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Mojave Phone Booth is an independently produced 2006 film directed by John Putch. The film is based on a real phone booth in the Mojave Desert that once accepted incoming calls, but has since been removed.
Synopsis
The film is composed of the intertwined stories of four Las Vegas people whose lives are each connected... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave%20Phone%20Booth |
Overnight is a 2003 American documentary film by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and stumble of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request.
Duffy is presented as a victim of his own ego, and as the film progresses and his fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overnight%20%282003%20film%29 |
Bagherwal is a Jain community originated from Baghera, a princely state in Rajasthan (in India). Presently this town is situated in Ajmer district of Rajasthan near Kekri.
History
Stone inscriptions from the eleventh century A.D. refer to this community as located in Chittorgarh, Ranthambore and Mandalgarh at various ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagherwal |
Bobby Bryant (born January 24, 1944) is an American former professional football cornerback who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
At Willingham High School, he was a star in football along with basketball, tra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Bryant |
The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region.
At the , Clare itself had a population of 3160 as part of an urban area with 3327 people.
History
The first European to explore the district was John Hill,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare%2C%20South%20Australia |
David Gallaher (30October 1873 – 4October 1917) was an Irish-born New Zealand rugby union footballer best remembered as the captain of the "Original All Blacks"—the 1905–06 New Zealand national team, the first representative New Zealand side to tour the British Isles. Under Gallaher's leadership the Originals won 34 ou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Gallaher |
Centennial High School is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, teaching grades 10 through 12. The school's name was chosen as a reference to the 100th birthday of the province of Alberta in 2005, as the construction of the school was finished that year. The school opened for students to attend in 2004, while the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial%20High%20School%20%28Calgary%29 |
Olomoucké tvarůžky (), also known as olomoucké syrečky () or tvargle (from its German name Olmützer Quargel), English: Olomouc cheese, Olomouc curd cheese) is a ripened soft cheese made in Loštice, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic. The cheese is very easy to recognize by its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and ye... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olomouck%C3%A9%20tvar%C5%AF%C5%BEky |
St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in Richmond Hill, a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. The school is named after St. Theresa of Lisieux. The school was founded by the York Catholic District School Board in 2002. The first graduating class was that of 2005. The graduating... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Theresa%20of%20Lisieux%20Catholic%20High%20School |
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Pingxiang () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo, in the southwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Situation
The city covers an area of . It is bordered in the north by Longzhou County and in the east by Ningming County, both in Chongzuo, and in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingxiang%2C%20Guangxi |
Mr. Fullswing (stylized as Mr.FULLSWING), also known as MisuFuru (ミスフル), is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinya Suzuki. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from May 2001 to May 2006, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Amak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.%20Fullswing |
There are many different types of gliding possum, sometimes referred to as volplane possum, flying phalangers, or simply as gliders:
Australian gliders
Feathertail glider or pygmy gliding possum, Acrobates pygmaeus
Greater glider, Petauroides volans
Mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis
Squirrel glider, Petaurus norf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliding%20possum |
Maximus (otherwise known as Maximus the Mad) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted both as a member of and antagonist to the Inhumans. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #47 (February 1966).
Max... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximus%20%28comics%29 |
Tossing Seeds (Singles 89–91) is an album by Superchunk compiling a number of their earliest 7" singles and EPs. It was released by Merge Records in 1992.
All tracks on Tossing Seeds were recorded at Duck Kee Studios, except for "Seed Toss", which was recorded at the Chicago Recording Company.
Four of the tracks on t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tossing%20Seeds%20%28Singles%2089%E2%80%9391%29 |
Alan Torrance (born 1956) is professor of systematic theology at St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews. Previously he lectured at King's College London from 1993–1998, where he was also Director of the Research Institute in Systematic Theology. During this time he served as Senior Research Fellow at the Era... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Torrance |
TSV Schwieberdingen is a German association football club that plays in Schwieberdingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded as a gymnastics club on 1 August 1906 with a strong labour union background and for the first forty years its primary interest remained in gymnastics. An attempt to form a football team in 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSV%20Schwieberdingen |
Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (, née Jacquet, 17 March 1665 – 27 June 1729) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
Life and works
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Jacquet) was born on March 17, 1665, into a family of musicians and master instrument-makers in the parish of Saint-Louis-en-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth%20Jacquet%20de%20La%20Guerre |
Something Burning is the sixth album by heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1996.
Track listing
"Ballhog" - 3:38
"Mouth" - 3:11
"Out of My Misery" - 4:00
"Something Burning" - 3:41
"Concentration" - 4:07
"Chopping Block" - 4:10
"Perpetual" - 3:54
"Strip Search" - 3:35
"Make It Real" - 4:45
"Free to Go" - 4:59... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%20Burning |
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (, ; KNMI) is the Dutch national weather forecasting service, which has its headquarters in De Bilt, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands.
The primary tasks of KNMI are weather forecasting, monitoring of climate changes and monitoring seismic activity. KNMI is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Netherlands%20Meteorological%20Institute |
Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG, previously Eurohypo AG, was wound down in 2016. Its portfolios were transferred to Commerzbank AG. The banking and pfandbrief licenses were returned and Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG was transformed into a service company LSF Loan Solutions Frankfurt GmbH.
Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG was a E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurohypo |
Doubletalk, double talk, or double-talk may refer to:
Doublespeak, language that is deceptively ambiguous
Gibberish (language game), a phonetically modified version of English
Double-talk, speech including nonsense syllables that appears erudite
Double-talk (telephony), a situation when two people talk at the same ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubletalk |
Shadowfall is the title of two separate novels:
Shadowfall - Book one of the Godslayer Chronicles by James Clemens
Shadowfall - Book twenty-six of the Deathlands series by Laurence James | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowfall |
University of Paraíba Valley (Universidade do Vale do Paraíba, Univap) is a private university in São José dos Campos in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
In 40 years, the Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (University of Paraíba Valley) or, as it is more popularly known, Univap, has evolved from a small, local law school ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade%20do%20Vale%20do%20Para%C3%ADba |
Chinle Unified School District No. 24 (CUSD) is a public unified school district headquartered in Chinle, a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is managed by a five-member elected school board, each of whom is Navajo, and operates by state rules. As of 2020, nearly... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinle%20Unified%20School%20District |
Čurug (; ) is a village located in the municipality of Žabalj, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 8,166 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). It is the biggest village in Serbia.
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Чуруг o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Curug |
We'wha (1849–1896, various spellings) was a Zuni Native American from New Mexico, a notable fiber artist, weaver and potter. As the most famous lhamana on record, We'wha served as a cultural ambassador for Native Americans in general, and the Zuni in particular, serving as a contact point and educator for many European... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27wha |
is a village located in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is the least-populated municipality in Japan, with an estimated population of 169 and a population density of 28.2 persons per km2 as of 2018. Its total area is .
Geography
Aogashima Village covers the island of Aogashima, the southernmost and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aogashima%2C%20Tokyo |
Plastic Surgery is an album by the Huntingtons released in 2000 on Tooth & Nail Records.
Track listing
All songs written by Huntingtons.
"I Wanna Be A Ramone" - 2:30
"American War Machine" - 2:45
"Heartbreak At The Hardy Holly" - 3:00
"I Would Give You Anything" - 3:32
"Tell Me Goodnight" - 2:11
"Moral Threat"... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic%20Surgery%20%28album%29 |
Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine. In Greece, the female name Josephine is Io̱si̱fína and used mainly on the island of Crete. The feminine form of the name Joseph, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "(YHWH) shall grow."
Variations
Originally a dimi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine%20%28given%20name%29 |
On the Mouth is the third studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. The album was recorded September 14–20, 1992, at West Beach Studios, engineered by Donnell Cameron, and produced by John Reis and Superchunk. It was released by Matador Records in 1993.
On the Mouth marked the debut of drummer Jon Wurster, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20the%20Mouth |
Rifabutin (Rfb) is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis and prevent and treat Mycobacterium avium complex. It is typically only used in those who cannot tolerate rifampin such as people with HIV/AIDS on antiretrovirals. For active tuberculosis it is used with other antimycobacterial medications. For latent tubercul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifabutin |
Urayoán was a Taíno "Cacique" (Chief) famous for ordering the drowning of Diego Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods.
He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagüeca", which today lies in the region between Añasco and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. His territory was marked by the natural boundaries of tw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urayo%C3%A1n |
José F. Aponte Hernández (born January 19, 1958) is an accountant and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. He was born in San Juan and obtained a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1980.
Personal life
Aponte is married to Aida I. Rodríguez Ro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Aponte%20Hern%C3%A1ndez |
Foolish is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded November 30 through December 2, 1993, at Pachyderm Studios, by Brian Paulson and mixed by the band and Paulson at Steve Albini's home studio. The album was released by Merge Records in 1994.
The cover art is credited to the band... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolish%20%28album%29 |
The Meitei script (), also known as the Meetei script (), is an abugida used for the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur state and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic. It is also popularly known as the Kanglei script () and the Kok Sam Lai sc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei%20script |
Southern Germany () is a region of Germany that included the areas in which Upper German dialects are spoken, which includes the stem duchies of Bavaria and Swabia (present-day Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and the southern portion of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate that were part of the Duchy of Franconia).
German-speak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Germany |
The Chickasaw Turnpike, also designated State Highway 301 (SH-301), is a short toll road in the rural south central region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A two-lane freeway, it stretches for from north of Sulphur to just south of Ada. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) owns, maintains, and collects tolls on the tur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasaw%20Turnpike |
The Whisperer in Darkness is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science fiction. Although it makes numerous references to the Cthulhu Mythos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Whisperer%20in%20Darkness |
Carlos Païta (10 March 1932 – 19 December 2015) was an Argentine conductor. He was born in Buenos Aires.
His father was originally from Hungary, his mother was a singer from Italy. At a young age, Païta attended rehearsals by Wilhelm Furtwängler at the Teatro Colón. Later he studied conducting with Artur Rodziński. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Pa%C3%AFta |
Brettanomyces bruxellensis (the anamorph of Dekkera bruxellensis) is a yeast associated with the Senne valley near Brussels, Belgium. Despite its Latin species name, B. bruxellensis is found all over the globe. In the wild, it is often found on the skins of fruit.
Beer production
B. bruxellensis plays a key role in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brettanomyces%20bruxellensis |
Piotr Czerniawski (born June 20, 1976 in Wrocław) is a Polish poet. He has published two books of poetry and writes for "Rita Baum" magazine.
His poetry has been compared to the work of Marcin Sendecki, Filip Zawada, Grzegorz Wróblewski. Cooperates with poetry vertical portal Nieszuflada.pl. Vice-president of Wikimedi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr%20Czerniawski |
Flexor digiti quinti brevis muscle can refer to:
Flexor digiti quinti brevis muscle (foot)
Flexor digiti quinti brevis muscle (hand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexor%20digiti%20quinti%20brevis%20muscle |
Rifapentine, sold under the brand name Priftin, is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In active tuberculosis it is used together with other antituberculosis medications. In latent tuberculosis it is typically used with isoniazid. It is taken by mouth.
Common side effects include low neutrophil counts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifapentine |
Robotech 3000 was Harmony Gold's attempt to revive the Robotech franchise before the turn of the millennium. After the relative success of Voltron: The Third Dimension and Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, a new Robotech sequel was proposed that would use 3D CG visuals, with producer Jason Netter and writer Car... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech%203000 |
Cyberchrist is the seventh album by heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 1998.
Track listing
"Cyberchrist" - 4:26
"Buried Alive" - 5:05
"Kill the Day" - 4:23
"No Apologies" - 3:29
"Fear of God" - 3:56
"Gigs Eviction" - 3:13
"Barcelona" - 3:07
"Downpour" - 3:07
"Candles Burn" - 5:09
"Fiend" - 2:51
"Faith" - 5:1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberchrist |
Yelp Inc. is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a table reservation service. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Yelp was founded in 2004 by former PayPal employees Ru... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp |
Citadel Communications Ltd. was an American private broadcasting company. It is based in Bronxville, New York and most recently owned 1 low-power television station on which it operated a regional 24-hour cable news channel. The company was founded in 1982 by former National Association of Broadcasters joint board chai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel%20Communications |
Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. They resemble a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that ends in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia%20%28coral%29 |
The Soot Canal () was a canal system located in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Constructed in 1849, it has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was long and had 16 locks ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soot%20Canal |
Yelp is an Internet search and review service.
Yelp may also refer to:
Yelp (sound), a vocalization made by canines, other animals and humans
Yelp (software), the help-reading application in the GNOME desktop environment
yelp, a type of sound that can be made by a alarm or emergency vehicle siren | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Mighty Quinn is a 1989 American mystery comedy thriller film starring Denzel Washington in the title role, alongside Robert Townsend, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The screenplay by Hampton Fancher is based on A. H. Z. Carr's 1971 novel Finding Maubee. In the film, Washington plays... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mighty%20Quinn%20%28film%29 |
For Queen and Country is a 1988 crime drama film co-written and directed by Martin Stellman and starring Denzel Washington in Panavision. Washington stars as Reuben James, a Black British former paratrooper, who joined the British Army to escape the poverty of inner city London; Reuben fights in the Falklands War, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%20Queen%20and%20Country |
Heart Condition is a 1990 American comedy film starring Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington and Chloe Webb. Denzel Washington stars as Napoleon Stone, a lawyer, and Bob Hoskins stars as Jack Moony, a police officer. The two rivals compete in the same work force area in their community to help bring down drug rate. Their goa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20Condition%20%28film%29 |
Ricochet is a 1991 American action crime thriller film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, written by Steven E. de Souza, and starring Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, and Lindsay Wagner. The film details a struggle between a Los Angeles district attorney (Washington) and a vengeful criminal (Lithgow) w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricochet%20%281991%20film%29 |
Janamejaya () was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual, transforming the Kuru realm int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janamejaya |
Norma E. Burgos Andújar (born October 30, 1954) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor and the 16th Secretary of State under Governor Pedro Rosselló from 1995 to 1999. She also served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2000 to 2012.
Early years and studies
Norma Burgos Andújar w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma%20Burgos |
(, ), also known as Ela Toghat Al Alaam, is a poem written in the early 1900s by the Tunisian poet Aboul-Qacem Echebbi during the French conquest of Tunisia.
It's also a song and a music video produced in the year 2002, during the second Intifada, by the Tunisian vocalist Latifa who sung the poem and dedicated it to A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila%20Tughat%20al-Alam |
The Convention concerning the Rights of Association and Combination of Agricultural Workers is an International Labour Organization Convention adopted in 1921. The convention secures the rights of "association and combination" of agricultural workers to the same extent as those rights are extended to industrial workers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right%20of%20Association%20%28Agriculture%29%20Convention |
Brown Girl in the Ring may refer to:
"Brown Girl in the Ring" (song), a traditional Jamaican children's song and ring game
Brown Girl in the Ring (album), by B.R. Wallers
Brown Girl in the Ring (novel), by Nalo Hopkinson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%20Girl%20in%20the%20Ring |
A pōwhiri (called a pōhiri in eastern dialects, and pronounced in the Taranaki-Whanganui area) is a Māori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, cultural performance, singing and finally the hongi. It is used to both welcome guests onto a marae or during other ceremonies, such as during a dedication of a building (whe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dwhiri |
Midway is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It is located within the township of the same name. As of the 2020 census, Midway had a population of 4,742. Midway is situated approximately above sea level. Midway is part of the Piedmont Triad region and is neighbored by the communities of Arcadia ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway%2C%20North%20Carolina |
Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1921:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the protection of agricultural workers against accident, ...
Modification
The principles contained in the convent... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workmen%27s%20Compensation%20%28Agriculture%29%20Convention%2C%201921 |
Chris Eyre (born 1968), an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, is an American film director and producer who as of 2012 is chairman of the film department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
Films
In 1998, Chris Eyre worked on two film projects. His first release was Things We Do (1998). His... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Eyre |
Hawks Nest is a small town of the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Port Stephens between the Tasman Sea and the Myall River. It was named after a large hawk's nest in a tree on the Myall River that was used as a navigationa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawks%20Nest%2C%20New%20South%20Wales |
(born June 16, 1961) is a Japanese musician and video game designer based in Tokyo, Japan. He was born in Osaka on June 16, 1961, and majored in Industrial Society at Ritsumeikan University. He has worked extensively with music production, sound design, and visuals, and has been active with the J-pop duo Psy-S. He has ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaya%20Matsuura |
The Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is an umbrella organisation for Australian humanist societies. It was founded in 1965. It is affiliated with Humanists International. The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is the Happy Human.
Activities
CAHS holds conventions and publishes on hum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council%20of%20Australian%20Humanist%20Societies |
White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention established in 1921 to advance the prohibition of using white lead in paint.
As of 2017 many leading global nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and India remain outside the organizatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Lead%20%28Painting%29%20Convention%2C%201921 |
FreshCo Ltd. is a Canadian chain of deep discount supermarkets owned by Sobeys. It was launched in March 2010. As of September 2023, there were 100 FreshCo stores.
In December 2017, Sobeys Inc. announced plans to re-brand up to 64 stores in western Canada currently under the Safeway and Sobeys names into the FreshCo b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreshCo |
is a video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was created by Masaya Matsuura, who also created the 1999 PlayStation game Vib-Ribbon, of which Vib-Ripple is a sequel to. It was exclusively released in Japan in 2004.
Vib-Ripple is notable for allowing the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vib-Ripple |
Morgentaler v R (also known as Morgentaler v The Queen) is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where physician Henry Morgentaler unsuccessfully challenged the prohibition of abortion in Canada under the Criminal Code. The Court found the abortion law was appropriately passed by Parliament under the laws of federa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgentaler%20v%20R |
Matt Leto, known by the gamer tag Zyos, is a former American professional player of the first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. Zyos spent a year in his late teens accumulating video game records, and for a while was the holder of the most records. After dropping out of DigiPen Institute of Te... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Leto |
William Neilson Dairy Limited is a Canadian dairy company owned by Saputo Inc. The company is based in Toronto, Ontario. In the United States, its products are sold under the name Neilson.
Its products are sold at Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Giant Tiger, and Fortinos, among others.
History
The company was foun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neilson%20Dairy |
Arcadia is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the northwestern section of the county along NC Highway 150. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Midway, Welcome and Winston-Salem.
History
The area was, in previous years, highly agricultural. How... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia%2C%20North%20Carolina |
In Unix computing, crypt or enigma is a utility program used for encryption. Due to the ease of breaking it, it is considered to be obsolete.
The program is usually used as a filter, and it has traditionally been implemented using a "rotor machine" algorithm based on the Enigma machine. It is considered to be cryptog... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypt%20%28Unix%29 |
Southmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,470. It is located along North Carolina State Highway 8 on the northern shores of High Rock Lake. There is an organized effort underway to incorpor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southmont%2C%20North%20Carolina |
The Rope, the Chair, and the Needle: Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923–1990 is a 1993 book by James W. Marquart, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, and Jonathan R. Sorensen that examines capital punishment in Texas.
The book considers the historical administration of the Texas death penalty through both statistical and anecdotal a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rope%2C%20the%20Chair%2C%20and%20the%20Needle |
Ault Foods Limited was a Toronto-based dairy processor and Canada's largest dairy company acquiring other dairy companies across Canada. The company was established around 1926. Ault sold off parts of their business in the mid-1990s; milk division (Sealtest Dairy and Silverwood Dairy) was sold to Agropur. Ault itself w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ault%20Foods |
Reeds (referred to as "Reeds Crossroads" on many maps) is an unincorporated community in Tyro township, Davidson County, North Carolina. It is located at the intersection of Old US Highway 64 and NC Highway 150. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Churchland, Tyro, Arcadia, Yadkin College, and Lexington.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeds%2C%20North%20Carolina |
William McPherson or Macpherson may refer to:
William Macpherson (bureaucrat) (1784–1866), Clerk of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
William Macpherson (British Army officer) (1858–1927), colonel-commandant and author
William Macpherson (judge) (1926–2021), judge of the High Court of England and Wales and ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20McPherson |
The Philippines was under a state of emergency, announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24, 2006, by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1017. This occurred after the government claimed that it foiled an alleged coup d'état attempt against the rule of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20state%20of%20emergency%20in%20the%20Philippines |
The Kikori River is a major river in southern Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea. The river has a total length of and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua, with its delta at the head of the gulf. The settlement of Kikori lies on the delta.
Geography
The catchment area extends from alpine grasslands of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikori%20River |
AT-8 may refer to:
AT-8, a World War II training aircraft
AT-8 (Cuban mine), a Cuban anti-tank mine
AT-8 Songster, an anti-tank missile | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-8 |
Wayne Towne Center is a regional shopping center located in Wayne, New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area, adjacent to Willowbrook Mall along Willowbrook Boulevard. As of 2008, the mall had a gross leasable area of . The center formerly operated as an indoor shopping mall from the time when JCPenney was bui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Towne%20Center |
Churchland is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Davidson County, North Carolina located along North Carolina Highway 150 southwest of Lexington, North Carolina. Churchland Baptist Church and Churchland Elementary School are centered in the Churchland community. Churchland is protected by Churchland Volunt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchland%2C%20North%20Carolina |
Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention on limitation of working time to eight-hour day and 48 hours for a week.
It was established in 1921:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the weekly rest day in industrial employment,...
Ratific... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly%20Rest%20%28Industry%29%20Convention%2C%201921 |
2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.
Events by month
January
24th-31st Bandy World Championship in Moscow, Russia. Winner:
February
7 American football, , Super Bowl XLIV. Winner: New Orleans Saints.
12 – 28: Olympics, / 2010 Winter Olympics. Winner: Canada.
March
April
25: Marathon,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%20in%20sports |
Famous Footwear is a nationwide chain of retail stores in the United States dealing in branded footwear, generally at prices discounted from manufacturer's suggested prices. The chain is a division of the St. Louis-based Caleres and had more than 1,125 stores in 2010.
Company history
Formation
Famous Footwear began i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous%20Footwear |
SG Union Solingen was a German association football club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
The side can trace its roots back to an earlier Union Solingen club founded in 1897 out of the merger of a number of clubs from the district of Ohligs that would over time include Ohligs FC 06, VfR Ohligs, Walder B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG%20Union%20Solingen |
Sadistic Symphony is the eighth album by American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors, released in 2001.
Track listing
"Break" – 5:06
"Sadistic Symphony" – 5:47
"March of the Damned" – 5:17
"Blacklight" – 8:06
"Puritan Demons" – 4:17
"Born Again Hard" – 3:47
"Neodymium Man" – 4:35
"Elevator to Hell" – 3:55
"Cerebral Sea" ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic%20Symphony |
The Halden Canal near Halden, Norway, began construction in 1852. The canal allows boats to travel parallel to the Swedish border of 75 km from Tistedal to Skulerud. Engebret Soot (1786 - 1859) was responsible for this canal, as well as the earlier Soot Canal. Tistedal is located 4 km from the sea at Halden. Boats can ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halden%20Canal |
Taoist sexual practices () are the ways Taoists may practice sexual activity. These practices are also known as "joining energy" or "the joining of the essences". Practitioners believe that by performing these sexual arts, one can stay in good health, and attain longevity or spiritual advancement.
History
Some Taois... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoist%20sexual%20practices |
Wawoi River is a river located in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. With a total length of , mean annual discharge of and has a drainage basin of its source is located in Mount Bosavi and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua. The river is home to fish species such as barramundi and catfish. The surrounding land... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawoi%20River |
The Clemson–South Carolina football brawl, also known as The Brawl, was an on-field altercation during an NCAA game between football players from the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. The incident took place on November 20, 2004 at the Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. This disturbance led... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemson%E2%80%93South%20Carolina%20football%20brawl |
Mitchell J. Wade (born June 6, 1963) is an American defense contractor implicated in the events that led to the 2005 resignation of U.S. Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
Wade founded the defense contracting firm MZM Inc. (since renamed Athena Innovative Solutions Inc.), in 1993. On February 24, 2006, he pleaded... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell%20Wade |
AT-12 may refer to
AT-12 Swinger, a missile
AT-12 Guardsman, an aircraft
AT12, (AT12T) a man portable 120mm disposable anti-tank weapon manufactured by Bofors. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-12 |
Chitrāngada (, citrāngada) was the king of Kuru Mahajanapada with his capital Hastinapura. He belonged to the Lunar Dynasty of Bharata Tribe He was the elder son of Shantanu and Satyavati, who ascended the throne of Hastinapura after his father's death.
Life as a warrior
Following the wishes of queen Satyavati, B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitr%C4%81ngada |
St. Elizabeth's Church in Marburg, Germany, was built by the Order of the Teutonic Knights in honour of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Her tomb made the church an important pilgrimage destination during the late Middle Ages.
Architecture
The church is one of the earliest purely Gothic churches in German-speaking areas,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Elizabeth%27s%20Church%2C%20Marburg |
Paul Outerbridge, Jr. (August 15, 1896 – October 17, 1958) was an American photographer prominent for his early use and experiments in color photography.
Outerbridge was a fashion and commercial photographer, an early pioneer and teacher of color photography, and a creator of erotic nude photographs that could not be ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Outerbridge |
Gerson "Gus" Rosenberg is an American biomedical engineer. He is the Jane A. Fetter Professor of Surgery, professor of bioengineering, and chief of the Division of Applied Biomedical Engineering (previously known as the Division of Artificial Organs) at Penn State's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Coll... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus%20Rosenberg |
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