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Lawrence Donald Casey (born June 17, 1937) is an American former professional and collegiate basketball coach. He has coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Jersey Nets—each for a season and a half. He had previously coached the Temple Owls from 1973 to 1982. He ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Casey |
Arthur D. Levinson (born March 31, 1950) is an American businessman and is the current chairman of Apple Inc. (2011–present) and CEO of Calico (an Alphabet Inc. venture). He is the former chief executive officer (1995–2009) and chairman (1999–2014) of Genentech.
In addition to serving on the board of Apple Inc. (2000–... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20D.%20Levinson |
James G. "Jim" Millns Jr. (born January 13, 1949) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Colleen O'Connor, he was the 1974–1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist.
They were inducted into the United States Fig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Millns |
The Fashion Center is a shopping center located in Paramus, New Jersey. It opened in 1967 as a traditional indoor shopping mall. The mall slowly underwent a "de-malling" process over a period of several years prior to 2009, which resulted in the former interior portion of the mall gradually taken over by other stores a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion%20Center |
Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Decius. She was the mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Life
As with most third-century Roman empresses, very little is known about her. She was probably from a senatorial family. It is assumed that her ancestors settled in Etru... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herennia%20Etruscilla |
Colleen M. O'Connor (born December 17, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist.
They were inducted into the United States Fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen%20O%27Connor |
The Johnstons were an Irish close-harmony folk band, founded in Slane, County Meath, Ireland, consisting of siblings Adrienne, Luci and Michael Johnston.
Career
The Johnstons began performing in the early 1960s in Slane. They signed to Pye Records in 1965 and recorded Ewan MacColl's "The Travelling People", a major h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Johnstons |
A flavorist, also known as flavor chemist, is someone who uses chemistry to engineer artificial and natural flavors. The tools and materials used by flavorists are almost the same as that used by perfumers with the exception that flavorists seek to mimic or modify both the olfactory and gustatory properties of various ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavorist |
James Francis Lynam (born September 15, 1941) is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached at the college level for Fairfield University from 1968 to 1970, American University from 1973 to 1978, and St. Joseph's University from 1978 to 1981. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Lynam |
Ushio Torikai (鳥養潮; surname Torikai; born July 11, 1952, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. She is known for her highly individual musical voice, developed over many years of research and compositional experience in diverse musical fields including European c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushio%20Torikai |
In professional wrestling, the term Black Saturday refers to Saturday, July 14, 1984, the day when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) took over the time slot on Superstation WTBS that had been home to Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and its flagship weekly program, World Championship Wrestling, for 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Saturday%20%28professional%20wrestling%29 |
Graeme R. Anderson (born 5 January 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Port Melbourne, Anderson was a tough forward who would occasionally play in the midfield as a ruck-rover.
Anderso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme%20Anderson%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201953%29 |
Graeme Anderson is the name of:
Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2022), Australian rules footballer with Carlton
Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), Australian rules footballer with Collingwood
See also
Graham Anderson (1929–2012), Canadian scholar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme%20Anderson |
Beginning with the invasion of Poland during World War II, the Nazi regime set up ghettos across German-occupied Eastern Europe in order to segregate and confine Jews, and sometimes Romani people, into small sections of towns and cities furthering their exploitation. In German documents, and signage at ghetto entrances... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%20ghettos%20established%20by%20Nazi%20Germany |
Wayne Seybold (born September 5, 1963) is formerly the mayor of Marion, Indiana and a former Olympic pair skater representing the United States.
Competing with his sister Natalie Seybold, he won five senior international medals, became a two-time U.S. national silver medalist, and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Seybold |
Hillel Kook (, 24 July 1915 –18 August 2001), also known as Peter Bergson (Hebrew: פיטר ברגסון), was a Revisionist Zionist activist and politician.
Kook led the Irgun's efforts in the United States during World War II to promote Zionism and mainly to save the abandoned Jews of Europe during the Holocaust. His rescue g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel%20Kook |
Matthew Clarke (born 18 September 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and current coach who is the head coach of Adelaide in the AFL Women's. Prior to coaching, he played in the Australian Football League (AFL), his career spanning four clubs and a total of 258 games between 1993 and 2007. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20Clarke%20%28Australian%20footballer%29 |
A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail) is a generic term for a standardized system for attaching accessories to firearms. Rail systems are straight mounting brackets (usually made of strips of metal or polym... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail%20integration%20system |
is a 1987 Seinen manga series by Haruka Inui which was originally published in Play Comic. The manga was adapted into an anime OVA series. There was also a live-action version, Welcome to Ogenki Clinic. The plotline revolves around the quirky (and perpetually horny) Doctor Sawaru Ogenki and his beautiful nurse, the bus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogenki%20Clinic |
Anna of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 24 April 1610) was a German noblewoman, member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp by birth and House of Hesse by marriage.
Early life
Anna was born as the seventh child and fourth daughter of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Landgravine Christine of Hesse (daught... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20of%20Holstein-Gottorp |
The Society of St Gregory is an organization devoted to Roman Catholic church music in the British Isles. It was founded in 1929.
It aims to further the study and understanding of church music and, more widely, liturgy, with a view to promoting the active participation of the people in accordance with the teaching of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20of%20St%20Gregory |
Robert MacKinnon (December 5, 1927 – July 7, 2015) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and the NBA's Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets. MacKinnon also served as the Nets' ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20MacKinnon |
John Harvey (27 September 1911 – 19 July 1982) was an English actor. He appeared in 52 films, two television films and made 70 television guest appearances between 1948 and 1979.
Born in London, England, he began his acting career on the stage in the 1930s as one of the Harry Hanson's Court Players at the Peterborough... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Harvey%20%28actor%29 |
The Tempe Daily News was an afternoon newspaper published in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. It was created in 1887 when Curt W. Miller (1864–1943) purchased the 20-month-old Salt River Valley News from Publishers John Byron Fitch and T.B. Martin, renamed it Tempe Daily News, and published its first edition in Au... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe%20Daily%20News |
Yehoshua Lakner (b. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 24 April 1924; d. Zürich, Switzerland, 5 December 2003) (Hebrew: יהושוע לקנר) was a composer of contemporary classical music. He settled in Palestine in 1941, and relocated to Zürich in 1963.
He studied with the American composer Aaron Copland at Tanglewood in 1952.
Aw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehoshua%20Lakner |
Jimmy Amadie (January 5, 1937 – December 10, 2013) was a jazz pianist and educator from Philadelphia. He worked with Woody Herman and Mel Tormé. In 1960, his career as a musician was hindered by tendonitis. Surgery in the 1990s allowed him to return to the piano. In 1995 he released his first solo album, Always with Me... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Amadie |
The Choegowi (; literally Top Position) was a Go competition that ran from 1959 to 1997. The preliminary stages were 8-player knockout rounds, with the players who won the preliminary split into two sections. The winners of those sections played a best-of-three match to decide who would challenge the holder of the titl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choegowi |
Weg! (literal English translation: Away!; title of English-language version: Go!) is an Afrikaans language outdoor and travel magazine. It was first published in April 2004 and is owned by the Media24 division of Naspers. The magazine focuses on affordable destinations in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
In additi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weg%21 |
Anna Maria of Ostfriesland (23 June 1601 – 15 February 1634) was a German noblewoman.
She was a daughter of Count Enno III of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp. Her paternal grandmother was Katharina of Sweden, a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margareta Leijonhufvud.
On 4 September 1622 she... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Maria%20of%20Ostfriesland |
The South African Labour Party (), was a South African political party formed in March 1910 in the newly created Union of South Africa following discussions between trade unions, the Transvaal Independent Labour Party, and the Natal Labour Party. It was a professedly democratic socialist party representing the interes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour%20Party%20%28South%20Africa%29 |
Priest's Grotto (also known as Ozerna or Blue Lakes , meaning: "lake") is a cave in western Ukraine near the village of Strilkivtsi (), located within Chortkiv Raion (District) of Ternopil Oblast (Province).
Priest's Grotto is part of the extensive gypsum giant cave system, and is one of the longest caves in the world... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest%27s%20Grotto |
Brian Oliver MacLeod (June 25, 1952 – April 25, 1992), nicknamed "Too Loud" MacLeod, was a Canadian musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a member of the bands Chilliwack and Headpins.
History
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, MacLeod appeared as a guitarist in the Canadian band Pepper Tree and was a memb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20MacLeod%20%28Canadian%20musician%29 |
Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", from having played violin in Leopold Stokowski's orchestra, was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist.
Early life and education
Savitt was born in Shumsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Savitt |
Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt (May 3, 1930 – February 2, 2005 in Colorado Springs, CO) was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne%20Sherman |
Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine or Sambac jasmine) is a species of jasmine native to tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in many places, especially West Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is naturalised in many scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Chr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminum%20sambac |
Ben-Zion Orgad (Hebrew: בן ציון אורגד, originally Ben-Zion Büschel; born Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 21 August 1926; died Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 April 2006) was an Israeli composer.
His family emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933, where he started violin lessons in 1936. From 1942 until 1946, Orgad studied violin and com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Zion%20Orgad |
Alan Atkinson (born 20 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Atkinson was recruited by Collingwood from Hamilton, and made his debut in 1970. Despite playing 134 games for the Pies, Atkinson failed to make a Grand Final appearance when opportunities ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Atkinson |
Svein Johannessen (17 October 1937 – 27 November 2007) was a Norwegian chess player. He became Norway's second International Master, after Olaf Barda, in 1961. He won four Norwegian Chess Championships, in 1959, 1962, 1970 and 1973.
According to ChessBase, Johannessen had a wide opening repertoire. He played most of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svein%20Johannessen |
Alresford railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Alresford, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. In official literature it is shown as Alresford (Ess... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alresford%20railway%20station%20%28Essex%29 |
George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (June 29, 1912 – May 20, 1975) was an American jazz vocalist.
Biography
Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, Tunnell was one of the first African American vocalists to perform with a white band, that of Jan Savitt and his band, The Top Hatters.
In the early 1930s, he fronted a vocal ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Tunnell |
Bonbon refers to any of several types of sweets, especially small candies enrobed in chocolate.
Bonbon, Bonbons, Bon Bon or Bon-Bon may also refer to:
Geography
Bon Bon Reserve, South Australia
222 Margaret Street, Brisbane Bon Bon Tower, nickname for the skyscraper in Brisbane, Australia
Bonbon, Grand'Anse, a co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonbon%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1 July 1627, in Schwerin – 11 December 1669, in Halle) was a German noblewoman, a member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by his first wife Anna Ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Maria%20of%20Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
The B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG is a private banking company in Frankfurt, Germany. Metzler traces its origins to a trading company established 1674 by Benjamin Metzler in Frankfurt and is Germany’s second oldest bank (after Berenberg Bank) and the world's 5th oldest.
The Metzler has been owned continuously and exc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metzler%20Bank |
A Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction is a sudden and typically transient reaction that may occur within 24 hours of being administered antibiotics for an infection by a spirochete, including syphilis, leptospirosis, Lyme disease, and relapsing fever. Signs and symptoms include fever, chills, shivers, feeling sick, headache, f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarisch%E2%80%93Herxheimer%20reaction |
Hubert Benjamin Hughes (15 October 1933 – 7 May 2021) was an Anguillan politician. He was the island territory's Chief Minister from 16 March 1994 to 6 March 2000, and again between February 2010 and April 2015.
He had stated his intention to lead the island to separation from the United Kingdom. This is despite the f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20Hughes |
Howard Lanin (July 15, 1897 – April 26, 1991) was an American bandleader, called "The King of Society Dance Music."
Early years
Lanin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin and Mary Lanin. His father was an entrepreneur and musician. He was the middle child of nine children and one of six brothers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Lanin |
Sir Emile Gumbs (18 March 1928 – 10 May 2018) was a politician from Anguilla. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister from 1 February 1977 to May 1980 and again from 12 March 1984 to 16 March 1994.
He was the only person from Anguilla to have been knighted, having been made a Knight Bachelor in the 1994 New... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile%20Gumbs |
In Canada, Government House is a title given to the royal residences of the country's monarch, various viceroys (the governor general, the lieutenant governors), and territorial commissioners. Though not universal, in most cases the title is also the building's sole name; for example, the sovereign's and governor gener... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20Houses%20in%20Canada |
Triple M Hobart (call sign: 7XXX) is a radio station in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the Triple M network owned by Southern Cross Austereo.
History
Triple M Hobart, formerly Heart 107.3 and before that, Magic 107, began as 7HT on 19 April 1937. The station had obtained an FM conversion licence. Subseque... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple%20M%20Hobart |
Hugh C. Graham, Jr is an American figure skater.
He competed as a singles skater and as a pair skater with his sister, Margaret Anne Graham. After his competitive career ended, he spent from 1986 to 1989 as the President of the United States Figure Skating Association. Graham was inducted into the United States Figure... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Graham%20%28figure%20skater%29 |
Muhsin Kenon (born Larry Joe Kenon, December 13, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'9" forward who had a productive career in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), Kenon played for the New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhsin%20Kenon |
The Honinbo (本因坊) is a Go competition and the oldest Go title in Japan. Sponsored by Mainichi Shimbun, the Honinbo pays out ¥28 million to the winner (since the 74th Honinbo in 2019).
Rules
The holder of the title is challenged by whoever wins the round robin league. Players can get into the round robin league by goin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honinbo%20%28competition%29 |
This is a list of companies traded on the JSE. The original compilation of the list was done in February 2006.
Note: For companies without a listed external link there is at various financial information sites; please see article's External links section below.
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Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American soul singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song "Yes, I'm Ready". She has released 12 albums, including her 1965 debut with Yes, I'm Ready, and has had 14 top ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Mason |
The Swadhyaya Movement or Swadhyaya Parivara started in mid 20th-century in the western states of India, particularly Maharashtra and Gujarat. Founded by Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920-2003), the movement emphasizes self-study (swadhyaya), selfless devotion (bhakti) and application of Indian scriptures such as the Up... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadhyaya%20Movement |
Tzvi Jacob Avni (first name sometimes spelled Zvi; ; born Hermann Jakob Steinke, September 2, 1927; Saarbrücken) is an Israeli composer.
Biography
Tzvi Avni was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, and emigrated to Mandate Palestine as a child. He studied with Paul Ben-Haim.
On the recommendation of Edgard Varèse, he becam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvi%20Avni |
Charles Wilfrid (or Wilfred) Scott-Giles (24 October 1893 – 1982) was an English writer on heraldry and an officer of arms, who served as Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary.
Life
Charles Wilfrid Giles was born in Southampton on 24 October 1893, the son of Charles Giles, sometime Chairman of the Parliamentary Press Gall... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfrid%20Scott-Giles |
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Munir Nawaz Jang, also known as Syed Mehdi Ali () (born 9 December 1837 – 16 October 1907), was an Indian Muslim politician. He was a close friend of Syed Ahmed Khan, was involved in the Aligarh Movement and was one of the founders of the All India Muslim League in 1906.
Commemorative postage st... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsin-ul-Mulk |
Josephine Blanche d'Alpuget (born 3 January 1944) is an Australian writer and the second wife of Bob Hawke, the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister of Australia.
Background and early career
D'Alpuget is the only child of Josephine Curgenven and Louis Albert Poincaré d'Alpuget (1915–2006), journalist, author, blue wat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche%20d%27Alpuget |
Taylor "Tates" Locke (born February 25, 1937) is an American former basketball coach. He was described by Rick Telander in the March 8, 1982 issue of Sports Illustrated as being "as high-strung, aggressive and gung-ho over college coaching as anyone has ever been."
Coaching career
Locke coached for West Point, where h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tates%20Locke |
Jagged Edge may refer to:
Film and TV
Jagged Edge (film), a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Robert Loggia and Peter Coyote
Music
Groups
Jagged Edge (American group), an American R&B singing group
Jagged Edge (British band), a British rock group whose members went on to form the band Skin.
Albums
Jagge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagged%20Edge |
James Ronald Webster
(2 March 19269 December 2016) was a politician from Anguilla. After ending the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla federation in 1967, he served as the island territory's first Chief Minister from 10 February 1976 to 1 February 1977 and again from May 1980 to 12 March 1984.
Webster was one of 8 child... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20Webster |
41 Combat Engineer Regiment (41 CER, French: ) is an Army Reserve (militia) unit of the Canadian Military Engineers/Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) in Alberta, Canada. The unit consists of:
Regimental Headquarters (RHQ),
25 Engineer Squadron (25 Engr Sqn) in Edmonton,
33 Engineer Squadron (33 Engr Sqn) in Calgary, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41%20Combat%20Engineer%20Regiment |
Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (2 September 1648 – 7 January 1681) was a German noblewoman.
She was a daughter of August, duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his wife Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her paternal grandparents were John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
On 14 November ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalena%20Sibylla%20of%20Saxe-Weissenfels |
Tobias Enhus is a Swedish music composer living in the US. His work has appeared in films, such as Black Hawk Down. He has also created music for television commercials, including the haunting score (featuring female operatic singing) heard in a 2006 commercial for Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles (shown during PBS spons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias%20Enhus |
Anthony J. Bryant (February 14, 1961 – December 25, 2013) was an American author and editor.
Biography
Bryant was born in Franklin, Indiana, and was adopted at age 5 by Robert M. and Margaret Bryant.
After Robert M. Bryant's death in 1967, Tony and his mother moved to Miami Shores, Florida, where he spent his youth a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20J.%20Bryant |
Robert Stanley Richards (31 May 1885 – 24 April 1967) was an Australian politician who served as the 32nd Premier of South Australia, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Early life
Born in Moonta Mines, South Australia, the youngest of twelve children to Cornish miner Richard Richar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Richards%20%28Australian%20politician%29 |
The Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney is a heritage-listed former barracks, hospital, convict accommodation, mint and courthouse and now museum and cafe located at Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Originally built from 1811 to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde%20Park%20Barracks%2C%20Sydney |
Sabari is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Suresh. It stars Vijayakanth as the title character with Jyothirmayi, Malavika and Pradeep Rawat in supporting roles. The film was released on 16 March 2007 to mixed reviews.
Plot
Sabarivasan (Vijayakanth) is a doctor by profession and cannot tolerate inju... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabari |
The history of mentalities, from the French term histoire des mentalités (), is an approach to cultural history which aims to describe and analyze the ways in which historical people thought about, interacted with, and classified the world around them, as opposed to the history of particular events, or economic trends.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20mentalities |
Government House of Prince Edward Island, often referred to as Fanningbank, is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, as well as that in Charlottetown of the Canadian monarch. It stands in the provincial capital at 1 Terry Fox Drive; while the equivalent building in many provinces ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20House%20%28Prince%20Edward%20Island%29 |
Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in South East England.
The village is located 6 miles (10 km) south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings. The majority of the village is in the parish of Orlestone, named after a much older hamlet located 1 mile north of Hamstreet on the ridge of hills; ho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamstreet |
Bruce Abernethy (born 10 May 1962) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Footb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Abernethy |
is a Japanese band that debuted in 2000. Initially a fictional band that produced music for the 2001 Shunji Iwai film All About Lily Chou-Chou, the group later reformed in 2010 for the 10th anniversary of the film. Lily Chou-Chou is not a real person, but a fictional character.
Biography
Lily Chou-Chou as a charact... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily%20Chou-Chou |
Nawab Wiqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh (born Mushtaq Hussain Zuberi; 24 March 1841 – 27 January 1917) was an Indian Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League. Nawab Mushtaq Hussain or Nawab Wiqar Ul Mulk was also the maternal uncle of Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, a mathematician and pillar of the Aligarh Movemen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waqar-ul-Mulk |
Clark Anthony Keating (born 19 March 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Known as "Crackers" (after former VFL star Peter Keenan), Keating was selected by the Brisbane Bears as a local (along with Brent Green in 1992, playing for their under 19s).
Known by some as the "Sep... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%20Keating |
Mohamad Azlan bin Iskandar (born 1 June 1982, in Kuching, Sarawak), known as Mohd Azlan Iskandar, is a Malaysian squash player. He has reached the World No. 10 ranking and won the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open.
Early life
He studied in Sekolah Menengah Subang Jaya for two years, and then moved to Bukit Jali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohd%20Azlan%20Iskandar |
Now I'm a Cowboy is the 1994 second album by British rock band the Auteurs. On 2 June 2014 Now I'm a Cowboy was reissued alongside After Murder Park and How I Learned to Love the Bootboys. The reissue features unreleased songs and liner notes written by Luke Haines. It was released through 3 Loop Music.
Background
The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20I%27m%20a%20Cowboy |
Quebec's Government House, known as Spencer Wood, was the viceregal residence of Quebec. It was built in 1854. Located at (upstream of the Plains of Abraham and overlooking Anse-au-Foulon) in Sillery, it was purchased by the Quebec government in 1870, and served as the residence of Quebec lieutenant governors until 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20House%20%28Quebec%29 |
John Joseph McCarthy (April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. A point guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft. He played a total of six seasons in the National Basketball Associat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20McCarthy |
The cell cortex, also known as the actin cortex, cortical cytoskeleton or actomyosin cortex, is a specialized layer of cytoplasmic proteins on the inner face of the cell membrane. It functions as a modulator of membrane behavior and cell surface properties. In most eukaryotic cells lacking a cell wall, the cortex is an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20cortex |
Charles Washington Misick (born 13 March 1950) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who has been the 5th Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 20 February 2021. He has been the leader of the Progressive National Party since 20 December 2016. He previously served as the 5th Chief Minister of the Turks and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20Misick |
St Blazey engine shed is located in Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom, although it is named after the adjacent village of St Blazey. It was built in 1874 as the headquarters of the Cornwall Minerals Railway but for many years was a depot of the Great Western Railway. The current depot operator (in 2016) is DB Cargo and the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Blazey%20engine%20shed |
A passenger station was opened at Par on 20 June 1876 when the Cornwall Minerals Railway started a passenger service from Fowey to Newquay. It was adjacent to the railway's workshops. Although the station was built to serve Par, the entrance was on the west side of the town and close to the adjacent town of St Blazey.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Blazey%20railway%20station |
Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noble, landgravine consort of Hesse by marriage to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse during the absence of her spouse in 1547–1549.
She was the daughter of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony and Barbara Jagiellon. On 11 Decembe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20of%20Saxony |
After Murder Park is the third album by British rock band the Auteurs, released in March 1996. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Steve Albini. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, alternate versions, rad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After%20Murder%20Park |
Oswald O'Neil Skippings (born 19 February 1953) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 19 June 1980 to 4 November 1980 and again from 3 March 1988 to 3 April 1991.
Skippings became the youngest member of a Caribbean government ever when he wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald%20Skippings |
Brian MacLeod (born April 27, 1962) is an American recording drummer and songwriter. He has been a member of Group 87, Wire Train, Toy Matinee, and the "Tuesday Music Club" collective along with Sheryl Crow's acclaimed album Tuesday Night Music Club. MacLeod lives in Southern California.
Biography
MacLeod grew up in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20MacLeod%20%28American%20musician%29 |
Chilakalguda is a residential neighbourhood of Secunderabad, India.
It is predominantly a middle-class neighbourhood with rich of culture, and is located half kilometer away from the Secunderabad Railway Station. Residential Quarters for Employees of South Central Railway are located here. Gandhi Statue is one of the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilkalguda |
Swallows and Amazons is a children's adventure novel by English author Arthur Ransome and first published on 21 July 1930 by Jonathan Cape. Set in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District, the book introduces the main characters of John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker (Swallows); as well as their mother, Mary; and their... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallows%20and%20Amazons |
Goffals or Coloured Zimbabweans are persons of mixed race, predominately those claiming both European and African descent, in Malawi, Zambia, and, particularly Zimbabwe. They are generally known as Coloureds, though the term Goffal is used by some in the Coloured community to refer to themselves, though this does not r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goffal |
Nathaniel Joseph Selver Francis (6 May 1912 – 2 November 2004) was a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 4th Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 28 March 1985 until 25 July 1986, when he was forced to resign after charges of corruption and patronage were leveled against him.
Prior to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel%20Francis |
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (, ) is a Roman Catholic university under the Curial Congregation for Catholic Education, now entrusted to the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, or more commonly called Opus Dei. It was started in 1984 by Opus Dei, with the aim of offering the universal church an effectiv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical%20University%20of%20the%20Holy%20Cross |
The Bezold–Brücke shift or luminance-on-hue effect is a change in hue perception as light intensity changes. As intensity increases, spectral colors shift more towards blue (if below 500 nm) or yellow (if above 500 nm). At lower intensities, the red/green axis dominates. This means that reds become more yellow with inc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezold%E2%80%93Br%C3%BCcke%20shift |
The MCP-1600 is a multi-chip 16-bit microprocessor introduced by Western Digital in 1975 and produced through the early 1980s. Used in the Pascal MicroEngine, the WD16 processor in the Alpha Microsystems AM-100, and the DEC LSI-11 microcomputer, a cost-reduced and compact implementation of the DEC PDP-11.
Description ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCP-1600 |
Raphael Isaiah Azulai (; born in Hebron 1743 – 9 Shvat, 1826 or possibly 1830) was a rabbi in Ancona until his death. He was the firstborn of Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai. One of his daughters married Abraham Pardo, son of the renowned rabbi David Pardo; and her grandson Moses Pardo was rabbi of Alexandria from 1871... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael%20Isaiah%20Azulai |
John Paul McKinney (July 13, 1935 – September 25, 2018) was an American college and professional basketball coach. As a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, he introduced an up-tempo style of play that became known as Showtime. However, his only season with the Lakers e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20McKinney%20%28basketball%29 |
Arbutus Grove Provincial Park is a 22 hectare provincial park located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on 21 July 1966 to protect a representative strand of Arbutus tree.
The park is located within the larger Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region.
See also
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus%20Grove%20Provincial%20Park |
Christopher Pile, a.k.a. The Black Baron, is a British programmer, born in 1969, living in Plymouth, Devon. He created the computer viruses 'Pathogen' and 'Queeg'. He was also a prolific programmer of the ZX Spectrum and MGT SAM Coupé 8-bit home computers, writing Pro-DOS, a CP/M emulator for the SAM, an implementation... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Pile%20%28programmer%29 |
Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting a pair of lakes known as Arctic and Pacific Lakes, which as their name indicate are on the divide between the Pacific and Arctic drainages. Inherently, the Continental Divide runs between the two lakes, which lie in a nar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic%20Pacific%20Lakes%20Provincial%20Park |
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