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David Charles Brown (February 22, 1933 – June 15, 2009) was an American basketball coach who briefly coached the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association in 1973. He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart in Madison, Wisconsin.
References
External ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Brown%20%28basketball%29 |
Corallorhiza, the coralroot, is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family. Except for the circumboreal C. trifida, the genus is restricted to North America (including Mexico, Central America and the West Indies).
Most species are putatively parasitic, relying entirely upon mycorrhizal fungi within their coral-s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallorhiza |
The 50-episode anime series Digimon Frontier, produced by Toei Animation in 2002, is the fourth series in the Digimon franchise. It does not follow the plot of any of its three predecessors, Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 and Digimon Tamers. Instead, the story features five children who are prompted by unus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Digimon%20Frontier%20episodes |
Poblacion (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob.
H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion |
Dactylorhiza viridis, the frog orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It has also been treated as the only species Coeloglossum viride of the monotypic genus Coeloglossum.
Description
The plant arises from fleshy, forked roots and ranges in height from 10 to 55 cm. The leaves of D. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dactylorhiza%20viridis |
Peter Van Greenaway (1927 – 1988) was a British novelist, the author of numerous thrillers with elements of horror and satire.
He was born and educated in London, worked briefly in commercial art and acted in theatre.
Novels
Van Greenaway's first novel, The Crucified City, is the story of the aftermath of a nuclear ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Van%20Greenaway |
Neottia nidus-avis, the bird's-nest orchid, is a non-photosynthetic orchid, native to Europe, Russia, with sporadic presence in North-Africa, and some parts of the Middle East.
Description
Neottia nidus-avis grows to tall and each shoot can carry up to 60 flowers. Plants are not in any part green, deriving all their... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neottia%20nidus-avis |
This is a complete list of episodes from the anime series Digimon Data Squad. As it currently stands, Digimon Data Squad is the shortest series in the franchise to date, and ends with 48 episodes. The series ran in Japan on Fuji TV from April 2006 to March 2007, and in the United States on Jetix from October 2007 to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Digimon%20Data%20Squad%20episodes |
Pall Corporation, headquartered in Port Washington, New York and a wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation since 2015, is a global supplier of filtration, separations and purification products. Total revenues for fiscal year 2014 were $2.8 billion, with $103 million spent on R&D. Pall Corporation's business is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pall%20Corporation |
Esposito () is an Italian surname. It ranks fourth among the most widespread surnames in Italy. It is mostly popular in the Campania region, most specifically, in the Naples area. but it has presence even in the rest of Italy
Etymology and history
Etymologically, this surname is thought to derive from Latin (Italian... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esposito |
Himantoglossum hircinum, the lizard orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Himantoglossum found in Europe and North Africa.
Description
Himantoglossum hircinum is a perennial herbaceous plant, reaching a height of . It persists in the soil as a pair of ovoid/subglobose tubers, with short roots. Its leaves are 5... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himantoglossum%20hircinum |
Japan competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
Men
Women
Biathlon
Men
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Women
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
3 One minute ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20at%20the%202002%20Winter%20Olympics |
Gil Stein (born January 9, 1956) is an American archaeologist. He was director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago from 2003 to 2017.
Stein received a B.A. from Yale University in 1978 and a Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1990, he was appointed an assistant professor at the De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil%20Stein%20%28archaeologist%29 |
The X-Files: The Album is a 1998 soundtrack album released to accompany the film The X-Files. Released on June 2, 1998, the album features songs by various artists, including several who had contributed to the earlier album Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files, and consists mostly of cover vers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20X-Files%3A%20The%20Album |
Behala is a locality of South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a part of Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. It is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and is divided into two Vidhan S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behala |
Scouting in Western Australia is predominantly represented by a branch of Scouts Australia and Girl Guides Western Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia.
Scouting began in Western Australia in 1908 when eighteen-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Scout Patrol. By the end of 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Western%20Australia |
Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat was in Toowoomba.
History
The seat had two incarnations. The first was from 1873 to 1878 and the second from 1912 to 1960.
In 1873, it was created by renaming the electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%20district%20of%20Toowoomba |
The Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 was one of the many wars between the Persian Empire and Imperial Russia, and began like many of their wars as a territorial dispute. The new Persian king, Fath Ali Shah Qajar, wanted to consolidate the northernmost reaches of his kingdom—modern-day Georgia—which had been annexed by Ts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Persian%20War%20%281804%E2%80%931813%29 |
James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's appearance in the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament when his all-whi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe%20McCarthy |
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (NHBP) is a federally-recognized tribe of Potawatomi in the United States. The tribe achieved federal recognition on December 19, 1995, and currently has approximately 1500 members.
The Pine Creek Indian Reservation is located at in Athens Township in southwestern Calhoun Cou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottawaseppi%20Huron%20Band%20of%20Potawatomi |
"I Like 'Em Big and Stupid" was the debut single by comedian and singer Julie Brown. It was self-released by Brown in 1983 in 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl record formats. The song is a 1980s-style pop song with comedic lyrics about the protagonist's desire for a handsome, hunky muscle-stud who is not very bright (or as she... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Like%20%27em%20Big%20and%20Stupid |
Jorge Ruiz (born January 22, 1958 in San Andrés, in the province of Buenos Aires), is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport and guided the Men's National Team – first as an assistant, later as head coach – at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. After the 2005 Men'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge%20Ruiz%20%28field%20hockey%29 |
Dialog Axiata PLC (, ) (formerly known as MTN Networks and later Dialog Telekom), is one of Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service providers, and the country's largest mobile network operator with 17.4 million subscribers which amounts to 57% of the Sri Lankan mobile market. Dialog is a subsidiary of Axiata Gr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog%20Axiata |
Warehorne is a village and civil parish in the south of the Ashford Borough of Kent, England. It is a scattered community centred on the Hamstreet to Tenterden road (B2067) around seven miles SSW of Ashford. The Royal Military Canal passes through the south of the civil parish.
Be aware, the bellringing at St Matthews... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehorne |
Orlestone is a mid-sized civil parish in Ashford District, Kent, England, with a population of 1,407. The centre of the parish is Hamstreet village which falls almost entirely within it but has a small fraction in the parish of Warehorne. The civil parish here reflects the very longstanding dominance of Orlestreet as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlestone |
The Victoria Institution is the oldest secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a memorial school, so-called because it was partly funded by public subscription intended for the erection of a permanent memorial to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The establishment of the school was fur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%20Institution |
Bernie Fabiosa (born July 23, 1954) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player and actor. He spent most of his playing days with the Crispa Redmanizers in the PBA. During his heyday, he is tops in career steals, earning for himself the monicker The Sultan of Swipe.
Playing career
Fabiosa played 17 seasons i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie%20Fabiosa |
Arwa al-Sulayhi, full name Arwā bint Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Mūsā aṣ-Ṣulayḥī (, c. 1048–1138, died 22nd Shaban, 532 AH or May 5, 1138 was a long-reigning ruler of Yemen, firstly as the co-ruler of her first two husbands and then as sole ruler, from 1067 until her death in 1138. She was the last of the rulers ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arwa%20al-Sulayhi |
Richard Terrance McDermott (September 20, 1940 – May 20, 2023), nicknamed The Essexville Rocket, was an American gold and silver medal-winning Olympic speed skater.
McDermott was a surprise winner in the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favorite in that distance, reigning Olympic champio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20McDermott%20%28speed%20skater%29 |
Def Jam's How to Be a Player is a 1997 American sex comedy film, starring Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle and Bernie Mac. The film was directed by Lionel C. Martin, and written by Mark Brown and Demetria Johnson.
The How to Be a Player Soundtrack, released by Def Jam Recordings on August 5, 1997, featured the hit singl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def%20Jam%27s%20How%20to%20Be%20a%20Player |
Arumana no Kiseki is a platform game by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System. It was released in Japan on August 11, 1987. In 2012, reproduction cartridges of the game were created for the NES under the title of 'Miracle of Almana'.
Synopsis
A magic red jewel, known as the Arumana, is stolen from an unnamed vill... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arumana%20no%20Kiseki |
This is a list of members of the 48th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 1998, as elected at the 1995 state election held on 15 July 1995.
The Labor member for Mundingburra, Ken Davies, was initially declared re-elected at the 1995 election by a margin of 16 votes, but the result was overturned by the Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members%20of%20the%20Queensland%20Legislative%20Assembly%2C%201995%E2%80%931998 |
Sergio Vigil (born 11 August 1965 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former field hockey player, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the head coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under his guidance.
Besides that, Vigil coached... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Vigil |
"This Is Such a Pity" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer. It is the fourth single from the band's fifth album, Make Believe. It was released to the radio on March 6, 2006. This marks the first time that Weezer has ever released a fourth single from one of their albums.
The liner notes of Make Belie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This%20Is%20Such%20a%20Pity |
Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co., Ltd, trading as Aigo (stylized as aigo), is a Chinese consumer electronics company. It is headquartered in the Ideal Plaza () in Haidian District, Beijing.
History
Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co Ltd (北京华旗资讯科技发展有限公司) is a consumer electronics manufactur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigo |
Taiaroa Head is a headland at the end of the Otago Peninsula in New Zealand, overlooking the mouth of the Otago Harbour. It lies within the city limits of Dunedin. The nearest settlement, Otakou, lies three kilometres to the south.
The cape is home to a lighthouse, built in 1864, and a colony of over 100 northern roya... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiaroa%20Head |
The Flaming Ember was an American soul band from Detroit, Michigan, United States, who found commercial success starting in the late 1960s.
The group originally formed in Detroit in 1964. At that time they were known as The Flaming Embers, named for a local Detroit restaurant. In 1969, they signed with Hot Wax Records... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Flaming%20Ember |
Polar Beverages is a soft drink company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a manufacturer and distributor of sparkling fruit beverages, seltzer, ginger ale, drink mixers, and spring water to customers in the United States. It is the largest independent soft-drink bottler in the United States.
It markets beverage... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar%20Beverages |
Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Medalists
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Alpine skiing
Men
Men's com... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20at%20the%201998%20Winter%20Olympics |
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. The Sri Lankans rested many senior players on this tour, like Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan (Muttiah was only left out of the ODI squad) and the captain Marvan Attapatu. The role of the captain for this series was taken o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Lankan%20cricket%20team%20in%20Bangladesh%20in%202005%E2%80%9306 |
Helaba, short for Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, is a commercial bank with core regions in Hesse and Thuringia, Germany offering financial services to companies, banks, institutional investors and the public sector, both within Germany and internationally. At the same time, it is the central clearing institution and serv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helaba |
In fencing, a body cord serves as the connection between a fencer and a reel of wire that is part of a system for electrically detecting that the weapon has touched the opponent. There are two types: one for epee, and one for foil and sabre.
Description
Épée body cords consist of two sets of three prongs each connecte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20cord |
Joseph Berington (16 January 1743 – 1 December 1827) was a priest and one of the prominent British Catholic writers of his day.
Life
Joseph Berington, born at Winsley, Herefordshire, was educated at the English College at Douai. After his ordination to the priesthood he was promoted to the chair of philosophy in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Berington |
Paul Brennan is a Canadian musician. A drummer, Brennan has been a member of Big Electric Cat, the Animal Slaves, Odds and Big Sugar. He has also contributed as a guest musician on albums by Meryn Cadell, Sarah McLachlan, Taste of Joy, Julie Ann Bertram and Mae Moore. He is currently playing with Alannah Myles and Elli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Brennan%20%28Canadian%20musician%29 |
Dusty is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's desert trooper and debuted in 1985.
Profile
Dusty's real name is Ronald W. Tadur, which is based on an anagram of Hasbro artist Ron Rudat. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he grew up in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty%20%28G.I.%20Joe%29 |
Ratilal Kalidas Varma (born 30 June 1948) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Dhandhuka constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is one of the tallest MPs of India at 6 feet 6 inches. Ratilal Varma also served as National Vice President of Schedule Caste Cell, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratilal%20Kalidas%20Varma |
Harin Pathak (born 20 July 1947) is an Indian politician who was a member of the fourteenth Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Ahmedabad East constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Phatak was denied a ticket to contest the 2014 Loksabha Elections by BJP. He was replaced by Bollywood... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harin%20Pathak |
Mahesh Kanodia (27 January 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a singer and a politician from Gujarat state in India.
Biography
Mahesh Kanodia was born on 27 January 1937, at Kanoda village (now in Patan district, Gujarat), India. He completed his primary education from Shahpur School in Ahmedabad. He worked in Gujarati cine... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahesh%20Kanodia |
"I Want to Be Gay" is the fourth single released by singer and comedian Julie Brown. It was released 18 years after her last single. The single was originally released on Compact Disc only in a cardboard sleeve and made available exclusively through her website, or through eBay (via her own sales representative). As of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Want%20to%20Be%20Gay |
Babubhai Khimabhai Katara (born 1 January 1961) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India until suspended. He represented the reserved (Scheduled Tribe) Dohad constituency of Gujarat and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the elections in 2004, he had won over the candidate from the Indian National Congre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babubhai%20Khimabhai%20Katara |
Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh Solanki (born 26 March 1954) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Godhra constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1954 births
Living people
Bharatiya Janata Pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhupendrasinh%20Prabhatsinh%20Solanki |
Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (till July 5, 2016) in the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Narendra Modi. He is a senior leader of the bharatiya janata party. He firs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansukhbhai%20Vasava |
Kashiram Rana (7 April 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Surat constituency in Gujarat. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency. He served a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashiram%20Rana |
Jens Gad is a German producer, songwriter and guitarist of Danish parents. He started making music at a young age.
Gad produces music for many artists (Sandra Cretu / Sandra Gambino) and was previously co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. In the past he has released albums under the name of "Enigmatic Obsessio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens%20Gad |
Sam Cardon is a composer whose credits include 15 large-format films: Titans Of The Ice Age, Mummies, Mystic India, Texas, The Big Picture, Forces Of Nature, Lewis and Clark, The Legendary Journeys, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure, Mysteries of Egypt, Olympic Glory, Whales, Building the Dream at Hearst Castle in San S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20Cardon |
Gregorio Panzani (died 1662) was an Italian Catholic priest, who became Bishop of Mileto and a papal emissary to England during the reign of King Charles I of England.
Life
Gregorio Panzani received a Doctorate in utroque iure (in both Civil Law and Canon Law) at the Archiginnasio di Roma on 7 March 1625. He joined ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio%20Panzani |
Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.
In that year, he directed his thi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele%20Salvatores |
Alloxylon is a genus of four species in the family Proteaceae of mainly small to medium-sized trees. They are native to the eastern coast of Australia, with one species, A. brachycarpum found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. The genus is a relatively new creation, being split off from Oreocallis in 1991. The name is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloxylon |
Lester Quitzau (born September 21, 1964) is a Canadian folk and blues guitarist from Edmonton, Alberta.
In addition to his own albums, he also collaborates with the roots trio Tri-Continental with Bill Bourne and Madagascar Slim, and tours and records with his wife, folk-pop singer Mae Moore.
Discography
Keep on Wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester%20Quitzau |
Windebank may refer to:
Sir Francis Windebank (1582–1646) was an English politician who was Secretary of State under Charles I of England
Sir Thomas Windebank, 1st Baronet (born c. 1612), M.P. for Wootton Bassett and supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was made a baronet in 1645. He was Clerk of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windebank |
Efisio Melis (1890–1970) was a Sardinian folk musician, and noted to have been one of the greatest launeddas players in the world.
He was born in Villaputzu near the southeastern tip of the island of Sardinia, the same town of fellow noted launeddas player Antonio Lara. Melis was a child prodigy, performing in public ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efisio%20Melis |
Just Say Julie is an American comedy/music video show created by and starring comedian and singer Julie Brown. The series aired from 1989 to 1992 on MTV in the United States, where it aired on Friday nights during its run.
Series background
Though Brown was considered an MTV VJ, her only function in playing videos cam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just%20Say%20Julie |
Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance played with a revolver.
Russian roulette may also refer to:
Film and television
Russian Roulette (film), a 1975 film directed by Lou Lombardo
Russian Roulette (film) a 1986 film directed by Edward Bennett
Russian Roulette (film) a 1994 film directed by Greydon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20Roulette%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Conospermum is a genus of about 50 species in the family Proteaceae that are endemic to Australia. Members of the genus are known as smokebushes - from a distance, their wispy heads of blue or grey flowers resemble puffs of smoke. They have an unusual pollination method that sometimes leads to the death of visiting in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conospermum |
Knock Knock is the seventh studio album by Bill Callahan, released under his Smog alias. It was originally released through Drag City in January 1999. In Europe, it was released through Domino Recording Company.
Critical reception
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "Bill Callahan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock%20Knock%20%28Smog%20album%29 |
Jayaben Thakkar (born 14 May 1952) is a former member of Lok Sabha. She represented the Vadodara constituency of Gujarat in the 14th Lok Sabha and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people
1952 births
People from Vadodara
India... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayaben%20Thakkar |
Hope Christian School is a private, co-educational, non-denominational Christian school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It has a 40+ year history and is the largest private school in New Mexico. Hope educates approximately 1300 students per year from Pre-K through 12th grade. Hope is known for its accelerated curricu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope%20Christian%20School |
"Pop Muzik" is a 1979 song by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott, from the debut album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The single, first released in the UK in early 1979, was bolstered by a music video (directed by Brian Grant) that was well received by critics. The clip featured Scott as a DJ singing int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop%20Muzik |
No. 83 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force intelligence unit. It was originally formed in 1943 as a 'home defence' fighter squadron and provided air defence to several locations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales before being disbanded in 1945. The squadron was re-raised in 2021, and is resp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2083%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Acne is acneiform eruptions. It is usually used as a synonym for acne vulgaris (common acne), but may also refer to:
Medicine
Acne aestivalis, a special kind of polymorphous light eruption induced by ultra violet A radiation
Acne conglobata, a highly inflammatory disease presenting with comedones, nodules, abscesses, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Floydia is a monotypic genus of plants in the macadamia family Proteaceae which is endemic to Australia. The sole described species is Floydia praealta, commonly known as the ball nut. It is a somewhat rare tree found only growing in the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. The tree ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floydia |
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (FWB: IKBG) is a bank headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was established in 1924 under the name Bank für Industrie-Obligationen (). IKB supports medium-sized enterprises in Germany and Europe with loans, risk management, capital market services and advisory services. The online offer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKB%20Deutsche%20Industriebank |
RuPaul is: Starbooty! is a 1987 low-budget underground film trilogy starring and co-produced by a then-unknown drag queen, RuPaul. Because it was produced on a very low budget, various posters, advertisements and video covers alternate the spelling between "Starbooty" and "Starrbooty".
Plot
Filmed on a zero-dollar bud... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%20Is%3A%20Starbooty%21 |
Gaspare Pisciotta (Montelepre, 5 March 1924 – Palermo, 9 February 1954) was a companion of the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano, and considered to be the co-leader of his outlaw band. He is also the Judas in Giuliano's legend as he betrayed Giuliano and killed him.
Origins
Gaspare Pisciotta, nicknamed Aspanu by fr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspare%20Pisciotta |
Paul Malcolm Adcock (born 2 May 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Adcock was born in Ilminster, Somerset. He began as an apprentice with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional on 7 August 1990. He made his league debut for the Pilgrims on 18 September 1990 in a 2–2 draw ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Adcock |
Knock Knock may refer to:
Knock-knock joke, a type of joke
Film and television
Knock Knock (1940 film), an animated short film noted for the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker
Knock Knock (2007 film), a horror film featuring Stephanie Finochio
Knock Knock (2015 film), an erotic horror film starring Keanu Reeve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock%20Knock |
Isopogon, commonly known as conesticks, conebushes or coneflowers, is a genus of about forty species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, and are endemic to Australia. They are shrubs with rigid leaves, bisexual flowers in a dense spike or "cone" and the fruit is a small, hairy nut.
Description
Plants in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopogon |
The murder of Ilan Halimi () was the kidnapping, torture, and murder of a young Frenchman of Moroccan Jewish ancestry in France in 2006. Halimi was kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a group calling itself the Gang of Barbarians. The kidnappers, believing that all Jews are rich, repeatedly contacted the victim's modestly ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%20of%20Ilan%20Halimi |
No. 84 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. It was established in February 1943 and was part of the defences of the Torres Strait area from April 1943 until May the next year. After being withdrawn from the Torres Strait the squadron was reduced to a cadre until May 1945, w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2084%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Klaus Mitffoch is a successful 1984 album by the Polish rock band Klaus Mitffoch. The album contains principally elements of British new wave as well as Gang of Four-inspired post punk. It received several awards and it is considered to be one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock.
Track listing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20Mitffoch%20%28album%29 |
Qango were a short-lived progressive rock band, a spin-off from Asia. In 1999, an attempt was made at a partial reunion of the progressive rock supergroup Asia involving John Wetton (bass, vocals), Carl Palmer (drums) and Geoff Downes (keys), with Dave Kilminster to be on guitar. However, Downes withdrew from plans, ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qango%20%28band%29 |
ABQ BioPark Zoo, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park. Founded in 1927, the zoo was originally known as the Rio Grande Zoo. Sections of the zoo include an Africa exhibit area, an Australia exhibit area, the "Cat Walk" and herpetology area. An endangered species carousel ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABQ%20BioPark%20Zoo |
Kensington Road is a main road in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide, linking the Adelaide city centre to its eastern suburbs.
Route
Its western end, on the edge of the Adelaide city centre, starts at the Britannia Roundabout on the City Ring Route. Kensington Road continues east through Adelaide's eastern ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington%20Road%2C%20Adelaide |
The ABQ BioPark Aquarium, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park and is located next door to the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden. The ABQ BioPark Aquarium exhibits Gulf of Mexico and South Pacific saltwater species from a variety of habitats, including surf zone, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABQ%20BioPark%20Aquarium |
No 85 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron which provided air defence to Western Australia during World War II. It was formed in 1943 and disbanded in 1945. The squadron did not see combat during the war, although it attempted to intercept Japanese aircraft on several occasions in 1943, wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%2085%20Squadron%20RAAF |
Commersonia is a genus of twenty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees, occurring from Indochina to Australia and have stems, leaves and flowers covered with star-like hairs. The leaves are simple, often with irregularly-toothed edges, the flowers bisexual wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commersonia |
The Liberales Institut (Liberal Institute, Institut Libéral, Istituto Liberale) is a Swiss classical liberal think tank, founded in Zürich in 1979. It publishes mainly in German, French and Italian, and accessorily in English.
Since 1 January 2008 it has been led by the economist and author Pierre Bessard, the current... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberales%20Institut |
DISC assessments are behavioral self-assessment tools based on psychologist William Moulton Marston's DISC emotional and behavioral theory, first published in 1928. These assessments aim to predict job performance by categorizing individuals into four personality traits: dominance, inducement, submission, and complianc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISC%20assessment |
Pete Gilbert (born 1 March 1948) is a British painter and graphic designer. Gilbert has become well known for his moving non-representational, contemporary abstract art.
Painting
Gilbert works mainly in oils on both landscapes and abstract compositions, sometimes using gold or silver leaf. Gilbert's view is that th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Gilbert |
North East Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20East%20Urban%20%28Fijian%20Communal%20Constituency%2C%20Fiji%29 |
Party pills, also known as "herbal highs", "pep pills" "dance pills" and "natural power", is a colloquialism for a type of recreational drug whose main ingredient was originally benzylpiperazine (BZP), but has expanded to a wide range of compounds with a variety of effects. BZP is banned in a few countries, including t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party%20pills |
Richard Virgil Grace (October 1, 1898 – June 25, 1965), known as Dick Grace, was an American stunt pilot who specialized in crashing planes for films. Films that he appeared in include Sky Bride, The Lost Squadron, Lilac Time, and the first Best Picture Oscar winner Wings.
He served in both world wars, bombing Germany... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Grace |
The Navy Office () was a higher command within the German Navy, founded in 1965 and disestablished in 2012. Its original responsibility was training, education and armaments planning for the German Navy. It was situated at Wilhelmshaven until it was relocated to Rostock after German reunification in 1990. In 2001 it wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy%20Office%20%28Germany%29 |
Test Valley Arts Foundation (TVAF) is an independent grant giving charity established in 1991 by Michael Colvin MP with help from TESCO and Test Valley Borough Council. Since its inception TVAF has distributed some £75,000 in grants, awards, bursaries and underwriting to individual artists and arts organisations throu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test%20Valley%20Arts%20Foundation |
This page lists Dáil constituencies that have been used for elections to Dáil Éireann from the 1918 election to the next general election.
Overview of legislation and seat distribution
In the case of the First Dáil, the constituencies were created for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom; in the case of the Seco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic%20D%C3%A1il%20constituencies |
A Bulgarian umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It has a hollowed stalk in which the pellet neatly sits.
Recorded usage
Such an umbrella was used in and named for the assassination of the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov on 7 Septem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian%20umbrella |
Halla University is a private Korean University created in 1995 and located in Wonju.
External links
Official web site
Educational institutions established in 1995
Universities and colleges in Gangwon Province, South Korea
Education in Wonju
1995 establishments in South Korea | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halla%20University |
Wish You Were Here is the seventh studio album by rock band Badfinger and their third consecutive album produced by Chris Thomas. It was recorded in the spring of 1974 at Colorado's Caribou Ranch and released in November of that year on Warner Bros. Records. Wish You Were Here was the second and last album the band rel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish%20You%20Were%20Here%20%28Badfinger%20album%29 |
Las Cruces International Airport is a city-owned, public airport nine miles west of the central business district of Las Cruces, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–23 which categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.
LRU is a landing rights ai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las%20Cruces%20International%20Airport |
Walter Hilton, Can. Reg. (c. 1340/1345 – 24 March 1396) was an English Augustinian mystic, whose works gained influence in 15th-century England and Wales. He has been canonized by the Church of England and by the Episcopal Church in the United States.
Life
Walter Hilton was born about 1340–1345. Writing centuries late... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Hilton |
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