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The Stad Linité (official name) is a multi-use stadium in Victoria, Seychelles. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 and was built in 1992. The stadium plays host also to most of the home games of the Seychelles national football team. The stadium received in February 2007 an artif... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Linit%C3%A9 |
This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 1962. This listing includes the complete, 74 items, "Partial Dataset" as listed on www.legislation.gov.uk (as at September 2017).
Statutory Instruments
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The Overseas Service Superannuation (Amendment) Order, 1962 SI 1962/44
The Superann... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Statutory%20Instruments%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%2C%201962 |
Beast over Hammersmith is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 November 2002. Recorded 20 years previously, during The Beast on the Road tour at the Hammersmith Odeon, the footage was specially co-produced and mixed by Steve Harris and Doug Hall to be a part of the Eddie's Archive box... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast%20over%20Hammersmith |
Report Definition Language (RDL) is a standard proposed by Microsoft for defining reports.
RDL is an XML application primarily used with Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. RDL is usually written using Visual Studio, although there are also third-party tools; it may also be created or edited by hand in a text ed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Report%20Definition%20Language |
Ghazi Stadium (; ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in eastern Kabul, Afghanistan, which is mainly used for association football matches. It is sometimes called by other names such as the Afghan Football Federation Stadium. It was built during the reign of King Amanullah Khan in 1923, who is regarded as Ghazi (Hero) ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi%20Stadium |
The Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It served as the home ground for the Azerbaijan national football team until they moved to the Baku Olympic Stadium. It holds 31,200 seats making it the second largest stadium in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofiq%20Bahramov%20Republican%20Stadium |
FBG may refer to:
Fiber Bragg grating
Finnish Border Guard
Fredericksburg station, Amtrak code FBG
Simmons Army Airfield, North Carolina, US | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBG |
The 2001 World Conference against Racism (WCAR), also known as Durban I, was held at the Durban International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, under UN auspices, from 31 August to 8 September 2001.
The conference covered several controversial issues, including redress for transatlantic slavery and the second... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Conference%20against%20Racism%202001 |
The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the City of Westminster. It was known as the Strand Theatre between 1913 and 2005.
History
The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of The Waldorf Hilton, London, both being designed by W. G. R. Sprague. The theatre was ope... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novello%20Theatre |
Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.
He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924. He acted as a judge in the World Figure Skating ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz%20Kachler |
The World Wide Molecular Matrix (WWMM) was a proposed electronic repository for unpublished chemical data. First introduced in 2002 by Peter Murray-Rust and his colleagues in the chemistry department at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, WWMM provided a free, easily searchable database for information a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Wide%20Molecular%20Matrix |
Changlimithang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, which serves as the national stadium. It is predominantly used for football matches and is the home of the Bhutan national football team, other national selections and number of Thimphu-based football clubs. The stadium also regularly plays host to w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changlimithang%20Stadium |
Richard Sanderson Keen, Baron Keen of Elie (born 29 March 1954) is a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He was Advocate General for Scotland from May 2015 until his resignation on 16 September 2020.
Early life
Keen was educated at The King's School, Rochester and Dollar Academy, and graduated LLB (with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Keen%2C%20Baron%20Keen%20of%20Elie |
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium (SNHB) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened on 23 September 1983. It was named after Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Construction
Unusually for a public build... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal%20Bolkiah%20National%20Stadium |
The dyeing dart frog, cobalt poison frog, dyeing poison dart frog, tinc (a nickname given by those in the hobby of keeping dart frogs), or dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is a species of poison dart frog. It is among the largest species, reaching lengths of . This species is distributed throughout the easte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyeing%20poison%20dart%20frog |
The Dolen Omurzakov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 23,000 and is currently the home ground of the Kyrgyzstan national football team, Dordoi Bishkek and Alga Bishkek. It has previously been known as Spartak Stadium.
Intern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolen%20Omurzakov%20Stadium |
The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Adiliya Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 21,500. It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait. The Stadium hosted many finals for the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup. In addition, 2 Arabian Gulf Cup T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Sadaqua%20Walsalam%20Stadium |
About a Boy is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Hedges. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. The film at times uses double voice-over narration, when the au... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About%20a%20Boy%20%28film%29 |
Mwandishi is the ninth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1971. It is the first album to officially feature Hancock’s ‘Mwandishi’ sextet consisting of saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart.
Background
This album... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwandishi |
"The Suicide's Soliloquy" is an unsigned poem, possibly written by Abraham Lincoln, first published on August 25, 1838, in The Sangamo Journal, a four-page Whig newspaper in Springfield, Illinois.
Shortly after Lincoln's assassination, one of Lincoln's personal friends, Joshua Speed, told William Herndon, Lincoln's bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Suicide%27s%20Soliloquy |
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio () is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipa, Macau, China. It was formerly named Estádio Campo Desportivo () before the reconstruction of the stadium had been completed.
The Olympic Sports Center is the largest sporting complex in Macau. It is more often known as the Macau Olympic Compl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio%20Campo%20Desportivo |
Meinrad, OSB (; 797 – 21 January 861 AD) was a German Benedictine hermit and is revered as a Catholic and Orthodox saint. He is known as the "Martyr of Hospitality". His feast day is 21 January.
Life
Meinrad was born into the family of the Counts of Hohenzollern and was educated at the abbey school of Reichenau, an i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinrad%20of%20Einsiedeln |
HCAP may refer to:
HC Ambri-Piotta, a Swiss ice hockey club
Healthcare-associated pneumonia
human cathelicidin antimicrobial protein
The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, formerly the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, a London livery company
Host Credential Authorization Protocol, a component of Microsoft N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HCAP |
Temperance River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located between the communities of Schroeder and Tofte on Highway 61 on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It has campsites, picnic areas, and hiking trails on both sides of the Temperance River.
History
The Temperance River area was first permanently inha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance%20River%20State%20Park |
Allen Edward Atkinson (born July 28, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played high school ball at Monsignor Bonner High School. He played college football for the Villanova Wildcats as a lineman.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Atkinson |
Pedro de Rojas was a Spanish licenciado (lawyer) and colonial official in the Philippines and New Spain. For 40 days in 1593 he served as interim governor of the Philippines.
He had first served in the Philippines as a member of the Audiencia of Manila, beginning in 1584. In 1590 he was made lieutenant assessor of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20de%20Rojas |
The National Football Stadium (), also known as the Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Malé, Maldives. It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi League, FAM Cup, and International matches. The stadium holds around 11,000 spectators. The stadium was renovated to upgrade certain faci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Football%20Stadium%20%28Maldives%29 |
National Sports Stadium (In ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity 12,500. The Naadam festival, which celebrates Mongolian independence, is held there every July. The land owned by the stadium company is about 27 hectares, of which the stadium ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Sports%20Stadium%20%28Mongolia%29 |
This article lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases.
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Dasharath Rangasala (; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal.
The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. It has floodlights installed, to facilitate matches and events in the evenings. Most of Nep... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasharath%20Rangasala |
The Tajikistan Central Stadium (), also known as Pamir Stadium or Central Tajikistan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium currently holds 20,000. It is currently the home ground of the Tajikistan national football team, Istiqlol Dusha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamir%20Stadium |
The 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, built to host the 1995 Southeast Asian Games and to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Chiang Mai's establishment at the same time. It was also used for the 1998 Asian Games. Football side Chiangmai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/700th%20Anniversary%20Stadium |
The Democratic Party (, ), officially known as the Portuguese Republican Party ( ), was a Portuguese centre-left political party during the Portuguese First Republic. It was also the self-proclaimed successor to the original Portuguese Republican Party, which had been behind the revolution that established the Portugue... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Party%20%28Portugal%29 |
The Royal Palace () of Bucharest, known as Palace of the Republic () between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of Romania, on Calea Victoriei. The palace in its various incarnations served as official residence for the kings of Romania until 1947, when the communist regime was installed af... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Palace%20of%20Bucharest |
Lagoa Santa is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Lagoa Santa is one of the most recent municipalities in the state, having been installed on 1 January 2001. It has hot water springs and is being developed as a resort.
Location
Lagoa Santa is located on the border with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoa%20Santa%2C%20Goi%C3%A1s |
Stephen Hickman (April 9, 1949 – July 16, 2021) was an American artist, illustrator, sculptor, and author.
Biography
Hickman's professional career was launched in 1972 when he got a job creating T-shirt designs for Shirt Explosion in Lanham, Maryland. Hickman was given virtually unlimited artistic freedom. His entry i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Hickman |
Louisa Hawkins Canby (December 25, 1818 – 1889) was nicknamed the "Angel of Santa Fe" in 1862 for her compassion toward sick, wounded, and freezing Confederate soldiers at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mrs. Canby was the wife of Union Brig. Gen. Edward Richard Sprigg Canby whose order to destroy or hide not only weapons and am... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa%20Hawkins%20Canby |
Ji Jin-hee (born June 24, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the TV shows Dae Jang Geum (2003), "Spotlight" (2008), He Who Can't Marry (2009), Dong Yi (2010), "Second to Last Love (2016), Misty (2018) and Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019).
Career
Ji Jin-hee graduated from Myongj... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%20Jin-hee |
Best of the 'B' Sides is a compilation of B-sides by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 November 2002 as part of the Eddie's Archive box set. Each track was remastered and the set came with a running commentary from Rod Smallwood. It covers all of their singles from their first (1980's "Running Fre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best%20of%20the%20%27B%27%20Sides |
Kicking King (10 April 1998 – 21 March 2023) was a National Hunt racehorse trained in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, by Tom Taaffe. He is best known for completing the King George VI Chase-Cheltenham Gold Cup double in the 2004/05 National Hunt season. He was ridden in all his races over jumps by Barry Geraghty.
K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking%20King |
Sakatah Lake State Park is an state park of Minnesota, USA, on a natural widening of the Cannon River near the town of Waterville. The Dakota native to the area called it "Sakatah" which means "singing hills". To honor this native heritage, some of the trails in the park have been given Dakota names. The Sakatah Sin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakatah%20Lake%20State%20Park |
A meat hook is any hook normally used in butcheries to hang meat. This form of hook is a variation on the classic S hook.
Types
An S-shaped hook or jointed hook is used to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as pigs and cattle on a moving conveyor line. The jointed hook is able to swivel, allowing the carcas... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat%20hook |
Si Jalak Harupat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kutawaringin Subdistrict, Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is currently used for association football matches and was used for the 2018 Asian Games men's football tournament.
The stadium is the home ground of Persikab Kabupaten Bandung. Since 2009... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalak%20Harupat%20Stadium |
Vacuum engineering is the field of engineering that deals with the practical use of vacuum in industrial and scientific applications. Vacuum may improve the productivity and performance of processes otherwise carried out at normal air pressure, or may make possible processes that could not be done in the presence of ai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum%20engineering |
Cecile Pearl Witherington Cornioley, (24 June 1914 – 24 February 2008), code names Marie and Pauline, was an agent in France for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl%20Witherington |
Sir Frank Baines, KCVO, CBE, FRIBA (1877–1933) was chief architect at the British Office of Works from 1920 to 1927.
His most famous work was Thames House and its neighbour Imperial Chemical House (1929–30) in London. Thames House is currently the headquarters of the British Security Service (MI5) and Imperial Chemic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Baines |
Dolphin drive hunting, also called dolphin drive fishing, is a method of hunting dolphins and occasionally other small cetaceans by driving them together with boats and then usually into a bay or onto a beach. Their escape is prevented by closing off the route to the open sea or ocean with boats and nets. Dolphins are ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin%20drive%20hunting |
Kim Kelly (born April 4, 1962, in Halifax, Nova Scotia as Kim Ackles) is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She currently throws skip stones for Colleen Jones, whom she has won five national championships and two world championships.
In 2019, Kelly was named the eighth greatest Canadian curler in history ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Kelly |
Olga Gorelli, (June 14, 1920 Bologna, Italy, died February 18, 2006) was well known for her musical talents as a composer and pianist.
Life and career
Olga Gorelli, maiden name Gratch, immigrated to the United States in 1937 with her family and settled in New Jersey. She married a physician, and had two children. She... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga%20Gorelli |
The 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1974. This was the first world championships at which the individual all-around titles were contested in a separate session of competition, rather than being decided after the team competition.
Results
Men
Team Final
All-around
Floor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%20World%20Artistic%20Gymnastics%20Championships |
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.
Book or Books may also refer to:
Places
Book, Louisiana, a community in the United States
Book's Covered Bridge, also known as Kaufman Covere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Mavrovo ( ) is a valley region in the northwest of the Republic of North Macedonia. It is home to Mavrovo National Park and a winter sports center. Some of the villages and smaller hamlets include: Mavrovo, Nikiforovo, Leunovo, and Mavrovi Anovi. This micro region is named Mavrovo after the most populated settlement in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavrovo%20%28region%29 |
Parkers Cove, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, is a coastal community in Annapolis County on the Bay of Fundy.
References
Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkers%20Cove%2C%20Nova%20Scotia |
Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue) is a major avenue in central Bucharest. Situated in Sector 1, and having a length of , it leads from (which runs parallel to the Dâmbovița River) to the north and then northwest up to Piața Victoriei, where Șoseaua Kiseleff continues north.
History
Initially, the road was known as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calea%20Victoriei |
Michael David Green (born October 12, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers.
Known for his hard slapshot and goal-scoring offense during his ten-year tenure with the Capitals, Gree... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Green%20%28ice%20hockey%2C%20born%201985%29 |
Partido Democrático can refer to:
Democratic Party (East Timor)
Democratic Party (Nicaragua)
Democratic Party (Portugal)
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party (Italy) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido%20Democr%C3%A1tico |
One Piece: Grand Battle is a fighting game made in Japan based on the anime and manga series One Piece. It is the fourth and final game in One Piece's Grand Battle series and the nineteenth One Piece video game released. The game was released in Japan as The English version uses the intro from the TV series.
Plot
Muc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20Piece%3A%20Grand%20Battle%21 |
The East Twin River, formerly the Mishicot River, is a river in east-central Wisconsin that is a tributary to Lake Michigan. It merges with the West Twin River in the city of Two Rivers at its mouth with the lake. The source of the river is located in central Kewaunee County. On its course it passes through the vil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Twin%20River%20%28Wisconsin%29 |
The McGhee family (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Aoidh) is an ancient lowland family of Scotland, established as landowners in Galloway since at least the 13th century. Both the Clan Donald and the Clan Mackay claim it as a sept. Historically, however, the Mackays are in fact an offshoot of this family rather than vice versa.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGhee%20family |
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Caraquet.
History
On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official use.
Geography
Situated on the Acadian Peni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas-Caraquet%2C%20New%20Brunswick |
USS Reeves (DE-156/APD-52) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was transferred to Ecuador for use as an electric generator plant in 1960. Her final fate is unknown.
History
Reeves was named in honor of Chief Petty Officer Thomas J. Reeves (1895–1941), who was killed in action, while s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Reeves%20%28DE-156%29 |
Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (born 1941) is one of Canada's most renowned Inuit artists. Her work is rooted in her lived experience, often dealing with themes of being an orphan and Inuit stories her grandmother told her. Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq is noted for her drawings, prints, and wall hangings.
Personal background... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene%20Avaalaaqiaq%20Tiktaalaaq |
In organic chemistry, an auxochrome () is a group of atoms attached to a chromophore which modifies the ability of that chromophore to absorb light. They themselves fail to produce the colour, but instead intensify the colour of the chromogen when present along with the chromophores in an organic compound. Examples inc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxochrome |
A hurdle race in Great Britain and Ireland is a National Hunt horse race where the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles or flights that are over three and a half feet high. They are typically made of a series of panels made of brush and are flexible. Hurdle races always have a minimum of eight hurdles and a minimu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdling%20%28horse%20race%29 |
The West Twin River, formerly the Neshota River, is an river in east-central Wisconsin that is a tributary to Lake Michigan. It merges with the East Twin River in the city of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, less than a mile from the lakeshore. The source of the river is in southeast Brown County, near Richard J. Drum Memorial ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Twin%20River%20%28Wisconsin%29 |
The Turra Coo (Doric for "the Turriff Cow") was a white Ayrshire-Shorthorn cross dairy cow which lived near the Aberdeenshire town of Turriff in north-east Scotland in the early twentieth century. The cow became famous following a dispute between her owner, supported by local people, against the government over taxes a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turra%20Coo |
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica. For context, see History of Jamaica.
Spanish Governors of Santiago (1510–1660)
Jamaica was claimed for Spa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20governors%20of%20Jamaica |
Mike Callaghan (born March 31, 1963) is a former Assistant United States Attorney and a politician. In 2006, he was the Democratic nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. He unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito.
Background
Callaghan grew up in Richwood, a small town in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Callaghan |
The Battle of Lyndanisse or Lindanise (now Tallinn, Estonia) was fought on 15 June 1219 during the Northern Crusades, between the forces of the invading Kingdom of Denmark and the local non-Christian Estonians. The Danish victory in the battle, at the site of the later Hanseatic city of Reval (Tallinn) helped King Vald... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Lyndanisse |
The Arab American Institute (AAI) is a non-profit membership organization that advocates for the interests of Arab-Americans. Founded in 1985 by James Zogby, the brother of pollster John Zogby, the organization is based in Washington, D.C.
The organization seeks to increase the visibility of Arab-American involvement ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%20American%20Institute |
Robert Hayden Avellini (born August 28, 1953), is a former American football quarterback. For most of his career he played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, before finishing on the roster of the New York Jets, for whom he did not appear in a game.
Professional career
Avellini played college... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Avellini |
Johann Georg Reiffenstuel (1641–1703) was a Canon law expert.
He was born in Kaltenbrunn, Bavaria, and died in Freising, Bavaria. He was a member of the Franciscan (Reformed) Order, and was chosen definitor of his province. He taught philosophy at Freising, Landshut, and Munich, and Canon law at Freising. His works on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Georg%20Reiffenstuel |
Shock is a novel written by Robin Cook in 2001. It is a medical science fiction woven around a fertility clinic that uses unethical means to get rich.
Plot introduction
The novel is about two friends Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner, both of whom are shown equally as protagonists. Joanna dumps her boyfriend Carlto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock%20%28novel%29 |
Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington.
The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover art that is drastically different from the original mono LP. A change in song order and two "new" songs — "Night and Day" and "All The Things You Are" — were added t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington%20Indigos |
Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost districts of the Beqaa Governorate, in Southern Lebanon are sometimes included.
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Lebanon |
Trichonephila clavipes (formerly known as Nephila clavipes), commonly known as the golden silk orb-weaver, golden silk spider, or colloquially banana spider (a name shared with several others), is an orb-weaving spider species which inhabits forests and wooded areas ranging from the southern US to Argentina. It is ind... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila%20clavipes |
John E. Roemer (; born February 1, 1945, in Washington, D.C., to Ruth Roemer and Milton Roemer, namesake of Roemer's law) is an American economist and political scientist. He is the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale University. Before Yale, he was on the economics fac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Roemer |
Gabriel Liiceanu (; b. May 23, 1942, Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian philosopher.
He graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Philosophy in 1965, and from Faculty of Classical Languages in 1973. He earned a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Bucharest in 1976. Between 1965 and 1975, Liiceanu was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20Liiceanu |
The Molasses Act 1733 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (6 Geo. 2. c. 13) that imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-British colonies. Parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies. The Act was passed not to raise r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses%20Act |
The Calvinist Church () at Hrnčiarska ulica (English: Pottery Street) in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house.
In the years 1805–11 it was rebuilt to a Calvinist church with a new 48-metre slender spire. The church interior is very simple, the only presentable piece is the pulpit. A metal rooster made in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinist%20Church%20at%20Hrn%C4%8Diarska%20Street |
Robert Anthony "Bob" Ficano (born July 19, 1952) is an American politician, and the former County Executive and former Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan.
Early life
Ficano was born in Detroit, Michigan. He received his BA in 1974 from Michigan State University, and his JD in 1977 from University of Detroit. He worked ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20A.%20Ficano |
The Acadian Peninsula () is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located there. Two major islands off the northeast tip of the peninsula, Lamèque Island and Miscou Island, are ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadian%20Peninsula |
Father Jean-Vincent Scheil (born 10 June 1858, Kœnigsmacker – died 21 September 1940, Paris) was a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist. He is credited as the discoverer of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia. In 1911 he came into possession of the Scheil dynastic tablet and first translated it.
After being ordained ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Vincent%20Scheil |
Hamsa is a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet.
Hamsa or may also refer to:
Hamsa (bird) or Hansa, bird mentioned in ancient Indian literature, the swan
Hamsa (literature) or Khamsa, set of Persian poems by Nizami Ganjavi
Hamsa (musical group) (חמסה), an Israeli musical quintet
Ali Hamsa (1955-2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Roberto López Ufarte (born 19 April 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Nicknamed The little devil, most of his 15-year career was spent at Real Sociedad where he remained 12 seasons, winning four major titles including two La Liga championships. He also represented in the compet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto%20L%C3%B3pez%20Ufarte |
Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an autosomal dominant type of hemiplegic migraine that typically includes weakness of half the body which can last for hours, days, or weeks. It can be accompanied by other symptoms, such as ataxia, coma, and paralysis. Migraine attacks may be provoked by minor head trauma. Some ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial%20hemiplegic%20migraine |
() is a Japanese multinational drinks company specializing in tea production, distribution, and sales. Ito En is the largest green tea distributor in Japan. The Ito En Group includes subsidiaries based in Japan, Indonesia, the United States, Australia, and China. Its products include unsweetened, bottled green tea and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ito%20En |
The spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum, also called Tarsius tarsier) is a species of tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the genus Tarsius. While its ran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral%20tarsier |
Walter Eucken (; 17 January 1891 – 20 March 1950) was a German economist of the Freiburg school and father of ordoliberalism. He is closely linked with the development of the concept of "social market economy".
Early life
Walter Eucken was born on 17 January 1891 in Jena in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (present-day Thuringia)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Eucken |
The Linnaean enterprise is the task of identifying and describing all living species. It is named after Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, ecologist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy.
As of 2006, the Linnaean enterprise is considered to be barely begun. There are estimated to be ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnaean%20enterprise |
Nigatsu-dō ( ) is one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji, a temple in Nara, Japan. Nigatsu-dō is located to the east of the Great Buddha Hall, on the hillside of Mount Wakakusa. It includes several other buildings in addition to the specific hall named Nigatsu-dō, thus comprising its own sub-complex within Tōdai-j... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigatsu-d%C5%8D |
The Center for International Policy (CIP) is a non-profit foreign policy research and advocacy think tank with offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City. It was founded in 1975 in response to the Vietnam War. The Center describes its mission as promoting "cooperation, transparency and accountability in global rela... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20for%20International%20Policy |
Angelique or Angélique may refer to:
Angélique (given name), a French feminine name
Arts and entertainment
Music
Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family
Angélique, a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert
"Angelique" (song), the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed by D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelique |
Leslie John Green (born 1956) is a Scottish-Canadian legal scholar specialising in jurisprudence. He is Professor of the Philosophy of Law and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University, and Professor of Law and Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Queen's University, Kingston. A legal positivist, his research also focuse... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20Green%20%28philosopher%29 |
H.B Mar Joseph Meelis Zaia AM ( ), known as ' Mar Meelis Zaia, is the Metropolitan of the Assyrian Church of the East (), presiding over the Diocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees which controls the financial affairs of the Church, and is one of five trust... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meelis%20Zaia |
Franz Böhm (16 February 1895 – 26 September 1977) was a German politician, lawyer, and economist.
Early life
Franz Böhm was born on 16 February 1895 in Konstanz. He moved along with his family in 1898 to Karlsruhe as his father was appointed the Minister of Cultural Affairs for the Grand Duke of Baden.
Early career
A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%20B%C3%B6hm |
Archibald Stinchcombe (17 November 1912 – 3 November 1994) was a British ice hockey player from Cudworth near Barnsley, Yorkshire. The right-winger is best known for representing Great Britain at the international level, including at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics. Stinchcombe was somewhat of a novelty among hockey ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald%20Stinchcombe |
Alyque Padamsee (5 March 1928 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian theatre personality and ad film maker. He played Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the 1982 British period film Gandhi.
Besides being involved in Indian theatre as an actor and producer, Padamsee was an advertising professional who once headed the advertising compan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyque%20Padamsee |
Astur is a decorative typeface that was designed in 1940 and licensed by the Spanish foundry Nacional Typefoundry. The letters appear to be made of wooden planks, and it is often used when an outdoor or camping look is desired. The font's name, a reference to the ancient inhabitants of northern Spain (the Astures), is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astur%20%28typeface%29 |
Alfred Müller-Armack (28 June 1901 – 16 March 1978) was a German economist and politician. He coined the term "social market economy" in 1946.
Müller-Armack was professor of economics at University of Münster and University of Cologne. He was a central figure of the "Cologne school". He always pointed out that the eco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20M%C3%BCller-Armack |
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