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Lobster Johnson (also known as The Lobster or The Claw) is a fictional character featured in the Hellboy and Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. He was created by Mike Mignola.
Within the Hellboy universe, the Lobster was a vigilante who worked in secret in New York C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster%20Johnson |
Joshua John Watson (born 31 July 1977) is an Australian backstroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Training at the Kingscliff club near the Queensland border, and coached by Greg Salter,
Watson became Australian champion in the 50-metre backstroke ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Watson%20%28swimmer%29 |
Stebliv () is an urban-type settlement in Zvenyhorodka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Stebliv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The townlet rests at a bend on the Ros River, some from Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi. Population:
History
Situated on the Ros' River, wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stebliv |
Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci is a Vertigo comic book limited series published from 1995 to 1996, which was repackaged in 2005 as a single volume. The series was written by Pat McGreal and David Rawson and illustrated by Chaz Truog and Rafael Kayanan. The original series covers were done by Stephe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro%3A%20The%20Private%20Lives%20of%20Leonardo%20da%20Vinci |
The fiery-throated hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems" tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Taxonomy and systematics
The fiery-throated hummingbird is the only member of genus Panterpe. It has two subspecies, the nominate P.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiery-throated%20hummingbird |
Lucky Number Slevin (also known as The Wrong Man in Australia) is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Jason Smilovic. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, Ben Kingsley, and Morgan Freeman.
Lucky Number Slevin was released in the United Kingdom on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky%20Number%20Slevin |
Jacinta van Lint (born 27 March 1979) is an Australian freestyle swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Training at the Australian Institute of Sport, van Lint swam in the heats, before the team of Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney, Kirsten Thomson and Petria Thomas tr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta%20van%20Lint |
Private Parts & Pieces II: Back to the Pavilion is the fifth studio album by English musician and composer Anthony Phillips, released in April 1980 on Passport Records in the United States and Canada. It is the second instalment in his Private Parts & Pieces album series of previously recorded pieces that had been part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20Parts%20%26%20Pieces%20II%3A%20Back%20to%20the%20Pavilion |
Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film Chiranjeevi Sudhakar (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film Nanjundi Kalyana. He w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghavendra%20Rajkumar |
Lightfoot may refer to:
Lady Lightfoot, a thoroughbred racing mare
Lightfoot (lacrosse), Native American lacrosse player
Light-foot (measurement), the time taken for light to travel one foot; List of unusual units of measurement#Light-distance
Lightfoot's moss frog, a species of amphibian endemic to South Africa.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightfoot |
Ashley John Callus (born 10 March 1979) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Coming from Brisbane, Queensland, and of Maltese origin, Callus, graduated in Iona College, he was coached by Chris Urquhart, spent the beginning... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%20Callus |
Rachel Saint (January 2, 1914 – November 11, 1994) was an American evangelical Christian missionary who worked in Ecuador.
Rachel Saint was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. She attended the Philadelphia School of the Bible (now Cairn University) and then worked at the Keswick Colony of Mercy in New Jersey.
Career
Saint... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%20Saint |
The National Anthem (; ) is the national anthem of Myanmar. It consists of two parts; the first half is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western-style orchestra. Because of the second half, both the "National Anthem" and its predecessor "Dobama Song" are popularly known ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaba%20Ma%20Kyei |
Night Crossing is a 1982 British-American thriller drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on September 16, 1979 attempted to escape from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot-air balloon during the Inner Germa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night%20Crossing |
The 1993 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1994 Women's Hockey World Cup and was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 15 until July 25, 1993. Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top five teams will join the other six that have ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%20Women%27s%20Intercontinental%20Cup |
Spoil or spoils:
Plunder taken from an enemy or victim
Material (such as rock, earth or other overburden) removed during:
excavation
mining
dredging
An Australian rules football tactic, see One percenter (Australian rules football)#Spoil
See also
Spoil tip
Spoilage (disambiguation)
Spoiler (disambiguation)
Spolia (dis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoil |
Herpesviridae is a large family of DNA viruses that cause infections and certain diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. The family name is derived from the Greek word ἕρπειν ( 'to creep'), referring to spreading cutaneous lesions, usually involving blisters, s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpesviridae |
Victor (Viktor) Abramovich Zalgaller (; ; 25 December 1920 – 2 October 2020) was a Russian-Israeli mathematician in the fields of geometry and optimization. He is best known for the results he achieved on convex polyhedra, linear and dynamic programming, isoperimetry, and differential geometry.
Biography
Zalgaller was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Zalgaller |
PHO or pho may refer to:
Phở, a Vietnamese noodle soup
Primary health organisation, New Zealand
Public health observatory, UK
Potentially hazardous object, an asteroid or comet that could potentially collide with Earth
Pho regulon, a bacterial phosphate regulatory mechanism
See also
Pho4, a basic helix-loop-heli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHO |
Tamkeen is Arabic for enablement and empowerment.
Tamkeen Industrial and Trading Company, also called Tamkeen Group, a business based in Saudi Arabia.
Tamkeen (Bahrain), a semi-government organisation in Bahrain. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamkeen |
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH) is a specialty hospital in New York City that was founded in 1869 and is currently located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 210 East 64th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). After 131 years as an independent entity, in 2000 MEETH affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan%20Eye%2C%20Ear%20and%20Throat%20Hospital |
Mark Norman Few (born December 27, 1962) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Gonzaga University since 1999. He has served on Gonzaga's coaching staff since 1989, and has been a constant on the sidelines throughout a period that has seen the Bulldogs rise from mid-major obscurity to c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Few |
EDSA Revolution or the People Power Revolution is the 1986 event in the Philippines that toppled President Ferdinand Marcos after alleged cheating in the 1986 Philippine presidential election.
EDSA Revolution may also refer to:
EDSA II in January 2001 that toppled President Joseph Estrada after an aborted impeachment ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDSA%20Revolution%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Tamer Hosny Sherif Abbas Farghaly (; born 16 August 1977), known by his artistic name Tamer Hosny (), is an Egyptian singer, actor, composer, director and songwriter. He first came to public attention when he appeared on mixed tapes with other Egyptian artists. Hosny launched his solo career with his 2004 album Hob, be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamer%20Hosny |
Primary health organisations (PHOs) in New Zealand are health care providers that are funded on a capitation basis by the New Zealand Government via district health boards. They are usually set up as not-for-profit trusts, and have as their goal the improvement of their population's health.
History
In the early 1990s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary%20health%20organisation |
Egypt competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Anwar Mesbah — Weightlifting, Lightweight
Khadr Sayed El-Touni — Weightlifting, Middleweight
Silver
Saleh Soliman — Weightlifting, Featherweight
Bronze
Ibrahim Shams — Weig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201936%20Summer%20Olympics |
Egypt competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 85 competitors, all men, took part in 53 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Ibrahim Shams — Weightlifting, Lightweight
Mahmoud Fayad - Weightlifting, Featherweight
Silver
Attia Hamouda — Weightlifting, Lightweight
Mahmoud Hassan — Wrestling, Greco-R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201948%20Summer%20Olympics |
The National Resources Commission () was a powerful organ of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China that existed from 1932 to 1952 and was responsible for industrial development and the management of public enterprises. It was staffed entirely by technocrats who reported directly to the Nationalist leader Chiang K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Resources%20Commission |
Triyuginarayan Temple () is a Hindu temple located in the Triyuginarayan village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. The ancient temple is dedicated to god Vishnu. Its fame is credited to the legend of god Shiva’s marriage to goddess Parvati witnessed by Vishnu at this venue and is thus a popular Hindu pilgrim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triyuginarayan%20Temple |
Egypt competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 106 competitors, all men, took part in 65 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
Bronze
Abdel Aaal Rashed — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Featherweight.
Athletics
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
Qualification Round (Group C)
Defeated Turkey (64-52)
Lost to Can... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201952%20Summer%20Olympics |
Taxation in the Netherlands is defined by the income tax (Wet op de inkomstenbelasting 2001), the wage withholding tax (Wet op de loonbelasting 1964), the value added tax (Wet op de omzetbelasting 1968) and the corporate tax (Wet op de vennootschapsbelasting 1969).
Income tax
In the Netherlands, residents pay income ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation%20in%20the%20Netherlands |
The European Union does not set public holidays for its member states. However the European Commission does set public holidays for the employees of the institutions of the European Union.
The holidays will typically cover the following dates of significance and movable feasts:
This list includes all ten public holid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20holidays%20in%20the%20European%20Union |
The Medal of Valor (Filipino: Medalya ng Kagitingan) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' highest military honor awarded for a conspicuous deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty that distinguishes the recipient from his comrades. It is defined in the Philippine Army Awards and D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed%20Forces%20of%20the%20Philippines%20Medal%20of%20Valor |
Egypt boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, because of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. The equestrian events for the 1956 Games, however, were held in Stockholm, Sweden, five months earlier, due to Australian quarantine regulations, and three Egyptian riders competed in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201956%20Summer%20Olympics |
John I of Zweibrücken (known as the Lame; ; 8 May 1550 – 12 August 1604) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken during 1569–1604.
He was born in Meisenheim as the second son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Anna of Hesse. In 1588 he changed the state religion from Lutheranism to Calvinism. H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20I%2C%20Count%20Palatine%20of%20Zweibr%C3%BCcken |
Edward Caraballo (born c. 1961) is an American videographer and investigative photojournalist, specializing in covert photography. He was arrested in Afghanistan in 2004 while documenting the exploits of a vigilante group led by U.S. mercenary Jonathan "Jack" Idema. Caraballo was implicated as an associate of Idema and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Caraballo |
Madison Jeffries is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as having the ability to reshape plastic, metal, and glass to any desired shape. He also possesses the technopathic ability to mentally communicate with A.I., such as machines and robots. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison%20Jeffries |
Radia Joy Perlman (; born December 18, 1951) is an American computer programmer and network engineer. She is a major figure in assembling the networks and technology to enable what we now know as the internet. She is most famous for her invention of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is fundamental to the operatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia%20Perlman |
Egypt competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The North African nation made its Olympic debut in 1912.
The Egyptian contingent included 28 male athletes, 1 female athlete and 18 officials. Because of the Munich massacre, some members of the Egyptians contingent left the Olympics early.
Results ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201972%20Summer%20Olympics |
Egypt competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 24 competitors, all men, took part in 12 events in 9 sports.
Athletics
A single athlete represented Egypt in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport as well as the Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Boxing
A single boxer, Michel Ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201924%20Summer%20Olympics |
Retouch or retouching may refer to:
Retouch (lithics), the work done to a flint implement after its preliminary roughing-out
Retouch (film), a 2017 Persian-language film
Conservation and restoration of paintings
Photograph manipulation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retouch |
Puha or Püha may refer to:
Sonchus, genus of annual herbs (sow thistles)
Puha, New Zealand, a settlement in New Zealand's North Island
Püha, Harju County, village in Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia
Püha, Saare County, village in Pihtla Parish, Saare County, Estonia
Puha, genus of extinct sea snails in the family Ra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puha |
Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
Athletics
Two athletes represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in athletics. Neither of the two athletes were able to advance past the initial round in any of their events.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Fencing
A single fencer represen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201920%20Summer%20Olympics |
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,989,500.
Increase since 31 December 2001: 73,400 (1.87%).
Males per 100 Females: 96.2.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – The Hon Dame Silvia Cartwr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20in%20New%20Zealand |
Melanitis leda, the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia.
Description
Wet-season form: Forewing: apex subacute; termen slightly angulated just below a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanitis%20leda |
Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 26 March 2006.
Parties and Coalitions
Eight political parties and two coalitions contested the election.
Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) – Largest party in the outgoing National Assembly, winning 24 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20S%C3%A3o%20Tom%C3%A9an%20parliamentary%20election |
Egypt competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 75 competitors, 72 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 13 sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Boxing
Equestrianism
Fencing
One male fencer represented Egypt in 1992.
Men's foil
Maged Abdallah
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201992%20Summer%20Olympics |
Nine Below Zero are an English rock band, who have a cult following throughout Europe. They became popular during the period 1980–1982 and are still performing currently throughout the UK, Scandinavia and Europe as of 2022.
Career
The band was originally formed in South London in 1977 by guitarist and lead vocalist D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine%20Below%20Zero |
Egypt, which is represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC), competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Twenty-nine Egyptian athletes, twenty-seven men and two women, competed in boxing, handball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%20at%20the%201996%20Summer%20Olympics |
The Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is a multidisciplinary quarterly biomedical journal. The journal is the official publication of the Staff Society of Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
The journal was established in 1955 with N.M. Purandare as its first edi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Postgraduate%20Medicine |
Glan prism or Glan polarizer may refer to:
Glan–Thompson prism, a polarizer made from cemented calcite prisms
Glan–Foucault prism, a polarizer made from air-spaced calcite prisms
Glan–Taylor prism, an improved air-spaced calcite polarizer design
Glan–laser prism, a high-power Glan–Taylor prism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glan%20prism |
The following lists events that happened during 2001 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,916,200.
Increase since 31 December 2000: 43,100 (1.11%).
Males per 100 Females: 96.2.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%20in%20New%20Zealand |
Mother Lode is the fourth studio album (fifth release overall) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in late 1974. It was their final album with their original backing band, because multireedist and violinist Al Garth would soon leave the band, but multireedist Jon Clarke, bassist Larry Sims and drumme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%20Lode%20%28album%29 |
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,873,100.
Increase since 31 December 1999: 21,900 (0.57%).
Males per 100 Females: 96.3.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20in%20New%20Zealand |
Ambur is a town and municipality in newly announced Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of the Palar River between Chennai and Bangalore. Ambur has a sizeable leather industry, and is known for its spicy biryani and for the sweet, makkhenpeda. Ambur was the site of two major military acti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambur |
Tihuța Pass (, also called Pasul Bârgău; or Burgó) is a high mountain pass in the Romanian Bârgău Mountains (Eastern Carpathian Mountains) connecting Bistrița (Transylvania) with Vatra Dornei (Bukovina, Moldavia).
The pass was made famous by Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, where, termed as "the Borgo Pass", it was the g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihu%C8%9Ba%20Pass |
KCAW is a non-commercial radio station in Sitka, Alaska, on 104.7 FM, which airs public radio programming. It first went on air in 1982.
History
KCAW first began daily broadcasts on the 6th of March 1982 after a sign-on broadcast on the 19th of February. During the Sitka pulp mill years, Raven Radio News broadcast o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCAW |
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in New Zealand.
New Zealand entered into the Korean War – a total of 4,700 New Zealanders served in Korea. New Zealand also was involved in the Malayan Emergency.
The New Zealand Legislative Council was abolished, see Suicide squad.
The 1950 British Empire Games w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950%20in%20New%20Zealand |
is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals.
Biography
Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. While he attended Toyo University to study photography he met Kōki Mitani, a script writer for radio and playwright who aspired to be an actor and who turned hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiko%20Nishimura |
Martello can refer to:
People
Alan Martello (born 1952), former Australian rules football player
Alfonse Martello D'Amato (born 1937), New York politician
Candice Martello (better known as Hemming), singer-songwriter
Cesar Martello, politician in Ontario
Charles Martel of Anjou (1271-1295), titular king of Hunga... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martello |
The National Congress of State Games is an American nonprofit sports association, consisting of 27 full members divided into three regions. As of 2023, NCSG members run 26 Summer Games and a number of winter games The NCSG is part of the United States Olympic Committee and organizes the State Games of America, an Olymp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Congress%20of%20State%20Games |
Mahmoud Abd Al Aziz Abd Al Mujahid is a Yemeni citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, for over fourteen and a half years, from January 11, 2002, to August 15, 2016.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 31.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo analysts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud%20Abd%20Al%20Aziz%20Abd%20Al%20Mujahid |
Jared Christopher Martin (December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow in the 1978 series Dallas and for roles on two science fiction TV series, The Fantastic Journey and War of the Worlds.
Early years
Martin was born in Manhattan ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared%20Martin |
Enno III of Ostfriesland or Enno III of East Frisia (30 September 1563, Aurich – 19 August 1625) was a Count of Ostfriesland from 1599 to 1625 from the Cirksena family. He was the elder son of Count Edzard II of Ostfriesland and his wife Princess Katarina of Sweden, eldest daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden.
In 1602... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enno%20III%2C%20Count%20of%20East%20Frisia |
The following lists events that happened during 1951 in New Zealand.
The year was dominated by the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute.
New Zealand entered a mutual defence pact with the United States and Australia – ANZUS.
Population
A New Zealand census was held in 1951.
Estimated population as of 31 December: ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951%20in%20New%20Zealand |
The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand.
The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600.
Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%).
Males per 100 females: 101.1.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%20in%20New%20Zealand |
The following lists events that happened during 1953 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,074,700.
Increase since 31 December 1952: 50,100 (2.47%).
Males per 100 females: 101.1.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February 1952... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%20in%20New%20Zealand |
The following lists events that happened during 1954 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,118,400.
Increase since 31 December 1953: 43,700 (2.11%).
Males per 100 females: 101.2.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February 1952... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954%20in%20New%20Zealand |
Nokia network monitor or Monitor Mode was a hidden mode on most Nokia cell phones used to measure network parameters. Additionally there are measurements for phone and battery temperature and other phone specific measurements and tests. The mode can only be activated over a special FBus, or MBUS cable; or in some cases... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%20network%20monitor |
The following lists events that happened during 1955 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,164,800.
Increase since 31 December 1954: 46,400 (2.19%).
Males per 100 females: 101.2.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February 1952... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%20in%20New%20Zealand |
Buk-gu, (), or "Northern District", is the name of a gu in several South Korean cities:
Buk-gu, Busan
Buk-gu, Daegu
Buk-gu, Gwangju
Buk-gu, Pohang
Buk-gu, Ulsan
See also
Northern District (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buk-gu |
The Frei family of Chile is formed by the descendants of Swiss Eduardo Frei Schlinz and Chilean Victoria Montalva Martínez. It became politically influential during the 20th century, and has played and still plays a significant role in Chilean politics. Its most prominent members are:
Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911–1982... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frei%20family |
Voodoo (Priscilla Kitaen) is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Brandon Choi and artist Jim Lee, she first appeared in WildC.A.T.s #1 (August 1992), which was produced by Jim Lee's studio, WildStorm comics, and published by Image Comics. After WildStorm and it... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo%20%28Wildstorm%29 |
is a paranormal phenomenon or yōkai from Japanese folklore. Other names include or . Little is known of the origin of umibōzu but it is a sea-spirit and as such has multiple sightings throughout Japan. Normally, umibōzu appears to sailors on calm seas which quickly turn tumultuous. It either breaks the ship on emergen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umib%C5%8Dzu |
Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019) was an American actor who is best known for his recurring role as Marvin "Punk" Anderson on the television soap opera Dallas and for his portrayal of Boss Godfrey, the sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. On TV, he was a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan%20Woodward |
Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles and work in one-act dramas, Uhm began to gain recognition after his villainou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhm%20Tae-woong |
Warblade (Reno Bryce) is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm.
Publication history
Warblade starred in two of his own miniseries, Warblade: Endangered Species in 1995 and The Razors Edge: Warblade in 2004/2005.
Fictional character biography
Warblade is the special codename picked by Reno Bryce, a long-gre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warblade%20%28comics%29 |
Manchester Exchange was a railway station in Salford, England, immediately north of Manchester city centre, which served the city between 1884 and 1969. The main approach road ran from the end of Deansgate, near Manchester Cathedral, passing over the River Irwell, the Manchester-Salford boundary and Chapel Street; a se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester%20Exchange%20railway%20station |
The LBC Crew (Long Beach City Crew) were a hip-hop trio from Long Beach, California. They were the first act to be executively-produced by Snoop Dogg.
During their time with Death Row, the LBC Crew recorded a previously unreleased album entitled Haven't U Heard... which remained unreleased until February 8, 2011 when ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LBC%20Crew |
The Ashvins (), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau, are Hindu twin gods associated with medicine, health, dawn, and the sciences. In the Rigveda, they are described as youthful divine twin horsemen, travelling in a chariot drawn by horses that are never weary, and portrayed as guardian deities that safeguard... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvins |
Peter Kiel (born 2 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played for St Kilda as a utility. Kiel won the club's best and fairest award in his first year, but never quite recaptured the same form. Later in his career he was given tagging roles.
Refere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Kiel |
William Smithers (born July 10, 1927) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas. He appeared in the series in 1981 and from 1984 to 1989.
Early life and career
Smithers was born on July 10, 1927, in Richmond, Virginia, the son of systems engineer ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Smithers |
Louise Hearman (born 1963) is an artist from Melbourne who has been painting and drawing from a very young age. At high school level she attended Tintern Church of England Girls Grammar School in Ringwood in East Victoria where she showed much ability in her art classes. She attended Victorian College of the Arts from ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise%20Hearman |
Audrey Landers (born Audrey Hamburg; July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985).
Early years
Landers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Landers began her acting ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey%20Landers |
Sigālovāda Sutta is the 31st Sutta described in the Digha Nikaya ("Long Discourses of Buddha"). It is also known as the Sīgāla Sutta, the Sīgālaka Sutta, the Sigālovāda Sutta, and the Sigālovāda Suttanta ("The Sigāla Homily").
Buddhaghosa has referred to this sutta as "the Vinaya [Buddhist code of discipline] of the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sig%C4%81lov%C4%81da%20Sutta |
The State Bank of New South Wales, from 1933 until 1981 known as the Rural Bank of New South Wales, was a bank that was owned by the Government of New South Wales. In 1994, it was taken over by Colonial Mutual and became the Colonial State Bank and then sold to the Commonwealth Bank in 2000.
History of operations
Fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State%20Bank%20of%20New%20South%20Wales |
Valentino Zeichen (24 March 1938 – 5 July 2016) was an Italian poet and writer.
Biography
Zeichen's origins are somewhat obscure, and his year of birth is unclear. In German language the word Zeichen means "sign", and it has been suggested that his birth name is Giuseppe Mario Moses, an almost certainly Jewish surnam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino%20Zeichen |
Boyd Eugene Haley (born September 22, 1940, Greensburg, Indiana) is an American anti-vaccine activist and retired professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky.
Education and career
A native of Greensburg, Indiana, Haley graduated from its New Point High School in 1959. Four years later, he received a bachelor'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd%20Haley |
The Catholic Church in Albania () is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
At the 2011 census, the percentage of Catholics was 10.03%. Figures in 2022 note that this has risen to 17.90%.
Catholicism is strongest in the northwestern part of the country, which histor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20Church%20in%20Albania |
Isidro Nozal Vega (born 18 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Nozal was runner-up in the 2003 Vuelta a España and an instrumental domestique in Roberto Heras' 2004 Vuelta a España win.
Doping
In 2005, Vega was suspended for two weeks after being tested with a hematocrit level above 50 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro%20Nozal |
Santo Antônio da Barra is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 4,854 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 451.6 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 650 meters. Santo Antônio is a large producer of poultry.
Location
Santo Antônio is 190 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo%20Ant%C3%B4nio%20da%20Barra |
Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage. While magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface of the recording medium, holographic data storage records information throughout the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic%20data%20storage |
Milton Katims (June 24, 1909February 27, 2006) was an American violist and conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony for 22 years (1954–76). In that time he added more than 75 works, made recordings, premiered new pieces and led the orchestra on several tours. He expanded the orchestra's series of fami... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton%20Katims |
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is the fraction of organic carbon operationally defined as that which can pass through a filter with a pore size typically between 0.22 and 0.7 micrometers. The fraction remaining on the filter is called particulate organic carbon (POC).
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a closely relate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolved%20organic%20carbon |
The Catholic Church in Algeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Prior to independence, Algeria was home to a million Catholic settlers (10%). Some Moroccans of Berber (mostly Kabyle) or Arab descent converted to Christianity during the French colonialism. Si... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20Church%20in%20Algeria |
Moorrege, located north west of Hamburg at the small river Pinnau, close to the Elbe river, is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Moorrege is around south of Uetersen.
Moorrege is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geest und Marsch Südholstein.
The municipality... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorrege |
Ashvini (अश्विनी aśvinī) is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy having a spread from 0°-0'-0" to 13°-20', corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis. The name aśvinī is used by Varahamihira (6th century). The older name of the asterism, found in the Atharvaveda (AVS 19.7;... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvini |
The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan is a botanical garden located in a hilly area of the southwestern Sydney suburb of , between Campbelltown and Camden, New South Wales. It is the largest botanical garden in Australia, specializing in native plants, with a collection of over 4000 species. Officially opened in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Botanic%20Garden%20Mount%20Annan |
Visual search is a type of perceptual task requiring attention that typically involves an active scan of the visual environment for a particular object or feature (the target) among other objects or features (the distractors). Visual search can take place with or without eye movements. The ability to consciously locate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20search |
The Vale class was a class of five Rendel (or "flat-iron") gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1874 and 1878. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large calibre muzzle-loading gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self-defence.
Service history
Shortly befor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale-class%20gunboat |
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