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David Julian Samuels is an American political scientist who is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota.
Samuels earned his BA from Swarthmore College in 1989 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1998. He joined the faculty of the Univ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Samuels%20%28political%20scientist%29 |
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad was organized in 1833 (as the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad) to extend from the area of the rapids of the Roanoke River at its fall line near Weldon, North Carolina to Portsmouth, Virginia, across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk on the harbor of Hampton Roads.
History
In the early... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaboard%20and%20Roanoke%20Railroad |
The IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatΓstica) published the resident population chart of 2010 Brazil Census.
IBGE also published on 2019 the estimate resident population with reference date 1 July 2019.
The following list of municipalities in the state of SΓ£o Paulo is compiled from these charts.
The li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20in%20the%20state%20of%20S%C3%A3o%20Paulo%20by%20population |
David Ascalon (; born March 8, 1945) is an Israeli contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios.
Biography
Ascalon was born in Tel Aviv, in the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) on March 8, 1945. He received his early artistic training as an apprentice of his father, the Hu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Ascalon |
Champions
Major League Baseball
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4β2), in the "Streetcar Series"
All-Star Game, July 11 at Forbes Field: National League, 7β1
Other champions
Amateur World Series: Venezuela
Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4β1)
Negro Le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944%20in%20baseball |
Timothy Alan Reuter (25 January 1947 β 14 October 2002), grandson of the former mayor of Berlin Ernst Reuter, was a German-British historian who specialized in the study of medieval Germany, particularly the social, military and ecclesiastical institutions of the Ottonian and Salian periods (10thβ12th centuries).
Reut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%20Reuter |
Sour Punch is a brand of sour candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. It was one of the first brands to enter the sour candy market in the 1990s. The product is sold in five forms: Straws, Bites, Bits, Ropes, and Twists. Like many other sour candies, they are coated with sour sugar. One serving size of Sour P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour%20Punch |
Allegro is a serif typeface intended for display use. It was designed by Hans Bohn for the Ludwig & Mayer type foundry of Frankfurt, and released in 1936.
Allegro is inspired by the Didone style dating from around the start of the nineteenth century onwards, that emphasised alternation of very thick and very thin stro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegro%20%28typeface%29 |
In Kantian philosophy, a transcendental schema (plural: schemata; from , "form, shape, figure") is the procedural rule by which a category or pure, non-empirical concept is associated with a sense impression. A private, subjective intuition is thereby discursively thought to be a representation of an external object.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema%20%28Kant%29 |
Samuel Mitchell may refer to:
Samuel Mitchell (Western Australian politician) (1838β1912), Western Australian politician
Samuel Mitchell (VC) (1841β1894), Victoria Cross recipient
Samuel Alfred Mitchell (1874β1960), Canadian astronomer
Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790β1868), American geographer
Samuel Brown Wylie Mitche... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Mitchell |
The autostrada A2 in Poland, officially named the Motorway of Freedom (), is a motorway which runs from the Polish-German border (connecting to A12 autobahn near Εwiecko/Frankfurt an der Oder), through PoznaΕ and ΕΓ³dΕΊ to Warsaw and, in the future, to the Polish-Belarusian border (connecting to M1 highway near Terespol/... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2%20autostrada%20%28Poland%29 |
American Licorice Company is an American candy manufacturer founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1914, and headquartered in La Porte, Indiana. The company has manufacturing facilities in Union City, California and La Porte.
History
In 1925, the company began West operations in San Francisco, California. That same year, it ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Licorice%20Company |
Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani (; born 16 December 1952) is an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a forward.
He began his career with Arezzo in 1970, and later joined Torino in 1973, where he remained until 1981, winning a Serie A title in 1976 and the Capocannoniere title as the Serie A to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco%20Graziani |
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, also known as Kathio Site, is a Minnesota state park on Mille Lacs Lake. The park preserves habitation sites and mound groups, believed to date between 3000 BC and 1750 AD, that document Dakota Indian culture and Ojibwe-Dakota relationships. The park contains 19 identified archaeological... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille%20Lacs%20Kathio%20State%20Park |
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (formerly SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions) is a water technology company. It is part of Veolia Group and has operations in 130 countries in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, metals and mining, power, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia%20Water%20Technologies%20%26%20Solutions |
Lander McCoy Bacon (August 30, 1942 β December 22, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Washington Redskins. He also was a member of the Washington Federa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coy%20Bacon |
China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands () is a non-governmental organization which maintains that the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands are a part of Chinese territory in the Senkaku Islands dispute. The territorial rights to the islands are disputed between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%20Federation%20for%20Defending%20the%20Diaoyu%20Islands |
Edward Paul Krynski (September 12, 1927 β November 15, 2004) was a pinball game designer and innovator who worked for D. Gottlieb & Co between 1965 and 1984. During this time Krynski designed more than 200 games and innovated new pinball standards such as the laneways to the flipper, carousel targets, vari-targets, mul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Krynski |
Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records.
In 2007, Peplowski was named jazz advisor of Oregon Festival of American Music... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Peplowski |
Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon.
There are usually many competitors in such an event, and in order for all the competitors to have the same environmental conditions, which, among... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20start |
Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa () (born November 3, 1969) is a Nepali cross-country skier and runner who has competed since 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 86th in the 15Β km event at Sochi in 2014.
Skiing
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Sherpa finished 127th in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachhiri%20Sherpa |
Aldinga may also refer to:
Aldinga, South Australia, a locality
Aldinga Bay, a bay
Aldinga Football Club, an Australian rules football club
Aldinga Airfield, an airfield
See also
Aldinga Beach, South Australia
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldinga |
Epanterias is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian age Upper Jurassic upper Morrison Formation of Garden Park, Colorado. It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878. The type species is Epanterias amplexus. This genus is based on what is now AMNH 5767, parts of three vertebrae, a cor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epanterias |
Cash is legally recognized money in such forms as banknotes and coins.
Cash also may refer to:
Currency
Cash (currency), various Asian units
Cash (Chinese coin), also called "ζΉει’" (fΔng kΗng qiΓ‘n)
Chinese cash (currency), also called "ζ" (wΓ©n)
Vietnamese cash (vΔn), a historical Vietnamese currency unit and a spe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005β06 basketball season. It began on March 14, 2006, and concluded with the championship game on Apri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20NCAA%20Division%20I%20men%27s%20basketball%20tournament |
Stacey Dwayne Bailey (born February 10, 1960) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at San Jose State. He was drafted in the third round (63rd overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
Early years
Bailey attended Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California and was a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey%20Bailey |
The West Twin River may refer to any of the following rivers in the United States:
West Twin River (Washington)
West Twin River (Wisconsin) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Twin%20River |
The Volusia Bar Light was a river lighthouse marking the inlet of the St. Johns River into the south end of Lake George, Florida.
History
The light was removed in 1916, but a foghorn remained active until 1943. The building was burned by vandals in 1974. The foundation pilings still show above the water.
The keeper, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volusia%20Bar%20Light |
East Twin River may refer to:
East Twin River (Washington), US
East Twin River (Wisconsin), US
See also
East River (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Twin%20River |
The flag of the city of Santa Barbara was created in 1920, and was adopted as the official city flag in 1923. The tower is in red on white, the colors of Saint Barbara. The red and gold (the rosette and ribbon of the king of Spain) recall the city's Spanish origins.
The tower in the left-hand corner is the tower in w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Santa%20Barbara%2C%20California |
William Etra (March 27, 1947 β August 26, 2016) was a live video pioneer and the co-inventor (with Steve Rutt) of the Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer.
Etra was born in Manhattan and raised in Lawrence, Nassau County, New York.
Etra worked briefly as a professional cameraman, then studied film at New York University. He b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Etra |
The sailmaker's whipping is one of the most durable and stable of rope whippings known. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, "palm-and-needle whipping, or sailmaker's whipping, is the most satisfactory of all."
Technique
Palm and needle whipping
Using a needle, the twine (generally a waxed cord) is pushed through... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailmaker%27s%20whipping |
Lacing or cutting, in drug culture, refer to the act of using a substance (referred to as the lacing agent or cutting agent) to adulterate substances independent of the reason. The resulting substance is laced or cut.
Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacing%20%28drugs%29 |
PressPass was a 60-minute show which airs six times a week, Sunday to Friday, and features robust soccer discussion between presenters Andrew Orsatti, Adrian Healey, Dan Thomas and analysts including Robbie Mustoe, Gabriele Marcotti, Tommy Smyth, Janusz Michallik, Shaka Hislop, Robbie Earle, Steve Nicol, Stewart Robson... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PressPass |
Paul Morwood (born 2 March 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne/Sydney
He started his career with South Melbourne (like his younger brothers Tony Morwood and Shane Morwood).
St Kilda
He crossed to St Kilda, debuting in the same match as fellow former Swan Sil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Morwood |
Fanam was the currency used historically in major parts of South India, especially during the British Raj. Fanam is the anglicized form of the native word , meaning "coin" or "wealth" (punch marked coins). It may specifically refer to:
Madras fanam, a currency issued in Madras Presidency, now part of Tamil Nadu, India... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanam |
Snaps are a brand of classic chewy candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. They have hollow centers and are colored white, orange, green, and pink.
External links
Snaps @ American Licorice Company
American Licorice Company brands
Liquorice (confectionery)
American confectionery | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaps%20%28candy%29 |
Kim Bokamper (born September 25, 1954) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire nine-year career as a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins from 1977 to 1985.
Bokamper was selected in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Dolphi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Bokamper |
James Albert London Baker (born December 9, 1956), nicknamed "Bubba", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1990. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams. He was named to three Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Rook... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Baker |
The Vodacom Championship was an annual golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was inaugurated in 2001 as part of the rebranding of the old Southern Africa Tour, and being the last event on the schedule, it was titled as The Tour Championship, but was renamed when the tour switched to a calendar based season in 2007.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodacom%20Championship |
The fat-tailed sheep is a general type of domestic sheep known for their distinctive large tails and hindquarters. Fat-tailed sheep breeds comprise approximately 25% of the world's sheep population, and are commonly found in northern parts of Africa, the Middle East, and various Central Asian countries all the way to C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat-tailed%20sheep |
Gambir Station (, station code: GMR) is a major railway station in Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square and on the western side of the Pramuka Movement headquarters and Immanuel Church. It is operated by the KAI.
During the Dutch East Indies ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambir%20railway%20station |
The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution allows for "an odd number of Senators, not less than 31 nor more than 35".... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine%20Senate |
Alberta Provincial Highway No.Β 20, commonly referred to as HighwayΒ 20, is a highway in central Alberta, Canada, west of HighwayΒ 2.
Route description
HighwayΒ 20 begins HighwayΒ 11 and travels north for along the east side of the town of Sylvan Lake to a roundabout with HighwayΒ 11A. It continues for to HighwayΒ 12 in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta%20Highway%2020 |
Super Ropes are a brand of candy manufactured by American Licorice Company. It comes in Rollin' Red, cherry, and strawberry flavors.
External links
Super Ropes at the American Licorice Company
American Licorice Company brands | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Ropes |
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1999 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected three: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions and selected fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%20Baseball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20balloting |
A gear shaper is a machine tool for cutting the teeth of internal or external gears, it is a specialised application of the more general shaper machine. The name shaper relates to the fact that the cutter engages the part on the forward stroke and pulls away from the part on the return stroke, just like the clapper box... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear%20shaper |
Dave Baker (July 30, 1937 β September 4, 2002) was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the San Francisco 49ers for three years.
David Baker grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, earning All-State honors in football, basketball and baseball. He enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in 1955... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Baker%20%28American%20football%29 |
When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. The album was released on June 13, 2000, by Loud with Hypnotize Minds Records. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for selling 1,000,000 copies on December 1, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When%20the%20Smoke%20Clears%3A%20Sixty%206%2C%20Sixty%201 |
Sean Peter Becker (born 7 July 1975 in Ranfurly) is a New Zealand curler.
Career
Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He has also played for the New Zealand team in five World Men's Championships, skipping the team at the 1999 (0-9; 10th), the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Becker |
Lydian is a calligraphic humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Warren Chappell for American Type Founders in 1938. It is available in bold, italic, and condensed, as well as in a Cursive variant. The original foundry font was commissioned and cast by American Type Founders and included a stylistic alternate, a capit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydian%20%28typeface%29 |
The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) was a study by the United States Department of Defense that analyzes strategic objectives and potential military threats. The Quadrennial Defense Review Report was the main public document describing the United States' military doctrine. In 2018, the QDR was replaced by the National... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrennial%20Defense%20Review |
Jonathan Baker (June 14, 1923November 26, 1992) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of California and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
References
External links
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Baker%20%28linebacker%29 |
A reed pipe (also referred to as a lingual pipe) is an organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a reed. Air under pressure (referred to as wind) is directed towards the reed, which vibrates at a specific pitch. This is in contrast to flue pipes, which contain no moving parts and produce sound sole... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed%20pipe |
Split Rock Creek State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located in Ihlen, or just south of Pipestone.
The Works Progress Administration built a dam in 1938 to create a lake, which provided an opportunity for water recreation in an area of the state with few natural lakes. The dam was constructed of Sioux Quart... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split%20Rock%20Creek%20State%20Park |
Piastra may refer to:
Historical currencies used in some parts of what became Italy before unification in the 19th century:
Neapolitan piastra
Sicilian piastra
Two Sicilies piastra
Historical currency of Gran Colombia
See also
piastre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piastra |
Bring On the Night is the first live album by Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by the Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring%20On%20the%20Night |
Roosevelt Harrell III (born February 20, 1972) professionally known as Bink is an American hip hop producer from Norfolk, Virginia, who is noted for his work with Roc-A-Fella Records artists. His most high-profile work has been Jay-Z's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, for which he produced three tracks, includ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bink%20%28record%20producer%29 |
USS Loy (DE-160/APD-56), a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. She was converted to high-speed transport (APD) in late 1945. Following her decommissioning, she spent another 19 years in reserve before being sold for scrap in 1966.
History
Loy was named in honor of Gunner's Mate Third Class Jacks... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Loy |
The Mikan Drill is a basketball drill commonly credited to George Mikan and his college coach at DePaul University Ray Meyer. It is designed to help basketball centers and forwards develop rhythm, timing for rebounding, and scoring in the paint. It is also used for outside players to better their layup skills and incre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikan%20Drill |
Steffan Tubbs is a radio host on Denver, Colorado's News/Talk 710 KNUS. He currently hosts The Steffan Tubbs Show on News/Talk 710 KNUS weekday afternoons from 3pMT - 7pMT M-F. He was the host of Colorado's Morning News and on 850 KOA having begun his radio career at the station in 1994. His voice was a continued pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffan%20Tubbs |
Barry Price (born 8 March 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 158 games and scored 60 goals with Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1966 and 1977.
Price debuted in 1966 aged 17. Though only 177Β cm tall, Price was courageous and just as productive with his hand... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Price |
Tenga may refer to:
Historical currency
Bukharan tenga, in Central Asia
Khwarazmi tenga, in Central Asia
Kokand tenga, in Central Asia
Khiva tenga, in Central Asia
Geography
Tenga Valley, Arunachal Pradesh India
Tenga River
Tenga, Altai Republic, a rural locality in Russia
Tenga, Mozambique, a town
Tenga, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenga |
The Sporting News established The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award in 1929. The award was given annually to the player judged by TSN baseball experts as being the most valuable in each league. The awards were discontinued in 1946.
Key
Awardees
Multiple Wins
Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Fox have won the award three... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sporting%20News%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20Award |
Karl Emanuel Martin "Kem" Weber (1889β1963) was an American furniture and industrial designer, architect, art director, and teacher who created several iconic designs of the 'Streamline' style.
Early career
Born in Berlin, Germany, Weber initially trained under the royal cabinet maker Eduard Schultz in Potsdam, befo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kem%20Weber |
Stephen Edward Baker (born August 30, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for six seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
High school career
Baker attended Alexander Hamilton High Scho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Baker%20%28American%20football%29 |
Max Crow (born 7 January 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
He played mostly as a key forward or ruckman, he was a good mark and long kick. Recruited from the western Victorian town of Underbool, outside Essendon's recruitment zone, he made his league debut for the Bombers ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Crow |
The eye splice is a method of creating a permanent loop (an "eye") in the end of a rope by means of rope splicing.
The Flemish eye is a type of circular loop at the end of a thread. There are several techniques of creating the eye with its knot tied back to the line, rope or wire.
Techniques
There are various splici... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye%20splice |
Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, opened in 1963 as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Liberty High School, which o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%20Memorial%20High%20School |
Kathrin Neimke (18 July 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathrin%20Neimke |
In finance, mainly for financial services firms, economic capital (ecap) is the amount of risk capital, assessed on a realistic basis, which a firm requires to cover the risks that it is running or collecting as a going concern, such as market risk, credit risk, legal risk, and operational risk. It is the amount of mon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic%20capital |
Trachyandesite is an extrusive igneous rock with a composition between trachyte and andesite. It has little or no free quartz, but is dominated by sodic plagioclase and alkali feldspar. It is formed from the cooling of lava enriched in alkali metals and with an intermediate content of silica.
The term trachyandesite h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyandesite |
Four Peaks () is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix. Part of the Mazatzal Mountains, it is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, east-northeast of Phoenix. In winter, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow-covered peaks. Four Peaks is the site ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four%20Peaks |
Zhou Cang is a fictional character in the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Story
A strong warrior with a dark face and a wiry beard, Zhou Cang gets caught up in the Yellow Turban Rebellion towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and joins the rebels. It is during this time that h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou%20Cang |
Vernon Anthony "Touchdown Tony" Baker (February 16, 1945 β August 9, 1998) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played from 1968 to 1975, and played for the New Orleans Saints, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Los Angeles Rams, and finally, the San Di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Baker%20%28running%20back%2C%20born%201945%29 |
Emiliano Moretti (; born 11 June 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
He began his career at Lodigiani and was signed by Fiorentina in 1998. In March 2001 he made his debut in Serie A under Roberto Mancini, before spending periods at Juventus, Modena, Parma and Bologna. In 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano%20Moretti |
is a tokusatsu television show that aired from March 2, 1984, to March 8, 1985. It is the last of the "Space Sheriff Series" of the broader Metal Hero Series franchise, the previous two being Space Sheriff Gavan and Space Sheriff Sharivan.
Action footage from Shaider was used for Season 2 of VR Troopers. For distribut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Sheriff%20Shaider |
Fear of Pop is the name of an experimental recording project by Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) and Caleb Southern (Ben Folds Five's long-time producer), along with John Mark Painter (of Fleming and John), William Shatner and others. Their only album Volume 1 was released in 1998.
Biography
Folds and Southern began rec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%20of%20Pop |
Scenic State Park is a Minnesota state park near Bigfork in Itasca County. It encompasses of virgin pine forests that surround Sandwick Lake and Coon Lake. It also includes portions of Lake of the Isles, Tell Lake, Cedar Lake, and Pine Lake. Established in 1921, the Ojibwe tribe had previously used the area for huntin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenic%20State%20Park |
AnimaminA is the debut EP by Icelandic string quartet amiina. The EP was first published in early December 2004 by Smekkleysa in Iceland, and then in mid-2005 by The Workers Institute in the United States and Speak N Spell in Australia. Its title was a palindrome based on the band's name, which at the time of the EP's ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animamina |
Swimming World is a US-based monthly swimming magazine that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January 1960. It concurrently runs online websites Swimming World Magazine and Swimming World News, (known as SwimInfo prior to 2006). The headquarters is in
History
In its earliest form, Junior Sw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20World |
Jerry Ball Jr. (born December 15, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL), playing primarily as a nose tackle. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs. Ball played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20Ball |
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) encrypts data in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based dial-up connections or Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) virtual private network (VPN) connections. 128-bit key (strong), 56-bit key, and 40-bit key (standard) MPPE encryption schemes are supported. MPPE provides data... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Point-to-Point%20Encryption |
Lagmannsholmen was an island at the entrance to the western part of the harbor of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway.
Starting in 1686, the island was the site of the fleet station for the Danish-Norwegian galley fleet (). Between the years 1750β1758, construction was completed for a new headquarters and main stati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagmannsholmen |
Guizi () is a pejorative Chinese slang term for foreigners. It has had a history of containing xenophobic connotations.
History
Starting with the arrival of European sailors in the sixteenth century, foreigners were often perceived in China as "uncivilized tribes given to mayhem and destruction". Within the southern p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guizi |
Adam Iacobucci (born 17 January 1986) is an Australian rules footballer, who formerly played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League, and captained the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League
Drafted by Collingwood in the 2004 AFL Draft, he is a small in and under midfielder, who... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Iacobucci |
Cedric Kelvin Coleman, professionally known by his stage name Frayser Boy, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly signed to Hypnotize Minds, the record label run by Three 6 Mafia founders DJ Paul and Juicy J, and had released three studio albums under the label: Gone on That Bay (2003), Me Being... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frayser%20Boy |
The single sculls was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 25 and 26 August 1900. 12 athletes from 3 nations competed. Four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and a final were held. The event was won by Hermann Barrelet of France; the host nation also took silver... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing%20at%20the%201900%20Summer%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%20single%20sculls |
The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) and graphic novels published in English (including translated works). The a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug%20Wright%20Award |
Ann J. Simonton (born 1952) is an American writer, lecturer, media activist, and former fashion model. She founded and coordinates the non-profit group "Media Watch", which challenges what they see as racism, sexism, and violence in the media through education and action. Simonton has published two autobiographical cha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%20Simonton |
Lisandro Arbizu (born September 29, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half or inside centre. He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine players to migrate into the professional rugby in Europe.
He played with fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro%20Arbizu |
A biological model is an organism or system representing a more complex biological entity. It may refer to:
a model organism, a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena present in many related organisms
an in vitro model system, representing complex in vivo systems
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20model |
Liberty & Lament is Lucero's own record label. The label is a part of the EastWest Records family of labels.
Current Bands
Lucero
Glossary
See also
List of record labels
American record labels
Vanity record labels
Alternative rock record labels | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty%20%26%20Lament |
The HarvardβYenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing higher education in Asia in the humanities and social sciences, with special attention to the study of Asian culture. It traditionally had close ties to Harvard University and the now-defunct Yenching University, and its offices are loc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Yenching%20Institute |
Deborah Knox MBE (born 26 September 1968 in Dunfermline) is a British curler from Lochgelly, Scotland. She is best known for being part of the British curling team that won gold in the 2002 winter Olympics.
In the 2002 Olympics, Knox played third for Rhona Martin. She was also a member of the team again at the 2006 Wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie%20Knox |
Pernice Brothers are an American indie rock band. Formed by Joe Pernice in 1998 after the breakup of his old band, the Scud Mountain Boys, and including Joe's brother Bob Pernice, the band recorded their first album, Overcome by Happiness, for Sub Pop in 1998. After a three-year hiatus (during which Joe Pernice record... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernice%20Brothers |
AstralSat, also known as DTH Interactive Telecomunicação Ltda, is or was a satellite television service in Brazil that was the first such service in that country to offer prepaid subscription TV.
It reportedly suspended operations in 2010.
The service launched a plan of 12 channels for R$30 per month. The channels o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstralSat |
Scott Hampton (born April 10, 1959) is an American comic book artist known for his painted artwork. He is the brother of fellow comics-creator Bo Hampton.
Early life
Scott Hampton was born in 1959 in High Point, North Carolina.
Career
Hampton began his career following in the footsteps of brother and fellow comic bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Hampton |
Eastern Energy is an album by Twelve Girls Band. It consists of fourteen songs in a sort of modernized Chinese form on one audio CD and a DVD featuring the video for the song "Freedom" and other material. It was released on Platia 72438-64515-0-7 in 2004. This album is also considered as the debut album in USA. It debu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Energy |
A learning community is a group of people who share common academic goals and attitudes and meet semi-regularly to collaborate on classwork. Such communities have become the template for a cohort-based, interdisciplinary approach to higher education. This may be based on an advanced kind of educational or 'pedagogical'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning%20community |
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