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Hans J. Salter (January 14, 1896 in Vienna – July 23, 1994 in Studio City, Cal.) was an Austrian-American film composer.
Biography
Salter gained his education from the Vienna Academy of Music and studied composition with Alban Berg, Franz Schreker, and others. He worked for the Berlin State Opera before being hired in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20J.%20Salter |
The Carmarthen by-election, was held in Carmarthen, Wales, on 14 July 1966. The contest was significant in that it resulted in the election of Gwynfor Evans, the first ever Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament. Plaid Cymru's victory in the Carmarthen constituency, a seminal moment for Welsh nationalism, was part of a wider... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966%20Carmarthen%20by-election |
A source text is a text (sometimes oral) from which information or ideas are derived. In translation, a source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language.
Description
In historiography, distinctions are commonly made between three kinds of source texts:
Primary
Primary sources are first... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source%20text |
Wiktor Poliszczuk (10 October 1925 in Dubno near Rivne – 17 November 2008 in Toronto) was a Polish-Ukrainian-Canadian (a Canadian citizen of Polish-Ukrainian descent) politologist specialising in the history of political thought, who wrote about the Polish-Ukrainian relations during World War II and issues relating to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktor%20Poliszczuk |
Kintampo South District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Kintampo South District on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004); thus the r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintampo%20South%20District |
Spencer R. Weart (born 1942) is the former director of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) from 1971 until his retirement in 2009.
Life
Originally trained as a physicist, he is now a historian of science. He earned his B.A. in Physics at Cornell University in 1963 and a Ph.D. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer%20R.%20Weart |
Spotswood (also known as The Efficiency Expert in the United States) is a 1991 Australian business comedy-drama film directed by Mark Joffe. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, with a supporting cast of Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence, Angela Punch McGregor, Daniel Wyllie, Toni Collette (in her film debut) and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotswood%20%28film%29 |
Mukinbudin is a small town in the north eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately east of Perth and north of Merredin near Lake Campion. It is the main town in the Shire of Mukinbudin. At the 2021 Australian census, Mukinbudin had a population of 336.
The present Shire of Mukinbudin was settled by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukinbudin%2C%20Western%20Australia |
KDX may refer to:
Knocked Down eXport
Korean Destroyer eXperimental, a Korean shipbuilding program
KDX (software), a Bulletin Board System-style program (à la Hotline) by Haxial. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDX |
Max Power was a British magazine, based in Peterborough, focusing on the performance-tuning and car market.
History
Launched in 1993 by EMAP, it was also published under licence in Greece, Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and in France under the name ADDX. After EMAP acquired Petersen in 2000, a United States edition wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Power%20%28magazine%29 |
A data access layer (DAL) in computer software is a layer of a computer program which provides simplified access to data stored in persistent storage of some kind, such as an entity-relational database. This acronym is prevalently used in Microsoft environments.
For example, the DAL might return a reference to an obje... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20access%20layer |
Welsh v. Boy Scouts of America, 993 F.2d 1267 (7th Cir. 1993), was a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that upheld the right of private organizations to discriminate on the basis of religion when establishing their own membership standards.
In 1989, six-year-old Mark Welsh, after r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh%20v.%20Boy%20Scouts%20of%20America |
LaLa is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 24th of each month. The magazine's bonus contents are usually calendars for New Year issues, drama CDs, and so on. In a 2006 survey conducted by Oricon, Japanese girls selected LaLa as their fifth favorite manga anthology, along with Shogakukan's... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaLa |
Elena Eduardovna Grushina ( or Olena Eduardivna Hrushyna; born 8 January 1975) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner and then-husband Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2006) European silver medalist.
Career
Grushina began skating at four and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena%20Grushina |
Karl Fitzpatrick (born 13 September 1980) is a former Ireland international rugby league , and Chief executive officer of the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
Playing career
Fitzpatrick was originally a scrum half before he switched to full back. He is a product of Wigan St Patricks. Fitzpatrick began his profes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%20Fitzpatrick |
Christoph Meiners (31 July 1747 – 1 May 1810) was a German racialist, philosopher, historian, and writer born in Warstade. He supported the polygenist theory of human origins. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History.
Biography
Chistoph Meiners was born in Warstade (now a part of Hemmoor) near Otterndorf. H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph%20Meiners |
Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov ( or Ruslan Mykolayovych Honcharov; born 20 January 1973) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Elena Grushina, he is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2006) European silver medalist.
Career
Goncharov began skating at the age of six. He w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan%20Honcharov |
Roger Munby (1945 - 2022) was a British businessman and former chairman of Norwich City Football Club.
Biography
Munby was born in Hull and was a businessman in Norwich, England, when he became a director of Norwich City football club between January 1986 and September 1987 and again in May 1996. He took over as chai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Munby |
David Hodgson (born 8 August 1981), also known by the nicknames of "Dodgey" and "Hodgey", is an English rugby league coach, and former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage No... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Hodgson%20%28rugby%20league%29 |
Eustathius of Thessalonica (or Eustathios of Thessalonike; ; ) was a Byzantine Greek scholar and Archbishop of Thessalonica and is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is most noted for his stand against the sack of Thessalonica by the Normans in 1185, contemporary account of the event, for his orations and for h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustathius%20of%20Thessalonica |
Kevin McGuinness (born 10 November 1976) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. He played for Salford City Reds in the Super League, the Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20McGuinness |
Aaron Moule (born 20 June 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the South Queensland Crushers and Melbourne Storm in Australasia's National Rugby League and Widnes Vikings and Salford City Reds in the Super League.
Early life
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Moule |
Anthony Stewart (born 5 March 1979) is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
He played at representative level for Ireland and Lancashire, and at club level in the Super League for St. Helens (Heritage № 1079), with whom he won a World Club Challenge, Challenge Cup and a S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Stewart%20%28rugby%20league%29 |
Luke Robinson (born 25 July 1984) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach of the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
An England international, he played in the Super League for the Wigan Wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20Robinson%20%28rugby%20league%29 |
A fiddle yard or staging yard is a collection of model railway tracks that are hidden from view and allow trains to be stored and manipulated by the operators. These tracks are used to allow most model railways to be operated in a realistic manner. Whilst it is possible to have a realistic shunting yard in view, its op... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddle%20yard |
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is a centre for excellence in environmental science across water, land and air.
The organisation has a long history of investigating, monitoring and modelling environmental change. Research topics include: air pollution, biodiversity, chemical risks in the environment, ext... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK%20Centre%20for%20Ecology%20%26%20Hydrology |
Mobile catering is the business of selling prepared food from some sort of vehicle. It is a feature of urban culture in many countries. Mobile catering can be performed using food trucks, trailers, carts and food stands with many types of foods that can be prepared. Mobile catering is also used to provide food to peopl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20catering |
The Briggs–Rauscher oscillating reaction is one of a small number of known oscillating chemical reactions. It is especially well suited for demonstration purposes because of its visually striking colour changes: the freshly prepared colourless solution slowly turns an amber colour, then suddenly changes to a very dark ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briggs%E2%80%93Rauscher%20reaction |
Templar Poetry is an independent publisher of poetry that is based in Derbyshire, England. Templar publishes around 15 new print titles each year. The Templar Poetry periodical iOTA includes new poetry from open submissions, commissioned work, reviews, and features on poetry and related themes and issues.
Founded on t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templar%20Poetry |
Nicholas Ward often known as Nick Ward (1 April 1811 – 17 February 1850) was an English bare-knuckle fighter. Nick Ward was the heavyweight champion of England for four months in 1841.
His first recorded fight was in 1835 against Harry John Lockyer. In 1840 he fought his brother Jem Ward's old enemy James Burke; Burke ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Ward%20%28boxer%29 |
David or Dave Clarke may refer to:
Entertainment
David Clarke (actor) (1908–2004), American actor
Dave Clarke (musician) (born 1948), American singer, guitarist, and keyboard player
Dave Clarke (DJ) (born 1968), English techno DJ
David Clarke, a character in the TV series Revenge
Politics
David Clarke (Austral... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Clarke |
Anjelika Alexeyevna Krylova (; born 4 July 1973) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Moscow, Russia.
Competitive career
In her early career, Anjelika Krylov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjelika%20Krylova |
Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (; born 23 January 1970) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion.
Career
As a four-year-old, Ovsyannikov fell ill with pneumonia. After he recovered, doctors recommended to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg%20Ovsyannikov |
Nick Ward may refer to:
Nick Ward (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player
Nick Ward (footballer, born 1977), Welsh footballer
Nick Ward (musician), Welsh singer / songwriter
Nick Ward (physician), British physician and expert on smallpox
Nick Ward (soccer, born 1985), Australian association footballer
Nic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Ward |
Asunafo 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 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts: Asunafo North District (which it was elev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asunafo%20District |
Maelienydd, sometimes spelt Maeliennydd, was a cantref and lordship in east central Wales covering the area from the River Teme to Radnor Forest and the area around Llandrindod Wells. The area, which is mainly upland, is now in Powys. During the Middle Ages it was part of the region known as Rhwng Gwy a Hafren () and i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maelienydd |
This is a list of radio stations in Pakistan.
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Balochistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Gilgit Baltistan
Islamabad Capital Territory
AM
FM
Internet
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
AM
FM
Radio Tehzeeb FM91.6 (www.radiotehzeeb.com)
Punjab
AM
FM
Sindh
AM
FM
Internet
See also
Mass media ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20radio%20channels%20in%20Pakistan |
Asunafo South District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Asunafo District in 1988, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004) to create Asunafo ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asunafo%20South%20District |
The 501st Combat Support Wing is an administrative support wing of the United States Air Force, based at RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom. It is one of three wings located in the United Kingdom as components of the Third Air Force and United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE).
Units
the 501st Comba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501st%20Combat%20Support%20Wing |
Old St Paul's (formerly St Paul's Pro-Cathedral) is a historic site, a city landmark (tourist attraction) and a wedding and event venue in the heart of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The building served a dual role as the parish church of Thorndon and the pro-cathedral (provisional cathedral) of the Dioce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20St%20Paul%27s%2C%20Wellington |
Renewable energy plays an important and growing role in the energy system of the European Union. The Europe 2020 strategy included a target of reaching 20% of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, and at least 32% by 2030. The EU27 reached 22.1% in 2020, up from 9.6% in 2004, but declined to 21... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable%20energy%20in%20the%20European%20Union |
The Confederation Building serves as the home of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It is located on Confederation Hill overlooking Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city, St. John's. The brick- and concrete-clad building has 11 stories and is tall. It was completed in 1960 at a cost of $9 million to r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation%20Building%20%28Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador%29 |
Ali Dilem (born 1967 in El Harrach, Alger Province) is an Algerian cartoonist. On 11 February 2006, he was sentenced to one year in jail and a 50,000 dinar fine by an Algerian court for a dozen cartoons printed in the newspaper Liberté in 2003 depicting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
See also
Imprisonment of Mohame... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali%20Dilem |
KWIZ (96.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Ana, California, and broadcasting to the Los Angeles-Orange County area. KWIZ airs a Spanish Christian radio format branded as "Vision Latina 96.7 FM". It is currently owned by the Universal Church with studios and offices are on West 5th Street in Santa An... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWIZ |
KPVS and KLUA are commercial radio stations in the island of Hawaiʻi, broadcasting to the Hilo and Kailua-Kona areas on 95.9 MHz FM and 93.9 MHz FM, respectively. The two stations simulcast as The Beat, a rhythmic CHR format.
On April 1, 2016, the simulcast adopted its present format, at the time retaining the "Native... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPVS |
HMMS may refer to:
Hartford Magnet Middle School, a former name of Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, Connecticut
Hidden Markov Model, a type of statistical model
Hope Mills Middle School in Hope Mills, North Carolina | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMMS |
Buccaneer was a board game published in Britain by Waddingtons between the 1930s and 1980s.
Board design
The game board depicts the sea, broken into squares. Around the edges are ports, some owned by players, others being "free ports". At the centre is Treasure Island, upon which are
placed semi-realistic looking trea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccaneer%20%28game%29 |
The Nokia 6170 was one of the clamshell phone series from Nokia.
Description
It comes with a VGA camera (640x480) with 2x and 4x electronic zoom, push to talk and speakerphone.
It has a built-in WAP web browser, and supports Java ME. It has 2.3 MBs integrated memory that can't be extended (and some elements that ship... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%206170 |
Marie of Prussia may refer to:
Marie of Prussia (1579–1649), daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia and the wife of Margrave Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Marie of Prussia, daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and wife of King Maximilian II of Bavaria
Princess Marie of Prussia (1855–1888), daughter of P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20of%20Prussia%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Carl Steenstrup (1934 – 11 November 2014)) was a Danish japanologist.
Carl Steenstrup is known for translating several works of Japanese literature, mostly those relating to the historical development of Bushido, Japanese Feudal Law, and the Kakun (House Codes) of famous Samurai Leaders Hōjō Shigetoki and Imagawa Ryos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Steenstrup |
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are literary translators best known for their collaborative English translations of classic Russian literature. Individually, Pevear has also translated into English works from French, Italian, and Greek. The couple's collaborative translations have been nominated three times and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Pevear%20and%20Larissa%20Volokhonsky |
In epistemology, the Münchhausen trilemma is a thought experiment intended to demonstrate the theoretical impossibility of proving any truth, even in the fields of logic and mathematics, without appealing to accepted assumptions. If it is asked how any given proposition is known to be true, proof in support of that pro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchhausen%20trilemma |
Hanur is a major taluk in Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka State, India. Hanur Taluk is the centre for the famous tourist spots in karnataka.
Economy
Hanur is a commercial centre for many nearby villages like Ramapura, Lokkanahalli, Bylore, Odeyarpalya, Martalli, Ajjipura, Bandalli, Cowdalli, Mangala, Kamagere, and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanur |
Demand-chain management (DCM) is the management of relationships between suppliers and customers to deliver the best value to the customer at the least cost to the demand chain as a whole. Demand-chain management is similar to supply-chain management but with special regard to the customers.
Demand-chain-management so... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand-chain%20management |
n+1 is a New York–based American literary magazine that publishes social criticism, political commentary, essays, art, poetry, book reviews, and short fiction. It is published three times each year, and content is published on its website several times each week. Each print issue averages around 200 pages in length.
O... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%2B1 |
A Corvette leaf spring is a type of independent suspension that utilizes a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) mono-leaf spring instead of more conventional coil springs. It is named after the Chevrolet Corvette, the American sports car for which it was originally developed and first utilized. A notable characteristic of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette%20leaf%20spring |
Mukteswaram is a village located in Ainavilli Mandal, Konaseema Delta, Amalapuram revenue division in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated near the River Gautami-Godavari, a tributary to the Godavari. Mukteswaram is one of the three important Ferry points for Kotipalli-Mukteswaram and the other ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukteswaram |
Josiah Clark Nott (March 31, 1804March 31, 1873) was an American surgeon, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his studies into the etiology of yellow fever and malaria, including the theory that they are caused by germs, and for his espousal of scientific racism.
Nott, who owned slaves, used his scientifi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah%20C.%20Nott |
AS9100 is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry.
It was released in October, 1999, by the Society of Automotive Engineers and the European Association of Aerospace Industries.
AS9100 replaces the earlier AS9000 and fully incorporates the entirety of the current version ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS9100 |
Briony Behets (born 1952) is an English-born Australian former actress who found fame acting in Australian television soap operas of the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
Behets' was born in London, United Kingdom, her father worked as a civil engineer, which took him around the world and as a result much of Behets' childho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briony%20Behets |
The Eye Creatures (a.k.a. Attack of the Eye Creatures [mistakenly written in the credits as Attack of Eye Creatures]) is a 1967 American made-for-television comedy horror science fiction film about an invasion by a flying saucer and its silent, shambling alien occupants.
The Eye Creatures, an Azalea Pictures film, wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Eye%20Creatures |
Tangri may refer to:
Tangri (god) or Tengri a Turkic pagan celestial chief divinity who personifies Heaven
Tengrism, the religion centred on the deity
Tangri river, a seasonal river in Haryana, India
Jyotica Tangri, Indian singer
Nina Tangri, Indian-Canadian politician
Roger Tangri (born 1941), British professor of po... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangri |
Al-Askari Shrine, the Askariyya Shrine (, , meaning "Resting Place of the Two Imams Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari") or the Al-Askari Mosque is a Shia Muslim mosque and mausoleum in the Iraqi city of Samarra from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shia shrines in the world. It was built in 944. The dome was des... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Askari%20Shrine |
Lot One Shoppers' Mall is a shopping mall serving Choa Chu Kang New Town, Singapore. It was built in 1996 and is managed by CapitaMall Trust. It is located next to Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT and the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange.
History
Developed by City Developments Limited, Lot One was completed in August 1996 as the fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot%20One |
The PSA Prepayment Model is a prepayment scale developed by the Public Securities Association in 1985 for analyzing American mortgage-backed securities. The PSA model assumes increasing prepayment rates for the first 30 months after mortgage origination and a constant prepayment rate thereafter. This approximates real-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA%20prepayment%20model |
Thuckalay or Thakkalai is a town in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Thuckalay comes under the Padmanabhapuram Municipality, and is the administrative headquarters of Kalkulam Taluk. The Revenue Divisional Office is located in Mettukadai.
The nearest railway station is located in Eraniel, which is approximat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuckalay |
Camden Lock is a small part of Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, England, which was formerly a wharf with stables on the Regent's Canal. It is immediately to the north of Hampstead Road Locks, a twin manually operated lock. The twin locks together are "Hampstead Road Lock 1"; each bears a sign so marked. Hawley Lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden%20Lock |
Northpoint City, formerly known as Northpoint Shopping Centre, is a suburban shopping mall in Yishun, Singapore. Located opposite Yishun MRT station, the mall houses the Nee Soon Central Community Club, Yishun Public Library as well as the Yishun Bus Interchange, which forms part of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northpoint%20City |
Walcher (died 1080) was bishop of Durham and earl of Northumbria.
Walcher may also refer to:
Surname
Achim Walcher (born 1967), Austrian cross-country skier
Jacob Walcher (1887–1970), German politician
Josef Walcher (1954–1984), Austrian alpine ski racer
Kathleen Walcher (fl. 2003–2006), American politician
Rocky Wal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walcher%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Manifest may refer to:
Computing
Manifest file, a metadata file that enumerates files in a program or package
Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies
Events
Manifest (convention), a defunct anime festival in Melbourne, Australia
Manifest (urban arts festival), put on by Columbia College Chicago, i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest |
The Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus (; ; abbreviated RCJ) is a religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Hannibal Mary Di Francia (1851–1927) on May 16, 1897. The word "rogationist" comes from the Latin rogate which means "pray".
The spirituality of the congregation is centered on the words of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogationists |
Tamamo-no-Mae (, , also ) is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology. One of the stories explaining the legend comes from Muromachi period genre fiction called otogizōshi. In the otogizōshi Tamamo-no-Mae was a courtesan under the Japanese Emperor Konoe (who reigned from 1142 through 1155).
Legends
Stories of Tamamo-n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamamo-no-Mae |
Bernard Rhodes is a designer, band manager, studio owner, record producer and songwriter who was integral to the development of the punk rock scene in the United Kingdom from the middle 1970s. He is most associated with two of the UK's best known and influential punk bands, the Sex Pistols and The Clash. According to J... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard%20Rhodes |
Criticism of atheism is criticism of the concepts, validity, or impact of atheism, including associated political and social implications. Criticisms include positions based on the history of science, philosophical and logical criticisms, findings in both the natural and social sciences, theistic apologetic arguments, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism%20of%20atheism |
General elections were held in South Africa on 7 July 1943 to elect the 150 members of the House of Assembly. The United Party of Jan Smuts won an absolute majority.
Although the United Party was victorious, special wartime circumstances such as soldiers on active service being allowed to vote and Smuts's status as an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943%20South%20African%20general%20election |
Budu (Jawi: بودو; , , ) is an anchovies sauce and one of the best known fermented seafood products in Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia, the Natuna Islands (where it is called or ), South Sumatra, Bangka Island and Western Kalimantan in Indonesia (where it is called rusip), and Southern Thailand. It is mentioned in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budu%20%28sauce%29 |
Ian Anthony Robertson (born 25 January 1946 in Footscray, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and currently a football commentator.
Robertson was born in Footscray and recruited to the Carlton Football Club from Dalyston after the Footscray Football Club refused a request for a trial with the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Robertson%20%28Australian%20rules%20footballer%29 |
Francis Colacurcio Sr. (June 18, 1917 – July 2, 2010) was an American mobster and boss of the Seattle crime family known for running strip clubs in Seattle, Washington. He was a subject of ongoing federal investigations into organized crime in the city and was suspected of being an organized crime boss.
Early life
Bor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Colacurcio |
Matthew Charles Fryatt (born 5 March 1986) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is the U15s coach at Walsall.
Fryatt holds the record for fastest goal ever scored by a Leicester City player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat by Preston North End on 15... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty%20Fryatt |
In computer graphics, relief mapping is a texture mapping technique first introduced in 2000 used to render the surface details of three-dimensional objects accurately and efficiently. It can produce accurate depictions of self-occlusion, self-shadowing, and parallax. It is a form of short-distance ray tracing done in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief%20mapping%20%28computer%20graphics%29 |
Malcolm Alker (born 4 November 1978) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a . He spent his entire professional career with the Salford City Reds, making over 350 appearances between 1997 and 2010. He also served as the club's captain for many years.
Background
Malcolm Alker was born ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Alker |
Sean Rutgerson (born 9 February 1978) is the head coach of the United States and a former professional rugby league footballer. His primary position was as , but he also played in the . Over his career, Rutgerson played for the North Sydney Bears and the Canberra Raiders in the Australian National Rugby League, Salford... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Rutgerson |
Wyler's is a food and beverage brand established by Wyler's Company in 1931. The brand is now owned by Kraft Heinz for bouillon and dry soup mixes and by The Jel Sert Company for powdered drink mixes.
History
The spouses Silvain and Arma Wyler established Wyler's Company in 1931 selling its first product, chicken boui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyler%27s |
Simon Finnigan (born 8 December 1981) is a rugby league coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Widnes Vikings in Betfred Championship and was previously head coach at Newcastle Thunder and an assistant coach at the Toronto Wolfpack. An Ireland international , he played in the Super League f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Finnigan |
Ian Sibbit (born 15 October 1980), also known by the nickname of "Sibs", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second row.
Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the Warrington Wolves having also played for Melbourne Storm. He also went on to play for Bradford Bulls.
Bradford Bulls... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Sibbit |
Upasana (Sanskrit: उपासना ) literally means "worship" and "sitting near, attend to". It refers to the worship of, or meditation on, formless things, such as Absolute Self, the Holy, the Atman (Soul) Principle, distinguishing meditative reverence for an internalized and intellectual concept from earlier forms of physica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upasana |
The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and plays home matches at Concord Oval. Concord holds a place in rugby history as a venue for the inaugural Rugby World Cup ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Harbour%20RFC |
Laddering is an investment technique that requires investors to purchase multiple financial products with different maturity dates.
Benefits
Laddering avoids the risk of reinvesting a large portion of assets in an unfavorable financial environment. Each "rung" of the ladder is a bond of a specific maturity date and t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laddering |
CISV may refer to:
Centro Italiano Studi Vessillologici (Italian Centre of Vexillological Studies)
CISV International formerly known as Children's International Summer Villages | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISV%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Palisades Tahoe Aerial Tram (originally called the Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway) is a long aerial tramway at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California. It was inaugurated in 1968, and was called the Cable Car. At its opening, it was the largest tramway in the world, built by an Austrian company G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades%20Tahoe%20Aerial%20Tram |
The grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū.
This species has occurred as a vagrant in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed%20lapwing |
"Ziggy Stardust" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie for his 1972 concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, he recorded it at Trident Studios in London in November 1971 with his backing band the Spiders from Mars—comprising Mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy%20Stardust%20%28song%29 |
Lila Morillo (born Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo on August 14, 1940 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She is popularly known as La Diva de Venezuela, La Reina del Cocotero and also as La Maracucha de Oro.
Biography
Lila was born in Maracaibo. She was born to Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo (191... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lila%20Morillo |
Ali Al Shargawi () is a leading Bahraini poet, lyricist and playwright whose work has been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Kurdish, and French. Born in Manama in 1948, he started publishing his poetry in 1968, and quickly gained prominence in Arab newspapers and magazines.
His involvement in the t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali%20Al%20Shargawi |
Golden Mosque can refer to:
Sunehri Masjid, Lahore
Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk)
Sunehri Masjid (Red Fort)
Al-Askari Mosque in Iraq
Masjid Al-Dahab in the Philippines
Dian Al-Mahri Mosque in Indonesia
Mosque disambiguation pages | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Mosque |
The Éclaireurs Neutres de France (Neutral (= interreligious) Scouts of France, ENF) is a non-aligned French Scouting association, founded in 1947 by Marcel Lepage and serving 3,000 to 4,000 members of both genders.
The association has no political or religious involvement and is open to all without distinction of rel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89claireurs%20Neutres%20de%20France |
The Flying Eleven is an Australian boat designed as a high performance racing skiff suitable for 12- to 18-year-olds. High performance sailing is fast becoming the goal of a great many dinghy sailors with the appearance of 49ers as an Olympic class.The Flying Eleven is a logical step in the transition between junior cl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying%20Eleven |
The Shute Shield, known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield, is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end of the club rugby season.
History... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shute%20Shield |
David Tickle (born 6 September 1959) is a British record producer and engineer. As a producer, he is noted for his work with Split Enz, and in Canada, for his mid-1980s work with Red Rider, Platinum Blonde and Gowan. He later produced Joe Cocker, The Divinyls "I Touch Myself", and was signed to produce the internationa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Tickle |
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (29 May 1945 – 13 December 2018) was a Belgian stock market guru, economist, econometrician, convicted fraudster, author, philosopher, public figure, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments.
Life and career
Van Rossem studied economics at the Ghent University in 1963–67. Wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Van%20Rossem |
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