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New York's 19th congressional district is located in New York's Catskills, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions. It lies partially in the northernmost region of the New York metropolitan area and south of Albany. This district is currently represented by Republican Marc Molinaro. It was one of 18 dist... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%27s%2019th%20congressional%20district |
This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 2006.
1–100
Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/5)
Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/6)
M6 Motorway (Junction 36, Town Head Bridge Parapet Upgrade) (Temporary Restriction of Traffic) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/7)
Food Hy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Statutory%20Instruments%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%2C%202006 |
The Hartman Prehistoric Garden is a botanical garden within the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas, USA.
In January 1992 Karen and Dr. Mike Duffin discovered dinosaur footprints in Zilker Park in a quarry which had recently been cleared for the installation of a butterfly garden. Dr. Duffin contacted Professor ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman%20Prehistoric%20Garden |
The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein, of Hammer's Frankenstein series. It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson and David Prowse... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Horror%20of%20Frankenstein |
Gaziosmanpaşa S.K., or simply GOP, is a Turkish sports club from the Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul.
League participations
TFF Second League: 1990–98, 1999–03, 2007–09, 2011–14
TFF Third League: 1998–99, 2003–07, 2009–11, 2014-16
Turkish Regional Amateur League: 1965–90, 2016-
External links
Gaziosmanpaşaspor ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziosmanpa%C5%9Faspor |
Gemini Suite Live is a recording of Jon Lord's classical/rock piece Gemini Suite featuring the Mark II band lineup of Deep Purple, recorded live during this one and only live performance in 1970. A follow-up to their "Concerto" Project, it featured five movements for the individual members of the band, including a guit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini%20Suite%20Live |
Achkhoy-Martan (, , Jaşxoy-Marta or Тӏехьа-Март, Theẋa-Mart) is a town and the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Achkhoy-Martan is incorporated as Achkhoy-Martan Urban Settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achkhoy-Martan |
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Dominic of St. Catherine of Siena is a Catholic religious institute for women founded in 1862 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
The Racine Dominicans, as they are known, are a community of vowed women religious and lay associates who live according to the mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine%20Dominican%20Sisters |
Peter Nicholas Duranko (December 15, 1943 – July 8, 2011) was a college and professional American football player. A defensive end, he played college football at the University of Notre Dame, and his professional career for the Denver Broncos. He had also been drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Duranko was an All-Ameri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Duranko |
Edgar John Rubin (September 6, 1886 – May 3, 1951) was a Danish psychologist/phenomenologist, remembered for his work on figure-ground perception as seen in such optical illusions like the Rubin vase.
Born to Jewish parents, Rubin was born and raised in Copenhagen. Enrolling at the University of Copenhagen in 1904, he... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar%20Rubin |
Santa Elena de Uairén () is a small Venezuelan city (29,795 inhabitants in 2006) in the state of Bolívar near the border with Brazil and Guyana. It was founded by Lucas Fernández Peña in 1923. The city's name originates from his first daughter, Elena, and Uairén, the river that crosses the city.
Located in the middle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Elena%20de%20Uair%C3%A9n |
Villain hitting, da siu yan (), demon exorcising, or petty person beating, is a folk sorcery popular in the Guangdong area of China and Hong Kong—primarily associated with Cantonese. Its purpose is to curse one's enemies using magic. Villain hitting is often considered a humble career, and the ceremony is often perform... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain%20hitting |
The Mojotoro River, or Lavayen River (Spanish, Río Lavayén) is a river in the . It is a tributary of the San Francisco River. It is the natural north border of the municipality of Salta, the provincial capital. Its catchment basin drains an area of and is in turn a part of the upper basin of the Bermejo River.
The Mo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojotoro%20River |
Shakhtyorsky (; masculine), Shakhtyorskaya (; feminine), or Shakhtyorskoye (; neuter) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
Urban localities
Shakhtyorsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, an urban-type settlement in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Rural localities
Shakhtyo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakhtyorsky |
Sergey Sergeyevich Kamenev (; April 16 [O.S. April 4], 1881 – August 25, 1936) was a Soviet military leader who reached Komandarm 1st rank.
Kamenev was born in Kiev. In World War I he commanded a regiment in the rank of colonel. He became a member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1918. In July 1919, Ka... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey%20Kamenev |
"Moonage Daydream" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was originally recorded in February 1971 at Radio Luxembourg's studios in London and released as a single by his short-lived band Arnold Corns in May 1971 on B&C Records. Bowie subsequently re-recorded the song later that year with his backing ba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonage%20Daydream |
BUE may refer to:
The British University in Egypt, a private university in Egypt
Built up edge, a phenomenon of single point cutting operations in steel
Bué, a village in France
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUE |
Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962, it helds home games at Estadio Municipal de Vecindario, with a capacity of 4,500.
History
Unión Deportiva Vecindario was founded in 1962. Aft... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UD%20Vecindario |
The Festival of Muslim Cultures, a national celebration of Muslim cultures held in the United Kingdom, began in January 2006 and ended July 2007. It imitated an earlier event in 1976.
From official site;
The festival was created out of the need to encourage a better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims (as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival%20of%20Muslim%20Cultures |
Susan Margery Jeaffreson Lloyd (7 August 1939 – 20 October 2011) was an English model and actress, with numerous film and television credits. She may be best known for her long-running role (1979 to 1985) as Barbara Hunter ( Brady) in the British soap opera Crossroads and Cordelia Winfield in the ITC series The Baron.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue%20Lloyd |
Rythm Syndicate is an R&B group from Connecticut, United States consisting of singer Evan Rogers, guitarist/keyboardist Carl Sturken, second guitarist Mike McDonald (also handling backing vocals), bassist John Nevin, saxophonist Rob Mingrino, and drummer Kevin Cloud. Rogers and Sturken were already well-established pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rythm%20Syndicate |
Villa Gesell is a seaside resort city in Villa Gesell Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded in 1931, with the intention of turning a dune field into a timber plantation. The growth of the city allowed it to annex the nearby cities of Mar de las Pampas, Las Gaviotas and Mar Azul.
History
The city i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20Gesell |
Hasan Zyko Kamberi was a distinguished bejtexhi (bard) writer of Albanian literature.
Overview
He was born in the second half of the eighteenth century in Starje, a southern Albanian village near Kolonja at the foot of Mount Gramoz. All that is known of his life is that he took part in the Turkish-Austrian Battle of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan%20Zyko%20Kamberi |
Shali (; , Şela) is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population:
History
Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786.
Killed civilians during modern warfare (1994—present days)
On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shali%2C%20Chechen%20Republic |
Maryland Route 41 (MD 41) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Perring Parkway, the state highway runs from MD 147 in Baltimore north to Waltham Woods Road in Carney. MD 41 is a four- to six-lane divided highway that connects portions of Northeast Baltimore, including Mor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%20Route%2041 |
Castillo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Castillo del Romeral, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1950, it plays in Primera de Aficionados, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Castillo del Romeral, with a capacity of 1,000.
Histo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo%20CF |
Bipin Behari Ganguly (5 November 1887 – 14 January 1954) was a member of Indian independence movement and a politician. He was born in Halisahar, Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal), on 5 November 1887. His father's name was Akshaynath Ganguly.
Revolutionary activities
As a close associate of Barindra Kumar Ghosh ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipin%20Behari%20Ganguli |
Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. A center from Old Dominion University, West was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (30th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.
Early life
West was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and was raised in Petersburg, Vir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20West%20%28basketball%29 |
Christoph von Utenheim (c. 1450-1527) was Bishop of Basel from 1502 until his resignation from that office in 1527.
Christoph von Utenheim was born about the year 1450. He studied theology and canon law at the University of Basel and the University of Erfurt. In either 1473 or 1474 he became the rector of Basel Univer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph%20von%20Utenheim |
Shatoy (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Shatoysky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population:
Geography
It is located in the southern part of the republic, on the right bank of the Argun River, in the Argun Gorge. Grozny is 57 km away.
The nearest settlements: in the north-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatoy |
We Get Requests is an album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1964 and recorded at RCA Studios New York City on October 19 (tracks 1, 5, 7), October 20 (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9) and November 19 or 20 (track 10). It marks the end of his 14-year partnership with Verve Records.
Track listing
"Qui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%20Get%20Requests |
Bongkrek acid (also known as bongkrekic acid) is a respiratory toxin produced in fermented coconut or corn contaminated by the bacterium Burkholderia gladioli pathovar cocovenenans. It is a highly toxic, heat-stable, colorless, odorless, and highly unsaturated tricarboxylic acid that inhibits the ADP/ATP translocase, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongkrek%20acid |
MGA Entertainment Inc. (short for Micro-Games America Entertainment; sometimes referred to as MGA) is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979. Its products include Bratz, L.O.L. Surprise!, Num Noms, and Rainbow High. MGA also owns Little Tikes and animation studio MGA Studios.
MGA ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGA%20Entertainment |
Kevin L. Johnson (born July 15, 1976) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in college for Syracuse University then for seven seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Detroit Lions.
During his freshman year at Syracuse, J... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Johnson%20%28wide%20receiver%29 |
Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio O Couto, which has a capacity of 5,625 spectators.
In 1967-68, the team... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD%20Ourense |
Janet Pierrehumbert (born 1954) is Professor of Language Modelling in the Oxford e-Research Centre at the University of Oxford and a senior research fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. She developed an intonational model which includes a grammar of intonation patterns and an explicit algorithm for calculating pitch con... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet%20Pierrehumbert |
Isaac Kashdan (November 19, 1905, in New York City – February 20, 1985, in Los Angeles) was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was twice U.S. Open champion (1938, 1947). He played five times for the United States in chess Olympiads, winning a total of nine medals, and his Olympiad record is the all-time... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac%20Kashdan |
Baron Herman Severin Løvenskiold (30 July 1815 – 5 December 1870) was a Norwegian-born Danish composer, most noted for his score for August Bournonville's 1836 version of the ballet La Sylphide for the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen.
Biography
Herman Severin Løvenskiold was born at Ulefoss in the municipality Nome,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%20Severin%20L%C3%B8venskiold |
The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 26 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021. As of March 2018, it spans an area of approximately and encompasses the Ablekuma South, Ashiedu Keteke, and Okaikoi Sout... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra%20Metropolitan%20District |
The Yin and The Yang is the second solo studio album by American rapper Cappadonna. It was released on April 3, 2001 via Razor Sharp/Epic Records.
Background
Recording sessions took place at Studio 57 and at 36 Chambers Studios in New York, at the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, at Krosswire Studios in Atlanta, and at ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Yin%20and%20the%20Yang |
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization group of current and former police, judges, prosecutors, and other criminal justice professionals who use their expertise to advance drug policy and criminal justice solutions that enhance... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20Enforcement%20Action%20Partnership |
Club Portugalete is a Spanish football team based in Portugalete, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it plays in , holding home games at Estadio La Florida, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.
History
Football arrived to the city of Portugalete in the end of the 19th century, with the first cl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club%20Portugalete |
Shilovo () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
Altai Krai
As of 2010, one rural locality in Altai Krai bears this name:
Shilovo, Altai Krai, a selo in Shilovsky Selsoviet of Kalmansky District
Arkhangelsk Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Arkhangelsk Oblast bears this name... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilovo |
Sekyere South District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Afigya-Sekyere District, which it was created from part of the former Kwabre-Sekyere District Council; until the western part of the district (the Afigya ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekyere%20South%20District |
Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as Ahafo Ano North District, which was created from the former Ahafo Ano District Council; until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Ah... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahafo%20Ano%20North%20Municipal%20District |
Piwnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łysomice, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Łysomice and north-west of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
The village is the site of Piwn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piwnice%2C%20Kuyavian-Pomeranian%20Voivodeship |
Ahafo Ano South District is a former district that was located in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Ahafo Ano District Council. However, on 15 March 2018, it was split off into two new districts: Ahafo Ano South West District (capital: ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahafo%20Ano%20South%20District |
Afram Plains District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Kwahu North District, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until it was later renamed to become Afram Plains District in 1993. Howev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afram%20Plains%20District |
Agona District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Agona West District (which was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year; capital: Agon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agona%20District |
MUG may refer to:
Macintosh User Group
MUMPS User Group
Meet-up game, a term for pick-up game
Multi-User Game, another term for multiplayer video game
4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide, a substrate used in the GUS reporter system
Double-stranded uracil-DNA glycosylase, an enzyme
The Medical University of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUG |
The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower House of Representatives, and an upper house Senate with nine senators. Representatives ser... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Mariana%20Islands%20Commonwealth%20Legislature |
Ahanta West Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Ahanta West District, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Council, until it was later elevated to municipal dis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahanta%20West%20Municipal%20District |
The National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (Spanish: Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior, ANUIES) is a non-governmental organization which includes 191 public and private higher education institutions in Mexico. The association is involved in the de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANUIES |
Shiroky may refer to:
Shiroky, Amur Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Amur Oblast, Russia
Shiroky, Magadan Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiroky |
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the Breman-Ajumako-Enyan District Council from 1974 to 1978. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Central Region and had Aj... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam%20District |
Rubin's vase (sometimes known as the Rubin face or the figure–ground vase) is a famous example of ambiguous or bi-stable (i.e., reversing) two-dimensional forms developed around 1915 by the Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin.
The depicted version of Rubin's vase can be seen as the black profiles of two people looking tow... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin%20vase |
Saxacalli (also Saxakalli), located on the west bank of the Essequibo River some south of Parika at . The village was originally an Arawak community, and has existed since the late 17th century.
Its population of about 105 people as of 2012 reflects Guyana's multi-ethnicity. Life in Saxacalli is based on small-scale ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxacalli |
Akatsi District is a former district that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Anlo District Council. However, on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Akatsi South District (capital: Akatsi) and Akat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akatsi%20District |
The FA Trophy, currently known as the IZIBET FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football cup competition that takes place in Malta. The cup was founded in 1933; following a match between England and Italy, played in Rome in May 1933, to where a number of pro-British Maltese supporters travelled to support ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese%20FA%20Trophy |
Akuapim North Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Akuapim North District, which was created from the former Akuapim District Council; until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akuapim%20North%20Municipal%20District |
Live in London is a live album from Deep Purple. It was recorded on 22 May 1974 at Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn, London by the BBC for radio broadcast, but was unreleased on vinyl until 1982. It features the Mk 3 lineup of Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/
Lord/Paice during the tour for their album Burn.
At one point du... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20in%20London%20%28Deep%20Purple%20album%29 |
Bekwai Municipal Assembly is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Amansie East District, which it was created from the former Amansie District Council. Later, the western part of the district was split off by a decree... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekwai%20Municipal%20Assembly |
Amansie West District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which it was created from the former Amansie District Council. On 15 March 2018, the southern part of the district was split off to create Amansie South District; thus the rem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amansie%20West%20District |
Vernon Lee Fox, III (born October 9, 1979) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. Fox is currently an ordained minister and is an associate pastor in Las Vegas. For over a year he a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon%20Fox |
Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in , holding home matches at Lasesarre, with a capacity of 7,960 seats.
History
Barakaldo played the 1918–19 season in the Category C of the Regional Championship and bec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakaldo%20CF |
Aowin/Suaman District is a former district that was located in Western Region (now currently in Western North Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Aowin-Amenfi District Council. However, on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aowin/Suaman%20District |
Jason Alan Bartlett (born October 30, 1979) is a Filipino American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, and San Diego Padres.
Early life
Bartlett grew up in Lodi, California, and attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Bartlett%20%28baseball%29 |
Asante Akim South Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as Asante Akim South District, which it was created from the former Asante Akim District Council. Later it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asante%20Akim%20South%20Municipal%20District |
Jennifer Thanisch (born 24 April 1964) is an English former child actress, most active during the 1970s.
Life
Jennifer Thanisch is a native of Laleham, Middlesex, where her parents owned the Three Horseshoes, a public house. Her first role was in the 1973 film Dark Places, which starred Christopher Lee and Joan Collin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Thanisch |
Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the Breman-Ajumako-Enyan District Council from 1974 to 1978. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Central Region and had B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa%20District |
Asuogyaman District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which it was created from the former Kaoga District Council. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Eastern Region and has Atimpoku as its capital town.
Akoso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asuogyaman%20District |
Phillip George Knightley (23 January 1929 – 7 December 2016) was an Australian journalist, critic, and non-fiction author. He became a visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Lincoln, England, and was a media commentator on the intelligence services and propaganda.
Biography
Born in Sydney, he began hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip%20Knightley |
William A. Tiller (Toronto, Canada, September 18, 1929 – Scottsdale, Arizona, February 7, 2022) was a professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University.
He wrote Science and Human Transformation, a book about concepts such as subtle energies beyond the four fundamental forces, which he believes act ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20A.%20Tiller |
Asutifi District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Ahafo Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 1 February 2012 (effectively 28 June 2012), it was split off into two new districts: Asutifi North District (capital: Kenyasi) and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asutifi%20District |
Atebubu-Amantin Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Atebubu District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part of the district was split off to create Pru District on 12 November 2003 (effectively 18 February 2004); thus the re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atebubu-Amantin%20Municipal%20District |
Kuehneosaurus is an extinct genus of Late Triassic kuehneosaurid reptile known from the Late Triassic (Norian stage) of the Penarth Group of southwest England and the Steinmergel Group of Luxembourg. Temperature at this stage and region would have ranged from 28 to 35 °C. It was named by P. L. Robinson in 1962 in honou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuehneosaurus |
Atwima District is a former district that was located in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 12 November 2003 (effective 18 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor: Atwima Nwabiagya District (which it... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atwima%20District |
Dullness may refer to:
In vision
A lack of perceived brightness
A lack of perceived colorfulness
In medicine
A dull sound in response to percussion (medicine)
Shifting dullness, a medical sign
In philosophy and religion
Tamas (philosophy), one of the three tendencies in the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy
Thīna, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullness |
Awutu/Effutu/Senya District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Gomoa-Awutu-Effutu-Senya District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Effutu Municipal Dis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awutu/Effutu/Senya%20District |
The Kentucky Women Writers Conference had its beginnings in 1979 as a celebration of women writers at the University of Kentucky (UK). That first year featured Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Ruth Stone, Alice Walker, and Ruth Whitman. Since then, it has become the longest-running annual festival of women writers in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky%20Women%20Writers%20Conference |
Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The mountains that surround the valley are formed by dolomite rocks, which conf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%20Gardena |
Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959) is a German producer of experimental minimal techno music. He began experimenting with records in the early eighties and released re-workings of material by fellow artists Mike Ink and Richie Hawtin in the second half of the 1990s. These productions were made by playing physically modified ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Brinkmann |
Bruce Miller is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Edmonton-Glenora. He was first elected on November 22, 2004 as a Liberal, but was defeated in his 2008 re-election bid by Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk.
He has had a notable care... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Miller%20%28politician%29 |
Eric Jon Engberg (September 18, 1941 – March 27, 2016) was an American correspondent who worked for CBS News from 1976 to 2003.
Life
Engberg attended Highland Park High School (Class of 1959) in Highland Park, Illinois.
He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
He worked at WTOP-TV; WTOP-FM; ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Engberg |
The Al Rajhi Bank () (previously known as Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation) is a Saudi Arabian bank and the world's largest Islamic bank by capital based on 2015 data.
The bank is a major investor in Saudi Arabia's business and is one of the largest joint stock companies in the Kingdom, with over SR 330.5 b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Rajhi%20Bank |
Potassium hydrogen phthalate, often called simply KHP, is an acidic salt compound. It forms white powder, colorless crystals, a colorless solution, and an ionic solid that is the monopotassium salt of phthalic acid. KHP is slightly acidic, and it is often used as a primary standard for acid–base titrations because it ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20hydrogen%20phthalate |
The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode%20Island%20Senate |
Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind (1980) is a short film spoof of the classic science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The film was written and produced by Rick Harper and Bob Rogers.
Plot
In the film, sewage worker Roy Dreary and a number of unusual characters meet up with strange extraterrestrials travel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closet%20Cases%20of%20the%20Nerd%20Kind |
Cappadonna Hits is a greatest hits album by rapper Cappadonna. It contains songs from his first two albums.
Track listing
"Super Model" (featuring: Ghostface Killah)
"Slang Editorial"
"Love Is the Message" (featuring: Raekwon)
"Oh-Donna" (featuring: Ghostface Killah)
"Run"
"We Know" (featuring: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadonna%20Hits |
The 59th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 19 February 2006 and honoured the best films of 2005.
Brokeback Mountain won Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th%20British%20Academy%20Film%20Awards |
Ferdinand (March 12, 1983 – 2002) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic and was the 1987 Horse of the Year.
He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994.
Much to the outrage of many horse racing enthusiasts, reports indic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand%20%28horse%29 |
Sokol is a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, with origins in the Czech lands.
Sokol or Sokół (meaning the falcon in Slavic languages) may also refer to:
Sokół, Polish offshoot of the Czech movement
People
Sokol (given name)
Sokol (surname)
Sokół (rapper), Polish rapper
Places
Sokol District, a district in Nort... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokol%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Maryland Route 147 (MD 147) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Harford Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and US 40 Truck in Baltimore north to US 1 and US 1 Business in Benson. MD 147 is an alternate route to US 1 between Baltimore and Bel Air, the county seat of Harford C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%20Route%20147 |
English titles may refer to:
The Peerage of England
When to capitalize titles of works in English
English honorifics such as "Mr.", "Miss", "Mrs.", or "Dr.", sometimes referred to as "titles" | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20titles |
Hog potato is a common name for several plants with edible or poisonous bulbs and tubers. Hog potato may refer to:
Deathcamas, a group of several plants with poisonous bulbs, formerly placed in the genus Zigadenus, native throughout North America
Hoffmannseggia glauca, a legume with edible tubers native to the Southwe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog%20potato |
Erin Marshall (born 16 March 1987) is an English professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Erin Angel. She is often nicknamed "Little" due to her short stature of only 4 ft 11 in.
Erin Angel describes her gimmick in wrestling as "I'm a little angel...until you cross me!". She works a mixed style of wrestlin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin%20Marshall |
Golden Nugget Atlantic City is a hotel, casino, and marina located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Having been opened in 1985 as Trump's Castle, it was renamed Trump Marina in 1997. Landry's, Inc. purchased the casino from Trump Entertainment Resorts in February 2011, and the sale was approved in late May. Landry's took ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Nugget%20Atlantic%20City |
50 Years of Hits is a country album by George Jones who was signed to Starday Records in 1953, released his first singles in 1954, and had his first hit with "Why Baby Why'" in 1955.
Background
Jones began recording in 1954 and his first releases were on the independent Starday label. As his career progressed, he mov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50%20Years%20of%20Hits |
DragThing was a shareware Dock application for Mac OS X. Intended for organization and as an application switcher, DragThing allowed for multiple docks with user-specified settings such as color, texture and shape. Dock contents could be organized into tabs and paying the shareware fee enabled the user to assign a keyb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragThing |
Springerle () is a type of South German biscuit or cookie with an embossed design made by pressing a mold onto rolled dough and allowing the impression to dry before baking. This preserves the detail of the surface pattern. While historical molds show that springerle were baked for religious holidays and secular occasi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springerle |
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