropolitan Board of Health | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20board |
The Electric Palace cinema, Harwich, is one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas to survive complete with its silent screen, original projection room and ornamental frontage still intact. It was designed by the architect Harold Ridley Hooper of Ipswich, Suffolk and opened on 29 November 1911.
Other interesting features... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20Palace%20Cinema%2C%20Harwich |
The Howard Gilman Foundation is a charitable organization started by Howard Gilman.
Howard Gilman Memorial Park
Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
White Oak Plantation in Jacksonville, Florida
References
External links
Foundation
Foundations based in the United States
Organizations establish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Gilman%20Foundation |
The Exchange Session Vol. 1 is a 2006 album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid, recorded in one day at The Exchange Mastering Studios in London. The album contains no overdubbing or editing.
Track listing
"Morning Prayer" – 6:38
"Soul Oscillations" – 14:19
"Electricity and Drum Will Change Your Mind" – 15:45
Personne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Exchange%20Session%20Vol.%201 |
Freiman Mall (French: Mall Freiman) is an enclosed shopping arcade between Rideau and George Streets in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, east of Sussex Drive and west of William Street. The adjacent Hudson's Bay department store abuts the Freiman Mall on both its north and south sides, and can be accessed from the Freiman Mall... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiman%20Mall |
Macheng () is a city in northeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the north and Anhui to the northeast. It is a county-level city under the administration of Huanggang City and abuts the south side of the Dabie Mountains. The city's administrative area covers about , a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macheng |
Ketazolam (marketed under the brand names Anseren, Ansieten, Ansietil, Marcen, Sedatival, Sedotime, Solatran and Unakalm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
Therapeutic uses
It is used for the treatment of anxiety a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketazolam |
Mark is a common male given name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". Marcus was one of the three most common Roman given names.
Meaning and history
Mark is a form of the name Marcus. Mark the Evangelist is the traditionally a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20%28given%20name%29 |
Runcorn East railway station serves the eastern suburbs of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, offering train services to Warrington and Manchester and to Chester and North Wales.
History
The station opened by British Rail on 3 October 1983 to serve the new suburbs of Runcorn New Town. It is situated a short distance from t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runcorn%20East%20railway%20station |
Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian soldiers during the Bosnian War. It was released in the United Kingdom as Esma's Secret: Grbavica, and in US as Grbavica: Land of My Dreams.
The film sho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grbavica%20%28film%29 |
Lambton Shores is a municipality in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, that is on the southern shores of Lake Huron.
History
Lambton Shores was formed in 2001 when the Township of Bosanquet was amalgamated with the town of Forest, and the villages of Arkona, Grand Bend and Thedford.
Climate
Lambton Shores is one of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton%20Shores |
Oliver Carton Winterbottom (24 February 1944 – 6 November 2020) was a British automotive designer who designed cars for Lotus, Jaguar and TVR.
Early years
Winterbottom was born in Ashford, Kent. His father was born in Oldham, Lancashire and attended school in Shanghai before coming to England and public school. His fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Winterbottom |
The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce was founded in 2001 to increase economic growth opportunities for women. As the only national organization of its kind, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce works in concert with its over 500,000 members, national and local association partners, and key influencers to open doors fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Women%27s%20Chamber%20of%20Commerce |
The University of Canberra Capitals are an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team is based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. In 2014 the University of Canberra Union took control of the Capitals from Basketball ACT. The University of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Canberra%20Capitals |
Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, 10th Baronet (21 July 1811 – 19 September 1873) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Premier of Queensland, Australia from August 1867 to November 1868.
Early life
Mackenzie was born in Coul, Ross-shire, Scotland, fourth son of Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir%20Robert%20Mackenzie%2C%2010th%20Baronet |
The SS-50 bus was an early computer bus designed as a part of the SWTPC 6800 Computer System that used the Motorola 6800 CPU. The SS-50 motherboard would have around seven 50-pin connectors for CPU and memory boards plus eight 30-pin connectors for I/O boards. The I/O section was sometimes called the SS-30 bus.
Southw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS-50%20bus |
FIH may refer to:
FIH Erhvervsbank A/S, a Danish corporate and investment bank specialising in lending to Danish corporates
Falkland Islands Holdings, a company which plays a key role in the economy of the Falkland Islands
International Hockey Federation, the global governing body for the sport of field hockey
The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIH |
The National Museum of Contemporary Art (Chiado Museum, in Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado – MNAC) is an art museum located in the Chiado neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal. It was created in 1911 and re-inaugurated, in new installations, in 1994.
The museum covers the period between 1850 and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Museum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art%20%28Portugal%29 |
Frodsham railway station serves the town of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The station is managed by Transport for Wales. It was opened along with the line in 1850 and the station building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. This was restored in 2012 and is in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodsham%20railway%20station |
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 25 September 1932. All 250 seats in the Lower House of the Greek Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, were elected, as well as one-third of the seats in the Senate. The outcome was an ambivalent result for the two biggest parties, the Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932%20Greek%20legislative%20election |
Paduka Sri Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah (4 September 1857 – 22 September 1881) was the 25th Sultan of Kedah. He reigned from 1879 to 1881. He was the son of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah with Wan Tan binti Almarhum Luang Nik Abidin. He married Tengku Mari... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainal%20Rashid%20Mu%27adzam%20Shah%20II%20of%20Kedah |
Gagik II (; c. 1025 - May 5/November 24, 1079) was the last Armenian king of the Bagratuni dynasty. Known as Gagik II King of Ani (Ani being the capital of the kingdom at the time) he was enthroned as Gagik II and ruled for a brief period from 1042 to 1045 before the Bagratid dynasty rule collapsed in Armenia.
Histori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagik%20II%20of%20Armenia |
The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various games played on a billiard table without ; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20cue%20sports%20terms |
Camazepam is a benzodiazepine psychoactive drug, marketed under the brand names Albego, Limpidon and Paxor. It is the dimethyl carbamate ester of temazepam, a metabolite of diazepam. While it possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, skeletal muscle relaxant and hypnotic properties it differs from other benzodiazepines in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camazepam |
Lomandroideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Lomandra. The group has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae. In the Kubitzki sys... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomandroideae |
Jay Patrick Lynch (January 7, 1945 – March 5, 2017) was an American cartoonist who played a key role in the underground comix movement with his Bijou Funnies and other titles. He is best known for his comic strip Nard n' Pat and the running gag Um tut sut. His work is sometimes signed Jayzey Lynch. Lynch was the main w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Lynch |
Fort Fillmore, located at 32°13′30″N 106°42′52″W, was a United States military fortification established by Colonel Edwin Vose Sumner in September 1851 near Mesilla in what is now New Mexico, primarily for the purpose of protecting settlers and traders traveling to California. Early frontier migrants were under constan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Fillmore |
The following were trading posts owned by the Dutch East India Company, presented in geographical sequence from west to east:
Africa
Saint Helena
Saint Helena
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope (Cape Colony): 1652-1806
Mozambique
Jan. 1721 - 23 December 1730.
Delagoa Bay: Fort Lydsaamheid (Jan. 1721 - 23 December 1730.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Dutch%20East%20India%20Company%20trading%20posts%20and%20settlements |
Hanlan's Point Beach is a public clothing optional beach situated on Hanlan's Point in the Toronto Islands near Toronto, Ontario on the shore of Lake Ontario.
In 2002, a 1 kilometre-long part of the beach was officially recognized by the city in 2002 as being clothing optional. In 2023, the clothing optional section ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlan%27s%20Point%20Beach |
Thompson & Morgan is an independently-owned company based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Founded in 1855, Thompson & Morgan offer English plants, seeds and sundries worldwide through their websites. The U.S. division of the company was sold to Gardens Alive in 2009.
Overview
The company distributes their products through its m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson%20and%20Morgan |
The FC Bayern Munich Junior Team is the youth academy for German football club FC Bayern Munich. The Junior Team was created in 1902 and restructured in 1995. It has educated many players who have become regulars in the Bundesliga and Germany. The vision for the Junior Team is "to educate young players so that it will ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC%20Bayern%20Munich%20Junior%20Team |
Árpád Szenes (also ; 6 May 1897, Budapest – 16 January 1985, Paris) was a Hungarian-Jewish abstract painter who worked in France.
Biography
In 1897, Szenes was born into a petty bourgeois family in Budapest. Many artists including Arthur Bárdos, Ignotus, Lajos Hatvany were guests in the family's home. He went to the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d%20Szenes |
John Bradley "J.B." Holmes (born April 26, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Holmes, born in Campbellsville, Kentucky, began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville when he was in the third grade. He suffered a mild form of dyslexia w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20B.%20Holmes |
Pleasington railway station serves the village of Pleasington in Lancashire, England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern, who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
It is unstaffed, and has no permanent buildings, othe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasington%20railway%20station |
The Eidophusikon () was a piece of art, no longer extant, thought up by the English actor David Garrick and created by 18th-century French painter Philip James de Loutherbourg. It opened in Leicester Square in London in February 1781.
Described by the media of his day as "Moving Pictures, representing Phenomena of Nat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidophusikon |
Huncoat railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Huncoat, between Accrington and Burnley in Lancashire, England. The station is east of Blackburn railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern.
The village's first station was opened in September 1848 by the East Lancashire Ra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huncoat%20railway%20station |
Singa is an apotropaic figure from the mythology of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The singa represents a benevolent and protective power. The singa is described as "part human, part water buffalo, and part crocodile or lizard". It is variedly represented, but always has an elongated face, with big bulgi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singa%20%28mythology%29 |
Hapton railway station serves the village of Hapton west of Burnley Central railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern. It is unmanned. Between 2004–5 and 2005–6, passenger usage fell by 21%, but in the years since, it has risen again by more than 60%.
The station has only basic facilities avail... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapton%20railway%20station |
William Hakewill (1574–1655) was an English legal antiquarian and M.P.
Life
Born in Exeter, Devon, son of John Hakewill and his wife Thomasine (née Periam). Educated, according to Anthony Wood at Exeter College, Oxford (though he did not take a degree), he later studied law at Lincoln's Inn.
Hakewill became Member o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Hakewill |
The Indus Highway (), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) (), is a 1264 km long two to four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city of Peshawar via Dera Ghazi Khan. It is part of Pakistan's National Highways network and is mai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus%20Highway |
National Highways of Pakistan () are a network of toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by the National Highways Authority under the Ministry of Communications. It maintains of roadways organized into various classifications which crisscross the country and provide access to major populat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20highways%20of%20Pakistan |
In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the penalty circle or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive 23-metre area. They are eagerly sought by attacking players and provid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty%20corner |
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 5 March 1933. The pro-monarchist People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 118 of the 248 seats in Parliament, ending the predominance of Eleftherios Venizelos' Liberal Party. The results triggered an attempted coup by Venizelist officers. A military emergency g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933%20Greek%20legislative%20election |
This is a list of some of the major unsolved problems, puzzles, or questions in economics. Some of these are theoretical in origin and some of them concern the inability of orthodox economic theory to explain an empirical observation.
Capital theory
Cambridge capital controversy: The Cambridge capital controversy is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20unsolved%20problems%20in%20economics |
Sint Anna Bay (Dutch: Sint Annabaai) is a deep channel approximately one mile long and up to 1,000 feet wide, located on the island of Curaçao between the two parts of Willemstad, Punda and Otrobanda.
The bay opens into the Caribbean Sea at the southern end, and into the Schottegat lagoon/industrial area to the north.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint%20Anna%20Bay |
Tyrus Wayne Thomas (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Louisiana State University (LSU) before being drafted fourth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2006 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Chicago Bulls where he went on to play thre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrus%20Thomas |
Possibilities is the forty-fifth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on August 30, 2005, by Hear Music and Vector Recordings.
Background
The album features a variety of guest musicians such as Trey Anastasio, John Mayer and Carlos Santana. It earned Hancock two nominations at the 2006 Gramm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possibilities |
The Hallmark Photographic Collection was amassed by Hallmark Cards, Inc. and donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in December 2005. At the time of donation, the collection consisted of 6,500 images by 900 artists, with an estimated value of $65 million.
The collection spans the history o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmark%20Photographic%20Collection |
Ioannis Sofianopoulos (; 10 August 1887 – 27 July 1951) was a Greek politician.
Born in Sopoto, Kalavryta, to the lawyer Andreas Sofianopoulos and Athena Papageorgiou, he studied Law at the University of Athens. During the 1920s, he visited various parts of the Balkans describing his impressions in a series of article... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis%20Sofianopoulos |
Pan-European liberalism has been a political force since the establishment of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party in 1976.
Milestones
15 December 2005
Leaders and Prime Ministers' Meeting in Egmont Palace, Brussels.
27 October 2005
Prime ministers Meeting in Hampton Court.
23–24 September 2005
ELDR ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20pan-European%20liberalism |
Inukshuk Wireless Inc. is a joint venture of BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications, created in 2005 to establish a Canada-wide network for wireless Internet connectivity in 45 major cities and over 120 rural communities, throughout the ten Industry Canada licensed areas. Bell and Rogers separately market the service to t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk%20Wireless |
Baudrecourt (; from 1915 to 1918, before Baudrecourt) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Situated between Nancy and Metz, it is the terminus of the first phase of the LGV Est train line connecting Paris to Strasbourg.
Population
See also
Communes of the Moselle department
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudrecourt%2C%20Moselle |
2-Undecanone, also known as methyl nonyl ketone and IBI-246, is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)C9H19. It a colorless oil. It is usually produced synthetically, but it can also be extracted from various plant sources, including from essential oil of rue. It is found naturally in bananas, cloves, ginger, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Undecanone |
Antiochia in Scythia () was an ancient city on the Jaxartes (now the Syr Darya river). The precise location is unknown, but it likely lies in Uzbekistan. Kanka, near Tashkent, and the Ferghana Valley have been proposed as possible locations. The Jaxartes river was the border between Sogdiana and Scythia in antiquit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochia%20in%20Scythia |
The Gilman Paper Company collection is an archive of original photographic prints and negatives, and it was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection was formed over the course of two decades (roughly 1977–1997) by Howard Gilman (1924–1998), chairman of the Gilman Paper Company.
Publication
A bound f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilman%20Paper%20Company%20collection |
Bailey E. Howell (born January 20, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Mississippi State, Howell played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howell was a six-time NBA All-Star, two-time NBA champion and was inducted into the Naismith Memori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%20Howell |
Lloyd Lake, also known as Mirror Lake or Kissane Lake, is a clay-lined lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
named in memory of Reuben Hedley Lloyd, the park commissioner. It is home to a wide variety of non-native, non-migratory birds. Birds to be found within the lake area include geese, Pekin ducks, Muscovy duc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%20Lake%20%28San%20Francisco%29 |
The 19 Kislev () refers to the 19th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.
The date is celebrated by Hasidic Jews as the Yom Hillula (anniversary of death) of the Maggid of Mezritch, successor of the Baal Shem Tov (the founder of Hasidism), who died on this date in 1772, and more significantly within the Chabad movement, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19%20Kislev |
Despite criticisms of being a vulgar form of humour, use of comic sound as a way of causing laughter has become a recognized and commonly used method. These types of sounds are typical of children's cartoons and slapstick comedy.
Key examples of its use in society and media works are:
Flatulence - Various toys have ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic%20sound |
David Clay Goodnow (born October 20, 1939, in Vincennes, Indiana), is an American journalist known for his work as an anchor on CNN Headline News.
Biography
He is a 1957 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School, and a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He got his start in broadcasting on the AM side of WAKO-FM in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Goodnow |
David Blaustein is a former entertainment correspondent and movie critic for ABC News Radio and frequent contributor to ABC News Now.
Blaustein attended Buffalo State College at which time he landed his first professional radio job with WWKB-AM as a board operator and talk radio producer. While at WWKB-AM, he was off... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Blaustein |
Theodore Dwight (December 15, 1764 – June 12, 1846) was an American lawyer and journalist. He was a distinguished lawyer, a leader of the Federalist Party, a member of Congress from 1806 to 1807, and secretary of the Hartford Convention in 1814 and 1815.
His talent as a writer made him a brilliant editor at the Hartfo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Dwight%20%28lawyer%29 |
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