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Oplotnica (; ) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Oplotnica. It lies on the Oplotniščica River, a left tributary of the Dravinja River, to the north of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and formerly part of Austria-Hungary. The municipality i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplotnica |
Bass-bar may refer to:
Bass bar, a brace running from the foot of the neck to a position under the bridge in many string instruments
Short for bass-baritone, a singing voice | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass-bar |
Gorišnica () is a settlement in the Municipality of Gorišnica in Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gori%C5%A1nica |
() is a 2006 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mac Alejandre and Eric Quizon, it stars Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo. It premiered on March 20, 2006 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on September 29, 2006 with a total of 138 episodes. It was replace... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majika |
Sodražica (; ) is a town in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sodražica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
Sodražica was attested in historical sources as Stoidrasicz in 1220, Stodrositz in 1343, and Stod... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodra%C5%BEica |
Mozirje (; ) is a small town on the Savinja River in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mozirje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Name
Mozirje was mentioned in written sources in 1146 as Mosiri (and as Prossperch in 1231, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozirje |
Logatec (; , ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Postojna. The town of Logatec has seen rapid industrial development and immigration since the completion of the nearby A1 motorway to the coast.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logatec |
The Edinburgh Geological Society (EGS) was founded in 1834 in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the aim of stimulating public interest in geology and the advancement of geological knowledge. It was a time of debate and controversy surrounding the emerging science of geology and Edinburgh was one of the centres of this debate, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh%20Geological%20Society |
Hank Mizell (November 9, 1923 – December 23, 1992) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best-remembered for his rockabilly single "Jungle Rock" (1958), which was obscure on its original release but reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976. In the Netherlands, it made it to number 1.
Life and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%20Mizell |
Osilnica (, in older sources also Osivnica, ) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It is the largest settlement and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osilnica |
The Municipality of Kungota (; ) is a municipality in the western part of the Slovene Hills () in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the village of Zgornja Kungota.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Zgornja Kungota, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Ciringa
Gradiška
Grušena
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality%20of%20Kungota |
Dol pri Ljubljani (; ) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Geography
Dol pri Ljubljani is a ribbon village along the old road from Šentjakob o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dol%20pri%20Ljubljani |
Nazarje () is a town at the confluence of the Savinja and Dreta rivers in northern Slovenia. It is the largest town and the centre of the Municipality of Nazarje. Traditionally it belongs to the region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
The settlement gets its name from the monastic churc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarje |
Destrnik (, ) is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Destrnik. It lies in the Slovene Hills () north of Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Name
Destrnik was first attested in written sources in 1398 an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destrnik |
Hannibal are multi-functional high-rise buildings in the city of Dortmund in the districts Nordstadt and Dorstfeld.
Two high-rise building projects were built with the name Hannibal, which were built in the 1970s. In the district Dortmund Innenstadt-Nord (Nordstadt), there was built a 50 meters (164.5 feet) high-rise ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%20%28Dortmund%29 |
hit100.9 Hobart (call sign: 7TTT) is commercial FM radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Station history
hit100.9 previously 100.9 Sea FM, began as Triple T in 1990. The station was started by local Hobart businessman John Bender who obtained fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit%20100.9 |
Škofljica (; ) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Škofljica. It lies on the eastern edge of the marshlands south of the capital Ljubljana. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kofljica |
KNYE is an American radio station located in Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada. The station plays an eclectic mix of pop music most of the broadcast day. Coast to Coast AM is heard every night. The signals are received in Las Vegas 60 miles to the east and Death Valley 30 miles to the west.
On May 29, 2008 Art Bell, former... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNYE |
The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Inner Carniola traditional region. Snežnik Castle and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of Stari Trg pri Ložu.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Stari Trg pri Ložu, the municip... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality%20of%20Lo%C5%A1ka%20Dolina |
Franklin Delano Alexander "Junior" Braithwaite (4 April 1949 – 2 June 1999) was a reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica and the youngest member of the vocal group, The Wailing Wailers.
Early career
The Wailing Wailers was a vocal group Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh started in 1963, together with Braithwait... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior%20Braithwaite |
Matthieu Delpierre (born 26 April 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Delpierre's professional career started with Lille OSC, before a move to VfB Stuttgart in Germany where he eventually became the club captain. Delpierre spent eight years at Stuttgart before moving on to TSG... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthieu%20Delpierre |
Scott Burns (born 23 December 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and captained the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Burns currently serves as the Senior Assistant Coach of the Adelaide Football Club.
Playing career
Originally from Norwood Football Club in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Burns%20%28footballer%29 |
A nickel–zinc battery, abbreviated NiZn, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to NiCd batteries, but with a higher voltage of 1.6 V.
Larger nickel–zinc battery systems have been known for over 100 years. Since 2000, development of a stabilized zinc electrode system has made this technology viable and competitive ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93zinc%20battery |
In Greek mythology, Metope (Ancient Greek: ) may refer to the following individuals:
Metope, a river-nymph, the daughter of the river Ladon and Stymphalis, thus sister to Daphne. Her waters were near the town of Stymphalus in the Peloponnesus. She married the river god Asopus by whom she had several (either 12 or 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metope%20%28mythology%29 |
Charak may refer to:
Bandar Charak, a city in Iran
Charak, Bushehr, a village in Iran
Charaka, ancient Ayurveda figure
Charak Puja, a folk festival of Bengal
Charak, Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charak |
Terence Westley (born 18 September 1959) is an association football coach and manager. Until 2011 he was the Academy Director at Birmingham City and in July 2014 he was appointed to a similar role with West Ham United. He has had brief spells as manager at Luton Town in 1995 and Derby County in 2006.
Coaching and mana... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Westley |
Métopes, Op. 29, is a work for piano solo by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, completed in 1915. It is a cycle of three miniature tone poems drawing on Greek mythology.
Each of the three movements features a female character encountered by Odysseus on his homeward voyage. The movements are:
"The Isle of the Sir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9topes |
The , or "Killing Stone", is a stone in the volcanic mountains of Nasu, an area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, that is famous for sulphurous hot springs. In Japanese mythology, the stone is said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it. In Japan, rocks and large stones in areas where volcanic toxic gases are gener... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessho-seki |
Balçova is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 16 km2, and its population is 80,721 (2022). It covers the western part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Izmir. Balçova is a fully urbanized at the rate of 100 percent. Balçova district area follows the southern coastline of the inner Gulf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal%C3%A7ova |
Bornova is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470 (2022). It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98.6 percent, with correspondingly high levels of development in terms of industry and s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornova |
Buca (, ) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 178 km2, and its population is 522,404 (2022). It covers the southeastern part of the agglomeration of İzmir and the adjacent countryside.
History
Buca was one of the preferred settlement areas of İzmir's community of Levantines. The great... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buca |
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh was a celebrated Irish poet, and master of the Irish classical style called Dán Díreach, who died in 1244. Mor is the Irish word for "great".
Family background
Donnchadh Mór was a member of the famed Ó Dálaigh family of poets. Donnchadh Mór was the second of six brothers, one of whom was Muir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnchadh%20M%C3%B3r%20%C3%93%20D%C3%A1laigh |
Çiğli (Silleon in Greek) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 139 km2, and its population is 214,065 (2022). It covers the northwestern part of the agglomeration of İzmir, around the mouth of the river Gediz, across the Gulf of İzmir from the main city. The Gediz delta is an Important B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87i%C4%9Fli |
Gaziemir is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 70 km2, and its population is 137,754 (2022). It is situated to the south of central İzmir (Konak) on the road into town. İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is situated within the boundaries of the district, as is the Aegean Free Zon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziemir |
Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail (English: Belmonte and Konstanze, The Abduction from the Seraglio) by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner is a libretto, published in 1781, telling the story of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, attempting to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the ser... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont%20und%20Constanze |
Güzelbahçe is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 77 km2, and its population is 37,753 (2022). It is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of İzmir, west of the city centre of İzmir.
The district's overall levels of education and income care among the highest in Turkey, the literac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCzelbah%C3%A7e |
Narlıdere is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 50 km2, and its population is 62,923 (2022). It is fully (100%) urbanized. Narlıdere district area follows the southern coastline of the inner Gulf of İzmir. Narlıdere center is at a distance of to the west from the traditional center of İ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narl%C4%B1dere |
Bayındır is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 548 km2, and its population is 40,073 (2022). The central town of the district is situated in the valley of the Küçük Menderes.
History
Its name in classical antiquity was Caystrus (Κάϋστρος), near Smyrna. Its present name derives from Turk... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%C4%B1nd%C4%B1r |
Menderes is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 777 km2, and its population is 106,173 (2022).
Overview
Menderes district, which is notable for its satsumas, beautiful bays and historical riches, is from İzmir. The ruins of Kolophon, Klaros and Notion, which are along the Menderes-Selçu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menderes%2C%20%C4%B0zmir |
is the second novel by Japanese author Yukio Mishima. First published on 5 July 1949 by Kawade Shobō, it launched him to national fame though he was only in his early twenties. Some have posited that Mishima's similarities to the main character of the novel come from the character acting as a stand-in for Mishima's own... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions%20of%20a%20Mask |
Of a Fire on the Moon (, ) is a work of non-fiction by Norman Mailer which was serialised in Life magazine in 1969 and 1970, and published in 1970 as a book. It is a documentary and reflection on the Apollo 11 Moon landing from Mailer's point of view.
Writing and publication
After spending time at the space center an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of%20a%20Fire%20on%20the%20Moon |
John M. Darley (April 3, 1938 – August 31, 2018) was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University. Darley is best known, in collaboration with Bibb Latané, for developing theories that aim to explain why people might not intervene (i.e. offer aid) at the scene o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20M.%20Darley |
The Nokia 6100 is a popular mid-range Nokia mobile phone that was available from 2002 to 2005. It was announced on 4 September 2002 (together with Nokia 7250).
The Nokia 6100 was Nokia's lightest phone with a full 12-key keypad at the time. Combined with its battery, it weighs only and measures . Its smaller size com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%206100 |
The Thar Express (, , Sindhi: ٿر ايڪسپريس) was an international passenger train that ran between the a suburban area of Jodhpur in the Indian State of Rajasthan and of Karachi in the Pakistani Province of Sindh. The name of the train is derived from the Thar Desert a sub-continental desert, which lies in the north-we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thar%20Express |
Olimpia Koło is a football club based in Koło, Poland. Olimpia was established in 1920 and currently competes at the 5th level of Polish football.
External links
Olimpia Koło supporters (polish version)
Football clubs in Poland
Association football clubs established in 1920
Koło County
Football clubs in Greater Polan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpia%20Ko%C5%82o |
The following companies and organisations currently manufacture tractors.
A
Ace (India)
AGCO Corporation (United States)
AGCO (US)
AGCO Allis (Argentina, formerly (US))
Challenger (US)
Fendt (Germany)
Massey Ferguson (US)
Valtra (Finland)
Agrale (Brazil)
Agrinar (Argentina)
Al-Ghazi Tractors (Paki... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tractor%20manufacturers |
China stone (occasionally Cornish stone or Cornwall stone) is a medium grained, feldspar-rich partially kaolinised granite characterised by the absence of iron-bearing minerals.
Its mineral content includes quartz, feldspar and mica; accessory minerals include kaolinite and fluorspar. It is found in one area near St A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%20stone |
Ronald Guy Jarvis was a British locomotive engineer, born 5 November 1911 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England. Jarvis apprenticed at Derby Works under George Ivatt.
Career
Wartime work
During World War II Jarvis was sent to Turkey to oversee the assembly of the TCDD 45151 Class (LMS Stanier Class 8Fs), and then to I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Jarvis |
Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), better known as Abhijeet, is a Bollywood playback singer. Abhijeet has sung 6034 songs in over 1000 films.
Personal life
Abhijeet was born to a Kanpur-based Bengali businessman turned editor Dhirendranath Bhattacharya, and his wife Kamladevi Bhattacharya in Kanpur, Uttar ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijeet%20Bhattacharya |
Viscount Stonehaven, of Ury in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 June 1938 for the Conservative politician and former Governor General of Australia, John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven. He had already been created Baron Stonehaven, of Ury in the County of Kinca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscount%20Stonehaven |
C. Daniel Batson (born March 15, 1943) is an American social psychologist. He has two doctoral degrees, in theology (from Princeton Theological Seminary) and psychology (from Princeton University's Department of Psychology). Batson obtained his doctorate under John Darley and taught at the University of Kansas. He reti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Batson |
Tire (; ) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 716 km2, and its population is 87,462 (2022). It is largely urbanized at the rate of 55.8%. Tire's center is situated at a distance of to the south-east from the point of departure of the traditional center of İzmir (Konak Square in Konkak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire%2C%20%C4%B0zmir |
Spurge olive is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Cneorum tricoccon
Species in the genus Daphne, particularly:
Daphne mezereum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurge%20olive |
Buharkent is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 13,022 (2022). It is 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli.
The area is in the valley of the Büyük Menderes River with mountains to the north including the 1724 m Karlık... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buharkent |
The Henry Schmieder Arboretum (60 acres) is an arboretum and collection of gardens located across the campus of Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is open daily without charge.
The arboretum's tree and garden collections include:
1920s Cottage Garden
Beech Collection
Bieberfeld Oak Woods
Gaz... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Schmieder%20Arboretum |
"Panic in Detroit" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie for the album Aladdin Sane in 1973. Bowie based it on friend Iggy Pop's descriptions of revolutionaries he had known in Michigan and Pop's experiences during the 1967 Detroit riots. Rolling Stone magazine called the track "a paranoid descenda... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic%20in%20Detroit |
Ajay Rochester (born 1969 in Sydney) is an Australian actress, author and producer. She was the host of the Australian version of reality weight-loss television series The Biggest Loser, for which she hosted a total of four series between 2006 and 2009.
Family and personal life
Rochester was adopted as a child, and st... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay%20Rochester |
Alan Levin (born 15 April 1968 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African computer scientist and internet activist.
Early life and career
He obtained a Computer Science degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990 and left South Africa to avoid his conscription to the South African army during the last... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Levin%20%28Internet%20governance%29 |
Out 1, also referred to as Out 1: Noli Me Tangere, is a 1971 French film directed by Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman. It is indebted to Honoré de Balzac's La Comédie humaine, particularly the History of the Thirteen collection (1833–35). Known for its length of nearly 13 hours, the film is divided into eight part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out%201 |
Evermode, or Evermod (c. 1100 – 17 February 1178), was one of the first Premonstratensian canons regular, and became the lifelong companion of Norbert of Xanten, who founded the order in France in 1120.
Evermode was born in Belgium. After hearing Norbert preach in the city of Cambrai, he decided to join him. He accomp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evermode%20of%20Ratzeburg |
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
Silver
Maryvonne Dupureur — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
Joseph Gonzales — Boxing, Men's L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%20at%20the%201964%20Summer%20Olympics |
Yenipazar (Turkish for "new market") is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 245 km2, and its population is 11,863 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın on the road to Denizli.
Yenipazar itself is a quiet rural town providing university, high and elementary school education and other faci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenipazar%2C%20Ayd%C4%B1n |
Tristen Walker (born 11 April 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
From Claremont, Walker was picked up by Collingwood late in the 2001 National Draft. After playing his first season with Williamstown, he made his debut in 2003 in Round 1. Forced to play at fullback, due to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristen%20Walker |
In Japanese mythology, Takamagahara (高天原, "Plane of High Heaven" or "High Plane of Heaven", also read as Takaamanohara, Takamanohara, Takaamagahara, or Takaamahara), is the abode of the heavenly gods (amatsukami). Often depicted as located up in the sky, it is believed to be connected to the Earth by the bridge Ame-no-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takamagahara |
This is a list of Australian Aboriginal prehistoric sites.
Key:
BGS = Below ground surface
C14 = Radiocarbon date
char. = charcoal
OSL = Optical stimulated thermoluminescence
AA = Australian Archaeology
References
Josephine Flood (2004) Archaeology of the Dreamtime, J.B Publishing, Marleston
Archaeological si... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Aboriginal%20prehistoric%20sites |
Eurana was a steam cargo ship built on speculation in 1915 by Union Iron Works of San Francisco. While under construction, the ship was acquired by Frank Duncan McPherson Strachan to operate in the Atlantic trade for his family's Strachan Shipping Company. The vessel made several trips between the Southeast of the Unit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS%20Eurana |
Findon may refer to:
Places
Findon, Aberdeenshire or Finnan, a fishing village in Scotland
Findon, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
Findon, West Sussex, a village in England
People
Andrew Findon, British flautist
See also
Findern, Derbyshire
Finedon, Northamptonshire | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findon |
Eric Fish (born Erik-Uwe Hecht; 28 May 1969), is the singer of German medieval metal band Subway to Sally. He performs also as a solo musical artist.
History
Eric's first musical merit was that of reaching the finale of a DDR singer/songwriter competition in 1988. The same year he founded Catriona, a folk band based ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Fish |
Hyperboloid structures are architectural structures designed using a hyperboloid in one sheet. Often these are tall structures, such as towers, where the hyperboloid geometry's structural strength is used to support an object high above the ground. Hyperboloid geometry is often used for decorative effect as well as str... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperboloid%20structure |
USS Halcyon may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
, a patrol vessel commissioned 14 May 1917 and decommissioned 24 June 1919 which then served as a research vessel in the United States Bureau of Fisheries fleet as USFS Halcyon from 1919 to 1927
, a patrol craft that served briefly in 1917
, a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Halcyon |
Sorapong Chatree (; born Pittaya Tiamswate; 8 December 1950 – 10 March 2022) was a Thai film actor. He had frequently starred in the films of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, as well as in Cherd Songsri's classic romance, Plae Kao.
Biography
He was born in Tambon Tha To (later separated into Tambon Ban Mai), Maha Rat distr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorapong%20Chatree |
Google Page Creator was a website creation and hosting service by Google. It was a tool for basic website design, requiring no HTML or CSS knowledge.
In September 2008, Google announced that it would not accept new sign-ups to Page Creator, instead encouraging users to use Google Sites. The service was shut down in 20... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Page%20Creator |
Tungsten is a chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74.
Tungsten may also refer to:
Tungsten (band), Swedish heavy metal band
Tungsten (music), a type of phonograph pickup stylus
Tungsten (film), 2011 Greek film
Tungsten, Colorado, a ghost town
Tungsten, Northwest Territories, a Canadian townsite
Tungsten ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) 56301 Class is a class of 2-10-0 steam locomotives known as "Skyliners". They were built by Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The 88 locomotives in this class were numbered 56301-88. The first arrived in 1947.
They were the first American-built locomotives ordered by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCDD%2056301%20Class |
Saint Silvinus or Silvin (c. 650 in Toulouse – 15 February 717 or 718 in Auchy) was an evangelist in the area of Thérouanne, which is now in northern France. He retired in the Benedictine abbey of Auchy-les-Moines.
His feast day is 17 February.
External links
Silvinus at Patron Saints Index
17 February saints at Sain... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvin%20of%20Auchy |
Streaming XML is a synonym for dynamic data in XML format.
Another popular use of this term refers to one method of consuming XML data – largely known as Simple API for XML. This is via asynchronous events that are generated as the XML data is parsed. In this context, the consumer streams through the XML data one item... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming%20XML |
Frances Bannerman (born Jones) (1855 – 1944) was a Canadian painter and poet. She painted in oil and watercolour and made black and white illustrations.
Biography
She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1855. She was the youngest daughter of Lt. Governor Alfred G. Jones and Margaret Wiseman Stairs. She grew up in wha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances%20Bannerman |
David Macleod Black (born 8 November 1941) is a South African-born Scottish poet and psychoanalyst. He is author of six collections of poetry and is included in British Poetry since 1945, Emergency Kit (Faber), Wild Reckoning (Calouste Gulbenkian), Twentieth Century Scottish Poetry (Faber) and many other anthologies. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Macleod%20Black |
A ceremonial weapon is an object used for ceremonial purposes to display power or authority. They are often used in parades and as part of dress uniforms.
Although they are descended from weapons used in actual combat, they are not normally used as such. Their form and, especially, their finishing and decoration are t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial%20weapon |
Business simulation games, also known as economic simulation games or tycoon games, are games that focus on the management of economic processes, usually in the form of a business. Pure business simulations have been described as construction and management simulations without a construction element, and can thus be ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business%20simulation%20game |
Amelia Josephine Burr (November 19, 1878 – June 15, 1968) was an American poet. Born in New York City, she was educated at and graduated from Hunter College (New York). She worked for the Red Cross in 1917–18. She married Reverend Carl H. Elmore of Englewood, New Jersey.
Career
She was described as a "popular lyricist... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia%20Josephine%20Burr |
Kullervo Achilles Manner (, Russian Куллерво Густавович Маннер, Kullervo Gustavovich Manner; 12 October 1880 – 15 January 1939) was a Finnish politician and journalist, and later a Soviet politician. He was a member of the Finnish parliament, serving as its Speaker in 1917. He was also chairman of the Social Democrati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kullervo%20Manner |
"Cracked Actor" is a song by English musician David Bowie, released on his sixth studio album Aladdin Sane (1973). The track was also issued as a single in Eastern Europe by RCA Records in June that year. The song was written during Bowie's stay in Los Angeles during the American leg of the Ziggy Stardust Tour in Octob... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracked%20Actor%20%28song%29 |
Gary Tibbs (born Gary Brian Tibbs, 25 January 1958) is a bass guitarist and actor. He is best known as a member of Adam and the Ants and for his work with Roxy Music. He appeared alongside Hazel O'Connor in the film Breaking Glass (1980) as bass guitarist Dave.
Tibbs was born in Northwood, London. He was a member of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Tibbs |
Barry Cole (Born 13th November 1936) was a poet and novelist from Woking, Surrey.
Biography
Cole was born in Woking, Surrey and was educated at Balham Secondary School in London. He did military service in the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1957. His subsequent career included 1958 employment with Reuters news agency in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Cole |
The 1999 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period, a rookie draft and rookie elevation. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.
In 1999 there were... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%20AFL%20draft |
Liu Chaoying (劉超英), or Helen Liu, was an executive at China Aerospace International Holdings which is the Hong Kong subsidiary of China's premier satellite developer, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中國航天科技集團公司). She was a Lt. Col. in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Liu is the daughter ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu%20Chaoying |
Cnemis or Knemis (; ) was either a range of mountains between the Cephissus Valley and the Gulf of Euboea combined with the Malian Gulf, or was a single mountain located in the northwest of that range. The valley formed the heartland of Phocis, where the river originated, before entering Boeotia north of Orchomenos. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnemis |
John Anthony Connor (born 1930) is an English poet and playwright.
Biography
Tony Connor was born in Manchester, England. After leaving school at 14, he served in the British Army as a tank gunner, and worked as a textile designer between 1944 and 1960, and in radio and television in Manchester in the 1960s. He was a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Connor |
Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé (born 16 December 1969 in Molins de Rei, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergi%20Pedrerol |
Paul Evans (1945 – 1991) was a Welsh poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. He is included in the anthology British Poetry since 1945 and the 1969 anthology Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain.
His work has been described as similar to that of Lee Harwood, with a dreamy tone and surreal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Evans%20%28poet%29 |
Maria Hsia is a political figure who was convicted in early 2001, by a Federal District Court. She was found guilty of laundering donations to the Democratic National Committee by the Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, during the 1996 U.S. presidential election. The judge, Paul Friedman, denied a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Hsia |
Ted Sioeng (pronounced 'shyong') (), also known as Xiong Delong and Sioeng San Wong, is an Indonesian businessman with interests in the United States, China, Vietnam and other parts of Asia, worth around US$500 million.
Background
Sioeng grew up in Indonesia. Raised in an ethnically Chinese family, he has a strong aff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Sioeng |
Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley. The village is accessible by road and rail, and it has a campsite which offers a taxi service to Zermatt, a car-free town. The Glacier Express train line also con... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randa%2C%20Switzerland |
Karen Gershon, born Kaethe Loewenthal (29 August 1923 – 24 March 1993) was a German-born British writer and poet. She escaped to Britain in December 1938.
Her book We came as Children: A Collective Autobiography uses a number of testimonies of kindertransport to construct a single account.
One of her best-known poems... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen%20Gershon |
The Chola–Chalukya Wars were a series of battles that were fought from 992 CE to 1120 CE between the Chola Empire and the Western Chalukya Empire in what is now South India. Most of these conflicts were initiated by the Western Chalukyas who were defeated by the Cholas and forced to return to their capital. These recur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalukya%E2%80%93Chola%20wars |
The , formerly known as Monbusho Scholarship that supports foreign students, is an academic scholarship offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbu-kagaku-shō, or MEXT), and selected on the recommendation of the Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, University, or Authori... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monbukagakusho%20Scholarship |
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government, headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development, who is currently Mark Ezell. The Department is responsible for attracting tourism to Tennessee and marketing to residents both in the Unite... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee%20Department%20of%20Tourist%20Development |
Salvador E. Gómez Agüero (born 11 March 1968 in Santander, Cantabria) is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador%20G%C3%B3mez%20%28water%20polo%29 |
AECI Limited () is a South African chemicals group and is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange.
History
The company was registered as African Explosives and Industries (AE&I) in 1924, with its headquarters in Johannesburg. It was formed as the result of a merger between the South African interests of Nobel Industrie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AECI |
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