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H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a 1979 Canadian science fiction film directed by George McCowan, and starring Jack Palance, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Carol Lynley and John Ireland.
Although credited as an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name, the film takes only its ti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20G.%20Wells%27%20The%20Shape%20of%20Things%20to%20Come |
Alexander Bont is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, first appearing in Daredevil vol. 2, #66 (Dec. 2004). He was retconned into being the Kingpin of Crime before Wilson Fisk. His story was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Bont |
Black Cadillac is Rosanne Cash's eleventh studio album, released on January 23, 2006. The album is dedicated to Cash's mother, Vivian Liberto, and father, Johnny Cash, both of whom died at the age of 71, hence the 71-second silent track at the end. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Cadillac%20%28album%29 |
A legal secretary is a particular category of worker within the legal profession.
Background
In the practice of law in the United States, a legal secretary is a person who works in the legal profession, typically assisting lawyers. Legal secretaries help by preparing and filing legal documents, such as appeals or moti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal%20secretary |
The Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra (PVCO) is a chamber orchestra that is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1991 by Daniel Spalding.
History and notable features
Composed of some of the Philadelphia region’s foremost musicians, the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20Virtuosi%20Chamber%20Orchestra |
William H. Martin was a photographer and successful real photograph post card (RPPC) manufacturer starting in September 1908. In 1894, Martin took over a studio in Ottawa, Kansas. He used photocomposited trick photography and, in 1908, produced wildly exaggerated postcards for commercial trade. His range of cards were ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20H.%20%22Dad%22%20Martin |
The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction by the British writer H. G. Wells. Published in 1933, it takes the form of a future history that ends in 2106.
Synopsis
A long economic slump causes a major war that leaves Europe devastated and threatened by the plague. The chaos caused by the slump returns muc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Shape%20of%20Things%20to%20Come |
Federal Route 90, or Jalan Desaru and Jalan Teluk Ramunia, is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Pengerang Highway, route 92 to Desaru. 4.9 km of this route is for Jalan Desaru
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 90 starts at Bulatan Desaru roundabout near Desaru.
Features
RAPID Peng... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia%20Federal%20Route%2090 |
The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus (PGMC) is a choral organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, it is one of the oldest gay men's choruses in the United States, and is a cultural fixture in Philadelphia. The Chorus is affiliated with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA). The Chorus ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20Gay%20Men%27s%20Chorus |
Thomas Dale Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American singer and songwriter who led Pearls Before Swine, an influential psychedelic folk rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Described as having "a slight lisp, gentle voice and apocalyptic vision", he also released four albums under his own name... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Rapp |
This is a list of genealogy databases and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.
List for general purposes
Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees
Some of these also have social networking features.
See also
Famil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20genealogy%20databases |
State Route 216 (SR 216) is a numbered state highway in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. SR 216 follows the former route of US 11 through eastern Tuscaloosa County. It serves as an alternate route between Bessemer and Tuscaloosa (the other routes being I-20/59 and US 11). The route was commissioned in April 1978 after ALDOT... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%20State%20Route%20216 |
Edward George Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop PC (né Howard; 20 June 18181 December 1883), styled Lord Edward Howard between 1842 and 1869, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Lord John Russell from 1846 to 1852.
Background and education
Howard was the se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Fitzalan-Howard%2C%201st%20Baron%20Howard%20of%20Glossop |
This is the list of the top 50 albums of 2003 in New Zealand.
Chart
Key
– Album of New Zealand origin
External links
The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website
2003 in New Zealand music
2003 record charts
Albums 2003 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20top%2050%20albums%20of%202003 |
PGMC may refer to:
Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus
Portland Gay Men's Chorus
Proto-Germanic language (PGmc) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGMC |
The Alberta Non-Partisan League was a minor provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The League changed its name to the Non-Partisan Political League of Canada: Alberta Branch in 1917 as it prepared to move into federal politics. The party changed its name yet again to the Farmers Non-Partisan Political League.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta%20Non-Partisan%20League |
Perfection is a game originally produced by the Pennsylvania company Reed Toys and then by the Milton Bradley company. The object is to put all the pieces into matching holes on the board (pushed down) before the time limit runs out. When time runs out, the board springs up, causing many, if not all, of the pieces to f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfection%20%28board%20game%29 |
A modus operandi is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations.
Modus operandi may also refer to:
Modus Operandi (Photek album), 1997
Modus Operandi (Jimmy Barnes album), 2019
"Modus Operandi", a song by Airbase
"Rare Species (Modus Operandi)", a song by Mobb D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus%20operandi%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Val Plumwood (11 August 1939 – 29 February 2008) was an Australian philosopher and ecofeminist known for her work on anthropocentrism. From the 1970s she played a central role in the development of radical ecosophy. Working mostly as an independent scholar, she held positions at the University of Tasmania, North Caroli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%20Plumwood |
The Doebner–Miller reaction is the organic reaction of an aniline with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to form quinolines.
This reaction is also known as the Skraup-Doebner-Von Miller quinoline synthesis, and is named after the Czech chemist Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850–1910), and the Germans Oscar Döbner (Doebner) (18... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doebner%E2%80%93Miller%20reaction |
Federal Route 98, or Jalan Temerloh-Jerantut, is a main federal road in Pahang, Malaysia. The roads connects Jerantut in the north to Temerloh in the south. It is also a main route to East Coast Expressway via Temerloh Interchange and also Taman Negara.
The route starts at Temerloh, at its interchange with the Federal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia%20Federal%20Route%2098 |
Kuala Dungun is a mukim and the capital of Dungun District, Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated midway between Tanjung Jara and Paka.
Etymology
The name "Kuala Dungun" is derived from the local Malay word "kuala", which means the mouth of a river, and "Dungun", which is the name of the district in which the mukim is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala%20Dungun |
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, INC. (PCC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit educational and cultural organization. It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians' Protective Union Local #274, American Federation of Musicians (A F of M). Local #274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local beca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20Clef%20Club%20of%20Jazz%20and%20Performing%20Arts |
The following is a list of notable past pupils of Sydney Grammar School (SGS). Former pupils of the School are known as Old Sydneians.
Politics, public service and the law
Lawyers
High Court of Australia
Sir Edmund Barton (1859–1864), former Justice of the High Court of Australia and the first Prime Minister of Aus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Old%20Sydneians |
The Hamburg oil field is a remote area in north-western Alberta, Canada, with intensive exploration and production of oil and gas.
The closest town is Manning, at 180 km east.
Drilling activity is especially intensive during the winter months, when the otherwise soft muskeg can be crossed on winter roads.
Among the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg%20%28oil%20field%29 |
The 97 B-Line was an express bus line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It connected Coquitlam Central station on the West Coast Express system to Lougheed Town Centre station on the SkyTrain system. It was operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink. Going west, the route went along Clar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97%20B-Line |
Plunderphonics 69/96 is a two-CD compilation album by John Oswald. The album compiles most of Oswald's infamous Plunderphonics recordings, including the 1989 Plunderphonic self-released giveway album that ran afoul of the Canadian Recording Industry (CRIA), and the Elektrax promotional EP that had been originally commi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunderphonics%2069/96 |
Sir Alan James Mansfield, (30 September 1902 – 17 July 1980) was an Australian barrister, judge, and the 18th Governor of Queensland, serving from 1966 until 1972.
Early life
Mansfield was born on 20 September 1902 in Brisbane, Queensland, where his family had land in Gumdale. He lived in the Mount Gravatt area for m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Mansfield |
Herrmann & Kleine was an electronic pop ("plinkerpop") duo that formed circa 1997 and featured DJ Christian Kleine and City Centre Offices label manager Thaddeus Herrmann.
Their sole full-length recording Our Noise saw release on 2 April 2002 via the Morr Music label.
In addition to releasing a pair of EP recordings... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrmann%20%26%20Kleine |
The Spider is a British comic book character who began as a supervillain before becoming a superhero. He appeared in Lion between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969 and was reprinted in Vulcan. He was created by writer Ted Cowan and artist Reg Bunn. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel took over the writing of the character wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Spider%20%28British%20comics%29 |
The Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel (ART) is a tunnel at Heathrow Airport. It connects the airside roads around Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to those around Terminal 5. The tunnel was opened to traffic in March 2005 and is used only by vehicles with security clearance to drive airside.
The ART is long, consisting of of twin-ce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow%20Airside%20Road%20Tunnel |
The ceremonial use of lights occurs in liturgies of various Christian Churches, as well as in Jewish, Zoroastrian and Hindu rites and customs.
Light is everywhere the symbol of joy and of life-giving power, as darkness is of death and destruction. Fire as an impressive element in worship has been used in many religion... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial%20use%20of%20lights |
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in certain spaces. Laws pertaining to where people may smoke vary around the world. China and the United States, two out of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Counc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20smoking%20bans |
The Libertarian Party of Canada fielded eleven candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
Ontario
Soumen Deb (Don Valley West)
Deb was born in Toronto in 1976, and attended Don Valley Collegiate and Queen's University. He was the Liberta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian%20Party%20of%20Canada%20candidates%20in%20the%202006%20Canadian%20federal%20election |
InterGalactic Medicine Show (sometimes shortened to IGMS) was an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was founded in 2005 by multiple award-winning author Orson Scott Card and was edited by Edmund R. Schubert from 2006–2016, after which Scott Roberts took over. It was originally biannual, but becam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterGalactic%20Medicine%20Show |
George Ashdown Audsley (September 6, 1838 – June 21, 1925) was an accomplished architect, artist, illustrator, writer, decorator and pipe organ designer who excelled in many artistic fields but is perhaps best known today for having designed the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia.
Life
Born September 6, 1838, in Elgin, S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Ashdown%20Audsley |
Old wives' tales may refer to:
Old wives' tales, sayings of popular wisdom (usually incorrect) passed down from generation to generation
Old Wives Tales (extended play), a 1996 EP by Joy Electric
Old Wives Tales (bookstore), a feminist bookstore in San Francisco | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Wives%20Tales |
Ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone (Ciprodex) is an antibiotic/steroid combination medication. It contains the synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (0.3%), combined with the anti-inflammatory corticosteroid, dexamethasone (0.1%), in a sterile, preserved suspension for otic use.
Ciprofloxa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone |
The Florida White House (or Winter White House) was an informal name for a compound in Key Biscayne, Florida, used by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
History
Nixon purchased the first of his three waterfront homes, 500 Bay Lane, during 1969 from his former Senate colleague George Smathers of Florida. Nixon visited it at... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon%27s%20Florida%20White%20House |
The Cyrillic Projector is a sculpture created by American artist Jim Sanborn in the early 1990s, and purchased by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1997. It is currently installed between the campus's Friday and Fretwell Buildings.
An encrypted trilogy
The encrypted sculpture Cyrillic Projector is par... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic%20Projector |
Federal Route 19 is a federal road in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. The road connects Kampung Ulu Kendong in Negeri Sembilan to Malacca Town.
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 19 starts at Kampung Ulu Kendong at Negeri Sembilan–Melaka state border.
History
The road used to be the main railway... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia%20Federal%20Route%2019 |
Lafayette Home Hospital was a 270-bed medical center in Lafayette, Indiana, United States, owned by the not-for-profit Franciscan Health, a division of Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. The facility ceased all medical services on February 25, 2010.
History
Founding
Home Hospital originally began in a hous... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette%20Home%20Hospital |
Dr. James E. Waller is a widely recognized scholar in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies, and the inaugural Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire.
At Keene State College and within the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Dr. Walle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Waller |
The Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation (OCESS), unofficially known as "Spacesim" is a student-run organization within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board that operates primarily out of Lisgar Collegiate Institute. The chief activity of the club is to educate youth about the sciences with relation to spa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa-Carleton%20Educational%20Space%20Simulation |
"Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by Jerome H. Remick and written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926.
Song information
Popular recordings in 1926 were by Nick Lucas, Gene Austin, Benny... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye%20Bye%20Blackbird |
Baťa Canal () is a navigable canal on the Morava river in the Czech Republic. The water canal was built during 1934-38 and today it serves mainly for recreational cruises.
History
Reasons for building the canal were two: an attempt to increase the level of groundwater after the Morava river was regulated and as an ini... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C5%A5a%20Canal |
The San Diego Reader is an alternative press newspaper in the county of San Diego. Published weekly since October 1972, the Reader is distributed free on Wednesday and Thursday via street boxes and cooperating retail outlets.
History
Founder Jim Holman, a navy veteran, worked for the Chicago Reader before starting up... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Diego%20Reader |
Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit "Party Lights", which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Career
Clark was born in Macon, Georgia, United States, but grew up in Philadelphia, and she began recording in 1958 for the Herald recor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudine%20Clark |
Trial of the Sixteen may refer to:
Trial of the Sixteen (1880), a trial of sixteen members of the Narodnaya volya in the Russian Empire
Trial of the Sixteen, a staged trial of 16 leaders of the Polish Secret State held by the Soviet Union in Moscow in 1945
Trial of the Sixteen, the first of the Moscow Trials during t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial%20of%20the%20Sixteen%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Brenda & the Tabulations were an American R&B group, formed in 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, originally composed of Brenda Payton, Eddie L. Jackson, Maurice Coates and Jerry Jones.
History
The group had a distinctive, almost doo-wop sound, especially at the start, featuring Payton's sweet occasion... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda%20%26%20the%20Tabulations |
The M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. It was one of the U.S Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 until the mid-1950s. It was not widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, being exported only to Belgium, and only in smal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M46%20Patton |
Central Abaco is one of the districts of the Bahamas, in the Abaco Islands. The district contains the largest town in the Abacos, Marsh Harbour, which is the commerce centre for the islands. Some of the more noticeable settlements are:
Little Harbour
Lake City
Spring City
Marsh Harbour
Dundas Town
The Local Gove... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Abaco |
Central Andros is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on Andros Island. Its current Chief Councillor is Ms. Natasha Scott. The Member of Parliament for this District is Minister Leon Lundy.
Central Andros is known for its large concentration of blue holes and wide area of bone fishing flats. On a global scale, this p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Andros |
Marie-Théodore Ratisbonne, N.D.S., (December 28, 1802 – January 10, 1884) was a French Jewish convert to the Catholic Church, who became a priest and missionary and who later founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion. He was the brother of Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, who joined him in this effort.
Life
Early life
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Th%C3%A9odore%20Ratisbonne |
Central Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera.
Districts of the Bahamas
Eleuthera | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Eleuthera |
Grand Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas. It is geographically located in the Abaco Islands.
Grand Cay is a small island or cay situated south of Walker's Cay in the Bahamas Islands. It is a settlement of Abaco, a major island of the Bahamas. After a hurricane's devastation of Walker's Cay, and other matters,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Cay |
Hope Town is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco islands as well as a small village on Elbow Cay, located in Abaco. The area had a population of 458 in 2010.
Golf carts are the main mode of transportation, and most of the supplies for the area are brought in by barge each week. In Hope Town, neither cars... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope%20Town |
Mangrove Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on Andros Island. Its capital is Moxey Town in the north east corner of the island.
There are 3 schools: Victoria Point Preschool, Burnt Rock Primary, and Mangrove Cay High School.
The census of population 2010-05-03 shows a population of 892 for the district, of w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove%20Cay |
Moore's Island is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco Islands.
Moore's Island is a cay, to the west of the main island of Abaco. It is approximately long and wide. It has two settlements, Hard Bargain, which is the capital, and the other settlement is the Bight. The population has been reported as 950... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s%20Island |
North Abaco is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco Islands. It has a population of 9,578 according to the 2010 census.
Some of the more well-known settlements within this district include:
Wood Cay
Crown Haven
Cedar Harbour
Coopers Town
Fire Road Village
Black Wood Village
New Plymouth
Treasure ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Abaco |
North Andros is one of the 31 districts of the Bahamas. It is also the largest district (in area) in the country. It has some of the largest settlements on Andros Island and many churches as well. The population (2022 Census) is 4,069.
Churches
There are a number of church denominations represented within Andros. I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Andros |
North Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. It has a population (2010 census) of 3,247.
The Bluff, Lower Bogue, Current and Upper Bogue are the main settlements.
Sweetings Pond in North Central Eleuthera is recognized as a site of special ecological value, containing, it is es... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Eleuthera |
South Abaco is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco Islands.
The district had a population of 7,646 in 2010. Sandy Point is one of the largest settlements.
References
Districts of the Bahamas
Abaco Islands | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Abaco |
South Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera.
The district had a population of 4,955 in 2010. Tarpum Bay and Rock Sound are the largest settlements.
Transportation
The district is served by Rock Sound International Airport.
References
Districts of the Bahamas
Eleuthera | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Eleuthera |
Spanish Wells is a district of the Bahamas. The settlement consists of a medium-sized town on the island of St. George's Cay wide by long, located approximately off the northern tip of Eleuthera island. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 1,608 residents.
Overview
Spanish Wells is extended by a br... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20Wells |
Alor Gajah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District (including exclave of Tanjung Tuan) in Negeri Sembilan to the north and borders Jasin District and Melaka Tengah District in the east and south respectively.
Admi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alor%20Gajah%20District |
Bernt Julius Muus (March 15, 1832 – May 25, 1900) was a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and church leader. He helped found St. Olaf College, a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota.
Biography
Early life and education
Muus was born in the parish of Snaasen in Throndhjems Stift in Snåsa, Nord-Trønd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernt%20Julius%20Muus |
The Battle of Munychia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Munychia |
The Dovells were an American doo-wop group, formed at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1957, under the name 'The Brooktones'. The original members were Arnie Silver, Len Borisoff, Jerry Gross (alias Summers), Mike Freda, and Jim Mealey (alias Danny Brooks). Their first single "No, No, No" was a l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dovells |
The Old Wire Road is a historic road in Missouri and Arkansas. Several local roads are still known by this name. It followed an old Native American route, the Great Osage Trail across the Ozarks and became a road along a telegraph line from St. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Smith, Arkansas. This route was also used by th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Wire%20Road |
Seydina Baldé (born 23 September 1977) is a French actor and martial artist. He has been Europe and World Karate Champion.
Balde was born in Paris. He always wanted to become an actor, so went to theatre classes when he was a teenager and managed to be noticed while performing. He credits Jean-Claude Van Damme with in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seydina%20Bald%C3%A9 |
Yuna Kim (; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix F... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuna%20Kim |
Walter Alden Dyer (October 10, 1878 – June 20, 1943) was an American author and journalist.
He joined the staff of the Springfield Union in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1901, edited many publications, and became managing editor of Country Life in America (1906–1914). He was one of the most famous writers of dog stori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Alden%20Dyer |
Bobby Blake (born Edgar Gaines; August 11, 1957) is a Baptist elder who acted in gay pornography until 2000.
Biography
Blake appeared in over 100 releases.
Bobby Blake was a long time partner with Flex-Deon Blake. Bobby actually referred Flex-Deon to the producer Edward James, and secured the introduction of Flex-De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Blake |
Laughing in the Wind is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2001.
Cast
Li Yapeng as Linghu Chong
Xu Qing as Ren Yingyi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing%20in%20the%20Wind |
Astral Weeks is an unauthorized bootleg album of Charles Mingus' music, released by Moon Records in Italy on vinyl and CD in 1990. The material was recorded live in Copenhagen, on April 14, 1964,
The release contains only two tracks: "Fables of Faubus" and "Meditations", although the full performance of his group's mu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral%20Weeks%20%28Charles%20Mingus%20album%29 |
The Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN) is a regional trade union federation of 22 organizations with 20 million members from the Baltic Sea region. It was founded in 1999. BASTUN is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
BASTUN encourages social debate, bargaining, tripartite structures and collaboration, as well as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic%20Sea%20Trade%20Union%20Network |
Kurt Wrigley (born 13 September 1969) is an Australian rugby league coach and former player. He played for the Cronulla Sharks, St. George Dragons and the Adelaide Rams and has also been an assistant coach at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights.
Retirement
After his retirement at the end of 1997, Wrigley ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Wrigley |
, known simply by the mononym Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.
Biography
Early life
In the summer of 2003, Ayaka began a live p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaka |
How It Ends is the fourth album from the band DeVotchKa, released by Cicero Recordings, Ltd. in 2004. The song "How It Ends" reached Number 101 in the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
"You Love Me" – 4:02
"The Enemy Guns" – 4:21
"No One Is Watching" – 0:25
"Twenty-Six Temptations" – 4:12
"How It Ends" – 6:59
"Ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20It%20Ends%20%28album%29 |
District Council 37 (also known as DC37) is New York City's largest public sector employee union, representing over 150,000 members.
It’s important to note that DC37 may not represent retirees, because the Taylor Law prohibits public sector unions from negotiating on behalf of retirees in New York State. Former membe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District%20Council%2037 |
Michael Moloney (15 November 1944 – 27 July 2022) was an Irish-born American musician and scholar. He was the artistic director of several major arts tours and co-founded Green Fields of America.
Early life
Moloney was born in Limerick, Ireland, on 15 November 1944. His father, Michael, was the head air traffic cont... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick%20Moloney |
TV5 Québec Canada (abbreviated to TV5) is a Canadian French-language specialty channel that focuses primarily on programming from international French-speaking broadcasters.
The channel shares a broadcast licence with its sister network, Unis, a channel devoted to broadcasting programming primarily focusing on Canadia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV5%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20Canada |
Franklin Avenue is a street in Los Angeles. It is the northernmost thoroughfare in Hollywood, north of Hollywood Boulevard, and the southern border of the Hollywood Hills. It is the center of the neighborhood of Franklin Village.
Franklin Avenue begins as a residential street off Sierra Bonita Avenue. Continuing east,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Avenue%20%28Los%20Angeles%29 |
Laynce Michael Nix (born October 30, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Nix played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Nix played all three outfield positions, as well as first base, but was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laynce%20Nix |
Tom Wright was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for North Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. Wright was captain-coach for Norths during the 1931 season.
References
Footnotes
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Australian rugby league coaches
Australian rugby... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Wright%20%281930s%20rugby%20league%29 |
Albert Henry Rosewig (he spelled it Albert RoSewig) (29 April 1846 – 7 May 1929) was an American composer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born in Hanover. He was an influential and modernist composer of hymns.
Rosewig is generally acknowledged as the most important American composer of Roman Catholic liturgical mus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Rosewig |
Vineland Senior High School North is a public high school located in Vineland, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Vineland Public Schools. The school opened in 1976. It holds classes for 9th and 10th grade students, as well a small number of students from other grades. It is considered to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vineland%20Senior%20High%20School%20North |
Wendy Clark (born c. 1962), better known by her stage name Lady B, is an American female rapper and radio DJ from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is one of the earliest female rappers in hip hop, and one of the first hip hop artists to record a single, "To the Beat, Y'all", in 1979. She began her career with radio stat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%20B |
Sang Phathanothai (; 1915 – June, 1986) was a Thai politician, union leader, and journalist. He was one of the closest advisors to Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram.
In his early 20s Sang began to write regularly on political and international subjects and became a daily commentator for the national radio station. He beca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sang%20Phathanothai |
Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north–south streets in City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, California. With a length of , is the third longest of the north–south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in San Pedro and south of Downtown Los Angeles, it runs para... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont%20Avenue |
Linda MacDonald Glenn is an American bioethicist, healthcare educator, lecturer, consultant, and attorney-at-law. Her academic research encompasses the legal, ethical, and social impact of emerging and exponential technologies and "evolving notions of personhood".
Biography
She is the Founding Director of the Center f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda%20MacDonald%20Glenn |
St. Catherine's School is an independent Episcopal diocesan school in Richmond, Virginia, USA. It is the oldest private, all-girls school in Richmond and the only independent all-girls school in Virginia for age 3 to grade 12. St. Catherine's is the sister school to St. Christopher's. The school was listed on the Natio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Catherine%27s%20School%20%28Richmond%2C%20Virginia%29 |
Charles or Charlie Fox may refer to:
Politicians
Charles James Fox (1749–1806), British politician
Charles Fox (1660–1713), British politician, Paymaster of the Forces
Charles N. Fox (1829–1903), California Supreme Court Justice
Charles Fox (socialist activist) (1861–1939), British socialist activist and dentist
Char... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Fox |
Life Center Academy is a private school located in Burlington in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The school is associated with the Fountain of Life Center, an Assemblies of God church. The Headmaster is Matthew Boudwin, who also serves as a pastor of the church. The school is divided into three sec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20Center%20Academy |
Fannie Barrios (1964-2005) was a professional female bodybuilder from Venezuela.
Biography
Fannie Josefina Barrios was born in Caracas, Venezuela on May 30, 1964. She was the Venezuelan champion in 1997 and 1998. She earned her pro card in 1998 when she won a contest called Absolute Center of the Americas in San Sal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie%20Barrios |
Coquitlam Now was a bi-weekly community newspaper, based in Coquitlam, and served the Tri-Cities region of British Columbia's Lower Mainland from 1984 to 2016. The Coquitlam Now is no longer in circulation.
The paper was part of the Van-Net chain owned by Glacier Media Group.
See also
List of newspapers in Canada
Re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquitlam%20Now |
Sandra Marie Fox (née Kessler; born July 13, 1963) is an American voice actress who has had numerous roles in various animated cartoon, anime and video games. She portrayed the live-action Betty Boop and has provided her voice for Universal Studios and King Features Syndicate for much of their promotional activities an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy%20Fox |
Bruno Gordano Grollo (born 1942, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian businessman, property developer, former Director of Grocon and is noted for his controversy surrounding the Swanston Street Wall incident on 29 March 2013.
Bruno is the son of Luigi Grollo, who founded Grocon, one of Australia’s largest constructi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno%20Grollo |
Rodney Wright (born in Nyngan, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, a lock forward with the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition.
Sources
Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
Refer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod%20Wright%20%28rugby%20league%29 |
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