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Claud Elliott Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located on northern Vancouver Island approximately southeast of Port McNeill, between the Tsitsika River and Bonanza Lake, near the community of Woss.
The park was established in 1995, comprising 289 hectares. Its boundary was extended in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claud%20Elliott%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Cinnemousun Narrows Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Shuswap Lake at the convergence of the lake's four arms.
References
BC Parks webpage
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Parks in the Shuswap Country
1956 establishments in British Columbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnemousun%20Narrows%20Provincial%20Park |
The Protestant Church of Peace () is situated in the Marly Gardens on the Green Fence (Am Grünen Gitter) in the palace grounds of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. The church was built according to the wishes and with the close involvement of the artistically gifted King Frederick William IV and designed by the court... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20Peace%2C%20Potsdam |
Barney Sanford Childs (February 13, 1926 – January 11, 2000) was an American composer and teacher.
Born in Spokane, Washington, he taught and composed avant-garde music and literature at universities in the United States and United Kingdom.
Music
He was a musical autodidact till his association in the 1950s with Leon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney%20Childs |
The Prussian education system refers to the system of education established in Prussia as a result of educational reforms in the late 18th and early 19th century, which has had widespread influence since. The Prussian education system was introduced as a basic concept in the late 18th century and was significantly enha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian%20education%20system |
James Ramey may refer to:
Baby Huey (singer) (James Thomas Ramey, 1944–1970), American rock and soul singer
James Ramey (politician) (1917–2015), American politician in South Dakota
James T. Ramey (1914–2010), American lawyer and nuclear expert | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Ramey |
Chase Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located around Carina and Tomias Lakes, north of Germansen Landing in the Omineca Mountains and just west of the Finlay Arm of Williston Lake. Approximately , it was established in 2001.
References
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Omineca Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase%20Provincial%20Park |
Chasm Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located near the town of Clinton. Expanded to in 1995, the park was originally created in 1940 to preserve and promote a feature known as the Painted Chasm, or simply The Chasm, a gorge created from melting glacial waters eroding a lava plateau ov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasm%20Provincial%20Park |
Nikita Botanical Garden (,
) is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. It is located in Crimea, close to Yalta, by the shores of the Black Sea. It was founded in 1812 and named after the settlement Nikita in Crimea, Russian Empire.
Its founder and first director was Russian botanist Christian von Steven of Sw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikitsky%20Botanical%20Garden |
Chemainus River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.
History
The park was established on December 30, 1959. It occupies 119 hectares. It is managed by the Cowichan Valley Regional District.
Cultural Heritage
Chemainus River Park occupies what was once the traditional territories of the Na... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemainus%20River%20Provincial%20Park |
Sx̱ótsaqel/Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Covering 92.58 km2, the park is located 150 km east of Vancouver in the Chilliwack River Valley.
History
A trail was first cut to the Chilliwack River in 1855 by the Hudson's Bay Company. This trail was an improvement to the “... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sx%CC%B1%C3%B3tsaqel/Chilliwack%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Nikita (; ; ) is an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is known for the Nikitsky Botanical Garden named after the settlement. Population:
Origina... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita%2C%20Crimea |
Christie Memorial Park (formerly Christie Memorial Provincial Park) was a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the town of Okanagan Falls at the south end of Skaha Lake.
The park was established on October 5, 1965, in remembrance of RCAF Pilot Officer Robert G. Christie, DFM. Christie was serving a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christie%20Memorial%20Park |
Christina Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The lake it's on, Christina Lake, is renowned as the warmest lake in Canada.
See also
Christina Lake (British Columbia) - lake
Christina Lake, British Columbia - community
References
External links
Provincial parks of British Columbi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Chu Chua Cottonwood Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 80km north of Kamloops and incorporating a group of forested islands in the floodplain of the North Thompson River.
References
BC Parks webpage
BC Geographical Names entry "Chu Chua Cottonwood Park"
BC Geographical Names entr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%20Chua%20Cottonwood%20Provincial%20Park |
Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the Stikine Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on January 25, 2001, to protect Stikine River Hot Springs, the largest hot springs on the Canadian side of the lower Stikine River.
The park lies in the traditional territory... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choquette%20Hot%20Springs%20Provincial%20Park |
Chilliwack River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the Chilliwack River to the southeast of the City of Chilliwack in the province's Lower Mainland region.
When first established in 1961, the park comprised approximately 65 acres. Boundaries were decreased ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilliwack%20River%20Provincial%20Park |
Charlie Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, established on the western shore of Charlie Lake. It is roughly 92 hectares in size.
History and conservation
The park was established May 20, 1964.
The park aims to protect aspen, birch, alder, lodgepole pine, Saskatoon, soopalalie, flat-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
In astronomy, position angle (usually abbreviated PA) is the convention for measuring angles on the sky. The International Astronomical Union defines it as the angle measured relative to the north celestial pole (NCP), turning positive into the direction of the right ascension. In the standard (non-flipped) images, thi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position%20angle |
Arne Rettedal (25 July 1926 – 28 December 2001) was Norwegian engineer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Minister of Local Government and Labour from 1981 to 1986, mayor of Stavanger from 1965 to 1967 and 1972 to 1981 and county mayor of Rogaland from 1988 to 1991.
He w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne%20Rettedal |
Baby Huey & the Babysitters was an American band formed in Gary, Indiana. The band, founded in 1963, was the idea of organist / trumpeter Melvyn Jones and guitarist Johnny Ross. James Ramey was their front man, and he adopted the stage name of "Baby Huey" (after the cartoon/comic book character Baby Huey). They were we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby%20Huey%20%26%20the%20Babysitters |
German dialects are the various traditional local varieties of the German language. Though varied by region, those of the southern half of Germany beneath the Benrath line are dominated by the geographical spread of the High German consonant shift, and the dialect continuum that connects German to the neighboring varie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20dialects |
Figure skating is a sport with participants across the world. Originally based in North America and Europe, the sport has experienced a major expansion in the countries of East Asia. The international governing body of the sport is the International Skating Union (ISU). Only those nations which are members of the Inter... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20figure%20skating |
Hill-Annex Mine State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, interpreting the open-pit mining heritage of the Mesabi Range. The park is located north of the city of Calumet, in Itasca County, Minnesota. The park provides access to fossil material exposed by mining from the Cretaceous era Coleraine Formation.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-Annex%20Mine%20State%20Park |
Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park and Protected Area, also known as the Frog-Gataga Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area and is located in the area of the Gataga River, between Denetiah Provincial Park, which lies west across the Kechika ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune%20Za%20Keyih%20Provincial%20Park%20and%20Protected%20Area |
Duffey Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the lake of the same name, which lies along BC Highway 99 just east of the summit of Cayoosh Pass. The lake's inflow and outflow are Cayoosh Creek. The park's highest point is Mount Rohr at the westernmost boundary.
See also
Geo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffey%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Dry Gulch Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.
References
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Parks in the Regional District of East Kootenay
Year of establishment missing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20Gulch%20Provincial%20Park |
Drumbeg Provincial Park is a provincial park on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, Canada.
References
Regional District of Nanaimo
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Year of establishment missing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumbeg%20Provincial%20Park |
Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park covers 23 ha of the Bulkley River Valley, on the east side of Driftwood Creek, a tributary of the Bulkley River, 10 km northeast of the town of Smithers. The park is accessible from Driftwood Road from Pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driftwood%20Canyon%20Provincial%20Park |
Drewry Point Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, on the west side of Kootenay Lake, southeast of the city of Nelson.
References
Provincial parks of British Columbia
West Kootenay
1970 establishments in British Columbia
Protected areas established in 1970 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drewry%20Point%20Provincial%20Park |
Downing Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, created when Mr. and Mrs. Clair Downing donated their half-mile of lake frontage property on Kelly Lake. The park's size, including the donated by the Downings, is 156 hectares. It is located adjacent to the British Columbia Railway line and the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downing%20Provincial%20Park |
Dixie Cove Marine Provincial Park, originally Dixie Cove Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Hohoae Island, which is just west of Fair Harbour in Kyuquot Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
References
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Kyuquot Soun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie%20Cove%20Marine%20Provincial%20Park |
Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park located about east of Oak Bay on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is about long and wide and looks out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park is only accessible by boat and is popular with kayakers. The nearest m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery%20Island%20Marine%20Provincial%20Park |
Dionisio Point Provincial Park is a provincial park campground in the southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the northwestern tip of Galiano Island, across Porlier Pass from Valdes Island.
External links
A day hike in the Park
Dionisio Point Park
Quelus - a Place of Serenity (video)
Prov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionisio%20Point%20Provincial%20Park |
Diana Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park located 16 kilometres east of the city of Prince Rupert in the North Coast Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. The park was established by BC Parks in 1980.
Description
The park provides lake, lakeshore and forest recreation opportunities for local residents ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator for the PC developed by SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios) and published by 10tacle Publishing. It is based on the 2005 FIA Historic Racing Championships
for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. This is a modern-day championship for historic cars, and so the circuit de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT%20Legends |
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and is distinguished by its many picturesque sheltered coves and anchorages, frequented by yachts and pleasure craft. The scenery consists of waterfalls, rugged glaciated peaks, and their steep forested slopes that fall into the o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desolation%20Sound%20Marine%20Provincial%20Park |
Denetiah Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park and protected area located in the northern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on June 29, 1999 to protect a large area of pristine wilderness at the headwaters of the Denetiah and Dahl Rivers.
Geography
Denetiah Provincial Park is c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denetiah%20Provincial%20Park%20and%20Protected%20Area |
Dawley Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the south end of Fortune Channel, which lies between Meares Island and the mainland of Vancouver Island just south. The park is to the north of the resort town of Tofino and is accessible by boat only. It was created on July 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawley%20Passage%20Provincial%20Park |
Davis Lake Provincial Park is a park in British Columbia, Canada, established as a protected provincial park in October 1963. It is located east of the southern end of Stave Lake, northeast of Mission, British Columbia, approximately 18 km north on Sylvester Rd from BC Highway 7. There are campgrounds and beaches at t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Darke Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located west of Okanagan Lake, southwest of the town of Peachland in that province's Okanagan region. The park is approximately in size and was established in 1968 as a provincial park Darke Lake, also mapped historically as Fish Lake, is no... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darke%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
Dall River Old Growth Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area and is located immediately northwest of Denetiah Provincial Park, northwest of the junction of the Gataga and Kechika Rivers. Established in 1999, the park is 642 ha. in area.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dall%20River%20Old%20Growth%20Provincial%20Park |
Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Provincial Park is a provincial park of 452 ha. in British Columbia, Canada. It protects the mouth of the Dala River in Kildala Arm.
Climate
References
External links
Homepage
North Coast of British Columbia
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Year of establishment missing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dala-Kildala%20Rivers%20Estuaries%20Provincial%20Park |
Dahl Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on October 22, 1981, and is currently in size.
References
External links
BC Parks
Provincial parks of British Columbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahl%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park |
William de Mohun of Dunster, Earl of Somerset (c. 1090 – c. 1155), 2nd feudal baron of Dunster, was a favourite of Empress Matilda and a loyal supporter of her in the war against King Stephen, during which he earned the epithet of the "Scourge of the West".
Life
William was the son of William de Moion, who was seigneu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20de%20Mohun%2C%201st%20Earl%20of%20Somerset |
Sallie Robinson (born March 17 1851, date of death unknown), a 19th-century African-American civil rights activist.
On the evening of May 22, 1879, Sallie Robinson, a 28-year-old black woman, bought two first-class tickets at Grand Junction, Tennessee, for a train trip to Lynchburg, Virginia. Shortly after midnight sh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallie%20Robinson |
Hans Riddervold (7 November 1795 – 20 July 1876) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Personal life
He was born at Teien in Åsgårdstrand as a son of shipmaster Adolf Kvernheim Riddervold (1760–1817) and Bredine Bolette Nielsen (1773–1811). He was the father of Julius Riddervold, who in turn was a grandfather of Hans... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Riddervold |
"Demonheart" is a symphonic power metal song by Italian songwriter Luca Turilli which appeared on his solo album Prophet of the Last Eclipse. It was released as a single shortly after the album's release.
The single featured the full song, as well as an edit of one of the songs from Prophet of the Last Eclipse and an ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonheart |
Abhayagiri may refer to:
Abhayagiri vihāra a ruined monastic complex of great historical significance in Sri Lanka
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, a Theravadin Buddhist monastery in Redwood Valley, California
See also
Abhaya (disambiguation)
Giri (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhayagiri |
Terje Riis-Johansen (born 15 March 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party who is serving as county mayor of Vestfold og Telemark since 2020.
Riis-Johansen was born in Skien. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1993, but was not re-elected in 1997. From 1997 to 1999, during the fir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terje%20Riis-Johansen |
Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a 2,200 seat multipurpose stadium. Its primary tenants are Kalamazoo Christian High School, Hackett Catholic Central High School and Kalamazoo FC of USL League Two. They also hosted the Kalamazoo Outrage, a soccer team playing in the USL Premier Development Leagu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soisson-Rapacz-Clason%20Field |
Emerald Music is an independent record label that specializes in Irish, Scottish, and Celtic music. It is based in Roughfort, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Background
Emerald Music was founded in 1964 by Mervyn Solomon, the first person to record Rory Gallagher and Van Morrison of the group Them. The label speciali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald%20Music |
Clare Louise Tomlinson (born 6 September 1968) is a presenter for the British satellite broadcast sports network Sky Sports. She was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Early life
Tomlinson was born at Barrowby in 1968. She was educated at the Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School.
Career
Tomlinson started her career in pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare%20Tomlinson |
The Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award is given by Indian film magazine Filmfare as a part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.
Although the Filmfare Awards started in 1954, awards for the best playback sin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare%20Award%20for%20Best%20Male%20Playback%20Singer |
At the Soundless Dawn is Red Sparowes' 2005 debut release. It had a mixed reception upon release, enthusiastically welcomed by fans of the genre and of related bands such as Isis and Neurosis. Belgian record label Hypertension Records released it on double LP.
The album includes no vocals, instead focusing on extended... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%20the%20Soundless%20Dawn |
The Miami Tango Soccer Club is an American soccer team from Miami, Florida. Founded in 1980.
Miami Tango SC played Florida Soccer League since 1980.
They joined the USISL PDSL in 1996, in 1998 1998 PDSL seasonUSISL PDSL replacing the Miami Breakers, who had been promoted to the D-3 Pro League. For the 1999 season, U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami%20Tango |
UCAS Teacher Training, formerly the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR), is the subsidiary of UCAS responsible for student applications from graduates (and those about to graduate) to providers of Initial Teacher Training in the United Kingdom. Applications are filled out online via the UCAS website.
The Registr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCAS%20Teacher%20Training |
Gerard Mark Johnson (born 1963) is a British keyboard player. He is best known for his work with Saint Etienne, The Syn and Yes.
Early years
Johnson was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He was educated at Presentation College, Reading, Berkshire, England. He was a member of the Progress Theatre Student Group (1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard%20Johnson%20%28musician%29 |
Charles Robertson (1875–1958) was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1926–1928 and part of Lykke's Cabinet.
He was the son of merchant Nicolai George Robertson and his wife Anna Albrethson. His father's family came from Scotland to Hammerfest with his grandfather Charles Robertson the Elder in 1827. The family business G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Robertson%20%28Norwegian%20politician%29 |
Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. He also owns and operates Cownie Furs, a store that has been in his family for generations.
Cownie is a Des Moines native. He grew up on the city's west side, attending Theodore Roosevelt High School and Iowa State University.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Cownie |
Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail and released by Warner Bros. It was the directorial debut for Bail, more commonl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Samson |
SAIL High School, also known as School for Arts and Innovative Learning and formerly School for Applied Individualized Learning, is a public secondary school, serving grades 9-12 for the Leon County Schools in Tallahassee, Florida. A magnet school, it has a focus on arts and applied humanities.
Programs and magnet sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAIL%20High%20School |
The University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden (), usually referred to simply as Copenhagen Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 10 hectares and is particularly noted for its extensive complex of historical glasshouses dating from 1874.
The garden is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Copenhagen%20Botanical%20Garden |
Helge Rognlien (14 January 1920 – 15 July 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Oslo. At the outbreak of World War II, Rognlien was a student at the University of Oslo. After the German occupation of Norway in 1940, he was a member of the new governing body of the Norwegian Students' S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge%20Rognlien |
Claire Janet Tomlinson ( Lucas, 14 February 1944 – 12 January 2022) was an English polo player and pony breeder. She was the highest-rated female polo player and coached the English national team she once captained.
Biography
Tomlinson was born on 14 February 1944, as the daughter of Ethel (née Daer) and Lascelles Art... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire%20Tomlinson |
A gown, from the Saxon word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee-to-full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, the term gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and an att... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gown |
Christian Lange Rolfsen (6 November 1864 – 21 January 1934) was a Norwegian politician and attorney of the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Justice from 1923 to 1924.
References
1864 births
1934 deaths
Government ministers of Norway
Ministers of Justice of Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Lange%20Rolfsen |
Old Oakland is a historic district in downtown Oakland, California. The area is located on the northwest side of Broadway, between the City Center complex and the Jack London Square district, and across Broadway from Chinatown.
The Old Oakland district was the original downtown Oakland during the 1860s after Central ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Oakland |
Feridun Zaimoğlu (born 4 December 1964, in Bolu) is a German author and visual artist of Turkish descent.
Since 1995 Zaimoğlu has become one of the important poets of contemporary German language. His central themes are the problems of the second and third generation of Turkish immigrants to Germany.
Life
Feridun Za... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feridun%20Zaimo%C4%9Flu |
Barrick Nealy (born August 7, 1983) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback who played for the Calgary Stampeders. Nealy is currently the Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs coach for the UTEP Miners.
College career
A quarterback at Texas State University, Nealy was honored as the 2005 Southland Conferen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrick%20Nealy |
Itajá is a city in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Itajá is a large producer of beef cattle.
Itajá is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located eight kilometers north of the Aporá River, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Itajá is 408 kilometers from the state capita... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itaj%C3%A1%2C%20Goi%C3%A1s |
Punk Goes... is a series of albums released by Fearless Records in which punk rock bands perform covers of songs from other genres. As of 2019, the series consists of nineteen compilation albums.
Though predominantly a series of cover albums, Punk Goes Acoustic, Punk Goes Acoustic 2, and Punk Goes Acoustic Vol. 3 devi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk%20Goes... |
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (28 May 1831 – 28 February 1921) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Trondhjem as the son of judge and politician Jacob Roll and his third wife Nicoline Selmer. He had three siblings. Like his father, he took a law education, enrolling as a student in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand%20Nicolai%20Roll |
Tuya (also called Tuy or Muat-Tuya) was the wife of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and mother of Tia, Ramesses II, and perhaps Henutmire.
She was the daughter of Raia, who was a military officer based on his title of Lieutenant of the chariotry. Tuya's daughter Tia was married to a high-ranking civ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuya%20%28queen%29 |
Walter Douglas Stewart (April 19, 1931 – September 15, 2004) was an outspoken Canadian writer, editor and journalism educator, a veteran of newspapers and magazines and author of more than twenty books, several of them bestsellers. The Globe and Mail reported news of his death with the headline: "He was Canada's consci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Stewart%20%28journalist%29 |
Caitlín Maude (22 May 1941 – 6 June 1982) was an Irish poet, language revival activist, teacher, actress and traditional singer.
Early life
Maude was born in Casla, County Galway, and reared in the Irish language. Her mother, Máire Nic an Iomaire, was a school teacher, and Caitlín received her primary education from h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitl%C3%ADn%20Maude |
Martyn J Adelman or Martin, also known as Max Adelman (born 1947) is a British photographer and former drummer.
Adelman learnt to play drums aged 14 and soon formed his first group, The Insteps, also including John Altman. A subsequent band included Peter Knight, later of Steeleye Span.
Adelman was at Barnet College ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn%20Adelman |
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae that is native to the Southwestern United States (Texas, New Mexico) and Mexico (Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo, Puebla, and Querétaro). Its common names include Texas mountain laurel, Texas mescalbean, frijolito,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatophyllum%20secundiflorum |
Moose Lake State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, near the city of Moose Lake, MN in Carlton County. The park is located one-half mile east of Interstate 35 at the 214 exit. The park entrance is off of County Highway 137.
Moose Lake State Park was established in 1971. In total, the park is 1,194 acres in area. S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose%20Lake%20State%20Park |
Jorge Volpi (full name Jorge Volpi Escalante, born July 10, 1968) is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor (En busca de Klingsor). Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manife... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge%20Volpi |
Sverre Walter Rostoft (12 December 1912 – 26 April 2001) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
Early life and education
He was born in Glemmen as a son of ship captain Georg Walter Andersen (1887–1952) and housewife Marta Walgjerta Hansen. He took commerce school in 1930 and the exa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverre%20Walter%20Rostoft |
Island in the Sky or Islands in the Sky may refer to:
Floating island (fiction), a fictional landmass that floats in the sky
Film and television
Island in the Sky (1953 film), starring John Wayne
Island in the Sky (1938 film)
"Island in the Sky" (LIS episode), an episode of the TV series Lost in Space
"Island in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island%20in%20the%20Sky |
The Krka (; , ; ) is a river in southeastern Slovenia (the traditional region of Lower Carniola), a right tributary of the Sava. With a length of , it is the second-longest river flowing in its entirety in Slovenia, following the Savinja.
Name
The name Krka was first attested in written sources in 799 as Corca (and as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krka%20%28Sava%29 |
Sonali Bank PLC (Public Limited Company) () is the principal state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh.
It is the largest bank in the country. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman of the Bank. Niranjan Chandra Debnath and Sanchia Binte Ali are the deputy managing directors of the bank.
History
Sonali B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonali%20Bank |
Krka () is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, known for its numerous waterfalls. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It was known in ancient Greek as Kyrikos, or may be also as Catarbates (literally "steeply falling") by the ancient Greeks, it was known to the ancient Romans as Titius, Corcoras, or Korkor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krka%20%28Croatia%29 |
In United Andhra Pradesh, the general elections and state assembly elections were held simultaneously. In both, the ruling Telugu Desam Party-Bharatiya Janata Party (TDP-BJP) combine was routed. BJP could not win a single seat. The result was a landslide victory for the United Progressive Alliance which won 34 out of 4... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%20Indian%20general%20election%20in%20Andhra%20Pradesh |
Mighty Joe Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica
Paul Kimble – bass, piano... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty%20Joe%20Moon |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest starring role on a television drama series for the primetime network season.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Guest%20Actor%20in%20a%20Drama%20Series |
Niels Mathias Rye (24 August 1824 – 6 February 1905) was a Norwegian politician.
Biography
Niels Rye was born at Bø i Telemark in 1824, as the son of Lieutenant Colonel Johan Mathias Rye (1793–1860) and Christiane Elisabeth Sparre, née Gasmann. He was a brother of Diderik Hegermann Rye. He married Thale Cathrine Rye, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels%20Mathias%20Rye |
Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds.
Plot
L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose.
Production
Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the mov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare%20Knuckles |
The Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh represents two Lok Sabha constituencies. Following the 25 July 2003 Congress split, Gegong Apang formed the state government with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress had an alliance with its splinter group Arunachal Congress. Congress candidate and former Arunach... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%20Indian%20general%20election%20in%20Arunachal%20Pradesh |
Evald Rygh (26 May 1842 – 9 May 1913) was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Finance and Customs and mayor of Kristiania.
He was born in Verdal, and was the brother of Karl Ditlev and Oluf Rygh. He was educated in law, holding a cand.jur. degree. Both his brothers we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evald%20Rygh |
The Messara Plain or simply Messara () is an alluvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete.
On a hill at its west end are the ruins of Phaestus, near the middle are the ruins of the ancient city of Gortys.
Since 1500 BC the plain ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messara%20Plain |
Gialappa's Band is the name used by Marco Santin (born 11 February 1962 in Milan), Carlo Taranto (born 16 December 1961 in Milan), and Giorgio Gherarducci (born 1 November 1963 in Milan), the Italian trio of TV and radio commentators.
Overview
Gialappa's Band formed in 1985 at the Radio Popolare of Milan, where they l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gialappa%27s%20Band |
Ruth Anlaug Ryste (24 July 1932 – 21 September 2023) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.
Ryste was born in Bamble. She finished commerce school in 1950, and from 1950 to 1970 she worked with welfare in Bamble municipality. She was a deputy member of Bamble municipal council from 1967 to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Ryste |
In Bihar the RJD leader Laloo Prasad Yadav, husband of the Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, was able to assemble a broad coalition of anti-NDA parties. It included RJD, Congress, Lok Janshakti, NCP and CPI(M). Congress was sceptical of the coalition, since the party was only allotted four seats by Laloo. The other coal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%20Indian%20general%20election%20in%20Bihar |
is a salted, dried and fermented fish that is produced in the Izu Islands, Japan. It has a pungent smell and is similar to the fermented Swedish herring surströmming.
Taste
Though the smell of kusaya is strong, its taste is quite mellow. Kusaya is often eaten with Japanese sake or shōchū, particularly a local drink ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusaya |
Christina "Christy" Renée Henrich (July 18, 1972 – July 26, 1994) was an American artistic gymnast. Her death from anorexia nervosa at age 22 led to major reforms in the way women's gymnastics is covered on television and in the news media. She was coached by Al Fong.
Early career
Training with Al Fong at the Great Am... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy%20Henrich |
Sally Little (born 12 October 1951) is a South African-born professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championship, during her career. In 2016, she became the first female golfer from South Africa inducted into the South African Hall of Fame.
Per... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%20Little |
Same () is a town in the Same administrative post in the interior of East Timor, south of Dili, the national capital. Same has a population of 7,413 and is the capital of Manufahi municipality, which was known as Same District in Portuguese Timor.
During the Portuguese colonial period, the district was named after Sa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same%2C%20East%20Timor |
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