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Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the heart of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky, it represents much of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield. The rural district is the second most impoverished district in the nation and, as of the 2010 U.S. census, h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky%27s%205th%20congressional%20district |
Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington (including its suburbs), Richmond, and Georgetown. The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Barr.
Characteristics
Until January 1, 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky%27s%206th%20congressional%20district |
George Hook (born 19 May 1941) is an Irish broadcaster, journalist and rugby union pundit. He formerly hosted The Right Hook and High Noon on the Irish radio station Newstalk.
He had a career as a rugby union coach and businessman, before becoming a rugby pundit on RTÉ Television in 1997. He has also made other TV app... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Hook |
Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club, established by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community, currently competes in the NPL Victoria. The club's home ground is at Jack Edwards Reserve, on Edward Street, Oakleigh.
Hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh%20Cannons%20FC |
Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matches against other teams in the local community until 1959, and 12 years later, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston%20Lions%20FC |
Frankston Pines Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club based in Frankston North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed by local Scottish Australians in 1965. Their home ground is Monterey Reserve, which holds approximately 4,000.
History
The club has had several stints in the Victorian Premier League ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankston%20Pines%20FC |
Caroline Springs George Cross Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Fraser Rise, a north-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, the second tier of football in Victoria, and third in Australia.
George Cross play at the City Vista Recreation ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline%20Springs%20George%20Cross%20FC |
Richmond Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club from Richmond, Victoria, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Richmond compete in the Victorian State League Division 1 South-East competition, the third tier of football in Victoria, after successive relegations in 2016 and 2017.
History
The club was forme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond%20SC |
Kingston City Football Club is an Australian, professional soccer club from Clayton South, Victoria (within the local government area of Kingston), whose home ground is The Grange Reserve. Kingston club is competing in 2020 in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2.
History
The club was established in 1974 in the sou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston%20City%20FC |
FC Bulleen Lions is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the Melbourne suburb Bulleen. Founded in 1974 by Melbourne's Italian community, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, the second highest level of Victorian state soccer. Since its inception, the club has been ba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC%20Bulleen%20Lions |
News Cafe is a full-service cafe-bar and cocktail franchise restaurant chain founded in South Africa since 1995.
The first News Cafe opened in 1995 in Hatfield, Pretoria, shortly after the lifting of sanctions against South Africa signalled the entry of overseas hospitality franchises such as McDonald's into the South... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News%20Cafe |
Sutherland Sharks Football Club is an Australian association football club based in the suburb of Sutherland in Sydney New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The club's home games are played at Seymour Shaw Park, located in the southern Sydney suburb of Miranda. It recently op... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland%20Sharks%20FC |
Manly United Football Club is an Australian football club based in the northern beaches area of Sydney. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW and their home ground is Cromer Park, in the suburb of Dee Why, approximately 15 minutes away from Manly.
Its main grandstand is named after former Socceroo capt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly%20United%20FC |
Gwyn Thomas (6 July 1913 – 13 April 1981) was a Welsh writer, dramatist, Punch-columnist, radio broadcaster and raconteur, who has been called "the true voice of the English-speaking valleys".
Early life
Gwyn Thomas was born in Cymmer, Porth in the Rhondda Valley, the youngest of 12 children, to coalminer Walter Morga... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwyn%20Thomas%20%28novelist%29 |
Fen Ditton is a village on the northeast edge of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. The parish covers an area of .
Fen Ditton lies on the east bank of the River Cam, on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe, and close to junction 34 of the A14. The nearest railway station is Cambridge North; Waterbeach station is se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fen%20Ditton |
Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme Torchwood, a spin-off of the long-running series Doctor Who. The lead female character, Gwen featured in every episode of the show's 2006–2011 run, as well as two 2008 crossover episodes of Doctor W... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen%20Cooper |
Kashmore District (, ), previously known as Khizmer or Khizmore, is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The capital city is Kandhkot. The district has a population of 1,090,336. Kashmore District is a part of Larkana Division. Its old name was Khizmer or Khizmor. The spoken languages are Sindhi and Balochi. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmore%20District |
Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , its topographic prominence is the third highest in Norway.
The mountain is loc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C3%B8hetta |
The Edgartown School is located on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Current enrollment stands at about 348. The school mascot is the Eagle.
This school has a well-developed enrichment program which includes NAL, The math program "EPGY", Edgartown readers, KMO, etc. and mock trial. In February 2006 the boys' varsity... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgartown%20School |
Jugovićevo () is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is currently a developing neighborhood.
Location
Borders
The southern border of Jugovićevo is Vojvoda Stepa Boulevard, the eastern border is the Subotica Boulevard (Europe Boulevard), the north-eastern border is Rumenački put (Rumenka Road), ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugovi%C4%87evo |
The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1998 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1999. It was the first season of the Bowl Championship Series... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season |
Islam in the Dominican Republic is a minority religion. Accurate statistics of religious affiliation are difficult to calculate and there is a wide variation concerning the actual numerical amount. Although the majority of the population is Christian, Muslims have formed local organizations such as the Círculo Islámico... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam%20in%20the%20Dominican%20Republic |
Monster Max is a 1994 action-adventure puzzle video game developed by Rare and published by Titus France in Europe for the Game Boy. The player is the titular aspiring rock star, who, in an attempt to fight King Krond who bans all music, traverses nine floors of the Mega Hero Academy. Floors consist of diversely-design... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster%20Max |
There are various modes of transport available in Warrington.
Rail
Warrington has seven railway stations within its boundaries. The town has two main railway stations, Bank Quay on the London to Glasgow and Chester – Warrington – Newton-le-Willows – Manchester lines, and Central on the Liverpool – Widnes – Manchester ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Warrington |
Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker. After working as an editor on 21 films starting with Champion (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirish%20Kunder |
Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (; c. 1769–1821), also known as Sadhaka Kamalakanta, was a Bengali Shakta poet and yogi of India of the late 18th century. He is often considered to have followed the example of Ramprasad, both in his poetry and in his lifestyle.
Early life
Kamalakanta was born at Ambika Kalna in Bardhaman, B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamalakanta%20Bhattacharya%20%28Bengal%29 |
Rheinsberg () is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on lake and the river Rhin, approximately north-east of Neuruppin and north-west of Berlin.
History
Frederick the Great, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rhei... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinsberg |
Solo Mobile is a discontinued mobile virtual network operator in Canada started by Bell Mobility in 2000. Historically, Solo was considered a discount wireless brand, offering low price monthly plans with some unlimited options in certain cities. Its products and services were only sold in British Columbia, Alberta, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo%20Mobile |
Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and to the south of the large village of Trefriw. An example of a fortified manor house dating back to , it is located on the edge of the floodplain of the river Conwy, and overlooked from the west by the no... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwydir%20Castle |
The modern, tailored kilt which is ubiquitous at Highland games gatherings around the world has associated with it an evolving style of wear. This style includes the accessories and other accoutrements which are typically worn with it. In this sense, it is very much like other items of the fashion world.
Along with th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt%20accessories |
Henry Alden Sherwin (September 27, 1842 – June 16, 1916) was one of the founders of the Sherwin-Williams Company in 1866. The company was named for both him and Edward Porter Williams.
Biography
Sherwin was born on September 27, 1842, in Baltimore, Vermont, and stayed in school until he was 15 years of age. His first... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Sherwin |
Kimberly Brooks is an American voice actress. Brooks has voiced characters in video games since the mid-1990s. She has played Luna in the Scooby-Doo franchise as part of The Hex Girls, Ashley Williams in the Mass Effect series, Stormy in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club, Buena Girl from ¡Mucha Lucha!, Barbara Gordo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberly%20Brooks |
Jason McElwain, nicknamed J-Mac (born October 20, 1988), is an American amateur athlete in both basketball and marathon and public speaker with high-functioning autism. McElwain came to fame on international news in 2006, when he shocked the world playing in a high-school basketball game and scored twenty points in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20McElwain |
William Pike (died 22 December 1591) was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was beatified in 1987.
Several sources state that William was born in Dorset. In 'A History of Dorset' () A. Lindsay Clegg, former Town Clerk of Bournemouth, claims that Pike lived at Moordown, now within modern Bournemouth, then part of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Pike |
William Stephen Tomkin (25 November 1860 – 7 April 1940) was born at Park Road in the village of Boughton Monchelsea, which lies on a ragstone ridge between the North Downs and the Weald of Kent, a few miles south of Maidstone.
There is a degree of conflict in William's birth date. His Birth Certificate clearly record... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Tomkin |
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of California Press on behalf of the Office for History of Science and Technology (University of California, Berkeley). It was established as Chymia in 1948, being published under than name until 1967 when it temp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical%20Studies%20in%20the%20Natural%20Sciences |
Wani may refer to:
Vani (custom), a child marriage custom in tribal areas of Pakistan
Wani (dragon), a Japanese dragon translated as "sea monster", "crocodile", or "shark"
Wani (scholar), a legendary scholar, sent from Korea to Japan during the reign of Emperor Ōjin
Wani (surname), surname in India (Jammu and Kashmir ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wani |
Stuart William Copeland (born 19 January 1968) is an Australian politician. He was a National/Liberal National from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Cunningham.
Political career
Copeland won preselection to contest the state seat of Cunningham for the National Party defeating the Mayor of the Jondaryan Shir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Copeland |
Ernest Lynn Waldorf (May 14, 1876 – July 27, 1943) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1920.
He was born on a farm in the South Valley, Otsego County, New York. Waldorf united with the Central New York Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in 1900. Prior to his election to the episcopa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest%20Lynn%20Waldorf |
Sir John Leslie Martin (17 August 1908, in Manchester – 28 July 2000) was an English architect, and a leading advocate of the International Style. Martin's most famous building is the Royal Festival Hall. His work was especially influenced by Alvar Aalto.
Life
After studying at Manchester University, Leslie Martin tau... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20Martin |
is a fictional French boxer from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! video game series. He first appeared in the arcade game Punch-Out!! in 1984 and three years later in the NES game of the same name. His most recent appearance was in the Wii installment of Punch-Out!!. He was originally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and was revised... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%20Joe |
The lower seaboard theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military and naval operations that occurred near the coastal areas of the Southeastern United States: in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas) as well as southern part of the Mississippi River (Port Hudson and south)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower%20seaboard%20theater%20of%20the%20American%20Civil%20War |
New Inn () is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also in the barony of Middle Third, and part of the parish of New Inn and Knockgraffon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Location and access
It is located in the Golden Vale midway between the market and tourist towns of Cahir and Cashel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Inn%2C%20County%20Tipperary |
The Chetaev instability theorem for dynamical systems states that if there exists, for the system with an equilibrium point at the origin, a continuously differentiable function V(x) such that
the origin is a boundary point of the set ;
there exists a neighborhood of the origin such that for all
then the origin ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chetaev%20instability%20theorem |
The following are notable Old Carthusians, who are former pupils of Charterhouse (founded in 1611).
Politicians
Thomas Chataway (1864–1925), Senator for Queensland (1907–1913)
John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894–1954), politician, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1936–1938, Secretary of State for Scotland, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Old%20Carthusians |
Mawkmai (, ) is a town and capital of Mawkmai Township in Loilem District, Shan State, Burma. Mawkmai is connected by road to Loimut in the west and Langkho in the north-east which connects with the National Road 45.
It was the historical capital of former Mawkmai State.
References
Township capitals of Myanmar
Mawkma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawkmai |
Iraqis () are people who originate from the country of Iraq. Iraq is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many ethnic origins, and there is no correlation between one's stock and their Iraqi identity.
Iraqi Arabs are the largest ethnic group in Iraq, followed by Iraqi Kurds, then Iraqi Tur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqis |
The Boeselager family (or Böselager) is the name of an old German noble family that originated from Magdeburg.
History
The members of this noble house whose line begins with one Squire Boeselager of by Magdeburgon first appearing in the documents on April 12, 1363. The first fully documented member is Henning von B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeselager |
Jahanian (),
(Punjabi جہانیاں) is a tehsil in Khanewal District, Punjab, Pakistan.
It is one of four Sub-divisions of Khanewal district. Previously known as Jahanian Mandi. It is a small city surrounded by villages. The city Jahanian is the headquarter of tehsil Jahanian. Most of the area consists of agriculture lan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehanian |
Sajmište can refer to:
Sajmište (Novi Sad), a neighborhood of Novi Sad, Serbia
Staro Sajmište, a neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia
Sajmište concentration camp, a concentration camp from World War II | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajmi%C5%A1te |
Soldiers from the U.S. 1st Armored Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team struck at insurgent elements in the Al Mansor district on the west side of Baghdad on 7 December 2003, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
Operation Details
The operation, part of Task Force 1st Armored Division's Operation "Iron Justice," ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Iron%20Justice |
Makalaka is a general designation used by the Bechuana, Matabele and kindred peoples, for other conquered or enslaved peoples. Thus, many of the subjugated peoples by the Kololo chief, Sebetwane (or Sebituane, Setitwane) — in about 1830, were called makalaka.
The name is more frequently used to designate the Makalanga... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makalaka |
Sabrina Fredrica Washington (born 27 October 1978) is a British singer who originally rose to fame as the lead singer of garage/R&B girl group Mis-Teeq.
Whilst in Mis-Teeq, the singer notched up seven UK top 10 hits and two top 10, double platinum albums. As part of Mis-Teeq, Sabrina has sold over 12 million records w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina%20Washington |
La Revue Archéologique, published in Paris is one of the oldest, longest-running scientific journals. First appearing in 1844, it is neither the organ of an institution nor of any school, but has complete independence, under the guidance of its current editor, Marie-Christine Hellmann. La Revue Archéologique appears tw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revue%20Arch%C3%A9ologique |
The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students from sixth through twelfth grades. Currently, the head of school is Jonathan Brougham. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Assoc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun%20School%20of%20Princeton |
The Grace (stylized as 天上智喜 The Grace), is a South Korean a cappella girl group consisting of Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie. They are known as Tenjochiki (天上智喜, Tenjōchiki) in Japanese releases, and are sometimes referred to as CSJH The Grace, an acronym from their korean name Cheon Sang Ji Hui The Grace (Korean: 천... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Grace%20%28group%29 |
The Frisbee Dog World Championship (also known as the Ashley Whippet Invitational World Championship and the Canine Frisbee Disc World Championship) is an annual competition for disc dogs.
Origin
In 1975, Irv Lander, Alex Stein and Eldon McIntire first organized a World Championship for flying-disc (Frisbee) catching ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee%20Dog%20World%20Championship |
The M-95 Degman is a prototype Croatian main battle tank, developed in 2003 by the Đuro Đaković company and is largely based on the older M-91 Vihor tank that was based in the M-84 tank. The Đuro Đaković factory is best known for its principal role in the production of the M-84 in the Yugoslav era.
The principal impro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-95%20Degman |
Devaasuram () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Ranjith. It stars Mohanlal, Revathi, and Napoleon, with Innocent, V. K. Sreeraman, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Augustine in supporting roles. The songs featured in the film were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, while S.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devaasuram |
Clarence Leo "Honey" Craven (September 10, 1904 – July 22, 2003), was an American equestrian, ringmaster and manager of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, the Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania, and ringmaster at nearly every prominent horse show in the United States. He also managed the Easte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey%20Craven |
Sergei Chalibashvili (; ; June 22, 1962 – July 16, 1983) was a Georgian competitive diver from the Soviet Union. He earned a silver medal at the European Youth Championship in 1978 in Florence, diving from the 10-meter diving platform.
Death
Chalibashvili died at the age of 21 following an accident during competition... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei%20Chalibashvili |
The Battle of Pisagua ("Desembarco y combate de Pisagua"), was a landing operation of the War of the Pacific, fought on November 2, 1879, between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru. The Chilean army commanded by Erasmo Escala, supported by the Chilean Fleet, launched an amphibious assault on the port of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Pisagua |
Csilla von Boeselager (May 17, 1941 in Budapest – February 23, 1994, in Arnsberg-Voßwinkel) was a Baroness who founded the Hungarian Maltese Charity Organisation in Germany (), and initiated the foundation of the Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat (MMSz) in Hungary. She was a Dame of Malta.
Biography
She was born Csilla ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csilla%20von%20Boeselager |
Drayton State School is a heritage-listed state school at 71–89 Brisbane Street, Drayton, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by the Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built in 1912. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 February 2020.
History
Drayton State School (estab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton%20State%20School |
Football West is the state governing body for soccer in Western Australia (WA). It is affiliated with Football Australia (FA), the sport's national governing body, and through FA's affiliation to FIFA. Football West's premier competition is the National Premier Leagues (NPL) WA, which is the highest league in WA and on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football%20West |
Mīrānshāh ()() is a small town that is the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Miranshah lies on the banks of the Tochi River in a wide valley surrounded by the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is located at an elevation of about , from the Paki... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranshah |
Remember When the Music is a posthumously produced album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1987. Produced on CD and cassette tape, it contained the same tracks as the album, Sequel, which was the last complete album released during Harry's lifetime, plus two previously unreleased tracks, "Hoke... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember%20When%20the%20Music |
Paul Elliott Martin (31 December 1897 - 1975) was an American bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor and district superintendent, as well as by notable service to his denomination.
Birth and family
Martin was born in Blossom,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Elliott%20Martin |
All Things Betray Thee, by Gwyn Thomas, is a novel of early industrialism in South Wales. It was first published in 1949, and was republished in 1986, with an introduction by Raymond Williams. The book was later republished as part of the Library of Wales series by Parthian Books in 2011.
Set in 1835, this work is sig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20Things%20Betray%20Thee |
Store Styggedalstind, is the fourth-highest summit in Norway, located within the Hurrungane mountains, which are part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. This mountain is directly between the mountains Sentraltind and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Store%20Styggedalstinden |
The 1-Meg Modem in telecommunications was a DSL modem created by Nortel which conforms to the ADSL Lite standard. The 1-Meg Modem was the first xDSL modem to gain approval and registration under FCC Part 68 Rules.
Technical details
The 1-Meg Modem can be deployed up to from the central office providing a downstream ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Meg%20Modem |
Mitford is a village in Northumberland, England, located west of Morpeth.
History
Although the foundation of Mitford is unknown, it was a barony during the Anglo-Saxon era. At the time of the Norman Conquest, the lord of the manor was John, labelled John de Mitford. He died in 1070 leaving a daughter, Sybilla, as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitford%2C%20Northumberland |
Leviathan is a horror comic series created by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli and, which appeared in the British magazine 2000 AD starting in 2003.
The story is set on a mile-long ocean liner (the Leviathan of the title) which has been transported to some sort of parallel world with no land or landmarks. The story appea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan%20%282000%20AD%29 |
The Pacific coast theater of the American Civil War consists of major military operations in the United States on the Pacific Ocean and in the states and Territories west of the Continental Divide. The theater was encompassed by the Department of the Pacific that included the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20coast%20theater%20of%20the%20American%20Civil%20War |
Lisa Perez Jackson (born February 8, 1962) is an American chemical engineer who served as the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2009 to 2013. She was the first African American to hold that position.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jackson is a graduate of Tulane Univer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20P.%20Jackson |
Dissimulate is the second album, released in 2002, by the death metal band The Berzerker. This is the only full-length album the band has released that features an actual drummer instead of a drum machine.
The album is characterized by some quotes from the Italian film "Africa Addio".
Reception
Allmusic [ link]
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissimulate%20%28album%29 |
The Battle of San Francisco, also known as the Battle of Dolores (not to be confused with the Battle of Dolores River (1904) during the Philippine–American War), was a major battle in the Tarapacá Campaign of the War of the Pacific, fought on November 19, 1879, in the Peruvian department of Tarapacá. A Chilean army und... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20San%20Francisco |
Oulu International School (OIS) is a public, not-for-profit, co-educational international school in the Myllytulli district in Oulu, Finland. The school was founded in 2001. It is one of nine English-speaking schools in Finland that offer basic education.
The school is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) netw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulu%20International%20School |
In computing, 10-foot user interface, 10-foot UI or 3-meter user interface is a graphical user interface designed for televisions. Compared to desktop computer and smartphone user interfaces, it uses text and other interface elements which are much larger in order to accommodate a typical television viewing distance of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-foot%20user%20interface |
Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1926:
Ratifications
Prior to its being shelved, the convention had been ratified by 33 states.
External links
Text.
Ratifications.
Migrant workers
Shelved International Labour Organization ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspection%20of%20Emigrants%20Convention%2C%201926%20%28shelved%29 |
Frank Beddor (July 31, 1958) is a former American world champion freestyle skier, film producer, actor, stuntman, and author. He worked as a producer on There's Something About Mary and Wicked, and wrote the book The Looking Glass Wars.
Life and career
Beddor grew up in Excelsior, Minnesota. His parents often travele... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Beddor |
ThaiURL (Thai Uniform Resource Locator) is a technology enabling the use of Thai domain names in applications that have been modified to support this technology. It is one of several such systems that were marketed before the advent of IDNA.
Traditionally, the Domain Name System (DNS), does not allow domain names with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThaiURL |
Museo Galileo (formerly Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza; Institute and Museum of the History of Science) is located in Florence, Italy, in Piazza dei Giudici, along the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery. The museum, dedicated to astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei, is housed in Palazzo Castellani... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo%20Galileo |
The American Football Association (AFA) was the first attempt in the United States to form an organizing soccer body. It was the second oldest sports league to form, behind the National League of baseball in 1876, as well as being the oldest soccer league in the United States. The Association was formed in 1884 in an a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Football%20Association%20%281884%E2%80%931924%29 |
The Wood Brothers are an American roots band consisting of brothers Chris (upright bass) and Oliver Wood (acoustic and electric guitars), as well as multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix. Their music is a combination of folk, gospel, blues and jazz.
Biography
From early in their childhood in Boulder, Colorado, Chris and Oli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Wood%20Brothers |
Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004).
History
Sinzig received its first official recognition in 762 A.D. On 10 July that year,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinzig |
The Battle of Tarapacá occurred on 27 November 1879 during the Tarapacá Campaign of the War of the Pacific. Three Chilean columns of almost 3,900 soldiers attacked a numerically inferior Peruvian contingent of 3,046 troops at Tarapacá - 500 of which were at Quillahuasa, 1 hour away from the battlefield - commanded by G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Tarapac%C3%A1 |
Culture and Society is a book published in 1958 by Welsh progressive writer Raymond Williams, exploring how the notion of culture developed in Great Britain, from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.
When first published, the book was regarded as having overturned conventional social and historical thinking... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20and%20Society |
Pristane is a natural saturated terpenoid alkane obtained primarily from shark liver oil, from which its name is derived (Latin pristis, "shark"). It is also found in the stomach oil of birds in the order Procellariiformes and in mineral oil and some foods. Pristane and phytane are used in the fields of geology and env... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristane |
The Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) is a breeder reactor located at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. The Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) jointly designed, constructed, and operate the reactor.
History
It first reached criticality in , making India the seventh nat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast%20Breeder%20Test%20Reactor |
Scheels () is an American privately held, employee-owned and operated sporting goods and entertainment chain store headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. Scheels operates thirty-two store locations in fifteen U.S. states. Its slogan is "Gear. Passion. Sports."
History
Scheels began as a hardware and general merchandise... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheels |
Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 was an International Labour Organization Convention, established in 1926, having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to seamen's articles of agreement.
Ratifications
As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 60 states, 44 of whom have denounc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamen%27s%20Articles%20of%20Agreement%20Convention%2C%201926 |
Eugene Island block 330 oil field is an oil field in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located southwest of New Orleans, off the Louisiana coast comprising six and a half leased blocks: Eugene Island 313, 314 south, 330, 331, 332, 337 and 338.
History
In the outer continental she... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene%20Island%20block%20330%20oil%20field |
The Nvidia GoForce was a line of chipsets that was used mainly in handheld devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. Nvidia acquired graphics display processor firm MediaQ in 2003, and rebranded the division as GoForce. It has since been replaced by the Nvidia Tegra series of SoCs.
Features
GoForce 2100
Featuring VGA ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoForce |
Sestri Ponente is an industrial suburb of Genoa in northwest Italy. It is part of the Medio Ponente municipio of Genoa.
Geography
It is situated on the Ligurian Sea four miles to the west of the city, between Pegli and Cornigliano. Its population is currently about 50,000, but in the 1970s it was as high as 80,000.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestri%20Ponente |
A helicopter support team (HST) is a unit of organization within the United States Marine Corps that manages the activities of a helicopter landing zone (LZ). It consists of a team of eight Landing Support Marines who are trained to hook up external loads to the hooks of primarily military helicopters. All kinds of gea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter%20support%20team |
Business International is a news television programme which aired on CNN International. It was anchored by Adrian Finighan and Becky Anderson from CNN's London studios.
Business International was launched in 2000. As the title implies, it covered international business news. During the programme, market reports woul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business%20International%20%28TV%20programme%29 |
Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1926.
Ratifications
As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 47 states. Subsequently, 34 ratifying states have automatically denounced the treaty.
Revision
The principles found in the convention ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation%20of%20Seamen%20Convention%2C%201926 |
The Big King sandwich is one of the major hamburger products sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King, and was part of its menu for more than twenty years. As of March 2019, it is sold in the United States under its 1997 Big King XL formulation. During its testing phase in 1996–1997, it was orig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20King |
Richard Ramirez is an American noise music artist originally from Houston, Texas, recording and performing both as a solo artist and as part of several groups, including Black Leather Jesus, Priest in Shit, An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter, House of the Black Death, Martyr of Sores, Last Rape and the "static noise" solo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Ramirez%20%28musician%29 |
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