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George Lawrence Senesky (April 4, 1922 – June 25, 2001) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, he was the 1942–43 College Basketball Season's Consensus Player of the Year and played for eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Senesky |
Dale Mathew Kickett (born 4 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played for Fitzroy Lions, West Coast Eagles, St Kilda Saints, Essendon Bombers, and Fremantle Dockers, all being between 1990 - 2002. Kickett holds the shared record for most clubs that a single player has been in.
Early career
Orig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale%20Kickett |
Pete's Meteor is an Irish drama film released in 1998. It was written and directed by Joe O'Byrne and stars Mike Myers.
Mike Myers plays a drug dealer living in the slums of Dublin. He tries to financially provide for the three children of his dead brother. The children's lives are forever changed when a meteor cras... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%27s%20Meteor |
Skonto Stadium () is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total (open for spectators & VIP guests on matchdays). It is the 2nd-largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium. The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall.
Description
Skonto Stadium is lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skonto%20Stadium |
The pearl gourami (Trichopodus leerii) is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia.
Description
It reaches about TL. Its body is a brownish-silver colour, covered in a pearl-like pattern with a distinct black line running from the fish's head, and gradually thinning towards the caudal fin. The pearl gourami's ap... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl%20gourami |
Denys Arthur Rayner DSC & Bar, VRD, RNVR (9 February 1908 – 4 January 1967) was a Royal Navy officer who fought throughout the Battle of the Atlantic. After intensive war service at sea, Rayner became a writer, a farmer, and a successful designer and builder of small sailing craft – his first being the Westcoaster; his... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys%20Rayner |
Klaipėda Central Stadium () is a football stadium in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It was the home ground of FK Atlantas, and has a capacity of 4,428. The construction started in 1925 and the stadium was originally opened in 1927. It was reconstructed several times.
References
Klaipėda Central Stadium
Buildings and structures... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da%20Central%20Stadium |
Agency.com was an interactive marketing agency based in New York City with offices worldwide. The company was a part of Omnicom Group Inc. and had approximately 500 employees in eleven offices on three continents. Services included website design and development, interactive marketing, search marketing and rich media... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency.com |
Cora Pearl (born Eliza Emma Crouch; December 1836 – 8 July 1886) was an English courtesan or cocotte of the French demimonde who became most well known during the period of the Second French Empire.
Early life
Eliza Emma Crouch was born in Plymouth in December 1836, just a few months before the introduction of civil r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora%20Pearl |
Laura Eliza Jane Seymour Bell (1829–1894, married name Thistlethwayte) was an Irish-born courtesan of Victorian England. She was most notorious for the Nepalese Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana reputedly spending £250,000 on her. She later experienced a religious conversion and became a revivalist preacher on morality.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%20Bell%20%28courtesan%29 |
Ecolog Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Tetovo, North Macedonia used primary for football matches. The stadium's capacity is 15,000 seats.
History
The stadium opened in 1981 and was called Tetovo City Stadium (Stadion Gradski Tetovo) until 2016.
The Football Federation of Macedonia and the Tetovo Municipality agre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecolog%20Arena |
A measuring spoon is a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made of plastic, metal, and other materials. They are available in many sizes, including the teaspoon and tablespoon.
Country differences
International
Metric measuring spoons are a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measuring%20spoon |
Jim Fidler (born in the 1960s in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is a singer, producer, and musician living in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Biography
In the 1960s, Jim and his mother relocated to Newfoundland where he grew up in the diverse Rabbittown section of St. John's. As a youth, Fidler spent a great deal of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Fidler |
The San Marino Stadium (formerly Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle) is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. First opened in 1969, it is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino.
Overview
The stadium was named "olympic" in 1985, on the occasion of the first Games of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Marino%20Stadium |
Niederstetten () is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Bad Mergentheim, and 19 km west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Sights
The main attraction is the Castle Haltenbergstetten.
Museum
The Albert-Sammt-Zeppelin-Museum is in memory of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niederstetten |
Matija Gubec Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Krško, Slovenia.
The stadium was built in 1946 and has a capacity of 1,470 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also hosts motorcycle speedway competitions since 1957, including the Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia as part of the Speedway Gran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matija%20Gubec%20Stadium |
In old French customs, aubaine (, windfall) was an originally feudal right regulating the inheritance of goods from a foreigner who died in a country where he was not naturalized. The word is formed from aubain, a foreigner, which Gilles Ménage derived further from the Latin alibi natus; Jacques Cujas derived from adve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubaine |
is a diary of 20th-century Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (18951986). Written during , it was reputedly not intended for publication; the manuscript also became entangled in copyright and custody disputes. The diary was eventually published in 1976 over objections of Krishnamurti associates, and an expanded edit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnamurti%27s%20Notebook |
F.T.F.O. (an acronym for Fuck The Fuck Off) is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Shaggy 2 Dope. It was released on February 21, 2006 via Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions took place at the Lotus Pod in Detroit and at the Funhouse Studio in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Production was handled by Insane... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.T.F.O. |
The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (; ) is the upper house of the parliament of Belarus.
The Council consists of 64 members, and the representation is based geographically, with most of the elected members come from civil society organizations, labour collectives and public... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council%20of%20the%20Republic%20%28Belarus%29 |
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center was a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Niagara Falls, New York from 1973 to 2002.
Planning and construction
The venue was built in 1973 as part of an urban renewal project in the city of Niagara Falls. It was built in the center of a main thoroughfare, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara%20Falls%20Convention%20and%20Civic%20Center |
John Joseph "Jack" Cust III (born January 7, 1979) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners.
Early life
Cust was bor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Cust |
, also known simply as Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1990. It was re-released via emulation services such as the Wii's Virtual Console and Microsoft Windows in 2010, and was also included in the North American version of Sega Genesis Collection fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow%20Dancer%3A%20The%20Secret%20of%20Shinobi |
Mark Freedland is professor of employment law at the University of Oxford and a fellow and tutor of St John's College.
On 1 October 2005, he commenced a special Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship in which he is working towards a re-framing of the law of personal work contracts in the context of European law and the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Freedland |
Connie Chiu (born 1969) is a fashion model and jazz musician known for being the world's first fashion model with albinism.
Chiu was born in British Hong Kong and grew up in Kowloon. The congenital absence of pigmentation in her skin and hair, makes them sensitive to the sun. To avoid Chiu's exposure to Hong Kong's in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie%20Chiu |
Erling Jevne (born 24 March 1966 in Lillehammer, Oppland) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005. He won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a silver in the 30 km.
Jevne also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling%20Jevne |
Paul's Island or Paul Island is an island off the coast of Labrador, near the town of Nain in Canada.
The island is the geological type area of the mineral labradorite, which is a plagioclase feldspar. Labradorite is the principal component of the igneous rock type anorthosite. The Nain anorthosite batholith is a l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%27s%20Island |
Tara Morice (born 23 June 1964) is an Australian actress, singer and dancer.
Background
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child. She is a fifth-generation Australian and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Latvian, French and Jewish ancestry. She appeared in a short fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara%20Morice |
Volosovo () is a town and the administrative center of Volosovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the railway between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, Estonia, southwest from St. Petersburg. Population:
History
It was founded in 1870 as a settlement around the railway station on the railway connecting St.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volosovo%2C%20Volosovsky%20District%2C%20Leningrad%20Oblast |
Country Is My Rock is the debut studio album of American country music artist Trent Tomlinson. It was released on March 7, 2006 (see 2006 in country music) on Lyric Street Records. The album produced three chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 2005 and 2007: "Drunker Than Me" (No. 19), "One Wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country%20Is%20My%20Rock |
Orthrelm is an American avant-garde band from Washington, D.C.
Biography
Orthrelm is a duo composed of Mick Barr on guitar and Josh Blair on drums. Their songwriting style is mostly experimental, and shows the influence of avant-garde music as well as shred guitar and minimalism.
Discography
Albums
2nd 18/04 Noril... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthrelm |
Rhytium or Rhytion (), also called Rhytiassus or Rhytiassos, was a town of ancient Crete which Homer couples with Phaestus in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad as "well-peopled cities." The city belonged to the Gortynians. Earlier it was thought that the reading Rhythimne (Ῥυθίμνη) in the entry of Stephanus of Byzant... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhytium |
Avi Silberschatz (born in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli computer scientist and researcher. He graduated in 1976 with a Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. He became the Sidney J. Weinberg Professor of Computer Science at Yale University, USA in 2005. He was the chair o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham%20Silberschatz |
Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012), four Big Ten tournament... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad%20Matta |
Richard Harrison is a Canadian poet and essayist.
His 2017 book, On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood, won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry and the Alberta Writers Guild Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize.
His f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Harrison%20%28poet%29 |
Ambrose Elliott Gonzales (May 27, 1857 – July 11, 1926) was a newspaper founder with his brother and wrote stories about African Americans. He was born on a plantation in Colleton County, South Carolina. After working as a telegraph operator, he and his brother Narciso Gonzales founded the newspaper The State. His pap... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose%20E.%20Gonzales |
Raphael Deseption "Choo" Freeman (born October 20, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.
Career
Freeman played American football in high school, setting a state record by catching 50 touchdowns for Dallas Christian High School in Mesquite, Texas, and being selected three times to the all-state team. In ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choo%20Freeman |
Belledune is a port village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It has a population of 1,325, and straddles the boundary between Restigouche County and Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Belledune in 1994. The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belledune |
Adam E. Kowalczyk (born September 27, 1975) is an American musician. He is the brother of Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer of the band Live.
Biography
Kowalczyk was born in York, Pennsylvania to a family of Polish descent. He began learning the guitar at age 12. While studying in the Radio, Television and Film program at Phi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Kowalczyk |
Fluvanna is an unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas, United States. It lies just south of the Llano Estacado, high atop the caprock, where Farm to Market Road 1269 and Farm to Market Road 612 intersect.
Fluvanna is named for a surveyor's home county — Fluvanna County, Virginia. Fluvanna was established by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluvanna%2C%20Texas |
Rajasthan, a state in western India, has had a close historical connection with Jainism. Southwestern Rajasthan was the main centre for Svetambara Jainism. Major Digambara centres are in the northern and eastern parts of Rajasthan. Central and Northern Rajasthan are the main centres for the Terapanth sect of Svetambara... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism%20in%20Rajasthan |
Scouting started in New South Wales, a State of Australia, in 1908. In the early years, local Boy Scout patrols and troops formed independently and several separate associations began operating including the Chums Scout Patrols, League of Boy Scouts, Girl Peace Scouts, Boys Brigade Scouts and Church Lads Brigade Scouts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20New%20South%20Wales |
Human Punk is a novel by John King that tells the story of a group of boys who leave school in 1977, and the effect the emerging punk movement has on their lives. The book is largely based in Slough, a new town on the outskirts of London, famed for its industry and large trading estate. Human Punk follows the lives of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Punk |
Birkie or Birky is an historical Scottish west coast card game for two players that is first recorded by Sir Walter Scott in 1819. It has been equated to Beggar my Neighbour, however, its rules are different.
History
Birkie is first recorded in Scott's Bride of Lammermoor in 1819 where he writes "But Bucklaw cared no... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkie |
is a book by 20th-century Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (18951986). Originally published in 1954 with a comprehensive foreword by Aldous Huxley, it was instrumental in broadening Krishnamurti's audience and exposing his ideas. It was one of the first Krishnamurti titles in the world of mainstream, commercial pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20First%20and%20Last%20Freedom |
Gavan may refer to:
People
First name
Gavan Daws (born 1933), American writer, historian, and filmmaker from Hawaii
Gavan Duffy (1874–1958), Canadian lawyer, judge, and political figure
Gavan Herlihy (born 1947), New Zealand politician
Gavan Horsley (born 1933), Australian rugby union player
Gavan Levenson (born 1953... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavan |
Cayce is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States, in the state's southwestern corner. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 119.
The community was named for James Hardie Cayce, who established stores in Moscow, Clinton, and Cayce. Cayce is central... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayce%2C%20Kentucky |
("demon drum group"), sometimes referred to as "Za Ondekoza", is a Japanese troupe specializing in taiko drumming.
Founded in 1969 by Den Tagayasu, in Sado Island, Japan. Ondekoza was influential in the rise of the kumi-daiko (group taiko) style of taiko. Not a taiko player himself, Tagayasu helped transform taiko fro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondekoza |
WOLF-TV (channel 56) is a television station licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is the flagship property of locally based New Age Media, LLC, and is co-owned with Williamsport-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WQMY (channel 53); New A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOLF-TV |
"Cytotrophoblast" is the name given to both the inner layer of the trophoblast (also called layer of Langhans) or the cells that live there. It is interior to the syncytiotrophoblast and external to the wall of the blastocyst in a developing embryo.
The cytotrophoblast is considered to be the trophoblastic stem cell b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytotrophoblast |
The 37th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 2005 and took place on February 25, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium. The show was televised live on Fox, March 3 at 8 p.m. EST and hosted by Cuba Goodi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th%20NAACP%20Image%20Awards |
Babine–Witsuwitʼen or Nadotʼen-Wetʼsuwetʼen is an Athabaskan language spoken in the Central Interior of British Columbia. Its closest relative is Carrier. Because of this linguistic relationship together with political and cultural ties, Babine–Witsuwitʼen is often referred to as Northern Carrier or Western Carrier. Sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babine-Witsuwit%CA%BCen%20language |
Jainism has had a notable following in Gujarat. According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain. There are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as Palitana, Taranga, Sankheshwar, Idar.
History
Jains believe that their 22nd Tirt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism%20in%20Gujarat |
Hormuz Island (; Jazireh-ye Hormoz), also spelled Hormoz, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in the Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian coast, the island is part of Hormozgan Province. It is sparsely inhabited, but some development has taken place since the late 20th century.
History
The earliest evide... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormuz%20Island |
Commentaries on Living: From the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti is a series of books by Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986). It consists of 3 volumes, originally published in 1956, 1958 and 1960.
About the series
During the 1930s and 1940s Krishnamurti was intermittently keeping notes of his philosophical observations, his i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentaries%20on%20Living |
These Words is the debut album of Japanese singer Angela Aki, released on January 4, 2000. The album is completely in English and is her only album to date released in the United States. Tony Alany is credited with working on and producing the album. Alany and Aki recorded the album in a recording studio located in a b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These%20Words%20%28album%29 |
A brass fastener, butterfly clips, brad, paper fastener or split pin is a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together.
A patent of the fastener was issued in 1866 to George W McGill.
The fastener is inserted into punched holes in the stack of paper, and the leaves, or tines, of the legs are sepa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass%20fastener |
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos or Mário Cesariny (August 9, 1923 – November 26, 2006) was a Portuguese surrealist poet and painter. He published several major works of poetry during a career spanning 50 years. Cesariny was also a painter, but his work became more centered on poetry in the 1950s.
Early life
Mário Cesari... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio%20Cesariny%20de%20Vasconcelos |
Reduction of Hours of Work (Glass-Bottle Works) Convention, 1935 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Ratifications
Prior to it being shelved, the convention had been ratified by ten states.
References
External links
Text.
Ratificatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction%20of%20Hours%20of%20Work%20%28Glass-Bottle%20Works%29%20Convention%2C%201935%20%28shelved%29 |
Columbia Island may refer to several places:
Columbia Island (New York), U.S., in Long Island Sound
Columbia Island (District of Columbia), U.S., in the Potomac River | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%20Island |
Nathan Nurgitz (June 22, 1934 – October 19, 2019) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and Senator.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, his parents, Hymie and Dora, had come to Manitoba in the early 1900s as refugees from tsarist Russia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1958 from the Univ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Nurgitz |
During World War I, recruitment marches or snowball marches to state capital cities were a feature of volunteer recruiting drives for the Australian Imperial Force in rural Australia. Between October 1915 and February 1916, nine marches were held starting from various points in the state; the most notable was the fir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball%20marches |
Gailard Sartain (born September 18, 1946) is an American retired actor, often playing characters with roots in the South. He was a regular on the country music variety series Hee Haw. He is also known for his roles in three of the Ernest movies and the TV series Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, which ran for one season on CBS ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gailard%20Sartain |
"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, Still Bill. It was a number one single on both the soul and Billboard Hot 100 charts, the latter chart for three weeks in July 1972. Billboard ranked it as the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean%20on%20Me%20%28song%29 |
Caza (), the pseudonym of Philippe Cazaumayou (; born 14 November 1941), is a French comics artist.
Biography
At 18, Cazaumayou started a career in advertising which lasted for ten years, but in 1970 he entered the field of bandes dessinées, releasing his first album, Kris Kool. Caza began to publish work in Pilote ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caza |
is a book attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti (18951986), authored when he was 14 years old. Written under the name , it was first published in 1910. The work was closely related to the World Teacher Project, a contemporary messianic endeavor launched by the Theosophical Society. The book is considered a spiritual classic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%20the%20Feet%20of%20the%20Master |
India has the world's largest number of vegetarians. Vegetarianism has been present in India since antiquity although a non-vegetarian diet may be present even on the highest priest caste. Many Indians who do not regularly follow a vegetarian diet may adopt one during religious festivals.
Also, many Indian vegetarians... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20vegetarian%20cuisine |
Matthew 10 is the tenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. This chapter opens with Jesus calling some of his disciples and sending them out to preach and heal. This section is also known as the Mission Discourse or the Little Commission, in contrast to the Great Commis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%2010 |
One is an Angela Aki's first mini-album. It was her debut Japanese language release, under the independent Virgo Music Entertainment label. The album features three original compositions and three cover songs (with the cover songs' lyrics being rewritten into Japanese by Aki herself). The entire album is in Japanese ex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20%28Angela%20Aki%20EP%29 |
The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering has released compilation sets, reprint sets, and box sets over its history. These are distinct from core sets and expansion sets, the most heavily marketed sources of new cards. With the exception of Chronicles, reprint sets generally do not affect tournament legality in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%3A%20The%20Gathering%20compilation%20sets |
Alí Chumacero Lora (9 July 1918 – 22 October 2010) was a Mexican poet, translator, literary critic and editor. He was a member of the Mexican Academy of Language.
Biography
Alí Chumacero Lora was born on July 9, 1918, in Acaponeta, state of Nayarit, Mexico. His family moved to Guadalajara, where Chumacero studied fro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%AD%20Chumacero |
Ángeles Mastretta (born October 9, 1949, in Puebla) is a post-boom Mexican author, journalist, actress, and film producer. She is well known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and political realities of Mexico in her life. She is a recipient of the Rómulo Gallegos ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngeles%20Mastretta |
The Black Sessions is the second compilation album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on February 21, 2005, through Peaceville. The compilation includes hit songs, B-sides and rarities recorded on the band's previous studio albums (from Tonight's Decision to Viva Emptiness). A live DVD for the band perform... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Black%20Sessions |
, republished as is a diary of 20th-century Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (18951986). Originally published in print in 1982, it was republished under the new title in an extended edition in 2023. The diary, a handwritten journal that eschews the first person, is composed of entries dated in 1973, 1975 and (in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnamurti%27s%20Journal |
Piatt's Landing was an early nineteenth century riverboat and ferry landing on the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky. It is located near Route 338 almost due west of downtown Union. The landing and Winnfield Cottage, which no longer exists, were built by Robert Piatt, the grandfather of Civil War General Edward Can... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piatt%27s%20Landing%2C%20Kentucky |
London Blues is a novel by Anthony Frewin first published in 1997 about Soho in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in particular about the early days of pornographic movie production in Britain. London Blues is a mystery novel in that it describes not just the dangerous life but also the disappearance of a young photog... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%20Blues |
This is an incomplete list of conspiracy thriller films and TV series.
Films
TV series and miniseries
24
In the television series 24, many seasons plot involved a vast conspiracy from the government. For example, in season 5, terrorist took Ontario airport terminal passenger in hostage to take possession of a deadl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20conspiracy-thriller%20films%20and%20television%20series |
Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 is a shelved International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:
Ratifications
Prior to it being shelved in 2018, the convention was ratified by 33 states.
External links
Text.
Ratifications.
Shelved International ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruiting%20of%20Indigenous%20Workers%20Convention%2C%201936 |
Although there was regular contact between practising Buddhists and Europeans in antiquity the former had little direct impact. In the latter half of the 19th century, Buddhism came to the attention of Western intellectuals and during the course of the following century the number of adherents has grown. There are now ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism%20in%20Europe |
Richard Albert Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and a current National Basketball Association (NBA) executive.
College career
A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University under longti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Van%20Arsdale |
The 35th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 2003 and took place on March 6, 2004 at the Universal Amphitheatre.
The following is a listing of nominees, with winners in bold:
Winners
Film
Outs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th%20NAACP%20Image%20Awards |
Reduction of Hours of Work (Public Works) Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:
Withdrawn
The convention was never brought into force, and was withdrawn at the ILO General Conference May 30, 2000.
Ratifications
The convention was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction%20of%20Hours%20of%20Work%20%28Public%20Works%29%20Convention%2C%201936 |
Columbia Island (formerly Little Pea Island), is an island in the Long Island Sound and part of New Rochelle, New York. It is situated off the south-eastern coast of Davids Island, immediately adjacent to Pea Island. Before sea walls and other structures were built on the island, the exposed rock varied in size from ab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%20Island%20%28New%20York%29 |
The modern form of the piano, which emerged in the late 19th century, is a very different instrument from the pianos for which earlier classical piano literature was originally composed. The modern piano has a heavy metal frame, thick strings made of top-grade steel, and a sturdy action with a substantial touch weight.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano%20history%20and%20musical%20performance |
Haemadipsidae (From Greek "haima" and "dipsa" ("blood" and "thirst", respectively)) are a family of jawed leeches. They are a monophyletic group of hirudiniform proboscisless leeches. These leeches have five pairs of eyes, with the last two separated by two eyeless segments. The family is monotypic, containing only t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemadipsidae |
William Emmerson (born October 28, 1945) is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District, having been elected in a June 8, 2010, special election and sworn into office the next day. Preceding his tenure in the Sta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Emmerson |
Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is a form of thalassemia involving the genes HBA1 and HBA2. Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood conditions which result in the impaired production of hemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. Normal hemoglobin consists of two alpha chains and tw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-thalassemia |
Freedom from the Known is a book by Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986), originally published 1969.
About the work
The book contains excerpts from previously unpublished Krishnamurti talks selected and edited by Mary Lutyens. Lutyens was one of his authorized biographers and a lifelong friend.
Select editions
See also
Ji... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%20from%20the%20Known |
Liscard and Poulton railway station was located in Wallasey, Wirral, Cheshire and was an intermediate station on the Seacombe branch of the Wirral Railway.
History
The station opened to passengers on 1 June 1895, hosting regular passenger services to Wrexham, Chester, West Kirby and New Brighton. The station consisted... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liscard%20and%20Poulton%20railway%20station |
Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time."
Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Gibney |
John Francis Wetzel (born October 22, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard, he played collegiately at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 8th round of the 1966 NBA draft. Over a seven-year career, Wetzel played for three teams: the Lakers, the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Wetzel%20%28basketball%29 |
Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:
Modification
This convention was subsequently revised in 1970 by Convention C132 - Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970.
Ratifications
The convention was ratified b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20Convention%2C%201936 |
Mahāyoga (Sanskrit for "great yoga") is the designation of the first of the three Inner Tantras according to the ninefold division of practice used by the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Mahāyoga is held to emphasise the generation stage (or "development stage") of Tantra, where the succeeding two yana, anuyoga an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayoga |
Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation American neo-noir film, starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, it is a sequel to the film Black Caesar.
The film's soundtrack was recorded by Edwin Starr and released by Motown Records in January 1974.
Plot
Having survived the assass... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%20Up%20in%20Harlem |
Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby%20Dandridge |
"Good Wife, Wise Mother" is a phrase representing a traditional ideal for womanhood in East Asia, including Japan, China and Korea. First appearing in the late 1800s, the four-character phrase "Good Wife, Wise Mother" (also ) was coined by Nakamura Masanao in 1875.
During the late 1800s, women in East Asian society we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good%20Wife%2C%20Wise%20Mother |
Matthew 23 is the twenty-third chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible, and consists almost entirely of the accusations of Jesus against the Pharisees. The chapter is also known as the Woes of the Pharisees or the "Seven Woes". In this chapter, Jesus accuses the Pharisees of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%2023 |
Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1970:
Provision
The central provision of the convention is found in Article 3, which states that people to whom the convention applies shall be entitled to an annual paid holiday of a specified mini... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays%20with%20Pay%20Convention%20%28Revised%29%2C%201970 |
The 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 72e 24 Heures du Mans) was a non-championship 24 hour automobile endurance race held from 12 June to 13 at the Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, for teams of three drivers each fielding Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars. It was the race's 72nd edition, as organised ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans |
Kobra may refer to:
Places
Maharashtrian Konkanastha Brahmins, community in western state of Maharashtra in India (abbreviated KoBra)
Kobra, Estonia, village in Vändra Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia
Comics, games and amusements
Kobra (Mortal Kombat), a character from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games
Kobr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobra |
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